Dice (virtualization).

1.      Platforms, prices and company:

-   Windows:   DICE currently runs on Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. DynArray is committed to provide support to future versions of these systems, and intends to support UNIX platforms in the near future.

-   Price: Unknown.

-   Company:  DynArray Corporation; More detail please go to this (http://www.dynarray.com) then click on the word “Company” to the left side.

2.      Application:

-   A facility for running prepackaged algorithms (called personalities). On  Microsoft® WindowsTM this facility is packaged as a Dynamic Link Library, and can be accessed from any software capable of calling routines in a DLL. There are two editions. The Standard Edition includes a set of external functions for enhanced file access and error trapping. The Web Edition adds external functions to access ODBC-compliant databases, support the type of file access provided by APL*PLUSTM and similar systems, and provide internet and intranet access through TCP/IP.

3.      Features:

-   Support for Windows systems

-   Easy-to-use DLL interface

-   Generalized database access through ODBC

-   Network access through TCP/IP

-   Unicode enabled

-   Rapid Application Development

-   Components off the Shelf

-   Personalities from DynArray

For more detail on each feature, please go to this linked:

http://www.dynarray.com/dicefeat.html

4.      Benefits of using dice:

      -   Preserve investment in code and personnel

      -   Reduce risk in preserving legacy code

      -   Provide internet and intranet access to applications

      -   Integrate legacy code with new applications

      -   Run existing code on platforms of choice

      -   Protect your proprietary algorithms

      -   Enhance user interfaces for productivity

      -   Exploit multiprocessor systems transparently

For more detail on each benefit of using dice, please go to this linked:

http://www.dynarray.com/Dyndice1.htm.

5.      Example:

       http://www.dynarray.com/DynaWEB_brochure.pdf

6.      Web Sources:

-         http://www.dynarray.com

-         http://www.dynarray.com/dicefeat.html

-         http://www.dynarray.com/Dyndice1.htm

-    http://www.dynarray.com/DynaWEB_brochure.pdf