It's tight, it's fast and it's portable. Small enough to still fit on a 'floppy' disket, Genero's DVM is ported to the industry's leading business oriented operating systems including Unix, Linux and Windows.

Executing code faster than most compilers, the DVM is Genero's jewel in the crown, providing scalability to thousands of concurrent users in the most gruelling mission critical environments.

Its 'bytecode' provides true portability - applications developed under Windows, can be deployed under Linux or Unix and vice versa. For you, this means just one binary image per software release, saving valuable time and effort in your development and test cycle.

Develop your business application once, deploy it on Unix, Linux and Windows. No need to learn the ideosyncracies of each graphical API such as Microsoft's Foundation Classes, Java's Swing, Linux's gtk or Motif . No need to learn Apple's Carbon or Cocoa. Your Windows application can run practically unmodified within a browser too. In the past, several code streams were needed to support these environments. Now only one is needed; One business logic fits all.

Through the Genero Desktop and Web Clients (GDC & GWC), your application business logic is isolated from these APIs. Now when you develop for Windows, you also develop for Linux, Unix, the Web and Apple at the same time. And that makes it future proof as our DVM tracks technology trends.

Genero implements this through a synchonised XML tree structure that sits on both client and server. The Dynamic Virtual Machine server simply updates a logical XML representation of each client screen layout, which in turn translates it to the local user interface API. This is how true separation of business and presentation layers take place.

When you consider that 75% of an application's business logic is presentation, this is a huge saving! Applications are more compact, run faster and contain fewer bugs. That reduces development lead times and enables you to take them to market in double quick time.

With its embedded SQL and Open Database Interface, you can support multiple database brands from the same executable:

- broaden your applications market appeal with support for: Adabas, DB2, Genero db, Informix, MS-SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Sybase,

- improve margins by negotiating better commercial terms with database vendors with your new-found independence.

With Genero's Abstract User Interface it is possible to use the same screen in different situations based on contextual user information.

Hide fields based on security access lists. Display fields based on user input. Support multiple languages by abstracting the text from the form. An embedded geometry manager ensures field alignment, when changing the active language.

All of this is designed to reduce the number of screens needed to be managed, improving your ability to be able to respond to new requirements.