ICS’ BX Pro, Leading Unix GUI Builder Debuts on Red Hat Linux

CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 5, 1999 — Integrated
Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS), leading supplier of user interface
development tools for UNIX, today announced that its flagship
product, Builder Xcessory (BX PRO(tm)), is now available for Red
Hat Linux. ICS also announced that it would give away 1,000 free
licenses for open source development over the next 10 weeks to
visitors of its website. BX PRO is the GUI builder preferred by
UNIX software developers because its WYSIWYG environment simplifies
and speeds the creation of user interfaces.

BX PRO is used by corporate developers to create custom, mission
critical applications that are not available “off-the-shelf.” When
a Boeing airplane flies, a financial transaction is performed on
Wall Street, a subway train of the Boston MBTA is switched onto the
right track, a network communication problem is diagnosed and
bypassed by US West, a family is entertained by the latest animated
movie from Walt Disney, a US defense system built by Lockheed is
tested in a drill or real combat, or a spacecraft is launched into
space by NASA, an ICS product was probably used in the creation of
the custom software that made it possible.

Peter Winston, ICS president, said, “Based on the momentum we
see among our customers, Linux will become the software development
workstation of choice for corporate developers building custom,
mission critical applications and will eventually replace other
UNIX implementations and Windows NT. The combination of BX PRO with
the open source software development tools available on Linux makes
a productive software development environment that is also very
economical.”

Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat

“The availability of professional development tools on Linux,
like ICS’ Builder Xcessory, a leading GUI builder for UNIX
workstations, is a continued indication of the momentum of
Linux‘s adoption in mission critical development
environments,” said Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat. “We’re pleased that
Red Hat’s openness, reliability, and support options helped ICS
choose Red Hat as their Linux platform of choice.”

“In choosing the first platform for our Linux product, Red Hat
was the obvious choice,” said ICS‘ Winston. “Red
Hat’s well deserved reputation for high quality, ease of
installation and support is increasingly making it the platform of
choice for many of our customers that are involved in custom
software development for mission critical applications. Our
customers will not risk their applications on software that lacks a
quality support organization.”

About BX PRO

ICS has ported the latest BX PRO release, V5.0.5, to Red Hat
V5.1. BX PRO 5.0 consists of Builder Xcessory(tm), the industry’s
most advanced graphical user interface builder for Motif;
ViewKit(tm), a flexible and mature C++ reuse framework that can be
tailored to accommodate the specific needs of individual
businesses; and EnhancementPak(tm), a library of 34 reusable
components including business graphs and sophisticated user
interface controls. More detailed product information is available
under the Products section of the ICS home page at http://www.ics.com.

In addition to Red Hat Linux, ICS licenses BX PRO on popular
UNIX workstations from Sun, HP, IBM, DEC and SGI. Support for other
distributions of Linux are planned for Q2/1999. Applications built
with BX PRO 5.0 can also be deployed to the Web or Windows NT with
optional add-on products offered by ICS.

Pricing and Availability

BX PRO on Linux is available immediately. ICS will give away 100
Personal Use licenses to BX PRO every week for the next 10 weeks to
developers registering at the special ICS Linux website (http://linux.ics.com). Free
30-day evaluations are available for download at this website.

Personal Use licenses are available to developers of open source
software for $250/license when ordered online at http://store.ics.com. A
General Use license for BX PRO on the Linux operating system, which
includes technical support, is available to corporations at
$4,500/user in North America. Prices vary elsewhere in the
world.

About ICS

Founded in 1987, Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.,
headquartered in Cambridge, MA, provides user interface development
tools for UNIX developers that promote rapid application
development and software reuse. ICS is also a leader in Java and
X/Motif training. In addition, ICS provides quality technical
support and consulting services, which further allow developers to
be successful. The Open Group recently selected ICS to provide
front line support for their Motif source code licensees
recognizing ICS’ unique expertise in Motif and the X Window System.
For further information on ICS, its products or services, call
617-621-0060, or visit the ICS Website at http://www.ics.com.

About Red Hat Software, Inc.

Founded in 1994, Red Hat Software is based in Research Triangle
Park, N.C., where it is a leader in the development of open source
operating software solutions. Red Hat Development builds the most
accessible and advanced operating system available anywhere with
technical innovations such as RPM and the disk druid installation
tool. Red Hat Linux is available for Intel, Compaq Alpha, and Sun
SPARC platforms. Red Hat Linux was named InfoWorld’s Product of the
Year for three years in a row, was given a Productivity accolade in
Software Development’s Jolt Awards, was named an
Environment/Desktop finalist in the Ziff-Davis European Excellence
Awards, won the editor’s choice awards from the Linux Journal and
Australian Personal Computing magazines, and won the “Just Plain
Cool” award from Australian Personal Computing magazine.

CONTACT:

Christine Sheroff
Sheroff & Associates
508-893-9933
csheroff@compuserve.com

Mark Hatch
ICS
617-621-0060
mhatch@ics.com
http://www.ics.com

Melissa London
Red Hat Software
919-547-0012
melissa@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com