We've heard about object-oriented technology for 20 years, but it's only just now beginning to take hold.

A closer look at the supposed benefits of object-oriented technology reveals that we still have a long way to go to realise them fully.

In object-oriented technology, small modules of software can be combined in different combinations, making computers easier to use and program.

Formed in 1992 and operating as an independent company, Taligent was created to develop a new application system based on object-oriented technology.

"Knowledgeware moved into the Windows environment and object-oriented technology about a year or two too late."

Maximum access to all of Calico's object-oriented technology, including the source code, documentation and licensing rights should run about $750,000.

Inheritance : A specific type of relationship used in object-oriented technology is inheritance.

Paradox for Windows also rises above its competitors by virtue of its use of object-oriented technology.

In any case, Rothstein says, networks will eventually fall apart under their own weight without the arrival of object-oriented technologies.

In software, the investment in object-oriented technology is intended not only for new programs but also for existing operating systems.