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Jun 16
[MD1] Special Joy deal to commemorate award
SPECIAL JOY DEAL TO COMMEMORATE AWARD THAT STARTED IT ALL Vienna, 16 June 1998. Five years ago, Steve Jobs joyfully announced that a NEXTSTEP-based application had won first prize in the top category of the 1993 Computerworld Object Application Awards. Inspired from talking with Steve Jobs and rejoicing about winning the award, Sabine and Werner Staringer decided later that evening to found AAA+ Software. The technology evolved into Joy, the company's flagship product. Today, AAA+ celebrates the occasion with a special anniversary offer and surprise gifts. "Back then I headed FML, a university research lab for advanced software technologies. We consequently extended the NEXTSTEP technology. That way we created a pretty cool application. The jury chose us over the numerous C++ and Smalltalk entries. We were delighted. So was Steve", reminiscences Werner Staringer. "Founding AAA+ was a logical step. There were many insanely great ideas floating around FML. It needed a company to turn...
Jun 16
[NPL] HTML Artistry: More than code
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AKIMBO DESIGN PUBLISHES FIRST-OF-A-KIND WEB DESIGN BOOK San Francisco, CA -- HTML ARTISTRY: MORE THAN CODE is the first book to synthesize traditional design process and theory with practical step-by-step web coding techniques. Written by Akimbo Design co-founder, Ardith Ibaez Rigby and Natalie Zee of Frog Design, HTML ARTISTRY offers a new perspective to experienced web developers. The book illustrates that successful web design grows from a balance between a strong sense for graphic design and a solid understanding of web technologies - such as HTML, Dynamic HTML, and JavaScript. Drawing upon the traditional design world, the book profiles leading graphic designers in various media --- from print to packaging to film titles. These designers share their vision about what makes successful, engaging, and fulfilling designs. Featured designers include: Jeffrey Keyton and Tracy Boychuk (MTV), Carol Chen (Sony Music), Terry Green and Nori-Zso Tolson (twenty2product...
Jun 16
[NPL] Analog version 3.0
I am pleased to announce the official release of Analog version 3.0. The release of version 3 coincides with Analog's third birthday yesterday. This is the first official release of Analog 3! This version adds many new features, compared to Analog 2, including 11 new reports, user customizable log formats, hierarchical reports, and much much more. Macintosh versions of Analog are available from: http://summary.net/soft/analog.html The Analog Home Page: http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~sret1/analog/ Analog is a program to analyse the logfiles from your web server. It tells you which pages are most popular, which countries people are visiting from, which sites they tried to follow broken links from, etc. It has the following advantages over other similar programs. * It's free! * It's fast Very fast. Analog can uncompress and process 1.5 million logfile lines per minute (on a 266MHz G3, your mileage may vary). That's 1GB of data every 7 minutes! * It's easy to install and run. * Analog can...
Jun 16
[MD1] OpenGraph and GraphBuilder Version 5.0
PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph and GraphBuilder Version 5.0 CDs Ships For Rhapsody DR2, OpenStep/Mach, and OpenStep Enterprise Enabled Windows NT and Windows 95 VVI Data Control Specialists 311 Adams Avenue State College, PA 16803 USA 814-234-9613 or 888-DCS-OPEN (888-327-6736) 814-234-9614 (FAX) info@vvi.com; http://www.vvi.com State College, PA USA, 16 June 1998: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) today announced availability of the OpenGraph and GraphBuilder Version 5.0 CDs. Version 5.0 includes many improvements (see http://www.vvi.com/benefits.html) and comprehensive data reporting solutions for OpenStep, Rhapsody DR2, and OpenStep Enterprise enabled Windows NT and Windows 95. The CDs include an easy-to-use self-explanatory installer application for both server and client configurations. Each CD is fully compatible with OpenStep/Mach, Windows 95, Windows NT version 4.0, and Rhapsody DR2 and automounts on all those operating systems for easy access. Additional specifications are...
Jun 16
[NPL] PublicSpace 1.5.1
We are pleased to announce that version 1.5.1 (final) of PublicSpace, our group productivity solution for Macintosh networks, is now available from our website. The new release updates contact and support information and fixes some minor bugs. The new version of the system can be downloaded from: http://www.publicspace.net/Downloads.html More information on PublicSpace is available at: http://www.publicspace.net/ We would greatly appreciate it, if you would consider our product for inclusion in your publication. Below you will find a short description of the PublicSpace system as well as an extented abstract. Thank you for your contribution to the Macintosh community. Frank Reiff __ SHORT DESCRIPTION PublicSpace - Group Productivity for Macintosh PublicSpace is an intranet system designed to make Macintosh workgroups more productive. PublicSpace helps workgroups to communicate and share information, as well as to organise and coordinate their daily work activities. It is ideally...
Jun 16
[NPL] W3C Issues SMIL 1.0 as Recommendation
The World Wide Web Consortium Issues SMIL 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation Cross-Industry Support for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, Bringing TV-Like Content to the Web for immediate release -- http://www.w3.org/ -- 15 June, 1998 -- Leading the Web to its full potential, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today released the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL; pronounced "smile") specification as a W3C Recommendation, representing cross-industry agreement on a wide range of features for putting multimedia presentations on the Web. A W3C Recommendation indicates that a specification is stable, contributes to Web interoperability, and has been reviewed by the W3C Membership, who favor its adoption by the industry. "Synchronized multimedia is becoming increasingly important on the Web. The SMIL Recommendation will enable much-needed interoperability in this area," explained Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and Inventor of the World Wide Web. SMIL enables authors to...
Jun 16
[MD1] Be Announces Next Masters Awards Competition
For more information contact In the U.S. and Pacific: Scott Paterson, scott@be.com +1 (650) 462-4112 In Europe: Jean Calmon, jcalmon@beeurope.com (33) 1 49 06 73 75 BE ANNOUNCES NEXT MASTERS AWARDS COMPETITION Application Developers to Compete for Dual-Processor Intel Pentium Based Personal Computers MENLO PARK, Calif (June 16, 1998) -- Be, Inc. announceD today the next set of Masters Awards are to be awarded on November 18th during the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. This marks Be's fourth set of Masters Awards in which over fifty awards have been presented including twenty seven dual processor development systems. The Masters Awards is an ongoing contest presented by Be to recognize developers of innovative BeOS applications. Winners in Commercial, Shareware and Freeware, and Student categories will be awarded dual processor Intel Pentium development systems. "The Be operating system is all about the applications that take advantage of its performance." said Alex Osadzinski...
Jun 16
[NPL] Free Update to BeOS Release 3.1
For more information contact In the U.S. and Pacific: Scott Paterson, scott@be.com +1 (650) 462-4112 In Europe: Jean Calmon, jcalmon@beeurope.com +33 (1) 49 06 73 75 Be Provides Free Update to BeOS Release 3.1 Free Download Available to Current BeOS Release 3 Customers MENLO PARK, Calif (June 16, 1998) -- Be, Inc. announced today the release of a free update for current Be Operating System Release 3 customers to BeOS Release 3.1 for both Intel Pentium and PowerPC systems. Effective immediately, all new shipments of the BeOS will include Release 3.1. Current BeOS Release 3 customers may download the free update to Release 3.1 from the Be, Inc. web site (http://www.be.com). BeOS Release 3.1 provides support for additional hardware and peripherals and adds the following functionality: DOS FAT File System Support -- Taking advantage of the modular architecture for supporting foreign file systems, an add-on for DOS FAT16 and FAT32 file systems is now included, and complements existing...
Jun 16
[NPL] WebPrint Plus
This announcement is from: Steve Becker, (steve@macease.com) MacEase announces the release of WebPrint Plus, a new Mac-only Utility program that is the faster, customizable, and easy way to print, save, and edit information in almost any program. WebPrint Plus provides a highly customizable and easy-to-use interface, snappy performance, multiple online Help options, and many other features. It works especially well with Web browsers because it eliminates the need to print unnecessary text and slow-printing graphics. Some of the additional features incorporated into WebPrint Plus are the ability to group non-contiguous text selections, the option to time and date stamp selections, and the capability to add comments to selected text. All this is accomplished without having to launch a separate application! An innovative interface provides the user with access to all the main features of the program without the need to remember any key combinations. It also offers the user a choice of...
Jun 16
[NPL] Injection 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glucose Releases Injection 1.0 Contact: Gabriel Cheifetz Glucose Development Corporation gchei@glu.com http://www.glu.com/ June 16, 1998-- Glucose Development Corporation today announced the immediate availability of Injection 1.0, a new web publishing tool that automatically adds high-quality META tags to existing web pages. Injection uses natural language algorithms to analyse each individual page in a web site, extracting key words and topics, and then constructs META keyword tags that reflect the content of each page. The newly created META tags are then "injected" into each page. To use Injection, a webmaster simply drops a web page-- or a folder containing an entire web site-- onto Injection. Injection then processes each page in the site, adding META tags as it goes. In addition to producing META keyword tags automatically, Injection also includes a suite of tools that allow the webmaster to specify arbitrary custom META tags for insertion into a site. For...
Jun 16
[MD1] SpriteWorld 2.1.1 Update
An update has been released that brings SpriteWorld 2.1 to version 2.1.1. The update fixes a bug in the scrolling routines where an invalid pointer was used which could cause a crash. All users are encouraged to upgrade. The update is only 135k, and can be downloaded from the SpriteWorld Web page: http://users.aol.com/SpriteWld2/ -Vern
Jun 16
[MD1] Raven 1.4
Raven is a C++ application framework that is, IMO, in many ways superior to both PowerPlant and MacApp. It's free and source code is included. You can find Raven at: (ftp://ftp.halcyon.com//pub/users/jesjones/Raven 1.4.sit) (ftp://ftp.halcyon.com//pub/users/jesjones/Raven 1.4 Examples.sit) The changes in Raven 1.4 are listed below. Jesse Jones jesjones@halcyon.com Known Bugs: * Stack crawl doesn't have symbol names if virtual memory is on. * DTS has confirmed a bug in the 1.0.1 Appearance Extension: if a window's procID is kWindowModalDialogProc or kWindowAlertProc the window is not actually modal (ie the user can switch out of the app). General Notes: * This release of Raven requires CodeWarrior Pro 3 (there were too many changes required to stay compatible with Pro 2). To port your old Raven code to 1.4 you'll need to do the following: * Make you code namespace savvy. The easiest way to do this is to add the following to your headers: using namespace Raven...
Jun 16
[NPL] BeatWare FTP for BeOS
BeatWare Responds to User Demand for FTP Utility on the BeOS For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 16, 1998 Contact: Karen Cassel BeatWare, Inc. karen@beatware.com 650-322-7253 Menlo Park, California -- June 16, 1998 - Responding to user demand, BeatWare, Inc. released Get-It(tm), its FTP utility for the BeOS, months ahead of its scheduled launch date. Originally released under the name Kftp for the PowerPC version of the Be Operating System, the application has been in high demand by new users of the BeOS for Intel. "We were receiving an overwhelming number of requests to make our FTP utility compatible with the Intel version of the BeOS," said Karen Cassel, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BeatWare. "BeatWare's mission is to develop the tools essential to our customers' productivity, so we re-ordered our product priorities, improved the user interface, added a number of useful features, changed the name and released Get-It(tm) all in a matter of a few...
Jun 15
[NPL] Official Launch of NetProLive
You've already been getting NetProLive for several days. The below press release marks NetProLive's official launch -- so we thought you'd like to see it. ___________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Susan Whitney Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 x105 NETPROFESSIONAL LAUNCHES NETPROLIVE -- Professional Journal for Network Administrators and Webmasters Provides News and Announcements to the Community FREE WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- June 16, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishers of NetProfessional(tm) magazine, announces the launch of NetProLive(tm). NetProLive is a website and an email list aimed squarely at the Internet community. Hosted by NetProfessional magazine, NetProLive is the source of news, information, updates and special offers specifically for the web developer and network administrator. NetProLive -- The Mailing List The charter of the NetProLive list is to make Net managers, webmasters, and site producers more aware of available resources,...
Jun 15
[NPL] Host Solutions Website Hosting
Host Solutions has launched as a Macintosh only website hosting provider! June 16, 1998 -- Host Solutions is a newly founded website hosting provider which offers Macintosh only website hosting on Power Macintosh G3 computers running at a blazing 300MHz. Each of the servers is connected to a T1 line, offering a speedy connection to the internet. Host Solutions provides friendly service, personal support, fast connections, extremely stable servers, and flexable hosting solutions. The new age of small business has arrived, and the internet is leading the way to success and profit. If you, your company, or someone you know isn't satisfied with their current hosting provider, Host Solutions is their best move to turn your bad experiences into worry-free, fast hosting, combined with personal support and recommendations to better your site. Our services are some of the most cost-effective solutions in the market, and we're sure that you'll be satisfied with our services. Visit Host...
Jun 15
[MD1] BugLink
For Immediate Release Glendale, California, June 15, 1998 -- The PandaWave announced the public release of the beta version of BugLink, an exiting new bug tracking system for software developers. What is BugLink? BugLink is a bug tracking system for both the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows 95/NT. BugLink consists of a central bug database and server application, and clients which allow software developers and testers download the bugs they are interested in. BugLink uses a proprietary protocol built on top of TCP/IP which minimizes the amount of network traffic between clients and servers. Users can also work offline, examining and modifying bugs in his local cache, uploading changes to the central server in a single burst. This makes BugLink the ideal solution for developers who work at home or at remote sites. Also, by using custom software technology, BugLink requires no additional support, such as a third party database engine or file sharing. BugLink is cross-platform; users on...
Jun 15
[NPL] Neil Shapiro's MacAlliance on the Net
NEIL SHAPIRO'S "MACALLIANCE" SET FOR INTERNET DEBUT There's a new Web Site for Macintosh enthusiasts a Site featuring well-known experts in both the Mac and building online communities. Best of all, the new "MacAlliance" is totally free to anyone with an interest in talking about the Mac! Macintosh experts now associated with eFriends Inc.'s MacAlliance and ready to welcome all to this new and free Internet community site include Neil Shapiro, David Ramsey, Bill Cook, Billy Steinberg, Lofty Becker, Marty Silbernik, Charlie Downs, Bob Hung, David S. Rose, Adam Newman, Doug Groesbeck, Michael Shannon, Shawn Goodin, Robert Wiggins and others. Anyone familiar with the online Macintosh community will realize that no other organization in the world can offer this level of expertise and support! Neil Shapiro first established online Forums for Apple-branded computers in 1980 when he opened a Forum for the Apple II on a major commercial network. Then, in 1984, with the advent of the Macintosh...
Jun 15
[NPL] PhotoGIF Filter 1.1
BoxTop Software, Inc. http://www.boxtopsoft.com info@boxtopsoft.com BoxTop Software News 6/15/98 PhotoGIF Filter 1.1 for Macintosh now available for download: Version 1.1 is a significant enhancement, primarily in documentation and help systems, but numerous improvements have been made. All are outlined below in the update notes. Please use the URL below to download the new version. It provides direct download links to several FTP and Hotline (An alternative to FTP that is much faster. You can find information on Hotline client software at: http://www.hotlinesw.com) servers: http://www.boxtopsoft.com/Download/macbackdoor.html About PhotoGIF Filter: PhotoGIF Filter is the universal power tool from the 3rd generation PhotoGIF Series. Designed as a filter plug-in, PhotoGIF Filter extends the award winning Web-graphics production power of PhotoGIF to all image editing applications properly supporting the Photoshop 2.5 or greater filter plug-in interface. (i.e. Just about any applications...
Jun 15
[NPL] iView Multimedia 3.1
iView 3.1 the Multimedia Experiencer and Organizer for the Mac Catalog, archive, play and display all kinds of multimedia. Now with version 3.1 iView Multimedia is the only program to offer Canvas, Freehand, Quark and Illustrator users the ability to import, display and catalog all their files. This is the first and only program to offer this useful ability. Already iView Multimedia supports gif, jpg, tiff, PICT, GX, BMP, Targa, EPS, Illustrator and dozens of other formats. It can also: Play animations Display fonts Export movies Play movies Play sounds Export HTML Play quicktime VR Play karaoke Export images Photographers, galleries and museums can even use it to create a web site of their entire collections. Download it free from: www.scriptsoftware.com System 8 compatible. Uses Apple's Amazing Quicktime 3 Who Its For Everyone who needs to track multimedia files. Anyone with a digital camera will find iView Multimedia essential but...
Jun 15
[NPL] RoadMap
Darwin 3.26 today announced the release of RoadMap, a complete guide to authoring commercial software solutions in FileMaker Pro. What is RoadMap? RoadMap is a Software Developer's Toolkit which demystifies the techniques, processes and assets necessary to author successful commercial software solutions in FileMaker Pro. RoadMap also includes a collection of button icons designed by the award winning designer Gedeon Maheux of The IconFactory. RoadMap provides tips, techniques and assets from the very developers who have released and sold business/consumer solutions using FileMaker Pro, the FMP Solutions Development Kit (SDK), and the recently released Developer's Edition (DE). Who is RoadMap for? RoadMap is for anyone who ever had a great idea for a software solution, authors solutions with FileMaker Pro, or wants to start making money in the booming Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) market. RoadMap is US$59 and is available from the Darwin 3.26 Web site: http://www.darwin326.com...
Jun 12
[MD1] Java JumpStart
FROM: Sun Microsystems, Java Software Division JAVA(TM) JUMPSTART(TM) Sun Microsystems, Inc. is also pleased to announce the commercial availability of Java(TM) JumpStart(TM), the essential resource for all Java application developers. Java JumpStart is a CD-ROM that includes fast access to the necessary tools and information to help developers write full-featured, compatible Java applications. If you program using Java software, Java JumpStart is a must-have product. Whether you work for an application developer, an in-house IS/IT group, or a system integrator, Java JumpStart increases your productivity. By consolidating relevant Java technology resources on a single CD-ROM, development and deployment of Java applications has never been easier. Java JumpStart saves valuable programmer time by eliminating the need to search and download software and information from the Internet. Java JumpStart includes the latest Java Development Kit, Java(TM) Plug-in, on-line books, sample code,...
Jun 12
[NPL] Web Confidential/URL Manager Pro
From: Alco Blom (alco@xs4all.nl) Today I released the first PUBLIC BETA release (b4) of version 1.0 of Web Confidential, the password organizer for the Internet. Web Confidential allows Web surfers to store URLs, user IDs, and passwords in one secure location. Web Confidential can automate the process of logging into a password-secured Web page by automatically passing URL, user ID, and password to your Web browser. For retrieving personal account information from commercial sites, Web Confidential provides a password menu for one-click convenience. To ensure the personal information stored in Web Confidential remains confidential, the program's password files can be encrypted using state-of-the-art encryption technology. Web Confidential's Home Page is at: (http://www.web-confidential.com/) ------------------------------------------------ Today I released a BETA release (b4) of version 2.0.5 of URL Manager Pro, the popular shareware bookmark manager. New in this beta: a) 'Live...
Jun 11
[MD1] PACE Anti-Piracy Updates InterLok
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** Contact: Jeff Tremaine PACE Anti-Piracy 408-297-7444 e-mail: InterLok@paceap.com PACE Anti-Piracy Updates InterLok (TM) System for Electronic Software Distribution and Authorization Version 1.1 Adds Mac OS 8 Support, Enhanced Anti-Hacker Protection, and Support for Upcoming Cross-Platform Releases SAN JOSE, CA--June 11, 1998--PACE Anti-Piracy, the leading developer of software authorization and protection systems for Mac OS, has introduced Version 1.1 of its InterLok Software Authorization System for the Macintosh. The new release provides full Mac OS 8 compliance, including support for Apple Appearance Manager, as well as increasing the range of software "krack"-defeating technologies incorporated in the InterLok system. In addition, InterLok Version 1.1 for Macintosh adds the core technologies required to interoperate with PACE's upcoming InterLok for Windows release, allowing cross-platform developers...
Jun 11
[NPL] Vicom FTP client updated
June 1998 -- VICOM FTP Client 2.8.1 released, with more efficient memory usage and improved features. Version 2.8.1 of the VICOM FTP Client, our high-speed file transfer program for the efficient multi-threaded transfer of files to a number of different host types, is now available. This latest release includes: * Unique new resumable uploads ability: Can resume uploads after an unexpected disconnection. Ideal for web sites. * Improved resume downloads facility: Partially completed downloads can be resumed, even if started using a different application, such as Netscape Navigator. * WebTen support. * FTP Command Line can now be switched off to allow the FTP Client to run faster. * More efficient memory usage allowing more simultaneous connections to be made. * Live scrolling now supported. * Improved filtering options. This release also includes a number of other compatibility & maintenance fixes together with a number of enhancements. Download the latest demo version from our web...
Jun 11
[NPL] StarNine User Survey
Greetings -- Just a quick note to let you know that StarNine is conducting a User Survey on their Web site... might not be a story rivaling microsoft's legal problems, but might be worth a mention for those in the Mac community who want their voices to be heard by developers. StarNine's recently been working on outlining their product development plans, and part of that process is listening to the users. We're pretty good at listening to our users, but we want to make really, *really* sure that everyone (and we mean everyone) gets "heard"... don't worry, we have thank-you gifts, and it's definitely not a long survey... it's short, but it's important... (http://www.starnine.com/) -- StarNine
Jun 11
[MD1] Apokalypse fresh-baked MkLinux
If the world will end without Windows98, we must be living in the days of the Apokalypse No more waiting for an up-to-date MkLinux CD! Apokalypse is our distribution of MkLinux for PowerPC-based Macs and Mac compatibles. For just $25, Apokalypse offers: * the latest kernel and tools in RedHat's RPM format. * archives of the MkLinux mailing-list * beginner's HTML-based set-up and install files. * source code for the kernel and the tools! We mirror Apple's MkLinux ftp site on a daily basis, and ship to you only freshly-baked CDs for a richer, more aromatic user-experience! Only US $25! Get the latest pre-DR3 release today! How to order your copy: Note to credit-cardholders: We're sorry, but we cannot accept credit-card orders. In order to handle credit-cards, a merchant (that's us) has to be underwritten by a bank that handles the credit-card processing. We had applied to American National Bank of Dekalb County, Rosemont, Illinois. They refuse to take annual plans because you would have...
Jun 11
[NPL] Digital Darkroom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Introductory Pricing of $9.95 for New Digital Darkroom (TM) Software Is A Hit with Consumers MicroFrontier apologizes for 3-day delay in availability at their Web site June 10, 1998--Digital Darkroom, MicroFrontier's new cross-platform image editor just released on June 5th has already proven to be a big success. "Traffic on our web site increased more than 1,000%," said Keith Woodard, MicroFrontier's President. "We sincerely apologize to those who tried to download it over the weekend. A technical glitch delayed the proper posting of the program and the special pricing. It has been corrected and we hope people will take the time to return to the site to get the program." Digital Darkroom is designed as a very easy-to-use program for creating or modifying images. It lets novice users produce professional-looking results without having to spend days studying a manual. By simply clicking on previews, users can change brightness and contrast, blur and sharpen,...
Jun 11
[MD1] PR: New XCMD Collection for SuperCard Supports QT 3.0
Fourth World Releases Wetware Collection Volume III New XCMD Collection for SuperCard Includes Support for QuickTime 3 LOS ANGELES, 10 June, 1996 - Fourth World(TM) announced today that it began shipping The Wetware Collection Volume III, a set of plug-in code resources which add a wide range of powerful new capabilities to SuperCard, the award-winning multimedia authoring system recently acquired by IncWell DMG, Ltd. The Wetware Collection Volume III consists of 22 externals by Mark Lucas of Wetware, Inc., bundled together for one low price. WWCvIII ships in a revised version of the same easy-to-use project as Fourth World's SCX and SuperCard's own Xtend project, which provides an interactive demo of each external and flexible, easy-to-use installation options. "Mark Lucas' first two XCMD collections have been very popular with SuperCard developers," said Richard Gaskin, founder and president of Fourth World. "The Wetware Collection Volume III provides a lot of new capabilities...
Jun 11
[MD1] [ANN] The editor that really knows Java 1.1
GenieWorks would like to announce SpotCheck 1.1. Finally, there is a java editor with a REAL difference. This is not just about color-coded syntax and code indentation... this is much more. SpotCheck is designed to help a Java programmer produce correct code without relying on confusing and untimely feedback from a compiler. Specifically, SpotCheck identifies syntax errors and semantic errors (undefined names, type mismatches, etc.) -- those errors normally returned by a compiler. This analysis is performed after each edit, giving the programmer immediate feedback on errors. Now, you only need to compile to produce executable code. SpotCheck provides a host of additional features, including: * smart links to name declarations * cross-referenced Java APIs * editing with popup menus * interfaces to helper apps to compile & run * hierarchical project browsing * full support for the Java1.1.x language and APIs * single command, project imports For more information, or to...
Jun 11
[MD1] AG Author 1.1 Released
Full-featured APPLE GUIDE AUTHORING TOOL Now Mac OS 8 Savvy TORONTO - June 9, 1998 - Lakewood Software today released AG Author 1.1, an update to our full-featured authoring tool for designing Apple Guide help files. The update improves AG Author's compatibility with Mac OS 8.x. Released in 1997, AG Author continues to be the only Apple Guide authoring tool that supports virtually every Apple Guide parameter. AG Author has been favorably reviewed in MacTech Magazine (June/97) and received a four-star rating in MacUser UK Magazine (August/97). AG Author includes support for all Apple Guide syntax (except Mixin parameters), the library-style management of Apple Guide media, and a fully customizable project template. AG Author can be used to create all types of guide files, including Full Access, Single List, and Presentation type guide files. Multiple projects can be open for editing simultaneously. In addition to the above features, the defaults for virtually any element of an Apple...
Jun 11
[MD1] FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition Now Available
FileMaker, Inc. Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition Powerful new tools for rapid solution development and deployment of FileMaker Pro databases SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- June 8, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc., has announced that FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition, an essential database development tool kit for corporate and professional database developers that runs on Windows 95, Windows NT and the Mac OS, is now available at authorized resellers at an estimated retail price of $499 (U.S. only). FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition contains everything needed for creating, managing and distributing customized FileMaker Pro database solutions quickly. Targeted for a worldwide database developer community estimated at over 1 million, who develop in FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Access 97 and other database programs, the new developer edition features an API (Application Program Interface) that allows developers to write External Functions for FileMaker Pro 4.0 databases. This new capability...
Jun 11
[MD1] SpriteWorld 2.1 Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Vern Jensen Jensen@loop.com Karl Bunker KarlBunker@aol.com SPRITEWORLD 2.1 RELEASED A MAJOR UPDATE TO THE FREE, FAST, POWERFUL, AND EASY TO USE PROGRAMMER'S LIBRARY FOR CREATING SPRITE ANIMATION IN MACINTOSH PROGRAMS June 6, 1998 Vern Jensen today officially released SpriteWorld 2.1 as freeware to the Macintosh programming community. SpriteWorld 2.1 is the latest update to the widely respected SpriteWorld animation library originally written by Tony Myles in 1993-94, and updated to version 2.0 by Karl Bunker and Vern Jensen in 1996. SpriteWorld 2.1 is a major update to that release, and provides numerous improvements, including an impressive list of new features and some bug fixes. Several cool new demos are also included in the package. As with the earlier versions, SpriteWorld 2.1 will be of particular interest to Macintosh game programmers. Using the SpriteWorld library, programmers can easily produce highly complex sprite-based animation effects,...
Jun 11
[MD1] Rhapsody Dead
MacWEEK has an interview with Ken Bereskin at Apple about the final word on Rhapsody -- it's dead. Parts will live on in Mac OS X. For more info, read the MacWEEK article at http://www.zdnet.com/macweek/1222/nw_rhapsody.html
Jun 11
[NPL] Tenon/Morph Partnership
FOR RELEASE June 8, 1998 Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystems Phone: 805-963-6983 E-mail: anita@tenon.com http://www.tenon.com/products/webten Marc Slack, Morph Technologies Phone: +703-288-1688 E-mail: slack@morphtech.com http://www.morphtech.com TENON EXTENDS THE POWER OF WEBTEN WITH MORPH TECHNOLOGIES' WEB APPLICATION ENGINE DYNAMORPH Santa Barbara, CA, June 8, 1998. Tenon Intersystems and Morph Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to extend WebTen, the fastest and most fully-featured Macintosh web server, with advanced web server development capabilities. Morph Technologies, working with Tenon, is building a WebTen Apache-native version of their sophisticated DynaMorph web development tool suite. The enhanced version of DynaMorph will become part of WebTen, running under MacOS and later on Rhapsody and MacOS X. About WebTen WebTen is an industrial-strength, high-performance Web server for Power Macs - a point & click Apache-based web server, with...
Jun 11
[NPL] Macromedia and Netscape
Macromedia has made the following announcement today: For more information, contact: Macromedia Netscape Kirsten Armstrong Maggie Young kirsten@macromedia.com maggie@netscape.com (415) 252-4088 (650) 937-2370 NETSCAPE TO INCLUDE MACROMEDIA FLASH PLAYER WITH NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR BROWSER SOFTWARE Netscape and Macromedia Eliminate Need to Download Flash Plug-In San Francisco and Mountain View Calif. June 9, 1998 Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) and Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today announced a significant new marketing and distribution agreement to include Macromedia's Flash technology with Netscape Communicator client software. As part of the agreement, Netscape has licensed Macromedia Flash technology and will include the Flash player with every copy of its Netscape Navigator browser software. Millions of Navigator users will automatically experience high-performance Flash content -- including web graphics,...
Jun 11
[NPL] FileMaker, Inc. Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition
FileMaker, Inc. Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition Powerful new tools for rapid solution development and deployment of FileMaker Pro databases SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- June 8, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc., has announced that FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition, an essential database development tool kit for corporate and professional database developers that runs on Windows 95, Windows NT and the Mac OS, is now available at authorized resellers at an estimated retail price of $499 (U.S. only). FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition contains everything needed for creating, managing and distributing customized FileMaker Pro database solutions quickly. Targeted for a worldwide database developer community estimated at over 1 million, who develop in FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Access 97 and other database programs, the new developer edition features an API (Application Program Interface) that allows developers to write External Functions for FileMaker Pro 4.0 databases. This new capability...
Jun 10
[MD1] PVCS Version Manager for Macintosh
Sandra Weber, Marketing Communications Synergex 2330 Gold Meadow Way Gold River, CA 95670 916/853-0380 Fax: 916/635-6549 sandra.weber@synergex.com PVCS Version Manager(tm) for Macintosh Now Integrates Fully With Metrowerks CodeWarrior Sacramento, CA -Synergex announces PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh 5.2.10, enabling Mac developers to control versions of their software with PVCS by INTERSOLV from within Metrowerks CodeWarrior, their preferred development environment. Ported to the Macintosh by Synergex, which has brought PVCS products to more than 20 other leading platforms, PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh supports any type of file-source code, graphics, documentation, binary, and text. And it's ideal for tracking changes to HTML. Equally usable as a standalone application or for team development projects, this product enables developers to track revisions and customized versions of software in Mac OS and non-Mac environments-even across system boundaries. Developers...
Jun 05
[NPL] CopyPaste 4.2.1
MacUser Utility of the Year 1996 and America Online's Mac Utility 1996 Shareware Award Winner and Shareware Junkies Mac Program of the Year 1997 **MacOS 8 compatible! **Full Drag & Drop compatibility! **Use up to 100 independent clipboards by menu or simple key commands! **View and access all the clipboard using the CopyPaste Palette! **Append text to 1 of 10 files on disk at any time! **Process text, picture and net data on the Clipboards in many ways! **Use a command key to switch and/or view all applications! **New pop-up palette function and more! One of the early wonders of the Mac was its revolutionary ability to do copy and paste across various applications. Unlike other areas in the Mac's system software that have changed and progressed over the years, copying and pasting has not evolved. How many times have you found yourself going back and forth copying in one application and pasting in a different application, wishing to yourself that you could copy 5-10 items at a time...
Jun 05
[MD1] WWDC Audio/Video Tapes Now Avail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick von Wiegandt VWTAPES Conference and Seminar Recording P.O. Box 10854 Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 739-2544 info@vwtapes.com AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL 1998 APPLE WORLDWIDE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE (WWDC) SESSIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. Honolulu, HI -- June 5, 1998 -- VWTAPES, the official conference-recording company for the 1998 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), is now offering audio and videotape recordings of all conference tracks from the conference. Those who were unable to attend WWDC '98, or could not attend a session held concurrently with their own, can now listen to every keynote address and session held at the conference--including Steve Jobs' keynote address, and over 90 other sessions from 5 different conference tracks. An 11 minute RealVideo/Audio excerpt from Steve Jobs' keynote address is also available for viewing (Requires RealPlayer 5.0, available for free from RealNetworks - http://www.real.com). Audiotapes...
Jun 04
[NPL] MacConnect's World Class Data Center
For Immediate Release Contact: Drew Linsalata EQUINOX Internet Services Corp. 1-800-923-2638 dlinsalata@equinox.net World Class Data Center for Macintosh Website Operators Opens June 4, 1998 - Long Island, New York. MacConnect - the first and only national Internet Service Provider exclusively for users of the Macintosh Operating System - has announced the opening of its new primary Internet network node located in Melville, New York. Designed to be the premier Macintosh Internet server co-location facility in the world today, this carrier class network node brings to the Macintosh webmaster community the kind of network infrastructure formerly reserved for UNIX and Windows NT site operators. MacConnect's new facility is located in space provided by Teleport Communications Group (http://www.tcg.com), the oldest and largest competitive telecommunications provider in the US, and includes the following world class features: * Over 50 megabits of Internet...
Jun 04
[NPL] NetCloak 3.0
From Maxum... Big news, folks! Better sit down for this one. We've made the first development version of NetCloak 3.0 available for download at: (http://www.maxum.com/netcloak/ncdev/) This new version of NetCloak represents the future direction of both the NetCloak and NetForms products. The two products have been combined in this new version of NetCloak, and you will soon be able to take advantage of the synergy created by the merging of the two applications. We are releasing this early development version of NetCloak 3 in order to get feedback from our key users as soon as possible in the development cycle. Existing NetCloak and NetForms keys will not be able to validate this version of NetCloak. This development version of NetCloak 3.0 will expire June 30, 1998. We fully expect to finish another development release long before then. New Features in NetCloak 3.0 ============================ NetCloak and NetForms Combined ------------------------------ We have merged the two into one...
Jun 04
[NPL] DynaMorph 1.7
From: Mike Pav (mpav@morphtech.com) Hello World, DynaMorph 1.7 is now available from our site: (http://www.morphtech.com/) Features include: * DynaMorph Version 1.7 is now available. Features of this release are: * CyberCash 2 and 3 support. * File upload capability. * An LDAP plugin to communicate with Netscape's LDAP server. * Support for sharing primitives and images between multiple domains. * Support for BSDI Internet Server 3.1 * And a whole bunch more... Please give it a try and let us know what you think. Mike Pav mpav@morphtech.com http://www.morphtech.com Developers of Cross Platform Web Application Engines
Jun 04
[NPL] Tango Enterprise 3.1 for Macintosh
EveryWare Ships Tango Enterprise 3.1 for Macintosh Tango Product Family Now Complete Toronto, Canada--June 4, 1998--EveryWare Development Inc., (ASE:EVE) the leading developer of software for the construction and analysis of dynamic web applications, today announced that Tango Enterprise 3.1 for Macintosh is now shipping. The Macintosh Enterprise version completes the Tango family of products, which includes Tango 3 for FileMaker Pro, and Tango Enterprise for the Windows 95 and NT platforms, with deployment on Macintosh, Windows 95/NT, Sun Solaris, and AIX. Version 3.1 offers an enhanced visual drag-and-drop environment for rapid Web application development, and fully supports server-side Java integration, projects for grouping application files, and enhancing the programmatic constructs supported by Tango. This release strengthens EveryWares support of Apples new platform strategy, product roadmap and the path to OS X. "The phenomenal success of our G3 Macs is benefiting key...
Jun 04
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 4 Posted
APPLE BULLETIN: MRJ SDK 2.0.1 EARLY ACCESS 4 POSTED The MRJ Software Development Kit (SDK) is a set of Java development tools for use with the Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ), Apple's Java execution environment. Developers use the MRJ SDK to: * Enable standard Macintosh application written in C or Pascal to embed Java applets, run Java code, and access the Java Runtime through the JManager API. * Incorporate basic Macintosh functionality in Java applications using the MRJToolkit. * Call Java methods from C and C++. * Call native methods from Java using JDirect. * Build stand-alone Java applications using JBindery. * Run Sun JDK tools through a Macintosh application or MPW script. New in MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 4 (EA4) are updated versions of the Sun JDK Tools and of JBindery. The user interface in JBindery has been simplified, making it easier to package up stand-alone applications. Also included in this release is a set of MPW...
Jun 04
[NPL] Combadge 1.0
Stairways releases Combadge 1.0 Perth, Western Australia -- 6 June 1998 -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the release of Combadge, an elegant real time email companion. What is Combadge? Combadge is a real time email companion, perhaps best described as a cross between a talk, chat and email. Combadge will let you chat in real time with other Combadge users without needing to know where they are - you simply use their email address and Combadge finds them. If they are not running Combadge, then Combadge will send your message to them using email so you do not even need to know if they have Combadge. Combadge is US$25 shareware. Site and organisation-wide licenses are also available for US$500 and US$2000 respectively. Combadge requires a Macintosh with TCP/IP connectivity. Features * Easy User Interface. * Real time chatting if both parties have Combadge. * Email messages if they do not have Combadge. * Connect using email address. * Log conversations to email. *...
Jun 03
[NPL] DoubleClick and AdKnowledge Form Strategic Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: DoubleClick: Amy Shapiro (212) 655-7671 ashapiro@doubleclick.net AdKnowledge: Katy Boos (650) 851-5360 katy@bigskypr.com DOUBLECLICK AND ADKNOWLEDGE FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Leading Internet Companies Drive Standard Industry Platforms for Web Ad Management PALO ALTO, Calif./NEW YORK -- June 3, 1998 -- DoubleClick, Inc., (NASDAQ: DCLK) the leading provider of comprehensive global Internet advertising solutions for marketers and web publishers, and AdKnowledge (http://www.adknowledge.com), the leading provider of web advertising management products for advertising agencies and their clients, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership. This agreement is designed to bring increased efficiency and effectiveness to web advertising through the creation of standard industry platforms for web ad management. The goal of the partnership is to facilitate the process of advertising on the Internet, thereby accelerating the acceptance and growth of...
Jun 03
[MD1] Metrowerks VSS 6 Released
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron) Subject: [ANN] Metrowerks VSS 6 Released MW VSS Warriors A new version of MW VSS has been released to read full details check our Metrowerks Web site http://www.metrowerks.com/desktop/mwvss/ Here is a brief synopsis of what's new in this release. There have been a large number of new features and bug fixes since release 5. See the various release notes for a complete list. Metrowerks Visual SourceSafe for Macintosh Administrator 2.1.0 * Users can now be renamed. * Added ability to set Web feature variables in preference and in project properties window. * Added User Rights * History now allows doing Checkout, Comment, Difference, Get, Label, Pin, Rollback, and View on versions. * Added support for exclusive checkout. This allows for overriding the multiple checkout setting on a folder. * Added the capability to display the share / branch information from the properties window. * Added support for non-automatic commenting. * Added the ability to add...
Jun 03
[MD1] Beta Test Central
From: bill.m.catambay@lmco.com (Bill M. Catambay) Subject: [Ann] Beta Test Central (Annex of Pascal Central) Announcing Beta Test Central, a new annex to Pascal Central. Beta Test Central is designed for Pascal programmers to submit their beta applications for testing, and for testing the beta applications of other Pascal programmers. This site maintains a database of applications available for testing, and functionality for browsing the database, adding your applications to the database, and downloading applications for testing. If you have an application which is written in Pascal (or partially written in Pascal), and you are looking for testers, feel free to register your app at Beta Test Central! Cheers, Bill Catambay Software Developer, EMR Map Maker, Pascal Central Editor (http://pascal-central.com)
Jun 03
[MD1] AppMaker, Appearance Mgr & Mac OS X
AppMaker Improves Support for Apple's Appearance Manager; Announces Mac OS X "Carbon" Plans. Grantham, NH - Bowers Development announced that it is now shipping AppMaker CD #10. It is in the mail to all current subscribers, domestic and international. AppMaker's view editor and simulator more fully support Apple's Appearance Manager. It supports more kinds of controls and more options, such as bevel buttons with icon and text and menus; left and right icon buttons; clock controls; password fields; group boxes with the 3D look and with checkbox or popup titles; and Apple's Tab Panels. "Apple's Appearance Manager is good stuff," said Spec Bowers, President of Bowers Development. "It not only makes your program look better, it also makes the code simpler. Things like Tab Panels are now easy to do." AppMaker has always supported more than the standard controls by providing custom CDEFs for picture controls, 3D controls, various kinds of sliders, and others. "From now on we will focus...
Jun 03
[NPL] FM@iler 1.1
This announcement is from: Eric Bickford, eric@macweb.com Web Broadcasting, http://macweb.com/ NEW PRODUCT FM@ILER 1.1 NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD OR PURCHASE FM@ILER 1.1 AUTOMATES MAILING LIST ARCHIVALS TO A SEARCHABLE WEB DATABASE Palo Alto, CA -- June 3, 1998 -- FM@iler 1.1 is a combination suite consisting of an email logging AppleScript for Emailer 2.0, a backend database application powered by the FileMaker Pro 3.0 runtime database engine, and a web server plug-in for W*API 1.1 compatible Mac web servers that provides a searchable web browser interface to archived email messages. Emailer 2.0 is configured on a web server with a schedule to periodically check a POP account for new incoming messages. Mail Actions are also configured with rules to move incoming messages from the Inbox to the appropriate Emailer 2.0 Folder. After new mail is received and stored appropriately, Emailer 2.0 runs an AppleScript that quickly logs specific Folders containing UNREAD messages to the archival...
Jun 03
[MD1] WEB FM 4.0 SDK Ships
This announcement is from: Eric Bickford, eric@macweb.com Web Broadcasting, http://macweb.com/ WEB FM 4.0 SDK NOW AVAILABLE FOR FILEMAKER PRO 4.0 DEVELOPER EDITION Palo Alto, CA -- June 3, 1998 -- Web Broadcasting is now shipping the WEB FM 4.0 Solutions Distribution Kit (SDK) for FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition from FileMaker Inc. WEB FM 4.0 SDK allows unlimited, royalty-free distribution of the WEB FM 4.0 plug-in with the Macintosh runtime database engine version of FileMaker Pro Developer Edition (or FileMaker Pro 3.0 SDK). FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition will include an enhanced version of the FileMaker Pro runtime binding engine, which does not require end users to install a full copy of FileMaker Pro. With WEB FM 4.0 SDK, developers bind a version of WEB FM 4.0 to work with their run-time application. WEB FM 4.0 SDK provides FileMaker Pro developers with a fast, cost-effective way to compete in the Internet product space and distribute customized World Wide Web products...
Jun 03
[NPL] Macromedia Ships Fireworks
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Macromedia Schwartz Communications Andrea Coffey Lauren Carpenter acoffey@macromedia.com laurenc@schwartz-pr.com (415) 252-2260 (415) 512-0770 MACROMEDIA SHIPS FIREWORKS First Tool to provide a Unified Environment for Creating and Producing Web Graphics is Now Available for Windows and Macintosh San Francisco, Calif June 2, 1998Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced that Fireworks, the first tool to provide a unified environment for creating, optimizing and producing high-quality bitmapped graphics for the Web, is now shipping for an estimated street price of $299. By combining a powerful text and graphics creation environment with sophisticated functionality for optimizing download times and adding interactivity and animation, Fireworks defines a new category of software tools geared to the graphics production needs of Web designers. The shipping version of Fireworks...
Jun 03
[NPL] Maxum Upgrades Phantom Web Crawler
Press Contact: Steven Isakson Phone: (630) 830-1113 Fax: (630) 830-1262 E-Mail: steve@maxum.com Maxum Development Upgrades Phantom Web Crawler Streamwood, IL, June 2, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh and Windows Web server tools, today begins shipping version 2.1 of Phantom, its acclaimed Web crawler and search engine. The new version is a maintenance upgrade with numerous improvements in indexing, customization and reliability. "Phantom's combination of price and Web crawling capability has always made it a uniquely powerful solution." said John O'Fallon, President of Maxum. "This upgrade continues to drive Phantom into a preeminent position among Web site search and indexing tools on both Mac and Windows platforms." With the 2.1 release, Maxum has focused on improving the usability of Phantom's extensive feature set. For example, hosting several independent "virtual search engines" with a single copy of Phantom is...
Jun 03
[NPL] WEB FM 4.0v2 Update Available
This announcement is from: Eric Bickford, eric@macweb.com Web Broadcasting, http://webfm.com/ REVISION 2 OF WEB FM 4.0 NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD OR PURCHASE ADDS SUPPORT FOR W*API 1.3 VIRTUAL HOSTS AND VARIABLE ROOT DIRECTORIES Palo Alto, CA -- June 3, 1998 -- WEB FM 4.0 is a plug-in to popular Mac OS web servers such as WebSTAR, Quid Pro Quo, WebTEN, and AppleShare IP that enables FileMaker Pro developers to quickly and easily build wicked fast, truly dynamic and interactive online database applications. WEB FM is optimized for top performance, and version 4.0 introduced support for easy-to-use, Internet standard Template files void of confusing, incompatible, and proprietary markup [/tags]. VIRTUAL DOMAIN SUPPORT Revision 2 of WEB FM 4.0 adds support for W*API 1.3 Virtual Hosting and multiple root web server directories. "With Virtual Host support in WEB FM 4.0v2, serving the right information has just become easier." said Chris Kilbourn, President digital.forest, Inc. "We can now...
Jun 02
[MD1] CodeWarrior Pro 3 IDE 3.0.1 Patch
There is a release of CodeWarrior Professional 3, IDE_3.0.1Patch available for downloading. This release fixes a crashing bug that occurs in the CodeWarrior IDE version 3.0 from the Pro 3 CD. Using the function popup menu could cause a memory corruption in the IDE's heap. Sometime thereafter the IDE would crash. In MacsBug this would often show up as a crash in __pool_alloc. This update also incorporates the previously released Pro 3 Pref Panel patch. This archive was submitted on 06/02/1998 (CWPRO3 Release) You can download it at URL: ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO3/CW_IDE_3.0.1Patch.sit.hqx - or - ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO3/CW_IDE_3.0.1Patch.sit.hqx - or - ftp4 - 206.204.30.115/pub/updates/CWPRO3/CW_IDE_3.0.1Patch.sit.hqx
Jun 02
[NPL] Drumbeat 2.0
ELEMENTAL SOFTWARE SHIPS DRUMBEAT 2.0 Millions of Web professionals now empowered to build visually engaging, database-driven Web sites - without writing code New Orleans, LA - Microsoft TechEd - June 2, 1998 - Elemental Software today announced the availability of Drumbeat 2.0, establishing a new category of Web software that extends point-and-click tools beyond the production of static sites to richly functional Web business solutions. Drumbeat 2.0 is available for purchase immediately for $699 through the company's Web site at www.drumbeat.com or by calling 1-877-DRUMBEAT. Requiring no programming or coding of any kind, Drumbeat 2.0 geometrically expands the universe of Web professionals who can now develop sites that search and update databases in real time and generate custom pages on-the-fly. Drumbeat 2.0 provides tools for going beyond multimedia "eye candy" to substantive application functionality such as forms validation, record set navigation, streaming media control, and...
Jun 02
[MD1] 3D World Shared Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Microspot To License 3D World Shared Library To Software Developers Saratoga, California - May 20, 1998 -- Microspot, longtime 3D developer, today announced the Microspot 3D World Developer Partner Program. Many application developers could enhance their products by including 3D, but this is a challenging and time consuming task. Microspot is now offering developers, who join the Microspot 3D World Developer Partner Program, access to 3D World 3.0 as a solution for Windows and Macintosh applications . Through this program a developer may license code which is based upon Microspot's 3D World 3.0 due for release in July 1998. 3D World is designed as a completely modular 3D modeling and animation application. It is comprised of an application shell, and a shared library (which acts as a C++ wrapper to QuickDraw 3D, and provides numerous utility routines to aid development), functionality is add by way of plug-ins Microspot has written over 100 plug-ins which range...
Jun 01
[MD1] Debugging MRJ Update
APPLE BULLETIN: MAC OS RUNTIME FOR JAVA DEBUGGING UPDATE The recent release of MRJ 2.1 early access 1 on the Apple & Java web site (http://developer.apple.com/java/) did not support debugging with either Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro or Symantec Visual Caf. Apple has been working diligently to remove this limitation and we now have an update that enables debugging with Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 3. As soon as we have an update available for Symantec Visual Caf, we will make it available as well. Note that this update does not work with earlier versions of CodeWarrior. URL: http://developer.apple.com/java/text/prerelease.html
Jun 01
[NPL] ClickMail Central Directory
CENTRAL DIRECTORY PUBLIC BETA RELEASED ClickMail Central Directory earns praise from beta testers SAN FRANCISCO--June 1, 1998--The public beta version of ClickMail Central Directory, the master address book for Mac OS, has been released by One Click Systems. The fully functional, time-limited beta lets Mac and PC users on a network look up email addresses from a central directory from within their email software. It uses the LDAP protocol, supported by such clients as Eudora Pro 4, Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express, Mulberry, and QuickMail Pro. ClickMail Central Directory is the first LDAP server released that runs on Mac OS. Two early beta testers rave about ClickMail Central Directory: "In just the short time I have used the ClickMail LDAP server with our email system, it has saved me an enormous amount of time," reports Suzanne Delahanty, IT Director of Adams Business Media. "ClickMail's an elegant solution to what previously seemed like an unsolvable IT...
Jun 01
[NPL] SoftWatcher and Versions! Join Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Johnny Hsu, SoftWatcher (888) 857-5656 info@softwatcher.com Lawrence W. Lee, Cirrus Arts Corporation (520) 394-2866 lawrence@versions.com SOFTWATCHER AND VERSIONS! JOIN EFFORTS TO TRACK MACINTOSH AND PC SOFTWARE - PROVIDING USERS WITH INSTANT EMAIL NOTIFICATION AND HOURLY UPDATES ON WEBSITE Los Angeles (June 1, 1998) - SoftWatcher and Versions! announce an agreement to join efforts in tracking Macintosh and PC software, and notifying users of new software releases for both platforms. Working together gives users an expanded range of options for keeping track of the latest news and releases in the software industry. Combining their search efforts also improves the likelihood that even relatively obscure releases are identified and announced. Many updates and bug fixes correct problems or boost performance with applications, operating systems, and even hardware peripherals. Nevertheless, keeping up with software and operating system upgrades is an...
Jun 01
[NPL] Fast.Serv Pro
Press Release Contacts: Richard Countie Dan Weadock Public Relations Vice President Boston Communications Fast Engines, Inc. 617-912-1100 617-491-3333 rcountie@bcomm.com weadock@fastserv.com Fast Engines Unveils Innovative New Development Tools for Fast.Serv Pro Subscribers to Receive Cutting Edge FastCGI Technology for No Additional Cost Cambridge, MA, June 1, 1998 - Fast Engines, Inc., today introduced two new development tools as enhancements to its award-winning FastCGI web server plug-in, Fast.Serv Pro. The Authorizer and Control Panel enhancements significantly improve the ease-of-use for Fast.Serve Pro and will be offered to all maintenance and support contract subscribers for no additional cost. Beginning immediately, subscribers to the maintenance program will receive for free all FastCGI related software products introduced by Fast Engines during the term of their subscription. This is in addition to full technical support and updates for Fast.Serv Pro, the company's...
May 31
[NPL] THE BLOCK v2.0
From: mennig (mennigmann@KAGI.COM) Hi everybody! Today I released a public beta of the Macintosh security application THE BLOCK v2.0. NEW FEATURES ============ Version 2.0 is a major release with lots of enhancements and new features: Password Keys can use multiple modifiers (command, option, control and shift). Keys like the F-Keys, the Help Key or the Backspace Key can also be used as part of the Password Key. The Setup application is completely rewritten to be compatible with all Macs running System 7.1. There will be no more problems when changing the Password Key on PowerMacs. Further it is completely Appearance manager savvy. You can choose to press the "Esc" key instead of click on "Shutdown" to continue the system startup. Security hole fixed! There was a security hole in former versions. THE BLOCK accepted keyclicks between the command+pass combination and the click on the "Shutdown" button. Now you have to click on "Shutdown" or "Esc" (depending on your preferences)...
May 31
[NPL] Assembly Line 1.0
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- http://www.bizdesign.com/assemblyline The coolest tools for web design just rolled off the Assembly Line! Dallas, Texas, May 30, 1998 - BizDesign, a Dallas,Texas based supplier of Intenet and multimedia content, announced it is shipping Assembly Line 1.0 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows 95/NT. Assembly Line is an art collection designed to work with your html editors and multimedia authoring software. It allows you to rapidly and easily enhance web sites and new media projects through the integration of visually dynamic html templates, user interface designs, and more. "Designers are looking for a way to provide their customers with a greater selection of high quality artwork without raising prices or sacrificing time - Assembly Line allows that, says Roksana Amiri-Bigvand, President of BizDesign. Users are bored with clip art packages that truly only help you if you are designing brochures. Assembly Line contains absolutely zero clip art, but still has...
May 31
[MD1] MacStandardBasic Offer Extended
Product Release Information ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 http://www.zcurve.com zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through August 31st. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, June 1st, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic through August 31st, 1998. Visual MacStandardBasic normally has a retail price of $ 99. Professional Macintosh applications can be visually created in minutes. Visual MacStandardBasic uses and extends BASIC's easy to learn format to utilize the power of the Macintosh. It is easy for users to integrate sound, speech, color graphics, sprite animation, movies into their applications. Users can purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software web site (http://www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Visual...
May 31
[NPL] TrafficReport b24
Advanced Reality Communications is pleased to announce Beta 24 of TrafficReport. TrafficReport is a comprehensive log analysis program for your web server. New Features in This Version * Support has been added for FileMaker Pro's brief and detailed log formats. * The HTML summary report displays some new statistics, including the number of unique visitors and most active date, time and weekday. * Some graphs are now displayed as line graphs, rather than as bar graphs. * TR Beta 24 is compatible with files created with Beta 20 through 23. It is good for 30 days. Bugs Fixed in This Version * TR now correctly resolves aliases to log files. See the accompanying Troubleshooting document for how to include logs from multiple servers in a single report. * MSIIS parser fixes. TR now treats the transfer time as being in milliseconds (1/1000 of a second) rather than ticks (1/60 of a second). * NCSA parser fixes. TR will use the Referer's path args/search args if the URL doesn't contain them. *...
May 31
[NPL] MacStandardBasic Offer Extended
Product Release Information ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 http://www.zcurve.com zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through August 31st. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, June 1st, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic through August 31st, 1998. Visual MacStandardBasic normally has a retail price of $ 99. Professional Macintosh applications can be visually created in minutes. Visual MacStandardBasic uses and extends BASIC's easy to learn format to utilize the power of the Macintosh. It is easy for users to integrate sound, speech, color graphics, sprite animation, movies into their applications. Users can purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software web site (http://www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Visual...
May 31
[MD1] Programmers Online Forum Reopens
The Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum on the Delphi online service has just reopened after a complete overhaul. It provides a web site with some news, but more importantly, MacProg provides moderated message boards and conference rooms for serious (and sometimes not-so-serious) Macintosh programming discussions. "Moderated" means that although all messages are posted immediately, there is staff available to help guide discussions to ensure that they remain more or less relevant to Macintosh and PowerPC programming (unlike some places, where message fascists edit every message before it gets posted). The staff is also available to help answer your questions, and includes professional Mac programmers, technical writers, and a couple of hobbyists as well. The Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum's web site is located at (http://www.delphi.com/macprog/). MacProg is an official Delphi forum, operated under contract by Syndicomm, Inc. Access to MacProg is free-of-charge, and...
May 30
[MD1] Byte NOT Closing
Ealier, c|net wrongly reported that Byte Magazine was closing. This is not true. Below is a release from CMP about what is really happening. - MacDev-1 ___________ Manhasset, NY--CMP Media Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPX) has completed its previously announced $28.6 million acquisition of The McGraw-Hill Companies' (NYSE: MHP) technology publications--BYTE, Data Communications, LAN Times and tele.com--and its independent technology testing lab, NSTL, which will continue to run as an independent business. The publication titles will become part of CMP's new Business Computing and Communications Group, which will also include InformationWeek, Network Computing, InternetWeek and Windows Magazine. Together, these publications represent the most comprehensive portfolio reaching the full spectrum of business IT buyers. The company has also announced that it will suspend publication of Byte magazine for several months with a re-launch slated for this fall. Byte's archives will continue to be available...
May 29
[NPL] PC Version of Nisus Writer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information contact: Reginald Grant (619) 481-1477 x117 Fax: (619) 481-6154 rgrant@nisus.com http://www.nisus.com Nisus Software Announces New PC Version of Nisus Writer
May 29
[NPL] Lazarus Keeps Mac Servers Running
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kernel Productions' Lazarus Keeps Mac Servers Running Newark, DE - May 29, 1998 - Today, Kernel Productions, Inc. announced the release of Lazarus, a hardware/software product that offers crash protection for MacOS-based servers. Lazarus is an Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) device that connects to a MacOS computer and will automatically restart it if the computer crashes. It does this by interrupting the power to the computer, and automatically restarting it after the computer has shut down. The Lazarus software also offers the ability to automatically restart the computer at user-defined intervals, monitor key applications to make sure they stay alive, and output a crash log in HTML format for easy tracking of the computer's crash activity. Lazarus is designed to be easy to install and use. It is targeted at keeping web, ftp, AppleShare, and other servers vital to business operations up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Lazarus differs from competing...
May 29
[NPL] Personal Edition of GoLive CyberStudio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GoLive Systems Tackles the Consumer Market The New Personal Edition Is the First Web Authoring Product to Bring Full Layout Control and Site Management Functionality to the Consumer Market Atlanta, GA/Electronic Entertainment Expo (May 29, 1998) GoLive Systems, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of a $99 Personal Edition of GoLive CyberStudio, its award-winning, Macintosh-based Web page layout tool. A free competitive upgrade is also available directly from GoLive. "For quite some time, we considered how we could offer a product to the consumer market that provides all the power that anyone needs to create a viable Web site," said Andreas Poliza, chairman and CEO of GoLive Systems, Inc. "GoLive CyberStudio Personal Edition is the first product in its price range that provides the layout tools, integrated site management, source code control, and usability features missing from all other Web tools. This one, intuitive program provides everything...
May 29
[NPL] NITRO PowerPlug
CLEARWAY SHIPS NITRO POWERPLUG 1.0, DRAMATICALLY SPEEDS WEBSTAR SERVERS -- ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug Significantly Boosts Speed Of WebSTAR Plug-ins. Nearly Triples WebSTAR SSI Speed; Accelerates Tango, Lasso, and Others -- Boston, May 29, 1998 -- ClearWay Technologies today shipped "ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug 1.0," the completed version of their WebSTAR plug-in that accelerates the execution speed of all other WebSTAR plug-ins up to 200% or more. With NITRO installed, WebSTAR SSI runs at nearly triple its normal speed; WebSTAR Search runs 20% faster. NITRO also accelerates most third-party WebSTAR plug-ins including Lasso, Tango, and WebCatalog. NITRO demos can be downloaded from: (http://www.clearway.com/NITRO/) "Plug-ins are at the very core of what makes WebSTAR great, and NITRO 1.0 really kicks your plug-ins into overdrive." said Mark Kriegsman, president of ClearWay. "No professional Webmaster should run a live Web server without NITRO." "We build the fastest WebSTAR software in...
May 28
[MD1] DesignWorks 4.0 Cuts Price
Capilano Computing announces that it is CUTTING IN HALF the price of its popular DesignWorks circuit design package for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh. Following the success of the price change in the Windows version last fall, DesignWorks/Mac will now be only US$495, PLUS you can save an additional $50 by taking delivery over the 'net with no printed manual. DesignWorks version 4 provides full professional schematic drawing capabilities for electronics professionals with large symbol libraries, custom report and netlist generation, hierarchical design, and our famous ease of use. The interactive digital simulator option is also available, but its price is unchanged at $495. Get full details at http://www.capilano.com/html/index_PPC.shtml or call us at 1-800-444-9064. Neil MacKenzie Capilano Computing Systems - Schematic Capture Specialists Tel: (604)522-6200 or (800)444-9064 Fax: (604)522-3972 email: neil@capilano Computing url: www.capilano.com
May 28
[NPL] Web Crossing 3.0.1
Web Crossing is the leading software package for Web-based discussions, running at places such as Apple, Excite, the New York Times, CNN, c|net, Salon Internet, and CitiCorp. Web Crossing provides an integrated server-side solution for building Internet communities, managing corporate communications, or helping workgroups be more productive. Web Crossing is developed on the Mac first, and then ported to most platforms. Versions are available for MacOS, Windows 95, NT, Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, and most other Unix platforms. -- 3.0 Features -- * Web-based discussions, as if on a bulletin board * Chat rooms for real-time discussions * Newsgroups * E-mail list mirroring * Document enclosures, upload through Web browser, newsreader, or e-mail, and download through Web or newsreader * Member directory services * High-performance indexed search engine * Access control and user groups * Direct Web service or use your existing Web server * Server-side scripting for complete customization and...
May 28
[MD1] ScreenTime for Flash
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hutchins Agency Terry Ray Marketing Director Contact: Jennings & Associates (760) 747-5995 (760) 431-7466 brian@macsourcery.com terry@free-ink.com MacSourcery Introduces ScreenTime For Flash 1.0 - Creates Full Screen, Easy-To-Download Screen Savers From Macromedia Flash Animations Ideal Application for Creating Downloadable Content for the Internet Escondido, Calif. -- May 19, 1998 -- MacSourcery, publisher of the popular Cinemac Screen Saver Factories, announced today the release of their latest screen saver creation tool, ScreenTime for Flash. ScreenTime for Flash creates screen savers from content developed in Macromedia's Flash, the leading vector graphics and animation application. ScreenTime for Flash enables users to create and distribute compelling multimedia content in a popular and easy-to-download format. ScreenTime for Flash creates content that can be enjoyed by everyone. With its compact size and easy...
May 28
[MD1] Widgetizer 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Roundabout Logic, Inc. Contact: Walter Neals, Vice President, Sales & Marketing (407)327-4500 email: walter@roundaboutlogic.com ROUNDABOUT LOGIC, INC.(TM) SHIPS WIDGETIZER 1.0(TM), THE ULTIMATE TOOL FOR THE CREATION OF QTVR(TM) OBJECT MOVIES. Winter Springs, Florida, May 26, 1998 -- Roundabout Logic, Inc. announced today that it is now shipping the final version of Widgetizer 1.0, the ultimate tool for the creation of QuickTime VR(TM) Object Movies. The shipping product features a fresh look, including a new logo and brilliant retail package. Widgetizer 1.0 comes with a printed manual, as well as electronic tutorial and extensive samples of QuickTime VR. As an added bonus, Apple's(TM) new QuickTime(TM) 3.0 PRO is included FREE. Widgetizer(TM) is Roundabout Logic's(TM) peerless rapid object editor for QuickTime VR(TM). Widgetizer generates interactive QTVR(TM) object movies which look in at a central point, simulating the effect of holding an object in...
May 27
[NPL] Farallon Lowers Cost of Fast Networking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farallon Lowers Cost of Fast Networking - Introduces New 10/100 Starlet Switch - Reduced Prices on Ethernet & Fast Ethernet Products Electronic Releases & Photos (http://www.farallon.com/news) ALAMEDA, Calif., May 27, 1998 - Farallon, A division of Netopia Inc., today announced significant price reductions on Fast Ethernet and Ethernet hubs, switches and network adapters. In addition, for a low estimated US street price of $419, Farallon is now shipping its new version of the Starlet Switch 10/100 8+2 equipped with 8 10Base-T ports plus 2 auto-negotiating 10/100 ports. "We generate so much computer data now, high speed networking is essential," Merrill Shields, President of Octagon Digital Media states. "With Farallon's lower prices it makes high speed networking more affordable and desirable. The need is there. Our profits are based directly on how fast we can get jobs through the system." "We constantly strive to provide customers with reliable and...
May 27
[NPL] Mailsmith 1.0.1
Bare Bones products are available through the Depot (http://www.devdepot.com), mailto:orders@devdepot.com, Toll free: 800-622-3381, Outside US/Canada: 805-494-9797, Fax: 805-494-9798.
May 27
[NPL] NetKeeper Internet
NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTIMA CORPORATION One Rosewood Court East Greenwich, RI 02818-1543 Tel: 800-532-4862 Fax: 401-885-2605 www.netkeeper.com Contact: Marie Dunne, VP sales Tel: 401-885-1916 ext. 4242 Fax: 401-885-2605 mdunne@netkeeper.com MULTIMA CORPORATION RELEASES NETKEEPER INTERNET EAST GREENWICH - -May 28,1998 -- Multima Corporation, publishers of NetKeeper Help Desk & Asset Management software, today announced the immediate availabbility of NetKeeper Internet - a WEB based self-service help desk solution to add to NetKeeper Help Desk software programs. The new release integrates seamlessly with any present and future installation of NetKeeper Help Desk software - NetKeeper Help Desk Pro and NetKeeper Help Desk Captain. The program offers the same functionality and seamless operation as the NetKeeper LAN User Entry module - a program for end user access anywhere on the local and wide area networks. Most companies today have working LAN's or WAN's and...
May 27
[MD1] OpenGraph Extends Word Processing Capabilities
PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph Extends Word Processing Capabilities Of OpenStep, Yellow Box and Rhapsody VVI Data Control Specialists 311 Adams Avenue State College, PA 16803 USA 814-234-9613 or 888-DCS-OPEN (888-327-6736) 814-234-9614 (FAX) info@vvi.com; http://www.vvi.com State College, PA USA, 26 May 1998: VVI-DCS announced today that the upcoming version of OpenGraph and GraphBuilder integrates graphic-oriented processing into the OpenStep, Yellow Box, Rhapsody [, and future MacOS X] word processing system. With this extension, figures stored in text documents are immediately accessible for editing. This eliminates the need to make and store figures separately and then import them into a text document as, for example, EPS or gif files. This streamlines and reduces the cost of making and maintaining documents which have figures. In addition, a typical figure's file size is four to six times smaller and loads and images faster than corresponding EPS or gif files. Any application based on...
May 27
[MD1] MacHASP-USB
Aladdin Announces Development of MacHASP-USB Next Generation Software Protection for Mac Developers New York, NY, May 27th, 1998 -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDNF), a leading developer of solutions for the secure licensing and distribution of digital content, today announced the development of the next generation software protection keys for the new iMac product line. The prototype of MacHASP-USB, as the new key will be named, was shown at Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC), in San Jose, CA, on May 11th. "We are confident that the new Apple iMac will reach a new generation of computer consumers and offer great opportunities for our software developers,: said Philip Schiller VP of worldwide product marketing at Apple. "Aladdin's announcement of the MacHASP-USB copy protection key is a welcome add-on for Macintosh software developers and further demonstrates the growing support for the iMac's adoption of the Universal Serial Bus interface." "With Apple's...
May 26
[NPL] AFP Logger
FOR RELEASE May 26, 1998 Contact: Charles McHenry 541-772-2382 cmchenry@opendoor.com OPEN DOOR NETWORKS ANNOUNCES AFP LOGGER BRINGS MUCH-NEEDED LOGGING TO APPLESHARE FILE SERVERS ASHLAND, OR. -- May 26, 1998 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced availability of a beta version of a signficant new product for AppleShare file servers. AFP Logger (TM) works with any AppleShare IP file server to provide a detailed log of accesses to the server, plus a real-time display of the server's operation. Logging both user and file access detail, AFP Logger provides AppleShare administrators with much-needed information on how their Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) server is being used, which files are being accessed the most, and potential security and other problems with the server. "AppleShare IP has always been a great file server," said Alan Oppenheimer, president of Open Door Networks. "It's just been missing the critical ability to monitor and audit both local and Internet-based...
May 26
[NPL] Nodester 1.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Roundabout Logic, Inc. Contact: Walter Neals, Vice President, Sales & Marketing (407)327-4500 email: walter@roundaboutlogic.com ROUNDABOUT LOGIC, INC.(TM) SHIPS NODESTER 1.5(TM), THE ULTIMATE TOOL FOR THE CREATION OF QTVR(TM) PANORAMIC MOVIES. Winter Springs, Florida, May 26, 1998 -- Roundabout Logic, Inc. announced today that it is now shipping the final version of Nodester 1.5, the ultimate tool for the creation of QuickTime VR(TM) Panoramic Movies. The shipping product features a fresh look, including a new logo and brilliant retail package. Nodester 1.5 now comes for the first time with a printed manual, as well as electronic tutorial and extensive samples of QuickTime VR. As an added bonus, Apple's(TM) new QuickTime(TM) 3.0 PRO is included FREE. Nodester is Roundabout Logic's renowned rapid panoramic editor for QuickTime VR. Nodester generates interactive QTVR panoramic movies which look out from a central point, allowing the viewer to experience...
May 26
[MD1] PVCS Version Manager for Macintosh
PVCS Version Manager(tm) for Macintosh Now Integrates Fully With Metrowerks CodeWarrior Sacramento, CA -Synergex announces PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh 5.2.10, enabling Mac developers to control versions of their software with PVCS by INTERSOLV from within Metrowerks CodeWarrior, their preferred development environment. Ported to the Macintosh by Synergex, which has brought PVCS products to more than 20 other leading platforms, PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh supports any type of file-source code, graphics, documentation, binary, and text. And it's ideal for tracking changes to HTML. Equally usable as a standalone application or for team development projects, this product enables developers to track revisions and customized versions of software in Mac OS and non-Mac environments-even across system boundaries. Developers can make and track changes to Mac OS and non-Mac files alike, across Macintosh, Windows, OpenVMS, and leading versions of UNIX. Highlights * Preserves...
May 26
[MD1] Simplicity for Java
Friday, May 22, 1998 Data Representations, Inc. http://www.datarepresentations.com/ Simplicity for Java - General Availability Data Representations, Inc. is pleased to announce the general availability of its flagship product, Simplicity for Java(TM). Simplicity for Java is a rapid application design tool for Java 1.1. Written completely in Java, Simplicity lets developers build Java applications and applets interactively. Developers can click-n-drop Java Layouts, AWT Components, Simplicitys own extended components, and Third Party Java Beans into their applications. Simplicity features on-the-fly execution of Java source code, enabling applications to execute class declaration code, constructor code, method code, and event code as they are designed. This dynamic execution reduces the traditional, three step, Code-Compile-Test, software development process to a single step: Design. Every change that is made to an applications source code is immediately integrated into a working model...
May 26
[NPL] BIAP Chat/Chat Pro
PRESS RELEASE Houston, TX, May 21, 1998. BIAP Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of BIAP Chat and BIAP Chat Pro, the first full-featured, native server for hosting real time interactive chat sessions on the Macintosh. BIAP Chat is designed to be extremely easy to install and administer, yet provides a feature set rivaling chat products on other platforms costing hundreds or thousands of dollars more. BIAP Chat is designed to integrate and work seamlessly with W*API 1.2 compliant Web servers on the Mac, including Quid Pro Quo from Social Engineering and WebSTAR from StarNine. BIAP Chat's extensive list of features includes: - Single file installation - Integrated Java chat client with configurable appearance - Client support for full international character sets - 68k and PPC native code support for the chat server engine - Support for telnet users - BIAP Chat Pro supports 100* different chat rooms (20 for BIAP Chat) - 200* simultaneous chat...
May 26
[NPL] Internet Setup Monkey 3.0
Editor's Contact: Nathan Turajski Rockstar Studios 415.242.1984 nathan@rockstar.com FOR RELEASE MAY 26, 1998 ROCKSTAR STUDIOS SHIPS THE INTERNET SETUP MONKEY 3.0 - Admin Kit for ISPs and enterprise service providers delivers remote software installation, Internet configuration and service sign-up through a distributable Internet Access Kit - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., MAY 26, 1998 -- Rockstar Studios Inc., developers of Internet access utilities including FreePPP and GearBox, has begun shipping the Internet Setup Monkey 3.0 for Macintosh. The Internet Setup Monkey Admin Kit ("ISMAK") allows Internet Service Providers and enterprise network administrators to build custom Internet access kits for users--providing software installation, system and application configuration, and new user registration sign-up capabilities in a distributable access kit. A demo version is available at http://www.rockstar.com along with license pricing. The most notable addition to version 3.0 is the option for...
May 26
[NPL] VSE Animation Maker 3.1
VOGET SELBACH ENTERTAINMENT: NEW WEB SITE, NEW VERSIONS, NEW LOCALIZATIONS - New Web site: (http://vse-online.com) - New versions: VSE Animation Maker 3.1 and Kids Animation Maker 1.0.1 - New languages: Both now available in English, French and German (Bonn, Germany, May 25th, 1998). The popular Mac OS based GIF animation tool VSE Animation Maker and Kids Animation Maker, the creativity tool for children, are now available in English, French and German. "Due to the immense success of our animation tools we felt bound to localize our products for French and German customers," said Johannes Selbach, marketing director of Voget Selbach Entertainment. "The new localized versions are another proof of our aim to provide any user with the easiest-to-use software available." VSE Animation Maker is a GIF animation tool that has anything you need to create impressive animations for Internet sites. It allows absolute precise timing of any animation frame, direct support of Netscape Navigator and...
May 26
[MD1] InfiniteOS Source Code Released
From: Kevin Avila (kevin@cache-computing.com) Just wanted to let you know that we bit-the-bullet and have released the InfiniteOS source code to the public. The source can be found at http://www.cache-computing.com.
May 21
[MD1] DevDepot Memorial Day Sale
DevDepot's Memorial Day Sale May 23 through May 25 Kick off the summer season with DevDepot! We are knocking an extra 10% off of our already low prices. You can always count on the Depot to have the season's hottest products at the prices you want. To qualify for the 10% off you need to order via e-mail, fax, or on our convenient web site. That's it --any order you place via any of these ways AUTOMATICALLY qualifies you. (Due to the overwhelming response expected, we cannot take phone orders at the discount price. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an e-mail with your phone number and we will call you -- and you will still qualify for the discount). on the Web at http://www.devdepot.com via e-mail at orders@devdepot.com via fax to 805/494-9798 Hurry and pay us a visit at (http://www.devdepot.com) and take advantage of our Memorial Day Sale, it's a limited time offer! (Orders must be received by midnight, May 25, 1998 to qualify)
May 21
[MD1] MacZoop 1.8.1
The popular and free Mac C++ framework MacZoop has now been released in a new version 1.8 (in fact 1.8.1 due to a last minute bug, but never mind...). This version features a fairly considerable overhaul of the framework as a whole, though most changes will be largely transparent to existing users. For newbies, there has never been a better time to check out MacZoop! As always, the URL for MacZoop is: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~corbe/MacZoop/MacZoop.html
May 21
[MD1] MRJ 2.1 Early Access Release
The Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.1 Early Access 1 is now available for download via the Apple web page at: http://developer.apple.com/java/text/prerelease.html This is the first early access release for MRJ 2.1 and a few thing should be noted about it: 1. It is PowerPC only 2. You must install QuickTime 3.0 to use this release 3. Many of the optimizations in AWT graphics, etc. that Apple demoed at WWDC are not in this particular release, but are slated for subsequent early access releases. 4. The Symantec just-in-time compiler that Apple has licensed (announced May 11) is not included in this release. We have also posted a EA1 known bug list, accessible from the same web page mentioned above. Please check it out.
May 19
[MD1] Mercutio MDEF 1.5.1
Digital Alchemy is pleased to announce the release of the Mercutio MDEF version 1.5.1. Version 1.5.1 adds support for Appearance Manager 1.0.2 and fixes a number of small bugs. * DEVELOPERS * In addition to addition MacOS 8 support, the previously released Mercutio 1.5 fixed a bug could crash the user's machine. Developers using Mercutio to display should upgrade to version 1.5 or later. For details on this bug, please see http://www.digitalalchemy.com/mercutio/GDeviceProblem.html * USERS * If you think your Mac is crashing because of an application uses an old version of Mercutio, try installing the MercutioGNDPatch or MercutioHUnlockPatch extensions, available on our web site. Mercutio can be downloaded from the Digital Alchemy web site: http://www.digitalalchemy.com/mercutio/ The Mercutio MDEF is a Menu DEFinition resource that allow developers to easily and elegantly extend the power of their application menus. Mercutio allows menu items to have multiple-modifier key-...
May 18
[MD1] garage.com Update
From: Guy Kawasaki (Kawasaki@garage.com) We opened up the public area of the garage.com Web site today. Please check it out. We're trying to create a valuble resource area for high-tech entrepreneurs and investors. The site is located at: (http://www.garage.com/) Some highlights: 1) (http://www.garage.com/newsAgents.shtml) Here we use software agents to search 600 data feeds to monitor companies, people, and topics. Nothing will get past you if you use this area. 2) (http://www.garage.com/geoffsGems.shtml) Geoff Baum, our director of Web content, searches the Internet on a daily basis to find relevant stories for high-tech entrepreneurs and investors. 3) (http://www.garage.com/soapbox.shtml) This is where the bulk of my writing will go. I'll do columns and Q and A. 4) (http://www.garage.com/store/) Buy a garage.com Tshirt or hat. There's a kid's version to which says, "I am a little entrepreneur. My favorite letters are I, P, and O" on the back. Please link your site to ours to help...
May 15
[MD1] Apple Software Design Award Winners
Apple Announces Software Design Award Winners Apple Design Awards Recognize the Innovation that Makes Macintosh Software Special CUPERTINO, California--May 14, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the winners and runners-up of its third annual software design contest for Mac OS developers. The Apple Design Awards honor applications which showcase the innovation, ease-of-use and integration of Apple technologies that make Macintosh software unique. This year's Design Award winners were announced yesterday at a ceremony during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). "Apple Design Awards recognize and applaud the outstanding accomplishments of Mac OS developers around the world that lead the industry in innovation and differentiate our platform," said Clent Richardson, senior director of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple. "Mac developers have blazed trails for the industry in publishing, education, consumer, content and games software, and these awards celebrate...
May 13
[MD1] Metrowerks To Support Apple's OS Strategy/AltiVec
Press Contact: For IMMEDIATE Release Gordon Davies Metrowerks Inc. (512) 873-4797 gdavies@metrowerks.com Metrowerks To Support Apple's OS Strategy and Motorola's AltiVec(TM) Technology Metrowerks to Support Mac(R) OS X Hosted Development, Carbon API, and Next Generation PowerPC(TM) Architecture SAN JOSE, California - May 13, 1998 - Metrowerks, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announced yesterday in a keynote session at the Apple Computer, Inc. World Wide Developer Conference its support for, and endorsement of, Apple's operating system strategy and next generation PowerPC architecture. Following on Monday's announcement of Apple's operating system strategy by Steve Jobs, interim CEO of Apple Computer, Metrowerks outlined how it plans to support developers in their transition to Mac OS X (Ten) using the Carbon API. "As we did for the Power Macintosh transition, Metrowerks will provide the tools that software developers need to make the transition to the next generation of Macintosh. We...
May 12
[MD1] Metrowerks Licenses Java Compiler to Macromedia
Press Contact: Gordon Davies Metrowerks Inc. (512) 873-4797 gdavies@metrowerks.com Metrowerks Licenses Java Compiler to Macromedia SAN JOSE, California - May 12, 1998 - Metrowerks, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announced today at the Apple Computer, Inc. World Wide Developer Conference that the company has licensed its CodeWarrior Java compiler for Mac and Windows to Macromedia for integration into their multimedia authoring tool products, including Director. Java source code generated in Director will be compiled into Java bytecode by the CodeWarrior Java compiler, taking advantage of its high performance characteristics. This will provide multimedia and web authoring developers with a more efficient tool to create new Internet and hybrid CD+Internet applications. "We're pleased to be working with Macromedia to enhance their Java-based multimedia and web authoring tools," said David Perkins, senior vice president, sales and business development, Metrowerks. "Metrowerks' high...
May 12
[MD1] JavaScript Enabled Joy for Rhapsody and Mac OS X
AAA+ SOFTWARE PRESENTS JAVASCRIPT-ENABLED JOY 2.0 FOR RHAPSODY AND MACOS X --Integrates all Carbon, Yellow Box, and Java API's into JavaScript San Jose, 12 May 1998 (WWDC). AAA+ Software is showing a preview of version 2.0 of its developer productivity and rapid application development tool, Joy, at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Joy 2.0 integrates language features of C, Objective-C, and Java into JavaScript, allowing developers to use all MacOS X API's (Carbon, Yellow Box, and Java) from one interpreted language. Developers' and third-party libraries are accessible too, with no "glue code" required. Joy 2.0 will fit perfectly into Apple's WebObjects framework, providing a more powerful alternative to WebScript. "At WWDC we are showing for the first time how you can use Macintosh Toolbox calls and Yellow Box API simultaneously from Joy on Rhapsody DR2. Joy allows you to integrate heterogeneous software components into one application, without changing...
May 11
[MD1] InstallAnywhere 2 Express
Contacts: Karen Oppenheim Information Arts, Inc. 650/428-2969 karenop@infoarts.com Jennifer Johnson Information Arts, Inc. 650/428-2967 jenniferjo@infoarts.com For Immediate Release Zero G Ships InstallAnywhere 2 Express Powerful Java Installer Authoring Tool Delivers Essential Features at Cost-efficient Price SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 1998 - Zero G Software, the upstart company that has quietly assumed the lead in Java installer authoring tools, today introduced InstallAnywhere 2 Express, a basic version of the industry's most popular installer for Java software. InstallAnywhere 2 Express incorporates the essentials of the feature set found in the InstallAnywhere 2 Standard Edition but at a fraction of the cost. This new version is ideal for small, independent yet cost-conscious Java developers who want to quickly and easily deploy custom software to a limited number of target users. "Zero G developed the InstallAnywhere 2 family of products to enable easier Java installations, thereby...
May 11
[MD1] VOODOO 1.8.1 & PopChar at WWDC
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH Softwarepark Hagenberg A-4323 Hagenberg AUSTRIA phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82 fax: +43 (7236) 3338-30 email: voodoo@unisoft.co.at, popchar_sales@unisoft.co.at www: http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/voodoo.html http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/popchar.html VOODOO and PopChar Pro Demonstration and Special Offer at WWDC San Jose, CA (Worldwide Developers Conference), May 11-1998, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH, announced today, that they will demonstrate the just released new version 1.8.1 of their award-winning version control tool VOODOO as well as their highly acclaimed Control Panel PopChar Pro at WWDC/Developer Central. Come and see at booth #43 how pleasant version control can be, regardless whether you use VOODOO as a stand-alone tool or smoothly integrated with CodeWarrior, BBEdit and other applications. Besides getting a thorough impression of our products, visitors can also benefit from a special offer for VOODOO that...
 
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