Palo Alto, California, December 5, 2000 -- Imperial Software Technology (IST) today announced the launch of a new Web site, www.motifdeveloper.com, a free resource for programmers building graphical applications using the Motif® toolkit on the X Window System. Motif is the standard graphical look-and-feel delivered with most versions of the UNIX® operating system, including Sun's Solaris®, HP-UX®, SGI Irix® and IBM's AIX®. Now programmers working with Motif have a new expert resource to consult for technical assistance and information. Motifdeveloper.com is a completely revised version of the original "Motif on the World Wide Web" (MW3) site founded by Ken Sall, originally of Century Computing and now of Commerce One. The new site will be regularly updated with hints and tips for Motif programmers and will provide a Q&A service backed by IST's technical support resources and specialist expert staff.

"Motif is the most successful graphical user interface toolkit available for UNIX® platforms," said Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group. "We support the provision of as much information about Motif as possible and the motifdeveloper web is an excellent example of that. This will have the dual benefit of increasing the use of Motif and result in a growth in the number of applications ultimately benefiting the end-user"

Derek Lambert, CEO of Imperial Software Technology said: "This site will provide Motif programmers with an invaluable resource to help them in creating professional user interfaces with Motif, the world's most popular graphical toolkit for the X Window System. While some new toolkits have been created for the X Window System in recent times, the fact remains that Motif is the most widely used graphical toolkit on UNIX systems. It is shipped with every Sun, Hewlett-Packard, SGI, IBM and Compaq UNIX workstation. That's about a million new Motif-based desktops every year. So Motif dominates the UNIX graphical desktop."

About Imperial Software Technology

Imperial Software Technology (IST) energizes e-commerce with innovative software engineering and leading edge technology products. IST's specialties include Internet infrastructure technologies and user interface solutions for a wide range of platforms from Linux and UNIX workstations to hand-held and wireless devices. X-Designer, IST's award-winning graphical user interface builder product, is the leading product in its class. IST's Visaj visual builder for Java is integrated and delivered with a number of third-party products. Founded in 1982, IST ranks major corporations in finance, technology, aerospace, telecommunications, defense and government in a prestigious customer and client list. The company is privately held and is based in Palo Alto, California, and Reading, United Kingdom.

About The Open Group

The Open Group, a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and suppliers of information technology to lower the time, cost and risks associated with integrating new technology across the enterprise. The Open Group's mission is to offer all organizations concerned with open information infrastructures a forum where they can share knowledge, integrate open initiatives, and certify approved products and processes in a manner in which they continue to trust our impartiality. More information on The Open Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org

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