FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited Now Available from FileMaker, Inc. Newest FileMaker Pro database opens access to an unlimited number of web database guests; provides greater data performance and security via integration with six industry-leading Web Server software solutions SANTA CLARA, Calif. - January 12, 2000 - FileMaker, Inc. announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited (Worldwide English version), enabling powerful FileMaker Pro 5 web-based database publishing to tens of thousands of users over the intranet and Internet. FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited takes database Web publishing and Web browser access to FileMaker Pro databases to the next step in both ease of use and simplicity. Requiring no expensive and difficult to administer client access licensing fees, FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited is priced at $999 (U.S suggested retail price). "FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited now widens the scope of database Web publishing available for FileMaker Pro users," said FileMaker, Inc....

Pervasive Software(r) Introduces Tango(tm) 2000 Application Server for Linux Combination of Web Application Server and Integrated Database Enables Developers to Deploy Tango 2000-Based Web and E-Business Applications in Linux Environment AUSTIN, TEXAS-December 28, 1999-Pervasive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:PVSW), a leading provider of software that delivers the freedom to create applications for everyone, everywhere, today introduced its Tango(tm) 2000 Application Server for the open-source Linux environment. Versions of this Web application server product for Red Hat Linux, Caldera OpenLinux and SuSE Linux are expected to be available for shipment before the end of the year. Pervasive entered the Linux market in October 1999 when it shipped Pervasive.SQL Server for Linux. The scalable, reliable Pervasive.SQL 2000 database engine is included in the Tango 2000 Application Server for Linux, providing developers with a low-cost, zero-administration and robust deployment solution for Web and e-...

www.register-dot-com-introduces-long-domain-names.com Register.com can now process domain registrations for names up to 63 characters long New York, NY - January 11, 2000 - Register.com, Inc., one of the leading Internet domain name registrars, today announced its customers can now register extra-long domain names, such as www.register-dot-com-introduces-long-domain-names.com. Previously limited to 26 characters, register.com customers can now visit www.register.com to register names up to 63 characters long, or 67 characters including the .com, .net or .org. "Our customers rely on us to offer the latest domain name registration services, so we're particularly happy to include longer domain names among our service offerings," said register.com CEO and President Richard Forman. "By lengthening the number of characters from 26 to 63, we're enabling our customers to choose from an almost endless selection of new domain names. As a result, they can now register corporate names as well as...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com STARNINE ADDS CARBON SUPPORT TO WEBSTAR DEVELOPER TOOLKIT -- StarNine Moves Mac OS X Development Forward, Adds Carbon and PowerPC G4 Velocity Engine Support to WebSTAR Developer Toolkit -- BERKELEY, Calif., January 5, 2000 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. today reaffirmed their commitment to Mac OS X with a new release of the WebSTAR Developer Toolkit, including a set of free templates, commonly-used routines and code libraries to help accelerate and simplify the creation of Carbon- and PowerPC G4 Velocity Engine-enhanced WebSTAR API-based Plug-ins. The new WebSTAR Developer Toolkit is available today from the StarNine Developer Program Web site, at (http://dev.starnine.com/) and as a custom install option of the new WebSTAR Server Suite 4.2 release (see related release dated 1.5.00). "This exciting new WebSTAR Developer Toolkit really gives our development community a jump-start...

Cristina L. Salinas PetersGroup Public Relations 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 170 Austin, TX 78731 P: 512.794.8600 F: 512.794.8662 Metrowerks Launches CodeWarriorU.com - The First Free Institute for Online Programming Study New Site Offers Free Web-based Programming Instruction Taught by Experts; Course Topics Include Java, C++ and Programming in C for MacOS and Windows AUSTIN, Texas - January 5, 2000 - Metrowerks, a leader in software development tools, today announced CodeWarriorU.com, the first web site to offer a full suite of free, online programming courses taught by expert instructors and geared toward developers of all skill levels. The site, located at www.codewarrioru.com, opens for registration today. Initial course offerings include introductions to CodeWarrior programming in C for MacOS and Windows, as well as introductory courses on Java and C++ languages. Advanced courses on these topics will be offered in the future, as well as courses on programming for embedded...

BLUE WORLD AND PARTNERS SHOWCASE NEW WEB DATABASE PRODUCTS AT MACWORLD EXPO Lasso Product Line to be featured at several locations and sessions throughout Macworld Expo in San Francisco Bellevue, WA--January 5, 2000--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine--today announced their presence at this week's Macworld Expo at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Blue World and partners will showcase Lasso Web Data Engine and Lasso Studio for Dreamweaver at several key locations, provide hand-ons training and invite show attendees to a grand party in celebration of success in the Year 2000. "As the leading vendor of Web application development and Web database connectivity tools for Macintosh and beyond, Blue World is delighted to announce our prominent presence at Macworld Expo," said Bill Doerrfeld, president and CEO of Blue World Communications, Inc. "Blue World has been a leading pioneer in the Macintosh Web server tools arena since assisting with its inception over...

MINDVISION SHIPS INSTALLER VISE 6.5 FOR MACINTOSH Simply powerful installers for OS 9 MindVision Software today ships Installer VISE 6.5, an update to the highly popular Macintosh installer solution. This version takes advantage of the latest Macintosh technologies and is available for download at http://www.mindvision.com/ivisemac. "MindVision has been committed to the Macintosh platform since day one," said MindVision CEO Steve Kiene. "Installer VISE 6.5 shows our continued commitment with support for OS 9. Developers can trust Installer VISE to deliver their software on the latest Mac OS releases." WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 6.5? Installer VISE 6.5 brings powerful new features for delivering software on Mac OS 9. Version 6.5 offers: Support for OS 9 Application Packages Application packages keep an application and all its required support files together. Because they appear in a single folder, application packages also simplify the user's experience. Installer VISE makes it easy to...

ACI US news for immediate release January 5, 2000. San Jose, CA. Blue World and ACI Announce Agreement To Deliver New Web Database Publishing Solution Blue World Communications, Inc. and ACI US, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension (4D) RAD/RDBMS Environment, announced an agreement to co-develop, market and distribute Lasso 4D Web Data Engine, a powerful new Web database publishing solution based upon the tight integration of Blue World Lasso Web Data Engine and ACI US 4D Server. Lasso 4D Web Data Engine will facilitate direct Lasso Web Data Engine connectivity to the fully multi-threaded 4D Server with performance over twice as fast as connectivity to common desktop database products. "We're delighted to collaborate with ACI US to deliver a powerful solution to customers who require a high-performance, robust, Web-friendly back-end database for their Lasso Web applications," said Bill Doerrfeld, president and CEO of Blue World Communications, Inc. "Lasso 4D Web Data Engine is the...

MicroNet Announces SANCUBE The Industry's First FireWire SAN A High Performance, High Capacity, Low Cost Storage Solution under $1500 for Creative Workgroups Macworld Expo - San Francisco, Calif. - January 5, 2000 - MicroNet Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ampex Corporation (Amex:AXC) and an innovator in storage technology, today announced SANCUBE(tm), the industry's first FireWire(tm) SAN storage solution. The SANCUBE server-less storage network delivers extremely fast connectivity, up to 220GB online, at a price far below traditional 100baseT networks with server-based storage. SANCUBE is engineered for Mac-based digital content creators who work with and transfer large mission critical graphics files on Power Mac G4, Power Mac G3, and iMac DV systems with built-in FireWire. Providing faster-than-typical network performance, SANCUBE enhances workgroup productivity by delivering 30MB/sec. data throughput - a transfer rate up to ten times faster than typical Macintosh-...

Metrowerks Launches CodeWarriorU.com - The First Free Institute for Online Programming Study New Site Offers Free Web-based Programming Instruction Taught by Experts; Course Topics Include Java, C++ and Programming in C for MacOS and Windows AUSTIN, Texas - January 5, 2000 - Metrowerks, a leader in software development tools, today announced CodeWarriorU.com, the first web site to offer a full suite of free, online programming courses taught by expert instructors and geared toward developers of all skill levels. The site, located at www.codewarrioru.com, opens for registration today. Initial course offerings include introductions to CodeWarrior programming in C for MacOS and Windows, as well as introductory courses on Java and C++ languages. Advanced courses on these topics will be offered in the future, as well as courses on programming for embedded systems. In addition, a prep course will be offered for high school students taking the Advanced Placement (AP) C++ Exam. CodeWarriorU....

Salinas, CA: Casady & Greene, Inc. announced today the release of a new revision of SoundJam MP. Version 1.6 of SoundJam MP features a host of upgraded features that make SoundJam MP the clear choice as THE MP3 solution on the Mac. SoundJam MP v1.6 adds the capability to encode sound files into high quality MP2 format. Now users can choose between MP2, MP3, and AIFF file encoding. In addition to adding the MP2 format to SoundJam MP's encoding capabilities, version 1.6 has upgraded it's internet capabilities for playing music streams live off the internet. Users will notice how easy playing streams can be - in SoundJam MP v1.6 there are no complex adjustments of the preference settings required, it "just works." Many of the changes to this version are subtle, meant to upgrade the user's enjoyment of the product. SoundJam MP v1.6 allows live window dragging, a feature which enhances another upgrade, support for Transparent skins. Users will be able to create cool new transparent...

For Immediate Release CONTROL YOUR MAC WITH MINDCONTROL FROM MINDVISION The Mac utility designed especially for iBook and PowerBook users SAN FRANCISCO - January 5, 2000: Tired of fumbling with the trackpad to open files? Wish you could spend less time navigating with the hockey puck mouse? Use MindControl(tm)! MindVision Software announced MindControl 1.0, along with a contest for MindControl users, at MacWorld Expo today. MindVision will give away an iBook and other prizes in the "How I use MindControl" contest. The latest release in a new family of consumer utilities, MindControl helps people work faster, organize important items and give the trackpad a rest. "MindVision utilities simplify everyday tasks," said Steve Kiene, MindVision CEO. "With MindExpander, we took the mystery out of file expansion. Now we introduce MindControl to make PowerBooks and iBooks easier to use." MindControl makes it easy to open applications, documents, folders, server volumes and URLs in a few quick...

Artec Announces Ultima 2000 The Smallest BUS-Powered Flatbed Scanner For PC And Mac At Macworld Expo San Francisco NEWARK, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 01/04/00 -- Good things come in small bundle, especially when you have limited desktop real-estate. Artec Ultima 2000's ultra-slim design and small footprint, make it the perfect partner for both PC and MAC. About the size of a hardcover book, the Ultima 2000 weighs in at only 3.3 pounds and is just 1.7 inches high. But this small wonder scans full-sized A-4 documents at resolutions up to 600X1200-dpi, maximum resolution of 19200X19200 dpi. Add to that, its truly BUS powered design eliminates the traditional scene with power adapter or power cables tangled on desk tops. One cable is all that requires for both power and scanning. The combined features of being compact and BUS powered not only help desk top saving space, but also make Ultima 2000 the perfect companion for people on the go. With a total carrying weight of less than 5.3lb, the...

FOR RELEASE JANUARY 4, 2000 Contact: Anita Holmgren Phone: 805-963-6983 888-4-NetTen FAX: 805-962-8202 E-mail: anita@tenon.com http://www.tenon.com/products/netten NETTEN ENHANCED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART SPAM CONTROL Santa Barbara, CA, January 4, 2000. Tenon Intersystems is shipping a new version if its industrial-strength mail server for Power Macintosh. Tenon's mail server, called NetTen, is based on Post.Office, a powerful email server, developed by Software.com, Inc. Software.com is the uncontested leader in email server software, having sold licenses for more than fifty-seven million email mailboxes worldwide. With NetTen, Macintosh users can enjoy Software.com's powerful mail server software. Post.Office was designed with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and ease-of-use, setting the standard for email server solutions. Post.Office is in use at tens of thousands of organizations worldwide, supporting millions of users. By leveraging their existing "UNIX virtual machine...

FOR RELEASE ON JANUARY 4, 2000 Contact: Anita Holmgren Phone: 805-963-6983 888-293-2836 FAX: 805-962-8202 eMail: anita@tenon.com http://www.tenon.com iTools 5.0 for Mac OS X: Serious Tools for the Internet Santa Barbara, CA, January 4, 2000. Tenon Intersystems is shipping a new suite of internet tools for Apple's Mac OS X Server. Building upon their award-winning WebTen software, Tenon has created a suite of internet tools for both Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. Tenon's iTools extends and enhances Mac OS X 's networking performance, efficiency, ease-of-use, and functionality with a family of tools essential to serious, commercial content delivery and eCommerce. iTools complements and extends the Apache that is included with Apple's OS X Server and makes it easy for webmasters to set up and support sophisticated network servers. iTools allows Macintosh-savvy webmasters to take advantage of OS X Server's preemptive multitasking and memory protection, without having to plunge into...

MK Software announces T-Minus Ten 2.2 NEW VERSION ADDS SEVERAL NEW TASK TYPES AUSTIN, Texas--2 January 2000--MK Software, Inc. today announced the availability of T-Minus Ten 2.2, its premier task automation utility. T-Minus Ten 2.2 adds new features and fixes bugs. ABOUT T-MINUS TEN T-Minus Ten lets users turn frequently-used or repetitive actions into tasks that can be automatically run by a schedule, launched by a keystroke, when the mouse is positioned over a designated hot spot on the screen, or put into action when your computer becomes idle. Using T-Minus Ten, you can create hot keys and hot spots to drive applications, scripts and documents. The handy timer function puts your Macintosh on auto-pilot during off-hours, running back-up scripts, creating customizable sets of file launches and more. Anything that can be scripted with AppleScript or opened by the Finder can be turned into an automated task. MAJOR NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES - Tasks for displaying reminders and for...

OPENBASE RADSTUDIO ANNOUNCED FRANCESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE December 31, 1999 OpenBase International, Ltd. today announces RADstudio, a rapid application development (RAD) environment for building Java-enabled database applications. OpenBase will show RADstudio in Developer Central booth 3059 at MacWorld SF '2000 (January 4-8). OpenBase RADstudio database development tools empower people who understand business problems, but have little time for software implementation. It makes the process of building database applications easy through intuitive tools which unlock the power of relational databases. No programming required. "OpenBase RADstudio allows mere mortals to exploit the power of relational databases," says Scott Keith, Director of Software Engineering, "It has a unique method for organizing database screens so users can get more specific information without being lost." Kent Myhre, CEO of Database Design Works, says, "During the RADstudio beta program we built several prototype...

We sent out the below over NetProLive last night. Today, there's some additional reports on using the patch, including problems with DSL and AirPorts. Take a look at http://www.macintouch.com/macattack.html for more info. _____ Tonight, Apple has released a patch and tech note at: http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11559 to avoid rumored problems of a Denial of Service attack from the Middle East on New Years. This DoS attack takes advantage of a feature in Mac OS 9 (for any machine), and Mac OS 8.6 for iBooks, iMacs, and G4s. If you have a high speed net connection, we encourage you to install the patch on any machine that sits on the net. You can read more about this at: http://people.atl.mediaone.net/jacopeland/ Happy New Year, MacTech Magazine

PRESS RELEASE CommonGround Softworks Inc. Announces Qilan HOOKSETT, NEW HAMPSHIRE - December 28, 1999 - CommonGround Softworks Inc. today announces a new software development tool for producing powerful internet database systems. "Qilan is a database system designed to operate on a web server. It is a complete environment for the creation of user entry/output screens, logical data manipulation and data base access. With Qilan, the developer can easily link SQL database engines with the world wide web." "Qilan can be used by developers who don't like to program. Developers do not have to know or rely upon SQL or remember complicated or intricate symbols to create complex queries, manipulate data, or access databases. The initial release of Qilan uses Openbase as the backend database." "Qilan works with your existing databases and web development tools. Developers merely need to create an access to their database. Qilan provides the tools to build complete professional web-based...

Power On End of Millennium Spectacular Offer Now -Up-to-Date Sidegrade Offered to Users Who Find Their PIMS Out-of-Date Columbus, Ohio -- December 27, 1999 -- Power On Software announced today that it would offer users of a variety of personal information manager and calendar products an opportunity to avoid being out of date. Owners of the qualifying products can get a downloadable version of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, the brand new release of the Macintosh classic, for only $39.95 (a savings of $50 after rebate) between now and December 31, 1999. Details of the special offer are available at: http://www.poweronsoftware.com/utdrebate.html John Wallace, President of Power On Software stated that, "With the end of the millennium coming, we wanted to offer all Macintosh users the chance to own the most complete and easy to use contact manager and calendar product on any platform. As more and more products have disappeared from the scene, we felt that making a true Macintosh software...

ACI US news for immediate release December 22, 1999. San Jose, CA. 4D Assimilator: Final Version Released ACI US, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension (4D) RAD/RDBMS Environment, today released a new utility, 4D Assimilator, which clones data structures and data files from any database supporting ODBC and imports it into a 4D database. 4D Assimilator is designed for developers who need to migrate existing projects that were developed with tools and technologies, which are no longer able to meet their client's needs. 4D Assimilator can connect to any database supporting ODBC such as FileMaker or Access and replicate both the tables and data into a 4D database. "4D Assimilator is a powerful utility which gives developers an easy way of moving their customers' databases to 4D," shares Brendan Coveney, President, ACI US. "The ability to selectively clone data is an important feature when transferring data, and one of the key features that we are pleased to offer with 4D Assimilator." 4D...

[ANN] CW Pro 5.3 Update for MacOS CodeWarriors, CW Pro 5.3 Update for MacOS is ready for downloading from (http://www.metrowerks.com/download/) A CD for this Update will be available for free at the Mac World Exhibition or you can purchase it for shipping and handling costs as well. Description The CW Pro 5.3 Factory Update is a maintenance release of the Pro 5 tools. The update includes CW IDE 4.0.4, C/C++ compiler 2.3.2 (x86, PPC, and 68K), MSL 5200, updated Java components (including faster MacOS Java debugging), and other tools. Significant improvements to AltiVec debugging is included in this update. Complete release notes are available. This update is recommended for all Pro 5 and Pro 5.2 users. This archive does not contain prebuilt libraries. After installing this update you must rebuild your MSL and runtime libraries on your machine. A version of the update with prebuilt libraries is also available. NOTES: You should apply the 5.3 patch before updating to newer 3.3 Universal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES DOCUSCRIPT 2.0 FOR FILEMAKER PRO New version includes improved script reporting and automatic problem detection Contact: Vince Menanno Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754 E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com PHOENIX. December 17, 1999. Over the last few years, DocuScript has shown itself to be an invaluable tool for Filemaker developers looking to troubleshoot and document their projects. Now with improved script reporting and automatic problem detection, it has become even easier for developers to rediscover their scripts. Aim DocuScript at a FileMaker project and it will extract every script in every file and quickly generate a series of reports -- starting with an overview of the files in the project, right down to the individual script steps. Click on a reference to an external script, and DocuScript instantly jumps to that script. Move through scripts step by step, or let DocuScript trace through an entire script...

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