UNIX/Windows Interoperability Solutions

The PTC MKS Toolkit Product Family

Mixed environments can make for headaches, but diversity also does some good. Ask the companies harnessing heterogeneity for added power, performance, and flexibility--and the growth in business they bring. Instead of choosing between Windows and UNIX/Linux, organizations are opting for a mix of the two operating systems. But seamless cross-platform operation doesn't happen on its own. Smoothing the rough spots between UNIX/Linux and Windows calls for high-quality tools that address all the usual development issues and ease transition to the 32 and 64-bit systems required. The PTC MKS Toolkit products allow pure Windows users to automate routine tasks with scripting and increase productivity with file and text manipulation tools, batch search and replace tools, and scheduling interfaces.

PTC MKS Toolkit also offers a variety of tools for porting from 32-bit UNIX and 64-bit UNIX environments - and most importantly, for porting from UNIX/Linux to Windows 64-bit operating environments and cross platform development tools. The PTC MKS Toolkit development toolkits are a feature rich environment with a comprehensive UNIX/Linux and Windows integration management scheme designed to manage Windows environments using UNIX commands and scripts.

For software development professionals, any tool that makes the job easier is a valuable commodity. PTC Lex & YACC, included with PTC MKS Toolkit, simplifies the development of interpretive and analytical software such as customized compilers and parsers. PTC Lex & YACC is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio and VS.NET with the PTC Lex & YACC MSVC Add-in allowing you to build and manipulate your Lex and YACC source files within the VC++ IDE.

PTC MKS Toolkit products enable you to preserve your investments in UNIX software and expertise as you deploy Windows-based workstations and servers. PTC MKS Toolkit allows you to port scripts, source code, and working environments quickly and easily from UNIX to Windows.

The PTC MKS Toolkit products also allow pure Windows users to automate routine tasks with scripting and increase productivity with file and text manipulation tools, batch search and replace tools, and scheduling interfaces. PTC MKS Toolkit products provide solutions in the following areas:

• User Productivity — a variety of UNIX shells and over 400 command-line utilities help make your software engineers and system administrators more productive on their Windows machines.
• Platform Interoperability — a complete connectivity suite provides you with secure interactive access to both your remote Windows servers and workstations and your legacy systems
• Application Portability — more than 2700 APIs let you port all manner of UNIX/Linux applications to Windows, while maintaining a single source code baseline.

Over the years, the combination of our products and services—our solutions—have resulted in an extraordinary track record of success for our customers. No matter where you go in the industry, you will find someone who depends on PTC MKS Toolkit products for their success.

PTC X/Server
PTC X/Server, the ideal Windows X Server solution for tight integration of PCs and UNIX systems. In a world of heterogeneous IT environments, the need for a high-performance, transparent PTC X Server that delivers seamless integration between the Windows® desktop and the UNIX/Linux server is critical. PTC X/Server is a great companion to PTC MKS Toolkit, the leader in UNIX to Windows interoperability.