Re: The Future of Wingz

David Coburn wanted to know what the press release regarding the future of Wingz was. Below is a direct quote, verbatim, from PC Week 16th March 1993. The text are not my words, views or opinions, simply a copy of what was in the press. WINGZ CLIPPED AS INFORMIX EXITS SPREADSHEET ARENA. Last week's launch of a Windows version of Informix Wingz marks the end of the runway for the spreadsheet. The company said it was ceasing development of Wingz, but would offer users a migration path that wouldn't leave them high and dry. Version 2.0's release will coincide with the launch of HyperScript Tools. Tools is a visual programming environment for developing graphical applications for the Windows, UNIX and Macintosh platform. Informix said its strategy was to convince existing Wingz users to upgrade to HyperScript Tools. "Informix wants to get out of the spreadsheet market and it is unlikely that we will see a major version of Wingz after this one," said senior product manager Tony Lacy Thompson. "We want to move out of Wingz and over to Tools, because we believe users mainly bought Wingz for its HyperScript capabilities." He said the company had no firms plans as to when it would kill Wingz off. Informix has also released its ViewPoint tool, codenamed Storm, which is a graphical database front-end tool. ViewPoint enables users to access corporate databases without any knowledge of SQL. The tool gives the MIS department control over access to corporate data, Informix said. Wingz 2.0 adds analysis and charting features to its spreeadsheet package for UNIX Motif and Windows platform. Wingz 2.0 will be available in Q2. ViewPoint starts at #650. Motif and MAC versions of the products will ship by the second half of the year. -- T.T.F.N, Ed Edward Longley Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Division Swindon. England. Tel. : 0793 545303 Mail : longleye@aztec.swindon.rtsg.mot.com Sam: What's new, Normie? Norm: Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach. They're demanding beer.