[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] Gela, Italy December 7th, 2001 I'm proud to announce that I've just released ClipWorks 2.0.1, a manteinance upgrade to my Clipboard Management utility. This upgrade fixes a bug that caused Apple and Application menus appearing in German also on non-German system under MacOS X. Also now ClipWorks remembers print settings. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ClipWorks is a simple utility which allows you to quickly edit the content of the clipboard, either text or graphics. It is very useful because it allows you to modify the clipboard before pasting its contents, and this may turn your work faster and more efficient. ClipWorks has also advanced feature to clean text, like removing forwarding characters or fixing spaces, and can apply filters to images like blur, pixellize, noise, tint, etc... And if you want to export the clipboard contents, ClipWorks allows you to export text in SimpleText styled format and images either in PICT or JPEG format. ClipWorks is compatible with...

For immediate release: Electric Fish, Inc. is pleased to announce a new build of NewsWatcher-X, the free carbonized version of John Norstad's NewsWatcher application. Fixed in this build: - Native helper applications can be selected; - Text can be copied; NewsWatcher-X can be downloaded from our web site at: (http://www.electricfish.com/products/NewsWatcherX/) For more information, please contact Richard Wesley (mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com). Electric Fish, Inc. is a software development company in Seattle, Washington. Electric Fish provides contract programming services and publishes a number of products including PhotoPress, the easiest way to print your digital photos. Sincerely, Richard Wesley Co-President, Electric Fish, Inc. (http://www.electricfish.com/) +1-206-634-2926 (v) +1-206-634-2921 (f)

Nisus(R) Software, Inc. releases Nisus Email 1.6 for OS X Solana Beach, CA - 2001 December 6 - Nisus Software, Inc. announces the release of Nisus Email 1.6. This unique, critically acclaimed e- mail client runs on Mac OS X and provides a number of enhancements to the classic OS version, as well. For those who own any previous version of Nisus Email it is a free upgrade. The cost to purchase it new is $29.95. It is available as a download from our web site at: http://www.nisus.com/products/nisuse-mail A fully functional 14 day demo version is also available at the above URL. According to Nisus Software President and CEO Jerzy Lewak, "We are very excited to be releasing the first of our products for Apple's new operating system, OS X. This version adds several requested features and gives users of OS X the unique advantages of e-mail sending using the DragSend and the Dispatch folder features of the Classic version." Reviewers such as Charles W. Moore of Applelinks.com says "I'm...

Subject: The Omni Group Releases OmniWeb 4.0.6 The Omni Group Releases OmniWeb 4.0.6 Ken Case Talks About 4.1 Release Seattle, Washington -- December 6, 2001 -- Today, The Omni Group released OmniWeb 4.0.6, the award winning native Cocoa web browser built for Mac OS X. Major changes for OmniWeb 4.0.6 include compatibility fixes with Mac OS X 10.1, newly added support for Norwegian, and support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese. See below for complete release notes. In discussing the release of OmniWeb 4.0.6, Ken Case, Director of Engineering, makes note of the delay in shipping OmniWeb 4.1. "We were hoping to ship OmniWeb 4.1 by now, but ran into issues incorporating our new JavaScript engine (it's now based on the "SpiderMonkey" code from Mozilla/Netscape). We decided that waiting and shipping a complete and solid version of 4.1 was the best thing to do but in the meantime 4.0.6 fixes some key compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.1." The Omni Group expects to ship OmniWeb 4.1...

For Immediate Release HEURIS Ships MPEG Power Professional(TM) version 2.5 Upgrade delivers significant speed enhancements and better quality St. Louis, MO, December 5th, 2001 - HEURIS, makers of the most widely used professional MPEG encoder, MPEG Power Professional(TM), today announced they are shipping version 2.5 of MPEG Power Professional. This software upgrade is up to 50 percent faster than the 2.0 version, provides higher resolution scaling, improved handling of titles and improved vector matching resulting in improved handling of high speed video and panoramic pans. A host of other new features help make MPEG Power Professional 2.5 the most comprehensive and fully featured MPEG encoding software package available. MPEG Power Professional 2.5 runs significantly faster, allowing users to encode their projects in a fraction of the time previously required. But this increase in speed does not come at the expense of image quality. In fact, MPEG Power Professional 2.5 includes...

IOGEAR trims the bulk off KVM cables ~ incorporates latest Micro-Lite(tm) technology to eliminate thick cables and clear up desk space ~ Irvine, CA - December 4, 2001 - Users no longer have to deal with bulky, inconvenient KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) cables around the desktop as IOGEAR introduces its patented Micro-Lite(tm) technology. The IOGEAR technology provides users with superior video quality and error-free transmission for high-resolution applications, at a fraction of the diameter and weight. The product weighs about one-third, or 3.3 oz., compared with traditional KVM cables (10.7 oz.). The all-in-one bonded cord offers a thin and flexible structure, saving valuable space and storage room. The IOGEAR 6' cable is priced at $29.50 (MSRP) and is available immediately from all major catalog resellers, online resellers and selected retail outlets. "Bulky cables have always been a hassle for computer users who want to increase desktop space and reduce clutter," said Miranda Su,...

For immediate release QuickPopup - The Easiest Communication Software for Office, School or Home Now any local network can enjoy time-saving popup messaging December 4, 2001 - Kanex Group Inc. today unveiled a new way to communicate in the office, more easily, faster, better. QuickPopup allows users to exchange popup messages over corporate, school and home networks without connecting to the Internet. Built for Mac OS X, it provides all the advantages of Apple's advanced OS. It's also available for the classic Mac OS and Windows. Macs with 68k processors and Mac OS 7.5? No problem. QuickPopup works as easily as on the latest PowerMac G4. QuickPopup's versatility will be particularly welcomed by educational and other institutions with a variety of computers on their networks. It's a powerful tool for effective communication because Kanex listened to and used input from about 500 professionals. They came from creative, production, trade, healthcare, legal, financial and other...

Release Date: December 4, 2001 I'm pleased to announce the release of InfoManager 2.1. InfoManager 2.1 is a complete information management system for the Macintosh. InfoManager greatly expands the power of the Mac Clipboard, can be used to create and organize notes and other information, simplifies and expedites file and folder generation and organization, includes extensive tools for on-the-fly editing of text in virtually any program, includes tools for both finding the text within text and clippings files and finding text and clippings files themselves on any mounted volume, and includes tools for editing and printing the contents of clippings files. InfoManager, by utilizing an enhanced version of the highly rated WebPrint Plus engine, also includes powerful universal printing tools that work with virtually any program. This allows users -- on the fly -- to collect, save, and print just the information they need from virtually any program -- even just a single character, word, or...

Big Nerd Ranch to offer Post-MacWorld Cocoa Class Link to release: (a href="http://www.bignerdranch.com/Company/JanuaryPR.html") http://www.bignerdranch.com/Company/JanuaryPR.html(/a) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta, GA - November 30, 2001 - The Big Nerd Ranch annouces a post-MacWorld class in Programming Cocoa on Mac OS X 10.1, January 12-16, 2002 in South San Francisco.  Aaron Hillegass, Big Nerd Ranch instructor and founder, has more than 7 years of experience consulting and teaching for Apple and NeXT Computer. He is also the author of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X, release date: December 7, 2001.Students in the January class will receive a copy of the new book. The Big Nerd Ranch provides high-level training in a mountain lodge outside Asheville, NC.The January class is a special offer to allow MacWorld attendees to extend their visits to San Francisco and include a Big Nerd Ranch class in their itineraries. "We believe that MacWorld will inspire a lot of people to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AustinSoft Announces DTerm for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Vancouver, WA - Monday, December 3, 2001: AustinSoft today announces DTerm for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. DTerm will be available before the end of December. DTerm provides an interface for displaying diagnostic and debugging information in real-time from your programs. Each program has its own window, and can intelligently merge the contents of multiple windows into a single window, showing the interactions between multiple programs. In addition, DTerm can display the formatted contents of data structures with a single call. In addition, DTerm is the first real-time debugging application for Mac OS X that does not require additional interaction from the developer. "DTerm is a tool that I wish I had several years ago," stated DTerm lead developer Glenn L. Austin. "When developing time-critical programs, it is important to be able to view the internal status of those programs in real-time." AustinSoft will be...

December 2, 2001 - Monkeybread Software Releases Online-Timer 1.0! Do you pay for the internet by the minute? Was your last telephone bill monstrous? Do you wish you could calculate how much that all that internet surfing will cost you? This and much more is possible with Online-Timer! It records every time you go online and for how long you were online. Then using the preset preferences it will calculate the cost of your online time. Additionally, you can set an online limit so that Online-Timer can tell you when your approaching your limit. Not only that, but Online-Timer is perfect for comparing Internet Providers and for keeping track of internet usage. =EF Export as Excel spreadsheets =EF Support for different currencies =EF A handy new Control Strip Module (Classic Only) =EF A simple and advanced display for viewing your internet usage history =EF Allows you to setup internet pricing per hour. Useful if pricing is different during different parts of the day. Download a free demo...

PodMaster 1000 is a small iPod utility for viewing the songs on an iPod. Also displays some of the ID3 tag information, plays selected songs and can transfer them from the iPod to alternative media. This is most handy if you own computers in different locations. Can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/calvert/iplod/ Shareware application, $8 suggested donation to support this computer junkie.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MicroOLAP Technologies announced the next generation of Direct Access Components for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Sybase ASA MicroOLAP Technologies company has announce today the release of Direct Access Components (DAC) series, the libraries of native VCL components for direct access to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Sybase ASA database servers. MySQLDAC, PostgresDAC and ASADAC provide high performance direct access to appropriate servers from Borland Delphi/C++Builder applications. The main advantage of these DAC components sets is that it doesn't require BDE/ODBC on the client side. Using this feature you are able to build really thin client and easy distributable applications. Direct Access Components allow you to simplify distribution, administration and support of your applications and reduces system requirements. MySQLDAC, PostgresDAC and ASADAC are easier, more flexible, powerful and fast way of development database applications with DataBases and Borland Delphi/C++...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Watson Released for Mac OS X - With Open Architecture for developing new modules ALAMEDA, CA, USA, November 27, 2001 -- Today, Karelia Software released Watson (http://www.karelia.com/watson/), an extendable application for Mac OS X that gives an "Aqua" user interface to a number of Internet-based services such as stock quotes, telephone lookup, and movie schedules. Watson functions much like Apple's Sherlock in that it bypasses the Web Browser for specific functionality. But instead of being a search engine, Watson connects to a handful of other useful services available on the Internet. "Watson came about because I found myself frequenting certain Web sites that are really applications rather than just content," said Dan Wood, creator of Watson. "Unfortunately, these Internet-based applications aren't particularly 'Mac-like.' The Web stole much of the great user experience from the Macintosh. Watson steals it back." Intended to complement the Web browser,...

Acrux Software is pleased to announce iBuild Lite/Pro/Site/Developer version 1.1. iBuild is now a "carbonized" Macintosh application. Applications which you build with it are also carbonized. This means that they run natively under OS X and take full advantage of the "Aqua" user interface. But iBuild will also run under MacOS 8.6 - 9.2 where Carbon lib is installed. iBuild is a rich, powerful and easy-to-use multimedia authoring and presentation tool for the Apple Macintosh. It's a good alternative to both HyperCard and PowerPoint for interactive and human-led presentations. iBuild has a unique set of features for making educational courseware, computer based training, tests and quizzes, thus complementing Apple's renewed vigor in the educational market. But iBuild's versatility means that it can also be used for kiosks, interactive electronic magazines, slide shows and much more. iBuild stacks can be constructed from a selection of over 40 different types of "objects", many of which...

Good day, Intelli Innovations is pleased to announce Package Tracker 3.6, a new feature release to the first and only complete, multi-carrier package management software for the Macintosh platform. In this update, the United Parcel Service plug-in has been revised to display additional package information. United Parcel Service tracking now displays the specific location of a package, the path in which it has come so far, and the date/time of each checkpoint. To access this new information, click the Tracking Detail header in the QuickTrack window and select "Package Progress" from the menu. Additional changes include: QuickTrack and Tool Palette windows have been optimized for use on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, including cosmetic improvements, new fonts, and faster tracking; several bug fixes and customer-requested changes. Home Page: http://www.intellisw.com/packagetracker/ Mac OS 9: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/packagetrackerclassic.sit Mac OS X: http://www.intellisw.com/...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Super Get Info 1.0.5 Now Available From Bare Bones Software Powerful File Info Utility for Mac OS X Bedford, MA -- November 27, 2001 -- Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Super Get Info 1.0.5. Super Get Info is a file and folder info utility for Mac OS X, offering a powerful, flexible, well-designed alternative to the "Show Info" command provided by the Mac OS X Finder. New in version 1.0.5 is a preference setting to change the keyboard shortcut used to invoke Super Get Info from within the Finder. Optional modifier keys can be added to the keystroke to provide a wider range of shortcut options and avoid conflicts with other utilities that provide keyboard shortcuts in the Finder. Improvements to Super Get Info's "Empty Trash" capabilities include the ability to choose the command directly from the Super Get Info Dock menu, as well a new preference setting to specify whether Super Get Info presents a warning dialog...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Direction Finding Kit Available For 802.11b WLAN Receiver METUCHEN, New Jersey. -- November 27, 2001 -- BVS now ships the Locust=81 2.4 GHz WLAN Tester with optional Direction Finding Antenna. Use Locust with Direction Finding Antenna to: * Track down unauthorized WLAN users in your area * Pinpoint sources of interference Locust=81 is a IEEE 802.11b wireless receiver with an internal 12-channel GP= S receiver designed specifically for sweeping and optimizing 2.4 GHz DSSS Local Area Networks (including Apple's Airport basestation) via drive-test analysis. New features include PEAK measurement for antenna alignment, SSID network identification, WEP Privacy Encryption detection and PER (Packet Error Rate) for details on rates of 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec. Locust=81 tunes all 14 channels providing measurements in realtime and also logs data to removable 16MB Compact Flash card for further post processing analysis using a drive-test vehicle, GPS antenna and a laptop...

Good day, Intelli Innovations is pleased to release eMail Alert! 2.8.5, a new version of our popular e-mail notification software for the Mac. In this release, IMAP support was vastly improved -- rather than checking for the number of "recent" messages (which would often change as soon as the checker logged out) eMail Alert! now reports the number of unseen messages in the target mailbox. Additionally, a new option-click option has been added to expand/collapse eMail Alert!'s floating status window. Several bugs were fixed, including a bug we were unable to reproduce here, but was reported as fixed in beta. Home Page: http://www.intellisw.com/emailalert/ Mac OS 9: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/emailalertclassic.bin Mac OS X: http://www.intellisw.com/downloads/emailalert.bin Release Notes: http://www.intellisw.com/support/news/ eMail Alert! is made with REALbasic (www.realbasic.com). Intelli Innovations, Inc. http://www.intellisw.com (support@intellisw.com)

Subject: Blugs List Management Engine 1.1 Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 03:17:53 -0500 I am pleased to announce the availability of the Blugs List Management Engine 1.1, an alternative to the Mac OS List Manager and DataBrowser. Blugs offers C and Pascal interfaces to CodeWarrior and MPW static libraries. 68K, PowerPC, and Carbon are supported. The classic libraries are compatible back to System 7. This new 1.1 version features a number of useful API enhancements, chief among them being scroll bar widgets and a basic notification callback mechanism. And, like every other software product in the known universe, the new version sports significant improvements to OS X/Aqua compatibility. Finally, of course, we have the usual array of dead bugs. Download 1.1 at www.blugs.com. Blugs is available for reasonable per-product licensing, and is absolutely free for freeware projects. Thank you for your attention. Brian 'Moses' Hall Mac Developer and Linguist www.blugs.com moses@blugs.com moseshall@mac....

High-speed peripheral sharing hits KVM platform for the first time ~ IOGEAR introduces KVM switch to enable users to share USB 2.0 devices ~ Irvine, CA - November 26, 2001 - Users can now conveniently switch between computers while sharing next generation USB peripherals. IOGEAR has launched its MiniView III USB 2.0 KVM Peripheral (KVMP) sharing switch, enabling users to take advantage of the increased speed of USB 2.0 devices. For the first time, users can control up to four computers, access two next generation USB peripherals from a single KVMP switch and daisy chain up to 127 operating systems. The new USB 2.0 technology offers transfer rates of 480 mbps, 40 times faster than original USB technology. "Users want the ability to take advantage of USB 2.0 technology whether through a direct connection, a hub or a switch," said Miranda Su, director of sales and marketing at IOGEAR, Inc. "IOGEAR offers a complete solution for the networking environment with the added ability to share...

For immediate release: Chicago, IL - Buena Software, Inc. is pleased to announce an update release to our free Diffusion Effect QuickTime plug-in. This free product is available on our website at (http://www.buena.com/diffusion.html). Version 2.0 of the Diffusion Effect is a QuickTime Effect plug-in which transforms your image to look like an impressionistic or pointillist painting. This release adds support for MacOS X. Users can now apply the effect in the MacOS X version of QuickTime Player Pro, or any other QuickTime application which supports QuickTime effects on MacOS 8, MacOS 9, and MacOS X. We are offering this plug-in free of charge to say thanks to our loyal customers and to let new customers try some of our exciting video products. Buena Software, Inc. offers video, image and audio processing software and development to the Macintosh community. For more information about their consulting services and/or products, visit their website at (http://www.buena.com/), or call them...

TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES SKELETON KEY 1.0 For immediate release. Trinfinity Software releases Skeleton Key version 1.0. NEW YORK, N.Y. - - November 25, 2001 - - Trinfinity Software released today Skeleton Key 1.0, which locks or unlocks multiple files at once with Drag-N-Drop simplicity. Have you ever had a bunch of locked files that you needed unlocked? If so, you probably had to select one, select "Get Info" from the "File Menu", uncheck the "Locked" checkbox, and then repeat the process a dozen times. Why should you waste your time doing this? Skeleton Key allows you to pick a folder and have all of it's files locked or unlocked as you choose in a matter of seconds with only a couple mouse clicks. As an added bonus, Skeleton Key comes with a set of icons to match your Macintosh. FEATURES -------- - Simple, easy to use interface. - Unlock or lock a folder full of files. - Toggle option will unlock locked files and lock unlocked files at the same time. - Supports Drag-N-Drop of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CDFINDER 3.5 RELEASED November 24, 2001, Moerfelden, Germany The author today announced the immediate availability of CDFinder 3.5. CDFinder is a very fast and powerful tool to catalog your hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, floppies, ZIPs and anything else that spins. It has a great user interface and very useful search functions. CDFinder supports drag&drop and requires a PowerPC CPU. While System 8.5 is required, CDFinder is also fully compatible to MacOS 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1. A special feature is the multi-lingual user interface (German/French/English/Italian/Swedish/Chinese). CDFinder was the first disk cataloger tool for Apples new operating system for the Macintosh, Mac OS X. Together with CDWinder 1.5 for Windows, (http://www.cdwinder.de/) this is a special cross platform, network solution to catalog disks and CD-ROMs on a Macintosh and a PC. The new version can be obtained from the CDFinder Web Site (http://www.cdfinder.de/). A single user license of...