The Taligent product suite

Taligent has created a new kind of system software: the CommonPoint(tm) application system. Portable across multiple host operating systems and capable of interoperating with applications running on those systems, the CommonPoint system provides robust support for distributed computing and a user environment designed for people working together over a network.

CommonPoint application developers develop software by using either host development tools or tools in the CommonPoint Developer Series. The CommonPoint Developer Series includes the cpProfessional(tm) development environment for prototyping and development and the cpConstructor(tm) user interface builder for creating user interface elements.* All CommonPoint Developer Series tools are capable of running on any CommonPoint host.

* During development and in early product literature, the CommonPoint application system, cpProfessional development environment, and cpConstructor user interface builder were known as the Taligent Application Environment (TalÆ(tm)), Taligent Development Environment (TalDE(tm)), and Taligent User Interface Builder, respectively.

Figure 2 shows some of the host operating systems that can support the CommonPoint system and the CommonPoint Developer Series. Taligent has also been developing a set of OS technologies, called Taligent Object Services (TalOS(tm)), optimized for hosting the CommonPoint system and portable across multiple hardware platforms. Taligent plans to make these technologies available to its investors and other licensees.