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PRESS RELEASE
August 26, 1997
Contact: Tracy Kugelman
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Athena Design,
Inc. Demonstrates Integer[tm]:
The Integral Spreadsheet Component for Java[tm]
New York City - August 26, 1997 - Today, Athena Design unveils its newest spreadsheet product - Integer[tm] - at the Java Internet Business Expo(SM). Integer offers the most complete spreadsheet component for corporate developers who need unparalleled power in a Java[tm] component. Integer accepts real time data feeds from a variety of sources including WebLogic's T3 Java Server and CSK Software's Slingshot[tm] Real-Time Publishing System. Integer is a JavaBean[tm] that will easily integrate into custom applications to provide robust spreadsheet functionality.
"Integer is the third generation of Athena Design's award winning spreadsheet technology," said David Pollak, president of Athena Design, Inc. "We have been delivering real time spreadsheet components to enterprise customers for longer than anyone else which has allowed us to evolve the functionality and quality of our product far beyond a typical first generation product."
Integer allows corporate developers to embed full real time spreadsheet functionality into their custom applications with little or no programming. Developers who need robust features like access to legacy data and JDBC databases are finally able to utilize third generation spreadsheet technology in a Java component.
"We are pleased that Athena Design is delivering its exciting spreadsheet technology on Java," said Dr. Lew Tucker, director of corporate and ISV relations at Sun Microsystems' JavaSoft division. "The Integer spreadsheet component is a great addition to the fast growing set of JavaBeans and other Java development tools."
Athena Design is demonstrating Integer during JIBE utilizing a variety of tools from its partners including WebLogic and CSK Software.
"Athena Design's Integer spreadsheet component offers corporate developers a terrific way to leverage the power of WebLogic's T3 Java Server," says Paul Ambrose, Chief Technology Officer and founder of WebLogic. "The combination delivers a great value proposition to programmers. We're very pleased that Athena Design is a WebLogic Charged partner."
Integer is one of the most powerful, easiest to use Java spreadsheet components available. Until now Java developers have not had access to a component with contains spreadsheet functionality of this depth. Integer not only offers access to real time feeds and JDBC databases but also includes the ability to import and export legacy data from Excel and 123. Integer has over 300 formula functions and supports millions of rows, thousands of columns, and hundreds of layers of data.
Integer implements the JavaBean object standard and integrates with a variety of Java IDE and RAD tools including Sun's Java Studio, SilverStream, JDesignerPro, JBuilder, Visual Cafe, Visual J++ and others. Since 1992 Athena Design, Inc. has been designing and selling award winning spreadsheet technology. Along with the best selling NEXTSTEP spreadsheet - Mesa[tm] - Athena provided spreadsheet objects for a worldwide Fortune 500 customer base. Over the past five years Athena Design technology has powered custom applications for the telecommunications, financial services and banking industry.
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