For Immediate Release Kendall, Florida, (January 23, 2002) -- Eridanus, Inc. Releases Upgrade to Newsgroup Utility, Baker 1.5 for OS X Eridanus today released Baker 1.5.0. http://www.eridanus.com/products/baker/index.html Among the enhancements in this release of the OS X utility designed to ease common newsgroup related activities are: Configurable Default Folders In previous releases of Baker, certain files were saved to default folders inside your Baker folder. For example, after downloading a file, Baker would save it to the Raw Files folder for further processing by other parts of the program. Unfortunately, you were not able to specify the location of the Raw Files folder. It was always created in the same folder as the Baker application. This same rule was applied to many of the other Baker-created folders. In Baker 1.5 you are provided a preference that lets you configure where Baker saves these files. To access the new preference, select Preferences... from the Baker menu and...

Name Stalker 1.0 for Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X was released on 01/23/2002. Name Stalker is a neat little utility that allows you to monitor domains you own (or domains you want to capture). Name Stalker is multi-threaded, so you can perform concurrent lookups (you can even set the number of threads to use as a preference). http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/namestalker/ A *FREE*, 100% working copy can be downloaded from: http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/download.php Some of the major improvements over the beta versions are support for new domain extensions (.info, .name, .biz, etc.), ability to export domains, reporting capability, ability to set timeout for whois queries, and some other miscellaneous stuff...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McWare USA Ships McSerialNumber=81 Shareware Edition v1.4 for Mac OS. McSerialNumber Shareware Edition v1.4 is an integrated Registration, Design and Administration Database including a small quality SoftDongle Workshop for small and medium developer and ISV businesses. Oldsmar, Florida US -. -- January 23, 2002 -- McWare USA today announced McSerialNumber Shareware Edition v1.4 for Mac OS, the successor of McSerialNumber Shareware Edition v1.3 for Mac OS to offer enhanced support for Mac OS=81 X savvy software registration and administration tasks . It's a Carbon Application running on both Mac OS Classic 9.x and Mac OS X McSerialNumber Shareware Edition v1.4 comes with a completely restructured product management. It includes improved handling for adding, changing, selecting, deleting and maintaining your software product registrations in conjunction with the integrated customer database. Beside a necessary face lift and touch-up needed to comply with the new...

Morrison SoftDesign announces the release FontDoctor For Macintosh version 5.0 FontDoctor is the Apple Macintosh industry standard software application for font problem diagnosis and repair. Version 5.0 is a major upgrade that includes a host of new and updated features, including: - Support for MacOS X - Support for Apple's new DataFork font (.dfont) format - Font Conversion feature to convert between font formats - Up to eight times faster search and diagnosis Additionally, powerful repair methods for damaged font tables (kerning, glyph width, etc.), font ID conflicts, duplicate fonts, extra font sizes, mixed font types (TrueType & PostScript), missing bitmaps & PostScript fonts, and more, round out the powerful features that FontDoctor offers. FontDoctor supports TrueType (Macintosh and Windows (.ttf) versions), PostScript Type 1, PostScript Type 3, Multiple Master fonts, OpenType fonts, DataFork fonts, and bitmap fonts. FontDoctor is available for $69.99/copy and can be...

For Immediate Release Advenio updates SQLGrinder for Mac OS X to version 1.1. Watertown, MA -- January 22, 2002 - Advenio Software, a company specializing in Mac OS X application development, today announced the release and immediate availability of SQLGrinder 1.1 for Mac OS X. This is the latest update to SQLGrinder for Mac OS X and includes the following new and improved features: - Syntax coloring of SQL code - An easier to use schema browser featuring table import and export - Easier loading of common JDBC drivers requiring no configuration - An improved SQL statement library - Numerous bug fixes This update is free to all registered SQLGrinder users. A free 30 day trial version of SQLGrinder 1.1 can be downloaded at: http://www.advenio.com/sqlgrinder/download.html About SQLGrinder for Mac OS X SQLGrinder, a native Mac OS X SQL editor and developer tool, allows developers to easily create, edit and execute SQL queries as well as browse their database structures. Using SQLGrinder...

Subject: Enhanced version of AppleScript scheduler released Apps & More Software Design, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of version 1.2 of Script Timer, an AppleScript scheduling application for both Mac OS 9.2.1 and Mac OS X. Script Timer lets you schedule the execution of OSA based scripts, such as those created using AppleScript. It will run your scripts at any time on a daily, weekly, weekdays only, monthly, or one time basis as well as at regular intervals ranging from minutes to weeks. Script Timer has an extremely small memory footprint and is designed to run unobtrusively in the background. The program comes with several sample scripts that illustrate the use of the program, including examples of Finder and third party application scripting, and the use of parameterized scripts. New features for version 1.2 include the following: - the ability to run scripts both synchronously and asynchronously - the ability of scripts to return data to be saved in the Script...

MacsDesign Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.2 Powerful Object Oriented Software for Technical Support FREMONT, CA - January 22, 2001 - MacsDesign Studio today released Web Help Desk 5.2, 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 from Apple Computer=AE, Web Help Desk 5.2 offers an intuitive web interface and a= n excellent feature set for both end users and support technicians. This latest update includes support for WebObjects 5.1, an enhanced user interface, improved asset management options, powerful new search settings, customizable asset and client fields and optional client self registration. Next Generation Web Application Unlike scripted web applications based on technologies such as ASP or PHP, Web Help Desk uses Java=81 objects to manage your clients, assets and job tickets. This modular, object-oriented foundation...

Now Available for Macintosh! StampPDF 2.7 Demo Version - Plug-In for Adobe Acrobat Requirements: Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X Download this fully functional free demo version of StampPDF 2.7. Package includes the plug-in, documentation files and sample files to stamp. This demonstration copy of StampPDF has the same functionality as the commercial version of the product. Automatic purchase may be made via a menu item. In demo-mode, stamped documents are marked with an X across each page. The StampPDF plug-in gives you the ability to add permanent text or JPEG images to any PDF document. Text may be added in any position: diagonally across a document as watermarks, or as headers and footers. Text stamps may be made in a variety of fonts, text styles or any RGB color. Information you stamp in the PDF document becomes part of the document and is present when it's displayed and printed. Stamping a PDF document is done by entering your text and formatting choices in a dialog that appears when...

(CA-OPENOSX) OpenOSX Publishes OpenWeb Update Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SWALL MEADOWS, Calif.--(OPENOSX-COM)--January 21, 2002-- OpenOSX.com, a leading provider of easy-to-use, world-class open-source software, today has published binaries of Apache 1.3.22, PHP 4.1.1 in a downloadable package. The package is designed for patrons of the OpenOSX OpenWeb and OpenDB CD's. The package is designed to be installed on top of Mac OS 10.1.2, and restores and adds new functionality for OpenOSX OpenWeb and OpenDB installations. The PHP binaries have been built with support for PDF Lib (in demo mode), XML, WDDX, Regex Library, MySQL and PostgreSQL, Perl Compatible Regular Expressions, ODBC, GD, FTP, EXIF, CURL, BC Math and ZLib. The downloadable package is designed to be installed after installing OpenOSX OpenWeb or OpenDB versions 1.x through 2.0 and after updating to Mac OS 10.1.2. In addition to installing Apache 1.3.22 and PHP 4.1.1, the OpenOSX OpenWeb 2.1 CD installs and configures...

Press Release For Immediate Release January 20, 2002 MCE Announces Battery Charger for the Apple iBook Irvine, CA - MCE Technologies, LLC today announced a battery charger for the Apple iBook. The MCE Battery Charger for iBook is a dual-bay battery charger capable of charging two Li-Ion batteries for the 12-inch dual-USB iBook simultaneously. "The Apple iBook is one of the best-selling notebook computers ever manufactured," said Arnold Ramirez, President of MCE Technologies, LLC. "We took note of the void in the marketplace of battery chargers for this system and have rushed to fill it with the MCE Battery Charger for iBook." The MCE Battery Charger for iBook is a dual-bay battery charger capable of charging batteries in its two bays simultaneously. Standard charge time from empty to full for one or two batteries is 2.5 hours. Status LED's on the MCE Battery Charger for iBook indicate "charging", "full", and "battery error." The MCE Battery Charger for iBook is powered by an...

A new REALbasic plug-in for your plugging enjoyment! MacAppProcess is free. It runs with 68k, PPC, and Carbon. It extends the Application class with three properties and a method: App.MacCreator: The creator code of your app, as reported by the Process Manager. App.MacFolderItem: The FolderItem used to launch your app. App.MacName: Your app's name, as reported by the Process Manager. App.MacSendToFront: Makes your app the frontmost. Where, o where can you get this astonishing plug-in? (http://www.mile23.com/plugins.html) To make suggestions and/or join the notification list for future releases: (http://www.mile23.com/contact.html) Thanks!

TestTrack Pro Server for Mac OS X Now Available MASON, Ohio-(BUSINESS WIRE)-January 18, 2002, Seapine Software, Inc., a leader in defect tracking and software life-cycle management tools, today announced that it is shipping TestTrack Pro 4.5 for Mac OS X. TestTrack Pro 4.5 gives Macintosh developers an enterprise-level, web-based defect management solution. "TestTrack Pro 4.5 for Mac OS X continues the trend of enterprise-level products migrating to the Mac OS X," said Richard Riccetti, President of Seapine Software. "Mac OS X combines the power and reliability of UNIX with the intuitiveness of the Macintosh. TestTrack Pro 4.5's core strengths of ease of use and low maintenance are right at home on Mac OS X." TestTrack Pro 4.5 is the leading cross-platform defect management solution with platform-native server support on Windows, Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X. "As a [Mac OS and OS X] development shop, TestTrack Pro Web on OS X means minimal disruption to our existing support,...

The Omni Group Releases OmniGraffle 2.0 Beta Seattle, Washington -- January 18th, 2002 -- Today, The Omni Group released OmniGraffle 2.0 Beta. OmniGraffle is the powerful, yet fun and easy to use, diagramming and charting application built for Mac OS X. New features to version 2.0 Beta include AppleScript support, URL links to graphics, layer support, cool new tools, shape enhancements, line ending enhancements, export to HTML, grid enhancements, auto layout improvements, a magnet editor, OmniOutliner import preferences, and tons of bug fixes and miscellaneous enhancement. Phew. Download OmniGraffle 2.0 Beta at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/. On that page, you can also download a PDF of our new OmniGraffle manual that is actually fun to read. See below for a complete list of 2.0 features and improvements (our engineers have been very busy.) For those customers that have already purchased a license of any version of OmniGraffle 1.x, The Omni Group is offering you a...

MacZ Software releases TextWorks 3.1 MacZ Software has released an updated version of the quick and efficient, Mac OS X only text editor, TextWorks. Version 3.1 adds support for the toolbar toggle button in the title bar of the document window, support for live window resizing and support for mouse scroll wheel. The new version also includes some cosmetical fixes. For more information and download, go to http://www.maczsoftware.com/textworks.shtml MacZ Software http://www.maczsoftware.com/

Omikron Basic Press Release,  16 January 2002 New Release Omikron Basic 7.1 The programming language Omikron Basic for Apple PowerMac is now available in its finalized version 7.1. The functions announced in the beta version are now all implemented. However, there are some additional improvements listed below. Omikron Basic 7.1 prices start at  $47 for the academic download version. The professional version costs $143 and is supplied on CD. Registered owners of Omikron Basic 7 can upgrade free of charge. Registered owners of Omikron Basic 6 can upgrade at a discount. Omikron Basic 7.1 requires System 8.1 and 6 MB of available memory and runs under the Classic environment of Mac OS X  as well. A native version for Mac OS X is currently being prepared. The following improvements have been implemented: Version 7.10 from 14 January 2002: - The 'Symbol List' function announced in the beta version is now available. Use this function to display in a window all symbols (...

VH PUBLICATIONS AND MIGHTYDATA ANNOUNCE LASSO SUMMIT 2002 EUROPE, ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPONSORS Dallas, Texas--January 17, 2002--VH Publications, Inc. and MightyData, LLC today announced Lasso Summit 2002 Europe scheduled for April 15-16, 2002 at the Holiday Inn - Kings Cross/Bloomsbury in London, United Kingdom. Lasso Summit 2002 Europe is the premier training event for Lasso developers and Lasso hosting providers. "Lasso Summit Europe is a great venue to bring together the burgeoning Lasso community providing the knowledge and camaraderie which helps Lasso developers and ISPs grow their businesses," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "Based on the success of last year's Lasso Summit in Florida, I highly recommend all current and prospective Lasso users attend this event." Keynote Address by Bill Doerrfeld Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World, will present the opening keynote address at Lasso Summit 2002 Europe on Monday, April 15, 2002 at 9:00 AM. He will showcase the new...

Apple Reports First Quarter Profit of $38 Million CUPERTINO, California-January 16, 2002-Apple=AE today announced financial results for its fiscal 2002 first quarter ended December 29, 2001. For the quarter, the Company posted a net profit of $38 million, or $.11 per diluted share. These results compare to a net loss of $195 million, or $.58 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $1.38 billion, up 37 percent from the year ago quarter, and gross margins were 30.7 percent, compared to -2.1 percent in the year ago quarter. International sales accounted for 48 percent of the quarter's revenues. The quarter's results included a $24 million restructuring charge related to targeted reductions in the Company's operations, information systems and administrative functions, and a $23 million realized gain from equity investments. These non-recurring items had a net neutral impact on reported earnings per share. Apple shipped 746 thousand Macintosh=AE units...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rage Software Releases Macintosh Explorer 3.0 Toronto, Ontario - January 16, 2002 - Macintosh Explorer, the popular file browser and file management tool has been updated to version 3.0. Macintosh Explorer 3.0 is a full rewrite and offers many exciting new features and enhancements. Macintosh Explorer is the advanced file browser and file management tool for the Mac. Like Windows Explorer, It offers a hierarchical overview of your files and folders on all mounted drives. Macintosh Explorer provides a wide variety of powerful file management tools, which can easily be accessed while browsing your hard drives. The convenience of having all these file management tools built in, makes Macintosh Explorer more productive and cheaper than using multiple third party applications with the Finder. Among the many useful file management tools included in Macintosh Explorer, it also allows you to store links to commonly used files, view invisible files as you browse as well...

Having trouble keeping track of staff? Given up on in/out boards? Then you might want to try APT (Automated People Tracker), a lightweight client/server application for Macs and PCs featuring a unique call-back facility written in REALbasic. Available from http://homepage.mac.com/robinmh Clients are available for both the Mac and PC with the server component having been tested on the Mac. It features an easy set up process (local customisation is in a file that accompanies the client).

Press Release For Immediate Release January 15, 2002 MCE Announces Lucid-16, 16x Portable FireWire CD-RW Drive Irvine, CA - MCE Technologies, LLC today announced a 16x version of their Lucid Portable FireWire CD-RW Drive. The Lucid-16 CD-RW drive sports the slimmest dimensions and lightest weight of any FireWire CD-RW drive on the market today, as well as a sleek industrial design intended to complement all of Apple's current system lineup, particularly the Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium. "The Lucid-16 CD-RW drive further advances our quest to join optimal form with optimal function," said Arnold Ramirez, President of MCE Technologies, LLC. "Not only does the Lucid-16 perform exceptionally in the portable arena due to its diminutive size, weight and other portable features, but it competes very well in the desktop arena, as well, with its high speed, elegant looks, and extremely small footprint." The Lucid-16 16x10x24x Portable FireWire CD-RW Drive burns recordable CD-R discs at 16x...

Hello, From today on you can find Monkey Bread Software's new REALbasic Plug-in collection on (http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.html). This big plug-in enhances REALbasic with over hundred new functions, methods and properties. Some highlights: - Details about IDE drives (like serial number) - Calculation of checksums - Filemapping class - Icons of files - Filestreams for files bigger than 2 GB - Bitwise functions - NameRegistry class (Hardware details) - Functions to access special folders (z.B. Picturefolder) - Create pictures from strings - Details about battery in Powerbooks - Fast search on drives (CatSearch) - Details about the CPU - Encryption class - Alias class - Folderitem of your running app - Simulating a keydown (Presskey class) - extended Graphics class for Arcs - extended Folderitem class. (e.g. isPicturefile) - extended Memoryblock class. - extended System class. (e.g. MACAddress) - extended Window class. This plug-in supports Mac OS Classic, Mac OS...

THE PANDAWARE COMPANY UPDATES TIMECACHE TO VERSION 4.1.5 Macintosh time and expense tracking application receives minor bug fixes in free maintenance update. Trial version available at (http://www.pandaware.com/). The PandaWare Company has released an update to TimeCache, its popular time and expense tracking application for Macintosh users who bill clients for project work. PandaWare(r) TimeCache(tm) 4.1.5 includes minor bug fixes. This TimeCache update addresses a handful of rare bugs affecting the creation of new project listings, using online Help, and previewing printouts. TimeCache 4.1.5 runs on Power Macintosh (PPC) machines, under Mac OS 8.0 or higher. A separate version, TimeCache X, is designed specifically for use with Mac OS X 10.1 or higher. Fully feature-enabled trial versions of TimeCache 4.1.5 are available for download at The PandaWare Company's web site: (http://www.pandaware.com/). Users of the trial version can save up to 20 days' worth of data. For unlimited use,...

PRESS RELEASE Immediate Dynamic Charts With Peer Visual State College, PA USA, 15 January 2002: VVI(R) today announced availability of Peer Visual II for Mac OS X and a chart service so customers can immediately place dynamic charts on their own web sites. John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, makes this statement: "Peer Visual makes any type of chart or visual in real time and offers it over the Internet. To demonstrate that capability, VVI has setup a chart service so any person in the world can immediately place dynamic charts of their own data on their web sites. There is nothing to install, no computer to maintain and no additional programming system to learn. The service is tested at over two and a half million charts a day and, if needed, can be configured for parallel processing to increase the visualization capacity." John adds: "We have had this service running for over a year now and have integrated similar systems at customer sites. This is the first time VVI has...

GROUND-BREAKING NEW PRODUCTS, FEVER-PITCH EXCITEMENT AT MACWORLD SAN FRANCIS= CO Nearly 90,000 tech enthusiasts pack the Moscone Center for world's largest Mac event FRAMINGHAM, Mass., January 15, 2002 - IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for IT markets around the globe, today announced that attendance numbers and business indicators for last week's Macworld Conference & Expo demonstrate an extremely positive outlook for the Mac and tradeshow industries. Featuring innovative products from nearly 350 exhibiting companies and top-notch educational content, Macworld attracted 87,890 tech enthusiasts from nearly 100 countries to San Francisco's Moscone Center January 7-11, 2002. The strong attendance at Macworld is in sharp contrast to other recent IT trade shows which have reported significant declines in attendance. "The tradeshow industry at large was watching Macworld in San Francisco closely for indicators of the business coming...

For immediate release: --- Product: iPod Free File Sync --- Version: 2.0 --- Platform: Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2 Mac OS 8.x (untested) iTunes 2.0.3 --- Short Description: Utility to synchronize music from any source to any Mac. --- Long Description: iPod Free File Sync (iPFFS) is the only utility that allows synchronizing music from different iPods or any other source to your computer with ease. It shows you exactly which of the MP3/AIFF/WAV files in the source are not on your computer. After synchronizing, you can browse through the new files directly in the application you're familiar with - iTunes 2. You may then: - copy the desired files directly from within iTunes to your computer manually. - use the auto copy feature which copies the desired tracks based on artist/album to your computer. --- Links: Homepage: http://www.cooc.de/ Readme: http://www.cooc.de/softies/ipodfreefilesync/index.html Download: http://212.86.34.76/cgi-bin/dl.acgi?dl=ipodfreefilesync200 Please use always this link...

(CA-OPENOSX) OpenOSX Office 1.0 Pre 1, Now Shipping SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(OPENOSX-COM)--Jan. 11, 2001-- OpenOSX.com, a leading provider of easy-to-use, world-class open-source software, today began shipping their Office 1.0 Pre 1 CD at the Macworld Expo, San Francisco. AbiWord is an award-winning open source alternative to Microsoft Word. Gnumeric is a world-class spreadsheet with 95 percent of the functions of Microsoft Excel built-in. Guppi is a dynamic charting, drawing and graphing application integrated into Gnumeric spreadsheets. Gimp is The GNU Image Manipulation Program, a popular graphics editor often compared to Adobe Photoshop. OpenOSX's Office 1.0 Pre 1 CD will install this suite of powerful and flexible tools for Macintosh Operating System, Mac OS X, with ease. The Office CD is shipping immediately and is available at the San Francisco 2002 Macworld Expo. The new version adds improved stability, performance and native Print Center support among other improvements....

USC 76-Node Macintosh Cluster Achieves 233 GigaFlops Large Macintosh cluster at USC achieves over 1/5 TeraFlop on 152 G4's and demonstrates excellent scalability Los Angeles, California, USA - January 11, 2001 - Researchers and staff at the University of Southern California (USC) collaborated with scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) to achieve a milestone for cluster computing and the Macintosh platform. Software from Dauger Research, Inc., and UCLA achieved 233 Gigaflops on a Macintosh cluster at USC's Language Arts computer lab and other USC facilities. The software used to perform this calculation is the latest incarnation of AppleSeed (http://exodus.physics.ucla.edu/appleseed/), a project begun by a pair of UCLA physics researchers in 1998. Their software is used world-wide for easy-to-use and numerically-intensive parallel computing. This is the first time, however, that it has been run on 76 nodes or has achieved over 1/5 TeraFlop (1 TF = 1000 GF =...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Hunson Rampell Software, LLC admin@rampellsoft.com http://www.rampellsoft.com Spector for Macintosh Available PALM BEACH, FL - Jan. 11, 2001 -- Rampell Software, LLC announces the availability of Spector for Macintosh. Spector secretly records everything that happens on your computer: every website visited, every chat conversation, every program, and much more. This is an incredibly useful program for parents, spouses, employers, and anybody who wants to monitor activity on their computer. Using Spector is like having a hidden video camera pointed at your computer when you are away. Spector works by periodically taking "snapshots" of your screen. An authorized user can invoke Spector by means of a hotkey and play back everything that happened on the computer---as simple as using a VCR. Spector also records every keystroke typed, and features password protection. It is virtually undetectable, and does interfere with or slow down your work. With...

[PR] Waves in Motion Releases oAzium Smart Card Plug-in Add smart card technology to any FileMaker Pro solution Phoenix, AZ --January 9, 2002 - Turn ordinary FileMaker Pro databases into "smart" solutions with the oAzium Smart Card plug-in. Waves in Motion today announced the immediate availability of the oAzium Smart Card plug-in and development kit which comes with everything needed to build a Smart Card system, including readers, two cards, example files and the oAzium Smart Card plug-in. The plug-in requires FileMaker Pro 4.0 or higher and runs on Mac OS 9.0 or higher, Windows 98/2000/NT and is available in beta for Mac OS X. (http://www.wmotion.com/smartcard/) FileMaker Pro developers can now add security, data mobility and authentication features - all on a computerized smart card - to easily integrate smart card technology in any FileMaker Pro solution. "The oAzium Smart Card plug-in will bring power of smart card technology to FileMaker Pro," said Vince Menanno, President of...

FOR RELEASE JANUARY 10, 2002 CONTACT Vanessa Victor Lightspeed Media 312-952-6377 nesse@lightspeedmedia.biz "Summit in the Rockies" QuickTime VR Conference Announced for May 3-Day Event Offers Hands-on with Hardware and Software CHICAGO, Ill --01/10/02-- The International QuickTime VR Association (IQTVRA) announces the Summit in the Rockies QuickTime VR conference for May 14-16, 2002 in Boulder, Colorado. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with leading QuickTime VR hardware and software products. Summit in the Rockies is the premiere event for anyone creating immersive environments. Attendees will receive instruction in photography, image editing, VR authoring, interactivity, audio, and video. An optional photographic-workshop-getaway to Rocky Mountain National Park is planned. Some of the benefits of attendance are: * Meet the world's leading creators * Network with manufacturers * "Try before you buy" the latest tools * Product discounts for attendees (on-site purchasing...

The fastest browser for Mac: Opera 5.0 for Mac Final Released OSLO, Norway -- January 9, 2002 -- Opera Software today released the final version of Opera 5.0 for Mac OS 7.5.3-9.2. Mac users can now download a final version of the browser that has received rave reviews in its alpha and beta stages for its speed, security and customizability. The browser includes features such as cookie manager, a sophisticated hotlist, muliple download monitor and keychain support. "We have a high number of Opera for Mac beta users who have helped us tremendously by testing and reporting bugs," says Dean Kakridas, VP Desktop Products, Opera Software ASA. "So to all our old and new users out there who have been waiting for a better Internet experience on the Mac platform, we are extremely excited to offer you Opera for Mac - the fastest, most customizable and standards-compliant Web browser." The Opera browser has gained the position as the third largest browser in the market. With Opera 5.0 for Mac,...

Omni Group Announces the First Plug-In for Apple's New iPhoto. January 8, 2002 -- Seattle, Washington -- The Omni Group today announced that they have written and released, for free, the first plug-in for Apple's new iPhoto application. This plug-in allows users to export iPhoto albums to Omni Group's 'OmniGraffle' diagramming application. Apple unveiled iPhoto yesterday at Steve Jobs' keynote for MacWorld Expo 2002. Wil Shipley, President of The Omni Group, commented, "Greg Titus, one of our engineers on OmniGraffle, was so excited by the release of iPhoto yesterday that he decided to write a PlugIn for it. Since we've been using Cocoa technologies for 13 years, it was easy to write our first one in a couple of hours. This plug-in was originally intended to be a proof-of-concept, but we decided to release it because it came out so well." Greg Titus added, "The iPhoto plug-in API is very well architected, and I am pleased that Omni and other third-parties are going to be able to make...

OpenLink Software Unleashes New High-Performance Data Access Drivers for Mac OS X OpenLink Extends ODBC & JDBC Data Access Middleware Leadership BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLink Software, Inc., industry and technology leaders in the development and deployment of secure, high-performance database connectivity drivers for ODBC(TM) and JDBC(TM), announces the commercial release of version 4.2 of its Universal Data Access Drivers Suite(TM) for Mac(R) OS X. The new products release includes performance and functionality enhancements across the entire portfolio of OpenLink's high-performance database connectivity drivers for ODBC and JDBC. Support is provided for; Oracle(R), Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM), IBM(R), DB2(R) and Informix(TM)(TM), Sybase(R), CA-Ingres(R), Progress(R), PostgresSQL(R), MySQL(R), and any other ODBC compliant database engines. This product release includes the much anticipated high-performance Single-Tier Drivers that enable direct access to...

Lake Forest, CA - January 9, 2002 - Bosco Hutchings, the world's smartest and most adorable Boxer mix puppy, today announced that he has improved the secret sauce of his wildly successful Foto Trimmer product and is making that sauce available to other REALbasic developers. The Component X Graphics plugin for REALbasic 3.5 and 4.0 provides fast, high quality graphics functions for REALbasic. Version 1.1 of Component X Graphics scales, stretches, flips, rotates in 0.1 degree increments, and pixelates an image. It works with bit depths from 8 to 32 and offers a fast low quality mode. The resulting images are identical across supported platforms. REALbasic compiles Component X Graphics into Carbon, Classic, and Win32 build of REALbasic projects. Component X Graphics adds less than 60K to the size of compiled applications and uses memory very efficiently. Through an interpreter, Bosco explained how his new revision of Component X Graphics will improve other products. "Without Component X...

PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Distribution 21st Century Media, Inc. delivers 'cast:stream' for Mac OS X, a cutting-edge presentation broadcasting solution that leverages QuickTime technologies. Macworld Expo, San Francisco, CA - January 7, 2002 - 21st Century Media Inc., a leading developer of streaming solutions for the enterprise, today announces cast:stream for Mac OS X, its flagship presentation delivery application suite. cast:stream delivers dynamic on-line presentations to both Mac and Windows users by synchronizing live streaming broadcasts with any of the 80 rich media types supported by QuickTime 5. Users can easily create cast:stream media in applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Flash. cast:stream's stand-alone application uses intelligent caching and synchronization technology to overcome many of the compatibility and scalability problems encountered by some browser-based systems. "cast:stream redefines the way presentations are...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rcom.TV, the streaming Web channel for New Media and the Arts, takes it's news operation on the road this week, to Macworld Expo in San Francisco. See the broadcasts from MacTech Central and throughout the show! http://www.rcom.tv/macworld_vnr.html

PRESS RELEASE Niemeijer Consult Proudly Announces Future Release of First On-Screen Keyboard Solution for Mac OS X Amsterdam - 8 January 2002 - Niemeijer Consult today announced the forthcoming release of KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X, the first on-screen keyboard to run natively on Apple's next generation operating system and one of the first assistive technologies bringing the power of Mac OS X to physically impaired Mac users. KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X works seamlessly with all applications, allowing users to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other cursor input device anywhere a user desires. KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X is ideal for special education, server management, touch screens, tablets, and couch surfing. KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X will be available in the near future. To receive a one-time notification when KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X is released, please complete the form at http://www.niemconsult.com/KSinform_form.html Niemeijer Consult today also...

January 8, 2002 AEC Software to Preview Mac OS X Version of FastTrack Schedule 8 -- Native version of project manager to be unveiled at Macworld Expo -- STERLING, VA-January 8, 2002-AEC Software will be offering previews of the forthcoming native Mac OS X version of their award-winning project manager FastTrack Schedule, to attendees of the 2002 Macworld Expo, to be held January 8-11th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The application, now in its 8th version, is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2002 and includes a newly refined interface, as well as formatting and productivity features that streamline the process of organizing, tracking, and managing project details. "We're excited to bring our award-winning project manager to Mac OS X," says Dennis Bilowus, CEO of AEC Software. "FastTrack Schedule 8 makes the most of both the increased performance and enhanced interface in Mac OS X. Our customers will be delighted with an application that is truly 'Macintosh' through...

8 January, 2002 EDITIONS GRAMOPHONE AND MEDIA, LIMITED publishers of fine art, music and literature EGM is proud to make the following announcement from Macworld 2002 on behalf of edition.net, the Fine Arts Network edition.net, the Fine Arts Network (EGM) announces the following new service offering for Macintosh webmasters and database developers - turn around time is aprox. 72 hours per order Macworld Special 2002 Multi-domain OSX Server WWW + Database + Webmail hosting solution with optional QuickTime Streaming capability OSX Server - 40 gig hd, 1gig ram - multi-domain WWW (your choice WebStar V or iTools6.5) Lasso 5 pre-installed Includes second server running Filemaker Unlimited (up to 50 databases) with remote module connectivity to Lasso Includes 200 user + 15 mailing list multi-domain webmail system (larger licenses available) Includes multi-domain statistics control panel Timbuktu server access No surcharges for traffic Flat-rate pricing is $200 /month Add + $100 /month per...

REAL SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES REALBASIC 4 NOW AVAILABLE. REAL Software delivers the latest version of REALbasic, provides improved flexibility and power. January 7, 2002. San Francisco, CA - REAL Software today announced the availability of REALbasic 4. This new release provides even more power and ease-of-use for its growing numbers of users everywhere. REALbasic is the powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating your own software for Macintosh, Mac OS X, and Windows. It runs natively on Mac OS X as well as Mac OS 8 and 9. REALbasic allows almost anyone to build software to solve problems, run a business, or just have fun. REALbasic continues to garner praise worldwide, most recently winning an Eddy from the editors at Macworld Magazine. "Version 4 is the best release of REALbasic so far", said Geoff Perlman, President and CEO of REAL Software. "We've focused even more on what our customers have asked for, while at the same time added things they didn't even know they wanted!" "Mac OS X...

EQUILIBRIUM LAUNCHES DEBABELIZER PRO 5 FOR MAC OS X TO AUTOMATICALLY PREPARE DIGITAL ASSETS FOR CROSS-MEDIA DELIVERY DeBabelizer Pro 5 is the First Automated Graphics Processor for Apple's Next Generation Operating System MACWORLD 2002, SAN FRANCISCO, CA., JANUARY 7, 2002--Equilibrium, a leader in automated imaging solutions and majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI), today announced the availability of DeBabelizer Pro 5 for Mac OS X. DeBabelizer Pro 5 is the professional software for automatically preparing images, animations, and digital video for delivery in virtually any medium. DeBabelizer Pro 5 includes powerful batch processing capabilities such as automated Web catalog publishing. As a native Mac OS X application, DeBabelizer Pro 5 leverages the strengths of Apple's next generation operating system to process, optimize and convert still images and QuickTime movies faster than ever before," said Chris Samaniego, chief technology officer at Equilibrium. "...

FileWave Starts 2002 With Stronger Cross-Platform Position San Francisco, January 3, 2002 - FileWave (USA), Inc. has lots to offer in 2002, unveiling the revamped FileWave=AE XClient 1.0.1, FileWave=AE 4.5.1 an= d Asset Trustee=81 6.5 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, January 8-11, 2002, MacTech Central Booth #3426. Additionally, interested expo attendees and the media are invited to sign-up for a cutting-edge, visual demonstration at the W Hotel, 181 Third Street, of the company's latest developments for cross-platform asset tracking and for centralized automated software management on Apple's Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Consolidating its position as a premier software solution provider for both Macintosh and Windows worlds, FileWave will feature a presentation of three innovative products: FileWave=AE XClient 1.0.1, the new FileWave=AE 4.5.1 release, and the latest version 6.5 of Asset Trustee=81. All of these products align with IT departmental and enterprise goals, helping...

Belle Nuit releases a new tool to process textfiles Lausanne 7.1.02. Belle Nuit Montage is pleased to release with Textfilter a new approach to convert textfiles of any kind. Textfilter is project-oriented and works like an image-filtering programs. Over 30 built in filters include text-oriented filters like Character Mapping, HTML tags Replace using regular expressions, Remove Duplicate Lines, Skip comments, Sort. Parser filters convert texts to lists and back to texts using tab, comma or custom separators, fixed column widths or HTML tables. A Binary parser helps you to inspect any type of file. Special filters for the moving pictures industry deal with timecode like Frame rate Conversion, Grading List, Sort EDL, Source List, read and write Avid Log files and CMX 3600 edit decision lists. Textfilter is highly customizable with custom filters written in a script language and with an open API for plugins. Textfilter projects can batch-process multiple files and be used from any...

BEN BIRD ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO MACINTOSH VIDEO SOFTWARE Web site address: http://www.bensoftware.com/ Ben Bird announced today that version 5.3 of his popular Macintosh video software BTV Pro has been released. BTV Pro is software for video capture, editing, and stop-motion animation. It also has advanced features such as timelapse capture, motion detection, and DV video input and output. It works with any Macintosh compatible video input source such as video input cards, TV cards, built-in video, USB, DV, and FireWire video sources. In addition to a Classic version that runs on Mac OS 8 and later, BTV Pro has been fully Carbonized to run natively under Mac OS X. It is available in English and German. BTV Pro costs $40, but can be downloaded and used free of charge for a 15 day evaluation period before purchasing. Information and downloads are available from: http://www.bensoftware.com/ The improvements of BTV Pro 5.3 over the previous version are: - DV device control (QuickTime 5 or...

BEGIN PRESS RELEASE iHUG (International HyperCard Users Group) is proud to announce they will be returning to Macworld Expo in San Francisco this week. One of Apple's most successful and widely used applications for creating on the Mac will be celebrated once again at Macworld Expo. Come learn more about HyperCard and iHUG at the Users Group lounge on Wednesday, January 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 am. In addition to an opportunity to discuss HyperCard with one of the HyperCard community's best known gurus, Charles Flickinger, plan to walk away with iHUG's free CD containing a wide variety of practical and usable software created with HyperCard. The CD also links the user to the world of HyperCard through the long-lived, e-mail-based HyperCard Mail List. Expect to find the programing industry's friendliest, most helpful experts there eager to support beginning and experienced "scripters" alike. iHUG would like to remind all Macintosh users that HyperCard uniquely embraces both beginners and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P & L SOFTWARE LTD ANNOUNCES FILEMONITOR 4.0.5 FOR MAC OS X AND MAC OS X SERVER AMERSHAM, January 5th 2001 -- P & L Software Ltd today announced the release of an update to FileMonitor, the essential System Awareness tool. FileMonitor now supports printing, has undergone some UI improvements and has fixed a bug with anomalous behaviour if you didn't specify a name for the file to be monitored. FileMonitor is a Freeware utility that allows you to monitor any number of selected files for changes. For example, if you want to be alerted when error messages are sent to /tmp/console.log or indeed to any other file or folder you're interested in, FileMonitor will bring up a window showing new input when it arrives. This can be particularly useful for system administrators and software developers interested in process output or debugging information. You can find out more about FileMonitor from: http://www.plsys.com/products/filemonitor FileMonitor can be...

For Immediate Release NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces the Availability of VirtSpace(tm) for Macintosh FAIRFIELD, CA =96 January 4, 2002 - VirtSpace, the auto-scrolling virtual window manager, is now available for Mac OS 9. NYRO announced today this long-awaited release that rounds out its VirtSpace product line. VirtSpace is also available for NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP and the Windows platform. VirtSpace enables computer users to increase the size of their usable desktop, up to a hundred times the size of the monitor. This makes working with multiple files quick and easy, as each can be laid out in its own section of the virtual area. Moving between documents is simple =96 by panning or clicking. VirtSpace is especially helpful for increasing the workspace on a portable computer, but is just as handy on a desktop computer. =93Anyone who keeps multiple files open simultaneously will find this produc= t essential,=94 says NYRO Technix, Inc. president, Ian H. Stewart. =93A lot of our customers in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACTECH CENTRAL RETURNS TO MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO -- San Francisco, January 2002, Booth 3426, North Hall San Francisco, CA -- January 7, 2001 -- MacTech Magazine and Macworld Conference & Expo are pleased to announce the return of MacTech Central(sm). MacTech Central is the technical special interest pavilion at Macworld Conference & Expo/San Francisco. It's the premiere place for all technical products including programming and development, web development, and other related products. MacTech Central, at Macworld Expo/San Francisco/January 8-11, is where people can see all the industry's leading vendors and latest innovations. MacTech Central is sponsored by MacTech Magazine, along with Aladdin Knowledge Systems, DevDepot, Metrowerks, REAL Software, and Runtime Revolution Limited. Participating companies include: 21st Century Media Inc. * Aladdin Knowledge Systems Inc. * Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. * Blue World Communications, Inc. * Borland...

JobOrder(tm) Business Management Software Release 10.0 at Macworld San Francisco 2002 in Booth #3754 News Release January 4, 2002 Over 2,000 enhancements in this release provide businesses and corporate departments with unprecedented control over their scheduling, estimating, job costing, project management and accounting operations. JobOrder 10.0 with SmartScheduler(tm) includes major enhancements to our unique analysis and display tools including: Benchmark Report Blast Email sending to Contacts Calendar enhancements Dynamic Road Maps Estimates with Internal Approval routing Expense Reconciliation for WIP Report Internet customization for Client and Vendor access Notification rules with advanced customization Reports Center to store report settings SmartScheduler enhancements User-defined screens for industry-specific information JobOrder offers a comprehensive, cross-platform solution to integrate the business operations of project-oriented service businesses such as design firms,...