[NPL] AutoScript.fm repriced
Press release.
December 24, 1998
AutoScript.fm - the tool that makes life easier for FileMaker Pro
users and developers - has been repriced.
The price for admission to the world of efficient FileMaker Pro
scripting has been lowered to just US$48. It is hoped that
AutoScript.fm can subsequently become universally accepted by
FileMaker Pro users, aiding in the development of great FileMaker Pro
databases.
AutoScript.fm is a scripting utility for FileMaker Pro users that
makes the daunting task of transferring FileMaker Pro scripts from
one database to another much easier and quicker.
AutoScript.fm also facilitates the sharing of FileMaker Pro scripts
by saving scripts in a text format that can easily be copied and
emailed to friends and associates anywhere in the world. FileMaker
Pro magazines can use AutoScript.fm to make their sample scripts more
accessible, while FileMaker Pro user groups can use AutoScript.fm to
make group-shared scripts accessible, reproducible and portable.
The...
[NPL] Canvas 6
News from Deneba Software
Curtis Christensen, Public Relations Manager
(305) 596-5644, ext. 134, curtis_christensen@deneba.com
Visit Deneba at Macworld Expo '99
Moscone Convention Center, Booth 1839
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deneba Software Showcases Canvas(tm)6 at Macworld Expo
Macworld Magazine Takes First Look at Canvas 6
Macworld Expo, San Francisco, January 5, 1999 - Deneba Software
introduced its revolutionary new product, Canvas 6, to the Macintosh
community today. Released in mid-November for both Mac(tm) OS and
Windows, Canvas 6 provides new graphics software technologies and
capabilities previously unavailable to graphic designers. Canvas 6's
innovative SpriteLayer(tm) technology - which enables users to easily
composite vector, bitmap, and text objects - has already received
recognition by PC Week magazine as "PC Week's: Best of Comdex
Finalist".
The Macintosh market is also poised to embrace the new version, as
evidenced by the February, 1999, issue of Macworld magazine....
[NPL] PhotoScripter 1.0
For Immediate Release
MAIN EVENT SOFTWARE SHIPS PHOTOSCRIPTER 1.0
--New AppleScript Product for Photoshop Enables Integrated Automation
of Image Processing--
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 22, 1998 -- Main Event Software, Inc.
today announced it is now shipping PhotoScripter 1.0, providing
automated AppleScript support for the capabilities in Adobe Photoshop
5.0 and higher.
Now for the first time, Macintosh users can automate the commands and
processes available in Photoshop by using simple, English-like
AppleScript sentences. PhotoScripter is available today at
(http://www.mainevent.com/)
for $299 per single-artist license and $999 per production machine license.
Special introductory pricing of $899 for production machine licenses
is available through January 3, 1999, directly from Main Event
Software.
"With PhotoScripter, the level of integration beween Photoshop,
QuarkXPress, and the Finder is unprecendented," commented Cal Simone,
president of Main Event Software. "Many shops, large...
[NPL] MetaCreations Ships New Web-Integrated Photo-Editing...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
METACREATIONS SHIPS NEW WEB-INTEGRATED
PHOTO-EDITING SOFTWARE
Kai's Photo Soap 2 Sets New Standard for Web and Print Delivery
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - December 23, 1998 - MetaCreations Corporation
(Nasdaq: MCRE) announced the release of Kai's Photo Soap 2, a new
version of Kai's creative photo-editing software that lets anyone
with a camera and a computer effortlessly bring their photos to the
Web for sharing with family and friends. Kai's Photo Soap 2 offers an
integrated, intuitive environment to correct photos and create
digital content, such as slide shows that can easily be e-mailed and
posted on an Internet home page.
Available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, Soap 2 is
available now on a hybrid CD. As previously announced by
MetaCreations on August 25, 1998, Apple Computer is bundling a
special edition of Soap on its consumer computer, the iMac.
Kai's Photo Soap 2 takes the concept of photo editing beyond the
desktop and straight to the Internet...
[NPL] BBEdit 5.0.1
Bare Bones products are available through DevDepot
(http://www.devdepot.com), mailto:orders@devdepot.com, Toll free:
800-MACDEV-1, Outside US/Canada: 805-494-9797, Fax: 805-494-9798.
[NPL] MacTicker 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GALLEON SOFTWARE RELEASES MACTICKER 1.0
Internet application brings the stock market to Macintosh desktops
Contact:
Roy Schulze, Galleon Software
Phone: 416-955-1777
E-mail: roy@galleon.com
Web: (http://www.galleon.com)
Toronto. December 22, 1998. These last few weeks, Marc LaFoy has been
heavily involved in the final testing of MacTicker, a simple
Macintosh application that lets you browse the stock market
information supplied by financial websites around the world and put a
stock ticker right on your desktop.
Marc came by his enthusiasm for the stock market just last year when
the right combination of loyalty and luck prompted him to buy shares
in Apple computer just before they began their seven-month climb from
a low of $12.75 to a high of $43.75. Ironically enough, however, with
Apple's fortunes rebounding, there were then no Macintosh
applications he could use to gather these quotes from the Internet.
"I wish I could've watched it all happen right on my...
[NPL] CDFinder 2.6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CDFINDER 2.6 RELEASED
December 22, 1998, Johannesberg, Germany -- The author today
announced the immediate availability of version 2.6 of CDFinder, the
popular shareware disk catalog tool for the Macintosh.
The new version is free for all registered owners of CDFinder and can
be obtained from the CDFinder-Homepage
(http://people.frankfurt.netsurf.de/nmd/). A single user license is
$15, multi user licenses are available .
CDFinder is a very fast and powerful tool to create catalog files of
your hard disks, floppies, ZIP's and anything else that spins. It has
a great user interface and very useful search functions. CDFinder
supports drag&drop and requires at least a 68020 or PowerPC CPU.
While System 7 is required, CDFinder is also fully compatible to
MacOS 8.5. A special feature is the multi-lingual user interface
(German/French/English/Italian/Swedish).
New features in CDFinder 2.6:
- Catalog files of Disk Wizard and Iomega FindIt can be imported.
- Catalog...
[MD1] MacHack Announces Student Discounts
MacHack Endorses the Apple Student Developers Program, Announces
Student Discounts
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
Tel: (313) 882-1824
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dearborn, MI -- MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge
Developers proudly announces endorsement of the Apple Student
Developer Program, Apple Computer's new deeply discounted developer
support option for full time students.
Student participation is essential to the MacHack conference. The
annual Hack contest always draws out the best talent and programming.
In fact, at the 1998 conference two of the top five hacks came from
student developer who were first time conference attendees.
"Students are the ones who still believe that anything is possible.
They have the unbridled enthusiasm and determination to overcome
conventional obstacles and create the impossible," said Marshall
Vale, Conference...
[MD1] CodeWarrior Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05...
[ANN] Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05 for Mac
CodeWarriors,
Pro 4.1 MacOS Compiler 2.2.1 & MSL 4.1.05 for Mac updates CodeWarrior
Pro 4 to compiler version 2.2.1 and MSL C++ version 4.1.05. This is a
bugfix release for the 2.2 compiler shipped orginally with Pro 4. See
the release notes for details.
This update includes only MacOS (68K, PPC) compilers. You should
install the IDE 3.3 patch before installing this update.
You will need to rebuild your libraries and precompiled headers after
installing this patch, see the "Library Build Instructions" file in
the patch for details.
Note: In the release notes under (deque) there is mention of a known
bug where outstanding iterators might be invalidated during an
aborted push_front. The bug is fixed in this release. The release
notes were mistakenly not updated accordingly.
This archive was submitted on 12/21/1998 (CWPRO4 Release) and occupies
2727k of disk space.
You can download it at URL:
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/...
[NPL] Insider FontAgent 2.7.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rio Sabadicci
Insider Software
760-804-9900
rio@insidersoftware.com
INSIDER FONTAGENT 2.7.1 ADDS SUPPORT FOR MACOS 8.5 FONTS
Leading Font Utility Now Supports Appearance Manager Fonts
December 21, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today released
Insider FontAgent 2.7.1, a new release of the leading Macintosh font
maintenance and organization that adds full support for the
Appearance Manager fonts found in MacOS 8.5, as well as selected bug
fixes.
The new version recognizes the fonts used by the Appearance Manager
used in MacOS 8.5 and extends other core System Font functions. The
bug fixes involve a situation in which users selected a specific
combination of execution options that generated fonts with names
longer than the 31 characters allowed by MacOS. Without the fix,
FontAgent would exit normally without completing the user's request.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The new release is free to all licensed users of Insider FontAgent.
Users can download...
[MD1] Tools Plus Pro
Tools Plus Pro Brings Advanced Features to Mac Apps
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO--December 21, 1998--Creators of Macintosh
applications and plug-ins will soon enjoy a number of advanced
features that used to be available only in Microsoft's Windows
operating system. These new features will allow Macintosh developers
to deliver enhanced functionality that is not available in Mac OS,
and one will contribute to reducing development time, effort, and
code complexity.
Water's Edge Software, the company best known for award-winning Tools
Plus libraries + framework, has rewritten portions of their
rapid-development tools to take advantage of Apple Computer, Inc.'s
new Mac OS 8.5 operating system, and to exploit the power of the
third-generation (G3) PowerPC processors found in all Macintosh
computers being made today. Among the enhancements seen in this
newest release are windows that drag and resize in real time,
enhanced multitasking capabilities, and a completely revised "modern"
application...
[MD1] Guy Kawasaki Live and In-Person at Depot
GUY KAWASAKI WILL BE SIGNING HIS LATEST BOOK RULES FOR REVOLUTIONARIES
AT DevDepot'S MACWORLD STATION
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- Dec 18, 1998 -- DevDepot, a division
of Xplain Corporation, announced it will be hosting Guy Kawasaki, the
radical and charismatic CEO of garage.com and former chief evangelist
of Apple Computer, at their Macworld station (#3051) on January 5th
through 8th.
The author of How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Kawasaki has been
in the trenches of two revolutions: the development of Macintosh, the
computer that changed the world, and the battle for supremacy on the
Internet. The same revolutions fought with the tools available from
DevDepot--the premiere source of Macintosh development and web
development resources.
Guy will be releasing his latest book, Rules for Revolutionaries at
Macworld San Francisco this January and will be appearing at
DevDepot to sign copies of that book each day of the
conference expo.
Critics and industry experts rave about Rules for...
[NPL] Guy Kawasaki Live and In-Person at Depot
GUY KAWASAKI WILL BE SIGNING HIS LATEST BOOK RULES FOR REVOLUTIONARIES
AT DevDepot'S MACWORLD STATION
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- Dec 18, 1998 -- DevDepot, a division
of Xplain Corporation, announced it will be hosting Guy Kawasaki, the
radical and charismatic CEO of garage.com and former chief evangelist
of Apple Computer, at their Macworld station (#3051) on January 5th
through 8th.
The author of How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Kawasaki has been
in the trenches of two revolutions: the development of Macintosh, the
computer that changed the world, and the battle for supremacy on the
Internet. The same revolutions fought with the tools available from
DevDepot--the premiere source of Macintosh development and web
development resources.
Guy will be releasing his latest book, Rules for Revolutionaries at
Macworld San Francisco this January and will be appearing at
DevDepot to sign copies of that book each day of the
conference expo.
Critics and industry experts rave about Rules for...
[NPL] JustEdit Speeds Up Web Page Edits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mainstay
591-A Constitution Ave.
Camarillo, CA 93012
http://www.mstay.com
For more information contact:
Lance Merker-Mainstay
(805) 484-9400
lance@mstay.com
Mainstay Releases JustEdit(tm)
Browser-Based Text Editor Speeds Up Web Page Edits
Camarillo, CA, December 16, 1998-Mainstay today began shipping
JustEdit(tm), a quick and painless way to edit web pages anytime,
anywhere, using only a web browser. JustEdit is a Java applet that
need only be included in a single web page of a site. A user simply
brings up the JustEdit page, enters the path to any web page to edit
and clicks "Open". A text editor window opens--displaying HTML code,
ready for editing. After making changes, the user clicks "Save" and
their web page is modified. JustEdit works on any website and
requires no server-side applications, scripts, CGIs, or plug-ins.
JustEdit enables the user to correct a typo, update a headline,
price, or date, and even correct a broken or changed link, on the
fly, right...
[MD1] CodeWarrior Pre-release Mach-O Plugins Update 2.1.1a12 for...
[ANN] Prerelease Mach-O Plugins Update 2.1.1a12 for Mac
CodeWarriors,
PowerPlant 1.9.3 update has been release. You can download it from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
PowerPlant 1.9.3 adds support for Appearance Themes, as well as
numerous bug fixes and feature improvements throughout the framework.
See the release notes for complete details.
You do not need to obtain/apply the PowerPlant 1.9.2a patch to use
this patch as the functionality of 1.9.2a is included in this new
update.
This archive was submitted on 12/18/1998 (CWPRO4 Release) and
occupies 3689k of disk space.
You can download it at URL:
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.3.hqx
- or -
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.3.hqx
- or -
ftp://206.204.30.115/pub/updates/CWPRO4/PowerPlant_1.9.3.hqx
[MD1] Absoft Pro Fortran v6.0
Absoft Corporation announced immediate availability of its new Pro
Fortran v6.0 (retail $899), a suite of Fortran 90, FORTRAN 77 and
C/C++ compilers. Upgrade and academic pricing is available. IMSL Math
and Stat libraries are optional. Visit www.absoft.com for details.
Complete F90/F77/C/C++ toolsets for Windows95/98/NT, Mac and Linux
Absoft Corporation, 2781 Bond Street, Rochester Hills, MI 48309 USA
Voice (248) 853 0050 EST - Fax (248) 853 0108 - http://www.absoft.com
[NPL] Verity HTML export
The new version of Verity HTML export includes Mac PowerPC support.
http://www.verity.com/corporate/981214.html
NEW VERSION OF VERITY HTML EXPORT ENABLES DYNAMIC, 'ON-THE-FLY'
CONVERSION OF ENTERPRISE DOCUMENTS INTO WEB-READY HTML
New Solutions & Features Enable Corporate Web Developers to Deliver
Customized Web Content With Zero Client Administration; Enterprises
Preserve Investment in Archived Documents with Verity HTML Export 2.0
SUNNYVALE, Calif. December 14, 1998 Verity, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTY), a
leading provider of knowledge retrieval solutions for the enterprise
and Internet, today introduced a new version of its innovative Verity
HTML Export product. Designed for enterprise-wide use, Verity HTML
Export 2.0 is a server-based solution that allows organizations to
preserve their investment in archived documents by regenerating files
into HTML directly from their native formats, without requiring an
HTML editor or the original application that created the document.
HTML Export 2....
[NPL] Imagina Restructuring
Imagina is currently restructuring in order to accomplish a new
corporate mission. The company over time has had several identities,
one as an Portland-area ISP, one as a software development firm, and
another, more subtly, as a software marketing firm. Imagina is now
solely focused on the research and development of Internet
productivity tools.
Imagina continues to develop new products, including the imminent
release of a new software utility called "Holmes", that enhances the
Sherlock Internet search feature in Mac OS 8.5.
Imagina is currently seeking buyers for its two products:
NEWSTAND: Our award-winning (4.5 mice from Macworld) Mac OS-based
newsgroup server for the Internet and intranet. This
easy-to-configure server is Open Transport-based and multi-threading.
Helps facilitate workgroup collaboration. Ideal for educational users
and small businesses.
NOTIFYMAIL: Our cross-platform email notification client. Helps
businesses reduce network traffic and reduce drain on network...
[NPL] VSE HTML Turbo 2.0
For Immediate Release
VSE HTML Turbo 2.0: 40 new optimizations, twice as fast, less expensive
Bornheim, Germany, December 15th, 1998.- Voget Selbach Entertainment
(http://vse-online.com) announced today the release of VSE HTML Turbo
2.0. VSE HTML Turbo is a tool that optimizes HTML documents so that
they become much smaller and load much more quickly into web
browsers. HTML Turbo's optimizing does not alter the page appearance
in web browsers.
The new version 2.0 offers 40 new optimizations and speed
improvements so that web pages will be optimized up to 25 percent
more efficient in half the time. In addition, VSE has lowered the
price from $79.95 to $49.95. Besides many other improvements in VSE
HTML Turbo 2.0, the application has two outstanding new features:
- The HTML image attributes WIDTH and HEIGHT are added automatically
to web pages. This allows web browsers to display the text of a web
page before loading the images.
- VSE HTML Turbo automatically qualify URL's. For example...
[NPL] InterScan VirusWall
Subject: Press Release - Trend Micro
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 14:56:18 -0000
InterScan VirusWall First Complete Virus Protection Approved For Sun
Internet Mail Server Software
Trend Micro's award winning virus protection now available for Sun's
industry leading messaging platform
Cupertino, Calif.- 15 December 1998 - Trend Micro Inc., the leader in
centrally managed virus protection, has announced that its Internet
gateway virus scanning solution, InterScan(r) VirusWall(r) 2.6 for
Sun(tm) Solaris(tm), has been tested and approved by Sun (NASDAQ:
SUNW) for use with Sun(tm) Internet Mail Server(tm) software. With
this approval, InterScan VirusWall becomes the industry's first
interoperable virus scanning solution for Sun's high-powered
messaging platform.
After rigorous testing, Trend Micro's high performance scanning
solution demonstrated its complete interoperability with Sun Internet
Mail Server software. InterScan VirusWall provides high performance
real-time scanning of both in-bound...
[NPL] iView Multimedia 3.4
Press Release
12/14/98
New iView Multimedia 3.4 now with Multiple Windows and Applescriptable!
Questions
What media browser is easiest, fastest, applescriptable, uses
Navigation Services, allows extensive use of drag and drop and is
totally compatible with QuickTime 3.0 and Mac OS 8.5?
What program can read all these files Quark, Canvas, Painter, Live
Picture, Freehand, PageMaker, Illustrator, gif, jpg, TIFF, PICT, GX,
BMP, Targa, EPS, fonts, sounds, movies, QuickTime VR, animation, and
many others?
What media cataloging program allows total newbies and HTML pros to
create a web site of images with just two clicks?
What shareware has been extolled by digital photographers and dtp
professionals for its power, Photoshop compatibility and color
precision?
What media organizer allows exporting as a QuickTime movie, a poster,
a text database or as an HTML website?
What media asset management program can print a catalog sized for a
CD jewel case, Zip disk case and many other ways?
What...
[MD1] sLog 2.1b1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Catara(tm) Software Releases sLog 2.1b1, "Your personal system manager."
Contact: Steven Marcotte catara@idir.net
Lawrence, KS Dec 15, 1998 Catara(tm) Software today announced the
first public beta release of sLog 2.1, a system management utility
for the Macintosh and PowerPC.
What is sLog 2.1?
sLog 2.1 is a handy system management utility that allows you to keep track
of your system's stability by recording the time your computer restarted or
crashed. sLog, intended to be used by both users and administrators
alike, has many potential uses, including:
* Logging how much a computer is used (for tax or record keeping
purposes)
* Finding out how stable a particular computer is
* Determining if a new piece of software or hardware is causing
subtle problems
* Letting you know if a computer is being improperly shutdown
* Finding out if someone has been using a computer when they weren't
supposed to be
* Loads of other things...
[NPL] sLog 2.1b1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Catara(tm) Software Releases sLog 2.1b1, "Your personal system manager."
Contact: Steven Marcotte catara@idir.net
Lawrence, KS Dec 15, 1998 Catara(tm) Software today announced the
first public beta release of sLog 2.1, a system management utility
for the Macintosh and PowerPC.
What is sLog 2.1?
sLog 2.1 is a handy system management utility that allows you to keep track
of your system's stability by recording the time your computer restarted or
crashed. sLog, intended to be used by both users and administrators
alike, has many potential uses, including:
* Logging how much a computer is used (for tax or record keeping
purposes)
* Finding out how stable a particular computer is
* Determining if a new piece of software or hardware is causing
subtle problems
* Letting you know if a computer is being improperly shutdown
* Finding out if someone has been using a computer when they weren't
supposed to be
* Loads of other things...
[NPL] CyberCash Now Available on Macintosh
FOR RELEASE ON DEC 11, 1998
CYBERCASH NOW AVAILABLE ON MACINTOSH
WebTen, WebCatalog, and WebMerchant - A Powerful eCommerce Bundle
Santa Barbara, CA, December 11, 1998. Tenon Intersystems is offering
new releases of Pacific Coast's highly acclaimed turnkey eCommerce
software (WebCatalog & WebMerchant) in a special discounted bundle
with WebTen. WebTen is the fastest and most powerful Macintosh web
server. WebCatalog and the new CyberCash-savvy WebMerchant are the
premier eCommerce solution for Macintosh. On Apple's G3 processors,
these combined packages provide unsurpassed secure online commerce
capabilities.
The new WebCatalog 3.0 includes a built-in database as well as an
ODBC/SQL database interface, so you can use WebCatalog's
lightening-quick database for your electronic storefront and, at the
same time, link directly into an existing inventory database at the
time of purchase. The new WebMercant 3.0 includes built-in CyberCash
support, so you can link directly to a CyberCash...
[NPL] DeBabelizer 3 Updater
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EQUILIBRIUM ADDS MAC OS 8.5 COMPATIBILITY TO DEBABELIZER 3 FOR MACINTOSH
Sausalito, CA - December 9, 1998 -- Equilibrium today announced the
availability of a free Mac OS 8.5 updater for DeBabelizer 3 for Macintosh,
the professional software standard for automatically preparing digital
graphics and video for delivery in any medium on any platform. The updater
revises DeBabelizer's interface to comply with Mac OS 8.5 standards,
extends DeBabelizer's support for pre-press files and enables the use of
Photoshop 5 filters and plug-ins.
"Apple has set a new standard for speed and ease of use with OS 8.5." said
Tim Bigoness, Equilibrium's Director of Product Management. "We've updated
DeBabelizer to harness the power of Apple's new OS and enable our users to
prepare and optimize digital media even faster and more efficiently than
before."
Equilibrium DeBabelizer 3 for Macintosh users work in all areas of the
digital convergence: Web development, imaging and publishing...
[MD1] Omikron Basic 6
OMIKRON BASIC 6
- New Version with Many New Features
- Update Free of Charge for Registered Omikron Basic 6 Users
Omikron Basic 6, the high-speed programming language for Power Mac is now
available as version 6.24. The current version contains many new features,
all of which make programming even easier and more effective:
- The compiler was improved further so that the generated programs are even
more compact and run even faster (it is hardly possible to improve the
speed of Omikron Basic programs any further, even with direct assembler
programming).
- The new release now also offers an integrated Library Maker, which may be
used by Omikron Basic programmers to create their own Libraries and even
pass them on to others.
- Standard accessories are the Extension Library and a limited version of
the EasyGem Library to create MAC-specific surfaces as well as various demo
programs, the paint program EasyPaint (including the BASIC source codes),
and the shareware program EasyFractal.
-...
[NPL] Load Time Check Service
For Immediate Release
Don't Lose Another Visitor to Your Site Because of Slow Load Times
NetMechanic's New FREE Service "Load Time Check" Helps Web Pages Load Fast
Huntsville, AL -- NetMechanic (www.netmechanic.com), a leading web site
maintenance service, has just announced the launch of a new FREE service
that will prevent web sites from losing visitors due to slow loading web
pages. NetMechanic Load Time Check will search the pages of a web site to
find html, images, multimedia plug-ins, and other objects with extremely
long load times and alert the webmaster with a full report including advice
on how to remedy problem areas. Unlike other fee based services,
NetMechanic Load Time Check also offers free advice on how to improve the
rendering time, that is, the time it takes for the browser to display the
finished web page.
"This is an exceptional service that were offering at no charge," said Tom
Dahm, Manager of NetMechanic. "Thousands of dollars are spent on
cutting-edge graphic...
[MD1] Metrowerks to Ship Standalone Java Tools
Metrowerks to Ship Standalone Java Tools for Macintosh and Windows
Academic Version to Ship as a Feature of Apple Developer Connection Student
Program
Seattle, WA-December 9, 1998-Metrowerks, Inc., (NASDAQ:MTWKF,SE/ME:MWK) a
leading provider of software development tools for desktop and embedded
systems, today announced at CAUSE 98 that CodeWarrior Professional for Java
and CodeWarrior Academic for Java will ship in January 1999. These products
will be Java-only versions of the award-winning CodeWarrior integrated
development tools that support development for C, C++, Java and Pascal. The
academic version of the Macintosh-hosted Java tools will be included on the
Apple Developer Connection (ADC) Student Program CD as part of an agreement
with Apple Computer, Inc. The Spring 1999 release of these tools will
include easy-to-use rapid application development (RAD) tools for building
graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
CodeWarrior Professional for Java and CodeWarrior Academic for Java...
[NPL] Java 2
SUN DELIVERS NEXT VERSION OF THE JAVA(TM) PLATFORM
Java 2 Brand Unveiled
NEW YORK, NY -- December 8, 1998 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced
the availability of the Java(TM) 2 platform, the next release of the core
Java technology (formerly code-named "JDK(TM) 1.2"). The Java 2 platform is
the definitive environment for enterprises aiming to build and install
web-centric software applications that can run on a variety of computers,
servers and other computing devices. The new release provides significant
performance improvements, a new, flexible security model and a complete set
of Applications Programming Interfaces (APIs). The Java 2 platform provides
software programmers with the speed, security and functionality that make
it easier than ever to create interoperable, mission-critical enterprise
applications. The Java 2 platform is widely supported by the industry and
is being endorsed by hundreds of industry-leading companies worldwide (see
quote addendum). "Java 2 is the...
[MD1] Apple Launches New Student Developer Program
For Immediate Release
Apple Launches New Student Developer Program
Worldwide Push to Attract Next-Generation Macintosh Developers Rolled Out
at CAUSE
CAUSE, SEATTLE, Washington--Dec. 9, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced a new program aimed at attracting more students to develop
Macintosh software, hardware, add-on devices, and Internet-savvy
applications. The Apple Developer Connection (ADC) Student Program gives
higher education students around the world affordable access to the tools
and technical resources they need to begin developing the next-generation
of Macintosh products.
"This is the first time Apple has reached out to the next wave of software
and hardware pioneers who are currently learning their craft in colleges
and universities around the world," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice
president of worldwide developer relations. "Bringing students into the
Macintosh development community today spurs continued innovation on the Mac
platform."
As part of the program...
[MD1] MacHack '99: Call for Papers
MacHack '99: Call for Papers
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
Tel: (313) 882-1824
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Do you have a great new idea in Macintosh software development? Or a great
new way to put together some old ideas and make everyone say, "WOW"?
Wouldn't you like to talk about it with a group of people who Really
Understand what you're saying?
This is your chance. Write it up and submit it as a paper for MacHack '99!
MacHack solicits and accepts papers on a wide variety of topics related to
software development. For example, the subjects of last year's papers
ranged from cross-platform development techniques, to anonymity in internet
communications, to exception-handling strategies on the Macintosh, to
macroscopic object architectures. Each paper accepted is published in the
MacHack Conference proceedings and included on the MacHack CD. Each author
gives a...
[NPL] Fluid3D
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLUID3D FROM OZ.COM DELIVERS BROADCAST-QUALITY
STREAMING 3D ANIMATION OVER THE INTERNET
WITH REALNETWORKS REALPLAYER G2
3D Web Animation Can Be Created in the Most Popular 3D Authoring Tools;
Fluid3D Player to be Distributed through RealSystem G2
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 8, 1998 - OZ.COM (formerly OZ Interactive), a
pioneering provider of visual and interactive real-time communication
products, today announced Fluid3D(TM) -- a visual communications system for
the development and deployment of broadcast-quality, streaming 3D animation
across the Internet. Fluid3D is integrated with RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK)
RealPlayer(TM) G2 and is the first new media type that enables streaming
broadcast of 3D computer animation over the Web within RealPlayer.
Professional digital artists and publishers can now deliver real-time 3D
animation to millions of RealPlayer-enabled Websurfers at connection speeds
as low as 28.8 Kbps -- with the quality and performance typically...
[NPL] Startup Doubler 1.2.1
Startup Doubler 1.2.1 was just released:
Startup Doubler compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make
extensions,
control panels and the Finder load faster.
Version 1.2.1 is a maintenance release to add support for Mac OS 8.5.1. It
is available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com.
[MD1] Aladdin Knowledge Systems Acquires eSafe Technologies
For Immediate Release
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Acquires eSafe Technologies, a Leader in Internet
Security Innovation
Aladdin's New Internet Security Unit to Provide Market-Leading Internet
Security Solutions
New York; Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 8th, 1998 -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDNF), a global leader in the field of software information
security, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets
of EliaShim Ltd. and its subsidiaries, US-based eSafe Technologies Inc. and
eSafe Europe (together "eSafe"). eSafe is the producer of the award-winning
eSafe Protect suite of Internet security products. As a result of the
acquisition, Aladdin will form an Internet Security Unit with eSafe at the
core focused on developing integrated "desktop-to-gateway" Internet
security solutions.
eSafe will be issued 1,240,000 Aladdin shares and will receive an
additional $6.5 million in cash. Additional amounts not exceeding $5
million may become payable based on eSafe...
[NPL] DNS Expert 1.3
For Immediate Release
DNS Expert 1.3 from Men & Mice Released:
Crucial DNS Security Analysis for ISPs and DNS Administrators: Tests for
DNS Spoofing and Mail Relay
Reykjavik, Iceland, December 8/-- Men & Mice today released version 1.3 of
DNS Expert and DNS Expert Lite, providing security tests such as checking
name servers' vulnerability to DNS spoofing attacks and whether mail
servers can be used to relay spam mail.
A new crucial security test checks whether name servers can be spoofed i.e.
whether it is possible to place forged data in the cache of the name
servers. DNS spoofing can cause serious security problems for companies
vulnerable to such attacks, for example causing users to be directed to
wrong Internet sites or e-mail going through non-authorized mail servers.
Says Cricket Liu, DNS consultant, and co-author of the books "DNS & BIND"
and "DNS on Windows NT": "DNS spoofing is a very real threat to the
integrity of activity on the Internet, whether commercial or...
[MD1] DCon 1.0
December 7, 1998 -- South Lake Tahoe, CA -- Today Cache Computing announced
that it is now shipping DCon 1.0. DCon is a system extension that adds a
console window and file logging services to the Mac OS. It can be used to
record and display status and debugging information during the development
process.
DCon can be called from virtually any code, any where at any time. DCon
does not allocate memory or otherwise rely on the Mac OS ToolBox. It can be
called from interrupt handlers, I/O completion routines, VBL tasks,
deferred tasks, etc., just to name a few of the places where DCon really
shines. DCon is also ideal for developers who miss "debugging via printf",
a technique which is very common on other CLI driven operating systems, but
is not readily available on the Mac OS.
More information, a downloadable demo version, and online ordering is
available at http://www.cache-computing.com
For further information, please contact:
Cache Computing
info@cache-computing.com
[NPL] Web Finder V4
Title: Web Finder 4
Author: Theo Howell
Link: http://www.tmlc.com.au/wf/WebFinder.html
Description: Web Finder V4, the latest version of the original plugin based
web searching utility, is out. It boasts many new features taking it beyond
other search utilities such as Sherlock e.g. the ability to access almost
any search engine available, automated multi-topic searching and support
for System 7.5+
Web Finder is a web searching utility for the Macintosh. Quickly and easily
Web Finder allows you to access a vast amount of search engines, returning
your results in the browser of your choice, or downloading them to a file.
[NPL] Apple Releases Mac OS 8.5.1
For Immediate Release
Apple Releases Mac OS 8.5.1
Update Fixes Bugs and Adds New Sherlock Features
CUPERTINO, California--Dec. 7, 1998--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
Mac OS 8.5.1, an update to the popular Mac OS 8.5 released in October,
which fixes several bugs and adds new Sherlock plug-ins for popular
Internet sites. The Mac OS 8.5.1 update is available immediately for
download from Apple's website (www.apple.com/macos) free of charge.
Localized versions of the update will be available later this month.
Mac OS 8.5.1 remedies problems associated with CD-ROM installation,
AppleScript, and a rarely-seen data corruption problem. There is also
improved support for third party ADB devices, such as joysticks. Mac OS
8.5.1 also includes an updated version of Sherlock, which improves
communication through Internet proxy firewalls, and adds plug-ins for
Internet sites such as Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, CNN Interactive,
Direct Hit, GoTo.com, and LookSmart. These plug-ins are also...
[MD1] NetBeans DeveloperX2 2.1
NETBEANS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR THE JAVA(TM) DEVELOPMENT KIT 1.2
NetBeans DeveloperX2 2.1 runs on JDK 1.2 and is now Available to NetBeans'
Early Access Program Participants
New York, Java Business Expo, December 8, 1998 - NetBeans today announced
that its Java(tm) IDE, NetBeans DeveloperX2, supports and runs on Sun
Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(tm) Development Kit (JDK(tm) version 1.2). This
latest release of the JDK provides a rich feature set of new class
libraries and tools, making it easier than ever for developers to create
portable, distributed, enterprise-class applications. Sun's announcement of
the availability of the next version of the JDK was made today during the
Java(sm) Business Expo(sm) in New York. NetBeans Developer X2 2.1 (beta)
supports JDK 1.2 and uses it internally. It is available to NetBeans' Early
Access Program participants.
"Our users rely on NetBeans to be at the forefront of Java technology so
that they, in turn, can bring this technology to their...
[MD1] Java-Based Digital Toolkit
Warp 10 Technologies Inc. Announces the Release of the
Java-Based Digital Toolkit V1.0 for Digital Asset Management
Offers Java Development Tools for Media Asset Management Applications to
Web Developers, Brand Managers, System Integrators, and Value-Added
Resellers
Toronto - December 7, 1998 - (Java Business Expo - Booth #1166) -- The
Digital Toolkit v1.0 developed by Warp 10 Technologies (NASDAQ: WARPF; CDN:
WARP) is now available for system integrators, web developers, brand
managers, and resellers who manage media assets. The Digital Toolkit (TDT)
offers system developers a Java-based, web-enabled, three-tiered software
system, that can be completely designed and customized to manage digital
assets, incorporate the functionality of a digital multimedia repository
into host applications, or to develop Web-based solutions.
"As the web continues to grow as the central medium for communication and
collaboration and as the consumer demand for compelling media-driven
experience...
[NPL] Electrifier Pro/QuickTime 3 ships
For Immediate Release
**Electrifier, Inc. ships Electrifier Pro for industry-standard
QuickTime--first professional tool for creating fast web multimedia using
all content types
Research Triangle, NC. December 7, 1998. Electrifier, Inc.
(http://www.electrifier.com) today shipped Electrifier(R) Pro, the first
professional tool for creating fast-downloading web multimedia using an
amazing range of content--bitmap and vector animation, digitized audio,
synthesized music (MIDI), video, 3D, VR panoramas, No-Bandwidth(TM) media
like fire, clouds and ripples, and over 150 special effects such as emboss,
blur, and fade.
As web audiences demand increasingly exciting sites, web professionals must
find ways to attract and hold their attention. Until now, the creation of
rich multimedia content has been difficult, even when using multiple
applications. And the results have been either too simplistic, resulting in
a superficial viewing experience, or require too much bandwidth, causing
unbearably...
[NPL] BOOMA WebForms for NetObjects Fusion 4.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOOMASoft Unveils BOOMA WebForms for NetObjects Fusion 4.0
SANDY, Utah (Dec. 7, 1998) - BOOMASoft, a leading developer of Internet
tools, today introduced BOOMA WebForms for NetObjects Fusion, a component
for the latest version of NetObjects' award-winning Web-authoring product,
NetObjects Fusion 4.0.
BOOMASoft has teamed up with NetObjects to develop this component to
provide NetObjects Fusion users with an easy-to-use and cost-effective
solution for creating and managing forms on Web sites built with NetObjects
Fusion 4.0.
"NetObjects Fusion is one of the best Web site authoring products on the
market today," said Craig Osterloh, president of BOOMASoft. "Our
partnership with NetObjects enables Web-site developers to use NetObjects'
powerful front-end authoring product while seamlessly integrating into the
easy-to-use and robust capabilities of BOOMA WebForms."
According to Bernard Desarnauts, vice president of product marketing and
management for NetObjects,...
[NPL] Netscape's "Gecko" Browsing Engine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Donna Sokolsky, (650) 937-3858
sokolsky@netscape.com
NETSCAPE DELIVERS "GECKO" BROWSING ENGINE INCORPORATING ADVANCED
FEATURES FOR INTERNET BROWSING ANYWHERE
Small, Fast Browsing Engine For Virtually Any Application, Computing
Platform, Device Or Developer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (December 7, 1998) -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today delivered the first version of "Netscape
Gecko," its next-generation browsing engine, to thousands of Internet
developers. Netscape Gecko -- formally code-named "Raptor " reaches a new
milestone for browser technology in speed, smaller size and full standards
support. The revolutionary technology is designed to Internet-enable
virtually any application, operating system or device. Netscape Gecko is
the first software product from Netscape based on contributions from
mozilla.org, the organization chartered with managing Netscape's open
source initiative among thousands of Internet developers and Netscape...
[MD1] Netscape's "Gecko" Browsing Engine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Donna Sokolsky, (650) 937-3858
sokolsky@netscape.com
NETSCAPE DELIVERS "GECKO" BROWSING ENGINE INCORPORATING ADVANCED
FEATURES FOR INTERNET BROWSING ANYWHERE
Small, Fast Browsing Engine For Virtually Any Application, Computing
Platform, Device Or Developer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (December 7, 1998) -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) today delivered the first version of "Netscape
Gecko," its next-generation browsing engine, to thousands of Internet
developers. Netscape Gecko -- formally code-named "Raptor " reaches a new
milestone for browser technology in speed, smaller size and full standards
support. The revolutionary technology is designed to Internet-enable
virtually any application, operating system or device. Netscape Gecko is
the first software product from Netscape based on contributions from
mozilla.org, the organization chartered with managing Netscape's open
source initiative among thousands of Internet developers and Netscape...
[MD1] UpdateAgent: Mac OS 8.5 Updaters Free
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATEAGENT MAKES ALL APPLICATIONS MACOS 8.5-READY FOR FREE
Limited-Time Promotion Delivers Software Updaters for MacOS 8.5
December 7, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced a
limited-time promotion that gives Macintosh users a fast, free way to
upgrade their systems with the latest software updaters required for MacOS
8.5 compatability.
Through December 11, users can download Insider UpdateAgent 3.0 via the
Internet, run it on their Macintosh, and receive free updaters to make the
users' applications compatible with MacOS 8.5 in addition to receiving
MacOS updates.
"Developers need to update their applications to have them take advantage
of new OS releases such as MacOS 8.5," commented Rio Sabadicci, president
of Insider Software. "We're helping Mac users everywhere make the
transition smoothly and at no cost."
SIMPLE TO OPERATE
UpdateAgent 3.0 automatically scans a system's drives and displays a list
of programs that it can update. Every program...
[NPL] PowerMail 2.3
PRESS RELEASE - CTM ships PowerMail 2.3
December 6th, 1998 - CTM announces the immediate release of PowerMail 2.3,
its flagship e-mail client for Mac OS. PowerMail uses the same high-speed
search engine as Apple's new Sherlock to search through its mail databases,
offers access to multiple POP3 and IMAP4 mail accounts and supports e-mail
correspondence in over 71 simple and complex languages, including English,
Japanese, Swedish and French.
The new 2.3 release features Automatic Emailer Database Import to help
former Emailer users to move their archived mail (without using
AppleScript) and enjoy the benefits of using a supported, actively
developed mail client. PowerMail also supports importing of messages in
Outlook Express databases as well as importing and exporting in Eudora and
Netscape Communicator formats.
PowerMail was the runner-up of the 1998 Apple Design Awards in the category
"Best Apple technology adoption", and Mac Central called it "a viable
Emailer replacement". The...
[NPL] oAzium Charts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES OAZIUM CHARTS PLUG-IN FOR FILEMAKER PRO
Easy-to-build graphs change the way people look at their data
Contact:
Vince Menanno, Waves in Motion
Phone: 416-760-9959
E-mail: info@wmotion.com
Web: http://www.wmotion.com
Sales by WorqSmart: 602-956-7080
TORONTO, Canada. December 5, 1998. A picture may be worth a thousand words,
but a well designed graph is sometimes the only thing that can help you
make sense of all that information in your FileMaker database. The problem,
however, has always been the great difficulty in building these graphs.
Until now.
oAzium Charts is a new FileMaker plug-in from Waves in Motion that lets you
easily transform your database into any of a number of predefined chart
styles, display your graphs the way you want them to look, and even publish
them on the web.
iSurveys.com, for example, relies on oAzium Charts to provide online visual
feedback to both administrators and the participants in the online surveys
they...
[MD1] Power MachTen 4.1.1: Now faster, easier & less...
FOR RELEASE DEC 4, 1998
Contact: Anita Holmgren
Phone: 805-963-6983
FAX: 805-962-8202
E-mail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com/
DRAMATIC PRICE REDUCTION FOR MACHTEN
Power MachTen 4.1.1: Now faster, easier, more compatible, & less expensive
Santa Barbara, CA, December 4, 1998. An enhanced version of Tenon's
award-winning UNIX for Power Macs is now available with a dramatically
lower price. Power MachTen 4.1.1 has improved performance & robustness,
improved software development tools, and hundreds of updated applications.
Power MachTen is a complete Mach/BSD UNIX that runs with MacOS, including
MacOS 8.5. MachTen includes an advanced UNIX and X software development
environment. It support C, C++, Objective-C, Ada95, Java, Fortran77. The
software development tools in MachTen are based on the latest GNU 2.8.2
compiler. The next-generation GNU compiler, EGCS, has been included as an
alternative development environment. And CVS - the upcoming MacOS X Server
source control...
[NPL] Spam, Sherlock, WebObjects, and Mac OS 8.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW NETPROFESSIONAL COVERS SPAM, SHERLOCK, WEBOBJECTS 4, MAC OS 8.5
-- Professional Journal for Web Developers and NetAdmins
covers latest Apple technologies in Nov/Dec issue
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- December 4, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation,
publishers of NetProfessional(tm) magazine, revealed the contents of the
November/December issue, just now arriving in subscribers' mailboxes. The
print magazine, for web developers and network administrators, continues to
grow as a technical journal packed with in-depth articles on a variety of
current challenges users face, peer-reviewed by experts in the field.
The cover of the new issue (Volume 2, Number 3) features Mac OS 8.5,
Apple's latest OS upgrade. Two stories in the magazine cover aspects of 8.5
in great detail. One, by acclaimed author Maria Langer, shows what's new
for network administrators in the OS update, with close-up views of
interface elements that have changed since previous OS releases. A second...
[MD1] Hess (Un)official Macworld Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact
Ilene Hoffman, MS
Macintosh/ Internet Consultant and Writer, Boston area
Please reply to: ileneh@aol.com
Macintosh/Internet Consultant and Writer, Ilene Hoffman is pleased to
announce that the Hess Memorial Macworld Events/ Party list web site is
online! A new year-round site has been added for your reading pleasure also
- The People Who Think Different - People of the Mac at:
http://www.xensei.com/users/ileneh/td/macpeople.html
The Macworld events site will contain every party and press function
scheduled during MacWorld week in San Francisoco, Jan 4th through Jan 8th.
The page will be updated almost daily until the show.
If your preferred email address was not used in this mailing, please fill
out the form on the Registration page and send the corrected email address.
This is one of two emails you will get, if you have filled out the
registration form:
http://www.xensei.com/users/ileneh/partyregis.html
Please email any scheduled events or press...