[MD1] Assoc of Mac Trainers
ANNOUNCING THE ASSOCIATION OF MACINTOSH TRAINERS
(Newport News, VA) - We are pleased to announce the re-establishment of The
Association of Macintosh Trainers (AMT). The association is an
international network of Apple Macintosh computer trainers, instructors and
educators that provide Macintosh computer support. The purpose of the
organization is to make Macintosh computer support easily accessible and
available to anyone anywhere in the world, while working to improve upon
the quality of Macintosh training. Assistance from the membership is easily
accessible to computer users through the AMT web site;
http://www.cyphernet.com/amt.
Re-established in September 1997, AMT can already boast of a membership of
over 200 members representing 11 nations and has received over 3,500
inquiries from all over the world. AMT also provides resources for
obtaining training materials, a speakers bureau where Macintosh experts can
be found for conferences and workshops, contact information to become
"...
[MD1] BuildSim 2.0
For Immediate Release
Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim 2.0 is Now Shipping and Ready for Download
OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- January 23, 1998 -- Tangent Systems announced today
that it is now shipping BuildSim 2.0 for the PowerMacintosh and Macintosh
Computers. It can be downloaded for free directly from the company ftp
site.
BuildSim 2.0 delivers:
-- DirectConnect, a node to node connection interface for fast model
contstruction.
-- BuildBlocks, more than 50 to choose from to make model development easy
and fast. There is no limit to the number of BuildBlocks in any simualtion.
-- SystemBlocks, BuildBlocks can be "Grouped" into a one SystemBlock - our
approach to heirarchical modelling.
-- Simulation, 5 standard simulation algorithms are supported. Multiple
simulation can be run at the same time.
-- Plotting, built-in 2-D data plotting tool. Plots can also be copied and
pasted into your favorite word processor.
-- Analysis, several analysis tools and data modification tools are
built-in...
[MD1] Software Engineering Web Site
A free information resource is now available to system analysts and
software designers at http://www.excelsoftware.com. The newly designed web
site contains over a hundred pages of information on software models,
design methods and software engineering tools for Macintosh and Windows
95/NT computers.
The Software Models area includes descriptions and examples of class, data,
object, process, state, structure, screen and task models. Related
information includes data dictionary, requirements, specifications, code
browsing and CRC cards.
The Design Methods area includes an outline and book references for methods
and notations on Structured Analysis & Design, Data & Information Modeling,
UML, Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, OMT, Booch, Fusion, Jacobson and CRC
Cards.
The Macintosh and Windows Products area includes product descriptions and
screen examples.
Excel Software
Ph: (515) 752-5359
Fax: (515) 752-2435
Web: http://www.excelsoftware.com
Email: info@excelsoftware.com
Excel...
[MD1] Mac OS Software and Hardware Guide
January 22, 1998
Mac OS Software and Hardware Guide
Now available as an extensive online database of Mac OS third-party
products. Recent enhancements have increased its usefulness and popularity.
Apple strongly encourages third parties to list their product information
in this database.
To submit a product or product update, simply click the "Submit a Product"
title in the left column of the web page:
http://www.macsoftware.apple.com/
[MD1] Visual MacStandardBasic $29.95 special offer extended
Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through May 31st
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, January 22nd, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that
it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic
through May 31st, 1998. Visual MacStandardBasic normally has a retail price
of $ 99.
Professional Macintosh applications can be visually created in
minutes.Visual MacStandardBasic uses and extends BASIC's easy to learn
format to utilize the power of the Macintosh. It is easy for users to
integrate sound, speech, color graphics, sprite animation, movies into
their applications.
Users can purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic
package from the ZCurve Software website (www.zcurve.com). Currently,
Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic
within minutes over the Internet.
Visual MacStandardBasic is also available from DevDepot. Developer
Depot is a leader in providing software products to Macintosh users around
the world....
[MD1] New Apple Java Website
Apple is quietly overhauling its websites. There's a new end user website
for Java:
http://www.apple.com/macos/java
Apple will continue to run applejava.apple.com for the developer information
until we can migrate the rest of the developer content to its new home.
[MD1] Report on MACWORLD Expo San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jan. 19, 1998 -- Attendees Rally Around Apple's
Announcement of a Profit and Microsoft's Release of Office 98 for the Mac
Attendees to this year's MACWORLD Expo San Francisco saw a diversity of new
Mac-based products, participated in a first-of-its kind technical
conference and heard from some of the best-known names in the graphic arts
and entertainment communities confessing their loyalty to the Macintosh
platform. "You could feel the excitement in the air at this year's MACWORLD
Expo San Francisco," said David B. Egan, president of IDG Expo Management
Co. "As a result of a number of new products, a stellar lineup of keynotes
and the brand new Macworld/Pro technical conference, our exhibitors,
attendees and business partners told us firsthand that the show was a
rousing success." Throughout the five-day show, held Jan. 5 - 9 at the
Moscone Convention Center, a number of surprising - and welcomed -
announcements were made. Attendees clearly rallied around Apple...
[MD1] Shockwave 2nd Anniversary
MACROMEDIA CELEBRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SHOCKWAVE
Company Continues to Improve Web Experience with Smart Shockwave
San Francisco, CA-January 19, 1998-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today
celebrated the second anniversary of Shockwave with the release of Smart
Shockwave. Through the use of JavaScript, Smart Shockwave allows users to
automatically download, install and play the most current version of
Shockwave without ever having to leave the intended Web site. Shockwave
remains one of the top playback technologies on the Web. In 1997, over 37
million Shockwave players (Flash and Director combined) were successfully
downloaded from Macromedia's Web site. Shockwave downloads continue to
break records with over 1 million downloads per week in recent months.
"Shockwave makes the Web come alive," states Richard Glosser, senior vice
president of Columbia TriStar Interactive. "Fans of our movie and TV sites
demand to be entertained and Shockwave allows us to deliver to millions of...
[MD1] MacPerl 5.1.9r4
Perl is the duct tape of the Internet.
- Hassan Schroeder (Sun's first w,ebmaster)
Or maybe it's a Swiss Army Chainsaw! In any case, MacPerl is Perl 5, tuned
to the needs of Macintosh developers and adventurous users. A new version
(5.1.9r4) has been released, along with a MacPerl CD-ROM. For more
information, please visit:
http://www.ptf.com/macperl
[MD1] FireSite 2.2
CLEARWAY SHIPS FIRESITE WEB SITE ACCELERATOR AND WEB HOSTING SYSTEM 2.2
-- Blazing Web Site Performance Using Affordable Internet Connections.
Includes Complete Web Hosting System, Now Optimized for "G3" Chips --
ClearWay Technologies today shipped version 2.2 of their FireSite(TM) Web
Site Accelerator, optimized for Web servers using the lightning-fast
PowerPC 750 ("G3") chip. Using a patent-pending replication and caching
system, FireSite 2.2 can accelerate slower Web sites, such as those using
ISDN lines, to blazing "T-1" speeds, maximizing Web site performance and
slashing costs. The new version includes a complete commercial Web hosting
system for running multiple high-performance Web sites on a single FireSite
server, using Apple's OpenTransport network stack. Thirty-day demos are
available from:
(http://www.clearway.com/pages/demos.html)
ClearWay provides free technical support to all demo users.
FireSite version 2.2 is a FREE (and recommended) upgrade for all existing
owners...
[MD1] General Edit 1.0
Quadrivio Ships New File Tool for Developers
General Edit 1.0 has Built-in Compiler, Edits Data with Complex Formats
Berkeley, CA-January 19, 1998-Quadrivio Corporation announces General Edit
1.0, a new file utility for MacOS. The tool will help those who need to
view or edit data files with complex binary formats.
General Edit is a powerful alternative to simple hex or ASCII file editors.
The user types familiar, C-like statements to specify the file format. The
format is checked and compiled interactively and the tool immediately
displays the file's contents in one or more formats.
Users who can particularly benefit from using General Edit are those who:
* develop or test applications that read or write files in a custom format
* use tools such as MPW's dumpfile tool to analyze files
* debug problems such as a program failing when it reads certain files
* repair or analyze files that have been corrupted
* need to analyze the structure of files of unknown origin The tool is
designed...
[MD1] Kaidan & QuickTime Authoring Studio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Susan Whitney
DevDepot
805-494-9797 x 105
marketing@devdepot.com
DevDepot Offers the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
Bundled with Kaidan Products
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- January 16, 1998 -- DevDepot, announced
today it will offer the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio bundled with Kaidan.
The bundling of QuickTime with Kaidan comes at a great time as both
received great reviews at Macworld Expo - San Francisco last week.
The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is now available for only $299 with the
purchase of KiWi+, QuickPan Magnum, or Magellan QC from DevDepot
between now and January 31, 1998. This is a savings of approximately $95
over the typical retail price.
Currently, DevDepot does not sell QTVRAS separately (although it
will if Apple decides to distribute the product through developer
channels).
This offer is not available with the purchase of the standard KiWi.
Additionally, upgrades from the original VR Suite are not available.
Order your Kaidan QTVRAS...
[MD1] Apple Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results
Apple Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California--Jan. 14, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
financial results for its fiscal 1998 first quarter which ended Dec. 26,
1997. For the quarter, the Company generated revenues of $1.6 billion and
unit sales of 635,000. The Company recorded a quarterly net profit of $47
million, resulting in basic and diluted earnings per share of $.37 and
$.33, respectively. Apple recorded a net loss of $161 million, or $(1.26)
per share, in the September quarter, and recorded a net loss of $120
million, or $(.96) per share, in the year-ago quarter.
The Company achieved gross margins of 22 percent during the quarter,
compared to 20 percent in the September quarter and 19 percent in the
year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 50 percent of the
Company's quarterly revenues.
The profitable results were buoyed by the successful introduction of the
Company's Power Macintosh G3 computers on November 10. Over 133,000 units
of...
[MD1] StarNine Acquisition/New President
For Immediate Release
STARNINE ANNOUNCES NEW PARENT COMPANY AND NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
-- Acquisition Provides Autonomy and Opens Door to New Product Development --
BERKELEY, Calif., January 14, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., formerly
a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced the immediate sale
of StarNine to Platinum Equity Holdings. Scott Steward, formerly vice
president sales and marketing, was also named as the new president of
StarNine. Platinum Equity Holdings, StarNine's new parent company, is
expected to allow StarNine to operate autonomously, deciding upon its own
company strategy and product direction. StarNine develops, publishes and
markets Internet server software, content creation tools, electronic
commerce software and email connectivity products. Under Platinum Equity
Holdings, StarNine will continue to develop Internet-related software and
expand upon it's popular WebSTAR product line.
"This is great news for our customers because it allows us to be...
[MD1] MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 1
At Apple's MRJ Pre-Release Page
(http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html), there's a pre-release
version of MRJ SDK 2.0.1.
MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Early Access 1
Now available is an SDK containing tools, sample code, documentation, etc.
to assist you in your work with MRJ 2.0. You can download it in either of
the following formats:
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea1 (BinHex format)
(http://devtools.apple.com/mrj/MRJSDK2.0.1EarlyAccess1.hqx)
MRJ SDK 2.0.1ea1 (MacBinary II format)
(http://devtools.apple.com/mrj/MRJSDK2.0.1EarlyAccess1.bin)
You will need Apple's Disk Copy 6.1.3 utility to mount the SDK disk images.
If you don't already have Disk Copy, you can download it from
ftp://ftp.apple.com/devworld/Utilities/.
Send Feature Requests and Feedback about MRJ to: mailto:mrj_feedback@apple.com
Send Bug reports about MRJ to: mailto:mrj_bugs@apple.com
[MD1] NetForms 2.5
Press Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces Release
Of NetForms 2.5 Upgrade
January 13, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, announces the release of NetForms 2.5, a major
revision to the popular Web server forms-handling application. NetForms,
along with it's sister product NetCloak, was the first commercial Web
server tool ever introduced for Macintosh. The new version adds dozens of
new capabilities, improved support for the wide range of servers available
for the Mac OS, improved security, and more. NetForms 2.5 begins shipping
today, and a demonstration version and upgrade package can be downloaded
from "www.maxum.com".
"We've improved virtually every aspect of NetForms with this release," said
Chris Patterson, Product Manager for NetForms at Maxum Deveopment. "There
are new commands, extensions to old commands, more robust e-mail handling,...
[MD1] PageSentry 2.5
Press Contact: John O'Fallon
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
E-Mail: john@maxum.com
Maxum Development Announces PageSentry 2.5 Update
Internet Monitoring Tool Tests More Servers,
Simplifies Early Warning Notices
January 13, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of
Macintosh Web server tools, today announced PageSentry 2.5, a major
revision to the Internet server monitoring package. PageSentry is the
"virtual assistant" that periodically performs real Internet client
activity to verify that every aspect of an Internet site is functioning
perfectly. If any test ever fails, PageSentry can take a number of actions
to warn the site manager, or correct the problem itself. The new version is
currently available as a public beta test version from Maxum's Web site,
and the product is scheduled to ship in February.
PageSentry 2.5 can now monitor more server types, automates the most
popular warning messages, and offers numerous enhancements that have been...
[MD1] Macromedia and Oracle Combine Efforts on RCO
Macromedia and Oracle to Combine Efforts to Establish Open Enterprise
Learning Standards and Learning Content Reuse
Providing choice for customers is key objective as companies plan to join
ranks to promote open learning standards.
Pensacola, FL, January 12, 1998 -- Macromedia and Oracle Corp. announced
today that they are planning to collaborate on the Reusable Content Objects
(RCO) format for online learning and enterprise learning standards.
Additionally, Oracle plans to implement the Aviation Industry CBT Committee
(AICC) interoperability standard in its Oracle* Learning Architecture
(OLA). This announcement was made at a meeting of AICC, the committee that
has overseen the specification since 1993.
"The learning industry will benefit greatly from the adoption of these new
standards and the ability of Oracle and Macromedia products to work
together. We're extremely pleased that Oracle and Macromedia have joined
forces to unite the industry around a core standard of...
[MD1] Document Express
For immediate release:
Document Express makes it easy to bring your newsletter to the Internet.
Document Express, a San Diego based Internet software developer, has
released a new Macintosh product called E-Document Express, a
general-purpose document distribution system ideal for newsletter
publishers who need tools to help create, manage, and distribute an email
based publication.
E-Document Express combines contact management, word processing and
electronic mail (email), with an application programming interface (API)
and Module Class Library (MCL) into a single program, offering ease-of-use,
extendibility, power and flexibility.
Use the Contact module to maintain your recipient list, with options for
sorting, searching, selecting, keywording, marking and printing. Also
supports envelope and mailing label printing for standard U.S.Post
recipients.
Use the Documents module to create, edit, maintain and distribute your
documents via electronic mail. Includes drag and drop editing,...
[MD1] Headspace's Beatnik
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TOP WEB TOOLS EMBRACE THE SOUND OF 'BEATNIK'
Easy ways for Web authors to add Headspace's interactive music technology
to their pages
San Mateo, CA, January 12,1998* Headspace Inc.(r), a provider of
next-generation technology for Internet audio, announced today that
Macromedia Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, and Random Noise Coda have each
added support for Headspace's Beatnik(tm) technology in their popular Web
site authoring tools.
Beatnik provides very high audio quality with minimal download times. It
enables sound effects and high-fidelity stereo music files to be woven into
a Web page, resulting in a more compelling and personalized user
experience. Beatnik's inclusion in high-level HTML authoring tool packages
now makes these interactive features available to hundreds of thousands of
Web page designers via an approachable drag and drop interface.
"Headspace has created the highest sound quality and most efficient music
format for the Web," said Mike Goos,...
[MD1] PowerGlot 1.1
PowerGlot Software Releases PowerGlot 1.1
Premier Localization Tool for Macintosh Adds New Features
For Immediate Release
(Paris, France) January 11, 1998 - PowerGlot Software announced today the
release of PowerGlot 1.1, a new version of its premier localization tool
for Macintosh software. PowerGlot enables developers to make their products
available worldwide in the native language of their choice, including
2-byte languages like Japanese, Chinese and Korean. PowerGlot 1.1 extracts
text from applications, helps perform the translations and then builds the
localized applications, with an easy to use, fast and powerful interface.
PowerGlot 1.1 adds more than 20 new features and improvements, along with a
handful of bug fixes, mostly for non-roman languages users. Retail price is
US$99.00, with discounts for multiple copies. Site licenses are available.
Upgrades are free for current users. Information and a demo version are
available at: (http://www.powerglot.com/).
PowerGlot 1.1...
[MD1] WebSTAR 3.0 Public Beta
Due a power failure that prevented several news sources from getting this
release, StarNine is re-releasing this announcement.
------
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510/528-0824
Email: naomi@well.com
STARNINE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC BETA OF WEBSTAR 3.0
-- Major Upgrade To Popular Web Server Includes New Interface, FTP and
Proxy Servers, Multi-homing Support, WebObjects Adapter, and More --
BERKELEY, Calif., December 6, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a
subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced the immediate public
availability of the beta version of WebSTAR 3.0, scheduled for final
release in January. This major upgrade to the award-winning Web server
software for the Mac OS(tm) includes new FTP and Proxy servers,
multi-homing, a revamped WebSTAR Admin interface and support for the latest
Internet standards including HTTP 1.1, Javasoft's Java(tm) Servlet API and
WebObjects. A beta version of WebSTAR 3.0 can now be freely downloaded...
[MD1] JRun in WebSTAR 3.0 release
Due a power failure that prevented several news sources from getting this
release, StarNine is re-releasing this announcement.
------
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510/528-0824
naomi@well.com
STARNINE TO INCLUDE LIVE SOFTWARE'S JRUN WITH WEBSTAR 3.0
-- Java(tm) Servlet Runner Adds JavaSoft Java Servlet API Support To
WebSTAR Web Server --
BERKELEY, Calif., December 6, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a
subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced that JRun(tm) 2.0,
created by Live Software, Inc., will be bundled with the upcoming WebSTAR
3.0 release scheduled for January. JRun adds support for the Java(tm)
Servlet API to WebSTAR. A beta version of WebSTAR 3.0, including JRun 2.0,
is now available for free download from http://www.starnine.com (see
related press release dated 12.6.98).
"We're excited about including JRun with WebSTAR 3.0," said Eric Zelenka,
product manager for WebSTAR. "Live Software is a leader in server-side...
[MD1] MacDirectory
PR Announcing "The MacDirectory"
Are your tired of hearing "There is no software for the Mac?" I have
decided to do something about it, hence "The MacDirectory". The goal is to
publish a monthly directory of software available for the Mac. The
directory will be in ezine format, indexed searchable and printable. It
will be open to commercial software, shareware and freeware listings. The
directory may be freely uploaded to any BBS or distributed on any CDROM
distribution. To find out more about having your product listed, email me at
mailto:lnjordan@sprynet.com
In the subject put "Info MacDirectory"
Thanks
Lem Jordan
[MD1] HTML Grinder 3.34 available online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO -- Matterform Media has updated its popular HTML
utility, the HTML Grinder, to version 3.34. The new version contains bug
fixes to the Auto Indexer and other plug-in tools. It is free to registered
users and can be downloaded from http://www.matterform.com.
The Grinder is a collection of 18 Web site management tools which can build
tables of contents and keyword indexes, create next/previous page links,
find and replace on filenames, and lots more. And as always, the powerful
Find and Replace tool is absolutely free!
Release date: January 8, 1998
Price: HTML Grinder $89
Requires: 8MB RAM, System 7, Hard Drive, 16MB or more RAM recommended, Mac
OS 8 compatible
Contact:
Michael Herrick
info@matterform.com
http://www.matterform.com/
505/747-1220
505/747-1769 fax
500 N. Guadalupe, Suite G333
Santa Fe, NM 87501
[MD1] Installer VISE's Active Web Install
Installer VISE Delivers Active Web Install Capabilities
To Internet Explorer 4.0 For Macintosh
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- January 5, 1998: MindVision Software, the leading
provider of installer creation tools for the Macintosh platform, today
announces that Microsoft has chosen MindVision's new Active Web Installer
technology for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh. Internet
Explorer 4.0 users will greatly benefit from technical breakthroughs that
seamlessly address data transfer rate, interrupted connections, and various
hardware configurations for a convenient, trouble-free download and
installation over the Web.
End users frequently do not need all the files contained in an installer.
Previously, online users faced an often-daunting task of either downloading
complete installers or choosing just the right installer for their system.
MindVision's Active Web Installer technology simplifies the user experience
by first downloading a small installer which can retrieve just the...
[MD1] 1998 Eddy Award Winners
MacTech Magazine and Macworld awarded the winners of the coveted Eddy Award
last night. This is just a quick note to list the Joint MacTech/Macworld
Eddy Award winners. The full Eddy Award list is at:
http://macworld.zdnet.com/expo/ecwinners98.html
Congratulations to all of the winners -- and the finalists!
Best Developer Tool
Winner: Voodoo 1.8, Uni Software Plus
Finalist: Spotlight DR2, Onyx Technology
Finalist: Installer Vise 4.6.1, MindVision Software
Best Development Environment
Winner: CodeWarrior Professional Release 2, Metrowerks
Finalist: FutureBASIC II, Staz Software
Finalist: BBEdit 4.5.1, Bare Bones Software
Best Rapid-Devlopment Tool
Winner: 4th Dimension 6, ACI US
Finalist: Tools Plus 3.3, Water's Edge Software
Finalist: MCL 4.1, Digitool
Best Tool for New Technologies
Winner: CodeWarrior Latitude, Metrowerks
Finalist: Joy, AAA+ Software F&E
Finalist: Visual Cafe for Macintosh 1.0.2, Symantec
[MD1] New Be VP of Dev Rel: Frank Boosman
BE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF FRANK BOOSMAN AS
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPER RELATIONS
MENLO PARK, Calif. (January 6, 1998) -- Be., Inc. today announced the
appointment of software industry veteran Frank Boosman as Vice President,
Developer Relations, effective immediately. Mr. Boosman brings with him ten
years' experience in product development and product marketing roles at a
variety of software businesses, ranging from small start-ups to established
corporations. In his role at Be, Mr. Boosman will be responsible for all
aspects of the company's relationship with companies and people developing
software for the Be Operating System (BeOS).
"Of course, we're delighted to have Frank join the Be team," said Alex
Osadzinski, Be's Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We're obsessed with
developing and maintaining excellent, productive relationships with our
developers, and Frank clearly shares this mindset and has the experience
necessary to be successful."
"I consider it to be a...
[MD1] PANTONE Colors on the Net
New Design Tool Brings PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colors to World Wide Web
Pages Pantone Increases Internet Color Control
Macworld Expo (Booth 1947), San Francisco, Calif. - January 5, 1998 -
Pantone, Inc., today began shipping PANTONE ColorWeb Pro, an upgrade to
PANTONE ColorWeb, which provides Web authors with an easy way to select the
216 "Internet-safe" colors for their Web page designs. ColorWeb Pro is a
set of tools for designing and accurately managing solid colors for
publishing and viewing over the Internet. ColorWeb Pro adds the ability to
incorporate PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colors into popular Web authoring
software applications. In addition to Web page design applications such as
PageMill and Home Page, ColorWeb Pro can be used to add PANTONE Colors for
corporate identity and logos, to any software that takes advantage of
Apple's Extensible Color Picker feature, including presentation software
and HTML editors. Designers now have a simple way to specify color for Web
pages...
[MD1] Free MacTech T-shirt with MacTech CD-ROM Demo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Whitney
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797 x105
marketing@mactech.com
Get A Free T-shirt With A MacTech(r) CD-ROM Demonstration at
Macworld San Francisco, January 6 - January 9, 1998.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- January 5, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, the
publisher of MacTech Magazine, today announced that it will be giving away
a free T-shirt with a demonstration of the MacTech CD-ROM (while supplies
last).
As one of the first CD-ROM publishers, MacTech Magazine has continually
updated its historical CD with an extensive library of reference material,
hundreds of megabytes of source code, special offers with developer demos,
and much more.
The MacTech CD, includes every article from MacTech magazine from 1984
through 1997. It has the entire history of develop. The CD also has the
original Inside Macintosh, and the most complete set of FrameWorks archives
known (the publication of the late Software FrameWorks Association).
Starting with the May, 1997...
[MD1] LightWork Design's New Plug-ins
LightWork Design Introduces New Family of LightWorks Rendering and Utility
Plug-ins for QuickDraw 3D
LightWorks Advanced Photo-Realistic Rendering and QTVR Movies Showing at
MACWORLD Expo
SHEFFIELD, UK -- LightWork Design, the leading supplier of rendering
engines for
3D design applications, is introducing its new family of LightWorks(R)
rendering and utility plug-ins for QuickDraw(TM) 3D at the MACWORLD Expo,
Apple Developer Central, in San Francisco, January 6-9. The six new
LightWorks plug-ins offer a wide range of features, including ray-tracing,
hidden-line drawing, printing and QuickTime VR movie output.
"Apple and LightWork Design have been working together for the past four
years to provide the Apple community with high-quality 3D rendering," said
Gordon Oliver, Managing Director, LightWork Design. "Our flagship product,
the LightWorks rendering toolkit, is available for the Macintosh system,
and these new LightWorks plug-ins extend our commitment to the wider Apple
community...
[MD1] CommuniGate Pro Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stalker Software Announces 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 - January 5th, 1998 - After the successful launch of the
Stalker Internet Mail Server, Stalker Software announces the CommuniGate
Pro messaging server for the Rhapsody family of operating environments.
The new reincarnation of the CommuniGate integrated messaging system
unifies the performance and standard-compliance of the SIMS with
flexibility and powerful features of the modular MacOS CommuniGate System.
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, Rhapsody for Intel, and the Yellow Box for
Windows NT. The ability to run on all these platforms is extremely
important for the today...
[MD1] AppMaker Supports Appearance Manager
AppMaker Supports the Appearance Manager
Grantham, NH - January 2, 1998 - Bowers Development announced that it is
now shipping AppMaker CD #9. This latest release of AppMaker generates
source code and resources for Apple's Appearance Manager. Other new
features include an enhanced programming model that does more of the
programming job automatically and the addition of Pascal to AppMaker's
languages.
"Apple's Appearance Manager makes your program look better and it also
makes your code simpler," said Spec Bowers, President of Bowers
Development. "One of the nice things about Appearance is that it works not
only on Mac OS 8 but also on System 7.x thanks to Apple's Appearance
Extension. Developers don't have to worry that they might limit their
market to Mac OS 8 customers."
AppMaker's generated code helps programmers separate user interface code
from data engine code. Users define their data structures, define the user
interface, then connect user interface items to data items....
[MD1] FaceSpan 3.0
Digital Technology International Announces FaceSpan 3.0
Orem, Utah -- December 31,1997 -- Digital Technology International
announced today that it will be demonstrating FaceSpan 3.0 at Macworld Expo
in San Francisco next week.
What is FaceSpan?
FaceSpan 3.0 (expected to ship the first week of February 1998) is the
latest version of Digital Technology's cutting edge, interface design and
rapid application development (RAD) tool. FaceSpan affords its users the
power to build and customize Macintosh applications quickly and easily.
What can be done with FaceSpan?
FaceSpan works in conjunction with AppleScript or any other OSA (open
scripting architecture) language and makes it easy to:
- Automate often-repeated tasks.
- Customize existing applications.
- Integrate the functionality of multiple applications.
- Rapidly build applications and prototypes.
- Personalize the Macintosh computing environment.
New Features
Features new to FaceSpan 3.0 allow users to:
- Create interfaces and...
[MD1] WebTen 2.0
Santa Barbara, CA, Jan. 5, 1998. Tenon Intersystems today announced WebTen
2.0, an upgrade to its industrial-strength, high-performance Apache Web
server for Power Macs. A new Tenon "supercache" feature boosts the
Macintosh Web server performance leader by more than 400%! WebTen, based
on the latest Apache 1.2.4, continues as the fastest Web server on Power
Macintosh, sustaining over 700 hits per second, or over 60 million
connections a day. In addition to its improved performance, WebTen 2.0
adds significant new features to Tenon's unique and top-performing Web
server - multihoming SSL 3.0, multihoming FTP, NFS and DNS
"The Macintosh is widely accepted as the platform of choice for internet
content development. Despite its ease of use, poor Macintosh Web
performance and an eclectic array of "required" Web options have hampered
acceptance of the Macintosh as an internet delivery system. Tenon's goal
is to make the Macintosh a world-class networking engine, with performance...
[MD1] DAVE 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cyndi Yuchas 1.817.478.5070
e-mail: yuchas@thursby.com
Thursby Ships DAVE 2 - First Complete Windows NT to Mac OS Solution
ARLINGTON, TEXAS--December 29, 1997--Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
(Thursby Software) will begin shipping DAVE V2.0 during the Macworld Expo
in San Francisco next week. DAVE is the first complete Microsoft Windows
connectivity solution for the Macintosh. The introductory price for this
enhanced offering is $119.00, with a March 1 retail price of $149.00.
DAVE is the only Macintosh-based TCP/IP software product for connecting a
wide range of Microsoft-based computers with the Mac OS -- including NT
(Server and Workstation), Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 systems.
DAVE V2.0 adds many new features to the product. The number one feature is
full peer-to-peer support. This new version allows Wintel PCs full access
to Macintosh files and PostScript printers for file and printer sharing. In...
[MD1] FREE: WebClerk eCommerce Software
eCommerce software (WebClerk) worth $6.5 million is being given away free
by James Integrated Technologies (JITCorp).
The first 10,000 users to register at its web site, www.webclerk.com,
receive a no cost license to use WebClerk. WebClerk's regular price is
$649.
WebClerk is a commercial data base, prefabricated web site and server.
Users simply import their data and graphics, and begin taking orders on the
web. An experienced webmaster, Jason Bright, www.brightech.net, notes,
"WebClerk is a straightforward and extensive way to get a commerce site up
and running overnight."
"Our objective is to increase our customer's profitable sales," says JIT
Corp President Bill James. "In the near future, eCommerce will replace
FAXing, just as FAXing replaced telex. We have removed the technical
complexities of commercial web site implementation, made it powerful enough
for big business, and priced WebClerk so that even the smallest business
can afford to safely provide service and sales on the...
[MD1] Stone to Speak At MacWorld
For Immediate Release
For more information, please contact:
Katie Graunke
katie@stone.com
505-345-4800
http://www.stone.com/
Andrew Stone to Speak At MacWorld Pro Conference
Albuquerque, NM - December 29, 1997 - Andrew Stone, 10 year Rhapsody
veteran and Chief Executive Hacquer of Stone Design Corporation, will be
speaking and leading a panel at the MacWorld Pro Conference, which is
running in conjunction with MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, California,
January 5-9. The presentation is entitled "Readying for Rhapsody - Objects
are closer than they appear" and is scheduled for Wednesday, January 7, at
4:15pm.
Mr. Stone will be speaking about migration to Rhapsody, a topic with which
he is very familiar as the first developer to have a product for Rhapsody
and Yellow Box. Create(TM) Rhapsody was released in May, 1997, in time for
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference.
A panel of experts will assist in presenting real world information on
adding Yellow Box/Rhapsody to your network mix...
[MD1] sLab Acquires dtF/SQL for Macintosh
sLab finalizes acquisition of dtF/SQL for Macintosh, introduces
Rhapsody-version and internet integration of dtF/SQL at MacWorld SF '98.
BOEBLINGEN, GERMANY. January 2, 1998 -- sLab announced today that it has
finalized the acquisition of the dtF/SQL for Macintosh product from theta
group. With the aquisition of dtF/SQL for Macintosh, sLab reinforces its
committment to the MacOS and Rhapsody market.
At MacWorld SF'98, sLab will make available its first developer releases of
dtF/SQL for Rhapsody. sLab will also demonstrate dtF/HTML, its new
web-server integration of dtF/SQL. With dtF/HTML, dtF/SQL access can be
directly linked with Apache and other Web-Servers, which provides
developers with a high- performance, low-overhead database connectivity
solution. Client access to dtF/HTML can be provided both via JDBC or
server-based, HTML-integrated scripting languages like PHP/FI or heitml.
Full versions of all dtF products can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.slab.de. dtF/SQL...
[MD1] Dynamic Access Restrictions for Web
INTERACTION 1.6: INTRODUCING DYNAMIC ACCESS RESTRICTIONS FOR MAC WEB SERVERS
San Diego, CA: Media Design in*Progress has released the 1.6 version of
Interaction, the powerful web server companion for dynamic social websites
that adapt to the visitor. The new version introduces Dynamic Access
Restrictions, a flexible means to make pages and sections of websites
conditionally available. A 60 day trial copy of Interaction can be
dowloaded from:
http://interaction.in-progress.com
Dynamic Restrictions allow or deny access to parts of a website depending
on the context of the request. Using a dialog on the Mac, the webmaster can
tailor an access restriction that for example only allows access outside
working hours, or that requires the visitor has been on one or more other
pages first.
Interaction 1.6 goes beyond realm-based access restrictions by allowing the
webmaster to use dynamic restrictions not only on page level, but also to
restrict access to XML Entities as well as to sections...
[MD1] MacTech's New Editorial Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Susan Whitney
marketing@mactech.com
805-494-9797 x104
MacTech Magazine Announces New Editorial Staff Additions
Westlake Village, CA -- December 26, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation, the
publisher of MacTech(r) Magazine, announced today its new editorial staff
additions.
MacTech has evolved into the primary news and information vehicle for over
40,000 Mac programmers and developers in 64+ countries. The magazine has
established an eminent reputation within the Macintosh developer community.
To that end, these editorial additions come at a great time for the
magazine while it is enjoying its continued growth and success.
"The Mac developer industry is at a point today where now, more than ever,
developers are looking for information, direction and news." said Neil
Ticktin, Publisher of MacTech. "MacTech has continued to grow, even in the
past year, providing a variety of services in a variety of formats. Our
new staff line up will help us accomplish even more...
[MD1] WebTen 2.0B6
Webmasters:
Check out this sneak preview of WebTen 2.0. WebTen 2.0 is scheduled to ship
in January. A public beta release is now available. Try it first and then
contact sales@tenon.com. Ordering a copy of WebTen 2.0 before the final
release date will save you $100.
WebTen is the fastest Macintosh Web server on the market and it just got
faster. WebTen 2.0 quadruples the performance of the Mac's top-performing
Web server.
The public beta version of WebTen 2.0 can be downloaded from:
(http://www.tenon.com/products/webten/index.2.0.html)
WebTen 2.0 includes:
- Secure connections using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL 3.0)
- SuperCache high speed caching, quadrupling WebTen 1.1 performance
- Multihomed File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service
- Integrated Domain Name Service (DNS) using BIND
- Integrated time based script administration using Cron
- Network File System (NFS) based Web content folders.
WebTen 2.0 comes with a two-day timeout. For longer testing, please use the...
[MD1] Creative's Side on Goo
From: "Rick Myllenbeck" (RickM@creaf.com)
Subject: Re: Creative Labs Forces Goo to Close
As you know, there has been a great deal of discussion in the last couple
of days claiming that Creative Labs forced Goo Software out of business by
filing a trademark action against it.
This is untrue.
Creative has filed no lawsuit against Goo. Creative has taken no steps that
could conceivably have forced Goo out of business. Goo's claims to the
contrary on its Website are false.
All Creative has done to date with respect to Goo is to send correspondence
to Goo's management objecting to Goo's use of the terms "Spam Blaster" and
"Cache Blaster." Such correspondence is routine and in good faith. Creative
owns a family of trademarks (thirty two registered in the U.S. alone)
containing the word "Blaster." Our concern is that Goo is using the
goodwill associated with our family of marks. In addition we are concerned
that Goo is creating potential consumer confusion and, independently,
diluting the...
[MD1] MRJ 2.0 now available
MRJ 2.0 is Now Available!
MRJ 2.0, Apple's Mac OS implementation of Sun's JDK 1.1.3 Java virtual
machine, is now available from the software downloading page
(http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html). We recommend that everyone
download and install this version immediately to gain the advantages
provided by all the latest Java features it incorporates. We believe MRJ
2.0 to be the first virtual machine, other than Sun's, to pass all required
Sun conformancy tests for JDK 1.1.
[MD1] Free Apple Guide-to-WinHelp Translator
Free Apple Guide-to-WinHelp Translator, FAQ
DALLAS, Texas -- DECEMBER 22, 1997 -- StepUp Software announces the
availability of guideWorks Translator and the Apple Guide FAQ, assets of
the former guideWorks, LLC. guideWorks Translator is a utility which
converts Apple Guide source code files to WinHelp files. Combined with
StepUp Software's $99 Guide Composer (recently upgraded to version 1.2.1),
this free utility provides an inexpensive cross-platform active
assistance/help solution for Macintosh software developers. guideWorks
Translator previously retailed for $199.
Also now available at the StepUp Software website is the Apple Guide FAQ.
This web-formatted FAQ was developed by and is provided for the Apple Guide
development community. The site was designed by guideWorks.
StepUp Software warns that guideWorks Translator is provided to the public
'as-is' and is no longer supported. "We wish to thank the former owners and
management of guideWorks LLC for providing this useful tool to...
[MD1] VText Update and New Distribution Polices
VIVISTAR CONSULTING ANNOUNCES NEW VTEXT DISTRIBUTION POLICY
22 December 1997 -- In conjunction with the immediate availability of its
CWPro 2 update for its VText library ViviStar Consulting announced an even
more relaxed source distribution policy.
VText is an incredibly flexible and versatile C++ add-on library for
Metrowerks' PowerPlant application framework. VText provides complete
Macintosh text support including: greater than 32kb text, tabs, rulersets,
undo, drag and drop editing, AppleEvent scripting and recordability, full
support for multibyte characters and inline input methods including
Japanese and Chinese text, and full support for bidirectional script
systems including Arabic and Hebrew.
The new relaxed distribution policies include: immediate source downloads
for evaluation purposes; shareware, freeware, and student authors not
needing to pay the normal licensing fee until their gross revenue from
their VText projects reaches a value ten times that of the normal...
[MD1] CWProjector 1.0 Released
From: hawkfish@electricfish.com (Richard Wesley)
CWProjector 1.0 Press Release
Electric Fish announces the release of CWProjector, a 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.
CWProjector also comes with a prerelease version of CWCVS, a version
control plugin for the POSIX CVS system. Later releases of both plugins
will be free to registered CWProjector owners.
CWProjector is available now at
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/CWProjector/Download.html
for more information, contact Richard Wesley, mailto:hawkfish@electricfish.com
http://www.electricfish.com/hawkfish/
[MD1] PowerPlant 1.8.1 Update
From: Ron Liechty (mwron@metrowerks.com)
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the PowerPlant 1.8.1 Update for CodeWarrior
Professional 2 PowerPlant is 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/)
PowerPlant 1.8.1 stresses improvements to the new Appearance Classes, with
some additional fixes to core PowerPlant. An updated Constructor (2.4.4a1)
is included as well.
Some changes in v1.8.1 (since v1.8 on CW Pro 2) have been severe (notably
to LEditText). Be certain to read the release notes and change log before
installing and updating your projects.
Previous updates
API Documentation
Released on 12/04/97
This package contains headers, libraries, documentation, and example code
for writing CodeWarrior plugins.
Download Update (1010k)
Java...
[MD1] UML Design Tools With Scriptable HTML Reports
UML Design Tools
With Scriptable HTML Reports
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- December 22, 1997 -- Excel Software is pleased to
announce availability of major upgrades to its software engineering
products for Windows 95, Windows NT and Macintosh. WinA&D 2.0 and MacA&D
6.1 add complete Unified Modeling Language (UML) support to existing system
analysis, software design and code generation capabilities. UML was created
by the joint efforts of leading object technologists and represents a
convergence of several object-oriented analysis and design methods
including Booch, OMT and Jacobson's OOSE. The new WinA&D and MacA&D
products offer extensive integration with HTML documents and allow custom
scriptable HTML reports.
The full UML notation includes use case diagrams and descriptions, class
and package diagrams, state diagrams, collaboration and sequence style
interaction diagrams, activity diagrams and deployment diagrams. Each use
case represents a typical interaction between a...
[MD1] DevDepot's Holiday Sale
DevDepot's Holiday Sale
December 22, 1997 - January 1, 1998
Celebrate the holidays with DevDepot.
We are definitely in the holiday spirit by knocking an extra 10% off of our
already low prices.
Whether you're a last minute shopper or if you want a jump on the new year.
The Depot is the place to be.
And you know you can always count on the Depot to have the season's hottest
products at the prices you want.
To qualify for the 10% off is easy. You only need to order via e-mail, fax,
or on our convenient web site. That's it --any order you place via any of
these ways AUTOMATICALLY qualifies you.
(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 your phone number and we will call you -- and you will still qualify
for the discount).
* on the Web at http.//www.devdepot.com
* via e-mail at orders@devdepot.com
* via fax to 805/494-9798
Hurry and pay us a visit at (http://www....
