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NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 4, issue 2, June 30, 1992)

This is vol. 4, issue 2 of the 1992 NeXT NUGGET NEWS DIGEST - a
collection of items of interest for NeXT User Group members.
There are more than 360 NeXT User Groups in 36 countries on all
continents around the world.

To submit articles or announcements to appear in the Nugget News
Digest, please send your contributions to [e-mail].


Conrad Geiger
Manager, International NeXT User Groups

_____________________________________________________________

The Grady Report: Shipping Products for NeXT - July, 1992

By the following categories:

    I.    BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY
    II.   CONNECTIVITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EMULATION
    III.  DATABASE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
    IV.   MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
    V.    PUBLISHING AND GRAPHICS
    VI.   SOUND AND MUSIC
    VII.  ENTERTAINMENT

The following applications are listed in the next issue (Vol. 4.3)
of the Nugget News Digest:

    VIII. TOOLS AND LANGUAGES
    IX.   UTILITIES
    X.    PERIPHERALS
          A. Data Acquisition and Sound
          B. Fax and Data Modems
          C. Image Capture, Display, and Printing
          D. Storage
          E. Other Peripherals



______________________________________________________________

I. BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY

** Adamation, Inc.  **
LiveWire - Allows multiple users to simultaniously edit a
document over the network.

Who's Calling? 2.0 - Telephone tracking system with multiuser
access, plus voice response; allows you to track calls, schedule
meetings, keep yourself organized.
Phone: [phone]



** Appsoft, Inc.  **
WriteNow - easy to use word processor, includes mail merge
capability.
Phone: 800-428-APPS



** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. **
OnDuty - Group contact manager, scheduler, note taker.
Phone: [phone]



** HSD Microcomputers, Inc. **
OCR Servant-Limited Edition - Optical Character Recognition
software available to users only through the Services menu.

Simon Says - Voice control over application launching, key
stroke equivalent commands, etc.
Phone: [phone]



** Informix **
Wingz - Spreadsheet with 3D graphics and powerful Hyperscript
language.
Phone: [phone] or 913-599-7330.



** Insight Software **
ElectroFile - Manages scanned-in document images, esp. including
litigation docs.
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]



** Lighthouse Design **
Concurrence - State of the art outlining and presentation tool.

Diagram! - A drawing package that makes creating org charts,
labled diagrams, etc. easy and which supports links to other
NextStep apps.
Phone: [phone] or 301-907-4621



** Lotus DevelopmentCorporation **
Lotus Improv - Next generation spreadsheet offering English
formulas, multiple views on the data, linked tables, and
presentation graphics.
Phone: [phone]



** Objective Technologies, Inc. **
OT Provide - grab data for Lotus Imrprov from Sybase.

SQL Buddy - create, use, store SQL queries.
Phone: [phone]



** Stone Design Corp. **
DataPhile - Full featured flat-file database which handles
images and sounds as well as text.
Phone: [phone]



** Visual Understanding Systems (VISUS) **
PaperSight Lite 1.2 - A personal digital file cabinet.

PaperSight 1.2 - A complete image management system which
handles document scanning, viewing, organizing, searching,
and archiving.

Pittsburgh Project Manager - basic project management software.
Phone: [phone]



** WordPerfect, Inc.  **
WordPerfect for NeXT - The first true WYSIWYG version of the
powerful, full-featured wordprocessor which dominates the PC
word processing market.
Phone: [phone]





______________________________________________________________

II.   CONNECTIVITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EMULATION

** Abacus R&D, Inc **
Executor v1.2 - Runs the Mac version of Microsoft Word 5 and
Excel 3 in a NeXTstep window.
Phone: [phone]



**Active Ingredients, Inc. **
Communicae 2.0 - A  communication package that includes both DEC
VT220 and Tektronix 4010/4014 terminal emulation, and standard
file transfer protocols.
Phone: [phone].



**Avatar Corporation **
InSession 3270 - IBM 3270 connectivity for NeXT computers;

Programmer's Toolkit is available for custom applications
development.
Phone: [phone]




** Black Diamond Technologies **
Lotus Realtime Engine, Lotus Realtime API Toolkit - Connectivity
to realtime financial data; tight coupling with Improv, support
for other programs via API Toolkit.
Phone: [phone]



** Cub'x Systemes  **
Cub'X-Window - X11R4 server for 4 and 16 bit NeXT computers.
Phone: [phone] (FRANCE) For North American
distribution, call Interactive Technology, Inc. at 503-644-0111


** Cayman Systems, Inc.  **
GatorBox - Intelligent LocalTalk (TM)-to-Ethernet gateway;
connects NeXT and Mac networks.

GatorShare, software for file sharing between Macintosh and
NeXT Computers.

GatorMail-Q, for linking Macintosh QuickMail users with NeXT
e-mail system.

XGator, which allows an ethernet-connected Macintosh to be
displayed and controlled via an X window.
Phone: [phone]



** Conextions, Inc. **
3270Vision 3.0 and 3270Vision Coax - 3270 emulation via TCP/IP
over ethernet or via coax.
Phone: [phone]



** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc.  **
FloppyWorks - Software that enables floppy drivesfor NeXT to
read and write 1.44 MB Macintosh disks and to translate data
between the Mac and NeXT machines.
Phone: [phone]



** DataViz Inc. **
MacLinkPlus/PC - File transfer and translation between the NeXT
and Macintosh environments.
Phone: [phone]



** Financial Data Systems, Inc. (FDSI)  **
Kerberos - Technology for enhancing security in network
communications.
Phone: [phone]



** FD Consulting **
Real-time MIPS - distributed workstation architecture for
high-speed data retrieval.
Phone: [phone]



** Federico Heinz  **
Dots - Printer support for HP LaserJet III, Epson, and
other printers.
Phone: [phone] in Germany



** FTP Software, Inc **
PC/TCP Plus for DOS - TCP/IP connectivity for DOS, supports
Telnet, FTP, RCP, RSH, TAR, Mail, and others.

PC/TCP Plus for DOS - adds NFS support.

PC/TCP for OS/2 - TCP/IP connectivity for OS/2, supports
Telnet, FTP, RCP, RSH, TAR, Mail, NFS, Kerberos, and others,
Includes TELNETD, FTPD, RSHD, SENDMAIL and other servers.
Phone: [phone]




** Hayes  **
ISDN System Adapter - supports ISDN data transfer via the
serial port.
Phone: [phone]



** HELIOS Software GmbH **
PCShare - Fast MS-DOS file, print and terminal server software
based on standard TCP/IP.
Phone: -511-368 10 93 in Germany



** Insignia Solutions, Inc. **
SoftPC - DOS emulation at roughly the speed of a 10 Mhz AT.
Supports CGA and EGA.
Phone: [phone]



** Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. **
uShare - supports Appleshare and bi-directional Mac/NeXT printing.
Phone: [phone]



** Marble Associates **
TeleConnect - support for networking via serial lines (SLIP)
Phone: [phone]



** Morning Star Technologies **
Morning Star PPP - Point to Point Protocols for remote access to
network or LAN bridges.

Serial Port X.25/Daemon-S - provides flexible X.25 connectivity
via the serial port.

SnapLink - provides multiple ports and X.25 support via the
SCSI port.
Phone: [phone]



** Novell, Inc. **
LAN-WorkPlace for DOS v4.0 - Fast concurrent access to NetWare
servers and TCP/IP network resources;

NetWare NFS v1.1 - integrates NeXT with NetWare 3.11 environment.
Phone: [phone]



** Pencom Software **
Co-Xist - Full X11r4 client and server support within NeXTstep.
Phone: 1-800-PENCOM-4 or 512 343 1111



** SoftSwitch, Inc. **
Soft Switch SMTP Gateway - multivendor/multiprotocol email
connectivity.
Phone: [phone]



** Touch Communications, Inc. **
WorldTalk/400 - Provides aceess to other mail systems (e.g.
IBM Profs, DecTalk) via X.400 gateway support.
Phone: [phone]



** Transarc Corporation  **
AFS 3.0 - A distributed file system for large, multi-location
networks; their are no local or user dependencies in the system.
Phone: [phone]



** Uninet **
SLAT-1 - Provides a *Centronics: style parallel interface and
up to eight high-speed serial ports, connecting to the NeXT
computer via SCSI.  Contact Paul Hammond, Uninet
Phone: [phone]



** White Pine, Inc. **
eXodus - Full featured X-Window System display server.
Phone: [phone]



** The Wollongong Group, Inc **
Pathway Access for DOS, Pathway Client for DOS, Pathway Access
for Macintosh, Pathway Client for Macintosh  - TCP/IP
connectivity for DOS/Windows 3.0 and Macintosh.
Phone: [phone]







______________________________________________________________

III.  DATABASE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(see also SAS under Mathematics and Statistics)

** Anderson Financial Systems, Inc. **
afs:TRADE - complete suite of trading objects custom-finished
for each customer.
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]



** BDMS  **
Boss Document Manager - document tracking and control.

Contact - client/people tracking
Phone: [phone]



** BKS-Software Entwicklungs GmbH **
POET - Object-oriented database system written in C++
Phone: [phone]



** Comnetix Computer Systems  **
Map System - collection and storage of map coordinates to display,
zoom, pan and analyze geographic locations.

Mug Shots - data capture, compression and storage of an
individual image, retrieval based on coded attributes.

Document Management - scan, store, distribute, retrieve
and purge  or archive document images.
Phone: [phone]



** Datrix **
Datrix  Accounting  - an accounting package built on Sybase. A/R
shipping, A/P, Payroll, GL, Sales Order, Purchase Order was
due in May 1992.
Phone: [phone]



** Dazzl, Inc   **
Mail Inspector - multilevel finder for the NeXT mail system.

Radiology Fileroom - Sybase-based radiology image storage,
manipulation and retrivial system.
Phone: [phone]



** Desktop AI **
X2C - runs dBase apps in a character-based mode.
Phone: [phone]



** Faircom **
Faircom Server - Faircom's SQl Server.

c-treePlus - file management, front end development tool.
Phone: [phone]



** Fusion Systems Group, Ltd. **
DataLink for Oracle - Query the databases, put the result in
Wingz.
Phone: [phone]


** Imagine, Inc. **
MediaStation 2.1 - Archival, retrieving and processing of
multimedia information.
Phone: [phone]



** Information Technology Solutions **
SpeedDex - Simple, unstructured flatfile personal information
manager.
Phone: [phone]



** Informix Software, Inc. **
INFORMIX-SE Release 4.1 - Informix's relational database
management system. Includes INFORMIX-Net, C-ISAM, INFORMIX-4GL
and INFORMIX-SQL.
Phone: [phone]



** IP Design, Inc. **
Parabase - Powerful, easy to use database tool set; requires
Sybase or Oracle.
Phone: [phone]



** Oracle Corporation **
RDBMS 6.0.30 - Oracle's relational database management system.

Oracle Financials 8.3 - an Oracle-based finance/accounting
system.

Oracle Government Financials 4.3 - like Oracle Financials 8.3,
tuned for government needs.
Phone: [phone]



** PFCS Corporation **
UNIX MUMPS Version 3.1 - Standard database and programming
language for the interactive manipulation and storage of
large volumes of medical and business data.
Phone: [phone]



** Reuters Information Services Services, Inc. **
Triarch 2000 - information distribution architecture based on
standard LAN technology designed for distribution of realtime
financial information.
Phone: [phone]



** Sybase, Inc. **
SYBASE SQL Server - Sybase, Inc.'s relational database
management system.
Phone: 1-800-8SYBASE or 415-596-3500



** Teledia, Inc  **
FileMaster - free form data management tool
Phone: [phone]



** Transgraphics Systems, Inc.  **
TransManager 1.0 - transportation terminal inventory management
system.
Phone: [phone]



** Virginia Tech Library System, Inc. **
VTLS InfoStation 2.0 - A hypermedia information access and
authoring system for electronic libraries.
Phone: 1-800-HOT-VTLS or 703-231-3605



** Visual Understanding Systems, Inc **
IDB - high-performance database which supports multiple
inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic binding, long & nested
transactions, versioning, dynamic linking, and heterogeneous
networks.
Phone: [phone]






______________________________________________________________

IV. MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
(see also Lotus Improv and Informix Wingz under Business
Productivity)

** Analytical Graphics **
Satellite Tool Kit - for planning, analyzing and evaluating
satellite missions.
Phone: [phone]



** DSP Development Corporation **
DADiSP 3.0b  Worksheet - graphical data analysis for scientists
and engineers.
Phone: [phone]



** Graphisoft
VISA - Translates DXF files to PostScript and/or editable
Adobe Illustrator format.
Phone: [phone]



** Halchin and Fleming **
Rubik Algebra - Uses Rubik's cube as a tool for exploring
elementary group theory.

Spring - Animates motion of a spring with an attached mass;
for exploring differential equations.

Taylor - simple and attractive interface to Mathematica for
investigating Taylor polynomials.

Groups - Description of mathematical objects known as groups.
Phone: [phone]



** Leading Market Technologies **
EXPO Market Worksheet - spreadsheet power and flexibility for
financial time series users.
Phone: [phone]



** Rare and Associates **
MathTools - A set of objects for developers to use to write
applications that communicate with Mathematica.
Phone: [phone]



** SAS Institute Inc. **
SAS Application System - Integrated applications for data access,
management, statistical analysis and presentation
Phone: [phone]



** SHAZAM **
SHAZAM - a command line oriented statistical analysis package.
Phone: [phone]



** Triakis, Inc. **
DAN-The Data Analyzer - Interactive data analysis system with
2D plotting support.

Math++ -C-language numerical analysis source code math library.
Phone: [phone]



** TSP International **
TSP 4.2A - a statistics/econometrics package with a tty interface.
Phone: [phone]
Phone: [e-mail]



** Waterloo Maple Software **
Maple V - Powerful interactive system for algebraic manipulation
and related 2 and 3D color graphics.
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]



** Wolfram Research, Inc. **
Mathematica 2.0 - A comprehensive software application for
mathematical computation, symbolic manipulation, graphing,
and high level programming.
Phone: [phone]-MATH or 217-348-0917








______________________________________________________________

V.  PUBLISHING AND GRAPHICS
(see also Lighthouse Design and WordPerfect under Business
Productivity)

** Appsoft, Inc. **
Appsoft Draw - full featured structured drawing program w/
multiple page support.
Phone: 800-428-APPS



** Adobe Systems Inc. **
Adobe Illustrator 3.0 - Adobe's market-leading design/
illustration application; includes the Adobe Separator
application.

Adobe TouchType - A power tool designed expressly for
typesetting at large sizes.

Adobe Type Sets 1,2 and 3 and the Adobe Plus Pack - sets of
popular Adobe typefaces
Phone: [phone]



** Bacchus, Inc. **
Pixel Magician - Translates between eps and tiff and many
other graphic formats.
Phone: [phone]



**Epitome, Inc. **
Redmark - On-screen review and "redlining" for all types of
documents.
Phone: [phone]



** Frame Technology Corp. **
F rameMaker 3.0 - Technical publishing software, including
word processing, graphics, page layout, equation editing
and book-building tools.
Phone: [phone]



** MicroMaps Software **
MapArt - A presentation quality set of EPS maps - world,
continents and regions, and 22 country maps.
Phone: [phone]



** RightBrain Software **
Adobe Type Library - authorized distributor for the complete
library of Adobe Type Faces.
Phone: [phone]



** Stone Design Corp. **
Create - Easy, intuitive access to Postscript effects on all
drawn objects.

TextArt - Easy, intuitive access to the full range of text
effects Display Postscript makes possible.
Phone: [phone]



** T/Maker Company **
Click Art - Nearly 400 illustrations of Encapsulated PostScript
EPS artwork.
Phone: [phone]



** Totem Graphics **
Clip Art - more clip art.
Phone: [phone]



** Vivid Publishing **
TypeViewPa utility available via services for quick access to
font information.
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]








______________________________________________________________

VI.   SOUND AND MUSIC

** Metaresearch, Inc. **
SoundWorks 2.0 - A powerful,.easy to use sound recording and
editing program.
Email: 503-238-5728



** MIDIapolis Systems **
SoundBursts - Percussion and Effects digital sound collections.

SoundHouse - inexpensive sound recorder. 612-822-1604







______________________________________________________________

VII.   ENTERTAINMENT

** Athena Design, Inc **
CultureShock 91 - a solitaire game for tile matchers and
60's afficianados.
Phone: [phone]



** DavidJoergProductions  **
Ragnarok:Twilight of the Gods - animated strategy game.
Phone: [phone]



** Lighthouse Design **
VOID - strategy/arcade game for solo or network play.
Phone: [phone] or 301-907-4621



** Shapiro & Gilmore Studios  **
Curvature - generate beautiful color patterns based on a
specified number of symmetrical rotations and reflections
of Bezier curves.
Phone: [phone]










______________________________________________________________
continued in NeXT Nugget News Digest - Volume 4, issue 3