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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79139"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FILEMAKER OFFERS DICTIONARIES FOR 15 LANGUAGES ON ONE CONVENIENT CD
Accurate spell-checking in foreign languages for FileMaker Pro users
SANTA CLARA, CA -- May 11, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc. announced today the
availability of the new Language Dictionary CD, a cross-platform CD
containing dictionaries for 15 languages. The dictionaries provide
spell-checking assistance for users of FileMaker Pro database software, as
well as spell-checking, thesaurus, and hyphenation assistance for users of
other software products.
The Language Dictionary CD allows accurate spell-checking of foreign
language text within databases, graphics, presentations, project
management, publishing and correspondence. Each dictionary contains more
than 200,000 words.
The CD includes the following dictionaries which work with FileMaker Pro
4.0 and newer versions, and with Home Page 3.0 web authoring software:
Afrikaans, Catalan, US English, US English Medical, UK English, Danish,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79138"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Helios server software for Rhapsody released at Apple Worldwide Developer
Conference
Helios AppleTalk Toolkit and APIs also available for Rhapsody
May 11, 1998- Cupertino, CA, Apple Worldwide Developer Conference-
Supporting more AppleShare servers worldwide than any other Unix software,
Helios Software GmbH, a leading vendor of Unix/RISC-based network and
prepress server software, announced the availability of Rhapsody versions
of Helios EtherShare, EtherShare OPI , and PDF Handshake at Apple
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79137"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">This announcement from Apple Developer Relations...
Dear QuickTime Developer,
Apple's QuickTime 3 has been very well received by both customers and the
computer industry for the landmark product that it is. We appreciate the
great support so many of you have shown for it. The end user downloads
continue to amaze us with no let-up in sight. A great many customers are
choosing to purchase Apple's QuickTime 3 Pro and many of you have begun to
license QuickTime 3 for distribution with your products.
We have also had requests from many of you for modifications to a few of
the QuickTime Software Distribution Agreement (SDA) terms. We have been
compiling these requests in order to come up with the best solution to meet
both your varied distribution needs and our growing QuickTime business. The
resulting solution will include both modifications to the QuickTime SDA and
to the QuickTime installers to ensure that many developers will not need to
modify their applications in order to comply with...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79133"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">As reported by MacCentral, this comes from the Northwestern University ftp
archive...
Disinfectant Retired
Announcement and Press Release
May 6, 1998
I regret to announce that I am officially retiring Disinfectant, our free
anti-viral utility for the Macintosh. The current version 3.7.1 is the last
version. Disinfectant will not be updated for the new Autostart 9805 worm
or for any future viruses, worms, or other Macintosh malware.
I made this decision not because of the new Autostart 9805 worm, but rather
because of the widespread and dangerous Microsoft macro virus problem. I
believe that there are now well over 1000 of these viruses, and many new
ones are discovered every month. They are now a much more serious problem
for Mac users than are the classic Mac system viruses. I simply do no have
the resources to combat a problem which is this huge in scope and
complexity.
I am aware that some Mac users do not use Microsoft Word 6 or Excel 5 or
later versions, and hence have still...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79129"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">VENDOR ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR APPLE COMPUTER'S VERSION OF LINUX
MIAMI, FL &emdash April 30, 1998 -- Users of MkLinux, Apple Computer,
Inc.'s version of the Linux operating system, now have someone to turn to
for help. Al Guerra Enterprises, Inc. has announced the immediate
availability of two service plans for users of this powerful OS running on
Apple's PowerPC-based Macintoshes. For as little as $99, the year-long
service plans provide assistance with problems related to installation,
configuration, and use of the sophisticated OS. "Before, new users were
forced to look up the information they needed and decipher the techie
jargon it was written in," explains Al Guerra, President. "Now, rather than
avoid MkLinux because they've heard it's complex and user-hostile, they can
embrace it, knowing we're available to respond to their concerns."
Both service plans provide for a year of help with the setup, maintenance
and use of the MkLinux operating system. The Silver Plan, for $99,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79120"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple's New HyperCard 2.4 Now Available; Latest Version of HyperCard
Leverages Powerful QuickTime 3 Capabilities
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AAPL - news) today announced the availability of HyperCard 2.4, the latest
version of the Company's custom software development tool used to create
interactive applications primarily for training and education. HyperCard
2.4 leverages QuickTime 3's rich array of video and audio capabilities,
making it possible to easily add sophisticated multimedia experiences to
existing or new applications. Building on the power of QuickTime 3,
HyperCard 2.4 lets users work directly with more than 30 standard media
file types.
HyperCard 2.4's new features include a suite of commands and properties,
offering users who write HyperTalk scripts the ability to: establish links
from HyperCard stacks to QuickTime movies, QuickTime VR scenes, and the
World Wide Web; navigate quickly to predefined locations in a QuickTime...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79113"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Match Software introduces a new font, for Windows, Macintosh and OS/2,
which eases greatly the programming task, and clarity of listings.
This font has been conceived by programmers, to help programmers get the
best listings, and avoid mistakes common with regular fonts. Here are the
main characteristics:
1. Fixed width font.
2. Exaggerated distinction between similar characters
3. Heavy emphasis on punctuation characters
Check http://www.matchfonts.com
Online catalog, online shopping with immediate delivery, and free samples
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79112"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Clixsounds is expanding its product line to support the developer community
and is seeking the input of developers, regardless of the platform you
create on or for. If you are a multimedia, web site, or database designer,
or if you are a software, game, or entertainment developer, we invite you
to participate in our developer survey. Your input will help us to develop
superior products that meet your needs and those of the development
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79109"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">A hearty happy birthday to our friends over at TidBITS...
- MacDev-1
----
From: "Adam C. Engst" (ace@tidbits.com)
Subject: TidBITS Turns Eight
Hey folks,
In this day and age of "serving you since February!" I thought I'd mention
quickly that as of April 16th, TidBITS has been published weekly for eight
years on the Internet. So far we've heard of only one other regularly
published, edited publication that has been published solely online for
longer (The Irish Emigrant, which started in 1987
(http://www.iol.ie/emigrant/)).
During these 8 years and 425 issues of reporting on topics of interest to
the Macintosh Internet community, TidBITS has amassed over 68,000 readers
in some 120 countries. Below are some subscription numbers for selected
top-level domains and ISPs from our primary mailing list that you might
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79105"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">April 14, 1998 -- Please note that Funnel Web 1.7 has just been released
and supports a number of new features and improvements. The most notable
change is the new floating palette and performance boost of over 50-100% on
large log files.
Demonstration versions and updaters are available from the Active Concepts
Web site at: http://www.activeconcepts.com
Other notable changes include:
Version 1.7 (14 April, 1998)
* Fixed crash with certain IIS 3.0 logs which contained custom fields
* Fixed problem with Sonic logs which contained a non standard field at the
end of each line
* Redesigned main palette interface in line with Version 2.0 features
* Added path checking routine prior to analysis
* Added new "Ignore self referrals" option when generating referral reports.
* Fixed problem with some Apache logs which contain embedded inverted
commas in the referral field
* Improved performance by up to 50% or greater for larger log files
Macintosh specific
* Added drag and drop support to the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79098"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Save $100 if you register by Wednesday, April 15.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79097"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ELEMENTAL SOFTWARE AND CHILI!SOFT CO-MARKETING AGREEMENT MAKES IT EASY TO
CREATE ACTIVE SERVER PAGES ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS WITHOUT THE NEED TO CODE
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 13, 1998 -- Without writing a line of code, Web
professionals and business users can now create and deploy dynamic,
database-driven Web sites that take advantage of Microsoft's Active Server
Page (ASP) technology across a wide range of Web server platforms,
including Lotus Domino and Netscape Enterprise Information Servers.
Elemental Software and Chili!Soft, Inc. today announced a cooperative
marketing agreement that delivers Drumbeat 2.0 Web assembly software from
Elemental Software and Chili!Soft's Chili!ASP Web application server
technology with the shipping versions of each others' products.
"Drumbeat 2.0 is all about enabling mere mortals to build Web sites that
look great, and actually do what businesses need them to do," said Peter
Hirshberg, Elemental Software CEO and president, "Active Server Pages are
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79096"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Richmond, CA --- April 13, 1998 --- Keyspan, the leading provider of serial
communications cards for PCI-based Macintosh computers, announced the
availability of its SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition. The T1 Edition combines a
SMART SERIAL 6 high speed serial communications card with specially
developed HDLC line drivers and a synchronous PPP Communications Toolbox
tool. This package enables PowerPC Macintosh computers to transfer data
synchronously at T1 rates. Suggested retail pricing is $699.
SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition features
The Smart Serial 6 is an intelligent multiport serial communications card
for use with Power Macintosh and with other Mac OS-based personal computers
which utilize the PCI local bus. This card includes two ports which support
T1 data rates as well as numerous serial interfaces including RS-232,
RS-422, RS-449, RS-485, V.35, and X.21.
Using the SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition
The SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition has been deployed by AILINK, a European
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79084"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GenieWorks, LLC would like to announce our first general beta release of
SpotCheck 1.1, with full support for the Java1.1.x language and APIs.
SpotCheck is a language-based editor that "knows" the Java language. It 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.
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
* color-coded syntax
For more information, or to download a free, fully-functional demo of
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79081"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ServletExec 1.1 (final) for Solaris, Windows, and Mac OS is now available
for download:
http://www.newatlanta.com/downloads.html
ServletExec 1.1 implements the complete Java Servlet API as defined by JDK
1.2 and implements many of the features of the Java Web Server 1.1
including:
- User Session Tracking
- SingleThreadModel
- Dynamic Page Compilation
- Presentation Templates
- File Upload Servlet
- support for compressed zip/jar archives (local and remote)
- configurable VM settings (Windows and Solaris)
- support for the Windows Performance Pack (JITC)
ServletExec 1.1 adds support for the Java Servlet API to the following web
servers:
- Microsoft IIS 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 ( Windows NT)
- Microsoft PWS 1.0 and 4.0 (Windows 95)
- Netscape FastTrack & Enterprise 3.0 and 3.5.1 (SPARC Solaris & Windows NT)
- WebSTAR 2.1 and 3.0 (Mac OS)
- WebTen 1.1.1 and 2.0 (Mac OS)
- AppleShare IP 5.0.3 (Mac OS)
- Quid Pro Quo 2.1 (Mac OS)
ServletExec 1.1 for Windows and Mac OS...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79075"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">For Immediate Release from Pine Island Software:
Beehive ftp forms - The fastest, most secure, way to send
forms and files across the Internet.
NEW YORK, NY, March 17, 1998 - Pine Island Software breathes new life into
the time honored ftp standard with the release of Beehive ftp forms v2.0.
Beehive ftp forms has merged the html forms standard with drag and drop ftp
(Internet File transfer Protocol) to create a workflow suite suitable for
handling repetitive forms and file transfers such as those found in the
prepress industry. With this release, Pine Island has also resolved the
long standing security problems with ftp by implementing a "secure key"
system that encrypts the ftp site, path and access information so that
multiple senders may send to the same site without security risk.
According to Mark Bennett, President, Pine Island Software, "Beehive ftp
forms has been designed "from the ground up" to accommodate Internet forms
and file transactions; it has an architecture that...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79073"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">With the release of WebSTAR 3.0 comes an update to the W*API SDK for
building W*API Plug-Ins. The current version of the W*API is now 1.3.
Changes include:
- Support for multihoming.
- Several previously read-only parameters are now settable.
- New parameters for finer awareness of the server environment.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-79065"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple Announces Third Annual Software Design Awards for Mac OS Developers
Apple Design Awards Recognize Innovation, Advanced Look and Feel, and Use
of Apple Technologies
CUPERTINO, California--Apple Computer, Inc. announces its third annual
software design contest for Mac OS developers. Formerly known as the Human
Interface Design Excellence (HIDE) Awards, the Apple Design Awards
illustrate the Company's continued support for the Mac OS developer
community and recognize superior software in the areas of innovation, look
and feel, and use of Apple technologies. The Apple Design Award winners
will be announced during Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) on
May 13, 1998 in a ceremony at the Company's corporate headquarters.
Deadline forentries is April 15.
WWDC takes place May 11-15 in San Jose, California. More information on the
conference is available on Apple's website at:
(http://www.apple.com/developer/wwdc/)
"Mac OS developers are an all-important Apple community whose...</div></div></span>
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<span class="field-content">Introducing the App Hall of Fame!</span>
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