Genero前世今生

IBM® Informix® 4GL was developed in 1985 by ChrisMaloney and Roy Harrington of Informix Corporation - then known as RelationalDatabase Systems - a Silicon Valley based relational database pioneer in theopen systems market place. Informix was acquired by IBM July 1, 2001.

IBM Informix 4GL，最初由Informix公司开发，Informix是著名的关系型数据库系统，IBM公司

于2001年7月1日收购了Informix公司。

Informix4GL comprises procedural (‘fourth generation’) features for database access,reports and forms-based user interaction, making it ideally suited for businessapplications. It has enabled the rapid development of very sophisticatedmission critical business logic and as a result, is widely deployed in many ofthe world’s largest corporations. It is still used today by over half ofInformix’s customers

 

Informix 4GL的特点是过程化的存取数据库、产生报表、基于表单的用户交互，使其成为开发商业应用程序的完美套件。可以对复杂的任务以及挑剔的业务逻辑进行快速的开发，世界上的大公司有很多在使用。直到今天，仍有超过一半Informix的客户在使用。

 

1985

Informix Corporation launches Informix 4GL. Itquickly becomes one of the most popular development languages with VARs andlarge enterprises in the 'open systems' movement of the eighties and nineties.

1985年，Informix公司启动Informix4GL项目，此项目迅速成为那些八九十年代支持开放系统的大公司的最受欢迎的开发语言。

 

80年代后期

The arrival of client/server computing towards the end of the eighties puts pressure on Informix to enhance the user interface from its alphanumeric foundation to the more friendly and intuitive MS Windows environment.

80年代后期，随着客户/服务器计算方式的到来，Informix将其文本用户界面升级到对用户更为友好的类似于MS Windows的图形用户界面。

 

1998

After several abortive attempts, Informix finallysigns an agreement in May 1998 with Four Js Development Tools to deliverBusiness Development Suite - a graphical user interface implementation ofInformix 4GL busily gathering momentum in the market place. BusinessDevelopment Suite with its 99% Informix 4GL compatibility hits an instant chordwith users. Informix renames it ‘Informix Dynamic 4GL’ (D4GL) and sells itunder this moniker for the next 3 years.

经过几次失败的尝试之后，最终，Informix于1998年5月同Four Js公司签署了一份协议，将商业开发套件卖给了Four Js公司。商业开发套件同Informix 4GL有99%的兼容度。随后，Informix将之前的产品名字改为：“Informix Dynamic 4GL(D4GL)并在随后的3年中采用这一名字进行销售。

 

1999

In early 1999, other databases are added bypopular demand.

1999年初期，其它的数据库也增加了受人欢迎的功能。

 

2001

This relationship is broadened in December 2001to a distribution agreement with IBM after their acquisition of Informix inJuly. Dynamic 4GL is discontinued in favour of Four Js own brand – BusinessDevelopment Suite.

2001年7月IBM收购Informix之后，IBM于2001年12月签署了分销扩大协议。D4GL不再支持Four Js公司的自由品牌-商业开发套件。(IBM放弃了D4GL?)

 

2003

In October 2003, Four Js announce the arrival ofGenero – its next generation, object-based technology crafted with an XMLoriented user interface capable of rendering one business logic faithfullyacross heterogeneous graphical clients.

2003年10月，Four Js推出了她的下一代产品-Genero,这是一个基于对象与XML技术，精心制作的，忠实的实现用户的业务逻辑，具有适用于不同平台的图形客户端的产品。

 

2004

In April 2004, IBM announces the distribution ofGenero as its natural successor to Business Development Suite and Dynamic 4GL.

2004年4月，IBM宣布Genero是商业开发套件和动态4GL是最成功的接替者，并开始销售它。

 

2011

March 29, 2011, Four Js and IBM announce an OEMagreement between to create IBM Informix Genero. Four Js and IBM agree to worktogether on a joint roadmap to ensure that Genero may benefit from the latestfeatures of Informix Dynamic Server.

2011年3月29日，Four Js和IBM公司签署了生产IBM Informix Genero的OEM协议。Four Js和IBM同意一起工作来确保Genero能够从Informix Dynamic Server的最新特性中受益。

 

原文链接：http://www.4js.com/en/company/ibm-i4gl-to-genero/four-js-and-i4gl

 

后记：

IBM的产品目前叫Informix Genero,4js的直接叫Genero,从IBM网站看，IBM的那个跟4js的这个功能上基本一致，也许针对Informix数据库有做过优化，毕竟4js要面向的是更多的数据库。

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