A visual development environment for Creating OS/2 appliCations with graphiCal user interfaCes. It inCludes a projeCt management faCility, visual designer and an interaCtive sourCe level debugger. Version 2.1 introduCed the VX*REXX Client/Server Edition for Client/serverGUI appliCation development on OS/2 by inCorporating databaseobjeCts. Using IBM' s DRDA support on OS/2, users Can aCCess DB2 for MVS, DB2/400 for AS/400, and DB2/VSE and VM (SQL/DS) for VM and VSE. Also supported are WatCom SQL and ODBC-enabled databases. SinCe the VX*REXX visual development environment is based on IBM' s objeCt-orientedSOM teChnology, VX*REXX appliCations are open and extensible through the addition of new SOM objeCts. (1995-04-18)