small blurb about REXX et al

[Robert L Hamilton]

Do any of you know of a small -- one, maybe two paragraph -- blurb about REXX & netREXX?   Maybe something like the first two paragraphs on the back of TnRL  . . .  

Thanks and Enjoy the Day.

BOBH

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[rvjansen]

Bob,

the 2008 symposium produced a nice PDF that states it all in short - I will look it up for you.

best regards,

René Jansen

On 14 aug 2010, at 09:27, Robert Hamilton wrote:

> Do any of you know of a small -- one, maybe two paragraph -- blurb about REXX & netREXX?   Maybe something like the first two paragraphs on the back of TnRL  . . .  
>
> Thanks and Enjoy the Day.
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> BOBH
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[rvjansen]

Hi Bob,

this should be what you mean, I'll attach the original PDF in a personal email. I see we have some work to do for NetRexx.

TM

Open Object Rexx

Rapid Application Development for Today’s Business Environment

In a world where the IT practitioner’s constant challenge is “Deliver business results faster”, tools that

accelerate delivery, provide reliability, and reduce maintenance costs are more important than ever before.

Mash-ups based on web services may allow the non-technical user to quickly craft and deploy new business

applications, but this may not be a sustainable model for long-term business needs. In addition, the demands

for business continuity mean that the computing infrastructure that hosts the business applications must be

reliable and resilient and easily managed.

What if there were a single tool to address your requirements for rapid application delivery and reliable

management of your infrastructure?

Imagine a World

© Copyright 2007, The Rexx Language Association

. . . where individuals with business or IT skills could

quickly create and deploy new applications

. . . where automation of your office tools can be

implemented and quickly adapted as the needs of

the business change

. . . where you can manage your entire server and

desktop infrastructure with a single tool

. . . where a community of professionals whose

collective experience is measured in centuries to

guide you on best practices, offer tips and

techniques, and answer your most complex

questions

Natural Language

Syntax

Object Orientation

Implicit Data Typing

Decimal Arithmetic

Cross-Platform

Interoperability

Rapid Diagnostics

Easily Integrated

Extensions Welcome to Open Object Rexx

Now available as open source under Common Public License (CPL), Open Object Rexx uniquely addresses

both your application development and infrastructure management needs. With its modern attributes of

natural language syntax, implicit data typing, object orientation, decimal arithmetic, and cross-platform

interoperability, Open Object Rexx allows you to

􀁠 leverage multiple skill sets within your IT and

business units

􀁠 write once, run many in heterogeneous server

environments

􀁠 preserve functionality as your server

deployments change

􀁠 conform to legal and financial requirements for

precise decimal calculations

􀁠 seamlessly bridge between legacy and web-based

applications

􀁠 glue applications together for fully automated

business processing

Open Object Rexx fully conforms with the ANSI standard for the Rexx language (X3.274-1996, “Programming

Language Rexx”), providing assurance of interoperability across platforms and with other conforming Rexx

implementations.

Extension packages provide direct access to SQL databases, TCP/IP sockets for data communications and

client/server applications, regular expression processing, OLE/ActiveX support, a Windows Scripting Host

(WSH) engine, and a dialog development environment for Windows. Community-developed extensions

include a Bean Scripting Framework Engine to allow bi-directional interoperability between Java and Open

Object Rexx and scripting of OpenOffice.org, the open source office suite.

TM History

© Copyright 2007, The Rexx Language Association

In 2004, IBM reached a decision to contribute its Object

Rexx product to the open source community. It chose the

Rexx Language Association to manage the open source

project.

The legal transfer of intellectual property was completed in

late 2004 and the first release of Open Object Rexx was

announced in March 2005.

Since then, there have been 3 product releases, ports to 4

additional platforms, and over 46,000 downloads of the

product.

An active community contributes to the project, suggests

enhancements, and provides on-line support and answers

to user questions. The project architect has extensive

career experience in the architecture, design, and

implementation of Rexx interpreters. The project manager

has extensive experience with multiple open source

initiatives. Additional details on the project team are

available at http://www.oorexx.org/contact.html.

Features

The fundamental principle of the Rexx language is to make

programming easy and accessible to individuals with a

wide variety of skill sets. Unlike tools that require in-depth

knowledge of platform architectures or advanced

programming skills, all Rexx language products facilitate

rapid development, easy deployment, and cost-effective

maintenance of business-critical systems. Key features of

Open Object Rexx are:

Natural Language Syntax – makes writing and

maintaining programs easy. Intuitive instructions make

programming accessible to IT or business users. Without

arcane abbreviations or punctuation, it is easy to read a

program or script and readily understand its functionality.

This enhances maintainability and reduces maintenance

costs.

Object Orientation – supports effective

componentization and promotes reuse of code.

Implicit Data Typing – reduces the complexity of

application code and makes programming more intuitive

and faster.

Decimal Arithmetic – performs calculations the way

that humans expect. Get accurate financial results without

unexpected rounding errors introduced by binary

arithmetic. Reduce financial risk and comply with legal

requirements for financial reporting.

Cross-Platform Interoperability – reduces

development costs and supports skills transfer across

platforms.

Rapid Diagnostics – reduce development and

maintenance time and costs. Clear messages and a builtin,

multi-level debugger give the developer meaningful

insight into run-time operations.

Platforms and System Requirements

Open Object Rexx is currently available for the following

platforms:

􀁠 32-bit Windows platforms (desktop or server):

􀁠 Windows 9x, Windows Me

􀁠 Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP

􀁠 Windows Vista

􀁠 32-bit Linux distributions:

􀁠 Red Hat/Fedora

􀁠 Debian

􀁠 Ubuntu

􀁠 32-bit mode on commercial Unix platforms:

􀁠 Solaris on Sparc

􀁠 Solaris x86

􀁠 AIX 5.x

􀁠 Apple Mac

􀁠 Mac OS X

Downloads are available from the Rexx Language

Association at http://www.oorexx.org/download.html.

About the Rexx Language Association

Since 1994, the Rexx Language Association (RexxLA) has

been the largest organized community of IT practitioners

using the Rexx language or implementing Rexx language

products. Its global membership comes from businesses of

all sizes, consultancies, and academic institutions.

Representatives of RexxLA contributed to the development

of the ANSI standard for the Rexx language (X3.274-1996,

“Programming Language Rexx”).

In addition to an active discussion list, RexxLA supports the

annual International Rexx Symposium which features

presentations by recognized Rexx experts and

practitioners, interesting products, and an opportunity to

network with peers.

For more information about the Rexx Language

Association, visit http://www.rexxla.org.

For more information about Open Object Rexx, visit

http://www.oorexx.org.

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