PRESS RELEASE Glass Bead Software announces beta of SnapTalk 3 for the OS X and Cross Platform generation. From Windows to Mac, proprietary chat and file transfers have never been easier! Acton, Massachusetts, January , 2001 Come the first week of January a beta version of SnapTalk 3 will be demonstrated at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. Product release of SnapTalk 3 is scheduled for March 1st. SnapTalk 3 runs natively on OS X and will soon be followed by a cross platform version for use between Mac and Windows machines. =CFThis new version will continue to maintain SnapTalk=CCs legendary ease-of-use and =CEadministration-free=CC status, but will also integrate the benefits of OS X=CCs excellent TCP-IP networking,=D3 said Eric Harris-Braun, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Glass Bead Software. About SnapTalk: A popular and secure alternative to Internet based chat, SnapTalk provides proprietary chat and file transfer. Chat reliably and securely by keeping conversations...

Friday, January 4th, 2002 Iconfactory Press Release - IconBrowser for OS X Released The Iconfactory is pleased to announce the immediate release of IconBrowser for OS X. IconBrowser, free to registered users of IconDropper, allows users to browse and apply icons from existing IconDropper packs in the new Macintosh operating system. IconBrowser was created in association with PolyMorph Software Development. The Iconfactory distributes its icons in space-saving collections called IconDropper Packs. These packs make organizing and finding custom icons on the Mac quick and easy. However, OS X brought huge changes to the Macintosh and the Finder. Unfortunately, this meant that classic versions of IconDropper (and its associated packs) no longer worked under OS X. IconBrowser is designed to solve these problems and preserve the usefulness of icon packs. IconBrowser is a stand-alone product that works with all existing IconDropper packs and does not require IconDropper to run (just a folder...

iHam on iRye version 1.0 iHam on iRye is a set of three applications used to control iTunes over a LAN or WAN network. With iHam on iRye, you can control nearly every aspect of iTunes running on one Macintosh from any other Macintosh on your network. It is mainly intended to be used in conjunction with an MP3 server type situation, where a Macintosh is dedicated to running iTunes. While this application can be used over the Internet, it works best when used on a LAN network, or at least an Internet connection with broadband. Dial up modems are not recommended (or supported). iHam on iRye iServer runs best under Mac OS X. Under classic, there seem to be some issues. For one, it crashes periodically when choosing a new song from the playlist. I am beginning to think this is an iTunes bug, but at this point, I am not exactly sure what is going on. More information can be found at: (http://www.stimpsoft.com/products/iham.html) Direct Download: (http://homepage.mac.com/johnnycat/software/...

PDF Sages announces consulting services Boston Mass, January 2, 2002 - PDF Sages, Inc, announces their newly available consulting services for companies looking to add or enhance their support and use of the Portable Document Format (PDF). Widely recognized as two of the leading experts in the field of PDF document processing, Leonard Rosenthol and Dan-Ari Feinberg have joined together to form a company to apply their unsurpassed experience and skills toward the growing need for custom PDF-related development. With more than 30 years of combined experience in the computer industry and 10 years of that time dedicated to PDF, the principals of PDF Sages can smoothly handle the most demanding development work. Dan-Ari explains, "As the market for PDF grows, there are companies that need some help catching up. As corporations move from paper to electronic media, they are finding that there simply aren't tools available that address their needs. PDF Sages can design and develop those...

Monitor Service Level Agreements with InterMapper 3.6 Hanover, NH - January 2, 2002 - If you don=92t know what=92s happening on th= e network or if you aren=92t sure that you=92re getting the network services y= ou paid for, version 3.6 of Dartware=92s InterMapper(R) can help. InterMapper, = a network monitoring and alerting program, allows corporations, ISPs and educational institutions to get detailed information about the uptime and availability of network devices, servers and links. InterMapper 3.6 includes probe timing and extensive logging facilities to help network managers monitor the service levels provided by their ISPs. InterMapper saves information such as packet loss, response time and availability to log files, and network managers can review stats monthly to decide if the service level matches the agreement. =93The probe response time metric is a welcome addition to the improved stri= p chart system,=94 says Doug Weathers, Network Administrator at St. Charles Medical...

For Immediate Release LetterRip Software Acquires LetterRip Menlo Park, Calif., January 2, 2002 -- Fog City Software, Inc., today announced the acquisition of LetterRip by LetterRip Software, LLC. "LetterRip is a terrific mailing list server for Macintosh," said Will Mayall, president, Fog City Software, Inc. "The principals at LetterRip Software have a long history of producing some of the best Macintosh software. We are excited that they will be developing future versions of LetterRip." "There are very few pieces of software that I would, without hesitation, recommend," said David Lawrence, Online Tonight and the Net Music Countdown, on CNET Radio "The folks at LetterRip Software seem to have their hands in most of them. To have LetterRip Software now in control of the future of LetterRip, the best mailing list management software I've ever used, is not just a good thing, it's an insanely great thing. I use LetterRip, and I cannot recommend it highly enough." "We are thrilled to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AustinSoft updates DTerm for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Vancouver, WA - Wednesday, January 2, 2002: AustinSoft today announces the update of DTerm for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. DTerm has been updated to support CFM programs under Mac OS X, in addition to Mach-O programs. DTerm provides an interface for displaying diagnostic and debugging information in real-time from your programs. Each program has its own window, and can intelligently merge the contents of multiple windows into a single window, showing the interactions between multiple programs. In addition, DTerm can display the formatted contents of data structures with a single call. In addition, DTerm is the first real-time debugging application for Mac OS X that does not require additional interaction from the developer. "With the addition of support for CFM programs under Mac OS X, DTerm is now able to handle all the programs that developers can create," stated lead developer Glenn L. Austin. "In addition, we use...

MALLET AND BARE UPDATE ERASE THE TRAIL FOR MAC OS Walkersville, MD - December 28, 2001 - Mallet and Bare, developers of productivity and utility software for the Macintosh and Windows platform, today announced an update to their award-winning application, Erase The trail. Erase the Trail is the file and Hard Drive management tool used by many. This application has been compared to applications such as, "Macintosh Explorer," and "Ghost Hunter." You can batch change creator codes, you can delete, create, and view invisible files, you can even back up your whole hard drive on to some storage device, with the click of a button. View information that you didn't even know existed. One user says, "I have never seen an application that deletes the invisibles so easily." Erase the Trail 1.2 has many bug fixes and new features, such as: * Open with feature * Plug-in menu * Converter plug-in to do batch transfers of creator codes and File types * Version Checking Device ....and much more! Erase...

Good day, Intelli Innovations is pleased to announce ProSQL 1.1.2, a new feature update to our database management software for the Mac. This update adds configurable grid lines to data browsers, support for descending list sorting, and a new SQL Dump Folder import feature which scans for and imports all SQL dump files within a specific folder to any supported database system. Home Page: http://www.intellisw.com/prosql/ Mac OS 9: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/prosqlclassic.sit Mac OS X: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/prosql.sit Release Notes: http://www.intellisw.com/support/news/ Order Information: http://www.intellisw.com/prosql/buy.html ProSQL is Made with REALbasic 4.0. This update is free for all current customers. ProSQL 1.1.1 was an internal release. Happy New Year! Intelli Innovations, Inc. http://www.intellisw.com

From: Rainer Brockerhoff (rainer@brockerhoff.net) Subject: [ANN] Zingg! 1.0 - Fast Launch contextual menu for the Finder Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Dec 27th, 2001 Rainer Brockerhoff announces the immediate availability of Zingg! 1.0, a fast launch contextual menu for the Mac OS X Finder. Zingg! shows a list of all applications that claim to open the selected file. The user can select certain applications to be always included or always excluded from the list, and Classic applications may receive special handling. Zingg! 1.0 is freeware and can be downloaded from the product information page at: http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12965&db=macosx Mac OS X 10.1 is required, 10.1.2 recommended. Contact Rainer Brockerhoff (rainer@brockerhoff.net) for details. http://www.brockerhoff.net/

SUSTAINABLE SOFTWORKS BRINGS OS X PRODUCTS TO MACWORLD CUMBERLAND, R.I.- Sustainable Softworks, developers of award-winning Internet and security software, will be one of the featured companies in MacTech Central at MacWorld Jan. 8-12. Peter Sichel, the company's president and chief engineer, will be discussing new products for OS X and the latest versions of Sustworks' OS 9 tools. He will be accompanied by Ben Lachman, developer of gNAT. gNAT was acquired by Sustworks in the fall. It is the basis of the company's first OS X product, IPNetShareX. IPNetShareX is Sustwork's entry-level Internet connection sharing program. It gives users graphical access to the Mac OS X Network Address Translation (natd) services. Natd is an inherent Mac OS X service which can be set up to share a single Internet connection among multiple computers without requiring a dedicated hardware router. Although IPNetShareX does not contain the more powerful features of Sustwork's award-winning IPNetRouter...

For Immediate Release- Wilsonville, OR - December 21, 2001 Dr. Bott shipping iPod Connection Kit with FM Transmitter. iPod offers unprecedented mobility for your music, not to mention exceptional battery life for those on the go. Dr. Bott is building on what Apple has started to offer accessories that get those 1000 songs out of your pocket and into your car, home, or wherever you are. Dr. Bott's iPod=81 Connection Kit includes everything you might need to brin= g your music anywhere you might want it. iPod Connection Kit provides many options for connecting to iPod's 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack to automobile stereo systems, home stereo systems, mic input of computers and other devices, boom boxes, and clock radios. The kit, valued at over $90, includes an iPod Auto Charger, FM Transmitter (batteries included), three audio cables and a carry pouch. Availability: Dr. Bott's iPod=81 Connection Kit is available immediately in the US and retails for $49.95. Dr. Bott's iPod=81 Connection...

Optigold ISP 2.8.9 for Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X and Linux was released on 12/21/2001. Optigold ISP is a cross-platform business software package to run all aspects of an internet service provider (from billing to server management). http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/isp/ A *FREE*, 100% working copy can be downloaded from: http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/download.php 2.8.9 adds more company email manager/trouble ticking system refinements and functions, new event triggers and protocols additions, new ISP management web interface functions, LaserSubstrate invoice additions, PostgreSQL fix, and a few other miscellaneous items. All new features in this version are listed in the revision log: Optigold ISP Revision Log ------------------------- Completed On 12/20/01 Tech support log assigned to an employee for a canceled customer links to customer correctly Server event exceptions for account type(s) can be set on a per event basis Rumpus FTP support added to new style server...

Digital Juke 2.0.0 Update Released 20th December, 2001 -- Blenheim, New Zealand. Golden Micro Solutions is pleased to announce the release of Digital Juke 2.0.0, a substantial upgrade to our jukebox mp3 player. Digital Juke is an MP3 music file player, but one with a very specific purpose -- to act as a jukebox when you're throwing a party. While there are many other (software) MP3 players available which may be better suited for personal use, many fall short when you want to use your computer as a jukebox for your next party. Digital Juke provides your guests with a jukebox-like user interface for selecting the tracks, and also provides a level of security for you, by ensuring your guests cannot access your computer when the software is running. This upgrade is free to existing Digital Juke owners, and costs NZ$35/US$15 for new users. Digital Juke has a number of functions not available in other software mp3 players: * Export available track lists to a text file, for extra processing...

Troi Automatisering releases Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.0 for FileMaker Pro New plug-in adds more flexibility in creating custom dynamic dialogs in FileMaker Pro. Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, December 20th, 2001--Troi Automatisering today announced the immediate availability of its Troi Dialog Plug-in 3.0 for FileMaker Pro 4.0 through 5.5. What is Troi Dialog Plug-in? Troi Dialog Plug-in is a very powerful tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs in FileMaker Pro. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be created dynamically by using a calculation. All from within FileMaker you can: - show dialogs with variable text and up to 4 buttons - show an input dialog to let a user input data in up to 5 fields - choose these input fields to be any of the following: simple text, password field, popup list or check box - mix these input field types as you see fit - pre-enter text into all input fields - have the results of the dialog put into fields without parsing - show a list dialog...

Xnet Communications GmbH announces Captain FTP for Mac OS X Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 20th 2001 - Xnet Communication GmbH, an independent software vendor with core business in data communication high-end solutions announced the release of Captain FTP Public Beta Version 1.0. Captain FTP is an absolutely new FTP client - especially designed for Mac OS X. Captain FTP enables all users to take full advantage of all services available through using FTP along with a lot of additional functionalities, facilitating and improving everyday work. Quite simply, the most advanced, most open and yet easiest-to-use Captain FTP divides tasks between separate threads, enabling users to set up an unlimited number of simultaneous connections. Because of this, time consuming functions, such as uploading and downloading, don't block the program but leave it available for other user requests. User's action support is realized by quick buttons, an address book, prompting before deleting and renaming files,...

Deccember 20, 2001: Startup Doubler 2.6.2 is now available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com Startup Doubler can make your Mac startup faster, closer to the maximum speed allowed by the hardware. Startup Doubler's software acceleration streamlines loading of Extensions, Control Panels, Startup Items and the Finder to improve startup times. Startup Doubler is most useful for pre-G4 Macs, where startup can be made 10% to 50% faster. Fast disks in new high-end Macs can't be accelerated much, but the free trial offer lets you find out what effect Startup Doubler can have on your exact setup. Version 2.6.2 is a maintenance release adding support for Mac OS 9.2.2. Startup Doubler runs on Mac OS 7.0 through 9.2.2. You may download and try Startup Doubler for 15 days, at no charge. If you decide to keep it, please register your copy. A single license costs $20, site licenses are also available. Upgrades are free to registered users. You may download Startup Doubler or get more info from...

For Immediate Release Beaverton, OR (December 21, 2001) - Jiiva, Inc., announces Application Builder Collection is now for sale! Application Builder Collection is the first professional-grade set of reusable Cocoa frameworks for building solid Mac OS X applications. Application Builder Collection (ABC) is a set of user interface widgets, reusable objects, and development applications designed to reduce the time required to build feature-rich Cocoa applications. By reducing the time needed to put together the basic elements of software, ABC allows a software development company to focus on the features and design that set its application apart from the competition. ABC is an extension to the Cocoa development tools and kits provided by Apple Computer. The Cocoa development environment has a rich set of objects for writing powerful applications and ABC builds on this solid foundation by leveraging existing classes, naming conventions, and design patterns. ABC is designed to take full...

Subject: Opera for Mac We have just released two new versions of Opera for Mac. New Opera for Mac 5.0 Beta 5 for systems 7.5.3-9.2 and Beta 3 for Mac OS X introduces 30 day banner-free period, cookie editor and several bugfixes. Enjoy PNGs with alpha channel support for the toolbars as well as a new status bar and a new default button set. Drag and drop has been improved and now the versions support dragging urls to the transfer window to download. Read more about the changes from the last release and download here: (http://www.opera.com/mac/)

Son of Weather Grok 4.1.4 and Skwonk! 1.1 are now available. Son of Weather Grok 4.1.4 is a very small update that adds a dock item menu to the application icon, including the ability to change weather stations if the application icon has a window "attached". I also added a window transparency option, just for the heck of it. Thanks to Alexander Cohen for the nice plugin for that. There is no update to the PPC only version of Son of Weather Grok (still at version 4.1.3) Skwonk! 1.1 adds the ability to skwonk an Airport network (choose "Select Network" from the File menu), and has better error handling (more descriptive messages). More info for Son of Weather Grok 4.1.4: http://www.stimpsoft.com/products/sonofgrok.html Direct Download of Son of Weather Grok 4.1.4: http://homepage.mac.com/johnnycat/software/SonOfGrok.sit More info for Skwonk! 1.1: http://www.stimpsoft.com/products/skwonk.html Direct Download for Skwonk! 1.1 (Remember, Mac OS X only): http://homepage.mac.com/johnnycat/...

IOXperts Posts Final Candidate Beta of Its FireWire DCam Driver for Mac OS X CAMBRIDGE, MA, December 18, 2001 - IOXperts, Inc. has posted v. 1.0b10 of its universal FireWire DCam webcam driver for Mac OS X, and they believe this is the final candidate. This most recent beta includes substantial performance enhancements, following the developers' recent participation in one of Apple's performance tuning kitchens. The days of discount purchasing ($14.95 vs. $19.95 retail) are also numbered. As soon as v. 1.0 is released, which will be any day now, the price will revert to full retail. The driver can be downloaded from (http://www.ioxperts.com/dcam.html). ABOUT IOXperts IOXperts (www.ioxperts.com) is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was started to meet the unsatisfied and growing demand among Macintosh users for more variety and choice among peripherals. Their approach is to provide the drivers that will power more hardware on the Macintosh platform. The company has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Clair Software Updates Default Folder to Version 3.1.3 (Youngstown, OH -- December 18, 2001) St. Clair Software today released version 3.1.3 of Default Folder, their popular enhancement for Open and Save dialogs. Default Folder 3.1.3 brings back the ability to show and hide the Finder when file dialogs appear, as well as fixing a compatibility problem with Eudora and minor issues with several features. Highlights of the changes in Default Folder 3.1.3 include: - A new option to have Default Folder show the Finder's windows if they're hidden when a file dialog comes up. - After creating a new folder from within a file dialog, the folder is now correctly selected. - Corrected a bug that could cause applications to crash when they tried to display a file dialog while the option key was down. This affected Eudora, among others. - Errors are now correctly handled when importing folder sets and when using the Default Folder Substitutions...

Announcing MailBurst 2.2.2 This release addresses some multi-threading issues, improving performance and fixes some address parser errors. Free to 2.1 users, $129 to earlier purchasers. Drop a line if you want the free upgrade. David Dantowitz -- Dantowitz Consulting & Research, Inc. V 201-532-3053 W http://www.dantowitz.com/ Find an Apple Retail Store near you: (http://search.ZipServe.com/AppleStores/)

Announcing the release of the Empower Pro Internet Phone=81 for Mac OS Connecting Macintosh Users Over the Internet, One Call at a Time. Who Are You Going to Call? Campbell, CA, December 17, 2001..... Empower Pro today announced the Empower Pro Internet Phone 1.1, an innovative new application for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, to connect Macintosh users around the world with real-time voice communication over the Internet. The Empower Pro Internet Phone offers users the opportunity to talk to friends, family and co-workers over the Internet from one Macintosh computer to another. All the recipient needs to do is download the Empower Pro Phone to answer the call. "We are changing the way you call your family and friends around the world this year to wish them a Happy Holiday " said Susan Fougerousse of Empower Pro "Also, making it easier to keep in touch throughout the New Year" Empower Pro Internet Phone includes these features: =85 Speech recognition is enabled for command and control =85...

Company: YENCO.COM Release Date: Monday, December 17, 2001 Product: Archive Version: 4.7 Size: 795K Class: Shareware Cost: $20.00 Product Description / What's New: Monday, December 17, 2001 YENCO.COM is proud to announce the release Archive 4.7. The new version features an improved startup process with auto-dismiss splash screen, improved registration code system, integrated button bar controls at top of search window, improved printing, improved launch feature, improved help system and updated help content. Archive enables you to quickly catalog your disks and then when you need to find a file, just type in what you are looking for and it will return a list of all files that match your search criteria, what disks the files can be found on, and even detailed information about the files. No more time-wasting disk shuffle. It's fast! It's simple! It's compatible with Mac OS 9 and the Mac OS X Classic Environment. For more information...

X-Sender: lrivers@mail.realsoftware.com For reasons even I am not quite certain of, I have created a new CPU cycle waster, Skwonk! 1.0. Skwonk is an application that will listen to your Ethernet interface for traffic. All traffic. Like a traffic monitor. Difference is, Skwonk plays specific sounds for the type of packets that go flying by. For example, if a TCP packet for port 80 goes flying by the network to another Mac, Skwonk can blurt out a belch, or hoot like an owl, etc. You can get more info from here: http://www.stimpsoft.com/products/skwonk.html And the Direct Download is here: (Remember, Mac OS X ONLY) http://homepage.mac.com/johnnycat/software/skwonk.sit John Schilling StimpSoft=81, Inc. www.stimpsoft.com john@stimpsoft.com

Apple Makes Combo Drives Standard on PowerBook G4 Line CUPERTINO, California-December 17, 2001-Apple=AE today announced that it has made slot-loading Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) optical drives standard across its entire award-winning Titanium PowerBook=AE G4 notebook line. "The Titanium PowerBook G4 is one of the most successful notebook computers of all time, and we are making it even better," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior director of Hardware Product Marketing. The versatile slot-loading Combo drive lets customers watch DVD movies and burn custom music or data CDs. Apple's DVD player software, iTunes=81 2 digital music software and Disc Burner software come pre-installed on all PowerBook models. The super-light, yet incredibly powerful Titanium PowerBook G4 features: * 1-inch thick Titanium metal body weighing 5.4 pounds*; * a stunning 15.2 inch (diagonal) TFT wide-screen active-matrix display with 1152 by 768 resolution; * 550 MHz or 667 MHz PowerPC G4 processors with Velocity Engine...

CTM Releases PowerMail 3.1 - First Major Upgrade to Mail Client is Built for Mac OS X, Offers New Features Geneva, Switzerland, December 15th, 2001 - CTM today released the latest version of PowerMail, its leading e-mail client for the Mac. PowerMail 3.1 for Mac OS X offers a range of new features and is available now from http://www.ctmdev.com "PowerMail is being embraced by customers as a leading e-mail application for Mac OS X. Customer's response to this robust duo is amazing." said Marie-Th=E9r=E8se Lamagat, CTM's vice president. "As we move forward with innovative products in the secure and wireless markets on various mobile devices, Mac OS X will remain the premier platform for delivering advanced ease of use and performance". "With the power of UNIX, a broad range of networking capabilities, and an intuitive Aqua interface, Mac OS X is truly a next generation operating system that offers incredible opportunities for innovation on the Mac" said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice...

Znippetizer-X 1.3.2 / 2001-12-14 Introduction. Znippetizer-X is a small tool, to help programmers, writers, scientists, lawyers and other people who need to quickly sort , organize and categorize things. How does it work? Znippetizer-X has a small global floating window (with a Z in it), where you can drag any text. Any items dragged here are stored in a database, and grouped. All new items are stored in the currently selected Snippetgroup, and can then later on be moved to any other group. By clicking on the "Z", the Znippetizer-X windows zooms, and you get full access to the groups and lists of items, and you can drag any item from the list to any other application that can recieve a text drag. You can zoom any snippet and select parts from it, copy from it. You can drag text files to the Znippetizer-X window, and also paste new snippets into it. You can also edit a snippet in the close up window. What it doesn't do. It doesn't handle graphics or any other kind of dragged items....

We are proud to announce the eSuite4X - MySQL Edition. The new eSuite4X is the easiest way to start with MySQL on Mac OS X. This distribution is based on MySQL 3.23.46 and includes graphical assistants to easily install and set up MySQL on Mac OS X. Even an absolute beginner will have his MySQL database server up and running in less than 10 minutes! eSuite4X - MySQL Edition includes support for MyISAM and InnoDB tables (transaction support) to support real world applications. All important files are directly accessible through the Finder (ie. for?doing a cold backup of your databases or configuring the database server settings). Also included is the SQL4X Manager Pro to import existing data into MySQL tables, create and administer databases, tables, users and access privileges, browse through your tables, edit data and schedule backups. In short: the new eSuite4X - MySQL Edition is the ideal basis for database driven web sites. For more information visit http://www.macosguru.de/...

D-Link Launches Roq-it Jukebox With 10 GB HD on Board - 10GB Jukebox Storage Capacity - ID3 Tag Support - Large Blue Backlit LCD Display - USB Interface - M3U Playlist Support IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, an award winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, communications and digital electronic technologies, today launched its new D-Link Roq-it MP3 Jukebox (Model DMP-HD610). The D-Link Roq-it is a powerful portable hard drive-based MP3 Jukebox featuring a 10 Gigabyte (GB) hard drive that can store over 150 hours of non-stop music and a large, easy to read blue back-lit LCD screen that displays song title, album name, genre and other track information contained in each MP3 file's ID3 Tag. "This Roq-it hard drive model really delivers the payload," said Steven Joe President of D-Link. "It is an ideal gift for Christmas with room for over 2,500 MP3 files, an affordable price and both Windows and Mac compatibility. The Roq-it...

4D For Dreamweaver Plug-in Now Available -- Free Cross-platform, GUI Extension Adds 4D Tags to Pages Designed in Dreamweaver -- SAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2001 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the immediate availability of 4D for Dreamweaver v1.0, an extension plug-in for Dreamweaver(tm) which inserts 4D tags into pages designed in Dreamweaver via an easy-to-use GUI. 4D for Dreamweaver, which is for use with 4D Version 6.7.1 or higher on both Macintosh and Windows platforms, is available free-of-charge today to developers at (http://www.4D.com/dreamweaver/). "4D for Dreamweaver continues the 4D tradition of providing users with powerful, easy-to-use development tools," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Now designers using Dreamweaver can simply drag-and-drop icons, or point-and-click their way to incorporating powerful 4D tags into their creations. We're pleased to add this plug-in to...

STEVE JOBS TO DELIVER OPENING KEYNOTE AT MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO 2002 Cupertino, Calif. and Framingham, Mass. - December 12, 2001 - Apple and IDG World Expo today announced that Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, will kick off Macworld Conference & Expo/San Francisco 2002 with the opening keynote presentation on Monday, January 7, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. Macworld will be held at San Francisco's Moscone Center, January 7-11, 2002. "We're working hard to make this January's Macworld the most exciting ever," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Attendance hit new records at Macworld in July, and we're hoping to break the record this January too." "Steve's keynote is a great way to start what will be a very exciting and informative week for all Macworld attendees," said Charlie Greco, president and CEO of IDG World Expo. "We're thrilled to move the keynote up to Monday, and begin the excitement a day sooner." Additional event highlights and registration information are available on the Macworld Conference...

RUNTIME LABS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MacSQL 2.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Dan Wald, 917-661-0200 ext 14 media@rtlabs.com (mailto:media@rtlabs.com) NEW YORK - December 10, 2001 - Runtime Labs, a premiere provider of Mac developer tools, today announced the release and immediate availability of MacSQL 2.1. 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. Version 2.1 is a free update to MacSQL 2.0, released in August 2001. Included are native drivers for MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Frontbase, PostgreSQL (Mac OS X only), ODBC (with the Merant ODBC Driver Manager installed on Mac OS 9), and Oracle (on Mac OS X via JDBC, on Mac OS 9 with the native SQL*Net drivers installed). MacSQL 2.1 includes many new and upgraded features from MacSQL 2.0: * Select queries now run asynchronously on Mac OS X, make use of multiple...

Good day, Intelli Innovations is pleased to announce ProSQL 1.1, the initial revision to its database management software for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. The new update includes improved PostgreSQL and OpenBase support, Aqua interface enhancements, SQL Console improvements, and lots of bug fixes from the first release. ProSQL is advanced database management software for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. ProSQL offers users the ability to directly access the tables and data in their database, display and search that information, and generate reports without requiring any knowledge of SQL query syntax or database engines. Advanced users can utilize standard SQL syntax to perform queries from within the 'SQL Console' or automate their database using 'SQL Script Builder', ProSQL's integrated script writer and debugger. Furthermore, data can also be stored and retrieved locally using ProSQL's integrated single-user database engine. Home Page: http://www.intellisw.com/prosql/ Mac OS 9: http://www.intellisw...

Press Release For Immediate Release December 10, 2001 MCE Ships Lucid - Smallest, Lightest Portable FireWire CDRW Drive Irvine, CA - MCE Technologies, LLC today announced the Lucid 8x8x24x Portable FireWire CDRW Drive. The Lucid CDRW sports the slimmest dimensions and lightest weight of any FireWire CDRW drive on the market today, as well as a sleek industrial design intended to complement all of Apple's current system lineup, particularly the Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium. The Lucid CDRW is powered entirely by the FireWire bus and features JustLink buffer underrun protection. MCE will begin shipments of the Lucid CDRW drive immediately. "The Lucid CDRW drive represents the pinnacle in our quest to join form with function," said Arnold Ramirez, President, MCE Technologies, LLC. "Not only does the Lucid perform exceptionally in the portable arena due to its diminutive size, weight and other portable features, but it's striking design meshes seamlessly with Apple's distinct...

Intego Announces Release of NetBarrier X version 10.0 for Mac OS X Miami, FL, December 3, 2001 - Intego, the leading developer of Macintosh Internet security and privacy software, today announced the release of version 10.0 for Mac OS X of its acclaimed NetBarrier Personal Firewall, Antivandal, and Internet Filter. Fully rewritten for Apple's OS X - the most innovative operating system in the world - NetBarrier X is the all-in-one solution for complete personal Internet security. If you have made the move to the future with OS X, NetBarrier X is the protection you need. If you were waiting to use OS X because you were worried about protecting your Mac from hackers, vandals and intruders, worry no more! This full Cocoa application, native to the OS X environment, has all the essential functions of the OS 9 version of NetBarrier, and adds several network management functions. NetBarrier X also sports a new interface, fully respecting Apple's aqua guidelines, and making the user...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Version of ObjectTools Released Innovative 4th Dimension plugin is now Carbonized for Mac OS X Monday, December 10th, 2001 -- Aparajita Fishman today announced the release of 1.64 of ObjectTools. ObjectTools is a 4th Dimension plugin which provides a suite of commands for creating BLOB-like data structures called "objects". Version 1.64 of ObjectTools is fully Carbonized to run under Mac OS X and fixes a few minor bugs. An All-Purpose Tool ------------------- ObjectTools is an all-purpose tool which solves or simplifies many common problems faced by 4D developers. "ObjectTools is an incredibly versatile product that should be added to every developer's toolkit," said Doug von Roader of SE Software, Inc. "ObjectTools adds flexibility to how 4D systems are architected, it allows you to improve how your code is designed and programmed, and it can significantly reduce bugs in 4D code." "I kicked myself for not buying this plug-in sooner," remarked Mark Mitchenall...

4D, Inc. Releases 4D Portal - Applications, Communities, and Content Management in One Complete Tool -- Free Download Offers Instant, Customizable Solutions for Managing Workflow and Productivity -- SAN JOSE, Calif., December 10, 2001 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the release of 4D Portal as a free download from the 4D, Inc. Web site. 4D Portal is a comprehensive Web application that provides users with a variety of browser-based functionality within a single solution. Composed of numerous components or "portlets" that offer access to key applications, communities, and content, 4D Portal gives organizations the ability to work and communicate with greater ease and efficiency. "4D Portal will prove to be quite revolutionary for organizations that need customizable solutions for information 'gridlock,'" said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Communicating, managing, and accessing shared...

Channel 8 Software Releases iOrganizer 2 - Organizational software for Macintosh and Mac OS X. December 7, 2001: Channel 8 Software today released the latest version of its easy-to-use organizational application for the Macintosh and Mac OS X, iOrganizer 2.1. iOrganizer includes an address book, a bookmark list, an event calendar, and a download list. It can import contacts, bookmarks, events, and download addresses from a variety of formats; search, sort, save, and print lists; quickly and easily send e-mail to contacts; open your favorite websites in your web browser; remind you of important events; and download files from FTP or HTTP servers. iOrganizer has a simple, streamlined interface that makes it easy for users to add and edit contacts, web addresses, and appointments. New in iOrganizer 2.1 are contact icons to personalize contacts in the address book. iOrganizer 2.1 is available now from Channel 8 Software. Customers can purchase a personal license for iOrganizer for US$25....

Optigold ISP 2.8.8 for Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X and Linux was released on 12/07/2001. Optigold ISP is a cross-platform business software package to run all aspects of an internet service provider (from billing to server management). http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/isp/ A *FREE*, 100% working copy can be downloaded from: http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/download.php 2.8.8 adds more company email manager/trouble ticking system refinements, a completely new server event system, a few new tech support web interface functions, barcoding on LaserSubstrate invoices (return stub and postnet) and a few other miscellaneous items. All new features in this version are listed in the revision log: Optigold ISP Revision Log ------------------------- Completed On 12/6/01 Definable broadband fields show label Added additional error supression during server action triggers Completely new server event system in place New server event - Change Domain Password New events preference - Use Old...

* * * For Immediate Release * * * December 7, 2001 SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF. -- Stone Table Software announces an upcoming price increase for Z-Write, their top-rated Mac OS organizational word processor for creative writers. The new $29 price goes into effect January 15, 2002, making the current $20 price a terrific deal for the holidays. Trial version users are encouraged to purchase a license before January 15. The new pricing has no effect on current Z-Write users. Minor upgrades to Z-Write have always been free and will continue to be free. "Z-Write is an incredible value," explained STS President Marc Zeedar. "We've been selling it for $20 since it was launched in May 2000, and we've released several free upgrades that have added hundreds of new features with no increase in cost. But with other writer-oriented tools selling for ten times as much, we've decided to bring Z-Write's pricing closer to where it should be." Stone Table Software is committed to Z-Write, with a Mac OS X...

Gela, December 6th 2001 Today, I released IconCleaner 1.1, a manteinance update that fixes some bugs under MacOS X and improves interface under OS X PRODUCT DESCRIPTION IconCleaner is a small application program that allows you to delete files' and folders' custom icons. Simply drag a folder over the IconCleaner window and it will erase all custom icons inside that folder. You can choose to delete only documents' icon or folders' icon. WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.1 - Allows you to clean more items at once - Now IconCleaner adjusts files flags correctly under MacOS X - Better Aqua Support - New Icon SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - 68k or PowerMac running MacOS 7.6.1 or later or - PowerMac running MacOS X 10.0 or later For more informations about IconCleaner, visit: http://www.ziksw.com/software/iconcleaner.html Best Regards, Angelo Scicolone

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Hunson Rampell Software, LLC 561-628-5102 admin@rampellsoft.com http://www.rampellsoft.com TypeRecorder 1.2 for Macintosh Released PALM BEACH, FL - Dec. 5, 2001 -- Rampell Software, LLC has released version 1.2 of its popular TypeRecorder software for Macintosh. TypeRecorder automatically records and saves all keystrokes, effectively preventing data loss while also monitoring unauthorized activity. TypeRecorder discreetly monitors and saves every keystroke to a daily file, regardless of what application is being used. In the event of a power outage or a system crash, all work can be retrieved from TypeRecorder's records, regardless of whether the work had been saved. Version 1.2 of TypeRecorder can automatically hide these records to hinder unauthorized access and provide more privacy. It also features numerous internal improvements. A 25-day trial version of TypeRecorder is available at Rampell Software's website, www.rampellsoft.com....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Version of Active4D Released Cutting-edge tool brings Active Server Pages functionality to 4th Dimension. New York, NY - Thursday, November 7th, 2001: Aparajita Fishman of Victory-Heart Productions today announced the latest public beta release of Active4D 2, version 2.0fc2. Active4D 2 is a fully dynamic server-side embedded scripting language for 4th Dimension which brings the industry-leading functionality of Microsoft's Active Server Pages to the 4D environment. This new version brings several enhancements to Active4D, including Carbonization, a full suite of timestamp commands, and commands to convert to and from UTC datetimes. Active4D 2 includes an updated 300-page PDF Reference Manual. An Incredible Productivity-Enhancer ----------------------------------- Developers are unanimous in their praise for the real-life benefits of Active4D. "Active4D is truly a beautiful product. I rarely give such praise. It's a classic case of a complex piece of work...

4D, Inc. Releases 4D WebSTAR 5.0.1 -- First Update to 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V Now With Built-in Software Update Notification, 4D Connect Plug-in, Performance Improvements and More -- SAN JOSE, Calif., December 4, 2001 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced 4D WebSTAR 5.0.1, the first update to 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V, now with a built-in update notification feature, 4D Connect plug-in, performance boosts to the HTTP server, FTP server and Search plug-in, and several other improvements. For a complete list of new features, improvements and bug fixes in 4D WebSTAR 5.0.1 see (http://www.WebSTAR.com/501/). "4D WebSTAR 5.0.1 is the first update in our Continuous Improvement Program," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "We're constantly focused on optimizing performance and consistently improving the software to provide the 4D WebSTAR V community with the most reliable and innovative 4D product...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Econ Technologies, Inc. releases Portraits & Prints Template Maker=81 Oviedo, Florida -- December 4, 2001 - Econ Technologies, Inc. releases Portraits & Prints Template Maker. This significant software package is the custom layout designer for Portraits & Prints. In addition to the release of the Portraits & Prints Template Maker, Econ Technologies is extending their special offer. Purchase Portraits & Prints for $19.95 and receive Portraits & Prints Template Maker free, a $9.95 value. The offer is valid through January 4th, 2002. Portraits & Prints Template Maker works in conjunction with Portraits & Prints. The Portraits & Prints Template Maker creates custom templates while Portraits & Prints enhances photos for spectacular photo printing.  The combination of the two programs makes it easy to enhance and print photos in a variety of ways. Templates are page layouts used for printing photos in Portraits & Prints...

Aqua Apache: Tenon's iTools 6.5 Now Shipping New iTools Manager Makes Apache Easy Santa Barbara, CA, December 3, 2001. Tenon Intersystems announced today a new version of its Apache administration tools. Tenon's web server tool suite, iTools 6.5 for Mac OS X 10.1 and Mac OS X Server 10.1, has been extended by an Aqua GUI that enables webmasters to set up and configure Apache directly on Apple's Aqua desktop. Tenon's iTools Manager makes difficult tasks easy and Apple's Aqua makes it pretty. The new GUI co-exists with Tenon's secure, remote, browser-based administration, enabling webmasters to seamlessly switch between desktop management and anytime, anywhere browser-based control. The Aqua Apache administration tools provide configuration, not only for Apache, but also for DNS, FTP and mail. Tenon's iTools can be used with Mac OS X 10.1 'client' or with Mac OS X Server 10.1. Both the new Aqua GUI and the award-wining browser-based tools give webmasters more than just ON and OFF...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS UPDATES STUFFIT ENGINE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS KIT -IMPROVING COMPATIBILITY WITH MAC OS X AND SUPPORT FOR MACBINARY ENCODING WITHIN TAR COMPRESSION OPTIONS Watsonville, CA - December 3, 2001 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI) and publisher of the worldwide Internet compression standard, StuffIt(tm), today announced it is now shipping the StuffIt Engine(tm) Software Developer'S Kit (SDK), version 6.5.1 for Macintosh. The StuffIt Engine allows third-party software developers to put the power of StuffIt technology in their own applications. "With StuffIt's cross-platform capabilities, more software developers are turning to Aladdin's one-stop solution to use with all their products," said David Polzine, developer relations product manager. "Developers get the benefit of the best compression ratios in a package that's easy to implement in their own professional products." (font color="#000000...