FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EQUILIBRIUM ADDS MAC OS 8.5 COMPATIBILITY TO DEBABELIZER 3 FOR MACINTOSH Sausalito, CA - December 9, 1998 -- Equilibrium today announced the availability of a free Mac OS 8.5 updater for DeBabelizer 3 for Macintosh, the professional software standard for automatically preparing digital graphics and video for delivery in any medium on any platform. The updater revises DeBabelizer's interface to comply with Mac OS 8.5 standards, extends DeBabelizer's support for pre-press files and enables the use of Photoshop 5 filters and plug-ins. "Apple has set a new standard for speed and ease of use with OS 8.5." said Tim Bigoness, Equilibrium's Director of Product Management. "We've updated DeBabelizer to harness the power of Apple's new OS and enable our users to prepare and optimize digital media even faster and more efficiently than before." Equilibrium DeBabelizer 3 for Macintosh users work in all areas of the digital convergence: Web development, imaging and publishing...

For Immediate Release Don't Lose Another Visitor to Your Site Because of Slow Load Times NetMechanic's New FREE Service "Load Time Check" Helps Web Pages Load Fast Huntsville, AL -- NetMechanic (www.netmechanic.com), a leading web site maintenance service, has just announced the launch of a new FREE service that will prevent web sites from losing visitors due to slow loading web pages. NetMechanic Load Time Check will search the pages of a web site to find html, images, multimedia plug-ins, and other objects with extremely long load times and alert the webmaster with a full report including advice on how to remedy problem areas. Unlike other fee based services, NetMechanic Load Time Check also offers free advice on how to improve the rendering time, that is, the time it takes for the browser to display the finished web page. "This is an exceptional service that were offering at no charge," said Tom Dahm, Manager of NetMechanic. "Thousands of dollars are spent on cutting-edge graphic...

SUN DELIVERS NEXT VERSION OF THE JAVA(TM) PLATFORM Java 2 Brand Unveiled NEW YORK, NY -- December 8, 1998 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the availability of the Java(TM) 2 platform, the next release of the core Java technology (formerly code-named "JDK(TM) 1.2"). The Java 2 platform is the definitive environment for enterprises aiming to build and install web-centric software applications that can run on a variety of computers, servers and other computing devices. The new release provides significant performance improvements, a new, flexible security model and a complete set of Applications Programming Interfaces (APIs). The Java 2 platform provides software programmers with the speed, security and functionality that make it easier than ever to create interoperable, mission-critical enterprise applications. The Java 2 platform is widely supported by the industry and is being endorsed by hundreds of industry-leading companies worldwide (see quote addendum). "Java 2 is the...

MacHack '99: Call for Papers MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers c/o Expotech 1264 Bedford Road Grosse Point Park, MI 48230 Contact: Carol Lynn mailto:info@machack.com Tel: (313) 882-1824 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Do you have a great new idea in Macintosh software development? Or a great new way to put together some old ideas and make everyone say, "WOW"? Wouldn't you like to talk about it with a group of people who Really Understand what you're saying? This is your chance. Write it up and submit it as a paper for MacHack '99! MacHack solicits and accepts papers on a wide variety of topics related to software development. For example, the subjects of last year's papers ranged from cross-platform development techniques, to anonymity in internet communications, to exception-handling strategies on the Macintosh, to macroscopic object architectures. Each paper accepted is published in the MacHack Conference proceedings and included on the MacHack CD. Each author gives a...

Startup Doubler 1.2.1 was just released: Startup Doubler compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make extensions, control panels and the Finder load faster. Version 1.2.1 is a maintenance release to add support for Mac OS 8.5.1. It is available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com.

For Immediate Release DNS Expert 1.3 from Men & Mice Released: Crucial DNS Security Analysis for ISPs and DNS Administrators: Tests for DNS Spoofing and Mail Relay Reykjavik, Iceland, December 8/-- Men & Mice today released version 1.3 of DNS Expert and DNS Expert Lite, providing security tests such as checking name servers' vulnerability to DNS spoofing attacks and whether mail servers can be used to relay spam mail. A new crucial security test checks whether name servers can be spoofed i.e. whether it is possible to place forged data in the cache of the name servers. DNS spoofing can cause serious security problems for companies vulnerable to such attacks, for example causing users to be directed to wrong Internet sites or e-mail going through non-authorized mail servers. Says Cricket Liu, DNS consultant, and co-author of the books "DNS & BIND" and "DNS on Windows NT": "DNS spoofing is a very real threat to the integrity of activity on the Internet, whether commercial or...

Title: Web Finder 4 Author: Theo Howell Link: http://www.tmlc.com.au/wf/WebFinder.html Description: Web Finder V4, the latest version of the original plugin based web searching utility, is out. It boasts many new features taking it beyond other search utilities such as Sherlock e.g. the ability to access almost any search engine available, automated multi-topic searching and support for System 7.5+ Web Finder is a web searching utility for the Macintosh. Quickly and easily Web Finder allows you to access a vast amount of search engines, returning your results in the browser of your choice, or downloading them to a file.

NETBEANS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR THE JAVA(TM) DEVELOPMENT KIT 1.2 NetBeans DeveloperX2 2.1 runs on JDK 1.2 and is now Available to NetBeans' Early Access Program Participants New York, Java Business Expo, December 8, 1998 - NetBeans today announced that its Java(tm) IDE, NetBeans DeveloperX2, supports and runs on Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(tm) Development Kit (JDK(tm) version 1.2). This latest release of the JDK provides a rich feature set of new class libraries and tools, making it easier than ever for developers to create portable, distributed, enterprise-class applications. Sun's announcement of the availability of the next version of the JDK was made today during the Java(sm) Business Expo(sm) in New York. NetBeans Developer X2 2.1 (beta) supports JDK 1.2 and uses it internally. It is available to NetBeans' Early Access Program participants. "Our users rely on NetBeans to be at the forefront of Java technology so that they, in turn, can bring this technology to their...

For Immediate Release **Electrifier, Inc. ships Electrifier Pro for industry-standard QuickTime--first professional tool for creating fast web multimedia using all content types Research Triangle, NC. December 7, 1998. Electrifier, Inc. (http://www.electrifier.com) today shipped Electrifier(R) Pro, the first professional tool for creating fast-downloading web multimedia using an amazing range of content--bitmap and vector animation, digitized audio, synthesized music (MIDI), video, 3D, VR panoramas, No-Bandwidth(TM) media like fire, clouds and ripples, and over 150 special effects such as emboss, blur, and fade. As web audiences demand increasingly exciting sites, web professionals must find ways to attract and hold their attention. Until now, the creation of rich multimedia content has been difficult, even when using multiple applications. And the results have been either too simplistic, resulting in a superficial viewing experience, or require too much bandwidth, causing unbearably...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Sokolsky, (650) 937-3858 sokolsky@netscape.com NETSCAPE DELIVERS "GECKO" BROWSING ENGINE INCORPORATING ADVANCED FEATURES FOR INTERNET BROWSING ANYWHERE Small, Fast Browsing Engine For Virtually Any Application, Computing Platform, Device Or Developer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (December 7, 1998) -- Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today delivered the first version of "Netscape Gecko," its next-generation browsing engine, to thousands of Internet developers. Netscape Gecko -- formally code-named "Raptor " reaches a new milestone for browser technology in speed, smaller size and full standards support. The revolutionary technology is designed to Internet-enable virtually any application, operating system or device. Netscape Gecko is the first software product from Netscape based on contributions from mozilla.org, the organization chartered with managing Netscape's open source initiative among thousands of Internet developers and Netscape...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATEAGENT MAKES ALL APPLICATIONS MACOS 8.5-READY FOR FREE Limited-Time Promotion Delivers Software Updaters for MacOS 8.5 December 7, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced a limited-time promotion that gives Macintosh users a fast, free way to upgrade their systems with the latest software updaters required for MacOS 8.5 compatability. Through December 11, users can download Insider UpdateAgent 3.0 via the Internet, run it on their Macintosh, and receive free updaters to make the users' applications compatible with MacOS 8.5 in addition to receiving MacOS updates. "Developers need to update their applications to have them take advantage of new OS releases such as MacOS 8.5," commented Rio Sabadicci, president of Insider Software. "We're helping Mac users everywhere make the transition smoothly and at no cost." SIMPLE TO OPERATE UpdateAgent 3.0 automatically scans a system's drives and displays a list of programs that it can update. Every program...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES OAZIUM CHARTS PLUG-IN FOR FILEMAKER PRO Easy-to-build graphs change the way people look at their data Contact: Vince Menanno, Waves in Motion Phone: 416-760-9959 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com Sales by WorqSmart: 602-956-7080 TORONTO, Canada. December 5, 1998. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a well designed graph is sometimes the only thing that can help you make sense of all that information in your FileMaker database. The problem, however, has always been the great difficulty in building these graphs. Until now. oAzium Charts is a new FileMaker plug-in from Waves in Motion that lets you easily transform your database into any of a number of predefined chart styles, display your graphs the way you want them to look, and even publish them on the web. iSurveys.com, for example, relies on oAzium Charts to provide online visual feedback to both administrators and the participants in the online surveys they...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW NETPROFESSIONAL COVERS SPAM, SHERLOCK, WEBOBJECTS 4, MAC OS 8.5 -- Professional Journal for Web Developers and NetAdmins covers latest Apple technologies in Nov/Dec issue WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- December 4, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishers of NetProfessional(tm) magazine, revealed the contents of the November/December issue, just now arriving in subscribers' mailboxes. The print magazine, for web developers and network administrators, continues to grow as a technical journal packed with in-depth articles on a variety of current challenges users face, peer-reviewed by experts in the field. The cover of the new issue (Volume 2, Number 3) features Mac OS 8.5, Apple's latest OS upgrade. Two stories in the magazine cover aspects of 8.5 in great detail. One, by acclaimed author Maria Langer, shows what's new for network administrators in the OS update, with close-up views of interface elements that have changed since previous OS releases. A second...

WebTen Update Increases Compatibility and Enhances Robustness Free Downloadable Update for all WebTen 2.1 Customers Santa Barbara, CA, December 4, 1998. A WebTen update, released today by Tenon, adds new features and includes modifications for enhanced robustness, ease-of-use, and compatibility. The free update recommended for all WebTen 2.1 customers and is downloadable from: http://www.tenon.com/support/files/WebTen This free update improves memory utilization and enhances operation with NetCloak, and WebSiphon, and WebSentinel. The DNS interface in the WebTen Administration Server has been extended to allow the explicit creation of name server records and to include domainmaster email addresses. A PowerKey Pro and Rebound! Plug-in is included with this update. WebTen's 'sendmail' has been modified to support site customization and to give improved operation with form-based email programs, such as formail.pl and flexmail. Operation with Apple CGIs has been made more reliable and has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wireless Messaging Software Company Releases Full Feature Network Paging Gateway for Mobile Phones and Alphanumeric Pagers HANOVER, MA - December 2, 1998 -- NotePage, Inc. announced today a new release of PageGate. PageGate is an innovative, flexible, modular paging engine that allows for text messaging to wireless messaging devices. Messages can be sent via any one or combination of four different interfaces providing users an enormous amount of versatility. The email interface allows for email notification to be sent to numeric pagers, or for email messages to be sent to alphanumeric pagers or digital phones. The web interface generates personal internet or intranet web pages and allows for paging from CGI script boxes. Network monitoring and commandline paging are possible by using NotePage's commandline/ascii interface. The final interface is a graphical user interfaces that incorporates preprogrammed messages, group paging, scheduled messages and on-call...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3Com Announces the Palm VII Connected Organizer, The First Handheld Solution for Out-of-the-box Wireless Internet Access Revolutionary new product to give customers fast access to personal, business and Internet information; 22 initial web content partners include ABCNews.com, ESPN.com, E*TRADE, Mastercard, Visa, The Wall Street Journal Interactive and Yahoo! Santa Clara, Calif., December 2, 1998 -- Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company (Nasdaq:COMS), today announced it is extending its line of Palm Computing platform products to include the Palm VII connected organizer, once again redefining the handheld computing industry. The Palm VII organizer will enable users to quickly, easily and securely obtain information from web and intranet sites via a wireless connection to the Internet and will provide a means of instant two-way personal communication. In addition to providing fast and simple access to personal and business information, the Palm VII organizer will...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ClearWay Releases New "AdScreen" Filter for Fast, Banner-Free Surfing -- New package transforms slow-loading ad graphics into instant-loading text -- December 2nd, 1998. ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced "ClearWay AdScreen", a new Internet filtering product that replaces slow-loading ad banners with instant-loading text. By removing sluggish ad graphics, AdScreen dramatically speeds up Web surfing and helps reduce the clutter caused by Web advertising graphics. AdScreen is the Web's first proxy extension to focus on streamlining Web ads. A public beta is available immediately from: http://www.clearway.com/AdScreen/ AdScreen is a new class of proxy-level Internet filter that focuses on improving the speed and quality of Web surfing for an entire network. Classroom users can set AdScreen to hide distracting and inappropriate Web ads entirely, to help make the most of limited class and computer time. Business users will appreciate AdScreen's ability to...

Go to the Opera, and Experience the Perfect... Browser? Opera Software Announces the Release of Opera 3.50, the Improved Browser December 1, 1998 (INB) -- Opera is a name associated with music and culture but also reflecting perfection and quality. With the release of Opera 3.50 -- Opera Software A/S (http://www.operasoftware.com) comes closer than ever to meeting these standards. It's size, speed, stability and adherence to the standards of the industry combine to make Opera 3.50 the new browser of choice. It is a simple yet distinctive brand name in a world of 'commoditized' names associated with Internet navigation or exploration. Opera Software was recently recognized with PC World's 'World Class' Award in the category 'Most Promising Web Newcomer'(see details at http://www.operasoftware.com/news.html). Opera 3.50 is an advanced Internet/Intranet/Extranet Browser; it is small, fast, user-friendly and has low minimum resource requirements. "Opera 3.50 is an important milestone for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 1998 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ellen Maremont Silver (707)829-0515 ext. 322 silver@oreilly.com http://www.oreilly.com/ JAVA/PERL TOOL AVAILABLE AS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE Programmers Can Use Strengths of Two Popular Languages in the Same Environment Sebastopol, CA--Java/Perl Lingo (JPL), software which enables programmers to use the use the strengths of both Java and Perl in the same environment, is now freely available as open source software. Until now, the tool has been available exclusively in O'Reilly & Associates' Perl Resource Kit-UNIX Edition, a commercial product. JPL was developed by Larry Wall, creator of Perl and Senior Software Developer at O'Reilly & Associates. JPL, available since November, 1997, is a unique project whose goal is to seamlessly unite the two popular languages in a way which lets them complement each other's strengths. Java excels at helping computers across a network or the Internet communicate and share data;...

Stairways releases Anarchie Pro 3.5 "Anarchie Pro 3.0 has been nominated for a Macworld 1998 Editors' Choice Award for Best Internet Client Software, the most prestigious award possible. The new version goes even further by supporting Sherlock-compatible web searches (even on older versions of Mac OS), easier browser-style address navigation and offers full support for the new Mac OS 8 Finder look. If you use a Mac web browser, download and install Anarchie Pro 3.5 now." - Andrew Tomazos. Perth, Western Australia -- 1 Dec 1998 -- Stairways Software Pty Ltd, today announced the release of Anarchie Pro - version 3.5 of the premiere Macintosh Internet companion. With new support for Sherlock, the web (HTTP), offline browsing, mirroring, resumed transfers and remote file editing - it has positioned itself as a broad and essential tool for every Internet user. What is Anarchie Pro? Anarchie Pro is the premiere Internet companion for the Macintosh. It lets you search and browse web &...

Apple Ships WebObjects 4 for Windows NT and UNIX Platforms Best Selling Application Server Includes Advanced Java Support and Fast 'Direct to Web' Code Free Development CUPERTINO, California--Nov. 30, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of WebObjects 4 application server software for Windows NT and UNIX platforms. While adding extensive Java support, this major upgrade to WebObjects cuts application deployment time by offering 'Direct to Web' pre-built reusable software modules and dramatically improved performance. In addition, WebObject 4's pricing structure--based on the number of transactions or processors used in the application--allows developers to get up and running with WebObjects for as little as $1,499. "WebObjects, with thousands of blue-chip customers, is the platform of choice for developing robust and scaleable web applications," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of worldwide product marketing. "WebObjects pioneered the application...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shannon Jackson (800) 684-5197 (804) 343-3608 Microstate Corporation Offers First Open-Source Web Application Server Based On Java Technology Adds Further Momentum To Free Software Movement FAIRFAX, VA., November 30, 1998 Microstate Corporation today announced that its thin-client, cross-platform Web application server based on Java technology is now available as open-source software, freely accessible over the Internet (http://microstate.com/tech.htm). Named Hamilton, Microstates server technology is integrated software that already includes most of the infrastructure required by any thin-client application, thus reducing development time and expense, and accelerating time to market. Developers and users need nothing more than Internet connectivity and a Web browser to access applications developed on Hamilton. With Hamilton, companies can easily deploy and maintain large scale applications over networks regardless of the desktop platform. Web...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VSE ANIMATION MAKER 3.2 UPDATE (Bonn, Germany, November 26th, 1998). Voget Selbach Entertainment (VSE) announced today that an update to its popular Mac OS based GIF animation tool VSE Animation Maker is now available. The new version supports the new Mac OS 8.5 Open and Save dialogs, offers more animation frame editing tools and fixes various bugs. The award-winning shareware application VSE Animation Maker is used by thousands of users world-wide. It allows absolute precise timing of any animation frame, direct support of Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer color palettes and it offers many tools for image editing. With the release of VSE Animation Maker 3.2, the whole company's web site at "http://vse-online.com" has been re-designed. PRICING US$ 19.95 (1-5 Single User Licenses) US$ 18 (6-20 Single User Licenses) US$ 15 (21- Single User Licenses) A VSE Animation Maker school license is available at US$ 159 and covers all computers in one school...

DevDepot'S THANKSGIVING CLEARANCE SALE NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 29th! DevDepot (r) is your source for programming and developer tools. Whether you are an application developer, a web developer, or a system administrator, the Depot has the tools you're looking for! This holiday weekend you have an extra reason to be thankful, beginning immediately the Depot is clearing inventory with special reductions on our already low prices. These clearance prices will be available for this holiday weekend only (now through Sunday, November 29th)! Due to the overwhelming response expected, we cannot take phone orders at these discounted prices. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an e-mail with your phone number and we will call you (you will still qualify for these special low prices). To Order from DevDepot: on the Web at: (http://www.devdepot.com) via e-mail at: (orders@devdepot.com) or via fax to: 805-494-9798 Hurry and...

NEWS For Immediate Release: For further information, please contact: InterACTIVE-Technology info@interactive-technology.com http://www.interactive-technology.com/ ActiveDeveloper (Last Beta) -- now MULTI-USER and LICENSABLE November 26th 1998 -- Vestbjerg, Denmark -- Today, InterACTIVE-Technology delivers the Last Beta of ActiveDeveloper - our CrossPlatform Smalltalk-like Development Environment for NATIVE MacOS X, Windows and OpenStep Code - and our take on Thinking Different about the Best way to Develop Object-Oriented Code from OpenStep into Mac OS X. From Beta3 to Beta5 of ActiveDeveloper, the following Improvements have appeared: - Network and Multi-User Capability - Network Licensing System integrated - Code-Compile-Play Cycle (1-2 seconds even on the slowest P-II) - No Extra Installation needs for Demo Machines and Inhouse Test Users. ActiveDeveloper Beta5 is available Today. Fully functional - FREE of Charge - with a Single User Floating Network...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marc Mennigmann releases the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.1 Iserlohn, Germany -- Nov 25, 1998 -- Marc Mennigmann today announced the release of the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.1, a powerful collection of applications to extend the functionality of password protection systems for Macintosh computers. v1.0.1 adds compatibility for the Macintosh OS 8.5. Why Do I Want To Disable The Shift Key? Holding down the Shift key when launching your Macintosh will prevent all extensions to load at start-up. This is an interesting feature when you have start-up crashes from incompatible extensions and control panels. However, if your system is running smooth, you may want to protect your computer with a password protection or a similar application/extension. Most password protections for the Mac are extensions or controlpanels. Therefore you can simply bypass them when holding down the Shift key at start-up. This is where the "SKS" comes in. It gives you the option to disable the Shift...

For Immediate Release: MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FLASH PLAYER FOR LINUX Free Public Beta of Popular Player Technology Brings Compact, Vector-Based Web Graphics and Animations to Solaris and Linux Users San Francisco, Calif. --- November 24, 1998 --- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today released a free public beta of its popular Flash Player for the Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Solaris operating environment and the co-operatively developed Linux operating system. The new UNIX players allow Web surfers on Solaris and Linux systems to view beautiful, fast-downloading, vector-based graphics, animations and Web interfaces created with Macromedia Flash authoring software. The free player is available today from Macromedia's Web site at (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download)http://www.macromedia.com/shockwav e/download. Flash content is standard on many leading corporate and entertainment Web sitesand can now be displayed on UNIX systems, said Ben Dillon, director of Flash product management...

AMERICA ONLINE, INC. TO ACQUIRE NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION IN STOCK TRANSACTION VALUED AT $4.2 BILLION Acquisition To Significantly Advance AOL's Multiple Brand Strategy, Broaden Audience, and Take E-Commerce to New Level AOL To Operate Most Popular and Diverse Family of Brands in Cyberspace AOL and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to Develop Next Generation of E-Commerce Solutions and Internet Devices DULLES, VA, November 24, 1998 -- America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today announced that it will acquire Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) in a transaction that will extend America Online's leadership in interactive services. The stock-for-stock, pooling-of-interests transaction, in which stockholders of Netscape will receive 0.45 shares of AOL common stock for each share of Netscape common stock, is valued at $4.2 billion. It is expected to close in the spring of 1999, subject to various conditions including customary regulatory approvals and approval by Netscape's...

News Flash! Version 1.0.1 of AutoScript.fm available Finally, there's an easier way to duplicate FileMaker Pro scripts. Version 1.0 of AutoScript.fm - the new developer tool that makes duplicating FileMaker scripts from one database file to another easier - will be available from a fully revamped AutoScript.fm web site beginning November 21, 1998. After rigorous beta testing, and stringent quality demands by the author, AutoScript.fm promises to help countless FileMaker users and developers with their day to day development. A surprise in version 1.0.1 is full compatibility with *large* Script Definition windows, so all of those people who love their large input windows don't have to miss out (grin). AutoScript.fm is also compatible with Mac OS 8.5. The script process is simple and quick (eg: close to 300 script steps in just 8 mins). 95% of the script commands are faithfully reproduced with all parameters intact. FileMaker Pro users will be able to save literally hundreds of hours of...

Media Information For Immediate Release November 23 1998 BarbaBatch 2.5 Simplifies Audio Production for the Internet MacSourcery and AudioEase, developers of multimedia and professional digital audio software jointly released version 2.5 of their BarbaBatch Batch audio processor today. Designed for fast high quality conversions of digital audio for use in internet, multimedia and professional production, BarbaBatch 2.5 now provides users with greater automation and sound processing flexibility. Described by MacWorld Magazine as, 'the best conversion tool money can buy', BarbaBatch has been upgraded to allow conversion of just selected segments of an audio file. Segment conversion allows users to convert custom 'snippets' of audio directly into internet savvy formats. Clips from an entire CD collection can be put on the internet with one click of the mouse. Other new features include the ability seperately control the fade-in and fade-out of converted files as well as the conversion...

MICROSOFT ECLIPSES NETSCAPE IN INTERNET BROWSER WAR ACCORDING TO EXCLUSIVE WEB INTELLIGENCE FROM ADKNOWLEDGE Leading Web Advertising Management Company Tracks Dramatic Browser Market Share Shift to Microsoft Palo Alto, Calif. -- November 23, 1998 -- AdKnowledge, the only independent provider of end-to-end web advertising management products for agencies and marketers, today revealed exclusive statistics that indicate as of November, market share of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser has surpassed that of Netscape Navigator. AdKnowledge's browser data was derived from a daily sample taken in November of nearly 15 million ads served by the AdKnowledge System across more than 1,000 of the leading web sites, and provides the most current and unbiased picture of browser activity today. The statistics show that Explorer users in November accounted for 49.5 percent of the browser market, while Navigator users accounted for 45 percent. The data also reveals that Navigator's share has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STALKER SOFTWARE EXPANDS COMMUNIGATE'S FUNCTIONALITY WITH THEIR NEW 3.0 RELEASE Key features: New Blacklisting (RBL) implementation, Dial-Up Connectivity, Faxing Over the Internet, E-Mail-On-Demand, Paging and More. MILL VALLEY, Calif., November 23rd, 1998 - Stalker Software Inc. today announced their latest release of CommuniGate, an advanced, Mac OS Intranet and Internet messaging system. Since its first release in September 1995, CommuniGate is still recognized as the only integrated messaging system supporting LAN, Internet E-mail, network Fax, Paging, IMAP, Lists and more. Improved Anti-Spam Features During the past year Stalker Software has released two new Internet Mail Servers, Stalker Internet Mail Server (SIMS) for the Ma cOS and the industry strength mail server, CommuniGate Pro supporting most major platforms including Apple's upcoming Mac OS X Server. For these new servers, Stalker has developed and implemented that latest technologies against SPAM...

From: hawkfish@electricfish.com (Richard Wesley) Subject: [ANN] CWProjector 3.0 public beta Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWProjector 3.0, a shareware version control plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior, which allows you to use MPW's Projector for source control without leaving the CodeWarrior IDE. CWProjector provides an easy to use source-code control system, at minimal cost, using established technology from Apple. It is well suited for individuals and small organizations which want the benefits of source-control with a minimum of hassle and expense. Version 3.0 includes the following new features: Difference between local file and any version; Full support for reporting (ProjectInfo) commands; Recursive versions of most commands; Export/import support via the Purge (OrphanFiles) and Add commands; Improved Task Name support in Add, Checkout, Checkin and Comment; Improved label support; Checkin revision specification...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Eric Prentice eric@themacintoshguy.com URL: (http://www.themacintoshguy.com/sales/) PH: 503-380-6622 FAX: 503-892-2475 THE MACINTOSH GUY OF PORTLAND IS THE US DISTRIBUTOR FOR MONISWITCH PRODUCTS The Macintosh Guy of Portland is pleased to announce an importing and distribution relationship with Dr. Bott KG for their MoniSwitch and video products in the United States and Canada. November 19th, 1998 [Portland, Oregon] The Macintosh Guy of Portland together with Dr. Bott KG announced the availability of the MoniSwitch video and ADB switches for Macintosh in the United States and Canada. SHARE ONE MONITOR AND KEYBOARD BETWEEN MULTIPLE MACS The MoniSwitch allows you to control and operate two or up to four Macintosh computers from a single keyboard and mouse by conveniently allowing the user to switch between machines. The manual switching device is economical, it saves money by eliminating the need for multiple peripheral devices, it is simple to use and...

NeoNotion Introduces Simply Collaborate for FileMaker Pro Web-Based Forum Discussion Application Brings Group Collaboration to FileMaker Pro Users Burke, VA --November 11, 1998--NeoNotion announced today the release of Simply Collaborate, a web-based group collaboration application for FileMaker Pro. Simply Collaborate is a group communication tool that enables your organization to have on-line collaborative discussions. Using a web browser, people write messages to an open forum for others to read and reply. "It is an ideal tool to encourage collaboration within your organization. Simply Collaborate can be used to hold virtual meetings, create a knowledge-base and improve communication," notes John Skowlund, NeoNotion business partner. "By collaborating, your organization will share ideas, discover solutions and learn from experience." Simply Collaborate organizes messages in expandable discussion threads for organized viewing. With a dual frame web browser interface, navigating...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco adds NetInnovators and Consumer Showcase to Special Interest Environments MACWORLD Expo also to feature Corporate Buyers Alliance, connecting exhibitors with corporate buyers SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18, 1998 MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco 99, Jan. 4 -- 8 at the Moscone Convention Center, will feature two new "Special Interest Environments" geared to consumers, network administrators, web developers and gaming aficionados, IDG Expo Management Co., producers of the show, announced today. "Net Innovators" and "Consumer Showcase," which includes the Macintosh Gaming Championship and Exhibits, will appear for the first time on the show floor alongside other successful and long-running MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco special interest areas, such as: "Developer Central," the "Education District," "Business Solutions," "Extensions Workshop for Creative Content," "Digital Media Studio Featuring QuickTime," and "Digital Art Gallery." "The Special Interest...

G3 UPGRADE CARD COMPATIBILITY A recent MacWeek article brought focus to what has been, for some, a suspicion of compatibility problems between PowerPC G3 (750) processor upgrade cards and the ROMs in PowerPC 601/604/604e-based systems. We feel this story rightfully identified one potential for incompatibility, but did not adequately address Sonnet's superior approach to compatibility assurance. We would like to shed additional light on this topic and make sure that our customers understand what steps Sonnet takes early in the development of our Crescendo G3 products to insure compatibility. Sonnet Capability It is worth establishing Sonnet's credibility in this matter as a preface to the discussion. Sonnet had been designing and manufacturing its own upgrade cards for 12 years. Sonnet's staff includes the former director of hardware engineering at DayStar Digital, the former director of software engineering at Applied Engineering, and engineers for the Macintosh 604e multiprocessor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FileMaker Pro Programming Mailing List Provides Developer Level Peer-to-Peer Support. A long term freeware developer of FileMaker Pro support utilities created a moderated, low traffic mailing list for people of various programming experience to share their knowledge. Since it's intial creation in early July, it has acquired a list of over 100 programmers who use FileMaker Pro. This mailing list is meant primarily as a learning tool for writing code for use with FileMaker Pro. The primary focus is writing in C for the purpose of External Function Plug-in creation, but may include other things like using AppleScript with FileMaker Pro. This list is for any level of programming experience, and filters out anything not related to programming and FMP. You won't be getting any emails of someone hocking their new product. How to subscribe and unsubscribe: The list is handled by a professional third-party mailing list service named "Listbot" (www.listbot.com)....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Damon Myers info@calendarserve.com http://www.calendarserve.com/ X-Cal and X-Cal-Multi Now Available November 16, 1998 - CalendarServe has announced the release of X-Cal v1.0.3 and X-Cal-Multi v1.0.2e, its high-performance calendar plug-ins for WSAPI compatible Macintosh webservers. X-Cal-Multi is designed specifically for Web Presence Providers and Educational or Corporate Webmasters who wish to set up multiple, independent calendars. X-Cal offers webmasters an inexpensive way to add a single interactive calendar to their website. Both X-Cal and X-Cal-Multi offer a combination of price, performance, features, and ease of use that put them it in a class by themselves. They are, in fact, the only calendar web-server plug-ins available for the Macintosh platform. Features Include: * 100% browser-based administration for simple administrative management. * Numerous display formats. * Templates for customized calendars consistent with your or your...

Sig Software is proud to announce Analog Helper 1.0 for Mac. Analog Helper is a graphical configuration tool for Analog 3, which is a free program to analyse the logfiles from your web server. Analog Helper lets you control and preview the results of hundreds of settings. Analog Helper can import your old .cfg files and allows multiple analysis configurations to be maintained. It can also automatically create multiple reports based on specified time periods. More details, screenshots, and the download are at : http://www.sigsoftware.com/analoghelper/ Thank you, Gideon Greenspan Sig Software gdg@sigsoftware.com http://www.sigsoftware.com/

RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES SENTINELEXPRESS 2.0 FOR SOFTWARE PURCHASING AND ACTIVATION OVER THE INTERNET Las Vegas, NV, COMDEX (#S2666), November 17, 1998 - Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNBO), a leader in high performance security solutions for the Internet and electronic commerce, today announced the release of SentinelExpress 2.0, an E-commerce tool for developers, providing secure software distribution and license activation via the Internet. SentinelExpress 2.0 combines Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) and Electronic License Distribution (ELD) with the security and flexibility of License Manager technology. Developers can securely distribute demos and licensed applications over the Internet with SentinelExpress, and automatically generate/activate software licenses from their web site. Combined with SentinelLM-Shell, SentinelExpress offers an easy to implement, low cost ESD solution for developers looking to get on-line quickly to sell their software. "Rainbow...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Kerry MacInnes Director, Marketing Communications kerry_macinnes@dantz.com 925.253.3035 IBS Program contact: Jenny Shelby King International Sales Coordinator jenny@dantz.com 925.253.3077 DANTZ ANNOUNCES NEW CERTIFIED INTERNET BACKUP SITE ORINDA, CANovember 16, 1998Dantz Development Corporation and Committed to Memory, LLC of Novato, CA have announced a strategic alliance under which Committed To Memory will provide Internet backup storage space as a Dantz certified Internet Backup Site. The combination of Dantzs award-winning software, Retrospect, and Committed To Memorys Internet service provides users with a complete and automatic Internet backup solution. New Retrospect 4.1 allows data to be stored on FTP sites via the Internet. Using Retrospects EasyScript feature, users can create backup routines that automatically copy their important files to a secured server via the Internet. Because the backups run on a schedule established by the user,...

RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES ADDS USB SUPPORT FOR PC AND MACINTOSH SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO SENTINEL LINE Las Vegas, NV, COMDEX (#S2666), November 17, 1998 - Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNBO), a leader in high performance security solutions, today announced the availability of SentinelSuperPro-USB and SentinelEve3-USB software protection keys for PC and Apple Macintosh software developers. These hardware keys plug into the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on PCs and the new Apple iMac product line, providing developers with the highest level of software protection. "Software developers will enjoy the smaller size of the USB devices, and the Plug and Play features," says Norm Denton, senior vice president of Rainbow's Sentinel Business Unit. "The new USB keys offer developers the same functionality they've relied upon in Rainbow's parallel port and ADB devices." In addition to eliminating software piracy, Rainbow's USB keys can also be used as authentication or access control devices. A...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering starts FileMaker Plug-in Talk mailing list. Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, November 16, 1998--Troi Automatisering today announced the creation of a new email based mailing list: FileMaker Plug-in Talk This is a discussion list for all matters regarding FileMaker Pro plug-ins and other extensions. If you have a question regarding the use of plug-ins with FileMaker Pro or want to stay informed on the exciting developments of plug-ins you should subscribe to this (not moderated) list. Peter Baanen, company president, states that "Although Troi Automatisering hosts and supports this list, the discussion is not limited to Troi plug-ins. This list is intended to be a source of information for all FileMaker plug-ins". How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe Subscribe by sending this email: (mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com?subject=subscribe). You may also subscribe by simply sending an email message using your regular mail client with the words "...

The 7th part in the HTMLEdit series is now available on Stepwise. In this article, we show how to support drag and drop of color swatches to add color tags to your HTML. http://www.stepwise.com/ HTMLEdit is an Yellow Box HTML editor application that is being constructed and extended over a period of articles. When completed, it will support multiple documents, drag and drop, previewing, undo and redo, find, user preferences, templates and more. The source that accompanies each article is available from our FTP server. Article 1: Working with NSDocument - A Practical Primer Building the basic application. Article 2: Adding Drag and Drop and Previewing to HTMLEdit Adding the ability to accept links that are dragged and dropped from other applications (most notably OmniWeb) and the option of previewing your HTML in OmniWeb. Article 3: Using the new unified NSTextView Pasteboard API for drag-and-drop Backtracking slightly, and explaining some of the implementation choices so far. Article...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary A. Carson, Corp. Sales Manager Planet Computer 910 16th Street, Suite 624 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 825-1778 mailto:mary@planetuplink.com http://www.Planet-computer.com Linux Included in PlanetUplink Expansion November 13, 1998 (INB) -- Planet Computer nationally unveiled their newest business solution, PlanetUplink, on October 30. PlanetUplink IBN (Internet Based Network) allows businesses to gain access to and share virtually any application or database simultaneously (real time) on almost any computer from their remote and multiple offices, globally, via the Internet. This week, Planet Computer announced the expansion of PlanetUplink to support Linux (server and client), in addition to the currently supported Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX (Solaris/Sparc, Solaris/x86, SGI, IBM, SCO, HP/UX, DEC, SunOS), Windows (Win95, NT, Windows CE, Win3.x), DOS and Java. CEO of Planet Computer, Cori Fountain states, "We are very proud to add Linux to PlanetUplink. This...

Contact: Kristi Kosloske/Jennifer Stonebreaker 847/253-6600 For Immediate Release Sumo, Inc. Announces the Launch of Ultimate Web ISP List, the only list with verified ISP information www.webisplist.comThe Ultimate Guide to Internet Service Providers Sunrise, FL - Sumo, Inc. a leader in niche Internet directories, announces the launch of yet another valuable Internet resource, the Ultimate Web ISP List (www.webisplist.com). The new site provides users with a detailed directory of Internet Service Providers with a powerful database searchable by specific criteria. In addition the site offers a "Top Ten List" of leading ISP's as voted on by the public, monthly reviews, ISP opinion polls, related resources, articles, and more. "The Ultimate Web ISP List is another step in our commitment to bring order to the Internet," said Jonathan Caputo, President and CEO of Sumo, Inc. "Our goal is to provide the public with the information necessary to make informed decisions that will better the way...

For Immediate Release For more information, please contact: Katie Graunke 505-345-4800 Stone Design Ships C R E A T E (tm) 5.0 For OpenStep and Rhapsody Developer Release 2 Albuquerque, NM - November 12, 1998 - Longtime OpenStep and Yellow Box developers, Stone Design, announced that Create 5, the powerful draw studio and web page maker has shipped for OpenStep and Rhapsody Developer Release 2 today. This release incorporates numerous new features on the much imitated but never duplicated Create. Create is the all-in-one drawing and web page production application that has been shipping for NeXTSTEP/OpenStep for over 9 years. Create has the power and features that graphic designers need to make professional web pages, flyers, letterheads and much more. The Stone Design web site, which was fabricated in Create, shows off the range and power of this application. Create lists for $695, but is specially priced to move at $249, and includes the web animation making tool, GIFfun. Also...

Effective eCommerce Solutions Seminar Technology leaders join forces to make your online store an outright success Live Picture, Intel, iXL, Oracle, Sun, Internet World, Intershop, and Umax invite you to see how easy it is to profit from the unlimited shelf space of the World Wide Web. From storefront to back office, we'll show how to build or improve your eCommerce Web site and maximize your return on investment. To register for this FREE seminar: go to http://www.livepicture.com or call 1-877-424-2832 At this seminar, you will: * See how eCommerce can help your business grow * Learn about powerful solutions for presenting products in a rich, high-quality environment * Zoom in for a closer look(tm) at some of the most exciting, rich media commerce sites on the Web * Understand the entire workflow and elements required to implement your own highly successful online store Who should attend? Anyone who wants to know more about building world-class eCommerce sites that generate results....