<s>
SB/XA	B-Language
is	O
a	O
4GL	B-Language
development	O
and	O
runtime	O
environment	O
originally	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Pick	B-Application
family	O
of	O
computer	O
databases/environments	O
and	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rocket	B-Application
U2	I-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SystemBuilder	O
environment	O
comprises	O
SB+	O
Server	O
,	O
often	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
Rocket	B-Application
U2	I-Application
database	O
,	O
SBClient	O
which	O
runs	O
as	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
desktop	O
client	O
and	O
the	O
SB/XA	B-Language
Communications	O
server	O
for	O
browser	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
environment	O
enables	O
rapid	O
prototyping	O
,	O
development	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
applications	O
and	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Pick	B-Application
database	I-Application
system	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
development	O
framework	O
led	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
build	O
standard	O
menus	O
and	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Pick	B-Application
systems	I-Application
were	O
accessed	O
using	O
green-screen	O
terminals	O
like	O
the	O
Wyse60	O
or	O
VT100	B-Device
but	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
a	O
new	O
paradigm	O
presented	O
itself	O
and	O
so	O
around	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1991	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
enhanced	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
specialised	O
terminal	O
emulation	O
client	O
called	O
Termulator	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
tightly	O
integrate	O
the	O
server	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
to	O
allow	O
for	O
facilities	O
like	O
downloads	O
direct	O
from	O
the	O
server	O
into	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
or	O
the	O
new	O
kid	O
on	O
the	O
block	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
program	O
was	O
renamed	O
SBClient	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
render	O
screens	O
in	O
either	O
character	O
or	O
GUI	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
bought	O
by	O
Unidata	B-Application
Corporation	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
following	O
Unidata	B-Application
's	O
merger	O
with	O
VMark	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
to	O
form	O
Ardent	O
Software	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
SystemBuilder	O
product	O
set	O
came	O
under	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
Informix	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
following	O
their	O
purchase	O
of	O
Ardent	O
Software	O
for	O
its	O
Datastage	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
Informix	B-Application
themselves	O
were	O
bought	O
by	O
IBM	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
U2	O
and	O
SystemBuilder	O
products	O
eventually	O
found	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
Data	O
Management	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SB+	O
includes	O
an	O
application	O
menuing	O
system	O
,	O
screen	O
generator	O
,	O
a	O
3GL	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
an	O
expression	O
language	O
,	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
components	O
and	O
report	O
writer	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
System	O
Builder	O
released	O
SB/XA	B-Language
v6.0.0	O
SB/XA	B-Language
which	O
includes	O
many	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
System	O
Builder	O
suite	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Web/XAML	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
