[MD1] Apple Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results
Apple Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results
Company Recaps Extensive New Product Offerings and Restructuring Progress
CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 16, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
financial results for the Company's fiscal 1997 second quarter ended March
28, 1997. Revenues for the quarter were $1.6 billion, compared to $2.1
billion in the quarter ended Dec. 27, 1996 and $2.2 billion in the quarter
ended March 29, 1996. International sales accounted for 49 percent of total
revenues in the current quarter.
As previously indicated, the Company incurred two large charges of a
non-operating nature during the quarter. Pursuant to generally accepted
accounting principles, the Company recorded a charge of $375 million for
the write-off of in-process research and development activity related to
its Feb. 4, 1997 acquisition of NeXT Software, Inc.
Additionally, the Company recorded a charge of $155 million to increase
reserves to cover the costs of restructuring activities previously...
[MD1] SuperCard $49.95 sale
From: klarue@pop.allegiant.com (Kevin La Rue)
Subject: * [Ann] $49.95 "SUPERCARD" MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOL SALE!
NEWS BULLETIN
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **
MORE INFO: http://www.allegiant.com
$49.95 "SUPERCARD" MULTIMEDIA/WEB AUTHORING TOOL SALE!
Allegiant offers previous version of SuperCard at incredible price!
SAN DIEGO, CA -- April 11, 1997: Today Allegiant Technologies announced a
special $49.95 inventory closeout price for their award-winning Macintosh
multimedia authoring tool SuperCard 2.5.
SuperCard 2.5 sports full PowerPC acceleration, built-in QuickTime support,
a powerful Standalone Maker utility for building royalty-free
"double-clickable" applications, hypertext, advanced sound features,
multi-frame "Filmstrip" animations, and more. These new features build
upon an already strong set of powerful authoring capabilities that included
comprehensive media support (QuickTime, sounds, animations, text &
graphics), support for a full suite of...
[MD1] EveryWare and InContext Merge
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 1997
EveryWare Development and InContext Systems Announce Plans to Merge
Combined Companies will Provide Complete Suite of Open, Multi-platform Web
tools
Mississauga and Toronto, ON, Canada--April 15, 1997--EveryWare Development
Canada Corp. (ASE: EVY) and InContext Systems Inc. (TSE: INI) today
announced that they have executed a letter of intent to merge their
operations, subject to regulatory approval and approval of the board of
directors and shareholders of each of the companies. InContext also
announced an immediate private placement of InContext shares to be taken up
by EveryWare, subject to regulatory approval. The merger between EveryWare
and InContext will be by means of either an amalgamation or a plan of
arrangement in which the shareholders of the companies will exchange their
shares for shares of a yet to be named new company. The new company will
offer corporate clients a complete suite of rapid development, maintenance
and administration...
[MD1] Digest Avail & Instructions
To all,
Many of you have requested that we have a digest version of MacDev-1.
We've been partially supporting this for a while, but now it should be
ready to role. Below are the latest instructions for MacDev-1.
Let us know if you run into any problems and we'll be happy to work them
through.
Thanks,
Neil
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Please read the list guidelines (see below) before engaging in discussion.
In addition, familiarize yourself with how the list operates, especially if
you've never participated in an Internet email discussion group before.
It's a good idea to save this message somewhere so you know how to
unsubscribe.
When dealing with a listserver, there are two types of messages, namely,
COMMANDS and POSTS. Unlike traditional listservers which require the use of
numerous email addresses, we have simplified the process by allowing for
both both COMMANDS and POSTS to be sent to the same address.
COMMANDS
These e-mail messages are intended to cause...
[MD1] Webink InterNews Server
Webink InterNews Server is a powerful yet easy to configure
and administer "Macintosh first" news server.
We are looking for beta testers to test and evaluate a new product.
InterNews is an internet/intranet news server designed for internal and
external workgroups.
InterNews supports NNTP allowing any news client access with Netscape,
NewsWatcher, IE etc.
If you are serious about beta testing go to the following URL to register :-
http://www.webink.com/webink.acgi?dl_wint-InterNews
Webink Ltd. Phone +44 (1235) 820144
Sutton House Fax +44 (1235) 820141
174 Milton Park Mobile +32 (75) 761463
OXON OX14 4SE
Abingdon
United Kingdom
[MD1] LogDoor Handles more Servers
FOR RELEASE APRIL 14, 1997
Contact: Charles McHenry
541-772-2382
cmchenry@opendoor.com
OPEN DOOR NETWORKS EXPANDS ITS LOGDOOR PRODUCT LINE
INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED REAL-TIME WEB SITE MONITOR NOW SUPPORTS MORE MAC OS
SERVERS, WINDOWS 95 AND NT
ASHLAND, OR. -- April 14, 1997 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced
that it has significantly broadened its LogDoor product line by adding
support for additional Mac OS servers, plus key Windows 95 and NT servers
as well. Open Door announced that its Personal LogDoor Web Sharing Monitor
now supports Microsoft's as well as Apple's personal Web server under the
Mac OS, and that a new LogDoor for Windows product provides support for
Microsoft Web servers under Windows 95 and NT.
LogDoor Web Site Monitor products provide Webmasters with the essential
ability to monitor accesses to their server in real time, unlike most
current log analysis programs which work as after-the-fact log
post-processors. The top-of-the-line LogDoor Multi-domain Web...
[MD1] Anopolis 1.0
From: xpolakis@prometheus.hol.gr (Antreas P. Hatzipolakis)
Subject: [ANN] Anopolis
Anopolis 1.0 (Formerly IFSPLM): A DocMaker format stand-alone document
containing information about Internet Freeware / Shareware Programming
Languages for the Macintosh.
Freely available from Anopolis Page at:
http://users.hol.gr/~xpolakis/ifsplm.html
[MD1] Open Media Toolkit Pro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Information Contact:
Kevin Parriott (kparriott@pacmedia.com)
619-462-6042
619-465-0323 fax
For Information Contact:
Kevin Parriott (kparriott@pacmedia.com)
or pmwnews@pacmedia.com
619-462-6042
Open Media Toolkit Pro Unveiled
April 9, 1997 - San Diego based Pacific Media WorX has announced that
"Phase One" development and successful beta testing of its Open Media
Toolkit Professional, has been completed.
Open Media Toolkit Professional, is a high performance commercial level
C++, 32 bit, three dimensional (3D) capable framework, designed for
cross platform game and multimedia product development. OMT Pro is
revolutionary in that products created within OMT Pro's single source
code framework, when compiled, will produce software capable of running
on four different operating platforms. They include Windows'95, and NT,
the Macintosh, and Power PC.
Smart object-oriented structures allow OMT Pro applications to be
platform independent with no speed lost compared...
[MD1] Apple Ships Personal Web Sharing 1.0
Server Software Offers a Complete, Easy-to-use Intranet Publishing Solution
for Individuals and Small Workgroups
CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 9, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
shipment of its Personal Web Sharing 1.0 server software. Personal Web
Sharing 1.0 is available for U.S. $19.95 via download on the Internet at
the software.net website (http://www.software.net) and soon at the C/Net
website (http://www.buydirect.com). Designed for individuals and small
workgroups, the new product, which allows web publishing without dedicating
a separate machine as a server, is a result of Apple's strategy to provide
easy-to-use Internet publishing capabilities to meet the individual needs
of its customers.
Based on Internet protocols, Personal Web Sharing extends Apple's
traditional file-sharing capabilities to intranet-based webs. While
individuals on a Macintosh or Mac OS compatible machines can publish
information to the web, other users with web browsers running on most...
[MD1] Mac OS 7.6.1 Update
Apple Ships Mac OS 7.6.1 Update; Delivers Reliability Improvements to the
Mac OS
CUPERTINO, California-April 7, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc., today released a
set of system software enhancements that improves the overall reliability
of the Mac OS, and brings the benefits of Mac OS 7.6 to the most recently
introduced Mac OS compatible systems. Released in January, Mac OS 7.6
continues to receive an enthusiastic reception.
Significance
Mac OS 7.6.1 Update delivers on its two main goals: to improve stability
through reliability improvements, and to bring Mac OS 7.6 support to
recently introduced computers not currently supported by Mac OS 7.6. This
release is not intended to deliver any new features, nor does it deliver
updates to technologies already available through download sites on the
Internet and online services.
Numerous Improvements
Mac OS 7.6.1 Update is Apple's rapid response to feedback from customers
and developers on Mac OS 7.6. It delivers updates for all Macintosh and
Mac OS...
[MD1] QuickTime 3.0 for Windows and Macintosh
For Immediate Release
Apple Unveils QuickTime 3.0 for Windows and Macintosh
Video Capture, Editing, and Playback on Multiple Platforms Now Possible
NAB, LAS VEGAS--April 8, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced major
advances in QuickTime, the industry-standard digital media system software
for Windows and Mac OS. QuickTime 3.0 is the newest release of the
Company's widely adopted software architecture for creating and publishing
digital media. Today's announcement is significant as it marks the first
time the full power of QuickTime--including the ability to capture, edit,
compress, and playback digital media--is available for all major personal
computer platforms, including Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Mac OS System 7,
and Mac OS System 8.
"Professional media producers and publishers have relied on QuickTime's
flexibility and performance on Mac OS for years. Today's announcement that
Apple is bringing QuickTime's full capabilities to customers using
Windows-based systems...
[MD1] Them double messages...
MacDev-1 Subscribers,
Well, we could say...
"We were celebrating April Fools' Day late."
or
"We installed a Windows server."
or
"The messages were really important so we sent them more than once."
But, in reality and in "technical terms", the servers got confused in part
due to the shutting down of AppleLink and the Apple layoffs (bounces went
through the ceiling). We believe that the problem of multiple sends of
MacDev-1's are solved ... this message will test that. :)
We're almost finished with the Digest implementation, so stay tuned for
more information on subscribing to the digest version soon.
Thanks,
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
[MD1] MacStandardBasic
New Product Information
ZCurve Software
Indianapolis, IN
www.zcurve.com
Contact: Bob Hays
bobhays@zcurve.com
FAX # (317) 271-0571
For Immediate Release
New MacStandardBasic is released and sold over the Internet
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, April 3rd, 1997 : ZCurve Software released
MacStandardBasic, a powerful BASIC development system for Macintosh
computers. Users can purchase and download the complete MacStandardBasic
package for an introductory price of $ 49 from the ZCurve Software website
(www.zcurve.com).
"The Macintosh has not had a BASIC language that makes it easy for the
average user to create fast applications incorporating animation, graphics,
sounds, and movies. MacStandardBasic gives this to them.", Bob Hays of
ZCurve Software, said. MacStandardBasic is optimized for both Apple's
newer Power Macintosh computers and older Macintosh models.
ZCurve Software has teamed up with BroadCast Software Corporation to allow
users anywhere in the world to purchase and get...
[MD1] WebImage 97
CONTACT: ROYCE WHITE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
dataDisc, Inc.
10334 Battleview Parkway
Manassas, VA 20109
703-331-2200 (Tel)
703-331-2260 (Fax)
http://www.datadisc.com
sales@datadisc.com
DATADISC ANNOUNCES WEBIMAGE97 - THE VERY BEST WAY
TO CATALOG (AND THEN FIND) ALL THOSE IMAGES YOU
GRAB FROM THE 'NET
March 31, 1997, Washington D.C. Manassas, Virginia-based dataDisc, a
leader in the multimedia arena, has brought its expertise to the Web.
The introduction of webimage97 means never again losing another image
you've downloaded from the Web.
You've been browsing the net. You find a good image and you download it.
After a very short while you've got hundreds of images on your harddrive
but no way to find the exact one you're looking for. That's because they
usually have names like AD6535.GIF or image07.jpg which tells you absolutely
nothing about what the image looks like.
Enter webimage97 -- A great web tool...
[MD1] Metrowerks Supports MS AFC Java Classes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT AFC JAVA CLASSES
AUSTIN, Texas-April 2, 1997-At the Software Development West Conference and
JavaOne, Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's
leading providers of software development tools, today announced that
Metrowerks' CodeWarrior will offer full support for Microsoft's recently
announced Application Foundation Classes (AFC), a comprehensive set of
cross-platform, value-added class libraries written entirely in Java.
These classes provide small, fast and flexible graphics, user interface and
multimedia capabilities in a suite of highly functional Java class
libraries. This enhances development of rich, sophisticated cross-platform
Java applications while saving on valuable development time. Metrowerks
will provide support for AFC in upcoming versions of its CodeWarrior Gold
Integrated Development Environment...
[MD1] Sun Licenses Headspace Audio Engine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACTS:
MARSHA VDOVIN PUBLIC RELATIONS
MARY COLLER-HEADSPACE
415.826.1121
415.696.9400
vdovin@sirius.com
mary@headspace.com
SUN MICROSYSTEMS LICENSES THE HEADSPACE AUDIO ENGINE
UNPRECEDENTED SONIC POWER SLATED FOR JAVA
JavaOne Conference * San Francisco, CA * April 2, 1997 - Headspace Inc., a
leading creator of software technologies for music and sound on the
Internet, has licensed its audio engine to JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun
Microsystems, Inc., bringing high-quality sound and interactive music to
Java. Headspace founder, musician Thomas Dolby Robertson, will demonstrate
this technology at Sun CEO Scott McNealy's keynote address at the JavaOne
conference. The keynote address is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on April 3,
1997, at San Francisco's Moscone Center.
"We were eager to bring a monumental leap in audio quality to Java
applications," commented Jon Kannegaard, vice president of software
products at JavaSoft. "With Headspace, we've found an ideal...
[MD1] Metrowerks licenses Java Optimization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Sara Payne/Deb Fry
Microware Systems Corporation
(515) 223-8000
sarap@microware.com/debf@microware.com
METROWERKS TO LICENSE JAVA OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY TO MICROWARE
AUSTIN, Texas-April 2, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME: MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced that it will license its optimized byte code interpreter and
Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation technology to Microware Systems Corp. for
implementation in the Java Virtual Machine running on Microware's OS-9
real-time operating system.
OS-9 is a leading multi-tasking real-time operating system for mission
critical embedded applications, including digital TV, Internet appliances
and wireless communications devices.
The first implementation of the Java optimization technology will target
the Java Virtual Machine running on OS-9 for PowerPC.
"Microware is pleased to be...
[MD1] BMUG's MacFest 97
Contact: Colleen Miller,
Development Director
(510) 549-2684 x210
MORE VENDORS AND SPEAKERS THAN EVER
TO ATTEND BMUG'S MACFEST '97
For Immediate Release - BERKELEY, CA, April 2, 1997 - April 26 marks the
date of the 7th annual BMUG MacFest. This year MacFest will be held at its
usual site in the Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley Campus. The show will
take place from 10am to 6pm. This year will prove to be the best yet with
such big name vendors as Adobe,Connectix, Aladdin, Dantz, Iomega, Corel,
Wacom, Techworks, Motorola and MANY more. Fir the first time ever, vendors
will be selling product and giving some great deals to MacFest attendees.
Also, come hear first hand about Apple's tremendous changes this year as
Ellen Hancock, Apple Vice President, has agreed to be our keynote speaker.
And if that's not exciting enough, we'll also have Jean Louis Gassee,
founder of Be, Inc. Other conference speakers include industry analyst Dave
Winer, TidBits Editor Adam Engst, MacWeek Columnist...
[MD1] StarBase Bundles with Oracle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STARBASE ANNOUNCES NON-EXCLUSIVE BUNDLING
AGREEMENT WITH ORACLE
Inclusion of StarBase's Version Control Product Expands Market
Opportunity
Irvine, California, March 27, 1997 - StarBase Corporation (Nasdaq: SBAS)
today announced the completion of a non-exclusive bundling agreement with
Oracle to ship StarBase's version control product, Versions 2.0, with
Oracle's Developer/2000 product at no additional charge to the customer.
Oracle [Nasdaq: ORCL] is a major vendor of developer tools with the company
exceeding $5.2 billion in annual revenue.
Commenting on the importance of this bundling agreement, Donald R. Farrow,
President and COO of StarBase, said, "Oracle is the world's second largest
software company and the market leader in application development. Oracle's
decision to allow the inclusion of Versions 2.0 is acknowledgement of our
product; and we expect this agreement will offer us many marketing
benefits, including presentation of information about StarBase...
[MD1] Claris Solutions Conference
CLARIS SETS ANNUAL SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE FOR MAY 12-15 IN SAN JOSE
Three day conference to focus on integrating Claris software for the
Internet for "simply better solutions"
Santa Clara, Calif., March 31, 1997 - Claris Corporation has announced
that online registration is now open for its second annual Claris
Solutions Conference May 12-15, 1997, at the San Jose Fairmont, in San
Jose, Calif at http://www.claris.com/solutions conference . With "Simply
Better Solutions" as this year's theme, the conference will provide
training and education for software developers, consultants, trainers and
users.
Benefiting independent and in-house developers and consultants as well as
users of all levels, the conference will cover all key Claris software
applications, including FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows 95, Windows NT,
Windows 3.1 and Mac OS, Claris Home Page, Claris Emailer 2.0 for Mac OS
and ClarisWorks 4.0 for Windows 95 and Mac OS and Windows. Many of the
sessions will focus on how...
[MD1] MS & Metrowerks distribute Java VM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Ryan James
Waggener Edstrom
(503) 245-0905
ryanj@wagged.com
Joscelyn Zell
Waggener Edstrom
(503) 245-0905
jzell@wagged.com
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
MICROSOFT AND METROWERKS ANNOUNCE FREE REDISTRIBUTION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE
FOR JAVA AND JIT COMPILER FOR THE MACINTOSH
Fast, Robust, Small-Footprint Way to Run Java on the Macintosh Now
Available to Any Developer
SAN FRANCISCO-April 2, 1997-Today at Software Development West and JavaOne,
Microsoft Corp. and Metrowerks Inc. announced that the companies' jointly
developed virtual machine for Java and the just-in-time (JIT) compiler is
available for redistribution with Java applications as part of the
CodeWarrior software development package. This implementation of Java
provides a fast, reliable way to run Java on the Macintosh, with low memory
requirements.
"Metrowerks and Microsoft have been working very closely over the last year
to deliver best-of-breed virtual...
[MD1] Metrowerks Supports MS AFC Java Classes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT AFC JAVA CLASSES
AUSTIN, Texas-April 2, 1997-At the Software Development West Conference and
JavaOne, Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's
leading providers of software development tools, today announced that
Metrowerks' CodeWarrior will offer full support for Microsoft's recently
announced Application Foundation Classes (AFC), a comprehensive set of
cross-platform, value-added class libraries written entirely in Java.
These classes provide small, fast and flexible graphics, user interface and
multimedia capabilities in a suite of highly functional Java class
libraries. This enhances development of rich, sophisticated cross-platform
Java applications while saving on valuable development time. Metrowerks
will provide support for AFC in upcoming versions of its CodeWarrior Gold
Integrated Development Environment...
[MD1] DevDepot Japan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XPLAIN AND BYSE LAUNCH DevDepot JAPAN
Westlake Village, CA and Sapporo, Japan -- April 2, 1997 -- Xplain
Corporation who operates DevDepot, today announced that it is
launching DevDepot Japan with noted Japanese marketing and sales
organization, BYSE, Inc.
Until today, Japanese MacOS developers have had to work hard to find MacOS
development tools. In fact, they had to work twice as hard because all of
the literature about the products was in English -- battling a language
barrier. Now, DevDepot Japan, a fully localized version of
DevDepot in the United States (DevDepot US), solves that.
DevDepot Japan will publish marketing literature, provide order
fulfillment and customer service through a Japanese office -- all in native
Japanese. DD-J will not only carry best selling English versions of
products, but also a significant number of localized Japanese versions.
As its first major advertising campaign, DevDepot Japan will include
a full color catalog in each...
[MD1] Keeping Track of SW Versions
27 March, 1997 -- Symmetry Software today announced a new website designed
to help Macintosh users keep track of the latest versions of software. The
Version Master website currently lists more than 25,500 product titles from
over 40 countries, making it the most comprehensive list of Macintosh
software anywhere on the internet. Visitors to this site are invited to
search the huge database to find the latest version of software on their
Macs. Once a software version is located, users may simply click on the
download site to be transferred to the software's website.
The Version Master database keeps track of 680xx, PowerPC and FAT versions
of software. It also tracks beta versions of software independently from
release versions of the same software. Software is also categorized by
"country code" so localized versions may be identified.
The Version Master website is located at:
(http://www.versionmaster.com)
The Version Master website now joins the Version Master application as...
[MD1] StoneTable and ToolsPlus Compatibility
From: stack (stack@teleport.com)
Subject: [ANN] StoneTable and ToolsPlus Compatibility
Portland OR USA - StoneTablet Publishing is pleased to announce that
StoneTable is now compatible with ToolsPlus from Water's Edge Software. Now
users of ToolsPlus will be able to create tables within their applications
that have the full power of StoneTable including:
- resizeable rows and columns
- editing directly in cells
- pictures, checkboxes, and controls in cells
- hierarchical lists
- row and titles columns
- more than 32k of data in a table
- and much more.
For additional information on either StoneTable or ToolsPlus, please check
the following web pages.
For StoneTable http://www.teleport.com/~stack/
For ToolsPlus http://www.interlog.com/~wateredg/home_page.html
[MD1] Essential Software for the BeOS
Essential Software for the BeOS.
BEATWARE INC.
1150 Chestnut Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
http://www.beatware.com
AppSketcher Upgraded for Seamless Integration with Code Warrior for BeOS IDE
For Release Monday, March 31, 1997
Monday, March 31, 1997
Contact: Karen Cassel
BeatWare Inc.
karen@beatware.com
415-322-7253
Menlo Park, California -- March 31, 1997 -- BeatWare Inc. announced today
the release of AppSketcher v0.9, a new version of its powerful software
development tool for the BeOS. AppSketcher v0.9 is available for free
downloading on the company's website, http://www.beatware.com.
With this new version, AppSketcher minimizes project maintenance and
streamlines the application building process by automatically adding all
necessary resources to Metrowerks' IDE for the BeOS. In addition,
AppSketcher's user interface has been improved and more detailed
documentation provided to make the tool even easier to master.
AppSketcher is the leading programming tool for the BeOS. Its...
[MD1] Roaster Technologies' Release 3 is Shipping
Roaster Technologies' Release 3 is Shipping!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Judith Steinbaum
617.876.7680 x1818
judith@roaster.com
March 31, 1997. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Amidst pre-release enthusiasm,
industry compliments and a burgeoning worldwide Java(tm) industry, Roaster
Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has begun shipping its eagerly
awaited Roaster(tm) Release 3. This is the first release of the newly
formed company (a recent spin-off of Natural Intelligence, Inc.), whose
focus is on software products for Java developers.
Roaster is the pioneering Integrated Development Environment for Java on
the Macintosh(r). Release 3, the first non-developer release, not only
includes exciting new features and an array of bundled 'goodies,' but is
also offering a special introductory price of $49.00.
"This is indeed cause for celebration," noted John Dhabolt, President and
CEO of Roaster Technologies, Inc. "We believe that we have achieved our
primary goal - to make harnessing...
[MD1] Visual Basic to Java Conversion Tool
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Carmen Delessio, President
Black Dirt Software
914-651-1599
914-651-0015
http://www.blackdirt.com
Black Dirt Software releases Visual Basic to Java Conversion Tool
GOSHEN, NY -- March 27, 1997 (INB) -- Black Dirt Software announced today
the release of Convert 1.0 - a Visual Basic to Java Converter. Convert 1.0
is available immediately for purchase and electronic delivery from
ObjectTiger. The price is set at $59.99. The initial version provides a
true graphical rendering of the original Visual Basic screen - including
sophisticated user interface elements such as Frames and Tabbed dialogs.
Black Dirt also provided details about their next generation conversion
software. The new version is written entirely in Java. The object oriented
features of Java allows this new converter to be extended by third party
vendors. Carmen Delessio, President of Black Dirt, noted that there are
"over 400 VB Controls in existence today. There is no way that we can
convert...
[MD1] 4D version 6
CUPERTINO, CA. March 24, 1997 ACI US, Inc. shipped the 4th Dimension
Version 6 (4D V6) relational database today. Company president and
founder Marylene Delbourg-Delphis states, "With 4D V6, ACI has plotted a
course in three main directions. We have taken a new approach to
Internet/intranet technology, enhanced the developer environment, and
revised the 4th Dimension interface."
4D V6 integrates database technology with Internet capabilities through
its built-in web server, enabling immediate Web data publication simply
by clicking a check box in the Preference dialog. The new version
converts 4D forms to HTML on-the-fly with no need for an external CGI or
additional software. Because of the integrated 4D architecture, a Web
browser becomes just another client to 4D, allowing users to access,
insert, modify and delete data stored in 4D and SQL or ODBC-compliant
databases such as ORACLE, Informix, and Sybase. Additionally, the
optimized 4D Web server architecture guarantees automatic...
[MD1] WEB FM 3.0
WEB BROADCASTING CORP. SHIPS WEB FM 3.0 SDK FOR FILEMAKER PRO 3.0 SDK
UNLEASHES UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR FILEMAKER PRO 3.0
DEVELOPERS TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNET PRODUCT SPACE
Palo Alto, CA. -- March 21, 1997 -- Web Broadcasting Corp. announces the
release of the WEB FM 3.0 Solutions Distribution Kit (SDK). The new SDK
version of the leading web server plug-in for FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Mac
allows unlimited, royalty-free distribution of WEB FM 3.0 to customers
that have already licensed the Macintosh runtime database engine version
of FileMaker Pro 3.0 SDK from Claris Corporation.
WEB FM 3.0 SDK provides FileMaker Pro 3.0 developers with a fast,
cost-effective way to distribute customized World Wide Web solutions to
clients and consumers. This means enterprising FileMaker Pro 3.0
developers can now distribute their desktop applications and solutions
as powerful Internet or Intranet applications and solutions.
"WEB FM 3.0 SDK represents a truly remarkable opportunity...
[MD1] Free Chain Gang Beta
From: weesh@mindspring.com (Kenneth H. Wieschhoff)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Michael Jimenez or Ken Wieschhoff
PLR Software, Inc.
PO Box 420706
Atlanta, GA 30342
770.438.1860
mjimenez@plr.com
weesh@mindspring.com
PLR Software and Siren Enterprises Announce ChainGang Beta
Atlanta, Georgia ~ March 26, 1997: PLR Software and Siren Enterprises today
announced the free public beta of ChainGang, a programmer's debugging tool.
Features
Chain Gang is a MacOS first, MacOS only application!
Chain Gang is an extension/application which watches the resource maps and
resource chains of a running application and provides a running report of
resource usage.
Where this is really useful is in combination with a high-level debugger
like MWDebug where Chain Gang will show resources either on disk, or in RAM
while single stepping through the code.
In addition to the resource list, the program provides the programmer with
the latest resource (ResError) and memory errors (MemError) that were
generated...
[MD1] Metrowerks Standard Lib 2.1.1 Update
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] Metrowerks Standard Lib 2.1.1 Update
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the Metrowerks Standard Lib 2.1.1 Update available
now or soon for downloading from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
Metrowerks Standard Lib 2.1.1 Update
Released on 03/27/1997
MSL 2.1.1 addresses problems with the MSL 2.1 shipped with CodeWarrior
11. It is only recommended for use with the version 1.7.1 C/C++ compiler
update.
Download Update (4070k)
[MD1] Depot Easter Holiday Sale
DevDepot
Easter Holiday Sale!
Dear Developer,
DevDepot already offers developer tools and books at the lowest
prices in the market - guaranteed! We have hundreds of products available
for you all year round.
The DevDepot bunny has a special bargin Easter basket! Act now and
you'll get an additional 10% off our already low prices.
Description
Easter is here and we're offering you un-bunny-believable deals! For a
limited time only (until midnight March 30th), we're lowering our already
guaranteed super-low prices an additional 10%!
You'll find incredible deals, plus a dizzying selection -- everything from
the latest NeXT(tm) and Java books to brand new offerings from Apple, Royal
Software, Metrowerks, WAVES, BeachWare, Arboretum, Capilano Computing,
Symantec, Vivistar, Bare Bones, Roaster Technologies, MacTech(tm) and many
more. Plus, we have added Multimedia and Games software for you. To top it
all off, we've made ordering a cinch...
[MD1] Apple Briefing in Nice, France
Apple Computer's European Developer Relations invites you to a full-day
briefing on Thursday, April 17, from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, at the Abela
Regency Hotel in Nice, France. This briefing will cover Mac OS 8, Rhapsody
and OpenStep, and WebObjects. In addition, Apple will offer a limited
number of developers a hands-on introduction to the current Intel-version
of OpenStep and the OpenStep development environment--the tools you can use
today to start getting ready for the Rhapsody Developer Release due out
later this year. This event is limited in space and will be filled on a
first-come, first-served basis. For registration and event information,
visit our event web page:
(http://www.euro.apple.com/edr/events/nice-briefing.html).
For questions not covered by the web page, send a message to:
Stephen Humphrey (shumphrey@apple.com)
See you in Nice!
[MD1] QuickDNS Pro 1.1.1
New release of QuickDNS Pro, version 1.1.1, offers more admin flexibility,
enhances server performance and robustness.
Men & Mice's cutting edge DNS server for the Mac OS, QuickDNS Pro, now
provides more admin capabilities, as well as enhancing the performance and
reliability of QuickDNS server.
The admin changes include a new find command, providing the user with easy
tracking of domain information. This version also allows printing of
domains straight from the QuickDNS admin program. In addition, version
1.1.1 includes several other enhancements to QuickDNS admin.
Server changes add more robustness to the already solid QuickDNS server
framework and enhance the server performance. Root server information has
also been updated to reflect the most recent changes.
More information on QuickDNS Pro and a free fully-functional evaluation
copy of version 1.1.1 is available at: (http://www.menandmice.com)
The upgrade to 1.1.1 is free for registered users of QuickDNS Pro. The...
[MD1] Grayscale Kitchen 2.0
GRAYSCALE KITCHEN 2.0 FOR MACINTOSH DEVELOPERS
March 25,1997
NEW VISUAL INTERFACE EDITOR ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO EXPERIENCE USER
INTERFACES AS THEY ARE CREATED
Contact Info:jeremyv@viperware.com
Web Site: http://www.viperware.com/grayscale_kitchen
BUILDING INTERFACES
Grayscale Kitchen 2.0 (GK) was designed to provide the most convenient,
efficient method of prototyping a user interface. Currently, there are
no good UI prototyping utilities available, forcing most developers to
use a paint program or Hypercard to design their interfaces- a practice
that is barbaric considering the progress of technology today.
With Grayscale Kitchen, developers no longer have to spend countless
hours lining up pixels in a paint program to see what their new UI will
look like. With GK, all they have to do is click and drag, and they can
experience their UI inside GK without ever compiling or writing code.
GK 2.0 now features a never-before seen "hands-on" approach to interface
development. Instead of...
[MD1] Apple Ships MessagePad 2000
Apple Ships MessagePad 2000, a Complete Handheld Computer for the Mobile
Business Professional
CUPERTINO, Calif.--March 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc., today announced it
is shipping the MessagePad 2000, a mobile computer for the business
professional and one of the fastest handheld Internet computers on the
market.
The MessagePad 2000 offers the versatility of a laptop- including email,
fax, and Internet access capability, as well as personal productivity
software--at a fraction of a laptop's weight: 1.4 pounds. Incorporating the
160 MHz StrongARM processor, the MessagePad 2000 performs up to ten times
faster than current handheld computers in the market today and works easily
to exchange data with both Windows and Mac OS-based computers.
"A lot has been said about putting the functionality of a business computer
into a handheld computer," said Jim Groff, senior vice president of the
Information Appliance Division at Apple Computer, Inc. "In demonstrating
the MessagePad 2000 over the...
[MD1] Symantec Cafe 1.5 for Mac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Marcella Wucher
Zing PR
(415) 592-5834
zingpr@earthlink.net
Sheri Schurter
Symantec Corporation
(408) 864-2865
sschurter@symantec.com
SYMANTEC ANNOUNCES CAFE 1.5 FOR MACINTOSH JAVA(tm) DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
-- Market-leading toolset upgrade offers comprehensive Java environment to
Macintosh developers --
SYMANTEC CAFE 1.5 NEW FEATURES
* Enhanced debugger
* Recursive compiler for much faster builds
* New JIT
* JDK 1.02 integration
* MacOS Runtime for Java included
* Read/write zip files for classes
CUPERTINO, Calif. - March 24, 1997 - Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq:SYMC),
the leading supplier of Java development tools and environments, today
announced Symantec Café 1.5 for Macintosh. An upgrade to Symantec's
best-selling Java toolset, Café 1.5 now offers the richest
feature-set available for Macintosh Java development, including an enhanced
debugger, new just-in-time compiler for faster applet and application
performance, new recursive...
[MD1] Apple Invite to JavaOne
From: Apple Developer Relations
Subject: Please Join Apple at JavaOne
Dear Developer,
Apple Computer, Inc. would like to invite you to join us at JavaOne, Sun's
1997 Worldwide Java Developer Conference. JavaOne is being held April 2-4
at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. Apple is proud to be a Gold
Co-Sponsor of the conference.
JavaOne is a three-day technical conference for developers to learn Java
technologies directly from Sun's Java Development Team. Keynotes will be
delivered by Java industry luminaries James Gosling, John Gage, Scott
McNealy, Alan Baratz & Eric Schmidt.
Apple Computer, Inc. will be conducting a session in the Java Industry
Momentum track, where we'll be presenting our successful solutions using
Java and discussing our view of the Java industry as it moves forward. You
won't want to miss it!
JavaOne will also feature the JavaOne Pavilion where we will be showcasing
our Java tools and applications along with over 250 other companies. And
there will be...
[MD1] CameraMan Version 3.0
** F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E **
DATE: March 20, 1997
CONTACT: Corine Hopkins, Product Manager
604-685-9975
chopkins@mwg.com
http://www.mwg.com
CameraMan has gone Native!
Motion Works Releases CameraMan Version 3.0 for Power Macintosh
Vancouver,B.C. -- Motion Works Group Limited, the Canadian-based digital
technology and interactive multimedia company, announced today the
release of CameraMan Version 3.0 for Power Macintosh.
Since its debut in 1992, CameraMan has long been recognized as the tool
of choice for software developers, educators and trainers who need a
quick, flexible and inexpensive method of producing tutorials,
customized training demos, presentations, internet movies and on-line
support files. CameraMan makes simultaneous recordings of screen
activity, system sounds and voice-overs. It captures all action that
takes place on the users screen including; pull-down menus, dialogue
boxes,...
[MD1] Status on Game Sprockets
From: Chris De Salvo (desalvo@apple.com)
Subject: NEWS: Sprockets: Present and Future
Hi, this is Chris De Salvo. I work at Apple on the Sprockets team and I
wanted to take a few moments to very clearly state where the Sprockets are
at, where they will be going in the future and what all the press releases
really mean.
WHERE WE'RE AT:
---------------
DrawSprocket - version 1.1.2 of DrawSprocket should be released some time
next week (today is Monday, March 17). It provides some performance
increases and several major bug fixes (most notably the DebugStr() call
that was accidentally left in). There are also some UI enhancements to the
user-select-context dialog.
InputSprocket - version 1.2 of InputSprocket should be released some time
in the next week as well. This is a significant update and, among other
things, includes the following list of improvements:
o Lots of bug fixes
o Support for Microsoft SideWinder3D Pro joystick
o Much-improved support for...
[MD1] Pilot Emulator for Power Mac
From: Michel.Pollet@dcm.sat.fr (Michel Pollet)
Subject: [ANN] Zilot, new pilot emulator for Macintosh
A new port of Copilot for Powermacs is online.. You can get it from:
http://www.teaser.fr/~mpollet/Zilot
It features a lot more than the original port, including:
+ Sound
+ Saved machine state
+ Allow dowload of pilot applications
+ *VERY* fast
+ Double sized display..
+ Backlight mode ;-)
... and more
a great tool for testing applications from the net, or even easily test
the applications you're writing !
[MD1] Updaters for CodeWarrior Compiler/Linkers
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] CodeWarrior C/C++ Compilers Linkers Released
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the Metrowerks C/C++ Compilers and linkers Update
available now or soon for downloading from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
CW IDE C/C++ 1.7.1 Update
Released on 03/19/1997
This update provides the version 1.7.1 of the IDE plugin MacOS C/C++
compilers and linkers which correct problems with excessive inlining as
well as correcting several internal compiler errors.
Download Update (786k)
CW MPW Tools 1.7.1 Update
Released on 03/19/1997
This update provides the version 1.7.1 of the Metrowerks MPW tool C/C++
compilers and linkers which correct problems with excessive inlining as
well as correcting several internal compiler errors.
Download...
[MD1] UMAX for High End
UMAX Computer Corporation Announces Powerful New SuperMac System Targeting
High
End Professional Users
Fremont, Calif., March 17, 1997 -- UMAX Computer Corporation today
expanded its high end family of SuperMac S900 Mac OS-compatible workstations
with the S900/233 system based on a 233 MHz PowerPC 604e processor with an
estimated street price of $4,199.
Like the rest of the S900 family, the new system has been engineered
with UMAX' Advanced Scaleable Processor Design (A.S.P.D.) architecture,
enabling
a user to upgrade the primary processor card to faster speeds, and providing a
slot for a secondary processor card, allowing users to upgrade to a
dual-processor system without removing the original processor. UMAX
supports the
leading standards of Mac OS multiprocessing through DayStar nPOWER
multiprocessing technology. The unique degree of upgradeability guards
SuperMac
S900 systems against premature obsolescence.
"The new system provides the UNIX workstation-...
[MD1] Handheld Systems Conference Final Agenda
Handheld Systems Conference Final Agenda
Creative Digital Publishing Inc. is pleased to announce that the final
agenda for the Handheld Systems Conference (formerly PDA Developers) has
been posted to the company's web site at http://www.cdpubs.com. Entering
it's third year, this is the only conference in the world that focuses
exclusively on creating handheld hardware and software products. Taking
place April 24-26 at the San Francisco Airport Hilton, the event includes a
variety of keynotes, panels, and sponsor presentations about handheld
computing.
Keynotes are Andrew Seybold, noted industry analyst, Jean Belanger,
Chairman and CEO of software development tools creator Metrowerks, and
IBM's Thomas Zimmerman, cofounder of the noted virtual reality company VPL
Research and inventor of Personal Area Networks. Event sponsors and
supporters include Microsoft, Geoworks, Hewlett-Packard, Psion, General
Magic, Apple Computer, Nokia Mobile Phones, Palm Computing, Research in
Motion, and Pen...
[MD1] "Royals" Awards
Press release
Dateline: Largo, Florida
March 13, 1997
For more information, contact: Ro Nagey, ronagey@royalsoftware.com,
813-581-6422
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today, Royal Software announced the winners of this years "Royals", the
annual award presented to the best in HyperCard programming. "The entire
staff at Royal Software reviewed not only the programs that have been
submitted to us for development over the last year, but also the authors,
the purposes, and the driving forces of the HyperCard industry. These
awards give recognition to those who have proven themselves to be leaders
in the HyperCard field, and to those products that have helped shape the
HyperCard community," said Ro Nagey, President and CEO of Royal Software.
The winners of the awards are:
Special Presentation: The first award is presented to Param Singh, Kevin
Calhoun and the HyperCard Development Team for their untiring efforts to
improve HyperCard, and to increase its visibility and viability....
[MD1] The A List - a List Manager replacement
From: hamm0059@tc.umn.edu (Kyle Hammond)
Subject: [PR] The A List - a List Manager replacement
Hi all,
I'd like to let you know about The A List. This is a replacement for
Apple's List Manager in the same spirit as WASTE is a replacement for Text
Edit.
The A List can handle lists of essentially infinite size, supports drag
and drop, cut/copy/paste, dynamic scrolling, and many other features that
Apple's List Manager does not.
The A List uses several application callback routines to provide support
for any type of data that you wish to use (instead of an LDEF). The
default implementation assumes that the list data is a StringHandle.
The A List is distributed under the same general licensing scheme as the
WASTE library: it's free, but you need to give me credit.
To download the full source code and a sample application go to the URL:
(http://genbiol.cbs.umn.edu/Staff/hammond/TheAList.html)
The documentation is not finished yet, but what there is is on-line at the
above URL.
I wrote...
[MD1] DeepCover for Java
Reliable Software Technologies Corp.
http://www.rstcorp.com
Contact: David C. Peirce
peirce@rstcorp.com
Phone:(703) 404-9293
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 AM EDT, Wednesday, March 12,1997
RELIABLE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES RELEASES JAVA TESTING TOOL
New tool aids developers in testing Java programs
STERLING, Va--Reliable Software Technologies Corporation (RST)
has released DeepCover for Java (Ver. 1.3), the world's first
source-code based coverage tool, designed to help developers thoroughly
test their Java-based programs.
Code coverage is an important software engineering tool. "We test
because we need information about the quality of the code," said Brian
Marick, author of "The Craft of Software Testing". "But, like
programmers, testers make mistakes, so we need information about
the quality of the tests. Used thoughtfully, code coverage is an
essential tool for evaluating testing. The more detailed the type of
coverage used, the more information you get out of it."
"...
[MD1] MacZoop 1.6
MacZoop 1.6 is now available. You can download it completely free from:
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~corbe/MacZoop/MacZoop.html
-------
What is MacZoop?
MacZoop is a C++ application framework for writing Macintosh
applications. Unlike frameworks such as TCL, Powerplant and MacApp, it's
very small, and lacks some features of those frameworks. However, it is
very usable and ideal for beginners and smaller projects. If you liked
Sprocket, MacZoop is better ;-)
Features:
Full implementation of Macintosh Application Programming model.
Supports Floating Windows.
Command-chain architecture.
Full Dialog support, including moveable modals, radio groups, user
items, list boxes, text fields, icon lists, etc.
Easy UNDO support.
Printing automatically supported.
File classes incorporate automatic safe-save.
AppleEvents generically supported. (Scripting on its way!)
Classes for PICT and TEXT windows, generic list windows and GWorlds.
Drag and Drop.
Benefits:
Completely free, no royalties.
PPC and 68K...
[MD1] SoundMaker 1.2
PRESS RELEASE--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
For more information, please contact Kevin La Rue, Director of Marketing
Email: (klarue@allegiant.com)
Phone: 619-587-0500, ext. 106
(Full contact info follows release)
ALLEGIANT ANNOUNCES SOUNDMAKER 1.02
Innovative pro-quality audio editing software adds new QuickTime features
and a host of minor improvements
SAN DIEGO- March 14, 1997 - Allegiant Technologies, Inc. today announced
the first update to SoundMaker, its full-featured sound editor for easily
creating, editing and enhancing digital audio files. SoundMaker originally
shipped from Allegiant on January 7, 1997.
Version 1.02 is available free from Allegiant's Web site and offers several
new features, in addition to correcting some minor bugs from earlier
versions. SoundMaker's support for QuickTime has significantly improved
with the addition of a new QuickTime editing window, thumbnail previews for
visually synchronizing movies and audio waveforms, and a new QuickTime
MIDI-to-AIFF...
