Essence Software is proud to announce the latest release of XS3D! XS3D is a powerful, OpenGL based Scene Library for REALbasic. It was developed with the intention of simplifying the process of creating 3D graphics by providing a pre-constructed set of objects (REALbasic classes) for use in REALbasic applications. XS3D is a scalable toolkit, capable of handling realtime business charts, scientific data, or games development. This release of XS3D features: - XSModel support The XSModel format is a powerful, XML-based model format that can be used to save and load your scenes and models. It supports inline Zip compression, which can reduce your average 512K model file down to 12k, which no loss in geometric data and neglible impact on file loading times. - Windows support Preliminary supports for Windows has been added to this release. Basic projects compile, but dynamic texture map support is a work-in-progress....

Get your Mac into a Rack with Marathon Computer's rackmount chassis for the fastest G4s to date NASHVILLE, TN - April 18, 2001 -- Marathon Computer, Inc., introduces the PRGF model of the PowerRack G Series, a rackmount chassis created exclusively for the Apple Power Mac G4 with 466, 533, 667, and 733 MHz processors. Marathon Computer presents the smartest solution for those who need the power of a G4 with the flexibility of a rackmounted system. The PowerRack G Series houses the components a Power Mac in a secure, durable chassis that easily fits into industry-standard 19" racks. The chassis occupies only 4U of rack space, and at only 18" deep, neatly fits all computer cabinetry. "As Apple brings out more and more powerful machines, I find that I'm using them in applications for which rackmounting is a natural," explains customer Carol Hoffman of Look and Feel Graphics, "the Marathon case does everything I need in a rackmount. It's a secure home for my G4 and the new manual made my...

For immediate release New Messenger comes to Mac OS X MacPopUp 2.5b. New version of advanced cross-platform Instant Messenger provides Mac users with Mac OS X compatibility. April 18, 2001 - Kanex Group Inc. today unveiled an update of its flagship application MacPopUp 2.5b. Built for Mac OS X, it provides users with all advantages of Apple's advanced OS - Aqua interface, protected memory architecture utilization and pre-emptive multitasking. MacPopUp is the only full-featured IM LAN Solution available for Mac OS X. It works natively with Apple's latest operating system without requiring the Classic environment. MacPopUp allows Mac users to exchange instant messages with other users on any local area network. Users can easily communicate with anyone on corporate, school and home networks. Its interface is simple but amazingly effective. And it works with Windows and UNIX computers too. Macs with 68k processors and Mac OS 7.x? No problem. MacPopUp works as easily as on the latest...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blue Nomad Releases Full Macintosh Version of WordSmith Blue Nomad releases Mac OS conduit for WordSmith, its award winning word processing application for Palm Powered(tm) handheld computers Redwood City, California (April 16, 2001). Blue Nomad today introduced an updated version of WordSmith that includes full support for Macintosh users. The new version incorporates a bi-directional synchronization conduit that provides Macintosh users of WordSmith the ability to synchronize Rich Text Format files, such as those created by Microsoft Word, to and from their Palm Powered(tm) organizers. The new Macintosh conduit replaces the old WordSmith Mac OS document converter and provides generally the same features as the Windows version of WordSmith. WordSmith is the most revolutionary, intuitive and full-featured word processor, enhanced memo pad and rich document viewer available for Palm Powered organizers. Not only does WordSmith support rich text, such as bold,...

Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2001 CUPERTINO, California - April 17, 2001 - Apple today announced that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) with a "fireside chat" with developers on Monday, May 21, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. The five-day event, which runs from May 21-25, at the San Jose Convention Center, will focus almost exclusively on Mac OS X, Apple's next generation operating system, with in-depth technical sessions and a showcase of the latest development tools. Other Activities at Apple's WWDC 2001 include: * more than 100 in-depth technical sessions and hands-on labs to get the latest information on Mac OS X directly from Apple engineers and technology experts; * an Exhibitor Fair with the latest development tools and products; and * the Apple Design Awards for: innovation, advanced Mac OS X look and feel, use of Apple technologies and exciting new product entries to the Mac OS X market. Cost & Registration...

From: "Adam C. Engst" (ace@tidbits.com) Subject: These TidBITS go to eleven Hey folks, In these days of dot.coms dropping like the proverbial flies, I thought you might appreciate a spot of good news and longevity. This week's issue of TidBITS (#576) marks our 11th anniversary of continuous Internet publication, cementing our status as one of the oldest solely electronic publications on the Internet. To commemorate the event, I've gone back and re-read all the TidBITS issues from our second year of publication - April of 1991 to April of 1992. It's fascinating to see how far we've come, but also just how little some things have changed. RAM was $40 per megabyte, versus 35 cents per megabyte today, and we were talking about 88 MB SyQuest cartridges that cost about the same as an 80 GB hard disk disk now. But even back then we were covering topics like adding protected memory to the Mac OS, distributed computing, and wireless networking. You might find the article amusing - it's at: (...

REALbasic: plans for future releases I wanted to take a moment to let all of you know what we are planning in terms of our release schedule for future releases of REALbasic. As you all know we released REALbasic 3.0 on February 12th of this year. One of the big features of REALbasic 3.0 is support for Mac OS X. Specifically, REALbasic 3.0 was designed to support Mac OS X Public Beta. We did this so that those of you that were interested in getting a head start on Mac OS X versions of your applications could do so. There were many changes in Mac OS X between the public beta and final release (Mac OS X 10.0). To maintain compatibility with Mac OS X 10.0, we are currently finishing up development of REALbasic 3.1. This version will be a free update for all registered REALbasic 3.0 users and will be the version that is compatible with Mac OS X. This version also includes a number of bug fixes that are unrelated to Mac OS X. If you wish to use REALbasic with Mac OS X, please download 3.1...

For immediate release: Theodore H.Smith of ElfData releases XML Editor 1.0 - A feature extensive, user friendly, DTD validating, XML builder. April 11, 2000, London - ElfData, data orientated developer for the Macintosh platform, today announced XML Editor 1.0 for Macintosh. XML Editor is a user friendly XML creator and DTD validator, giving you meaningful messages in plain English that point to the cause of a problem in your XML, if any. XML Editor has extensive support for drag and drop; copy and paste; contextual menus; user made element holders; and more, to make entry of XML easy. XML Editor has integrated source and hierarchical edit modes. It uses entities files, to display characters such as "ä", onscreen, in their native equivilent, allowing for direct entry of European and math symbols, or user defined entities. XML Editor has extensive find abilities, allowing for conditional finds on any combination of empty elements, non-empty elements, CDATA, comments, PIs, DOCTYPEs...

IOGEAR makes speedy entry into USB 2.0 market ~ ships market's first PCI Host Card; offers 40 times the transfer rate of original USB technology ~ Irvine, CA - April 11, 2001 - USB users can now take full advantage of faster transfer speeds as IOGEAR today shipped the first USB 2.0 compliant PCI Host Card. The PCI Host Card (GIC250U) is based on the new NEC chipset and comes with five ports (one internal and four external) for easy plug-n-play accessibility and scalability. It can transfer data up to 480 Mbps, offering users increased functionality over multiple USB connected devices. The product is priced at $89 (MSRP) and is available immediately from all major catalog resellers, online resellers and selected retail outlets. "USB 2.0 technology delivers a simple solution to the increased demand for bandwidth when using connected devices," said Kevin Luong, senior channel sales manager at IOGEAR, Inc. "This advance has pushed manufacturers into a new arena. It is an accomplishment to...

ALAMEDA, CA, April 11, 2001 -- NuSpectra today released SiteZAP 6.0.5, an update for all registered SiteZAP 6.0 users, available free at (www.nuspectra.com). SiteZAP 6.0 is an easy to use application which turns your Powerbook, G4, or iMac into a Webcasting server, and provides Pan/Tilt/Zoom telerobotic camera control via any web browser. SiteZAP provides live streaming audio and video through any broadband Internet connection allowing camera access from anywhere. SiteZAP's navigational interface makes it easy to center the camera on the desired view with just a point and click. Other features include easy to operate scroll bars, queue status, custom AppleScript support and a compass rose to tell you where the camera is pointing. Several Web page examples are given for Macromedia Flash and straight HTML. SiteZAP also provides complete, easy access archiving. SiteZAP integrated camera systems are in use throughout the world to monitor activities in a wide range of situations, including...

For immediate release: THE PANDAWARE COMPANY UPDATES TIMECACHE TO VERSION 4.05 Macintosh time and expense tracking application receives bug fixes. Trial version available at (http://www.pandaware.com/). The PandaWare Company has released an update to TimeCache, its popular time and expense tracking application for Macintosh users who bill clients for project work. PandaWare(r) TimeCache(tm) 4.05 includes a number of bug fixes which enhance its stability. TimeCache 4.05 runs only on Power Macintosh (PPC) machines, under Mac OS 8.0 or higher. A Carbon version for use with Mac OS X will be released soon. A fully feature-enabled trial version of TimeCache 4.0 is available for download at The PandaWare Company's web site: (http://www.pandaware.com/). Users of the trial version can save up to 20 days' worth of data. For unlimited use, a registration key is provided with the purchase of a license for US$40.00 per user. Members of the media who would like to receive a free registration key...

For Immediate Release April 9, 20001 MacSQL Monitor Beta Testers Wanted, New MacSQL Mailing List Created New York, NY (April 9, 2001) Runtime Labs, Inc. is looking for Mac users to test version 2.0 of MacSQL Monitor, slated for release in the first week of May 2001. MacSQL Monitor allows Macintosh users to interact with MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, JDBC, and ODBC databases. The software, which runs on Mac OS 8.1 or greater (including Mac OS X), allows users to view database schema, issue queries, and import/export data from SQL databases. The application is also fully AppleScriptable and includes sample scripts showing how it can be used to automate publishing with Quark XPress. Version 2.0 will allow spreadsheet like viewing/editing of remote data, support for additional databases (M

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES OAZIUM DATE & TIME 3.0 FOR FILEMAKER PRO Improve the reliability and performance of crucial time-based solutions Contact: Vincenzo P. Menanno Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com PHOENIX. April 6, 2001. Waves In Motion has released the latest version of oAzium Date & Time, a plug-in that makes it easy to store and index dates from within FileMaker Pro databases. Since it was first released in June of 1999, oAzium Date & Time has remained one of the top five downloads for Waves In Motion; and customers have used it for such diverse applications as reservation applications, payroll timesheets, rental and leasing systems, event and conference tracking, and security applications. "Before oAzium Date & Time, the only way to incorporate time components into my databases was through complicated FileMaker scripts," says Marcus Silving of WorqSmart. "oAzium Date & Time...

For Immediate Release Middleware for the Mac! Jiiva announces RapidMQ, the first Messaging & Queuing technology designed for Mac OS X. Beaverton, OR (April 6, 2001) - Jiiva, Inc., announces a beta release of RapidMQ available for immediate download from www.jiiva.com/rapidmq. RapidMQ is the first Messaging & Queuing technology product designed specifically for Apple's Mac OS X. Messaging & Queuing enables software programs to communicate securely with other programs running on remote computers. Messaging & Queuing is a powerful and flexible communication tool enabling normally incompatible computers to communicate. In a growing culture of interconnected computers and people, basic software such as an MP3 music player could benefit from Jiiva's RapidMQ. It is increasingly common for desktop software to communicate with a server over the Internet for product registration, software updates, technical support chat rooms, and other functionality. RapidMQ provides a secure...

PowerLogix Announces Profiler X AUSTIN, TEXAS -- April 6, 2001 -- PowerLogix announced today the public beta release of their new diagnostic utility, Profiler X. Profiler X is an OS X version of the popular Cache Profiler software fro OS 9. It allows users of OS X to read the processor speed and cache speed and other details of their machine. Also included in the public beta, is a command line interface for changing L2 cache settings. This code works with all PowerLogix upgrade cards. (Some models of PowerLogix cards set the cache automatically and do not require software.) It also works with all other brands of processor cards, as it supports any PowerPC compatible SRAM and any valid PowerPC cache size. "This new utility works on any machine running OS X," reports Robin Howdershelt, Marketing Director for PowerLogix. "Profiler X is the first diagnostic tool for OS X that reports processor temperature, cache size, backside cache speed, and bus speed. It's is very helpful for owners of...

INTEGO ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF TWO ENCRYPTION PROGRAMS AND ONE BACKUP PROGRAM Miami, FL, April 5, 2001 - Intego, the leading developer of Macintosh Internet security and privacy software, today announced the acquisition of three Macintosh security products from Highware Inc. Intego will be adding two encryption programs, Intego DiskGuard and Intego FileGuard, and one backup program, Intego Personal Backup, to its catalogue. More than one million units of these programs have been sold around the world, and Intego's acquisition will provide an essential addition to its current product line. Intego DiskGuard protects all SCSI and IDE hard disks, Zip and Jaz cartridges, and floppy disks from unauthorized access, both on individual computers and across a network. Its permanent security means that no one can access the disk's data without the correct password. At this time, when computers running Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X are started up from CD-Roms, or used as non-startup disks for other...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS INC. RELEASES INTELLIMERGE FOR MAC OS AND MAC OS X IntelliMerge Brings Mail Merges to Internet E-Mail With Easy-To-Use, Mac Friendly Integrated E-Mail Merge Software Raleigh, NC - April 5th, 2001 - Intelli Innovations, Inc., developers of innovative Internet and productivity software for the Macintosh platform, today announced IntelliMerge, dynamic e-mail merge software designed to simplify keeping in touch with customers, family, and friends. IntelliMerge features an integrated message editor, recipient database system, and message mailer; all that's needed to manage contacts, create personalized e-mail messages, and send them out over the Internet. After an extensive test period for real-world testing, IntelliMerge has today reached Golden Master, shipping status. From sending out newsletters, offers, support information, invoices, order information, invitations, and press releases (like this one!), IntelliMerge offers a friendly way to contact anyone,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CS-ODESSA ANNOUNCES CONCEPTDRAW VIEWER 1.0 Odessa, Ukraine - April 4th, 2001 - Computer Systems Odessa Corp., announces the release of ConceptDraw Viewer 1.0. ConceptDraw Viewer is a cross-platform application intended for viewing and printing ConceptDraw documents, as well as files of several other graphic formats. It exists in the Mac OS and Windows versions. The Mac OS version is carbonized and works under Mac OS X. The Viewer is distributed free of charge and is available from ConceptDraw web site at: http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/products/#cdv ConceptDraw Viewer features: - handy tools for scrolling and zooming documents; - powerful printing capabilities; - convenient arrangement of windows, when viewing several documents; - Internet integration. ABOUT CONCEPTDRAW ConceptDraw is the powerful application for creating professional-looking flowcharts, business diagrams, research layouts, organization schemes, plans and more. It's cross-platform, so all...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automated Solutions Group Announces QuickCode Pro v4.2 Release Huntington Beach, CA - April 3, 2001: Automated Solutions Group today announced the release of QuickCode Pro 4.2 for the Macintosh, the popular assistant editor for 4th Dimension. QuickCode Pro (QCP) dramatically enhances the 4th Dimension method editor with a host of features designed to simplify and accelerate the process of writing 4D code. What's new in QuickCode Pro 4.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes/Enhancements - There are several new options you can use in the replace string for regular expressions, including options to change the case of portions of the matched string. Please see the main documentation for details. - Regular expression (regex) searching and replacing has been added! For information, please see the main documentation. - If using 4D 6.5.5+, the Method Tool now has an Open by name menu item that allows you to open a method by full or partial name. You can also press Command-D...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS INC. RELEASES PACKAGE TRACKER 3.0 FOR MAC OS/MAC OS X New Update Adds Enhanced QuickTracking, Customizable Tracking Lists, U.S. Postal Service Rate Calculator And More - Now Shipping Commercially Online And On CD-ROM Raleigh, NC - April 3rd, 2001 - Intelli Innovations, Inc., developers of innovative Internet and productivity software for the Macintosh platform, today announced a significant upgrade to its award winning, multi-carrier package management solution Package Tracker. Package Tracker 3.0 is the first and only complete, multi-carrier tracking and parcel management system available on the Macintosh platform. Package Tracker 3.0 adds many new features, including: * 100% Carbonized version now available for customers running Mac OS X * Redesigned QuickTrack window displays only relevant information for a specific package in a new, hierarchical list view * New fields added to Tracking Lists, including internal tracking ID, notes field for customer information...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TriVectus Releases SuperLock 4.0.2 Lite Phoenix, AZ -- Monday, April 3, 2001 -- TriVectus, LC today announced the immediate availability of version 4.0.2 of SuperLock Lite, the company's slimmed-down version of the Macintosh's premier shareware security utility, SuperLock Pro. This new version fixes all known problems with 4.0.1, including incompatibility with Mac OS 9.1. A detailed list of the changes in 4.0.2 can be found at: (http://www.trivectus.com/Support/SLL/FYI/SLL040201I-01.t) ==About SuperLock Lite== SuperLock has been the premier Macintosh shareware security utility for eight years. It is available in two versions, a Pro version and a Lite version. The Pro version is a feature-heavy program designed to handle a nearly unlimited number of users, while the Lite version is slimmed down for use in primarily single-user environments. SuperLock Lite includes the following features: * Optionally blocks use of the Command-Option-escape key sequence to force-...

MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FREEHAND 10, SUPPORTS MAC OS X Next Generation Of Design Software Enhances Macromedia Flash Integration San Francisco, CA -- April 2, 2001 -- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced Macromedia FreeHand 10, which features new creative tools, productivity enhancements, tight integration with Macromedia Flash(tm) 5, the Macromedia User Interface, and the ability to multi-publish to both print and the Web. Upon its release, FreeHand 10 will be available on Macintosh and Windows platforms, including Mac OS X, Apple's next generation operating system using the sleek new Aqua interface. "Macromedia FreeHand 10 is designed to make the lives of graphics professionals easier and more productive through rich Macromedia Flash integration, templates, and the ability to intuitively create content that can be delivered to both print and the Web," said Kevin Lynch, president of Macromedia products. "In addition, we are committed to developing our market-leading Web...

4D, Inc. news for immediate release April 2, 2001. San Jose, CA. 4D Bundles Products with Adobe GoLive 5.0 to Offer Complete Dynamic Web Server Solutions 4D SA, publishers of the 4th Dimension RAD/RDBMS Environment and WebSTAR Server Suite, announced today that it has bundled Adobe GoLive(tm) 5.0 software with several of its products to provide complete Web Server Solutions which will enable the integration of dynamic database content into HTML pages created with Adobe GoLive 5.0. The products bundled with GoLive 5.0 are 4D Developer Edition, 4D Server Standard, and 4D Server Developer Editions along with a new product called 4D Web Edition. Since 4D version 6.7 has so many new and improved Web features, an increasing number of 4D developers are using a combination of HTML editors and 4D as a Web server. 4D version 6.7.1 includes a plug-in for GoLive 5.0 called 4D Extend Script, which facilitates the setting-up of HTML tags inside GoLive 5.0. The plug-in installs a new '4D tab' in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IOMEGA PREDATOR CD-RW DRIVE WITH FIREWIRE ADAPTER NOW SHIPPING ROY, Utah, April 2, 2001 - Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data management solutions, is now shipping its Predator external CD-RW drive with FireWire connectivity to North American distributors. The new Predator FireWire drive combines style and performance, offering twice the CD-R write speed of USB 1.1 and five times the CD read speed. Iomega's Predator CD-RW drive with FireWire connectivity has a rated performance of 8X4X32X (8X write, 4X rewrite, 32X read) and supports additional popular interfaces by using detachable and interchangeable adapters. Users will be able to easily switch among any of four hot-swappable connection types: USB 1.1, FireWire, and PC Card and USB 2.0 when available. These choices will give Predator owners the freedom to transform their drives as needed for different desktop and laptop interfaces. "Offering the speed of FireWire with our sleek Predator CD-...