LinuxPR: Linux development tools now available on the High Street

“Omnis Software today announced the signing of a
distribution agreement with Tribeka, the producers of the unique
SoftWide in-store production system which is currently being
deployed into WH Smith and HMV stores all over the United
Kingdom.“

“FNAC and Tribeka will launch SoftWide in France in July, with
other countries including the United States and Japan, currently
being negotiated. The system will allow users to buy the Omnis
Studio Rapid Application Development tool for Linux right on their
own High Street.”

“Over the last six months we have been driving an aggressive
distribution policy, including reducing the price of the full
development product to just £90, as part of a focussed
attempt to introduce Omnis Studio to more developers.” said Gwyneth
Gibbs, Omnis Software’s President. “This agreement fits perfectly
with that policy. At this price, developers can afford to wander in
at the weekend and buy the complete product for quick and easy
evaluation. Even if they don’t want to ditch their favourite
development products completely, they will find it hard to resist
some of the very powerful features included in Studio. In
particular, they’ll find prototyping very fast and efficient
compared to virtually any other development tool, and the
simplicity of data access to various SQL data sources has to be
seen to be believed. Finally, Tribeka has a very clear strategy for
international expansion, and as our product is used all around the
world, we wanted to be part of that expansion and ensure that this
innovative retail distribution method had the best possible fit
with our activities in many other countries.”

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