FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 1999 Prosoft Engineering's NetWare 5 Services for AppleShare Integrates Macs with Novell NetWare 5 Servers Robust Macintosh NetWare Connectivity Solutions Help Keep Macs on More Desktops! Pleasanton, CA - July 22, 1999 - Prosoft Engineering is pleased to announce the Beta release of NetWare 5 Services for AppleShare, a new set of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) that provide AppleTalk services over a Novell network. NetWare 5 Services for AppleShare enables a Novell NetWare 5 server to "speak" AppleTalk and appear as if it were an AppleShare file server to all Macintosh workstations on the network. NetWare 5 Services for AppleShare is one of two ways to integrate Macintosh workstations into the NetWare environment. This set of NLMs is installed directly on the NetWare server side, whereas the NetWare Client 5.12 for Mac OS, which has been available since January 1999, installs on individual Macintosh workstations to "speak" native NCP over IPX to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stalker Announces the LinuxPPC Version of the CommuniGate Pro Mail Server. Key Features: Multi-platform Support Industry-strength, highly scalable Administration via the Web Extensive multi-domain support Unique IMAP multi-mailbox features HTTP access to E-mail, built-in Web Mailer Extensive Anti-Spam techniques Mailing Lists with Web Access and Interactive Archive Search LDAP and ACAP Support Personal Web Pages with automated publishing Cluster Support MILL VALLEY, CA - July 20, 1999 - Stalker Software, Inc. today announced the LinuxPPC version of their hi-end CommuniGate Pro messaging system. CommuniGate Pro is a Unified Messaging Server which supports most major operating systems. CommuniGate Pro is recognized for its many features, high speed and reliability. Since its first commercial release in September 1998...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lotus Launches Notes Release 5 for the Macintosh Designed to Provide Cross Platform Support By Delivering Full-featured Notes Client Specifically Tailored for the Macintosh NEW YORK, July 21, 1999 -- At MACWORLD Expo today, Lotus Development Corp. announced plans for the availability of Lotus Notes Release 5 (R5), the latest version of the world's leading client software for information management, messaging and collaboration, for the Macintosh operating system. By offering Notes for the Macintosh operating system, Lotus will provide businesses and enterprises of all sizes with unrivaled cross-platform solutions for messaging, collaboration and knowledge management. Notes R5 for the Macintosh will be generally available to Lotus Business Partners and customers later this summer. "Lotus continues to fulfill its core vision of innovation and knowledge management across platforms," said Eileen Rudden, Lotus senior vice president, Communications Products Division. "...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Macworld NY, Booth #1637 Farallon Announces SkyLINE(tm) Wireless PC Card for Cross-Platform Networking; 802.11 Wireless Connectivity for Macintosh PowerBooks & PC Notebooks Macworld NY, Booth #1637, July 21st, 1999 - Farallon Communications, Inc., developer of reliable, plug-and-play networking solutions for Macs and PCs, introduces SkyLINE Wireless PC Card for portable computers. Farallon's SkyLINE Wireless PC Card provides both Macintosh PowerBook and PC notebook users 2Mbps access to network resources such as file servers, email, printers and the Internet. "SkyLINE eliminates the requirement to deploy structured wiring everywhere," states Ken Haase, Director of Marketing, Farallon. "Additionally, for roaming computer users such as on college campuses where students go from building to building, wireless connectivity means anytime, anywhere access to network resources." Through IEEE 802.11 DSSS compatible access points from manufactures such as Nokia (...

Contact: Anna Haas; Booth 1346; pr@electrifier.com ** Electrifier Pro Supports Flash, MP3, and QuickTime 4 RTSP Streaming * New $395 Price Offered For Award-Winning Rich Media Tool NEW YORK, NY -- MACWORLD EXPO BOOTH 1346 -- July 21, 1999 -- Electrifier, Inc., a leading provider of rich media solutions for the Internet, announced today that Electrifier(R) Pro now supports Flash, MP3, and QuickTime 4 real-time streaming content. In recognition of the growing mainstream interest in QuickTime 4, Electrifier, Inc. also announced a SRP of $395 for Electrifier Pro -- a $200 reduction from the $595 price. Attendees at Macworld Expo New York can take advantage of a special show price at the Electrifier, Inc. booth, #1346. With Electrifier Pro's powerful yet intuitive drag-and-drop authoring, every Web site creator can instantly turn static Web sites and marketing materials into dazzling, interactive rich media sites. Companies and developers can use their entire library of existing content...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 1999 BLUE WORLD AND PARTNERS SHOWCASE LASSO E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS AT MACWORLD EXPO 99 IN NEW YORK CITY Lasso Web Data Engine featured in Macworld Small Business Pavilion theater and in Nationwide E-Commerce Solutions for Small Business Seminar Sponsored by Apple Computer NEW YORK, NY -- July 21, 1999 -- Blue World Communications, Inc. -- pioneers of the Web Data Engine (tm) -- today announced its presence at this week's Macworld Expo held July 21-23 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Blue World and partners will showcase e-commerce solutions based upon the award-winning Lasso Web Data Engine, the leading Web Application Server for Macintosh and beyond. The Blue World booth at Macworld is located in the Small Business Pavilion (#1925) where visitors can view demonstrations using Lasso for e-commerce, inquire with qualified consultants on how to build custom e-commerce solutions, and purchase Lasso and companion products via the Blue World Store...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 21, 1999 Empower Pro Sales (408) 879-7900 or (mailto:sales@empowerpro.com) Empower Pro Communications (408) 879-7900 or (mailto:dean@empowerpro.com) Announcing Empower and Empower Pro version 5.6 Compatible with Mac OS 8.6, iMac, Power Mac G3 and PowerBook G3 Tech Support Hours Extended to 24 x 7 Campbell, CA: Wednesday, July 21, 1999. . . . Empower Pro, the Internet-based software company which produces and distributes the World's Most Advanced Macintosh Security Software, has released Empower Pro(tm) 5.6. Empower Pro is designed exclusively for the Apple Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, and iMac families of computers. Empower Pro allows Macintosh owners to control access to their computers and password-protect their data with just a few mouse clicks and keystrokes. Versions 5.6 of Empower and Empower Pro are available for immediate download from (http://www.empowerpro.com), as updates for current Empower users, upgrades for owners of previous...

For Immediate Release NetMind Launches Mind-it 3.0 Largest Web Information Tracking Service Now Notifies of Changes Within 24 Hours to Keep Users Updated Daily CAMPBELL, CA - July 20, 1999 - NetMind Technologies, Inc. (http://www.netmind.com) today launched a new version of Mind-it, its free online service that tracks changes to any Web-based information and proactively notifies users by email when changes have occurred. Today, Mind-it serves over five million individuals who are tracking both personal and business information on the Web. This version offers significant new features to Mind-it users and Webmasters alike, including a new My Mind-it page, QuickMinds, Minder Wizard utility, and SmartLinks. Also, new benchmarks show that Mind-it 3.0 notifies users well under 24 hours after a change has occurred, on average, as compared with 72 hours for other similar services. "I've used Mind-it for years on the job," said Jan Palin, Automation Processes Engineer at NASA - Kennedy Space...

For more information, contact Deeje Cooley 415-244-0828 mailto:deeje@puppettime.com http://www.puppettime.com/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUPPETTIME(R) ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF PUPPET DEVELOPMENT KIT 3D Internet Company Provides APIs And Sample Code For Hosting 3D Characters In QuickTime NEW YORK (July 20th, 1999) - PuppetTime, Inc. announced at Macworld today that it has included the full source code to the Eggy puppet as part of its Puppet Development Kit (PDK) preview release. Developers interested in creating PuppetTime puppet components in "C" code can download the PuppetTime PDK from the company web site at http://www.puppettime.com/. The Eggy Puppet was the first puppet developed by PuppetTime, Inc., and includes features such as dynamic texture mapping, a simple runtime behavior model, and phoneme-to-viseme conversion routines. Eggy demonstrates how to export actions and properties to PuppetTime Producer and is also good sample code for cross-platform QuickTime component...

For Immediate Release Corel Announces Upcoming Internet-Ready Products for the Macintosh Ottawa, Ontario-July 20, 1999- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CORL, TSE: COR) renewed its commitment to the Macintosh platform today with the announcement of three new Internet ready products - Corel Print Office(tm) 2000 for Macintosh, Corel Print House(tm) 2000 for Macintosh and Corel Custom Photo for Macintosh. (To read about the features and enhancements in these new products, visit www.corel.com/news/1999/july/july_20_1999.htm#Product Features). "The Macintosh continues to be the platform of choice for many of our customers," said David Hayes, vice president of brand marketing at Corel Corporation. "These latest releases illustrate our dedication to providing software solutions which address the need for Internet-ready, entry-level consumer products." "As demand for the iMac and Power Macintosh G3 computers continues to rise, consumers are increasing looking for great, productivity enhancing...

For Immediate Release Contact: Carole Holcomb (408) 360-8951 MacTreasures (http://www.mactreasures.com), a web site specializing in Macintosh software and hardware not found on retail shelves has recently added the E.Key Upgrade to use PS/2 or MF-2 Compatible Keyboards on a Macintosh. E.Key by Code Mercenaries allows you to use PS/2 or MF-2 compatible keyboards on the ADB of the Macintosh. E.Key adapts the interface protocols and simulates an Apple Extended II Keyboard. No additional software needs to be installed. E.Key is accepted by the system as a standard keyboard. Installation is as simple as plugging the cables. The "Alt" keys of the PC keyboard are redefined to become Command keys and the two "Control" keys become "Alt" and "Control" respectively. Win95 keyboards are supported. Only the power key of the Mac keyboard can not be emulated. E.Key offers the broad selection of application specific PC keyboards to the Macintosh. Water resistant keyboards or cashier consoles are no...

PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE JULY 19 CONTACT: Peter Filidoro 1.817.478.5070 e-mail: peter@thursby.com Thursby Software Ships TSStalk New York City -July 19, 1999 --Thursby Software Systems, Inc. (Thursby Software) announced this week at the Macworld Expo in New York City that it has released TSStalk for Windows 95/98. TSStalk is a complete AppleTalk client implementation for Microsoft Windows that allows PC's to join AppleTalk networks to share files and printers. TSStalk is based on the COPSTalk technology that Thursby Software acquired from COPS, Inc. in April of this year. Thursby Software is the maker of DAVE; a multiple award wining Macintosh based solution for connecting Apple Macintosh computers into Microsoft networks. Major enhancements to the TSStalk product are planned over the next twelve months to ensure total compatibility with DAVE based systems. Thursby also announced that a free evaluation of their new product can be downloaded from their web site at www.thursby.com...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Nick DeMello Editor, MacTech Magazine editor@mactech.com New MacTech CD ROM includes THINK Reference Collector -- Now THINK Reference users can have updated Mac OS API information Westlake Village, California - July 19th, MacTech Magazine, the Journal of Macintosh Technology and Development, releases the MacTech CD ROM (volumes 1-15, through June 1999) with new THINK Reference Collector. Debuting at Macworld in New York, the new release of the MacTech CD ROM provides the most complete reference collection available for Macintosh programmers and developers -- and features a new tool for collecting and compiling the latest references for Mac OS APIs into compact, easily searchable, THINK Reference format. The MacTech CD ROM includes the entire history of MacTech Magazine, 2000 articles from almost 170 issues of MacTech Magazine running from 1984 through June of 1999. This wealth of programming tutorials, introductions to new technologies, and how to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES OAZIUM CC AUTHORIZE 1.0 Credit card validator plugs FileMaker Pro into the world of Internet commerce. Contact: Vince Menanno Waves in Motion Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com 4131 N. 24th Street, Suite C206 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 MACWORLD NEW YORK. July 21, 1999. There's nothing quite so important to successful Internet commerce as building a robust transaction system and connecting it securely to the Internet. Unless, of course, it's finding the easiest way of moving the money from your customers' bank accounts and into yours. FileMaker Pro includes pretty much everything you need to bring in the sales and process the orders, but how are you going to verify all those credit cards, when the only solution for the Macintosh still relies on a steam-driven modem connection? With oAzium cc Authorize, the developers at Waves in Motion have built credit card authorization into a simple...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEVELOPER CENTRAL PAVILION RETURNS TO, AND NET INNOVATORS PAVILION MAKES ITS EAST COAST DEBUT AT MACWORLD EXPO/NEW YORK JULY 1999 NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- July 16, 1999-- Apple Developer Connection, Xplain Custom Services, and MACWORLD Expo are pleased to announce TWO technical special interest pavilions at MACWORLD Expo/New York. Developer Central, sponsored by Apple Developer Connection and MacTech Magazine, makes its return catering to the Macintosh programmer and developer community. And this year, Net Innovators, sponsored by Apple Developer Connection and NetProfessional, makes its east coast debut showing off technologies for web developers and network administrators. MACWORLD Expo/New York, July 21-23, 1999, is hosting both pavilions on the main floor (level three) of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Developer Central is located at booth 1360. Right next to Developer Central, is Net Innovators at booth 1461. The pavilions are located in Hall 3B of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automated Solutions Group Announces the Release of ObjectTools v1.0 Huntington Beach, CA - July 16, 1999: Automated Solutions Group today announced the release of ObjectTools v1.0 for Macintosh and Windows. ObjectTools is a 4th Dimension plug-in which provides a set of routines that allow you to create Objects: a single entity in which you can store and retrieve any amount of data of differing types. This is similar to what you can do with 4D BLOBs, but with several important differences: Rather than using offsets, data is stored into and retrieved from Objects by name. Whereas BLOBs are the equivalent of ROM -- once written, you cannot really modify their contents -- Objects are more like RAM. Once stored, data in Objects can be modified in place, retrieved into 4D variables, and copied to other Objects. Because Objects are represented by Longint handles, you can create arrays of Objects. What are Objects Good For? While the uses of Objects are virtually...

News Release For release July 16, 1999 Palmtop Publishing Media Contacts: Trina Clickner Palmtop Publishing Tel: (206) 923-0901 Fax: (206) 923-0902 trina@palmtoppublishing.com www.palmtoppublishing.com New Pocket-Sized Power Tool Arms You for Macworld Expo - Get Your Palm OS(TM) Interactive Show Guide Macworld Expo show attendees power-up their pockets with this innovative Palm OS quick reference to exhibitors, booths, agendas, and workshops plus bonus catalog of key handheld solutions from show exhibitors and leading software providers SEATTLE, WA, July 16, 1999 - Palmtop Publishing today introduced the created by Macintosh (R) Macworld Expo Pocket Trade Show Guide for 3Com's (NASDAQ: COMS) Palm OS. It is filled with show-going essentials, fun tidbits, and special offers for reference, learning, fun, and to help you make most of Macworld Expo, July 20 - 23 at the Jacob Javtiz Convention Center in NY. "This easy to use and informative guide is a handy pocket tool that spans or...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 1999 PANIC AND PROTERON ANNOUNCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF MP3 TOOLS! Don't Pull Our Your Wallets Just Yet -- Panic and Proteron Temporarily Break Top-Secrecy and Announce the Next Generation of MP3 Tools! Omaha, NE & Portland, OR (July 15, 1999): Proteron, LLC and Panic Inc today jointly announced their plans to release next generation MP3 solutions for the Mac OS. Targeted towards a broad scope of users from iMac beginners to gear-head audiophiles, the products to be available later in the 3rd quarter of this year are expected to revolutionize how MP3 audio is encoded and played on the Macintosh. Both products are so shrouded in secrecy -- and so revolutionary -- that even their names cannot yet be revealed. Regardless, both companies felt that consumers needed to be aware that something unique is quickly showing up on the MP3 horizon. "Creating an MP3 from a CD should be simple on the Mac OS," said Samuel Caughron, President of Proteron who is...

ACI US news for immediate release Contacts ACI US Marketing ACI US Engineering Jim Staples Jr. Ruffin Scott jstaples@acius.com rscott@acius.com 800-881-3466 x4609 800-881-3466 x4640 July 14, 1999. San Jose, CA. 4D in Education: ACI US Announces Academic Products and Pricing ACI US, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment, today unveiled its comprehensive 4D Academic Program for educational users. The highlights of the program include significant discounts on 4D database development tools for eligible educational institutions. Educators can also download free lesson plans and sample databases covering relational database design and theory. Purchasers of any educational 4D product receive the entire text of the "Designing Relational Databases" guide, as used in the ACI US Training courses. "We have always recognized the importance of the next generation of software professionals to the industry, and...

For Immediate Release: MACROMEDIA SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ELEMENTAL SOFTWARE Acquisition Enables Efficient Creation of Database-Driven e-Business Web Applications Based on Leading Standards San Francisco, CA - July 12, 1999 - Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced a definitive agreement under which Macromedia will acquire Elemental Software for $24 million in a stock for stock transaction. Elemental's strength in dynamic Web application development with products like Drumbeat 2000 and eStore Builder, combined with Macromedia's leadership in professional Web publishing with products like Dreamweaver(TM) and Generator(TM), will enable Web developers to more efficiently create dynamic Web sites for e-commerce, corporate intranets and personalized content. The addition of the Elemental products to Macromedia's Web publishing product family provides the first and only standards-based end-to-end solution of award-winning Internet software for efficiently creating,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACTECH AND NETPROFESSIONAL MAGAZINES TEAM UP New Publication Delivers Expanded Technical Coverage WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.,-- July 12, 1999 -- Xplain Corporation today announced that it has merged MacTech Magazine with NetProfessional magazine -- creating expanded coverage of Macintosh technology and development. Commencing with its July issue, Xplain will deliver NetProfessional type content in an expanded MacTech Magazine catering to developers of all types. MacTech can now be described as "the journal of Macintosh technology and development" -- and now will reach an even larger reader audience. Now in its 15th year, the types of articles that MacTech readers have come to love will continue untouched. The new publication will include additional pages covering web and content development, network administration, and other Macintosh technical topics. MacTech will now be brought to you by not only the entire MacTech staff, but also much of the NetProfessional...

8 New Training, Certification Courses Now Available! Stratisoft is pleased to announce the availability of eight new classes following the FileMaker Developer Conference in San Diego. Join us August 28-29, 1999 for training, including the first two courses in the new FileMaker Certification Series. FINALLY... A FILEMAKER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM! Stratisoft is pleased to announce the formation of the Stratisoft Certification Series. For the first time, in-house corporate FileMaker developers and professional FileMaker consultants have a FileMaker certification resource that they can turn to. Classes in the Certification Series are followed by a proficiency test. Those students who pass the test will be certified for that skill set. SPECIAL HOTEL RATES By enrolling in a Stratisoft training course, you will be eligible for a special discounted hotel rate of $129 for your entire stay at the conference hotel, the Sheraton Harbor Island. This is an additional $20 discount off the conference...

For more information contact Adrienne L. Coerper Director of Marketing and Administration adrienne@asgsoft.com Automated Solutions Group (714) 375-4252 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automated Solutions Group Announces Acquisition of ObjectTools from Natural Intelligence, Inc. Huntington Beach, CA - July 7, 1999: Automated Solutions Group today announced the acquisition of ObjectTools from Natural Intelligence, Inc. ObjectTools is a 4th Dimension plug-in which provides a set of routines that allow you to create Objects: a single entity in which you can store and retrieve any amount of data of differing types. This is similar to what you can do with 4D BLOBs, but with several important differences: Rather than using offsets, data is stored into and retrieved from Objects by name. Whereas BLOBs are the equivalent of ROM, once written, you cannot really modify their contents; Objects are more like RAM. Once stored, data in Objects can be modified in place, retrieved into 4D variables, and copied...

PIconServices 1.1 PIconServices is a library for developers of MacOS applications. Source code is included, distributed under the GNU library license. What is does: If you want to write an application/plugin using Apples new IconServicesLib, you will normally also need to add a lot of code to deal with older Systems. PIconServices gives you ref-counted icons all the way back to System 7.5.3. See the following code for an example. GetPIcon('macs','help',&myIcon); PlotPIcon(&myRect,kAlignNone,kTransformNone,myIcon); ReleasePIcon(myIcon); These calls will use IconServices if it is available and will also work on older systems. Libraries are available for CFM and PPC. Will also work with classic code if CFM is installed. New version 1.1 fixes some bugs, makes it faster, a lot of silly code has been changed/removed. You can even set the compile options to use icns resources do you only have to package your resources once (excluding BNDL stuff of course :-) ). The following Routines...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mactell Ships 18, 22 and 25 GB FirePower FireDrives and Drops Line Prices July 6, 1999, Austin, Texas / Mactell Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MTLL), a leading manufacturer of performance enhancement and mass storage computer products, today announced that the company is both realigning its prices for their FirePowerTM FireDrive HDDTM, the company's line of FireWireTM compliant external hard drives, as well as shipping several additional models, including 10.8, 13.5, 18.0, 22.0, and 25.0 GB capacity drives. First to ship FireWire external hard drives, Mactell is now the first to begin shipping the second wave of higher capacity external FireWire drives. The new FireDrives utilize a high speed, highly stable IBM 7200 RPM drive in combination with all the benefits of FireWire technology to create an easy to use, rock solid storage solution. The company remains committed to maintaining its lead in providing the best price/performance for their expanding line of...

For Immediate Release Bleu Rose Ltd. Announces Price Reduction on Cap'n Midnight's VCR+ & TCalc Hacienda Heights, California, (July 4, 1999) - Bleu Rose Ltd. is pleased to announce a price reduction on Cap'n Midnight's VCR+ and TCalc. We are reducing the cost of Cap'n Midnight's VCR+ and TCalc to $22.00 for the electronic version and $34.00 for the CDROM version to provide better value to our customers. Cap'n Midnight's VCR+ Cap'n Midnight's VCR+ is an application that generates VCR+ numbers. It has the following features: * Choose any channel, day, month, year or program duration (Starting times can be every half-hour). * Number generated can be directly entered in the VCR+ control box for easy VCR programming. * VCR+ numbers can optionally be turned back into channel, day, month, year, time and duration. System Requirements Mac OS v7.0 or later, Any Mac or clone 250 kB RAM, 200 kB disk space TCalc TCalc is a SMPTE Time code Calculator that has the following features: *...

4th of July Celebration! It's hot, it's brilliant, it's explosive. Maybe we're talking about the fourth of July, and maybe we're talking about the Depot's 4th of July SuperSale. Look at these special prices on powerful tools and toys -- then you decide. The Depot is your source for programming and development tools. Whether you're an application developer, a web developer, or a system administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for! Hurry though, these prices are for this weekend only! This sale ends monday and these prices are guaranteed only until midnight July 5th! Many special deals are listed below, many more are available online at (http://www.devdepot.com/sale.html?cref=109). Orders can be placed online, by eMail orders@devdepot.com or FAX 805-494-9798. Due to the overwhelming response expected to this offer, most bargains are not available by phone. If you need to speak with us regarding an order, please send in eMail --...

ImproveSherlock 1.2 released by Praestare Corporation. Springfield , Oregon, USA -- July 1999 -- Praestare Corporation announced the release of version 1.2 of FinderFriend, a plug-in set for Sherlock. This set of Sherlock plug-ins expands the Internet Search capabilities of our previously avaliable search plug-ins by improving on the existing sets and also allowing the search of databases that up to this point where not searchable from Sherlock. With version 1.2 several new searches including MSDS search have been added. ImproveSherlock 1.2 is free. System Requirements: MacOS System 8.5 or later. ImproveSherlock 1.2 is now available and can be downloaded from: http://www.praestare.com/searching/improvesherlock.html or directly at http://www.praestare.com/searching/improvesherlock.hqx Contact Information: Praestare Corporation (sherlock@praestare.com) World Wide Web (http://www.praestare.com/searching/improvesherlock.html) Phone (541) 988-5793 650 MILL ST SUITE 23 SPRINGFIELD OR 97477

For Immediate Release Metrowerks Ships New Release of CodeWarrior for Mac OS Release 5 Supports Mac OS X and Rapid Application Development for Java on Mac OS Austin, Texas-July 1, 1999-Metrowerks Inc., (Nasdaq: MTWK, TSE: MWK) a leading provider of software development tools for telecom, desktop, embedded systems, and consumer electronics, today announced Release 5 of CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Professional Edition began shipping to customers this week. With Release 5, Metrowerks provides support for Mac OS X and Carbon programming, more extensive support for the AltiVec processor, improved optimizations, XML support, and a significant new Rapid Application Development (RAD) layer to the CodeWarrior Development Environment. "CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Professional Edition, Release 5 is the toolset of choice for development for Apple's iMac and G3 Internet-ready platforms," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer, Metrowerks. "CodeWarrior now includes a new design layer to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CLEANER PRO 4.0 NOW SHIPPING - Macintosh and Windows Versions Now Available - New York, New York, June 30, 1999 - Streaming Media East - Booth #171 - Terran Interactive, a subsidiary of Media 100 Inc. (NASDAQ: MDEA) and leading producer of desktop media compression tools, today announced the availability of Media Cleaner Pro 4.0 for both Macintosh and Windows. Media Cleaner Pro 4.0 is the only tool that handles all the major formats, including Apple Computer's QuickTime* 4, RealNetwork's RealG2*, Microsoft's Windows Media Technologies*, MP3, MPEG, AVI and others. Media Cleaner Pro's multi-standard and cross-platform support drives the digital content creation market forward by providing developers the flexibility to create the highest quality media in any format required. For the first time, developers using both Macintosh and Windows can use one tool to easily prepare professional-quality media for delivery on the Web, broadband, CD-ROM, kiosks,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Available: June 1999 QuickMail Pro 2.0 client upgrade from version 1.0: $12 per user QuickMail Office 2.0 upgrade from version 1.0: $13-$16 per user To download the QuickMail Office 2.0 preview: http://www.cesoft.com/quickmail/qm20downloads.html CE Software Releases QuickMail Office 2.0 and QuickMail Pro 2.0 for Macintosh Must-have upgrade to popular all-in-one-box Internet and interoffice E-mail system sports all new interface and contact management features WEST DES MOINES, IA, June 21, 1999-- CE Software, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CE Software Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ SC Symbol: CESH), today announced the release of QuickMail Office 2.0 for Macintosh, a major upgrade of its easy-to-use Internet and interoffice E-mail system for mid-sized businesses. QuickMail Office includes QuickMail Pro Server and QuickMail Pro 2.0 client software that features all-new interface, advanced contact management features, hierarchical file folders and dozens of other...

MacHack PR: Developers' Top 10 Issues MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers c/o Expotech 1264 Bedford Road Grosse Point Park, MI 48230 Contact: Carol Lynn mailto:expotech@machack.com Tel: (313) 882-1824 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dearborn, MI -- June 29, 1999 -- MacHack 14 has come and gone, but news continues to be made. Continuing a long tradition, MacHack has announced the Top Ten Issues that face Macintosh developers over the coming year. The annual list is compiled from submissions made by MacHack attendees. These concerns then voted on and ranked based on relevance to these leading edge developers. The list in order of import follows. Top Ten Developer Issues as characterized at MacHack 14 Developer issue #1 -- MacsBug support MacsBug is a critical Macintosh development tool. Developers need Apple to dedicate engineering resources to this tool and to new ones like it. Developer issue #2 -- Greater stability, easier debugging Developers need increased reliability...

Whisper is a free, open source, general purpose Mac/Win32 C++ application framework. It's the successor to the Mac framework Raven. Like Raven Whisper is a modern framework that takes advantage of templates, multiple inheritance, STL, and exceptions. It's also designed around the notion of Design by Contract and includes numerous debugging tools. Whisper 1.2.1 and a complete change history can be found at (http://www.halcyon.com/www3/jesjones/Whisper/Home.html). The major changes are: 1) CodeWarrior Pro 5 is now supported (in addition to Pro 4 and MSVC 5). 2) Added threading support (preemptive on Windows, cooperative on Macs). 3) The XDropApp base class is now threaded and uses a progress dialog. 4) Added support for document oriented apps (defaults to MDI on Windows). 5) Added XTabControl and XBevelButtonControl. 6) Addd XXMLDocVisitor and XXMLPrintDoc to convert in-memory XXMLDoc's to text. 7) Lot's of minor changes and bug fixes. Jesse Jones jesjones@halcyon.com

The final release of Syslogd v2.1 is now available. You can download the release at: http://www.classicalguitar.net/brian/apps/syslogd/ Changes in v2.1 (see release notes for detailed changes): Several bug fixes, including a bug that would cause ASIP to crash if Syslogd crashed. Changed Syslogd to a true background application. A new Console application is now included allowing log messages to be viewed in real time. Enhanced ASIP logging. Including copy, create rename, move and delete file operations. Support for Mac OS X/NeXT facility extensions. The port Syslogd listens on is now configurable. Note: v2.1 now requires a registration code, all features a fully functional, but Syslogd will pester you about registering until you do. Thank you, Brian Brian Bergstrand brian@classicalguitar.net http://www.classicalguitar.net/brian/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Skipjack Merchant Services Releases Skipjack WebAPI? Powerful tools offer solutions for specific payment processing needs CINCINNATI, June 28, 1999 - Skipjack? Merchant Services, a payment gateway that allows merchants to accept electronic payments over the internet while protecting the merchant acquirer and the financial institution from excessive risk, today released its Skipjack WebAPI?. The Skipjack WebAPI is a powerful set of tools that gives Skipjack customers a key advantage with specific payment processing needs such as authorization requests, settlements, credits, transaction status requests, order details and other transaction-related activities. This application programming interface enables the use of Skipjack Merchant Services as the payment component when creating electronic catalogs or other payment-processing applications. "The Skipjack WebAPI makes the developers job so much easier," said Scott Valetti, technical channel manager for Evolv, the...

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, June 28, 1999 --- Excel Software today announced MacA&D 7.0 for system analysis, requirements specification, software design and code generation. Version 7.0 adds Java code generation, design namespaces, UML enhancements, dictionary enhancements and productivity features. MacA&D has diagram editors for process models, data models, class models, state models, object models, structure models and task models. Each model shows a different view of a software system that is integrated through a global data dictionary. In addition to integrated modeling, the tool provides requirements specification and traceability, design verification reports, scriptable HTML reports and complete text import/export features. WinA&D for Windows 95/98/NT and the document compatible MacA&D for Macintosh OS 7.x or 8.x are used by thousands of system analysts and software designers in over 30 countries. MacA&D 7.0 generates Java, Object Pascal or C++ code from a class...

[ANN] SysMenu 1.4.2 and appe Windows 2.05 SysMenu is a shell project, written by Matt Slot, that demonstrates how to create and manage a system menu. I simply updated it to compile under CodeWarrior Pro 4.0. I also fixed a bug that caused SysMenu not to recognize some of the newer PPC microprocessors, resulting in loading the 68K code instead of the PPC one, which was causing SysMenu to act highly unstable on my G3. appe Windows is a shell project, written by Matt Slot, that demonstrates how to create and manage a TSM window that always stays on top. I simply updated it to compile under CodeWarrior Pro 4.0. I also updated it to use Apple's tollbox window definition instead of Infinity Windoid. The last change I made was to make it Appearance compliant. You can download "SysMenu 1.4.2" and "appe Windows 2.05" here: (http://members.home.net/gziemski/pages/projects/MattSlotStuff.html) gerard ziemski gziemski@home.com (http://members.home.net/gziemski)

We're proud to present the first public beta of "mp3voodoo"! mp3voodoo lets you browse, select and play your valuable mp3 files. As mp3 files get more popular, the increasing number of files have to be organized to find and play them easily. Manage your party-music, create play lists for every mood! mp3voodoo collects the data from your mp3 files including id3 information as title, artist, album, year, genre and lets you add cover images for every album. You will need a Power Macintosh and QuickTime 4.0 installed to play mp3 files. mp3voodoo is $25 USD shareware. What more? - Automatically creates a database with all your mp3 file information - Get album information from the internet using Toby Rush's NetCD and store it in your music files (id3 tagging) - Add album covers - Browse and search the database and add titles to playlists - Manage your playlists - Change the look of mp3voodoo by using the build-in appearance editor - Label favorite titles with color labels (as in the finder...

FlashJestor Creator: Make Screen Savers in Five Minutes Wellingborough, England--June 24, 1999--3rd Eye Solutions, the parent company of FlashJester, (http://www.3rdeye.co.uk) announces the release of FlashJester Creator, a user-friendly new program that enhances Macromedia's Shockwave Flash technology and makes it possible to create attractive screen savers quickly and efficiently. Previously, designing screen savers could require a variety of tools from a variety of sources; but Creator brings all of those tools into a single program and makes it possible to design a screen saver from a Flash 3 or 4 projector file in as little as five minutes. Creator fully supports the newly released Flash 4 . NUMEROUS FEATURES "We spent over a year developing FlashJester Creator, and we made sure we did our homework," explains Davendra Patel, managing director for 3rd Eye Solutions. "Our research made it clear to us that similar products didn't offer nearly enough features. With Creator, users get...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES OAZIUM DATE & TIME 1.2 FileMaker Pro plug-in provides improved control over time. Contact: Vince Menanno Waves in Motion Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com 4131 N. 24th Street, Suite C206 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 PHOENIX. June 21, 1999. Time is a problem for any FileMaker developer--not just the time that always seems to run out just before deadline, but also the date stamps, interval calculations, and event lists that can complicate even the simplest FileMaker project. The oAzium Date & Time plug-in from Waves in Motion solves these problems with a collection of simple functions that let you easily manipulate time values, and even save time in the process. One set of functions allows you to measure the period between two events, automatically handling events that span more than one day, and expressing the result in the time unit that best suits your needs. With the release...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-AD SERVICES SHIPPING CREATOR2 1.5! PEORIA, IL -- Multi-Ad Services, Inc. has recently began shipping their Creator2 Version 1.5, the latest version of its comprehensive page layout program for the Macintosh. Creator2 Version 1.5 is now the only system to offer support for ColorSync v2.6 right out of the box, adding even more value and functionality to the software's page layout features, drawing, illustration and image manipulation capabilities. "Creator2 Version 1.5 provides users with literally the best implementation of ColorSync 2.6 technology available today," said Jill Addy, Software Product Manager for Multi-Ad Services, Inc. "It is truly a complete solution for today's advertising professional that provides a unique combination of performance and ease-of-use in a single, cost-effective package." Creator2 v1.5 is the first layout software to provide full ICC profile support and color matching for both vector and bitmap images without the need for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-AD ANNOUNCES MULTI-AD CUMULUS, A ROBUST MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TAILORED FOR ADVERTISERS The low cost solution that provides cross-platform support for cataloging job-tracking and image files Peoria, IL (June 22, 1999)Multi-Ad Services today introduced Multi-Ad Cumulus, a fast, powerful and highly cost-effective cross-platform Media Asset Management solution specifically tailored to manage digital assets for newspapers, Yellow Page directory publishers, advertising agencies, direct mail houses and other members of the advertising, marketing and promotional communities. Based on the technology of Canto Cumulus, the leading system of its kind for book and catalog publishers, the new product has been tailored to the advertising audience to offer a major upgrade to Multi-Ad Search. Delivering key advantages over that single-user Macintosh application, Multi-Ad Cumulus is available in both single-user and network versions; offers unlimited scalability...

For Immediate Release STARNINE SHIPS WEBSTAR SERVER SUITE 4.0 -- A Full Suite Of Servers For The Mac, including Web, FTP, Proxy and Now Mail -- A Complete Business Infrastructure in One Easy-to-Use Application -- BERKELEY, Calif., June 23, 1999 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. today announced it's now shipping WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0, a monumental upgrade to the highly acclaimed and widely-used WebSTAR(R) software for the Mac(tm) OS. Beyond a spectacular two-fold increase in Web serving traffic capacity, WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 includes a new, feature-packed SMTP/POP/IMAP mail server with remote, Web-based email access; new Lasso(tm)-based database publishing from Blue World Communications(tm); integrated and improved SSL encryption and authentication; and dozens of other enhancements. With this release, the product has officially been renamed from "WebSTAR" to "WebSTAR Server Suite," highlighting that the Web, FTP, Mail and Proxy servers can run as a single installation with unified...

FOR RELEASE ON JUNE 22, 1999 Phone: 805-963-6983 888-293-2836 FAX: 805-962-8202 Contact: Anita Holmgren eMail: anita@tenon.com http://www.tenon.com Tenon's iTools 5.0 Public Beta Now Available Santa Barbara, CA, June 22, 1999. Tenon Intersystems today announced a public beta of their new suite of internet tools for Apple's next-generation Mac OS X Server. Tenon's iTools extends and enhances Mac OS X Server's networking performance, efficiency, ease-of-use, and functionality with a family of tools essential to serious, commercial web content delivery and eCommerce. iTools is designed to overlay Apple's bundled Apache. The internet protocol software for Mac OS X Server as delivered by Apple has been updated to the newest, secure versions (closing a number of security loopholes) and extended with Tenon's browser-based point and click interface. iTools includes the latest Apache 1.3.6, DNS (BIND 8.2), sendmail 8.9.3 and a multihoming FTP server (wu-ftp 1.3.4), with built-in support for...

SITECAM 4.0 SHIPS WITH NEW LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTER AND INTEGRATED WEB SERVER -- Powerful, Easy-to-Use SiteCam 4.0 Now Serves Web Pages With Live Video Streaming, Time-Lapse QuickTime Movies, And Much More -- ALAMEDA, Calif., June 22, 1999 -- Rearden Technology today announced it's now shipping SiteCam 4.0, now with a new, integrated Web server, and an updated, more powerful streaming video engine. Previously designed to work alongside a standard Mac OS Web server, such as Apple's ASIP or StarNine's WebSTAR, now SiteCam 4.0 can serve video images and HTML pages independent of a separate Web server for vastly improved video streaming performance. SiteCam 4.0 is low-cost, high-performance Web Cam software featuring powerful capabilities designed for the corporate Webmaster or serious hobbyist including, image archiving, built-in FTP, motion detection, full scriptability, multi-camera support, and quick set-up guides. SiteCam 4.0 runs on any Macintosh on your network that has video-input....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE LIGHTNING FOUNDRY ANNOUNCES THE TYPERIGHTER SUITE 1.1 Unique Mac OS file type management utilities ARBROATH, SCOTLAND - Monday 21 June 1999 - THE LIGHTNING FOUNDRY announces the release of the latest version of The TypeRighter Suite - unique Mac OS file type management utilities. The TypeRighter Suite is primarily a contextual menu plug-in which allows you to manipulate the creator and type of any number of files selected within the finder. Utilising the power of Mac OS 8.x and Internet Config, The TypeRighter Suite makes it easier for Macintosh users to open files downloaded from the Internet, or any cross-platform network. For Macintosh systems runnning System 7, the TypeRighter application is provided, giving similar functionality. Version 1.1 adds the ability to copy and paste creator and type information between files. It also maintains the simple user interface developed in the original release, as well as the ability to automatically set, or manually...

For more information, contact Deeje Cooley 415-244-0828 mailto:deeje@puppettime.com http://www.puppettime.com/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUPPETTIME ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR DIALOG OVERDUBBING, NEW CAST 3D storytelling company makes 3D animation as easy as "point, click, type, record" SAN FRANCISCO (June 18th, 1999) - PuppetTime, Inc. announced today that its new released of PuppetTime Producer, 1.0d26, now supports dialog overdubbing and includes a new cast of puppets. Users can download the latest version from the company web site at (http://www.puppettime.com/). Tired of those limited number of computer generated voices? Now users can record their own voices saying the dialog in their 3D movies. Each line of dialog can have an associated sound recording, and the recording is tied to the dialog line. Users can move events in the Timeline tab, and PuppetTime Producer will keep the sound recordings in sync with the dialog events. "Everyone who's seen PuppetTime likes it, but wants more voices...

GLH-Training presents Adobe GoLive as the premier tool for building world-class web sites quickly and easily. Come to the GLH-Training Chicago Seminars, on July 1 and 2, to learn all you need to know to maximize your potential with this tool. The seminars and labs will cover both beginner and intermediate/advanced topics, including implementing advanced JavaScript, DHTML, and CSS features in Adobe GoLive. Invest in your talent, register for this seminar today! Seats are limited. Webmasters looking to integrate FileMaker Pro and/or ODBC databases using the Lasso Web Data Engine will benefit from GoLive's no-edit approach to LDML tags. GoLive will assist you in cutting down site development time, allowing you to focus on database creation/integration. Come learn how to use this powerful software! Visit the GLH-Training web site at (http://www.glh-training.com) for more info and to sign up, or contact them directly at 603.569.8766.

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH Softwarepark Hagenberg A-4323 Hagenberg AUSTRIA phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82 fax: +43 (7236) 3338-30 email: easybeat-sales@unisoft.co.at www: http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/easybeat.html easy beat - Brand-new Music Authoring Program for the Macintosh. Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, June-17-1999. UNI SOFTWARE PLUS is proud to announce a new music authoring program for composing, scoring, and playing songs. As its name suggests, easy beat is music for the Mac as it should be: powerful, yet easy to use. Instead of the usual tool-based user interface, easy beat uses a simple and intuitive point-and-click technique. Adding, selecting, moving, copying notes - all these operations are done with simple mouse gestures. With easy beat, you can compose your songs by drawing notes or record them with a MIDI instrument, see up to 16 tracks in multiple views, choose from 128 instruments and 7 drum sets, print the score and tabulature, add...