BISS GmbH
German software development company based in Oldenburg, in Niedersachsen but originally founded in Wilhelmshaven in the same state. The company initially specialised in developing tools for the insurance industry and as that business sector was heavily invested in OS/2 the company initially focused on creating OS/2 C++ libraries, classes and programming tools that primarily targeted that market sector and became best known for a huge C++ application framework called BSA.
When IBM announced they were closing down the OS/2 division the company attempted to port their products to Java and did in the end deliver a smaller cross platform Java UI library that could be used to port applications written in the earlier BSA to other systems but later decided to refocus as a custom programming and IT service operation and exited the development tools business altogether.
Known products
- BISS-AWT - Java UI/Widgets framework - Partially compatible with BISS BSA (1997)
- BISS-BSA - C++ application framework
- CThrough - C++ IDE and other development utilities.
Personnel
- Peter Mehlitz - Main developer in the 90's