WEB CROSSING ANNOUNCES NEW SUPPORT CROSSING SOLUTION Customer and Technical Support-oriented Online Community Solution for Cost-Effective Support and Customer Feedback SAN FRANCISCO, September 5, 2001 -- Web Crossing, Inc. today announced its newest specialized community solution, Support Crossing. Support Crossing is a new Web Crossing-based intranet/extranet implementation pre-configured with tools especially tailored for customer and technical support. Now setting up a high-quality, full strength online customer support space is easy, with ticket tracking and support team administration features. Beyond direct technical support, Support Crossing makes it easier than ever to establish an online community space for enthusiastic customers to help each other and provide valuable feedback to the company. Support Crossing is available today as a complete server hosted solution or as a licensed product on all major platforms. Complete Support Crossing information is located at (http://...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Clair Software Releases Sleeper 3.5, adding multiple configurations, processor cycling, and more (Youngstown, OH -- September 4, 2001) St. Clair Software has released version 3.5 of Sleeper, its popular screen saver and energy-saving utility. Sleeper delivers a host of energy-saving features that work on nearly every Macintosh, from the Mac Plus to the latest iMacs, PowerBooks, and G4 PowerMacs. Sleeper provides more options, greater control, and broader hardware compatibility than Apple's Energy Saver control panel. This gives older Macs many of the energy saving features of Apple's newer hardware, and provides newer Macintoshes with more extensive, flexible, and reliable power management. Version 3.5 delivers a host of new features and fixes, including the ability to save multiple setting configurations, improved reliability on G4 PowerMacs, powering down of LCD screens, and options to control processor cycling. Highlights include: - Sleeper now saves...

OSAXen Fixer for REALbasic Download version 1.0 (17K) (http://www.latenightsw.com/archives/OSAXenFixer1.0.sit.hqx) OSAXen Fixer makes it possible for REALbasic applications to invoke AppleScript Scripting Additions directly (i.e. without using AppleScript) on Mac OS X systems. Scripting Additions and MacOS X On classic Mac OS systems it is possible to invoke a Scripting Addition by simply sending the addition's AppleEvent to yourself. It is also possible to invoke Scripting Additions in other applications by sending the addition's AppleEvent to any other process. However, under Mac OS X the rules change dramatically. It is still possible to invoke Scripting Additions within the current application with the aid of OSAXen Fixer. It is no longer possible to invoke Scripting Additions within other applications.

September 5, 2001, San Jose, CA 4D, Inc. Ships 4D Server 6.7.5 for Mac OS X Free Update for Fast Migration to Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server with Absolutely No Re-coding Required 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, today announced the immediate availability of 4D Server 6.7.5, now native for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server with an easy migration path and no code changes required for migration from Mac OS 9. Already known as a "zero admin" server in which changes to an application are automatically updated on clients, now users of 4D Server 6.7 can upgrade their database server to 4D Server 6.7.5 and run automatically on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. 4D Server 6.7.5 is compatible with current 4D client software on Mac OS 9 and Windows. 4D 6.7.x native Mac OS X client software is currently under development, expected to ship before the end of the year. 4D Server 6.7.5 is available today, free for registered 4D Server 6.7 users and...

For immediate release: Chicago, IL - Buena Software, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Effects Pack 1, 2 and 3 version 2.0. These 3 sets of QuickTime video effects plug-ins allow users to apply a wide variety of filters and transitions to their movies in any application that uses QuickTime effects, including QuickTime Player Pro and Adobe Premiere. Version 2.0 adds native support for OS X applications! Pricing starts at $30US per Effects Pack with discounts for buying 2 or 3 Effects Packs. Users of older versions of the Effects Packs can upgrade for $10US per Effects Pack. Users can find more information on the web at the following addresses: Effects Pack 1: (http://www.buena.com/effectspack.html) Effects Pack 2: (http://www.buena.com/effectspack2.html) Effects Pack 3: (http://www.buena.com/effectspack3.html) Effects Pack Bundle pricing: (http://www.buena.com/effectspackbundle.html) New features in version 2.0: - All effects work natively in MacOS X without needing to run the...

Trolltech to include Qt/Mac in the Qt Academic Program Sept. 3, 2001 - Oslo, Norway --Trolltech is adding Qt/Mac, the Mac OS X port of Qt, the cross-platform GUI application, to the Qt Academic Program. The addition of Qt/Mac to the Academic Program allows educational institutions to acquire and use, for educational purposes, Qt for Mac OS X for free. "With Qt/Mac being offered to educational institutions, instructors can teach students how to develop a single application, yet have it run on all major desktop platforms, with a simple recompile," said Haavard Nord, Trolltech's CEO. Trolltech currently provides free versions of Qt/Windows, Qt/X11 (Linux/Unix) and Qt/Embedded to registered academic institutions so that they may teach cross-platform development to their students. To enroll in the Qt Academic Program, please complete the enrollment form located here: http://www.trolltech.com/products/edup/form.php For interested parties located in the Boston area, Trolltech and Apple are...

Introducing Grid 2.0 Spreadsheet plugin control for REALbasic. New in Grid 2.0: * The Grid has now adopted the Einhugur Floating Engine from StyleGrid 2.0. Like in the StyleGrid then the Floating Engine is - Object oriented. - Garbage collected internally. - Multiple Grids can share the same datacontainer and act as multiple views on the same data. - Rows can be shared across multiple Grids or within the same Grid. - Cells which have not been written to are virtual and do not actually exist until they are needed. - The floating engine is bounds checked to minimize risk of crashes= =2E * Now uses REALEntry API to make the Grid extendable for other plugin authors. Same API calls are avalible as to the StyleGrid. * The Grid has now adopted the Einhugur Grid Rendering Engine 4.0 from StyleGrid 2.5, which gives much faster cell rendering than previous versions. *...

Company: YENCO.COM Release Date: September 1, 2001 Product: Blackboard Style for iEvents Version: 1.0 Size: 23 K Class: Enhancement (Requires iEvents) Cost: FREE Product Description / What's New: September 1, 2001 YENCO.COM is proud to release a new Blackboard style for iEvents! iEvents has been very popular with schools and educators wanting an easy way to create and post their calendar of events online. Blackboard is the first of many FREE theme based styles that YENCO.COM plans to release for iEvents users. iEvents is a powerful client-side tool for quickly creating custom calendar websites that can then be easily uploaded to any internet server or iDisk. It is compatible with Mac OS 9 and the Mac OS X Classic Environment. To download the Blackboard style please visit: http://www.yenco.com/iEvents/download.html To view a sample site created with the new style check out: http://www.yenco.com/calendar/2001_9.html Mike Yenco YENCO....

Free Code Red virus detection plug-in for EtherPeek available! WildPackets Inc., developers of comprehensive, affordable network and internet management tools, today released a Code Red Plug-in for EtherPeek for Macintosh that provides filtering and decoding options that make the identification of Code Red attacks extremely simple. The Plug-in is free and unsupported, and is available for downloading from a link on their home page at http://www.wildpackets.com/. The Macintosh download is a 18K .hqx file distributed as non-supported freeware for use with EtherPeek 4.0.2/4.0.2r2. Please note that WildPackets will not provide technical support. Installation instructions and notes are provided in the README that accompanies the software. WildPackets, Inc. 2540 Camino Diablo Walnut Creek CA 94596 (925) 937-7900 (925) 937-2479 www.wildpackets.com

From: See Jane Code <jane@seejanecode.com> Subject: See Jane Code Ships JaneBUILDER 1.1 now Includes JaneSQL 1.0! (b)For Immediate Release:(/b) SANTA MONICA, California-August 31 2001- See Jane Code today announces release of JaneBUILDER for PHP! 1.1 with brand new features and announced it will ship with JaneSQL 1.0 free to registered users! "1.1 has new features and a whole new product (Jane SQL) included with it. More new stuff, more free stuff. We hope this is another step towards our users making PHP web sites faster than ever before." Two new Auto-Janes, user requested features, brand new features and a whole new program (That makes two for the price of one.) make up this, the biggest upgrade to JaneBUILDER yet. JaneBUILDER is a visual editor for PHP. JaneBUILDER allows users to build complex PHP pages with ease. The files created are native PHP (text) files that can be opened by any html tool or text editor and uploaded to your web server for deployment. JaneSQL...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vienna, Austria - August 29th, 2001 DATABASE AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT THE EASY WAY New innovative tools for Designers and Developers - Great variety of plugins available Aggressively priced top-level software. Crosslinks GmbH and SQLBoss Inc. are pleased to announce a new product line of Database- and Content-Management Systems. The growing demand on dynamic WebSites, forces Graphic Designers & Developers to produce more sophisticated applications than ever before. SQLBoss Monitor is the first-choice tool for managing the content of web-enabled databases. The import/export functionality and the dynamically generated data entry layouts provide a very easy and flexible way to keep WebSites up-to-date. The built-in WYSIWYG HTML Field-Editor even makes it possible to highlight text (i.e. bold, italic) with a single click. SQLBoss Developer is the premier application for rapid database development on remote hosts. Designers can create and change databases and export...

TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES V1.0 OF ASCII TOOLS For immediate release. Trinfinity Software releases ASCII Tools version 1.0. NEW YORK, N.Y. - - August 28, 2001 - - Trinfinity Software released today ASCII Tools version 1.0, a freeware development tool for Macintosh. ASCII (Pronounced ASKEEEE) stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII is a standard code for representing characters as numbers so that they can be stored in a computers memory. ASCII Tools gives developers quick and easy access to ASCII table data. ASCII Tools contains an ASCII character table with values in decimal and hexadecimal, as well as quick conversion utilities for ASCII value to character, and ASCII character to value. By selecting "Show Global Windows" from the "Windows" menu, developers can have access to any or all of the features of ASCII tools from within their current application. This eliminates the need to switch back and forth. Features * Simple, easy to use interface. * ASCII...

August 25, 2001 MacMuse Software, Shareware for Education, announces the release of version 4.1 of QuizMaker Pro, the all-in-one quiz application for the Macintosh. This upgrade adds several user requested features as well as fixing some bugs from version 4.0. Version 4.1 is a free upgrade for registered user of 4.0 and a $5 upgrade for users of previous versions. A manual, as well as a utility to convert quizzes from QMPro versions prior to 4.0, are included with the download. Online help is available within the application. Registrations are $18 single, $100 site, and $5 upgrade from version 3.x. Registration information is included with the program. More Information: (http://hometown.aol.com/macmuse/QuizMaker.html) Direct Download: (http://homepage.mac.com/macmuse/.cv/macmuse/Public/QMPro4.1.sit.hqx-binhex) Contact: macmuse@aol.com System Requirements: Any Power PC Macintosh Macintosh Sys 7.6.1 or newer 640x480 monitor or larger 3.8 Meg Hard Drive space 4 Megs free RAM (optional)...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marc Mennigmann releases the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.6 Iserlohn, Germany -- Aug 25, 2001 -- Marc Mennigmann today announced the release of the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.6, a powerful collection of applications to extend the functionality of password protection systems for Macintosh computers. v1.0.6 adds compatibility for the MacOS up to 9.2.1 Why Do I Want To Disable The Shift Key? ======================================= Holding down the Shift key when launching your Macintosh will prevent all extensions to load at start-up. This is an interesting feature when you have start-up crashes from incompatible extensions and control- panels. However, if your system is running smooth, you may want to protect your computer with a password protection or a similar application/extension. Most password protections for the Mac are extensions or controlpanels. Therefore you can simply bypass them when holding down the Shift key at start-up. This is where the "SKS" comes in. It...

Mailsmith 1.1.8 Now Available From Bare Bones Software Bedford, MA -- August 24, 2001 -- Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Mailsmith 1.1.8, the company's powerful Internet email client. This new version includes improved compatibility with certain SMTP servers, a new "Export" scripting command for exporting entire mailboxes to mbox format, and miscellaneous bug fixes. A detailed list of the changes made in Mailsmith 1.1.8 is available online: (http://www.barebones.com/support/mailsmith/mailsmith-notes.html) All registered Mailsmith customers may upgrade free of charge to Mailsmith 1.1.8 by downloading the update package available from the Bare Bones Software web site: (http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.html) Pricing and Availability ------------------------ Mailsmith 1.1.8 is available now, with a suggested retail price of US$79. It may be purchased directly from Bare Bones Software, as well as from all major Macintosh software...

Essence Software is proud to announce the release of SuperSocket 2.0.3! SuperSocket is a networking toolkit for REALbasic. It provides a collection of classes that can be used to build network-aware applications. SuperSocket enhances REALbasic's networking support, and adds new protocols currently unavailable in REALbasic, including: UDP - The connectionless datagram protocol used over the internet. Good for high performance applications as it incurs less overhead than TCP/IP. Also supports broadcasting & multicasting of datagrams to multiple machines on an IP network. ICMP - low-level messaging support over IP. ICMP is the protocol used in Ping operations. DNS Name Resolution - resolve names to addresses and addresses to names. Superior listening support - The connection-oriented protocols implemented in SuperSocket employ an active listening approach to listening for connections, as opposed to the passive one used by the REALbasic Socket control. This is achieved through the use...

Subject: Calendaring & Scheduling application for Mac OS X - Steltor release= s Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:42:33 -0400 Hello, Steltor, formerly CS&T Lexacom, released in July CorporateTime 5.2 for Mac client. Already available for the Windows platform, this carbon-based application runs on a native Mac OS X environment. The main characteristics of this new product are: - The first carbon-compliant calendaring and scheduling application to be put on the market - A new look and feel featuring the "Aqua" interface - Improved TCP/IP communication with both the native UNIX networking subsystem of OS X and the Open Transport network connection of previous operating systems. - Increased robustness over the previous version: CorporateTime is isolated in its own memory space, allowing for easier functionality between applications. Scheduling group meetings more efficiently, personaliszing your agenda or staying in control of your schedule and on top of your day has never been easier....

We at Nisus Software are proud to announce the release of Nisus Writer 6.0.2, the multilingual word processor for the Macintosh. This version is Power PC only and has been tested by Apple to be classic compatible in OS X. Among the changes in Nisus Writer 6.0.2 are an enhanced RTF translator with better compatibility to both read and write RTF files in any language (WorldScript as well as Roman based alphabets), and compatibility with both the Chinese and Japanese language kits that shipped with OS 9.1. The complete list of changes, as well as a free updater from Nisus Writer 6.0 and 6.0.1 to Nisus Writer 6.0.2 is available here: http://www.nisus.com/products/nisuswriter You can purchase Nisus Writer 6.0.2 for only $99.95, or upgrade from any paid version of Nisus Writer (from version 5.1.3 and earlier) for only $49.95. There is also a Nisus Writer 6.0.2 competitive upgrade (for owners of any previous version of Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, AppleWorks and Claris Works, and WriteNow)...

4D for OCI Released - Additional Native Support for ORACLE Standard San Jose, CA, August 23, 2001 - 4D, Inc. announced the immediate availabilit= y and shipment of 4D for OCI, a new 4D plug-in allowing 4D to communicate with ORACLE=81 Servers using the comprehensive Oracle Call Interface=81 or OCI. U= sing 4D for OCI, 4D applications can access both an ORACLE database's structure and data. 4D for OCI offers 4D developers the opportunity to apply the GUI-rich, multi-tasking 4D environment to the enterprised ORACLE server. This exact combination of technologies affords a unique and distinctive advantage for 4= D developers who want to grow and integrate their applications with the enterprise. "We're delighted about 4D for OCI and the unique advantage it gives 4D developers implementing 4D enterprise solutions, " said Brendan Coveney, President and CEO of 4D, Inc. "We've been delivering 4D and ORACLE connectivity for over a decade, and 4D for OCI equips 4D developers with a powerful new...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rage Software & DerazSoft Release WebDesign 1.2 Toronto, Canada - August 22, 2001 - Rage Software & DerazSoft Release WebDesign 1.2. A major update to the fully featured Macintosh HTML Editor. WebDesign allows you to visually create HTML elements, including forms and image maps and insert them into your document. With WebDesign you have complete control over your HTML code and can modify it any way you want. WebDesign brings many unique features to HTML editors on the Mac. Some powerful features include; downloading web sites right from the internet, condensing text, creating Image Maps and other HTML components visually, and browsing local and remote volumes while editing your web pages. WebDesign's features are very extendable though the use of plugins. WebDesign's Plugin Maker which will be available soon, allows all users, even users with no programming experience, to customize WebDesign's features through a visual development environment. Users are...

Dear Mac enthusiasts, Formac is the first company to make the DVD RAM technology affordable to the masses: for a limited time Macintosh owners can now buy Formac dvdram for $399! This is a direct price and no rebate is necessary. Formac dvdram features: - 9.4 GB data capacity on removable cartridges - Lowest cost per megabyte (less than one cent per megabyte) - Only external dvdram in the market that plays DVD video. - ProDisc software lets you format, partition and encrypt your media - FireWire: hot-swappable and bus powered with most Macintosh models. Customers can order by phone at Formac (877) 436 7622 or buy online at http://www.formac.com/html/shopformac.html?cid=shop_rebate_dvdram. Offer expires Friday, August 31st. Quantities are limited. Best regards, Robert Altmann Formac Electronic Inc. 1510 6th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 USA T +1 510.528.9300 F +1 510.528.9014 M raltmann@formac.com W http://www.formac.com

WHAT IS SOUNDEX? Soundex is a system that was developed by the United States government to aid in searching their vast databases of people. It allows searching by how a name sounds rather than how it is spelled. For example: Imagine a telephone operator listening to someone pronouncing their last name. Wouldn't it be nice if they could find the person in their database by how it sounds so they don't have to ask them to spell it out? The soundex system achieves this by converting a last name into a 4 character identification string. For example: My last name is Ronge but after people here me pronounce it they think it is "Runge". Using the soundex system as far as the computer is concerned "Ronge" and "Runge" are the same. WHAT DOES THIS MODULE DO? The REALbasic module contains a 3 useful methods: convertToSoundex, exactSoundexComparision and soundexComparision. convertToSoundex - Converts the name to soundex so you can store it exactSoundexComparision - Provide it with two last names...

For Immediate Release Computer Admin Pro keeps your IT department in the know. CG Software has released Computer Admin Pro, a program for Windows or Macintosh that tracks all information for your help desk and computer asset management needs. Designed for information technology professionals, Computer Admin Pro combines help desk and asset management utilities with an easy-to-use interface that costs less than comparable products. Implementing suggestions of the IT community, it replaces Computer Admin 2.2, which has been serving the IT industry since 1998. For those who do not have the need for the help desk features, Computer Admin Lite is also available as a complete asset management solution. Computer Admin Pro lets you easily store and retrieve detailed information about all of your hardware and software. Add software and peripherals to each computer or duplicate computers, all with the click of a button. Analyze recurring computer and software problems by viewing their histories...

CodeWarrior Pre-release Discount Ends at Midnight, September 9th for Professional Edition Software Development Tools Metrowerks Scheduled to Ship CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0 on September 10; Adds CodeWarrior for Palm OS Platform to Pre-release Discount Program AUSTIN, Texas-August 15, 2001- Twenty-five days remain in the Pre-release Discount Program for renewing licenses and new licenses of CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0, Professional Edition. The pre-release discount provides renewing licensees with a $50 reduction on their renewal price, and provides new licensees with a $100 reduction. Metrowerks announced the pre-release discount program at Macworld in New York on July 17. Until midnight CDT on September 9, 2001, a renewing license is US$249; a new license is US$499. On September 10, a renewing license is US$299; a new license is US$599. Pre-releases pricing also applies to licenses of the combined package of CodeWarrior for Mac OS and Windows, Version 7.0,...