For Immediate Release BOOMASoft Ships BOOMA WebForms SANDY, Utah (Oct. 7, 1998) - BOOMASoft today announced it has begun shipping BOOMA WebForms, an easy-to-use and cost-effective program designed to help Web-site developers create and manage forms on their Web sites. According to Craig Osterloh, BOOMASoft's president, BOOMA WebForms is perfect for small and medium-sized businesses trying to level the Internet-commerce playing field to compete with larger companies. "Let's face it, for small to medium-sized businesses forms, are hard," Osterloh said. "They don't know how to create them, so they don't use them. And they can't afford the time, money and resources required to have them created. But their Web sites need forms to be more than online brochures. "BOOMA WebForms changes that. Using BOOMA WebForms, anyone can create Web forms tied to databases in just minutes. No longer will they have to hire outside programmers or rely on costly dedicated servers." The program allows...

RELEASED For more information contact In the U.S. and Pacific: Scott Paterson scott@be.com (650) 462-4112 In Europe: Jean Calmon jcalmon@beeurope.com (33) 1 49 06 73 75 Be, Inc. Unveils BeOS Release 4 at COMDEX Fall 98 Alternative Operating System Allows Users to Manipulate High-Bandwidth Digital Media MENLO PARK, Calif., November 10, 1998 -- Be, Inc. today announced BeOS Release 4, an operating system designed for digital content creators who want to manipulate high bandwidth digital media, such as graphics, audio, and video, in real time on personal computer hardware. The alternative operating system delivers breakthrough computing power to prosumers who are doing a variety of multimedia work from creating animated 3D models and mixing digital audio tracks to editing the latest digital video masterpiece. BeOS Release 4, designed to co-exist with other operating systems on the same PC, will debut in Be's booth at COMDEX (Sands Convention Center/Booth #7114) and ship to customers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MDG Computer Services, Inc. 231 Faircroft Road Bartlett, IL 60103-1363 USA Phone: +630-497-0220 FAX: +630-497-8893 http://www.mdg.com/ Email: info@mdg.com MDG Announces Free Updates to WS4D Product Family Web Server 4D 2.0.2 Available (MacOS & NT) WS4D/Developer 2.0.2 Available (MacOS & NT) WS4D/CGI 1.0.2 Available (MacOS) WS4D/Email-Search 1.0.2 Available (MacOS) Bartlett, IL November 10, 1998 - MDG Computer Services, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of updates for the complete WS4D Product Family for MacOS and Windows NT. Sherlock Optimized All Database published by WS4D are Sherlock accessible. This includes Site-Search, Email-Search and all custom databases. WS4D 2.0.2 has some specific Sherlock tracking features. The recent users window will indicate if a database search is normal or Sherlock. All Sherlock requests are logged into a text file. The WS4D Statistics Windows will count the number of Sherlock requests handled. Also, for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Jobs to Deliver Keynote Address at MACWORLD Expo SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 1998 -- IDG Expo Management Company today announced Steve Jobs, the interim CEO for Apple Computer, Inc., will deliver the opening keynote address at MACWORLD Expo January 5, 1999. Jobs keynote address will take place from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the Moscone Convention Center in the Esplanade Ballroom on Jan. 5, 1999. The session is open to registered conference attendees only. MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco annually brings together established and emerging companies to showcase innovative products and services for the Macintosh community. MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco show floor and top-rated conference programs serve as the premiere showcase for products, services and training geared to professional and consumers alike. The MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco exhibit hall opens Jan. 5 and runs through Jan. 8 at the Moscone Convention Center. MACWORLD Expo's multiple conference programs cover...

For Immediate Release NetMind's New Webmaster Program Offers Change Detection Tools and Tailored Reports to Target and Retain Web Site Visitors NetMind Mind-it Software Encourages Repeat Visits With Customized Communication and Detailed Analysis of Web Site Traffic for FREE Campbell, CA November 10, 1998 NetMind, the leading supplier of Change Detection solutions for the consumer and enterprise markets, today announced a new Webmaster Program. The NetMind Webmaster Program assists Webmasters by offering its powerful third-generation Change Detection software free of charge to better target and retain Web site traffic through customized messages and reports. "Using NetMind's free Mind-it service, visitors to our site can register to be notified when new content is added," said Colleen Temple, online editor for Intermec Technologies Corporation. "This service acts as a pull strategy to bring people back to the site and provides us with valuable demographic information concerning our...

For Immediate Release: MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES DREAMWEAVER 2 Major Upgrade of Macromedia's Web Authoring Environment Raises the Bar for Professional Web Site Design and Production San Francisco, Calif. --- November 9, 1998 --- Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced Dreamweaver 2, a new release of its professional Web authoring environment. The newest addition to Macromedia's award-winning family of Web publishing tools adds powerful new features for efficient page design and production, comprehensive site management, visual authoring for dynamic publishing, and Roundtrip XML. Dreamweaver 2 is an extensible Web development platform that is designed to work with custom and commercial e-commerce, database, dynamic publishing and rich media technologies. Macromedia also announced that Dreamweaver 2 is seamlessly integrated with solutions from industry-leading companies, including BroadVision (NASDAQ: BVSN), Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), and Real Networks (NASDAQ: RNWK) in related...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES BANDWIDTH BREAKTHROUGH- STUFFIT COMPRESSION SOFTWARE NOW INCREASES INTERNET FILE TRANSFER SPEED BY 20%, NETTING A PHENOMENAL REDUCTION IN COST AND SPACE New StuffIt Technology Saves More Time And Money Than Any Other Compression Product On Any Platform, Includes Unique Cross-Platform And Multi-Lingual Capabilities For Improved Internet Or Network File Transfers Watsonville, CA- November 9, 1998 - Aladdin Systems today announced it is shipping StuffIt(r) Deluxe 5.0, the award-winning Macintosh compression software. The version 5.0 includes tighter compression, Mac OS 8.5 compatibility, support for MacBinary III encoding formats, additional email program support, and more. "Time is money, space is money and Aladdin saves both- more than any other commercial compression product on any platform," said Darryl Lovato, chief technology officer. With StuffIt Deluxe 5.0, users at all levels can benefit: *Downloads of compressed files are 20% faster *Increases internal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering releases Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.0 Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, November 9, 1998--Troi Automatisering today announced the release of the final version of Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 (or later) on Mac OS. This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro the ability to grab a picture from a video input source and to put it directly into a container field. Peter Baanen, company president, states that "The people that downloaded the beta version had great ideas for it's use. A lot of people are eager to start using the Grabber plug-in. We're glad to be able to offer them the final version". The use of this plug-in is only limited by your imagination. Here are some of the suggested uses: a webcam database, time lapse pictures, Yoga database(!), Easy casting, festival- meeting- or conference registration database, a security database. We've added sample databases, including a new Trade Show example, which shows the plug-in's ease of use....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 1998 CONTACT: Karl Bunker KarlBunker@aol.com http://users.aol.com/KarlBunker/ MultiTimer Pro 3.1 Released; Update To Powerful, Easy To Use Time-Tracking and Billing Utility for Macintosh-Using Professionals Macintosh software developer Karl Bunker announces the release of MultiTimer Pro 3.1. MultiTimer Pro is a utility for tracking the time spent on projects and jobs performed on a Mac. MultiTimer Pro is an invaluable asset to graphic designers, Web designers, content creators of all types, consultants, lawyers, accountants, and anyone who uses a Mac and either bills for their time or needs to keep track of time for any other purpose. Here are just a few of the features of MultiTimer Pro: * Track time EASILY, with a simple and intuitive interface. * Track expenses as well as time. * View a complete history of your timed sessions in a "log" window. Logs are fully editable and can be configured in a variety of ways. * Set hourly rates and have charges...

PR - Web Confidential 1.1 Where do you keep your confidential data? Like most people these days, you've probably got a growing number of user IDs, passwords, registration keys, PINs, serial numbers, and the like, stored in various places on your Mac or scribbled on miscellaneous pieces of paper around your home or office. When you stop and think about it, you probably have more of these pesky bits of information scattered about than you realize. Now there is a software program to manage passwords and the like: it is called Web Confidential. It uses an intuitive, easy-to-use card file metaphor which will enable even novice users to get up to speed in no time. Power users will find a large number of options to enable them to configure Web Confidential to meet their specific needs. Web Confidential offers 448-bit encryption. Web Confidential 1.1 is Mac OS 8.5-savvy and is available in English and Japanese. Web Confidential is $25 shareware. Web Confidential 1.0.2 is available in German...

From: Serg@VisualNewt.com (Serg Koren) Subject: [ANN] CWSieve CWSieve 1.0 A simple (read quick-n-dirty) app written in CW Pro4 on the Mac that performs the standard sieve benchmark. This app is freeware, but do not upload modified versions. In addition this application also lets you run a minimal sieve (restricted to 5120 primes) in order to live within the PalmPilot memory limits. This package includes the compiled (FAT) application and the project file. For more information and timing comparisons see: http://www.VisualNewt.com/Sieve.html and if you run this on another Mac platform, please let me know the model number and timings (specifically the 5120 option). Cheers, Serg Koren Serg@VisualNewt.com VisualNewt Software http://www.VisualNewt.com/

From: Andrew Shalit (alms@harlequin.co.uk) Dear Dylan Programmer - I'm happy to announce that version 1.1 of Harlequin Dylan Personal Edition is now available for download from the Harlequin Web site at (http://www.harlequin.com/devtools/dylan). As with all our Personal Edition products, there is no charge for this software. The version 1.1 release includes a large number of bug fixes and several key additions, including support for limited vectors, FFI speed improvements, and OpenGL and multimedia libraries. Version 1.1 of the Professional Edition will go on sale early next week. In addition to the improvements cited for the Personal Edition, version 1.1 of the Professional Edition adds support for sockets as well as improvements to our COM support. With the release of version 1.1, the price of the Professional Edition will increase to $299. So, this weekend is your last chance to get Harlequin Dylan Professional at the introductory price of $249. Complete instructions for Web and...

SoftPress Systems ships Freeway 2.0 Major upgrade to Web design package incorporates over a hundred new features and starter pack of fifteen ready-to-use Actions Oxford, England --- November 6th 1998 --- SoftPress Systems today announced first customer shipments of Freeway 2.0, a major upgrade to their award-winning Web design software for the Apple Macintosh. Freeway has been designed to meet the needs of graphic designers who want an intuitive but powerful tool which gives them the ability to design Web sites without the need to master HTML. Until December 31st Freeway 2.0 is available at the special introductory price of $199. From January 1st 1999 the recommended retail price will be $299. Registered Freeway customers qualify for a free-of-charge on-line upgrade to Freeway 2.0. A 30-day trial version of Freeway 2.0 is available from the SoftPress Web site. "Without the features in Freeway 2.0, our Web site would have received the same "there's not enough time to update it"...

Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 5.0 Bedford, MA--November 6, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of version 5.0 of their flagship product: BBEdit, the leading text and HTML editing tool for the Mac OS(tm). This release is a significant upgrade that enhances the product at many levels. BBEdit 5.0 features a completely redesigned suite of HTML markup tools, as well as new additions to the core editing capabilities, and refinements of the existing feature set that has long defined this industry-leading product. Featured among the new tools are the new context-sensitive Tag Maker, and its complement, the Edit Tag command. These two commands speed the creation and editing of HTML documents by providing markup options that are valid in the current working context. The new HTML markup tools in BBEdit 5.0 are supported by an underlying SGML parser, which provides the foundation for an improved HTML syntax checker. "This new release represents the next stage in the...

For Immediate Release Adobe PageMill 3.0 to be Bundled with Apple iMac World's Best Selling Macintosh Web Authoring Tool Combined with Apple's Fastest-Selling Computer San Jose, Calif., (November 5, 1998) (NASDAQ: ADBE) - Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Adobe PageMill 3.0 software, the world's best selling Web authoring tool for the Apple Macintosh platform, will be bundled with Apple's innovative consumer computer, iMac. Adobe PageMill 3.0 delivers an intuitive and straightforward Web authoring solution to Apple iMac customers and is included with iMacs that have Mac OS 8.5 pre-loaded on the system. Mac OS 8.5 is Apple's recently announced "must have" upgrade to the Macintosh operating system. "iMac combines the simplicity of the Macintosh with the excitement of the Internet," said Phil Schiller, vice-president of worldwide marketing, Apple Computer. "iMac is the simplest and fastest way to get online and the combination of PageMill 3.0 and iMac makes creating and...

Subject: [ANN] PowerPlant 1.9.2a Patch Available From: Ron Liechty (mwron@metrowerks.com) [ANN] PowerPlant 1.9.2a Patch Available PowerPlant 1.9.2a adds support for Apple's Universal Headers 3.2 as well as minor bug fixes to PowerPlant 1.9.2 (Pro 4 version). This patch is source only, you will need to follow the instructions in the release notes to install and rebuild your PowerPlant precompiled headers and libraries. Updated are... LString.cp, LString.h UDrawingUtils.cp UNavServicesDialogs.cp http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/ This archive was submitted on 11/05/1998 (CWPRO4 Release) and occupies 32k of disk space. You can download it at URL: ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.2a.sit.hqx - or - ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.2a.sit.hqx - or - ftp4 - 206.204.30.115/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.2a.sit.hqx

Own an iMac for $29.99 a Month PR News Wire Nov. 5, 1998 iMac is Now Most Affordable Consumer Computer CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced the industry's most aggressive financing program which enables customers to buy an iMac for just $29.99 per month. Apple's financing program features instant in-store credit approval, no payments for 120 days, and one of the lowest interest rates available to consumers anywhere. "For the price of three pizzas a month, you can own an iMac," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "The world's coolest consumer computer has just become the most affordable." Participating Apple resellers nationwide, including CompUSA, are offering instant in-store credit approval using Apple's web-based loan application. Approved buyers can take their iMacs home with no down payment, and with no payments for 120 days. "This is going to make a hot product even hotter," said Jim Halpin, CompUSA president and CEO. "...

For Immediate Release ACTIVE CONCEPTS SHIPS FUNNEL WEB 2.5 --Fast, Powerful Web Site Auditing Tool Now With Regional Reporting, Mean Path Through Site, Offsite Processing, Domain Aggregating, and More-- CARLTON, Victoria, Australia, November 4, 1998 -- Active Concepts today announced Funnel Web 2.5, a free upgrade to their Web site analysis software, now with Regional Reporting, Mean Path through site, Domain Aggregating, Offsite Processing and extended support for several new servers and graphic formats. Available today for the Mac OS, with Windows/NT and Unix versions to ship in the coming weeks, Funnel Web 2.5 provides rapid, detailed analysis, even when processing combined multiple files from different servers. Known for its ease-of-use and speed, Funnel Web is priced at US$249/Standard and US$499/Professional. Upgrades are free to current registered users and available today at (http://www.activeconcepts.com/). "StarNine's site has grown incredibly complex," explained Luke van...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 1998 CONTACT: Sara Winge, 707/829-0515 x285, sara@oreilly.com http://www.oreilly.com TIM O'REILLY SENDS AN "OPEN LETTER TO MICROSOFT" Tim O'Reilly, President and CEO of O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., responds to the "Halloween Document", an internal Microsoft memorandum analyzing Open Source software and its potential impact for Microsoft. The memo, posted on the Internet by Open Source evangelist Eric Raymond two days ago, is at: http://sagan.earthspace.net/~esr/halloween.html ---------------------------- An Open Letter to Microsoft ---------------------------- In the already infamous "Halloween Document", you laid out a strategy for competing with the Open Source movement. You say: "OSS projects have been able to gain a foothold in many server applications because of the wide utility of highly commoditized, simple protocols. By extending these protocols and developing new protocols, we can deny OSS projects entry into the market." The point that...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lolita Basu / Chris Carrico Urge Public Relations 323 848 8743 lolita@urgepr.com chris@urgepr.com INFOTONIC ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR WEBHOST QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM TO LAUNCH JANUARY 1999 Guaranteed! by ISPcheck to help consumers choose by offering unbiased, third-party evaluations Washington, D.C., November 4, 1998 - Infotonic, publishers of the ISPcheck (www.ispcheck.com) Internet Service Provider search engine, announced today plans to launch a Webhost quality assurance program which will offer assistance to individuals and businesses faced with the task of selecting a trustworthy service provider. Unlike certification programs offered by industry associations, ISPcheck's Guaranteed! Program will have no affiliation with any Webhosting company. Infotonic will underwrite the program's evaluation process as an unbiased, independent third party. "Guaranteed! is a natural extension to ISPcheck," said Isabel Wang, co-founder of Infotonic. "ISPcheck expedites...

OPENGL FOR THE MACINTOSH 1.5 (SGI API 1.1) IS NOW AVAILABLE OpenGL for the Macintosh by Conix 1.5 25% performance increase 400% performance increase for some texture map modes San Luis Obispo, CA (November 2, 1998) Conix Enterprises, Inc. today announced the availability of OpenGL for the Mac 1.5. This is the OpenGL the Macintosh graphic's community has been waiting for. With incredible performance gains and improved support for hardware acceleration, Conix provides the ultimate solution for 3D graphics on the Macintosh. ATI Fully Supports OpenGL "Conix is an excellent partner in bringing accelerated OpenGL to the Macintosh platform. ATI has been proud of our working relationship with Conix and feel that their modular implementation of OpenGL is elegant in design.... The growing number of 3D Rendering Applications and Games being developed using the Conix solution is a testament to Conix's robustness and easy of use." Henry Nienhuis ATI Technologies Inc. Manager, Software...

Marc Mennigmann releases THE BLOCK 2.1 Iserlohn, Germany -- November 01, 1998 -- Marc Mennigmann today announced the release of version 2.1 of THE BLOCK, a popular password security application for Macintosh computers. What is THE BLOCK? ================== THE BLOCK is a powerful password protection system for Macintosh computers. Unlike other password protection systems, it will not accept real passwords. To log in to a computer protected by THE BLOCK you need to go through a two-step process. First you need to type a Password Key, which is a key combination similar to the Finder's Copy or Paste shortcuts [command+c] or [command+v]. The second step is to click with the mouse on the shutdown button on the on-screen dialog or, depending on the preferences you set, to press the "esc" key on your keyboard. A big part of THE BLOCK's security comes from the illusion that a real password is needed. If intruders are not aware of how THE BLOCK works, they will always choose the wrong approach...

PRESS RELEASE - CTM ships PowerMail 2.2 October 30th, 1998 - CTM announces the immediate release of PowerMail 2.2, its flagship e-mail client for Mac OS. PowerMail uses the same high-speed search engine as Apple's new Sherlock to search through its mail databases, offers access to multiple POP3 and IMAP4 mail accounts and supports e-mail correspondence in over 71 simple and complex languages, including English, Japanese, Swedish and French. The new 2.2 release brings 9 new features and 23 enhancements over version 2.1, and has already been made available free of charge to current owners. PowerMail was the runner-up of the 1998 Apple Design Awards in the category "Best Apple technology adoption", and Mac Central calls it "a viable Emailer replacement". The product can be purchased online at US$ 49, with substantial site-license discounts for corporate and education use. A free demo version can be downloaded from http://www.ctmdev.com -------------------------------- NEW FEATURES IN...

October 30, 1998 Casady & Greene is please to announce that Conflict Catcher 8, winner of a perfect 5 mice rating from Macworld Magazine in the December 1998 issue, has added more great features in version 8.0.3. Casady & Greene recommends all Conflict Catcher 8 users update to version 8.0.3. It is available at no cost to Conflict Catcher 8 owners over the internet at http://www.casadyg.com/downloads/default.html. Conflict Catcher 8.0.3 now supports Sherlock Internet Searching by managing the Internet Search Sites folder. This allows users to create sets of Sherlock search site plugins. Conflict Catcher's reference library has been expanded to include descriptions for over 3900 files, including descriptions for Sherlock internet search sites. Conflict Catcher has the latest Mac OS 8.5 information for the Clean-Install System Merge. Conflict Catcher also correctly labels original items into the new system folder when merging. This version has improved support for 68k...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering releases Troi Graphic Plug-in 1.0 Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, October 29, 1998--Troi Automatisering today announced the release of the final version of Troi Graphic Plug-in 1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 both on Mac OS and Windows. The Troi Graphic Plug-in adds powerful graphics functions to FileMaker Pro 4.0: RGB Colors: With this function you can fill container fields in any RGB (red, green, blue combination) color you want. Screen Capture: Capture the state of the screen into a container field: You can capture the complete screen or specify which part of the screen you want. This is great for customer support. Make Thumbnails: If you have large images already in a FileMaker database there is no easy way to make small preview images. But with the Graphic plug-in you now can create small thumbnails, all within FileMaker! Ideal for speedy images in Web Publishing User Manual: A new user manual in PDF format is now included, which discusses...

Canadian Software Developer Announces Major Upgrade to VR Authoring Tool - The First to Allow Directional Stereo 'Wired Sprite' Sound in QTVR Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, October 28, 1998 - Squamish Media Group, Inc., announced today that they have released a major upgrade to their popular software application, soundsaVR 1.0, the first product of its kind available to allow the embedding of directional stereo sound into QuickTime VR using Apple's new 'wired sprite' technology. soundsaVR 1.1 is a fast and efficient way to add sound to photographic or rendered single node and multi node QTVR movies (1.0 and 2.0), and can import any file in sound formats supported by QT3.0 to enhance the immersive experience of QTVR with realistic directional stereo sound. David Solomon, Creative Director and co-founder of Squamish Media Group, says that soundsaVR 1.1 has some major improvements over 1.0, as well as a number of added features that were requested by registered users of the product...

DevDepot'S HALLOWEEN SALE: OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1ST DevDepot (r) is your online source for programming and developer tools. Whether you're an application developer, a web developer, or a system administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for! The Depot is getting into the spirit of the Halloween season by offering a special to treat to our customers. We're knocking an extra 10% off of our already low prices -- this weekend only! To qualify for the 10% off you need to order via e-mail, fax, or on our convenient web site. That's it--any order you place via any of these methods AUTOMATICALLY qualifies you. for more details: (http://www.devdepot.com/halloween-98.html) Due to the overwhelming response expected, we cannot take phone orders at the discount price. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an e-mail with your phone number and we will call you -- you will still qualify for the discount that way. To Order from DevDepot: on the Web at: (http://...

October 26, 1998 All Lasso 3 customers are advised to download and install Lasso 3 Service Pack Release 1. This maintenance release introduces fixes to various Lasso 3 components and provides a new format file security solution. Details are available via new articles in the Blue World Support Central "Software Hot Fixes" area at http://support.blueworld.com/hotfixes.lasso. In addition, Blue World today made available two Hot Fixes that address the following select issues. 1. Encoding Tags Module 3.0 Revision 1 addresses problems associated with how FileMaker Pro returns encoded data differently between different versions of FileMaker Pro. 2. Lasso WAPI Plug-in 3.0 Revision 1 addresses a problem which would cause WebTen to crash on shutdown. As Hot Fixes are only needed to update specific components of a Lasso 3 installation, only Lasso 3 customers who require the specific functionality need to install Hot Fixes. Blue World Communications, Inc. blueworld@blueworld.com http://www....

GRASSROOTS VICTORY FOR WEB STANDARDS PROJECT October 27, 1998 -- The Web Standards Project (http://www.webstandards.org), an international coalition of leading Web developers, today celebrated Netscape's agreement to include software in its next generation Web browser that could make Netscape the leader in Web Standards Support. Netscape officials told WSP that due in no small part to pressure from Web developers, Navigator 5.0 will include the company's new NGLayout rendering engine - the part of a browser that determines how pages look and work. This action had been the focus of a month-old WSP petition drive. In September, WSP launched a public campaign urging Netscape to include NGLayout, currently under development, after Netscape officials said it wouldn't be included in Navigator 5.0. Thousands of Web designers and Web users signed The Web Standards Project's "I Want My NGLayout!" petition in throughout October. This grassroots action helped Netscape's management realize that...

From: phenix@interpath.com (John Moreno) Subject: alt.comp.lang.applescript has been created After waiting a couple of weeks for discussion of the creation of the group alt.comp.lang.applescript, I have sent the newgroup message so it will hopefully be available soon (my ISP [interpath] is currently carrying it). To help get the group going I'd suggest that when responding to applescript request that they be cross-posted to alt.comp.lang.applescript.

The Compendium of HTML Elements/htmlcompendium.org Press Release regarding our update to revision 7. October 26, 1998, Oxford-on-Rideau, Canada I am please to present the 7th revision of the Compendium of HTML Elements. Revision 7 contains many refinements and much expanded information that will be of interest to the web authoring community. New Format Revision 7 uses a completely new format that retains the hierarchy of previous releases but with faster access times and easier and faster movement throughout the site. We have moved from tables-based formatting to Cascading Style Sheets, for the most part, Level 2. Downloadable Fonts We are now using the Bitstream downloadable fonts to compliment the move to CSS2. The texts can be read faster. As well, the downloadable fonts aid in establishing the hierarchy that is so necessary with large amounts of information like this. A big plus is the demonstration of downloadable fonts themselves. The entire process is described in full....

Traffic Report Release Notes B30 Version: 1.0.b30 Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 Author: Brian Lusby New Features in This Version TR now lets you specify which referrers you'd like included in the reports. You can include the internals, externals, or both. This just affects the Referrer reports and doesn't exclude a referrer's entire log entry (as is the case when using a filter). Settings for this addition are in the Log Prefs. Referrers that contain the home domain you specify can be included (for reporting on internal referrers) or excluded (for reporting on external referrers). For example, to exclude www.apple.com and www2.apple.com you'd specify your home domain as apple.com and both would be excluded. The Referer Stats report now includes visit counts and visits' average length. Want to know how many visits you've gotten from Yahoo!, Excite or any other referrer category you've established? This report will tell you. The Day-by-Day Stats, Primary Domain and Secondary Domain...

-- For Immediate Release -- CONTACT: Press only: Snorri Gudmundsson, Men & Mice +354-520-5303 or mailto:snorri@menandmice.com QuickDNS Pro 2.1.1 from Men & Mice Released: QuickDNS Server Update Provides Extensive DNS Security through Spoofing Protection --- --- --- Reykjavik, Iceland October 26/-- Men & Mice today released version 2.1.1 of QuickDNS Pro, which provides extensive DNS security through DNS spoofing protection. Men & Mice is responding to the immediate threat DNS servers on the Internet encounter through DNS spoofing. DNS spoofing can cause serious security problems for DNS servers vulnerable to such attacks, for example causing users to be directed to wrong Internet sites or emails going through non-authorized mail servers. "DNS spoofing seems to be an increasing security issue on the Internet and we saw the need for immediate and extensive security measures to protect users against such attacks" says Sigfus Magnusson, QuickDNS Product manager. "QuickDNS...

AdKnowledge Introduces Advisor -- Now Marketers and Agencies Can Measure Web Advertising Effectiveness Post-Click Tracking and Measurement of Return on Investment for Web Advertising Now Possible New York, NY (@d:tech Conference) -- October 26, 1998 -- AdKnowledge, the only independent provider of end-to-end web advertising management products for advertisers and agencies, today introduced AdKnowledge Advisor, a tool providing a reliable way to measure and optimize the return on web advertising. With Advisor, marketers can now accurately track consumers' complete response to ads, including buying patterns, to determine long-term customer value. Advisor is the latest component of the AdKnowledge System, the comprehensive, system designed to maximize the ROI of web marketing dollars and save time and money by automating the web advertising process. Accurate Tracking of Web Advertising Effectiveness Now a Reality Usually, the success of most web advertising is gauged using a combination...

MiniCalendar 2.1 PR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Catara(tm) Software Releases MiniCalendar 2.1 Contact: Steven Marcotte catara@idir.net Lawrence, KS October 24, 1998 Catara(tm) Software today announced the release of MiniCalendar 2.1, an update of their popular calendar program. What is MiniCalendar 2.1? MiniCalendar is a small and elegant system calendar. Its main goal is to provide the user with a basic calendar for any month between January 1582 and December 29940. MiniCalendar is not designed to replace full function date books, rather it is designed to complement such programs. Programs such as Claris Organizer or Now Up-To-Date excel at managing appointments and dates, but are clumsy when it comes to looking up what day your birthday is going to fall on next year. MiniCalendar fills this niche nicely. Since MiniCalendar is small and easy enough to use, you will want to leave it running so you will always have access to a calendar. As you'd expect from Catara, MiniCalendar is robust,...

From: jesjones@halcyon.com (Jesse Jones) Subject: [ANN] Raven 1.5 I'm happy to announce that Raven 1.5 is available. You can find it at (http://www.halcyon.com/www3/jesjones/Raven/Raven.html). Raven is a free C++ application framework similar to PowerPlant and MacApp. The changes in 1.5 are as follows: Known Bugs: * Stack crawl doesn't have symbol names if virtual memory is on. * DTS has confirmed a bug in the 1.0.1 Appearance Extension: if a window's procID is kWindowModalDialogProc or kWindowAlertProc the window is not actually modal (ie the user can switch out of the app). * When using native floating windows the NavServices dialogs don't activate until they're clicked (OS 8.5f2). Note that this is reproducible with the Nav Services sample code. + CustomGetFile seems to hang if InitFloatingWindows is called (OS 8.5f2). + The SIOUX window won't drag if a floater is visible (this is a SIOUX bug). General Notes: + There's now a Raven web page at: (http://www.halcyon.com/www3/jesjones/...

Clean-Install Assistant 1.1 was just released : Clean-Install Assistant makes it easier to migrate third-party and personal items to a new Clean-Installed System Folder, and it may also be used to: Save space and backup your valuable additions and preference files only, instead of the whole System Folder. Install the same set of additions on multiple Macs. Remove extra files and folders from your System Folder to restore it to a previous state: you can take a 'snapshot' of the System Folder and have Clean-Install Assistant extract any items added since. Version 1.1 adds support for Mac OS 8.5 and allows migrating files from previous System Folders as well as active ones. It is free for personal and educational use, download from http://www.marcmoini.com

Press Release For more information, contact: Barbara Assadi Assadi Hurty LLC 87 West Crescent Drive110 Sutter Street, Suite 408 San FranciscoRafael, CA 94104901 Tel: (415) 434-4344882-7144 Fax: (415) 434-4346457-0937 E-mail: barbara@assadihurty.com Something blue, something new, LaCie electron19blue * High performance "natural flat" tube * Unique dark blue casing with color- enhancing blue hood (black inside) * Total of five 5 USB connectors * Provides 25% bigger viewing area than a typical 17" monitor Hillsboro, OR (October 22, 1998) - LaCie has unveiled a 19-inch monitor based on Diamondtron Aperture Grille technology, which offers unequaled picture sharpness and brightness. The electron19blue monitor, available exclusively from LaCie, features a unique image-enhancing hood that reduces reflected light and shadow. The monitor sports a 19" tube and an 18" diagonal viewing area. This represents 25% more display area than on a typical 17" monitor. The LaCie electron19blue monitor...

For Immediate Release Contact: Sharon Doi Neon Software, Inc. 3685 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Suite 253 Lafayette, CA 94549 Phone: 510-283-9771 Fax: 510-283-6507 Internet: doi@neon.com Neon Software announces support for MacOS 8.5 SNMP LAFAYETTE, CA - October 22nd, 1998 - Neon Software today announced that its LANsurveyor product is fully compatible with the recently released MacOS 8.5 Simple Network Managment Protocol (SNMP) capabilities. LANsurveyor is Neon Software's MacOS network mapping, monitoring, and reporting application. With the release of MacOS 8.5, Apple Computer adds an industry-standard SNMP agent to MacOS-compatible computers. "We originally introduced SNMP queries into LANsurveyor to support Apple's original MacSNMP product", said Laurie Abrams, Director of Sales at Neon Software. "Since Apple's Open Transport networking architecture obsoleted MacSNMP, we've been waiting for Apple to provide an updated SNMP agent for the MacOS." LANsurveyor can gather detailed...

From: Marco Bambini (marco@spiderlink.it) Subject: OpenScript 1.1.2 What is OpenScript? OpenScript is a plugin for every HTTP server compatible with W*API 1.1, it allows you to include AppleScript and Frontier commands in your HTML pages. With version 1.1.2 if an error occur during the execution of a script, the error message is displayed into the HTML page. For more information, or to download a free, fully-functional demo of OpenScript 1.1.2, visit http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/7185 (software section). Thank you for your time, Marco Bambini

Escape Information Services releases QMedia 1.0 for MacOS PPC and Windows. QMedia is the plug-in that allows 4D applications to include, play back, edit and integrate tightly with all digital media types supported by QuickTime 3, Apple's award-winning, industry standard, multimedia architecture. QMedia broadens the spectrum of applications that 4D developers can address by transforming 4th Dimension into a multimedia container and content development environment. Applications written with QMedia can be deployed accross platforms, as well as in heterogeneous client-server configurations. QMedia, QPix and QMedia Light make up a comprehensive suite that addresses the majority of multimedia development needs and positions 4D as *the only* RAD and database tool to dispose of such an extensive exposure of the QuickTime 3 API. We are confident that the community will realize the vaste potential of the multimedia 4D, and lead the way towards many innovative and imaginative new applications....

3COM SHIPS NEW RELEASE OF CODEWARRIOR(r) FOR PALM COMPUTING(r) PLATFORM SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 21, 1998 -- Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced shipment of CodeWarrior(r) for Palm Computing(r) Platform Release 5, the premier software development tool for creating applications that run on all Palm Computing platform devices. CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform is a tightly integrated development environment that allows programmers to write Palm OS(tm) applications. With Release 5, they can now take advantage of the enhanced infrared (IrDA) support in the Palm OS software and the bar code scanner in the Symbol SPT 1500 device to create compelling, portable solutions for corporate or consumer use. CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform Release 5 is priced at U.S. $369 for an annual subscription, which includes the next upgrade free. The Conduit Development Kit, a software development kit from 3Com used to write plug-ins for HotSync(r) technology...

From: julian miller (julian@scriptsoftware.com) CopyPaste is the shareware utility that was awarded a 5 mouse rating by MacUser and was their shareware utility of the year 1996. Shareware Junkies declared it Mac Product of the year for 1997. CopyPaste also appeared in the June 97 Wired and has been featured in MacWeek, TidBits, MacAddict and many other magazines. CopyPaste magnifies the clipboard in many different ways and has been declared indespensible by web developers, editors, writers, dtp professionals and everyone who uses the clipboard. CopyPaste is available online and can be downloaded free at: http://www.scriptsoftware.com it is also on the major shareware archives and AOL. * MacOS 8.5 compatible! * Many advanced features but easy for beginners! * Full Drag & Drop compatibility! * Use up to 100 independent clipboards by menu or simple key commands! * View and access all the clipboard using the CopyPaste Palette! * Append text to 1 of 10 files on disk at any time! *...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sonic Announces Sub-$1,000 All-In-One VPN, Firewall and Content Filtering Box SonicWALL VPN ideal for branch offices requiring an easy-to-use and affordable Internet security solution NETWORLD+INTEROP, ATLANTA, October 19, 1998 -- Sonic Systems, Inc. (Booth #2348), provider of network technology for small to mid-sized companies, today announced SonicWALL VPN, an Internet security appliance. SonicWALL VPN enables companies to establish transparent links across the public Internet to business partners, and remote and branch offices. A "black-box solution" requiring no additional hardware or software to operate, SonicWALL VPN provides a comprehensive VPN security solution with firewalling, content filtering, IP address management, logging/reporting and IP Security (IPSec) VPN for less than $1,000. SonicWALL VPN provides an easy, affordable, and secure means for businesses to connect all offices and partners together using data encryption and the public Internet to...

For immediate release October 19, 1998 Faster, faster, faster...Web Performance Tuning Sebastopol, CA--"When I told people I was writing a book called 'Web Performance Tuning', the usual response I got was that the title should be 'Web Server Performance Tuning'", explains author Patrick Killelea, "But when you're desperate to improve performance, you can become much more creative about finding other parts of the web that you can tune." Killelea's just-released book, "Web Performance Tuning" (O'Reilly, $32.95) thoroughly covers tuning web server software, but it goes beyond the server, uncovering ways to get optimal performance from a browser, tuning the hardware (on both the server and browser ends) and maximizing the capacity of the network itself. As the World Wide Web (also jokingly referred to as the World Wide Wait) matures, more users, more data, and more features have slowed down servers and the loading of web pages to a crawl. Increased traffic has unfortunately coincided...

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Media Contacts: Nicole Rowland or Jennifer Lyng pr@aladdinsys.com; (831) 761-6200 x 7 http://www.aladdinsys.com/pressroom ALADDIN SHIPS INSTALLERMAKER 5.3 - NEW UPGRADE INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR CREATING COMPLEX INSTALLERS InstallerMaker 5.3 Offers Significantly Increased Scripting Support, Easy Stripping of FAT CFM-68K Code, And Numerous New User Enhancements Watsonville, CA -October 19, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc., today announced StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm) 5.3 is now available at http://www.aladdinsys.com/developers/installermaker/index.html. InstallerMaker 5.3 now offers full scriptability, easy FAT application stripping of PowerPC and CFM-68K code, Mac OS 8.5 compatibility, and more. "InstallerMaker's competitive advantage is its ease of use. It is the only Mac software installation tool to combine advanced capabilities and a simple and flexible interface in one package," said Pauline Shumake, InstallerMaker product manager. "With its increased scripting support...

For Immediate Release MACROMEDIA TO DELIVER MACINTOSH PLAYER FOR AUTHORWARE 5 ATTAIN Continues Commitment to Cross-Platform Delivery Redwood Shores, Calif., October 15, 1998 - Following its announcement of next generation learning products, the Interactive Learning Division of Macromedia, Inc., (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced that it will offer an Authorware 5 Attain Player for the Apple Macintosh. The Mac Player will be available in two versions: as an Authorware Web Player for delivering learning applications via the Web, and as a stand-alone runtime player for delivery on LANs and CD-ROMs. Authorware Attain is the industry's leading rich-media authoring tool for Web and online learning. "For years, our customers have really valued Authorware Attain's delivery of cross-platform applications," said Christian Vescia, Authorware's senior product manager. "With the latest generation of the Mac player, our customers can develop once and deliver anywhere - on Windows, Mac, the Web and CDs...

Adobe FrameMaker Now Supports Word '97 Files And Easy Creation of Web-Ready Documents Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 and FrameMaker+SGML now output to XML, import Word 97 files and support placed PDF San Jose, Calif., (October 14, 1998) (NASDAQ:ADBE) - Adobe Systems just made it easier to publish large documents for both print and the Web. Ideal for publishing long and complex documents such as product manuals or technical documentation, Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 and FrameMaker+SGML 5.5 software now supports the ability to export documents to XML, easy import of Word '97 files, and the ability to place Adobe PDF files within a FrameMaker document. Create Web-Ready Documents The ability to export to the Extensible Markup Language (XML), the next generation standard for Web content, allows customers to create and publish searchable content to the Web. For example, a customer could export content from FrameMaker 5.5.6 to create electronic product manuals that could be searched or sorted by product...