MacsDesign Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.5 Powerful Object Oriented Software for Technical Support FREMONT, CA - April 15, 2002 - MacsDesign Studio today released Web Help Desk 5.5, a powerful web application for technical support designed for education and small to medium sized business customers. Built with the industry's most powerful and mature application server, WebObjects 5.1 from Apple Computer, Web Help Desk 5.5 offers an intuitive web interface and an excellent feature set for both end users and support technicians. This latest update includes: * Customizable, dynamic PDF Asset report creation * Detailed Job Ticket download in PDF * LDAP option for authentication and lookup of Client data * Department option for Clients, Assets and Job Tickets * Additional Asset fields and expanded Asset search options * New graphic reporting by Department and Problem Type * New preference to enable Asset number editing Next Generation Web Application Unlike scripted web applications based...

For Cocoa developers that need to do URL access and is finding limitations with NSURLHandle, you might want to check out CURLHandle, available at: (http://curlhandle.sourceforge.net/) This is a public domain Cocoa class that subclasses NSURLHandle and wraps around "curl". It can be used for HTTP PUT, GET, and POST, and also ftp and really anything else the curl handles. It also knows about HTTP proxies, something lacking in NSURLHandle. CURLHandle is the technology under the hood in Watson (http://www.karelia.com/watson/), and is now being used by a number of other developers for URL data transport. This 1.5 release is significant in that it contains new functionality used in Watson 1.5, new functionality submitted by other contributors, and that it is now packaged as a Framework, making it easier to integrate into your own project. Interested in learning more about CURLHandle? Check out the latest issue of MacTech magazine..... --------------- Release notes for this version: * This...

FileMaker Developer Conference 2002 Set for August 12-15 Integration, Data Connectivity and XML Highlight Conference Agenda SANTA CLARA, CA - April 10, 2002 - "Information, Integration and Innovation" is the theme of the FileMaker Developer Conference 2002, to be held August 12-15 at the Desert Springs Marriott Resort & Spa, in Palm Desert, California, FileMaker announced today. Expected to draw a record number of corporate and independent FileMaker database developers from more than 25 countries, the conference will cover a range of issues on FileMaker's emerging standards -- including XML, web services, SQL and JDBC -- for easy, low-cost integration with other workgroups, enterprise data and applications. "This year's Developer Conference is an absolute-must for corporate and independent FileMaker developers," said Dominique Goupil, president of FileMaker, Inc. Among the many experts and solutions, developers speaking at the conference will be keynote speaker Ron Schmelzer,...

POCKET SOFTWARE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANDIA PARK, New Mexico -- April 12, 2002 -- PocketBackup 1.0 has been released and is available for download. PocketBackup is an easy to use, reliable, and affordable personal backup system. PocketBackup has the following features: * Simple three step backup process. One, select files to backup. Two, select a backup destination drive. Three, click on the "Backup" button. * Backups are saved to Mac standard disk images (dmg) or burned to standard CDs. * Auto mounting of AppleTalk and Network Drives. * Timed backups. * Records and tracks previously made backups. * Affordable. PocketBackup only costs $20.00 (US). A free 30-day trial version of PocketBackup can be downloaded at: http://www.pocketsw.com/PocketBackup.html.

For Immediate Release. The one professional MPEG2 software encoder at a consumer price. Innobits releases the BitVice MPEG2 video encoder. The high-end encoder that is friendly to your inevitable quality versus bit-budget trade-off. Stuff more MPEG2 video onto each DVD disk, at broadcast quality! "We have been waiting for many years now, that somebody would provide the kind of MPEG2 software we would buy ourselves. That didn't happen so we felt that it was high time to make an effort and finally bring broadcast quality video to the masses." says Roger Andersson co-founder of Innobits. BitVice is a Mac-first software product. Innobits decided this because Apple Computer Inc already delivers DVD disk burners with many new Macintosh models. The aggressive price model makes BitVice affordable for literally any video interested user with a DVD disk burner. Support for other platforms will follow. You are encouraged to use your own eyes to compare the results of the BitVice MPEG2 Encoder to...

RUNTIME SHIPS REVOLUTION 1.1.1 FOR MAC OS, OS X, WINDOWS, LINUX AND UNIX New pricing targets enterprise organizations, small businesses, and educators Edinburgh, Scotland. 5 April 2002 - Runtime Revolution today announced the release of version 1.1.1 of Revolution, the leading choice for cross-platform software development for Mac OS, OS X, Unix, Linux, and Windows. Since its launch in July of last year, Revolution has joined the ranks of leading developer tools. Runtime Revolution's ongoing commitment to developers at all levels prompts new, lower-cost options for students, teachers, and small businesses, in addition to enhanced support for enterprise-level developers. Revolution's powerful programming language, easy-to-use interface builder, and built-in Internet, multimedia and database access all combine to make it the tool of choice for writing cross-platform software. Among available RAD tools, Revolution stands alone in enabling developers to write a single application that...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PC-Mac-Net FileShare v1.5 streamlines file transfers over LAN or Internet with automatic cross-platform file renaming and drag and drop functionality ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA -- April 9, 2002 -- Lava Software is now shipping PC-Mac-Net FileShare v1.5, a product which allows users to transfer files easily and securely between any type of Windows PC and Macintosh over a Local Area Network (LAN) or the Internet. File transfers can be paused and resumed at any time, ensuring that even very large files can be reliably transferred. This new version makes it much easier to transfer large numbers of files between PCs and Macs quickly and efficiently, whilst correctly retaining file name extensions and types/creators. Files transferred from a Windows PC to a Macintosh have their type/creator set automatically, based on the PC file name extension. Files transferred from a Macintosh to a Windows PC have their PC file name extension added automatically, based on the Macintosh...

New Version of Now Up-to-Date & Contact Arrives Version 4.2 Offers Native Mac OS X Support for Palm Computing Devices and New Backup Capabilities Columbus, Ohio -- April 8, 2002 -- Power On Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of a new release of Now Up-to-Date & Contact. Version 4.2 of the top-selling Macintosh scheduler and contact manager for individuals and workgroups offers native Mac OS X support for Palm Computing=AE handheld devices. It also adds a new backup utility that allows users to recover previous versions of their data in the event they wish to undo synchronization sessions between their handheld device and their Macintosh. Other features included in this release are: the addition of the new NowPak for iPod module that permits contacts created in Now Contact to be loaded into Apple's new iPod devices, a new holiday file that adds support for a number of European holidays, and an installer that has been created exclusively Mac OS X users. "...

Logiciels Malus Softwares releases the much-anticipated Sambucus v2.0.0 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - April 8th, 2002 Malus Softwares released today Sambucus 2.0.0, the multi-tasks time-management application for the Macintosh. This new version is a major rewrite of version 1, integrating many users requests: - Contact Information per project; - Notes can now be attached to both projects ans tasks; - "Description" field for projects, tasks and time stamps allows the user to describe the object for reporting purposes; - Tasks can now have their own hourly rate; - Activation files allow the user quickly start or stop time stamps by dragging files to the application or timer window; - Complete importing / exporting feature - Flexible reporting module: Sambucus comes equipped with 6 basic reports but the user can customize them or create brand new ones with the XML report programming language! - Task Sets: you can now define sets of tasks to create automatically when you create a new project...

The La Jolla Underground is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Radio Poster 1.0. Radio Poster posts messages to a Radio weblog (Radio is a product of UserLand Software; see http://radio.userland.com for details). To post a message simply create a new window, fill in the server information, compose the message, and send it. A substitution glossary makes it easy to add links to a message. Just drag a link to the glossary field of a message, name the link, and then refer to the link in a message with the name enclosed in double-quotes. Radio Poster automatically performs the link substitution when posting the message. There is also a persistent global glossary that is shared among all messages. Radio Poster supports message drafts and message editing. Before a message is posted, it can be saved for later editing and posting. After a message is posted, it can be saved, edited, and reposted. Radio Poster can be found at: http://ljug.com/sw/radioposter. Please send any...

ALADDIN SHIPS SECURE DELETE- THE DIGITAL DOCUMENT SHREDDER! Completely Remove Unwanted Confidential Files With Secure Delete Watsonville, CA-April 9, 2002 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today shipped Secure Delete(tm), a data deletion tool for the Macintosh that completely and permanently erases selected files by overwriting them. Secure Delete is available for download at: (http://www.aladdinsys.com/secure_delete/). Secure Delete is a Macintosh application designed to help remove any file by using Drag & Drop. This is especially helpful when dealing with confidential files. Secure Delete overwrites the section of the hard drive that contained that file. Once a file has been deleted with Secure Delete it will not be recovered. "Simply throwing a file in the Trash doesn't ensure that a file can't be retrieved again by someone going through your computer," said Pauline Shumake, product manager. "It's important to...

FileMaker Units Top 7.5 Million FileMaker 5.5 database software line units surpass 750,000 in less than a year SANTA CLARA, CA - April 8, 2002 - Shipments of FileMaker database software have surpassed 7.5 million units, FileMaker said today. Shipments of the current FileMaker 5.5 product line, introduced in May 2001, have topped 750,000. Superior ease of use, support for industry standards such as XML and ODBC, and powerful developer features have made FileMaker the increasingly popular platform for workgroup database solutions. Workgroups of all sizes - from departments in the enterprise to entire small businesses - use FileMaker to rapidly create and share databases. "Today IT departments are doing more with less. FileMaker is part of the answer, enabling workgroups to share and manage data and increase productivity, without demanding lots of IT cycles," said Dominique Goupil, president of FileMaker. The FileMaker 5.5 line runs on more devices and platforms than ever, to support...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Clair Software Updates Default Folder X (Blacksburg, VA -- April 5, 2002) St. Clair Software has released version 1.1 of Default Folder X, its new utility for improving Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. This update offers numerous enhancements and fixes, including improved performance, better compatibility, and a number of new options. Delays that sometimes occurred in file dialogs have been eliminated, keyboard navigation is more consistent, and users can now choose to show icons and free disk space in Default Folder X's menus. Compatibility has been improved with Office X, Tex-Edit, Goldberg, Pando Calendar, and numerous other applications. All Default Folder X users are encouraged to download this free update. Download links and a full list of changes can be found at the following URLs: Details about Default Folder X 1.1 (with download links): (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/release.html) Default Folder X product page...

April 4, 2002 Palo Alto, CA USA MACWEB.COM | Palo Alto Macintosh Server Colocation Community Need fantastic Internet connectivity and reliability for your Macintosh servers? MACWEB.COM specializes in the hosting and colocation of Macintosh Internet servers. Conveniently located in Palo Alto, California, MACWEB.COM offers small and large businesses world-class Gigabit Fiber Optic dual street pathed Internet connectivity to the west coast's major peering network Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX) Class A Facilities. A variety of connections available in sizes all the way up to your own port directly connected to the Fiber Gigabit Extreme Networks Summit 48. Introductory Special! Colocate your 4D WebSTAR, Apache, ASIP, FileMaker Pro, or other Macintosh Internet server at our Palo Alto Data Center by July 1st, 2002, and lock in a special hosting rate of only $250/month with no startup fees. Instant setup available. We have dot-com office space available too for the ultimate in workplace...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARKZWARE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR QUARKXPRESS 5.0 AND ADOBE'S INDESIGN 2.0 IN FLIGHTCHECK V4.5 SANTA ANA, California -- April 5, 2002 -- Markzware announces a new update of FlightCheck=AE now in version 4.5 for Macintosh. This powerful update has expanded support for QuarkXPress=AE v5.0 and Adobe=AE InDesign=AE v2.0. The new product releases from Adobe and Quark have found widespread adoption in the industry and FlightCheck v4.5 is designed to provide the crucial quality control checks for designers, printers, publishers and others with prepress output quality needs. In addition to supporting these popular applications, FlightCheck also excels at checking PDFs created from those and other applications. As PDF becomes more prevalent in the industry, FlightCheck ensures that output from those files will be flawless. FlightCheck is a stand-alone application that preflights digital documents by checking for over 150 potential printing problems, assists in corrections...

LassoDevelopment.com is pleased to officially announce the inclusion of LassoSites.com. http://www.LassoSites.com "LassoSites.com provides an excellent venue to showcase the growing number of Web sites powered by Lasso," said Bill Doerrfeld CEO of Blue World Communications, Inc. LassoSites.com provides an easy resource for developers to find working examples of Lasso driven applications submitted by the membership of LassoDevelopment.com, including the facility of announcing the web site used the Corral Method. "I am constantly amazed at the variety of web applications that have been created with Lasso. Now, with LassoSites.com, we have both a showcase for demonstrating the immense creativity and skill present in the Lasso Community, and a ready-to-use marketing tool for developers wishing to show off their portfolios. Lassosites.com provides the perfect compliment to the developer resources already available at Lassodevelopment.com." - Peter D Bethke, President, Lassosmart.com,...

Version 1.5 of the Precision Plugin now has x86 support. So it can be used in the construction of REALbasic applications for Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, and Windows. Bob Delaney is releasing his freeware Precision Plugin. It allows mathematical operations on very large numbers. It is a light version of his MPCalc plugin, but is not based on an RPN calculator interface. Rather it is more like C in its behavior. As an example, here's how you would divide two very large numbers at a precision of 20. The first argument number is divided by the second. dim result As String MPLsetPrecision 20 result=MPLdiv("1.234567e2538", "5.6789e1234") You would find in result the string: 2.1739544630122030675e1303 You can do an MPLSetPrecision up to 30000. Of course, computations go slowly at large precisions. Precision Plugin has almost all the REALbasic functions, but at much higher precisions. It also has flow control functions for looping. And functions can be nested. There is extensive checking of inputs...

Presenta Ltd. announces iGetter 1.8 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 04, 2002 - Presenta Ltd. is pleased to announce the new release of iGetter Download Manager version 1.8 for MacOS 7.5.3 - 9.x and MacOS X. iGetter is a download utility with many useful functions such as resuming broken downloads, segmented (accelerated) downloading, Internet browsers integration, queue filtering by various criteria, file mirrors support for additional acceleration, cookies support, processing web page links, scheduling downloads for low traffic periods, reconnecting modems, hang up and shut down when the downloads are done. New In Version 1.8 iGetter 1.8 contains a number of enhancements and improvements over version 1.7. Most notably are: - A new Speed Limit function. This feature will allow you to download files with iGetter and still use your web browser without loss of performance. - New improved interface in the MacOS X version. - iGetter for OS X now shows the average download speed on the Dock...

* For Immediate Release * Colourfull Creations Releases Calendar Class for REALbasic Developers. New Baltimore, MI. Colourfull Creations Releases Calendar Class for REALbasic Developers. Calendar Class is an easy to insert calendar for your projects. Simply drag the class into your next project to add a customizable calendar. Change font, button color, background color and more for a customized look for every project. Calendar Class is available for immediate release. Information can be obtained by contacting Colourfull Creations directly at (586) 716-0807 or email . You can also visit the Colourfull Creations web site at for product prices and purchase information. Contact: Constance Borsuk Email: (cborsuk@colourfull.com) * Web:(http://www.colourfull.com) Phone: (586) 716-0807 * Fax: (586) 716-0806 Colourfull Creations * 36885 Main St. * New Baltimore, MI. 48047-1616

PRESS RELEASE (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) DeviceWatcher for InterMapper helps to improve network services stability Munich, Germany - April 3rd, 2002. Increasing the reliability of network services is the goal of the DeviceWatcher for InterMapper Version 1.0, released today by GeBE Computer & Peripherie GmbH. A plug-in to the popular InterMapper Software by Dartware, LLC, the software can be used to extend InterMapper=B4s capabilities to monitor remote servers to include probing of the free space left on specific disk partitions in the target machines. The software can be downloaded free of charge, the company asks for voluntary donations to the ongoing development effort. "Every server has problems when the disk space runs out." says Oliver Breidenbach, GeBE=B4s CEO and the product=B4s architect, "InterMapper does a great job at monitoring network and service availability. So, why not use it to prevent problems?" DeviceWatcher for InterMapper extends InterMapper to be able to monitor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley Releases 802.11b DSSS Analysis System METUCHEN, New Jersey. -- April 3, 2002 -- BVS introduces Scorpion a complete 2.4 GHz WLAN Analysis System for sophisticated WLAN studies! Scorpion is a wireless receiver system designed specifically for sweeping, analyzing and optimizing 2.4 GHz DSSS Wireless Local Area Networks such as Apple's Airport. The instrument measures coverage of direct sequence CDMA networks which operate on the IEEE 802.11b standard allowing the user to determine the AP (Access Point), SSID, PER (Packet Error Rate), Multipath (Ec/Io) and RSSI signal levels aiding in locating the hub and access points of neighboring WLANs. FEATURES INCLUDE: * Measure 2.4 GHz coverage for direct sequence (DSSS) wireless networks (IF widband 22 MHz) within the IEEE 802.11b standard * Measures Packet Error Rate, Multipath and RSSI; narrow band & total channel power * Receive, filter and process complex DSSS studies all in Windows CE=AE environment * 256...

"James Sentman announces the release of Whistle Blower 3.0 for Mac OS X" Richmond, VA - April 3rd, 2002. James Sentman today released the 3.0 version of Whistle Blower, an enterprise server monitoring and restart utility. This is the first version of Whistle Blower to run natively under Mac OS X. Classic Mac OS and even 68k versions of the program are also available. Whistle Blower 3.0 is a significant upgrade from the previous release. In addition to the native OS X build, it adds many new features. The FileMaker client/server check can now verify the list of shared databases and make sure that all your databases are still being shared. The DNS server task can now run a query against a specific server and validate that the correct IP address is being returned. 3.0 also adds the ability to verify the return from SSL web servers. The MasterSwitch support has been extended to include the MasterSwitch Plus and vertical mount units from APC and the PowerKey support works with...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SMTP Deux Professional v1.1.0 Released by Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. Full Source Licensing Option for 4D Component Vero Beach, FL - Wednesday, April 3rd, 2002: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of SMTP Deux Professional v1.1.0 for Macintosh and Windows. SMTP Deux is a 4th Dimension component which provides a complete implementation of the SMTP protocol. SMTP Deux works on top of the commercial TCP Deux 4D component, available from Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. SMTP Deux Professional is the source code version of the internationally popular SMTP Deux 4D component. By licensing SMTP Deux Pro, the actual source code for the SMTP Deux component is made available to the licensee/developer. SMTP Deux Professional is geared towards companies that want to leverage their access to source for all of their systems. It provides the ultimate in protection for using 4th Dimension components available from Deep Sky Tech., Inc. By licensing SMTP Deux Pro, a...

AUTOLYCUS ANNOUNCES MACINTOSH OS X COMPATIBILITY Camp Hill, PA: Autolycus Corporation, creator of the innovative SpinImage 3-D imaging software announces that its SpinImage DV software is OS X compatible. Users of the new and powerful Macintosh OS X are now able to take advantage of this 3-D imaging software that allows the online consumer to "spin" the product, and gives the merchant a uniquely effective way to enhance Web marketing efforts. These images may be saved using Apple's QuickTime VR technology, or Autolycus' original SpinImage format that requires no plug-in. In an effort to resolve the problems associated both with creating and viewing dynamic visual content on the Internet, Autolycus Corporation has successfully developed advanced software that is fast becoming recognized in the Internet market. Mr. Andrew Justice, Founder and President of Autolycus Corporation described this new and expanding market by stating the following: "We are proud to be in the forefront of...

RUNTIME LABS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MacSQL 2.2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK - April 1, 2002 - Runtime Labs, a premiere provider of Mac developer tools, today announced the release and immediate availability of MacSQL 2.2. 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. Version 2.2 is a free update to MacSQL 2.0, released in August 2001. MacSQL 2.2 supports communicating with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, FrontBase, MySQL, PostgreSQL (Max OS X only) and ODBC (Mac 9 only). MacSQL 2.2 includes many new and upgraded features from MacSQL 2.1: * FileMaker Pro Assistant for synchronizing SQL tables with FileMaker databases. * New and improved spreadsheet on Mac OS X. * Ability to add/edit columns from the Schema Viewer. * Native Oracle support on Mac OS X. * Improved SQL Server support on Mac OS X. * Text imports are...

"The Omni Group Ships OmniGraffle 2.0, Announces Free Upgrade" For Immediate Release Seattle, Washington -- April 1, 2002 -- The Omni Group today shipped version 2.0 of OmniGraffle, the symbolic drawing program built specifically for Mac OS X. Version 2.0 adds a passel of new features, including the addition of layers, handy new drawing tools and modes, embedded hyperlinks and more web export options, incredibly rich AppleScript support, editable magnets on shapes, a much more advanced and faster layout panel, and the first of some beautiful new object palettes that really show off how diverse a program OmniGraffle really is. Plus we threw in a bunch of performance enhancements and bug fixes, because, well, there were some slow spots and bugs in 1.0. (But not 2.0, it's perfect in every way.*) More information and a free trial download are available at http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/. Amazingly, the upgrade is free to registered users of OmniGraffle 1.0. FREE! Read the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE StickyBrain 2. Store anything. Find anything. One click. Park City, UT - April 2nd, 2002 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of StickyBrain 2, a productivity application that lets the user store anything and find anything with one click. According to Robert McCullough, StickyBrain Product Manager at Chronos, "StickyBrain 2 creates a new genre of software for Macintosh computers. Its omni-present nature allows users to store and find important information regardless of which application they're using. It's like having a photographic memory." Chronos also warns that StickyBrain 2 is likely to become the most used piece of software on a user's desktop. StickyBrain 2 solves a long-standing problem for computer users: where does one put all the miscellaneous information that doesn't neatly fit anywhere else? StickyBrain's slogan is "Store anything. Find anything. One click." STORE ANYTHING StickyBrain 2 makes it easy to store almost any kind of information. It...

SCRIPTit 1.0 Released (Mac and Win) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES SCRIPTIT 1.0, A CROSS PLATFORM FILEMAKER PRO PLUG-IN. Fort Worth, TX, April 1, 2002 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems announces the release of SCRIPTit 1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.x and 5.x for both Macintosh and Windows Platforms. SCRIPTit is a very flexible FileMaker interface enhancement plug-in that allows you to create script events and dynamic popup menus all with the power of XML markup. With this plug-in you can define script events that happen immediately, at any future time, or on any repeating interval. The dynamic popup menus can have any number of menu items, and any number of cascading sub menus (limited only by OS issues). The menu items can be bold, italic, underline, or any combination of those styles. Menus can have check marks, round bullets, and diamond shaped bullets. You can change the entire appearance of any menu item at any time, including enabling and disabling items...

Subject: Advenio announces SQLGrinder 1.2 with AppleScript support Watertown, MA -- March 31, 2002 - Advenio Software, a company specializing in Mac OS X application development, today announced the release and immediate availability of SQLGrinder 1.2 for Mac OS X. This is the latest update to SQLGrinder for Mac OS X and includes the following new and improved features: AppleScript support - SQLGrinder now provides support for AppleScript. Using the new scripting support, developers can automate data and schema exports, send and execute arbitrary SQL statements and process query results from applications like AppleScript Studio. Improved support for Sybase ASE and Microsoft's latest beta JDBC driver. Numerous bug fixes. For a complete list, please read the release notes. This update is free to all registered SQLGrinder users. A free 30 day trial version of SQLGrinder 1.2 can be downloaded at: http://www.advenio.com/sqlgrinder/download.html About...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SMTP Deux v1.1.0 Released by Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. First Major Update to 4th Dimension Component Vero Beach, FL - Saturday, March 30th, 2002: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., today announced the full release of SMTP Deux v1.1.0 for Macintosh and Windows. SMTP Deux is a 4th Dimension component which provides a complete implementation of the SMTP protocol. SMTP Deux works on top of the commercial TCP Deux 4D component, available from Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. With the SMTP Deux component, a 4th Dimension developer has a complete implementation of the SMTP protocol from within 4D. The protocol relies on the TCP Deux component for all TCP communication needs, thereby removing any reliance on current or future TCP plugins which are available for use in 4D. The implementation of SMTP within the SMTP Deux component also eliminates long standing bugs and anomalies that have existed in plugin implementations of the SMTP protocol. The single greatest feature of SMTP...

For Immediate Release Beaverton, OR (March 30, 2002) - Jiiva, Inc., announces Application Builder Collection Version 1.2. Application Builder Collection (ABC) is the first professional-grade set of reusable Cocoa frameworks for building solid Mac OS X applications. Version 1.2 adds two new User Interface elements and polishes up existing elements, further expanding developer productivity with the use of Interface Builder. ABC Version 1.2 is a free upgrade for existing customers and is available for purchase at store.jiiva.com. "Version 1.2 contains some significant enhancements," says Jiiva's President Mark Ericksen. "We've expanded the calendar popup to include a time editor, implemented keyboard navigation on most elements, added a clickable URL field, and added many features requested by customers." Ericksen continues, "ABC Version 1.2 is now available in a free trial version, available for download from www.jiiva.com/abc/download/ and I think potential customers will really have...

Subject: Suitcase 10.1.2 Upgrade Just a quick email to notify you that Extensis has announced a free update to Suitcase 10 registered users. With this update, Extensis has successfully developed the first available font manager to utilize Auto-Activation functionality in the Mac OS X environment. Suitcase 10.1.2 includes the following benefits for successful font management needs: 1. Bug fix for auto-activating fonts in Mac OS X Classic Mode for users with International English operating systems 2. Added Auto-Activation support for Adobe Illustrator 10 in both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X For more information on Suitcase please go to http://www.extensis.com/suitcase

InterMapper Remote (tm) 1.0.1 is now available. It fixes a number of minor bugs: the release notes are appended to this note. InterMapper Remote provides a remote view on your network. Working in conjunction with InterMapper (http://www.intermapper.com), it will allow you to see the real-time status of your routers, switches, servers, and other networking equipment from a remote location. InterMapper Remote is a cross platform tool. It runs on MacOS X, Windows NT/2000, and various versions of Unix and Linux. The figure above shows the same map viewed on MacOS X and a Windows computer. InterMapper Remote connects to an InterMapper server (a copy of InterMapper running in your office or data center) and displays an up-to-date copy of any of the maps on your screen. You can click on any device to get detailed information about it, or click on a link to see traffic statistics. You can also acknowledge alarms from InterMapper Remote. Who can use InterMapper Remote? * A consultant can watch...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: piDog Software Announces piDock Version 2.0a1 Mesa, Arizona, March 28 2002 - Today piDog Software announced the release of piDock version 2.0a1. The new version can be downloaded from http://www.pidock.com/. piDock is a utility for navigating files and folders for Mac OS. piDock has received praise for it's innovative display techniques and unlimited depth hierarchical browsing abilities. This release adds many important new features and bug fixes while eliminating unneeded items. Some of the new features include translucent menus, taking advantage of the display abilities of Mac OSX. piDock now allows the user to view information about files, including previewing images and text, while browsing directories in a natural and efficient manner. Documentation is now included in printable PDF format. Bug fixes include more consistent activation behavior. The developer has also corrected display of files with custom icons, and the display of file names under OSX....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley Releases 802.11b WLAN Security Monitoring Device METUCHEN, New Jersey. -- March 27, 2002 -- BVS introduces another WLAN tool for 802.11b and it's Hornet=81, a new IEEE WLAN Monitoring/Security device! Hornet=81 is a low-cost wireless receiver designed specifically for monitoring traffic over any 802.11b DSSS Wireless Local Area Network such as Nokia, Symbol, Cisco and Apple. Hornet=81 acts as a security guard detecting unauthorized access attempts and warning the network administrator. By continually running through a checklist of valid MAC addresses, Hornet=81 is able to instantly identify unauthorized "hackers", distinguish them from valid STA & AP traffic on the network and time-stamp all activity to form a detailed WLAN report. This wireless "guard dog" also contains a RS-232 serial port for wired, unattended monitoring/logging as well as an AC connection and internal real-time clock for secure, controlled monitoring 24 hours a day, 7 days a...

Power On and Apple Like Peas in a Pod New NowPak(TM) Module Transfers Contacts to iPod Columbus, Ohio -- March 28, 2002 -- Hot on the heels of Apple's Macworld Tokyo announcement of a brand new iPod model and built-in contact management support, Power On has released a free NowPak(TM) module that lets Now Up-to-Date & Contact users quickly and easily put their important contact data on any iPod running the new iPod 1.1 software. With the NowPak for iPod(TM), users can seamlessly transfer contact data from Now Contact to the iPod. To download contacts, users just mount the iPod on their Macintosh desktop (running Mac OS X 10.2 or later) and then simply run the NowPak software, which creates a contact file on the iPod listing all the contact information that has been transferred. Beta tester Jean Stewart commented, "This is fabulous! I am a member of the Barry Manilow fan club, and now I can take the music along with all of Barry's contact information. Of course I take all my...

Mergemill Updated to Version 1.5.3 Recent Updates Deliver Significant Improvements and Fixed Minor Bugs HONG KONG - March 28, 2002 - Cross Culture Limited today announced the release of Mergemill 1.5.3, Cross Culture's versatile content merging, data formatting and web authoring shareware. The update fixed some minor bugs, allows more date formats in generated filenames and contents, and further improves the data formatting workflow. Mergemill enables the user to quickly and easily generate many web pages from databases, or reformat database data into readable form for publishing. Users may also use it to consolidate similar reports for analysis or process electronic entry or survey forms. Mergemill works by merging format files (or templates) with content files to generate the desired output. Its power and versatility come from the use of control tags that let the user direct the selection, insertion and looping of contents in producing the output files. Mergemill's built-in help...

Intelli Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce IntelliMerge 2.1.5, adding the ability to import Contacts from the Apple iPod to its popular e-mail merge software for the Mac. Instructions for importing Contacts from your iPod into IntelliMerge: 1. Launch IntelliMerge, create a new recipient list. 2. Select "Import" from the Recipients menu, and click Apple iPod. 3. Plug in your iPod (mounting it as a hard drive), and press Import. The process usually takes 1-3 seconds. Home Page: http://www.intellisw.com/intellimerge/ Mac OS 9 only: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/intellimergeclassic.sit Mac OS X only: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/intellimerge.sit IntelliMerge is available for electronic delivery at $79.95, with competitive upgrade pricing available. Several related notes: - Recipients without e-mail addresses, such as the sample iPod contact, will be ignored. vCards with multiple entries (such as the single "entourage.vcf" file generated by Apple's...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABSplus NOW AVAILABLE IN 60GB -- Automatic Backup System Plus is FireWire Fast and Fits in a Pocket -- COSTA MESA, CA (March 27, 2002) -- CMS Peripherals(R) today announced the immediate availability of a new 60GB capacity Automatic Backup System Plus (ABSplus) for Mac(tm) OS and Mac OS X. The award-winning ABSplus is a complete backup solution with full recovery, designed for use with laptops but compatible with any FireWire or USB machine. Available today for the first time in a 60GB capacity directly from (http://www.cmsproducts.com), the new 60GB capacity ABSplus is list priced at $799 USD, with ABSplus in smaller capacities starting at a list price of $279 USD. "The response from introducing the ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops to the Macintosh community in January was overwhelming," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Peripherals. "We have a lot of exciting news for Mac users over the coming months, however it was very clear that a higher capacity ABSplus for...

Will Cosgrove is pleased to announce an update to his Carbon Events plug-in for REALbasic and Mac OS X. The Carbon Events plug-in provides: * Access to a toolbar button * Scroll wheel support * live window resizing * Access to the application Dock tile menu * Standard Alert Sheet support * Ask Save Changes & Discard Save Changes sheet support * Put file dialog sheet support * Quit Event notification * Complete proxy icon support with icon dragging and window's path menu * The ability to get any folder by type & domain * The ability to set and get long file names Version 2.5 adds the following: * Added full application Service support. This includes providing and using Services from the service menu* * Added GetAvailableScreenSize & GetScreenSize which get the screen dimensions for respecting the Dock. * Added GetThemeIdentifier to get the current theme identifier. * Added Standard Alert dialog support. * Added CountDockMenuItems to return the number of menu items in the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Version of Active4D Released Cutting-edge tool brings Active Server Pages functionality to 4th Dimension. Tuesday, March 26th, 2002 -- Aparajita Fishman of Victory-Heart Productions today announced the latest release of Active4D, version 2.04. Active4D 2 is a fully dynamic server-side embedded scripting language for 4th Dimension which brings the industry-leading functionality of Microsoft's Active Server Pages to the 4D environment. This new version brings a few small bug fixes and enhances XHTML compatibility. Active4D includes a 300-page PDF Reference Manual. An Incredible Productivity-Enhancer ----------------------------------- Developers are unanimous in their praise for the real-life benefits of Active4D. "Active4D is truly a beautiful product. I rarely give such praise. It's a classic case of a complex piece of work wrapped in a simple and elegant covering. The power it gives to a developer is remarkable," said Will Mayall, renowned 4D developer. "We...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troll Touch announces TouchStar2 touch screen system for Apple LCD iMac Valencia, CA. March 26, 2002 -Troll Touch, manufacturer of unique and specialized touch screen systems for more than 10 years has announced the immediate availability of it's latest custom touch screen solution, the TouchStar2 System for Apple LCD iMac. Consisting of an internally integrated non-breakable, analog resistive touch screen overlay and high resolution 12-bit USB controller, the product adds touch capability to Apple's most innovative desktop computer to date, making it the perfect interactive display, countertop or pedestal mounted kiosk, POS terminal or communication device for those individuals with verbal limitations. "Our engineers worked very hard to design a touch interface which does not detract from the stunning good looks of the new iMac", states Troll Touch president, Nick Durso. "By internally integrating all of the touch system components the form factor has not been...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DANTZ SHIPS RETROSPECT BACKUP 5.0 FOR MAC OS X Leading Macintosh Backup and Restore Application Now Offers Native Mac OS X Support ORINDA, CA-March 26, 2002-Dantz Development Corporation, a premier provider of backup and restore software, announced today that Dantz Retrospect=AE Backup v5.0, one of the most eagerly awaited software applications for Mac OS X, is now shipping. With several editions and continued support for Mac OS 9, Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0 is the only comprehensive backup software suite available for Mac OS X. "Nearly every Macintosh ships with an incredibly reliable, multi-purpose CD-RW drive or SuperDrive," said Tony Barbagallo, Dantz's vice president of marketing. "To take full advantage of the potential of these drives, users need equally reliable backup and restore software. Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0 is the backup strategy that Mac users need, and it supports the storage hardware that they already own." "More and more Mac users are...

We are proud to announce the new SQL4X Manager J 2.1. The new SQL4X Manager J is the easiest way to access SQL database servers from Mac OS X. SQL4X Manager J supports all major database vendors (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase ASE, PostgreSQL, OpenBase, MySQL and several others). SQL4X Manager J is designed to support developers and web site administrators. It features: - a New Connection Assistant to easily set up a JDBC connection to your database server (and even download the JDBC driver if it isn't already installed) - the JDBC Finder to browse in a Mac OS X Finder-style column view through your database, double-click to open and edit a table, display table information (like number of records, table design and foreign keys) and view images stored in BLOB fields - the DB Navigator to get an All-in-One View for developers (data, table definition and keys) - SimpleReporter4X to automatically convert you query results in a report or generate and print your own reports - SQL...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Remote Control Atomik 3.0 New version of TCP-IP XT enables complete remote control of Atomik 3.0 for automated QuarkXPress-to-XML conversion LONDON AND ZOETERMEER - February 25, 2002 - Easypress Technologies and Techno Design today announced support for Atomik 3.0 Developer Edition in the new version of Techno Design's remote control automation software, TCP-IP XT 1.4. TCP-IP XT is a platform, location, database and development environment independent scripting command set that supports over 320 commands for controlling the QuarkXPress user-interface functionality through a remote TCP/IP connection. The new version includes commands for controlling Atomik 3.0 Developer Edition, thus enabling automated QuarkXPress-to-XML conversion, remotely, over any TCP/IP connection. Once in XML, content can easily be published to Web, stored in a database, a content management system, licensed for additional revenue and more. "It seemed an obvious thing to do, using TCP-IP XT...

SQL4X Manager J released Dear Editor We are proud to announce the new SQL4X Manager J 2.1. The new SQL4X Manager J is the easiest way to access SQL database servers from Mac OS X. SQL4X Manager J supports all major database vendors (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase ASE, PostgreSQL, OpenBase, MySQL and several others). SQL4X Manager J is designed to support developers and web site administrators. It features: - a New Connection Assistant to easily set up a JDBC connection to your database server (and even download the JDBC driver if it isn't already installed) - the JDBC Finder to browse in a Mac OS X Finder-style column view through your database, double-click to open and edit a table, display table information (like number of records, table design and foreign keys) and view images stored in BLOB fields - the DB Navigator to get an All-in-One View for developers (data, table definition and keys) - SimpleReporter4X to automatically convert you query results in a report or generate...

MACVCD X VERSION 4.0 RELEASED You can now play Video CDs on OS X! Mireth Technology has released version 4.0 of MacVCD X for Mac OS X. This is the first release of our VCD player that supports the native Video CD format on Mac OS X. You can now insert a VCD in the CD Rom drive of your Macintosh running Mac OS X and watch the movie. MacVCD X is the easy-to-use, full screen, full featured Video CD Player for the Macintosh. VCD movies are frequently stored in multiple files (called tracks) and because of CD storage size limitations, are often stored on more than one disk. MacVCD X recognizes the VCD format, finds, loads and plays the movie for you, automatically chaining the tracks together and ejecting the disk when it's done. Sit back and enjoy the movie on full screen, or even on your TV, with no interruptions except to insert the next disk. MacVCD X also comes with several control options. Use the menu bar and the movie controller on the top and bottom of the screen, or maximize...

Apple Introduces 10GB iPod-2,000 Songs in Your Pocket Download Contacts into iPod Alongside Your Music MACWORLD EXPO, TOKYO-March 21, 2002-Apple=AE today announced a second model of its groundbreaking iPod=AE digital music player that features a 10GB hard drive, allowing users to pack an incredible 2,000 CD-quality songs into the iPod's ultra-portable, 6.5-ounce design. Apple also announced that all iPod owners can now download free software that adds the ability to download and store contact lists with up to 1,000 names and addresses right alongside their music. In addition, customers can now order their new iPod with a custom laser engraving etched into iPod's stainless steel back. "iPod lets you easily put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it anywhere. With the new 10GB iPod, you can listen to your music continuously on six round-trip flights between San Francisco and Tokyo and never hear the same song twice," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Plus, now you can...

Apple Unveils Cinema HD 23-inch Flat Panel Display All-Digital Display Supports 1920 x 1200 High Definition Resolution MACWORLD EXPO, TOKYO-March 21, 2002-Apple=AE today unveiled the Apple Cinema HD Display, a stunning all-digital 23-inch flat panel display with 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution-enough to view High Definition Television (HDTV) content with room to spare. The new Cinema HD Display enables cutting-edge creative professionals using Apple's Final Cut Pro=AE video editing software to author HDTV content in its native resolution. "The Cinema HD Display is simply the best computer display on the planet," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "By offering beyond-HD resolution along with superior brightness, sharpness and color purity, the Cinema HD Display is an amazing breakthrough for creative professionals in every field." Apple's Cinema HD Display features an active-matrix, liquid crystal display that incorporates a pure digital interface to deliver superior image quality. Unlike many...