SONNET ANNOUNCES NEW 466MHZ SPEED FOR POWERBOOK 1400 IRVINE, California =97 March 15, 2002. Sonnet Technologies, the worldwide market share leader in processor upgrade cards for Apple Macintosh=AE computers, announces the Crescendo/PB G3 466-1M, Sonnet=92s fastest upgrade yet for the PowerBook 1400, and the latest addition to its product line of Crescendo processor upgrade cards. This upgrade offers a powerful 466MHz PowerPC G3 processor with 1MB Level 2 backside cache, which produces an impressive 11x increase in performance over a 117 MHz stock machine that used a 603e processor. The Crescendo/PB is compatible with the PowerBook=92s existing hardware, software, RAM and peripherals. It transparently integrates with your system software, and performs flawlessly with Mac OS 7.5.3, through OS 9.1. Availability and Pricing Crescendo/PB G3 466-1M is shipping now and has an estimated street price of $299.95. This new product replaces the Crescendo/PB G3 400-1M at the same price. About...

Optigold ISP 2.9.5 for Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X and Linux was released on 03/15/2002. Optigold ISP is a cross-platform business software package to run all aspects of an internet service provider (from billing to server management). http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/isp/ A *FREE*, 100% working copy can be downloaded from: http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/download.php 2.9.5 adds new web functionality, new Texas tax calculations, email manager fixes, credit card swipe reader support, new server event functionality, customer web interface fix and some other miscellaneous items. All new features in this version are listed in the revision log: Optigold ISP Revision Log ------------------------- Completed On 3/14/02 Automated task invoice generation can be set per minute instead of per day Completed On 3/13/02 Fixed problem with Total Internet response code during online signup Completed On 3/12/02 Slightly changed logic on referral credits when credit applies per referral...

DUAL 1 GHZ - GVS 9000 2U RACK SYSTEM WITH YDL & MAC OS X Loveland, Colorado -- 12 March 2002 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading developer of integrated PowerPC Linux solutions announces shipment of a dual GHz G4 cluster node/server/workstation in a GVS 9000 2U Rack System with Yellow Dog Linux 2.2 and Mac OS X pre-installed. The GVS 9000 Rack System uses Apple G4 technology to provide the same, powerful dual 1 GHz CPUs, gigabit ethernet, fast bus, FireWire, and disk I/O that ships with current Apple Macintosh G4 towers. As demonstrated at http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,50454,00.html form-factor and performance have become increasingly important in modern server and HPC systems. "Place an Apple dual G4 into a GVS 9000, ship with the best PPC operating systems available, and you've got something powerful," states Kai Staats, CEO Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. Jano Avanessian with GVS-Grande Vitesse Systems states, "We are excited to have Terra Soft as a partner. With...

Re: free trial version for MacTech readers and visPremiumSoft MySQL Studio Released for OS X PremiumSoft MySQL Studio Released for OS X PremiumSoft announces the release of MySQL studio for Mac OS X. PremiumSoft MySQL Studio is a set of graphical database management, reporting and monitoring tools for MySQL database systems. From its fresh, new look to its intuitive, task-based navigation, PremiumSoft MySQL Studio makes it easier than ever to use your databases. You will be able to get more done in less time and find items in a snap. Simply put, PremiumSoft MySQL Studio helps you work smarter. By building on the proven database management system MySQL with rock-solid InnoDB engine, PremiumSoft MySQL Studio delivers a reliable foundation you can count on to keep your databases up and running when you need them most. For your company, PremiumSoft MySQL Studio is the intelligent alternative to build powerful and customizable solutions to replace any overly complex and costly enterprise...

Max Programming, LLC - Web Dumper v1.5 March 12, 2002 Maxprog is proud to present another update of its web tool product named 'Web Dumper' a full featured internet tool that allows users to download web sites for offline browsing. What's new in this release? =B7 Web Dumper is now multi-threaded and can use up to 10 simultaneous HTTP connections. =B7 HTTP URLs with port number is now supported. =B7 Macromedia Flash file added to file map. Screenshots available at: http://www.maxprog.com/WebDumperShots.html Web Dumper overview If you are viewing a Web site with your browser and you decide that you would like to make a copy of it on your hard drive, you have to manually save each page as you view it along with embedded pictures, sounds and so on. This can be a very long and tedious process, and in many cases it's more trouble than it's worth. It doesn't have to be that way, however, as Web Dumper makes this whole process very fast and easy. With Web Dumper...

OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES LAUNCHBAR 3.2 FOR MAC OS X Vienna, Austria - March 12, 2002 -- Objective Development today announced the availability of LaunchBar 3.2 for Mac OS X, an award-winning productivity utility that provides lightning fast access to thousands of files, web-bookmarks, email-addresses and applications just by entering short abbreviations. For more information about LaunchBar please visit Objective Development's web site at http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/ WHAT'S NEW IN LAUNCHBAR 3.2 * Improved performance: LaunchBar searches are now more than twice as fast! * Much improved Drag & Drop functionality, offering a variety of file operations (Aliases, Symlinks, etc.) * New preferences panel with a lot of new preferences options. * Alias Names can now be assigned to URLs and Email Addresses as well. * The list of running apps can now be browsed backwards using the Shift key. * Some minor bugfixes as well as other improvements and optimizations. A detailed...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mitch Krayton 1stKIOSK 24307 Magic Mountain Parkway, #245 Valencia, CA 91355 661-297-9150 mitch@1stKIOSK.com k-BUILDER=81 Released for OS X (Valencia, CA) 1stKIOSK announces the release of k-BUILDER=81, the only native MacOS X, interactive application development tool specifically written for kiosk projects, at the KioskCom 2002 tradeshow in Orlando, FL. k-BUILDER lets you create simple or sophisticated interactive kiosks but it can also manage the scheduling of images and video for dynamic digital signs. Perfect for directory systems, registries, retail displays, or for dispensing coupons, tickets and forms, k-BUILDER can help you sell products, increase traffic and improve customer relations. It makes a very secure polling machine, too. With multilingual support, k-BUILDER is perfect for k-COMMERCE=81 in a globa= l economy. It supports up to 15 languages per project. Text on screens can be read aloud, which permits a project to comply with the...

XDRIVE LAUNCHES MACINTOSH SUPPORT Xdrive's Internet Content Management, File Collaboration, Storage and Backup Capabilities Now Available to the MAC Community MARINA DEL REY, Calif., - March 11, 2002- Xdrive Technologies, Inc., ((http://www.xdrive.com/)http://www.xdrive.com) a leading provider of Internet Information and Content Management solutions and services, today announced its online storage and file sharing service now supports the Macintosh platform through Web browser support. The service enables MAC users to store files, collaborate, back up and share files though their Xdrive accounts. The added functionality to the MAC community demonstrates Xdrive's continued commitment to providing key services for both MACs and PCs. "Since the inception of Xdrive, we have been committed to providing the most efficient and sensible Internet Information and Content Management solutions to the PC demographic," said Karl Klessig, president and CEO, Xdrive Technologies. "Now, the same...

Quick Rename 2.3 is now available! Version 2.3 supports Mac OS X long filenames, exports to XML, with a new Reverse Case option, and a few bugs fixed. Quick Rename's site: http://www.kindreds.net/quickrename Quick Rename's Version History http://www.kindreds.net/quickrename/release.html Direct Downloads: Quick Rename 2.3 (Carbon) - [Pre OS X with the Carbon Library & Mac OS X) http://www.kindreds.net/quickrename/QuickRename2.3-Carbon.sit.hqx Quick Rename 2.3 (PPC) - [Pre Mac OS X or Classic Environment of OS X) http://www.kindreds.net/quickrename/QuickRename2.3-PPC.sit.hqx Sincerely, Stephen Hardie

For Immediate Release Portland, OR - March 8, 2002 Dr. Bott ships "VGA Extractor for ADC" which allows dual analog displays from the built-in video on Apple's latest PowerMac G4s. (http://www.drbott.com/prod/0117-ADCV.html) The video cards on Apple's new G4s offer both an ADC and a VGA port each capable of driving a separate display. Dr. Bott's VGA Extractor for ADC allows the ADC port on these cards to drive a standard analog display. "We've had resellers begging for this solution for months, we're excited that the latest round of updates from Apple include support for this functionality." said Eric Prentice, CEO of Dr. Bott LLC. "VGA Extractor also allows the use of our MoniSwitch Pro Dual VGA without the need for an additional video card." ADC Extractor for VGA requires no software or drivers and supports any display that is compatible with the built-in VGA port. Compatibility: VGA Extractor is compatible with the ATI Radeon 7500 (G4 800) and the nVidia GeForce 4MX (G4 933/1GHz)...

PRESS RELEASE for immediate release Version 2.0.1 of ASCon-A text converter now with support for Mac OS X 10.1 and Windows! MUEHLACKER, Germany - March 7, 2002 - Medienwerkstatt Muehlacker today announced the release of ASCon-A 2.0.1, it's free utility for converting text between MacOS and Windows, for Macintosh computers running Apple's new Mac OS X and for PCs running Microsoft Windows 98 or newer. "After having Mac OS-compatible versions for about two years, and getting many requests for a Windows version, we are very happy to release version 2.0.1 of ASCon-A with support for Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP", said Peter Baral, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medienwerkstatt M=FChlacker= =2E ASCon-A 2.0.1 for Mac OS X fixes several bugs and fully supports Mac OS X 10.1.3. System Requirements & Availability ASCon-A 2.0.1 for Mac OS X requires a Apple computer with a PowerPC processor running MacOS X 10.1 or later. It also runs on Mac OS 8.6 an later with CarbonLib...

Thursday, March 7, 2002 Today Apimac released an innovative, exciting and brand-new application: Apimac Note Pad. We are pleased to announce that today we have released Apimac Note Pad 1.0 for both Mac OS X and Mac OS Classic. Apimac Note Pad is a shareware application that lets you save and organize any piece of text you may want to be at hand: you can paste it in, drag it from other applications, drop it as a text file from the Finder or, of course, write it yourself. Apimac Note Pad 1.0 is a $19.99 shareware application, and is a 2.7 MB (Mac OS 7, 8, and 9) or a 2.6 MB (Mac OS X) download. Amongst other features, Apimac Note Pad lets you assign each note to a standard or a user-named category, retrieve notes on a category-basis by a popup menu or by content via a find function, and edit notes in several ways. For additional info, including a screen capture of the main program window, please see our Web site. Download page: (http://www.apimac.com/) Direct Download Links:...

4D today published a whitepaper covering the performance advantages of 4D WebSTAR V vs. Apache on Mac OS X. The company also provided the actual test suite for result replication of the three-fold performance advantage discussed in the whitepaper. The configuration used is simple and "real life." All of these resources can be found in the documentation section of the 4D WebSTAR v5.1 page at http://www.webstar.com/51.

TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES EASYVIEW X 1.0 - AN ITUNES VISUAL PLUGIN For immediate release. Trinfinity Software releases EasyView X 1.0, an iTunes Visual Plugin. NEW YORK, N.Y. - - March 6, 2002 - - Trinfinity Software released today EasyView X 1.0, a MacOS X version of it's popular Visual Plugin for iTunes. One of the many spectacular features of iTunes is it's Visual Plugins. iTunes can display graphics on your screen, while music is playing, that move and change along with the music. EasyView allows you to easily view the track information for the current song, even if you are far away from your computer. You can select the font, size, and colors for the display. You can also select which information to show - Title, Artist, Album, Genre, File Name, Duration, File Kind, File Size, File Type, Track Number, Total Tracks, Bit Rate, Year, Comments, and Volume Adjustment. And to keep things interesting, you can turn on trails, which are behind the text and move according to the music....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "SNAX" 1.2.5 released for Mac OS X Los Angeles, CA, March 6, 2002 - CocoaTech today announced the online availability of SNAX 1.2.5 for Mac OS X. SNAX is popular file browser for Mac OS X which features an easy to use Aqua graphical user interface, and many additional features not found in Apple's Finder. Notable features include: labels, spring loaded folders, hex viewer, graphics converter, create symbolic links, view invisible files, copy paths, contextual menus, compress/decompress, secure delete, create/convert disk images, open in terminal, preview drawer, launch as root, and more. "With the release of SNAX, file browsing on a Macintosh is no longer a function exclusive to Apple's Finder" said Steve Gehrman, creator of SNAX. "Our short term goal is to surpass Apple's Finder in every way: ease of use, features, quality and performance. After that, we plan to keep adding killer features until SNAX becomes the ultimate file utility for Mac OS X." Development...

Max Programming, LLC - eMail Extractor v1.4 March, 5 2001 Maxprog is proud to present a new release of eMail Extractor, new version 1.4, available now at Maxprog website with several interesting improvements, new features and bug fixes. (free update) New eMail Extractor 1.4 features: - Results can now be merged in one output file. - Bad e-mails and duplicates can be saved to separate results files. - e-mail owner name can now be extracted. eMail extractor is a very powerful tool to extract email addresses from all kind of files. eMail extractor is very fast, easy to use and multithread. eMail extractor retrieves absolutely all valid email addresses from any file and generates an output file with only good and well formatted emails without duplicates. eMail extractor supports drag and drop from the Finder with both MacOS classic and MacOS X like any other Macintosh tool. You can use eMail extractor for: =B7 Processing big amounts of error messages and returned mails...

For Immediate Release Portland, OR - March 4, 2002 Dr. Bott offers ProScope (http://www.drbott.com/prod/3201-USSC.html) The ProScope is a bus-powered handheld USB microscope that allows you to display and capture microscopic images with your computer. The ProScope comes in a robust package that brings its own light source directly to the object and makes microscopy a point-and-shoot technique much like digital photography. Simply connecting a ProScope to an iBook creates a fully mobile field kit for previewing and immediate archiving of results! ProScope is perfect for education, law enforcement and any other profession or individual who wants a window to the microscopic. Bodelin Distribution brought the ProScope to the United States, Dr. Bott is proud to be offering it through their channel of over 1300 local and national resellers as well as through their resellers and distributors in Europe. Pricing & Availability: The Proscope is available immediately for $229.00 with a 50x...

OpenOSX Ships XFree 1.1 CD SWALL MEADOWS, Calif.--(OPENOSX-INC)--March 5th, 2002-OpenOSX, Inc., a leading provider of easy to-use, world-class open-source software, today began shipping their XFree 1.1 CD which delivers true compatibility with the X-Window library to the Mac OS 10.1.x desktop. Without typing a single "UNIX" command, the OpenOSX CD will install XFree 4.2.0 and Xdarwin 1.1 configured with the OroborOSX window manager in less then 5 minutes by simply double-clicking the OpenOSX package icon. XFree is a native implementation of the X-Window library that is the "UNIX" standard for graphical user interfaces. There are thousands of existing open source and commercial Applications that utilize X-Windows that may be used after installation. OroborOSX and XDarwin interleave the X-Window environment seamlessly into the Mac OS X Aqua environment (digital screen images are available electronically at: (http://OpenOSX.com/xfree86/screenshots.html)) The OpenOSX Xfree CD offers...

RIM Introduces Java-Based BlackBerry Handheld With Integrated Phone for GSM/GPRS Networks in North America BlackBerry 5810 Integrates Email, Phone, SMS, Browser and Organizer; AT&T Wireless and VoiceStream Accepting Orders; RIM Expands Relationship With IBM Global Services Note to Editors: (Photos are available at www.rim.net/go/BlackBerry5810. TV footage for broadcast is available on Telstar 6 (C), transponder 15, downlink frequency 4,000 (V) on March 4, 2002, 13:00 to 13:15 EST.) Comdex - Chicago, IL - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSE: RIM) today introduced the first wireless handheld ready to support GSM/GPRS networks in North America. The new Java-based handheld, named the BlackBerry 5810=81, allows corporate customers to manage their important information and communications from a single integrated device. The BlackBerry 5810 integrates the award-winning features of the secure BlackBerry=81 wireless email solution with the convenience of a built-in phone....

Global Graphics Launches Jaws PDF Server Solution For Immediate Release Global Graphics(R) Launches Jaws PDF Server(TM) Centralized PDF Production Solution for Standardized Enterprise File Distribution, Publishing and Storage -- New server-based PDF creation software lets network users on PCs, Macs(R) or Unix(R) clients easily create, distribute, publish and archive standardized documents from their desktops Cambridge, UK, March 4, 2002 - Global Graphics (Nasdaq Europe: GLGR, Euronext: GLOG), a leading developer and supplier of high-performance solutions for document creation and printing, today introduced Jaws PDF Server(TM), an easy and cost-effective way to give all members within an organization the ability to quickly create and distribute documents in the consistent and secure Portable Document Format (PDF) file format direct from the desktop. Jaws PDF Server is a powerful, but highly economical, tool for system administrators that manages the conversion of users' documents into...

OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SHIPS WHO'S THERE? FIREWALL ADVISOR 1.1.2 ASHLAND, OR. -- March 4, 2002 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it was shipping version 1.1.2 of its Who's There? Firewall Advisor, for both Mac OS 8/9 and 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? 1.1.2, a free upgrade for registered users, makes generally available the versions of Who's There? that are included in Symantec's recently announced Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 2.0 (see "Open Door's Who's There? Firewall Advisor to be included with Symantec's Norton Internet Security"). Who's There? Firewall Advisor supports Open Door's DoorStop firewall, Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall, Sustainable Softworks IPNetSentry and any other firewall that uses the Macintosh-standard "WebSTAR" log format. New features of Who's There? 1.1.2 include: - Support for Symantec...

STAZ SOFTWARE SHIPS FUTUREBASIC, RELEASE 6 March 1, 2002, Diamondhead, MS; STAZ Software, Inc. With release 6, the fastest, most powerful Macintosh BASIC just got even better. FutureBASIC has always been known as the creator of the fastest Macintosh BASIC applications. Now it is not only speedier than before=8A it also bring= s this ease of use to making Mac OS X applications! STAZ Software has implemented a number of changes that make FutureBASIC applications Carbon compatible: programs run transparently under Mac OS X, or in Mac OS 9. The new release provides access to all Appearance Manager buttons and implements all window types including sheets, floating windows, and windows with toolbars. The real beef in this latest release lies in a completely new runtime called the Appearance Runtime. A source code level library allows new keywords like APPEARANCE BUTTON and APPEARANCE WINDOW to coexist with the current BUTTON and WINDOW statements. This minimizes the learning curve for those...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WILDPACKETS RELEASES ETHERPEEK(TM) FOR MAC OS X VERSION 4.1 FEATURES AQUA INTERFACE, EXPANDED DECODERS, UPDATED PLUG-INS Walnut Creek, California -February 28, 2002 WildPackets Inc., developers of a complete family of affordable, accessible network management tools, today released a Mac OS X version of their industry-leading EtherPeek LAN analyzer. The new 4.1 version takes full advantage of the Aqua interface and adds new decoders and updated plug-ins to an existing robust feature set. "Our roots are as Macintosh software developers," states CEO Mahboud Zabetian, "All of our current Windows-based "Peek" products, including EtherPeek for Windows(TM), AiroPeek(TM), and our new real-time Expert tools, EtherPeek NX(TM) and AiroPeek NX(TM), owe their existence to the success we initially had selling software tools for the Mac platform. Our ability to adopt and finesse Apple's elegant UI and fluid programmatic conventions has allowed us to present complex network data...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2002 BLUE WORLD PROVIDES NEW PRICING ON LASSO PROFESSIONAL 5 DEVELOPER EDITION Lower price to spur wide acceptance of single-user version of Lasso Professional 5. Bellevue, WA--February 28, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced new pricing on Lasso Professional 5 Developer Edition. "We're committed to providing our customers with the best value possible and to encourage licensed Lasso products to be installed and used on as many Web developers' computers as possible," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "We're delighted to provide an economical way for Lasso ISP customers, individual Web developers, corporate workgroups and training labs to adopt Lasso Professional 5 Developer Edition throughout their organizations." About Lasso Professional 5 Developer Edition Lasso Professional 5 introduces a next-generation object-oriented Web programming language, advanced Web application server...