Integrated
Computer Solutions
ICS Acquires Centerline Development Systems
Provides a Pathway to Linux for Centerline's
Unix C/C++ Software Developers
Cambridge, Mass. - August 17, 2004 - Integrated
Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS), the leading supplier
of visual development tools for UNIX and Linux
professionals, announced today the acquisition
of Centerline Development Systems, Inc. of Needham,
Massachusetts along with plans to migrate the
Centerline products to the Linux platform. Centerline
was the technology leader in C/C++ software development
tools for UNIX workstations with strong presence
in the Homeland Defense and Financial sectors.
The acquisition provides Centerline customers
with assurance of high quality service continuity
and access to product enhancements while expanding
ICS' product offering to include software testing
and development environments. ICS plans to make
the Centerline products available on the Linux
platform. Sesha Pratap, Centerline's founder and
former president will be joining ICS' board of
directors.
"For the tens of thousands of Centerline
customers, there will soon be a path to Linux,"
said Peter Winston, President of ICS. "Centerline's
customers have built many of the critical defense
and financial systems which are still in use today
and are eager to bring their favorite development
tools with them as they migrate their applications
from UNIX to Linux."
A Centerline technology partner since 1992, ICS'
BX series of GUI builders have supported Centerline
components on UNIX platforms. Installed on tens
of thousands of UNIX computer workstations, many
customers have been asking for a Linux option
to enable easy migration with a lower learning
curve for new developers. ICS intends to revitalize
the Centerline product line and make them available
on Linux.
The Centerline website, www.centerline.com, will
continue to be operational and all technical support
will be provided by ICS. All Centerline customers
are encouraged to visit www.centerline.com for
updates and technical contact information.
About ICS
Driven by the belief that the success of any
software application depends on the intuitiveness
of the user interface, Integrated Computer Solutions,
Inc., The User Interface Company, of Cambridge,
MA, is the world's leading provider of advanced
visual development tools and services for professional
software engineers in the aerospace, petrochemical,
transportation, military, communications, entertainment,
scientific, and financial industries. Long recognized
as the platform of choice for visually developing
mission-critical, high-performance Motif applications,
ICS' BX series of GUI builders has recently been
expanded to provide a complete line of tools that
accelerate development of Java. ICS is the
largest independent supplier of add-on products
to the Qt multi-platform framework developed by
Trolltech. Supporting the software development
community since 1987, ICS also provides custom
UI development services, custom UI component development,
training, consulting, and project porting and
implementation services. More information about
ICS can be found at http://www.ics.com.