FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hagiwara Sys-Coms USB-based FlashGate Transfers Data from SmartMedia to PCs up to 130X Faster than Serial Devices Advanced Computer Peripheral Allows users of SmartMedia-equipped Devices to Save Valuable Time when Moving Information to both Desktop & Portable PCs SAN DIEGO, CA(June 1, 1999) FlashGate, an advanced USB-based peripheral that transfers data from SmartMedia to PCs up to 130 times faster than serial interface-based devices, is now available from Hagiwara Sys-Com. A compact, hot-swappable device that interfaces easily to any standard USB port, FlashGate allows users of digital cameras and other SmartMedia-equipped devices to save valuable time when moving captured images to either desktop or portable computers. FlashGate features a flexible design architecture that enables it to support SmartMedia of up to 128MB in capacity, and requires no external power supply to operate. It is fully plug-and-play compatible with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Multi-Ad Introduces CAST, An Internet-Based Ad Resource With Over 200,000 Images for Electronic Art and Spec Ads Also includes tools, templates and services for newspaper ad departments LAS VEGAS, NV (June 14, 1999) Nexpo 99 Multi-Ad Services is launching a new online subscription service called CAST that makes a decade of the company's generic and branded photographs, illustrations and ads accessible on the Internet for the first time. With over 180,000 downloadable images and hundreds more to be added each month, the service includes the market's most comprehensive compilation of co-op, artwork, software and template ideas (hence CAST) for a newspaper advertising department that needs to generate electronic art and spec ads. It also offers a variety of design tools, bulletin boards, chat rooms and other resources to help advertisers explore and implement new ways of increasing sales. Available exclusively to current or new subscribers to Multi-Ad's various...

For Immediate Release STARNINE AND MEN & MICE BRING LOAD BALANCING AND FAULT TOLERANCE TO WEBSTAR FTP SERVER, OFFER SPECIAL PRICING ON QUICKDNS PRO AND DNS EXPERT TO WEBSTAR USERS -- Load Balancing Speeds High-Traffic Sites, Special Offers for WebSTAR Users Saves $100 on QuickDNS Pro and Up To $59 on DNS Expert Professional -- BERKELEY, Calif., June 23, 1999 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. and Men & Mice today announced a newly improved QuickDNS Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance solution bringing intelligent fault tolerance and load balancing to the WebSTAR FTP server, and now to virtual hosting WebSTAR Web servers. Now, for the first time WebSTAR FTP can take advantage of the load balancing and fault tolerance features of QuickDNS Pro, the leading DNS server for the Mac OS. Fault tolerance and load balancing can now also be implemented for the first time on multiple WebSTAR Web sites at once. StarNine today also announced that WebSTAR Server Suite users can purchase QuickDNS...

For Immediate Release Imation Exhibit (#4821) Imation Launches Faster, Sleeker SuperDisk Drives at PC Expo NEW YORK --- (June 21, 1999) Imation Corp. (NYSE:IMN) today announced four new and improved SuperDisk drives offering faster performance, lightweight design, and simple installation - including a new SuperDisk USB Drive for PC and Macintosh. While previous-generation SuperDisk drives from Imation read data about 10 times faster than a floppy drive, the new and improved SuperDisk drives read much faster -- up to 27 times faster -- than a floppy. The new drives are capable of handling multimedia applications such as video and audio recording while retaining the reliability and compatibility advantages that have made SuperDisk technology the leading replacement for the floppy. Like all SuperDisk drives, the new products are fully read and write compatible with floppies and 120 MB SuperDisk diskettes. "Storage demands keep accelerating, so it's no surprise that SuperDisk continues to...

P R E S S R E P O R T from June 22, 1999 Omikron Basic 6 now Available as a Cost Effective Download Version. - Omikron Basic is now also available as a cost effective download version at $107 (Professional), $53 (Lite) and $47 for the Academic version. This option is for users who do not require a CD-ROM or a printed manual. - Registered Omikron Basic users can easily get a free update this way. - Some of the new features are block operations in all dialog boxes of the editor and arbitrary background colors for Omikron Basic output windows. - More Information at http://www.berkhan.com BERKHAN-SOFTWARE Entwicklung & Vertrieb Alt-Isenhagen 19 D-29386 Hankensbuettel Germany E-Mail: berkiber@t-online.de Tel.: ++49 (0) 58 32 - 97 98 95 Fax: ++49 (0) 58 32 - 61 60 Internet: http://www.berkhan.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farallon Announces High Bandwidth Networking Solutions - New 24-port dual speed hub plus 8-port palm-sized 10/100 switch - Now shipping, Gigabit Ethernet card for Macintosh and Windows SAN LEANDRO, Calif., June 21st, 1999 - Farallon Communications, Inc., developer of reliable, plug-and-play networking solutions for Macs and PCs, today announced their new Fast Starlet 24-port dual speed hub, a high-density companion to Farallon's popular 8-port dual speed hub. In addition, Farallon introduced a palm-sized 8-port 10/100 switch at a great low price and announced the availability of their Gigabit Ethernet card with Mac OS and Windows NT drivers. "Our customers are concerned about two things, lower cost and better performance," states Ken Alan, Farallon Product Manager. "Todays announcement shows that we are listening to our customers and responding to their needs." Farallons Fast Starlet Dual Speed Hub/24 Ideal for high-density Fast Ethernet environments where...

Press Release 6/21/99 iView Multimedia 3.6 has a host of improvements in all areas and now comes in French and Italian flavors. The newest version of iView Multimedia is available for download from: http://www.iview-multimedia.com http://www.scriptsoftware.com A very special iView Multimedia user makes these comments. I've always preferred bits to atoms. But my Mac started looking like my photo shoebox - stuff everywhere. I don't need overkill. I simply need an easy-to-use, powerful, "shoebox" organizer for my photorealistic renderings, hi-res textures, and even digital photos of my family vacation. iView Multimedia is my solution. Rand Miller Co-creator of MYST and RIVEN iView Multimedia Description and Features - Its name describes what it does 'I View Multimedia'. - iView Multimedia is a professional digital asset management system. - It can be used by pros in a demanding publishing environment because it follows...

Escape Information Services is pleased to announce that its QuickTime DICOM import component is now available for public beta testing. The new importer works with QuickTime 3 and 4 on both Mac and Windows, and lets QuickTime-savvy applications import medical images that conform to the DICOM standard. DICOM files are being produced by all major radiology systems, such as CT and NMR imagers. The product currently supports a wide subset of the DICOM standard, such as: - single and multiple image files - compressed (lossy & lossless JPEG; RLE) and uncompressed - indexed and direct, monochrome and RGB, 8 & 16 bit pixel depth Multiple-image DICOM files are automatically converted to QuickTime movies. Future versions will provide API access to DICOM metadata. We are confident that our DICOM/QuickTime integration will catalyze synergies between the two standards, and will eventually be appreciated by both end-users and developers of healthcare applications. Pricing and licensing will...

Contact: Stuart Brainerd or Jane Holt Synapse 773-871-1466 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Internet Made Easy: SAGEM Planet-ISDN USB Adapter for USB equipped Macs SAGEM, a world leader in the supply of ISDN equipment, announces an innovative solution in Macintosh networking: the Planet-ISDN USB Adapter for USB-equipped Apple Power Macintosh computers. This compact unit is a perfect complement to USB Macs for connecting to the Internet and for transferring files at high-speed over ISDN lines at 128Kbps. SAGEM products are used extensively by graphics, publishing and photo industry leaders worldwide. Major international media outlets such as Time Magazine and nearly all European press agencies and American tabloids use this technology to transport their graphics files around the world. The USB derives its power from the Macintosh and comes standard with all the Planet ISDN software that has made the range of SAGEM Planet-ISDN products such a success: SAGEM PPP 2.0, offering 128Kbps...

Forget to bookmark that great web page and now you can't find it? Do you use Netscape Navigator and wish it kept your browsing history? Do you use more than one browser and wish there was one place you could go to find any page you visited? Serac Software is proud to announce iRemember, a revolutionary new application for keeping track of your web browsing history that solves all of these problems! How often have you had to bookmark a page just because you aren't sure if you might want to revisit it later? iRemember lets you return to any page you ever visited just by typing a couple of words that describe the page! Instead of cluttering up your bookmarks with pages you might never visit again, you can use them for your favorite pages and use iRemember to revisit all the rest. iRemember works by indexing all of the words in every web page you visit using the Apple Information Access Toolkit (the same engine used by Sherlock). Later, when you want to revisit any page that you've ever...

For Immediate Release Adobe ActiveShare.com and ActiveShare Software Make the Web a More Personal Place for Consumers New Integrated Internet Community and Desktop Software Combine to Offer Users an Easy Solution for Digital Imaging, Posting and Communicating on the Web San Jose, Calif., (June 17, 1999) (Nasdaq:ADBE)-Adobe Systems Incorporated is making communications on the Internet more personal for consumers, with the announcement today of Adobe ActiveShare software and Adobe ActiveShare.com. A complete Web and software solution for sharing photos, Adobe ActiveShare.com and ActiveShare together give consumers a tightly integrated, start-to-finish process for digital imaging and ultimately sharing their images in personalized Internet communities. Adobe ActiveShare.com is an online resource, providing information for the growing consumer interest in digital imaging, combined with a worldwide Web community for sharing photos, events, memories and information. Adobe ActiveShare.com...

Vertigo Software Corp. Announces Vertigo Advertizer Simple image compositor performs as a host for plug-ins, creates web banners Vancouver, B.C. - (March 9, 1999) - Vertigo Software Corp.(CDN:VSWR), a leading developer of high performance 3D and animation software, today announced Vertigo Advertizer, a web graphics utility that quickly and easily creates web banners by behaving as a host to the industry's leading Adobe Photoshop compliant plug-ins. As the web becomes the prominent vehicle for visual communication, this Quicktime-based utility provides the interactive tools and action buttons required for creating simple advertising. Easily import an image, make a rectangular selection and apply a number of effects from plug-ins such as Vertigo 3D HotText and Vertigo 3D Dizzy . Manipulate your designs with the provided scaling, color, wand and lasso tools, then export your final image to the web. "This opens up a whole new market possibility since traditionally the plug-in industry...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 1999 CONTACT: Karl Bunker Iron Software admin@ironsoftware.com http://www.IronSoftware.com MultiTimer Pro 3.5 Released; Update To Powerful, Easy To Use Time-Tracking and Billing Utility for Macintosh-Using Professionals Macintosh software developer Karl Bunker of Iron Software announces the release of MultiTimer Pro 3.5. MultiTimer Pro is a utility for tracking the time spent on projects and jobs performed on a Mac. MultiTimer Pro will be a valuable resource for graphic designers, Web designers, content creators of all types, consultants, lawyers, technical writers, and anyone who uses a Mac and either bills for their time or needs to keep track of time for any other purpose. The defining characteristic of MultiTimer Pro is ease of use coupled with powerful features. Its clear, clean design makes it "instantly usable", yet it also delivers a range of sophisticated capabilities not found in any competing product. Here are just a few of the features of...

NetBeans Announces End-to-End Java Development Solution through Integrations with Leading Java UML and Debugging Vendors JavaOne, San Francisco, June 17th, 1999 - NetBeans announced integrations of its Java IDE (integrated development environment) NetBeans Developer 3.0 with Together/J 3.0 UML (Unified Modeling Language) tool from Object International and with Metamata Debug, the leading Java debugging environment from Metamata, Inc. Developer 3.0 is written in Java 2 and enables rapid construction of Java applications on any Java 2 platform. Publicly available this summer, its modular, open architecture gives developers the power to extend their development environment with plug-in modules from NetBeans and a wide variety of third parties. "Developer 3.0 is the first cross-platform Java development environment that is able to evolve along with the Java 2 platform," said Ian Formanek, Vice President of Development at NetBeans, Inc. "Our open, modular architecture and close...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - VR Toolbox, Inc. Contact: Walter Neals, Vice President of Marketing e-mail: walter@vrtoolbox.com toll-free 1-877-878-6657 direct 407-673-0357 VR TOOLBOX, INC. OFFERS TECH SUPPORT AND SPECIAL UPGRADE FOR FORMER CUSTOMERS OF ROUNDABOUT LOGIC, INC. Pittsburgh, PA, June 17, 1999 -- VR Toolbox has announced a program to offer technical support and an upgrade special, both for a limited time only, for former customers of Roundabout Logic, Inc. As a result of the settlement between VR Toolbox, Inc. and Roundabout Logic, Inc. with regard to the copyright infringement case, Roundabout Logic, Inc. will no longer be selling or supporting their line of QuickTime VR Products. Roundabout Logic, Inc. has issued an announcement proclaiming VR Toolbox as the sole and exclusive owner of the source code used in those products. As a gesture of good will and good faith, VR Toolbox is offering free technical support for sixty days, beginning June 17, 1999, to all former Roundabout...

StarNine Technologies is proud to announce the release of WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 (aka WebSTAR 4.0) Final Candidate 1, now available for download at: (http://www.starnine.com/webstarbeta/) WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 includes literally hundreds of new features and improvements including a dramatically faster Web server and caching architecture, a new WebSTAR Mail server supporting SMTP/POP/IMAP with LDAP and Web-based email access capabilities, integrated SSLv2 and SSLv3 with support for multiple IP addresses, certificates and encryption options, and Lasso-based publishing of FileMaker and ODBC databases.

For Immediate Release Mac search engine submitter now improved and bundled (Koblenz, Germany, 16 June 1999). German Macintosh shareware developer Voget Selbach Enterprises (VSE) has released VSE Be Found 1.2 and two new expansion kits for the program. VSE Be Found is the first Macintosh application that automatically submits a web page to the most popular search engines. It is also a META tag manager that allows control of all META tags of a web site with an easy-to-use interface. The new version makes it much easier to submit web sites and it now supports web proxy servers. The update also fixes several bugs and offers many minor improvements. The new US-Plus expansion kit adds 10 new US search engines to VSE Be Found and the new FR-Basic expansion kit adds 10 new French search engines. Further information about the application can be found at "http://ProfessionalSubmit.com". EXPANSION KITS VSE Be Found expansion kits extend the number of search engines to which VSE Be Found submits...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EDITORIAL CONTACT: Ter Hui Peng / Seamus Phan McGallen & Bolden (News/Media) tel: +65-3246588 email: news@newsroom.nu Check Point Software Announces Industry's First IP Address Management Solution for Linux New Linux Product Furthers Integration with Complete, Scalable, Enterprise-wide VPN SINGAPORE - Wednesday, June 16, 1999 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking, today announced Check Point Meta IP Services for Linux, the industry's first IP address management solution available for the popular Linux operating system. With Meta IP Services for Linux, network administrators now can run Meta IP's powerful DNS and DHCP services natively on Linux servers. Meta IP integrates with FireWall-1 and VPN-1 Gateway from Check Point Software, seamlessly providing them with user information. Meta IP enables administrators to easily manage the IP address and name space for complex, global networks and...

MACROMEDIA SHIPS FLASH 4 Now with MP3 Streaming Audio, the Web Standard for Creating High-Impact, Vector-Based Sites Delivers Wealth of New Enhancements San Francisco, Calif - June 15, 1999 - Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced the worldwide availability of Flash 4, the new version of its popular Flash(TM) authoring software. Flash 4 includes integrated support for high-fidelity MP3 streaming audio and commands for easily creating sites with sophisticated interactivity. In addition, Flash 4 dramatically streamlines the development process with a revamped authoring environment optimized to help developers create bandwidth-efficient Web sites that combine the production values of television with the immediacy of the Internet. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become the standard for creating high-impact vector-based Web sites that deliver sound, interactivity, graphics and animations and perform flawlessly across multiple browsers and platforms. Macromedia last month...

TEAC SHIPS ITS FIRST MACINTOSH-COMPATIBLE FLOPPY DRIVE Hot-Swappable USB Floppy Drive Delivers Compatibility for iMac and G3 Users (MONTEBELLO, CA)TEAC, a world leader and pioneer in the manufacture of floppy disk drives and other removable storage technology, today announces the shipping of its new USB Floppy Drive for the iMac and the Power Macintosh G3. The USB drive is TEAC's first offering for iMac and G3 users, providing a hot-swappable, external floppy drive for backup, transfer and installation of data. TEAC's iMac floppy drive utilizes the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface of the iMac and G3 systems, allowing plug-and-play convenience by eliminating the need to turn-off or restart the computer when attaching the new floppy drive. Being a one-cable device, the iMac floppy drive does not require a second power supply as may be needed by other peripheral storage devices and requires only one simple installation. "TEAC is proud to offer the addition of Macintosh-compatible...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 1999 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH MACROMEDIA TO DELIVER INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR DYNAMIC WEB PUBLISHING Custom Lasso Objects for Dreamweaver to be available from both Blue World and Macromedia Bellevue, WA--June 15, 1999--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced a new agreement with Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) to integrate Blue World Lasso and Macromedia Dreamweaver through a set of custom Lasso objects for Dreamweaver. The combined solution will enable the efficient creation of dynamic, database-driven Web sites. Macromedia and Blue World will also participate in co-marketing activities to promote the Lasso objects for Dreamweaver and will distribute the Lasso objects free of charge on their Web sites. "We're pleased to collaborate with Blue World to provide a powerful yet easy to use solution for building database-driven Web sites," said David Mendels, senior vice president of Macromedia's Web...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: John Rowe QDesign Corporation (604) 688-1525 ext. 34 jrowe@qdesign.com MP3 Encoding and Decoding is NOW Available from QDesign QDesign ships MP3 software development kit for Mac and Windows OS June 15, 1999 -- Vancouver, B.C., Canada -- QDesign Corporation, a leading provider of digital audio compression technologies, announced today the release of its MP3 encoding and decoding software. Fully compliant with the ISO MPEG standard for MP3 (ISO/IEC 11172-3 and 13818-3), QDesign's MP3 is highly optimized to provide encode speed and quality that rivals the MP3 implementations by industry stalwarts, such as Fraunhofer and Xing Technology. The QDesign MP3 technology is available as a cross-platform software development kit ("SDK"). Developers on both the Macintosh and Windows OS are now able to license the SDK for easy integration of MP3 for digital audio encoding and playback capability in custom applications. "MP3 has become a widely-used format for on...

From: Sig Software (sig@sigsoftware.com) Subject: Email Effects 1.6 Released We are proud to announce the release of Email Effects 1.6, simultaneously for Macintosh and Windows 95/98/NT. Your current registration code will continue to work with this release. New features include : * Support for the standard Figlet font system. * Live animation for button settings. * Compound character mode available in rectangle and circle tools. * Proportional scrollbars and live scrolling. * Improved 3D interface. * Numerous other minor interface improvements. * Support for Navigation Services (Mac). If you are having trouble re-registering your copy of Email Effects, that is because the registration mechanism has changed - please contact us for assistance. You can download the update from the Email Effects page at : (http://www.sigsoftware.com/emaileffects/) As always, we are open to suggestions on features for future releases. Thank you, Sig Software http://www.sigsoftware.com/

NEWS RELEASE Compuware UNIFACE WebApplication Server to Feature Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 Web Authoring Environment Integration Enables Efficient Creation and Deployment of New and Existing Enterprise Business Applications for the Web FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich--June 14, 1999--Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) and Macromedia Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced that Compuware's UNIFACE WebApplication Server now features Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 as its exclusive visual web authoring environment. The combination enables UNIFACE users building Internet, e-commerce and media-rich enterprise applications to efficiently create and publish sites that leverage new and existing information with extended reliability, availability and data management. UNIFACE WebApplication Server is a highly scalable, open enterprise application server for deploying strategic e-business applications. Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 is the current release of Macromedia's industry-leading visual web authoring environment...