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Item    1398318                 93/07/31        04:24
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Subject: v8.1 - Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
         (vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993)

NEXTSTEP News for the week of July 23-30, 1993 follows:


         The Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
         (vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993)


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***  TABLE OF CONTENTS (first of two issues) ***


NeXT ANNOUNCEMENTS
         News from NeXT:
         the object-oriented productivity environment company

=>       1. NeXT Announces New VP and CFO: Dominique Trempont
=>       2. NeXT Extends Special $299 NEXTSTEP Promotion Deadline
                 To September 30, 1993
=>       3. Wesemann Joins NeXT as V.P. of North American Sales
=>       4. NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Changes
                 (to take effect 10/1/93)


NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS (July)
=>       1. Conextions Offers NEXTSTEP Development Tools For
                 MIS Downsizing and Re-engineering Projects
=>       2. workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project
                 Management Tool for NEXTSTEP
=>       3. workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators
                 for NEXTSTEP
=>       4. Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro
=>       5. WordPerfect Corporation Releases WordPerfect 1.0.1
=>       6. Uptime Announces NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet
=>       7. Athena Announces Spreadsheet for NEXTSTEP: Mesa 1.5
=>       8. Cub'x Announces X-Windows for NEXTSTEP for Intel
=>       9. Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP


HIGHER EDUCATION / ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS (July)
=>       1. Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP
                 for Intel


NeXT AWARDS, PRESS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (June/July)
=>       NeXT in the Press
=>       1. Financial Markets Lab Vienna Wins Computerworld Award
=>       2. NeXT Wins RealWare Award at DB/Expo '93
=>       3. NEXTSTEP User Documentation Wins International Awards


NeXT/NEXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISCELLANEOUS
=>       1. Object Lesson & Prentice Hall Announce NEXTSTEP
                 Programming Book: 2nd Edition
=>       2. CompuServe NeXT Forum Access for those without Net
                 access
=>       3. Sign up for NeXT Special Interest Groups
=>       4. New from the Publications Group at NeXT
=>       5. NEXTSTEP MiniExamples Now Available via FTP


NeXT PUBLISHING REFERENCE
=>       1. eXTRASET and Goldleaf Imagesetter Win NeXTWORLD
                 Best of Breed Award


NeXT / NEXTSTEP JOB POSITION OPENINGS
=>       1. Pencom Seeks 23 NeXT/OOP Engineers
=>       2. Systemhouse Seeks Engineers & Database Specialists
=>       3. NEXTSTEP Positions in London/Chicago/Houston
=>       4. NorthStar Seeks NEXTSTEP and OOP Managers and Engineers
=>       5. Conextions Seeks Connectivity and NEXTSTEP Engineers


ADDITIONAL ITEMS
=>       How to Order NEXTSTEP items: decals, t-shirts
=>       Some Important phone numbers in North America





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Editor, Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
NeXT, Inc.
2319 North 45th Street, Suite 174
Seattle, Washington 98103 USA

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____________________________________________________________________

NeXT ANNOUNCEMENTS
____________________________________________________________________


=>       1. NeXT Announces New VP and CFO: Dominique Trempont

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
         Karen Logsdon
         NeXT Computer, Inc.
         Phone: [phone]


TREMPONT JOINS NeXT AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS

REDWOOD CITY, CA: July 21, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. today
announced that Dominique Trempont has joined as chief financial
officer and vice president of G & A.  Trempont will be responsible
for managing finance, as well as general and administrative
operations for NeXT.

"NeXT's challenge over the next year is execution and Dominique's
experience will add great value to that process," said Steven P.
Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT.  "Dominique was instrumental in the
profitable growth of several business units during his 14 years at
Raychem Corp."

"Customers convinced me that NEXTSTEP solves the information system
bottleneck in corporate America by integrating office automation
and corporate software development," said Trempont.  "NeXT has
outstanding technology and a first class management team willing to
make things happen."

Prior to joining NeXT, Trempont was director of finance
administration for  Raychem Corp.'s Electronics Group, a $450
million business.  While at Raychem, he was instrumental in the
financial turnaround of several of the Fortune 300 company's
divisions.  Most recently, he helped to successfully reposition the
Electronics Group from defense to commercial markets.  He also has
business experience in Asia, Europe and Latin America business.

About NeXT

NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP
object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
architectures.  Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom
client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped
software.  Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices
throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring
enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments.

# # # #

NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT
Computer, Inc.  All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
respective owners.




____________________________________________________________________



=>       2. NeXT Extends Special $299 NEXTSTEP Promotion Deadline
                 To September 30

NeXT EXTENDS SPECIAL $299 NEXTSTEP PROMOTION DEADLINE TO
SEPTEMBER 30

REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 26, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. has extended
the deadline on its invitation to companies to experience the
benefits of building client/server applications using NEXTSTEP's
object-oriented technology.  Until September 30, a NEXTSTEP
Evaluation Kit, containing both the User and Developer versions of
NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors will be available for
$299.


The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit includes:

 - NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel Processors which includes the
         full NEXTSTEP User product and documentation;

 - NEXTSTEP Developer CD ROM which includes NEXTSTEP's visual
         application construction tools and reusable object kits, as
         well as a 50%   off coupon to purchase full technical
         documentation;

 - The NEXTSTEP Advantage Kit which includes a booklet, a video
         cassette and a diskette with sample software to introduce
         users to the benefits of application development with
         NEXTSTEP;

 - NEXTSTEP Programming, a book by Garfinkel & Mahoney, which
         provides users a thorough explanation of NEXTSTEP
         application development  using a tutorial approach.


For business situations and enterprise use

The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit contains complete NEXTSTEP products.
With the Kit, customers can experience the full benefits of
NEXTSTEP for developing real client/server applications.

"We are extending the promotion deadline from July 31 to September
30 to enable more developers to take advantage of the opportunity
to develop using NEXTSTEP and to experience two to five times the
productivity gains," said Rick Jackson, director of developer
product marketing at NeXT.  "We are encouraged by the response we
have received already and look forward to having new developers
join the growing ranks of object-oriented believers."

Pricing and Availability

The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit is available immediately worldwide.  In
the U.S., it costs $299 and can be ordered by calling
1-800-TRY-NEXT in North America.

The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit offer does not include free upgrades to
Release 3.2.  The Kit is limited, one copy per customer.

Regularly priced copies of NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel
processors and NEXTSTEP Developer, which include an upgrade to
Release 3.2 and full documentation for both versions, retail in the
U.S. for $795 and $1,995, respectively.

NeXT Computer, Inc.

NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP
object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
architectures.  Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom
client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped
software.  Headquartered in Redwood City, California, and with
offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring
enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments.

# # # #

NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT
Computer, Inc.   All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
respective owners.



__________________________________________________________________

=>       3. Wesemann Joins NeXT as V.P. of North American Sales

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
         Karen Logsdon
         NeXT Computer, Inc.
         415/780-3786


WESEMANN JOINS NeXT AS V.P. OF NORTH AMERICAN FIELD SALES

SAN FRANCISCO, CA  - June 23, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. today
announced that William Wesemann has joined as vice president of
North American field sales.  Wesemann will be responsible for
managing NeXT's direct sales force, which sells to customers,
value-added resellers and system integrators.  Wesemann has more
than 12 years of experience in the software industry.

"Bill's impressive experience in the software marketplace will help
NeXT leverage its sales force as we expand our base of strategic
customers, value-added resellers and system integrators," said
Warren Weiss, vice president North American sales and marketing of
NeXT.  "Bill will instantly help us better manage the key
relationships necessary to our sales success."

"I look forward to introducing NeXT and NEXTSTEP to a broad range
of leading companies," said Wesemann.  "For the past several years,
I have lived in the client/server world and I believe NEXTSTEP is a
key player and a vastly superior solution for developing and
deploying mission-critical custom applications."

Prior to joining NeXT, Wesemann was vice president at KnowledgeWare
Corporation, a $125 million CASE and client/server software
development tools company based in Atlanta, Georgia.  At
KnowledgeWare, he was responsible for establishing alternative
channel sales for client/server development tools and had sales
responsibilities for client/server tools.  He also served as vice
president of sales and marketing for Viewpoint Systems, a company
providing client/server development tools for Windows 3.0 which was
later acquired by KnowledgeWare.

About Next

NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP
object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
architectures.  Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom
client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped
software.  Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices
throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring
enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments.

# # # #
NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT
Computer, Inc.  All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
respective owners.



___________________________________________________________________

=>       4. NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Price Changes
                 (to take effect 10/1/93)

NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Price Changes (take effect 10/1/93)

Release 3.1 upgrades for NeXT hardware are available to end-users
direct from NeXT at the prices listed below.  Customers may order
by calling 1-800-848-NeXT and pressing option #3.

Effective 10/1/93, the suggested retail price of the following
upgrades in North America will be as follows:

N5542    Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, English (from 3.0)
Price:
10/1/93  Now
$195     $75

N5553    Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, French (from 3.0)
Price:
10/1/93  Now
$195     $75

N5554    Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, German (from 3.0)
Price:
10/1/93  Now
$195     $75

N5541    Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, RTU (from 3.0)
Price:
10/1/93  Now
$195     $75

N5549    NEXTSTEP Developer upgrade for NeXT computers (from 3.0)
Price:
10/1/93  Now
NA       $99
N5549 will no longer be available as of October 1993 and developers
who want to upgrade their development environment can purchase
N5551
at $495.


N5551    NEXTSTEP Developer upgrade for NeXT computers
Price:
10/1/93  Now
$495     $495




___________________________________________________________________

NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS (July)
___________________________________________________________________


=>       1. Conextions Offers NEXTSTEP Development Tools For
                 MIS Downsizing and Re-engineering Projects

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
        Scott G. Opitz
        508 689-3570
        [e-mail]

CONEXTIONS OFFERS NEXTSTEP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR MIS DOWNSIZING AND
RE-ENGINEERING PROJECTS.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 1993 -- Conextions, Inc. today announced the
3270Tools family of products, a versatile set of NEXTSTEP
development tools for building custom front ends and distributed
network applications that connect NEXTSTEP and IBM mainframe
operating environments.  Mission critical custom applications that
require mainframe access can now be completed in a fraction of the
time and seamlessly integrated into the NEXTSTEP environment.  The
3270Tools family includes 3270VisionAPI, the 3270Palette library,
the 3270Builder application and a Mainframe Emulator application.

"With the introduction of 3270Tools, Conextions has opened the door
for NEXTSTEP to become the platform of choice for a corporation's
downsizing and re-engineering efforts", said Scott Opitz,
Conextions' director of sales and marketing.  "3270Tools offers a
comprehensive set of tools and an efficient development path for a
corporation's migration towards a client-server computing
architecture.  It eliminates the need for NEXTSTEP developers to
deal with IBM's 3270 datastream and SNA protocols and allows them
to concentrate on the project at hand, thus reducing the
development time, the project cost and overall risk factor."

3270VisionAPI allows developers to add custom extensions and
modifications to 3270Vision to meet the specific implementation
needs of a company's information system.  The result is a
customized productivity application with a comprehensive set of
terminal emulation and file transfer services optimized to meet a
company's unique information systems requirements.


"Conextions' 3270Vision application is a key enabler that will
benefit our customers as we implement NEXTSTEP as our company-wide
information systems solution", said Mike Adelson, project manager
for Chrysler Financial Corporation.  "With 3270VisionAPI, we were
able to quickly design EagleVision, a custom 3270 communications
solution, and seamlessly integrate it into the NEXTSTEP
environment.  As a result, our 2500 users will be able to access
critical mainframe resources while maintaining the power and
ease-of-use benefits that lead us to choose NEXTSTEP."

3270Palette is an object library for the development of distributed
network applications that connect the NEXTSTEP and IBM operating
environments.  3270Palette is fully integrated with NEXTSTEP's
Interface Builder and provides a powerful application development
environment.  The palette includes 3270View, a customized view for
3270 sessions, 3270Object for easy drag and drop operation, as well
as the 3270 Keys panel, matrix and menus.

3270Builder is an integrated NEXTSTEP application designed to
automate the process of creating GUI front-ends for existing IBM
applications.  3270Builder automatically parses mainframe screens
to build a Database Kit (DBKit) model.  Developers can then build
custom front-ends for mainframe applications using standard
Interface Builder and DBKit palettes.

Conextions' 3270Tools product family is currently undergoing beta
testing and is scheduled for shipment in June of this year.  All
products will be available directly from Conextions or from
Conextions' authorized reseller channel and prices are dependent on
license sizes.

In a separate release, Conextions announced the shipment of
enhanced versions of its 3270Vision and 5250Vision terminal
emulation and file transfer products, which connect NEXTSTEP-based
computers to IBM mainframe or Applications System/400 midrange
computers, respectively.  These announcements, combined with the
new 3270Tools product family, further enhance Conextions' position
as a leader in the NEXTSTEP-to-IBM connectivity market.

Conextions, Inc. of North Andover, Mass. is exclusively focused on
developing and marketing connectivity products and application
development tools for the NEXTSTEP environment.  For more
information about Conextions' products, please contact Scott Opitz
at [phone].



____________________________________________________________________


=>       2. workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project
                 Management Tool for NEXTSTEP

For more information, contact:

         workstation ag
         Rohrstrasse 36/38
         8152 Glattbrugg
         Switzerland
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax: [phone]
         E-mail [e-mail]


workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project Management Tool
for NEXTSTEP

workstation ag is announcing the availability of NeXTplan for the
NeXT 68K as well as Under NEXTSTEP for Intel. These new product
further position workstation ag as the leading supplier of highly
available, easy to administer project-management environments. With
this project management we also laid the foundation of a software
that will offer enhanced performance and lower costs to our
customers.


         The workstation ag NeXTplan Project

NEXTPlanProject is a handy window-based project management system
which permits to plan rapidly from most simple to most complex
projects. The central chart displays the project's schedule (PERT
representation) where the project's tasks and the tasks'
dependencies can be graphically defined with the mouse.

NEXTPlan of course provides all the typical project management
system's standard features as resources and resources' calendars
definition, automatic leveling, hierarchical project's
structuration, actual versus planned data, budget and timing
analysis. An interactive mouse-driven resource leveling was also
developed to let the user solve the resources' conflicts in a
rapid, optimal, precise and straightforward way.

Through making a great use of mouse interaction with the graphics,
special care was taken to offer the user a comfortable, flexible
and intuitive interface to define, display and modify his data.

Finally the chart views and customized reports accessing all
NEXTPlanProject's data fields can be printed with a minimum of time
and project's information, making NEXTPlanProject a practical and
powerful tool for managers.


Information and contact:

         workstation ag
         Rohrstrasse 36/38
         8152 Glattbrugg
         Switzerland
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax: [phone]
         E-mail [e-mail]




____________________________________________________________________


=>       3. workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators
                 for NEXTSTEP

For more information, contact:

         workstation ag
         Rohrstrasse 36/38
         8152 Glattbrugg
         Switzerland
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax: [phone]
         E-mail [e-mail]


workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators for
NEXTSTEP

workstation ag is announcing the availability of 3 emulators on
Multiplatforms running Unix. These new products further position
workstation ag as the leading supplier of highly available, easy to
administer Terminal-Emulators to Unix workstation environments.
With this emulators we also laid the foundation of a series
products of host-connectivity and that will offer enhanced
performance, better reliability and lower costs to our customers.


Workstation AG IBM 3270 "WE-I3179c / WE-I3179g" Terminal emulation
family

WE-I3179 is one of the most complete multiplatform 3270 emulation
family you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations
like SUN4 (4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x),
HP-700/800 (hpux 8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on
NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k and Intel 486/586).

A character only (WE-I3179c) and a 3179g graphic version
(WE-I3179g) of the terminal are available. A 3287 printer (LU type
1) is implemented. All provides graphic utilities for keyboard
mapping, macro definitions, color editing and parameters. IND$FILE,
Script and API are provided. Both printer output and screen
hardcopies are converted either to ASCII or Postscript and can be
routed to a printer, spooler or data file. The resizable emulation
window can be surrounded with buttons whose function's and label's
are free definable.

The companion WE-COMD server emulates the 3174 controller and
allows connections to occur through TCP/IP, TokenRing (LLC), X25
(QLLC) and Coax (DFT) links.




Workstation AG UNISYS UTS "WE-UTSc / WE-UTSg" Terminal emulation
family

WE-UTS is one of the most complete multiplatform UTS emulation
family you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations
like SUN4 (4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x),
HP-700/800 (hpux 8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on
NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k and Intel 486/586).

WE-UTSc emulates all character terminals from the Uniscope to the
SVT in 132 column mode. WE-UTSg adds the UTS60 color graphics to
the above features. Both provides graphic utilities for keyboard
mapping, macro definitions, color editing and parameters. Both
printer output and screen hardcopies are converted either to ASCII
or Postscript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file.
The resizable emulation window can be surrounded with buttons whose
function's and label's are free definable.

The companion WE-COMD server emulates the communication protocols
needed to connect to UNISYS via TCP/IP (Telnet and OSI/TP0), X25
and UDLC links.




Workstation AG DEC VT-320 "WE-D320" Terminal emulation

WE-D320 is one of the most complete multiplatform VT320 emulation
you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations like SUN4
(4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x), HP-700/800 (hpux
8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k
and Intel 486/586).

WE-D320 implements all DEC Vt100/ Vt220 and Vt-320 terminal
commands, including oversized characters and foreign fonts. Graphic
utilities are provided for keyboard mapping, macro definitions,
color editing and parameters. Both printer output and screen
hardcopies are converted either to ASCII or Postscript and can be
routed to a printer, spooler or data file. The resizable emulation
window can be surrounded with buttons whose function's and label's
are free definable.

WE-D320 is used as a front end to communication protocols provided
on your station. Inside it, you may start any process like shell,
rlogin, tip, pad,... to get access to an application needing a
Vt-320 terminal.

Information and contact:

         workstation ag
         Rohrstrasse 36/38
         8152 Glattbrugg
         Switzerland
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax: [phone]
         E-mail [e-mail]



____________________________________________________________________


=>       4. Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro(TM)
                 for NEXTSTEP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:

         Jayson Adams, CEO
         Scott Love, President
         Millennium Software Labs
         1010 El Camino Real, Suite 300
         Menlo Park, CA, 94025
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax: [phone]
         Email: [e-mail]


Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro(TM) for NEXTSTEP

NEXTSTEP application to allow users to read Usenet and corporate
news groups

MENLO PARK, California, July 28, 1993 - Millennium Software Labs
announced today that it will introduce Newsgrazer Pro, a software
product for browsing articles and message threads from the
numerous Usenet news groups.  Usenet news groups have become a
significant source of  technology, event, and general interest
information, and are growing in popularity among industry and
business users.  Newsgrazer Pro will provide both novice an
expert users with a powerful interface for navigating this vast
information resource.

Jayson Adams, Millennium's CEO, said in an interview today, "We
have received a lot of customer requests that Millennium release
a net news reader for NEXTSTEP.  Our expertise in developing
information management applications makes us the ideal company
for creating a commercial-quality product for this category.
Newsgrazer Pro's introduction later this year will provide NEXTSTEP
users with a simple and elegant application for accessing the
Usenet."

"Information processing and management is the most important
application category of this decade, and Millennium is focused
exclusively on providing NEXTSTEP solutions for this category.
Newsgrazer Pro fits perfectly into our award-winning product line,
which includes NoteBook and Engage! Desktop," said Scott Love,
Millennium's President.

Newsgrazer Pro for NEXTSTEP will have a suggested retail price of
$199.95.  The product will ship during the fourth quarter of 1993
in multiple architecture binary (MAB) format, capable of running on
both Motorola- and Intel-based NEXTSTEP computers.

Millennium Software Labs, Inc. is a privately-held start-up founded
by Jayson Adams and Scott Love, former employees of NeXT Computer,
Inc. Millennium develops and markets personal productivity software
for NEXTSTEP-based computer systems.  The company's mission is to
develop state-of-the-art applications for information management.
Product design and architecture are based entirely on NEXTSTEP, the
most advanced object-oriented software technology available today.

For more information about this press release, contact Jayson
Adams, CEO, or Scott Love, President.  Millennium Software Labs is
located at 1010 El Camino Real, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA, 94025.
[phone], [phone] Fax, [e-mail].

Keywords:  computers, technology, software, Millennium Software
Labs, Newsgrazer Pro, NeXT, NEXTSTEP, news reader, Usenet

(C) 1993 Millennium Software Labs, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
Newsgrazer Pro and Engage! Desktop are trademarks of Millennium
Software Labs, Inc.  NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT
Computer, Inc, in the U.S. and other countries.



___________________________________________________________________

=>       5. WordPerfect Corporation Releases WordPerfect 1.0.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WORDPERFECT CORPORATION

         Contact:  Paul D. Eddington
         [phone]
         Fax:  [phone]


WORDPERFECT CORPORATION RELEASES WORDPERFECT FOR NEXTSTEP

OREM, Utah -- June 17, 1993  WordPerfect Corporation today
announced its new WordPerfect 1.0.1 for NEXTSTEP interim release
is shipping.  The updated release includes support for NeXT
Computer Inc.'s new NEXTSTEP operating system for Intel processors.
The interim release also adds support for NEXTSTEP's drag and drop
text feature and on-line help.

"Programming for NEXTSTEP is a developer's dream" said Nathan
Hatch, UNIX product marketing manager at WordPerfect Corporation.
"Because of the way NEXTSTEP manages information, we were able to
add powerful new features to this interim release in a relatively
short amount of time."

The program disks include multiple File Allocation Tables
(FAT) allowing WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP to run on NEXTSTEP for
Motorola-based proprietary machines as well as Intel-based 486 and
Pentium personal computers.  NEXTSTEP for Intel was introduced last
month at NeXTWORLD EXPO in San Francisco.

Two key new features in the interim release of WordPerfect
for NeXT take advantage of advanced NEXTSTEP 3.0 technology.
WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP's drag and drop feature lets users select
text or graphics and move them anywhere within the same document,
other opened WordPerfect documents, or other NEXTSTEP software
applications that support the NEXTSTEP drag and drop feature.  The
drag and drop feature also lets users drag and drop file icons to
open WordPerfect documents.  WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP accepts
WordPerfect, ASCII, WPG, TIFF, EPS, and RTF file formats.

WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP documentation is tightly integrated with
NEXTSTEP's own on-line documentation system allowing users to
access both WordPerfect and NEXTSTEP on-line help from within
WordPerfect.

"Productivity software is an important component of NeXT's
strategy to provide a client environment that fully integrates
shrink wrapped applications with custom applications and legacy
systems," said Julie Saffren, NeXT developer advocate.  "We are
please WordPerfect Corporation continues to support NEXTSTEP
customers with current and next generation products."

"These advances are steps toward WordPerfect Corporation's goal to
develop a version of WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP that will be feature
and file compatible with its DOS and Windows counterparts and take
advantage of NeXT's technology," said Hatch.

WordPerfect Corporation, headquartered in Orem, Utah, is a
privately held company that develops business software to help
people process, share and present information across a wide variety
of computer operating systems.  Among the company's key products
are the worlds best-selling word processor, WordPerfect, as well as
WordPerfect Office, WordPerfect InForms and WordPerfect
Presentations.

Recognized for its leadership in providing outstanding customer
support, WordPerfect Corporation is represented throughout the
world by 50 international affiliates serving 106 countries in 27
languages.


WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation
NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.




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=>       6. Uptime Announces NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet


For more information, contact:

         Martin Elmer
         Uptime Object Factory Inc
         Baumackerstrasse 46
         8050 Zurich
         Phone [phone]
         Fax [phone]
         NeXTmail [e-mail]


NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet

Uptime Inc announced today TCPprd, their printerdriver for HP
LaserJet printers with JetDirect-interface. From any NEXTSTEP
machine, Intel or NeXT hardware, all the laserprinters on the
network are accessible via TCP/IP.

"Integration of existing laserprinters is really easy", says Marcel
Waldvogel, Director of Internetworking. "Printers can be placed
where ever they are needed and users can see the hp Printers in the
standard NEXTSTEP printpanel." TCPprd manages automatic
fontdownloading and reports messages from the printer on a specific
machine on the network.

TCPprd is available now. Call [phone] or write to
[e-mail].

Uptime Object Factory Inc is a software company located in Zurich,
Switzerland. Uptime Inc is focused fully on NEXTSTEP development
and provides services ranging from network integration to custom
application development.



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=>       7. Athena Announces Spreadsheet for NEXTSTEP: Mesa 1.5

For more information, contact:

         Athena Design
         Tracy Kugelman
         17 St. Mary's Court
         Boston,  MA  02146  USA
         tel. [phone]
         fax  [phone]
         Email: [e-mail]


Athena Design Announces NEXTSTEP Spreadsheet: Mesa 1.5 with
Palettized Objects

Athena Design is pleased to announce that Mesa version 1.5 is now
available.  Mesa 1.5 ships as a Multi-architecture ("fat") binary
for both NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors as well as NeXT computers
running NEXTSTEP 3.0 or higher.

Mesa was recently given a "Best of Breed" Award at the 1993
NeXTWORLD EXPO.  Mesa's objects have been palettized to assist
custom programmers integrating Mesa into mission critical custom
applications.

Other new features included in Mesa 1.5:

The Query Inspector is new and radically improved.  It allows
update, insert, delete and "raw SQL".

Added support for drag & drop tabular text type for
interoperability with DataPhile.

Mesa now supports underlining within cells within the Cell Style
Inspector.

Mesa now supports a database server adaptor.  This will allow the
creation of addins that will link to SQL servers other than Sybase
(the built-in default).

Upgrades:
In keeping with Athena Design's policy of one year of upgrades for
Mesa, upgrades are available via anonymous ftp from the following
archives:

         cs.orst.edu in the directory /pub/next/demos/spreadsheets
         ftp.cica.indiana.edu (directory unknown)
         athena.com in the directory /pub/Mesa
         peanuts.pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in the directory
                 /pub/next/Demos (please note that this machine is
                 in Germany)

Documentation in PostScript format is available from athena.com in
/pub/Mesa.

The upgrade on floppy disks is $10.00 US, and the manual set (the
User's Guide plus the Programmer's Guide) is also $10.00 US.

We cannot accept credit cards.  Please send a check or money order
in US dollars to:

         Athena Design
         Attn. Upgrades
         17 St. Mary's Court
         Boston,  MA  02146
         USA

If you have any questions please contact:

Tracy Kugelman, Director                 tel. [phone].MESA (6372)
Sales and Marketing                      fax  [phone]

NeXT Mail Welcome
[e-mail]






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=>       8. Cub'x Announces X-Windows for NEXTSTEP for Intel

News

For Immediate Release

Contact :
                 Cub'x Systemes
                 Immeuble Sedgwick
                 7, Rue Peugeot
                 92563 Rueil Malmaison Cedex
                 France
                 [phone]
                 [phone]fax
                 [e-mail]

                 USA: [phone]
                 [e-mail]

Paris, France, July 19, 1993. - Cub'x Systemes is proud to announce
the release of Cub'X-Window for NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors
(NS/FIP).  Cub'X-Window v4.0 for NS/FIP is of course fully X11R5
compliant and has all the features you were used to have on the
black hardware version. You have access to many X display options,
a great range of new exciting features and Cub'X-Window amazing
speed!

Cub'X-Window allows you to run X applications locally on your
NEXTSTEP computer, or display X applications running on other X
Window workstations of your network. You can also develop or port X
applications on your NEXTSTEP computer with Cub'X-Window
Development Tools module. Moreover Cub'X-Window v4.0 for
NS/FIP propose on CD-ROM the complete X11R5 sources and
some contributions as provided by the MIT.  Users will find it
easier to complete their X Window environment with additional
clients, especially those without access to ftp sites!

Cub'X-Window supports Tab Window Manager (twm), OSF/Motif 1.2 is
available as an optional module.

"I believe a major factor to NEXTSTEP success is the user ability
to efficiently access his legacy applications. NEXTSTEP advantages
are so manifest, using NEXTSTEP is adopting it. However, there is a
transitory time during which applications based on the previous
system are still needed. This period must be untroublesome for a
successful move to NEXTSTEP. " said Gerard Laurent, Cub'x Systemes
General Manager.  "Cub'X-Window ensures the continuity of the
user's X11 legacy applications on NS/FIP. Its high technical
qualities and complete range of features make it the most advanced
X Window solution for Intel based platforms."

"Because we continued to push forward Cub'X-Window's development,
even after achieving great results on black hardware, we are now
able to offer to PC users the fastest and most stable X solution."
said Arnaud Weber, Cub'X-Window Project Manager. "Cub'X-Window is
technologically advanced, obviously, but it's keeping its very
competitive pricing."

You can now take a look at the speed and unique features of
Cub'X-Window on Intel based platforms, by downloading its demo
version located on archive server cs.orst.edu. The
CubXWindowDemoIntel package is located in the directory
pub/next/submissions or /pub/next/XNeXT.

Cub'x Systemes, located in Paris, France, is the center of
expertise for NEXTSTEP in France, through its activities NEXTSTEP
software development and NEXTSTEP Value Added Dealer status.

Cub'X-Window is a trademark of Cub'x Systemes S.A. NEXTSTEP is a
registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. OSF/Motif 1.2 is a
trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. All other brand
names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.


CUB'X-WINDOW PRICES

(North American Prices. Prices are in USD, taxes excluded).

Unit Prices
Commercial       Education

Cub'X-Window Run Time
$ 250            $ 175


Cub'X-Window Run-Time
+ Motif 1.2
$ 390            $ 315


Cub'X-Window Run-Time
+ Development Tools
$ 450            $ 315


Cub'X-Window Run-Time
+ Development Tools
+ Motif 1.2
$ 590            $ 455


Site license pricing are available, please contact us!
Prices subject to change without notice.
Taxes, shipping and handling charges are additional, and vary with
the size of your order.



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=>       9. Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP

Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP

eXodus
         Manufacturer: White Pine Software
         X11R5 Simultaneously runs, side by side NEXTSTEP
         Complete color support fo all NeXT monitors
         Compatible with NEXTSTEP 3.0
         [e-mail]

co-Xist

         Pencom
         9050 Capital of Texas Highway North
         Austin, Texas 78759
         tel [phone] or 1-800-pencom4 or [phone]
         fax [phone]
         [e-mail]  -or- [e-mail]





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HIGHER EDUCATION / ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS (July)
____________________________________________________________________



=>       1. Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP
                 for Intel


For more information, contact:

         Absoft sales department
         voice: [phone]
         fax: [phone]
         email:  [e-mail]
         CompuServe: [76360,3551]

Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP for Intel

Absoft is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 v3.2 for NEXTSTEP486 for Intel
processors.  The new compiler is 100% source compatible with Absoft
Object-Oriented FORTRAN for NeXT's 68040 based computer systems,
allowing application migration to the NEXTSTEP486 environment with
a simple recompilation of source code. Object-Oriented FORTRAN for
NEXTSTEP for Intel processors combines Absoft's experience in
developing optimizing compilers for other 32 bit Intel UNIX
environments (SCO, SVR4, UnixWare) and our five years of experience
with NEXTSTEP on the original NeXT hardware platform.  Major
features of the new compiler are:

o  Special Intel486/Pentium processor optimizations yield maximum
         performance from NEXTSTEP486 FORTRAN applications/libraries
o  100% source compatible with Absoft Object-Oriented FORTRAN for
         68040 based NEXTSTEP
o  VAX/VMS, IBM/VS, Sun/Cray compatibility options aid in porting
         to the NEXTSTEP for Intel processors environment

The compiler is fully ANSI Standard X3.9-1978 including all MIL-STD
1753 extensions.  An Intel 486DX or Pentium processor and the
NEXTSTEP 3.1 Developer Release are required.  Part of Absoft's
Multi-Platform Solution suite of tools, Absoft FORTRAN for Intel
based NEXTSTEP provides source compatability with existing Absoft
FORTRAN products for:

o  Intel Unix platforms (SCO ODT, Interactive SVR4, UnixWare,
         etc.),
o  DOS (32 bit extended),
o  Windows NT for Intel486/Pentium,
o  Macintosh,
o  SunOS SPARC, and
o  AIX IBM RS/6000. Regular retail price of Absoft
o  Motorola OCS/BCS 88K platforms (D.G. AViiON, Motorola Delta,
         etc)

Object-Oriented FORTRAN for NEXTSTEP for Intel processors is
$995.00 for a single user/single CPU license. From now until
September 1, 1993, registered users of Object-Oriented FORTRAN for
68040 based NEXTSTEP are eligible to purchase a copy of Absoft
FORTRAN for NEXTSTEP486 for the introductory price of $495.00, a
savings of up to $500.00.  Offer good for registered 68040 NEXTSTEP
Absoft FORTRAN users in the US and Canada only.  Limit one copy per
customer.  If you have questions or require further information,
please contact

Absoft sales department at voice: [phone],
fax: [phone], email:  [e-mail], or
CompuServe: [76360,3551]. (U.S.A. & Canada).






The Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
(vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993)

issue 2 follows...




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