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Participation details and a variety of downloadable "Buy Mac OS 8 Now!" web buttons are available at the Lari Software web site:

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Langer has arranged to offer Apple developers a special deal for this book, which regularly sells for U.S.$ 17.95. The cost: just U.S.$ 11 plus shipping through August 30. To get this special pricing you MUST specify that you read about the offer in Apple Developer News, and you MUST order it from Giles Road Press before August 30. After August 30, the price goes up to the regular Giles Road Press price, U.S.$ 13 plus shipping. Shipping in the United States is $3 for the first book and $1 for each additional book shipped to the same address. Shipping overseas depends on the country; send e-mail to with your expected order to obtain a quote.

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AISS 3.0 is a "web server in a box"--an all-in-one solution for customers that consists of a Workgroup Server and a CD-ROM containing all of the software required to establish a presence on the web. Software included in the Apple Internet Server Solution CD includes:

• (New) CyberStudio by GoLive
• (New) Rumpus FTP Server by Maxum Development
• (New) FireSite Speed Booster and Virtual Domain Manager by Clearway
• (New) Butler SQL by EveryWare
• (New) MacTCP Watcher by Peter Lewis
• WebStar/SSL by Quarterdeck/Starnine
• Tango Enterprise by EveryWare
• NetCloak and PageSentry by Maxum Development
• BBedit by Bare Bones Software
• Claris HomePage
• Apple RAID and MacDNS
• Acrobat Reader by Adobe
• LogDoor by Open Door Networks
• Netscape Navigator

For more details, see the press release:

WebObjects, an award-winning open development platform for the web, provides an application server, pre-built application components, and rapid application assembly tools that let customers bring enterprise solutions on-line quickly. By providing an open middle-tier application server that provides flexible support for multiple standards, WebObjects delivers more interactivity to end users and more flexibility to developers.

According to Apple's senior product line manager for WebObjects, David Kay, the new use of Java and CORBA illustrates the flexibility of the WebObjects product, as Netscape Communicator and its IIOP plug-in from Visigenics Inc. were not part of the web landscape when WebObjects was designed. "The standards-based, open-systems approach taken by Apple and the former NeXT Software team in developing WebObjects enables customers to adopt new technology in 'Web Time'," said Kay. "This is just one of the ways that we are making it easier for developers to create dynamic web applications with WebObjects."

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With Mantle, the data and functionality of SAP R/3 systems can be integrated with the dynamic web capabilities of WebObjects for rapid development and deployment of robust, highly scalable, corporate intranet, and World Wide Web business applications. SAP is the leading global provider of client/server business application solutions. According to International Data Corporation, SAP is the number one vendor of standard business application software and the fourth largest independent software supplier in the world. R/3 is SAP's enterprise-wide application system implemented by large organizations seeking to integrate their business information.

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Additional functionality in MRJ 1.5 includes the new MRJ Toolkit, which allows developers to add Mac OS-specific functionality to Java applications. MRJ Toolkit stubs are written in 100 percent Pure Java to allow applications taking advantage of the MRJ Toolkit to automatically run on non-Mac OS platforms without modification. By taking advantage of MRJ Toolkit, developers can easily extend their applications to provide excellent support for unique Mac OS advantages without sacrificing 100 percent Pure Java compatibility.

Mac OS Runtime for Java and the corresponding SDK are available for no charge when you download it from this web site:

Joanne Taaffe of the IDG News Service, Paris Bureau, reported that Apple's third-quarter unit sales grew:

• by 5 percent in the United Kingdom
• by 10 percent in Switzerland
• by 20 percent in Spain
• by 25 percent in Italy

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"This is a welcome announcement," said Guerrino DeLuca, executive vice president of worldwide marketing for Apple. "Cakewalk's commitment offers testimony to the robust demand for quality music development tools for the Mac, and the viability of the Mac OS for professional and amateur musicians. We are proud to place Cakewalk on our roster of third-party solution suppliers, many of whom are long-time staunch supporters of the Mac platform."

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Leister felt that it could bring newer technologies to the genealogical software market faster by concentrating exclusively on Mac OS development. The company also said that the Macintosh portion of its business has been more fun and profitable.

You can read more about this transition at Leister's web site:

To read the complete Yahoo press release from Robert M. Cohen & Company, see this web site:

The Vanhacking site generated 283,479 hits since its launch on June 1, 1997, and analysis of the site log shows that there have been approximately 127,456 serious attempts to break into the server.

"This proves that the Macintosh server is definitely one of the most secure servers on the planet," commented Frans Susilo, VirTech's Director of Operations.

To share the benefits and findings of the Vanhacking Challenge outcome, VirTech will place a summary of the server preparation, the system configuration, and the events logs from the contest at the Vanhacking site:

Heidrick & Struggles will work closely with the search committee established by the board. Based upon the profile defined by this search committee, the firm will seek a world-class technology industry executive, both a strong leader and a hands-on manager, with a successful sales and marketing background, an established reputation and knowledge of the industry, and the ability to create, execute, and inspire.

The global search will be led by John T. Thompson, vice chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, which has successfully recruited executives such as Lou Gerstner at IBM, George Fisher at Eastman Kodak, Ray Lane at Oracle, and Mort Topfer at Dell. Though the board and the firm cannot commit to a specific time frame, such a search is typically expected to take approximately 90 days.

In order to provide you with helpful information for coordinating your product development with the Rhapsody rollout, Apple is organizing a series of U.S.-based "Road to Rhapsody" seminars. The seminars will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at these locations and dates:

Cincinnati, OH	July 29
Sacramento, CA	July 29
Seattle, WA	July 29
Atlanta, GA	July 29
Philadelphia, PA	July 30
Boston, MA	July 30
Portland, OR	August 5
Salt Lake City, UT	August 7
Richmond, VA	August 11
Reston, VA	August 12
Raleigh, NC	August 12
Chicago, IL	August 13
Charlotte, NC	August 15
Pittsburgh, PA	August 19
Santa Monica, CA	August 20
Nashville, TN	August 20
Dallas, TX	August 26
Orlando, FL	August 26*
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	August 27*
New York, NY	August 27
New York, NY	August 28
Austin, TX	August 28
Tampa, FL	August 28*
New York, NY	September 3*
New York, NY	September 4*
Boston, MA	September 16*

* morning session only

You can register by calling 1-800-753-9628 ext.200.

Ten Power Macintosh computers and Power Computing compatibles running between 120 and 180 MHz with at least 32 MB each and one or two GB-plus hard drives constituted the Planetary Traveler "render farm," which Nickman, L'Ongnion and artist Rob Sonner set up in Glendale and Carpinteria, California. At 20 minutes of render time per frame, the project took a total of 50,000 hours to render. Production sponsors included Streamlogic and Truevision; Streamlogic provided disc arrays and Truevision provided the boards to output the project to video, where it was matched with Paul Haslinger's score.

The world premiere of Planetary Traveler took place at the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) gathering in Las Vegas this July. A home video distribution deal has been confirmed with WinStar Home Entertainment (a division of Fox Lorber); the company holds global broadcast, video, and DVD rights to the title. Slated for a September 26 release, the suggested retail price for the 40-minute film is around U.S.$ 20; Fox Lorber will release the title simultaneously on DVD.

For more details, read "From a Small Screen to the Small Screen" on the Wired Magazine site: