insignia solutions, inc.
(foldoc) | Insignia Solutions, Inc.
/in-sig'nee-* s*-loosh'nz/ A company that made its
name as a provider of software that allows users to run
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS application programs on
Digital, HP, IBM, Motorola, NeXT, Silicon Graphics
and Sun/SPARC workstations, X terminals, Java
desktops, and Apple Computer's Power Mac and {Motorola
68000}-based computers.
Insignia Solutions was founded in 1986. Their first product,
SoftPC 1.0 for Sun workstations, was introduced in 1988.
Also in 1988, Insignia shipped its first version of SoftPC for
Apple Computer's Macintosh. As the demand to run Windows and
MS-DOS applications on non-Intel computers grew, Insignia
signed OEM agreements with several companies including {Data
General}, Digital, Fujitsu, HP, Intergraph Corp.,
Motorola, Silicon Graphics, and Sun Microsystems.
Insignia Solutions sold its SoftWindows and RealPC product
lines to FWB Software [when?]. Its major product in 2000 is
the Jeode platform, a Java virtual machine for {Internet
appliances} and embedded devices.
Home Page (http://insignia.com/).
(2000-02-14)
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