DANBURY, Conn. — Bristol Technology Inc. today released its award-winning Wind/U cross-platform development tools on Linux. Also launched today is the first porting center for moving Microsoft Windows applications to Linux. Bristol offers cross-platform expertise and tools for quickly assessing the best way to get an application running on Linux.

Wind/U for Linux enables developers to compile Microsoft Win32 API and MFC source code directly on Linux, and create native, desktop and server-based Linux applications. Wind/U for Linux includes support for Microsoft Windows technologies such as MFC 6 and COM. Bristol is also providing ports of the RogueWave Stingray Visual C++ components on Linux for use with Wind/U.

Bristol's Linux Porting Center will help companies determine the effort required to port to Linux. The Linux Porting Center offers expertise in Wind/U porting as well as native Linux development for a full service porting solution. The Porting Center also provides hands-on training in Linux development.

“The Linux platform needs more applications to further its success,” commented Chane Cullens, Bristol's President. “Bristol's Linux Porting Center and Wind/U will substantially ease the transition from Windows to Linux, thereby increasing the number of Linux applications.” “Bristol will answer the question: How quickly can I move my application to Linux? And will deliver these apps in lightening speed,” added Cullens.

Wind/U for Linux is available now with support that includes Red Hat 6.1 and Corel Linux OS. The Bristol Technology Linux Porting Center is also open for business.

About Bristol Technology

Headquartered in Danbury, Conn., Bristol Technology Inc develops, markets, and supports the Wind/U family of Windows and UNIX cross-platform development products. Founded in 1991, the company was listed in the 1997 Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. Its products also include Tributary, a Visual C++ add-in for UNIX and OS/390 development; HyperHelp, software for creating UNIX-based on-line help systems with WinHelp functionality; Xprinter, software for adding sophisticated printing capabilities to UNIX-based applications, and Jprinter®, a WYSIWYG network printing system for Java. The company has a European subsidiary in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, and a development center in Bangalore, India.

 
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