Inventive, Inc. announces the release of iScooper 1.1, an automatic media downloading application for Mac OS X. iScooper enables users to automatically download and browse batches of pictures much faster and much more conveniently than they can with conventional web browsers. iScooper is designed to work with web pages that contain many links to pictures--for example, a celebrity web page that contains several links to photos of the celebrity. iScooper can take a web page like this and automatically download all the linked photos on it. Once they've been downloaded, they can easily be viewed in a full-screen slideshow right from within iScooper. What's new in version 1.1: - added ability to reload downloaded items - any duplicate pictures in a picture set are automatically ignored now - fixed a bug that would occur when trying to scoop password protected web pages - the contents of the address area now changes to reflect the selection in the picture list - provided...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 20,2003 - dot software is pleased to announce the release of Aquaruler 4.2. Aquaruler is a multipurpose screen measuring utility for Mac OS X and it has a wide range of features. Aquaruler also measures in a variety of units. It can be useful to all sorts of designers, programmers, and other people who use their mac for productive purposes. Key Features: - Edge ruler - Mouse XY coordinates - Drag ruler - Measure box - Resolution box - Screen Guide Lines - Full screen Cross hair - Customizable Pixels per Inch - Zoom - Angle Tool - Zap Ruler What's new in 4.2: -Angle measuring tool -wide and narrow Zoom views -ability to copy the color underneath the mouse via a hot key with the Zoom tool -Y Direction can be reversed (perfect for Cocoa programmers!) -The box measuring tool can now show it's full coordinates rather than just width and height. Several coordinate options are available. -New pixels per inch options -general bug fixes and enhancements More...

NEWS For Immediate Release: For further information, please contact: InterACTIVE-Technology info@interactive-technology.com http://www.interactive-technology.com ActiveDeveloper v2.12 -- IDE Released for MacOS X 10.1 and 10.2 May 2003 -- Vestbjerg, Denmark -- Today InterACTIVE-Technology released version 2.12 of ActiveDeveloper for MacOS X 10.1 and 10.2 - our Runtime Objective-C & C IDE, JIT compiler and Debugger with support for Cocoa. The ActiveDeveloper IDE cuts your API learning curve and allows incremental Development of any Project. With ActiveDeveloper you get a Runtime Object IDE allowing you to build NATIVE apps and servers directly at Runtime while they run. Thereby bringing you a whole lot closer to the Objects you work with ... ActiveDeveloper version 2.12 responds to user requests with a lot of improvements on the user interface. It now has a much better fit with the Aqua desktop. The upgrade is free for all current users and based on test feedback we can encourage...

Enables Rapid Development and Rapid Content Updates of Web Sites MALAGA, Spain (May 21, 2003) -- Kualo Software announces an update of KuebSite, the application for the creation of web sites. The version 1.5.1 adds a Dutch localization and a few bug fixes. KuebSite is made with REALbasic from REAL Software, Inc. The power of KuebSite lies in the fact that it is not a web design application, nor an HTML editor, but a database-drive automatic web site builder. Since KuebSite uses templates for building web sites, if you wish to change to look of your web page in minutes, simply choose a different template. This revolutionary system for building web sites free the users from the complex part of the design process, so you can get your web page built in minutes. Some of the new features of the new version include styled text, QuickTime and Flash videos, as well as a label generator that enables you to create navigation bars very easily. It is available for Mac OS 9 (with CarbonLib) and Mac...

Alfred 1.5 A shortfall of Mac OS X has just gone. Alfred is an easy to use, customizable, universal plug-ins manager. Inspired from Mac OS 9's Finder and Extensions Manager, taking care of Mac OS X specificities, it improves user experience to install, remove and manage any kind of plug-ins like screen savers, preference panes, fonts... or anything else. Main features include: - Easy plug-in installation and removal. - Dedicated user interface synthesizing installed plug-ins. - Useful plug-in management functionalities. - Customizable rules. This update focuses on making the application more user friendly, adds numerous new features and fixes a few bugs. - The rules have been extended with an icon and an overview. The overview describes the role of the plug-ins and should help novice users. Moreover, the name and the overview are now localizable (French localization has been added for built-in rules). - Many user interfaces have been renovated. The rule editors have been replaced by a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VRTools ships version 1.2.2 of deliVRator Sydney, Australia, May 18th, 2003 --- VRTools today announced the immediate availability of deliVRator 1.2.2, confirming its commitment to the worldwide community of QuickTime VR content producers. deliVRator is a QuickTime movie editor for Macintosh offering the most effective way to optimize web delivered QuickTime movies. It maximizes interactivity for enhanced user experience of the movie while downloading within the browser. Optimized movies can be tested immediately, at any connection speed, with the emulated network connection. In addition, deliVRator is a unique editor of low-level movie control structures, QuickTime AtomContainers, and exportable image data. The new version features include: carbonized to run on Mac OS X, cubic QTVR optimization, a Movie Security Manager that protects movies from unauthorized modification while securing the intellectual property rights of content developers, and improved media...

BLUE WORLD SHIPS FMP2MYSQL KIT Free kit speeds process of converting FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL Bellevue, WA--May 15, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today shipped the FMP2MySQL Kit. The free kit includes tools and tutorials for converting FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL. The kit is designed to make it extremely easy for novice users to migrate Web-bound FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL. "Our customers have been clamoring for an easy way to migrate their FileMaker Pro Web solutions to MySQL so that they can reap the significant rewards of using an industrial strength database built from the ground up with the performance, reliability, and flexibility required for any 24/7 Web-based operation," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "The FMP2MySQL Kit squarely delivers on this need." "This kit will save countless hours and headaches for those making this conversion," said Mr. Doerrfeld. "After having performed multiple like...

To: Web8REALbasic@The Monkeybread Software Realbasic plugin includes from version 3.2pr17 on the popuplar pdf library in version 5.0 in it's Pro part. The PDF library from pdflib.com is a crossplatform way to create pdf files. You can choose between the open source library and a commercial version of the library which includes some pdf import functions. The original PDFlib manual and their license files are included with the Pro part of the plugin. Of course there is also a plugin in the MBS Plugin collection to read and write PDF files on Mac OS X using Coregraphics. About the plugin collection: The MBS Plugin collection includes currently (3.2pr22) 95 plugins which add over 4800 functions, properties and events to Realbasic (including over 280 classes). The plugin is offered as a package for 40 Euro to private/shareware developers and for 80 Euro to commercial/company users. Links: Main plugin page: (http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.html) Follow the link to the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYMANTEC'S NEW NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 3.0 FOR MACINTOSH WILL SAFEGUARD MAC USERS WITH ENHANCED VIRUS PROTECTION, NEW WEB CONTENT FILTERING CUPERTINO, Calif. - May 13, 2003 - Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced Norton Internet Security 3.0 for Macintosh, the world's most complete Internet security solution for the Macintosh platform. The latest version of the market-leading software suite, which is scheduled to be widely available in June, will now include a new parental control feature that blocks Web sites that are inappropriate for viewing by children. Norton Internet Security 3.0 for Macintosh will also include the newest version of Norton AntiVirus 9.0 for Macintosh, which now will have the ability to find and repair Windows/PC-compatible viruses, offering users protection from the most common type of viruses and helping them to avoid infecting friends and colleagues. "With so many Mac users capitalizing on the...

For immediate release Ovolab releases AAChoo, the new AAC converter for the Mac. Torino, Italy (Europe) - May 12, 2003 Ovolab(tm) today released AAChoo(tm), the new essential utility for every music listener. Ovolab AAChoo easily converts all your MP3 songs to AAC, the new high-quality compact audio format at the core of MPEG-4. With a simple drag-and-drop interface and complete control over every encoding parameter, Ovolab AAChoo can rip any audio file or movie soundtrack into MPEG-4 format. AAC technology offers the best-sounding audio on the Internet and Ovolab AAChoo will allow every music maniac to quickly convert his entire library, keeping song tags and folder hierarchies unaltered, as well as automatically updating the iTunes Music Library. "There's more that this to Ovolab AAChoo," says Alberto Ricci, CEO of Ovolab. "You can use it to encode movie soundtracks into a compact and high-fidelity format for faster distribution on the Internet." "As easy as it gets," claims Alberto...

MacAT - The leading automated task scheduling application for Macintosh server administrators. New MacAT v6.6. - Multiple Weekly, Monthly and Yearly tasks are now scheduled more reliably MacAT is a "cron" task scheduling application for Macintosh server administrators. It is a PowerPC or carbon application that allows more than 42 of the most common MacOS tasks to be run daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or yearly without user intervention. These scheduled tasks include: Launching Applications, Files and AppleScripts; Quitting individual applications or alternatively quitting all currently running processes; Rename and Delete any File or Folder; Hide and Show applications, Mount remote AppleShare volumes; Copy Files or Folders to mounted AppleShare volumes; Unmount nominated AppleShare volumes; Restart or shutdown the Macintosh, eject Zip disks and send eMail. $49 Shareware from MacSOS, Australia http://www.macsos.com.au Cheers, Dr Gerard Hammond Bioinformatic Analyst Garvan...

Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2003 CUPERTINO, California-May 8, 2003-Apple(r) today announced that Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote on Monday, June 23, 2003, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) at San Francisco's Moscone West. The five-day event, which runs from June 23-27, will feature more than 170 scheduled in-depth technical sessions with new content designed to serve a wider range of Mac(r) developers, including a dedicated track for QuickTime(r) developers and content creators. Other activities at Apple's WWDC 2003 include: * WWDC's first Enterprise IT Track specifically designed for enterprise developers, system administrators and IT managers so they can fully leverage the open source and open standards approach at the base of Mac(r) OS X, Mac OS X Server and Xserve(r) technologies; * a completely new QuickTime Track for developers and content creators looking to exploit the power, quality and...

Hi, IP in menubar 1.0 Shows the current IP of your Mac in the top right area of the menu bar. Requires Mac OS X 10.2. All freeware applications: (http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/) The IP in menubar website: (http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/IPinmenubar.html) Mfg Christian

(May 6, 2003) -- MacSOS announced today the release of GraphPro v1.5. GraphPro makes it easy to add graphing to your REALbasic projects. New Features in v1.5 include support for Pie, Cartesian and Column graph modes. This product is made with REALbasic and compiles under RB 4.5.x and greater. The source code for the GraphPro classes is available for $75 USD. Simply purchase a license from kagi and the complete code will be e-mailed directly to you. One year of maintenance is included in the price. Win32 and MacOS demo applications are available for download. 1.5 is a free upgrade for all previously registered GraphPro users. For more information, please visit http://www.macsos.com.au

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SubRosaSoft Ships version 2.0 of Volume 1 - File Utilities - Upgrade for Privacy Utility Includes Text Encryption and Free Space Shredding Features, Apple Keychain support and Streamlined User Interface - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, (May 7th, 2003)--- SubRosaSoft.com Ltd., a company based in New Zealand focused in privacy and disk utility software, today announced the immediate availability of (http://subrosasoft.com/thestore/product_info.php?products_id=391 )SubRosa Volume 1-File Utilities 2.0. The new version features two new privacy utilities in addition to the improvements made on the existing applications. SubRosaSoft Volume 1 ö File Utilitiesú now comes with five easy-to-use security utilities. SubRosaSoft Encryptor allows a user to take files and folders and encrypt them into a secure format. SubRosaSoft Shredder securely erases files or folders from your computer and SubRosaSoft Decryptor is used to convert files made by Encryptor back into their original...

*** FOR RELEASE 6 MAY 2003 *** Mark/Space, Inc. Announces Missing Sync for Palm - Enhanced Mac OS X Support for Palm OS Handhelds (http://www.markspace.com/) 6 MAY 2003, PALMSOURCE DEVELOPER SEMINAR, SAN MATEO, CA, - Mark/Space, Inc., makers of Mac OS, Palm OS, and Pocket PC software proudly announces The Missing Sync for Palm OS. Macintosh users can now mount the SD or MMC card loaded in the handheld on the Mac OS X desktop to move files, backup data, and more. The Missing Sync also gives Mac users something Windows users don't have - integrated support for photos and music. Import and Export images to your handheld from within iPhoto. View your pictures with SplashPhoto by SplashData - included with purchase. Treat your Palm OS handheld as a source in iTunes. Load your SD or MMC card with songs, then listen to them on your Tungsten T with AeroPlayer by Aerodrome Software - included with purchase! The Missing Sync for Palm OS Includes: - Desktop Mounting - Mount your SD/MMC card on...

FREAK SOFTWARE RELEASES 6 EXAMPLES FOR REALBASIC 5 Send Email, Read Email, Download Files, Display Images from the Internet and More! Orange, California (May 5, 2003) -- Freak Software is pleased to announce the availability of 5 socket examples and one example that demonstrates the use of the new ToolbarItem classes and Drawer window in REAL Software, Inc.'s REALbasic version 5. The examples are some of the beginning of a large series which will be continually released over the coming weeks. "These examples are meant to guide users new to REALbasic 5 towards understanding and using the product's latest features," said Seth Willits, President and Head Developer of Freak Software. The current examples include: Socket Examples: * Download Display Image - Uses an HTTPSocket to download an image to display in a canvas. * Download to FolderItem - Uses an HTTPSocket to download any file to a local file. * Download to REALbasic - Uses an HTTPSocket to download any file...

B&b Extends FileMaker B&b Software are pleased to announce the release of their suite of three Macintosh applications that complement and extend the popular database application FileMaker Pro. The three applications, all of which are Made with REALbasic, are - * fmMailmerge, a personal bulk mailer that supports the merging of data from FileMaker Pro databases with user defined template letters generating output messages that may then be sent via email or fax. An invaluable tool for anyone with a database of contacts; whether they be business contacts, family or friends. The applications main features are - * Supports email clients Eudora, Outlook Express, Entourage, Powermail and Mailsmith * Supports the fax application FAXstf 6 * Sends either plain or HTML messages * Messages may exceed 32k * Output messages may include embedded graphics. (embedded as part of the template letter or merged from a database) * Supports...

For Immediate Release: GRIFFIN ANNOUNCES POWERPOD AUTO CHARGER COMPATIBLE WITH NEW iPODS PowerPod Charger Is Half The Cost Of Competing Charger And Is Shipping Now NASHVILLE, TN - April 30, 2003. Griffin Technology Inc, innovator of exciting hardware and software products for the Mac and PC market, today announced that the PowerPod iPod Auto Charger is fully compatible with the just announced new Apple iPods in addition to the original iPod models with FireWire ports on top. Priced at $19.99, the Griffin PowerPod is nearly half the cost of the only other compatible charger available today. It comes with a stand-alone charger module and a separate high quality FireWire cable for use with the original iPods. The only iPod auto charger compatible with all iPods is available immediately at http://www.griffintechnology.com. "We originally designed the PowerPod with a separate cable and module to give our customers the flexibility to use any FireWire cable they wanted. Turns out our iPod...

FOLDER MANAGER X ANNOUNCED Folder Manager X Aids Users In Batch Creating, Renaming, Archiving Folders and Folder Items Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - April 30th, 2003 - Automated Workflows announced today that "Folder Manager X" is now available. "Folder Manager X" is an AppleScript-based application that can be used to batch process folders, performing common repetitive tasks. Complete with an easy-to-navigate interface, this solution allows users to automatically build folders, hundreds at a time, using a specified naming convention. The solution also has the ability to build nested sub-folders in each folder that it creates, if desired. In addition to building folders, "Folder Manager X" can also be used to rename folder items by adding or removing prefixes and suffixes. The solution can also be used to delete or archive folder items older than a specified number of days. For additional information about "Folder Manager X", visit Automated Workflows' web site (www.automatedworkflows....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J2SEditor: Professional IPTC Picture Editing. J2S announces the availability of version 1.1 of its J2SEditor, an IPTC caption editor with file management capabilities running on Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. Developed in cooperation with the Gamma Press Agency, J2SEditor is a programme designed to edit picture documents. Its image browser and its copy/move/delete features make it easy to organize files, Its IPTC caption editing module lets you edit textual meta-data of graphics files separately or in batch without affecting the documents (e.g. the caption of a JPEG file can be updated without recompression of the document). The list of ITPC fields to edit as well as default values or other input controls are defined and stored in description profiles which can be adapted to each user with our J2SProfiler. Amongst other features, J2SEditor provides a toolbar e.g. for quick access to applications, folders or other tools so that J2SEditor can easily fit in a document...

Circus Ponies Software Launches Academic User Licensing Program NoteBook Now Available to Education Customers for $29.95 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 29, 2003 - Circus Ponies Software, Inc. today announced its academic user licensing program for Circus Ponies NoteBook, its acclaimed outlining, note-taking, clipping, and free-form database product available exclusively for Mac OS X. Qualified North American and international academic customers can now purchase a single-user license to NoteBook for immediate download and use through the Circus Ponies online store (circusponies.com/store). The cost of an academic user license is $29.95 (U.S.) per user. A free, 30-day trial version is also available. "We're excited about the enthusiastic reception we've gotten from the academic community and we wanted to do everything we could to help them get started," said Elizabeth Statmore, vice president of marketing and sales for Circus Ponies. "Most academic discount programs force their customers...

Wilsonville, OR - April 30, 2003 Dr. Bott announces AMP Interface for iPod. http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?name=AMP Dr. Bott announces AMP Interface for iPod. AMP Interface allows owners of the Burton Amp Jacket to use their new third generation iPod (with dock connector) with the integrated SOFTswitch technology. AMP Interface relpaces the interface of the jacket with one that incorporates the remote connector and headphone jack of the new iPod. Compatibility: AMP Interface for 3rd generation iPod is compatible with the new 10GB (M8976LL/A ), 15GB (M8946LL/A) and 20GB (M8948LL/A ) iPods that have the dock connector. Pricing & Availability: AMP Interface retails for $24.95 and will be available in May. About Dr. Bott LLC: Dr. Bott LLC of Wilsonville, Oregon is a manufacturer and distributor of Macintosh peripherals dedicated to serving resellers, VARs, and consultants with third party Macintosh products that solve real problems for real people.

Bluestream Releases XStreamDB 3.0 Native XML Database Major upgrade adds features for collaborative content management Vancouver, Canada -- April 29, 2003 -- /Software Wire/ -- Bluestream, a leading provider of XML data solutions for content management and e-business integration, releases a major upgrade to its native XML database. Available immediately, XStreamDB(tm) Version 3.0 adds features designed to help developers and integrators deploy solutions for collaborative content management with XML and binary data. XStreamDB(tm) 3.0's new resource manager enables integration with authoring and publishing software for complete lightweight content management solutions for publishing to Web or print. Bluestream adds support for Corel(r) XMetaL(r) for XML content authoring using XMetaL(r)'s word processor-like view on content. XStreamDB(tm) 3.0 improves support Altova XMLSpy(r) for editing data-centric XML documents. New features include: shared resource management with URIs, resource...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE iView Launches iView Media Quickest, Easiest Way to Manage, Share and Save Your Photos . . . and Your Videos, Graphics and Music - Available Now for both Windows and Mac-based Computers LONDON, April 28, 2003 - iView Multimedia (iView) today announced the immediate availability of iView Media for Windows- and Mac-based computers. Designed for a consumer audience, iView Media is based on the company's award-winning iView MediaPro, which is widely used by photographers, graphic designers, and other media professionals. iView Media is easy to use and powerful. It allows users to manage, share and protect their whole inventory of digital media - including photos, graphics, video and music clips. According to InfoTrends Research Group, low end, sub-$1,000 digital cameras worldwide will reach 51 million units in 2007. In-Stat/MDR predicts that worldwide portable digital music players will grow to over 36 million. And by the end of 2003, DVDs will be in more than half...

REAL SOFTWARE SHIPS REALbasic 5 FOR WINDOWS Powerful, Easy-to-Learn Programming Tool Now Enables Windows Users to Create Their Own Software for Both Windows and Macintosh AUSTIN, Texas (April 28, 2003) - REAL Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of REALbasic 5 for Windows, a full-featured, easy-to-use development tool that enables Windows users of all levels to create custom applications and compile them for both Windows and Macintosh. "REALbasic now gives Windows users the same powerful, yet easy-to-use capabilities that our Macintosh customers have enjoyed for years," said Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. "Our goal is to provide useful tools that help people create their own software, whether on Windows or Macintosh." "With REALbasic 5 for Windows, my team can now develop an application and deploy that application on Windows or Macintosh from a single set of source code, at the click of a button," said Kent Myhre, software development engineer...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2003 BLUE WORLD SHIPS LASSO REPORTER Free application for Lasso Professional 6 users speeds process of creating robust reports on MySQL data Bellevue, WA--April 25, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today shipped Lasso Reporter 6, a new tool for quickly creating robust reports from data contained within MySQL databases. Lasso Reporter is a LassoApp which can be freely used on servers running Lasso Professional 6, Blue World's leading Web application server for creative professionals. "Collecting large quantities of data is totally useless unless you have a way in which to easily generate meaningful reports," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "With Lasso Reporter, knowledge workers have a solution which makes it very easy to quickly build robust reports from most any set of data, with zero programming required. By allowing knowledge workers to take control of data themselves, organizations can dramatically...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2003 - dot software is pleased to announce the release of Link Checker 1.1.4. Link Checker is a fast link verifying tool that allows you to find all broken and redirected links on your web site. Links can also be fixed if the web site is checked locally. Link Checker features: - Store settings for multiple web sites - Custom Regular Expression link parsing modules - Fix broken links for local sites - Tells you about redirected links - Multiple socket connections for speed -Save your link checks in HTML reports New Features for 1.1.4: - Built in parse modules (HREF and SRC) rewritten - many bug fixes - a manual - interface improvements - ability to create reports - ability to download parse modules Link Checker is available for Mac OS X and Classic Mac OS. More information can be found at the dot software website at: http://www.dotsw.com/linkchecker.html The classic version of Link Checker can be found at: http://www.dotsw.com/linkchecker114classic.sit...

Subject: Mike Benonis Releases 3 REALbasic Utilities: MiniCalendar, DarkHighlightListBox, LibraryListBox MiniCalendar is a REALbasic implementation of the Calendar control seen in the System Preferences Date & Time panel. It allows the user to select a date by clicking and if a date selected, the DateChanged event fires. MiniCalendar is made with REALbasic and requires REALbasic 5.1 or later. MiniCalendar is ideal for simple date selection needs, such as for a To Do application or something else where the user may need to select a date for an action to occur on. To use MiniCalendar in your project, drag the MiniCalendar class, and the CalendarBack and CalendarBackMask files into your project, and then drag the MiniCalendar class into the window you want to use it in. You can then perform actions in the DateChanged event and initialize the calendar in the Open event. The DateChanged event will fire when the user changes the date or you set it with the CurrentDate property. The...

April 24, 2003 - Solutions Etcetera announces SuperCard 4.1.1. Solutions Etcetera announced today the availability of SuperCard 4.1.1, a free upgrade to SuperCard's powerful authoring environment. "We're delighted to announce that with SuperCard 4.1.1, almost every component in the SuperCard environment has been updated." said Scott Simon, director of product development for Solutions Etcetera. "Version 4.1.1 includes over 100 changes and additions in direct response to user feedback on our initial 4.0 release." The SuperCard 4.1.1 Update is available now from the SuperCard web site at: http://www.SuperCard.us/ SuperCard is used by Mac professionals and hobbyists alike to create just about any type of application including games, teaching aides, utilities, personal productivity tools, automation tools, kiosks, and other multimedia rich projects. Now OS X users will be able to experience the power and ease of use that SuperCard has to offer. For more information contact Solutions...

SMARTVue: Software Utility Prevents OS X Data Loss SMARTVue is a suite of hard disk utilities for Apple OS X that monitors your hard drives health and reports potential problems before you lose data. Granite Digital has released two versions of SMARTVue, SMARTVue pro and SMARTVue lite. SMARTVue pro includes tools for interacting with the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) features of modern hard disks, tools for benchmarking and testing hard disks, and tools for configuring custom capabilities found only in Granite Digital FireWire storage products. SMARTVue lite is being distributed as freeware and will include only a subset of the hard disk benchmarking and data integrity testing features of SMARTVue pro. According to Frank Gabrielli, President of Granite Digital, "We believe SMARTVue will help make data storage more reliable, safer, and prevent loss of important information. By making SMARTVue lite available for free we think it will quickly become the...

Introducing WaterCooler A Powerful QuickTime Tool for Internet Video without a Browser Demo it here http://www.watercooler.lastexit.tv New York NY April 18 "WaterCooler," a robust, video work-flow management tool based on the Apple QuickTime engine, has been introduced by Last Exit (www.lastexit.tv). WaterCooler allows project teams in production and post-production to share video and audio content via a powerful, easy-to-use desktop interface. EyeballNYC Launches a Browserless Website visit http://www.eyeballnyc.com/ New York-based design company, EyeballNYC launched their new website today - without a browser. The company, in need of a platform to both archive and present their extensive trove of commercial work, music videos, broadcast graphics and works-in-progress, turned to new media interactive agency, Last Exit for the project. Their solution: WaterCooler - a robust, video work-flow management tool created by Last Exit that allows its first-time user Eyeball to share video and...

Copernican Technologies, Inc. Releases Boswell=AE 3.1 For Mac OS X SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 14, 2003 -- Copernican Technologies, Inc. today released a new OS X version of their highly innovative Macintosh application, Boswell 3.1. Boswell is ideal for all "word workers" including journalists, novelists, screenplay writers, marketing communications professionals, executive recruiters, researchers, technical writers, business people, government professionals, and students. Boswell flexibly archives, organizes, manipulates, and retrieves any text you give it: original writings, e-mail, instant messages, web clippings, research, and class notes among others. When they are "Boswellized" they become items that can be automatically cross referenced among thousands of categories, grouped, sorted, and searched in very powerful ways. Boswell is like hiring a professional librarian to manage a huge archive of your very own, but one that works with the efficiency of a computer. Boswell 3.1...

METACARD ANNOUNCES ADVANCED DEBUGGING ARCHITECTURE Boulder, Apr 23, 2003 --- The just-released 2.5 version of MetaCard now includes the most advanced debugging features ever available for a scripting language, making development of applications faster and easier than ever before. The completed applications can be run on Windows 3.1/95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, popular UNIX platforms (including Solaris, HPUX, AIX, and Linux), and Mac OS 7/8/9/X. As has been the case with all versions of MetaCard since version 1.0 was released in 1992, no preprocessing, recompiling, redesign, or platform-specific debugging is required to deploy an application on all platforms simultaneously. MetaCard has a fully functional development environment on all platforms and doesn't rely on limited-function "players" or cross compilers. You can build single-file double-clickable royalty-free applications on all platforms: no shared libraries, virtual machines (Java or otherwise), browsers, installers, or other add-ons...

RUNTIME LABS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MacSQL 2.6 Latest Update Features Sybase Support, Bug Fixes For Immediate Release NEW YORK - April 23, 2003 - Runtime Labs, a premiere provider of Mac database tools, today announced the release and immediate availability of MacSQL 2.6. MacSQL is a robust solution for database management on the Macintosh. A fully AppleScriptable application, MacSQL provides web authors, publishers, and developers with a simple, graphical way to interact with SQL databases. MacSQL includes support for Sybase, PostgreSQL 7.3, and significant improvements to Microsoft SQL Server support when running on Mac OS X. Other new features include improved printing support using Quartz 2D, automatic crash reporting, and the ability to edit queries in BBEdit. MacSQL 2.6 includes over 70 specific new features and bug fixes. The MacSQL 2.6 update is free to all users of MacSQL 2.5. MacSQL is commercial software, and costs US$249 to purchase. A Lite version is available for US$99. A...

Seapine Software Announces Availability of Surround SCM 1.5 for Mac OS X Mason, Ohio -- (BUSINESS WIRE) =96 April 22, 2003 =96 Seapine Software,= Inc., a leading provider of integrated software development lifecycle management tools, today announced the immediate availability of Surround SCM 1.5 for Mac OS X. Surround SCM is a robust, cross-platform software configuration management (SCM) solution that tracks software source code changes, facilitates remote access to a source code repository, and enforces security and a structured change control process. New in version 1.5 is integration with Guiffy Software=92s compare and merge utility, advanced searching, shadow folders, and additional speed and usability enhancements. =93With the inclusion of Guiffy, the leading cross-platform compare and merg= e utility, and a wide array of new features and enhancements, Surround SCM 1.5 is an exciting release for us and our customers,=94 said Richard Riccetti, president of Seapine Software. =...

DeltaGraph 5 Now Available for the First Time to Mac OS X Users Red Rock's DeltaGraph 5 Expands the Science and Art of Graphing to Take Advantage of Apple's Quartz Extreme Graphics and Aqua Interface Salt Lake City, Utah (April 22, 2003) -Red Rock Software today announced the immediate availability of DeltaGraph=FA 5, bringing the powerful, award-winning, graphing software to the Mac=A8 OS X platform. This new version extends the charting, graphing, and data-analysis tools of DeltaGraph to take full advantage of the Macintosh=A8 Quartz Extreme=FA graphics system and Aqua=FA interface. Building on the benefits of the UNIX-based OS X operating system, DeltaGraph 5 enables Mac users to develop a broad spectrum of 2D and 3D graphs and charts containing the visual effects found in the Aqua interface. In addition, the software is optimized for the new Quartz Extreme graphics system, greatly improving the video and graphic performance of Apple computers. "DeltaGraph 5 has taken the...

For Immediate Release: ActiveDeveloper v2.11 -- IDE Released for MacOS X 10.1 and 10.2 April 2003 -- Vestbjerg, Denmark -- Today InterACTIVE-Technology released version 2.11 of ActiveDeveloper for MacOS X 10.1 and 10.2 - our Runtime Objective-C & C IDE, JIT compiler and Debugger with support for Cocoa. The ActiveDeveloper IDE cuts your API learning curve and allows incremental Development of any Project. With ActiveDeveloper you get a Runtime Object IDE allowing you to build NATIVE apps and servers directly at Runtime while they run. Thereby bringing you a whole lot closer to the Objects you work with ... In ActiveDeveloper version 2.11 stability is improved in the live object browser, and it's now possible to use ActiveDeveloper on stand-alone Macs - so you can take it home or use it on your portable without being connected to a network. ActiveDeveloper - "Grow" your Apps - through incremental JIT Compilation - Develop, Test, Debug and Play - at runtime - Edit-compile-play cycles...

IDG World Expo Announces Name Change for Summer 2003 Event Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2003--Macworld Conference & Expo's "CREATE" is Re-Named "Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo" to Emphasize Event Focus IDG World Expo today announced that the summer 2003 event focusing on technology and professional solutions for the creative arts has been re-named Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo(TM). Originally announced by IDG World Expo and Apple on March 26, 2003 as "CREATE," this event will address the needs of creative professionals in design and publishing, video and music. Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo will take place July 14-18, 2003 at New York City's Javits Center. The name change further defines the event's focus on the needs of creative professionals, as well as consumers who want to develop more advanced skills in the creative arts. Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo will attract...

MacCandy Releases MacMaid 1.1 The most powerful way to organize your computer. YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia-April 21, 2003-MacCandy today released MacMaid 1.1, adding features such as a new rule-based cleaning system, multiple cleaning folders, cleaning schedules and tons of bug fixes. These updates make MacMaid now the most powerful way to clean and organize your computer. MacMaid's price has dropped to US$7 to make it more affordable to users. "I think this MacMaid 1.1 is similar to the 10.1 release, it adds everything that should have been in the first version plus more ," says Mark Davis, MacCandy's president. "Our competition better get to work after this big update." Designed exclusively for Mac OS X, MacMaid deserves a special place in your dock. By using toolbars, smooth resizing and no confusing custom controls we know that MacMaid will deliver a great user experience MacMaid 1.1 replaces miniature view with a new dock menu which goes with the aqua human guidelines better. The log...

New update of SQL4X Manager J 2.5 available - more than 80 new features make database management with Mac OS X a snap Product Description: SQL4X Manager J is a comprehensive graphical Interface for web and database developers to access any JDBC compliant database server. You can choose between a terminal-like graphical SQL Console with SQL syntax coloring and table name auto-completion to execute your own SQL commands and a fully graphical schema and table browser with an integrated data editor and Image/RTF viewer for binary data. SQL4X Manager J includes a wide variety of graphical assistants, i.e. to create and modify table definitions, manage SQL views, import and export data and create SQL queries. SQL4X Manager J automatically recognizes your database server and displays status views, assistants and managers for all common tasks based on your current selection. SQL4X Manager J fully supports MS SQL Server 2000, MySQL, Oracle 7/8/9i, PostgreSQL, OpenBase and Sybase with special...

Apple Releases WWDC Session Schedule Grids Just a quick heads-up to let you know that Apple has just released the daily session schedule grids for the Worldwide Developer Conference. If you'd like to check it out, or register for WWDC see (http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/) And, to take part in the Exhibitor Fair at WWDC, see: (http://www.xplain.com/pavilions/wwdc2003/) This is the one WWDC you don't want to miss! Get an in-depth look at the future of the Mac platform and a preview release of the next major version of Mac OS X, code named "Panther", at Worldwide Developers Conference 2003, June 23-27, in San Francisco. Whether you're a programmer, IT manager, system administrator, or content creator, this is your opportunity to explore first-hand the next generation of technology innovations from Apple. For five days in June, WWDC 2003 will bring the most innovative Mac developers together with Apple's best and brightest engineers in one of the world's most beautiful cities. Get...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2003 - dot software is pleased to announce the release of Aquaruler 4.1. Aquaruler is a full featured screen measuring utility suited for designers, and programmers. Aquaruler is very versatile and allows for precise measurement. Aquaruler features: - Edge ruler - Mouse XY coordinates - Drag ruler - Measure box - Resolution box - Screen Lines - Full screen Cross hair - Customizable Pixels per Inch - Zoom

Chartsmith Enhances Keynote Integration, Expands AppleScript Support Reston, Virginia - April 16, 2003 - Blacksmith announced today, the immediate availability of Chartsmith v1.2.1. This release of the popular charting and graphing application for Mac OS X provides enhanced Keynote integration, expanded AppleScript support, along with several data parsing and user interface enhancements. Chartsmith v1.2.1 includes enhanced support for Apple's Keynote. Now when users request a Keynote document export from Chartsmith, they can also choose a theme from a list of all installed Keynote themes. Additionally, users may also elect to include their Chartsmith chart notes as Keynote slide notes. This release of Chartsmith expands the functionality provided to AppleScript users. Chartsmith's AppleScript dictionary has been updated to provide commands which support bulk data loads and license detection. License detection allows AppleScript developers to detect if Chartsmith is running in demo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Net-Sieve Announces SPAM Challenge, Two New Customers Offers to pay companies for non-SPAM blocked by SPAM-fighting device. AUSTIN, Texas, April 15, 2003 -- Challenging businesses to prove to themselves that the cost of SPAM is hurting their bottom line, Net-Sieve, Inc. (www.net-sieve.com) today announced the "Net-Sieve Challenge." Under the Challenge, Net-Sieve will pay qualified companies that install their product at their location for two weeks $10 for every non-SPAM email message that they block and the company will pay $1 for every SPAM message blocked, some restrictions apply. Details are available at the Net-Sieve's web-site by visiting http://www.net-sieve.com/challenge. Net-Sieve also announced the acquisition of two new customers: -- AbaNet (www.abanet.net), a Mexican ASP with Motorola's Wireless Internet Platform "Canopy" and Intel's WiFi HotSpot Project partnership at several locations throughout Mexico, has chosen the Net-Sieve platform to help...

iTools 7.0 Now Shipping Apache 2, Logging Analysis, and more =8A Santa Barbara, CA, April 15, 2003. Tenon Intersystems today announced iTools 7.0, a suite of Apache configuration and management tools for Mac OS X 10.2.5. The new package includes the latest Apache 2.0.45 and new and improved web-based & Aqua desktop tools for secure remote, domain-specific administration, not only for Apache, but also for DNS, and multihoming FTP. iTools 7 is loaded with compelling new features, including built-in web traffic log summary reports and a built-in system updater. Tenon's tools are designed to complement, extend and update Apple's included Apache and to make it easy and fail-safe for webmasters to set up and support sophisticated network servers. iTools makes Apache on Mac OS X the easiest Apache in the world to administer. iTools 7 includes extended control over networking elements that would otherwise require UNIX command line access. You can now use the iTools GUI to set up Firewall...

QuickUML Mac OS X 1.0 UML Modeling Made Easy for Mac OS X Placitas, NM - April 14, 2003 - Excel Software today announced the availability of QuickUML Mac OS X, the first Mac OS X addition to its suite of Mac OS 9, Windows and Linux software engineering tools. QuickUML is an object-oriented design tool focused on tight integration and ease-of-use for a core set of UML models. An entire project is quickly accessible through a tabbed window of use cases, class models, object models, dictionary and code. The project is saved as an XML file that is compatible with the Windows and Linux edition of QuickUML. QuickUML works with Excel Software's MacTranslator to generate class models from source code. Use cases document user-visible functions that the system must perform. Each use case describes a named interaction in terms of external inputs and system responses. Use case entries link to models, code, foreign files or other use case entries to provide a solid foundation for development and...

We are proud to announce the release and shipment of a new version of our ecommerce product, eShox. eShox uses Apache and mySQL to offer a Mac OS X-based ecommerce solution with Web-based administration and reporting, real-time payment processing, a theme-based customzable interface, customer tracking/notification, and integration with most shipping companies for real-time quotes. Web administration allows the administrator to set preferences, update order status, modify customer information, track customer order totals, view product order statistics and print invoices and packing slips. It also offers support for multiple currencies, regional tax rates and product-specific tax rates. Improvements in eShox version 2.0: * Added support for Dreamweaver / HTML editing of store interface. * Added support for multiple languages: French, Dutch, German and Italian. * Includes many, many bug fixes and optimizations. Improvements in eShox 1.5: * Added built-in help...

Monkeybread Software Germany releases 5 new Freeware applications made in Realbasic with source code included. This applications should give Realbasic developers an idea what they can do with Realbasic if they also have a copy of the Monkeybreadsoftware Plugin (which is currently available in Version 3.1 or 3.2pr11). * Screen 640x480 A utility for web designer to see which part of the screen their website should be viewable inside, so it can be viewed on older Macs. (for Mac OS X 10.2) * JPEG 2000 Dropper A utility for converting any picture to JPEG 2000 using QuickTime. (for Mac OS X with QuickTime 6) * Fullscreen Movie Player A free Full Screen Movie Player for QuickTime. (for Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X and Windows) * Follow Mouse This simple fun tool to show a colored tail on the mouse cursor. (for Mac OS X 10.2) * Tree Size Just to see how big folders and subfolders are. (for Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X and Windows) As all this applications come with full source code, feel free to...