From: "Marc Schnapp \(PlugSys International\)" <mschnapp@plugsys.com> To: <letters@lwn.net> Subject: News Release: Linux Server Pages Product for Xbase Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:14:14 -0800 PlugSys International LLC 1636 Graff Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 (510) 352-2228 Fax: (510) 352-2231 http://www.plugsys.com News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Marc Schnapp, PlugSys International (510) 352-2230 January 19, 2001 Max Server Pages Offers Linux Web Development For Xbase SAN LEANDRO, CA— PlugSys International today announced its new Max Server Pages (MSP) product. This gives Xbase developers a reliable, economical way to migrate to Linux and perform server-side scripting. Using classic Xbase commands and functions, developers can quickly access data stored in DBF files or ODBC databases and blend the results with HTML and Javascript. “The web development community has seen PHP, Java Server Pages and Microsoft’s Active Server Pages,” said Marc Schnapp, PlugSys’ Product Manager. “But nothing matches the naturalness of Xbase data access and navigation. Put a SQL database on the back end and nothing could be simpler. The SQL engine handles the rough stuff, the code is clean, concise and simple. It’s almost as if Xbase was invented just for web development.” Max Server Pages development focuses on creation of HTML templates with embedded Xbase control structures, expressions, commands and functions. “We chose a commonly accepted embedding model so that our customers could use popular web tools like HomeSite and Dreamweaver,” said Claudio Lavacca, PlugSys’ Chief Software Architect. “Unlike other “server pages” type engines, MSP Professional even allows developers to precompile source code for even faster loading libraries. The final phase of beta test is in progress. Beta testers are encouraged to apply at http://www.plugsys.com/beta. The company is particularly interested in Xbase developers with some web development experience and access to a web server machine running Red Hat 6.2. Availability will be announced within 60 days. # # # PlugSys International enjoys a decade of development experience based upon a predecessor product line marketed in Brazil as Joiner. Joiner is still heavily used by DOS and SCO Unix developers in that market. Max is the 32-bit successor with availability for Microsoft’s 32-bit Windows operating systems and for major Linux distributions.