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            26th April 1994  -  JBA International Plc announces


                      G U I D E L I N E S  V 2.1A


 Guidelines is a 32 bit Visual Application Development tool for OS/2 2.1
 that provides developers with a powerful graphical way to interactively
 design and implement OS/2 Presentation Manager GUI applications.

 It offers an application development environment that eliminates much of 
 the drudgery of traditional approaches to GUI based applications. While it 
 still requires an external toolkit and compiler which supports the target 
 environment, it allows the programmer to concentrate on functionality, by 
 generating and managing all the source files necessary to build a GUI 
 application, including header files, resource scripts, make files, module 
 definition files etc.


 It has the following key features:

 - Creates applications for OS/2 and Windows targets

 - Generates readable, commented C++ code

 - Provides a complete IDE for applications development

 - Supports multi-threading and non GUI applications, as EXEs and DLLs.

 - Available as a series of packs, so is tailorable to needs and budget

 - Support for all CUA'91 controls

 - Range of additional specialised custom controls available including

    - Tool, Button and Status bars
    - Animated Picture controls
    - Gauges
    - Color Wheel

 - Creates & manages all files required - CPP, RC, IPF, MSG, MAK, LNK etc.

 - Import existing resources (RC, RES and DLG files)

 - Supports IBM CSet++, Borland C++ for OS/2 and Watcom C++.

 - Provides facilities for integration with C and C++

 - Professional icon libraries

 - Very competitively priced

 - Available now


 Full support is available on CompuServe, in the OS2AVEN forum, Section 1.
 Address enquiries to "Guidelines Support" at [100316,3353], or on Internet
 to 100316.3353@compuserve.com

 For more information on features, pricing and ordering, download the file 
 GUIDOC.ZIP from the library of OS2AVEN Section 1.


 ************************ Special Offers ***********************************

 For a limited time, the Guidelines Base Pack (CUA '89 Controls plus picture 
 control and profile support) will be available to individual software 
 developers FREE OF CHARGE. The licence agreement of this copy states that 
 only one copy may be used per organisation. This is a FULLY FUNCTIONAL 
 version of the product; there is no additional registration fee, and it is 
 not crippled in any way.

 The base product occupies three diskettes, and these are available for 
 download from the OS2AVEN Section 1 library as GBASE1.ZIP, GBASE2.ZIP and
 GBASE3.ZIP. For the convenience of those without CIS accounts, these may be
 downloaded from the ftp.cdrom.com Internet site, and several major BBSs 
 worldwide.

 It may also be ordered on 3 x 3.5" diskettes for the cost of shipping & 
 handling via DHL air delivery (anywhere worldwide).

 Additionally, users of the base version who send in registration details 
 will be eligible for a free copy of the Professional Icon Library #1.

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 As an additional special offer, the full range of Guidelines packs is 
 available bundled as the "Guidelines Professional Developers Kit" at a 
 significant saving over buying the components individually. This includes

    Guidelines Base Pack    +
    Extended Controls Pack  +
    Advantage Controls Pack +
    Icon Library Pack       +
    Documentation Pack 

 Users who purchased the previous 2.0G release of Guidelines will 
 automatically sent an upgrade to version 2.1A free of charge.

 *************************** Ordering **************************************

 For pricing information see the PRICING.TXT file which is included in the
 GUIDOC.ZIP file, available on OS2AVEN, Section 1.

 Orders can be accepted via CompuServe. Credit card details and 
 shipping address should be sent to "Guidelines Purchase" [73022,35].

 Orders may also be placed via Fax to "Guidelines Purchase":

       Birmingham, UK:             +44 (0)21 753 1559


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