Apple Reports Third Quarter Profit of $101 Million CUPERTINO, California--July 15, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced a profit of $101 million, or $.65 per diluted share, for the Company's fiscal 1998 third quarter ended June 26, 1998. These results compare to a profit of $55 million, or $.38 per diluted share, achieved in the March 1998 quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $1.4 billion, equal to revenues of the prior quarter, and gross margins were 25.7 percent, up from 24.8 percent in the prior quarter. International sales accounted for 43 percent of the quarter's revenues. The current quarter's results included a $26 million net favorable impact from non-recurring items, including an after-tax gain of $33 million related to the initial public offering of ARM Holdings plc., in which the Company is a shareholder, and a $7 million charge for purchased in-process research and development related to the acquisition of technology from Macromedia, Inc. Without these non-...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Announcing the Opening of The Imaging Source The Imaging Source Offers Free Image Processing Catalog July 13, 1998, Charlotte, NC - LEAD Technologies, Inc., developer of award-winning imaging development toolkits and DBS GmbH of Germany, Market-leading providers of digital imaging components, are announcing the opening of a joint venture company called The Imaging Source. The Imaging Source is a Value Added Reseller as well as a full service provider of a wide range of imaging products including lighting, optics, cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software, accessories and imaging system solutions. The Imaging Source is offering complimentary copies of a new 150-page catalog that contains detailed technical notes, introductory text descriptions of the fundamentals of image processing, plus 100's of individual product specifications. This catalog serves as a terrific imaging reference guide as well as a comprehensive catalog for OEMs and end-users. Rich Little,...

Press Contact: John O'Fallon Phone: (630) 830-1113 Fax: (630) 830-1262 E-Mail: john@maxum.com Maxum Development Announces WebDoubler New Product Promises Dramatic Performance Increases And Web Management For Internet Connected Workgroups MacWorld, July 10, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation this week announced WebDoubler, a new product that offers LAN managers the ability to manage Internet access while accelerating Web surfing for an entire workgroup or classroom. At its core, WebDoubler acts as a proxy server, much like competitive offerings from Microsoft and Netscape Communications, to provide a gateway between LAN clients and the Internet. By acting as a conduit between LAN clients and the Internet, the proxy has the ability to perform a wide range of additional services for both the network administrator and users surfing the Web. Web Acceleration For The Entire LAN WebDoubler includes a high-performance caching mechanism...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Novell and Prosoft to Enhance, Expand Macintosh Connectivity Solutions for NetWare Agreement Will Enable Customers to Enjoy New Features and Capabilities in NetWare- Macintosh Networks MACWORLD, New York - Novell, Inc. and Prosoft Engineering, Inc., a California-based Macintosh software development firm, today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to license and distribute NetWare for Macintosh and Novell Client for Mac OS. The agreement gives Prosoft Engineering responsibility for the current and future development, distribution and support of all Macintosh connectivity solutions for NetWare. The new agreement extends Novell's commitment to providing Macintosh users with full access to information and resources in heterogeneous networks. Users will gain new Macintosh products for NetWare, including enhancements to the current client software, which will be optimized for Apple's latest Mac OS 8.1 and G3 computers. Plans also include delivery of a more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEPTONIC SYSTEMS INC. INTRODUCES SURFJET AGENT: AUTOMATICALLY FINDS "INTERESTING" INTERNET ARTICLES New York, July 6, 1988: Leptonic Systems introduces SurfJet Agent(tm), an application that automatically finds articles on the Internet that are "interesting" to you. It locates and pre-reads candidate articles to estimate your interest, then shows you the best. Using neural network techniques, it maintains an interest profile, learns from your feedback, and can actually improve its performance over time. SurfJet Agent will be demonstrated at MacWorld Expo - The Creative World, in New York City at the Javits Center, July 8-10, 1998 in booth #2030. A time-limited preview version of SurfJet Agent is available for download from the Leptonic Systems web site. The commercial release of SurfJet Agent is expected later in 1998. For more information, please visit the SurfJet Agent page at the Leptonic Systems' web site. (http://www.panix.com/~lepton/surfjet/) Leptonic...

For Immediate Release Imagina Releases Mail Notification Tool, NotifyMail Version 3.1 Notification tool eases bandwidth congestion and network traffic for corporate IT managers. MacWorld, New York, July 7, 1998 - Imagina, Inc., a developer of innovative Internet applications, released version 3.1 of NotifyMail. A sophisticated e-mail notification tool, the program is designed to decrease unnecessary network traffic and relieve bandwidth congestion; it consumes these resources only when mail is on the server. The NotifyMail update also includes support for additional e-mail clients and changes to enhance user productivity. The product resides on a user's desktop; a finger connection to the mail server passively listens for e-mail. When the live server connection receives a cue from the e-mail client that mail has arrived, NotifyMail springs into action and alerts the recipient. The expanding list of NotifyMail customers includes NASA, Motorola, Apple Corp., Cray Research, the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nick DeMello Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 x105 THE MACTECH CD-ROM VOL 1-13 NOW SHIPPING -- CD now includes the first release of the THINK Reference Compiler NEW YORK CITY -- July 8, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, the publisher of MacTech(r) Magazine, today announced that it is shipping the latest release of the MacTech CD-ROM, Volumes 1-13, at the Macworld Expo in New York (July 7-10). The new CD includes the first release of the THINK Reference(tm) Compiler. As one of the first CD-ROM publishers, MacTech Magazine has updated its historical CD each year. The CD has become an essential reference tool for Macintosh programmers, containing a wealth of programming information, hundreds of megabytes of source code, special offers, preview demos of new programming tools, and much more. The MacTech CD, Volumes 1-13, includes every article published in MacTech Magazine (from November, 1984 through May, 1998). It has the entire history...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 1998 Media Contact: Bill Doerrfeld, President & CEO Blue World Communications, Inc. 425.646.0288, bill@blueworld.com BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO 3.0 PRODUCT LINE New editions of popular Web database tool support FileMaker Pro 4.0 and ODBC compatible databases on Windows and provide Java-based API for third-party developers. BELLEVUE, WA - July 7, 1998 - Blue World Communications, Inc. today announced the forthcoming release of the Lasso 3.0 product line providing a major upgrade to the company's award-winning dynamic Web database publishing tool. Lasso 3.0 will support Windows NT 4.0and Windows 95/98 expanding Lasso's leading position for Mac OS. The Lasso 3.0 family of products will include the following editions: Lasso 3.0 CGI/Plug-in for FileMaker Pro 4.0, Lasso 3.0 Server for FileMaker Pro 4.0*, Lasso 3.0 CGI/Plug-in for ODBC, Lasso 3.0 Server for ODBC* and Lasso 3.0 Enterprise. "Lasso 3.0 provides unprecedented power, control and ease-of-use,"...

Press/Analyst Contact: John Geyer Terran Interactive, Inc. (408) 356-7373 x227 jgeyer@terran.com http://www.terran.com/ Terran Interactive Ships Media Cleaner Pro 3.0 Major New Release Delivers Unrivaled Quality and Control for Webmasters, Multimedia Developers and Video Professionals Los Gatos, Calif., (July 8, 1998) -- Terran Interactive, Inc. is now shipping Media Cleaner Pro 3.0 software, the newest and most powerful version of the world's leading professional media optimization and compression tool. Media Cleaner Pro allows content developers to compress audio, video, and still images for CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Kiosk and the Web. Developers who purchase Media Cleaner 3.0 will receive a free license for QuickTime Pro. Media Cleaner Pro 3.0 offers exceptional gains in quality, productivity, and control. Version 3.0 reads a wide range of formats and outputs QuickTime, RealVideo, RealAudio, DV, AIFF, WAV, JPEG, GIF, and PICT files. Major new features include QuickTime 3 support, still...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 1998 digital.forest Announces Alder 2.5 Database Management Tool BOTHELL, WASHINGTON, July 7, 1998 -- digital.forest, Inc., the world's premier provider of Macintosh Internet hosting services today announced a new software tool, Alder, that enables webmasters to remotely manage FileMaker Pro databases via a web browser. "Web publishing with FileMaker Pro is easy, but there was still the problem of uploading and opening new databases on a remote web server," said Chris Kilbourn, president of digital.forest. "FileMaker Pro has no mechanism for closing an open database on a remote server and then opening a new database. We created Alder as an internal tool to allow our clients to remotely upload and open a new database without system operator intervention. Alder allows our clients to manage their datbases on their schedule, not ours. "With the commercial release of Alder, the rest of the FileMaker Pro hosting community will be able to be more productive by...

For Immediate Release July 7, 1998 Media Relations: Julie Hetherington Web: www.backjack.com Email: info@backjack.com Phone: (519) 986-4783 Fax: (519) 986-4382 Internet-Based Backup Arrives for Macintosh Markdale, Ontario, Canada - Synectics Business Solutions has announced the arrival of BackJack (www.backjack.com), an internet-based backup service for the Macintosh. Those who are considering the purchase of a new iMac will now be able to cost effectively back up their data without the necessity of purchasing additional hardware or backup media. BackJack also provides a better backup solution for current Mac users still using conventional backup media such as floppy disks, removable storage devices, or tape drives considering the potential failure of magnetic media and the tendency not to store it off-site. Backup operations are completely automated to execute at the most convenient time and provide efficient use of computer operations. Archiving and revision options are available...

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Jill Ryan McLean Public Relations ph: 650-685-3850 jill_ryan@mcleanpr.com GoLive Systems Announces GoLive CyberStudio 3.1 Professional Edition New Update Features QuickTime 3.0 Editing, ColorSync for the Web, Additional JavaScript Actions, and MacOS 8.5 Readiness New York, NY/Macworld Expo (July 8, 1998) Today, GoLive Systems, Inc. announced the availability of an updated version of GoLive CyberStudio 3 Professional Edition, the award-winning Web publishing software. Version 3.1 is now available to registered owners of GoLive CyberStudio 3 for free download from the GoLive Web site at www.golive.com. GoLive CyberStudio 3 includes everything a Web author needs to design, produce, and maintain fully-dynamic Web sites. This 3.1 update enhances GoLive CyberStudio 3 Professional Edition with a wide range of utility improvements as well as several new features, such as enhanced QuickTime 3.0 editing, ColorSync for the Web,...

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Moriarty Phone: 203-268-0030 x 3066 e-mail: kmoriarty@dataviz.com DATAVIZ RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO THE MAC MARKET AS APPLE "UNBUNDLES" MACLINKPLUS The Ultimate Survival Kit MacLinkPlus 10.0 has a whole new look for 1998 Trumbull, CT (July 8, 1998) -- DataViz(R) announces an exciting new version of MacLinkPlus(R), 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 now more than ever to the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 6, 1998 OTTAWA - CSCI Computer Security Canada Inc. (http://www.csci.ca/) announced today the introduction of Hackers4Hire SNAPshot -- a "minimum hassle" US$199 audit probe that reports whether your network is vulnerable to prevailing types of threats. This simple but powerful service has been developed in response to numerous requests from CSCI clients and could become an integral part of their ongoing corporate Quality Assurance process. It is being offered world-wide to corporations, government agencies and financial institutions that must maintain sensitive data on their Web sites. "Whether you are a Bank President, wishing to assure yourself that your organization's environment is secure, a CIO after having had implemented a new network configuration, a CFO ensuring that due diligence has been exercised and hence corporate liability is minimized, or a Webmaster after making changes to your site -- Hackers4Hire SNAPshot provides an excellent low cost...

PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT UML MODELING AND SIMULTANEOUS ROUND-TRIP ENGINEERING DATE: Monday, July 6, 1998 Object International announced today the release and general availability of Together/J 2.0. Together is the first platform-independent UML modeler that delivers *simultaneous* round-trip engineering. The Whiteboard Edition is available free for a limited time from http://www.togetherj.com Object International also announced the upcoming release of two additional products: Together/C++ and Together Enterprise, will ship later this Summer. BEST OF BREED. The independent Java-development organization Mozilla recently selected Together/J over all other Java modeling tools (http://mozilla.alsutton.com/jazilla/case/). Mozilla is now posting Together-generated multiframe HTML documents on the web. "One diagram is worth 100 lines of documentation. And when you can generate a complete, easy to read HTML documentation and publish it on the Web, you have got a great tool to share your knowledge...

FOR RELEASE ON JULY 6, 1998 Phone: 805-963-6983 888-2-WebTen FAX: 805-962-8202 Contact: Anita Holmgren Internet: anita@tenon.com http://www.tenon.com/products/webten WebTen 2.1 - A New Standard for Macintosh Web Servers Unparalleled Features and Performance Combined with Robustness and Scalability Santa Barbara, CA, July 6, 1998. Tenon Intersystems today announced WebTen 2.1, an upgrade to its industrial-strength, high-performance Apache-based Web server for Power Macs. WebTen 2.1 is able to sustain 1000 hits/second and is 100% compatible with HTTP/1.1. It includes DNS, multihoming FTP (for uploading web content on a virtual host-by-virtual host basis), NFS (for offloading content), and SSL 3.0 (for supporting eCommerce with multiple secure certificates on a single machine). WebTen incorporates an augmented Apache web server software developed by the Apache Group. Apache is well-known as stable, full-strength, feature-rich web server software used on over one million machines...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Ilene Hoffman, MS Macintosh/ Internet Consultant and Writer, Boston area Press Releases to: ileneh@aol.com The Hess Macworld Party and Events Web Site has been duly enlarged with all the known events happening at Macworld Expo July 8 - 10th. Please check it daily for additions - but I believe all the noteworthy events are in! There is still space for a couple of banners if any companies are interested please email me. Banner ad information will be forwarded upon request. Banner advertising and press / party entrieswill be accepted through July 4th, at which time the site will be considered complete. (Minor adjustments will be made during the show week.) The web site now contains every known party and press function scheduled during MacWorld week in New York, July 7th through July 10th. (Some events occur before and after the actual show.) Please email any scheduled events or press conferences to ileneh@aol.com or use the Event Submission Form on the site...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Marc Mennigmann releases Navigator Enhancer v1.3 as freeware Iserlohn, Germany -- July 04, 1998 -- Marc Mennigmann today announced the release of the freeware version 1.3 of Navigator Enhancer, an editor for Netscape Navigator's directory buttons. What is Navigator Enhancer? =========================== Navigator Enhancer is an application that works with Netscape Navigator 3.x and under by adding a handy new feature. When Netscape designed its first-generation browsers, it included a layer of directory buttons pointing to services that varied depending on where and how you obtained the browser. The only problem is that Netscape didn't give users a way to edit the title and destinations of those buttons, and most of the time the buttons remained hidden and useless. Navigator Enhancer allows you to edit this information, so you can substitute your favorite Web pages and services for the ones supplied by Netscape. A word of caution, though: make sure you've exited...

APPLE BULLETIN: MRJ SDK 2.0.1 (final) POSTED July 1: The MRJ Software Development Kit (SDK) is a set of Java development tools for use with the Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ), Apple's Java execution environment. Developers use the MRJ SDK to: * Enable standard Macintosh application written in C or Pascal to embed Java applets, run Java code, and access the Java Runtime through the JManager API. * Incorporate basic Macintosh functionality in Java applications using the MRJToolkit. * Call Java methods from C and C++. * Call native methods from Java using JDirect. * Build stand-alone Java applications using JBindery. * Run Sun JDK tools through a Macintosh application or MPW script. New in MRJ SDK 2.0.1 (final) are updated versions of the Sun JDK Tools and of JBindery. The user interface in JBindery has been simplified, making it easier to package up stand-alone applications. Also included in this release is a set of MPW scripts and an MPW tool that gives access to some of the JDK tools....

MacSeek Xchange Becomes MacPromote Xchange WWB and MacSeek Xchange team up to create MacPromote Xchange What's it all about? It's a banner exchange, and it's one more way World Without Borders is serving the Mac community. It's a great way for websites dedicated to the Macintosh to swap banners with other Mac web sites. It's simple. you display a banner exchange member's banner on your website, and they'll display yours on their website. It's a 1:1 ratio. Every time you display a banner, you get your banner displayed somewhere. Since it's start, in December 1997, the MacPromote.com banner exchange is 100 members strong, swapping over 6700 banners every day. Participating websites can have up to three different banners, and the banners can be changed immediately. - there's no waiting for webmasters to approve your new banner. At least one former #1 site on 'the other' Mac banner exchange has joined MacPromote, as have some other "Top 10" sites. We invite you to visit http://...

UMAX Ships MagicScan 4.0; Delivers Unrivaled Productivity and Image Quality Challenging Drum Scanners Expert Features and Improved Ease-of-use Delivers Professional Image Quality for Scanner Users at all Levels of Expertise Fremont, CA July 6, 1998 UMAX Technologies Inc., the U.S. scanner market leader and supplier of imaging and computer technologies, began shipping MagicScan 4.0 scanning software which combines comprehensive manual controls and powerful image acquisition and enhancement features. MagicScan offers sophisticated color tools designed to meet the 'by-the-numbers' demands of professional graphic designers, photographers and prepress professionals. In addition, automated expert features empower less experienced users with the ability to achieve professional-quality results. The software ships with the high-end, PowerLook and Mirage professional series of flatbed scanners. "In the flatbed scanner market, software is critical in obtaining high-quality scans," said John...

IDG's MACWORLD Expo - the Creative World to Offer Professionals In-Depth Technical Training Through Macworld/Pro Seminar Tailored to the 56 percent of attendees from creative sector NEW YORK -- Creative professionals attending next week's MACWORLD Expo - the Creative World will get the chance to attend the acclaimed Macworld/Pro conference, a technologically intensive professional development seminar series lead by creative professionals for creative professionals. In addition to Macworld/Pro, MACWORLD Expo - the Creative World will offer a pre-show day-long conference focusing on very specific topics such as digital creativity and networking. Both the Macworld/Pro and the pre-show conference are designed specifically for creative professionals from the new media, advertising, design, arts, entertainment and publishing industries who derive benefit from in-depth training courses in which they learn new techniques and tricks applicable to their everyday jobs. A pre-show survey by IDG...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Editorial Contacts: Derek Lambert, President and CEO Imperial Software Technology +44 118 958 7055 or 650/688 0200 derek@ist.co.uk http://www.ist.co.uk Stephanie Hart, Public Relations Associate Imperial Software Technology 650/688 0200 stephanie@ist.co.uk IMPERIAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES VISAJ(TM) 2.0 FOR JAVA(TM) Powerful New Version Now Shipping with Extensive Visual Editors, Event 'Hot- Wiring', Swing Support and Bridge from Motif London, July 1, 1998 - Imperial Software Technology (IST) today announced Visaj 2.0, a major new version of its visual application builder for Java. Visaj 2.0 is written entirely in Java and runs on all platforms, including UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95 and the Apple Macintosh. Visaj 2.0 incorporates an extensive and unique level of support for Sun Microsystems Java Foundation Class (JFC) Swing components, a new rich set of layout editors, an image editor, graphical 'hot-wiring...

Totally Hip Software, Inc. Corporate Communications: 604-685-6525 ext. 224 info@totallyhip.com http://www.totallyhip.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dynamic New WebPainter 3 Unveiled at MacWorld Developers at Totally Hip Software have added advanced features to WebPainter 3, preparing it for a greater role in Web and multimedia presentations. NEW YORK, NEW YORK 8 JULY 1998 Totally Hip Software Inc. (ASE:THW) of Vancouver, British Columbia, today introduced its new WebPainter 3 animation software for Macintosh computers at MacWorld Expo, in New York, saying it has added features that make in even more powerful, more advanced, yet even easier to use than its award-winning predecessor WebPainter 2. Company officials describe WebPainter 3 as the first software tool to focus on using animation and graphics to increase the effectiveness of communication. Whether your message is delivered through your Web site or through a digital presentation, WebPainter 3 gives everyone the ability to...

Tools Plus Delivers Boost to MacOS Developers ````````````````````````````````````````````` OAKVILLE, Ontario--July 1, 1998--Macintosh developers were given a boost today as Water's Edge Software announced general availability of Tools Plus 4.0 libraries and framework, a major upgrade to their premier MacOS development tools. The newest version features major advancements in simplifying Appearance Manager support and in easing the migration of MacOS applications to Apple's newly announced next-generation operating system, MacOS X (ten). Water's Edge reported that Tools Plus now provides a level of Appearance Manager programming ease that is unmatched by other tools because of several key differentiators: - Programmers use a single set of intuitive Tools Plus routines to work with both the Appearance Manager's controls and their equivalent non-Appearance counterparts - Existing applications can be easily updated to take advantage of the Appearance Manager's extended set of...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Lyng or Nicole Rowland pr@aladdinsys.com (408) 761-6200 ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS INSTALLERMAKER 5.0 - POWERFUL NEW FEATURES CREATE COMPLEX INSTALLERS WITH EASE InstallerMaker 5.0 Now Supports Hierarchical Packages And Sub-Level Assignments Watsonville, CA -June 30, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer and publisher of the software distribution and installation standard StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm), today shipped InstallerMaker 5.0. Version 5.0 separates packages under hierarchy for custom install and assigns conditions, actions and packages to files and folders deep within the installer archive. Now, utilizing custom installs is easy and painless. "InstallerMaker's newest enhancements are exciting developers who want options and ease-of-use in their software development," said Pauline Shumake, InstallerMaker product manager. "With the addition of hierarchical packages and sub-level assignments, InstallerMaker 5.0 is the developer's solution for their customers'...

CTM Development is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PowerMail 2.0.2. Your are receiving this message because you once expressed some interest in our new email application for Macintosh. All pending orders have been already been shipped electronically. If you need immediate access to the commercial release of PowerMail in order to continue working, you can now purchase it for US$49, directly from: http://www.ctmdev.com/pm_order.shtml // Demo version now available: If you just want to try out PowerMail ("kicking the tires") we now have a demonstration version which is NOT time-limited: you may use it as long as you wish. Download it from: http://www.ctmdev.com/ The only restriction is that whenever a PowerMail database contains more than 200 items, PowerMail Demo will not allow you to add new messages to the database; you will at that point need to empty some messages from the database or create a new PowerMail files folder. The advantage of this...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information contact: Jay Prakash Ph: 408-942-1500 Fax: 408-262-1786 e-mail: jay@strategicfocus.com http://www.strategicfocus.com STRATEGIC FOCUS COMPLETES LAB EVALUATIONS OF FOUR MAJOR WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: NetDynamics 4.0, VisualAge for Java 1.0, Developer/2000 2.0 & WebObjects 3.5 June 29, 1998 Milpitas, CA.. Strategic Focus, a Software Evaluation and Market Research firm based in Milpitas, California announced today the completion of the hands on laboratory evaluations of four major Web application development tools - NetDynamics 4.0, IBM's VisualAge for Java 1.0, Oracle's Developer/2000 2.0 and Apple Computer's WebObjects 3.5. The evaluations were conducted by professional software developers who built the same Web based Order Entry application with each of the tools. The tools were tested on a detailed set of criteria which included Developer Productivity, Performance, Ease of Use, Server Side Features, Client Side Features,...

MacA&D 6.2 Software Design Tools MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, June 29, 1998 --- Excel Software is pleased to announce availability of major upgrades to its software engineering products for Macintosh. MacA&D supports system analysis, requirements specification, software design and code generation for a wide range of software engineering methods and notations. Version 6.2 adds a new contents view for diagram editors, enhanced color support and automated inheritance graphs for object-oriented designs. MacA&D is now available in the Standard, Desktop, Educational and Developer editions to fit the needs of independent developers, educational institutions and large scale development teams. MacA&D supports diagram editors for data models, class models, state models, object models, structure models, task models and screen models. Each diagram editor has a contents view that can be shown or hidden. The contents view represents each diagram as a folder icon with a list of diagram...

Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS ANNOUNCES SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR REBOUND!(tm) -- Auto-Restart ADB Device Software Now Includes Logging -- BOTHELL, Wash., June 29, 1998 -- Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Rebound! 1.1, an incremental update of the PowerKey Rebound!(tm) software which logs the number of times it automatically restarts the CPU after both application and system crashes as well as the date/time of the last restart. The Rebound! 1.1 Update accompanies the company's announcement of the public availability of Rebound!, previously available exclusively with WebSTAR 3.0, the leading Web server on the Macintosh platform (see related release dated 6.29.98). Rebound! is available today for a street price of $99 at (http://www.sophisticated.com/). "Some system administrators set up their systems to page them when Rebound! restarts a machine," said Jonathan Feinstein of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: - - June 25, 1998 - - Storeys 1.2.B5 comprising enhanced language-handling: ProFunda is happy to announce the shipping of version 1.2.5b of its new 3-D spreadsheet Storeys, in which you can make use of various languages while working with your spreadsheet documents. Storeys supports WorldScript: Storeys 1.2.B5 supports WorldScript - meaning again, that it supports multiple languages, scripts and Apple Language Kits - permitting you to use e.g. two-byte characters as in Chinese, Korean or Japanese languages in your documents. Take full advantage of WorldScript functionality: In Storeys 1.2.B5 you can use various languages in the same document - you can even mix two-byte-characters with roman characters in the same cells, creating true multilingual documents. Help us: Please download Storeys 1.2.B5 from http://isa.dknet.dk/~profunda/free_try.html and help us primarily evaluate the language handling and send us your comments about the decimal point alignment too....

Announcing Extensis BeyondPress 4.0 The Award-winning Quark-to-HTML XTension from Extensis http://www.extensis.com/BeyondPress_P * Convert Quark to HTML & DHTML with one click * Compatible with QuarkXPress 3.31 & 4.0 * Receive PhotoAnimator FREE! with each copy of BeyondPress Extensis BeyondPress 4.0 is the latest version of our award-winning XTension that takes your Quark documents to the web - in no time. BeyondPress preserves the layout of your Quark documents in HTML tables or DHTML for cutting-edge design. Create animated GIFs with your FREE copy of Extensis PhotoAnimator (a $99 value). Then drag the animated GIFs into your Quark layout and see them displayed live inside QuarkXPress. Plus, add hyperlinks, image maps, and more - right in QuarkXPress. Extensis BeyondPress - It's the best way to take Quark to the Web. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Order BeyondPress 4.0 for only $499.95 AND get Extensis PhotoAnimator - FREE! (a $99 value) To...

PRESS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Editor's Contact: Doug McKenna Mathemaesthetics, Inc. PO Box 298, Boulder, CO 80306 USA (303) 440-0707 (vox) (303) 440-0504 (fax) Email: resorcerer@mathemaesthetics.com Website: http://www.mathemaesthetics.com FREE RESORCERER 2.2 UPDATE -------------------------- Premiere Mac OS Resource Editor Adds Support for Appearance Manager Controls, Alias Editing, Single-Instruction PowerPC Disassembly, Voodoo Source Code Control for File Comparison Scripting, and More. BOULDER, COLORADO, USA: Mathemaesthetics, Inc. has released a new version of Resorcerer, its PowerPC native replacement resource editor for Apple Computer's venerable ResEdit. "We continue to enhance Resorcerer with both Apple- and developer-requested features," said Doug McKenna, president of Mathemaesthetics, Inc. "It has been gratifying for us that new sales of this important Mac OS development tool for the first five months of 1998 have been significantly better than the...

For immediate release. AAA+ SOFTWARE SHIPS JOY SERVICES FOR RHAPSODY DR2 --- Free scripting application now available for DR2 Vienna, June 26, 1998. AAA+ Software announces the release of Joy Services 1.0/DR2 for Rhapsody Developer Release 2. This software is free. Users can enhance their work environment by implementing short Joy scripts. Corresponding menu items are added to Rhapsody's Services menu. No other developer tools are required. Joy Services 1.0/DR2 is for use with Rhapsody DR2 only. For other Yellow Box platforms Joy Services 1.0 is the current version. Joy Services are free. Joy Services require the Joy frameworks. These are part of the commercial Joy package. Just download and install it. There is no need to purchase a Joy license key to use Joy Services. Joy Services 1.0/DR2 comes with a small collection of example services. Among them: Files/Copy Paths Copies the full pathnames of the selected files to the pasteboard. Files/Group in...

Contact: Expotech, Inc. 1264 Bedford Rd. Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230-1116 Phone: (313) 882-1824 E-mail: expotech@aol.com Web: http://www.machack.com/ The MacHax(tm) Group announces the results from the Twelfth Annual Best Hack Contest at MacHack '98. In its thirteenth year, MacHack convened one minute after midnight on June 20 for another solid 72 hours of hacking, networking, and other worthy endeavors (often with little or no sleep). The conference opened at midnight with a keynote by Chris Espinosa, whose 21 year career at Apple started when he was 14. Very little hacking was observed during Chris' three hour talk, but it was observed shortly afterwards, and continued even past midnight two nights later as the Hack Show began. Interesting, unusual, unexpected, and often entertaining software written by MacHack attendees are shown by their authors, usually over the course of several hours. This year's Hack Show lasted about four hours. After each show, the contest sponsors stay up...

Garage.com's Web site is now open -- (http://www.garage.com) While you're there, you can sign up for one or more of their free mailing lists: Garage.com News -- news about us and our press releases Geoff's Gems -- high tech investor & entrepreneur news Bozosity of the Day -- examples of bozosity all around us Stories from Hell -- lessons learned from those who've been there Accounting & Consulting -- articles and Q&A from Coopers & Lybrand Commercial Banking -- articles and Q&A from Silicon Valley Bank Investment Banking -- articles and Q&A from DMG Technology Group Law -- articles and Q&A from Venture Law Group Venture Capital -- articles and Q&A from Advanced Technology Ventures Soapbox -- articles and Q&A from me and Rich Karlgaard You can sign up for these lists here: (http://www.garage.com/mailingLists.shtml) And don't forget your garage.com soft-wear (hats & T-shirts): (http://www.garage.com/store) Thank you very...

FileMaker Pro Database Software Is Windows 98 Ready SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- June 25, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc., today announced that its customers can enjoy the benefits of Windows 98 with its award-winning database application, FileMaker Pro 4.0. In addition, FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition, an essential toolkit for rapid development and deployment of FileMaker Pro solutions, which recently began shipping, also bears the "Designed for Windows 98 and Windows NT logo." FileMaker products are compatible with Windows 98 so customers wishing to upgrade or that buy new PCs with Windows 98 can still use or purchase FileMaker products and have compatibility with the Windows 98 operating system. "We're pleased that FileMaker Pro users are able to take advantage of the benefits of Windows 98 and are pleased to have worked with FileMaker to ensure the compatibility of their award winning software with Windows 98," said Rob Bennett, group product manager at Microsoft Corp. FileMaker Pro 4.0...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andy Shafran, 513-794-1912 Media Review Copies Available E-Mail: mailto:ashafran@muskalipman.com TO: Mr. Raines Cohen Editor Net Professional Creating Dazzling Web Graphics That Work Everyone with a web page knows that a picture says a thousands words. Attractive quick loading original graphics lure and direct visitors through the flow of the message. Web page functionality and ease of use hinge on the balance and blending of text and color graphics. Navigation, interaction, feedback -- the essential elements of success in this multidirectional communication medium must all come together -- harmonize with the presentation of graphics and text. Graphics performance are important to customers and visitors. The key is to create a graphical impression that offers a pleasant visual virtual experience and complements your abilities and purpose. You don't have to hire a high-priced graphic artist. You can do it yourself with the newest edition of "Creating...

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. announces the release of Big Board FM, a web based forum for PC and Macs running FileMaker Pro 4.0 Minneapolis, MN, USA--June 24, 1998--Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. today announces the release of Big Board FM, their Web based forum software for FileMaker 4.0. The product is the second in the Big Board family. A previous version runs only on Macs and needs both a web server and Lasso 2.5 in addition to FileMaker Pro 4.0. Big Board FM needs only FileMaker Pro 4.0. "This version of Big Board brings hosting of discussion forums to the masses" says Steve Wilmes, President of Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. "Just about anyone with FileMaker Pro 4.0 can host a discussion forum that just about anyone with a browser can access. Using the built in web serving/database integration of FileMaker 4.0, we were able to give people 80% of the features of our original Big Board product. Then we built in some new features and found a large speed...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0700, sandra@barebones.com Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 4.5.3 Update Latest update brings changes to FTP tool behavior and more Bedford, MA--June 23, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of version 4.5.3 of BBEdit(tm), the company's award-winning text and HTML editor. The update, which is free to all registered owners of BBEdit 4.5, can be obtained directly from Bare Bones Software's Web site (http://web.barebones.com/support/update.html) or from mirror sites as given by (http://web.barebones.com/links/links.html). This update features enhancements to support for the built-in FTP tool, as well as improvements to the "Find Differences" functionality and fixes for some problems reported from the field. Pricing & Availability The BBEdit 4.5.3 update is available free of charge to all current BBEdit 4.5, 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 customers. Registered customers with previous versions of BBEdit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WebCatalog 3.0 Beta Program Announced; Significant Upgrade Planned San Diego, CA -- Pacific Coast Software's turnkey package for creating electronic storefronts will undergo an open beta program for version 3.0 beginning June 22, 1998. WebCatalog 3.0 will be available for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and Macintosh when the final version ships later in the summer. Although the transition from version 2.1 to 3.0 represents a major upgrade, all current WebCatalog sites will run without modification under the new version. In order to participate in the beta program, you must sign up for the WebCatalog-Beta mailing list at http://www.pacific-coast.com/maillists/. WebCatalog 3.0 expands upon its own lightning-quick database technology by including ODBC/SQL support for other back-end databases. This allows for incredible flexibility with hybrid sites that want to use WebCatalog's own database for large product catalogs, and then link directly into an existing inventory...

What is OpenScript? OpenScript is a plugin for every HTTP server compatible with W*API 1.1, it allows you to include AppleScript and Frontier commands in your HTML pages. How can I use it? Just write the scripts inside the (Applescript)...(/Applescript) or (Usertalk)...(/Usertalk) TAGs, OpenScript execute them and place the result in your HTML page. You can also write nested TAGs in order to use the best commands of both the scripting languages. OpenScript allows you to create powerful dynamic pages with AppleScript and Frontier!! For more information, or to download a free, fully-functional demo of OpenScript 1.0, visit http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/7185 (software section). Thank you for your time, Marco Bambini Marco Bambini, http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/7185/

ProVUE Announces Two Day Panorama Conference June 19, 1997. ProVUE Development today announced a two day conference for Panorama users to be held later this year. The conference is aimed at all levels of Panorama users, from beginners to developers, and will include 28 hours of in-depth training sessions and a vendor fair (for third party trainers, consultants, and add-on products). Conference attendees will also recieve a special conference CD-ROM, eligibility for product discounts, and of course, a T-shirt. The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites South (near Los Angeles International Airport) on August 31 and September 1st, 1998. For more details ProVUE can be contacted at (800) 966-7878, or check out the conference web site at http://www.provue.com/provue/pv98_home.html. More detailed information on Panorama, including numerous screen shots and a downloadable demo, may be found at http://www.provue.com. Press inquiries should be directed to: James Rea (714) 841-7779 jim@...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES THE DRAGON, WEB SURVEYS FOR FILEMAKER 4.0 Cross-platform solution builds, administers, and analyzes online surveys. Contact: Vincenzo P. Menanno Company: Waves in Motion E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com Sales by WorqSmart: 602-956-7080 USA (602) 956-7080 voice (602) 956-6754 fax Canada (416) 760-9959 voice (416) 760-8849 fax 152 Evelyn Avenue, Suite 101 Toronto, Ontario M6P 2Z7 TORONTO, Canada. June 19, 1998. Building and administering an online survey can test the skills of even the most experienced webmaster. You need to design any number of HTML forms, write the CGIs to accept and process the data, hook everything into your database, and then process the results. Even if you start with a database application like FileMaker 4.0 that's already web-enabled, you still have to build all your questionnaires from scratch, and customize the analysis for every survey you run. Waves In Motion has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Susan Whitney Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 x105 NETPROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES JULY/AUGUST LINE-UP -- Professional Journal for Web Developers and Network Administrators Provides Sneak Peek At First Issue Under New Publisher WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- June 19, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishers of NetProfessional(tm) magazine, today revealed the editorial line-up of the July/August issue of the magazine, the first since the company acquired publishing rights to the title in March. The print magazine, for web developers and network administrators, is now a technical journal packed with in-depth articles on a variety of current challenges users face, peer-reviewed by experts in the field. The first issue of the NEW NetProfessional (Volume 2, Number 1) is due in print form at Macworld Expo/New York (Developer Central, booth #664), on July 7. Subscribers of the old publication as well as new subscribers should receive it...

PRESS RELEASE VICOM Internet Gateway supports first Macintosh T1 Card T1 Internet Access for Macintosh now available MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18, 1998 - Vicom Technology today announced that its VICOM Internet Gateway now gives Macintosh users direct T1 access to the Internet when used in conjunction with the Keyspan SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition Card. The VICOM Internet Gateway is Vicom Technology's unique TCP/IP software router for MacOS. When used on a high performance Power Macintosh G3 System, the VICOM Internet Gateway and Keyspan card give full T1 throughput of up to 2Mb/sec providing fast and industrial strength connection to the Internet for an entire LAN. The other computers on the network (LAN clients) gaining access to the Internet through the VICOM Internet Gateway can be of any type including Windows 3.x/95/98/NT, MacOS or UNIX. With the ability to support up to 1,024 LAN clients, the Gateway also includes advanced functions such as NAT / Proxy (sharing of one IP...

Press Release CONTACT: Ben Tse Kevin Dawley (415) 381-1011 x459 (415) 381-6902 Facsimile kevind@accountmate.com AccountMate Software, IBM and Cisco Systems Team Up to Provide Friendly Software Applications , Inc. With a Top-flight Internet Sales Order Solution for New York-based Aircraft Parts Company. Visual AccountMate Internet Sales Order + IBM Netfinity 3500 + Cisco's Internet Connection Devices = Total Internet Solution for Metropolitan Aircraft Parts, Inc. MILL VALLEY, CALIF. (June 16, 1998) - AccountMate Software Corporation, IBM and Cisco Systems, Inc. have teamed up to provide small and growing businesses with a convenient, easy-to-use Internet business solution. This very affordable solution consists of Visual AccountMate/SBS Internet Sales Order, IBM's Netfinity 3500 hardware and Cisco System's Networked Office stack. Together, they provide companies conducting business over the Internet with an affordable, productivity-enhancing Internet ordering system. AccountMate's...

At Once Version 1.0.7 At Once (for Macintosh) combines desktop protection, application control, and network management in a very affordable package! The desktop protection is unsurpassed in its power, dependability, and flexibility. The application control provides an amazing amount of power and very unique features. The network management covers all the bases, without demanding major hardware resources. While the design is new, At Once inherits years of experience and proven technologies. At Once is only $599 for a building site license, which covers any number of Macs! The At Once Demo includes fully functional software and a complete user guide! http://www.bdwsoftware.com/ bdw@bdwsoftare.com (800) 726-5462 (612) 452-4902 fax

For Immediate Release Kaidan, Kodak and Live Picture Announce the First Turnkey Immersive Imaging Solutions for Interactive Photography Four new immersive imaging kits offer custom solutions that include Kaidan hardware, a Kodak camera, and Live Picture software. FEASTERVILLE, PA., June 16, 1998 - The leading manufacturer of immersive imaging hardware, Kaidan Incorporated, announced new solutions for creating interactive panoramas and object movies. Created through a collaboration with Kaidan, Kodak Professional, a division of Eastman Kodak, and Live Picture Inc., these four new kits offer the first professional level turnkey solution in this rapidly growing industry. According to Jim Anders, President of Kaidan, "These kits offer a compelling solution for professional photographers, multimedia and web designers, advertising firms, and anyone who wants to utilize the technology that is revolutionizing e-commerce, photography and web design. Now virtually anyone has access to a full...