Network Associates Announces Road Map for the Future of Macintosh Virus Security Outlines Plans of Continued Development of Virex, Anti-Virus Solutions for the Macintosh Operating System SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 14 -- Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA) today announced its plans for continued development of Virex, the technology leader in Macintosh virus protection. Virex version 5.9, planned for release next month, is the result of the Company's continued emphasis on the Virex development process, which began prior to Network Associates' acquisition of Dr Solomon's in June of this year. Virex 5.9 will provide Macintosh users with a new scanning engine which will improve speed and ease-of-use. "Virex development is in full swing! We are very excited about the upcoming release which promises to be the strongest and most stable release yet," said Ryan McGee, Virex product manager for Network Associates. "We will combine the technical expertise of both Dr. Solomon's and Network...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Kerry MacInnes Director, Marketing Communications kerry_macinnes@dantz.com 925.253.3035 Product contact: Craig Isaacs V.P., Sales and Marketing craig_isaacs@dantz.com 925.253.3084 ANNOUNCING RETROSPECT 4.1 New Internet Backup Automates Offsite Storage ORINDA, CA-September 14, 1998-Dantz Development Corporation announced today Retrospect(R) 4.1, the latest version of the award-winning Retrospect backup software. Retrospect 4.1 makes protecting valuable data even easier by using the Internet to keep copies of critical files offsite. Other new features include enhanced performance, more device support, and improved reporting. Retrospect 4.1 will ship to distributors, resellers, OEM's, and end-users October 1, 1998. BUILT-IN INTERNET BACKUP Offsite backups can prevent data loss due to fire, theft, and other disasters. Customers who combine Internet backups with backups to traditional media can easily maintain the highest degree of security. Retrospect...

'Vicom Technology' Changes Name To 'Vicomsoft' Why 'Vicom Technology' has changed its name to 'Vicomsoft' - More Appropriate to our Business Although the software products we create incorporate some original, exciting and leading edge technologies, our customers usually come to us for software solutions and not for the technologies by themselves. Accordingly, it is more appropriate for us to be known as 'Vicomsoft' rather than 'Vicom Technology'. - Easier to Find on the Internet With the increase in the use of the Internet as a communications medium, it was important for us to have a domain name that was easy for our users to find and remember. The domain name we were using 'vicomtech.com' was neither intuitive nor easy to find. Now, our business name and domain name are the same. Effective immediately our domain now is 'vicomsoft.com', our web site is at: http://www.vicomsoft.com and email to us is now addressed using the new domain. For example 'sales@vicomtech.com' will now be '...

September 11, 1998 Active Concepts today released version 2.0.3 of Funnel Web and Funnel Web Professional for Mac and Windows. This version is primarily a maintenance release which significantly improves stability and performance and is MacOS 8.5 compliant. A number of small memory leaks have been removed and small number of feature additions as detailed below. This update marks the last maintenance release until version 2.1 feature additions towards the end of September. All Macintosh users can download a free update from: http://www.activeconcepts.com/fwupdate.html All Windows users can download the full archive from: http://www.activeconcepts.com/fwdem.html Version 2.0.3 (10 September, 1998) Fixed memory allocation problem on some systems which prevented processing Fixed a small memory leak which would gradually increase the amount of RAM until FW is restarted Changed ignore self referal to be non case sensitive Added visitors in browser/opersys reports Fixed wrong sort in...

NEWS -- For Immediate Release DAX NETNOW FOR INTERNET ACCESS ANNOUNCED; PROGRAM FREE FOR 4-SIGHT CUSTOMERS Highlights: -- DAX NetNow offers ISDN card users access to the Internet using multiple ISDN channels, providing greater throughput and faster access; -- LinkUPPP! software combined with DAX Dial-up Internet allows the ISDN card to simultaneously access the Internet and transfer files via iSDN Manager; -- DAX NetNow provides seamless Internet connectivity for ISDN card owners with complete support from a graphic arts workflow oriented company; -- DAX NetNow is free for 4-Sight customers in the U.S. and Canada who use DAX as their ISDN service provider; DAX NetNow is valued at approximately $200. BOSTON -- September 10, 1998 -- Digital Art Exchange, Inc. (DAX), the leading provider of open digital connectivity solutions to the graphic communications marketplace, today announced DAX NetNow, a user friendly, robust Internet access program for 4-Sight customers. The free DAX NetNow...

For Immediate Release RomeBlack distributes ServerSentinel A free web site monitoring program for webmasters New Utility kicks off RomeBlack's new Fuel web site. New York, NY (September 10, 1998) - RomeBlack ServerSentinel is a Java based software application designed to enable a webmaster to monitor any number of servers and ensure network responsiveness 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This freeware offering guards server uptime by monitoring a specified port at select intervals. When a server is unresponsive, the server administrator is notified immediately via e-mail. RomeBlack ServerSentinel then continues to send email alerts at user-specified intervals until the server is responsive. "ServerSentinel was developed because we could not find an easy to use and light-weight monitor that would e-mail an administrator if a server on our network was down," Dan Schwartz, President of RomeBlack reveals. "We selected Java as a development language because we wanted to be able to run the...

Contact: Charles McHenry 541-772-2382 cmchenry@opendoor.com OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SHIPS DOORSTOP MACINTOSH-BASED FIREWALL ENHANCES SERVER SECURITY ASHLAND, OR. -- September 9, 1998 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it had begun shipping a major new Mac OS security product. DoorStop (TM) is a software-based "firewall" product which lets server administrators specify client IP addresses that should be denied access to particular services. The product can also keep a log of all access attempts to the server. DoorStop enhances the security of Macintosh servers by providing additional levels of protection and logging, above and beyond those already built into the Mac OS and the servers themselves. Unlike conventional, hardware-based firewalls, a copy of DoorStop is installed directly on the servers where its features are desired. By distributing the firewall functionality down to the particular servers being protected, DoorStop can provide additional levels of flexibility...

Western Civilisation releases Style Master 1.0 Outstanding new cascading style sheet editor for the Macintosh available now. Bondi Beach, Australia, 10th September 1998. Western Civilisation announces the release and immediate availability of Style Master (http://www.westciv.com/style_master), the cascading style sheet editor that makes this new standard accessible to all web developers. Now web masters of all levels of expertise can create and edit cascading style sheets that will work every time in targeted browsers, and integrate them with their sites. But most importantly, Style Master uses innovative online help to guide users through the pitfalls of style sheets, particularly selectors, and the problem of developing for different browsers that support style sheets only partially. In fact, TUCOWS (http://www.tucows.com) has already said "It's a must for anyone who wants to work with style sheets". With Style Master developers can * create and edit sophisticated style sheets with...

Advanced Reality Communications, Inc. Announces beta 28 of TrafficReport. Salt Lake City, UT - September 8, 1998 - Advanced Reality Communications, Inc. announces the availability of Traffic Report b28, a statistics utility that processes Internet server logs, for Apple Macintosh and Power Macintosh. Traffic Report is a robust tool for creating customized reports of your Internet server traffic. Statistics can be scheduled on a web server as a background application or Traffic Report can create html reports off line. New Features in This Version You can select between bar or line graphs for use in the HTML and on-screen reports. The label width in the horizontal bar graphs is now wider. Enhanced MS IIS log parser. TrafficReport can now understand MS IIS logs that are in the extended log format. Users of the extended log format don't need to worry about setting up the log structure. The HTML reports now contain explanation/usage information. The reports home page name can now be...

Graz, Austria - 9/7/98 X2max Software announces the official release of fmCHART 1.0 for FileMaker Pro. fmCHART is a powerful addition to FileMaker Pro for visualizing business and scientific data. It supports all basic chart types like bars, lines, layers, scatters, hiLows or pies. A comprehensive set of functions allows you to customize almost all parts of a chart such as scalings, axes, grid and 3D appearance. For perfect looking charts you can add a title, legend, labels or a background picture. For more information, see: http://www.x2max.com where you can also download a fully functional demo version including a comprehensive documentation in FileMaker Pro format, which contains a tutorial, reference, test drive and chart gallery. CONTACT INFORMATION: X2max Software schuetzenhofgasse 34 graz, austria europe voice: +43 (663) 963 428-0 fax: +43 (316) 812 558 email: support@x2max.com web site: www.x2max.com

IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT Attention All Lasso Customers, September 4, 1998 A security hole was discovered and reported to Blue World Communications, Inc. this afternoon. The security hole exposes a security problem which allows any Lasso 2.x served database information to be available as "read only" via Java-based communication. A Lasso customer was able to view fields and data not intended for viewing in a Lasso-powered FileMaker database using Symantec's Visual Cafe for Java Database Edition. Immediately upon receipt of the report, Blue World engineers confirmed the problem and began working on a fix. Available within hours of the report, a security patch is now available at http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/download/. All Lasso 2.x customers are advised to install the patch immediately, regardless of whether or not they have deployed Java-enabled databases. Lasso 2.5.1 customers are advised to install the patch and optionally install the new Java Enabler module for more secure Java...

DevDepot's Labor Day Weekend Blow Out Sale: September 4 - 7 DevDepot is your online source for programming and developer tools. Whether you're an application developer, a web developer, or a system administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for. To celebrate Labor Day, we're knocking an extra 10% off of our already low prices -- this weekend only! To qualify for the 10% off you need to order via e-mail, fax, or on our convenient web site. That's it -- any order you place via any of these methods AUTOMATICALLY qualifies you. (Due to the overwhelming response expected, we cannot take phone orders at the discount price. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an e-mail with your phone number and we will call you -- you will still qualify for the discount that way). To Order from the Depot: on the Web at: http://www.devdepot.com via e-mail at: orders@devdepot.com or via fax to: 805/494-9798 Hurry and pay us a visit at http://www....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stalker Announces the Commercial Release of their CommuniGate Pro Server Key Features: Multi-platform Support Industry-strength, highly scalable Administration via the Web Extensive multi-domain support Unique IMAP multi-mailbox features HTTP access to E-mail, built-in Web Mailer Extensive Anti-Spam techniques Mailing Lists with Web Access and Interactive Archive Search MILL VALLEY, CA - September 3rd, 1998 - Stalker Software, Inc. announces their commercial release of CommuniGate Pro, a Unified Messaging Server supporting multiple platforms, to add to their family of server applications which include the popular Stalker Internet Mail Server and the CommuniGate Messaging Server for MacOS. CommuniGate Pro is designed for an entire range of systems - from small offices on up to the major Internet providers. It inherits all the features developed and...

For Release: September 2, 1998 Sonnet Announces the Sonata Pro 24 NuBus Video Card Sonnet Offers Accelerated Video Card for 7100 and 8100 Power Macintosh Owners Planning a G3 Upgrade. IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. September 2, 1998. Sonnet Technologies, the leading manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple MacintoshTM computers, introduced a new accelerated video card for the 7100 and 8100 PCI Power Macintosh. The Sonata Pro 24 is a Nubus video card which offers enhanced video performance and is targeted at 7100 and 8100 owners who have or are considering the purchase of a G3 processor upgrade card to expand the life of their older Macintoshes. Now the owners of the 7100 and 8100 PowerMac have the opportunity to upgrade their video performance while upgrading their processor speed too, comments President and CEO Robert Farnsworth. They can now chose between Sonnets Sonata Pro 24 Video Card, or the video adapter kit to compliment their Crescendo G3 upgrade purchase. The Sonata Pro...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VENDOR SHIPS PC EMULATOR AND MACOS LIBRARY FOR APOKALYPSE MIAMI, FL -- Sept 1, 1998 -- Computer users who have wanted to take advantage of the advanced security features and new software available for Linux-based systems such as Apokalypse(tm) but didn't want to leave their PC or Macintosh software behind don't have long to wait until they can run all three in the same environment. Al Guerra Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has begun shipping early versions of its compatibility packages. PC/ET(tm) is a PC emulator that emulates hardware and software. McClone(tm) is a software library that provides a Macintosh-compatible environment. Although they are based on earlier models of the PC and Macintosh and are still under development, both packages are included in source code form on the latest pre-Apokalypse CD. Apokalypse is a Linux-based operating system for PowerPC-based Macs and clones running on the Mach microkernel. Although it too is under development, it...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIRAMAR NOW SHIPPING PC MIGRATOR New PC MACLAN Plug-in Moves Mac files to a Windows PC SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 1998 - (SEYBOLD BOOTH #2326 ) - Miramar Systems, Inc., the leading provider of PC-to-Macintosh networking software, announced today it's shipping its new file transfer utility PC Migrator. This PC MACLAN "plug-in" allows PC users to migrate single or multiple volumes of Mac files to a local PC drive or server, while adding the appropriate PC file extensions during transfer. PC Migrator is designed to rapidly and transparently ease migrations from the Mac OS to a Windows 95, 98 or NT platform. It works by using the Mac Type and Creator information to determine and attach the appropriate DOS/Windows file extension and remove illegal Windows characters (such as * or \) from file names. It moves the selected Mac files or folders across a network maintaining the folder and sub-folder structures. In Miramar Quality Assurance tests, PC Migrator has tested as...

Conflict Catcher 8 is now shipping!! Conflict Catcher 8 receives "Best of Show" award at Macworld New York July 1998 September 1, 1998, Salinas, CA: Casady & Greene Inc is pleased to announce that Conflcit Catcher 8 is now Shipping! Casady & Greene has been developing award winning software since 1984 in an effort to provide you with quality software at a reasonable price. Conflict Catcher 8 is prepared for any system upgrade- Conflict Catcher 8 now features the Clean Install System Merge which detects and prevents incorrect files, extensions, and preferences from merging into your new operating system. The New Clean Install System Merge is new breakthrough technology and along with Improved Conflict Testing features and Power User features Conflict Catcher 8 was the winner of the coveted "Best of Show" award at Macworld in New York , 1998. With New and Improved Conflict Catcher 8 you can: * Merge your previous system folder into a clean system folder - saving hours or even...

Editor Contact Info: John Geyer Steve Schaffran Bill Gram-Reefer Terran Interactive Delta E WORLDVIEW 408-356-7373 510-237-5913 925-676-4733 jgeyer@terran.com delmb@delta-e.com reefer@worldview.com Terran Interactive to market breakthrough digital video color and effects solution September 1, 1998- San Francisco Seybold Conference- Unveiling the future of digital video color editing and effects capabilities, Terran Interactive announced its agreement to market a ground-breaking color enhancement application for digital video developed by Delta E. The solution, code named VideoPrism*, is a QuickTime 3 effects filter that enables videographers to apply both color correction and effects to their clips. To be first available for the Mac OS, VideoPrism is due to ship 4Q '98 with an estimated street price of $159. VideoPrism allows users to give video clips any desired color "look" or "effect," or to correct color or lighting...

New prices will expand the market for immersive images Cupertino, California - September 1, 1998 -- Be Here(tm) Corporation, the Immersive Imaging Company, announced today that the Portal S1(tm), the industry's only one-click, 360-degree immersive imaging system, is now available for $4,995 (US and Canada only). The new pricing, a result of ongoing product innovation, is based on new manufacturing efficiencies and a higher sales volume. "The market acceptance of the Be Here immersive capture system has allowed us to move into higher volume production and permits us to pass on the cost savings to our customers," said Glen Balzer, Be Here chief executive officer. "We also see the new pricing as a means to enable Be Here products and immersive imaging to be within reach of those who previously could not take advantage of this exciting technology." The Portal S1 immersive imaging system includes the Portal S1 lens, the PanImage(tm) authoring software and the PanPreviewer and PanViewer...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - VR Toolbox, Inc. Contact: Walter Neals, Vice President for Marketing e-mail: walter@vrtoolbox.com VR TOOLBOX, INC.(TM) ANNOUNCES THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF ITS NEW LINE OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS FOR QUICKTIME VR(TM) . Pittsburgh, PA, August 31, 1998 -- VR Toolbox, Inc.(TM) officially announced today that it will launch its new line of software products in just a few weeks. In September, VR Toolbox will begin shipping VR Pano Worx(TM) and VR Object Worx(TM) for the Mac OS(TM). And coinciding with the release, the company will offer a competitive upgrade offer to celebrate the product launch. These two products are authoring tools that produce the two basic elements of QuickTime VR(TM), panoramic movies and object movies. VR Pano Worx creates QTVR(TM) panoramic movies while VR Object Worx generates QTVR object movies. These two programs will be followed by VR Scene Worx(TM) and The VR Worx(TM), a multi-node scene designer and a complete suite of tools, respectively....

Cross-Platform Internet Design and Color Management Tool ColorWeb Pro Brings PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colors to the Web Seybold Seminars (Booth 933), San Francisco, Calif. - August 31, 1998 - Pantone, Inc. today began shipping a cross-platform version of PANTONE ColorWeb Pro for Macintosh, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0. ColorWeb Pro allows designers to incorporate PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colors and the 216 "Internet-safe" colors into popular Web authoring applications, presentation programs or any application which uses color optimized for the Internet. ColorWeb Pro is a set of tools for designing and accurately managing solid colors for publishing and viewing Web pages over the Internet. Designers and Web developers now have a simple and convenient way to specify color for Web pages whether they work on PCs or Macs. In addition to Web page design applications, ColorWeb Pro can be used to add PANTONE Colors for corporate identity and logos to any Windows software applications for...

Adobe PostScript Extreme Helps Professional Publishers Save Time and Money New Flexible and Reliable Digital Workflow Improves Management of Printing and Publishing SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the introduction of Adobe(R) PostScript(R) technology over a decade ago, people have looked to Adobe Systems for innovation and leadership in the development of printing technologies. Now, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) is delivering a flexible, new implementation of its high-end printing architecture, called Adobe(R) PostScript(R) Extreme(TM). Adobe PostScript Extreme now leverages Adobe's experience with digital workflows to provide a streamlined printing process that saves prepress and commercial printing professionals time and money. "The high-end commercial printing market's number one concern is for print jobs to get done correctly and in a timely manner," said Randy Spurrier, vice president of marketing, Adobe Printing Technologies. "Adobe's use of PDF (...

For Immediate Release Adobe Announces PageMill 3.0 for Macintosh World's Best Selling Web Authoring tool for the Mac Helps Businesses Stand Out on the Web San Francisco, Calif., (August 31, 1998) (NASDAQ: ADBE) -- Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced PageMill 3.0 software for Macintosh, a complete solution that integrates Web-page authoring, site management and Web graphics editing, including a limited edition of the leading Web graphics tool, Adobe PhotoShop. Designed to reduce the time and complexity of creating and maintaining Web pages, Adobe PageMill 3.0 for Macintosh helps businesses, home office workers and consumers stand out on the Internet with visually compelling and even award-winning sites. A free, preview release is available now to download from www.adobe.com. "Owning our own business, I didn't have time to learn HTML, but I knew a Web site would be a great way to showcase our hotel," said Steve Demarest, owner of Friday's Historical Inn, a bed and breakfast on...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Lyng or Nicole Rowland pr@aladdinsys.com (831)761-6200 x7 NEW DESKTOP MANAGEMENT UTILITY, ALADDIN DESKTOP MAGICIAN, CUSTOMIZES DESKTOP ITEMS FOR MAXIMUM USER EFFICIENCY Aladdin Systems' New Desktop Management Tool Gives Macintosh Users The Power To Create Personalized Desktops Watsonville, CA August 28, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc. today announced Aladdin Desktop Magician(tm) 1.0 for Macintosh is now available. It allows users to manage the selection and arrangement of items on their desktop for convenient access to their most active files. Users can customize their desktops by creating sets of files and folders that can be hidden or revealed at any time. Desktop Magician can also set desktop icon positions of preferred files within customized sets for continuous quick and easy access. Now, users can instantly return to an orderly desktop, even after moving files around. "With many computer users striving to be more productive, Aladdin Desktop Magician...

For Immediate Release Contact: Chris O'Leary HEURIS 800.923.9232 coleary@heuris.com HEURIS Releases MPEG Export Engine(TM) HEURIS releases QuickTime(TM) 3 component that converts QuickTime files into MPEG-1 streams. St. Louis, MO, August 24, 1998 -- HEURIS, makers of the most widely used professional MPEG encoder, today anounced that their MPEG Export Engine is now available for purchase over the web. The HEURIS MPEG Export Engine is a new QuickTime export component that will create MPEG-1 streams. It is for professionals who need to spec out jobs, demonstrate the quality of MPEG-1streams to their clients, and create video proofs of work in progress, without having to make a large speculative investment in an MPEG encoder. The HEURIS MPEG Export Engine is designed to introduce professionals to HEURIS's award-winning MPEG encoding technology using a new, inexpensive component that is tightly integrated with their existing tools. "Most professional video editors need to prove the...

JAVAWORLD ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES FOR THIS YEAR'S JAVAWORLD EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA August 25, 1998 JavaWorld magazine (www.javaworld.com) will conduct its second annual JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards in New York City during the Java Business Expo (December 7-10). The award-winning Web-only magazine created the Awards to recognize the exceptional individuals, companies and products using Java to develop, plan and deploy mission-critical applications. Since last year's Awards, the number and range of Java tools has increased dramatically, and new applications for the technology are burgeoning. Responding to this significant growth, JavaWorld has modified and expanded the categories for the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards. AND NOW...THE AWARD CATEGORIES The first JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards ceremony was held in August 1997. Since that time, new implementations of Java technology have emerged and, over the past year, have gained great momentum. Companies continue to...

For Immediate Release Media Contact Susan Marlett ClearWay Technologies 617-262-4006 marlett@clearway.com CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS WEBARCHER 1.5 - QUICKEST "FIND" ON THE WEB -- New Search Tool Draws On Hundreds Of Search Engines; Automatically Selects Best Databases For Each Search. Mac and Windows Versions Released. -- BOSTON, MA - August, 26, 1998 - ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announces the immediate availability Version 1.5 of Web Archer, their award-winning Internet search tool, for MacOS and Windows. Web Archer is the Web's quickest and most convenient search tool, with built-in Searchmark(TM) intelligence that automatically selects the best Web search engine or database for finding news, weather, phone numbers, on-line software, catalog shopping, stock quotes, and much more. The software costs just US$29.95; free demos are available from (http://www.clearway.com/WebArcher/download.html) Search Intelligence As the Web has grown, so has the number of search engines...

WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES THE DRAGON 4.1 Web-based survey solution now exports to StatView Company: Waves in Motion E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com The Dragon is a web-based FileMaker solution that lets you quickly get a survey up and running for immediate feedback on the issues facing you and your organization. Online surveys can provide any business with a simple barometer of your customers' concerns and opinions, and when it's this easy to create, publish, and tabulate an online survey, there's very little standing between you and the information you need to make your important decisions. The Dragon also comes with most everything you need to analyze your results, and with version 4.1, Waves In Motion has added the ability to save your survey data in a text file ready for one-step importing into StatView, the acclaimed application from the SAS Institute Inc. (http://www.statview.com) that packs data management, statistical analyses, and presentation...

Green Mountain Software Announces Palm Pilot and Windows CE Conversion Services for Newton-based Applications Colchester, VT, August 25, 1998 -- Green Mountain Software Corporation of Colchester, Vermont today announced its custom development services for organizations with a need to convert Newton-based applications to Windows CE and/or Palm Pilot platforms. Founded in 1993, Green Mountain Software specializes in developing quality custom handheld applications for the Windows CE, Palm Pilot and Newton platforms, with an emphasis on developing robust software that users can easily grasp and adopt. "The Newton's demise hurt a lot of organizations who invested heavily in the Newton technology," said Lou Krieg, President of Green Mountain Software. "While we can't bring back the Newton, we can assist in making the transition to Windows CE or Palm Pilot platforms a less painful one. Our knowledge of all three operating systems has given us a valuable sense of what's involved in porting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Moriarty Phone: 203-268-0030 x 3066 e-mail: kmoriarty@dataviz.com DataViz Ships MacLinkPlus Deluxe, the Winner of Macworld's "Best of Show" Award -DataViz remains committed to the Mac market after Apple "unbundles" MacLinkPlus- Trumbull, CT (August 25, 1998) -DataViz(R) announced today the release of an exciting new version of MacLink(R)Plus Deluxe, with the most dramatic changes ever made to this "Mac survival Kit". This new version comes at a pivotal time as Apple(R) is reducing the amount of third party software included with the Macintosh OS over the next 3 months. "Millions of Mac users will no longer have the compatibility they are accustomed to when they purchase a new Mac. However they will be able to depend on DataViz to provide the PC compatibility that has become so vital in today's world. Apple's decision does not change DataViz' lifetime commitment to the Mac," comments Dick Fontana president of DataViz Inc. DataViz commits itself...

Apple to Distribute Zero G's InstallAnywhere Now! with Mac OS Runtime for Java Software Development Kit Allows Developers to Create Java Software Installers on the Mac OS CUPERTINO, Calif.-August 25, 1998-Apple Computer, Inc. today announced an agreement with Zero G Software, Inc. which allows Apple to distribute Zero G's InstallAnywhere Now! with the Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) Software Development Kit (SDK) for free via the World Wide Web (http://www.installanywhere.com/ianow/apple). InstallAnywhere Now! enables developers to build installers on the Mac OS that can run on any Java-enabled platform, including Mac OS, Windows and Unix. InstallAnywhere Now! allows developers to quickly create platform-independent installers that can be distributed over the web or on CD-ROM. By leveraging the Project Wizard capability found in the award-winning InstallAnywhere family of products, InstallAnywhere Now! enables installers to be built in six easy steps, utilizing its ability to...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com APPLESHARE IP 6.0 SUPPORTS SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS' REBOUND! & POWERKEY PRO -- Built-in Support Extends Capabilities of AppleShare IP 6.0 To Allow Automatic Restart of Servers -- BOTHELL, WA - August 25, 1998 - Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. today announced that Apple Computer, Inc. has provided direct support for its Rebound! and PowerKey Pro server reliability devices in Apple's new AppleShare IP 6.0, giving AppleShare IP 6.0 users built-in application-level fault detection in addition to the standard system-level fault detection. Built-in AppleShare IP 6.0 support makes Rebound! and PowerKey Pro natural companions for any AppleShare server, giving users an easy way to ensure their servers remain operational 24x7. Rebound! retails for US$99, while PowerKey Pro models are priced from US$99.95 to US$199.95. Rebound! and all models of PowerKey Pro products are available at (http...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Ramin Red Rock Software, Inc. 801.322.4322 mailto:cramin@redrocksw.com http://www.traqtix.com TRAQtix V 1.1 allows for easy time and project tracking in a multi-platform environment Red Rock Software announces TRAQtix V1.1 for Windows and MacOS servers Salt Lake City, Utah, August 25, 1998 -- With its latest release, TRAQtix is the only internet-based time and project tracking solution on the market that runs on both Windows and MacOS servers with cross-platform file compatibility. This significantly improves deployment flexibility for project management groups working in a multi-platfrom environments. Additionally, Red Rock Software has added a number of new product features such as customized invoicing within TRAQtix's reporting function as well as time-browsing and editing features within its integrated cross-platform desktop based timer. "We are very satisfied with TRAQtix and we use it as a very helpful Project Management tool in our multi...

Apple Delivers AppleShare IP 6.0 Major Server Software Upgrade Adds Support for Sherlock Server-Side Searching, Windows Clients and IMAP Mail Services CUPERTINO, California -- August 24, 1998 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of AppleShare IP 6.0, a significant upgrade to the Company's award-winning Mac OS server software and file-server suite. AppleShare IP 6.0 delivers new features and performance improvements to critical network servicessuch as file, email, print, web and ftpunder a single administration and security system, giving users simplified access to information on their Mac OS server. "AppleShare IP 6.0 is the worlds easiest-to-use server software," said Phil Schiller, vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. "AppleShare now supports advanced server-side searches using Sherlock technology. Additionally, we've really tuned performance and AppleShare IP is now twice as fast as Windows NT servers at performing large file...

Press Release Location: Seybold San Francisco, '98 Dateline: September 1st 1998 Miramo gets dynamic charting Datazone is proud to announce that it will be demonstrating a major enhancement to it's industry-leading Miramo database publishing package at the Seybold SF'98 Publishing conference. The new, in-built capacity for embedding dynamic, data-driven charts breaks new ground in the automated production of compound documents. The new Miramo dynamic charting module is designed to meet the needs of several market sectors. One of these is the financial services industry, which is under increasing pressure to produce performance monitoring reports including graphic displays. The new Miramo module provides unique capabilities for enhanced presentation quality and high speed document production. Michelle Grant, Miramo product marketing manager, said: "Released versions of Miramo have already established its position as the most versatile personalized publishing system. We have recently...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stalker Software Announces iMac Specials - PortShare Pro 5 User License and 20% off SCSIShare. MILL VALLEY, CA - August 24th, 1998 - Stalker Software, Inc. has announced a five user license for their PortShare Pro application geared especially for the new iMac Users and a 20% discount off their SCSIShare program from now until December 1st, 1998. PortShare Pro allows serial devices such as modems, printers, label writers, and plotters to be shared over an AppleTalk/EtherNet network. PortShare Pro will allow applications like PPP or other dial out applications to dial out from a shared modem. Passwords can be assigned and modem pools can be created. PortShare Pro works in the background as a server/client control panel. iMac Compatibility Since the new iMac's only have Universal Serial Bus ports, connecting any serial device directly is not possible. PortShare Pro offers a solution. By using Portshare Pro users will be able gain access simply by installing the...

For more information, contact: For Immediate Release: Macromedia Andrea Coffey acoffey@macromedia.com (415) 252-2260 MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FREEHAND 8.0.1 Free Update to the Industry's Leading Multipublishing Tool Enables Users to Output to both Web and Print San Francisco, Calif. August 24, 1998 Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced FreeHand 8.0.1, a free update to the company's popular FreeHand design software. Available September 1 as a free download for registered users from Macromedia's Web site FreeHand 8.0.1 helps designers multipublish their content to both the Web and print by supporting the open Flash 3 file format standard and providing full compatibility with Photoshop 5. Award-winning FreeHand 8 has been enthusiastically received by creative professionals for its innovative new features such as editable vector transparency, new shape tools, customizable toolbars and keyboard shortcuts, and breakthrough performance. It has been widely adopted by organizations at the...

Product Release Information ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 http://www.zcurve.com zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through October 31st. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, August 24, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic through October 31st, 1998. Visual MacStandardBasic normally has a retail price of $ 99. Professional Macintosh applications can be visually created in minutes. Visual MacStandardBasic uses and extends BASIC's easy to learn format to utilize the power of the Macintosh. It is easy for users to integrate sound, speech, color graphics, sprite animation, movies into their applications. Users can purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software web site (http://www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Visual...

8/24/98 iView Multimedia 3.3 Press Release The Multimedia Experiencer and Organizer for the Mac Catalog, archive, play and display all kinds of multimedia. Now with version 3.3 iView Multimedia is the only program to offer cataloging of 3DMF. Already iView Multimedia supports Painter, PageMaker, Canvas, Freehand, Quark, Illustrator, gif, jpg, tiff, PICT, GX, BMP, Targa, EPS, and dozens of other formats. It can also: Play animations Display fonts Export movies Play movies Play sounds Export HTML Play quicktime VR Play karaoke Export images Photographers, VRgraphers, galleries and museums can all use it to create a web site of their entire collections. Download it free from: www.scriptsoftware.com System 8 compatible. Uses Apple's Amazing Quicktime 3 Who Its For Everyone who needs to track multimedia files. Anyone with a digital camera will find iView Multimedia essential but it is also designed for newspapers, DTP pros, photographers,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World Language Resources Simplifies International Communications with Language-Specific Keyboards LOS ANGELES, CA (August 21, 1998) -- World Language Resources, Inc. (WLR), a five-year veteran in supplying language learning, translation, software and hardware products, announced today that it is now offering nearly 30 language-specific keyboards for both PC and Mac systems through its database-driven Web site at www.worldlanguage.com and its catalog. Designed to simplify communications between multinational businesses, government agencies and individuals, the customized language keyboards can be easily integrated multi-national capabilities into any environment using Windows, Windows 95 or Macintosh software. Users can quickly switch between national standard keyboards with a simple hotkey and a cable swap. Once installed, the keyboard provides direct access to the symbols and accented characters which are native to the chosen language. "Until now, users had...

Contact: Lena Loeffler Public Relations & Marketing Specialist Foresight Solutions, Inc. (517) 333-0307, ext. 19 lloeffler@a4softec.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Foresight Solutions, Inc. Announces DataWave 3.0 for Macintosh and Windows East Lansing, Michigan USA - August 21, 1998 - Foresight Solutions, Inc. announces the distribution of DataWave 3.0 for Macintosh and Windows. Authored by David Robbins, DataWave 3.0 is Foresight's most compelling new product. It is a collection of 4D methods, forms, and a plug-in that allows any 4th Dimension database to be published on the worldwide Web with no custom coding. Installation takes just a few minutes. Add just one line of code to display the DataWave control palette. You don't need to know how to write HTML or how to use the lower-level TCP/IP or CGI tools to use DataWave. Once installed, DataWave's configuration dialog allows the database administrator to select files and fields to make available to Web browsers. The administrator can...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com STARNINE INTRODUCES DEVELOPER RELATIONS PROGRAM -- Developer Program Provides Free WebSTAR Developer Toolkit, WebSTAR API Discussion Forum, Marketing Support, and More -- BERKELEY, Calif., August 20, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. today introduced the StarNine Developer Program, a free program that provides technical and marketing assistance to developers of Plug-ins and CGIs for WebSTAR, the leading Mac OS Web server. The program includes a new WebSTAR Developer Toolkit, the latest information on WebSTAR API (W*API) server compliance and implementation, access to a community of experts, WebSTAR API-specific discussion lists, and marketing support. The focal point of the developer program is the StarNine Developer Program Web Site, opened today at (http://dev.starnine.com/). "A big part of WebSTAR's success is attributable to the wide range of WebSTAR Plug-ins and CGIs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Purity Software, Inc. 715 West 23rd Street, Suite O Austin, TX 78705 +1.512.328.2288 FAX +1.512.328.2688 http://www.purity.com/ info@purity.com Purity Software Announces WebSentinel v2.0 (Austin, TX - August 17, 1998) - Purity Software announced WebSentinel v2.0 today, a major upgrade to its popular web site security and administration tool. With the release of WebSentinel v2.0, Purity builds on the elegant and easy to use interface of the previous version with a slew of powerful new features for managing a web server. "When we shipped the first version of WebSentinel late in 1997 we showed the Internet server community that administration of a web site is as easy as drag and drop," said Nathan Nunn, president of Purity Software, "and with the introduction of WebSentinel v2.0 today we extend on that same ideal with even greater functionality." This version of the site management tool has been created to specifically attend to the feedback received from users of...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com NET.DREAMS SHIPS MAILAGENT PRO WITH ENCRYPTION AND ATTACHMENT SUPPORT -- Webmasters Extend Interactivity With Reliable Web-based Email, Now With Attachment and PGP Support -- ROHNERT PARK, Calif., August 17, 1998 -- Net.Dreams today announced the immediate availability of MailAgent Pro for reliably sending email from Mac-based Web sites, now with integrated attachment handling capabilities and PGP encryption. Compatible with email readers on all platforms, MailAgent Pro is an easy-to-implement Web-to-email plug-in for any business-critical, W*API-compatible Web server, such as WebSTAR, WebTen, and Quid Pro Quo. Available today MailAgent Pro is priced at $249, and can be downloaded at (http://www.netdreams.com/mailagent/). Users of MailAgent Lite can upgrade to MailAgent Pro for $199. "A shocking number of 'secure' Web sites gather information over a secure connection, then...

Xaos Tools is excited to announce that through a special arrangement with XOOM, we can offer the XOOM Web Site Templates 250! This is the best tool for getting your web site up and running in no time. XOOM developed 250 full-blown web sites you can use right out of the box or customize them for your own personal look! PLUS, you'll get thousands of brand-new clip art images from XOOM! XOOM is offering the XOOM Web Site Templates 250 to the public from their web site for $79.95 and for members it will be $49.95. Today, through this special email offer, we can offer this to you, Xaos Tools customers for only $29.95. That's a savings of over 60% off of their web pricing and an extra $20 off of regular XOOM member pricing. Hurry, this offer is good through September 12, 1998. To order or for more information on this offer visit this secret URL: http://orders.xoom.com/tmp/xstmp819 Check out these features: EACH WEB SITE CONSISTS OF 19 THEMED PAGES AND AN EMAIL BUTTON! *Use the Home Page to...

We are delighted to announce the release of ISP BIlling V7.0 with many new features and a redesigned interface making it the easiest billing program to learn and use. For a list of enhancements and new features: http://www.isp-billing.com/new.html To view the new interface: http://www.isp-billing.com/screenshots2.htm To download a fully functional demo of V7.0, press the download button on our home page and see why ISP BIlling remains the most used ISP account billing management program. Kind regards, Michael Rochard Chief Technical Officer ISP BIlling Software LLC wwww.isp-billing.com (702) 253 9421 for Tech (702) 253 770 for sales

We've just put the final touches on eMerge 1.5.4. This release fixes a problem eMerge on older 68000-based Macintoshes that caused eMerge to crash intermittently, especially at start-up. We've also made the importation of variable data a little clearer and added the ability to skip variables and import only names and address. If you are using eMerge 1.5.3, you should upgrade as soon as possible to this latest version. To do so, download the upgrader from our FTP site and follow the instructions built into the upgrader application. (ftp://ftp.galleon.com/pub/eMerge1.5.4upgrader.hqx) If you are upgrading from an earlier version of eMerge, you first have to use the previous upgraders we've archived on our website. (http://www.galleon.com/emerge/support/upgrades) If you have any problems with the 1.5.4 upgrader, please give us a call at 416-955-1777. Regards, Roy Schulze Galleon Software roy@galleon.com

Java 101 Workshop - A crash course for C++ Programmers Tuesday August 25, at CSD Training Lab 8:30am Registration, 9:00am - 5:00pm Workshop David A. Wilson, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by CSD and the Software Forum Java SIG Back by popular demand! "Java for C++ Programmers" is a one-day, crash course designed to give programmers the basic skills they need to create basic Java applications and applets. The course includes Java language syntax, object-oriented programming as it is done in Java, and use of many of the standard Java packages (libraries). You cannot become an expert on all of Java in one day, but you will learn how to write small, but useful, Java applets and applications. Experience with C++ and object-oriented programming is recommended. Includes two hours of free time in the CSD Walk-In Lab. Limited to 22 people. Cost: $199 for CSD/Software Forum members, $249 for non-members. Includes continental breakfast and lunch. Please contact CSD at (408) 494-8378 to register.

For immediate release Contact: Scott Raney (raney@metacard.com), 303-447-3936 METACARD DELIVERS ON THE PROMISE OF HYPERCARD Boulder, August 19, 1998 --- After 8 years of continuous development, MetaCard Corporation is now delivering on the promise of HyperCard. Whether you need it for graphical application development or multimedia authoring, MetaCard 2.2 has the features to make the job go quickly and smoothly: * Support for Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, all popular UNIX platforms, and new support for MacOS 68K and PowerPC. No preprocessing, recompiling, redesign, or platform-specific debugging is required to deploy a product on all platforms simultaneously. MetaCard has a fully functional development environment on all platforms and doesn't rely on limited-function "players". * Native look and feel on all platforms, with cross-platform support for advanced controls including combo-boxes, hierarchical menus, and a tab control. Built-in support for popular audio, video, and image formats...