VMARK Software, Inc., with its headquarters location in Framingham, Massachusetts, is a 
leading worldwide provider of PostRelational database management and application 
development software for the commercial computer solutions market.  

VMARK was founded in 1984.  Its principal product, uniVerse, provides users with the ability to 
migrate existing business application to open systems, or to develop new solutions easily by 
incorporating the strengths and ease-of-use of various popular database management systems 
serving the commercial business environment.  Users once limited to proprietary platforms or 
Structured Query Language (SQL) capabilities can now utilize multi-valued fields, variable length 
records and dynamic re-structuring for unprecedented power and efficiency.  This resulting 
"PostRelational" data model gives users increased flexibility in developing, accessing, and 
delivering applications, while adhering to industry standards.  As a result, over 4,000 
commercially-proven business applications are available to operate on industry standards-based 
computers.  These business applications are now more valuable with the addition of VMARK's 
various client/server capabilities.  Whether an existing or new application, the combination of the 
PostRelational model and desktop features is unmatched in the business world.

VMARK's products run on over 70 different hardware platforms, including workstations, personal 
computers, minicomputers, supercomputers, and fault-tolerant systems offered by 25 computer 
systems suppliers.  VMARK has also extended its support of industry-standards by embracing 
new technologies and operating systems including Microsoft Windows NT.

VMARK sells its products worldwide through value-added resellers (VARs) and computer 
systems vendors who combine uniVerse software applications, computer systems, or both, and 
market this offering to numerous industries.

VMARK products are backed by one of the industry's finest customer service organizations.  The 
company provides a complete customer training curricula with courses offered throughout the 
world, as well as a technical services function that offers systems integration and customer-
specific technical assistance.  VMARK maintains six regional sales offices in the United States 
as well as offices in the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.  Additionally, the company is 
represented by authorized distributors in 41 countries.

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VMARK's strategy is to provide cost-effective and robust database management and application 
development systems, complementary products, and services that support a wide variety of 
industries.

As users move from proprietary platforms, industry standards-based solutions have become the 
norm - and the need for proven commercial business applications has become increasingly 
critical.  VMARK's ability to address this business need is at the heart of its success.  Leveraging 
its easy-to-use but powerful PostRelational database management systems - uniVerse and 
PI/open - VMARK is the leading worldwide provider of commercial solutions in the industry 
standards-based systems market.

Major features of VMARK's products include:

*	An open, PostRelational database management model which combines the strengths of 
traditional relational database management systems with the power and flexibility of a data 
model more consistent with the needs of today's business users;
*	Simultaneous support for industry-standard SQL and traditional query languages;
*	Easy-to-use English-like commands and standard data query and access methods such as 
Structured Query Language (SQL) as well as integrated data query and reporting facilities;
*	Client/Server architecture that supports various methods of accessing databases;
*	Open systems database interpretability with relational and commercial databases across a 
range of computer systems;
*	Multiple levels of integration with desktop devices including PCs and UNIX workstations;
*	Adherence to industry standards such as MOTIF, POSIX, TCP/IP and others;
*     A range of fourth-generation languages (4GLs) and graphical user interfaces (GUIs); and,
*     Networking, communications and distributed processing capabilities

      
The combination of VMARK's technologies an their resulting benefits make them a strong 
competitor in the world market and a smart choice for the business customer.

uniVerse
VMARK's flagship product, uniVerse, is a powerful database management and applications 
development system that offers a contemporary solution to the problem of managing information 
in a commercial business environment.  The architecture of uniVerse sets it apart from other 
competitive offerings by its integration with UNIX and by the extensive base of proven 
commercial application software that is available.
 
UniVerse, developed in the C language to provide easy portability to most UNIX-based systems 
and maximize system performance, supports the more popular features found in most business-
oriented relational database management systems.  UniVerse also supports many additional 
features that are important for developing commercial applications including built-in data 
dictionaries, variable structure data files, an integrated English-like query language and report 
writer, and an interactive command language that supports stored command sequences.

The uniVerse application environment allows you to take full advantage of industry standard, 
open systems computing, and leading-edge technology.  UniVerse also provides businesses the 
opportunity to select state-of-the-art hardware and a database management system that runs 
over 4,000 proven commercial applications.

NewLook
NewLook, an application windowing environment, provides contemporary graphical user 
interface functions and a PC look-and-feel to uniVerse.  It enables developers to enhance 
existing applications, making them more competitive against less-mature and character-oriented 
solutions.  NewLook utilizes standard windows-based mouse-driven graphical environments that 
provide features such as pull-down menus, scroll bars, push buttons, dialogue boxes, cut and 
paste capabilities, resizable windows, and multiple fonts and colors.

Outlook
Outlook is an easy-to-use uniVerse-based product for screen design, data entry and update, and 
report generation.  Outlook provides easy access to existing uniVerse databases and is ideal for 
the casual user who wants to develop and execute simple applications.  It also is a useful 
productivity tool that can supplement current application needs and can shorten the development 
cycle by prototyping new applications.

HyperSTAR
HyperSTAR provides an interoperability framework for users working with leading-edge 
client/server and object-oriented technologies.  It enables many levels of users to simply 
incorporated PC programs and software packages (clients) with data from uniVerse, PI/open, 
and many popular relational databases (servers), either separately or simultaneously.

HyperSTAR not only simplifies data access, but also coordinated database updates.  It connects 
a collection of popular databases into what appears as a single, distributed database 
environment.

