[NPL] ACTION Menus: the successor to Now Menus
For Immediate Release
Power On Software Ships ACTION Menus
Powerful Utility Offers Virtually Unlimited Customization of Menus Makings
Macintosh Computers Faster and Easier to Use
Columbus, Ohio - October 19, 1999 -- Power On Software announced today the
release of ACTION Menus, its eagerly awaited successor to Now Menus, the
best selling menu utility of all time. The completely new utility offers a
degree of customization and configurability that elevates Macintosh power
to a new level. By enabling users to create and customize menus that can be
configured for their most frequently used files, folders, applications, and
volumes, Mac users can work the way they want to, not the way someone else
thinks is best. ACTION Menus is the latest in the ACTION Utility suite and
offers seamless integration with its award-winning siblings: ACTION Files,
ACTION GoMac, and ACTION WYSIWYG.
Features of ACTION Menus include the following:
* Addition of custom menus that include a Recent Applications...
[NPL] Troi Serial Plug-In for FileMaker Pro 5
Troi Automatisering Releases Troi Serial Plug-In 2.0 for FileMaker Pro 5
New ready-to-use Plug-in lets wide array of devices--from weight scales to
credit card swipes--to work directly with FileMaker Pro 5 databases
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, October 18, 1999--Troi Automatisering
today announced the release of Troi Serial Plug-in 2.0, for FileMaker Pro 5
both on Mac OS and Windows.
This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro easy and powerful access to one (or more)
of the computer's serial ports and works completely cross platform. The
plug-in can read from and write to the serial ports of the computer
directly from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application.
Peter Baanen, company president, states that "The release of FileMaker Pro
5 gave databases ActiveX support on the Windows platform. The Serial
plug-in uses ActiveX and Apple Events on the Mac to get incoming data into
the database. This makes for a really elegant cross-platform
implementation!"
New control function...
[MD1] Troi Serial Plug-in 2.0 for FileMaker Pro 5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Serial Plug-in 2.0 for FileMaker Pro 5
New ready-to-use Plug-in lets wide array of devices--from weight scales to
credit card swipes--to work directly with FileMaker Pro 5 databases
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, October 18, 1999--Troi Automatisering
today announced the release of Troi Serial Plug-in 2.0, for FileMaker Pro 5
both on Mac OS and Windows.
This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro easy and powerful access to one (or more)
of the computer's serial ports and works completely cross platform. The
plug-in can read from and write to the serial ports of the computer
directly from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application.
Peter Baanen, company president, states that "The release of FileMaker Pro
5 gave databases ActiveX support on the Windows platform. The Serial
plug-in uses ActiveX and Apple Events on the Mac to get incoming data into
the database.
This makes for a really elegant cross-platform implementation!"...
[MD1] ZipCenter for 4D
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Automated Solutions Group Announces the distribution of ZipCenter
4D Summit Conference: Chicago, IL, - October 7, 1999: Automated Solutions
Group today announced that it has obtained the distribution rights to
ZipCenter.
About ZipCenter
===============
ZipCenter is a 4th Dimension plug-in that provides useful ZIP Code
functionality such as ZIP Code lookups, and distance calculations. The
package includes quick start sample code, and an accurate database of over
42,000 ZIP Codes for every location in the US complete with related
location data.
ZipCenter can save you time and money by increasing data entry speed and
accuracy. This is an incredible productivity tool for anyone who has to
enter address data into a 4D application. ZipCenter dramatically reduces
the number of data entry errors that occur when entering addresses into 4D.
People naturally think of the world geographically, with ZipCenter you can
present your existing data in a new straightforward manner...
[MD1] ASG Programming 4th Dimension Book/CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Automated Solutions Group Announces the distribution of Programming 4th
Dimension Book/CD
4D Summit Conference, Chicago, IL - October 7, 1999: Automated Solutions
Group today announced that it will be the exclusive reseller for worldwide
distribution of Programming 4th Dimension: The Ultimate Guide by David
Adams and Dan Beckett.
Programming 4th Dimension: The Ultimate Guide is a complete 4D toolkit with
code and text for beginning and expert 4D Developers. Learn to master ACI's
4th Dimension. Everything from field types and relations to compiler
methods and resources is covered in detail and accompanied by expert tips,
step-by-step instructions, and real-world advice.
The cross platform CD ROM includes:
* Code libraries containing ready-to use source code including an error
manager, a distributed processing manager, a saved set manager, and a
transaction manager.
* Documented example databases that demonstrate the implementation of
advanced techniques such as...
[MD1] Authorware 5.1
MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES AUTHORWARE 5.1
Upgrade of leading authoring software for training applications adds
support for Flash 4 and QuickTime 4, new compact Web Player and Macintosh
playback
San Francisco, Calif. October 18, 1999 Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR)
today announced Macromedia Authorware 5.1, an upgrade to its authoring
software for deploying learning applications for the Web, networks and
CD-ROM. Authorware 5.1 adds support for leading multimedia and Web media
formats, new delivery capabilities and an enhanced, more productive user
interface. Key new features include support for Macromedia Flash 4,
Macintosh delivery, and a new, smaller player for streaming delivery over
the Web. The upgrade is free for registered users of Macromedia Authorware
5.
Authorware is the leading authoring environment for creating interactive,
rich-media learning applications. It enables training developers,
instructional designers and subject matter experts to create online
learning applications...
[NPL] Sonnet Drops Prices on G3 Upgrades
October 18, 1999
SONNET DROPS PRICES ON G3 UPGRADES
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - October 18,1999. Sonnet Technologies, Inc. the leading
manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple Macintosh
computers, drops prices by as much as 17% on G3 processor upgrades. With
such aggressive price reductions, Sonnet Technologies continues to lead the
market with the best price/performance standard for G3 processor upgrades.
Sonnets new lower prices are as follows:
Crescendo G3/PCI 300/1M $349.95 (was $399.95)
Crescendo G3/PCI 333/1M $399.95 (was $449.95)
Crescendo G3/PCI 400/1M $499.95 (was $599.95)
Crescendo G3/PCI 466/1M $699.95 (was $799.95)
The above cards are compatible with the following Macintosh models:
- Power Mac 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8515, 8600, 9500, 9515, 9600
- Workgroup Server 7350, 8550, 9650
- Power Computing PowerCenter, PowerCenter Pro, PowerTower, PowerTower
Pro, PowerWave, PowerCurve
- UMAX J700/S900
- DayStar Genesis 360, 400, 528, 600, 720, 800, 900, 932...
[NPL] ACI US Opens the Door to Developers for Under $100
October 18, 1999. San Jose, CA.
ACI US Opens the Door to Developers for Under $100
ACI US, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension (4D) RAD/RDBMS Environment,
announced today that it is making the standard edition of its flagship
product, 4th Dimension Version 6.5 available for $99 USD. This limited time
offer for new customers residing in the U.S. and Latin America allows
developers the opportunity to purchase the advanced development technology
of 4th Dimension for less than $100.
"Over the last few weeks we have been receiving so much interest from
frustrated small developers," states Brendan Coveney, President, ACI US.
"We are making this offer available to show the small developer community
that ACI US values this market segment and wishes to provide these
developers with a new home where they are appreciated and valued."
4D offers developers a powerful, multi-threaded, rapid, web application
development environment. Projects developed with 4D can be migrated to a
Client-Server...
[MD1] Valentina Web Competitive Upgrade for FileMaker Pro Owners
Valentina Web Competitive Upgrade for FileMaker Pro Owners
LIMITED TIME OFFER FOR ULTRA-FAST DATABASE, APPLESCRIPT WEB CONNECTIVITY
October 15, 1999. Beaverton, Oregon. Paradigma Software and Vampire
Software today announced limited time, two week competitive upgrade offers
for FileMaker Pro users, allowing them to purchase the fast, MacOS based
Valentina 1.5, and Vampire Software's OpenForm plug-in for web servers, for
$49.
Valentina 1.5 is a powerful, 'object-relational' database application which
allows scripters to create and automate databases using Apple Computer's
system level scripting technology, AppleScript. Valentina 1.5 incorporates
a visual database browser for easy creation of object-oriented databases.
Valentina 1.5 allows use of scripts which embed SQL syntax.
Valentina 1.5 is one member of the Valentina product family, based on the
powerful Valentina database kernel. Paradigma also sells developer kits
allowing the creation of database-oriented applications, including...
[NPL] BackJack online backup and recovery service
MARKDALE, Ontario, Canada - Synectics Business Solutions, Inc. today
released new pricing (www.backjack.com/pricing.html) for BackJack, it's
online backup and recovery service. BackJack is a Macintosh-based online
backup solution which enables users to get their critical Mac files backed
up and offsite - securely, cost effectively and conveniently. Launched in
early 1998, BackJack continues to be the only complete service of its kind
for Mac users. This new pricing confirms the company's commitment to
provide the most advanced online backup technology at the fairest price
possible for a wide range of Macintosh users.
Using the most sophisticated 128-bit CAST encryption technology available,
BackJack securely transfers and stores data via the Internet. Backup
operations are completely automated to execute at the most convenient times
and provide efficient use of computer operations. Archiving and revision
options are available to accommodate the need for historical data. Free
recovery...
[NPL] RumorMill 1.2.2
Perth, Western Australia -- 14 Oct 1999 -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd,
today announced the release of version 1.2.2 of RumorMill, its shareware
Mac OS News (NNTP) server.
Download URL: ftp://ftp.stairways.com/stairways
Info URL: http://www.stairways.com/rumormill
What is RumorMill?
RumorMill is a news (NNTP) server. The News protocol is ideally suited to
public discussion, and RumorMill is designed to make it easy to create (and
remove) local or shared Newsgroups. RumorMill (and other NNTP) servers can
easily be linked together to create a wide spanning communication network.
RumorMill is ideal for business groups, schools, universities and any one
else who is interested in a simple, scalable and widely supported means of
providing group discussion. RumorMill can easily mix USENET newsgroups with
local or off-site newsgroups which can be selectively pulled or fed from
multiple servers.
RumorMill can be Remotely Administered, supports Newswatcher Prefs and
Newsrc files and it has a...
[NPL] Photoshop Plugin for Landsat 7 and other HDF Data
FORTNER SOFTWARE RELEASES NEW ADOBE PHOTOSHOP PLUG-IN FOR ACCESSING LANDSAT
7 AND OTHER SCIENCE DATA
Fortner Software provides low cost plug-in for seamless imports of science
and remote sensing data into Adobe Photoshop
Sterling, VA - October 13, 1999 -- Fortner Software announced today the
availability of the Version 2 of the HDF Import Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
for online purchase and download. "Terabytes of data are available on-line
in the HDF format. The recent release of Landsat 7 data by USGS adds to
this mountain of potential information. Fortner Software's goal is to make
this data accessible to anyone," said Ted Meyer, Chief Technology Officer.
"The HDF Photoshop Plug-in provides an affordable way for any user to
access data and use Photoshop's filters and color manipulation to analyze
data from a variety of science disciplines."
The Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) is a scientific data format widely used
by NASA and research labs worldwide. HDF was developed by the...
[MD1] REALbasic 2.1a20
REAL Software is pleased to announce the latest development release of
REALbasic 2.1a20. These alpha releases are for testing purposes only and
are not considered the current release of REALbasic. Projects saved in
alpha releases of 2.1 cannot be opened in REALbasic 2.0.2. You should not
use alpha releases for mission-critical development.
* [Bug] Win32 Format now handles exponents
* [Bug] Win32 CDbl, CStr and Format now use correct separators on foreign
language systems
* [Bug] Floating windows implemented for Win32
* [Bug] Line controls update correctly on Win32
* [Bug] Date class properties update correctly on Win32
* Dragging pictures implemented for Win32
REAL Software, Inc.
PMB #220
3300 Bee Caves Road
Suite 650
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 263-1233 phone
(512) 263-1441 fax
http://www.realsoftware.com
[NPL] PageNOW! E-Mail Gateway 1.0
After several months of development, during which we received some
fantastic feedback and feature requests (most of which we implemented!),
PageNOW! E-Mail Gateway for MacOS is now available!
The PageNOW! E-Mail Gateway provides a link between email addresses and
pagers or digital phones. The gateway simply checks internet email
addresses, and relays any messages found to the designated pager or phone.
The gateway can be used with email accounts on an in-house email server, or
those on an internet service provider - you can even mix and match.
The gateway can be used in many ways! Just two examples are:
1) Use the gateway to check existing accounts for email (myname@isp.com),
and send just part of the message (such as sender and subject), and leave
the mail on the server for later retrieval.
2) Create pager-specific accounts that are meant to send the entire message
directly to the pager. Create accounts such as page_linda@company.com or
linda@pagers.company.com to make it easy for...
[NPL] Newer Announces 500MHz G3, Price Cuts, and G4 Pricing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Newer Technology Announces 500MHz G3 Processor Upgrades, Price Cuts, G4 Pricing
Customers can save as much as $100 on the most popular G3 upgrades
WICHITA, Kan-October 12, 1999-Newer Technology, Inc. the original developer
of third party Power Macintosh processor upgrades, today announces a new
MAXpowr G3 500MHz upgrade as well as price cuts on a number of MAXpowr G3
upgrades. Pricing and shipping for MAXpowr G4 upgrades has been updated. In
addition, a limited number of speeds will no longer be produced.
The new 500MHz G3 processor from IBM uses a 10X bus multiple which allows
Power Macs to be upgraded to 500MHz. (The 10X bus multiple multiplied by
the maximum stock bus speed of 50MHz gives a top CPU clock speed of
500MHz.) The 500MHz G3 processor has taken over the high end of the MAXpowr
G3 product line, replacing the 466MHz. The 500MHz MAXpowr G3 processor is
designed for the 7300-9600 as well as UMAX and Power Computing models. The
MAXpowr G3-G3 500MHz...
[NPL] RagTime 5.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
All-in-One Page Layout, Spreadsheet and Drawing Features Make RagTime 5 the
"Swiss Army Knife" of Business Publishing and a MS Office Assassin!
Clearwater, FL -- October 12, 1999 /Xpress Press/ -- ComGrafix, Inc.
announces the U.S. release of RagTime 5.0 for Windows and Macintosh.
RagTime is the "Swiss Army Knife" of office software. It is the only
business publishing application that allows users to create spreadsheets,
annual reports; generate catalogues and price lists; perform calculations,
and display them in graphical form using one program. Over 250,000 users
worldwide rely on RagTime for professional business publishing.
RagTime's key features include seamless integration of spreadsheet data
with page layout templates (no importing or cut and pasting). Intelligent
templates help simplify repetitive tasks and share information
company-wide. Mail merge features allow users to personalize documents for
each individual recipient.
RagTime is also a fully...
[NPL] MacD 1.0: New Way to Access Folders
Antoine Beyeler proudly announces the release of MacD 1.0
MacD is a new way to access your folders.
Press a shortcut key and type any folder's first letters in the displayed
dialog box, and the chosen folder's window will appear. In case of
ambiguity, MacD shows you a list where you can choose the folder you want
to open.
All is done to provide a quick, mouseless access to any of your folders
without preliminary manual configuration. It is the perfect complement to
the Apple Menu, contextual menus or any toolbar application. Use one of
them to open your Documents or Applications folder, and MacD to open that
hidden folder you never thought you would have to look at or one of these
hundreds of folders you need for your current project.
If it is particularly useful for developers and web designers since they
generally work with many directories, MacD is so easy to use that everyone
will want to have a look at it.
MacD features:
++ tremendously fast index based search engine
++...
[NPL] GIFWorks 3.0: a free "online" application
ANDOVER.NET LAUNCHES GIFWORKS 3.0;
FREE ONLINE WEB DESIGN APPLICATION BULKS UP
Over 20 New Effects and Editing Tools Added to Latest GIFWorks Release
ACTON, Mass.-October 12, 1999--Andover.Net (www.andover.net), the leading
Linux and IT destination, today announced GIFWorks 3.0. GIFWorks is a free
online application that allows Web builders to select, process and create
animations online with a standard Web browser-at absolutely no cost. Based
on the feedback and requests from hundreds of GIFWorks users who access the
application each month, Andover.Net developers have created 20 new visual
effects and over seven new editing tools to help Web designers spice up
their sites. For a demo of the power of GIFWorks 3.0 users can view the
Effects Gallery found in the GIFWorks 3.0 help menu. The Effects Gallery
shows just a fraction of the effects enabled by this unique application.
GIFWorks (www.gifworks.com) is one of the Internet's first free online
software applications that uses the Web...
[NPL] Vicomsoft's Enhanced DHCP Server with Remote Admin...
Vicomsoft Announces Enhanced DHCP Server with Remote Administration Module
Vicomsoft, a market leader in providing advanced communications servers for
TCP/IP networking and Internet connectivity announces the immediate
availability of version 6.5 of their DHCP Servers for both Windows 95/98/NT
and for MacOS 7/8/9.
This enhanced DHCP server now offers remote administration as an option,
allowing administrators to manage the server from anywhere on the LAN or
remotely over the Internet. For security, access to remote administration
uses encrypted password protection and additionally may be limited to
computers on the same LAN as the server, or to specified IP addresses, and
can be disabled when not required.
Additional features of the Vicomsoft DHCP Server include:
- Easy to install, use and maintain.
- No specialized certification or training required.
- Available in versions for both Windows 95, 98, NT and for MacOS.
- Can be run as a background service on Windows NT.
- Supports...
[NPL] Sonnet's Encore G4 Upgrades All Blue & White G3s
October 12, 1999
SONNET G4 UPGRADES ALL BLUE & WHITE G3s
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 12, 1999. Sonnet Technologies, Inc., the
leading manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple Macintosh
computers, announces that its Encore G4 processor upgrades are now
compatible with all versions of Blue&White G3 machines. The Sonnet card
ships with a software utility that will disable a G4 ROM block in the
Blue&White G3 computer if present.
Like Sonnet's Encore G3 products, Sonnet Encore G4 cards have the unique
ability to be installed in any Power Mac G3 without requiring any switch or
jumper change. In a Blue&White G3, the 400MHz Sonnet Encore hardware will
self-configure to run at 4x the 100MHz bus. In the G3 Desktop, Server, Mini
Tower, or All-in-one, the 400MHz Encore will auto-sense the 66 MHz bus and
configure itself to run at 6x bus speed.
The Encore G4 400/1M upgrade card will be available in November 1999 at an
estimated price of $999. The 450 and 500 MHz...
[NPL] PowerMail 2.4v7
PowerMail 2.4v7 now released to the public
We are pleased to announce that PowerMail version 2.4v7 has been released
in time for TELECOM '99 - Geneva, Switzerland. A 30 day demo version, which
can be upgraded at any time to a full release, is downloadable from:
http://powermail.simplenet.com/PowerMail_installer.hqx (4572k) or
http://powermail.simplenet.com/PowerMail_installer.bin (3363k)
A 2.4v7 updater is available for current owners of PowerMail 2.4v6 at:
http://powermail.simplenet.com/PowerMail_2.4v7_updater.hqx (583k) or
http://powermail.simplenet.com/PowerMail_2.4v7_updater.bin (430k)
Additional download sites, as well links to the French-language version of
the PowerMail installer are available from our home page at:
http://www.ctmdev.com/download.shtml
[NPL] PowerCalc 4.0
John Mauro Software is proud to announce the release of PowerCalc 4.0, one
of the most powerful and intuitive scientific calculators for Mac OS. It is
available for download from the John Mauro Software web site at:
http://cs.alfred.edu/~maurojc/software
Two new function palettes have been added to PowerCalc 4.0. The first
allows conversions among dozens of units for length, area, volume, time,
temperature, mass, force, pressure, energy, power, and speed. The second
new function palette lists over twenty constants commonly used for
scientific and engineering computations. Just select a constant from the
convenient popup menu and click "Input Constant" to input its value into
the calculator. Other functions palettes contain buttons for trigonometry,
probability, exponential, integer, bitwise, relational, and logical
operations.
Previous versions of PowerCalc could store four numbers in memory. Now with
version 4.0, up to 1000 values may be stored. Each value is easily
accessible...
[NPL] FoldersSynchronizer 1.2
Title: FoldersSynchronizer
Version: 1.2
Date: 08 October 1999
Platform: Macintosh
MacOS: 7.0.1 or higher
Category: Utility
Licence: Shareware
Author: Lorenzo Puleo
URL: http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/5/5e.html
Download for PPC at:
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/download/folderssync.sit (900Kb)
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/download/folderssync.hqx (1.2Mb)
Download FAT at:
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/download/folderssyncfat.sit (1.3Mb)
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/download/folderssyncfat.hqx (1.8Mb)
ScreenShots:
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/5/folderssyncs1.jpg
http://space.tin.it/arte/lpuleo/5/folderssyncs2.jpg
Description:
Utilities for Macintosh. Choose two folders and then they will be
synchronized exaclty. The old files will be replaced with the newest files
in both the directions. The new files (new entries) will be copied in both
the directions, as well as the new Folders. The old Folders will not
replaced entirely by the newer, as the Finder used to do, but...
[NPL] Storeys 1.5.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
- - Oct 8, 1999 - -
NEWS RELEASE:
==============
ProFunda is happy to announce the shipping of version 1.5.1 of its new 3-D
spreadsheet Storeys.
3D spreadsheet storeys is especially well-equipped for work with large sets
of data and handles sequential record keeping (such as monthly sales
statistics, financial plans, scientific - or patient records) much in the
same way as a database, but you still have the user friendliness you
normally find in a spreadsheet.
The new intuitive 3-D approach provides a new world of opportunities and
work in the 3rd dimension is turned into plain effectiveness.
Storeys 1.5.1 - IN SHORT:
=========================
1. New special third dimension provides better overview
when working in layers.
2. Creation of layers with e.g. names of the months with
a single mouse-click.
3. Calculate "through" more layers with a single mouse-click.
4. COPY contents of any number of specified layers
at the same time.
5. PASTE contents...
[NPL] USB X-Keys
For Immediate Release
Williamston, MI-October 1, 1999-P.I. Engineering, inventor of the Y-mouse
line of adapters and manufacturer of a full line of computer interface
products, is proud to announce USB X-Keys for Macintosh. This evolution of
the company's premiere line of programmable keyboard products represents
not only a cosmetic change, but also a dramatic engineering innovation.
"The iMac in some ways totally legitimized USB," said Michael Hetherington,
X-keys inventor and President of P.I. Engineering. "We've been committed to
USB since the spec was first defined. Producing product for the Macintosh
is a natural extension of that commitment."
Innovation
USB X-Keys for Macintosh is a fully programmable keypad that comes in two
distinctive flavors, a 20 key Desktop model and 58 key Pro model. Priced at
$99 and $129 respectively. Both models come packaged in special Macintosh
coordinating plastics and include MacOS USB drivers. More details are
available at the P.I Engineering web...
[NPL] OpenForm 1.1
OpenForm is a plug-in for any HTTP server compatible with the W*API 1.1
(like WebSTAR, AppleShare IP, WebTen or Quid Pro Quo), it is a new
revolutionary way to handle forms in your web pages. You don't need to buy
custom plug-ins or cgi to handle different types of web forms. With
OpenForm, you can save processor cycles and money: ONE plug-in for ALL your
needs.
OpenForm allows you to execute EVERY AppleScript script using the data from
the fields in your form page.
With OpenForm you can connect EVERY scriptable application to a form page,
so you can write ANY kind of form processing operation simply using
AppleScript.
For example, if you have a form page with two fields "myName" and
"myComment" and you want to save these fields to the file "feedback",
simply write a script like:
set my_data to myName & "\t" & myComment & "\r"
set the open_target_file to open for access the file "Feedback" with
write permission
write my_data to the open_target_file starting at eof
close...
[NPL] Vicomsoft Introduction to LAN Based Web Caching
Vicomsoft Introduction to LAN Based Web Caching
In response to user requests, Vicomsoft has published a two part
introduction to LAN Based Web Caching at:
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/webcaching1.html and
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/webcaching2.html
This document should be of help to those who use or plan to use web caching
server software and to those wishing to acquire a better understanding of
web caching in general. The LAN Based Web Caching document is part of the
KnowledgeShare library offering user oriented information.
KnowledgeShare information is also available on these subjects:
Network Address Translation:
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/nat.html
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/dhcp1.html
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line):
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/xdsl1.html
Email & Email Servers:
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/email.server.html
Cable...
[NPL] MDG's WS4D 3.1.1
MDG Ships WS4D/eCommerce 3.1.1 , Web Server 4D 3.1.1 , WS4D/Developer 3.1.1
and WS4D/Developer eCommerce 3.1.1
Bartlett, IL October 6, 1999 -- MDG Computer Services, Inc, a leading
developer of web and eCommerce tools for Macintosh and Windows, announced
today that it shipped version 3.1.1 of WS4D/eCommerce, its a single
application that includes a full featured web server, shopping carts,
storefronts, credit authorization, virtual domains, and database publishing.
WS4D/eCommerce 3.1.1 is a free upgrade for anyone running Web Server 4D
3.0/3.1.1 or WS4D/eCommerce 3.0/3.1
New Features in Version 3.1.1 include:
* Supports AuthorizeNet 3.0 Including Relay Response (still supports
AuthorizeNet 2.5)
* Added Minimum Order Amount Feature
* International Character Support
* Tracks 1st Referer for all Orders
* Publish Products to Search Engines
* Server Side Ping and TraceRoute
* Supports Rebound 2.0 from Sophisticated Circuits
* Bug Fixes
Full text available at:
http://www.mdg.com/4dws/3.1....
[NPL] Adobe Works to Grow eBooks Market
For Immediate Release
Adobe Continues Building Partnerships to Grow eBooks Market
CyberTrust, Intertrust, Plug'nPay, PublishOne Inc., SheetMusicPlus.com and
SoftLock.com to Integrate Adobe PDF Merchant and Acrobat Reader with Web Buy
New York, NY (October 6, 1999) (Nasdaq: ADBE)-Adobe Systems Incorporated
today announced that CyberTrust, InterTrust, Plug'nPay, Publish One Inc.,
SheetMusicPlus.com and SoftLock.com will begin testing and product
integration of Adobe PDF Merchant software and Web Buy, a feature within
Acrobat Reader. Adobe has been at the forefront of the eBooks market,
assembling key publishing, retailing and technology partners to grow the
new market. The partners announced today join more than 12 others which
were announced in August.
"As a natural extension to our leadership in the publishing industry, we've
taken the opportunity to gather partners and develop new ebook's
technologies that leverage the many years of content publishers have
archived in Adobe...
[MD1] Adobe Broadens ePaper Solutions Offerings
For Immediate Release
Adobe Broadens ePaper Solutions Offerings
New Acrobat Business Tools Delivers Collaboration and Digital Signature Tools
San Jose (October 6, 1999) (NASDAQ: ADBE)-Building on the widespread
success of its Acrobat product line, Adobe Systems Incorporated today
announced Adobe Acrobat Business Tools software, designed to fulfill the
needs of business users who require enhanced tools for interacting with
Portable Document Format (PDF) documents beyond the view and print
capabilities of Acrobat Reader software. Adobe developed the product to
give enterprise users additional tools for interacting with Adobe PDF
documents, and expects the product to expand the use and benefits of Adobe
PDF. Acrobat Business Tools will be sold through the volume licensing
program, ISV/OEM's, and electronic software download at the Adobe.com
website by Q1 2000.
Business Tools joins the Adobe ePaper Solutions product family, which is
built around Adobe Acrobat 4.0, and provides essential...
[NPL] SoundJam MP 1.1.1 update
Salinas, CA: (October 6, 1999) Casady & Greene announced today that
SoundJam MP version 1.1.1 is released and is available as a free download.
SoundJam MP v1.1.1 supports the recently announced powerful Mac OS 9
operating system.
Additional improvements include support for QDesign AIFF music files, and
properly handles pls and m3u streams; and with each new version, we
continue to incorporate customer interface suggestions that we receive from
our users. This kind of loyalty and support from our customers is what
makes SoundJam MP the best full featured, all-in-one, player and encoder on
the market today!
As previously announced, SoundJam MP takes full advantage of the Power Mac
G4 with Velocity Engine, and SoundJam MP is the Macintosh solution that
ships with the new Rio 500 portable audio player.
The November 1999 issue of Macworld Magazine awarded SoundJam MP a 4 Mouse
rating and states that "SoundJam MP is hands down the best MP3 player for
the Mac." This exemplifies the award...
[NPL] ShareWay IP included with Mac OS 9
Contact: Charles McHenry
541-772-2382
cmchenry@opendoor.com
OPEN DOOR'S SHAREWAY IP TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN MAC OS 9 APPLE AND OPEN DOOR
TEAM UP TO PROVIDE KEY INTERNET FEATURES
Cupertino, CA -- October 5, 1999 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced
that Apple Computer is including a version of Open Door's IP file sharing
product, ShareWay IP, in its new Mac OS 9 system. ShareWay IP extends the
Mac's built-in file sharing capabilities to let any Mac user easily and
quickly share files over the Internet or an intranet. Open Door and Apple
also worked together on other Internet features of Mac OS 9, and Open Door
intends to announce additional Internet products concurrently with Mac OS 9
availability later this month.
"Open Door's mission has always been to provide Internet solutions that are
as easy to use and as powerful as the Macintosh itself," said Alan
Oppenheimer, president of Open Door Networks. "By working with Apple we've
been able to make these solutions available to...
[NPL] Maxum Updates NetCloak, PageSentry, Rumpus
Maxum Development Announces Updates To Popular Server Tools
October 4, 1999. Maxum Development, best known for it's award winning line
of Internet server tools, announced updates to it's NetCloak, PageSentry,
and Rumpus products. The latest versions, NetCloak 3.0.2, PageSentry 2.5.2,
and Rumpus 1.3.3 are all available now at the company's Web site, and are
free updates for all registered users of the previous versions. All three
updates fall somewhere between simple maintenance releases and major
feature upgrades.
NetCloak 3.0.2 offers greater flexibility in handling incoming e-mail
messages and improvements for international use, in addition to a number of
bug fixes and minor corrections. PageSentry 2.5.2 also includes several bug
fixes as well as audible warnings when servers fail. The latest incarnation
of Rumpus, version 1.3.3, allows FTP server files to be moved between
directories and resolves a rare problem that occurs when launching the
application on certain systems. All...
[MD1] Absoft Pro Fortran v6.0 for Linux users
Attn: - Absoft Pro Fortran v6.0 for Linux users.
Service Pack 4 is now available for download from the Absoft ftp site. It
includes several bug fixes and generates significantly faster F90 code.
Service Pack 4 is compatible with Pro Fortran v6.0 and F77 SDK v4.5.
Absoft makes complete F90/F77/C/C++ toolsets for Windows95/98/NT, Mac and Linux
For details visit: http://www.absoft.com
Absoft Corporation
2781 Bond Street
Rochester Hills, MI 48309 USA
Voice (248) 853 0050 EST
Fax (248) 853 0108
http://www.absoft.com
[MD1] futurebasic.org
futurebasic.org (http://www.futurebasic.org) is an organization dedicated
exclusively to supporting the users of FutureBASIC, the world's fastest and
most-versatile Macintosh BASIC development environment, published by Staz
Software, Inc. (http://www.stazsoftware.com). The website is a one-stop
experience for information about FBII and FB^3. Much of the information is
provided for free to all visitors as a way to promote use of FutureBASIC.
The organization requests, however, a $20 US registration from frequent
users in order to maintain and improve the site. The first benefit of
membership is a CD containing this entire site, as of the date you joined -
plus support-list archives, and a ton of other stuff! The information
contained therein is of immense value to newbies and veteran programmers
alike.
There are four main top-level folders available via ftp on this site:
Programs, Sample_Source, FB^3, and AOL. The Programs folder contains a
multitude of fully functional applications...
[NPL] ZipBurst Software: 2nd Generation
MILLBURN, New Jersey, October 2, 1999 --- Dantowitz Consulting & Research,
Inc. (DC&R) developer of specialized software tools, today announced its
Second Generation of ZipBurst(TM) Software Products. The ZipBurst CGI and
ZipBurst Generator, for MacOS, Windows NT/95/98, and Unix were released
last June and incorporate the first generation product, which searches a
database by postal codes and returns the nearest locations by distance "as
the crow flies." The second generation ZipBurst Products support searching
ANY fields of a database in addition to using DC&R's geo-locating postal
code search technology.
After many requests to use ZipBurst search technology with other database
products, DC&R set out to write a complete stand-alone database search
engine that incorporated the ZipBurst search technology and used no
"middleware" packages. Since there is only one application responsible for
searching and serving your database, this lowers your memory footprint,
search...
[NPL] PowerLogix G4: PhotoShop 5.5 AltiVec Compatibility
POWERLOGIX ANNOUNCES FULL PHOTOSHOP 5.5 AltiVec COMPATIBILITY WITH
POWERFORCE G4
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- October 1, 1999 -- PowerLogix, first to demonstrate G4
processor upgrades for PowerMacs, and first to demonstrate a G4 fix for B&W
G3s, today announced another G4 first: the completion of development of
full AltiVec compatibility under PhotoShop 5.5 when using a G4 upgrade card.
"PhotoShop is by far the most important application at this time with
regards to the G4 with the AltiVec processor," said Robert Jagitsch,
President of PowerLogix R&D, Inc. "We have now finished development of our
AltiVec enabler software which allows any PowerMac that can accept a G4
chip to fully utilize all optimized AltiVec plug-ins for PhotoShop. It is
fully compatible under both Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9."
AltiVec benchmarks indicate that PowerMacs such as the 7500, all the way to
the most recent B&W G3, can perform at speeds equivalent or beyond the new
PowerMac G4s from Apple.
"We created a macro...
[MD1] MacTranslator 2.0 Software Reengineering Tool
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, October 1, 1999 --- Excel Software today announced
MacTranslator 2.0 for generating software models from source code. Used in
conjunction with the MacA&D modeling tool, it allows software developers to
automatically generate UML class diagrams and an integrated dictionary from
Java, C++ or Object Pascal code. Structure charts generated from C, Pascal,
procedural Basic or Fortran code illustrate a program's function calling
structure. Used in conjunction with the QuickCRC modeling tool, CRC cards
can be generated from Java, C++ or Object Pascal. MacTranslator 2.0 adds
Java language support, project scripting and a reengineering wizard. It can
process code files in large projects up to 10 times faster than version 1.0.
MacTranslator 2.0 supports new Java features like nested classes. Java
packages translate to design namespaces that handle name scope and map
design elements to files in code folders. The new MacA&D 7.0 or QuickCRC
1.2 is required for...
[NPL] SmartZip
SmartZip: "the most powerful and easy to use ZIP compressor for the MacOS".
SmartZip is a MacOS application designed to be the simplest and most
efficient way to manage ZIP files. You can automatically compress files (or
entire folders) by dragging them onto SmartZip and in the same way you can
easily expand ZIP files. SmartZip is fully compatible with WinZip for
Windows and it is designed to save ALL the unique MacOS information about
Macintosh files and folders, so the integrity of the MacOS files are
preserved when the ZIP file is managed by a PC computer.
For more information, or to download a free copy, visit
http://www.vampiresoft.com
Thank you for your time,
Marco Bambini
Vampire Software
[NPL] WebSentinel v2.1
September 30, 1999
WebSentinel v2.1
Powerful Security Administration and Subscription Services
Download Location: (http://downloads.purity.com/)
Purity Software is pleased to announce the final release of WebSentinel
v2.1. We recommend all users of previous versions of WebSentinel upgrade to
this new version.
Overview
--------
WebSentinel is a web server plug-in that replaces or supplements your web
server's built-in security, allowing more flexibility and power to manage
users and secure areas with a complete Macintosh user interface. Some of
the many features include auto-expiring users (subscription management),
administration groups, optional HTML-based login forms, GREP match strings,
and custom "No Access" files for each realm. WebSentinel's plug-in
architecture allows you to integrate with your existing user data and
security architectures.
Further information about WebSentinel is available on the Purity Software
web site at (http://www.purity.com/websentinel/)
System...
[NPL] Style Master 1.5 and Style Master Pro
Western Civilisation updates their CSS editor Style Master to version 1.5,
and introduces CSS2 editing with Style Master Pro.
Bondi Beach, Australia, 29th September 1999. Western Civilisation announces
the release and immediate availability of Style Master 1.5 and Style Master
Pro for Windows and Macintosh.
(http://www.westciv.com/style_master/)
With this release, the ZDNet 5 Star rated style sheet editor is now first
to provide powerful, intuitive support for editing CSS2 style sheets.
Style Master 1.5 provides a comprehensive style sheets development solution
for CSS1 and CSSP. Style Master Pro takes the solution to the next level
with added support for CSS2, the complete style sheets standard.
With Style Master and Style Master Pro developers can
* create and edit sophisticated style sheets with point and click ease.
* get up to speed fast with the interactive style sheets assistant which
explains style sheets and the application when and as you need to know.
* target the browsers...
[NPL] MoniSwitchUSB
Dr. Bott LLC
Eric Prentice, CEO
503-452-8101
ericp@drbott.com
www.drbott.com
For Immediate Release
Dr. Bott announces MoniSwitchUSB
Portland, OR - September 29, 1999
Dr. Bott LLC today announced MoniSwitchUSB.
(http://www.drbott.com/prod/msusb.html)
Dr. Bott has taken their experience with the original MoniSwitch and
created MoniSwitchUSB. MoniSwitchUSB is a Mac & PC friendly KVM (keyboard,
video, and mouse) switch that allows the use of a monitor and USB
peripherals with multiple USB capable computers including Macs and PCs.
* Support for both Mac & PC monitors.
* Looks and works great with new G4s!
* Available for 2 or 4 computers.
* Includes all necessary USB and super premium video cables!
* PCI Mac Kit available for beige Macs.
* Lighted LED indicates selected computer at a glance.
* Compatible with Windows 98, Mac OS and other operating systems that
support USB.
* iMoniSwitchUSB allows use of iMac built-in monitor, keyboard and mouse
with up to 3 other Macs or PCs.
Dr....
[MD1] REALbasic 2.1a19
REAL Software is pleased to announce the latest development release of
REALbasic 2.1a19. These alpha releases are for testing purposes only and
are not considered the current release of REALbasic. Projects saved in
alpha releases of 2.1 cannot be opened in REALbasic 2.0.2. You should not
use alpha releases for mission-critical development.
There is a specific mailing list hosted at REAL Software for discussing the
alpha testing releases:
Subscribe to this list by sending an email containing "subscribe
realbasic-dr" (without the quotes) to: requests@lists.realsoftware.com.
REAL Software, Inc. mailto:lrivers@realsoftware.com
PMB #220 http://www.realsoftware.com
3300 Bee Caves Road, Suite 650
Austin, Texas 78746
[MD1] Publishing Code on the Web
Subject: INFORMATION: VVI-DCS Introduces SAM With Web App
We've released a web-based application at the URL
http://www2.vvi.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SAM which helps developers convert
their source code into documentation for subsequent publishing on the WEB
and to automate the authoring of toolbox and framework reference manuals.
This application is particularly applicable to Mac OS X and WebObjects
programming since it documents Objective-C source code which is one of the
programming languages for those systems.
The Web application uses WebObjects to distribute the functionality, and is
a demonstration of an underlying framework (toolbox), called SAM(TM), for
State AutoMation (TM) that runs on Mac OS X Server, Windows, and Linux.
SAM manages work flow of software projects and translations of source code
to other programming languages and formats. Currently we uses it to
automate code development for our OpenGraph(TM) products both in
interactive mode through a GUI, batch mode via shell...
[MD1] SPI-Software Piracy Intervention Upgrade from New Wave...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September, 1999
Contact:
New Wave Software, Inc.
Phone... 800-920-9283 Fax... 215-736-3370
E-mail... info@nwspi.com
Web... www.nwspi.com
New Wave Software releases Upgrade for SPI-Software Piracy Intervention
Morrisville, PA - September 27, 1999 - To prevent software piracy and track
those who attempt it, New Wave Software, Inc. has developed SPI(TM) --
Software Piracy Intervention.
SPI adds a protective layer to software products that allows only those
end-users who legitimately purchased the software to install it. No matter
how many copies of a protected program get distributed illegally, only the
valid purchaser can install the product.
SPI includes unique features such as passive and active encryption
protection. SPI protected products can be distributed over the Internet, on
CD-ROM or on diskette. Another unique feature of SPI is that it can
remotely disable stolen prepackaged software. One phone call to New Wave
can disable one, two or...
[MD1] What makes you productive?
Warriors for a New Age!
In the newfound spirit of Openness and Freedom that seems to be all to
pervasive these days... what is it that you use to help make you
productive? Please share with your fellow developers!
How? Send an email to:
(mailto:reviews@mactech.com?Subject=My_Productivity_Enhancements) with a
short (ha!) list of the cool tools that you use to help make you
productive. Favorite INIT? CMM Plug-in? Organizational Tool? CodeWarrior
(DUH!)? MacsBug (double DUH... right?).
After review, the MacTech Editorial Staff will select certain entries for
reprint and have a list out (with quotes, of course) out before the
Holidays (*hint hint*).
Editors of MacTech Magazine
[NPL] Associate-it.com
Associate-it.com (TM)
Normandy Dr.
Norwood, MA 02062
http://www.associate-it.com
Contact: Riyaj Shaik, President & CEO
(617)374-5064
e-mail: info@associate-it.com
For immediate release.
FOR LARGE AND SMALL, INTERNET BUSINESS
SUCCESS MEANS MASTERING AFFILIATE
PROGRAMS.
Acclaimed Associate-it.com is the Net's largest source for reviews,
information, and revenue strategies on 1,300 leading affiliate programs.
Norwood, MA--What do Internet giants Amazon.com and Beyond.com have in
common with thousands of other online money-makers? Their success depends
on their vast organization of affiliate web sites that promote products for
a percentage of sales.
"Many people don't realize that the engine behind Amazon.com's amazing
success are their 300,000 affiliates who promote Amazon's products," says
Riyaj Shaik, an expert on the Net's affiliate system and president of
Associate-it.com. The Associate-it.com web site features insider
information on over 1,300 top affiliate programs and is...
[NPL] easy beat 1.0
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH
Softwarepark Hagenberg
A-4323 Hagenberg
AUSTRIA
phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82
fax: +43 (7236) 3338-30
email: easybeat-sales@unisoftwareplus.com
www: http://www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/easybeat.html
easy beat 1.0 - Brand-new Music Authoring Program for the Macintosh released.
Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, September-27-1999. UNI SOFTWARE PLUS is proud to
announce a new music authoring program for composing, scoring, and playing
songs. As its name suggests, easy beat is music for the Mac as it should
be: powerful, yet easy to use. Instead of the usual tool-based user
interface, easy beat uses a simple and intuitive point-and-click technique.
Adding, selecting, moving, copying notes - all these operations are done
with simple mouse gestures.
With easy beat, you can compose your songs by drawing notes or recording
them with a MIDI instrument, see up to 16 tracks in multiple views, choose
from 128 instruments and 7 drum sets, print the...
[MD1] Mac Sound Dev List
A new resource has been established for Mac programmers, the mac-sound-dev
mailing list.
This mailing list is for the discussion of recording and playing sound on
the Macintosh, specifically, using Sound Manager. Questions specific to
QuickTime should be directed to one of the QuickTime mailing lists.
To subscribe, go to:
http://www.onelist.com/community/mac-sound-dev
Or alternately, use email to one of the following addresses:
Post message: mac-sound-dev@onelist.com
Subscribe: mac-sound-dev-subscribe@onelist.com
Unsubscribe: mac-sound-dev-unsubscribe@onelist.com
Thanks,
Wade Williams
wwilliam@cisco.com
[MD1] Mac F2C v1.4.3
Hi,
I just released Mac F2C v1.4.3.
Mac F2C is a freeware Fortran-to-C translator for the Macintosh.
Mac F2C v1.4.3 is compatible with CodeWarrior Pro 5. The older v1.4.2 is
compatible with CodeWarrior Pro 2 through 4.
Version 1.4.3, released 20 Sep 99, is a minor upgrade to make Mac F2C fully
compatible with CodeWarrior Pro 5. Version 1.4.3 also enables you build
Win32 executables (the Win32 support comes courtesy of Gareth Swarbrick of
Oxford University).
You can get the latest version of Mac F2C at the Mac F2C web site:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt/Mac_F2C.html
Please note that v1.4.3 does not support older versions of CodeWarrior.
However, the older v1.4.2 supports CodeWarrior Pro releases 2 through 4 and
is also available at the above site.
To long-time Mac F2C users: my apologies in taking so long to get this
release out. My only excuse is that I have been *really* busy ;)
Igor Mikolic-Torreira
igormt@alumni.caltech.edu
[MD1] IntraTier Releases Application Server for Visual Basic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IntraTier Releases Application Server for Visual Basic
Markham, Ontario (September 24, 1999) -- IntraTier Corporation
(http://www.intratier.com) announces the release of the IntraTier
Application Server for Visual Basic. The IntraTier Application Server for
Visual Basic provides an easy way to develop three-tier browser based web
applications in Visual Basic. Visual Basic tools like the form designer,
compiler and debugger are supported, and often only a few changes are
required in existing user applications. No knowledge of HTML or Java is
needed.
EASY TO USE ALTERNATIVE TO ACTIVE SERVER PAGES AND WEBCLASSES
Many Visual Basic developers would like to create web enabled versions of
their applications, but existing Microsoft tools like Active Server Pages
and Webclasses have required complete overhauls of their code to do so.
Because IntraTier continues to use the existing Visual Basic application
development environment, migration is significantly easier and less...
[NPL] MindVision Ships MindExpander 1.0 for Macintosh &...
For Immediate Release
MINDVISION SHIPS MINDEXPANDER 1.0 FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
The simply powerful file expander
MindVision Software today ships MindExpander 1.0, a FREE application that
automatically expands compressed files in any of the following popular
formats - .sit, .sea, .zip, .bin and .hqx.
The first in a new family of small, easy-to-use consumer utilities,
MindExpander offers a simple solution to a common task. People will get
results without having to learn complicated software.
"We build simple software," said Steve Kiene, MindVision CEO. "MindExpander
is software for real people. Simple to get. Simple to use."
MindExpander for Macintosh shipped in preview form earlier this year. Since
then, MindVision added Zip support and created the all-new MindExpander for
Windows. Both versions are FREE and available for downloading at
http://www.mindvision.com/Consumer.
Anyone who downloaded a preview version can easily update by running
MindExpander and choosing "Check for Update...
[MD1] Smith Micro Acquires Pacific Coast Software
SMITH MICRO ACQUIRES PACIFIC COAST SOFTWARE
Positions Smith Micro in the Growing eCommerce Market and Strengthens the
Company's Internet Offerings
September 13, 1999 -- Aliso Viejo, CA -- Smith Micro Software, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SMSI), a leading worldwide developer and marketer of Internet
communication software, today announced that it has acquired Pacific Coast
Software, a San Diego-based developer, service provider and marketer of
eCommerce and other custom software solutions for businesses.
Terms of the Acquisition
Smith Micro issued 1.0 million shares of its common stock as consideration
for the purchase, which was accounted for as a pooling of interests.
Pacific Coast Software will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Smith
Micro. Further terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Strategic Importance
"The addition of Pacific Coast clearly positions us in the growing field of
eCommerce and supports our continuing focus on offering Internet related
technologies, services and products...
[NPL] Flowerfire Sawmill 5.0 Log Analysis Tool
September 23, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Greg Ferrar
Flowerfire
1722 Westhaven Drive
Champaign IL 61820-7053
Phone: (217) 898-6131
Email: sawmill@flowerfire.com
Web: http://www.flowerfire.com/sawmill/
Flowerfire Sawmill 5.0 Log Analysis Tool -
New Version Provides Superior Performance With Large Log Files
Champaign, IL - Flowerfire today announces the release of Sawmill 5.0, the
latest version of its hierarchical log file analysis tool.
The new version includes improvements in almost all areas. A partial list
of enhancements:
* Many performance enhancements make this version up to five times
as fast as the previous version during log reading, and much more
interactive during browsing and configuration.
* User-configurable cross-referencing allows tracking of unlimited
log fields, with minimal overhead for additional fields.
* Browse-time limiting of statistics data gives the user flexibility
to zoom in on exactly...
[NPL] MONICA File Downloader 2.1
Peter Job today announced the release of version 2.1 of his popular Mac
file downloader MONICA.
MONICA is a queue based file download manager for downloading files from
the Internet using FTP, HTTP, and Hotline protocols. It was originally
released as freeware in 1998.
MONICA achieves exceptional download throughput by utilising queue
technology, optimised processing of Internet protocols, and by extensive
use of transfer resumption techniques.
MONICA allows you to easily set up a download queue by 'dragging and
dropping' or 'cutting and pasting' file URLs. Once you have placed some
files in the queue you may manually start each download at a time
convenient to you, or allow MONICA to start downloading automatically. In
automatic mode, once a file is received MONICA will start the next one,
allowing up to four simultaneous downloads. If the server times you out or
if the download is incomplete then MONICA will restart the download and do
her best to resume from where the download left...
[NPL] Qwho.com: Info from All Registration Databases
Qwho.com Tells All About Your Favorite Domain Name
First Stand Alone "Who is" Service Instantly ID's ".com," ".net," ".org"
Availability and Registration Info Against All Registrar Databases
(Moraga, CA) September 23, 1999 - Precedent-setting Qwho.com is the newest,
most comprehensive "whois" search engine online. An industry first,
Qwho.com, a service of NameSecure.com, is the only streamlined stand-alone
service consumers can use to find out if their favorite ".com," ".net" or
".org" is available, who owns it and how to secure the name if it's not
already registered.
"The first step in staking claim to a domain name is researching
availability, which can be difficult because of the many separate registrar
databases that need to be searched," said NameSecure.com's founder Jeff
Field. "Qwho.com simplifies the process and provides an all-in-one search
service for anyone on the web. We're proud to be the first in the business
to provide this service."
Like a 411 directory on domain name...
[NPL] Website Helps Cisco Certification Candidates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New website helps Cisco certification candidates prepare for exams.
September 20, 1999 - Schenectady, NY - Finally, networking professionals
and students can more effectively assess their readiness to pass those
expensive and difficult Cisco certification exams by taking inexpensive but
equally tough simulated exams, on-line. These practice exams are just one
part of a website full of Cisco Certification study tools on-line visitors
will find at CertificationZone.com (URL http://www.CertificationZone.com)
The new site features two separate study areas which focus on the Cisco
Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Internetworking
Expert (CCIE) certification exams. Each study area features free access to
a monthly White Paper, serving as a tutorial covering major certification
objectives. Subscribers receive additional access to sample test questions
modeled after those on the actual exams, complete with explanations showing
why a particular answer...
[NPL] N2MP3: Mac MP3 Audio Encoder
For Immediate Release:
September 23, 1999
Omaha, Nebraska - Proteron, LLC today released an update to N2MP3, the
popular Macintosh MP3 audio encoder. Recommended for all users and Mac
audiophiles, the update is immediately available at www.n2mp3.com.
N2MP3 aims to be the best MP3 encoder available for the Macintosh. It
simplifies encoding so that the novice iMac user can enjoy the benefits of
MP3, yet provides high-end hi-fi quality for the veteran MP3 fan.
N2MP3's key features include:
- Seamless Drag-and-Drop encoding from audio CDs
- High quality, fast MP3 encoding engine with support for VBR
- Play As You Encode(TM) technology
- Live CDDB support for desktop naming of discs and tracks
- Support for ID3 tags
- Integration with Panic's recently announced Audion MP3 and CD player
- Encoding of AIFF and PC WAV file formats
- CD ripping for lossless audio capture
Worth noting:
On iMacs, iBooks and all G3 processor's, N2MP3 remains the fastest Mac MP3
encoder available. Claims of high-...
[MD1] RPK Security Announces Encryptonite SDK in Java
RPK SECURITY ANNOUNCES JAVA VERSION OF ITS ENCRYPTONITE SOFTWARE TOOLKIT
FOR SECURITY OF STREAMING MEDIA AND EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
iTech Ventures chooses RPK for e-commerce, replacing Brokat's aging
Expresso security package
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September. 21, 1999 - RPK Security, Inc. (www.rpk.com),
the technology leader in strong and fast public key encryption for
high-data-flow applications, announced today the release of a high-speed
Java version of its Encryptonite Software Toolkit. RPK's Encryptonite
Software Toolkit for Java allows software developers to easily add globally
strong encryption to stand-alone Java applications or Web browser Java
applets. The RPK Encryptonite Toolkit for Java offers a no-compromise
security solution for Java developers needing platform independence because
it performs at ninety-five percent of the speed of native code versions. It
is ideal for high-data-flow and resource-limited applications like
streaming media, secure music and video delivery,...
[MD1] RasterMaster 3.0 for Java
RasterMaster 3.0 for Java Released
The Fastest Java Imaging SDK Available!
Newton, MA (September 22, 1999) Snowbound Software has announced the
release of Version 3.0 of its RasterMaster for Java Imaging SDK. Based on
its award-winning RasterMaster technology, the newest Java version offers
even more speed, capability and functionality than ever before.
One of RasterMaster 3.0 for Java's most impressive additions is that it is
up to 10 TIMES (10X) FASTER than Version 2.0, making it the fastest Java
Imaging SDK available for developers. Professional imaging functions such
as anti-aliased display, zoom, rotation in 90 degree to screen and any
angle in memory, display pan and scroll, deskew, and despeckle are truly
lightning fast in RasterMaster for Java's easy to use API.
Other powerful additions to RasterMaster for Java are PCL output, JPEG
saving, high resolution printing, large image support for engineering
drawings, EPS output and more!
RasterMaster 3.0 for Java supports many image...
[MD1] VOODOO Server 1.1
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VOODOO Server 1.1 Released -
Robust and Easy-To-Use Version Control for CodeWarrior Developers
Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, September-22-1999, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH is pleased to
announce the immediate availability of the new version 1.1 of their
flagship version control tool VOODOO Server.
"Initially, the new version was intended to be just a maintenance release.
However, since users reported only a few minor problems with VOODOO Server
1.0, we could spend our time on new features and efficiency improvements
rather than on bug fixes. Nevertheless, we are pleased to offer the upgrade
for free to all registered customers of VOODOO Server" said Christoph
Reichenberger, VOODOO product manager, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS.
VOODOO Server 1.1 comes with:
- Mac OS 9 compatibility (including support for connectivity over IP!)
- A new "Fetch Read-Only" command
- Support for file comparison with MS Word
- Navigation Services support
- Improved Appearance support
-...
[NPL] XLR8 G3 Now, G4 Later Deal
For Immediate Release
September 21, 1999
XLR8 Announces "Fall Into G4" Promotion
Buy an XLR8 G3 processor upgrade now, upgrade to a G4 processor at a lower
price later
ATLANTA, GA -- Today, XLR8, the award-winning leader in Macintosh
performance and peripherals, announced its new Fall Into G4 promotion. This
promotion allows users to purchase their MACh Carrier G3* upgradeable
upgrade immediately (Fall '99), then upgrade to G4 for as little as $500 in
January when new software and better revisions of the G4 CPU are expected.
The initial upgrade purchase plus the cost of a G4 upgrade in January is
less than the current price of a G4 upgrade alone.
The Fall Into G4 Promotion offers professionals a range of benefits:
* immediate access to maximum G3 performance and 100% compatibility
* begin working up to 10 times faster while Motorola's G4 is perfected
* upgrade to G4 beginning in January at a lower cost
* XLR8's forthcoming AltiVecTM performance options, at no additional cost
"For the...
[NPL] Entera Delievers Free Windows Streaming Server for...
ENTERA DELIVERS WINDOWS STREAMING SERVER FOR QUICKTIME 4
--Free, Standards-based RTSP/RTP Server Provides Endless New and Exciting
Applications for End Users, Content Providers and ISPs to Stream QuickTime
from Windows Platform--
Fremont, CA,September 21, 1999 - Entera, Inc. today announced an RTSP/RTP
(Real-Time Streaming Protocol/Real-Time Protocol) server for Apple's
QuickTime 4(R) technology using the Microsoft Windows platform. The new
RTSP Streaming Server from Entera allows end users, content providers, and
ISPs to stream movies, music, and interactive content using QuickTime 4 on
a Windows 32-bit platform.
This free software opens up endless opportunities for new and exciting
applications using streaming technology.
"Standards-based streaming protocols such as RTSP fill in one of the
critical pieces required to enable theater-quality streaming content over
the Internet," said John Scharber, president and CEO of Entera, Inc. "By
providing a free and easily available RTSP...
[NPL] Insider FontAgent 8.0.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INSIDER FONTAGENT 8.0.1 ENHANCES USER REGISTRATION
September 20, 1999 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced Insider
FontAgent 8.0.1. The latest version improves the software's registration
process. A registered copy now remains unlocked if the Extensions are
disabled or a new System folder is installed.
All users of FontAgent 8.0 are urged to install the new version and unlock
it with their Access Code. "Once FontAgent 8.0.1 is properly unlocked",
said Rio Sabadicci, President and CEO, "it will remain registered even if a
new System folder or a Demo of a newer FontAgent 8 is installed. This is
the closest we've seen to 'unlock it and throw away the key'".
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The new release is free to all licensed users of Insider FontAgent 8. Users
can download FontAgent 8 and analyze their font collections for free. To
enable FontAgent 8 to repair and reorganize their fonts, users must
purchase a full license. The FontAgent 8 Standard Edition...
[NPL] Fresh Start 1.1
Fresh Start 1.1 posted.
September 19 1999 -- Murray Yar IT today posted the version 1.1 of Fresh
Start, a program designed for shared Macintoshes. Fresh Start restores a
Macintosh's configuration -- preferences, PRAM and some system settings --
to a standard state at each restart.
Changes from Fresh Start 1.0:
* Version 1.1 is a little more flexible in how it deals with preferences:
1. It is now possible to allow some preferences not to be restored each
time. This is useful if an application's preference files are used to store
ongoing information. For example, in a children's learning program, names
and scores are often stored in the preference file. Restoring the file at
restart would wipe the information added during the previous session.
2. Now, if new applications are added to the Macintosh after Fresh Start
has started functioning, their preferences are no longer erased by Fresh
Start -- instead, they are ignored.
* Splash screens have been revised slightly.
* A few bug fixes,...
[NPL] PowerLogix Gets G4 Fix for B&W G3s Working
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- September 17, 1999 -- PowerLogix, the first company to
demonstrate working G4 processor upgrades for Macs, today announced they
have completed the first fix to allow ALL Blue and White G3's to take a G4
upgrade.
"Our engineers simply would not rest until this patch was completed. We
wanted to be able to offer the PowerForce G4 cards to all G3 owners and not
just Beige and SOME B&W owners," said Robert Jagitsch, President of
PowerLogix R&D, Inc. "It isn't magic. It is just evidence of our
committment to offer quality upgrade products to the Power Mac market."
For more information, contact PowerLogix R&D, Inc, 3921 Steck Avenue, Ste
A-105, Austin, Texas 78759, (512) 795-2978, Fax: (512) 795-2981,
info@powerlogix.com, http://www.powerlogix.com
[MD1] PDF-Blit 1.0 adds PDF authoring to BBEdit
For Immediate Release 9-17-99
WILTON, CT--Independent developer and MACTECH contributor Kas Thomas has
announced the availability of a free plug-in for BBEdit called PDF-Blit
1.0, which gives BBEdit users the ability to export their work in Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF).
The freeware tool is available now at the following sites:
http://www.pdfzone.com/products/software/tool_PDFBlit.html
http://users.aol.com/acroforms/index.html
http://www.acroforms.com
"I was shocked when I announced the plug-in on a Thursday afternoon, and by
9:00 the next morning had served 24,000 page hits and 6,000 downloads of
the software," Thomas noted after the plug-in's September 16 introduction.
"I had no idea it would be this popular. It's turning into a phenomenon."
Thomas notes that he developed the plug-in in the process of writing an
article on PDF for an upcoming issue of MACTECH. The article will feature
source code for a skeleton version of the plug-in.
"I use BBEdit myself and...
[MD1] VR Worx: Complete Suite of QTVR Authoring Tools
VR TOOLBOX, INC. TO SHIP "THE VR WORX" - COMPLETE SUITE OF AUTHORING TOOLS
FOR QUICKTIME VR.
Pittsburgh, PA, September 17, 1999 -- VR Toolbox, Inc. today officially
announced that it would begin shipping The VR Worx at the beginning of
October. The VR Worx is VR Toolbox's complete suite of authoring tools for
QuickTime VR. Available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms, the
company heralds the product as the ultimate software solution for the user
who needs all that QuickTime VR has to offer. VR Toolbox has taken their
outstanding individual programs and built them into a single integrated
tool suite, building from the base they created with VR ObjectWorx, VR
PanoWorx and VR SceneWorx.
The VR Worx is comprised of three QTVR Modules composed in a single
interface. The user is presented a selection panel for choosing either the
Panoramic Module, the Object Module or the Scene Module. QTVR movies are
constructed and interwoven as required. And, VR Toolbox has significantly
upgraded...
[MD1] NameCleaner 2.0
Sig Software is proud to announce the release of NameCleaner 2.0.0.
NameCleaner is an industrial-strength utility for the Macintosh OS to
manipulate file names and types. It is specially designed to help move
files to and from foreign file systems such as MS-DOS, Windows 3.x,
Windows95, Windows NT, NetWare and Unix.
The main addition in version 2.0.0 is a contextual menu module which allows
files, folders or entire volumes to be cleaned or prepared for cleaning
instantly and directly within the Finder.
The NameCleaner page is at: http://www.sigsoftware.com/namecleaner/
Gideon Greenspan
Sig Software
gdg@sigsoftware.com
http://www.sigsoftware.com/
[NPL] VSE Web Site Turbo 3.0.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Germany, 17 September 1999. Voget Selbach Enterprises (VSE) announced today
the release of VSE Web Site Turbo 3.0.1.
VSE Web Site Turbo is a tool that tries to prevent web surfers from leaving
a web site before it has been loaded.
It does that by making web pages load as fast as possible. VSE Web Site
Turbo strips unneeded data from web pages, resulting in size reductions
averaging from 20 to 50 percent based on content. It also optimizes JPEG
and GIF images.
The faster a web site loads, the better is the visitor's impression of the
company, the web site and the product.
NEW IN VSE WEB SITE TURBO 3.0.1
The new version 3.0.1 fixes various bugs that could change the appearance
of the optimized files under certain circumstances. In addition, trying to
optimize large non-web pages such as QuickTime movies or sounds could crash
the application.
Further information about VSE Web Site Turbo:
-) http://vse-online.com/web-site-turbo/index.html
DOWNLOAD AND DISTRIBUTION...
[NPL] EtherPeek 4 for Macintosh, Now Shipping
AG Group Ships EtherPeek(TM) 4 for Macintosh!
WALNUT CREEK, California -September 13, 1999
AG Group, Inc. announced today the release of EtherPeek 4 for Macintosh.
This new, completely rewritten release adds many new enhancements to an
already robust feature set. EtherPeek is well-known industry wide for its
friendly GUI and powerful troubleshooting and debugging capabilities. This
new release has been optimized for the latest Mac OS as well as taking
advantage of the G3 processor and PCI-based Macs.
"As we did 10 years ago with the introduction of EtherPeek, we are once
again raising the bar for protocol analyzers. EtherPeek has more power and
is easier than ever to use," says Mahboud Zabetian, President, AG Group,
Inc.
"I no longer need to stop running a capture session in order to monitor
another network issue. I can just create a new window with its own filters,
and have many independent capture sessions running simultaneously," adds
Michael Wise, of Wired Magazine, a long-time...
[NPL] RealProducer Plus
RealNetworks has released a new Mac version of the RealProducer G2 and
RealProducer Plus G2 version 6.1. They are both immediately available at:
(http://www.real.com/products/tools/)
RealProducer G2 is free and RealProducer Plus G2 is available for $149.99.
RealProducer and RealProducer Plus are the leading applications for web
broadcasting RealAudio and RealVideo, on Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.
Using the RealProducer Plus G2 and a RealServer G2, authors broadcast on
the Internet to over 77 million RealPlayer users, by creating RealAudio and
RealVideo from multimedia formats such as Quicktime, AIFF, AVI, WAV and
MPEG.
Today's release adds powerful capabilities to the Mac RealProducer G2 and
RealProducer Plus G2:
- Live recording of RealAudio and RealVideo to file
- Latest generation RealVideo codec with improved playback performance in
the RealPlayer G2
- Integration with search engines via an online database
The new release builds on the existing capabilities of RealProducer...
[NPL] Troi Plug-in Power CD-Rom for FileMaker Pro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering ships Troi Plug-in Power CD-ROM for FileMaker Pro 4.
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, September 14, 1999--Troi Automatisering
today announced it has begun shipment of the Troi Plug-in Power CD-ROM
volume 2, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 (or later) on Mac and Windows.
The Plug-in Power CD-ROM contains demonstrations of 10 powerful Troi
Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro and more than 20 plug-ins from other leading
third party developers. You'll find all the plug-in demonstrations neatly
organized and the CD-ROM saves you from hunting down the plug-ins from the
Internet.
Peter Baanen, company president, states that "This CD-ROM was also
distributed at the 1999 Developer Conference in San Diego. We got a great
response there and we are happy to provide it to the whole FileMaker
community".
What is this CD-ROM?
- A hybrid, cross platform CD-ROM (works on Mac and Windows95/98/NT)
- Contains full working demo versions of all Troi Plug-ins
- Features plug-ins from...
[NPL] VSE Be Found 1.4
Germany, 15 September 1999. Voget Selbach Enterprises (VSE) has released a
new version of their web site promotion tool VSE Be Found.
VSE Be Found analyzes web pages and gives concrete tips how to improve them
to obtain a higher ranking on search engines. Then it automatically submits
them to popular search engines such as AltaVista, Excite, Lycos, etc.
VSE Be Found comes with 37 pre-installed search engines and directories. In
contrast to other applications it supports more complex URL submissions to
search engines that require to give details about categories, contact
information etc.
It also features a built-in FTP client.
NEW IN VSE BE FOUND 1.4
The new version offers over a dozen improved features and some minor bug
fixes. Since many search engines have changed their submission process in
the last month, several search engine expansion kits have been updated to
reflect these changes.
Further information about VSE Be Found 1.4: -)
http://vse-online.com/submit-website/index.html...
[NPL] Sonnet 500 MHz G3
For Release: September 15, 1999
For More Information, please contact:
Joy Hsu
949-261-2800
joy.hsu@sonnettech.com
Sonnet Announces 500 MHz G3 Upgrades
for G3, PCI, and "Upgrade-challenged" Power Macs
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 - Sonnet Technologies, the leading
manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple Macintosh
computers, announces for immediate shipment the 500 MHz G3 upgrade cards
for the PCI and G3 Power Macintoshes. This new speed tops the robust Sonnet
line of Encore G3, Crescendo G3/PCI, and Crescendo G3/L2 upgrade cards. All
the new cards are configured with 1MB 2:1 ratio backside cache, and earn
impressive MacBench 4.0 processor scores of 1700 to 1800.
Encore G3 500 MHz
The Encore G3 500 MHz for G3 Power Macs is designed with unique
auto-configuration hardware. . This exclusive design adjusts the bus speed
multiplier to run the card at 500 MHz without requiring jumpers, switches,
or control panels. Whether upgrading a 66 MHz bus speed platinum G3 or a
100...
[NPL] Sorenson Broadcaster from Terran Interactive
LIVE BROADCASTING OVER THE INTERNET FROM TERRAN INTERACTIVE
Availability of Sorenson Broadcaster from Terran Interactive provides
developers a one stop shop of tools for delivering both live and on-demand
content via the Internet.
Los Gatos, CA (September 14, 1999) Terran Interactive, a wholly- owned
subsidiary of Media 100, Inc. (Nasdaq:MDEA) and the leading developer and
distributor of compression tools and encoders for preparing high quality
media for the Internet, announced today the immediate availability of
Sorenson Broadcaster. The Sorenson Broadcaster is a product of Sorenson
Vision, Inc. which enables developers to encode and broadcast live events
and is available directly from Terran Interactive.
"Media Cleaner Pro leads the industry in enabling new media broadcasters to
deliver high-quality on-demand content," said John Geyer, vice president of
sales and marketing at Terran Interactive. "With the addition of Sorenson
Broadcaster to our product offerings, Terran now...
[MD1] H2C 1.5
Antoine Beyeler proudly annouces the release of the much-awaited H2C 1.5.
H2C is a time saving jewel for C++ programmers.
Instead of declaring each class member functions twice -- once in the
header file (.h) and once in the source file (.cp) -- H2C automatically
generates a source file containing all the class member functions from a
given header file.
H2C features:
++ rapid access with drag and drop of header files
++ plug-in architecture to create personalized output (source files written
with a customized style, or, for example, code documentation template
generation or object database filling)
++ now ships with Template 1.0, a plug-in based on template text file that
provide an even easier way to personalize H2C
Changes in version 1.5:
++ C++ parser completely rewritten
++ support for many C++ features added
++ API strongly modified and improved to take advantage of the new parser
++ AppleScriptable
++ new Template plug-in
++ Appearance Manager aware (but still compatible with...
[MD1] VSE File Pirate 3.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Germany, 14 September 1999. Voget Selbach Enterprises (VSE) announced today
the release of VSE File Pirate 3.0.
VSE File Pirate is a tool that extracts sounds, pictures, patterns, icons
and text from games, application and documents.
For example, VSE File Pirate makes it easy to use the "You've got mail"
sound from AOL with other e-mail appications such as Outlook Express.
The application makes it possible to find the "hidden multimedia library"
that is on everybody's hard disk and on every shareware CD-ROM.
Further information can be found at
http://vse-online.com/file-pirate/index.html
NEW IN VSE FILE PIRATE 3.0
The application is completely rewritten. It is now much easier to use, it
is about two times faster than the previous version and it now also finds
patterns, cursors and icons.
DOWNLOAD AND DISTRIBUTION
VSE File Pirate is a shareware application. It can be included free of
charge on shareware CD-ROMs.
The application can be downloaded at:
http://vse-...
[MD1] iEmpower Mac OS 9.0 Security Software
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
For more information contact:
Empower Pro Sales
(408) 879-7900
or (mailto:sales@empowerpro.com)
Empower Pro Announces iEmpower, Security Software for Mac OS 9.0
Campbell, CA, September 14, 1999..... Empower Pro, the Internet-based
software company offering protection and access control software for the
Macintosh family of computers announced plans today to offer a special
version of their Empower Pro security software specifically designed for
Mac OS 9.0 employing Apple's newest operating system technology. iEmpower
promises to revolutionize Macintosh security.
"We see significant interest from the business and aerospace community in
Apple Computer's new line of supercomputers," stated Aaron Pihlman, Manager
of Empower Pro Corporate Sales. "So we will be offering a completely
redesigned version of Empower Pro software taking advantage of Apple's new
operating system. This new technology blended with our proven technology
and backed by our 24 X...
[NPL] Retrospect 4.2 for Macintosh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANNOUNCING RETROSPECT 4.2 FOR MACINTOSH
Free upgrade of award-winning backup software includes new cross-platform
client license support and advanced networking features
ORINDA, CA--September 14, 1999--Dantz Development Corporation announced
today continued support for the Macintosh(R) by releasing a free upgrade to
the popular Retrospect(R) backup software. Retrospect 4.2 adds flexible
application-based client licensing that allows any Macintosh running
Retrospect to easily back up both Macintosh and Windows(R) computers across
the network. Administrators are no longer required to purchase separate
Retrospect Client packs for each platform. Other new features include
advanced networking to back up computers across routers, HTML-based help,
and an upgraded disaster recovery CD.
Retrospect 4.2 is a free upgrade to registered users of version 4.1 and
will be available via the Dantz Online Store starting October 1, 1999.
PRODUCT LINE CHANGES
With the release of...
[MD1] HEURIS' Software for MPEG in After Effects 4.1
For Immediate Release
HEURIS Announces New Product Compatibility with Adobe After Effects
After Effects 4.1 users can now use HEURIS' software to convert directly to
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
St. Louis, MO, September 10, 1999 - HEURIS, makers of the most widely used
professional MPEG encoder, MPEG Power Professional*, is pleased to report
that the newly released Adobe After Effects 4.1 is now compatible with
all products in their award-winning line of MPEG encoding software. HEURIS'
software MPEG encoders read Adobe After Effects files via the shared
QuickTime* export component and directly convert them into MPEG files. This
direct conversion saves time and prevents the potential quality loss
associated with rendering the video to a different file format prior to
encoding.
"What our customers really want is compatibility," said Brian Quandt,
president of HEURIS. "Adobe's adoption of the QuickTime* export component
allows all of our products to connect directly with After Effects. Now all...
[MD1] Jasik Releases MacNosy 9/9/99
Sept 10, 1999
Jasik Designs has uploaded it latest update ( 9/9/99 ) to it's Debugger and
MacNosy.
The update includes features to make it compatible with Apple's upcoming
versions of the Mac OS, and the newly released Macintosh G4's.
e-mail was sent out to all users whose subscriptions are 'current' and who
I have an e-mail address for.
If you are a Jasik Debugger user and have NOT received the notice, then
please send me an e-mail with your name, company, address.
mailto:macnosy@jasik.com
For further information on the Jasik Debugger, see my web page at:
http://www.jasik.com
Steve Jasik Author of 'The Debugger & MacNosy'
343 Trenton Way (http://www.jasik.com)
Menlo Park CA 94025 650-322-1386 Voice Only
[MD1] Garage.com Receives $12 million Investment
Just in case you were interested in what Guy Kawasaki is up to these days...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Garage.com Receives $12 million Investment from E*TRADE, ATV, Mayfield
Fund, and Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group
Web-based Firm Raises More Than $60 Million for 20 Technology Startups in 1999
PALO ALTO, Calif., September 13, 1999 -- Garage.com, a Web-based
early-stage venture financing firm, today announced it has successfully
completed a $12 million round of financing led by E*TRADE Group (NASDAQ:
EGRP) with additional investments from Advanced Technology Ventures,
Mayfield Fund, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, and other
investors. Garage.com will use the funds to continue to expand its
operations from Silicon Valley, Boston, and Seattle into high tech centers
throughout the United States and around the world.
"The private equity market is experiencing explosive growth. Thousands of
talented entrepreneurs in garages around the world need seed capital to get...
[NPL] Text Cleaner 1.6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TEXT CLEANER 1.6 UPGRADE ADDS XPRESS LINK
TAKOMA PARK, MD September 13, 1999--Studio 405, Inc. announced the
immediate availability of Text Cleaner 1.6, an upgrade to the popular text
utility for the Macintosh. New features include the cleaning of QuarkXpress
documents directly within QuarkXpress with Text Cleaner Xpress Link, a
speed increase, improved cleaning sequences and the option to remove PC
line feeds. The upgrade is free for all registered users.
Text Cleaner was designed to eliminate the need for common
search-and-replace routines to prepare text for print or World-Wide Web
publication. Correct typesetting marks and input error correction in
handled in one pass and is compatible with any application that allows text
manipulation.
Text Cleaner feature highlights:
Removes multiple spaces, returns and tabs
Creates curly or straight quotes
Corrects foot and inch measurement marks
Corrects apostrophes for year abbreviations
Creates or removes en and em...
[NPL] PowerLogix Bundles LinuxPPC w/all G3/G4 Upgrade Cards
AUSTIN, Texas, September 13, 1999 -- PowerLogix, a leader in the processor
upgrade card market for the Mac and the the first company to demonstrate
G4-based upgrades for PowerMacs, today announced plans to bundle LinuxPPC
1999 with all PowerLogix G3 and G4 upgrade cards.
LinuxPPC 1999 offers the latest technologies and enhancements to the Linux
operating system. It is the fifth release by LinuxPPC Inc.
Now Powerlogix customers will be able to use the fastest processors in the
world with the world's fastest and most popular web serving platform.
Access to all popular Linux applications such as Apache HTTP Server and
GIMP is now at their fingertips with an easy-to-use, full release LinuxPPC
package. This is not a demo! All the power of MacOS X with a
well-established user base, and free!
Included in the bundle is the full release LinuxPPC 1999, which includes a
two CD-ROM set: the install CD with hundreds of free, professional quality
utilities, and a second CD-ROM that contains the...
[NPL] PhilSoft FireWire Mass Storage Driver
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***
San Jose, CA - PhilSoft, Inc. today announced that it is now shipping a
FireWire Mass Storage Driver for Macintosh computers.
Called FireUtils 1.0, the driver is a small, fast, stable solution for
FireWire hard drive vendors. FireUtils is a generic or 'class' driver that
works with all fixed FireWire hard disks for Macintosh. Rather than having
to have one driver for each different vendor's device, FireUtils can
control all fixed FireWire hard drives currently on the market. This
solution simplifies driver installation, configuration, and maintenance.
"Many of the drivers that are currently shipping with FireWire hard drives
for Macintosh are unstable, or not as fast as they should be", said Scott
Phillips, CEO of PhilSoft, Inc. "Many people have also noticed that many of
the drivers currently shipping are not true, dynamically loadable drivers,
but rather are static System Extensions which don't comply with Apple's
dynamically loadable driver...
[MD1] ScanPlug 1.0.2
SGBD Products is pleased to announce the shipment of ScanPlug version 1.0.2
(Mac and Windows). This version fixes some problems reported by users. You
can download these versions from our web site at http://www.scanplug.com/
ScanPlug is the fast and easy to use direct-do-disk professional picture
acquisition solution for 4D databases. Now you can put pictures in a
database 10 times faster !
ScanPlug makes ACIUS 4D's and Adobe's Photoshop plug-in technologies meet
in a fast and easy to use plug-in for 4D. Fully compliant with both
technologies, ScanPlug allows you to call acquiring plug-ins designed for
Photoshop (including twain sources) directly from 4D with no effort.
From the pictures in your scanner or camera, ScanPlug produces in one
single shot, PICT, compressed PICT or JPEG files, using direct-do-disk
technology, together with their thumbnail for quick viewing, which makes
ScanPlug the fastest and cheapest solution ever to put pictures in a
database. This includes subjects such...
[NPL] Army Moves Web Site to Mac OS from NT
We don't normally do this, but it's an interesting article found by some
readers of the San Jose Mercury News. According to the US Army, they've
had some hacker problems -- and part of their solution is to move off
Windows NT as a server platform to the Mac OS.
See the Army article at:
http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Sep1999/a19990901hacker.html
MacTech Magazine
Editorial Staff
[NPL] After Effects 4.1
For Immediate Release
Adobe Announces New Version of After Effects
Performance Enhancements and Extensive New Feature Set Allow Users to Keep
Their Focus On Designing Creative Content
San Jose, Calif., (September 9, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE)-Adobe Systems
Incorporated announced today that it has enhanced its award-winning motion
graphics and visual effects software with the release of Adobe After
Effects 4.1 software. The ultimate tool for motion graphics designers and
visual effects artists who want to produce professional quality work for
film, video, multimedia and the Web, After Effects 4.1 includes a host of
new features including: support for enhanced media exchange, performance
enhancements, workflow refinements, and extended creative options and
control. This new version of After Effects empowers designers and visual
effects artists to focus on design and creation, while minimizing the
amount of time spent on production.
In addition to an extensive list of features, After Effects 4....
[MD1] BarbaBatch 3.0: Creating MP3s
For Immediate Release
September 9 1999
Creating MP3's gets easier with Award Winning BarbaBatch 3.0
The acknowledged industry leader in batch audio processing, BarbaBatch,
just got even better with the release of Version 3.
BarbaBatch 3.0 adds support for Real Audio G2, MP3 and QuickTime 4.0
(including QDesign2.0). Created by Netherlands based Audio Ease and
distributed by Escondido, California based MacSourcery, BarbaBatch 3.0 now
allows fast conversion of Music to the popular MP3 format, with the assured
audio quality of a $99 plugin - from the Fraunhofer Institute - the team
that invented MP3.
Designed for fast high quality conversions of digital audio for use in
internet, multimedia and professional production, BarbaBatch 3.0 is set to
revolutionize Internet Audio downloads.
MacSourcery President John Pattenden, says BarbaBatch 3.0 will set new
industry standards in fast, high quality conversions of digital audio for
use in Internet, multimedia and professional production...
[MD1] 4.1 IDE Factory Update for CodeWarrior Pro 5
From: mwron@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] 4.1 IDE Factory Update for CodeWarrior Pro 5
CodeWarriors,
The CodeWarrior Pro 5.1 Factory Update for Macintosh and Windows is a
maintenance release of the Pro 5 tools. This factory update includes the
CodeWarrior IDE 4.0.1. IDE 4.0.1 is a bugfix release which is recommended
for all Pro 5 users. A complete list of fixes can be found in the release
notes within the installer.
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
[NPL] Extensis Suitcase Server
Extensis Streamlines Creative Workflow Process With Suitcase Server
Portland, Ore. - September 8, 1999 - Extensis Corporation today unveiled
its first enterprise-class font management software product designed to
improve workflow and system performance by providing a management center
for managing, organizing, and activating fonts throughout creative
workgroups. Extensis Suitcase Server is scheduled to ship September 15,
1999.
"Today's creative design firms are demanding new technologies that will
allow them to streamline processes and become more efficient," said Mark
Niemann-Ross, senior product marketing manager at Extensis. "The Extensis
Suitcase Server fulfills this demand by providing a fully scalable font
management solution for one to thousands of users at an affordable price."
Easy-to-Use Font Server Improves System Performance Extensis Suitcase
Server is designed for creative professionals working in groups of two or
more who need a consistent set of fonts shared between all...
[NPL] Universal ST-nU-13W3 KVM Switch
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September, 1999
Network Technologies New Universal ST-nU-13W3 KVM Switch Offers Users the
Choice of a Sun or VGA Monitor
Aurora, OH: Network Technologies Inc announces the availability of the new
ST-nU-13W3 Universal KVM Switch. The ST-nU-13w3 is the only universal kvm
switch on the market allowing users to control 2, 4, or 8 computers (MAC,
PC or SUN) with one keyboard, mouse and the option of either a SUN or VGA
multi-sync monitor. The monitor outputs are 13W3 and 15pin HD females, for
connecting to either a SUN or PS/2 monitor. The Sun monitor must be PC
compatible or multi-sync (refer to your owners manual). All CPU video
ports are 15HD female. Proprietary keyboard interface cables are necessary
for proper operation between the computers and the universal switch box.
NTIs website at http://www.networktechinc.com/srvsw-stu.html contains
additional information regarding compatible SUN monitors. Pricing for the
ST-nU-13W3 Universal KVM Switch is $...
[NPL] OmegaWindow+ v1.1: mouse free-control over windows for...
Announcing OmegaWindow+ 1.1
OmegaWindow+ !!! Quick, easy, and mouse-free control over windows for
Macintosh!!!
WWW: http://www.kagi.com/ahn/ow/
E-mail: ahn@kagi.com
( version 1.1 )
Bugs fixes:
Fix a problem of Window-Placement command with Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6.
Fix a redrawing and a cursor problem with Eudora (thanks to Franklin
H. Holcomb and Roy Preston for testing)
Fix Window-Order commands with MS Word 98 (thanks to Jonathan Yang
for testing).
Fix the Window-Placement problem with Internet Explorer 4.5 (Thanks
to David Butler and Toinou for testing).
Fix the Window-Placement problem with MS Word and Excel (Thanks to
Franklin H. Holcomb for testing).
Fix the problem of moving a collapsed window in Finder.
Fix the window-order problem with a collapsed window.
New features:
New user's guide (thanks to Kevin Hahn for proof-reading)
WindowShade: OmegaWindow+ now can do window-collapsing (thanks to Mic
Berends for testing).
Removed CloseWindow and CloseAll commands (thanks to John Penner...
[MD1] Startup Doubler 2.1
Sep 7, 1999:
Startup Doubler 2.1 is now available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com
Startup Doubler makes for quicker startups: Its software acceleration
compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make extensions, control
panel, the Finder and startup applications load faster.
Save time each time you startup your Mac! Those seconds spent waiting while
your Mac starts add up to a lot of time. Startup Doubler usually makes
startups 20% to 50% faster, depending on the performance of your startup
disk and the number of Extensions, Control Panels and Startup Items in your
System.
Version 2.1, released today, fixes an obscure crash bug during startup and
has other minor improvements.
Startup Doubler runs on Mac OS 8.6 and previous versions (going back to
System 7.0), and supports multiple extension sets. It is shareware, so you
can try it for free then buy only if you like it. The shareware fee is $20,
registered users of previous versions may upgrade for free.
You may download...
[NPL] AutoScript.fm 1.1.4 for FileMaker Pro
September 7, 1999
Product: AutoScript.fm for FileMaker Pro
Contact: Gregory (autoscript.fm@gnb.com.hk)
AutoScript.fm 1.1.4 has been released.
AutoScript.fm is a scripting utility that allows people using FileMaker Pro
to build libraries of scripts, recreate whole scripts with a single click,
and edit scripts in text format.
Special features include Interactive Mode, Automatic Field Selection and
drag-and-drop script replication/insertion. With Interactive Mode, people
get to interactively specify objects during script entry. Automatic Field
Selection allows AutoScript.fm to automatically select fields in the
Specify Field dialog during script entry. With the ability to drag-and-drop
script text, you can replicate full or partial or edited scripts with ease.
AutoScript.fm 1.1.4 incorporates various improvements and bug fixes.
AutoScript.fm is Mac-only; compatible with OS 7.1 and later. It supports 11
different language versions of FileMaker Pro including English, Danish,
Dutch, Finnish...
[NPL] QuickTexter v1.0
POLsoft is proud to announce the release of QuickTexter v1.0, a powerful
clone to the text processors we have grown to love, like SimpleText,
TeachText, and BBEdit. QuickTexter v1.0 features all the format tools for
regular text and HTML. Very useful for web editors (no-wysiwyg) who edit
pages every day and want to cut a little time off the task, or for anyone
needing a quick and easy text editor.
You can get QuickTexter v1.0 at
http://polsoft.8m.com. If you want to report a bug, go to
http://polsoft.8m.com/feedback.html, or email us at bugs@polsoft.8m.com.
Matt Hunter
POLsoft
[MD1] Sorenson Video 2.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sorenson Brings G4 Speed and Quality to Video Compression
Logan, Utah, September 1, 1999 - Sorenson Vision, Inc., a privately held
maker of digital video compression tools, has announced Sorenson Video(TM)
2.1, a Developer Edition performance upgrade that takes advantage of the
new Apple Macintosh G4 platform. Sorenson Video 2.1 more than doubles
encoder speed when using a G4 to create video for QuickTime compatible
CD-ROM, DVD and Web-based applications. Decoders for playback are built
into all releases of QuickTime 3 and 4.
The latest version of the Sorenson Video QuickTime codec combines the same
high quality video compression engine - used by LucasFilm to publish the
Star Wars movie trailers on the web - with optimizations designed
specifically for Apple's new G4 machine. These capabilities combine to give
developers a very important performance boost with absolutely no compromise
on quality. The new version should be available in October, and will list
at $...
[NPL] mp3voodoo
We're proud to present a new, dramatically improved public beta of "mp3voodoo"!
What is it?
mp3voodoo lets you organize, browse, select and play your valuable mp3 files.
As mp3 files get more popular, the increasing number of files have to be
organized to find and play them easily. mp3voodoo collects the data from
your mp3 files including id3 information as title, artist, album, year,
genre and lets you add cover images for every album. The new version
handles multiple media types and allows you to transfer playlists directly
to SoundApp and MacAMP - many new features help you to organize and handle
your files.
Features:
MP3 Collection handling:
- Create multiple collection databases
- Add files from various sources as CDRs and HD
- Add cover images to album folders
- Two views available: List view and cover view (mosaic of cover images)
- User customizable columns that display all id3 information
- Quicksearch for both views lets you find a title in a snap
- Additional search window...
[NPL] Highware ships SafeMail Pro
HIGHWARE SHIPS SAFEMAIL PRO FOR THE MACINTOSH
Brussels, September 2, 1999. - Highware, has released the pro version of
its PGP compatible encryption software. People can communicate securely
with others who use SafeMail, or with people who use a different
implementation of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) -- Mac, Windows or Unix.
The encrypted information -- email or files -- can be sent safely over the
internet, or using any electronic channel or media. Encryption is
recommended on the internet, because sending an email is much less secure
than sending an ordinary letter or a fax. Internet emails and files
normally travel in clear text from server to server and can be intercepted
by a variety of people -- then read and even changed. With SafeMail the
information is safe. SafeMail is about privacy: protecting and exchanging
information in a secure way.
Olivier Merenne, Highware's Managing Director, said "We want to improve
security for Macintosh computer users. We'd already made a good start...