FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2002 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MAC OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' Support article describes how to configure Lasso Professional 5 under Mac OS X 10.2. Bellevue, WA--August 28, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced support for Mac OS X 10.2. Blue World's Lasso Professional 5 product works under Mac OS X 10.2. Minor configuration changes are required in order to run Lasso Professional 5 on Mac OS X 10.2. Said changes are covered in a Blue World Support Central article available at http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=8262002681. "We're excited to see this latest version of Mac OS X which provides enhanced performance, robustness and features," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "We encourage all of our Mac customers to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' right away." Additional Information Additional information about Lasso Professional 5 is available via the Lasso Professional 5 Web site at (...

ASANTE EARLY SUPPORTER OF APPLE'S MAC OS x v10.2 Jaguar Drivers for 9 Network Adapters Now Available San Jose, California, August 27, 2002 -- Asant=C8 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ= : ASNT.OB) today announced product and technical assistance for Mac OS X v10.2 in support of Apple Computer's new Mac OS (operating system) launch. Asant=C8, the leading vendor of networking equipment and peripherals for Apple Macintosh computers, is an early supporter of Mac OS X v10.2 (code-named Jaguar) on several FriendlyNET=C6, Asant=C8Fast=F4, AeroLAN=F4, GigaNIX=F4, and GigaNIC adapters. "We're pleased to continue our long tradition of supporting Apple as they move into exciting directions with their new OS," commented Wilson Wong, Chairman, President, and CEO at Asant=C8. DRIVERS TESTED FOR COMPATIBILITY -------------------------------- "We've done lots of testing to make sure our drivers function well with Apple's new Mac OS," said Paul Scofield, Director of Technical Support at Asant=C8. "We're...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Systeris 0.9b5 for Macintosh Released PALM BEACH, FL - Aug. 27, 2002 -- Rampell Software, LLC has released the first public beta of Systeris Remote for Macintosh. Systeris Remote allows users to remotely access and control Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Outlook, iTunes, and even AppleScript, all via a standard web browser. With Systeris Remote installed on a user's home computer, the same user can remotely access all of the Entourage/Outlook Express data on that computer from anywhere in the world. Using any web browser on any platform, a user can check appointments, read and send e-mails, look up phone numbers, review tasks---anything that can be done with Entourage or Outlook Express. For instance, a message sent from a web browser connected to Systeris Remote will actually be sent via Entourage/Outlook Express, and the message will be saved to the Sent Items folder. Systeris Remote also provides access to iTunes, and supports the execution of custom...

For Immediate Release BasePlant 2.0 set to resurrect PowerPlant ROSEMERE, Canada - August 26, 2002. Cafederic is proud to announce the release of BasePlant 2.0, a collection of more than 300 classes to enhance PowerPlant=81, the flagship framework from Metrowerks. Among the new features for this release, you will see: * Assistants * Full sheet support * Custom toolbars (like in Mac OS X Finder) and custom floating toolbars * Color Picker support with live updates * Preferences dialog with one line of code (at least in most cases) * Web resource checker (e.g. for software updates) * New helpers for easy drag and drop support * Generic shortcut keys editor dialog (something like the one of CodeWarrior) * New panes and controls * Live dragging of windows (both Mac OS 9 and X) with snapping for tool window (like the ones from Adobe and Macromedia software) * Display Manager and Mac OS X Dock aware * Layout management of window positions and size relative to each others and the screen...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS TEN FOR X, A SUITE OF MUST-HAVE SOFTWARE UTILITIES FOR MAC OS X Ten For X Rounds Up Cool, Top-Rated Mac OS X Utilities And Delivers Them In One Convenient Package At One Great Price Watsonville, CA- August 27, 2002 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today shipped Ten for X(tm) to its retail partners. The collection includes 12 fully-registered top-rated titles valued at $170 for $49.99, plus over 500 MB of trial versions from companies like Adobe, CE Software, Microsoft, MYOB, Now Software, and more. "Ten for X is a great software suite for customers who want to take full advantage of the power of Mac OS X," said David Polzine, Ten for X product manager. "We are compatible with the new Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2) release and are offering some great retail rebates for Mac OS X buyers." Ten for X includes the following fully-registered products: - Alarm Clock S.E. (tm) by Humongous Elephants and Tigers -...

LANSURVEYOR FOR MAC OS X AND JAGUAR NOW AVAILABLE Features New Backup Profiler, Map Topologies, Xserve Support, and More Lafayette, CA - August 28th, 2002 - Neon Software, the leader in Macintosh Network Management tools, announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor(R) 7.0 for Mac OS X. LANsurveyor's powerful network mapping, managing and reporting provides a fully-scaleable, enterprise-level solution for cross-platform network management. LANsurveyor 7.0 includes a number of new map and report options as well as support for the Aqua interface, Mac OS X, Xserve systems, and Jaguar, Apple Computer's latest Mac OS X release. In addition to explicit support for Apple technologies, LANsurveyor 7.0 supports several new map types and increased reporting capabilities. LANsurveyor supports Mac OS X v10.1.5 and 10.2 as well as Mac OS 8 and 9. LANsurveyor also includes 20 Neon Responders for Mac OS and Windows, including Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP. "Network administrators...

*** PRESS RELEASE *** Stockholm, Sweden August 27, 2002 3TAG AB (http://www.3tag.com/) 3TAG AB is pleased to announce that the T3TracePlugin now is available. Download at (http://webwan.3tag.com/~3tag/repository/doc/t3traceplugin.sit) T3TracePlugin is the REALbasic developers dream when it comes to track down bugs. Logging exactly what you want right when you need it. And, on the Win32 platform, where you have no really good way of knowing what happens within your REALbasic application, the T3TracePlugin is a vital part of getting your application running well and have platform specific bugs found and eliminated before your users find them. Version 1.0.0 Initial release. Welcome to the T3TracePlugin. This plugin is for REALbasic 3.5.2 or newer will allow you as a developer to log whatever textstrings you need to a logfile and/or depending on plattform to the Console on Mac OS X, DCon* on Mac OS Classic, or a console window on Win32. The TracePlugin is lightweight, threadsafe and you...

REALmac Software releases NavBar Builder 21st August 2002 -- REALmac software is proud to introduce "NavBar Builder 1.6" for Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 NavBar Builder is the easiest way to create a whole web site complete with javaScript rollover navigation bars. NavBar Builder will allow you to build web sites faster than ever before. Select the style of the navigation bar, how many tabs you want and what you want on them, then save it. You now have a great looking web site ready to put your own content into. Why waste time and money with other expensive design and web development applications when NavBar Builder can create a fully functional web site in seconds! Feature highlights - Over 60 different navigation bars. - Webpage creation with navigation buttons. - Auto generates 2 state JavaScript Rollovers (up & over). - Full control of text including colour and drop shadow. - Plug-in System that allow you to add your own custom buttons. What's new in version 1.6 - Added new theme...

HierListBox 4.5.1 is the latest evolution of Theo Smith's "TreeVar and HierListBox" classes, rewritten for REALbasic 4 as a ListBox subclass. This class implements a hierarchical ListBox with support for drag and drop reordering, maintenance of the Edit menu, reading and writing to the Clipboard, Appearance Manager sounds under Mac OS 9, and other features. HierListBox 4.5.1 requires Thomas Tempelmann's "TT's MemoryBlock" plugin, Noah Desch's "ControlOps" module (included), and makes use of the REALbasic 4.5 "Notes" feature. HierListBox 4.5.1 is an open source project, released under the GNU General Public License. It's available for download from (http://www.ravenna.com/~forbes/yonk/source/). -- Scott Forbes

NavDialog Plugin has obtained a new class: Version 2.8, August 20, 2002 --added a new class: NavCallback that allows the client to sneak the user's temporally choices when a NavDialog is open. It also provides ways to block the opening, to block saving or prevent creation of a new folder. NavCallback (Class) NavCallback provides additional info and manipulates a NavDialog. When subclassed, you can block opening, or saving or block creation of a new folder. You can monitor what files are being selected by the client, such that when the client cancels the Navdialog, you still know what the last folderitem was that was selected. NavCallback is a natural enhancement of the Navigation Services the MacOS provides. Alfred -- Alfred N. Van Hoek, Ph.D. http://homepage.mac.com/vanhoek/

RUNTIME LABS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MacSQL 2.5 Latest Version Features Oracle and OpenBase Support For Immediate Release Contact Dan Wald, 917-661-0200 ext 14 media@rtlabs.com (mailto:media@rtlabs.com) NEW YORK - August 21, 2002 - Runtime Labs, a premiere provider of Mac database tools, today announced the release and immediate availability of MacSQL 2.5. MacSQL is a robust solution for database management on the Macintosh. A fully AppleScriptable application, MacSQL provides web authors, publishers, and developers with a simple, graphical way to interact with SQL databases. "MacSQL 2.5 is the first commercial MacOS X product with native support for communicating with Oracle," said Mark Lilback, President of Runtime Labs. "MacSQL 2.5 represents a significant step forward for all Macintosh users who want to interact with Oracle databases running on any platform." MacSQL 2.5 includes many new and upgraded features from MacSQL 2.2: * Ability to connect to FrontBase, Microsoft SQL Server...

Big Nerd Ranch Announces New Class on Core Mac OS X Programming FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Herman Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (678) 595-6773 http://www.bignerdranch.com Atlanta, GA - August 23, 2002 - The Big Nerd Ranch announces a new class - Core Mac OS X Programming. Following the success of Big Nerd Ranch Cocoa training, a class is now available for programmers interested in taking the next step. Core Mac OS X Programming will allow programmers to harness the power of Mac OS X's Unix foundation. For the week of November 11-15, 2002, Aaron Hillegass, Cocoa instructor and author of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X," is teaming up with Mark Dalrymple to teach the new class. As with Cocoa classes, the Big Nerd Ranch intensive training methods will guide students' progress. Mark Dalrymple joins the Big Nerd Ranch after 17 years as a Macintosh programmer and 12 years as a programmer on various unix platforms. Mark and Aaron have developed course material that allows programmers to...

4D WebMail and Source Code Released -- Free, Easy Web-based Mail Handling Application; Powerful and Customizable for 4D Developers -- SAN JOSE, Calif., August 22, 2002 - 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the immediate availability of 4D WebMail and its source code. "Built entirely in 4D, 4D WebMail showcases the power and flexibility of 4th Dimension," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Now anyone can use 4D WebMail, plus 4D developers can easily customize and integrate 4D WebMail functionality into their applications." "The beauty of 4D WebMail is that there is practically no setup," said Charles Ying, 4D WebMail beta tester. "It took me 5 minutes to get 4D WebMail up and most of that time was spent wondering how it could be so easy. It is the most useful free server in the world for the rest of us." Cross-platform, 4D WebMail allows end-users to read, reply, forward, send and file email within...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Meredith Taitz, 781-687-0700, (marketing@barebones.com) Super Get Info 1.0.9 Now Available From Bare Bones Software Powerful File Info Utility for Mac OS X Bedford, MA -- August 21, 2002 -- Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Super Get Info 1.0.9. Super Get Info is a file and folder info utility for Mac OS X, offering a powerful, flexible, well-designed alternative to the "Show Info" command provided by the Mac OS X Finder. Super Get Info has been enhanced to improve compatibility with Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, includes a "Reveal in Finder" menu item, and provides the ability to configure a keystroke to invoke the "Empty Trash" command. This update also incorporates various other minor improvements as well as fixes for reported issues. Overview -------- Super Get Info enables the user to open a separate information window for each selected Finder item, so that multiple selected items can be viewed and edited...

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Gardnerville, NV - August 19, 2002 - Choice Logistics, LLC today released Space Cadet for MacOS 9 and Mac OS X. The Space Cadet utility is a small droplet application which users can drop files and folders onto. Space Cadet removes all spaces from the names of files and folders dropped onto it so that the files can be accepted by internet servers such as some FTP servers which do not accept files that have spaces in their file names. The utility can be downloaded from Choice Logistics' website at http://www.choice-logistics.com/products

I'm pleased to announce Virtual Volume Manager, a utility for the REALbasic developer who's using Virtual Volumes in their application. Virtual Volume Manager streamlines every stage of creating, maintaining, and optimizing a Virtual Volume. * Finder-like interface for browsing directories and moving files * Easily create volumes containing any number of files and folders * Optimize function eliminates wasted space Check it out at: (http://software.oxalyn.com/) Eric M. Williams Oxalyn Seattle, WA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rage Software releases WebDesign 1.7 Toronto, Ontario - August 19, 2002 - Rage Software announced today, the immediate availability of WebDesign 1.7. A major update to the fully featured web development application for Mac OS and Mac OS X. WebDesign is a unique Macintosh web development tool offering many features not found in standard HTML editors. WebDesign allows you to visually create HTML elements including forms and image maps and insert them into your document. WebDesign allows you to see and edit the actual HTML code giving you complete control over your web page design. It allows you to edit tag attributes and values using its built in tag attribute editor and drag and drop tools pallet. WebDesign's built in file browser and FTP client give you extended organization over your full web site. Extend WebDesign's features through the use of plugins and language extensions. WebDesign's Plugin Maker allows users, even users with no programming experience, to...

From: Steve Crisp (crisp@pageplanet.com) Subject: MGI is now Free! Many of you have wanted to use MGI, but were reluctant to purchase MGI 2 since OS 9 and WebStar 4.x are essentially dead products. Not only do we understand that logic, we agree with it completely. As such, we are doing two things about it. One: We are committed to porting MGI to run under OS X/WebStar V and OS X/Apache. The WebStar V port is in progress, and the Apache port will follow on the heels of WebStar. But... We also recognize that there are many people who, for a very long time, will also continue to use OS 9/WebStar 4.x for whatever reasons they have. And we understand those reasons. As such... Two: We want as many people as possible using MGI on the systems they are presently accustomed to. We, therefore, are giving away MGI 2. Yes, you read that correctly. We are giving it away. All you have to do is download MGI 2 for Macintosh at (http://www.pageplanetsoftware.com/downloads/macdemo.html) and install the...

REAL Software's Cubie awards (http://www.realbasic.com/developer/programs/cubies/) We want to recognize the contributions our users have made to the industry by promoting the excellence of what they have produced with REALbasic. We accepted nominations from anyone, but no REAL Software employee or member of their family is eligible. The only other requirement is that the products be Premier partners in the Made with REALbasic program. Winners will receive TWO free upgrades to REALbasic, our support in publishing the product (if desired), free publicity, the admiration and envy of their peers, and other prizes to be announced. The entries will be judged on quality, fitness to the task (fun game? useful utility?), polish, verve, and brio. Each winner in the categories (past categories have included: Advocate of the Year, Cross-Platform, Developer Tool, Game, Internet, Mac OS X, Utility, Overall, and Business) will receive prizes. The categories change based on the entries received. The...

http://themacintoshguy.com/lists/Bluetooth-Mac.html I'm pleased to announce the Bluetooth-Mac email discussion list. Bluetooth-Mac is a forum for Macintosh users and fans of Bluetooth to discuss hardware, devices and software. "It is exciting to see Apple on the verge of doing for Bluetooth, what they did for USB." Said Eric Prentice, Listmom of Bluetooth-Mac List, "With Mac OS 10.2 Jaguar now shipping on new machines and phones like Sony Ericsson's T68 readily available, the average user now can include Bluetooth technology in their daily lives. And anything involving new technology will always benefit from a support system like Bluetooth-Mac list." The two-dozen discussion lists at TheMacintoshGuy.com now have over 17000 members and the list server pushes millions of messages each month. Sending a message to (Bluetooth-Mac-ON@lists.themacintoshguy.com) will begin subscription to the list. Or you can fill out one of the forms at: http://themacintoshguy.com/lists/Bluetooth-Mac.html...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS DRAGSTRIP FOR MAC OS X- A DESKTOP ORGANIZER FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACCESSING, ORGANIZING, AND LAUNCHING DOCUMENTS QUICKLY DragStrip Is A Desktop Organizer For One-Click Access To Frequently Used Applications, Files, Folders, URLs, And More -For Mac And Windows Watsonville, CA- August 15, 2002 - Aladdin Systems, Inc. today announced that DragStrip(r) is now compatible with Mac OS X. DragStrip is a full-featured "launcher" application that allows users unlimited flexibility in organizing and accessing frequently used files and applications. It helps to eliminate desktop clutter and repeated searches in disks, folders, and on the Internet, by placing drag-and-drop modifiable palettes on the desktop. A palette can easily handle a user's files, folders, applications, and URLs all in one location. The update is available for DragStrip customers using Mac OS X and is free for registered users of version 3.7 http://www.aladdinsys.com/dragstrip/macupdates.html. DragStrip's...

GEFEN'S NEW ADC SWITCHER DOES DOUBLE DUTY AS SWITCH AND CONVERTER-IN-ONE, ACCOMODATING DVI-EQUIPPED COMPUTERS WOODLAND HILLS, CA [August 14, 2002] Gefen's ex-tend-it ADC Switcher allows Apple Cinema Display users to work on two cross-platform computers using just one display, keyboard and mouse. It supports most DVI computers so either Macintosh or non-Macintosh computers (with DVI outputs) can connect to an Apple Cinema Display via the Switcher. This is important because Apple Cinema Displays require an ADC connection in order to operate, which only recently became available on newer Macintosh computers. With the ADC Switcher, a DVI to ADC conversion is essentially built-in to the Switcher itself, improving compatibility between a wider variety of computers and Apple's line of digital displays. To jump between two computers using an Apple Cinema Display, users simply plug their display and peripherals into the back of the Switcher, connect the Switcher to the computers, and then...

TimeBase Control Plugin for REALbasic Version 1.0, August 12, 2002 --Initial release Working With Time Bases The Movie Toolbox provides a number of functions that allow you to work with time bases. A QuickTime time base defines the time coordinate system of a movie. However, you can also use QuickTime time bases to provide general timing services. Although most time base functions can be used at interrupt time, several of the Movie Toolbox functions cannot. Creating Time Bases NewTimeBase lets you create a new time base. Time bases rely on either a clock component or another time base for their time source. You can use SetTimeBaseMasterTimeBase to cause one time base to be based on another time base. GetTimeBaseMasterTimeBase allows you to determine the master time base of a given time base. You can assign a clock component to a time base; that clock then acts as the master clock for the time base. You can use SetTimeBaseMasterClock to assign a clock component to a time base....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New cross platform plug-in lets you post and retrieve information from the Internet. FileMaker Developer Conference, Palm Desert - August 13th, 2002--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of the first public beta version of the Troi URL Plug-in for FileMaker Pro 6. What is Troi URL Plug-in? Troi URL Plug-in can help you fill in forms on the Internet, all from FileMaker Pro. It also retrieves data from any HTTP URL. You can: -use the POST command to fill in a web form and retrieve the result directly in FileMaker -use the GET command to retrieve data -use a secure connection (HTTPS) using SSL (currently Mac OS only) Suggested Uses Troi URL plug-in allows you to: -fill in forms on web sites or your intranet -get online data like stock quotes, weather reports, etc. -automatically add information to listings and online databases -search the Internet for terms or other specific items (like Sherlock) The possibilities are only limited by your imagination...

QuickPage Ported to MacOS X 12 August 2002 - Hanover, NH. Dartware LLC has ported the open-source QuickPage package (also known as qpage) to run on MacOS X. QuickPage was developed by Thomas Dwyer III, and has been ported to run on many Unix systems. Complete information about qpage is available from its web site, http://www.qpage.org. QuickPage offers two facilities that work together, and can run concurrently on the same computer. These are: * A Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP) server, that listens for SNPP messages, and sends them through an analogue modem using the TAP protocol; * A paging client that can send pages to a SNPP server. Dartware made minor changes to the modem initialization code to allow the package compile and run on OS X. In addition, Dartware created an installation script to place the pre-compiled Darwin/OS X binaries in the appropriate places, edit the configuration files, start the server, and create a StartupItem. Dartware makes this ported version...

DropDMG 1.7 is now available. DropDMG is the easiest way to create ".dmg" and ".img" disk images on Mac OS X. It can encrypt images and post-process them with GZip or MacBinary. It also supports segmented images and images that auto-open when you mount them. All the options are available from AppleScript. DropDMG is robust and has no trouble handling folders with spaces, quotation marks, dollar signs, or other "special" characters. It even works without Mac OS X's optional "BSD Subsystem" installation. Full documentation is included in PDF and Apple Help formats. New in this Version: - Added support for license agreements. License agreements support rich text and may be localized. - The image destination path is now stored abbreviated with a tilde, if possible. This should help people who have multiple boot partitions. - The log is printable. - Finer-grained progress bar and status text. - If adding the requisite filename extensions would make the requested...

Apple Unveils Dual-Processor Power Macs Starting at $1,699 Fast Xserve Architecture, DDR Memory & Pre-loaded Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" CUPERTINO, California-August 13, 2002-Apple=AE today unveiled an all new Power Mac G4 line featuring dual PowerPC G4 processors in every model, starting at just $1,699 (US). With dual 1.25 GHz, dual 1 GHz and dual 867 MHz PowerPC G4 processors, the new Xserve=81 high-performance architecture with support for up to 2GB of Double Data Rate (DDR) memory at up to 333 MHz, the industry's first ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card and an enhanced enclosure with increased storage up to nearly half a terabyte, the new Power Macs are the fastest desktop workstations for creative professionals. The new all dual processor Power Mac=AE G4 line also ships with Apple's new Mac=AE OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" pre-installed, offering more than 150 amazing new features and applications. Taking advantage of "Jaguar's" advanced UNIX-based architecture and symmetric...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Clair Software updates Default Folder X adding Jaguar support and "Finder Click" feature (Blacksburg, VA -- August 12, 2002) St. Clair Software has released version 1.6 of Default Folder X, its utility for improving Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. Default Folder X 1.6 includes support for Mac OS X 10.2 ("Jaguar") and also adds the much-requested "click on a Finder window" feature to OS X. You can now display a folder in an Open or Save dialog by simply clicking on that folder's window. Version 1.6 also integrates XRay and FileExaminer as well as Super Get Info for expanded Get Info capabilities, and improves compatibility with AppleScript, QuickTime, OmniPage, and Ircle. This update is free to users who have registered earlier versions of Default Folder X. Download links and a full list of changes can be found at the following URLs: Details about Default Folder X 1.6 (with download links): (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/release.html...

Here's the latest developments on the best Mac OS X training package out there, namely "The TackyShirt Mac OS X Project', (http://www.tackyshirt.com/). This is 4 DVDs with 16 hours of content focusing on Mac OS X. Normally, training and educational Computer Based Training, (CBT) is a good cure for insomnia. We vehemently disagree that CBT *has* to be that way. There is no reason why you can't learn while having fun. The content is excellent, and because it's *fun*, you won't feel like you're sliding into a morass of lethargy every time you watch it. We also are going with DVDs because that gives us room to play. Even the VCD format is limited by the relatively paltry amount of room on a CD. DVD helps free us from that limitation, and allows us to take advantage of the capabilities of DVD. It also allows you to just watch the information and take notes, or use it in situations where you don't have a computer handy, or your computer doesn't have a DVD player. Because we make extensive...

From: (support@sqlboss.com) Subject: SQLBoss Layouter VIP Preview 2 now available for download Date: Fre, 9. Aug 2002 August 7th, 2002 -- A new release of SQLBoss Developer is now available for download. All registered users can test SQLBoss Layouter free of charge for over a month. SQLBoss Layouter is the ultimate program for professionals and novices alike. SQLBoss Layouter is an easy to use database front end builder. It is available for Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and little later for Windows. You can extend the functionality of SQLBoss with several different database and file format plugins. SQLBoss Layouter lets you maintain your database data and retrieve data without typing a single line of SQL. The ease of use lets you quickly create front ends for more than 10 different databases. You can compile your work and distribute it to your clients. This application is good even for novices, as it is easy to use and does not necessary require any database know how. Professionals will...

PIDOG SOFTWARE RELEASES PIPOP V2.0.3 MESA, AZ August 7th, 2002 - piDog Software releases piPop version 2.0.3, the latest incarnation of their highly acclaimed file navigator and launcher for the Mac. piPop is made with REALbasic. This release introduces several minor bug fixes and major speed improvements. piPop, formerly know as piDock is a navigation system for the Mac allowing users to access any file quickly with a single click. Version 2.0.3 renders menus 200% faster than 1.x versions and operates considerably more smoothly than previous versions. piPop uses a proprietary menu system to display files rather than the operating system's menus, giving piPop a great advantage over other navigation systems. With piPop the user is able to navigate folders of unlimited size, and virtually limitless depth. Folders with more items than can be displayed onscreen are scrolled as the mouse pointer moves across the menu. piPop is Built for OSX but is compatible with OS8.x-9.x with carbonlib...

Three new versions of the famous plugins for REALbasic are available @ (http://homepage.mac.com/vanhoek/). HTMLrendering exploits the HTMLrendering capabilities of MacOS. The plugin is also useful to make your own web-browser. For this you also require to install URLAccess plugin. version 2.2 August 7, 2002 --fixed a major rendering flaw that showed up with REALbasic 4.5 carbon, while went unnoticed in earlier versions of REALbasic. REALbasic version 4.5 has improved the graphics internals, allowing the renderer to fit better with REALbasic. --fixing/improvement also included the renderer being tabpanel savvy. --support for obtaining focus appropriately (RB4.0 and higher), and changed the buttontoKey event to a Focus event, reporting whether the renderer has the focus. --known issues carbon: picture of a rendered page leaves the renderer and the window in an unknown state, and parsing files the URLAccess manager generates, when in web-browser mode, is by the renderer not...

ARCANEWARE RELEASES TYPEJET 1.0 AUGUST 07 02 -- ArcaneWare, where they are dedicated to creating quality software for the Mac, releases a new product for the Macintosh which is for viewing fonts with ease, TypeJet. TypeJet is ArcaneWare's superior and fast font viewing utility, built to improve your creativity. Find the perfect font for your logo or project in minutes, rather than scrolling through menus multiple times to view every one of your fonts. TypeJet provides you with many of extensive features to find that perfect font. One of those features being multiple font sets, to put your favorite fonts into different groups, or to take aside the fonts you used for a certain project. Not only are there the manually made font sets, but there are also "Smart Font Sets". You can program one of these font sets in seconds, and get great results. For example, you can make a smart font set display all and only Helvetica's, without having to manually add each one. With smart font sets, add a...

FontAgent Adds Font Format Support and Boosts Performance New, Faster Version Works with OpenType and Windows TrueType Fonts August 6, 2002 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software announced the addition of a bevy of new features to its powerful Cocoa-based font management utility today. The new release rounds out FontAgent?s support for all major font-file formats and improves overall application performance by 20 percent. New Support for OpenType and Windows TrueType Fonts Adding to its existing support for PostScript Type 1, Macintosh TrueType fonts, and OS X dfonts, FontAgent now supports OpenType and Windows TrueType fonts, completing support for all the font formats supported by Mac OS X. The new release allows users with the same fonts, in multiple formats, to specify a default activation order. For example, when opening a specific font, a user can choose to look for its OpenType format first, then its Type 1 format, and finally its TrueType format. Significant Performance Gains The new...

For Immediate Release Toronto, Ontario - August 5, 2002 - Rage Software announced today, the immediate availability Invisible Finder 2.0. The fully featured invisible file manager. Find, manage, get info and delete invisible files and folders on your hard drives. About Invisible Finder Invisible Finder is the ultimate invisible file management tool for the Mac. It allows you to search your hard drive for all invisible files and then filter the results to locate exactly what you are looking for. It can keep track of invisibility changes so that you can always revert your changes at a later time. Invisible Finder can help track down old and unused invisible files that may be taking up precious hard drive space which could be used for beneficial information. Invisible Finder also allows you to get finder information for invisible files which is not possible within the finder. You can open invisible files in selected applications allowing you to view and edit the information they contain...

RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS Omnis Studio 3.2 Raining Data is pleased to announce the imminent availability of Omnis Studio version 3.2. The development version of this new release will be made available for download August 7, 2002 from our Web site www.omnis.net. The product CD will be obtainable by the end of this month by request. Omnis Studio version 3.2 is another major step forward for Web developers and systems integrators with new Web Client and Server database enhancements. New Features * Oracle9i and Informix 9.1 Support * Windows XP and Enhanced Mac OS X Support * New Multithreaded Data Access Module (DAM) for Omnis SQL * Sub-Forms for Web Client Remote Forms * Web Client Method Debugging * Netscape 6.2 Support * Blowfish Encryption * XML Support Oracle9i The multithreaded Oracle DAM now supports Oracle9i, including the new XML and Universal Resource Identifiers (URI) data types. The XML data type stores native XML documents directly in an Oracle database and...

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE macility PopChar X 1.2 adds Unicode support Hagenberg, August-5-2002, ergonis software today announced the immediate availability of PopChar X 1.2, the Mac OS X sibling of the highly acclaimed PopChar Pro. The most important new feature of PopChar X 1.2 is the support of Unicode. "We are thrilled by the great feedback we received from thousands of happy new customers since the debut of PopChar X three months ago. Besides the praise, customers' responses contained one favorite request: Unicode support. I am therefore happy to announce that PopChar X 1.2 incorporates this number one request and thus will help our customers to make better use of the huge number of available characters offered by Unicode fonts." said Christoph Reichenberger, founder and CEO of ergonis software. Besides that, the update incorporates several other new features, as well as fixes for various reported issues. A detailed list of changes included in this update is available...

Intuit To Introduce New Version Of QuickBooks For Mac Company Announces Plan to Develop Mac OS X Compatible Version of QuickBooks MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - August 05, 2002 - Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) today announced a multi-year plan to develop and support a new Mac OS X compatible version of QuickBooks=AE, the best selling small business accounting software. "We listened to our customers and they have spoken loud and clear. They want a Mac OS X compatible version of QuickBooks," said Dan Levin, vice president and general manager of QuickBooks Financial Solutions. "We're thrilled to be giving customers what they've been asking for." Intuit expects to release an updated version of QuickBooks for the Mac in Q1 2003 due to increased demand for Mac OS X compatibility. QuickBooks Pro Edition 5.0 for Mac will be built for Mac OS X and will also support Mac OS 9. Additional product details will be disclosed at a later date. Thereafter, Intuit expects to release a new version of QuickBooks for...

QUEUESOCKET 1.0 RELEASED 31 JULY 2002 -- QueueSocket 1.0, the first complete open-source Socket solution for REALbasic developers, was released today from developer Drew Hamlin of Vizspring Software. QueueSocket is the first open-source solution made available to REALbasic developers to improve Internet and network communication using the Socket control. QueueSocket provides a simple introduction program as well as a complex, fully developed Network Tic-Tac-Toe game with accompanying source code and internet tracker application. QueueSocket was created based on the fundamental principal that all data can fit into a queue data type, which in turn can be converted into a string and sent across a local network or the Internet. QueueSocket is available for free download and royalty-free use from (http://www.drewhamlin.com/realbasic/). QueueSocket is distributed under the GNU GPL license and is OSI certified as part of the Open Source Initiative at (http://www.opensource.com) QueueSocket...

ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF POWERMAIL 4.0 A FAST AND RELIABLE MACINTOSH E-MAIL CLIENT FOR MAC OS X, 9 AND 8 - 38 NEW FEATURES -------------------------------------------------- ) CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------- [1] PowerMail 4.0 released - includes new features such as: * "Recent Mail" interactive log window * Partial POP3 downloads * SSL security * Server-side mail management * Enhanced address book * User interface redesign * Text clippings * Mail schedulings and locations * Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) compatibility * English, Japanese, French, German and Dutch plugins [2] Download information [3] Pricing and upgrade policy [4] Detailed change notes [5] Reminder: What is PowerMail ----------------------------------------------------------- ) [1] CTM DEVELOPMENT RELEASES POWERMAIL 4.0 WITH 38 NEW ) FEATURES (AQUA, POP3, IMAP, SSL) AND 29 ENHANCEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------- CTM Development is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portraits & Prints Updated to Version 1.2 Oviedo, Florida -- July 30, 2002 -- Portraits & Prints=81, the personal phot= o studio for Mac OS X, gets updated with several new features. This update comes packed with more advanced cropping features, several photo scaling options, full Applescript support, and contrast control including the ability to apply enhancements to multiple images at once. Complete control over cropping is realized with two new features. Crops can now be drawn while maintaining aspect ratio using the new "Constraint" feature. Furthermore, the new "Preset" crop feature enables you to create crops of any combination of size, position, aspect ratio and save them for future use on other photos. These features make it very easy to crop large batches of photos and maintain the aspect ratio. A contrast setting was added to the enhancement tool set which already included brightness, sharpness and saturation. Portraits & Prints now has the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fix Up 4D (FU4D) v1.0.1 Released by Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. Free Product Now Compatible with 4D v6.7.4 Vero Beach, FL - Tuesday, July 30th, 2002: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of Fix Up 4D (FU4D) v1.0.1 for Macintosh and Windows. FU4D is a set of 4D extensions which enhance, improve, and correct the 4th Dimension development and runtime environment. 4D extensions allow for the actual 4D environment to be patched, repaired, and improved. FU4D provides a comprehensive basis of individual improvements to the 4D environment which all 4D developers can take advantage of immediately. The documents included in the FU4D package all work independently of each other and there is no requirement that any combination of them be used at any time. This makes it simple for the developer to choose which improvements in particular benefit development and only install the 4D extension documents in FU4D package which are most useful. Installing the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2002 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO PARTNER ALLIANCE Partner program offers numerous benefits for Web developers, ISPs, webmasters, trainers, vendors and consultants. Bellevue, WA--July 29, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the launch of the Lasso Partner Alliance (LPA), a new service designed to offer numerous benefits for advanced users of Blue World Lasso products. "At Blue World, we're committed to serving the needs of leaders within the burgeoning Lasso community with partner-level benefits," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "We believe we've created a program that will provide members the information and services they require in order to better build, serve, maintain, and market solutions based on Lasso products." LPA Benefits Lasso Partner Alliance members receive the following benefits: LPA Talk - Access to private discussion forum--with searchable archives--frequented by top Lasso...

EVERSTOR ENTERS APPLE MARKET WITH MAC OS X ENTERPRISE-CLASS, STORAGE- MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TOOLS First product available at the end of July ORANGE, CA =96 July 22, 2002 -- everStor Software Corporation is entering th= e Mac market with new enterprise-class, storage-management software tools for Mac OS. The scalability, usability and performance of OS X on Apple's Xserve hardware make it an ideal server platform for everStor's suite of products. The first OS X product, everStor's Replicator for Mac OS X 10.1 or higher, is now finishing Beta. Replicator for OS X centralizes data replication and archiving, and will be formally announced and available for installation by the end of July. EverStor's new OS X products are designed to run on the Apple OS X software platform while providing a seamless connect to multiple O/S-based network storage environments using Linux, Solaris, UNIX and Windows. "We have always supported Mac workstations and servers, but only as clients to Unix/Linux-based...

LANSURVEYOR PREVIEW FOR MAC OS X NOW AVAILABLE Neon Software Puts LANsurveyor 7.0 Preview on www.neon.com Lafayette, CA - July 24th, 2002 - Neon Software, the leader in Macintosh Network Management tools, announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor(R) 7.0 Preview for Mac OS X. The LANsurveyor preview is available now from www.neon.com. "The LANsurveyor for Mac OS X Preview is an important milestone for Neon Software and all Macintosh network administrators," said Craig Isaacs, Neon president. "We know our customers have been looking forward to LANsurveyor for Mac OS X, and this release has both great new features as well as native Mac OS X support." In addition to supporting Mac OS X and the Aqua interface, LANsurveyor 7.0 supports several new map types and increased reporting capabilities. The preview release works Mac OS X v10.1.5 as well as Mac OS 8 and 9. The preview release also includes 20 Neon Responders for Mac OS and Windows, including Windows 95, 98, ME, NT,...

eSuite4X 2.1 - Web Developer's Edition Everything you need to start developing database driven web sites within 10 minutes. Using the eSuite4X graphical interface it has never been easier to set up a local web server with access to your own database server. Includes a local web server with all the features commercial scale production servers and most ISP's offer: * Apache 2 * PHP 4.2 * WebDAV * MySQL 3.23 The eSuite4X 2.1 - Web Developer's Edition features: * Graphical interfaces for easy setup and administration * Manage MySQL databases, tables and users with our sophisticated GUI * Publish your finished site to your production environment or web hosting provider with a couple of clicks * Make backups of your production database to your local system with our easy to use Import GUI. Scenario 1 This is the ideal solution if you want to test your development before going online - you can even work with a team of developers creating your web site. The integrated GUI allows you to easily...

REALmac Software releases NavBar Builder 1.5 http://www.realmacs.co.uk/navbarbuilder.html REALmac software is proud to introduce "NavBar Builder 1.5" for Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 NavBar Builder is the easiest way to create a whole web site complete with javascript rollover navigation bars. NavBar Builder will allow you to build web sites faster than ever before. Select the style of the navigation bar, how many tabs you want and what you want on them, then save it. You now have a great looking web site ready to put your own content into. Why waste time and money with other expensive design and web development applications when NavBar Builder can create a fully functional web site in seconds! Feature highlights - Over 60 different navigation bars. - Webpage creation with naviagtion buttons. - Auto generates 2 state JavaScript Rollovers (up & over). - Full control of text including colour and drop shadow. - Plug-in System that allow you to add your own custom buttons. What's new in...

MACSPEECH ANNOUNCES NEW SCRIPTPAKS Macworld Expo, New York, NY - July 19, 2002 - Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech, Inc. today announced ScriptPaks for QuarkXPress and iTunes. ScriptPaks are plug-ins that add application-specific commands to the company's popular iListen program, as well as its free Mac OS 9-only ListenDo! utility. The QuarkXPress ScriptPak gives QuarkXPress users a "third hand" by providing voice access to over 125 commands in QuarkXPress. "Virtually any keyboard shortcut you used to do by hand can now be done simply by speaking," said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers. "This ScriptPak is the first in a series of more complex ScriptPaks especially created for design professionals." The QuarkXPress ScriptPak is expected to sell for $39 from the company's web site. The iTunes 2 ScriptPak allows the user to control iTunes even when it is not the front-most application. "Users can skip to the next song, raise or lower the volume, pause, fast forward...

edition.net Dedicated Servers - Lasso 5 Professional, FileMaker DevCon 2002 Sales and Service edition.net is known for its dedicated server solutions featuring MacOSX and FileMaker. Many of our clients have also asked for a little more service and support. With this in mind, we would like to announce Rustan Laine as our new Sales Engineer that can help you with your pre-sales questions and after-sale support. Reach Rustan at info@edition.net or call our sales phone line at 877 2253821 Mac XServe is now available With Apple's recent announcement of XServe, edition.net would like to announce the availability of 2 different configurations utilizing Apple's newest server system. Besides the included product offering your choice of iTools or WebStar V for multi-domain web service, edition.net has custom configured these boxes Lasso 5 Professional and includes a 2nd OSX box running with FileMaker Unlimited datasource and Communigate Pro 200 user, a multi-domain web based email server system...