FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2003 Mendocino, CA SOFTRAID, LLC TO DEMO SOFTRAID 3 FOR MAC OS X AT MACWORLD SF SoftRAID, LLC, today announced SoftRAID 3 at San Francisco's MacWorld Expo in booth 2412. This new version is the highly anticipated Mac OS X release of the industry's leading RAID disk utility software. Since 1994, SoftRAID has dominated the RAID software market for the Mac. SoftRAID has been widely bundled with Apple's AppleshareIP Servers and with leading SCSI solutions, including the Adaptec and Initio SCSI cards. SoftRAID has been the RAID solution recommended by Pinnacle Systems for use with their acclaimed Cin=E9wave uncompressed video solution. SoftRAID's high quality, robustness, and superior performance has given confidence to Mac OS 9 Server Administrators worldwide. Continuing in that tradition, SoftRAID 3 has been totally rewritten for Mac OS X and is a 100% native application. This ensures high performance, both in the SoftRAID driver and its newly designed...

SQL4X Manager J 2.2 released - Access JDBC compliant database servers from Mac OS X we are proud to announce the immediate availability of "SQL4X Manager J 2.2" for Mac OS X. SQL4X Manager J 2.2 is a comprehensive graphical interface for web developers and enterprise database users to access any JDBC enabled database server: browse database schema and table information view and edit data (including RTF and images stored in BLOB's) graphically create new tables, rename and drop existing tables create SQL queries (manually or guided by the SQL Query Assistant) create, organize and run SQL scripts import and export data New features in release 2.2 include: syntax coloring for SQL commands auto-completion for table and field names in SQL scripts all-in-one view of your schema, tables and data (including BLOB's) BLOB viewer to display images, RTF and multi-line text stored in your database SQL Query Assistant to easily create queries Create Table Assistant to graphically create new tables...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS: AEC Software Launches Project Converter Site -- Free Online Service to Provide Mac Users with Easy Data Exchange Between FastTrack Schedule and Microsoft Project -- STERLING, VA - January 7, 2003 -- AEC Software, developers of FastTrack Schedule, today launched a free online service that converts Microsoft Project files into FastTrack Schedule files. The new Project Converter website, http://convert.aecsoft.com, bridges the gap between the two popular project managers--enabling FastTrack Schedule users to acquire project data from Microsoft Project 2002, 2000, and 98 files. Through an easy four-step submission process, users can upload up to three Microsoft Project files simultaneously for conversion. Once uploaded, AEC Software's online servers convert the Microsoft Project files into FastTrack Schedule 8 files and return the converted files to users via email. Use of the Project Converter is free, and it does not require the installation or licensing of...

NETOPIA ANNOUNCES NETOCTOPUS=E2 ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS New Version to include Installer VISE Software Distribution Utility EMERYVILLE, Calif., January 6, 2003 - Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTPA), a market leader in broadband equipment, software and services, today announced an exciting addition to the netOctopus Enterprise Systems Manager planned for release in March 2003. In partnership with MindVision Software, Netopia will include a special version of Installer VISE, along with a snapshot utility, with all netOctopus licenses, enabling administrators to build, distribute and execute software packages on all Windows and Mac computers. Installer VISE is an application that automates a variety of tasks involved in the installation of software. This includes putting different pieces of software in the correct folders on a drive, decompressing data, and assembling data from smaller files. With this powerful new addition to the netOctopus suite, administrators will be able...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McWare USA Ships McSerialnumber Shareware Edition v2.0 for Mac OS X and Classic McSerialnumber Shareware Edition v2.0 is an integrated Registration, Design and Administration Database including a high quality SoftDongle Workshop for small and medium developers and ISV's Oldsmar, Florida USA, January 3, 2003 - McWare USA today announced the release of McSerialnumber Shareware Edition v2.0 for Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X 10.x. The McSerialnumber Shareware Edition v2.0 offers a perfect combination of an cost effective registration database solution and a development tool to create individually Soft-Dongle-Type-Libraries. This can be easily integrated into any new and existing development software project. Version 2.0 has a major user interface redesign to the successful McSerialnumber Shareware Edition v1.4 for the Macintosh. A completely new and improved Product- and Soft-Dongle-Master-Code management is added. While maintaining backward customer database...

Hello and Happy New Year. My name is Riccardo Ettore and I've been writing Mac software since 1985 when I released the freeware desktop clock, BigBen. Then came SoundMover, IBeep2, SndControl and Sounds4Fun. I am Italian, but was born in Egypt and currently live in London after spending 19 years in Belgium. Back in 1989, I released a piece of software called TypeIt4Me and I am quite confident that your readers, listeners or viewers would be well pleased to discover it, since many users tell me they just cannot live without it. So what exactly is TypeIt4Me? As Mister Spock would put it: "It's autotext, Jim, but not as we know it!" With TypeIt4Me, more text is typed with fewer keystrokes. YES, it's like autotext/autocorrect, BUT TypeIt4Me works in ALL applications, not just one. YES, macro utilities can type text 4 u, BUT TypeIt4Me lets you define meaningful abbreviations, so you can type them naturally, as part of your writing, without memorizing - or reaching for - obscure ctrl-cmd-...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HEURIS ANNOUNCES MPEG POWER PROFESSIONAL FOR OS X(tm) New Version of HEURIS' Flagship High Definition Software Encoding Product-MPEG Power Professional Now Available for Apple's OS X(r) Operating System. St. Louis, Missouri, January 2, 2003- HEURIS, makers of the most widely used professional MPEG encoder MPEG Power Professional(tm), announced today that they are shipping MPEG Power Professional for OS X, a Mac OS X version of their award winning MPEG encoding software. MPEG Power Professional for OS X will contain all the features and functionality of the other products in the MPEG Power Professional 2.5 line but is compatible exclusively with MAC OS X. New versions of all of the products in the MPEG Power Professional 2.5 line from the inexpensive MPEG-1encoding software to the top of the line DTV-HD encoding software will be available for the new Macintosh operating system. "Interest in an OS X version of our powerful and fully featured MPEG Power Professional...

Subject: GTK+OSX For Macintosh OS X - FINK THAT !! A little story I think your readers mite like :-) GTK+OSX For Macintosh OS X - FINK THAT !! Popular free open source GUI library now available for Mac OS X Aqua GTK+OSX has released a native Macintosh Aqua port of the Linux-based GTK+ open source graphical user interface library. GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit) is a popular widget library supporting graphical applications for Linux. GTK+OSX version 0.1 is an alpha release intended for developers. Check out the whole story here ... http://www.osxfaq.com/Press/12-31-02/gtk-12-31-02.ws Thanks Scott

Company: YENCO.COM Release Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 Product: Archive Version: 5.0 Size: 774K Class: Shareware Cost: $20.00 Product Description / What's New: Monday, December 23, 2002 YENCO.COM is proud to announce the release of Archive 5.0! Archive 5.0 is a major upgrade which includes the following new features: - Carbonized for native Mac OS X support - UNIX powered disk catalog engine under Mac OS X - "Classic" disk catalog engine under Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2 - Catalog manager system to use appropriate engine - Support for Archive 4.8/4.9 "Classic" catalogs - Searches Mac OS X catalogs under Mac OS 8.6 -9.2.2 - Browse Mac OS X catalogs under Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2 - Search manager system to use appropriate engine(s) - Improved search code - All content disk browse mode for "Classic" catalogs - Multi-column disk browse mode for Mac OS X catalogs - Full genuine support of Aqua and Platinum appearance - Double-click launch of found...

4D Business Kit Dreamweaver Plug-in Now Available -- Creating E-commerce Sites with Macromedia Dreamweaver is Fast and Easy with Free, Cross-platform, GUI Extension -- SAN JOSE, Calif., December 20, 2002 - 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the immediate availability of the 4D Business Kit Dreamweaver plug-in (4DBK Dreamweaver) for rapid deployment of 4D Business Kit e-commerce Web sites from within Macromedia Dreamweaver MX(tm). 4DBK Dreamweaver is a GUI extension to Dreamweaver that allows HTML page designers to easily add specific 4D Business Kit tags directly into HTML documents. The new 4DBK Dreamweaver plugin is available today, free-of-charge at (http://www.4d.com/downloads/products.html) . "Web designers can now develop full-featured e-commerce sites in Macromedia Dreamweaver with the greatest of ease," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "Now, adding dynamic 4D Business Kit e-commerce...

CONNECTIX LAUNCHES VIRTUAL PC FOR MAC, Version 6.0 WITH FASTER PERFORMANCE FOR JAGUAR USERS Available Now, Virtual PC 6.0, Delivers Speed-Enhanced, Powerful New Features and Benefits for OS X Users SAN MATEO, CA -- December 19, 2002 -- Connectix, a leading provider of cross-platform compatibility software, today announced the immediate availability of Virtual PC=99 for Mac, version 6.0, a major new release of its widely-used and award-winning software solution that runs PC-based operating systems and applications on Macintosh computers. This newest generation of the company=92s flagship product delivers improved performance for Mac users running Mac OS X -- especially those using the latest version of Jaguar -- and is a "must have" product for anyone migrating to Mac OS X. "Virtual PC for Mac, Version 6.0 makes it easier than ever for users to run and access Windows=AE applications and files, which greatly expands the capabilities of their Mac," said Kurt Schmucker, Vice President of...

Measles 2.0 released by Stick Software Shareware desktop companion and CPU monitor is all new for OS X Redwood City, CA, December 18, 2002 - Stick Software announced the release of a new product for Mac OS X, Measles. Measles is a fun, bouncy desktop companion that can act as a CPU monitor if so desired. It provides the user with Aqua-style spheres on their desktop that bounce off of windows and each other, adding life and energy to the user's environment. They are highly configurable in their appearance and behavior, and if desired, can change colors to indicate the load on the user's processor, free memory or disk space. They even make sounds when they bounce! (File attached: measlesample2.jpg) Measles joins Stick Software products such as Eyeballs, BigFoot, Issa and Fracture in making OS X more fun and more aesthetic. It is shareware, with a price of $10, but is free to try, and like all Stick Software products, does not use registration codes or annoying timed delays to...

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Extends Cross Platform Leadership, Increasing Mac Software Developer Flexibility and Ease-of-Use for End-Users With HASP 4 software upgrade release Aladdin introduces enhanced Mac OS development tool, and greater end-user convenience CHICAGO, December 18, 2002 -- With the introduction of upgrades to HASP 4 (Hardware Against Software Piracy) now available from Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALDN), Mac software publishers have even greater flexibility to enhance the security of their intellectual property without adding complexity or cost to the development process. With this latest version of HASP software, Aladdin introduces an extremely comprehensive set of Mac OS-specific enhancements that significantly improve developer flexibility and deliver ease-of-use and convenience to end-users: -- New Envelope Utility for Mac -- Remote Update System for upgrading HASP keys on Mac computers in the field -- Mac-platform API V8.0 -- Full...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Extensis Ships New Suitcase Server and Suitcase 10.2 Client Powerful font management products deliver additional auto-activation support for Mac OS X and improved font management for workgroups. Portland, Ore. - December 18, 2002 - Extensis today announced the release of a powerful new Suitcase Server and an update to the Suitcase client that previews, organizes and activates fonts. The new enhancements to the world's best selling font management tools provide users with increased functionality such as additional auto-activation support in Mac OS X as well as a brand new version of Suitcase Server. The Suitcase client (version 10.2) is a free upgrade for registered Suitcase 10 users and both Suitcase 10.2 and Suitcase Server products are available now through the Extensis website at http://www.extensis.com/suitcase. "The release of these two new 'updates' to the Suitcase product line are a clear demonstration of Extensis' commitment to provide our users with the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE beezwax datatools presents The Hive Group Meeting and Project Organizer at MacWorld 2003 Complete time and project management software available for organizations of all sizes SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 7, 2003 - beezwax datatools, designer and customizer of FileMaker Pro database systems, makes available Version 1.0 of The Hive, a Group Meeting and Project Organizer. Visit the beezwax datatools booth at the MacWorld Conference & Expo for demonstrations of the Hive and other examples of their expertise. The Hive is a FileMaker Pro solution with an intuitive graphic interface, which enables offices of any size to quickly plan all scheduling and projects. Designed to easily accommodate any previously existing FileMaker Pro database file, the Hive enables all date-sensitive and project information to be displayed within one master calendar interface. The Hive will be continuously demoed during the MacWorld Expo, at the beezwax datatools booth in the Business...

December 16, 2002 - MCF Software today announced the release of the MacRADIUS version 1.2. MacRADIUS version 1.2 fixes bugs in handling proxy RADIUS requests, adds support for the Ascend abinary type and introduces a new license key scheme. Upgrades start at $40. MCF Software...simply dependably engineered Developers of ListSTAR (http://www.liststar.com/), MacRADIUS (http://www.macradius.com/), Address List Sorter (http://www.mcfsoftware.com/als/), SimpleText Filter for EIMS (http://www.mcfsoftware.com/stf/) and Auto Reply plug-in for EIMS (http://www.mcfsoftware.com/vac/).

FTP Suite for REALbasic 1.1 Released New functionality for REALbasic FTP solution. December 16, 2002. Brick, NJ - Pyramid Designs, a software development firm, announces an update to FTP Suite, a set of classes and code modules that allows FTP operations to be implemented in REALbasic applications. Release 1.1 of FTP Suite adds the following new features: Get Directory - Transfers all the content from a server directory and copies the entire directory structure to the local machine. Get Directory List - Returns a list of all the files and subdirectories in a given server directory, storing it in a global property, DirectoryFileList. End FTP Session - Stops the current FTP transfer sequence as soon as possible. FTPTransferDone - A global Boolean property that is set to true when an FTP session ends, either as planned or if interrupted by calling EndFTPSession. Configurable Transfer Type - allows the transfers to be in Binary or ASCII format. It also includes a bug fix to prevent...

For Immediate Release CLASSICAL SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES TFM 1.1 for MAC OS X Dec 15, 2002: Classical Software announces the release of TFM 1.1, a tool for searching and viewing documentation and source code. It is now available at: (http://www.ClassicalSoftwareInc.com/TFM/) This version has many new features, including: Class hierarchy diagram One click definition lookup Method/class/page Inspector Global Find palette Greatly sped up HTML display Rebuild Index cmd Screen shots are here: (http://www.ClassicalSoftwareInc.com/TFM/details.html) WHAT IS IT? TFM is a tool for searching and viewing Mac OS X documentation and source code: Apple's documentation, system framework headers or /usr/include, the Examples source and your own code. Since it parses C and ObjC, HTML, RTF, and Apples Java documentation, TFM is able to generate class diagrams, lookup method definitions and provide other developer-oriented abilities not possible in a web browser, HelpViewer or...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2002 IOXperts GIVES MAC USERS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 30 USB VIDEO CAMERAS CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 12, 2002 - IOXperts, Inc. announces release 1.0 of its USB WebCam Driver for Mac OS X. Priced at $19.95, the IOXperts USB WebCam Driver gives Mac users full-speed access to dozens of USB video cameras, either available only for the PC or not supported by their vendors on Mac OS X. More video and video conferencing applications are becoming available on Mac OS X, but people shopping for inexpensive webcams find that most models don't support Mac OS X. IOXperts has been working for over a year to solve this problem for the Mac community. The software supports more than 30 USB webcams, including many of the most popular models from Logitech and Philips. Over the course of the beta period, the company has been steadily adding support for additional cameras. IOXperts VP of Engineering Dave Koziol talked a little about what the company has in store. "Upcoming...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ancodia Software Releases Iconeer 1.3.1 Kosice, Slovak Republic -- December 11, 2002 -- Ancodia Software announced the release of version 1.3.1 of Iconeer - advanced icon builder and batch icon creator. Iconeer is a powerful, full featured Mac icon builder. Creates standard, new, and OS X icons of all sizes and color depths. Supports 1-bit and 8-bit icon masks. Different pictures can be optionaly assigned to each icon size and depth. Features real-time preview and output in 4 formats - custom icon file, folder with a custom icon, icon resource file, or copy to clipboard. With Iconeezer - batch icon builder - more custom icons can be created with a click. Iconeer is an ideal tool for desktop customization, icon artists and developers. Overview of Features: Builds standard, new, and OS X icons. Creates small, large, huge, and thumbnail icon sizes, 1-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit, and 32-bit color icons. Supports 1-bit and 8-bit (transparent) icon masks. Allows separate access...

4D v6.8.3 Update Ready for Download - Fully Compatible with Jaguar SAN JOSE, Calif., December 11, 2002 -- 4D, Inc. today made available 4D v6.8.3, a free update to all registered users of 4D v6.8.x. Now fully compatible with Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar), 4D v6.8.3 is a maintenance release with improved stability, bug fixes to printing and interface issues, and includes a noteworthy speed increase. The 4D v6.8.3 update can be downloaded from (http://www.4d.com/downloads/products.html). 4D, Inc. is the publisher of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment, 4D WebSTAR Server Suite and 4D Business Kit. Further information can be found at (http://www.4d.com/).

SyBrowser. Macintosh, MacOS X,9,8 and Win32 applications that can browse Sybase, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL databases hosted on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. New SyBrowser v4.1 features - Native (ie ODBC-less) connections to Sybase 11 and greater on MacOS 8, 9, X and Win32. - MacSOS X and Win32 support improved. - Resize widget added between Table and Columns lists. SyBrowser Overview SyBrowser is a suite of 32-bit Macintosh, MacOS X and Win32 ODBC and native client applications that provide an overview of the tables in Sybase, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL databases hosted on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. It allows the execution of SQL queries against these RDBMS and the query results can be saved to disk. Complex queries can be saved to disk for reuse. $45 Shareware from MacSOS, Australia http://www.macsos.com.au Cheers, Dr Gerard Hammond Bioinformatic Analyst Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New plug-in lets you manipulate your files and folders and use file and folder information directly from your FileMaker Pro databases. Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, December 10th, 2002--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of its Troi File Plug-in 2.6, for FileMaker Pro 5 through 6. What is Troi File Plug-in? Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files or folders stored on the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. All from within FileMaker you can: - get data out of files that are on the disk of the computer - (batch) import pictures, sounds etc. and optionally store only a reference to them in FileMaker Pro - create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields into them - manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creation, deletion, copying, moving and modifying files and folders - query detailed...

OpenOSX Ships OpenWeb 2.5 CD CROWLEY LAKE, Calif.--(OPENOSX-COM)--Dec. 9th, 2002-- OpenOSX's today began shipping a new version of their popular OpenWeb for Mac OS X 10.2.2+ product. This version brings updated software, dozens of additional enhancements and applications including optional support for the new and slightly experimental Apache 2 Web Server series. The product includes separate Apache 1.27 and 2.0.43 based packages for the long list of software included. Both versions may be installed on the same system separately or simultaneously. The OpenWeb product was designed to empower webmasters with a wide range of ready to use tools as fast, conveniently and easily as possible. By double-clicking the installer, the OpenWeb CD will install and fully configure a suite of popular server software and web-applications including: a secure shopping cart, an advanced content management and publishing system, web-based graphical server administration (supports DNS, SSL, Apache, MySQL,...

MGE UPS SYSTEMS Provides Mac OS X Power Management First to Offer Jaguar UPS Control with Free Downloads for Desktop, Server,= and Multiple Server Configurations COSTA MESA, Calif. - December 9, 2002 - MGE UPS SYSTEMS, a global leader in high-availability power solutions, has released the industry's first uninterruptible power supply (UPS) management software for Apple's popular Macintosh version 10.2 "Jaguar" operating system. The new software protects connected systems by verifying the UPS connections and, in the event of a prolonged power outage, initiating a graceful shutdown when the UPS battery level is low. Power protection with the ability to perform a proper shutdown sequence has become especially important now that the Mac OS is based on a Unix platform. Although Unix is very stable in many ways, it has always been particularly susceptible to system corruption resulting from any hard shutdown such as those that occur when power fails. Recognizing this, Mac OS X ships with a...

HELIOS' new ImageServer offers hot folders for automated scripting Garbsen, Germany--- December 9, 2002--- HELIOS Software GmbH, a leading developer of network and prepress server software, introduced advanced new features now available in its 4th generation HELIOS ImageServer 2.5. Now shipping on HELIOS CD018, ImageServer 2.5, formerly HELIOS EtherShare OPI, supports server-based image transformation, repurposing and conversion. This allows automated conversion of file format, resolution, color space, and compression, for web and print needs. ImageServer also provides OPI image replacement, server-based ICC Color Management, color separation, and proof printing capabilities. Additionally, ImageServer 2.5 includes a new Script Server service that helps automate tasks via "hot folders." When files are dropped into a hot folder, a process is automatically started, converting the files according to a given script. HELIOS Script Server provides an effective solution to the prepress...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS RELEASES INTELLIMERGE 3.0 FOR MAC OS Major Upgrade Includes Automatic Bounce Detection, Enhanced Recipient Browser, Dynamic Custom Headers, Official Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" Support RALEIGH, NC, December 4th, 2002 - Intelli Innovations, Inc. today released IntelliMerge 3.0, a major upgrade to its desktop business communication software for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Designed specifically to simplify and automate business e-mail communication needs, IntelliMerge includes a message editor, customer database system, and e-mail delivery program in a single, integrated solution. IntelliMerge 3.0 includes these major new features and enhancements: - Automatic bounce detection and flagging: IntelliMerge can scan any POP3 mailbox for bounced messages, recording addresses to be flagged in or removed from the target recipient list. IntelliMerge's Bounce Checker can also delete bounced messages after recording their contents, and fully supports APOP user authentication...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Projector-to-CVS Introduced VANCOUVER, Washington - 04 December, 2002 Austin-Soft.com today announced Projector-to-CVS, a developer tool to transfer files and data from Projector, a Macintosh-only source code control system, to CVS, which is available on virtually every computer platform. Projector-to-CVS transfers all files from Projector to CVS, preserving each revision's author, original check-in date, task, and comments. Projector-to-CVS also mirrors source code branches and file state into CVS. "While Projector was and still is an outstanding source code control system for the Macintosh, CVS offers the ability to access source code across multiple operating systems" said Glenn L. Austin, CEO of Austin-Soft.com. "With the ability to transfer an entire source tree's history and revisions, it opens options for Mac OS X developers to use native tools." Pricing for Projector-to-CVS is to be determined. Contact Austin-Soft.com at sales@austin-soft.com for more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2002 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES BETA RELEASE OF LASSO STUDIO 6 FOR ADOBE GOLIVE 6 Significant enhancements provide complete solution for quickly building data-driven Web sites within an easy to use graphical environment. Bellevue, WA--December 3, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the immediate availability of the first beta release of Lasso Studio 6 for Adobe GoLive 6 on Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP. "Lasso Studio allows non-programmers to quickly build data-driven Web sites using an intuitive set of tools and wizards," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "The enhanced productivity offered by Lasso Studio allows Web designers to save time and money so they may focus less on technical challenges and more on creative and business advancements." About Lasso Studio 6 Lasso Studio 6 is the successor to Lasso Studio 1.x. Lasso Studio transforms leading Web site editors into robust environments for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Today, 24U Software is launching "24U Commenter 1.0", a new plug-in for Metrowerks CodeWarrior. This plug-in saves time for programmers and software developers during source code editing! What is 24U Commenter? 24U Commenter is a COM plug-in for Metrowerks CodeWarrior. It allows you to comment out or uncomment the current selections much faster. It adds "Un/Comment Selection" as a new menu item to the Edit Menu. You can also assign a shortcut to this command, or add a button to the edit window's button bar. To comment out or uncomment a block of text, you can simply highlight the text and click on the 24U Commenter's button or use the assigned shortcut. More Info:: http://www.24usoftware.com/info.php?ID=84 Download: http://www.24usoftware.com/downloadform.php?ID=84 Attractive prices of 24U Commenter Single user licence - only US$ 10! To purchase visit: http://www.24usoftware.com/buy.php More about 24U licences: http://www.24usoftware.com...

Keyspan Expands USB 2.0 Connections Richmond, CA--- December 2, 2002 --- Keyspan, America's #1 USB connectivity products vendor*, is now shipping its Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-port Hub. Available in multiple colors at an MSRP of $59, these hubs are now in stock at leading computer product retailers. Each Keyspan USB 2.0 Hub includes a USB 2.0 device cable and power adapter. The hubs are compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices and can be used with PCs and Macintosh computers that have USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 ports.** These hubs have received the industry's "Certified Hi-Speed" logo that assures the hub complies with USB standards. "The range of USB 2.0 devices is rapidly growing," noted Mike Ridenhour, president of Keyspan. "With so many USB 2.0 hard drives, scanners, CD/RW's and other peripherals on the market, more users need to add USB 2.0 ports. Our hub provides a simple way to expand USB 2.0 connectivity on their PC." In addition to the new USB 2.0 Hubs, Keyspan offers a family of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FWB Ships Partition Toolkit Version 1.0 -Easy-to-use disk utility resizes drive partitions on the fly- Redwood City, Calif., (November 27th, 2002)--- FWB Software, a leading developer of software utilities for the Macintosh, today announced the immediate availability of Partition Toolkit. Partition Toolkit features a streamlined user interface for creating, deleting, and easily modifying drive partitions. With Partition Toolkit, users can resize Macintosh formatted volumes to make them smaller, and then use the new free space to create an extra volume in the format of their choice. The four formats supported by Partition Toolkit for volume creations include HFS (Mac OS Standard File System), HFS+ (Mac OS Extended File System), MS-DOS, and LinuxPPC. "Normally a drive volume can not be easily resized without destroying the data contained within. Adding extra partitions or volumes to a drive usually involves the painful procedure of backing up the data,...

Small Dog Achieves 100% Apple Product Professional Pedigree WAITSFIELD, VT - Small Dog Electronics, an online retailer of Apple Macintosh computers and peripherals, is proud to announce the company's new pedigree. All 22 employees of the company have achieved the certification of Apple Product Professionals. The Apple Product Professional designation is the highest level of Apple product and technology training that an individual can achieve. Small Dog Electronics was certified as an Apple Specialist in 1999, becoming one of only 200 top tier independent distributors worldwide. As part of the requirements, the company is required to have at least two employees trained as Apple Product Professionals. As of this October, Small Dog Electronics achieved its company goal to train all members of the Small Dog staff, at every level of the company, to complete the intensive series of educational modules on Apple Macintosh products, technology and solutions. "We are especially proud to be 100...

XNET ANNOUNCES THE SECOND GENERATION OF CAPTAIN FTP. Xnet Communications GmbH the independent software vendor with its core business in data communication high-end solutions announces the release of Captain FTP version 2.0 The new Captain FTP brings you closer to the exclusive feature sets of commercial data transfer programs, so far only available to the corporate user. More than 50 thousand Mac users in the world take the advantage of the stability and ease of use of Captain FTP. Based on the award winning FTP engine, the new Captain FTP version incorporates a set of features, significantly accelerating the every day work. One of the highlights is a segmented download. A very fast transfer based on an intelligent downloaded file analysis and connection parameters (amount of parallel FTP sessions) can speed up the entire transfer task dramatically. Having added this feature, Captain FTP evolves from the class of a standard FTP-client into a feature rich Download-Manager. "For...

The Quesa Development Team are pleased to announce the release of Quesa 1.6d16, the latest release of their high-level 3D library for developers. This release incorporates a year's worth of bug fixes and improvements over the last public release, including numerous performance enhancements and almost complete API coverage. Applications written to the Quesa API can take advantage of an extensive 3D toolkit (that includes file importers/exporters, plug-in renderers, and high-level geometries), while still leveraging the performance of low-level OpenGL 3D hardware acceleration. Quesa is a cross-platform Open Source project, which supports Mac OS X/9, Windows, and Linux. The Mac OS version can be built with either CodeWarrior or Project Builder, and can generate Carbon, Cocoa, or Classic libraries. For more information about Quesa, or to obtain pre-built binaries and demo applications for Mac OS and Windows, please visit the Quesa web site: (http://www.quesa.org/) The latest Quesa...

Apago Releases Update to PDFshrink PDF Compression Tools for Mac OS X -- New version 2.0 optimizes both text and graphics to reduce PDF file sizes up to 90% -- Free upgrade available for registered users of PDFshrink 1.0 PDF Conference West, Las Vegas; November 22, 2002 -- Apago, Inc., a leading developer of workflow efficiency software, has released version 2.0 of its popular PDFshrink(TM) and PDFshrink Lite(TM) software tools for users of MacOS X. By operating on text and other elements as well as images, the new versions of PDFshrink can reduce most types of PDF files from 5% to 90% of their original size. "PDF files are used in many different ways, but once a PDF file is created there is no way to optimize or repurpose it without using an Acrobat plug-in such as Apago imageAlter(TM) or converting the PDF to PostScript and redistilling it with a different job options setting," explains Dwight Kelly, president, Apago, Inc. PDFshrink tools allow MacOS X users to optimize PDF file...

REALbasic Internet Config 1.2.2 CARBONIZED RELEASED Hi list, I just released a new version of Realbasic Internet Config (R.I.C). The most important change is, that it is now Carbon compatible (MacOS X 10.0.2 or newer) and works in RB 3x or newer. RIC is a Internet-Configuration-System for Realbasic - developers . It supports most of the features that are available through Internet Config 2.x by 'Quinn' and Peter Lewis. Get it here - it's free!: (http://www.silent-movie-media.com/RBIConfig.html) MOST RECENT CHANGES R.I.C 1.2.2 - 22.11.2002 [Opt] Carbon-support [Chg] Now requires RB 3 or newer (for a RB2 version, feel free to contact me) [Bug] Fixed a bug, where FontMappings were not retrieved, when some fonts were truncated (which returns error -670) [Opt] Updated Internet Demo according to the previously mentioned bug -- Andy Fuchs -- silent movie media -- mailto:andy@foxwerk.de -- http://www.silent-movie-media.com

Passenger 2.2 final is now available. The new version focuses on support for 10.2 Server but also offers greater flexibility in formulations of usernames, short names and passwords and many other small enhancements. The upgrade is free to registered users of Passenger 1.0 and higher. Site: (http://macinmind.com/Passenger) Direct Download: Carbon: (http://macinmind.com/PassengerC.sit) PowerPC: (http://macinmind.com/Passenger.sit) Passenger is a server account creation and password generation tool that will import tab and comma-delimited text, ASIP 6.3 and Mac OS X XML and create account information and passwords for AppleShare IP 5-6.3, Mac OS X Server 10.0 - 10.2, Macintosh Manager, Eudora Internet Mail Server, WebSTAR FTP, WebSTAR Web, Master Spell and Master Key. It includes tools to migrate account folders, set privileges in batch for Mac OS X home directories and Eudora client settings customization and distribution. Jay Lichtenauer, MacinMind Software http://macinmind.com/

INTELLI INNOVATIONS RELEASES INTELLIMERGE SQL 1.0 FOR MAC OS X New Database-Enabled Business Communication Software Allows Organizations To Take Advantage Of Customer Databases, Manage Contacts And Increase Business Through Customized E-Mail Campaigns Raleigh, NC -- Intelli Innovations, Inc. has released IntelliMerge SQL, its new specialized database software for electronic business messaging. Using any standard MySQL or OpenBase server as a data source, IntelliMerge SQL can create, preview, deploy, and report on dynamically created e-mail campaigns in a single, integrated software solution. "The IntelliMerge SQL software builds on the tremendous amount of feedback we've received from our IntelliMerge desktop mailing software," said Paul Scandariato, CTO of Intelli Innovations. "We're very pleased to deliver a solid, database-enabled product that delivers powerful functionality with the ease of use that our customers expect." "IntelliMerge SQL allows us to take advantage of our...

Seapine Software Ships TestTrack Pro 5.0 =96 Improved Reporting and Automate= d Defect Routing Headline New Release Mason, Ohio=97(BUSINESS WIRE)=97November 20, 2002=97Seapine Software, Inc., = a leading provider of software development lifecycle management solutions, today announced the availability of TestTrack Pro 5.0. A powerful defect management solution that is part of Seapine=92s software development lifecycle suite, version 5.0 expands TestTrack Pro with a newly designed XSL-based reporting engine, graphical reports, automatic defect routing, additional help desk features, as well as administrative and usability enhancements. =93Faster delivery of quality software requires tools that simplify management of the testing process. TestTrack Pro has been widely adopted because it cost effectively fulfills this requirement,=94 said Richard Riccetti, President of Seapine Software. =93Version 5.0=92s new features mak= e it even easier for the manager or team leader to make better...

Copy Protection WIBU-KEY Network functions enlarged: WIBU-KEY is now available for Mac OS X (native) and Linux Karlsruhe, 11-11-2002. The new software version 3.30 expands the network functionality of the copy protection system WIBU-KEY and now offers platform independent support on Windows, Macintosh and Linux. This makes for a very flexible license management system. At COMDEX 2002, booth 821, WIBU-SYSTEMS will present the new software version of the copy protection system WIBU-KEY. The latest version 3.30 supports Mac OS X and Linux within a network environment via a console application. The hardware WIBU-BOX/U for the USB interface can be used cross platform with identical functions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. The server software will be started in a shell extension on the Linux operating system. WIBU-KEY running on Linux can be used for all common Linux distributions. The existing version already allows copy protection and license management within a network system for all...

Satori Publishing has released "RB Source Code Printer", an easy-to-use development utility that generates fantastic hard-copy printouts of your REALbasic projects. It automatically generates a complete Table of Contents, listing every form, window, and class in your project, as well as an alphabetized Index listing every Sub and Function in your project. A free, full-working demo can be downloaded from: (http://www.satoripublishing.com/RBSCP/) RB Source Code printer was created with REALbasic 4.5, and separate versions exist for both Mac OS 8.x/9.x and Mac OS X.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2002 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF LISTSEARCH.COM Bellevue, WA--November 19, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the completion of the months-long process of migrating various email list archives to the new ListSearch.com service. The new ListSearch.com service hosts the complete searchable archives for numerous popular email discussion forums including the MySQL list, GoLive Talk, Dreamweaver Talk, FileMaker Pro Talk, Lasso Talk, InDesign Talk, Acrobat Talk, and more. The archives contain hundreds of thousands of messages from tens of thousands of authors dating as far back as 1995. ListSearch.com email archives are accessible to the entire public at no charge at (http://www.listsearch.com). "For over seven years, Blue World has dedicated itself toward maintaining searchable archives of many important email lists in an effort to help support the Internet community," said Bill Doerrfeld,...

SpamSieve 1.2 is now available. Like your professional e-mail client, but jealous of Mail.app's spam filter? SpamSieve brings powerful Bayesian spam filtering to other popular e-mail clients. It learns what your spam looks like, so it can block nearly all of it. It also learns what your good messages look like, so it won't confuse them with spam. Other spam filters get worse over time as spammers adapt to their rules; SpamSieve actually gets better over time as you train it with more messages. SpamSieve doesn't delete any messages--it only marks them in your e-mail client--so you'll never lose any mail. SpamSieve works with any number of mail accounts, of whatever types are supported by your e-mail software (e.g. POP, IMAP, Hotmail). Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1 or later Supports: Emailer, Eudora 5.2, Entourage, Mailsmith, PowerMail Price: $20 (shareware); free upgrade from 1.0 and 1.1 Download: (http://www.c-command.com/downloads/SpamSieve-1.2.dmg) More Info: (http...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS RELEASES INTELLIMERGE SQL 1.0 FOR MAC OS X New Database-Enabled Business Communication Software Allows Organizations To Take Advantage Of Customer Databases, Manage Contacts And Increase Business Through Customized E-Mail Campaigns November 14th, 2002, Raleigh, NC -- Intelli Innovations, Inc. today unveiled IntelliMerge SQL, its new specialized database software for electronic business messaging. Using any standard MySQL or OpenBase server as a data source, IntelliMerge SQL can create, preview, deploy, and report on dynamically created e-mail campaigns in a single, integrated software solution. "The IntelliMerge SQL software builds on the tremendous amount of feedback we've received from our IntelliMerge desktop mailing software," said Paul Scandariato, CTO of Intelli Innovations. "We're very pleased to deliver a solid, database-enabled product that delivers powerful functionality with the ease of use that our customers expect." "IntelliMerge SQL allows us to take...

Alpha8 8.0b5 Release Announcement The Alpha-Cabal is pleased to announce the fifth public beta release of Alpha8, the next generation of the venerable Alpha text editor. We are a small group of Alpha's users who have taken over its development from the original author P.Keleher. An archive containing Alpha8 8.0b5 and the AlphaTcl 7.6d9 library is available for download at ftp://ftp.ucsd.edu/pub/alpha/Alpha8-8.0b5.sea.bin (7.4Mb) The biggest new feature in this release is the move to Tcl 8.4.x, resulting in important performance benefits for many operations. As this is a beta release, it contains (few) known bugs, however past betas have been used widely and have proved to be very stable. Testers are encouraged to submit bug reports on any problems they encounter. For more information and other download options please visit http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net/ The latest private alpha release of AlphaX - the MacOS X native version of Alpha8 - has also been made available to our testers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Meredith Taitz, 781-687-0700, (marketing@barebones.com) Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 7.0 New Version Adds CVS Support, Multiple Web Site Support, and More Bedford, MA -- November 13, 2002 -- Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of version 7.0 of BBEdit (tm), the professional's construction tool for text editing and web development. BBEdit 7.0 introduces a host of new features, including integrated support for CVS, the ability to easily configure multiple web sites, powerful new Sort Lines and Process Duplicate plug-ins, rectangular selection support, ASP/VBScript syntax coloring support, and more. New Development Capabilities BBEdit 7.0 adds integrated support for CVS (the Concurrent Versions System source control package) when running on Mac OS X, allowing the user to transparently work with source files from multiple repositories. Shell worksheet improvements in the new version include tool status...

Singlestep Technologies Releases Free LDAPBrowser for Mac OS 10.2 and Windows 2000/XP The LDAPBrowser converts the ldapsearch utility into an extendable, visual VNOS application. Seattle, Washington Nov 12, 2002 =96 Singlestep Technologies today announced the release of the LDAPBrowser built with VNOS, the Visual Network Operating System. LDAP, or Light Directory Access Protocol, is a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and devices in a network. The LDAPBrowser runs the ldapsearch command and parses the results into a view-only Browse Tree. It is a simple application that connects VNOS objects in a powerful user interface to handle the input and output options of command line functions. This provides easier access to information in directories and enables automation. "The LDAPBrowser converts the commonly used ldapsearch utility into a visual, extendable VNOS application. Administrators can use it as a stand-...

Contact Information: Constance Borsuk http://www.colourfull.com cborsuk@colourfull.com Colourfull Creations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2002 Colourfull Creations Releases update and new Developer Pricing Structure for Multi-DBServer New Baltimore, MI. - Colourfull Creations releases an update and new Developer Pricing Structure for the popular database server for Macintosh OS X, Macintosh OS 9, and Windows systems. This update fixes some issues with Multi-DBServer and with a new cost effective Developer Pricing Structure Colourfull Creations has poised itself for further market penetration. The basic structure of MDBS is simply a TCP/IP socket connection that can pass data to and from on. The MDBS was primarily designed to help the REALBasic developer to set up a cost effective multi-user database solution, but in actuality any program that can open a TCP/IP connection with a socket port could communicate with the server. Such programs would include C/C++/Java/Visual Basic and...