| Announcing Availability of ION (IDL On the NET) Version 1.0 [message #10455] |
Wed, 03 December 1997 00:00 |
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The first commercial release of ION (IDL On the Net) is now available
for purchase. Using Java and Internet technology, ION delivers powerful
data analysis and visualization capabilities to Web clients.
ION is an easy-to-use, web server-based system that brings the power of
Research Systems' IDL (Interactive Data Language) to Internet clients. ION
is designed for organizations with employees around the country and/or around
the world who need to access, visualize and analyze shared data. ION can
reside on the customer's public web server, a proprietary intranet server, or
both.
ION allows access to IDL's advanced analysis and visualization capabilities
from virtually any computer in the world. Updating and maintaining ION is
simple, as the product resides only on the web server, not on the desktop
clients.
ION is a sophisticated Internet implementation of IDL 5.0, Research Systems'
fourth-generation programming language (4GL) for engineers, scientists and
software developers building data analysis and data visualization
applications.
ION is a superset of IDL, carrying full IDL capabilities. ION licenses can
be used as conventional IDL multi-user node-locked licenses. ION has many
additional features not found in IDL, including a network graphics driver,
security administration, client validation utilities, connection management
and logging, Java classes, applets and extensive ION-specific examples and
documentation.
Because ION is built on IDL, applications already written in IDL can be
easily converted for access over the Internet, making the product
immediately useful for existing IDL customers. In addition, ION is simple to
use, requiring only basic knowledge of IDL and HTML. Pre-built Java applets
are included with the product, so there is no need to become a Java
programmer to use ION. However, full Java integration is provided for those
users who wish to develop custom Java applications that work in concert
with ION.
ION is licensed based on concurrent Web connections, with 2, 7, 12 and
unlimited concurrent connection licenses available. ION connections are
typically more transient than conventional network use of IDL. Once a page
has been loaded and the ION-generated analysis or graphics are generated,
the connection to ION is disconnected. The actual connection time is the
interval when ION is actively processing and/or delivering graphics. This
is different from network use of IDL, where the IDL license is checked-out
at startup and doesn't return until IDL is exited.
ION supports Windows NT and all popular versions of UNIX, including Linux
and Solaris X86. In keeping with its web-based nature, every effort has been
made to make ION a "virtual product". Customers download ION and subsequent
updates from Research Systems' website. All documentation is online in a HTML-
based help system. Commercial pricing starts at $6,995. Quantity and academic
discounts are available to qualified customers.
Additional information can be obtained from the ION area of Research Systems'
home page: http://www.rsinc.com.
Research Systems, Inc.
2995 Wilderness Place
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 786-9900
(303) 786-9909 Fax
info@rsinc.com Email
http://www.rsinc.com
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