[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...
[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...
[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,...
[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
[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...
[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,...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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
[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...
[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...
[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.
*...
[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...
[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...
[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)
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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
[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...
[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...
[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
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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)...
[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...
[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...
[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.
*...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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.
[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...
