<s>
NewWave	B-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
object-oriented	B-Language
graphical	O
desktop	O
environment	O
and	O
office	O
productivity	O
tool	O
for	O
PCs	O
running	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
2.0	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
HP	B-Device
Vectras	I-Device
and	O
other	O
IBM	O
compatible	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
user	O
perspective	O
NewWave	B-Application
ran	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
completely	O
replaced	O
the	O
standard	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
and	O
Program	O
Manager	O
user	O
interface	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
object-oriented	B-Language
desktop	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
promoted	O
NewWave	B-Application
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
ceased	O
due	O
to	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NewWave	B-Application
GUI	O
(	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
contemporaneous	O
NeXTSTEP	B-Application
GUI	O
)	O
introduced	O
the	O
shaded	O
"	O
3-D	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
widely	O
adopted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
encouraged	O
independent	B-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
versions	O
of	O
applications	O
which	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
functionality	O
,	O
allowing	O
their	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
handled	O
as	O
objects	O
instead	O
of	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
early	O
example	O
was	O
Samna	O
Corporation	O
(	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
Lotus	O
)	O
who	O
produced	O
an	O
edition	O
of	O
their	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
Ami	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
entitled	O
"	O
Ami	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
for	O
NewWave	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
1988	O
Microsoft	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
support	O
in	O
an	O
up-coming	O
release	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewWave	B-Application
featured	O
icons	O
,	O
scheduled	O
scripts	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
"	O
agents	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
hot	O
connects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
incorporated	O
NewWave	B-Application
into	O
their	O
multi-platform	O
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
offerings	O
running	O
under	O
their	O
proprietary	B-Application
MPE	O
and	O
HP-UX	O
(	O
UNIX	B-Application
)	O
minicomputer	B-Architecture
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
NewWave	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
key	O
email	O
,	O
database	O
,	O
document	O
management	O
,	O
personal	O
productivity	O
,	O
communications	O
and	O
network	O
management	O
tools	O
and	O
branded	O
all	O
related	O
solutions	O
under	O
the	O
“	O
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
Office	O
”	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
this	O
solution	O
set	O
had	O
been	O
known	O
as	O
“	O
Business	O
System	O
Plus	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
“	O
NewWave	B-Application
Office	O
”	O
term	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
previously	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
main	O
NewWave	B-Application
user	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
original	O
November	O
1987	O
press	O
release	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
described	O
NewWave	B-Application
as	O
“	O
an	O
application	O
environment	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
personal	O
computer	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
method	O
to	O
access	O
data	O
and	O
files	O
from	O
multiple	O
sources	O
on	O
a	O
company	O
’s	O
network	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
HP	O
’s	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Division	O
(	O
PSD	O
)	O
in	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
distributed	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
environment	I-Operating_System
strategy	O
,	O
after	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
work	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
ran	O
on	O
IBM	O
compatible	O
PCs	O
and	O
required	O
MS-DOS	O
3.2	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
features	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
MS-Windows-style	O
indexed	O
help	O
articles	O
NewWave	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
context-sensitive	O
help	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
click	O
on	O
a	O
‘	O
Help’	O
menu	O
option	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
query	O
symbol	O
to	O
the	O
mouse	O
arrow	O
;	O
once	O
switched	O
into	O
this	O
‘	O
help	O
mode’	O
the	O
user	O
could	O
click	O
on	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NewWave	B-Application
environment	O
or	O
any	O
menu	O
command	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
help	O
for	O
that	O
item	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
pop-up	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
NewWave	B-Application
Agent	O
the	O
computer-based	O
training	O
functionality	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
allowed	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
interactive	O
lessons	O
into	O
the	O
desktop	O
environment	O
and	O
the	O
applications	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
NewWave	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
disk	O
requirements	O
it	O
imposed	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
available	O
in	O
PCs	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NewWave	B-Application
Agent	O
was	O
a	O
task-recording	O
and	O
execution	O
facility	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
work	O
across	O
multiple	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
record	O
any	O
sequence	O
of	O
tasks	O
performed	O
within	O
the	O
NewWave	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewWave	B-Application
included	O
some	O
built-in	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
fully	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Object	O
Management	O
Facility	O
,	O
NewWave	B-Application
Agent	O
,	O
Online	O
Help	O
and	O
Computer	O
Based	O
Training	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-native	O
NewWave	B-Application
applications	O
could	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
environment	O
using	O
“	O
advanced	O
bridges	O
”	O
,	O
allowing	O
their	O
live	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
compound	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
end-user	O
version	O
of	O
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
included	O
bridges	O
for	O
HP	O
’s	O
own	O
PC	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
HP	O
Graphics	O
gallery	O
,	O
MS	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
tools	O
(	O
calculator	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
notepad	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Bridges	O
could	O
be	O
exported	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
other	O
NewWave-enabled	O
systems	O
and	O
were	O
often	O
shared	O
amongst	O
the	O
NewWave	B-Application
user	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
described	O
NewWave	B-Application
Write	O
as	O
a	O
basic-to-intermediate	O
level	O
“	O
what	B-Application
you	I-Application
see	I-Application
is	I-Application
what	I-Application
you	I-Application
get	I-Application
”	O
(	O
WYSIWIG	B-Application
)	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
with	O
support	O
for	O
compound	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewWave	B-Application
Mail	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
native	O
NewWave	B-Application
product	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
client	O
to	O
HP	O
’s	O
proprietary	B-Application
DeskManager	O
and	O
OpenMail	O
email	O
server	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
succeeded	O
in	O
establishing	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
program	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
NewWave	B-Application
Software	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
in	O
February	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewWave	B-Application
enabled	O
third-party	O
applications	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ApplicationVendorDescription1-2-3	O
Version	O
2.2Lotus	O
Development	O
CorporationSpreadsheet	O
application.ABC	O
FlowCharterRoykore	O
IncFlowcharting	O
applicationAmi	O
and	O
Ami	O
ProfessionalSamna	O
CorporationIntermediate	O
and	O
advanced	O
full-feature	O
word	O
processing	O
packages.Business	O
SessionTymlabs	O
CorporationTerminal	O
emulation	O
and	O
communications	O
with	O
scripting.CharismaMicrografx	O
Inc.Business	O
charting	O
and	O
graphing	O
tool.Da	O
Vinci	O
eMAILDa	O
Vinci	O
SystemsLAN-based	O
electronic	O
mail.DynaCommFuture	O
Soft	O
Engineering	O
Inc.PC-to-host	O
dynamic	O
communications	O
with	O
scripting	O
automation.ExcelMicrosoft	O
CorporationSpreadsheet.Forest	O
&	O
TreesChannel	O
ComputingIntelligent	O
database.IconArtistAimTech	O
CorporationGraphics	O
paint	O
program.IconAuthorAimTech	O
CorporationIcon-based	O
development	O
tool	O
for	O
creating	O
multimedia	O
applications.INERTIAModern	O
Computer	O
Aided	O
Engineering	O
Inc.Computer	O
Aided	O
Engineering	O
(	O
CAE	O
)	O
solution.MicroView	O
FaxMicroview	O
Inc.Multi-user	O
networked	O
fax	O
solution.PowerPlayCognos	O
CorporationGraphical	O
management	O
reporting	O
tool.TransactorSystems	O
Interface	O
Inc.UNIX	O
communications	O
and	O
decision	O
support.VideoWindows	O
NWNew	O
media	O
GraphicsFull	O
motion	O
video	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
application	O
bridges	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
end-user	O
release	O
of	O
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ApplicationVendorDescription1-2-3	O
Rel.2.01Lotus	O
Development	O
CorporationSpreadsheet.Ami	O
1.0Samna	O
CorporationWord	O
processor.Excel	O
2.1Microsoft	O
CorporationSpreadsheet.MultiMate	O
Advantage	O
II	O
1.0Multimate	O
InternationalWord	O
processing	O
package.PageMaker	O
3.0Adobe	O
SystemsDesktop	O
publishing	O
package.PaintMicrosoft	O
CorporationSimple	O
graphics	O
tool.QuattroBorland	O
Software	O
CorporationSpreadsheet.VP	O
Planner	O
PlusStephenson	O
Software	O
Inc.Database.WordPerfect	O
4.2	O
/	O
5.0	O
/	O
5.1WordPerfect	O
CorporationWord	O
processing	O
package.WordStar	O
Professional	O
5.0	O
/	O
5.5MicroProWord	O
processing	O
package.Write	O
2.1	O
and	O
Word	O
4.0Microsoft	O
CorporationEntry-level	O
and	O
advanced	O
word	B-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
eight-year	O
life	O
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
underwent	O
several	O
functional	O
and	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
interface	O
and	O
the	O
dropping	O
of	O
the	O
built-in	O
Computer	O
Based	O
Training	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
alleged	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Application
GUI	I-Application
,	O
NewWave	B-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
"	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
Apple	O
(	O
see	O
Apple	O
v	O
.	O
Microsoft	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
HP	O
's	O
"	O
serious	O
,	O
sincere	O
effort	O
"	O
to	O
give	O
Windows	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
,	O
object-oriented	B-Language
"	O
GUI	O
,	O
Stewart	O
Alsop	O
II	O
in	O
1988	O
doubted	O
that	O
other	O
software	O
developers	O
would	O
create	O
software	O
for	O
NewWave	B-Application
because	O
HP	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
a	O
standard	O
setter	O
"	O
,	O
IBM	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
desktop-metaphor	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
existing	O
applications	O
needed	O
"	O
a	O
substantial	O
redesign	O
and	O
rewrite	O
"	O
to	O
effectively	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
NewWave	I-Application
was	O
never	O
adopted	O
as	O
a	O
mainstream	O
end-user	O
environment	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
corporate	O
clients	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
office	O
productivity	O
projects	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
BT	O
BoaT	O
-	O
Major	O
British	O
Telecom	O
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Royal	O
Insurance	O
-	O
desktop	O
project	O
implemented	O
by	O
the	O
Liverpool-based	O
insurance	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
had	O
some	O
success	O
in	O
licensing	O
NewWave	B-Application
to	O
other	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
General	O
repackaged	O
NewWave	B-Application
as	O
CEO	B-Application
Object	O
Office	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
to	O
their	O
CEO	B-Application
Office	I-Application
office	B-Application
automation	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCR	O
used	O
NewWave	B-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
their	O
Cooperation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1990	O
HP	O
stated	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
provide	O
NewWave	B-Application
capabilities	O
on	O
Unix	B-Application
with	O
Motif	B-Application
and	O
on	O
OS/2	B-Application
with	O
Presentation	B-Device
Manager	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
versions	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
HP	O
did	O
contribute	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
NewWave	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
projects	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
of	O
which	O
HP	O
was	O
a	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
