FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 1997 San Diego, CA - Pacific Coast Software, creators of the popular eCommerce products WebCatalog and WebMerchant, have released a new product based upon the WebDNA language introduced in WebCatalog 2.0. Typhoon, so named because of its ability to handle many important Web site requirements with tremendous speed and energy, provides an entry-level introduction to WebDNA. The Web server CGI is available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms and may be downloaded free of charge from Pacific Coast Software's Web site at http://www.pacific-coast.com/. Typhoon's subset of the WebDNA language includes the ability to create dynamic Web pages that place the current date, time, or other defined variables on a page, hide or show portions of a page, and perform complex calculations. In addition, Typhoon can easily handle form submissions, banner ads with click-through statistics, writing data to, or reading data from, an external file. Page-level password...

AppleShare IP 5.0.2 To Support Mac OS 8 and WebSTAR API CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 29, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced availability of the latest version of its server software, AppleShare IP 5.0.2, which supports the newly introduced Mac OS 8, the new version of AppleShare Client 3.7.2, as well as Starnine's WebSTAR API. By supporting the WebSTAR API, Apple is strengthening its support of the Internet and promoting broad adoption of the API to its developer community. According to Apple Product Marketing manager John Hanay, AppleShare IP 5.0.2 incorporates enhancements that were suggested by AppleShare customers and developers. "The support for the new Mac OS 8 and the new version of AppleShare Client 3.7.2 are designed to offer greater stability and performance." stated Hanay. "The AppleShare IP adoption of the WebSTAR API will allow developers to enhance the capabilities of the AppleShare IP Web Server and create new web solutions for Macintosh customers." AppleShare IP...

Apple's Announces QuickTime VR Authoring Studio Contest "Experience the Revolution" Contest Designed to Inspire Unique and Creative QuickTime VR Content CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 27, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio "Experience the Revolution" contest. The contest is designed to inspire QuickTime VR (Virtual Reality) enthusiasts to design unique and creative movies with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio and other QuickTime VR tools. QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is a new professional software application that allows web designers and multimedia authors to quickly and easily create QuickTime VR panoramas and object movies. "The 'Experience the Revolution' contest is designed not only to help promote Apple's new QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, but also to expand awareness of QuickTime VR's benefits to the web and multimedia communities," said David Palermo, QuickTime VR product manager, Apple Computer, Inc. "We are eager to see what types of...

METROWERKS SHIPPING CODEWARRIOR LATITUDE DR2 New Edition Makes It Easy to Build Native Applications for the Rhapsody Operating System from Existing Mac OS Applications AUSTIN, Texas - October 27, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announces the release of CodeWarrior Latitude DR2 ("Developer Release" 2). With CodeWarrior Latitude DR2, programmers can easily port their Mac OS applications to the Rhapsody operating system, creating new native Rhapsody applications. Mac programmers who have received the early version of Rhapsody, shipped by Apple to software developers earlier this month, can start creating native Rhapsody applications right away by using CodeWarrior Latitude DR2. "Historically, we have made it our business to get the software tools for developing a new technology into the hands of product developers as quickly as possible," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer, Metrowerks. "When Apple introduced the PowerMac, we were there with...

METROWERKS SHIPPING CODEWARRIOR DISCOVER PROGRAMMING EDITION 2 Software Development Learning Environment Updated with New Integrated Development Environment (IDE) AUSTIN, Texas - October 27, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announces the release of CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 2, an intuitive software development learning environment designed for novice programmers and experienced developers interested in learning a new language. Metrowerks has two versions of the Discover Programming Edition 2, one for Windows 95/NT and one for Macintosh. CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 2 contains the tools found in Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Professional 2, including the updated IDE 2.1 with project manager, code editor, code browser, compilers and linkers, debugger, and other tools. Discover Programming Edition 2 adds electronic books and tutorials that provide all the information needed to learn programming, from basic introductory-level exercises to advanced...

Purity Software Announces WebSiphon v1.5 (Austin, TX - October 22nd, 1997) Today, Purity Software, Inc. announced a major revision of WebSiphon, the powerful web-application scripting tool for Mac OS web servers. With this new version, Webmasters can create high-end web solutions without the need to purchase additional server add-on products. Users can implement a myriad of services on their web server with WebSiphon. Its not possible to provide a complete list of example usage, but some common ones include: - Simple Dynamic Page Serving based on Browser, IP Address, etc. - Online Shopping Carts - Database Publishing - User Tracking and Session Management - Bulletin Board Systems and Online Conferencing - Online Polls and Testing WebSiphon works by embedding the SiphonScript language directly into HTML files that reside on the server. These server-side scripts can allow anything from simple dynamic page delivery to complex database-driven web solutions. The SiphonScript language is...

Subject: The MacPerl Pages are online, and a MacPerl book is coming! The MacPerl Pages (http://www.ptf.com/macperl/) are a compendium of advocacy, information, and resource pointers for MacPerl users. If you have been thinking about investigating MacPerl, drop by the Pages for a visit. Prime Time Freeware (http://www.ptf.com/), the sponsor of the MacPerl Pages, is performing an experiment in online publishing and collective review. Draft chapters of PTF's upcoming book on MacPerl are available on the MacPerl Pages for analysis and comment. If you've been hoping for a book on MacPerl, here's a way to make sure you get what you want! Background: Most technical computer professionals (e.g., engineers, programmers, and scientists) are familiar with Perl's existence and with its increasing popularity in UNIX and other circles. Many, indeed, have used it for CGI scripting, network administration and programming, data filtering, etc. Perl's powerful data structures, module libraries, and...

For Immediate Release ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 www.zcurve.com www.MacStandardBasic.com email: zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic to be released on Thursday, October 23rd. INDIANAPOLIS, IN: ZCurve Software has announced Visual MacStandardBasic is scheduled for release on Thursday, October 23rd, 1997. ZCurve Software also announced that Visual MacStandardBasic will be available from DevDepot (800-622-3381 & www.devdepot.com). Developer Depot is a leader in providing software products to Macintosh users around the world. Visual MacStandardBasic has a suggested retail price of $ 99. Visual MacStandardBasic will be sold at software retail stores and catalog resellers. Users will also be able to purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software website (www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Educational institutions...

Apple's New MessagePad 2100 Offers Enhanced Performance For Today's Mobile, Information-Centric Users Newest Member of MessagePad Family Features Increased System Memory, Higher Performance, Upgraded Communications Software CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 20 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the MessagePad 2100, available in November. The newest member of the Apple MessagePad family, the MessagePad 2100 offers hardware and software features that enhance performance and communications, including additional system memory and upgrades to several of its bundled software programs. To support current MessagePad 2000 owners, Apple will offer an upgrade program that brings the same DRAM memory of the new MessagePad 2100 to its predecessor. "The MessagePad 2100 is the sequel to one of the most successful new products in mobile computing history -- one that has spawned a legion of true believers," said Sina Tamaddon, vice president and general manager of Apple's Newton Group. "We know that our...

For Immediate Release Contacts: James Shieh The Mac Channel ninja@macchannel.com (512)451-5932 Susan Whitney MacTech Magazine marketing@mactech.com 805-494-9797 The Mac Channel and MacTech Announce a Partnership to Deliver Macintosh Development News in Real-Time AUSTIN, TX and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA-- October 16, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation, publisher of MacTech(r) Magazine, and The Mac Channel, the internet broadcast network, announced today it has entered into an agreement to provide development news and information to net-connected Macintosh users around the world. The Mac Channel was created so Macintosh users worldwide can receive Macintosh news and information in real time. MacTech Magazine, the premier news and information vehicle for Mac programmers and developers, will bring over a wealth of experience in the Macintosh development industry to The Mac Channel. The combining of these two forces within the Macintosh community will give Macintosh users the opportunity to have access...

Apple Reports Fourth Fiscal Quarter Results Quarterly sales to U.S. education customers top $500 million Company progresses with cost-cutting initiatives Quarterly loss before special charges half that of prior quarter CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 15, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced results of its fourth fiscal quarter ended Sept. 26, 1997. For the quarter, Apple's revenues were $1.6 billion, a decrease of 30 percent from the fourth quarter a year ago, and a sequential decrease of 7 percent from the quarter ended June 27, 1997. International revenues represented 42 percent of the quarterly total. Gross margins were 20 percent, compared to 22 percent in the year ago quarter and 20 percent in the June 1997 quarter. The Company continued to lower its breakeven level by reducing recurring operating expenses to $353 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $505 million in the year-ago-quarter and $408 million in the June quarter. Also included in the current quarter's results...

STAGECAST TO BRING APPLE'S COCOA TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET Startup Licenses Proven Authoring Technology for Kids Palo Alto, Calif., October 13, 1997 -- Stagecast Software, Inc., a K-12 software company, announced today that it will develop commercial products based on Apple Computer Inc.'s Cocoa technology. Due to recent changes at Apple, the computer company discontinued commercial development of Cocoa. Members of the original Apple development team formed Stagecast to further their dream of creating a product line that takes advantage of the simple graphical programming technology first demonstrated in Cocoa. David Smith and Allen Cypher, two of Stagecast's founders, were key Cocoa researchers and inventors while at Apple. "We designed Cocoa to be as much fun as a video game, but with challenges that develop thinking and communication skills," said Smith. "Our products will exercise kids' minds, not their thumbs." Cypher alluded to studies indicating that children are spending less time...

NEW YORK, NY - October 13, 1997 - In a move to provide the best Web experience for internet users, MacDirectory announced that its Web site (http://www.macdirectory.com), the first Macintosh search engine, has been incorporated into the newly-introduced Mac OS 8. MacDirectory provides users the latest Mac OS hardware and software information (searchable databases), job opportunities, up-to-date news, reviews, services (worldwide searchable database), free software downloads, links to Apple-related Web sites and more. According to Adam Fingerman, Mac OS Internet Product Manager at Apple Computer, Inc., "One of our goals for Mac OS 8 was to include the best Internet software and leading information services available so that getting on-line is quick, easy and an enjoyable experience. We provide a default set of bookmarks to some of the best web sites on the Internet, such as the MacDirectory web site, because of the high quality content it provides to Mac OS users." With more than 1...

Francestown, New Hampshire -- October 13, 1997 -- OpenBase International, Ltd. today announced that it is providing a single user version of its popular OpenBase SQL database FREE on Windows NT and Apple's next generation OS, code named Rhapsody. The FREE deployment license, called OpenBase Lite, allows single user applications to access local databases. Multi-user OpenBase Network licenses which are 100% compatible with the free license are available for purchase. OpenBase is a high performance SQL engine that handles all of the complexities of data storage and multi-user communication for end-user applications. Aggressive multi-threading, row level locking, text searching, change notification and variable record length technology makes OpenBase a robust database solution. "Since the data is available via standard SQL it is possible for customers to integrate shrink-wrapped and vertical market applications," says Scott Keith, the Director of OpenBase, "Providing a free deployment...

Rhapsody Gets Positive Response From Seeded Developers CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 13, 1997-- Apple Computer Inc's Rhapsody Developer Release has received rave reviews from the software developers who were seeded with an early version. These developers were given an early version of the software to test the application development environment and create the demonstration software applications shipping with the operating system. Feedback from these developers included: AAA+ Software "Using Rhapsody and the tools we built on top of it, we are now able to develop apps on Rhapsody and deploy them on Windows NT without any compiling or linking under Windows. For us, Rhapsody on the Mac is a dream come true." Werner Staringer Founder AAA+ Software Anderson Financial Systems, Inc. "For software developers, Rhapsody offers the enormous benefit of deploying dynamic, full-featured applications across multiple platforms with a single set of source code. For end users involved with content...

X-Sender: support@macchannel.com (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 00:14:36 -0600 To: tmcnews@macchannel.com From: The Mac Channel (support@macchannel.com) Subject: The Mac Channel 1.0b5 is Out! October 13, 1997 - Annoucement TMC1.0b5 is Out! =============================================== Copyright 1996-97, The Mac Channel. The new Mac Channel 1.0b5 with RealAudio is available for download! Download the new version from our site: http://www.macchannel.com -------------------------- * New Features -------------------------- This new version has the following new features: a. A RealAudio player built in. b. 30% faster receiver. c. New search window. d. Window shade. e. New article window. f. New information Zones: - BookStore. - Bit Shift. - AudioBeat. - Daily Mac News. - Software-to-Go. - WebFlash g. New information types: - Articles. - Links. - RealAudio Clips. - Zones. - DataBases. h. Improved help system...

From: Dave Wilson (dwilson@best.com) "Java(tm) Express" is a one-day seminar designed to teach people about Java while raising money for worthwhile SF Peninsula charities. It will take place on Saturday, November 8 at Apple's R&D campus in Cupertino, from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. It is sponsored by the Software Forum, Apple Computer, and Personal Concepts, and I will be presenting most of the material. For the last ten years, I have taught advanced object-oriented programming seminars worldwide for companies such as IBM, Apple, Tandem, ParcPlace, Taligent, MITRE, and Boeing, among others. "Java(tm) Express" will cover two major topics: (1) an overview of Java technical and business issues, and (2) writing Java applications and applets. Attendees will need to be familiar with the concepts of object-oriented programming but do not need to be experts. What if you are already a Java programming guru? Then perhaps this seminar is not for you. The seminar is targeted at the thousands...

From: MACman@islandnet.com (MACman) Announcing the official VText Developers Mailing List! What is VText? ============== VText is not a reincarnation of the TextEdit API. VText is not a C++ PowerPlant wrapper to some other text engine. VText is a C++ add-on library for Metrowerks' PowerPlant application framework. VText is a text engine built to the object oriented API defined in PowerPlant's "AppleEvent Classes" -- but built entirely from scratch. VText provides complete Macintosh text support including: * Greater than 32kb text * Tabs * Stylesets * 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. Information about VText-Dev =========================== The VText-Dev list is the "official" Vivistar Consulting mailing list. The list provides a community forum where users...

From: Tim Rand (tim@stlouis.datapage.com) Subject: MacPerl 5.1.4r4 released Forwarded from the MacPerl mailing list: After some dramatical last minute developments, the application and MPW tool packages of MacPerl 5.1.4r4, the first MacPerl release based on 5.004, are now available on ftp://err.ethz.ch/pub/neeri/MacPerl/ ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch//software/platform/macos/perl/ The rest of the distribution should become available later this week. 5.1.4 05Oct97 - Made Command-. more reliable and also added a menu command for it. - Expanded toolbox documentation considerably. - The MPW Tool distribution now simply installs on top of the application distribution, which makes it a lot smaller [Martin Heller]. - Add %#s format to printf for Pascal strings. - Rewrote all toolbox interfaces to use strict; introduced a lot more structs; rewrote hash based structs to object based structs. - FindFolder.pl had lost its XFCN resource and thus would no longer work [Paul Schinder...

October 5, 1997 -- New York, NY. -- DAS Works, maker of ListTable(TM), announces the release and shipment of Jovis(R) Version 1.0.4, an XCmd database engine, and the only fully scriptable database engine available for the Macintosh. It allows users to create single-user, and/or client/server applications with any scriptable application such as HyperCard, SuperCard, Oracle Media Objects, Frontier, and others. With Jovis, data is kept in database files external to the application. The application's scripts include Jovis "calls" that manage and update these files. "Jovis is the best HyperCard/SuperCard-oriented database engine available today. It provides a fast and powerful solution where one is sorely needed." -Jeff Benjamin, StepUp Software, Inc. Because Jovis was designed and created as an extension to scripting environmen ts (not "spun-off" from a database management system or any product that requires expert knowledge of SQL), it is easy to learn and simple to...

From: Gordy Davies (gdavies@austin.metrowerks.com) Subject: Metrowerks Embedded Strategy In our mad scramble at Embedded Systems Conference West (which was a great success for us), you may not have had access to the press releases we had at the show and that were released to the Business Wire (23 of them!!)... Below is the summary release... ------------------------------ METROWERKS ROLLS OUT EMBEDDED STRATEGY AT ESC WEST/97 IN SAN JOSE CodeWarrior Support for Embedded Systems Development Greatly Expanded SAN JOSE, California - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announced this week at the Embedded Systems Conference West/1997 in San Jose, greatly expanded CodeWarrior support for embedded software development, with over 20 press announcements covering all aspects of the embedded software development tools market. Metrowerks divides the embedded systems market into three core markets: the proprietary operating system market; the RTOS/Windows CE market; and the embedded Java...

BARE BONES SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES BBEDIT INTEGRATION WITH NEW MACROMEDIA TOOL Bedford, MA--October 6,1997--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced their participation in a collaboration with Macromedia, Inc. to provide high-technology Web authoring tools. As the result of this effort, BBEdit(tm), the premier text and HTML editor for the Mac OS(tm), will integrate seamlessly with the Mac OS version of Dreamweaver(tm), the new visual Web authoring tool announced today by Macromedia. This unprecedented level of integration is made possible through a close technology partnership between the two companies. Macromedia and Bare Bones Software engineers jointly developed the integration technology behind "Roundtrip HTML(tm)" by taking advantage of capabilities unique to the Mac OS and BBEdit's high-tech architecture, enabling the two tools to cleanly exchange HTML code and preserve the integrity of the author's composition. "Until now, graphical Web authoring tools have provided their...

Claris Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows and Mac OS SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct. 6, 1997 -- Claris Corp. announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS, the newest version of its award-winning cross platform relational database software. Now with built-in HTTP server and CGI (Common Gateway Interface) capabilities at an estimated retail price of just $199 (U.S.), FileMaker Pro 4.0 will collect and serve dynamic data over the Web from computers with access to the Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP. FileMaker Pro 4.0 is a breakthrough intranet solution for corporate workgroups and small businesses in need of convenient, cost-efficient access to databases. FileMaker Pro 4.0 may also be used to serve data to sophisticated Web sites, created by popular web authoring tools. Getting a FileMaker Pro 4.0 database onto the Web is incredibly easy using the product's new Web Companion plug-in. With just the click of a check box, users can perform...

From: Matthew Hudson (mhudson@softdisk.com) Subject: Mac programs wanted for publication! CALLING ALL DEVELOPERS! YOUR PROGRAMS ARE WANTED FOR PUBLICATION! Softdisk Publishing has been publishing monthly software since 1981 for a wide variety of computer systems. We give our subscribers high quality software at a fraction of the typical commercial price. Our software is in use by thousands of people on thousands of computers worldwide. In age, our subscribers range from six-year-old elementary school students to 70-plus retirees, and their wide variety of interests are well matched by our diverse offerings each month. Many of the programs that Softdisk publishes on its monthly software subscriptions are created by talented free-lance programmers from around the world who submit their programs for review and potential publication. Where do you fit in? We pay a flat licensing fee for the rights to run each program on an issue and we also offer quarterly ROYALTIES (typically 20%) for...