[MD1] BBEdit 4.5.2 Update
Contact:
Sandra Schneible
781-687-0700
sandra@barebones.com
BBEdit 4.5.2 Update Now Available
New update release brings color printing for HTML tags and source code,
Unicode support and more
Bedford, MA--March 18, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the
availability of version 4.5.2 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 latest update features a number of refinements, most notably support
for reading and writing text files containing Unicode characters,
improvements to the ground-breaking "Find Differences" functionality, and
the ability to print syntax-colored documents in color.
Pricing & Availability
The BBEdit 4.5.2 update is available free of charge to all current BBEdit
4.5 and 4.5.1...
[MD1] Jobs keynote report
This just in from:
Raines Cohen, Editor of NetProfessional, (editor@netprolive.com):
Greetings from NYC! Here's some observations minutes after the Jobs keynote
here at Seybold, in case you can use 'em (I expec this will be a lot
wordier, less analytical, and more play-by-play than the MacWEEK story).
Feel free to use this in full or part with attribution to me, on MacDev-1
if you care to: (it's nonexclusive, sent to a few folks)
Craig Kline, Seybold VP of Content, introduce Eric Hippeau, chairman of
Ziff-Davis, who introduced Jobs as a "technologist" - "still pretty young
as industry icons go."
As expected, the keynote led off with all 3 recent Apple commercials: Think
Different, the snail, and the bunny-suit one. The snail got notable
applause, and the new "toasting the Pentium" one really big applause. [note
that the Javits Center main lobby features several new Think Different
people, including Ansel Adams]
Jobs spoke of publishing technology as "one of four things we do," and...
[MD1] New Frontier Book
For immediate release
For more information contact Lisa Mann
707-829-0515 ext. 230
lisam@oreilly.com
O'Reilly Releases Frontier: The Definitive Guide
"Frontier is a really cool program," says author Matt Neuburg. "The more
familiar I have become with it the more I have been astonished at its
cleverness, its power, its elegance, its architectural beauty; every
chapter in this book has been an eye-opening experience to write."
Neuburg's just-released book, "Frontier: The Definitive Guide", is the
first book devoted exclusively to teaching and documenting Userland
Frontier, a powerful scripting environment for web site management and
system level scripting. Packed with examples, advice, tricks, and tips,
"Frontier: The Definitive Guide" teaches Frontier from the ground up,
enabling the reader to join the ranks of thousands of Macintosh power users
who make Frontier their "home base." It covers Frontier 4.2.3 for the
Macintosh.
"Frontier isn't just a scripting language or a database or an...
[MD1] Colada 2.0 for Deneba's Canvas
NEWS from Deneba Software
Curtis Christensen / Public Relations Manager
(305) 596-5644, ext. 134, curtis_christensen@deneba.com
Visit Deneba at Seybold NY Publishing '98
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Booth 403
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PREPRESS AND WEB PUBLISHING OPTIONS EXPAND FOR CANVAS 5 USERS
Deneba Authorized Service Bureau program in full swing; Colada 2.0
available for free download
Seybold NY Publishing '98, March 17, 1998 -- In keeping with Seybold
Publishing Seminars' dual print and web focus, Deneba Software announced
the expansion of the Deneba Authorized Service Bureau (DASB) program and
the availability of the latest version of Colada, the Java-based web
publishing tool for Canvas.
Deneba has publicized the membership benefits of the DASB program on its
web site (www.deneba.com) and through outreach programs for the past
several months. In that time, service bureaus have been applying steadily,
with new companies qualifying every day. The constant stream of new...
[MD1] Rapid-I Bookmarks
Media Contact:
Brad Hutchings
General Partner,
Hutchings Software
brad@hutchings-software.com
(714) 470-1520
HUTCHINGS SOFTWARE RELEASES RAPID-I(TM) BOOKMARKS
-- New Internet component from leading component software developer --
DANVILLE, Calif., March 14, 1998 -- Hutchings Software, developer and
publisher of innovative user component software, today announced the
release of Rapid-I Bookmarks, a product that redefines the concept of the
browser bookmark menu.
One year to the day after the demise of OpenDoc and Cyberdog, Hutchings
Software dedicates the release of Rapid-I Bookmarks to the engineers who
created OpenDoc and Cyberdog, other developers who wrote excellent OpenDoc
and Cyberdog products, and the growing legion of users who recognize the
power of component software and document centered computing. Hutchings
Software is truly honored to be able to write products incorporating the
most elegant software technologies for the most discerning customers in the
industry.
By...
[MD1] VRML Consortium Charts Roadmap for VRML Standard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For press information, contact: To join the VRMLConsortium, contact:
Josephine Mong Deepak Kamlani
Horizon Communications Interprise Ventures
408-969-4888 x103 510-277-8110
jmong@horizonpr.com dkamlani@inventures.com
http://www.horizonpr.com http://www.vrml.org
VRML Consortium Charts Roadmap for VRML Standard
Consortium forms Executive Committee to lead VRML
marketing and specification strategies
San Ramon, CA - March 12, 1998 - The VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling
Language) Consortium today revealed a technology roadmap for the VRML
specification designed to drive the continued growth of 3D on the Internet.
The Consortium has also elected a new Executive Committee which will form
Task Groups within the Consortium to lead the marketing and specification
initiatives outlined in the roadmap.
Core roadmap issues that will be addressed by Consortium Task Groups include:
* Use of VRML as a lightweight, integrated media format for page animation
* Improved...
[MD1] Troi Text Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, March 11, 1998 -- Troi Automatisering
announces the beta release of Troi Text Plug-in 1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.0
both on Macintosh and Windows.
This Cross-platform FileMaker Pro 4.0 plug-in adds the SumText function to
FileMaker Pro 4.0. With this you can create a dynamic field, that
concatenates all the text from a field in a related file. Everytime records
get added or deleted to the related file the SumText is automatically
updated. It is the text equivalent of the Sum() function for numbers.
Peter Baanen, company president, states "After the release of Troi FM
Plug-in we were asked to find a solution to this problem. Luckily we could
do it. The SumText function is very handy for building a list of contact
persons of a company, or multikeys. Why limit yourself to the sum of a
number. Just try it out".
A fully functional version of Troi Text Plug-in 1.0b1 is available for
downloading at Troi's Web site at: (http://www.troi.com/). On the site
there...
[MD1] Fort Application Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Barb Heffner or Cecile Roux Rich Scheffer
C.H.E.N. PR, Inc. Fort Software, Inc.
(781) 466-8282 (510) 869-3422
bheffner@chenpr.com or
croux@chenpr.com
Fort Software Announces Support for Mac OS 8.1
OAKLAND, Calif., March 11, 1998 -- Fort Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRTE)
today announced that the latest version of the Fort Application
Environment(TM) provides full development and deployment support for
Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS 8.1.
With the support of Mac OS 8.1, Macintosh developers using Fort(R) can
create mission-critical distributed applications that can scale to
thousands of concurrent users. Fort, the industry's leading suite of
object-oriented tools for building enterprise networked applications,
supports JavaBeans, IIOP, CORBA and a number of open technologies to let
customers take advantage of all their hardware and software assets.
"Mac OS 8.1 improves on Apple's most successful software release to date -
Mac OS 8 - which has...
[MD1] MacHack 1998 Call for Speakers
MacHack 1998 call for Speakers
MacHack 1998 is just a few months away and YOU might be just the person we
are looking for. We have many interesting sessions already lined up, but we
have room for a few more.
Have you been off in a garage somewhere developing some cool Macintosh
technology in secret? Present that technology at MacHack and not only might
you gain the adulation of your peers, but you will undoubtedly receive
valuable feedback to help you do it even better.
If you are planning to attend MacHack 1998, starting at Midnight on June
18th and running near-continuously until Sunday June 21st, consider
presenting a session to share your expertise. We are currently seeking
speakers on all areas of Macintosh software development including OpenStep,
Java, QTML, networking, game development, software design, software
entrepreneurship, and more.
Session speakers receive a $100 off the conference registration fee.
Register before April 15th and receive an additional $100 discount....
[MD1] WEB FM 4.0 for FileMaker Pro 3.0/4.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 1998
Media contact:
Eric Bickford, President
Web Broadcasting Corp.
http://webfm.com/
eric@webfm.com
(650)329-9676
WEB BROADCASTING SHIPS 100% JAVA-FREE WEB FM 4.0 FOR FILEMAKER PRO
MAJOR NEW VERSION ADDS SUPPORT FOR EASY-TO-USE, INTERNET STANDARD
TEMPLATE FILES WITH NO NEED TO LEARN YET ANOTHER MARKUP LANGUAGE
"JUST SAY NO" TO CONFUSING, INCOMPATIBLE, PROPRIETARY MARKUP [/TAGS]
Internet World, Los Angeles CA -- March 12, 1998 -- Web Broadcasting
Corporation today announces the release of WEB FM 4.0. WEB FM 4.0 is a
plug-in to popular Mac OS web servers such as WebSTAR, Quid Pro Quo,
WebTEN, and AppleShare IP that enables FileMaker Pro developers to
quickly and easily build wicked fast, truly dynamic and interactive online
database applications for the World Wide Web or corporate Intranet.
WEB FM's extensive feature list mirrors that of FileMaker Pro 4.0 for
Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS from FileMaker Inc. It fully
supports...
[MD1] Xplain to Publish NetProfessional
Release is posted at http://www.netprolive.com/ if you would like your news
site to point to it.al like books and magazines.
* According to a WebWeek survey, 47.3% of web developers
use a Mac to create the majority of their Web content
-- the #1 platform by far.
The Mac has been the leading platform for web sites for a long time. With
Apple's new G3 servers, there's now that much more strength behind Mac
solutions. Web developers and network administrators have cried out for a
strong publication -- and there's a lot of information to cover in this
area.
"There have been a number of publications out there dedicated to the web
developer or Java," said Neil Ticktin, the new publisher of
NetProfessional, and CEO of Xplain Corporation, "but most companies have a
hybrid of web development, intranet, and general network administration
issues that are all interrelated. NetProfessional will focus on the needs
of this type of net administrator/net developer with hard hitting...
[MD1] BBEdit Avail Electronically
EMBARGO UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998
Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0700, sandra@barebones.com
BBEDIT NOW AVAILABLE VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION FROM SOFTWARE.NET
-New resale agreement means customers can get BBEdit anytime, anywhere
Bedford, MA--March 12, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
their entry into the electronic distribution (ESD) channel. BBEdit, the
company's award-winning text and HTML editor, is now available for purchase
and download through Software.net. BBEdit is listed in the Web Authoring
Tools section of the Internet Center.
"We are continually looking for better ways to get our products into the
hands of our customers," said Rich Siegel, founder, president & CEO. "We've
wanted to do electronic delivery for a long time, and we believe that
Software.net offers the best way for us to accomplish that goal."
Bare Bones Software anticipates electronic delivery of its products will be
an effective supplement to its relationships with traditional...
[MD1] Apple Turns Up Heat in New TV Spot
Apple Turns Up Heat in New TV Spot
CUPERTINO, California--March 11, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
it is launching a new 30-second television commercial tonight during ABC's
prime time line-up beginning at 8 p.m. PST. The new commercial, called
"Bunnies," is part of Apple's worldwide "Think different" campaign.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission to bring
the best personal computing products and support to students, educators,
designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140
countries around the world.
Press Contacts:
Rhona Hamilton Tami Begasse
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc.
(408) 974-6439 (408) 974-3156
email: hamilton@apple.com email: begasse@apple.com
[MD1] Apple/Microsoft Unify Java Technologies for Mac
Apple and Microsoft to Unify Java Technologies for the Macintosh
Will Work Together to Ease Developer Access to Native Mac OS Services;
Improvements in Java Performance,
Robustness Expected in Future Java Virtual Machine
CUPERTINO, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple
Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to converge their
Java technologies for the Macintosh(R) to create a single Java virtual
machine (VM) for the Mac(R) OS. The unified VM will be based on Apple's Mac
OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) and will incorporate a variety of Microsoft(R)
technologies for Java. Currently, both companies offer Java VMs for the Mac
OS. The companies' cooperation on Java technology promises to advance the
performance, robustness and functionality of Java support for the Macintosh
and promote greater consistency for Java implementations across Apple(R)
Macintosh and Microsoft Windows(R) operating system-based computers.
As part of the plans, Microsoft expects to...
[MD1] MacHack CD/FTP Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MACHACK RELEASES CD AND POSTS HACKS TO FTP
March 11, 1998 -- Grosse Pointe Park, MI -- MacHack, The Annual Conference
for Leading Edge Developers with support from Apple Computer Inc. and
MacTech Magazine, today announced that the MacHack 1997 CD is now
available. In addition, these hacks are now available FREE via ftp.
Included on the CD are over 50 of the hacks and source submitted for the
1997 Hack contest, including source for the winning hack "BillBoot" which
relaces the standard Macintosh boot sequence with a Win95-looking sequence.
Other hacks on the CD include KittenOnTheKeyboard, which can lock a
keyboard to prevent unwanted keystrokes, VerticalHold, which reproduced a
hack effect described by Steve Wozniak during his keynote at the
conference, and WebAdder, which adds banner adds to web pages which would
otherwise lack them.
Also included on the CD are many of the presentation slides from sessions
in 1997 and a list of attendees to the conference. In...
[MD1] Fireworks by Macromedia
For Immediate Release
MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES FIREWORKS
Next-Generation Tool Provides the First Unified Environment for Creating
and Producing Web Graphics
San Francisco, Calif -- March 10, 1998 -- Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today
introduced Fireworks, the first production tool to provide a unified
environment for creating, optimizing and producing high-quality graphics
for the Web. Engineered from the ground up to address the needs of
professional Web designers, the new tool incorporates such advanced
features as a visual export preview, complete control over compression and
color palettes, automatic generation of button states and JavaScript
rollovers, as well as text and effects which are editable all the time.
Fireworks allows designers to create the most compact graphics and GIF
animations in the fewest steps.
"Fireworks inaugurates a new category of Web graphics production tools,"
said Norm Meyrowitz, executive vice president and chief technical officer
at Macromedia. "Just as...
[MD1] Public Beta of CodeWarrior Java Compiler v 1.2
This is a public beta of the Metrowerks 1.2b7 Java compiler. For both
Macintosh and Windows.
The final version of the 1.2 compiler will appear on CodeWarrior Pro 3. We
are releasing this version now to allow users to test the new compiler and
report any problems they find before Pro 3 ships. This compiler is a beta
release with the problems and bugs that implies. Use at your own risk. This
compiler is not recommended for building final, shipping products.
Note:: Although the compiler is based on the 1.2 JDK sources, toolset is
JDK 1.1.5
You can download it at these URLs:
http://www.metrowerks.com/db/updates.qry?function=form
ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO2/
ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO2/
ftp4 - 206.204.30.115/pub/updates/CWPRO2/
This compiler has a different object format than the compiler that shipped
on Pro2. You *must* remove binaries from any projects before compiling with
this compiler, and you'll have to do the same if you want to switch back
and forth between the...
[MD1] NeoLogic Expands Management Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jesse Odell
The Ford Odell Group
707/570-2262
jesse@fordodell.com
NeoLogic Expands Management Team:
Surinder Brar Joins Company as Vice President of Marketing and Sales
BERKELEY, CA - March 9 , 1998 - NeoLogic Systems today announced that
Surinder Brar has joined the company as its vice president of marketing and
sales. Mr. Brar will manage all sales and marketing activity for the
company, including strategic planning, product positioning, business
development and channel sales.
"We're very excited to expand our organization to include someone with
Surinder's background," said Bob Krause, NeoLogic president and founder.
"His experience with both enterprise level application vendors and database
tools suppliers ideally suits our focus on component level database
architectures."
Mr. Brar brings more than twenty years of industry experience to the
NeoLogic management team. He served as vice president of marketing and
sales for WordTech Systems, until the...
[MD1] Myrmidon 2.1
Version 2.1 of Terry Morse Myrmidon has just been released. This new
version contains several enhancements our customers have requested:
- point-and-click editing of Myrmidon files for users of GoLive CyberStudio
- output of pixel-accurate text in any point size
- optional output of spacer tags to maintain document spacing
- optional maintenance of page margins (top, left, bottom, or right)
- improved Table of Contents creation
- optional output of "home" button on every web page
- enhanced control over layout text box size and quantity
Users of the commercial Myrmidon version 1.0.3 or later may download a free
updater to version 2.1 from:
(http://www.terrymorse.com/updates.html)
For those who have not yet purchased their own copy, we hope to convert you
to owners one day soon. In the mean time, a fully functional demo version
(good for 25 conversions) is available from:
(http://www.terrymorse.com/survey.html)
We are particularly excited about our partnership with GoLive to make...
[MD1] Funnel Web Professional
Funnel Web Professional
Corporate Level Web Profiling and Internet Tracking
Carlton, Victoria, Australia - March 9th, 1998 - Active Concepts today
announces the release of the first cross platform corporate level web
analysis, profiling and Internet tracking tool for the Macintosh, Windows
95/NT and Unix platforms.
Funnel Web Professional makes it simple for any business to profile web
site usage with the speed, accuracy and ease that Funnel Web is known for.
Designed for large sites Funnel Web Professional can handle high server
loads, up to 20 million hits per log and can provide realtime updates of
server traffic. Ideal for marketing departments targeting their advertising
dollars Funnel Web Professional allows you to identify the origin of each
client, last site visited and the keywords and search engines used to
locate your site on the Internet.
A major feature of Funnel Web Professional is the ability for any
corporation or small business to monitor staff web usage anywhere on...
[MD1] TransferPro for UNIX
DIT ANNOUNCES NEW TRANSFERPRO FOR UNIX RELEASE
File Transfer Software Supports Latest UNIX Implementations
Compatible with All Popular Removable Media
LOS ALAMOS, NM (February 12, 1998) Digital Instrumentation Technology,
Inc. (DIT) announces availability of TransferPro for UNIX Release 4. The
latest version of its award-winning high-speed file transfer software
enables users to read and write all popular removable Macintosh and DOS
formatted media directly from their UNIX workstation at SCSI speeds, and to
easily interchange data between different types of UNIX computers.
Ideal for pre-press, desktop publishing and other digital imaging
applications, the latest version of TransferPro for UNIX Release 4 is
compatible with all the latest UNIX implementations including Solaris 2.6,
and the latest removable media including 4.6 GB magneto-optical drives, 1.5
GB Syjet, and Iomega Jaz. With the new release, TransferPro for UNIX also
supports multiple Macintosh partitions of up to 4 GB per...
[MD1] Lem's Mac(tm) Software Directory
From: lnjordan (lnjordan@sprynet.com)
I have just posted the March 98 issue of the directory. I wish to thank the
Mac community for their support. The new directory has approximately 30 new
pages of listings. With approximately 20,000 developers world wide, I know
that I am only scratching the surface. If we work together we can make this
to be a very comprehensive listing of Mac software. So keep sending in the
listings, pass the word and post the directory anywhere you can. You can
download it at
http://members.aol.com/lnjordan/index.html
Remember it's free and the listings are free.
Lem
[MD1] VOODOO Special Offer
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MACTECH/MACWORLD EDDY AWARD FOR VOODOO
VERSION CONTROL TOOL SAVES YOUR DOLLARS!
Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, Mar-05-1998. This year's MacWorld/MacTech Eddy award in
the "Best Developer Tool" category went to the popular version control tool
VOODOO by UNI SOFTWARE PLUS. To celebrate the award, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS now
offers the award-winning product at a very special price for a limited
time.
Macworld Magazine's "Eddy" award is the Macintosh industry's most respected
honor, recognizing the best Macintosh hardware and software products
released during the year, as well as the individuals who have had a
significant impact on the industry.
"We are very happy about winning this year's award" said Christoph
Reichenberger, VOODOO product manager, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS. "And we want to
celebrate the award with our customers by offering VOODOO at a price that
everyone can afford."
Don't miss the chance to get the award-winning version control tool at an
award-winning...
[MD1] LetterRip Pro
Fog City Software Ships LetterRip Pro for Mac OS
"Fast and easy" way to run mailing lists and send large mailings is now
available
Capitola, Calif., March 5, 1998 -- Fog City Software has announced the
immediate availability of LetterRip Pro 3.0 for Mac OS, the newest version
of its mailing list server. Now with increased power and flexibility,
LetterRip Pro's price is only $395. A special introductory price of $295 is
available through March 1998.
Already acclaimed by users as "the fastest and easiest" way of running
mailing lists and sending large volumes of email through the Internet,
LetterRip Pro is the ideal solution for individuals, small businesses,
corporations, and ISPs that need to run a mailing list server without the
fuss that often accompanies such servers. LetterRip Pro's unusual
combination of ease-of-use and stunning performance makes it easy to get
mailing lists and announcement lists up and running.
* New Features
LetterRip Pro adds over 50 new features. Some of the...
[MD1] Microsoft Invests in General Magic
For Immediate Release
Press Inquiries:
Michelle Knoop +1 415 904 7070
Access Communications
mknoop@accesspr.com
Investor Inquiries:
Don Markley +1 415 986 1591
The Financial Relations Board, Inc.
dxm@sf.frbd.com
http://www.genmagic.com
Microsoft Invests in General Magic
General Magic Licenses Technology to Microsoft
REDMOND, Wash., and SUNNYVALE, Calif. - (March 4, 1998) - Microsoft Corp.
and General Magic Inc. (Nasdaq "GMGC") today announced that Microsoft has
made a minority investment in General Magic. Agreements between the two
companies include an equity investment as well as the licensing of certain
General Magic technologies. Terms of the agreements include a payment to
General Magic of $6 million.
General Magic is developing integrated voice and data applications, a key
to bringing the next generation of information technologies into the
mainstream. The company's upcoming network service, code-named "Serengeti,"
is a second generation virtual assistant for mobile professionals...
[MD1] SiteWarrior 1.2 Ties with BBEdit
SiteWarrior 1.2 Ties with BBEdit
February 28, 1997 -- ProVUE Development is now shipping SiteWarrior version
1.2, the latest version of its revolutionary program for authoring and
managing medium to large web sites. SiteWarrior 1.2 provides tight
integration with BBEdit, the most popular HTML editor on the Macintosh. Now
BBEdit users can continue using their favorite editor while taking
advantage of SiteWarrior's ability to automate tedious tasks like building
tables, catalogs, tables of contents, navigation banners, links to
neighboring pages, JavaScript arrays and other repetitive elements within a
web site.
As with previous versions of SiteWarrior, all pages in the entire web site
are stored in a single powerful database so that all structures and links
can be updated automatically as pages are added, renamed, or deleted. Pages
may be edited within SiteWarrior, or with a single click, opened in BBEdit.
SiteWarrior automatically tracks which pages are opened in BBEdit, and
transfers...
[MD1] MacHack Paper Deadline Extended
FLASH -- MACHACK PAPER DEADLINE EXTENDED
Call for Papers - MacHack '98
June, 1998 - Dearborn, Michigan
It's true. We're extending the deadline for submitting abstracts and
proposals for papers to March 15, 1998. Have you got a great new way of
developing software for the Mac? Or even a great new way of dealing with
the same old problems in software engineering? Tell us about it!
Share your experience, share your ideas, share your philosophical insights
into software development. Both major and minor arcana are acceptable. And
although we're naturally Macintosh-oriented, your paper need not deal
exclusively with the Mac OS -- we're also interested in Rhapsody, BeOS,
MkLinux, even Windows. And we're particularly interested in ways to write
code that will work on ALL of the above.
If your paper is accepted, you'll get to attend the 13th annual MacHack
conference free! You'll get to talk about your ideas with people who won't
look at you funny! Your paper will be published in the official...
[MD1] Conix 3D Explorer
INTRODUCING CONIX 3D EXPLORER - 3D GRAPHICS FOR EVERY MATHEMATICA USER!
San Luis Obispo, CA March 2, 1988. Conix Enterpises, Inc. adds 3D
functionality to another Apple application. Mathematica, a product of
Wolfram Research, is the number one mathematical tool on the Macintosh
platform. Conix 3D Explorer gives Mathematica users enhanced 3D abilities
with their stunning graphics, ease of use and OpenGL capabilities. Conix
has been providing OpenGL to the Macintosh community for nearly two years.
They bring their considerable knowledge of 3D graphics to this plugin for
Mathematica.
3D Explorer - the interactive graphics solution for Mathematica. With a
single command 3D Explorer brings your Mathematica graphics to life in an
interactive OpenGL window, providing advanced rendering capabilities
previously reserved for high-end rendering systems. 3D Explorer's options
take your Mathematica graphics to a new level with smooth shading, texture
mapping, anti-aliasing, transparency, fog,...
[MD1] MoreFiles 1.4.7
Version 1.4.7 of MoreFiles is now available. The changes from v1.4.6 to
v1.4.7 are listed below.
You can download it today from from :
(ftp://members.aol.com/JumpLong/MoreFiles_1.4.7.sit.hqx)
It will also submitted for release through the following channels (and may be
available today or in the near future):
Apple's Developer CD
Apple Developer World web/ftp site
America Online's Macintosh Developers Forum library (keyword: MDV)
CompuServe's Macintosh Developers Forum library (GO MACDEV)
Metrowerks (for inclusion with their next CD)
- Jim Luther, Apple Computer, Inc.
________________________________________
v1.4.7 3/1/98
Bugs fixed:
* Fixed DirectoryCopy.p header (FSpFilteredDirectoryCopy wasn't there;
FSpDirectoryCopy was there twice).
* PreflightFileCopySpace, PreflightGlobals, and PreflightDirectoryCopySpace
now use unsigned long values for block counts to support Mac OS Enhanced
volumes which can have more than 64K of allocation blocks, and to fix
problems with large...
[MD1] DynaMorph 1.6 Web Application Tool
Press Release
March 3, 1998
Morph Technologies Releases DynaMorph 1.6 Web Application Tool
New Release Adds Dynamic Web Graphics Generation
Vienna, VA, March 3, 1998 Morph Technologies, Inc.
(http://www.morphtech.com) today the release of DynaMorph(TM) 1.6 its
flagship server-side scripting language. With this release, users can now
dynamically generate web graphics. This new capability enables designers of
advanced web sites to build sites which automatically create images based
upon values present in a file, a database or a form submission. These new
features allow designers to:
Reading images from disk as a basis for a new image
Drawing geometric shapes onto the image: lines, rectangles, circles,
ellipses, polygons
Drawing text onto a background image
Copying portions of one image onto another
Resizing of images "Great for automatic generation of Thumbnail images"
Create bar charts and progress indicators
Combining these new capabilities with Morph's advanced caching...
[MD1] NetTen - Post.Office on the Mac
FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 2, 1998
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystems
Phone: 805-963-6983 or 888-4-NetTen
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/netten
ULTIMATE EMAIL SERVER NOW AVAILABLE FOR POWER MACS
Leading E-Mail Server Software Now Available for Power Macintosh
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. Tenon Intersystems, provider of
award-winning software, today announced an industrial-strength mail server
for Power Macintosh. Tenon's new mail server, called NetTen, is based on
Post.Office, a powerful email server, developed by Software.com, Inc.
Software.com is the uncontested leader in email server software, having
sold licenses for more than ten million email mailboxes worldwide.
Post.Office was designed with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and
ease-of-use, setting the standard for email server solutions. Post.Office
is in use at tens of thousands of organizations worldwide, supporting
millions of users. By leveraging their existing "UNIX virtual...
[MD1] Big Board
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. announces the release of Big Board, a web
based forum for Mac based web servers running Lasso 2.5 and FileMaker Pro
4.
Minneapolis, MN, USA--March 2, 1998
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. today announces the release of Big Board,
their Web based forum software. "People are looking for good forum
software. An active forum keeps a website fresh and keeps people coming
back. We looked at and tested the forum software out there and were very
dissatisfied with very little made to run on a Macintosh Web server. In
building Big Board we took the best of the feature sets we have seen and
combined them into our product. Using the power of a FileMaker Pro backend,
and Lasso 2.5, our goal was to build a great feature set and a smooth
interface while still keeping the speed up," says Steve Wilmes, President
of Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc.
Big Board features include:
- Threaded messages that can go 10 levels deep.
- View the thread you're in...
[MD1] WebTen/FunnelWeb Deal
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystem
Phone: 805-963-6983
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/webten
Dr. Darren Williams, Active Concepts, Pty.Ltd.
Phone: +613-9344-0933
E-mail: info@activeconcepts.com
THE ULTIMATE WEB SERVER AND THE ULTIMATE WEB SITE ANALYSIS TOOL
Tenon and Active Concepts Partner to Join State-of-the-Art Web Analysis
with State-of-the-Art Web Serving
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. In a limited time special offer, Tenon
Intersystems and Active Concepts have joined together to make Funnel Web,
an advanced web analysis tool, a free add-on to WebTen, the fastest and
most fully-featured Macintosh web server.
WebTen
WebTen 2.0 is an industrial-strength, high-performance Web server for Power
Macs - a point & click Apache web server, with performance and features
that, for the first time, put the Macintosh squarely on the internet
playing field. WebTen, based on the latest Apache 1.2.5 and sustaining over
700 hits/second, includes...
[MD1] Stone/Caffeine Enhanced Licenser Kit
For Immediate Release
Stone Design and Caffeine Software Deliver the enhanced Licenser Kit(TM)
Albuquerque, NM - February 27, 1998 - Long time NeXTSTEP/OpenStep/Rhapsody
developers, Stone Design Corp, makers of Create(TM), and Caffeine Software,
makers of TIFFany(TM), announced today that their acclaimed Licenser Kit
has been updated and improved, and future upgrades of the kit are free at
least until the year 2001.
The Licenser Kit allows developers to quickly add the level of
copy-protection security they require, including the following, combinable
options for generating restricted usage:
* Tie license to user name
* Tie to host ID (now including Windows 95/NT!)
* Create floating network licenses
* Allow as many users as desired
* Have unlimited number of licenses on a network
* Add licenses on the fly (cumulative licensing)
* Automatically unlicense if application is moved or copied
* Generate expiring licenses for "full strength" demos
* Automatically track the...
[MD1] ACI Product Line v6.0.5
February 27, 1998 -- Cupertino, CA -- Less than a year after the release of
its major product upgrade, 4th Dimension version 6.0, ACI has engineered a
significantly enhanced version for the entire ACI Product Line - version
6.0.5.
The benefits provided by this maintenance release include improved
functionalities and an extremely stable and robust design environment. ACI
Product Line version 6.0.5 is proof of ACI's commitment to providing
quality development tools to its 7,000-strong developer community. Version
6.0.5 also includes some new features, such as new management of picture
field compression, and a new procedure for converting 4D version 3
applications to 4D version 6.
The success of 4th Dimension version 6.0, released in early 1997, can be
measured by the large proportion of professional developers who have
already upgraded to this new version to build powerful cross-platform
applications. Among the highly acclaimed features of 4th Dimension and 4D
Server v6 are a built-in...
[MD1] POSIX-cert Power MachTen 4.1
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystem
Phone: 805-963-6983
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/webten
TENON UNVEILS NEW UNIX FOR POWER MACINTOSH
New POSIX-Certified Mach/BSD UNIX for Power Macs Now Available
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. Tenon Intersystems is shipping a new
version of its award-winning UNIX for Power Macs. Power MachTen 4.1 is a
POSIX-compliant, BSD 4.4 UNIX, with a Mach kernel foundation, that operates
in concert with the Macintosh Operating System. The new release includes a
native fast file system, a validated Ada compiler, an enhanced suite of
UNIX software development tools, including Objective-C and Java, and a
high-performance X display and development environment. It also supports
SUN's Network Information Service (NIS) and includes standard UNIX
filesharing (NFS) and a full complement of UNIX networking services.
Power MachTen creates a full preemptive multitasking, multithreaded
execution environment for UNIX applications. It...
[MD1] Apple Discontinues Newton OS Development
Apple Discontinues Development of Newton OS
CUPERTINO, California--Feb. 27, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
it will discontinue further development of the Newton operating system and
Newton OS-based products, including the MessagePad 2100 and eMate 300.
"This decision is consistent with our strategy to focus all of our software
development resources on extending the Macintosh operating system," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "To realize our ambitious plans we must
focus all of our efforts in one direction."
Apple is committed to affordable mobile computing, pioneered by the eMate,
and will be serving this market with Mac OS-based products beginning in
1999.
Apple will continue to market and sell its current inventory of MessagePad
2100 and eMate 300 computers, as well as to provide support for their
installed base of users. The Company is committed to working with its
customers and developers to ensure a smooth transition to Mac OS-based
products.
Apple Computer, Inc...
[MD1] InsiderUpdates CD
INSIDER DELIVERS COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR UPDATING MACINTOSH SYSTEMS
New Product Combines Quarterly CDs With Online Update Service
February 27, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced
InsiderUpdates CD Edition, a revolutionary solution for keeping the
software on any number of Macintosh systems up-to-date. The CD Edition
delivers four sets of quarterly CDs with a complete collection of software
updaters from over 2,000 Macintosh software vendors, as well as an annual
subscription to InsiderUpdates Online Edition. It also includes software
that analyzes and updates the operating system, applications, and utilities
on a Macintosh in minutes.
COMBINES QUARTERLY CDS WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE ONLINE UPDATES Every quarter,
the new CD Edition of InsiderUpdates delivers a current copy of Insider
Software's extensive repository of Macintosh software updaters-over a
gigabyte of compressed updaters on two CDs. Between the quarterly
publishing dates, users can obtain up-to-the-minute...
[MD1] Be Developer Conference
Be, Inc. invites you to attend the Be Developer Conference, on March 19-20,
1998 at the Westin Hotel in Santa Clara, California.
The Be Developer Conference will be the first major venue for the release
of the BeOS for Intel based machines. All participants will receive a free
copy of the BeOS for Intel. Be developers will present applications running
on BeOS on Intel based platform during sessions, and will also showcase
them in our application lab.
Jean-Louis Gasse, CEO of Be, Inc. will open and close the conference and
will be available during the two days to answer questions and do
interviews. Keynote speaker Claude Lglise, Intel's VP Content Group and
Director Developer Relations, will conclude the opening session. Other Be
speakers during the general sessions include Alex Osadzinski, VP of Sales
and Marketing, Steve Sakoman, VP of Engineering, and Frank Boosman, VP of
Developer Relations. A special time has been set, on Thursday March 19 from
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, for the Press to...
[MD1] FREE - Discover 4th Dimension Class
Discover a cross-platform development environment with the ease of
FileMaker, the depth of Powerbuilder, the flexibility of effortless web
publishing and the scalability of SQL front-ending.
Discover stand-alone or client-server databases running compiled on both
Windows and Macintosh with a huge range of add-ons for user interface and
connectivity options.
Discover 4th Dimension.
Attend ACI US' FREE SEMINAR on 4th Dimension on Saturday, March 7 from
10-12AM at 20883 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino. This seminar will
cover:
* Basic 4D Terminology
* Migration to 4th Dimension for FileMaker Users
* 4th Dimension's Form Wizard & Form Editor
* Custom Programming
* Custom Reports
* Upward Scalability
Gerald Bailey
ACI US Technical Support Team
[MD1] garage.com T-shirts
For all that Guy does for the community, here's one for Guy.
I'm not ready to announce what garage.com does yet, but we do have T
shirts! (And making T shirts is the first step in product development.)
(http://www.garage.com)
and click on me.
Thanks!
Guy Kawasaki
[MD1] 4D Server for Rhapsody
ACI ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF 4D SERVER FOR RHAPSODY
4th Dimension, award-winning cross-platform database and web server, to run
native on Apple's next generation Rhapsody operating system.
4D server, the foundation of the 1998 MacWorld/MacTech Editor's Choice for
best rapid application development tool, will soon be available as a native
Rhapsody application.
'The development of 4D Server for Rhapsody demonstrates ACI's continuing
commitment to Apple users, even while we are rapidly expanding our support
on the Windows platform,' said John Anglim, Chief Executive Officer of ACI
US. '4D Server will run natively on Rhapsody, providing all the benefits of
ACI's widely-acknowledged ease of cross-platform rapid development and
robust database and Web serving, while drawing on the stability and ease of
use that Rhapsody will provide as a server platform.'
ACI anticipates completion of 4D Server V6 for Rhapsody soon after Apple
releases the final version of its new operating system.
4th...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea2
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea2 BULLETIN
`````````````````````````
Apple has just posted early access release 2 of its Mac OS Runtime for Java
(MRJ) SDK version 2.0.1. It contains a collection of tools, libraries,
sample code, and documentation that will make it easier for developers to
build better Java software for the Macintosh. The major items included are
as follows:
JDK Tools -- *** new version of these tools have been added since the
previous early access release *** These tools include javac, javah,
javadoc, javakey, rmic, and jar.
JBindery -- an application that allows you to create double-clickable
Macintosh applications that execute Java code.
MRJToolkit -- a library that allows you to easily add Macintosh
functionality to Java applications, such as the ability to respond to Open
and Quit events, locate special system folders, and set document types.
JDirect -- an application programming interface that allows you to access
the Macintosh toolbox directly from a Java application.
JManager...
[MD1] BBEdit Lite 4.1 Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sandra Schneible
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 1048
Bedford, MA 01730-1048
(781) 687-0700
BARE BONES SOFTWARE RELEASES UPDATE TO BBEDIT LITE
New Version of BBEdit Lite Available Immediately
Bedford, MA--February 20, 1998-- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
the release and immediate availability of a new version of BBEdit Lite,
their popular freeware text editor. BBEdit Lite 4.1 is derived from BBEdit
4.5, the company's award-winning flagship text and HTML editor for the Mac
OS.
The BBEdit Lite 4.1 package is available for download from Bare Bones
Software's FTP site, located at (ftp://ftp.barebones.com/pub/freeware/),
from the company's Web site at (http://web.barebones.com/free/free.html),
or from mirror sites as listed in the "Links" section of the Bare Bones
Software web site: (http://web.barebones.com/links/links.html).
"In addition to being a great text editor in its own right, BBEdit Lite is
a great way for Mac...
[MD1] QuickCRC 1.1
QuickCRC 1.1
Object-Oriented Software Design Tool
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, February 27, 1998 --- Excel Software is shipping
QuickCRC 1.1 for Macintosh and Windows 95/NT. QuickCRC is a design tool for
discovering objects and related information for an object-oriented software
development project. It automates the CRC card concept of identifying
classes, responsibilities and collaborations between objects. Design
scenarios involving a group of communicating objects can be identified and
simulated. New features in this release include a contents view,
inheritance graph and full text import and export of design information.
QuickCRC uses a diagram workspace for creating card and scenario objects. A
card represents the properties of a class including its name, description,
superclasses, subclasses, attributes, responsibilities and collaborating
objects. A scenario represents a design mechanism defined as a series of
steps involving communicating objects. Scenarios can reference cards or
other...
[MD1] NetCloak And NetForms Updates
Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630)830-1113
Fax: (630)830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces NetCloak And NetForms Updates
February 24, 1997 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, announces the release of NetCloak 2.5.2 and
NetForms 2.5.2, updates that improve server reliability and integration and
improve usability while addressing several minor problems with previous
versions.
"The NetCloak and NetForms 2.5.2 updates are important upgrades for our
customers," said John O'Fallon, President of Maxum. "On the outside, not
much has changed from the 2.5 versions we recently released. However, we've
put in a lot of work under the hood to make building dynamic, interactive
Web sites easier, faster, and more reliable."
Items Updated In NetCloak and NetForms 2.5.2
* Improved Server Compatibility - With the increasing popularity of servers
like WebTen and Apple's Personal Web Sharing and AppleShare IP, support for
a broad...
[MD1] 3D Web Standardization BY VRML Consortium & Sun...
For Immediate Release
VRML Consortium and Sun Microsystems
to Cooperate on 3D Web Standardization
Sun Microsystems joins VRML Consortium
to promote compatibility between VRML and Java 3D API
Monterey, CA - VRML 98 Symposium - February 18, 1998 - The VRML (Virtual
Reality Modeling Language) Consortium and Sun Microsystems, Inc, (Palo
Alto, CA) today announced that Sun has joined the VRML Consortium as a
voting member to promote the compatibility and interoperability of Sun's
Java 3D(TM) API (Java 3D) technology and the VRML 97 standard.
Sun and the VRML Consortium intend to establish a Consortium working group
to explore closer integration of Java 3D and VRML. Any proposed changes to
the VRML specification will be subject to the VRML Consortium's proven open
review, approval and voting process. Sun is also contemplating future
adaptations of the Java 3D specification to enable closer integration with
VRML.
The Java 3D API can be used to develop programmed applications and applets
that...
[MD1] Grapple 1.3
17-February-1998, for immediate release...
Grapple is now faster than ever!
PlaNet-3 Software of Dublin California is proud to announce version 1.3 of
Grapple its popular string finder for the Macintosh. Grapple is now the
fastest string finder of any we tested! Its polished user interface, clear
presentation of results and easy access to any file containing a matching
string takes the pain out of finding lost documents.
Quick Summary:
--------------
Grapple allows you to speedily set up and execute a search, whether wide
open or very specific. You can build a menu of your most useful starting
folders and another of the file types or groups of types that you often
search. You can specify other constraints including a maximum file size, a
range of modification dates, a partial file name and more to speed your
search by narrowing its scope.
As Grapple searches it displays matching strings hilited in an extract of
the surrounding text. You can tell at a glance if you've found the right...
[MD1] Joy Explorer and Joy Developer 1.08
For immediate release.
AAA+ SOFTWARE SHIPS JOY RELEASE 1.08
FOR OPENSTEP, RHAPSODY AND WINDOWS
Vienna, 18 February 1998. AAA+ Software announces release 1.08 of Joy
Explorer and Joy Developer, the company's developer productivity and rapid
application development tools. Joy applications run on Windows 95/NT, Apple
Rhapsody, and OPENSTEP/MachOS. No porting or compiling is required.
Release 1.08 offers enhancements, recently presented at MacWorld San
Francisco, including:
- Joy graphical application inspector integrated into
Joy command window
- Joy Developer's "Save Nib as App" now creates stand-alone
applications for use on any deployment platform
- Linking Joy into non-Joy applications made easier
Joy Explorer is the ideal tool for exploring the Yellow Box frameworks.
Developers can create small utilities by using just Rhapsody's Joy-enhanced
Interface Builder application. No other development tools are required.
These utilities will run in Interface Builder's...
[MD1] Macromedia Unveils ShockRave
Macromedia Unveils ShockRave
Dilbert, Comedy Central's South Park, Columbia TriStar Interactive and 30
Others Join Macromedia to Launch Free Entertainment Site
San Francisco, CA-February 18, 1998-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR), today
debuted ShockRave, (www.shockrave.com), a free online entertainment service
featuring exclusive Shockwave content created by leading entertainment
companies and developers such as United Media, Columbia TriStar
Interactive, Comedy Central, SegaSoft Networks, Inc., Circumstance Design,
Zeek Interactive, Ezone and TheDJ.com. From Dilbert and South Park to King
Putt and Lenny Loosejocks, ShockRavers can choose from over 45 games,
puzzles, cartoons and more. Consumers will find cutting-edge action and
arcade-style entertainment as well as witty animation and mind-bending
tests of concentration at www.shockrave.com. ShockRave is being sponsored
by some of the industry's best-known consumer companies including 7 UP,
Apple Computer, Inc. and The LifeSavers...
[MD1] MacHack 98 Call for Papers
Call for Papers - MacHack '98
June, 1998 - Dearborn, Michigan
Do you have a pet project or cool new way of thinking about programming?
Want to share your software-design experiences with your peers? Do you want
to get technical information out to seasoned developers who can use it well
and wisely? If so, consider writing a paper for MacHack '98 -- the 13th
Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers with support from MacTech
Magazine and Apple Computer, Inc.
Some areas in which papers have been previously written for MacHack include
adaptive computing, the business of Macintosh development, game design, and
network programming, debugging, the programming subculture, virtual
reality, and Mac OS internals and hacks. Other categories are acceptable: a
paper could cover topics from Rhapsody, BeOS, MkLinux, or even Windows.
Although topics need not be strictly Mac OS-bound, they should tie in with
Macintosh programmers/programming. Better yet, write up a topic from
cross-platform...
[MD1] CWCVS 1.0b1
From: Richard Wesley (hawkfish@electricfish.com)
Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWCVS, a version control
plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior, which allows you to use the public
domain CVS client MacCVS without leaving the CodeWarrior IDE.
CVS is a widely used POSIX-based source control system and CVS clients are
available on many platforms, including the Macintosh, making it a
reasonable choice for multiple platform development. CWCVS allows Macintosh
developers to use CVS with CodeWarrior without arcane command line
arguments or scripts.
The CWCVS beta is available now at:
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/CWCVS/Download.html
Electric Fish, Inc. is a software company based in Seattle, Washington.
They are the makers of CWProjector, a Projector VCS plugin for Metrowerks
CodeWarrior.
For more information, contact Richard Wesley, mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com
[MD1] CWProjector 2.0b1
From: Richard Wesley (hawkfish@electricfish.com)
Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWProjector, a
subscription shareware version control plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior,
which allows you to use MPW's Projector for source control without leaving
the CodeWarrior IDE.
CWProjector provides an easy to use source-code control system, at minimal
cost, using established technology from Apple. It is well suited for
individuals and small organizations which want the benefits of
source-control with a minimum of hassle and expense.
Version 2.0 includes the following new features:
New default options for various commands;
Advanced dialogs for customizing options;
Various bug fixes and improvements;
Automatic database creation during Add and Connect;
CodeWarrior look-and-feel for the dialogs.
The CWProjector beta is available now at:
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/CWProjector/Download.html
for more information, contact Richard Wesley, mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com
[MD1] OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB for Rhapsody
Paragon Software Ships OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB for Apple Rhapsody Operating System
Key features:
- Full IIOP interoperability with leading CORBA 2.0 ORBS
- Objective-C and C++ language bindings
- Available for all Apple Enterprise plaftorms (NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP,
Rhapsody, WebObjects) plus Windows NT, Solaris, HP/UX, and Linux
Vienna, Virginia - February 17, 1998 - Paragon Software Inc., a leading
supplier of distributed object tools and solutions for the enterprise
market, has released a version of its OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB suite for Apple
Computers new Rhapsody operating system. A proven tool in its fifth major
release, OAK is the worlds only shipping CORBA 2.0 ORB with Objective-C
language bindings and OS/compiler support for Apple/NeXT enterprise
environments including NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, and WebObjects, and now the
entire range of Rhapsody platforms (PPC, Intel, and Windows Yellow Box).
"Weve been amazed at the interest in CORBA from the embryonic Rhapsody
developer community, and are...
[MD1] Lem's Mac Software Directory
From: "Lem Jordan" (lnjordan@m9.sprynet.com)
The first edition of Lem's Mac(tm) Software Directory is available at
http://members.aol.com/lnjordan/index.html
Listings are free, so if you have product that you would like to list in
the March 98 edition then please submit based on the guidelines on the web
page
[MD1] Insider Updates 2.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rio Sabadicci
Insider Software
760-804-9900
rio@theInside.com
INSIDER UPDATES 2.5 SPEEDS APPLICATION UPDATE PROCESS
New 2.5 Release of Macintosh Software Updater Runs 2.5 Times Faster
February 16, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced the
availability of Insider Updates 2.5, a release that runs 2.5 times faster
than earlier versions and also includes improved documentation and user
interface features.
TWO MINUTES TO SCAN TWO GIGABYTES
Insider Updates takes an inventory of every application and operating
system program on a Macintosh, contacts Insider Software's web site,
determines precisely which updaters are required to bring the system
up-to-date, and downloads the updaters to the Macintosh's hard disk. Using
improved disk scanning methods, the new 2.5 release can analyze an entire
two-gigabyte drive in two minutes, instead of the five minutes required by
earlier versions.
PERFORMANCE GOAL DROVE NEW RELEASE
"Our objective with the...
[MD1] Quadrivio General Edit Lite 1.0.1b2
Public Beta of Free File Tool for Developers
Quadrivio General Edit Lite 1.0.1b2 available for download.
Berkeley, CA-February 15-Quadrivio Corporation announces the public beta of
General Edit Lite, a free tool for developers who need to view or edit data
files in hexadecimal or other simple formats. This tool is based on the
commercial version of General Edit, but it does not include features for
dealing with compound data structures. PowerPC is required.
General Edit Lite allows you to view files as hexadecimal, ASCII, Unicode
(Roman encoding only), 16-bit decimal integers, or 32-bit decimal integers.
Finder Information for each file is also displayed. Files can be larger
than RAM.
The beta version is being announced only on the MacDev-1 mailing list. The
number of copies available for download may be limited. At the end of the
beta test period, the final version of General Edit Lite will be made
available for free to the general community.
To download General Edit Lite, visit http...
[MD1] World Wide Web Weaver v3.0
Miracle Software Inc. announces the shipping of version 3.0 of World Wide
Web Weaver, the company's Internet authoring package. Version 3.0 is a
complete rewrite of the software, resulting in significant speed
improvements, MacOS 8 awareness and the inclusion of the latest Web
authoring tools. Version 3.0 improves upon the popular interface which
allows users to easily write their HTML code and at the same time view the
results in their web browser.
New features and improvements include:
- Customizable toolbar
- Improved editors for:
- Frames, now semi-WYSIWYG
- Tables, improved importing and supports colors and alinement
- Applets
- JavaScript
- Comprehensive support for image maps
- Graphics can be resized visually
- A new integrated spell checker
- Full support of MacOS 8, including contextual menus
- Improved tag labeling, including the labeling of "broken" links
- Expanded find and replace, includes the ability to find and
replace in multiple documents, including documents...
[MD1] DevDepo's Valentines' Day Sale
DevDepot's Valentines' Day Sale
February 13th - February 16th
In honor of Valentines Day we would like to give our customer's an extra
10% off of our already low prices.
To qualify for the 10% off is easy, you only need to order via e-mail, fax,
or on our convenient web site.
So hurry and pay us a visit at (http://www.devdepot.com) and take advantage
of our Valentines' Day Sale, its a limited time offer! (Orders must be
received by midnight, February 16, 1998 to qualify)
So don't forget to visit us this Valentines' Day weekend!
And, as always its easy to order from DevDepot when you order via
any of the catalog's easy ordering channels. You can order via telephone
(Toll Free at 800-MACDEV-1), email, fax, or on the online shopping basket
which has 24-hour accessibility (via a continually updated website
(http://www.devdepot.com)).
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...
[MD1] FileMaker Solutions Alliance
New Focus, New Director for FileMaker Solutions Alliance
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Feb. 11, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc., a worldwide leader
in desktop-to-web database software, announced today that the Claris
Solutions Alliance (CSA) network of solutions providers will be renamed the
FileMaker Solutions Alliance (FSA). The FSA program will focus exclusively
on the FileMaker Pro line of award-winning database software.
The change is part of the transformation of Claris into FileMaker, Inc.
announced Jan. 27, and part of an intense focus of all the company's
resources on growing the FileMaker business. The more than 2,500 members of
FSA will benefit from the company's new focus.
"The new FSA presents a great opportunity for me and other members," said
Steven Blackwell, FSA member and president of Management Counseling
Services in Alexandria, Va. "This program will allow members to help one
another as well as give vital input to FileMaker, Inc., helping improve and
grow the FileMaker Pro...
[MD1] Rhapsody-based CommuniGate Pro Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stalker Software Releases a public beta of the
Rhapsody-based CommuniGate Pro Server
Key features: Rhapsody-based, industry-strength,
administration via the Web,
extensive multi-domain support,
unique IMAP multi-mailbox features.
MILL VALLEY, CA - February 12th, 1998 - After the successful launch of the
Stalker Internet Mail Server, Stalker Software releases a public beta
version the CommuniGate(tm) Pro messaging server for the Rhapsody family of
operating environments.
The new, completely redesigned implementation of the CommuniGate integrated
messaging system unifies the performance and standard-compliance of the
Stalker Internet Mail Server with flexibility and powerful features of the
modular CommuniGate System of MacOS.
The CommuniGate Pro is based on the Rhapsody Foundation framework and can
run under all operating systems supported with the Rhapsody "Yellow-box":
Rhapsody for Power Macintosh(r), Rhapsody for Intel...
[MD1] Funnel Web version 1.6
Active Concepts is pleased to release the next version of Funnel Web
version 1.6. This version adds many enhancements and fixes over version
1.5. This version is available immediately to all registered users of
Funnel Web. Users can download the updater directly from our web site at:
http://www.activeconcepts.com.
Major new features of this version include:
* Full asynchronous DNS lookups with greater than 20 fold speed improvement
* Inclusion and Exclusion filtering on both URL and Client
* Search Keyword Reporting
* Top Entry Page reports
* Additional Log file Support for Rumpus FTP server
* Improved Memory management for logs over 80MB
as well as a number of bug fixes as detailed on the web site and in the
readme file.
We are now moving into development version for version 2.0 which will
support full eMail notification, archiving and FTP uploads and downloads as
well as some impressive new reports.
[MD1] ISO Adopts QuickTime File Format as Starting Point
ISO Adopts QuickTime File Format as Starting Point for
Developing Key Component of MPEG-4 Specification
Industry Leaders Collaborate on Next Generation Multimedia Standard
CUPERTINO, California--Feb. 11, 1998--Apple Computer Inc., IBM, Netscape
Corp., Oracle Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. today
announced that the International Standards Organization (ISO) has adopted
the companies' joint proposal to use Apple's QuickTime File Format as the
starting point for the development of a unified digital media storage
format for the MPEG-4 specification.
The six companies now look forward to collaborating with other companies
and industry bodies to further refine the specification and QuickTime file
format--ensuring that MPEG-4 quickly gains market acceptance.
"MPEG's decision to utilize the QuickTime file format for the MPEG-4
specification has huge benefits for users and the industry", said Ralph
Rogers, Principal Analyst for Multimedia at Dataquest, San Jose. "This...
[MD1] M. Pack 2.1.5 Update
From: ASTARTE GmbH (chris@astarte.de)
Subject: New Version 2.1.5 of ASTARTE M. Pack
ASTARTE releases M. Pack 2.1.5. the professional MPEG compression software
for MacOS. This update supports QuickTime 3.0 and includes some bug fixes.
http://www.astarte.de/text/softwaree/mpack
If you have any questions or comments, please contact ASTARTE at:
Email: info@astarte.de
Fax: ++49-721-853862
Internet: http://www.astarte.de
[MD1] FairCom's c-tree Plus 6.7A
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FairCom(r) releases new version of c-tree Plus(r),
V6.7A, for Macintosh with conditional index support,
transaction history, variable length API
CONTACT:
Tamra Brown,
Scott Thomas
FairCom Corporation
(573) 445-6833
Columbia, MO -- FairCom(r) Corporation announced the latest release of
c-tree Plus(r) v6.7A file handler and the FairCom Server for the Macintosh,
including support for System 7.X and Mac O/S 8.X for both Native PowerPC
and 68K. This new release of FairCom's C ISAM database API offers an
enhanced variable length API resulting in easier and faster variable length
record operations and conditional index support, which provides a means to
define complex expressions and use them to filter the entries within an
index. Other major features of this release include a transaction history
function, which makes it possible to access the audit logs of transaction
controlled files. "The new FairCom Server improves networked throughput
dramatically, with benchmarked...
[MD1] DevDepot Offers 10% Off Eddy Award Developer Products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Susan Whitney
DevDepot
805-494-9797 x 105
marketing@devdepot.com
DevDepot Offers 10% Off of Eddy Award Developer Products
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- February 6, 1998 -- DevDepot, announced
today that in celebration of this years Eddy awards it will be offering 10%
off of all Eddy Award finalists products in stock, in the development
category, throughout the month of February.
Macworld Magazine's "Eddy" award is the Macintosh industry's most respected
honor, recognizing the best Macintosh hardware and software products
released during the year, as well as the individuals who have had a
significant impact on the industry. The developer tool categories are
jointly sponsored by MacTech and Macworld magazines.
This year the Eddys have special meaning to the development industry. It
marks the first time that an entire category is devoted to recognizing Mac
developer tools. That is why DevDepot is proud to be able to offer
these products to the developer...
[MD1] On The Fly Web Graphics Builder
Tabasoft SendGraphic: On The Fly Web Graphics Builder
Tabasoft SendGraphic 1.0 is a tool that allows macintosh webmasters to
build on the fly (and send on the web) dynamic graphics from data embedded
in HTML.
Usually graphics are static images in your web site linked as "(IMG SRC..."
HTML tags. Suppose that your graphics comes from dynamic data and that this
data changes every day (or more). If you have static graphics you have to
manually rebuild your graphics every day. With SendGraphic you can avoid
this. In fact it builds graphics in real time so that they always match
your data. Also with static data SendGraphic can be very useful, when you
have to build many graphics and you don't want to do it manually.
SendGraphic can be used in very different situations.
You may want to use SendGraphic as a WSAPI HTTP Server plug-in or as an
HTTP Server ACGI. SendGraphic requires a Power Macintosh, system 7 or later
with QuickTime.
A full version of SendGraphic is now available for download...
[MD1] Roundabout Logic does QT VR Tools
ROUNDABOUT LOGIC, INC.(TM) IS NEW PUBLISHER OF NODESTER(TM) AND
WIDGETIZER(TM) QUICKTIME VR TOOLS.
Winter Springs, Florida, February 4, 1998 -- Roundabout Logic, Inc.
announced today that it is now the official publisher of the well-known
QuickTime VR tools, Nodester and Widgetizer. Both these Macintosh-only
applications, formerly published by Panimation, Inc., are available from
Roundabout Logic, Inc. of Winter Springs, Florida, as of February 1, 1998.
Roundabout Logic, Inc. is a newly formed corporation, committed to the
advancement of QuickTime VR technology through the ongoing development of
Nodester and Widgetizer, as well as future companion products. "The company
guarantees to continue development of both Nodester and Widgetizer with
even greater sense of excellence than before. And you can look for several
new and exciting product releases coming up in 1998," says Roundabout
Logic's president, Tony Mignone.
Roundabout Logic, is providing free technical support to all existing...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for PalmPilot and WorkPad
Press Contact:
Gordy Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com
http://www.metrowerks.com
Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior Tools for
3Com(R) PalmPilot(TM) Organizer and IBM(R) WorkPad(TM) PC Companion
AUSTIN, Texas - February 3, 1998 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK) announced today they have begun shipping Release 4 of
CodeWarrior for Palm OS(TM), the latest version of the companys popular
set of development tools for building Palm Computing(R) platform
applications for the 3Com PalmPilot Organizer, IBM WorkPad PC Companion,
and Franklin Day Planner(R) The Palm Computing platform is an open
architecture consisting of the reference hardware design, Palm OS,
HotSync(R) conduit data synchronization technology, platform component
tools, and software interface capabilities to support hardware add-ons.
Hosted on Windows(R) 95, Windows NT(R), and Mac(R) OS, Release 4 of
CodeWarrior for Palm OS boasts many new features, including: C++ support;
increased support...
[MD1] BSDI's Java App Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Donna Faulkner
Baron, McDonald & Wells
770-492-0373 (phone)
dfaulkner@bmwpr.com (e-mail)
Berkeley Software Design Inc. Licenses
Java Application Environment
Brings Java to Popular Internet Service Provider Platform
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 1998) Berkeley Software Design Inc.
(BSDI), has licensed the Java' Application Environment (JAE) from Sun
Microsystems to include in upcoming releases of BSDI Internet Server and
e/BSD, the embedded systems technology for developers of network
appliances.
"With this license, BSDI will include Java on the best-supported and most
robust Internet Server in the industry," said Randy Brem, Vice President of
Embedded Technology Sales with BSDI. "BSDI has access to the latest Java
developments directly from Sun, and will incorporate them in our products
in a timely fashion. Thousands of ISP customers and embedded device
development partners who rely on BSDI have been clamoring for Java. We're
excited to...
[MD1] Apple posts JFC (Swing) in Mac-friendly format
Mac OS Runtime for Java Bulletin
Apple has just posted the Java Foundation Classes ("Swing") Early Access
0.7 software to its "Apple & Java" web site at
(http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html). This software is
identical to the JFC 0.7 software posted at JavaSoft's site (java.sun.com),
but is packaged and organized in a format that makes it immediately usable
for Macintosh developers. It has also been tweaked slightly to fix a few
minor problems that affected usability on the Macintosh.
JFC 0.7 requires version 2.0 of Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). This
software is posted at http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html and is
also included with Mac OS 8.1.
Apple thanks its friends at Zero G Software (www.zerog.com) for its hard
work in making this posting possible.
[MD1] NetObjects TeamFusion 1.0
From: Jack Rotolo
Director of North American Sales
NetObjects is excited to announce that we are shipping NetObjects
TeamFusion 1.0, the client-server Web site authoring product that
alleviates the huge bottleneck created when Web teams are inundated with
site content changes.
To order or get more information on this novel approach to Web site
publishing, simply call our NetObjects TeamFusion reseller experts at
1-800-823-5157 today and reference Priority #653010. Or, for written
information on NetObjects TeamFusion, visit
http://www.netobjects.com/products/html/teamfusion.html or read further.
Today, most corporate Web sites are developed and maintained not by
individuals, but by teams of IS managers, programmers, designers, editors
and many contributors who submit content but aren't part of the core Web
team. Because these content contributors such as the Human Resources
department or Marketing sometimes outnumber Web developers 10 to 1, the
endless barrage of content changes...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0 (final) now available
MRJ SDK 2.0 BULLETIN
Apple's Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) SDK 2.0 is now available. It contains
a collection of tools, libraries, sample code, and documentation that will
make it easier for you to build better Java software for the Macintosh. The
major items included are as follows:
JBindery -- an application that allows you to create double-clickable
Macintosh applications that execute Java code.
MRJToolkit -- a library that allows you to easily add Macintosh
functionality to Java applications, such as the ability to respond to Open
and Quit events, locate special system folders, and set document types.
JDirect -- an application programming interface that allows you to access
the Macintosh toolbox directly from a Java application.
JManager -- an API that allows you to embed Java content in traditional Mac
OS applications.
The SDK is available for downloading at the Apple & Java website at:
http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html
[MD1] BeOS Demos & Dev Conference
BE ANNOUNCES BEOS DEMONSTRATIONS AT SD'98 AND
MARCH BE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE FEATURING NEW BEOS FOR INTEL
MENLO PARK, California (January 28, 1998) -- Be, Inc. announced today that
it will demonstrate the BeOS at the Software Development '98 Conference
February 10-12, 1998 in San Francisco. Be also announced that it will hold
its next Be Developer Conference (BeDC) on March 19-20, 1998, at the Westin
Hotel at the Santa Clara Convention Center in San Jose, California. At that
conference, attendees will receive the first complete copies of the BeOS
for Intel Pentium processors.
"We're approaching these events with strong emotions," said Jean-Louis
Gassee, Chairman & CEO of Be, Inc. "We're very excited to be shipping the
first release of the BeOS for Intel Pentium processors. And, like any proud
parent, we're awaiting the reactions of application developers to our
brand-new product."
The BeOS will be shown during the Software Development '98 Conference
February 10-12, 1998 in San...
[MD1] Glucose Releases Data Hammer 1.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Glucose Declares War on Infoglut with Release of Data Hammer 1.5
Contact:
Gabriel Cheifetz
Glucose Development Corporation
36 S. Paca St. Suite 418
Baltimore, MD 21201
gchei@glu.com
http://www.glu.com
January 28, 1998-- Glucose Development Corporation today announced the
immediate availability of Data Hammer 1.5, a major upgrade of its automatic
text summarization device for the Macintosh.
About Version 1.5
A powerful new text summarization engine, visual query execution, and
round-trip web publishing top the list of features in this release.
In addition to the newspaper-style headlines that version 1.0 generated,
Data Hammer 1.5 uses a new summarization engine to extract a bulleted list
of major topics from each section of a document.
Users can also search for words or phrases and see a colored map of where
they occur throughout a document.
In addition, round-trip web publishing means that any web page can now be
fetched, summarized, and saved as HTML all from...
[MD1] EtherPeek v.3.5 for Macintosh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW EtherPeek v.3.5 for Macintosh
Walnut Creek, California - January 27, 1998 - The AG Group, Inc. ships the
new version 3.5 of EtherPeek for Macintosh, an upgrade to its popular 3.1
version. The award-winning Ethernet network and protocol analyzer adds a
new Summary Statistics window for baselining and monitoring key traffic
statistics to its rich set of capabilities. Key features of the software
include real-time and post-capture packet filtering, Plug-ins for expert
packet analysis, powerful decoding with support for all major protocol
suites (including IP, AppleTalk, Netware IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, NetBIOS, DECnet,
SMB, OSI TARP and more), ProtoSpecs? technology for fine delineation of
packet type, simple "Make Filter" command for address, protocol and offset
filtering creation/modification, real-time utilization statistics for node,
protocol, and filtered packet monitoring, HTML traffic statistics output,
enhanced protocol definitions, and more.
EtherPeek v.3.5...
[MD1] Claris to Reorganize as FileMaker, Inc.
Claris to Reorganize as FileMaker, Inc.
CUPERTINO, California -- Jan. 27, 1998 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced that its Claris subsidiary will restructure to focus exclusively
on its award-winning FileMaker Pro line of database software. This
restructuring will include changing the Company name to FileMaker, Inc.,
divesting of products other than the FileMaker Pro line, and laying-off
approximately 300 Claris employees.
FileMaker Pro is the most popular database software for the Macintosh and
is the second most popular standalone database software for Windows, with
about 3 million units sold and 2,500 developers. Sales of the FileMaker Pro
line were $73 million in FY97, and $24 million in the most recent quarter
which ended Dec. 26, 1997. Sales of the Windows versions more than tripled
during the past two years (from $9 million to $28 million) and grew 77
percent during the most recent quarter over the same quarter a year ago.
"As FileMaker, Inc. we can now focus all our...
[MD1] VRML Becomes ISO/IEC International Standard
VRML Becomes ISO/IEC International Standard
VRML97 specification ratifies VRML 2.0 functionality as an official ISO
standard; ISO standardization guarantees stability for VRML specification
and encourages the adoption of VRML in other ISO/IEC standards
San Ramon, CA - January 26, 1998 - The VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling
Language) Consortium today announced that VRML has been approved as an
International Standard by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
The VRML97 specification, also known as ISO/IEC 14772, was published by
ISO/IEC in December 1997 as a result of a close collaboration with the VRML
Consortium. VRML 97 defines the complete functionality of the VRML
Consortium's VRML 2.0 specification as International Standard ISO/IEC
14772-1.
As an ISO/IEC standard, VRML has gained international endorsement and
provides a guarantee of specification stability, which will promote content
compatibility to drive the...
[MD1] Proteron's FileMaker Pro Tuner
Contact:
Sam Caughron
Director of Marketing
816.765.4983 x 726
sam@proteron.com
FMPRO TUNER DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES PERFORMANCE OF FILEMAKER PRO
Kansas City, MO. January 26, 1998 - Proteron, L.L.C. today announced the
release of FMPro Tuner, a Mac OS system extension for improving the
performance of Claris Corporation's FileMaker Pro.
The extension, which is free for download, can be obtained directly from
Proteron (http://www.proteron.com).
FMPro Tuner dramatically improves the performance of FileMaker Pro when
used as a networked host. Without the tuner, users logged in to a database
being hosted by FileMaker can experience very slow response times,
particularly when FileMaker is not the foreground application on the host.
With the tuner installed, the host response times increase by as much as a
factor of 20.
Both FileMaker Pro 4.0 and 3.0 are supported by FMPro Tuner. Anyone who
uses FileMaker Pro as a database host will benefit from the use of FMPro
Tuner.
Although FMPro Tuner was...
[MD1] Assoc of Mac Trainers
ANNOUNCING THE ASSOCIATION OF MACINTOSH TRAINERS
(Newport News, VA) - We are pleased to announce the re-establishment of The
Association of Macintosh Trainers (AMT). The association is an
international network of Apple Macintosh computer trainers, instructors and
educators that provide Macintosh computer support. The purpose of the
organization is to make Macintosh computer support easily accessible and
available to anyone anywhere in the world, while working to improve upon
the quality of Macintosh training. Assistance from the membership is easily
accessible to computer users through the AMT web site;
http://www.cyphernet.com/amt.
Re-established in September 1997, AMT can already boast of a membership of
over 200 members representing 11 nations and has received over 3,500
inquiries from all over the world. AMT also provides resources for
obtaining training materials, a speakers bureau where Macintosh experts can
be found for conferences and workshops, contact information to become
"...
[MD1] BuildSim 2.0
For Immediate Release
Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim 2.0 is Now Shipping and Ready for Download
OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- January 23, 1998 -- Tangent Systems announced today
that it is now shipping BuildSim 2.0 for the PowerMacintosh and Macintosh
Computers. It can be downloaded for free directly from the company ftp
site.
BuildSim 2.0 delivers:
-- DirectConnect, a node to node connection interface for fast model
contstruction.
-- BuildBlocks, more than 50 to choose from to make model development easy
and fast. There is no limit to the number of BuildBlocks in any simualtion.
-- SystemBlocks, BuildBlocks can be "Grouped" into a one SystemBlock - our
approach to heirarchical modelling.
-- Simulation, 5 standard simulation algorithms are supported. Multiple
simulation can be run at the same time.
-- Plotting, built-in 2-D data plotting tool. Plots can also be copied and
pasted into your favorite word processor.
-- Analysis, several analysis tools and data modification tools are
built-in...
[MD1] Software Engineering Web Site
A free information resource is now available to system analysts and
software designers at http://www.excelsoftware.com. The newly designed web
site contains over a hundred pages of information on software models,
design methods and software engineering tools for Macintosh and Windows
95/NT computers.
The Software Models area includes descriptions and examples of class, data,
object, process, state, structure, screen and task models. Related
information includes data dictionary, requirements, specifications, code
browsing and CRC cards.
The Design Methods area includes an outline and book references for methods
and notations on Structured Analysis & Design, Data & Information Modeling,
UML, Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, OMT, Booch, Fusion, Jacobson and CRC
Cards.
The Macintosh and Windows Products area includes product descriptions and
screen examples.
Excel Software
Ph: (515) 752-5359
Fax: (515) 752-2435
Web: http://www.excelsoftware.com
Email: info@excelsoftware.com
Excel...
[MD1] Mac OS Software and Hardware Guide
January 22, 1998
Mac OS Software and Hardware Guide
Now available as an extensive online database of Mac OS third-party
products. Recent enhancements have increased its usefulness and popularity.
Apple strongly encourages third parties to list their product information
in this database.
To submit a product or product update, simply click the "Submit a Product"
title in the left column of the web page:
http://www.macsoftware.apple.com/
[MD1] Visual MacStandardBasic $29.95 special offer extended
Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through May 31st
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, January 22nd, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that
it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic
through May 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 website (www.zcurve.com). Currently,
Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic
within minutes over the Internet.
Visual MacStandardBasic is also available from DevDepot. Developer
Depot is a leader in providing software products to Macintosh users around
the world....
[MD1] New Apple Java Website
Apple is quietly overhauling its websites. There's a new end user website
for Java:
http://www.apple.com/macos/java
Apple will continue to run applejava.apple.com for the developer information
until we can migrate the rest of the developer content to its new home.
[MD1] Report on MACWORLD Expo San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jan. 19, 1998 -- Attendees Rally Around Apple's
Announcement of a Profit and Microsoft's Release of Office 98 for the Mac
Attendees to this year's MACWORLD Expo San Francisco saw a diversity of new
Mac-based products, participated in a first-of-its kind technical
conference and heard from some of the best-known names in the graphic arts
and entertainment communities confessing their loyalty to the Macintosh
platform. "You could feel the excitement in the air at this year's MACWORLD
Expo San Francisco," said David B. Egan, president of IDG Expo Management
Co. "As a result of a number of new products, a stellar lineup of keynotes
and the brand new Macworld/Pro technical conference, our exhibitors,
attendees and business partners told us firsthand that the show was a
rousing success." Throughout the five-day show, held Jan. 5 - 9 at the
Moscone Convention Center, a number of surprising - and welcomed -
announcements were made. Attendees clearly rallied around Apple...
[MD1] Shockwave 2nd Anniversary
MACROMEDIA CELEBRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SHOCKWAVE
Company Continues to Improve Web Experience with Smart Shockwave
San Francisco, CA-January 19, 1998-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today
celebrated the second anniversary of Shockwave with the release of Smart
Shockwave. Through the use of JavaScript, Smart Shockwave allows users to
automatically download, install and play the most current version of
Shockwave without ever having to leave the intended Web site. Shockwave
remains one of the top playback technologies on the Web. In 1997, over 37
million Shockwave players (Flash and Director combined) were successfully
downloaded from Macromedia's Web site. Shockwave downloads continue to
break records with over 1 million downloads per week in recent months.
"Shockwave makes the Web come alive," states Richard Glosser, senior vice
president of Columbia TriStar Interactive. "Fans of our movie and TV sites
demand to be entertained and Shockwave allows us to deliver to millions of...
[MD1] MacPerl 5.1.9r4
Perl is the duct tape of the Internet.
- Hassan Schroeder (Sun's first w,ebmaster)
Or maybe it's a Swiss Army Chainsaw! In any case, MacPerl is Perl 5, tuned
to the needs of Macintosh developers and adventurous users. A new version
(5.1.9r4) has been released, along with a MacPerl CD-ROM. For more
information, please visit:
http://www.ptf.com/macperl
[MD1] FireSite 2.2
CLEARWAY SHIPS FIRESITE WEB SITE ACCELERATOR AND WEB HOSTING SYSTEM 2.2
-- Blazing Web Site Performance Using Affordable Internet Connections.
Includes Complete Web Hosting System, Now Optimized for "G3" Chips --
ClearWay Technologies today shipped version 2.2 of their FireSite(TM) Web
Site Accelerator, optimized for Web servers using the lightning-fast
PowerPC 750 ("G3") chip. Using a patent-pending replication and caching
system, FireSite 2.2 can accelerate slower Web sites, such as those using
ISDN lines, to blazing "T-1" speeds, maximizing Web site performance and
slashing costs. The new version includes a complete commercial Web hosting
system for running multiple high-performance Web sites on a single FireSite
server, using Apple's OpenTransport network stack. Thirty-day demos are
available from:
(http://www.clearway.com/pages/demos.html)
ClearWay provides free technical support to all demo users.
FireSite version 2.2 is a FREE (and recommended) upgrade for all existing
owners...
[MD1] General Edit 1.0
Quadrivio Ships New File Tool for Developers
General Edit 1.0 has Built-in Compiler, Edits Data with Complex Formats
Berkeley, CA-January 19, 1998-Quadrivio Corporation announces General Edit
1.0, a new file utility for MacOS. The tool will help those who need to
view or edit data files with complex binary formats.
General Edit is a powerful alternative to simple hex or ASCII file editors.
The user types familiar, C-like statements to specify the file format. The
format is checked and compiled interactively and the tool immediately
displays the file's contents in one or more formats.
Users who can particularly benefit from using General Edit are those who:
* develop or test applications that read or write files in a custom format
* use tools such as MPW's dumpfile tool to analyze files
* debug problems such as a program failing when it reads certain files
* repair or analyze files that have been corrupted
* need to analyze the structure of files of unknown origin The tool is
designed...
[MD1] Kaidan & QuickTime Authoring Studio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Susan Whitney
DevDepot
805-494-9797 x 105
marketing@devdepot.com
DevDepot Offers the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
Bundled with Kaidan Products
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- January 16, 1998 -- DevDepot, announced
today it will offer the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio bundled with Kaidan.
The bundling of QuickTime with Kaidan comes at a great time as both
received great reviews at Macworld Expo - San Francisco last week.
The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is now available for only $299 with the
purchase of KiWi+, QuickPan Magnum, or Magellan QC from DevDepot
between now and January 31, 1998. This is a savings of approximately $95
over the typical retail price.
Currently, DevDepot does not sell QTVRAS separately (although it
will if Apple decides to distribute the product through developer
channels).
This offer is not available with the purchase of the standard KiWi.
Additionally, upgrades from the original VR Suite are not available.
Order your Kaidan QTVRAS...
[MD1] Apple Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results
Apple Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California--Jan. 14, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
financial results for its fiscal 1998 first quarter which ended Dec. 26,
1997. For the quarter, the Company generated revenues of $1.6 billion and
unit sales of 635,000. The Company recorded a quarterly net profit of $47
million, resulting in basic and diluted earnings per share of $.37 and
$.33, respectively. Apple recorded a net loss of $161 million, or $(1.26)
per share, in the September quarter, and recorded a net loss of $120
million, or $(.96) per share, in the year-ago quarter.
The Company achieved gross margins of 22 percent during the quarter,
compared to 20 percent in the September quarter and 19 percent in the
year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 50 percent of the
Company's quarterly revenues.
The profitable results were buoyed by the successful introduction of the
Company's Power Macintosh G3 computers on November 10. Over 133,000 units
of...
[MD1] StarNine Acquisition/New President
For Immediate Release
STARNINE ANNOUNCES NEW PARENT COMPANY AND NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
-- Acquisition Provides Autonomy and Opens Door to New Product Development --
BERKELEY, Calif., January 14, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., formerly
a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced the immediate sale
of StarNine to Platinum Equity Holdings. Scott Steward, formerly vice
president sales and marketing, was also named as the new president of
StarNine. Platinum Equity Holdings, StarNine's new parent company, is
expected to allow StarNine to operate autonomously, deciding upon its own
company strategy and product direction. StarNine develops, publishes and
markets Internet server software, content creation tools, electronic
commerce software and email connectivity products. Under Platinum Equity
Holdings, StarNine will continue to develop Internet-related software and
expand upon it's popular WebSTAR product line.
"This is great news for our customers because it allows us to be...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 1
At Apple's MRJ Pre-Release Page
(http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html), there's a pre-release
version of MRJ SDK 2.0.1.
MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 1
Now available is an SDK containing tools, sample code, documentation, etc.
to assist you in your work with MRJ 2.0. You can download it in either of
the following formats:
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea1 (BinHex format)
(http://devtools.apple.com/mrj/MRJSDK2.0.1EarlyAccess1.hqx)
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea1 (MacBinary II format)
(http://devtools.apple.com/mrj/MRJSDK2.0.1EarlyAccess1.bin)
You will need Apple's Disk Copy 6.1.3 utility to mount the SDK disk images.
If you don't already have Disk Copy, you can download it from
ftp://ftp.apple.com/devworld/Utilities/.
Send Feature Requests and Feedback about MRJ to: mailto:mrj_feedback@apple.com
Send Bug reports about MRJ to: mailto:mrj_bugs@apple.com
[MD1] NetForms 2.5
Press Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces Release
Of NetForms 2.5 Upgrade
January 13, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, announces the release of NetForms 2.5, a major
revision to the popular Web server forms-handling application. NetForms,
along with it's sister product NetCloak, was the first commercial Web
server tool ever introduced for Macintosh. The new version adds dozens of
new capabilities, improved support for the wide range of servers available
for the Mac OS, improved security, and more. NetForms 2.5 begins shipping
today, and a demonstration version and upgrade package can be downloaded
from "www.maxum.com".
"We've improved virtually every aspect of NetForms with this release," said
Chris Patterson, Product Manager for NetForms at Maxum Deveopment. "There
are new commands, extensions to old commands, more robust e-mail handling,...
[MD1] PageSentry 2.5
Press Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces PageSentry 2.5 Update
Internet Monitoring Tool Tests More Servers,
Simplifies Early Warning Notices
January 13, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, today announced PageSentry 2.5, a major
revision to the Internet server monitoring package. PageSentry is the
"virtual assistant" that periodically performs real Internet client
activity to verify that every aspect of an Internet site is functioning
perfectly. If any test ever fails, PageSentry can take a number of actions
to warn the site manager, or correct the problem itself. The new version is
currently available as a public beta test version from Maxum's Web site,
and the product is scheduled to ship in February.
PageSentry 2.5 can now monitor more server types, automates the most
popular warning messages, and offers numerous enhancements that have been...
[MD1] Macromedia and Oracle Combine Efforts on RCO
Macromedia and Oracle to Combine Efforts to Establish Open Enterprise
Learning Standards and Learning Content Reuse
Providing choice for customers is key objective as companies plan to join
ranks to promote open learning standards.
Pensacola, FL, January 12, 1998 -- Macromedia and Oracle Corp. announced
today that they are planning to collaborate on the Reusable Content Objects
(RCO) format for online learning and enterprise learning standards.
Additionally, Oracle plans to implement the Aviation Industry CBT Committee
(AICC) interoperability standard in its Oracle* Learning Architecture
(OLA). This announcement was made at a meeting of AICC, the committee that
has overseen the specification since 1993.
"The learning industry will benefit greatly from the adoption of these new
standards and the ability of Oracle and Macromedia products to work
together. We're extremely pleased that Oracle and Macromedia have joined
forces to unite the industry around a core standard of...
[MD1] Document Express
For immediate release:
Document Express makes it easy to bring your newsletter to the Internet.
Document Express, a San Diego based Internet software developer, has
released a new Macintosh product called E-Document Express, a
general-purpose document distribution system ideal for newsletter
publishers who need tools to help create, manage, and distribute an email
based publication.
E-Document Express combines contact management, word processing and
electronic mail (email), with an application programming interface (API)
and Module Class Library (MCL) into a single program, offering ease-of-use,
extendibility, power and flexibility.
Use the Contact module to maintain your recipient list, with options for
sorting, searching, selecting, keywording, marking and printing. Also
supports envelope and mailing label printing for standard U.S.Post
recipients.
Use the Documents module to create, edit, maintain and distribute your
documents via electronic mail. Includes drag and drop editing,...
[MD1] Headspace's Beatnik
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TOP WEB TOOLS EMBRACE THE SOUND OF 'BEATNIK'
Easy ways for Web authors to add Headspace's interactive music technology
to their pages
San Mateo, CA, January 12,1998* Headspace Inc.(r), a provider of
next-generation technology for Internet audio, announced today that
Macromedia Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, and Random Noise Coda have each
added support for Headspace's Beatnik(tm) technology in their popular Web
site authoring tools.
Beatnik provides very high audio quality with minimal download times. It
enables sound effects and high-fidelity stereo music files to be woven into
a Web page, resulting in a more compelling and personalized user
experience. Beatnik's inclusion in high-level HTML authoring tool packages
now makes these interactive features available to hundreds of thousands of
Web page designers via an approachable drag and drop interface.
"Headspace has created the highest sound quality and most efficient music
format for the Web," said Mike Goos,...
[MD1] PowerGlot 1.1
PowerGlot Software Releases PowerGlot 1.1
Premier Localization Tool for Macintosh Adds New Features
For Immediate Release
(Paris, France) January 11, 1998 - PowerGlot Software announced today the
release of PowerGlot 1.1, a new version of its premier localization tool
for Macintosh software. PowerGlot enables developers to make their products
available worldwide in the native language of their choice, including
2-byte languages like Japanese, Chinese and Korean. PowerGlot 1.1 extracts
text from applications, helps perform the translations and then builds the
localized applications, with an easy to use, fast and powerful interface.
PowerGlot 1.1 adds more than 20 new features and improvements, along with a
handful of bug fixes, mostly for non-roman languages users. Retail price is
US$99.00, with discounts for multiple copies. Site licenses are available.
Upgrades are free for current users. Information and a demo version are
available at: (http://www.powerglot.com/).
PowerGlot 1.1...