Cincom Systems Inc, Cincinatti, Ohio has released Multimedia Workbench, a networked multimedia development environment. It is based around Cincom’s Supra Server distributed relational database management system for Unix and includes support for Microsoft Corp’s Media Control Interface for accessing audio and video data on Supra Server, together with Cincom extensions for handling image data, Windows utilities for transferring all types of local personal computer files into the Supra Server database, networking software and the Asymetrix Multimedia Toolbook Developers’ Kit. The Multimedia Workbench is currently available under DG/UX, AIX, HP-UX, SunOS and OSF/1 operating environments. Additional client licences seats and run-time licences are available. The Multimedia Workbench is $5,000.
