[MD1] DynaMorph 1.6 Web Application Tool
Press Release
March 3, 1998
Morph Technologies Releases DynaMorph 1.6 Web Application Tool
New Release Adds Dynamic Web Graphics Generation
Vienna, VA, March 3, 1998 Morph Technologies, Inc.
(http://www.morphtech.com) today the release of DynaMorph(TM) 1.6 its
flagship server-side scripting language. With this release, users can now
dynamically generate web graphics. This new capability enables designers of
advanced web sites to build sites which automatically create images based
upon values present in a file, a database or a form submission. These new
features allow designers to:
Reading images from disk as a basis for a new image
Drawing geometric shapes onto the image: lines, rectangles, circles,
ellipses, polygons
Drawing text onto a background image
Copying portions of one image onto another
Resizing of images "Great for automatic generation of Thumbnail images"
Create bar charts and progress indicators
Combining these new capabilities with Morph's advanced caching...
[MD1] NetTen - Post.Office on the Mac
FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 2, 1998
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystems
Phone: 805-963-6983 or 888-4-NetTen
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/netten
ULTIMATE EMAIL SERVER NOW AVAILABLE FOR POWER MACS
Leading E-Mail Server Software Now Available for Power Macintosh
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. Tenon Intersystems, provider of
award-winning software, today announced an industrial-strength mail server
for Power Macintosh. Tenon's new mail server, called NetTen, is based on
Post.Office, a powerful email server, developed by Software.com, Inc.
Software.com is the uncontested leader in email server software, having
sold licenses for more than ten million email mailboxes worldwide.
Post.Office was designed with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and
ease-of-use, setting the standard for email server solutions. Post.Office
is in use at tens of thousands of organizations worldwide, supporting
millions of users. By leveraging their existing "UNIX virtual...
[MD1] Big Board
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. announces the release of Big Board, a web
based forum for Mac based web servers running Lasso 2.5 and FileMaker Pro
4.
Minneapolis, MN, USA--March 2, 1998
Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc. today announces the release of Big Board,
their Web based forum software. "People are looking for good forum
software. An active forum keeps a website fresh and keeps people coming
back. We looked at and tested the forum software out there and were very
dissatisfied with very little made to run on a Macintosh Web server. In
building Big Board we took the best of the feature sets we have seen and
combined them into our product. Using the power of a FileMaker Pro backend,
and Lasso 2.5, our goal was to build a great feature set and a smooth
interface while still keeping the speed up," says Steve Wilmes, President
of Steve Wilmes Consulting, Inc.
Big Board features include:
- Threaded messages that can go 10 levels deep.
- View the thread you're in...
[MD1] WebTen/FunnelWeb Deal
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystem
Phone: 805-963-6983
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/webten
Dr. Darren Williams, Active Concepts, Pty.Ltd.
Phone: +613-9344-0933
E-mail: info@activeconcepts.com
THE ULTIMATE WEB SERVER AND THE ULTIMATE WEB SITE ANALYSIS TOOL
Tenon and Active Concepts Partner to Join State-of-the-Art Web Analysis
with State-of-the-Art Web Serving
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. In a limited time special offer, Tenon
Intersystems and Active Concepts have joined together to make Funnel Web,
an advanced web analysis tool, a free add-on to WebTen, the fastest and
most fully-featured Macintosh web server.
WebTen
WebTen 2.0 is an industrial-strength, high-performance Web server for Power
Macs - a point & click Apache web server, with performance and features
that, for the first time, put the Macintosh squarely on the internet
playing field. WebTen, based on the latest Apache 1.2.5 and sustaining over
700 hits/second, includes...
[MD1] Stone/Caffeine Enhanced Licenser Kit
For Immediate Release
Stone Design and Caffeine Software Deliver the enhanced Licenser Kit(TM)
Albuquerque, NM - February 27, 1998 - Long time NeXTSTEP/OpenStep/Rhapsody
developers, Stone Design Corp, makers of Create(TM), and Caffeine Software,
makers of TIFFany(TM), announced today that their acclaimed Licenser Kit
has been updated and improved, and future upgrades of the kit are free at
least until the year 2001.
The Licenser Kit allows developers to quickly add the level of
copy-protection security they require, including the following, combinable
options for generating restricted usage:
* Tie license to user name
* Tie to host ID (now including Windows 95/NT!)
* Create floating network licenses
* Allow as many users as desired
* Have unlimited number of licenses on a network
* Add licenses on the fly (cumulative licensing)
* Automatically unlicense if application is moved or copied
* Generate expiring licenses for "full strength" demos
* Automatically track the...
[MD1] ACI Product Line v6.0.5
February 27, 1998 -- Cupertino, CA -- Less than a year after the release of
its major product upgrade, 4th Dimension version 6.0, ACI has engineered a
significantly enhanced version for the entire ACI Product Line - version
6.0.5.
The benefits provided by this maintenance release include improved
functionalities and an extremely stable and robust design environment. ACI
Product Line version 6.0.5 is proof of ACI's commitment to providing
quality development tools to its 7,000-strong developer community. Version
6.0.5 also includes some new features, such as new management of picture
field compression, and a new procedure for converting 4D version 3
applications to 4D version 6.
The success of 4th Dimension version 6.0, released in early 1997, can be
measured by the large proportion of professional developers who have
already upgraded to this new version to build powerful cross-platform
applications. Among the highly acclaimed features of 4th Dimension and 4D
Server v6 are a built-in...
[MD1] POSIX-cert Power MachTen 4.1
Contact: Anita Holmgren, Tenon Intersystem
Phone: 805-963-6983
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/products/webten
TENON UNVEILS NEW UNIX FOR POWER MACINTOSH
New POSIX-Certified Mach/BSD UNIX for Power Macs Now Available
Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 1998. Tenon Intersystems is shipping a new
version of its award-winning UNIX for Power Macs. Power MachTen 4.1 is a
POSIX-compliant, BSD 4.4 UNIX, with a Mach kernel foundation, that operates
in concert with the Macintosh Operating System. The new release includes a
native fast file system, a validated Ada compiler, an enhanced suite of
UNIX software development tools, including Objective-C and Java, and a
high-performance X display and development environment. It also supports
SUN's Network Information Service (NIS) and includes standard UNIX
filesharing (NFS) and a full complement of UNIX networking services.
Power MachTen creates a full preemptive multitasking, multithreaded
execution environment for UNIX applications. It...
[MD1] Apple Discontinues Newton OS Development
Apple Discontinues Development of Newton OS
CUPERTINO, California--Feb. 27, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
it will discontinue further development of the Newton operating system and
Newton OS-based products, including the MessagePad 2100 and eMate 300.
"This decision is consistent with our strategy to focus all of our software
development resources on extending the Macintosh operating system," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "To realize our ambitious plans we must
focus all of our efforts in one direction."
Apple is committed to affordable mobile computing, pioneered by the eMate,
and will be serving this market with Mac OS-based products beginning in
1999.
Apple will continue to market and sell its current inventory of MessagePad
2100 and eMate 300 computers, as well as to provide support for their
installed base of users. The Company is committed to working with its
customers and developers to ensure a smooth transition to Mac OS-based
products.
Apple Computer, Inc...
[MD1] InsiderUpdates CD
INSIDER DELIVERS COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR UPDATING MACINTOSH SYSTEMS
New Product Combines Quarterly CDs With Online Update Service
February 27, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced
InsiderUpdates CD Edition, a revolutionary solution for keeping the
software on any number of Macintosh systems up-to-date. The CD Edition
delivers four sets of quarterly CDs with a complete collection of software
updaters from over 2,000 Macintosh software vendors, as well as an annual
subscription to InsiderUpdates Online Edition. It also includes software
that analyzes and updates the operating system, applications, and utilities
on a Macintosh in minutes.
COMBINES QUARTERLY CDS WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE ONLINE UPDATES Every quarter,
the new CD Edition of InsiderUpdates delivers a current copy of Insider
Software's extensive repository of Macintosh software updaters-over a
gigabyte of compressed updaters on two CDs. Between the quarterly
publishing dates, users can obtain up-to-the-minute...
[MD1] Be Developer Conference
Be, Inc. invites you to attend the Be Developer Conference, on March 19-20,
1998 at the Westin Hotel in Santa Clara, California.
The Be Developer Conference will be the first major venue for the release
of the BeOS for Intel based machines. All participants will receive a free
copy of the BeOS for Intel. Be developers will present applications running
on BeOS on Intel based platform during sessions, and will also showcase
them in our application lab.
Jean-Louis Gasse, CEO of Be, Inc. will open and close the conference and
will be available during the two days to answer questions and do
interviews. Keynote speaker Claude Lglise, Intel's VP Content Group and
Director Developer Relations, will conclude the opening session. Other Be
speakers during the general sessions include Alex Osadzinski, VP of Sales
and Marketing, Steve Sakoman, VP of Engineering, and Frank Boosman, VP of
Developer Relations. A special time has been set, on Thursday March 19 from
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, for the Press to...
[MD1] FREE - Discover 4th Dimension Class
Discover a cross-platform development environment with the ease of
FileMaker, the depth of Powerbuilder, the flexibility of effortless web
publishing and the scalability of SQL front-ending.
Discover stand-alone or client-server databases running compiled on both
Windows and Macintosh with a huge range of add-ons for user interface and
connectivity options.
Discover 4th Dimension.
Attend ACI US' FREE SEMINAR on 4th Dimension on Saturday, March 7 from
10-12AM at 20883 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino. This seminar will
cover:
* Basic 4D Terminology
* Migration to 4th Dimension for FileMaker Users
* 4th Dimension's Form Wizard & Form Editor
* Custom Programming
* Custom Reports
* Upward Scalability
Gerald Bailey
ACI US Technical Support Team
[MD1] garage.com T-shirts
For all that Guy does for the community, here's one for Guy.
I'm not ready to announce what garage.com does yet, but we do have T
shirts! (And making T shirts is the first step in product development.)
(http://www.garage.com)
and click on me.
Thanks!
Guy Kawasaki
[MD1] 4D Server for Rhapsody
ACI ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF 4D SERVER FOR RHAPSODY
4th Dimension, award-winning cross-platform database and web server, to run
native on Apple's next generation Rhapsody operating system.
4D server, the foundation of the 1998 MacWorld/MacTech Editor's Choice for
best rapid application development tool, will soon be available as a native
Rhapsody application.
'The development of 4D Server for Rhapsody demonstrates ACI's continuing
commitment to Apple users, even while we are rapidly expanding our support
on the Windows platform,' said John Anglim, Chief Executive Officer of ACI
US. '4D Server will run natively on Rhapsody, providing all the benefits of
ACI's widely-acknowledged ease of cross-platform rapid development and
robust database and Web serving, while drawing on the stability and ease of
use that Rhapsody will provide as a server platform.'
ACI anticipates completion of 4D Server V6 for Rhapsody soon after Apple
releases the final version of its new operating system.
4th...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea2
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea2 BULLETIN
`````````````````````````
Apple has just posted early access release 2 of its Mac OS Runtime for Java
(MRJ) SDK version 2.0.1. It contains a collection of tools, libraries,
sample code, and documentation that will make it easier for developers to
build better Java software for the Macintosh. The major items included are
as follows:
JDK Tools -- *** new version of these tools have been added since the
previous early access release *** These tools include javac, javah,
javadoc, javakey, rmic, and jar.
JBindery -- an application that allows you to create double-clickable
Macintosh applications that execute Java code.
MRJToolkit -- a library that allows you to easily add Macintosh
functionality to Java applications, such as the ability to respond to Open
and Quit events, locate special system folders, and set document types.
JDirect -- an application programming interface that allows you to access
the Macintosh toolbox directly from a Java application.
JManager...
[MD1] BBEdit Lite 4.1 Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sandra Schneible
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 1048
Bedford, MA 01730-1048
(781) 687-0700
BARE BONES SOFTWARE RELEASES UPDATE TO BBEDIT LITE
New Version of BBEdit Lite Available Immediately
Bedford, MA--February 20, 1998-- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
the release and immediate availability of a new version of BBEdit Lite,
their popular freeware text editor. BBEdit Lite 4.1 is derived from BBEdit
4.5, the company's award-winning flagship text and HTML editor for the Mac
OS.
The BBEdit Lite 4.1 package is available for download from Bare Bones
Software's FTP site, located at (ftp://ftp.barebones.com/pub/freeware/),
from the company's Web site at (http://web.barebones.com/free/free.html),
or from mirror sites as listed in the "Links" section of the Bare Bones
Software web site: (http://web.barebones.com/links/links.html).
"In addition to being a great text editor in its own right, BBEdit Lite is
a great way for Mac...
[MD1] QuickCRC 1.1
QuickCRC 1.1
Object-Oriented Software Design Tool
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, February 27, 1998 --- Excel Software is shipping
QuickCRC 1.1 for Macintosh and Windows 95/NT. QuickCRC is a design tool for
discovering objects and related information for an object-oriented software
development project. It automates the CRC card concept of identifying
classes, responsibilities and collaborations between objects. Design
scenarios involving a group of communicating objects can be identified and
simulated. New features in this release include a contents view,
inheritance graph and full text import and export of design information.
QuickCRC uses a diagram workspace for creating card and scenario objects. A
card represents the properties of a class including its name, description,
superclasses, subclasses, attributes, responsibilities and collaborating
objects. A scenario represents a design mechanism defined as a series of
steps involving communicating objects. Scenarios can reference cards or
other...
[MD1] NetCloak And NetForms Updates
Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630)830-1113
Fax: (630)830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces NetCloak And NetForms Updates
February 24, 1997 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, announces the release of NetCloak 2.5.2 and
NetForms 2.5.2, updates that improve server reliability and integration and
improve usability while addressing several minor problems with previous
versions.
"The NetCloak and NetForms 2.5.2 updates are important upgrades for our
customers," said John O'Fallon, President of Maxum. "On the outside, not
much has changed from the 2.5 versions we recently released. However, we've
put in a lot of work under the hood to make building dynamic, interactive
Web sites easier, faster, and more reliable."
Items Updated In NetCloak and NetForms 2.5.2
* Improved Server Compatibility - With the increasing popularity of servers
like WebTen and Apple's Personal Web Sharing and AppleShare IP, support for
a broad...
[MD1] 3D Web Standardization BY VRML Consortium & Sun...
For Immediate Release
VRML Consortium and Sun Microsystems
to Cooperate on 3D Web Standardization
Sun Microsystems joins VRML Consortium
to promote compatibility between VRML and Java 3D API
Monterey, CA - VRML 98 Symposium - February 18, 1998 - The VRML (Virtual
Reality Modeling Language) Consortium and Sun Microsystems, Inc, (Palo
Alto, CA) today announced that Sun has joined the VRML Consortium as a
voting member to promote the compatibility and interoperability of Sun's
Java 3D(TM) API (Java 3D) technology and the VRML 97 standard.
Sun and the VRML Consortium intend to establish a Consortium working group
to explore closer integration of Java 3D and VRML. Any proposed changes to
the VRML specification will be subject to the VRML Consortium's proven open
review, approval and voting process. Sun is also contemplating future
adaptations of the Java 3D specification to enable closer integration with
VRML.
The Java 3D API can be used to develop programmed applications and applets
that...
[MD1] Grapple 1.3
17-February-1998, for immediate release...
Grapple is now faster than ever!
PlaNet-3 Software of Dublin California is proud to announce version 1.3 of
Grapple its popular string finder for the Macintosh. Grapple is now the
fastest string finder of any we tested! Its polished user interface, clear
presentation of results and easy access to any file containing a matching
string takes the pain out of finding lost documents.
Quick Summary:
--------------
Grapple allows you to speedily set up and execute a search, whether wide
open or very specific. You can build a menu of your most useful starting
folders and another of the file types or groups of types that you often
search. You can specify other constraints including a maximum file size, a
range of modification dates, a partial file name and more to speed your
search by narrowing its scope.
As Grapple searches it displays matching strings hilited in an extract of
the surrounding text. You can tell at a glance if you've found the right...
[MD1] Joy Explorer and Joy Developer 1.08
For immediate release.
AAA+ SOFTWARE SHIPS JOY RELEASE 1.08
FOR OPENSTEP, RHAPSODY AND WINDOWS
Vienna, 18 February 1998. AAA+ Software announces release 1.08 of Joy
Explorer and Joy Developer, the company's developer productivity and rapid
application development tools. Joy applications run on Windows 95/NT, Apple
Rhapsody, and OPENSTEP/MachOS. No porting or compiling is required.
Release 1.08 offers enhancements, recently presented at MacWorld San
Francisco, including:
- Joy graphical application inspector integrated into
Joy command window
- Joy Developer's "Save Nib as App" now creates stand-alone
applications for use on any deployment platform
- Linking Joy into non-Joy applications made easier
Joy Explorer is the ideal tool for exploring the Yellow Box frameworks.
Developers can create small utilities by using just Rhapsody's Joy-enhanced
Interface Builder application. No other development tools are required.
These utilities will run in Interface Builder's...
[MD1] Macromedia Unveils ShockRave
Macromedia Unveils ShockRave
Dilbert, Comedy Central's South Park, Columbia TriStar Interactive and 30
Others Join Macromedia to Launch Free Entertainment Site
San Francisco, CA-February 18, 1998-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR), today
debuted ShockRave, (www.shockrave.com), a free online entertainment service
featuring exclusive Shockwave content created by leading entertainment
companies and developers such as United Media, Columbia TriStar
Interactive, Comedy Central, SegaSoft Networks, Inc., Circumstance Design,
Zeek Interactive, Ezone and TheDJ.com. From Dilbert and South Park to King
Putt and Lenny Loosejocks, ShockRavers can choose from over 45 games,
puzzles, cartoons and more. Consumers will find cutting-edge action and
arcade-style entertainment as well as witty animation and mind-bending
tests of concentration at www.shockrave.com. ShockRave is being sponsored
by some of the industry's best-known consumer companies including 7 UP,
Apple Computer, Inc. and The LifeSavers...
[MD1] MacHack 98 Call for Papers
Call for Papers - MacHack '98
June, 1998 - Dearborn, Michigan
Do you have a pet project or cool new way of thinking about programming?
Want to share your software-design experiences with your peers? Do you want
to get technical information out to seasoned developers who can use it well
and wisely? If so, consider writing a paper for MacHack '98 -- the 13th
Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers with support from MacTech
Magazine and Apple Computer, Inc.
Some areas in which papers have been previously written for MacHack include
adaptive computing, the business of Macintosh development, game design, and
network programming, debugging, the programming subculture, virtual
reality, and Mac OS internals and hacks. Other categories are acceptable: a
paper could cover topics from Rhapsody, BeOS, MkLinux, or even Windows.
Although topics need not be strictly Mac OS-bound, they should tie in with
Macintosh programmers/programming. Better yet, write up a topic from
cross-platform...
[MD1] CWCVS 1.0b1
From: Richard Wesley (hawkfish@electricfish.com)
Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWCVS, a version control
plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior, which allows you to use the public
domain CVS client MacCVS without leaving the CodeWarrior IDE.
CVS is a widely used POSIX-based source control system and CVS clients are
available on many platforms, including the Macintosh, making it a
reasonable choice for multiple platform development. CWCVS allows Macintosh
developers to use CVS with CodeWarrior without arcane command line
arguments or scripts.
The CWCVS beta is available now at:
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/CWCVS/Download.html
Electric Fish, Inc. is a software company based in Seattle, Washington.
They are the makers of CWProjector, a Projector VCS plugin for Metrowerks
CodeWarrior.
For more information, contact Richard Wesley, mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com
[MD1] CWProjector 2.0b1
From: Richard Wesley (hawkfish@electricfish.com)
Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWProjector, a
subscription shareware version control plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior,
which allows you to use MPW's Projector for source control without leaving
the CodeWarrior IDE.
CWProjector provides an easy to use source-code control system, at minimal
cost, using established technology from Apple. It is well suited for
individuals and small organizations which want the benefits of
source-control with a minimum of hassle and expense.
Version 2.0 includes the following new features:
New default options for various commands;
Advanced dialogs for customizing options;
Various bug fixes and improvements;
Automatic database creation during Add and Connect;
CodeWarrior look-and-feel for the dialogs.
The CWProjector beta is available now at:
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/CWProjector/Download.html
for more information, contact Richard Wesley, mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com
[MD1] OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB for Rhapsody
Paragon Software Ships OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB for Apple Rhapsody Operating System
Key features:
- Full IIOP interoperability with leading CORBA 2.0 ORBS
- Objective-C and C++ language bindings
- Available for all Apple Enterprise plaftorms (NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP,
Rhapsody, WebObjects) plus Windows NT, Solaris, HP/UX, and Linux
Vienna, Virginia - February 17, 1998 - Paragon Software Inc., a leading
supplier of distributed object tools and solutions for the enterprise
market, has released a version of its OAK CORBA 2.0 ORB suite for Apple
Computers new Rhapsody operating system. A proven tool in its fifth major
release, OAK is the worlds only shipping CORBA 2.0 ORB with Objective-C
language bindings and OS/compiler support for Apple/NeXT enterprise
environments including NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, and WebObjects, and now the
entire range of Rhapsody platforms (PPC, Intel, and Windows Yellow Box).
"Weve been amazed at the interest in CORBA from the embryonic Rhapsody
developer community, and are...
[MD1] Lem's Mac Software Directory
From: "Lem Jordan" (lnjordan@m9.sprynet.com)
The first edition of Lem's Mac(tm) Software Directory is available at
http://members.aol.com/lnjordan/index.html
Listings are free, so if you have product that you would like to list in
the March 98 edition then please submit based on the guidelines on the web
page
[MD1] Insider Updates 2.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rio Sabadicci
Insider Software
760-804-9900
rio@theInside.com
INSIDER UPDATES 2.5 SPEEDS APPLICATION UPDATE PROCESS
New 2.5 Release of Macintosh Software Updater Runs 2.5 Times Faster
February 16, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced the
availability of Insider Updates 2.5, a release that runs 2.5 times faster
than earlier versions and also includes improved documentation and user
interface features.
TWO MINUTES TO SCAN TWO GIGABYTES
Insider Updates takes an inventory of every application and operating
system program on a Macintosh, contacts Insider Software's web site,
determines precisely which updaters are required to bring the system
up-to-date, and downloads the updaters to the Macintosh's hard disk. Using
improved disk scanning methods, the new 2.5 release can analyze an entire
two-gigabyte drive in two minutes, instead of the five minutes required by
earlier versions.
PERFORMANCE GOAL DROVE NEW RELEASE
"Our objective with the...
[MD1] Quadrivio General Edit Lite 1.0.1b2
Public Beta of Free File Tool for Developers
Quadrivio General Edit Lite 1.0.1b2 available for download.
Berkeley, CA-February 15-Quadrivio Corporation announces the public beta of
General Edit Lite, a free tool for developers who need to view or edit data
files in hexadecimal or other simple formats. This tool is based on the
commercial version of General Edit, but it does not include features for
dealing with compound data structures. PowerPC is required.
General Edit Lite allows you to view files as hexadecimal, ASCII, Unicode
(Roman encoding only), 16-bit decimal integers, or 32-bit decimal integers.
Finder Information for each file is also displayed. Files can be larger
than RAM.
The beta version is being announced only on the MacDev-1 mailing list. The
number of copies available for download may be limited. At the end of the
beta test period, the final version of General Edit Lite will be made
available for free to the general community.
To download General Edit Lite, visit http...
[MD1] World Wide Web Weaver v3.0
Miracle Software Inc. announces the shipping of version 3.0 of World Wide
Web Weaver, the company's Internet authoring package. Version 3.0 is a
complete rewrite of the software, resulting in significant speed
improvements, MacOS 8 awareness and the inclusion of the latest Web
authoring tools. Version 3.0 improves upon the popular interface which
allows users to easily write their HTML code and at the same time view the
results in their web browser.
New features and improvements include:
- Customizable toolbar
- Improved editors for:
- Frames, now semi-WYSIWYG
- Tables, improved importing and supports colors and alinement
- Applets
- JavaScript
- Comprehensive support for image maps
- Graphics can be resized visually
- A new integrated spell checker
- Full support of MacOS 8, including contextual menus
- Improved tag labeling, including the labeling of "broken" links
- Expanded find and replace, includes the ability to find and
replace in multiple documents, including documents...
[MD1] DevDepo's Valentines' Day Sale
DevDepot's Valentines' Day Sale
February 13th - February 16th
In honor of Valentines Day we would like to give our customer's an extra
10% off of our already low prices.
To qualify for the 10% off is easy, you only need to order via e-mail, fax,
or on our convenient web site.
So hurry and pay us a visit at (http://www.devdepot.com) and take advantage
of our Valentines' Day Sale, its a limited time offer! (Orders must be
received by midnight, February 16, 1998 to qualify)
So don't forget to visit us this Valentines' Day weekend!
And, as always its easy to order from DevDepot when you order via
any of the catalog's easy ordering channels. You can order via telephone
(Toll Free at 800-MACDEV-1), email, fax, or on the online shopping basket
which has 24-hour accessibility (via a continually updated website
(http://www.devdepot.com)).
Due to the overwhelming response expected, we cannot take phone orders at
the discount price. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an e-mail
with...
[MD1] FileMaker Solutions Alliance
New Focus, New Director for FileMaker Solutions Alliance
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Feb. 11, 1998 -- FileMaker, Inc., a worldwide leader
in desktop-to-web database software, announced today that the Claris
Solutions Alliance (CSA) network of solutions providers will be renamed the
FileMaker Solutions Alliance (FSA). The FSA program will focus exclusively
on the FileMaker Pro line of award-winning database software.
The change is part of the transformation of Claris into FileMaker, Inc.
announced Jan. 27, and part of an intense focus of all the company's
resources on growing the FileMaker business. The more than 2,500 members of
FSA will benefit from the company's new focus.
"The new FSA presents a great opportunity for me and other members," said
Steven Blackwell, FSA member and president of Management Counseling
Services in Alexandria, Va. "This program will allow members to help one
another as well as give vital input to FileMaker, Inc., helping improve and
grow the FileMaker Pro...
[MD1] Rhapsody-based CommuniGate Pro Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stalker Software Releases a public beta of the
Rhapsody-based CommuniGate Pro Server
Key features: Rhapsody-based, industry-strength,
administration via the Web,
extensive multi-domain support,
unique IMAP multi-mailbox features.
MILL VALLEY, CA - February 12th, 1998 - After the successful launch of the
Stalker Internet Mail Server, Stalker Software releases a public beta
version the CommuniGate(tm) Pro messaging server for the Rhapsody family of
operating environments.
The new, completely redesigned implementation of the CommuniGate integrated
messaging system unifies the performance and standard-compliance of the
Stalker Internet Mail Server with flexibility and powerful features of the
modular CommuniGate System of MacOS.
The CommuniGate Pro is based on the Rhapsody Foundation framework and can
run under all operating systems supported with the Rhapsody "Yellow-box":
Rhapsody for Power Macintosh(r), Rhapsody for Intel...
[MD1] Funnel Web version 1.6
Active Concepts is pleased to release the next version of Funnel Web
version 1.6. This version adds many enhancements and fixes over version
1.5. This version is available immediately to all registered users of
Funnel Web. Users can download the updater directly from our web site at:
http://www.activeconcepts.com.
Major new features of this version include:
* Full asynchronous DNS lookups with greater than 20 fold speed improvement
* Inclusion and Exclusion filtering on both URL and Client
* Search Keyword Reporting
* Top Entry Page reports
* Additional Log file Support for Rumpus FTP server
* Improved Memory management for logs over 80MB
as well as a number of bug fixes as detailed on the web site and in the
readme file.
We are now moving into development version for version 2.0 which will
support full eMail notification, archiving and FTP uploads and downloads as
well as some impressive new reports.
[MD1] ISO Adopts QuickTime File Format as Starting Point
ISO Adopts QuickTime File Format as Starting Point for
Developing Key Component of MPEG-4 Specification
Industry Leaders Collaborate on Next Generation Multimedia Standard
CUPERTINO, California--Feb. 11, 1998--Apple Computer Inc., IBM, Netscape
Corp., Oracle Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. today
announced that the International Standards Organization (ISO) has adopted
the companies' joint proposal to use Apple's QuickTime File Format as the
starting point for the development of a unified digital media storage
format for the MPEG-4 specification.
The six companies now look forward to collaborating with other companies
and industry bodies to further refine the specification and QuickTime file
format--ensuring that MPEG-4 quickly gains market acceptance.
"MPEG's decision to utilize the QuickTime file format for the MPEG-4
specification has huge benefits for users and the industry", said Ralph
Rogers, Principal Analyst for Multimedia at Dataquest, San Jose. "This...
[MD1] M. Pack 2.1.5 Update
From: ASTARTE GmbH (chris@astarte.de)
Subject: New Version 2.1.5 of ASTARTE M. Pack
ASTARTE releases M. Pack 2.1.5. the professional MPEG compression software
for MacOS. This update supports QuickTime 3.0 and includes some bug fixes.
http://www.astarte.de/text/softwaree/mpack
If you have any questions or comments, please contact ASTARTE at:
Email: info@astarte.de
Fax: ++49-721-853862
Internet: http://www.astarte.de
[MD1] FairCom's c-tree Plus 6.7A
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FairCom(r) releases new version of c-tree Plus(r),
V6.7A, for Macintosh with conditional index support,
transaction history, variable length API
CONTACT:
Tamra Brown,
Scott Thomas
FairCom Corporation
(573) 445-6833
Columbia, MO -- FairCom(r) Corporation announced the latest release of
c-tree Plus(r) v6.7A file handler and the FairCom Server for the Macintosh,
including support for System 7.X and Mac O/S 8.X for both Native PowerPC
and 68K. This new release of FairCom's C ISAM database API offers an
enhanced variable length API resulting in easier and faster variable length
record operations and conditional index support, which provides a means to
define complex expressions and use them to filter the entries within an
index. Other major features of this release include a transaction history
function, which makes it possible to access the audit logs of transaction
controlled files. "The new FairCom Server improves networked throughput
dramatically, with benchmarked...
[MD1] DevDepot Offers 10% Off Eddy Award Developer Products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Susan Whitney
DevDepot
805-494-9797 x 105
marketing@devdepot.com
DevDepot Offers 10% Off of Eddy Award Developer Products
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- February 6, 1998 -- DevDepot, announced
today that in celebration of this years Eddy awards it will be offering 10%
off of all Eddy Award finalists products in stock, in the development
category, throughout the month of February.
Macworld Magazine's "Eddy" award is the Macintosh industry's most respected
honor, recognizing the best Macintosh hardware and software products
released during the year, as well as the individuals who have had a
significant impact on the industry. The developer tool categories are
jointly sponsored by MacTech and Macworld magazines.
This year the Eddys have special meaning to the development industry. It
marks the first time that an entire category is devoted to recognizing Mac
developer tools. That is why DevDepot is proud to be able to offer
these products to the developer...
[MD1] On The Fly Web Graphics Builder
Tabasoft SendGraphic: On The Fly Web Graphics Builder
Tabasoft SendGraphic 1.0 is a tool that allows macintosh webmasters to
build on the fly (and send on the web) dynamic graphics from data embedded
in HTML.
Usually graphics are static images in your web site linked as "(IMG SRC..."
HTML tags. Suppose that your graphics comes from dynamic data and that this
data changes every day (or more). If you have static graphics you have to
manually rebuild your graphics every day. With SendGraphic you can avoid
this. In fact it builds graphics in real time so that they always match
your data. Also with static data SendGraphic can be very useful, when you
have to build many graphics and you don't want to do it manually.
SendGraphic can be used in very different situations.
You may want to use SendGraphic as a WSAPI HTTP Server plug-in or as an
HTTP Server ACGI. SendGraphic requires a Power Macintosh, system 7 or later
with QuickTime.
A full version of SendGraphic is now available for download...
[MD1] Roundabout Logic does QT VR Tools
ROUNDABOUT LOGIC, INC.(TM) IS NEW PUBLISHER OF NODESTER(TM) AND
WIDGETIZER(TM) QUICKTIME VR TOOLS.
Winter Springs, Florida, February 4, 1998 -- Roundabout Logic, Inc.
announced today that it is now the official publisher of the well-known
QuickTime VR tools, Nodester and Widgetizer. Both these Macintosh-only
applications, formerly published by Panimation, Inc., are available from
Roundabout Logic, Inc. of Winter Springs, Florida, as of February 1, 1998.
Roundabout Logic, Inc. is a newly formed corporation, committed to the
advancement of QuickTime VR technology through the ongoing development of
Nodester and Widgetizer, as well as future companion products. "The company
guarantees to continue development of both Nodester and Widgetizer with
even greater sense of excellence than before. And you can look for several
new and exciting product releases coming up in 1998," says Roundabout
Logic's president, Tony Mignone.
Roundabout Logic, is providing free technical support to all existing...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for PalmPilot and WorkPad
Press Contact:
Gordy Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com
http://www.metrowerks.com
Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior Tools for
3Com(R) PalmPilot(TM) Organizer and IBM(R) WorkPad(TM) PC Companion
AUSTIN, Texas - February 3, 1998 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK) announced today they have begun shipping Release 4 of
CodeWarrior for Palm OS(TM), the latest version of the companys popular
set of development tools for building Palm Computing(R) platform
applications for the 3Com PalmPilot Organizer, IBM WorkPad PC Companion,
and Franklin Day Planner(R) The Palm Computing platform is an open
architecture consisting of the reference hardware design, Palm OS,
HotSync(R) conduit data synchronization technology, platform component
tools, and software interface capabilities to support hardware add-ons.
Hosted on Windows(R) 95, Windows NT(R), and Mac(R) OS, Release 4 of
CodeWarrior for Palm OS boasts many new features, including: C++ support;
increased support...
[MD1] BSDI's Java App Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Donna Faulkner
Baron, McDonald & Wells
770-492-0373 (phone)
dfaulkner@bmwpr.com (e-mail)
Berkeley Software Design Inc. Licenses
Java Application Environment
Brings Java to Popular Internet Service Provider Platform
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 1998) Berkeley Software Design Inc.
(BSDI), has licensed the Java' Application Environment (JAE) from Sun
Microsystems to include in upcoming releases of BSDI Internet Server and
e/BSD, the embedded systems technology for developers of network
appliances.
"With this license, BSDI will include Java on the best-supported and most
robust Internet Server in the industry," said Randy Brem, Vice President of
Embedded Technology Sales with BSDI. "BSDI has access to the latest Java
developments directly from Sun, and will incorporate them in our products
in a timely fashion. Thousands of ISP customers and embedded device
development partners who rely on BSDI have been clamoring for Java. We're
excited to...
[MD1] Apple posts JFC (Swing) in Mac-friendly format
Mac OS Runtime for Java Bulletin
Apple has just posted the Java Foundation Classes ("Swing") Early Access
0.7 software to its "Apple & Java" web site at
(http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html). This software is
identical to the JFC 0.7 software posted at JavaSoft's site (java.sun.com),
but is packaged and organized in a format that makes it immediately usable
for Macintosh developers. It has also been tweaked slightly to fix a few
minor problems that affected usability on the Macintosh.
JFC 0.7 requires version 2.0 of Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). This
software is posted at http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html and is
also included with Mac OS 8.1.
Apple thanks its friends at Zero G Software (www.zerog.com) for its hard
work in making this posting possible.
[MD1] NetObjects TeamFusion 1.0
From: Jack Rotolo
Director of North American Sales
NetObjects is excited to announce that we are shipping NetObjects
TeamFusion 1.0, the client-server Web site authoring product that
alleviates the huge bottleneck created when Web teams are inundated with
site content changes.
To order or get more information on this novel approach to Web site
publishing, simply call our NetObjects TeamFusion reseller experts at
1-800-823-5157 today and reference Priority #653010. Or, for written
information on NetObjects TeamFusion, visit
http://www.netobjects.com/products/html/teamfusion.html or read further.
Today, most corporate Web sites are developed and maintained not by
individuals, but by teams of IS managers, programmers, designers, editors
and many contributors who submit content but aren't part of the core Web
team. Because these content contributors such as the Human Resources
department or Marketing sometimes outnumber Web developers 10 to 1, the
endless barrage of content changes...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0 (final) now available
MRJ SDK 2.0 BULLETIN
Apple's Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) SDK 2.0 is now available. It contains
a collection of tools, libraries, sample code, and documentation that will
make it easier for you to build better Java software for the Macintosh. The
major items included are as follows:
JBindery -- an application that allows you to create double-clickable
Macintosh applications that execute Java code.
MRJToolkit -- a library that allows you to easily add Macintosh
functionality to Java applications, such as the ability to respond to Open
and Quit events, locate special system folders, and set document types.
JDirect -- an application programming interface that allows you to access
the Macintosh toolbox directly from a Java application.
JManager -- an API that allows you to embed Java content in traditional Mac
OS applications.
The SDK is available for downloading at the Apple & Java website at:
http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html
[MD1] BeOS Demos & Dev Conference
BE ANNOUNCES BEOS DEMONSTRATIONS AT SD'98 AND
MARCH BE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE FEATURING NEW BEOS FOR INTEL
MENLO PARK, California (January 28, 1998) -- Be, Inc. announced today that
it will demonstrate the BeOS at the Software Development '98 Conference
February 10-12, 1998 in San Francisco. Be also announced that it will hold
its next Be Developer Conference (BeDC) on March 19-20, 1998, at the Westin
Hotel at the Santa Clara Convention Center in San Jose, California. At that
conference, attendees will receive the first complete copies of the BeOS
for Intel Pentium processors.
"We're approaching these events with strong emotions," said Jean-Louis
Gassee, Chairman & CEO of Be, Inc. "We're very excited to be shipping the
first release of the BeOS for Intel Pentium processors. And, like any proud
parent, we're awaiting the reactions of application developers to our
brand-new product."
The BeOS will be shown during the Software Development '98 Conference
February 10-12, 1998 in San...
[MD1] Glucose Releases Data Hammer 1.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Glucose Declares War on Infoglut with Release of Data Hammer 1.5
Contact:
Gabriel Cheifetz
Glucose Development Corporation
36 S. Paca St. Suite 418
Baltimore, MD 21201
gchei@glu.com
http://www.glu.com
January 28, 1998-- Glucose Development Corporation today announced the
immediate availability of Data Hammer 1.5, a major upgrade of its automatic
text summarization device for the Macintosh.
About Version 1.5
A powerful new text summarization engine, visual query execution, and
round-trip web publishing top the list of features in this release.
In addition to the newspaper-style headlines that version 1.0 generated,
Data Hammer 1.5 uses a new summarization engine to extract a bulleted list
of major topics from each section of a document.
Users can also search for words or phrases and see a colored map of where
they occur throughout a document.
In addition, round-trip web publishing means that any web page can now be
fetched, summarized, and saved as HTML all from...
[MD1] EtherPeek v.3.5 for Macintosh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW EtherPeek v.3.5 for Macintosh
Walnut Creek, California - January 27, 1998 - The AG Group, Inc. ships the
new version 3.5 of EtherPeek for Macintosh, an upgrade to its popular 3.1
version. The award-winning Ethernet network and protocol analyzer adds a
new Summary Statistics window for baselining and monitoring key traffic
statistics to its rich set of capabilities. Key features of the software
include real-time and post-capture packet filtering, Plug-ins for expert
packet analysis, powerful decoding with support for all major protocol
suites (including IP, AppleTalk, Netware IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, NetBIOS, DECnet,
SMB, OSI TARP and more), ProtoSpecs? technology for fine delineation of
packet type, simple "Make Filter" command for address, protocol and offset
filtering creation/modification, real-time utilization statistics for node,
protocol, and filtered packet monitoring, HTML traffic statistics output,
enhanced protocol definitions, and more.
EtherPeek v.3.5...
[MD1] Claris to Reorganize as FileMaker, Inc.
Claris to Reorganize as FileMaker, Inc.
CUPERTINO, California -- Jan. 27, 1998 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced that its Claris subsidiary will restructure to focus exclusively
on its award-winning FileMaker Pro line of database software. This
restructuring will include changing the Company name to FileMaker, Inc.,
divesting of products other than the FileMaker Pro line, and laying-off
approximately 300 Claris employees.
FileMaker Pro is the most popular database software for the Macintosh and
is the second most popular standalone database software for Windows, with
about 3 million units sold and 2,500 developers. Sales of the FileMaker Pro
line were $73 million in FY97, and $24 million in the most recent quarter
which ended Dec. 26, 1997. Sales of the Windows versions more than tripled
during the past two years (from $9 million to $28 million) and grew 77
percent during the most recent quarter over the same quarter a year ago.
"As FileMaker, Inc. we can now focus all our...
[MD1] VRML Becomes ISO/IEC International Standard
VRML Becomes ISO/IEC International Standard
VRML97 specification ratifies VRML 2.0 functionality as an official ISO
standard; ISO standardization guarantees stability for VRML specification
and encourages the adoption of VRML in other ISO/IEC standards
San Ramon, CA - January 26, 1998 - The VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling
Language) Consortium today announced that VRML has been approved as an
International Standard by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
The VRML97 specification, also known as ISO/IEC 14772, was published by
ISO/IEC in December 1997 as a result of a close collaboration with the VRML
Consortium. VRML 97 defines the complete functionality of the VRML
Consortium's VRML 2.0 specification as International Standard ISO/IEC
14772-1.
As an ISO/IEC standard, VRML has gained international endorsement and
provides a guarantee of specification stability, which will promote content
compatibility to drive the...
[MD1] Proteron's FileMaker Pro Tuner
Contact:
Sam Caughron
Director of Marketing
816.765.4983 x 726
sam@proteron.com
FMPRO TUNER DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES PERFORMANCE OF FILEMAKER PRO
Kansas City, MO. January 26, 1998 - Proteron, L.L.C. today announced the
release of FMPro Tuner, a Mac OS system extension for improving the
performance of Claris Corporation's FileMaker Pro.
The extension, which is free for download, can be obtained directly from
Proteron (http://www.proteron.com).
FMPro Tuner dramatically improves the performance of FileMaker Pro when
used as a networked host. Without the tuner, users logged in to a database
being hosted by FileMaker can experience very slow response times,
particularly when FileMaker is not the foreground application on the host.
With the tuner installed, the host response times increase by as much as a
factor of 20.
Both FileMaker Pro 4.0 and 3.0 are supported by FMPro Tuner. Anyone who
uses FileMaker Pro as a database host will benefit from the use of FMPro
Tuner.
Although FMPro Tuner was...
