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worldwide availability of the beta release of the Microsoft ActiveX<br />
Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Macintosh. The move is an<br />
important step toward making ActiveX interoperability technology<br />
available across all popular computing platforms. With the new SDK,<br />
Macintosh developers can create native ActiveX Controls and interactive<br />
content that will be immediately viewable by users of Microsoft Internet<br />
Explorer version 2.1 for the Macintosh. The SDK beta release is<br />
available now for free download from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com" title="http://www.microsoft.com">http://www.microsoft.com</a><br />
/intdev/sdk/mac/ (connect-time charges may apply), and the final release<br />
will be available by the end of the year.</p>
<p>Over 2,000 ActiveX Controls are already available to content developers<br />
and users of the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT operating<br />
systems. Using ActiveX Controls, developers have already given users of<br />
Windows hundreds of exciting, interactive applications and Web sites<br />
that leverage all of the functionality of the Windows operating system.<br />
Now, with the ActiveX SDK for the Mac, the following activities are<br />
possible:</p>
<p> *Developers can create ActiveX Controls for the Mac that integrate with<br />
other components and leverage the full functionality of the Mac<br />
operating system, taking advantage of features such as Apple QuickTime.</p>
<p> *Developers of Netscape Navigator-specific plug-ins on the Macintosh<br />
can migrate their plug-ins easily to open, standards-based ActiveX<br />
technology.</p>
<p> *Netscape Navigator users on the Macintosh can also run ActiveX<br />
Controls inside Navigator.</p>
<p> *Macintosh developers can create ActiveX-based applications for Mac<br />
users that deliver the latest interactive experience, complete with<br />
features such as 3-D graphics, audio and video.</p>
<p>"With the ActiveX SDK for the Macintosh, Mac developers now have the<br />
power to be the best in creating applications for the Internet," said<br />
John Ludwig, vice president of the Internet platform and tools division<br />
at Microsoft. "For the first time, developers can combine the best of<br />
the Mac, including features such as QuickTime, Apple Events and other<br />
great Macintosh operating system extensions, with the best of the Web."</p>
<p>"We're happy to see Microsoft devoting resources to bring robust and<br />
functioning ActiveX to the Macintosh platform," said Heidi Roizen,<br />
Apple's vice president of developer relations. "Cross-platform<br />
development tools are important to Macintosh developers, and we're very<br />
supportive of Microsoft's efforts to tie the key components of Macintosh<br />
native ActiveX to the rich multimedia services of the Macintosh."</p>
<p>LEADING TOOL SET FOR NATIVE ACTIVEX CONTROLS ON MAC<br />
The new ActiveX SDK for Macintosh offers Macintosh developers tools for<br />
developing native ActiveX Controls viewable by users of the popular<br />
Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser version 2.1 for the Macintosh as<br />
well as Netscape Navigator. These ActiveX Controls will also run<br />
seamlessly in the upcoming Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 for<br />
the Macintosh, which will be available by the end of the year. The SDK<br />
includes the following:<br />
*The implementation of the Component Object Model (COM) for the<br />
Macintosh</p>
<p> *A plug-in adapter that enables Netscape Navigator users on the<br />
Macintosh to run ActiveX Controls</p>
<p> *Programming interfaces and utilities for creating ActiveX Controls on<br />
the Macintosh and for migrating from Netscape Navigator-specific<br />
plug-ins to the open cross-platform ActiveX architecture</p>
<p> *Sample ActiveX Controls source code that makes it easy for developers<br />
to create ActiveX Controls</p>
<p>Earlier this year, Microsoft announced an agreement with Metrowerks<br />
Inc., the leading Macintosh development tool vendor, under which<br />
Metrowerks is providing integrated support for ActiveX and COM as well<br />
as the integration of ActiveX with Java in its industry-leading<br />
CodeWarrior application development products for the Macintosh. The<br />
ActiveX SDK for the Mac gives developers the programming interfaces and<br />
utilities they need, while the CodeWarrior products offer easy-to-use<br />
graphical tools for creating applications.</p>
<p>MACINTOSH DEVELOPERS AND TOOL VENDORS LOOK FORWARD TO DELIVERY OF SDK<br />
Today's announcement builds on the momentum for Microsoft Internet<br />
products and technologies in the Macintosh marketplace. Leading<br />
Macintosh developers including Adobe Systems Inc., Metrowerks and<br />
NetManage Inc. are supporting ActiveX to make it easier for Macintosh<br />
users to take advantage of a World Wide Web alive with active content<br />
including animation, 3-D virtual reality, video and CD-quality audio.</p>
<p>"Metrowerks is pleased to make the Microsoft ActiveX SDK for Macintosh<br />
accessible to our CodeWarrior customers," said Greg Galanos, president<br />
and chief technology officer of Metrowerks. "These tools complement the<br />
support for ActiveX technologies we are currently integrating into our<br />
CodeWarrior development environment and further extend our commitment to<br />
providing Mac OS developers with the richest, most versatile tools<br />
available for Net-centric development."</p>
<p>"The beta release of the Microsoft ActiveX SDK for the Macintosh marks<br />
an important step toward delivering cross-platform software development<br />
tools," said Jerry Barber, director of technology integration at Adobe<br />
Systems. "Adobe Systems welcomes the high-quality implementation of the<br />
ActiveX technology on multiple platforms."</p>
<p>"We are excited about extending our work with Microsoft to create the<br />
NetManage Internet Control Pack and bring our ActiveX-based applications<br />
and components to the MAC OS using this new SDK," said Bob Williams,<br />
vice president, marketing and business development at NetManage. "This<br />
SDK complements our cross-platform offering of ChameleonNFS/X for MAC OS<br />
and Windows perfectly."</p>
<p>"With the delivery of the ActiveX SDK for Macintosh, we'll be able to<br />
take our support for ActiveX in Globetrotter Web Publisher to the next<br />
level, making it much easier for our users to create active content for<br />
their Web sites," said Roy Leban, chief technologist at Akimbo Systems<br />
Inc.</p>
<p>ActiveX is a set of technologies that integrate software components in a<br />
networked environment, regardless of the language in which they were<br />
created. This integration of components enables content and software<br />
developers to create interactive applications and Web sites easily.<br />
ActiveX is currently available on Windows; Microsoft plans to deliver<br />
native ActiveX support on both the Macintosh and Unix operating systems<br />
by the end of the year with the final availability of Microsoft Internet<br />
Explorer 3.0 for these platforms. Microsoft and The Open Group have<br />
announced an open standards process for the future evolution of ActiveX<br />
core technologies. For more information on how companies can<br />
participate in this process, visit <a href="http://www.activex.org/" title="http://www.activex.org/">http://www.activex.org/</a>.</p>
<p> Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in<br />
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of<br />
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with<br />
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take<br />
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.</p>
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