NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 8, November 16, 1992) TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0 III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc for NeXT Computer IX. Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers XIX. Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP XX. Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development & Support Engineers XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C) XXIV. Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers XXV. Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips The NeXT Nugget News Digest is produced at least twice per month for the NeXT User Group community of 400 groups. If you have not registered your NeXT User Group or if you are thinking of forming a new NeXT User Group, please send email to "nugget@next.com." All previous Nugget News Digest issues are archived at the Purdue ftp archive site: sonata.cc.purdue.edu under... /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Q2_1992.tar.Z /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Q3_1992.tar.Z /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Oct_1992.tar.Z /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Sept_1992.tar.Z Conrad Geiger Manager, International NeXT User Group Program P.S. To be added or deleted from this distribution -or- to submit announcements to appear in a future issue, please send email to "nugget@next.com." ____________________________________________________________________ Many thanks to GUN, the New York City NeXT User Group, for recently hosting their local NYMUG (Mac user group) to an introduction and presentation on NeXTSTEP 3.0 and the new shipping NeXTSTEP publishing apps announced below. Their meeting was attended by between 400 and 500 people! conrad ____________________________________________________________________ I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meaghan Hogan, Altsys Phone: (214) 680-2060 FAX: (214) 680-0537 Email: meaghan_hogan@altsys.com Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available - Drawing, Organization, Text, and Production Capabilities Now Available in One Program RICHARDSON, TEXAS - October 29, 1992 - Altsys Corporation announced today the shipping of Altsys Virtuoso, the advanced design and production program for NeXTSTEP. Redefining the traditional drawing program, Virtuoso combines powerful drawing, text, and production capabilities into one easy-to-master program. Virtuoso also raises the standard of multiplatform compatibility with its ability to readily exchange documents with Aldus FreeHand and Adobe Illustrator on other platforms. Altsys, the developer of award-winning graphics programs like Fontographer and Aldus FreeHand on the Macintosh and Windows, first announced development of Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP at Seybold in San Jose in the fall of 1991. Since that time, Virtuoso has been praised for its outstanding performance, drawing capabilities, and user interface. Altsys then announced the inclusion of new text features that rival those of professional page layout programs. Now that Virtuoso is complete, it proves to be the definitive single-page layout solution for NeXTSTEP users. "Virtuoso is a no-compromise illustration application that will warm the hearts of artists and graphic designers," said Steve Jobs, CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. "Virtuoso shows the power speed, and precision of Display PostScript, and is setting the standard that other illustration applications will have to match." Virtuoso has advanced yet easy-to-use drawing and transformation tools which include the multigon tool that simplifies the creation of polygons and stars, and the freehand tool that can also be used as a variable-weight or calligraphic pen tool. Users can also take advantage of state-of-the-art features such as unlimited design layers, graphic styles, drag and drop color, unparalleled PostScript support, and extensive fill and line control. Virtuoso's feature set includes a variety of outstanding text capabilities not currently found in any other drawing program. With Virtuoso, creative professionals now have access to extensive text-formatting capabilities which include: text wrapping around objects, multiple columns and rows, copyfitting, automatic hyphenation, linked text blocks, rulers, and several types of tabs. Virtuoso also enables artists to use text as a graphic, including the ability to convert text to editable outlines, transform text like any other element, and bind text to arbitrary paths. In addition, Virtuoso provides professional typographical control over kerning, leading, tracking, and baseline shift. These features allow designers to use one program to combine the graphics and text for items such as advertisements, brochures, infographics, and newsletters. "We threw away traditional concepts for developing a graphics program by creating a feature set and user interface that caters to the needs of today's creative professional," said Jim Von Ehr, president of Altsys Corporation. "With its drawing, text-handling, and pre-press capabilities, Virtuoso gives users the tools they need to take their designs from conception to production. When combined with the power of NeXTSTEP, Virtuoso provides a compelling publishing environment." To simplify the task of working in multi-platform, multi-program environments, Virtuoso has the ability to import TIFFs (Tagged Image File Format), as well as import and export EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files for use with other programs. In addition, Virtuoso enables artists to import and export their documents for use with Aldus FreeHand 3 for the Macintosh and PCs running Windows, as well as Adobe Illustrator 88 and Adobe Illustrator 3 for the Macintosh, PCs running Windows, and NeXTSTEP. Graphic artists can also exchange documents between Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP and Virtuoso for Solaris. Virtuoso also offers numerous editing capabilities. With features such as edit in Preview (full color) mode, 100 levels of Undo and Redo, and Zoom (up to 1600%), artists using Virtuoso have all the tools they need for flexibility and precision when creating a design. When their document is complete, users can produce everything from color comps to full-color separations using Virtuoso's built-in production capabilities. With NeXTSTEP's Display PostScript, users can even preview their color separations on-screen. Virtuoso has a suggested retail price of $695 and will be available directly from Altsys Corporation, as well as through NeXT-authorized resellers. Virtuoso requires NeXTSTEP version 2.1 or higher. Versions of Virtuoso which take advantage of NeXTSTEP 3.0 and Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP 486 will be available in the first quarter of 1993. With true multitasking, high-speed Ethernet networking, and built-in Display PostScript Level 2, NeXTSTEP provides an ideal platform for publishing solutions. NeXTSTEP's intuitive graphical interface makes the power of UNIXR accessible to publishing users. NeXTSTEP Release 3.0 includes the Pantone Color Matching System for accurate color selection across applications. It provides built-in AppleTalk and Novell networking, and can read and write Macintosh, DOS, and UNIX-formatted disks, offering a high level of connectivity with existing systems. Most significantly, NeXTSTEP is fully object-oriented system software. This brings several benefits to publishers, including a higher level of integration across applications, and more customizable software. NeXTSTEP runs on NeXT Computers and will be offered on 486-based computers in the first quarter of 1993. Founded in 1984, Altsys Corporation, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, is a world leader in font editing and graphics software. Altsys offers a sophisticated selection of font editing programs that allow easy design of custom fonts and logos. Altsys' Macintosh products include Fontographer, Metamorphosis Professional, and Fontastic Plus, as well as the Altsys XTRAS line of graphics enhancements which includes EPS Exchange. Altsys also develops Fontographer for PCs running Windows 3.1. Virtuoso for Solaris will be available in the first quarter of 1993. In addition, Altsys continues to develop Aldus FreeHand. -###- Virtuoso and Fontastic are trademarks; the Altsys logo, Fontographer, EPS Exchange, Altsys XTRAS and Metamorphosis are registered trademarks of Altsys Corporation. All rights reserved. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other brands or trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners. _____________________________________________________________________ II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Mieke Erdtsieck Telephone: 310/820-9145 Fax: 310/820-5930 E-mail: info@bacchus.com Bacchus Ships Image Agent - Drag and Drop Image File Conversion for NeXTSTEP 3.0. Santa Monica, California - October 29, 1992 - Bacchus, Inc. ships Image Agent, a powerful, integrated image conversion tool for NeXTSTEP Release 3.0. With Image Agent users can simply drag and drop non-native image files directly into graphic applications, such as PasteUp, Diagram, Concurrence, and have the images instantly appear. Image Agent transparently performs the image conversion as if it were part of the actual application in use. Additionally, image files from PCs, Macintoshes and Sun Workstations can now be easily imported over a network into NeXTSTEP applications. Supported image formats include; TIFF, GIF, Targa, PICT, MacPaint, PCX, DCX, Windows BMP, MTV, IFF/ILBM, Sun Raster, JPEG, XWD, XBM and others. "Image Agent allows NeXT users to share, access, and import a wide variety of images from many different computer platforms," said Catherine Mikkelsen, Publishing Developer Advocate at NeXT Computer, Inc. "Images from other platforms can be effortlessly integrated into page layout, drawing and imaging applications under NeXTSTEP 3.0." For those requiring more image conversion options, Bacchus offers Pixel Magician, its advanced image conversion application. Pixel Magician provides mass conversion, precise scaling, variable aspect ratios and image resolutions, alpha channel support, dithering, color quantization and flexible output options. The product is included free with Pixel Magician ($299), or can be purchased separately for $99. It is available directly from Bacchus and through authorized NeXT distributors, VAR's and dealers. Free demo disks are available. Bacchus, Inc., founded in 1985 and based in Santa Monica, CA, specializes in the development of graphics and communications software tools for DOS and UNIX Workstations. *** Image Agent and Pixel Magician are trademarks of Bacchus, Inc. All other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. _____________________________________________________________________ III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angela Grady Allison Thomas Associates (415) 780-3786 Announcing: NeXT(tm) Education Software Sampler: CD-ROM Software Compendium BALTIMORE, October 28, 1992 -- At the EDUCOM'92 conference today, NeXT Computer, Inc. announced the availability of the first NeXT Education Software Sampler, a CD-ROM containing a wide assortment of public domain shareware education software for NeXTSTEP(tm) computers. "Our goal with the NeXT Education Software Sampler is to provide users with useful, easily accessible software as well as to stimulate users' imaginations by providing ideas for further development with NeXTSTEP," said David Spitzler, higher education marketing manager for NeXT. "Because all the software on the disc was submitted to NeXT specifically for redistribution, we encourage users to share anything on the Software Sampler with others who may be interested in educational NeXTSTEP software." Most of the software on the CD-ROM is ready to run and can be used free of charge. The software was submitted by faculty, researchers and students as well as representatives from various industries. The disc also contains demonstration versions of a variety of commercially available applications, submitted by the third-party developers themselves. In addition, NeXT has also included the source code of its modifications to the Free Software Foundation's GNU-based development tools, including the compilers, debugger and the emacs editor. Examples of education software on the disc include FlyLab, an application written for an introductory genetics course at the California State University at Los Angeles. Fly Lab teaches the principles of genetic inheritance by simulating a genetics laboratory of the common fruit fly. Students can design flies that carry various combinations of mutations, then "mate" the flies to study the inheritance of genetic traits in the offspring. Other examples include Geo4 and Geo5, software for teaching and learning historical geography, written at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and a demonstration of Tarski's World, an application for learning first-order logic written at Stanford University. Organized into sections by subject, the CD-ROM contains more than 500 megabytes (MB) of applications, utilities, documents and much more. For instance, the disc includes nearly 15 MB of music software, more than 70 MB of mathematics software and almost 80 MB of programming examples and source code from full-functioning applications. Each submission includes a README file with minimum standard information about the application and who to contact for more information. Price and Availability The NeXT Education Software Sampler is available now directly from NeXT for $25.00. Interested parties can call 1-800-879-NeXT to order. About NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063. -30- _____________________________________________________________________ IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (CDROM) *** now available on CD ROM and FTP *** The Music Kit is an object-oriented software system for building music, sound, signal processing, and MIDI applications on the NeXT computer. It has been used in such diverse commercial applications as music sequencers, computer games, and document processors. Professors and students in academia have used the Music Kit in a host of areas, including music performance, scientific experiments, computer-aided instruction, and physical modeling. The Music Kit is the first to unify the MIDI and Music V paradigms, thus combining interaction with generality. (Music V, written by Max Mathews and others at Bell Labs three decades ago, was the first widely available "computer music compiler".) The NeXT Music Kit was first demonstrated at the 1988 NeXT product introduction and was bundled in NeXT software releases 1.0 and 2.0. Beginning with NeXT's 3.0 release, the Music Kit is no longer part of the standard NeXT software release. Instead, it is being distributed and supported by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) of Stanford University. To launch the CCRMA Music Kit, CCRMA has hired David A. Jaffe, principal designer of the Music Kit at NeXT Computer Inc. to work closely with Prof. Julius O. Smith, designer of the Music Kit DSP software at NeXT and Associate Professor (Research) at CCRMA. The first release of the CCRMA Music Kit is now available for NeXT computers running NeXTSTEP 3.0. It is a comprehensive package that includes on-line documentation, programming examples, utilities, applications and sample score documents. The package also comes with the DSP Array Processing Library, and Bug56, a window-oriented, symbolic debugger for the DSP5600x by Ariel Corporation. For the first time, source code (!) is available for everything except Bug56 and the low-level sound, DSP, and MIDI drivers. This means researchers and developers may study the source or even customize the Music Kit and DSP Tools to suit their needs. Enhancements can be sent to musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu to have them considered for future CCRMA releases. Commercial NeXT software developers may freely incorporate and adapt the software to accelerate development of NeXTSTEP software products. (Free commercial use of files copyrighted by NeXT Inc. are understandably restricted to NeXTSTEP platforms.) Among the significant enhancements since the NeXT 2.0 version is a new version of Ensemble, the composition and performance application by Michael McNabb. Ensemble can now mix multiple sound files with DSP sound synthesis, send MIDI to external synthesizers, and generate complex responses to perfomers' actions, all under MIDI control. Other enhancements include a new version of ScorePlayer and improvements to the DSP and Music Kit libraries. Please send all bug reports, comments, etc. to musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu The 3.0 Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (including source code) is now available via ftp and on CD ROM. See comp.sys.next.misc or comp.sys.next.announce for details. ======================== CD ROM INFO ============================== The CD ROM release of the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION PACKAGE comes free with a year membership to the Bay Area Next Users Group (BANG). To join BANG and obtain the CD ROM, send a check for US $35 to the following address: BANG P.O. Box 1731 Palo Alto, CA 94302 phone: (415) 327-BANG e-mail: info@BANG.org The CD ROM also contains a wide variety of other NeXT software. Note that the SOURCE PACKAGE is not available on CD ROM. ======================== FTP INFO ================================== 1. To obtain the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION PACKAGE via FTP: >From a shell, type "ftp ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu". Then login with the name "anonymous" and your email address as a password. Type "cd pub", then "bin" to choose binary transfer mode. Say "get MusicKit_3.0.pkg.tar" to start the transfer. You should also "get MusicKit.README", as it contains useful information about the installation process. Once it is complete, say "bye" to exit ftp, and unpack the file by typing "tar xvf MusicKit_3.0.pgk.tar" followed by "open MusicKit_3.0.pkg" (or open the package directly from the program /NextAdmin/Installer.app/Installer). The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to place the installation tree. If you are on a stand-alone machine, you should be logged in (or running Installer) as root and choose "/" for the installation directory (the default). This will cause files to be placed in the directories /LocalApps, /LocalLibrary, /LocalDeveloper, and /usr/local. If you are the system administrator for a network of NeXT Computers, you probably want to choose a local directory which can be exported and create symbolic links into that directory on the networked machines. Alternatively, if you have a single server that exports /Local* and /usr/local, simply install the package there and you're done. The size of the uninstalled package is about 9.6 mb. The size of the installed package is about 24.8 mb. 2. FTP directions for obtaining SOURCE CODE PACKAGE: As above, but the filename is instead "MusicKitSource_3.0.pkg.tar". The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to place the source tree, which can be anywhere. Please read the README file to get started. The size of the uninstalled package is about 10 mb. The size of the installed package is about 24 mb. _____________________________________________________________________ V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement For Immediate Release November 2, 1992 Contact: Leslie Schinto CAP GEMINI AMERICA (212)944-6464 ext.297 or Emily Brower Allison Thomas Associates (415)780-3786 CAP GEMINI AMERICA AND NeXT SIGN ALLIANCE AGREEMENT New York, NY - CAP GEMINI AMERICA (CGA) and NeXT Computer, Inc. today jointly announced that the companies have signed a systems intergrator agreement wherein CAP GEMINI AMERICA will provide NeXT-related services to users at large client server installation sites nationwide. CGA's NeXT-related service offerings will include project implementation, consulting, networking and programming, with a primary emphasis on integrating the NeXT platform in heterogeneous environments, officials from the companies said. These services are expected to prove particularly interesting to the CGA clients within the financial service, insurance and manufacturing business communities. Under the agreement, CGA will provide pre- and post- sales services and support to the NeXT sites, but will not resell NeXT hardware. "CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a premier information technology consulting organization, " stated Todd Rulon-Miller, NeXT's vice president of North American sales. "We are delighted to have established this relationship. Our customers with large client server installations will be able to take immediate advantage of CGA's service offerings." "We are pleased to form this strategic marketing agreement and look forward to mutually rewarding relationship," said Robert J. Sywolski, chairman of CAP GEMINI AMERICA. "NeXT and CGA share numerous clients who will benefit from this association. Our relationship will assist both of our companies in meeting the needs of customers who elect to integrate the NeXT platform within their I.T. operation." CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a leading provider of information technology consulting and professional services. Headquartered in New York, and employing more than 2,500 professionals in 32 branch offices nationwide, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CAP GEMINI SOGETI (CGS), one of the largest information technology consulting companies in the world. In addition to supplying NeXT support services, the CGA organization specializes in conversions and re-engineering, software engineering productivity, and integrated manufacturing technologies project business. CGS, with transnational operations in 16 countries, has annual revenues of more than $2 billion. Revenue for CGA in 1991 exceeded $210 million. NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California, 94063. _____________________________________________________________________ VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: The Boston Software Works, Incorporated Steve Thibodeau, 617-482-9898 NeXT Computer, Inc. Angela Grady, Allison Thomas Associates, 415-780-3786 NeXT and Boston Software Works Announce Collaboration on Email Gateway SAN FRANCISCO, October 27, 1992 - NeXT Computer, Inc. and The Boston Software Works, Inc. (BSW) announced at the annual meeting of the Electronic Mail Association that they will collaborate to port BSW's InterOFFICER Message Exchange electronic mail connectivity software to the NeXT platform. InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently connects several popular office automation and electronic mail systems, including Lotus cc:Mail, UNIX mail, HP OpenMail, DEC ALL-IN-1, IBM OfficeVision/400, Wang OFFICE and HP DeskManager. "We are delighted to be working with NeXT, makers of one of the industry's most innovative and exciting desktop environments," said Ross Gale, president of BSW. "NeXT is one of the few companies that has integrated electronic mail into its entire operating environment, NeXTSTEP. We're excited that BSW's InterOFFICE Message Exchange will allow NeXTmail to interoperate with other mail systems." With InterOFFICE Message Exchange, users of one email or integrated office system can send most mail attachments including text memos, revisable word processing documents, meeting invitations or binary files such as spreadsheets to users of remote, foreign and incompatible mail systems, without learning any new commands or addressing formats. InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently automates directory synchronization, conversion of revisable documents, conversion of meeting invitations and other structured messages, and translation of multinational character sets. "Our users consider NeXTmail to be one of NeXTSTEP's most important functions, because NeXTmail is so tightly integrated into NeXTSTEP, and because any NeXTSTEP application can use NeXTmail as a service," said Peter van Cuylenberg, president and chief operating officer of NeXT. "Our customers use their NeXT systems in computing environments with a variety of e-mail systems, and BSW's new product will allow these customers to integrate NeXTmail with their other systems. This is a very important announcement to the entire NeXT community." InterOFFICE Message Exchange Version 3.0 for OfficeVision/400, DEC ALL-IN-1, HP DeskManager and Wang OFFICE is available immediately from BSW. The first Version 4.0 beta release, due next month, extends coverage to platforms based on the Sequent Symmetry 2000 family of systems running DYNIX/ptx and HP 9000s running HP-UX, with cc:Mail and UNIX sendmail access units for both new platforms and an HP OpenMail access unit for HP 9000s. Support services, including round-the-clock telephone support and automatic software updates, are also available from BSW. Availability of InterOFFICE Message Exchange on the NeXT platform will be announced in early 1993. The InterOFFICE Message Exchange product family will expand in 1993 to cover several other PC LAN, UNIX and mainframe office and mail systems, as well. NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063. The Boston Software Works, located in Boston, Mass., is a privately held software development firm, specializing in high-quality office system integration and coexistence products. -30- _____________________________________________________________________ VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers tms GmbH - Regensburg, Germany - announces the release of 1VISION - the complete publishing environment for NeXT Computers (PEN). 1VISION is already in delivery in Germany and international release is expected early in 1993. 1VISION is a modular platform for electronic publishing in which the optimal working environment can be attained by combining the programs (VISIONlinks) and modules. The VISIONlinks currently offered by tms GmbH are CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (typesetting and layout design), and MANET (vector graphics and vector trace). A driver for the HP ScanJet IIc, calibration and color separation tools, and film recorder drivers are modules currently offered. 1VISION makes any form of multi-media - sound, vector and raster graphics, video, layout and design - available to its users, as well as those who wish to write modules for it. The possibilites are limited only by the creative abilities of those who use it. By offering a single environment to work in, 1VISION allows its users to combine the functions of the VISIONlinks and tools. This combination allows limitless freedom of creativity within one user- friendly environment. With 1VISION, the artificial separation of work, which was a former necessity of the computing environment, no longer exists. CRANACH is a complete image manipulation package which offers such innovative features as the ability to create and manipulate any type of image of up to 16-bit CMYK. Working masks, a wide variety of filters, auto lasso, smart brushes and retouching tools - all of which can be used on the entire image, a selection chosen by lassos and masks, or free-hand - are only a few of the features contained in CRANACH which make it the ideal application for image manipulation. LANSTON, the layout and design VISIONlink, allows complete control of all text elements in the document. Kerning and ligatures, piping and text flow within or around the frames or contours of any element, and clipping are some of LANSTON's special features. In addition, as with any element in 1VISION, all text elements can be individually manipulated - rotated, skewed, mirrored, used as patterns, resized, stretched, compressed - in relation to their own frames, groups, or to the page. The vector graphics application, MANET, includes a complete palette of vector elements including geometric shapes and custom-designed elements using PostScript. Special features include: automatic vector optimization with Bezier curve recognition and metamorphosis. Metamorphosis allows the transformation of one element into another,the blending of its form and color can be controlled at any stage. The palette of VISIONlinks for 1VISION offered by tms GmbH is continually growing and 1VISIONBs environment makes it ideal for other developers to create modules for it as well. For more information about 1VISION and the VISIONlinks available now, contact Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at tms GmbH, Dr.-Gessler-Str.10, 8400 Regensburg, Germany. Tel.: +49-941-95163 Fax: +49-941-95163 E-Mail (NeXT): admin@tms-gmbh.de _____________________________________________________________________ VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc with NeXT Computer tms GmbH - Regensburg, Germany - announces the release of its Scanner Driver module for HP ScanJet IIc which functions for all 1VISION VISIONlinks on NeXT(TM) Computers. The scanner driver enables on-screen control of all the scanners parameters. Preview-scanning can be done in color, half tone, or monochrome. A portion of the previewed image can easily be scanned by "framing" the desired selection. The HP ScanJet IIc is a flatbed scanner which distinguishes itself from other scanners by its speed and the quality of the scanned color data. It process DIN A4 format with a true resolution of 400 dpi or an interpolated resolution of 1,600 dpi. The HP ScanJet IIc scans up to 256 halftones - 16.7 million colors - in brilliant quality. The average scan-time for an A4 page is only 20 seconds. Calibration of scanning, color correction, image manipulation, PostScript output, separation, etc. can be accomplished with the corresponding modules of 1VISION. As a 1VISION module, the scanner driver can be added and used with 1VISION as part of the 1VISION license. It can also be licensed separately if the user wishes to use it for other applications. For more information about the scanner driver or 1VISION and its modules, CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (type-setting and layout design), and MANET (vector graphics), each available separately, please contact Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at tms GmbH, Dr. Gessler-Str. 10 8400 Regensburg, Germany. Tel.: +49-941-95163 Fax: +49-941-95163 E-Mail: admin@tms-gmbh.de ____________________________________________________________________ IX. Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres CONTACT: Greg Noel Email: rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu or rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu Phone: (612) 225-1401 (For a demo copy, send your name, email address, telephone number and ground mail address to: rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu) Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres SAINT PAUL, MN--October 7, 1992--Penultimate Development today announced the upcoming release of DBConnect for Ingres - a NeXT Database Kit Adaptor for Ingres database software. Scheduled for final release in late October, DBConnect for Ingres will allow NeXT users to easily access and manipulate data from a network Ingres database server. DBConnect for Ingres is designed to work with NeXT's Database Kit (DBKit) to provide custom, object oriented tools for creating Ingres database applications on the NeXT platform. Both NeXT Computer and Ingres have pledged full support of the product. DBConnect for Ingres features three main components: an Ingres DBKit Adaptor, a DBConnect API (Application Program Interface), and an IngresConnect Server. The Ingres DBKit Adaptor provides a convenient interface to the Ingres software, allowing a developer to integrate complete Ingres functionality with the NeXT Interface Builder and DBKit Object Library to develop custom NeXT applications. The provided DBConnect API allows any Ingres application to be ported for use on a NeXT workstation. The product's IngresConnect Server runs on the Ingres UNIX host and allows the custom NeXT application to manipulate the Ingres database. "Our goal is to provide customized tools to aid the NeXT developer," says Greg Noel, product manager for Penultimate Development. "We saw an opportunity to expand the functionality of NeXTSTEP 3.0 by creating an adaptor for one of the most popular relational database packages available--Ingres." Noel says that Penultimate Development and its software development partner--Rathe Inc.--plan to release several new NeXT development tools in the near future, including other custom DBKit Adaptors for major relational database software. For more information about DBConnect for Ingres, Penultimate Development, or Rathe Inc., contact Greg Noel by phone at 612/225-1401, or by fax at 612/223-5388. Address written inquiries to: Penultimate Development, 1319 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Email: rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu _____________________________________________________________________ X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software For more information: Debbie Karako Vertex Software voice: 412-931-7600 fax: 412-931-4429 e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com NeXTMail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Upgrade Available from Vertex Software Vertex Software announces the release of Vertex Librarian 1.1, which fixes minor bugs in the 1.0 release. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 12, 1992) -- Vertex Software is pleased to announce Release 1.1 of its Vertex Librarian product, the most advanced information retrieval product available for the NeXT computer. Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software. An upgrade from previous versions of Vertex Librarian is free to all registered users. If you have not received an upgrade after two weeks following this announcement, please contact Vertex Software. Vertex Librarian is a powerful information retrieval system which extends the idea of the NeXTstep Digital Librarian. While maintaining the look and feel of Digital Librarian, Vertex Librarian adds features such as management of any type of NeXTstep file; hypertext browsing and editing; an extended qery language; thesaurus-based conceptual searching; document structure (pattern) analysis; and complete multi-user network integrity. Vertex Librarian runs under NeXTstep 2.0 and higher. This will be the last interim release which is not 3.0-specific. This release fixes several minor bugs found in the debut of the product. The following lists the bug fixes/enhancements for Version 1.1 of Vertex Librarian for NeXTstep: - fixed bug in handling of file names longer than 256 characters - fixed bug in handling of text containing foreign characters - added the fast indexing feature and associated toggle on the indexing defaults panel - fixed recognition of Rich Text Format files that do not end with a .rtf extension - added toggle to the Librarian Window allowing users to show full paths for file names - fixed the panel that pops up on indexing files into an info base that has a default filter assigned; allows choosing Repeat (which uses the filter on all the remaining files) and Cancel (which cancels the whole indexing process) - fixed a bug with file names containing certain characters, e.g., &, |, >, etc. - fixed a bug in the structural analysis concerning end of line ($) The demo available via anonymous FTP from sonata.cc.purdue.edu has also been updated. It is in a tar'ed Installer package in /pub/next/submissions/VertexEval.tar. Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software (orders 800-333-4845). SUMMARY: Vertex Software announces Vertex Librarian 1.1, an upgrade to 1.0. The upgrade is free to all registered users. The demo version on sonata.cc.purdue.edu has also been updated. _____________________________________________________________________ XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer For more information: Debbie Karako Vertex Software voice: 412-931-7600 fax: 412-931-4429 e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com NeXT Mail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com Vertex Librarian Developer: Add Sophisticated Text Management to Your NeXTSTEP Application Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 14, 1992) -- Vertex Software is happy to announce Version 1.0 of Vertex Librarian Developer, a programming library for adding sophisticated text search, retrieval, and management functionality to your NeXTstep application. Vertex Librarian Developer is the text engine used in Vertex's flagship product, Vertex Librarian for NeXTSTEP. The ability to manage text-based information is essential for many of today's mission critical applications. Vertex Librarian Developer provides this ability in a form suitable for embedding in your NeXTSTEP application. Vertex Librarian Developer's powerful text-based information management functionality far exceeds the capabilities of the NeXTstep Indexing Kit. Vertex Librarian Developer (VLD) is capable of managing huge collections of text-based information. VLD's efficient indexing and advanced querying capabilities provide your application and it's users instant access to critical information. VLD's full multi-user network integrity allows your applications to seamlessly share information among multiple users across a network. VLD's flexible thesaurus technology provides a powerful method of capturing and applying the knowledge of your users to the task of managing their information. Using the thesaurus, your application can automatically classify new information and find existing information based on what your users say is important to them. VLD's typed hypertext facility lets users of your application navigate documents in a more flexible manner. VLD's document structure (pattern) analysis facility provides the ability to automatically extract information from structured full text sources, such as e-mail, forms, or SGML-based documents. VLD allows you to attach arbitrary attribute/value pairs to documents, useful for recording and accessing documents based on properties external to the documents themselves, such as author, date received, etc. Here is a small sampling of the many possible applications of Vertex Librarian Developer: - managing e-mail and newsfeeds, including automatic classification and routing of incoming information - embedding text retrieval and/or hypertext in a word processor - developing workgroup applications - document assembly - providing robust on-line documentation for your applications - electronic publishing/hypertext authoring SUMMARY: Vertex Librarian Developer, a powerful text management programming library, is available immediately from Vertex Software (orders 800-333-4845). _____________________________________________________________________ XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP For more info contact: Cliff Baltzley Phone: 505-345-4800 Email: info@stone.com S T O N E D E S I G N S H I P S R E A L I T Y 3D Reality - the easy 3D Modeler for NeXTSTEP ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - Stone Design shipped 3D Reality(TM) today, a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and flexibility. Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture. Below is where a demo copy of 3D Reality is now available via ftp: SITE PATH FILE cs.orst.edu pub/next/submissions 3DReality.tar unmvax.cs.unm.edu pub/stone 3DReality.tar _____________________________________________________________________ XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement New Discounts for MathTensor Advanced Tensor Analysis for Mathematica From: MathSolutions (mathtensor@wri.com) MathSolutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are now offering educational discount pricing for MathTensor to faculty, students, and researchers in universities outside the USA. In addition, we are increasing the discount for academic users in the United States. For details, please contact us at: MathSolutions, Inc. PO Box 16175 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 USA Phone and FAX: 919-967-9853 Email: mathtensor@wri.com This offer replaces all previous discounts and is subject to change without notice. To obtain discounts, purchases must be made before the end of 1992. [Please pass this information on to colleagues with an interest in tensor analysis.] _____________________________________________________________________ XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations For more info on FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations, contact: (1) FORTRAN-90 compiler for NeXT: Tom Ryan Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc. 1400 Opus Place, Suite 200 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-5702 Phone: (708) 971-2337 Fax: (708) 971-2706 E-mail: ryan@nag.com (2) FORTRAN-77/Object-Oriented compiler: Patti Reich Absoft Corporation 2781 Bond Street Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 Phone: (313) 853-0095 E-mail: absoft!ltljoe!psr@uu.psi.com _____________________________________________________________________ XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping A demo copy of SBook 3.0 has been placed in pub/next/submissions on the FTP archive servers: sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu. Existing 2.0 users can use version 3.0 with your 2.0 license strings. SBook 3.0 is completely compatiable with version 2.0 and offers these improvements: * Even friendlier user interface. * Full support for all rectangular Avery and 3M labels. * Export to 3.0's fax lists, Mail.app alias lists. * QuickFAX window. * Full drag&drop support of text, fonts, and SBook entries. * Imports SpeedDEX files. * Better demo mode * Improved performance * Entry locking * File locking * Ability to open files read-only. * Smarter import. * Smarter smart-sort. Have you tried SBook? For ordering information, contact: orders@next.cambridge.ma.us _____________________________________________________________________ XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems SANDY, Utah, October 26, 1992--Doberman Systems today announced the first release of the Simulation Kit, the first collection of objects specifically developed for continuous system modeling and simulation on the NeXT computer. Coupled with the NeXTSTEP application development environment, the Simulation Kit provides the ideal context for developing and analyzing object-oriented simulations. Unlike traditional methods, where the model to be simulated is programmed procedurally from derived equations, the object-oriented approach is implemented directly from a block diagram representation of the system. Both academic and commercial users will find the Simulation Kit to be a powerful yet easy-to-use tool for modeling, analyzing, and teaching linear and nonlinear continuous systems, numerical integration, and the numerical solution of differential equations. Typical application areas are numerical analysis, engineering systems (e.g. mechanical, electrical, thermodynamic, and chemical), and control systems. The Simulation Kit is composed of seven primary Objective-C classes: ActiveProcess, Clock, Composite, Expression, Process, Signal, and Simulation. Simulations are modeled by connecting processes together with signals. More complex subsystems can be grouped together into composite processes, which may then be manipulated and used as a single process. In addition to the seven core classes are 15 examples of commonly-used clocks and processes, as well as four example simulations, which all include full documentation and source code. These may be used as guides for the development of new clocks, processes, and simulations. A typical use of the Simulation Kit can be illustrated by simulating the motion of an automobile. The car's acceleration is determined by the pressure applied to the accelerator by the driver, the slope of the road (which depends on the location of the car), and the car's drag (which increases with the vehicle's speed). It is known that the car's location and speed may be obtained by successively integrating its acceleration. From this information, a block diagram composed of integrator, gain, and summer blocks can be easily assembled. These process blocks and the signals that connect them are implemented by Simulation Kit objects which are organized in the same fashion as the block diagram. Information such as the car's position, velocity, and acceleration may then be output as the car moves through its virtual environment. This approach to modeling provides greater insight and intuition into the behavior of the system and allows simple and rapid modification of the simulation. The Simulation Kit employs several advanced features that are unavailable in other simulation packages. Multiple clocks allow simulations to contain fast and slow subsystems. Process prioritization permits fine control over the execution of the simulation for techniques such as cascaded integrations. The Simulation Kit is available now from Doberman Systems for US $399 (US$99 academic). The product is distributed on a single NeXT-compatible floppy disk and consists of the object library, indexed header files, full on-line documentation, and fully-documented example source code. Technical support is available by telephone and electronic mail directly from Doberman Systems. A demonstration version of the Simulation Kit is available from major Internet archives. Doberman Systems was launched in 1992 to develop hardware and software solutions for the NeXT series of professional workstations. The firm is committed to providing the highest quality products and services for NeXT users and developers worldwide. Doberman Systems, the Doberman logo, and Simulation Kit are trademarks of Doberman Systems. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. -- Mike Panzitta Doberman Systems doberman!mike@uunet.uu.net (NeXTMail) _____________________________________________________________________ XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College From: Chuck Fleming Subject: Distributed Objects Mini-Example Greetings from Allegheny College, I've written a mini-example (a server and a client) that illustrates the use of Distributed Objects. Basically the server application can send images to its clients and select which client should be active. The active client can control a pointing marker with its mouse and move it around in an image that it has received from the server. The server and other clients will see the same moving pointer in the same image on their screens. Lots of nifty features remain to be added, but I thought I would make this version available while it is still small and hopefully easy to follow. At Allegheny we suspect that this type of application might replace the need for an overhead projection unit at least in our NeXT labs. At the very least applications like this will stimulate classroom discussions. In addition to illustrating how to write a distributed objects application, other features of interest in this mini-example are - 1) How to drag a file from the WorkspaceManager into a view. This is how images to be sent to clients are selected by the server. Just drag a file from the File Viewer into the preview window. 2) How to use the NetInfoKit to get the real name of a user. When a client gets added to the servers list, we want to know the real name of the user. 3) How to use an NXData object. We have to send the NXBitmapImageRep data to our clients. This is done most easily with an NXData object. The complete source code can be obtained via anonymous ftp from pellns.alleg.edu. Look for Server.tar.Z and Client.tar.Z in /pub/3.0/Source/Multidisciplinary. There is also a diagram illustrating how the objects in these applications talk to each other. I hope you find this useful. Regards, Chuck cfleming@alleg.edu _____________________________________________________________________ XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers Open offer to NeXT Developers: NeXT Registered Developers that would like to include scanner support within their products, please contact HSD. We'll provide the HSD Scanner Toolkit (royalty-free), documentation and a direct support contact who will help you integrate support for HSD scanners into your application. When your application is ready to ship, HSD will provide marketing assistance by notifying our installed base of scanner customers that your application is now available. HSD has the largest installed base of any company selling scanners on the NeXT platform which provides a large, focused target market that you can reach quickly to sell your products to. HSD will also consider "bundling" your application, co-marketing or promotional arrangements. If you would like to receive the HSD Scanner Toolkit or have any questions, please contact me (David W. Peter - dpeter@hsd.com) directly. Sincerely, David W. Peter dpeter@hsd.com (NeXTmail) (800) 828-5522 (415) 964-1400 _____________________________________________________________________ XIX. Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP For more info contact: Cliff Baltzley Phone: 505-345-4800 info@stone.com S T O N E D E S I G N S H I P S V A L I S S H A D E R S ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - The VALIS Group announces the availability of all six volumes of their VG Shaders through Stone Design for use with Stone's new NeXT RenderMan modeler - 3D Reality. VG Shaders are applied to an object or shape within 3D Reality and rendered with RenderMan. The shader itself is a small mathematical program controlled by the user to create unique looking surfaces simply by changing parameters from within the 3D Reality program. 3D Reality(TM) is a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and flexibility. Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture. "3D Reality is the premier visualization and design tool for NeXT users. 3D Reality provides artists and designers with an intuitive and graphical interface to the power of VG Shaders and RenderMan on the NeXT platform. Most importantly, its modeling capabilities create high quality objects in the RIB format; a critical aspect of making 3D pictures look photorealistic," Rose Ann Alspektor, CEO, The VALIS Group. "We are pleased to announce the availability of the entire VALIS line of shaders directly from Stone Design. They make it easy to create professional photorealistic pictures using 3D Reality," commented Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design. "The VALIS group is committed to providing state of the art shaders to the rendering world, and we are proud to be distributing their tools." The VALIS Group is currently the leading supplier of shaders on the Macintosh, PC/DOS and NeXT platforms. The six volumes are: Volume 1-Product Design/Architecture Volume 2-Architecture: Interior Desing Volume 3-Architecture: Exterior Design Volume 4-Illustration: Spectral/Splotch Voluem 5-Illustration: Mondo/Hide Volume 6-Illustration: Painted Chipped/Blistered/Peeling & Brushed Metals Shipping with 3D Reality are two complementary VALIS shaders, Bumpy Glass and Wood Veneer. These shaders are totally parameterized, and can be set up interactively from within the Reality program. The VALIS Group, of Pt. Richmond, California, provides professional tools for digital picture making across many platforms. Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of business and design productivity applications for NeXTSTEP computers. (505) 345-4800. info@stone.com # # # 3D Reality and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. VG Shaders is a trademark of the VALIS Group. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. _____________________________________________________________________ XX. Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development and Support Engineers Location: North America (Northeast, Midwest, West, Canada) AUSTIN, TEXAS - November 12, 1992 - Pencom Software is tripling its staff of NeXT engineers to facilitate the team specifically dedicated to serving both developers and end user organizations equipped with workstations from NeXT Computer, Inc. Already a NeXT-authorized systems integrator as well as a registered NeXT software developer, Pencom is expanding the service to capitalize on the growth NeXT has recently experienced. "Pencom has been involved with NeXT on many levels -- as a customer, a product developer and as a co-bidder on several projects," said Ed Taylor, President of Pencom Software. "We are excited to embark upon a whole new relationship with NeXT through our expanded services." Pencom Software is a division of Pencom Systems Incorporated, a New York-based firm providing software engineering and manpower resources to Fortune 500 companies and leading computer firms since 1973. Currently the largest recruiting firm specializing in the UNIX/Open Systems market, Pencom employs over 500 people and maintains a large heterogeneous network of workstations including more than 50 NeXT machines. For more information, contact: Clint Tomlinson - Manager NeXT Recruiting Pencom Software 9050 Capital of Texas Highway North Austin, Texas 78759 Telephone: 512-343-1111 Fax: 512/346-6444 E-Mail: clint@pencom.com The following positions are available nationwide: Northeast 7 - Development Technical Leads * Strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience * Strong UNIX/C, database programming (Sybase, Oracle, Informix) * Experience with Objective-C, AppKit, Interface Builder * High level applications design and rapid prototyping in NeXT environment * Project/Technical lead experience * Good interpersonal skills (oral and written) * Technical support/OOP, OOD methodology transfer capabilities * 6 to 10 years computer industry experience 1 - Jr. Technical Support Engineer * NeXT/UNIX System Administration background 2+ years * Some NeXTSTEP/C programming experience * Phone/customer support experience a plus * NFS, NetInfo, or NIS a plus 1 - Configuration Manager * Utilities, tools, SCCS, CASE, experience * UNIX/C programming experience * Ability to evaluate and choose 3rd party tools/utilities * Technical marketing a plus 1 - System Administrator * NeXT/Sun/UNIX system administration experience * Network Management background * Objective-C or C++ experience * Background in a heterogeneous systems environment a must 1 - Software Engineer * NeXT/UNIX application software development * Samming experience * 5 to 8 years experience 1 - Jr. Software Engineer (same requirements as Software Engineer listed above) * 2 to 5 years experience Mid-West 1 - Senior Systems Engineer * Provide NeXT applications development and support assistance * Project Management/Project Lead experience * Very strong interpersonal skills, technical marketing experience a plus * Tech transfer of OOD, OOP methodologies * NeXTSTEP, Appkit, DBKit, Objective-C or C++ * 6 to 10 years experience West 1 - Technical Support Engineer * Level 2 Support For Developers Hot-line * UNIX/NeXT software development experience * AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit, Objective-C or C++ * Phone/Customer support background a plus * 4 to 6 years development experience 1 - Systems Administrator * Strong SADM skills (NeXT, Sun, or RS/6000) to provide sadm and network support via phone and E-mail * NeXTSTEP, AppKit, Objective-C or C++ * DBKit a big plus * 3 to 5 years experience Canada 3 - NeXT Contract Engineers * strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience * strong UNIX, Objective-C, C++ programming * AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit experience preferred * 6 to 10 years experience More positions available soon!! _____________________________________________________________________ XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software Location: East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions and San Diego Please reply with a resume and cover letter to: Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages Pages Software Inc. 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92124 EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com FAX: 619-492-9124 Pages is looking to fill three high viability positions with qualified candidates who share our vision: 1) Channel Marketing Manager 2) Southern Regional Sale Manager 3) Eastern Region Sale Manager Pages' object-based technology takes word processing, desktop publishing and presentations a step further - seamlessly integrating them into an easy-to-use and extremely powerful package. We believe that our product will yield solutions for addressing the requirements of the organization, projecting a uniform image through documents, and saving vast amount of time for the user. Channel Marketing Manager We believe that there is an excellent opportunity to create a new distribution channel where NeXT and Pages resellers will add value; as creators of NeXT Mission Critical Custom Applications and Pages Design Models. Since we believe the key to our product distribution is in creating a very strong indirect channel, we are looking to fill a Channel Manager position with a seasoned software channel professional. The Pages Channel Manager position is not for the faint-hearted, or for someone looking for OJT. We require 3-5 years experience, and documented success in publishing software sales and marketing. NeXT experience is a plus. The Channel Manager will be responsible for building the Pages distribution channels, creating channel programs, and recommending strategies for introducing Pages products to the market. The position will be based in San Diego, and report to the Director of Sales and Marketing. Regional Sales Managers Pages is also looking to fill the field position(s) of Regional Sales Manager for the East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions. The RSM will be responsible for representing Pages in strategic accounts, working closely with Pages Resellers, developing regional sales plans and strategies, and providing sales seminars and early stage sales training, as well as staffing trade shows. It will be the responsibility of the RSM to build Pages' installed base within their region, and to staff and manage the region as required. The successful candidate will have 3-5 years software sales management experience with a proven track record of building a software sales organization. Both NeXT and Publishing/word processing software sales experience are desirable. Compensation will have a strong incentive component. Please reply with a resume and cover letter to: Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com FAX: 619-492-9124 Pages Software Inc 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92124 Pages Software Inc is an EOE. No phone calls will be accepted. All responses will be strictly confidential. _____________________________________________________________________ XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago Contact: Jon Tegethoff Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 400 West Erie St. Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312)587-2000 Email: jet@its.com Information Technology Solutions, Inc. is a consulting firm offering the following services to a prestigious list of clients: A. Custom Object Oriented Programming B. Network installation and management C. Training (Introductory through NeXT developer camp) We are rapidly expanding and have a number of openings currently available. Although our focus is NeXT we also install and manage Novell LANs. The following postions are currently available: 1. NeXT OOP Programmer (Experienced): Requirements: - B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience. - Strong working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++. - Significant knowledge of NeXT object-oriented methodology including AppKit and DBKit. 2. NeXT OOP Programmer (Entry Level): Requirements: - B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience. - Working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++. - Knowledge of object-oriented methodology. - Desire to learn - General working knowledge of the NeXT interface Please send me e-mail as to which position you are applying for, a resume and any information you believe will help you get the job. We also respond to phone calls and even "heaven forbid" land mail Thank you in advance. Jon Tegethoff Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 400 West Erie St. Chicago, IL 60610 (312)587-2000 jet@its.com Information Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer _____________________________________________________________________ XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C) Professional Services Company seeks programmer/analyst for Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area work location. UNIX, C++, Oracle, Object Oriented Concepts, & GUIs experience. Development on NeXT computers a plus. Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers. Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Build state-of-the-art information systems that make a difference! Please send resume to... HR Tech Svcs Div. P.O. Box 231 Fairfax, Virginia 22030-0231. EOE M/V/D/V. _____________________________________________________________________ XXIV. Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers Product Development Manager - Document Engine & Stylist The Document Engine is Archetype's hot new product for the NeXT machine. The Document Engine provides a framework for third-party developers to rapidly create powerful publishing applications (ie. page layout, word processing, form packages). The DE is being developed on the NeXT machine, and is designed to be ported to other popular platforms, including Windows and Macintosh. Stylist is Archetype's high-powered page layout application, which is being built on the Document Engine. Archetype is looking for a talented individual to join our team to provide product management for both the Document Engine and Stylist projects. The Product Manager for Document Engine and Stylist projects will be a team leader accountable to the Executive VP of Engineering for the development and quality of all aspects of the Archetype Document Engine and the Stylist page layout program for the NeXT. The Product Manager will ensure the creation of high-quality, innovative, useful and productive end-user products that fulfill the needs of our customers. The Product Manager will be accountable for the engineering, quality assurance, documentation, and shipping of both products. The Product Manager will work closely with the Engineering team to develop goals and workable schedules from the desired feature list. The Document Engine and Stylist projects are innovative, and on aggressive time schedules. The Product Manager will coordinate engineering, quality assurance and documentation resources to ensure that the goals of the projects are met on time. The Product Manager will work with the team to produce results. The Product Manager will be accountable for administering and coordinating beta programs for both the Document Engine and Stylist, handle customer inquiries, comments and criticisms, and return valuable customer feedback into the design of the projects. The Product Manager must be technical and well-grounded in development techniques, but will not be directly involved with the code itself. Requisite experience: Managed projects that have successfully launched a shrink-wrap application. At least 3 years experience with production of shrink-wrap software. Excellent organizational and managerial skills. A proven result producer in the area of software development. Experience with the Publishing Industry a plus. Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com QA and Support Manager ---------------------- Archetype is an expanding company that is meeting the high quality demands of today's shrink-wrap software market. Archetype is looking for a person to ensure that that level of quality exists in all shipping products, from the product itself to the documentation and final packaging. This position requires serious experience with shrink wrap software products, knowledge and hands on experience in both the Microsoft Windows 3.0 and Unix environments (specifically NeXT). This person needs a good working knowledge commonly used publishing applications, excellent organizational and communication skills. Managing the Quality Assurance Department requires an ability to prioritize and sort bug reports, organizing testers to perform effectively, and working closely with Engineering to quickly resolve problems. The day to day responsibilities will include: - organizing and streamlining the test effort - creating test suites to automate QA - leading regression testing - interface with product managers/engineers for bug resolution - tracking bugs - supervising software builds and maintaining source code control system for shrink wrap and OEM shipped versions - producing release packages of software - working with documentation staff to produce accurate documentation Requisite experience: Three or more years leading/participating in a QA organization with emphasis on shrink-wrap products, particularly Desktop Publishing. Mac or Windows experience a must. Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com Archetype, Inc. ------------------ Archetype is a fast growing company in the Boston area, producing innovative and productive software for the world. Along with its revolutionary Document Engine, Archetype produces a page layout application under Windows called Archetype Designer, and a OPI-spooler & Graphics management system called InterSep. Archetype 100 Fifth Avenue Waltham MA, 02154 voice: 617/890-7544 fax: 617/890-3661 e-mail: info@archetype.prospect.com _____________________________________________________________________ XXV. Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project "Going for the Gold with NeXT" - series of projects for rowing education, analysis, and timing. Projects include result reporting for speed-order races, national championships, and national team trials; The Race Visualizer, a multimedia race simulator; Speed and Spacing, an application for determining predicted speed and required spacing for races; and The Rowing Calculator, a system that lets coaches and athletes explore the relationships among the variables that effect races. Status: under development. Geoffrey S. Knauth Coxswain for Heavyweight Men's Sweeps Boston Rowing Center (617) 426-7550 x451 geoff@bos.camex.com _____________________________________________________________________ XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips NeXTwatch(TM) would to announce a call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 tips. If you have any neat tips, techniques, power-user tricks, or suggestions on how to make life on NeXTSTEP 3.0 easier or faster, please send them to . We are offering a small prize to anyone whose suggestion is printed in our next issue. We will give you a free copy of NeXTwatch or an extra issue added to your subscription. (We'd like to offer more, but as a small company...) More importantly, however, think of the fame and fortune that you will achieve if your hint is published! Once again, that e-mail address is: nextwatch@skylee.com (NeXTmail OK) _____________________________________________________________________ end of issue 5.8