46OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Roundtrip Public Beta Now Available for Download QuarkXPress users are encouraged to trial first solution for full, bi-directional XML support within QuarkXPress London - October 10, 2002 - Easypress Technologies today announced the availability of the first public beta version of Atomik Roundtrip - the new software solution announced at last month's Seybold conference and exhibition. Atomik Roundtrip is the first software to provide full, bi-directional XML support for QuarkXPress. The public beta is available by registering online at www.easypress.com. "The growth of XML adoption has been unprecedented and it is with this in mind that we have launched a public beta program to ensure that Atomik Roundtrip works with the wide variety of XML types that now exist." said Nick Reed, Easypress Technologies director of product strategy. "We encourage all QuarkXPress users who are either currently using XML in their workflow or who have ambitions in this direction, to...

For Immediate Release October 9, 2002 For more information, a review copy, cover art, or an interview with the author, contact: Kathryn Barrett (707) 827-7094 or kathrynb@oreilly.com C# for the Inexperienced O'Reilly Releases"Learning C#" Sebastopol, CA--Most C# books are written for experienced C++ and Java programmers. If you are a novice programmer, or have experience in VB6 or other procedural programming languages, and want to learn C#, you've been out of luck--until now. Jesse Liberty, author of the best-selling books "Programming C#" and "Programming ASP.NET," has written "Learning C#" (O'Reilly, US $34.95), an entry-level guide to learning the C# language. Written in a warm and friendly manner, the book assumes no prior programming experience, and provides an easy introduction to Microsoft's premier .NET language. "I received quite a bit of feedback about my 'Programming C#' book," Liberty explains. "The principal concern seems to be that it was targeted at programmers with...

MacASP makes it possible to easily turn your web pages into a fully dynamic site, using any PPC macintosh computer. It is a versatile system at all levels, ie. setting-up, hardware/software requirements and programming. MacAsp incorporates a lot of functionalities enabling dynamic and faster development. The cost of MacASP ranges from free to $299, depending on your needs or commercial goals. link: http://www.macasp.com/

LASSO SUMMIT 2002 TO INCLUDE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BLUE WORLD Second Annual Conference for Lasso developers to Mark New Milestones for the Lasso Community Bellevue, WA--October 7, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced its plan for the upcoming Lasso Summit 2002 conference to be held October 13th thru 14th in Bellevue, WA. During the keynote address at Lasso Summit 2002, Blue World CEO Bill Doerrfeld will deliver a series of surprise announcements. "With the recent successful launch of Lasso Professional 6, we've established momentum which allows us to deliver some nice surprises to the Lasso community," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "We believe the forthcoming news will be very well received and enable the Lasso community to quickly grow to new heights." Summit Speakers Lasso Summit 2002 will include presentations from leading Lasso developers on how to effectively build and serve data-driven Web sites powered by...

Contact: Sharon Doi Marketing Director Neon Software Inc. Phone: 925-283-9771 Fax: 925-283-6507 doi@neon.com "Bugbear" Virus Detected by Free NetMinder Ethernet Update Packet Inference Technology Makes Quick Detection and Notification Possible LAFAYETTE, CA -- October 4, 2002 -- Neon Software today has announced the availability of a new update to the award-winning NetMinder Ethernet 5.0 that automatically detects and decodes packets generated by the "Bugbear" virus infection. NetMinder Ethernet customers who install the update and have alerts set will automatically be paged, emailed, or sent an SNMP trap if exploits of the Bugbear virus are detected on the network. According to VNUnet.com, the Bugbear work will likely surpass Klez to become the number one threat to computer users with over 130,000 infections already reported. "Network administrators must maintain a vigilant watch over their networks," said Michael Swan, Neon Software's chief technology officer. "NetMinder Ethernet is...

UPDATED: UniHelp 1.3 for REALbasic ---------------------------------------- Cross-Platform HELP Module for Your REALbasic Applications! Apple Help Viewer, Microsoft HTML Help, WinHelp.... Why waste your precious development time designing and compiling a different Help system for each platform when you can easily use UniHelp for all of them? NO additional plugins or classes needed. Just drag the UniHelp module and its graphics folder into your REALbasic project, add a few lines of code, create your external help pages, and that's it -- instant online help for your compiled REALbasic applications that looks and functions the same on Classic Mac, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP. Winner of the 2002 Cubie Award for Best Development Aid, UniHelp includes a built-in Search Engine and supports HTML pages, URL Links, Relative Links, Images, Multimedia, Back/Forward History navigation, Printing, and much more! "UniHelp" and "Electric Butterfly" are never mentioned anywhere on...

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Peter Masi (303) 399-6031 peter@masipr.com http://www.amtec.com/media AMTEC ANNOUNCES TECPLOT VERSION 9.2 FOR MAC OS X BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Amtec Engineering, Inc., a developer of data visualization software, today announced the release of Tecplot 9.2 for Mac OS X. This represents the first time that Tecplot, which was first released in 1988, has supported Macintosh computers. Engineers and scientists on Mac OS X now benefit from the industry's leading technical plotting software with integrated XY, 2- and 3-D capabilities. "We see a growing demand from our customers to run Tecplot on Mac OS X," said Amtec President Mike Peery. "Supporting Mac OS X exemplifies our commitment to providing multi-platform support so engineers and scientists can communicate and collaborate." "Mac OS X provides the power, stability and reliability that scientists and engineers depend upon for collecting and analyzing data," said Ron...

DAVIS, Calif., October 8, 2002 - SoftIntegration, Inc., the leader of scripting technology for ubiquitous computing, today announced the release of Ch SDK for Mac OS X. Ch is a superset of C/C++ interpreter for scripting, plotting and and numeric computing. Ch SDK allows Ch scripts to interface C/C++ binary modules. Ch SDK for Mac OS X allows cross platform C/C++ libraries accessed via C compatible scripts. Ch scripts can access compiled C/C++ libraries such as static library, shared library or Dynamically Linked Library (DLL). All C/C++ library functions can run in Ch without modifications. There is no distinction between the interpreted and compiled code. "Ch is ideal for scripting for C/C++ programmers. It minimizes the number of programming languages that software developers have to learn and program," said Dr. Dawn Cheng, General Manager at SoftIntegration. "Ch SDK for Mac OS X allows speedy cross-platform application development and deployment." Ch supports ISO C standard, C++...

iccTools Announces iccToolBox Pro 1.0.5 iccToolBox is a suite of tools that assist the printing and graphics arts professional in creating, modifying, evaluating and managing ICC/ICM profiles for a variety of graphic arts applications and devices. Standard Features: **** All New Graphical Profile Editor **** 2D and 3D graphs, including distribution, gamut, gray-balance/UCR and GCR, Channel analysis Profile Tag editing Grayscale, NCP, Rich Gray and Device Link profile creation Integrated Profile Calc ( was LabCalc ) Direct DTP 41, DTP 22 and 500 Series Support. New Features: * Profile Editor, allows edits to profiles with Lab connection space. Apply Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue Shift, Curve and Media White point using a reference image and 3D Gamut plot to verify results. * Opacity control to 3D gamut view, allowing profiles to become translucent revealing true limitations of layered gamuts. Set as a percentage from 0-100. * Added ability to hide or show any profile in any 3D...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACTECH MAGAZINE BRINGS ON NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF -- Dave Mark joins the magazine as Editor-in-Chief -- World renowned Getting Started Column returns Westlake Village, CA -- October 7, 2002 -- MacTech Magazine is proud to announce that it has brought on Dave Mark, renowned book author and columnist, as Editor-in-Chief. In addition, MacTech's celebrated "Getting Started" column returns to bring Mac OS X, Cocoa, Objective-C and more to those interested in getting started with programming. For those that don't remember, Dave Mark penned MacTech's Getting Started column for 7 years. Dave has an extensive background in Macintosh and Unix development and has written more than a dozen best-selling books, including "Learn C on the Macintosh" and the "Macintosh C Programming Primer". He was Vice President, Academic and Discover Products, at Metrowerks, and has served on a number of Board of Directors, giving him tremendous experience to draw from. "Dave not only has an...

X-pair-Authenticated: 68.40.142.235 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 02:49:55 -0400 Subject: IOXPERTS RELEASES V.1.0.2 OF MAC OS X DRIVER FOR USB DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS From: Dave Koziol (dave.koziol@ioxperts.com) To: Elizabeth Rehfeld (er@er-amalgamated.com) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2002 IOXPERTS RELEASES V.1.0.2 OF MAC OS X DRIVER FOR USB DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS IOXperts Gives Mac Users Access to Over 80 Low-Cost Digital Still Cameras CAMBRIDGE, MA, [October 3, 2002] - IOXperts, Inc. announced version 1.0.2 of its USB Still Camera driver for Mac OS X. The $9.95 driver allows users of iPhoto and other applications that rely on Apple's Image Capture Architecture to download images from a wide array of very low-cost cameras. Version 1.0.2 adds support for Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and a number of new cameras. "We are enabling a whole new class of Mac users to experience the world of digital photography because many of these cameras are available for well under $100," said IOXperts founder and...

SkinnyEPS 2.0 for Mac OS X reduces image files size 15X without compromising printed image quality Montreal, Canada, October 2, 2002 - Design and print workflow developer Ultimate Technographics, www.ultimate-tech.com, today announced the commercial release of SkinnyEPS 2.0 for Mac OS X. A universal problem in design and production workflows is massive file sizes. SkinnyEPS addresses this problem by dramatically reducing the size of EPS image files for page layout. Reduced size EPS files enable a faster and more efficient design and production workflow: * Faster page layout * Faster proofing and imaging * Faster PDF/PostScript file creation * Smaller PDF/PostScript file sizes * Smaller collect for output total folder sizes * Ability to email production files David Watson, President and CEO of Ultimate says, "SkinnyEPS 2.0 leverages the advanced capabilities of Mac OS X and Adobe Photoshop 7 to provide an innovative way to produce print jobs more efficiently. Unlike compression...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS STUFFIT STANDARD EDITION 7.0- NEW AND IMPROVED INTERFACE PROVIDES BEST-EVER COMPRESSION AND SECURITY New Version Incorporates StuffIt X, The Next-Generation File Compression Watsonville, CA - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today released StuffIt Standard Edition(tm)7.0 (previously called StuffIt Lite), the newest Macintosh version of Aladdin's popular access and compression utility. StuffIt Standard Edition updates version 6.5.1 of StuffIt Lite and adds additional functionality. StuffIt 7.0 introduces StuffIt X(tm) (pronounced "ex"), the new file format integrates compression with security and safety options to meet the requirements of business and today's digital lifestyle. The StuffIt X file format provides strong encryption (512 bit), improved compression (up to 30% over previous versions), error correction, larger archive size, and support for long file names. StuffIt Standard Edition, also...

4D, Inc. Ships 4D Mail -- First Easy-to-Administer Mail Server for Mac OS X is Fast and Scalable, with Anti-Spam Features and Anti-Virus Support -- SAN JOSE, Calif., October 1, 2002 -- 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the immediate availability of 4D Mail, the first easy-to-administer, scalable, high performance Mail server on Mac OS X, with anti-spam features, support for anti-virus, WebMail and more. 4D Mail is shipping today directly from 4D for $149 for a 10-mailbox license, $249 for a 100-mailbox license with additional 100-mailbox expansion licenses available for $149, or an unlimited license available at $1499. "4D Mail is easy for a small 10-person office to set-up and maintain, yet fast and scalable enough for Internet service providers," explained Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. "Beyond ease, performance and scalability, 4D Mail also includes anti-spam, anti-virus, 4D WebMail support...

MacHack PR: MacHack Keynote Announced: Ken Arnold MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers http://www.machack.com/ Contact: Carol Lynn mailto:info@machack.com c/o Expotech 1264 Bedford Road Grosse Point Park, MI 48230 October 1, 2003-Dearborn, MI-With the coming of Mac OS X, the Macintosh platform has come into alignment with the mainstream UNIX community. With the expansion of the Macintosh ecosystem, the population of Mac Hackers has grown to include converts from other platforms. MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers continues to embrace the changes already made and extend them into new areas of interest to the developer community. The keynote speaker for MacHack 18 exemplifies this commitment to industry leading change and commitment to open standards and sharing of ideas. Ken Arnold, Chief Architect of EventMonitor, Inc., will kick off the 72-hour marathon conference, bringing his unique perspective and expertise to the conference. As one of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Privilege Software Commerce Platform Supports Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" Aladdin Knowledge Systems proven anti-piracy and electronic distribution capabilities now available to Mac OS X v 10.2 application developers CHICAGO, October 1, 2002 ? Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALDN), a leader in electronic software commerce, today announced support of the new Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" with the Privilege Software Commerce Platform (SCP), enabling anti-piracy and electronic distribution capabilities for application developers. "Privilege SCP for Mac OS X enables state-of-the-art software to be delivered in a safe and secure way," said Stephen Axel, vice president of global marketing for Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "We are very pleased to expand the Privilege platform to protect the intellectual capital of Mac developers around the world." "Mac OS X's open, UNIX-based architecture with support for the industry standards like Java, Apache, OpenGL, WebDAV...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dejal announces Simon 1.0b2 A Mac OS X application to monitor web and FTP sites for changes or failures. PORTLAND, Oregon -- September 30, 2002 -- Dejal Systems today announced the immediate availability of Simon 1.0b2, a significant upgrade to its new Mac OS X SIte MONitor. This application checks web and/or FTP sites that you specify at the desired frequency, and indicates when they change or go down. David Sinclair, President of Dejal, says: "If you have a web site and a broadband connection, or just want to know when your favorite sites change, you won't want to be without this tool. Why rely on web-based monitoring services that check very infrequently, or charge through the roof for an adequate checking frequency, when Simon can monitor as many sites as you like, as often as you like!" Pricing & Availability: This introductory version of Simon is immediately available as a free download from http://www.dejal.com/simon/. Simon requires Mac OS X 10.1 or...

Post.Office for Mac OS X: Updated for Jaguar Santa Barbara, CA, September 30, 2002. Post.Office 3.5.3 version 712, the premier mail server and list server for Mac OS X, is now available for Mac OS X 10.2. This enhanced version of Post.Office adds a performance boost to the myriad of Post.Office features that make it a leader on the Mac OS X platform. Sophisticated header and message body-based regular expression filtering lets Postmasters effectively manage the ever growing deluge of unwanted eMail, and the ability of users to "self-administer" their own mail accounts makes the Postmaster's life easy. Post.Office is supporting 10s of millions of mailboxes on NT and Solaris. Tenon's port to Mac OS X, along with the addition of SPAM filtering and IMAP, makes Mac OS X the platform of choice for the well-regarded Post.Office mail server and list server. Here's what our Mac OS X customers are saying: "Thanks for the awesome email solution." "[With Post.Office] we have been able...

OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SHIPS UPGRADED WHO'S THERE? FIREWALL ADVISOR FOR MAC OS X PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR MAC OS X 10.2 (JAGUAR) ASHLAND, OR. -- September 30, 2002 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it was shipping version 1.3 of its Who's There? Firewall Advisor for Mac OS X. Who's There? Firewall Advisor enhances Macintosh Internet security by helping users analyze, investigate and respond to access attempts to their Macintosh. Who's There? 1.3 updates the product for use with Jaguar, Apple's newest version of the Mac OS X operating system. Who's There? 1.3 provides support for Jaguar's new Mail application, and includes updates to the service definitions it uses to provide advice on access attempts. It continues to support the Norton Personal Firewall, Mac OS X Server, Brickhouse, and any other firewall that uses Mac OS X's built-in firewall and logging capabilities. The Who's There? for Mac OS X upgrade is free for owners of version 1.2 of the product, or $29 otherwise. The...

To all, Just a reminder for those that are using a mac.com address for email, and aren't planning on making the transition to Apple's new .Mac service. It's important that you update your list addresses to your email subscriptions. You can update your mailing list subscriptions at: (http://www.mactech.com/macdev-1/) Or by following the instructions below. All these methods rely on you sending the email using the email account that you want to perform the operation on. In other words, send the email from the account you want to subscribe with/unsubscribe from. Thanks! MacTech Magazine

Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:21:13 -0500 Subject: Press Release From: "Press Release" (james.thomas@thursby.com) To: Jim Thomas (james.thomas@thursby.com) For Immediate Release, September 26, 2002, Arlington, Texas Thursby Software Releases DAVE v4.0 Thursby Software Systems announces the release of DAVE v4.0. Specifically designed to take advantage of the features and improvements in Jaguar, Mac OS X v10.2, DAVE v4.0 not only supports Macintosh computers still running Mac OS 9, it enhances Jaguar's SMB capabilities for the advanced and professional user. Enhancements include: the storage of files in industry standard formats for compatibility, fully integrated and efficient browsing capabilities, and increased security. "DAVE still effortlessly shares files and printers between Macs and PCs, and because DAVE is fully integrated with both OS 9 and OS X, users get to retain that all-important Macintosh experience no matter which OS they prefer," said George Colley, President of Thursby...

Now Up-to-Date & Contact Updated for Jaguar - New Version Offers Enhanced Support for Latest Apple Technology New Albany, Ohio -- September 26, 2002 -- Continuing the rapid pace of development of its flagship product, Now Software (a division of Power On Software) today announced the release of version 4.2.5 of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, the easiest and most powerful personal information management (PIM) product for the Macintosh, The new release has been designed to take advantage of the latest Apple technology in Mac OS X, including the recent release of Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2), as well as the ability of Apple's iPod to store contact and calendar information. A complete list of items addressed in the update can be found at: http://www.poweronsoftware.com/jaguar.html Now Up-to-Date & Contact is ideal for users who need the ultimate in organization of their contacts and schedules, while automating tasks and ensuring accuracy of data entry. For those who need to share...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cognito Ships MoneyWorks 3.1 OS X Cognito Ltd has shipped its premier accounting software MoneyWorks 3.1 OS X release! Pelham, Massachusetts. -- 1 September 2002 -- CognitoUSA has announced today that it is shipping its accounting software package MoneyWorks in an upgraded OS X release. As well as being fully "carbonised" to run on OS X, there are added features in this upgrade, including the ability for OS X users to email customised forms (invoices, statements etc) as pdf attachments.MoneyWorks OS X files are backwards compatible with MoneyWorks 3.0.3 files as well as being cross platform compatible with MS Windows. MoneyWorks is a fully integrated accounting system featuring Cashbook, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Custom Reporting, Custom Forms generation, Sales and Purchase analysis, and Job Costing---all in a single easy-to-use package. MoneyWorks has a friendly, intuitive user-interface, with simple and clear entry...

Opera surges ahead with latest Mac version: Opera 6.0 for Mac Beta 1 Released Oslo, Norway - September 25, 2002 - Opera Software today announced the launch of Opera 6.0 for Mac Beta 1, the newest Mac release of the software since version 5 was made available in January. Mac users who eagerly await its arrival will not be disappointed. This release includes a vast array of new features, including user interface changes, to enhance the overall browsing experience. Great efforts have been made to make Opera look and feel like a proper Mac OS X application. "Opera 6.0 for Mac is the most advanced browser currently available for Mac OS X in terms of speed, usability, accessibility and language support," said Dean Kakridas, VP desktop products. "The ultimate goal of our Mac product is to bring the most popular and beneficial features from Opera on other platforms to Mac. We intend to set a new standard for the best overall browsing experience on the Mac." In this release, the address entry...