Ron Okamoto Joins Apple as Vice President of Developer Relations CUPERTINO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced that Ron Okamoto has joined Apple as vice president of Developer Relations, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "We are thrilled to have Ron leading our developer relations team," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Ron's firsthand experience at two successful Mac developers will help Apple to become an even better partner for our third party developers." Okamoto was previously vice president of Product Management and Marketing for graphics products at Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for the worldwide marketing and management of many award-winning products including Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects. Prior to joining Adobe, Okamoto was director of Product Marketing at Macromedia, Inc. Okamoto holds a bachelors of science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Apple ignited the personal...

Mac aRa Modem Magic 5.0 Connects most 56K Modems Reliably at Speeds of 49333-53333bps Mac aRa Modem Magic is a set of 200+ optimized V.90, V.92 and ISDN TA Mac Modem Drivers. Most 56 K Modems do not come with highly optimized drivers. Apple Computer has not added any new modem drivers since 1998, with the exception of a modification to the iMac driver in 1999. Modem Magic drivers have todays current V.90 and V.92 parameters and optimization for quick logins, faster downloads and reliable stability. Please take a look at Mac aRa Modem Magic 5.0 at http://macntosh.com/macara50.html Our support pages are listed at: http://macntosh.com/sitemap.html and http://macntosh.com/about.html Mac aRa Modem Magic 5.0 Connects most 56K Modems Reliably at Speeds of 49333-53333bps Please contact me if you need a copy of Mac aRa Modem Magic 5.0 for review purposes. Best Regards, Tracy Turner http://mac56ktest.com http://macntosh.com/about.html

SyBrowser. Macintosh, MacOS X and Win32 applications that can browse Sybase, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL databases hosted on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. New SyBrowser v4.0 features - Win32 version returns with ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL support only. - MacOS X support added. At this stage only MySQL, PostgreSQL are supported. - Result window now has a close dialog button. - Various screen adjustments to suit Aqua interface guidelines. - Results screen now displays the SQL statement. - NOTE New web site is now http://www.macsos.com.au SyBrowser Overview SyBrowser is a suite of 32-bit Macintosh, MacOS X and Win32 ODBC client applications that provide an overview of the tables in Sybase, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL databases hosted on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. It allows the execution of SQL queries against these RDBMS and the query results can be saved to disk. Complex queries can be saved to disk for reuse. $45 Shareware from MacSOS, Australia http://www.macsos.com.au...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mix QuickTime live, without hardware, thanks to VDMX VIDVOX a company dedicated to multimedia research, development and services, is proud to announce the launch of its flagship product, VDMX QuickTime Mixer for Macintosh. VDMX is a robust software-based video mixer optimized for real-time control and mixing of any audio visual material. VDMX can seamlessly mix live video with disk-based QuickTime files, a feat which was previously only possible using dedicated hardware or slow rendering -- with VDMX, all mixing and effects happen in real-time, completely in software. At a glance, VDMX features include: cut, crossfade and keying of two sources, real-time effects which can be independently applied to each source, temporal playback and mixing effects, tactile physical control over scrubbing, playback speed and mixing, ram and disk recording, up to 2 live video inputs, unique fontsynth technology, and all aspects of the program are controllable from a master tap...

Perth, Western Australia - 27 Apr 2000 - It was announced today on interarchy.com that Interarchy 4.1, the Mac OS X version of Anarchie, has been completed and is ready to download. Interarchy 4.1 is a free upgrade from 4.0 and supports Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 8. Q. What is Interarchy? Interarchy 4.1 is a powerful and flexible Internet interface for Mac OS. It can transfer files via FTP and HTTP, search the Internet to find the files you want, provide a wealth of information about remote servers as well as your local Internet connection and Internet applications, help manage remote servers, let you remotely control and test your Macintosh across the Internet. With this 4.1 release we have focused on making the transition to Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X. Q. How does Interarchy compare to other software that offers similar functionality? SPEED - Interarchy 4.1 provides the fastest FTP/HTTP file transfer speeds of any Macintosh application. Interarchy 4.1's FTP/HTTP...

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Subject: VOODOO Server for Mac OS X - Version Control for CodeWarriors Hagenberg, April-26-2001, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS announced the availability of a public beta version of their flagship version control tool VOODOO Server 1.3b6 for Mac OS X. VOODOO Server features a modern client/server architecture that benefits of the stability and performance Mac OS X. The CodeWarrior plug-in offers a user-friendly version control solution that lets you keep track of all your files without having to deal with additional complexity and bureaucracy, all from inside the CodeWarrior IDE in an easy-to-use Mac-like style. The new release brings back VOODOO Server's complete functionality under OS X including all AppleScripts and updated documentation. It improves compatibility with Mac OS X, contains a number of bug fixes, and even adds some minor feature enhancements. Get more info about the beta version and download it from: http://www.unisoftwareplus.com/products...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rage Software Announces Macintosh Explorer 2.0 Toronto, Canada - April 24, 2001 - Rage Software Announces Macintosh Explorer 2.0. A major upgrade to the popular file management tool and file browser for the Mac. Macintosh Explorer is a fully featured file browser for the Mac. It allows users to quickly and easily find their files and folders. Its easy to use find file feature allows you to search your hard drives right from the main window using different search criteria. All the built in features in Macintosh Explorer make it a more convenient choice for file browsing. Among many advanced features, Macintosh Explorer includes the ability to view and edit extended info and content of files including all invisible files and folders. Other features allow you to find and delete unused files, backup important files and folders, and navigate your hard drives in an Internet browser like style. Macintosh Explorer's interface and features are very customizable. It...

INTEGO ANNOUNCES MAC OS X VERSIONS OF ITS ENTIRE CATALOG OF INTERNET SECURITY AND PRIVACY SOFTWARE Miami, FL, April 24, 2001 - Intego, the leading developer of Macintosh Internet security utilities, today announced the upcoming availability of its entire product line of security programs for Mac OS X. The first Mac OS X versions will be released in Q2 2001. Mac OS X versions of other programs will follow at an undetermined schedule. NetBarrier provides three powerful modules: Firewall, Antivandal, and Internet Filter to make NetBarrier the all-in-one solution for complete personal Internet security. ContentBarrier helps parents protect their children by monitoring Internet usage to avoid contact with dangerous web sites, chat rooms, email, newsgroups, and downloads. The program also contains key features to help businesses optimize their employees' productivity by limiting their Internet access. VirusBarrier provides protection against all known viruses on the Macintosh, and also...

REAL SOFTWARE DELIVERS REALBASIC 3.1 REALbasic 3.1 supports Mac OS X, adds Mac OS X specific features, improves database functionality April 23, 2001. Austin, TX - REAL Software, Inc. today shipped REALbasic 3.1, a free update for all REALbasic 3 owners. REALbasic utilizes Mac OS X's Aqua interface and operates on earlier versions of Macintosh System software as well. REALbasic is the powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating your own software for Macintosh, Mac OS X, and Windows. It is easy enough for beginners and powerful enough for professionals to use. Having a problem that needs solving is all that is required to benefit from using REALbasic. "Only four days after installing Mac OS X for the first time I have ELEVEN of my REALbasic applications all working sweetly under this new OS, two of which are fairly complex, large programs," said Peter Job, President of Black Diamond Products. "I find this truly stunning. Most of the time has been taken up creating new 128 x 128 icons,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES FTPIT 1.0 PUBLIC BETA, A CROSS PLATFORM FILEMAKER PRO PLUG-IN. Fort Worth, TX, April 23, 2001 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems, creators of the excellent SMTPit and POP3it email plug-ins, announces the release of FTPit 1.0 Public Beta, for FileMaker Pro 4.x and 5.x for both Macintosh and Windows Platforms. FTPit uses the File Transfer Protocol to allow you to upload and download files to and from an FTP site. It also allows you to upload text from a FileMaker field directly to a file on an FTP site. You do not need an external FTP client to use this plug-in, just FileMaker Pro. You can easily integrate FTPit into your existing solutions. However, a basic knowledge of FileMaker Pro Scripting is needed. The documentation for FTPit covers how to use the FTPit plug-in. Jake Traynham, company owner, states that "We are excited to finally get FTPit released. It's been a long time since we announced the development of the plug-in,...

SONNET BRINGS OS X SOLUTION TO UNSUPPORTED PLATFORMS IRVINE, CALIFORNIA April 23, 2001. Sonnet Technologies, the worldwide market share leader in processor upgrade cards for Apple Macintosh computers, announces OS X compatibility for an extended number of configurations. Apple Computer's official release of OS X on March 24, 2001 was said to support only "native" G3 and G4 systems. Sonnet's announcement covers a much wider array of upgraded Macintosh and compatible models, plus a program to support customers of Newer Technology's processor upgrades. Effective immediately, the Sonnet Encore/ZIF and Encore/ST G3/G4 processor upgrade product lines are completely OS X compatible in all Power Macintosh G3 and G4 desktops and Minitowers. Those who are running a Sonnet Encore G4 upgrade in a beige Power Macintosh G3 will need a software update, now available at no cost at http://www.sonnettech.com/downloads/. In those same Power Macintosh G3 and G4s, users of Newer Technology's MaxPower G3...

XTOOLS: AN AQUA X WINDOW DESKTOP FOR MAC OS X Xtools 1.0 Now Shipping Santa Barbara, CA, April 20, 2001. Tenon Intersystems announced today the release of Xtools 1.0 - a fully integrated X desktop for Mac OS X. Tenon's high-performance X Window Server provides seamless integration between an X Window display environment and Macintosh applications. Tenon's new X Window Server is an easy-to-use, flexible, Mac OS X application that integrates the best elements of Apple's Aqua desktop with state-of-the-art X Window tools to provide a powerful extension to Apple's new operating system. Xtools, based on the latest X11R6.4 and XFree86, is a multithreaded Cocoa application, optimized for both the velocity engine and multiple processors. Tenon's new X window server uses Apple's CoreGraphics and the Quartz display engine. Xtools' hardware-accelerated OpenGL includes a suite of clickable OpenGL applications. The new Xtools package supports rootless X windows on the Aqua desktop, as well as a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automated Solutions Group Announces QuickCode Pro v4.2.1 Release Huntington Beach, CA - April 19, 2001: Automated Solutions Group today announced the release of QuickCode Pro 4.2.1 for the Macintosh, the popular assistant editor for 4th Dimension. QuickCode Pro (QCP) dramatically enhances the 4th Dimension method editor with a host of features designed to simplify and accelerate the process of writing 4D code. What's new in QuickCode Pro 4.2.1 Changes/Enhancements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Under Classic in MacOS X, the toolbar would not draw when a window was brought to the front. - If Caps Lock was on, Option-dragging text would not copy it. - Installs Deployment stubs for MacOS and Windows when using QCP plug-in commands in production databases. Pricing and Availability ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QuickCode Pro v4.2 for Macintosh.........................$199.95/user QuickCode Pro v4.2 Upgrade (registered v4.x Owners).............free...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MY SECRET 1.1 RELEASED My Secret 1.1 is an update for the text encryption utility that uses strong 448 bit Blowfish or 256 bit Rijndael encryption to secure text messages and private notes. The application is $10 shareware. BERLIN, GERMANY - April 19th, 2001 - Shareware author Erich H Rast has released an update to his text encryption tool My Secret. The Macintosh application acts like a simple multi-document notepad and encrypts and decrypts private notes and messages using symmetric block ciphers like 448 bit Blowfish and 256 bit Rijndael, the latter being the new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The update fixes several bugs and is recommended to all users. The application is USD $10 shareware and the upgrade from version 1.0 is free for registered users. New features in version 1.1 are: - new menu item Encrypt & Save - several bug fixes, enhanced overall stability - now saves all window positions and settings - support for multiple encryption (TEMK) -...

TERRA SOFT TO INCLUDE LXP WITH YDL 2.0 Loveland, CO -- 19 April 2001 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, is pleased to include LXP, Command Prompt's PostgreSQL application server with the much anticipated release of Yellow Dog Linux 2.0. Joshua Drake, Co-Founder of Command Prompt, Inc. states, "Terra Soft Solutions YDL 2.0 is an exceptional distribution that will help increase the viability of Linux and LXP. It is our pleasure to include our LXP application server with their distribution." The LXP application server provides easy access to the advanced features of PostgreSQL. LXP offers a suite of services to assist the Linux web developer produce easily managed, dynamic websites, including: direct fallback to the PHP language, persistent query execution, data parsing, and XML and content management. An example of LXP can be found at http://www.linuxports.com/ "In addition to the nearly complete YDL 2.0 book, we are...

Essence Software is proud to announce the latest release of XS3D! XS3D is a powerful, OpenGL based Scene Library for REALbasic. It was developed with the intention of simplifying the process of creating 3D graphics by providing a pre-constructed set of objects (REALbasic classes) for use in REALbasic applications. XS3D is a scalable toolkit, capable of handling realtime business charts, scientific data, or games development. This release of XS3D features: - XSModel support The XSModel format is a powerful, XML-based model format that can be used to save and load your scenes and models. It supports inline Zip compression, which can reduce your average 512K model file down to 12k, which no loss in geometric data and neglible impact on file loading times. - Windows support Preliminary supports for Windows has been added to this release. Basic projects compile, but dynamic texture map support is a work-in-progress....

Get your Mac into a Rack with Marathon Computer's rackmount chassis for the fastest G4s to date NASHVILLE, TN - April 18, 2001 -- Marathon Computer, Inc., introduces the PRGF model of the PowerRack G Series, a rackmount chassis created exclusively for the Apple Power Mac G4 with 466, 533, 667, and 733 MHz processors. Marathon Computer presents the smartest solution for those who need the power of a G4 with the flexibility of a rackmounted system. The PowerRack G Series houses the components a Power Mac in a secure, durable chassis that easily fits into industry-standard 19" racks. The chassis occupies only 4U of rack space, and at only 18" deep, neatly fits all computer cabinetry. "As Apple brings out more and more powerful machines, I find that I'm using them in applications for which rackmounting is a natural," explains customer Carol Hoffman of Look and Feel Graphics, "the Marathon case does everything I need in a rackmount. It's a secure home for my G4 and the new manual made my...

For immediate release New Messenger comes to Mac OS X MacPopUp 2.5b. New version of advanced cross-platform Instant Messenger provides Mac users with Mac OS X compatibility. April 18, 2001 - Kanex Group Inc. today unveiled an update of its flagship application MacPopUp 2.5b. Built for Mac OS X, it provides users with all advantages of Apple's advanced OS - Aqua interface, protected memory architecture utilization and pre-emptive multitasking. MacPopUp is the only full-featured IM LAN Solution available for Mac OS X. It works natively with Apple's latest operating system without requiring the Classic environment. MacPopUp allows Mac users to exchange instant messages with other users on any local area network. Users can easily communicate with anyone on corporate, school and home networks. Its interface is simple but amazingly effective. And it works with Windows and UNIX computers too. Macs with 68k processors and Mac OS 7.x? No problem. MacPopUp works as easily as on the latest...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blue Nomad Releases Full Macintosh Version of WordSmith Blue Nomad releases Mac OS conduit for WordSmith, its award winning word processing application for Palm Powered(tm) handheld computers Redwood City, California (April 16, 2001). Blue Nomad today introduced an updated version of WordSmith that includes full support for Macintosh users. The new version incorporates a bi-directional synchronization conduit that provides Macintosh users of WordSmith the ability to synchronize Rich Text Format files, such as those created by Microsoft Word, to and from their Palm Powered(tm) organizers. The new Macintosh conduit replaces the old WordSmith Mac OS document converter and provides generally the same features as the Windows version of WordSmith. WordSmith is the most revolutionary, intuitive and full-featured word processor, enhanced memo pad and rich document viewer available for Palm Powered organizers. Not only does WordSmith support rich text, such as bold,...

Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2001 CUPERTINO, California - April 17, 2001 - Apple today announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) with a "fireside chat" with developers on Monday, May 21, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. The five-day event, which runs from May 21-25, at the San Jose Convention Center, will focus almost exclusively on Mac OS X, Apple's next generation operating system, with in-depth technical sessions and a showcase of the latest development tools. Other Activities at Apple's WWDC 2001 include: * more than 100 in-depth technical sessions and hands-on labs to get the latest information on Mac OS X directly from Apple engineers and technology experts; * an Exhibitor Fair with the latest development tools and products; and * the Apple Design Awards for: innovation, advanced Mac OS X look and feel, use of Apple technologies and exciting new product entries to the Mac OS X market. Cost & Registration...

From: "Adam C. Engst" (ace@tidbits.com) Subject: These TidBITS go to eleven Hey folks, In these days of dot.coms dropping like the proverbial flies, I thought you might appreciate a spot of good news and longevity. This week's issue of TidBITS (#576) marks our 11th anniversary of continuous Internet publication, cementing our status as one of the oldest solely electronic publications on the Internet. To commemorate the event, I've gone back and re-read all the TidBITS issues from our second year of publication - April of 1991 to April of 1992. It's fascinating to see how far we've come, but also just how little some things have changed. RAM was $40 per megabyte, versus 35 cents per megabyte today, and we were talking about 88 MB SyQuest cartridges that cost about the same as an 80 GB hard disk disk now. But even back then we were covering topics like adding protected memory to the Mac OS, distributed computing, and wireless networking. You might find the article amusing - it's at: (...

REALbasic: plans for future releases I wanted to take a moment to let all of you know what we are planning in terms of our release schedule for future releases of REALbasic. As you all know we released REALbasic 3.0 on February 12th of this year. One of the big features of REALbasic 3.0 is support for Mac OS X. Specifically, REALbasic 3.0 was designed to support Mac OS X Public Beta. We did this so that those of you that were interested in getting a head start on Mac OS X versions of your applications could do so. There were many changes in Mac OS X between the public beta and final release (Mac OS X 10.0). To maintain compatibility with Mac OS X 10.0, we are currently finishing up development of REALbasic 3.1. This version will be a free update for all registered REALbasic 3.0 users and will be the version that is compatible with Mac OS X. This version also includes a number of bug fixes that are unrelated to Mac OS X. If you wish to use REALbasic with Mac OS X, please download 3.1...

For immediate release: Theodore H.Smith of ElfData releases XML Editor 1.0 - A feature extensive, user friendly, DTD validating, XML builder. April 11, 2000, London - ElfData, data orientated developer for the Macintosh platform, today announced XML Editor 1.0 for Macintosh. XML Editor is a user friendly XML creator and DTD validator, giving you meaningful messages in plain English that point to the cause of a problem in your XML, if any. XML Editor has extensive support for drag and drop; copy and paste; contextual menus; user made element holders; and more, to make entry of XML easy. XML Editor has integrated source and hierarchical edit modes. It uses entities files, to display characters such as "ä", onscreen, in their native equivilent, allowing for direct entry of European and math symbols, or user defined entities. XML Editor has extensive find abilities, allowing for conditional finds on any combination of empty elements, non-empty elements, CDATA, comments, PIs, DOCTYPEs...

IOGEAR makes speedy entry into USB 2.0 market ~ ships market's first PCI Host Card; offers 40 times the transfer rate of original USB technology ~ Irvine, CA - April 11, 2001 - USB users can now take full advantage of faster transfer speeds as IOGEAR today shipped the first USB 2.0 compliant PCI Host Card. The PCI Host Card (GIC250U) is based on the new NEC chipset and comes with five ports (one internal and four external) for easy plug-n-play accessibility and scalability. It can transfer data up to 480 Mbps, offering users increased functionality over multiple USB connected devices. The product is priced at $89 (MSRP) and is available immediately from all major catalog resellers, online resellers and selected retail outlets. "USB 2.0 technology delivers a simple solution to the increased demand for bandwidth when using connected devices," said Kevin Luong, senior channel sales manager at IOGEAR, Inc. "This advance has pushed manufacturers into a new arena. It is an accomplishment to...

ALAMEDA, CA, April 11, 2001 -- NuSpectra today released SiteZAP 6.0.5, an update for all registered SiteZAP 6.0 users, available free at (www.nuspectra.com). SiteZAP 6.0 is an easy to use application which turns your Powerbook, G4, or iMac into a Webcasting server, and provides Pan/Tilt/Zoom telerobotic camera control via any web browser. SiteZAP provides live streaming audio and video through any broadband Internet connection allowing camera access from anywhere. SiteZAP's navigational interface makes it easy to center the camera on the desired view with just a point and click. Other features include easy to operate scroll bars, queue status, custom AppleScript support and a compass rose to tell you where the camera is pointing. Several Web page examples are given for Macromedia Flash and straight HTML. SiteZAP also provides complete, easy access archiving. SiteZAP integrated camera systems are in use throughout the world to monitor activities in a wide range of situations, including...

For immediate release: THE PANDAWARE COMPANY UPDATES TIMECACHE TO VERSION 4.05 Macintosh time and expense tracking application receives bug fixes. Trial version available at (http://www.pandaware.com/). The PandaWare Company has released an update to TimeCache, its popular time and expense tracking application for Macintosh users who bill clients for project work. PandaWare(r) TimeCache(tm) 4.05 includes a number of bug fixes which enhance its stability. TimeCache 4.05 runs only on Power Macintosh (PPC) machines, under Mac OS 8.0 or higher. A Carbon version for use with Mac OS X will be released soon. A fully feature-enabled trial version of TimeCache 4.0 is available for download at The PandaWare Company's web site: (http://www.pandaware.com/). Users of the trial version can save up to 20 days' worth of data. For unlimited use, a registration key is provided with the purchase of a license for US$40.00 per user. Members of the media who would like to receive a free registration key...

For Immediate Release April 9, 20001 MacSQL Monitor Beta Testers Wanted, New MacSQL Mailing List Created New York, NY (April 9, 2001) Runtime Labs, Inc. is looking for Mac users to test version 2.0 of MacSQL Monitor, slated for release in the first week of May 2001. MacSQL Monitor allows Macintosh users to interact with MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, JDBC, and ODBC databases. The software, which runs on Mac OS 8.1 or greater (including Mac OS X), allows users to view database schema, issue queries, and import/export data from SQL databases. The application is also fully AppleScriptable and includes sample scripts showing how it can be used to automate publishing with Quark XPress. Version 2.0 will allow spreadsheet like viewing/editing of remote data, support for additional databases (M

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES OAZIUM DATE & TIME 3.0 FOR FILEMAKER PRO Improve the reliability and performance of crucial time-based solutions Contact: Vincenzo P. Menanno Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com PHOENIX. April 6, 2001. Waves In Motion has released the latest version of oAzium Date & Time, a plug-in that makes it easy to store and index dates from within FileMaker Pro databases. Since it was first released in June of 1999, oAzium Date & Time has remained one of the top five downloads for Waves In Motion; and customers have used it for such diverse applications as reservation applications, payroll timesheets, rental and leasing systems, event and conference tracking, and security applications. "Before oAzium Date & Time, the only way to incorporate time components into my databases was through complicated FileMaker scripts," says Marcus Silving of WorqSmart. "oAzium Date & Time...

For Immediate Release Middleware for the Mac! Jiiva announces RapidMQ, the first Messaging & Queuing technology designed for Mac OS X. Beaverton, OR (April 6, 2001) - Jiiva, Inc., announces a beta release of RapidMQ available for immediate download from www.jiiva.com/rapidmq. RapidMQ is the first Messaging & Queuing technology product designed specifically for Apple's Mac OS X. Messaging & Queuing enables software programs to communicate securely with other programs running on remote computers. Messaging & Queuing is a powerful and flexible communication tool enabling normally incompatible computers to communicate. In a growing culture of interconnected computers and people, basic software such as an MP3 music player could benefit from Jiiva's RapidMQ. It is increasingly common for desktop software to communicate with a server over the Internet for product registration, software updates, technical support chat rooms, and other functionality. RapidMQ provides a secure...

PowerLogix Announces Profiler X AUSTIN, TEXAS -- April 6, 2001 -- PowerLogix announced today the public beta release of their new diagnostic utility, Profiler X. Profiler X is an OS X version of the popular Cache Profiler software fro OS 9. It allows users of OS X to read the processor speed and cache speed and other details of their machine. Also included in the public beta, is a command line interface for changing L2 cache settings. This code works with all PowerLogix upgrade cards. (Some models of PowerLogix cards set the cache automatically and do not require software.) It also works with all other brands of processor cards, as it supports any PowerPC compatible SRAM and any valid PowerPC cache size. "This new utility works on any machine running OS X," reports Robin Howdershelt, Marketing Director for PowerLogix. "Profiler X is the first diagnostic tool for OS X that reports processor temperature, cache size, backside cache speed, and bus speed. It's is very helpful for owners of...

INTEGO ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF TWO ENCRYPTION PROGRAMS AND ONE BACKUP PROGRAM Miami, FL, April 5, 2001 - Intego, the leading developer of Macintosh Internet security and privacy software, today announced the acquisition of three Macintosh security products from Highware Inc. Intego will be adding two encryption programs, Intego DiskGuard and Intego FileGuard, and one backup program, Intego Personal Backup, to its catalogue. More than one million units of these programs have been sold around the world, and Intego's acquisition will provide an essential addition to its current product line. Intego DiskGuard protects all SCSI and IDE hard disks, Zip and Jaz cartridges, and floppy disks from unauthorized access, both on individual computers and across a network. Its permanent security means that no one can access the disk's data without the correct password. At this time, when computers running Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X are started up from CD-Roms, or used as non-startup disks for other...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS INC. RELEASES INTELLIMERGE FOR MAC OS AND MAC OS X IntelliMerge Brings Mail Merges to Internet E-Mail With Easy-To-Use, Mac Friendly Integrated E-Mail Merge Software Raleigh, NC - April 5th, 2001 - Intelli Innovations, Inc., developers of innovative Internet and productivity software for the Macintosh platform, today announced IntelliMerge, dynamic e-mail merge software designed to simplify keeping in touch with customers, family, and friends. IntelliMerge features an integrated message editor, recipient database system, and message mailer; all that's needed to manage contacts, create personalized e-mail messages, and send them out over the Internet. After an extensive test period for real-world testing, IntelliMerge has today reached Golden Master, shipping status. From sending out newsletters, offers, support information, invoices, order information, invitations, and press releases (like this one!), IntelliMerge offers a friendly way to contact anyone,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CS-ODESSA ANNOUNCES CONCEPTDRAW VIEWER 1.0 Odessa, Ukraine - April 4th, 2001 - Computer Systems Odessa Corp., announces the release of ConceptDraw Viewer 1.0. ConceptDraw Viewer is a cross-platform application intended for viewing and printing ConceptDraw documents, as well as files of several other graphic formats. It exists in the Mac OS and Windows versions. The Mac OS version is carbonized and works under Mac OS X. The Viewer is distributed free of charge and is available from ConceptDraw web site at: http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/products/#cdv ConceptDraw Viewer features: - handy tools for scrolling and zooming documents; - powerful printing capabilities; - convenient arrangement of windows, when viewing several documents; - Internet integration. ABOUT CONCEPTDRAW ConceptDraw is the powerful application for creating professional-looking flowcharts, business diagrams, research layouts, organization schemes, plans and more. It's cross-platform, so all...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automated Solutions Group Announces QuickCode Pro v4.2 Release Huntington Beach, CA - April 3, 2001: Automated Solutions Group today announced the release of QuickCode Pro 4.2 for the Macintosh, the popular assistant editor for 4th Dimension. QuickCode Pro (QCP) dramatically enhances the 4th Dimension method editor with a host of features designed to simplify and accelerate the process of writing 4D code. What's new in QuickCode Pro 4.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes/Enhancements - There are several new options you can use in the replace string for regular expressions, including options to change the case of portions of the matched string. Please see the main documentation for details. - Regular expression (regex) searching and replacing has been added! For information, please see the main documentation. - If using 4D 6.5.5+, the Method Tool now has an Open by name menu item that allows you to open a method by full or partial name. You can also press Command-D...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS INC. RELEASES PACKAGE TRACKER 3.0 FOR MAC OS/MAC OS X New Update Adds Enhanced QuickTracking, Customizable Tracking Lists, U.S. Postal Service Rate Calculator And More - Now Shipping Commercially Online And On CD-ROM Raleigh, NC - April 3rd, 2001 - Intelli Innovations, Inc., developers of innovative Internet and productivity software for the Macintosh platform, today announced a significant upgrade to its award winning, multi-carrier package management solution Package Tracker. Package Tracker 3.0 is the first and only complete, multi-carrier tracking and parcel management system available on the Macintosh platform. Package Tracker 3.0 adds many new features, including: * 100% Carbonized version now available for customers running Mac OS X * Redesigned QuickTrack window displays only relevant information for a specific package in a new, hierarchical list view * New fields added to Tracking Lists, including internal tracking ID, notes field for customer information...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TriVectus Releases SuperLock 4.0.2 Lite Phoenix, AZ -- Monday, April 3, 2001 -- TriVectus, LC today announced the immediate availability of version 4.0.2 of SuperLock Lite, the company's slimmed-down version of the Macintosh's premier shareware security utility, SuperLock Pro. This new version fixes all known problems with 4.0.1, including incompatibility with Mac OS 9.1. A detailed list of the changes in 4.0.2 can be found at: (http://www.trivectus.com/Support/SLL/FYI/SLL040201I-01.t) ==About SuperLock Lite== SuperLock has been the premier Macintosh shareware security utility for eight years. It is available in two versions, a Pro version and a Lite version. The Pro version is a feature-heavy program designed to handle a nearly unlimited number of users, while the Lite version is slimmed down for use in primarily single-user environments. SuperLock Lite includes the following features: * Optionally blocks use of the Command-Option-escape key sequence to force-...

MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FREEHAND 10, SUPPORTS MAC OS X Next Generation Of Design Software Enhances Macromedia Flash Integration San Francisco, CA -- April 2, 2001 -- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced Macromedia FreeHand 10, which features new creative tools, productivity enhancements, tight integration with Macromedia Flash(tm) 5, the Macromedia User Interface, and the ability to multi-publish to both print and the Web. Upon its release, FreeHand 10 will be available on Macintosh and Windows platforms, including Mac OS X, Apple's next generation operating system using the sleek new Aqua interface. "Macromedia FreeHand 10 is designed to make the lives of graphics professionals easier and more productive through rich Macromedia Flash integration, templates, and the ability to intuitively create content that can be delivered to both print and the Web," said Kevin Lynch, president of Macromedia products. "In addition, we are committed to developing our market-leading Web...

4D, Inc. news for immediate release April 2, 2001. San Jose, CA. 4D Bundles Products with Adobe GoLive 5.0 to Offer Complete Dynamic Web Server Solutions 4D SA, publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and WebSTAR Server Suite, announced today that it has bundled Adobe GoLive(tm) 5.0 software with several of its products to provide complete Web Server Solutions which will enable the integration of dynamic database content into HTML pages created with Adobe GoLive 5.0. The products bundled with GoLive 5.0 are 4D Developer Edition, 4D Server Standard, and 4D Server Developer Editions along with a new product called 4D Web Edition. Since 4D version 6.7 has so many new and improved Web features, an increasing number of 4D developers are using a combination of HTML editors and 4D as a Web server. 4D version 6.7.1 includes a plug-in for GoLive 5.0 called 4D Extend Script, which facilitates the setting-up of HTML tags inside GoLive 5.0. The plug-in installs a new '4D tab' in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IOMEGA PREDATOR CD-RW DRIVE WITH FIREWIRE ADAPTER NOW SHIPPING ROY, Utah, April 2, 2001 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, is now shipping its Predator external CD-RW drive with FireWire connectivity to North American distributors. The new Predator FireWire drive combines style and performance, offering twice the CD-R write speed of USB 1.1 and five times the CD read speed. Iomega's Predator CD-RW drive with FireWire connectivity has a rated performance of 8X4X32X (8X write, 4X rewrite, 32X read) and supports additional popular interfaces by using detachable and interchangeable adapters. Users will be able to easily switch among any of four hot-swappable connection types: USB 1.1, FireWire, and PC Card and USB 2.0 when available. These choices will give Predator owners the freedom to transform their drives as needed for different desktop and laptop interfaces. "Offering the speed of FireWire with our sleek Predator CD-...

For Immediate Release: Saturday, March 31, 2001 Galactic Dreams Software proudly presents METAL v1.7a! METAL v1.7a is a 100% free extended BASIC language metacompiler. See below for download info. One of the fastest BASICs around, METAL (Meta Language) has a rich command library that includes powerful graphics, sound, speech, math and file I/O routines. METAL is a complete programming environment that readily produces standalones and features numerous examples, 5700 lines of hypertextual documentation and a pleasant to use editor. METAL is used in scientific research around the globe (quick calculations), in software development companies (for prototyping), in K-12 and higher education and, of course, by the beginners who are trying to enter the world of programming. What's new in METAL v1.7a (a brief summary): - vastly improved compiler stability - better editor - better help system - tremendously improved error reporting - new loop constructs - new constructs for...

Mac OS X 10.0 (the version released on March 24) is substantially different from the Mac OS X Public Beta. REALbasic 3.0 works fine on the Public Beta but not on version 10.0. If you are using Mac OS X 10.0, you need to be using REALbasic 3.1, currently in beta. REAL Software offers open betas, that is anyone who wants to can download a REALbasic beta and use it. (http://www.realbasic.com/realbasic/prerelease/)

P R E S S R E L E A S E Albuquerque, NM - March. 28, 2001 - Pine Island Software is releasing new 2.7 versions of our "Beehive ftp forms" desktop file transfer client for Macintosh ,Windows and Browsers. We are also releasing and new 2.7 versions of our "Beehive ftp manager" automation utility for Macintosh and windows. New features include, native html forms support, job numbering, scheduled folder polling and auto-send, multiple email notifications, central administration and updating and complete integration with Pine Island's universal file transfer portal SendFile.NET. (BEEHIVE FTP FORMS DEMOS AT http://www.thebeehive.com ) SendFile.NET is the first complete JAVA ftp applet for use with Macintosh browsers with MRJ! Pine island Software has installed over 500 site licenses of the new Browser-based Java ftp client at printing, prepress and Newspaper sites. Unlike other Browser-based file transfer products, SendFile.NET supports true ftp (file transfer protocol) and does NOT...

The PowerPC Edition of Europe's bestseller Linux available in early April Today, SuSE Linux announced the upcoming release of SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition in early April. SuSE supplies the latest Linux operating system and more than 1,000 assorted applications for Mac users on 6 CDs. With SuSE's optimized Kernel 2.4.2 SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition boasts a greatly enhanced USB support. SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition also features the support for the sound system ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) for PowerMacs. SuSE Linux 7.1 PowerPC Edition (6 CDs, 500-page manual, 60 days installation support) will be available in early April directly from the manufacturer as well as from bookstores and software retailers. The recommended retail price is USD 49.95. For more information, please see: www.suse.com About SuSE: http://www.suse.com/us/suse/index.html Linux Expands Its User Market TNS EMNID survey in Germany: one out of four computer owners intends to install Linux operating...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLASS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS AND CSDC ANNOUNCE MARKETING AND TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE VANCOUVER, BC, TORONTO, ON - MARCH 27, 2001 - Class Software Solutions Ltd. (CSS) and CSDC Systems Inc. (CSDC) announced today an agreement on a Memo of Understanding on a comprehensive Cooperative Development and Joint Marketing Agreement to provide common, on-line, integrated, e-government solutions to local governments in North America. With global e-commerce spending expected to rise from $111 billion this year to $1.3 trillion in 2003 (International Data Corporation), Internet delivery of services will be a growing concern for local and regional governments. The objective of the alliance is to allow local governments to more easily develop citizen-centered service delivery using the Internet. The alliance will provide governments with the ability to: o Eliminate duplicate data entry o Provide the optimum in administrative efficiency o Use a common e-commerce framework o Use a common...

DataShell for Valentina Delivers Object Relational DB for FutureBASIC^3 Users March 27, 2001. MacBrowse is proud to announce the availability of DataShell 1.2, a driver solution that allows FutureBASIC^3 developers to use Valentina XCMD, an object-relational, SQL-powered database engine, in their applications. DataShell 1.2 features an improved parameter cache system and is slightly faster than previous versions. FutureBASIC, from Staz Software (http://www.stazsoftware.com), is an award winning development environment for the Apple Macintosh, based on the popular BASIC language. Thanks to DataShell, the wait for a FutureBASIC-enabled database engine is over. DataShell is very easy to use, no complex project setup or hard to learn syntax. You will be creating database applications from scratch in a very short period of time. "FutureBASIC is a favorite for creating small, extremely fast applications on the Macintosh platform. However no major database vendor has stepped up to the plate...

For immediate release For more information, a review copy, cover art or an interview with the author, contact: Kathryn Barrett (707) 829-0515 ext 387 or kathrynb@oreilly.com IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO LEARN WEB DESIGN SAYS O'REILLY AUTHOR Sebastopol, CA--Confronted with the increasing complexity and sophistication of today's web pages, would-be designers may feel that they have arrived too late to make their mark in the world of web design. Best-selling web design author Jennifer Niederst assures budding designers that this is not the case in her new book, "Learning Web Design, A Beginner's Guide to HTML, Graphics, and Beyond" (O'Reilly, US $34.95). "Although it may seem that the whole world has a personal web page, or that your colleagues are all light years ahead of you in web experience, I can assure you that you're not too late," says Niederst. "Furthermore, there is plenty of room for you in the business. The industry is thirsty for folks who know how to make web pages (even at an...

PowerLogix Announces Mac OS X Compatibility AUSTIN, TEXAS -- March 27, 2001 -- PowerLogix has tested and now confirmed Mac OS X compatibility with some of their most popular G3 processor upgrades. Testing with Apple's new Mac operating system has confirmed that the iForce G3 processor upgrades for the iMac rev. A-C machines are already fully compatible and require no updates. Equally compatible are the BlueChip and BlueChip LS processor upgrades for the Wall Street and Lombard PowerBook G3's respectively. Owners of PowerForce G4 and G3 ZIF cards will need a new version of the G3/G4 Cache Profiler utility in order to enable the high speed backside cache on these processor upgrades. This revised system Extension is expected within two weeks and will be posted on the PowerLogix site when testing is completed. "For those who were waiting for the release of Mac OS X before they considered investing in a compatible upgrade, the time is now," said Robin Sharp-Howdershelt, Marketing Director...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering releases OSErrrs database 2.0 FileMaker Pro database explains over 4000 Operating System error codes for both Mac OS and Windows! Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, March 26th, 2001-- Troi Automatisering today released Troi OSErrrs 2.0, a FileMaker Pro database which lists Operating System error codes for both Mac OS and Windows. What is the OSErrrs database? The Troi OSErrrs database lists over 4000 error codes and their explanation. All current Mac OS and Windows error codes known by Troi are listed in this database. Some of these errors might be returned by one of the Troi plug-ins (but of course not all!). Troi OSErrrs can be searched for a particular error code and also contains the name, category and a short description of the error, which makes it a useful tool for (database) developers. Version 2.0 adds 735 Mac OS errors and 1659 Windows errors, making a total of 4300 error codes. We also cleaned up the interface. We now offer the...

Press Release Press Contact: Louisa Ireland Tel: +44 (0) 1262 673591 For Immediate Release: Fed up of being bound by Filemakers enter key? Then you need "Return For Filemaker!" Have you had enough of being bound by Filemakers enter key? Are you tired of hitting the return key by accident? Then "Return For Filemaker" is definitely for you! Peninsula's "Return For Filemaker" is a brand new revolutionary plug in which enables you to press the return key rather than the enter key when doing loops. It really is amazingly helpful because "Return For Filemaker" is something that has been longed for for a very long time. It's extremely easy to use, all you do is install the plug in and away you go! Needing to save time? then this plug in is excellent because rather than wasting time accidently pressing the return key, you'll be able to press the return key at your leisure and save it! It's available for either Mac or PC, so whatever you've got - it isn't a problem. The best thing about this...