[MD1] CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3
Press Contacts: For Release August 4, 1997
Gordy Davies Allen Bush
Metrowerks Inc. A&R Partners (for 3Com)
(512) 873-4797 (415) 363-0982
gdavies@metrowerks.com allen_bush@arpartners.com
METROWERKS SHIPS CODEWARRIOR FOR PALMPILOT
RELEASE 3 FOR DEVELOPING PALM OS APPLICATIONS
New Features and Important Updates Highlight New Product Release
AUSTIN, Texas -Aug. 4, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced they are shipping this week CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3,
an integrated suite of tools for both the Mac OS and Windows 95/NT. With
new features and important updates, programmers will find it easier than
ever to develop applications for the PalmPilot products from 3Com
Corporation.
CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 comes with the highly anticipated final
update to the PalmPilot SDK (Software Development Kit), Version 2. This
update supports all the new enhancements to Palm OS 2...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems
Press Contacts: For Release August 4, 1997
Gordy Davies Kirk Ladendorf
Metrowerks Inc. Motorola
(512) 873-4797 (512) 891-2058
gdavies@metrowerks.com ra6710@email.mot.com
METROWERKS SHIPS CODEWARRIOR FOR POWERPC EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, TARGETING
MOTOROLA'S FAMILY OF POWERFUL EMBEDDED RISC MICROPROCESSORS
New Tools Support Embedded Development for Rapidly Growing High Performance
Consumer Electronics Market
AUSTIN, Texas -Aug. 4, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced they are shipping this week CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded
Systems. With this product, Metrowerks extends its popular CodeWarrior
development environment to include support for Motorola's (NYSE: MOT)
MPC821 and MPC860 PowerPC embedded processors.
CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems has all the tools, libraries,
documentation and examples needed to develop, on a Windows 95/NT platform,
software for the MPC821 and MPC860...
[MD1] Visual SourceSafe for Mac Release 5
Press Contact: For Release August 4, 1997
Gordy Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SHIPS MW VISUAL SOURCESAFE
FOR MACINTOSH 5
Latest Release of Version Control System Highlights New Stand-alone Client
AUSTIN, Texas - August 4, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development
tools, today announced they are shipping this week Metrowerks Visual
SourceSafe for Macintosh Release 5, the latest version of its
cross-platform revision control system. MW Visual SourceSafe for Macintosh
replaces the CodeManager brand name and significantly extends the feature
set of earlier versions of the product.
With the addition of the new stand-alone client, programmers now have a
choice of three interfaces when using MW Visual SourceSafe for Macintosh:
the CodeWarrior IDE, the stand-alone application, or MPW. The client
provides users with revision history without using MPW or an IDE. In
fact,...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for Mac OS 8
Press Contact: For Release August 4, 1997
Gordy Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS ENHANCING CODEWARRIOR TO SUPPORT WRITING MAC OS 8 APPLICATIONS
PowerPlant Class Libraries Expanded to Support
Mac OS 8 Appearance Manager
AUSTIN, Texas - August 4, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development
tools, is announcing additions to CodeWarrior Professional that will take
advantage of the new features in Mac OS 8.
CodeWarrior will soon support the Mac OS 8 Appearance Manager by creating
new classes in PowerPlant for using the new interface controls, which
include sliders, progress bars, group boxes, pop-up menu buttons, bevel
buttons, and image wells. Existing PowerPlant grayscale classes are being
modified to implement these same controls under System 7.5. This way,
customers can create PowerPlant applications that have the same look and
feel, whether running on System 7.5 or on Mac OS...
[MD1] Jobs to Keynote at MACWORLD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Christopher O'Reilly Matthew Hutchison
MHA Event Management Brodeur Porter Novelli
617-551-9800 202-973-1374
coreilly@mha.com mhutchison@brodeur.com
Steve Jobs to Keynote at MACWORLD Expo Boston
BOSTON, July 31, 1997 -- MHA Event Management and Apple Computer Inc.
announced today that Apple cofounder Steve Jobs will deliver the opening
keynote address at MACWORLD Expo Boston at 9 a.m. Aug. 6.
The East Coast's premier showcase for software and hardware vendors
supporting the Mac OS platform, MACWORLD Expo will be held at the Bayside
Exposition Center and World Trade Center. Conference sessions run Aug. 5 -
8; the exhibition floor is open Aug. 6 - 8.
Jobs, co-founder of Apple, is chairman and CEO of Pixar, an Academy
Award-winning computer animation studio that creates next generation
animated feature films and interactive CD-ROM titles. He serves as a
strategic advisor to Apple's Board of Directors and executive management
team....
[MD1] Developer Central Returns to Boston
Developer Central Returns to Macworld Boston
Apple Computer, MacTech Showcase Products and Services for Developers
Cupertino, CA -- July 28, 1997 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced its
plans to showcase the latest technologies, tools, support, and information
for developers at Macworld Boston, Aug, 6-8, 1997. Co-sponsored by Apple
and MacTech magazine, the Developer Central Pavilion is designed to provide
convenient access to information on the latest developer products and
services for Mac OS Macintosh platform development.
"Developer Central is a dynamic environment where developers can come for
the latest products and information on developing for the Apple
platforms," said David Krathwohl, vice president, Apple Developer
Relations. "We reached over 20,000 Macworld attendees at our expanded
Developer Central in San Francisco last January. In Boston we'll build on
this momentum by facilitating collaboration among tool vendors and
application developers."
"The developer...
[MD1] WebTen 1.1
WebTen Breaks Macintosh Web Performance Barrier
Fastest Web Server on MacOS creates a new standard in Web service for Apple
Santa Barbara, CA, July 29, 1997. Tenon Intersystems today announced WebTen
1.1, an industrial-strength, high-performance Apache Web server for Power
Macs. WebTen is the world's fastest Macintosh-based Web server, offering a
performance improvement (as measured by Ziff Davis Labs) that can be as
much as 300% over WebSTAR, the leading Macintosh Web server.
(http://www8.zdnet.com/macweek/mw_1129/webten_bench.gif)
WebTen 1.1's new features include improved scheduling of CGIs during heavy
cache usage, reduced memory and disk footprints, improved behavior in
low-memory conditions, enhanced performance and reliability of Tenon's TCP
stack under load conditions, updated caching software, and an enhanced user
interface.
In addition to being the fastest Macintosh Web server, WebTen is the only
caching proxy Web server for Macintosh and the first Macintosh Web server
to...
[MD1] StuffIt InstallerMaker 4.1
Media Contacts:
Jennifer Lyng or Kendra Howell
pr@aladdinsys.com
(408) 761-6200
STUFFIT INSTALLERMAKER 4.1 WITH ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CAPABILITIES NOW
AVAILABLE FROM ALADDIN SYSTEMS, INC.
Aladdin1s Installer Gets New Tasks and
Flag Alerts for Improved Installations
Watsonville, CA -- July 28, 1997 -- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer and
publisher of the worldwide compression standard StuffIt(r), today announced
StuffIt InstallerMaker 4.1 began shipping. StuffIt InstallerMaker allows
developers to easily create custom software installers and automatic
trialware software (a time-locked demo) without any coding. InstallerMaker
is the only Macintosh installer with automatic trialware creation
capability. Trialware created with InstallerMaker can be purchased by end
users with the click of a button.
"Integrating electronic commerce into InstallerMaker is the solution for
developers, distributors, and marketers to easily incorporate trialware
versions of their software. InstallerMaker with...
[MD1] MacStandardBasic
Product Release Information
ZCurve Software
8206 Rockville Road #280
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.zcurve.com
zcurve@zcurve.com
ZCurve Software releases MacStandardBasic 2.3 and prepares Visual
MacStandardBasic 3.0
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, July 24th, 1997 : ZCurve Software announces the release
of MacStandardBasic Version 2.3 , the powerful BASIC development system for
Macintosh computers. Users can purchase and download the complete
MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software website (www.zcurve.com).
This as a free upgrade to owners of previous versions MacStandardBasic.
MacStandardBasic is optimized for both Apple's newer Power Macintosh
computers and older Macintosh models.
ZCurve Software is finishing work on Visual MacStandardBasic 3.0 which is
planned for release in September, 1997. This new product will provide
advanced visual programming along with new Internet access functionality.
All registered owners of MacStandardBasic will receive Visual
MacStandardBasic 3.0 as a free...
[MD1] SAP R/3 and WebObjects
Joint Release
*** Apple and Advis Announce WebObjects Support For SAP R/3 Apple
Enterprise Alliance Solution Provider Introduces Mantle for SAP R/3 ***
INTERNET WORLD EXPO, CHICAGO--July 23, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) and Advis, a Boston, Massachusetts-based Apple Enterprise
Alliance Solution Provider, today introduced the Mantle for SAP R/3 product
for Apple's WebObjects application server. Mantle from Advis provides a
WebObjects application developer with transparent access to SAP Business
Objects via the Business Application Program Interface (BAPI) and Remote
Function Call (RFC) interfaces published and supported by SAP.
With Mantle, the data and functionality of SAP R/3 systems can be
integrated with the dynamic web capabilities of WebObjects for rapid
development and deployment of robust, highly scalable, corporate intranet,
and World Wide Web business applications. SAP is the leading global
provider of client/server business application solutions. According to...
[MD1] QuickTime Plug-in 2.0 for the Internet
*** Apple Announces QuickTime Plug-in 2.0 for the Internet ***
New Version Brings Advanced Digital Media to the Internet; QuickTime
Enables Access to the Vast Majority of Digital Media Content on Internet;
New Plug-in to be Available Simultaneously on Windows and Mac OS
INTERNET WORLD EXPO, CHICAGO--July 23, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced the QuickTime Plug-in version 2.0 for Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Netscape Navigator and Communicator. Slated for release in the fall of
1997, the plug-in will bring the advanced digital media capabilities of
QuickTime 3.0 to the Internet including QuickTime VR 2.0 support, the
ability to play alternate movie tracks, hotspots, and URL linking. The
QuickTime Plug-in is planned to support most popular file formats, so that
users can have a wide and rich experience with digital media content on
Internet websites. The QuickTime Plug-in 2.0 is planned to be available
simultaneously on Windows 95, Windows NT, and Mac OS, and will be...
[MD1] WebObjects IIOP Capability
*** WebObjects Delivers Global Networked Solutions with Java and
CORBA ***
Corporate Customers use WebObjects and Netscape Communicator to Design
Compelling Networked Applications
INTERNET WORLD EXPO, CHICAGO--July 23, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc.'s
WebObjects application development software is now able to help enterprises
deliver new solutions based on Java and CORBA, as well as HTML and HTTP.
Through IIOP capability bundled with market-leading web browser Netscape
Communicator, customers are able to use WebObjects and the Netscape browser
to create interactive and open network applications quickly and easily.
WebObjects, an award-winning open development platform for the web,
provides an application server, pre-built application components, and rapid
application assembly tools that let customers bring enterprise solutions
on-line quickly. By providing an open middle-tier application server that
provides flexible support for multiple standards, WebObjects delivers more
interactivity...
[MD1] Java 10x Performance Improvement
*** JITc Provides for 10X Performance Improvement Over Previous
Versions ***
INTERNET WORLD EXPO, CHICAGO--July 23, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. announced
today the availability of Mac OS Runtime for Java 1.5 (MRJ 1.5), an
implementation of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java virtual machine (VM) and
run-time environment for Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible systems. MRJ 1.5,
which features a set of shared libraries and other system software files,
follows on the success of Apple's MRJ 1.0 and offers improved
functionality. With the addition of a PowerPC "just-in-time compiler"
(JITc) and numerous graphics subsystem performance enhancements, MRJ 1.5
has the capability to offer a 10x improvement in performance over previous
versions of MRJ as measured by industry standard CaffeineMarks.
Additional functionality in MRJ 1.5 includes the new MRJ Toolkit, which
allows developers to add Mac OS-specific functionality to Java
applications. MRJ Toolkit stubs are written in 100 percent Pure Java to...
[MD1] WebSTAR Plug-in to go with QuickDNS Pro
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Naomi Pearce
Pearce Communications
510/528-0824
Email: naomi@well.com
Investor Contact:
Fiona Ross
The Financial Relations Board, Inc.
(310) 442-0599
Email: far@la.frbd.com
STARNINE AND MEN & MICE COLLABORATE TO ADD LOAD BALANCING AND FAULT
TOLERANCE TO WEBSTAR WEB SITES
-- Free WebSTAR Plug-in Communicates with QuickDNS Pro Domain Name Server --
BERKELEY, Calif., July 23, 1997 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a
subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, and Men & Mice, Inc. today announced
the completion of a collaborative development project to increase
performance of WebSTAR Web sites and provide fault tolerance for sites
running more than one copy of WebSTAR. StarNine's WebSTAR QuickDNS
Responder Plug-in provides server load and status information to Men and
Mice's new QuickDNS Pro 2.0 domain name server, allowing QuickDNS to
efficiently allocate server load and to redirect hits if a server is not
responding.
Available today for download...
[MD1] Roaster 3.1 Supports Apple's MRJ
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Judith Steinbaum
(617) 876-4031 x1818; judith@roaster.com
ROASTER TECHNOLOGIES TO SHOWCASE JDK 1.1 SUPPORT AT
MACWORLD BOSTON
Roaster Release 3.1 to support Apple's Mac OS Runtime for Java
Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 23, 1997. Roaster Technologies, creators of
the pioneering Development Environment for Java on the Macintosh, announced
today that Roaster Release 3.1 will be demonstrated at Macworld Boston,
August 6 through 8th, and will showcase its debut of support for Sun's(tm)
Java(tm) Development Kit (JDK) 1.1 and Apple Computer's Mac OS Runtime for
Java (MRJ).
This will be the latest in a string of solid deliveries by the recently
formed spin-off, adding yet another advantage for the growing number of
Roaster users. Roaster Release 3, which shipped on March 31st, continues to
receive glowing reviews from industry experts and from developers who are
choosing Roaster for their professional Java development needs.
According to John Dhabolt, President...
[MD1] QuickDNS Pro 2.0
For Immediate Release:
Media Contact:
Snorri Gudmundsson
Men & Mice
Tel. +354 552 2045
Email: snorri@menandmice.com
MEN & MICE SHIPS QUICKDNS PRO 2.0, BRINGS UNPRECEDENTED FUNCTIONALITY AND
EASE OF USE.
Upgrade Maximizes Web Site Reliability and Performance, Brings Robust
Domain Set-up Assistance, Provides Increased Intranet Flexibility.
Reykjavik, Iceland, July 22, 1997 --- Men & Mice today announced the
immediate availability of QuickDNS Pro 2.0, a major upgrade of the
industrial-strength name server, bringing a revolutionary Intelligent Fault
Tolerance and Load Balancing solution that maximizes web site reliability
and performance by intelligently directing traffic to web servers, robust
Mac OS 8 type Domain Assistants that allow easy set-up and maintenance of
domains, and increased flexibility for corporate Intranets.
Initially released in February 1996, QuickDNS Pro continues to provide
cutting edge DNS (domain name service) to the Mac OS Internet platform,
being the...
[MD1] Iconovex Releases EchoSearch for the Mac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Iconovex Corp. Introduces EchoSearch Web Software for the Macintosh The
First Truly Intelligent Desktop Research Tool
Bloomington, MN - Iconovex Corporation, makers of the award-winning
intelligent desktop-based professional research tool EchoSearch, announces
a Macintosh version, EchoSearch 1.08. A simple, yet powerful tool,
EchoSearch significantly improves the efficiency and accuracy of Internet
or corporate Intranet searches.
"With the wealth of information available today online, millions of
Macintosh users of the Internet and corporate Intranets need a tool to help
sort through and find relevant information," states Zeyad Abbas, general
manager of Iconovex. "EchoSearch addresses the needs of those users, with a
tool that will not only find information, but synthesize and distill it."
Making use of Java's multi-threading capabilities, EchoSearch enables users
to simultaneously query multiple search engines. Unlike other Web search
tools, EchoSearch...
[MD1] Apple's Search for new CEO
Apple Retains Heidrick & Struggles for its Search of a New CEO.
CUPERTINO, Calif.--July 22, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that
its Board of Directors has retained Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., a global
executive search firm specialized in CEO assignments, to assist it in its
search for a new CEO.
Heidrick & Struggles will work closely with the search committee
established by the Board. Based upon the profile defined by this search
committee, the firm will seek a world-class technology industry executive,
both a strong leader and a hands-on manager, with a successful sales and
marketing background, an established industry knowledge and reputation, and
the ability to create, execute and inspire.
The global search will be led by John T. Thompson, vice chairman of
Heidrick & Struggles, which has successfully recruited executives such as
Lou Gerstner at IBM, George Fisher at Eastman Kodak, Ray Lane at Oracle,
and Mort Topfer at Dell.
Though the Board and the firm...
[MD1] PreFab Text Machine
From: ssl@prefab.com (Scott S. Lawton)
Subject: Text Machine beta1, pattern search & replace
Text Machine offers the power of pattern-matching search & replace, made
simple using plain English keywords such as "letter", "digit" and
"punctuation". It works with Frontier, AppleScript, Tango and any other
software that can send Apple events. Text Machine includes a full set of
pattern verbs (replace, extract, locate & match) and supports the standard
document verbs (make, open, save, close).
Applications include:
- web publishing (e.g. convert to and from HTML, extract URLs)
- print publishing (clean up text before importing)
- database import (extract fields from text, e.g. city, state, zip from a
single line)
- web database (reformat data before posting)
- electronic-mail (convert addresses to a consistent format, create
context-sensitive replies)
- document management (search multiple files)
The beta1 version of Text Machine is now available for $75, including free...
[MD1] Mac OS 8 Ships!
Apple Introduces Mac OS 8-Most Significant Macintosh Operating System
Release Since 1984
Milestone Operating System Upgrade Features Improved User Experience,
Best-of-Class Internet Integration, Industry Leading Multimedia, and
Enhanced Performance and Stability
CUPERTINO, Calif.-July 22, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced Mac
OS 8, the latest operating system software release for the Macintosh-and
the most significant Mac OS upgrade since 1984. Mac OS 8 also represents
the latest milestone in the Company's dual operating system strategy which
includes the delivery of ongoing Mac OS releases and system updates, as
well as Rhapsody, the code name for Apple's next-generation operating
system. Mac OS 8 includes a multitude of new features and technologies to
offer customers an improved user experience with increased productivity and
efficiency, greatly simplified Internet access and leading-edge tools,
state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities, and enhanced performance and...
[MD1] Macintosh VRML Support
Contacts: Marisa Shumway
Intervista Software, Inc.
Ph: 415-543-8765, ext. 244
Email: mshumway@intervista.com
INTERVISTA SOFTWARE LAUNCHES MACINTOSH VERSION OF ITS
INDUSTRY-ACCLAIMED WORLDVIEW 2.0
Intervista Delivers On High Demand for Macintosh VRML Support
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 1997-- Intervista Software, a leading
provider of three-dimensional interactive software for the Internet, today
announced the Macintosh operating system (OS) version of its successful
WorldView 2.0 software, the companys Virtual Reality Modeling Language
(VRML)-based Internet browser.
"The immediate availability of the much-anticipated Macintosh version will
empower users with the ability to create and experience interactive 3D
content and applications for the Internet and private Intranets," said Tony
Parisi, president and chief technology officer at Intervista Software. "The
number of VRML worlds on the Internet is exploding and until now, Macintosh
users have been unable to view them. We...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for BeOS, Release 3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact:
Gordy Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SHIPS CODEWARRIOR FOR BeOS RELEASE 3
AUSTIN, Texas -July 21, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced they are now shipping a new release of CodeWarrior for BeOS, the
Be-native version of its award-winning Integrated Development Environment
(IDE). CodeWarrior for BeOS Release 3 includes CodeWarrior's BeOS-native
IDE and PowerPC compilers used to build software applications for the
BeOS, which runs on the BeBox personal computer manufactured by Be Inc.
and many other PowerPC-based systems.
A significant addition in Release 3 is Java 1.02 support with JIT for
developing and running Java projects on the BeOS. Other features include
scripting support, multiple concurrent compiles, source level debugging, an
editor with syntax coloring and styling, headers and libraries, reference...
[MD1] QuickInstaller 1.1
We delayed sending this message due to the InterNIC problems yesterday.
InterNIC's error caused an estimated 30% of all mail to all .com and .net
domains to bounce for users worldwide. We figured we wouldn't add to the
problem. :)
[MD1] Lasso 2.0
We delayed sending this message due to the InterNIC problems yesterday.
InterNIC's error caused an estimated 30% of all mail to all .com and .net
domains to bounce for users worldwide. We figured we wouldn't add to the
problem. :) Lasso 2.0 provides full support for FileMaker
Pro features such as repeating fields and related records via portals.
What's more, Lasso was the first and remains the only FileMaker Pro
Web-enabling solution that contains built-in email forwarding capabilities.
Winning Methodology
Lasso 2.0 operates on the principle of easily editable HTML files which
contain all database integration commands and dynamic page generation
instructions alongside standard HTML page elements. This extended HTML
mark-up "language" is referred to as the Lasso Dynamic Markup Language
(LDML). The LDML method has proven itself superior to thousands of users
who quickly outgrow cumbersome and limited "wizard-like" approaches to
database integration.
Lasso users operate in their HTML...
[MD1] Apple 3Q Results-Better than expected
Apple Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, Calif.--July 16, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
financial results for the Company's fiscal 1997 third quarter ended June
27, 1997. Revenues for the quarter were $1.7 billion, compared to $1.6
billion in the quarter ended March 28, 1997 and $2.2 billion in the quarter
ended June 28, 1996. International sales accounted for 53 percent of total
revenues in the current quarter.
Gross margins for the quarter were 20.0 percent, compared to 18.9 percent
in the March quarter and 18.5 percent in the year-ago quarter.
The Company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $56 million, or $(.44)
per share, compared to a net loss of $708 million, or $(5.64) per share in
the March quarter and a net loss of $32 million, or $(.26) per share, in
the year-ago quarter. The Company's loss from operations was $60 million,
representing a significant sequential improvement from the loss from
operations of $186 million, exclusive of charges for...
[MD1] SkyWeyr
For Immediate Release
Media and Investor Contact:
Tom Biddulph
SkyWeyr Technologies Inc.
510-237-8349
bid@skyweyr.com
SkyWeyr Ships LiveIndex An Interactive Java Navigation Tool for Websites
EL CERRITO, Calif. - SkyWeyr Technologies Inc. announced the release of
LiveIndex(tm), which enables website visitors to interact with an intuitive
and familiar view of a website. Using an interactive file/folder metaphor
similar to the one used by the Macintosh Finder and Windows Explorer, users
can quickly navigate complex websites and HTML documentation. By default,
LiveIndex picks the type of view (Macintosh or Windows) that is most
appropriate for the user.
Tom Biddulph, founder of SkyWeyr, commented that "No longer do web surfers
need to repeatedly click through pages of HTML to find the information they
are interested in. LiveIndex allows them to quickly and easily locate
exactly what they are looking for."
LiveIndex release 1.0 is primarily targeted at content creators and
webmasters who...
[MD1] SmartMap v1.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 15, 1997
Press Contact:
Jim Danbury, President
Digital Prairie, Inc.
(800) 603-6265 (toll-free) OR
(708) 354-0515
info@digitalprairie.com
http://www.digitalprairie.com/
DIGITAL PRAIRIE ANNOUNCES SMARTMAP VERSION 1.1
NEW VERSION ADDS MORE FEATURES, IMPROVES COMPATIBILITY
La Grange, IL -- July 15, 1997 -- Digital Prairie, Inc. announces the
immediate availability of version 1.1 of its first WebSTAR plug-in,
SmartMap. SmartMap is the best W*API imagemap plug-in available. It
supports both CERN and NCSA-format imagemaps, and can convert existing
server-side imagemaps to client-side imagemaps automatically!
New features of SmartMap 1.1 include:
- Reads extra (AREA) attributes from map file comments This really cool
feature allows you to include extra attributes for client-side imagemap
(AREA) tags in the comments of your server-side ".map" files, and SmartMap
will insert them automatically. Now your SmartMap-converted client-side
imagemaps can...
[MD1] WebObjects Training by Apple/CodeFab
Apple and CodeFab Enters Web Objects Training Agreement
Cupertino, Calif.--July 15, 1997--CodeFab, Inc. and Apple Computer, Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) have announced an agreement to deliver training programs on
Apple's WebObjects web development platform. As a training provider for
WebObjects, CodeFab will create and deliver courses on the WebObjects
product line with training rights in the New York City area and the
opportunity to conduct private classes in North America.
"CodeFab is an Apple Enterprise Alliance Program Member that has been
creating and delivering training classes on WebObjects, and providing
WebObjects consulting services. Creating a training provider relationship
with CodeFab provides Apple's customers in the New York City area with
one-stop shopping for their WebObjects software and services," according to
Sara Benson, director of WebObjects and OpenStep customer training for
Apple.
"I'm very excited to be working with Apple," said Alex Cone, president of
CodeFab, Inc. "...
[MD1] WebSTAR 2.1 Released
Press Contact:
naomi@well.com
StarNine Technologies is proud to announce the release of WebSTAR 2.1.
This upgrade, free to all WebSTAR 2.0 users, offers a number of new
features, and fixes server bugs revealed by the latest versions of Netscape
Navigator and Communicator. For the greatest reliability and browser
compatibility, this upgrade is recommended for all WebSTAR sites.
WebSTAR 2.0 users can download the WebSTAR 2.1 Updater archive at
(http://www.starnine.com/webstar/webstarupdates.html). Current users of
WebSTAR 1.X are invited to take advantage of our 'Macworld Expo' upgrade
price of $149 by contacting our sales department or ordering online
(available now through 8/15/97). Evaluation copies are also available at
(http://www.starnine.com/webstar/).
Some of the exciting, new features and enhancements in WebSTAR 2.1 include:
- Support for new HTTP date formats (RFC 822/1123)
- Support for cache flushing at user-specified intervals
- Ability to perform automated server restarts...
[MD1] Stalker adds Anti-Spamming to Mail Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stalker Software adds Anti-Spamming features to its mail server products.
MILL VALLEY, Calif., July 14, 1997 - Filling yet another need in the world
of Internet Email, Stalker Software, Inc. has just released its latest
feature, Anti-Spamming, for both the CommuniGate Messaging System and the
Stalker Internet Mail Server. The new feature is especially popular for
Internet Service Providers as they suffer the most from senders of bulk
E-mail (spammers). Not only do Spam offenders fill mailboxes that ISPs
maintain for their clients, but they also abuse ISP mail servers, using
them as relays to distribute bulk E-mail all over the world.
Anti-spam features are included into the both Stalker SMTP products: the
commercial CommuniGate SMTP module, and into the freeware Stalker Internet
Mail Server (SIMS).
The first feature allows the server administrator to put the network
addresses of spammer hosts into the server Black List: all connections from
those hosts are...
[MD1] Diba's Information Appliance Technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 1997
Editorial Contact:
Sara Payne/Deb Fry
(515) 223-8000
Microware Systems Corporation
sarap@microware.com/debf@microware.com
Ellen MacDermid
(415) 482-3412
Diba, Inc.
ellen@diba.com
Microware and Diba Announce Immediate Availability of
Integrated Internet Solution for Information Appliances
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Microware Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MWAR), a leader
in system software technology for embedded and consumer appliance markets,
today announced that they have selected Diba, Inc.'s Information Appliance
technology as the preferred solution for customers interested in creating
Internet-enabled devices. Beginning immediately, manufacturers of
Internet-enabled televisions, set-top boxes, network computers, and smart
telephones can purchase this integrated Internet software solution
consisting of Microware's OS-9 real-time operating system and the Diba
Information Appliance Suite, Version 2.0.
"Diba and Microware are coordinating efforts to bring...
[MD1] Apple Computer bundles EveryWare's Tango Enterprise...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 1997
Press contact:
Jeff Hendry
EveryWare Development Inc.
(905) 819-1173 ext. 262
jhendry@everyware.com
Apple Computer bundles EveryWare's Tango Enterprise and Butler SQL
Leading-edge Web development tools from EveryWare Development Inc., chosen for the Apple Internet Server Solution
Mississauga, Ontario--July 15, 1997--EveryWare Development Inc. (ASE: EVE) has reached a software distribution agreement with Apple Computer Inc. The agreement is to bundle Tango Enterprise and Butler SQL, EveryWare's intranet rapid application development tool and relational database management system with the Apple Internet Server Solution.
Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, CA (http://www.apple.com/) is focused on providing a complete solution to organizations in business, education, or publishing that want to establish a significant presence on the Web. The Apple Internet Server Solution, which is one of three available software solutions for Apple's Workgroup Server...
[MD1] OpenDoor-AFP Engage/InfoMac Archives
FOR RELEASE JULY 14, 1997
Contact: Charles McHenry
541-772-2382
cmchenry@opendoor.com
OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SIMPLIFIES ACCESS TO MACINTOSH FILES THROUGH THE INTERNET
"AFP ENGAGE!" ENHANCES APPLESHARE FILE SERVERS
ASHLAND, OR. -- July 14, 1997 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced
shipment of its new AFP Engage! product. AFP Engage! is a Macintosh
application which gives users point-and-click access to AFP (Apple Filing
Protocol) servers in Internet, intranet and AppleTalk environments.
Working with popular Web browsers, email readers and other Internet
applications, AFP Engage's point-and-click access lets users mount remote
AppleShare volumes directly on their desktop, simply by clicking on AFP
URLs (universal resource locators). Information within those volumes is
then available through the Macintosh's traditional drag-and-drop user
interface. AFP URLs can also be saved as bookmarks and managed through any
standard bookmark manager.
"Open Door's AFP Engage! product helps...
[MD1] Nombas' JavaScript compatible interpreter
Nombas has developed a JavaScript compatible interpreter that you can
include in your application or embedded system. This interpreter
developer's kit is called the ScriptEase:Integration SDK. Using an
interpreter in your application means you get:
Faster Application Development
More Flexible Applications
Easier Portability
Improved Code Reuse
The ScriptEase:Integration SDK allows you to embed into your C/C++
application a fully functional, JavaScript compatible, script language
interpreter. You get the full power of an interpreter engine without the
time, engineering and hardware resources normally required when developing
your own macro language interpreter. The ScriptEase Interpreter offers all
the flow control operators: if, else, while, do/while, for switch, and
goto. Also included are the pre-processor directives, #include, #if,
#ifdef, #else #ifel, #endif, #define.
With The ScriptEase:Integration SDK you can allow access to your
applications' functions and...
[MD1] Targeting Mac OS manual
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] Targeting Mac OS manual Errata
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the Targeting Mac OS manual pp. 88-89 errata
available now or soon for downloading from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
Targeting Mac OS manual pp. 88-89
Released on 07/09/1997
This file updates Table 5.1 and Table 5.2 with the correct information.
If you tried to produce a monolithic shared library following the tables
as they appeared in the Targeting Mac OS manual, you would get link errors
and other problems.
[MD1] MSL C++ Reference errata
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] MSL C++ Reference Errata
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the MSL C++ Reference errata available now for
downloading from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/documentation/updates.html
or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
*(7/9/97) Guides and examples for adapting the various template container
classes, where CodeWarrior MSL 2.1.2 deviates from the standard
methodology.
[MD1] Virtual Domain Manager version 2.1
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Susan Marlett
ClearWay Technologies
617-973-5024
marlett@clearway.com
CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS FIRESITE VIRTUAL DOMAIN MANAGER 2.1 WITH
INTEGRATED BILLING STATISTICS
-- FireSite Virtual Domain Manager Works With All Browsers & Search Engines,
Requires Only A Single IP Address; Now Includes Billing Statistics. --
Boston, MA., July, 11, 1997 -- ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced
an updated version of its FireSite(tm) Virtual Domain Manager, the Web's
most advanced system for hosting multiple 'virtual Web sites' on a single
server, using a single IP address. Version 2.1 now provides cumulative and
resettable statistics for customer billing. Free demos are available:
(http://www.clearway.com/VDM/info.html)
"There are two halves to hosting 'Virtual Web Sites'-- serving the right
page for each request is one part, and making Web hosting work as a
business is the other part," said Mark Kriegsman, president of ClearWay
Technologies...
[MD1] FireSite for ISDN
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Susan Marlett
ClearWay Technologies
617-973-5024
marlett@clearway.com
CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS FIRESITE WEB SITE ACCELERATOR 2.1 OPTIMIZED FOR
ISDN-BASED WEB SERVERS
-- FireSite Now Also Optimized for 56K-128K ISDN-Based Web Servers --
Boston, MA., July 11, 1997 -- ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced
an updated version of its FireSite(tm) Web Site Accelerator, which contains
special optimizations for ISDN-based Web servers. When used with ISDN
lines running at speeds from 56Kbps to 128Kbps, FireSite 2.1 can sustain
page delivery speeds exceeding 500Kbps, and can increase Web site "traffic
capacity" by 400-800%. FireSite 2.1 also can now operated in conjunction
with "virtual ISDN connections". Free Demos are available from
(http://www.clearway.com/pages/demos.html)
"We've received a huge amount of interest from Webmasters using ISDN lines.
They're looking for higher performance and higher traffic capacity, without
the immediate cost...
[MD1] 1st Network Wallet for E-Commerce
ANNOUNCING THE WORLD'S FIRST NETWORK WALLET FOR E-COMMERCE
The First Software-Free Wallet for Internet Shopping
PALO ALTO, Calif. July 10, 1997 -- BlueMoney Software Corporation, an
electronic commerce venture, today announced the world's first Network
Wallet (tm) technology to facilitate Internet shopping, allowing consumers
to store their payment preferences for frequent shopping online.
BlueMoney's new technology has been launched under the "BlueMoney Wallet"
brand, and it operates as a free payment service to all people who use
the Internet for shopping.
"Prior technologies have posed real problems for the average consumer,"
said John Sweet, Chairman and CEO of the BlueMoney Software Corporation.
"But now it's time for the Internet to start working for people, and the
BlueMoney Wallet is a step in that direction."
The BlueMoney Wallet provides consumers with the most convenient online
payment process available today. After saving their payment preferences,
such as credit...
[MD1] BeyondPress 3.0
Astrobyte Releases BeyondPress 3.0
New product provides WYSIWYG Web page creation in QuarkXPress
For Immediate Release -- July 11, 1997
Denver - Astrobyte today announced the release of BeyondPress 3.0 for
MacOS, the latest version of its Web authoring XTension for QuarkXPress.
The 3.0 version includes all the document-conversion features of its
predecessor, and adds powerful Web page authoring and management tools.
Previously unannounced features of the new release include integrated
online help, an evaluation version of Netscape Communicator, and a reduced
price, to US$495 worldwide.
WYSIWYG Authoring for Quark Users
With BeyondPress 3.0, designers can create Web pages with the familiar
tools of QuarkXPress, the world's leading page design software. Using the
Cascading Style Sheet support of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape
Communicator, plus Bitstream's TrueDoc font technology, BeyondPress
converts stylized text in a QuarkXPress document to formatted HTML,
retaining the...
[MD1] 5 free weeks of Create
For Immediate Release
For more information, please contact:
Katie Graunke
info@stone.com
505-345-4800
http://www.stone.com
Stone Design Announces Free 5 Week Trial Period
for Create(TM) 4.2 Rhapsody
Philadelphia, PA -- Stone Design, a longtime leader in the NeXT/OpenStep
marketplace, announced availability of Create 4.2 PR3 for Rhapsody today.
Create is the full-featured design, layout and drawing application, and has
been shipping for over 8 years. This version of Create will run on Apple's
new Macintosh operating system code named "Rhapsody", as well as on
OpenStep. It is the first application to ship for Rhapsody.
"Create was designed for the free-thinking Macintosh community" said Andrew
Stone, CEO of Stone Design. "Since we believe in try before you buy, we are
offering 5 free weeks of Create so you can have the Power yourself!"
Current OpenStep users, such as everyone who attended WWDC and received
"Prelude to Rhapsody" can use Create now. Otherwise, contact 1-800-TRY-NEXT
to...
[MD1] Gil Amelio Resigns
Apple Board Announces the Resignation of Chairman and CEO Gil Amelio
CUPERTINO, Calif.--July 9, 1997--Apple today announced that Dr. Gilbert F.
Amelio, after consultation with Apple's board of directors, has resigned
his positions as chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and
that the Company is initiating a search for a new CEO.
Until a new CEO is hired, Fred Anderson, executive vice president and chief
financial officer, will assume additional responsibilities for the
Company's day-to-day operations, working closely with the board and the
executive management team, which includes: Fred Anderson - executive vice
president and chief financial officer Guerrino De Luca - executive vice
president, Marketing Dave Manovich - executive vice president, Worldwide
Sales and Service Jack Douglas - senior vice president, General Counsel and
Secretary Jim McCluney - senior vice president, Operations Jon Rubinstein -
senior vice president, Hardware Engineering Avie Tevanian - senior...
[MD1] MacTech Reports Growing Readership
MacTech Reports Growing Readership
Westlake Village, Calif.,-- July 9, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation today
announced that it's publication, MacTech magazine, focusing on Macintosh
programmers and developers, has shown sizable growth over the past year.
Evaluating both the past 6 and 12 month periods, MacTech's distribution has
been increasing in a wide variety of ways. In addition to the number of
subscribers growing, more copies have been shipped and bought on the
newsstand. Also, there's been an increase in the number of back issues
purchased, as well as the number of future issues owed to subscribers.
Not only have the numbers increased domestically, but they've jumped
internationally as well. MacTech is now read in 64 countries, up from 52.
And, MacTech Japan has been so wildly successful since it was launched as a
bi-monthly magazine in April 1997, the publication is moving to a monthly
schedule starting in October.
"People have been concerned about Apple, but what we see is a lot...
[MD1] Free Computer Support Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No Wonder, Inc.
Contact: Scott William, President/CEO
scottw@nowonder.com
Telephone: 913-696-0179, Fax: 913-696-0431
http://www.nowonder.com
Free Computer Support Online for MacOS, Windows, Be, Solaris, and
OS/2 Users
(Overland Park, KS--July 8, 1997)--No Wonder, Inc. announces Free Computer
Support for users of MacOS, Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x, Be, OS/2 and
Solaris. No Wonder has been providing free support to the MacOS community
for over 8 months. During this time it has been 100% volunteer based,
computer users helping computer users. No Wonder is made up of volunteers
from all over the world including Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, Sweden
and the US.
Free Computer Support is available to all Internet users. What sets No
Wonder apart from individual company web support sites, is the personal
relationship they provide to its users. Scott William,
Founder/President/CEO said, "It is our goal to keep users from spending
hours on-line searching for answers...
[MD1] Load Balanced/Fault Tolerant WebSTAR
Dear Webmaster,
StarNine Technologies and Men & Mice are proud to announce the Public Beta
release of an Intelligent Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing solution
designed to maximize the reliability and performance of WebSTAR web sites.
How It Works:
The idea behind Intelligent Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing is simple. A
Plug-In installed into each of your WebSTAR servers periodically sends a
communications message to a QuickDNS Pro 2.0 server. From this message the
QuickDNS Pro server can determine if the WebSTAR server is still active,
the current load level and the requested load level for the WebSTAR server.
If the server happens to go offline, QuickDNS Pro 2.0 will temporarily
remove that server from it's active DNS records, meaning that no requests
will be directed to that web server. When the web server comes back
online, QuickDNS Pro automatically adds the server back to it's DNS records.
Becoming A Beta Tester:
WebSTAR and QuickDNS Pro users interested in beta...
[MD1] Tools Plus for Mac OS 8
Tools Plus Assists Mac OS 8/System 7 Developers
OAKVILLE, Ontario--July 7, 1997--Macintosh developers creating applications
or plug-ins for Mac OS 8 and System 7 have a new ally, now that Water's
Edge Software has upgraded their Tools Plus libraries and framework to
version 3.3. The latest version includes new routines to facilitate writing
applications and plug-ins that can take advantage of Mac OS 8's new
Appearance Manager while retaining compatibility with System 7.
As in the past, Tools Plus libraries continue to shield developers from the
multitude of intricacies and complexities of Macintosh programming. They
allow developers to easily create professional quality applications and
plug-ins, often reducing effort by as much as 85% and dramatically reducing
the volume and complexity of source code. Tools Plus libraries can be used
with or without the application framework that is included in the software
developer kit.
Developers using Tools Plus 3.3 can program for a specific...
[MD1] Java Training Course
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[MD1] Update for VText
VIVISTAR CONSULTING SHIPS VTEXT LIBRARY UPDATE FOR METROWERKS' POWERPLANT
DEVELOPMENT
1 July 1997 -- ViviStar Consulting announced the immediate availability of
an update for its VText library for Macintosh developers. The update
includes full compatibility with and sample project files for CodeWarrior
Pro 1.
VText is a C++ add-on library for Metrowerks' PowerPlant application
framework. VText provides complete Macintosh text support including:
greater than 32kb text, tabs, rulersets, undo, drag and drop editing,
AppleEvent scripting and recordability, full support for multibyte
characters and inline input methods including Japanese and Chinese text,
and full support for bidirectional script systems including Arabic and
Hebrew.
"VText is a definite buy from its WorldScript features alone," said
Jonathan Hess, product manager at ViviStar Consulting. The multilingual
features support drag and drop, OSA scripting systems, tabs, and rulers.
Hess added "developers don't have to do any...
[MD1] Mac OS and Rhapsody Sessions at Macworld Expo
From: Apple Developer News
Subject: WWDC Sessions at MACWORLD
Dear Developer:
If you missed Apple's 1997 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)-or if you
need a refresher course on what you learned there-Apple Developer
Relations, in conjunction with Mitch Hall Associates (the sponsors of
MACWORLD Expo), will be offering nine hours of Mac OS and Rhapsody
development sessions during MACWORLD Expo/Boston, August 5 to 8.
This new conference track recaps the technical highlights of the May 1997
WWDC. To participate, you can register online for "Package One" at the
MACWORLD Expo web site http://www.mha.com/macworld/mwbos97/reg/frame.html.
Registering for the conference package includes admission to the trade
show (which includes access to Developer Central, the developer tools
area), conference tracks,half- day tutorials on August 5, and keynote
sessions. Apple will also be hosting special Rhapsody development labs
during MACWORLD Expo.
The current line-up of sessions includes:
Apple's...
[MD1] DevDepot Independence Day Sale!
Dear Developer,
DevDepot already offers developer tools and books at the lowest
prices in the market - guaranteed! We have hundreds of products available
for you all year round.
DevDepot has a special blow out this 4th of July! Act now and you'll
get an additional 10% off our already low prices.
Description
In celebration of Independence Day, here's a limited time only sale (until
midnight July 6th), we've lowered our already guaranteed super-low prices
an additional 10%!
You'll find incredible deals, plus a dazzeling selection -- everything from
the latest OPENSTEP and Java books to brand new offerings from Apple,
Metrowerks, Prime Time Freeware, BeatWare, Lakewood Software, AG Group,
Bungie, Arboretum, Capilano Computing, Purity Software, Terran Interactive,
Conix Graphics, Roaster Technologies, MacTech(r) and many more. To top it
all off, we've made ordering a cinch!
What's the catch?
There isn't one. To qualify for the 10% discount you only need to order by
e-mail, fax, or on our...