[MD1]
For Immediate Release
Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim to Support ADB I/O Product from BeeHive
Technologies, Inc.
OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- September 5, 1997:
Tangent Systems announced today that it will provide built-in support for
ADB I/O from BEEHIVE Technologies, Inc. All editions of BuildSim will have
an "ADB I/O" BuildBlock which can be used in conjunction with the ADB I/O
product for simple data acquisition and control projects. This is an
exciting development in that now a simple yet flexible device like ADB I/O
can be easily coupled with BuildSim to provide a quick and easy way to
develop relatively sophisticated data acquisition and control projects
without being forced to learn a specific programing language. ADB I/O
combined with the easy to use point and click interface provided by
BuildSim can now provide access to a whole new set of users and customers.
"After a careful review of ADB I/O, it became apparent that its a natural
fit with BuildSim and can provide an easy way...
[MD1] PowerTools Clones shipping with Mac OS 8.0
PowerTools first Mac OS cloners to ship Mac OS 8.0
PowerTools announced today that they will be the first Mac clone vendor to
ship Mac OS 8.0. Beginning on September 8, 1997, PowerTools will include
Mac OS 8.0 with every infiniti T2 Mac OS clone that it ships. Each infiniti
T2 will also have a full 1 year on-site warranty provided by a national
third party service provider and free (800) technical support.
The standard configuration for the newly released infiniti T2 systems is as
follows:
604e/200MHz PPC, 50Mhz Bus, Mini-Tower, 5 PCI, 8 Drive bays, 3D graphics
32MB/3.2GB/16x/512k/2vram/4MB video card/video in-out/TV tuner/KB/Mac OS
8.0/1 yr.-on-site
Price.....$2,279
This is in response to the current changes by Apple concerning the
licensing of Mac OS 8. "Although the price for the infiniti T2 is slightly
higher," says Victor Wong, CEO of PowerTools,"we feel that it is necessary
to provide the latest version of the Mac OS for our valued customers. If
along the way it helps to make...
[MD1] WebSTAR/Mac OS Show 144%-300% Lower Costs
The Business Research Group, an independent market research and consulting
organization, recently completed and published the results of a
cost-of-ownership study comparing four web servers running Netscape
Fastrack for UNIX, Microsoft Internet Information Server for Windows NT,
O'Reilly Website for Windows 95 and StarNine's WebSTAR for the Mac OS. The
results of the survey are exciting!
The study found that WebSTAR servers running on the Mac OS provide a
significantly *lower cost of ownership* then competing servers based upon
several factors ranging from costs related to purchase and installation to
content creation and server management. These advantages led to a
cumulative cost advantage over the four other servers as high as 300% per
internal users, to 144% per server to 158% per web page .
See the exciting results yourself. Both the study and a PDF version of the
report can be found at (http://applenet.apple.com/text/server_study.html).
WebSTAR can be found at (http://www....
[MD1] PACE Interlok 1.0.2
New InterLok Version Extends PACE Anti-Piracy Leadership in Software
Authorization
SAN JOSE, September 3, 1997 -- PACE Anti-Piracy has introduced Version
1.0.2 of its InterLok Software Authorization System. This update to
InterLok for Macintosh and InterLok Pro for Macintosh, PACE's software-only
packages for turnkey trialware creation and copy protection, includes
improvements to InterLok's industry-leading anti-hacking mechanisms as well
as bug fixes. In addition, this release adds to InterLok Pro the ability to
protect data files in association with an application, along with
PowerPC-native encryption and decryption routines for greatly enhanced
performance for Power Macintosh users.
The new data file protection capability extends the power of InterLok Pro
to developers who wish to distribute secure versions of their run-time
database solutions. For example, developers of FileMaker Pro solutions can
now use InterLok Pro to easily create time-limited trialware versions of
their...
[MD1] Increased Security for SiteEdit
PACIFIC COAST SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO SITEEDIT PRO
-- Popular internet server untility gains increased security and versatility
San Diego, September 3, 1997 -- Pacific Coast Software has released an
updated version of SiteEdit and SiteEdit Pro for Macintosh that improves
the security of its user database and allows increased versatility for user
access. SiteEdit is a remote access tool for Macintosh and Windows Web
servers. SiteEdit 2.04 now encrypts all passwords stored in its user
database. Even if someone is able to access the password file they will not
be able to access SiteEdit. A corrupted password file will not cause
SiteEdit to revert to default passwords. Instead, a message telling the
visitor to contact the server administrator is displayed. In addition,
administrators are now able to securely give users access to folder aliases
that lead to locations outside their normal folder hierarchy. This
versatility is really useful for sites that have separate areas for...
[MD1] Web Archer Gets "Push"
For Immediate Release
CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES ADDS "PUSH" TECHNOLOGY TO NEW WEB ARCHER SEARCH TOOL
-- Built-in 'Search Expertise' Speeds Successful Searches;
Uses 'Push' Technology to Keep Expertise Up-To-Date Automatically --
Boston, September 3, 1997 -- ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced
the final "Preview Release" of Web Archer, a desktop Internet search tool
with built-in 'search expertise' that selects the best database or search
engine for each search automatically. Web Archer makes Internet searching
faster, easier, and more successful for both novice and experienced users,
by using its built-in knowledge of the Internet to quickly focus on the
most relevant information. Using ClearWay's own 'push' technology, which is
built into Web Archer, updated 'search expertise' is broadcast monthly to
all installed Web Archers. 30-day demonstration copies of Web Archer for
Mac OS, and Windows 95/NT are available free from
(http://www.clearway.com/WebArcher/)
"Most Internet...
[MD1] ShrinkWrap 3.0
ALADDIN SYSTEMS, INC. SHIPS SHRINKWRAP 3.0, DISK IMAGE UTILITY
New Version Expands Capabilities For Complete Disk Imaging Needs, Users Can
Now Distribute Floppy Disks Over The Internet
Watsonville, CA-- August 29, 1997-- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer of the
worldwide Macintosh compression and installation standards StuffIt(r) and
InstallerMaker(tm), has incorporated its award winning compression
technology and electronic commerce capabilities in ShrinkWrap(tm) 3.0.
ShrinkWrap is a utility that can easily turn a disk into an electronically
transmittable file (via the Internet, etc.) and then just as easily, return
it to an exact disk image of the original source disk. ShrinkWrap 3.0
supports all commonly used image file formats, it provides StuffIt
compression capabilities, and 40-bit encryption for international and
domestic security.
Key Features and Benefits
o Aladdin's StuffIt compression and decompression technology helps users
save about 30% more space and is twice as fast as...
[MD1] Apple to Acquire Power Computing for $100M
Apple to Acquire Power Computing for $100M
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 2, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that
it will acquire Power Computing Corporation's core assets in a deal valued
at $100 million in Apple common stock. Included in the key assets Apple
will acquire are the right to retain key employees with expertise in direct
marketing, distribution, and engineering; Power Computing's customer
database; and the license to distribute the Mac OS operating system.
"Power Computing has pioneered direct marketing and sales in the Macintosh
market, successfully building a $400M business, " said Steve Jobs, Apple
Board member. "We look forward to learning from their experience, and
welcoming their customers back into the Apple family."
"Power Computing is grateful for the tremendous support and encouragement
we have received from the entire Macintosh community," said Stephen Kahng,
Power Computing founder and CEO. "We believe that in our small way, we have
helped to make the...
[MD1] MacTalk on TalkCity
Do you think you know alot about Macintosh? Are you the type that tears
apart their system looking for that one corrupt preferences or bad block of
Ram? Do you have a pleasant manner and can communicate what you know well
to other people? Do you enjoy chatting on IRC and giving of yourself in the
furtherance of Mac advocacy?
If you answered yes to these questions then I have an exciting opportunity
for you! My name is Robin Morgan and I am room manager for #MacTalk on
TalkCity. We are a room for serious tech assistance and indepth Macintosh
discussion. We are looking for qualified, mature, dedicated macusers to
join our volunteer staff. The CG's (Computer Group) for #MacTalk go through
a short training session and then choose a minimum of 5 hours they wish to
cover in #MacTalk. Currently we are accepting applications to work between
the hours of midnight at 5am pacific time.
If you would like to apply to become a volunteer CG, please go to
http://w3.one.net/~robin and fill out the...
[MD1] Public beta of Myrmidon 2.0
We have released a new public beta of Myrmidon 2.0 on our web site. The new
version number is 2.0b7, and it fixes a number of bugs and add a few new
features.
Myrmidon was introduced at the Boston Macworld keynote session last year.
It's a Chooser extension that lets you convert any document to a Web page,
simply by printing it. Some of the new features in this version are:
o option to preview the Web page automatically upon saving to disk
o option to match a document's line spacing (also known as leading)
o saves image files in a separate folder from the HTML file
I invite you to download the new version and tell me what you think of it.
It may be downloaded from our web site: (http://www.terrymorse.com/).
Please send your comments to (mailto:tmorse@terrymorse.com).
Thanks,
terry morse
Myrmidon author
[MD1] MacDoc 1.2
MacDoc 1.2, Shareware by macnetic software
Download at:
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/app/mac-doc-12.hqx
For your personal evaluation copy please write to: register@macnetic.de.
New in 1.2
MacDoc Writer
- You're now able to choose the language for the embedded viewer (see
MacDoc Viewer).
- MacDocuments can now optionally be printed in Black & White (color is
default).
- Added option to save a page setup as default (e.g. A4 in Germany).
- Fixed bug when printing a page range.
- Fixed bug in custom page setup.
MacDoc Viewer
- Now available in English and German.
- Creating an index (automatically ) is now Font/Size/Style AND Color
dependend.
- Better document handling (changed creator of srd's)
- New enhanced information dialog (page sizes).
- Fixed bug when dragging/copying text from some pictures.
_The stand alone document creator for the Apple Macintosh_
MacDoc is a powerful tool for creating standard or stand-alone documents
(also called: self-reading,...
[MD1] CDFinder
August 30, 1997, Johannesberg, Germany
A new version of the successful application CDFinder is now shipping.
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. A special feature
is the bilingual user interface (German/English).
This mix of features makes CDFinder very useful especially for developers
with their usually large mount of important developer CDROM's.
New features in CDFinder 1.5:
- Catalog objects can be deleted.
- Catalog data can be exported into a text file.
- New search results can be added to previous results.
- A lot of other useful new features and improvements.
- Quite some bugs - especially regarding StuffIt archives - were fixed.
CDFinder is shareware ($15 for a single...
[MD1] Metrowerks Has Record Quarter
METROWERKS FOURTH QUARTER REVENUES UP
TO RECORD US$6.2 MILLION
Company Records Profit of US$155,000 for Quarter
AUSTIN, Texas-August 28, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year
ending
July 31, 1997 (Q4FYJuly97).
Revenues for Q4FYJuly97 totaled US$6.2 million, an increase of 78% over
revenues of US$3.5 million for the corresponding Q4FYJuly96, and an
increase of 72% over revenues of US$3.6 million for the previous quarter,
Q3FYJuly97.
The Company reported a net profit of US$155,000 (US$0.01 per share on a
fully diluted basis), compared to a net loss of US$178,000 (US$0.02 per
share) for the corresponding Q4FYJuly96, and compared to a net loss of
US$5.9 million for the previous quarter, Q3FYJuly97.
"We are very happy with the results for the fourth quarter," said Jean
Belanger, Metrowerks CEO and Chairman of the Board. "We have...
[MD1] NeoLogic Launches NeoAccess 5.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NeoLogic Launches NeoAccess 5.1
- New Version of ODBMS Introduces Distributed Object Model and Adds
Extensible, Lightweight Testing System
BERKELEY, CA - August 27, 1997 - NeoLogic Systems, Inc. today announced the
release of NeoAccess 5.1. The company's cross-platform object database
management system (ODBMS) now includes a distributed object model which
facilitates the construction of single user systems that draw data from
multiple databases. NeoAccess 5.1 also features a complete testing
architecture for easily constructing the full repertoire of tests necessary
to meet the reliability requirements of commercial applications.
"Each successive NeoAccess release builds upon its predecessor," said
NeoLogic President Bob Krause. "For us, the bottom line is to provide
powerful capabilities for our customers while reducing the amount of code
they have to write. The distributed object model in NeoAccess 5.1
represents another significant leap forward in this...
[MD1] AG Group Training
Over the next two months, the AG Group will be offering 3 network
management training seminars in Walnut Creek (AG Group's home), 25 miles
east of San Francisco and accessible by Bay Area Rapid Transit.
I have included upcoming seminar course titles, dates, locations and
registration costs in this e-mail. Additional information about AG Group
Training & Services can be found at our website,
(http://www.aggroup.com/training). I look forward to hearing from you about
you or your staff joining us for our new and updated network management
training classes.
COURSES AND DATES:
1) EtherPeek Fundamentals & Techniques (3 days) Sept. 24 - 26 Learn how to
optimize your use of EtherPeek for network monitoring and troubleshooting
in this newly expanded three-day hands-on course. Learn how to baseline
your network, identify trouble spots and analyze performance problems.
This 3-day class is designed to provide EtherPeek owners with:
* A thorough overview of the features of our protocol...
[MD1] Aladdin Announces StuffIt/OS 8 Upgrade Policy
ALADDIN SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES STUFFIT DELUXE OS 8 UPGRADE POLICY
Registered StuffIt Deluxe 4.0 Users Who Have Purchased StuffIt Deluxe After
July 26, 1997, Qualify For Free StuffIt 4.5 Upgrade
Watsonville, CA - August 27, 1997 - Aladdin Systems today announced that
StuffIt Deluxe 4.0 registered users (who purchased 4.0 after July 26,
1997) will be able to upgrade to version 4.5 for free (plus shipping fee).
Significant enhancements of StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 will include Mac OS 8
(Tempo) compatibility, support for more expansion formats like MIME/Base64,
encrypted ZIP, and LHA expansion, additional email program support and
Private File encrypted file support.
StuffIt Deluxe works in the Finder at a lower level than most applications,
and a lot has changed in the OS 8 Finder. Currently, the StuffIt Deluxe 4.0
core functionality is compatible, but the package contains three
incompatible elements: StuffIt Browser, StuffIt SpaceSaver, and Magic
Menu. These components will be compatible with OS 8...
[MD1] FREE Suite of IP Tools from AG Group Releases
Walnut Creek, California - August 26, 1997
The AG Group, Inc. releases AGNetTools(tm), a free IP utility suite
available for Macintosh, Windows 95 and Windows NT. AGNetTools includes the
following IP tools under a single graphical user interface:
PING
Pings internet devices with a specified number of packets, timeout & time
interval. Minimum, maximum & average response times are reported back.
TRACEROUTE
Traces the route packets take from your computer to any device with an IP
address on the internet.
NAMELOOKUP
Uses DNS to resolve names to addresses & addresses to names.
FINGER
Uses the finger protocol to get information about a user on a given server.
WHOIS
Uses the whois protocol to get whois information about the owner of a
domain name.
THROUGHPUT
Tests for availability of resources (via FTP or HTTP) on the internet &
calculates the time, size, & speed of download.
NAMESCAN
Resolves names for a range of IP addresses.
PORTSCAN
Scans ports on a machine to find...
[MD1] Paragon OAK CORBA Suite
PARAGON SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE 5.0 OF THE OAK CORBA SUITE FOR
DEVELOPING DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS USING CORBA TECHNOLOGY
A proven CORBA 2.0 IIOP-compatible ORB especially suited to the NEXTSTEP
and OPENSTEP marketplace
VIENNA, VA -- August 18, 1997-- Paragon Software, Inc., a leading provider
of custom enterprise application solutions, announces Release 5.0 of its
OAK CORBA suite. OAK supports deployment of CORBA-based solutions on a wide
variety of UNIX and Windows platforms. The 5.0 release includes full IIOP
support and is 100% compatible with other CORBA 2.0 ORB products, including
Orbix and VisiBroker. Available platforms include HP-UX, Solaris, Linux,
Windows NT, Windows 95, any POSIX-compliant UNIX system, NEXTSTEP 3.X, and
OPENSTEP 4.X.
OAK 5.0 and the CORBA 2.0 Specification
OAK is Paragon Software's implementation of the OMG CORBA 2.0 core
architecture, as defined in the CORBA 2.0 specification. Release 5.0
implements four main components of the CORBA specification: the...
[MD1] Informed Filler for Java
Shana releases Informed Filler(r) for Java(t)
NEW YORK, NY, August 25, 1997: At the first Java Internet Business Expo,
Shana Corporation today announced that Informed Filler for Java, the latest
addition to their line of cross-platform electronic forms products, is now
shipping.
Informed Filler for Java brings the benefits of e-forms to the Web
platform. The Informed Java applet is used to fill out visually appealing,
intelligent forms in any Java capable Web browser, such as the Netscape
Communicator client software or Microsoft Explorer. Forms are created using
Informed Designer(r) on Windows (3.1x, 95, NT) or Mac OS and then saved for
use with Informed Filler for Java. When a form and the Java applet are
placed on your Web server, anyone with a Java capable browser can fill it
out. No additional client software is needed. No installation or
configuration process is required.
The explosive trend toward thin clients and network computers in
Internet/intranet/extranet environments has...
[MD1] Blue World Updates Lasso to Address Security Hole
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/21/97
Blue World Updates Lasso to Address Security Hole Discovered in "Crack a
Mac" Contest; Informs and Assists Other Developers
Bellevue, WA - Internet software developer Blue World Communications, Inc.
has released a revision to Lasso to address a security hole present in
Lasso and several other Mac OS Web server products that was discovered
during the Web-wide "Crack a Mac" contest (http://hacke.infinit.se). Within
24 hours of the discovery, Blue World posted a fix and notified its
customers. It has since released a revised x.x.3 patch to further enhance
security, and posted a new version of the free Lasso Lite product.
This patch, along with changes currently being made to other Mac OS
Internet products, restores the Mac OS platform to a position it has held
for over two years as the most secure and easiest to maintain platform for
Web serving.
"To date, we are unaware of any Lasso customers whose security has been
compromised solely due to Lasso," states...
[MD1] WebObjects Adapter for WebSTAR
WebSTAR users,
StarNine is happy to announce the availability of a W*API based WebObjects
Adapter. With a WebObjects Adapter, it is now possible to integrate your
Mac OS-based WebSTAR server with WebObject applications running on Solaris,
OpenStep, NextStep, Windows NT and soon Rhapsody.
WebSTAR users interested in testing the WebObjects Adapter with their
current WebObjects applications are invited to download a development
version of the Adapter at
(ftp://ftp.starnine.com/pub/betas/webobjects_adapter.sea.hqx). We also
request that you subscribe to the -Beta mailing list by sending a message
to (webobjects-beta@starnine.com) with a Subject of "subscribe".
For testing purposes, additional evaluation copies of WebSTAR can be
downloaded at (http://www.starnine.com/evals/).
Eric Zelenka mailto:eric@starnine.com
WebSTAR Product Manager http://www.starnine.com/
StarNine Technologies, Inc. http://eric.starnine.com/
[MD1] ServletExec Plugin Runs Java Servlets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ServletExec Plugin Runs Java Servlets on Mac OS Web Servers
Alpharetta, Georgia - New Atlanta Communications, LLC announces the
ServletExec(tm) plugin for Mac OS web servers. ServletExec is a WebSTAR API
(W*API) compatible plugin that enables Mac OS web servers to run
industry-standard Java servlets. ServletExec is built on the Mac OS Runtime
for Java (MRJ) which Apple is shipping as a standard component of Mac OS 8.
Servlets are Java-based alternatives to traditional CGIs and web server
plugins. "Servlets have several compelling advantages over CGIs and
plugins," said Vince Bonfanti, President of New Atlanta Communications.
"Servlets can run on any major server platform--Mac OS, Windows NT, or
Unix--using any leading web server, without even recompiling. Mac OS
developers can deploy their servlets on any platform, and the ServletExec
plugin allows Mac OS webmasters to run servlets originally developed for
other platforms. In addition, writing servlets in Java...
[MD1] Gene Codes Looking for People
GENE CODES CORPORATION, a premier developer of software for sequencing DNA,
is seeking software engineers for advanced software product development in
bioinformatics.
Gene Codes Corp. develops and markets scientist-centered software for
molecular biologists. Our lead product SEQUENCHER has become the software
standard at major sequencing facilities around the world. We seek
self-motivated, highly skilled team players who will have the opportunity
to contribute to strategic engineering projects with state-of-the-art
development technologies.
Macintosh Software Engineer: Candidates will have proven experience
implementing commercial software using C and C++ with CodeWarrior on the
Macintosh. College degree required. Preference will be given for degrees in
computer science or computer engineering. Cross-platform development
experience, networking experience or laboratory science experience are a
definite plus.
Software Engineer: Candidates will have proven experience implementing...
[MD1] PerlScript Name Conflict Resolved
TYRELL AND ACTIVESTATE RESOLVE PERLSCRIPT NAME CONFLICT
Name Conflict Ends with Agreement to Cooperate with Marketing and
Development of Perl Tools
August 20, 1997, San Jose, CA -- In a move typical of the Perl community,
Tyrell Software Corp. and ActiveState Tool Corp. have resolved the
PerlScript name conflict in a friendly, cooperative manner. Last month
Tyrell started marketing a product named PerlScript on the Internet.
Confusion quickly ensued between ActiveState's PerlScript ActiveX scripting
engine and Tyrell's PerlScript. "Mark Murphy of Tyrell and I started
discussing what resolution would be the best one for the Perl community,"
explains Dick Hardt, President of ActiveState, "We also started exploring
how we could work together to provide Perl solutions to developers".
"Tyrell has agreed to change our product name from PerlScript to PowerPerl"
says Mark Murphy, Tyrell's Director of Software Development, "We are going
to cooperate with ActiveState in the development and...
[MD1] Pictorius Closes $3.5 Million Financing Deal
Pictorius Incorporated Closes $3.5 Million Financing Deal
Secured Financing Allows Pictorius to Expand Markets and Continue to Grow
Friday August 20, 1997 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius
Incorporated, has announced the initial closing of $3.5 million dollars of
a $6 million dollar offering by way of a confidential offering memorandum.
In connection with the Offering, the Company has signed a financing
agreement with McLean Watson SOFTECH Fund. This Fund invests exclusively in
leading private software companies. In addition to strong financial
backing, McLean Watson brings valuable software industry experience and
affiliations. McLean Watson was instrumental in the sale of Montreal-based
Softimage to Microsoft Corporation.
The completion of the initial closing of the offering and SOFTECH's
participation consolidates Pictorius financial base and puts it in a strong
position for future growth. Pictorius plans to use this investment to
broaden their current marketing and sales...
[MD1] LetterRip at $95
Fog City has extended the special $95 price for LetterRip for one more week
good through August 23, 1997.
Download a fully functional copy of LetterRip from:
(http://www.fogcity.com/lr_download.html)
[MD1] StreamWatcher 1.0
Stairways releases StreamWatcher 1.0
Perth, Western Australia -- 15 August 1997 -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd,
today announced the release of version 1.0 of StreamWatcher, an Open
Transport TCP Stream debugging utility.
What is StreamWatcher?
StreamWatcher allows you to examine the data transmitted through Open
Transport TCP streams. This is useful for debugging network applications
and network problems, learning about networking protocols, or watching for
strange or unwanted TCP traffic.
If you have ever wondered what your computer was saying when it was talking
to other machines on the network, this program is the answer.
StreamWatcher requires a PowerPC (Power Macintosh or clone) and Open
Transport.
StreamWatcher is shareware, single user licenses cost US$35, site and
company-wide licenses are available.
Features
* StreamWatcher can examine all Open Transport TCP streams (using "OT
AutoPush Support" from Quinn), allowing you to examine networking traffic
for any application on...
[MD1] Hot Deal! WebTen 1.1 for $350
To all Webmasters and Webmaster wannabes:
WebTen 1.1, Tenon's new Apache Web server, is available for a limited time
)from DevDepot at the special price of $350. To order, point your
browser at:
(http://www.devdepot.com/SBDisplayItem.qry?ItemCode=SWEBTEN)
To read about WebTen and to download a copy for testing, see:
(http://www.tenon.com/products/webten/)
According to Ziff Davis, Tenon's Apache Web server is the fastest Web
server for Macintosh. In the typical 4 -12 client range, WebTen is three
times faster than WebSTAR! On a heavily loaded system, WebTen is still 30%
faster.
Tenon is committed to making the Macintosh a world class Web server. Why
shouldn't the world's most popular Web creation platform be the world's
most popular Web server platform? The only thing that is holding the
Macintosh back today in Web serving is performance. With Tenon's
system-level additions (a native fast file system and an advanced TCP
stack), the Mac can reach a new level of performance. Tenon'...
[MD1] Jasik Debugger Update
Jasik Designs posted the latest versions of it's product:
'The Debugger & MacNosy' on it's ftp site.
It also e-mailed out notices to all registered users.
If you did NOT recieve an update notice from Jasik, then you should e-mail
Jasik at mailto:macnosy@jasik.com with you name, address and current e-mail
address.
The update consists of the release notes, The Debugger, NosyII and a newer
xDbgr_Startup (better error messages).
This version of The Debugger is compatable with MacOS 8, and the recently
released 'Speedbump' Macintoshes and upcoming CHRP boxes.
As an important issue in the release notes, I comment on the unsuitablility
of Apple's latest hardware, the Speedbump 8600 and 9600's for use with my
Debugger in particular, and most any Debugger in general. The flaw is
rather serious, and even a logic analyzer ($30,000) won't help you when one
of these machines freezes.
Steve Jasik Author of 'The Debugger & MacNosy'
343 Trenton Way (http://www.jasik.com)...
[MD1] Center for Software Development Upcoming Events
Attention Developers:
Below is a schedule of upcoming events you may be interested in. As you may
know Apple is a sponsor of the center for software development and Apple
developers can attend any of the CSD seminars free of charge. Developers
can also use the center's testing facilities which are available on shorter
notice than Apple's compatibility labs.
Contact CSD at (408) 494-TEST and indicate you are an Apple Developers.
In response to popular demand, the Center for Software Development has a
number of Venture Capital 1on1s and equity financing events coming up!
Please pass this information on to anyone you think could benefit from
attending and feel free to call me directly with any questions -
408-494-8302.
Thanks!
Sandy
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Center for Software Development Upcoming Events
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Aug 19th - Patents, Copyrights & Trade Secrets
Aug 20th - Finding the Right Equity...
[MD1] CW Pro Patches
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] List of CodeWarrior Pro 1 Patches
Here is a list of current updates and patches for CW Pro 1 both Mac and Windows
http://www.metrowerks.com/db/updates.qry?function=list&sw=cwpro1
CodeWarrior Windows IDE 2.0.2
Released on 08/15/1997
Includes numerous bug fixes for crashes during builds, problems saving
source files, etc.
Download Update (758k)
CodeWarrior MacOS IDE 2.0.1 Patch
Released on 07/16/1997
A maintenance patch for the Mac-hosted 2.0 IDE originally shipped with
CodeWarrior Pro 1. Fixes a serious dependency tracking problem when running
on 68k based Macintoshes.
Download Update (701k)
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.
Download Update (46k)
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/documentation/updates.html
(7/9/97) Guides and examples for adapting the various template container
classes, where CodeWarrior MSL 2.1.2 deviates from the standard...
[MD1] MacAddict and Aladdin Sys Partner
MACADDICT MAGAZINE AND ALADDIN SYSTEMS PARTNER TO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE ENABLED SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO 140,000 END USERS MONTHLY
Monthly CD-ROM Brings Consumers and MAC OS Software Publishers Closer Together
BRISBANE, CA (August 13, 1997)-MacAddict Magazine, one of seven
publications from Imagine Publishing Inc., and Aladdin Systems, the
creators of StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm), will be helping Mac OS software
developers distribute their software to the passionate MacAddict readers.
Each month MacAddict bundles a CD-ROM disc with it's monthly distribution
of 140,000. Starting with the December issue, MacAddict will feature a
"Try Before You Buy" virtual store containing software enabled for
electronic commerce using Aladdin's InstallerMaker. Taking advantage of
MacAddict's mass distribution, Mac software publishers can now incorporate
InstallerMaker's technology onto the monthly CD-ROMs to increase their
distribution and sales.
"This is just one more way that MacAddict is...
[MD1] Protecting Internet Distributed Software
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
John Willsey
phone 214-692-8335
jw@uswk.com
http://www.uswk.com
Free Developers Kit for Protecting Internet Distributed Software and Files
DALLAS, TX -- August 12, 1997 (INB) -- Today, USWK (Universal Software Key)
Co. announces a free developers kit for protecting programs and music/video
files distributed over the Internet. Based on a patent pending process,
this developers kit allows programmers to give the maximum protection
possible to their copyrighted programs and files while making it easy and
unobtrusive for the general public to use. Now available for immediate
download at: http://www.uswk.com
With software piracy on the rise through ever-increasing bandwidths of the
Internet, and the conversion of music and video files to digital formats,
software developers and media artists are crying out for protection. USWK
Co. answers them with their free developers kit.
Instead of fearing the strength of the Internet, software developers and
media...
[MD1] BuildSim AutoCode Generator
For Immediate Release
Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim AutoCode Generator Ready for Testing
OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- August 12, 1997:
Continuing to meet its internal release schedule for BuildSim,
TangentSystem announced to day that its next beta release which includes an
automatic code generator is ready for beta testing. It can be downloaded
from Tangent Systems FTP site for evaluation and testing. Beta testers will
recieve a free copy of the "Silver" edition when BuildSim officially ships.
This beta version includes an Automatic Code Generation capability which
can automatically create C++ and Java source code.
Preliminary compiler libraries are included for PowerMac, 68K Mac, Java and
Win32 platforms.The planned ship date for BuildSim 2.0 is September 1,
1997. BuildSim will be delivered via internet as a Bronze Edition and can
be upgraded to increasingly more powerful editions (Silver, Gold and
Platinum) via password. BuildSim has many application areas including
Education,...
[MD1] OneStep 1.1
Objective Software announces the new release of OneStep 1.1.
OneStep is an extension that transforms your Mac's user interface. Features
include custom windows, menus, pop-ups, scroll bars, buttons, folder and
trash icons, and more.
OneStep comes with a number of ready to use interfaces, such as "True NeXT"
(a genuine NeXT-like interface), "Jump to Eight" (guess what it is?), Back
To Seven, Grand Prix, etc.
Just try them out! Each interface is contained in an Appearance file.
Advanced users will be able to design and distribute their own customized
Appearance files.
OneStep requires a Macintosh or MacOS-compatible computer running System
7.0 or later.
OneStep was written by Harry Alloul, Bernard Frangoulis and Alessandro Levi
Montalcini. It is distributed as shareware. The registration fee is $15;
registrations are handled by the Kagi Shareware service.
A screen shot is available on our WEB site at
(http://www.netinfo.fr/objectivesw/)
What's new in version 1.1?
- The "OneStep...
[MD1] CodeFab Training
CodeFab Announces Summer/Fall Training Schedule
CodeFab Training Director John Gassenheimer announced the training schedule
for WebObjects and OPENSTEP/Rhapsody training courses for summer/fall 1997.
These courses include CodeFab's popular "Real World WebObjects" as well as
an Enterprise Objects Framework course aimed at advanced Web Objects
developers and a range of introductory and advanced OPENSTEP/Rhapsody
courses aimed at programmers who will be developing software with Apple's
next generation operating system, code-named Rhapsody
Aug 25-28 Real World WebObjects, Standard (2001)
Sep 8 -11 Real World OpenStep, Accelerated (3010)
Sep 16-19 Enterprise Object Framework (3005)
Sep 23-26 Real World WebObjects, Standard (2001)
Oct 6-9 Real World OpenStep, Accelerated (3010)
Oct 21-24 Real World WebObjects, Standard (2001)
"CodeFab's broad selection of courses covering Apple's Enterprise Software
technologies reflects our commitment to Apple's strategic direction and
endorsement of...
[MD1] MacLine Offers Free Marketing
In addition to MacDev-1 for developer industry relevant news, you can also
take advantage of MacLine to get to the user community.
-Neil
-------------------
MacLine Offers Free Marketing and Press Release Distribution For Mac Developers
MacTimes MacLine press release service, located on the web at
http://www.mactimes.com/macline, offers Macintosh software developers a
free and effective way to broadcast information about their latest products
or upgrades to the Mac news community.
MacLine offers developers the ability to post an unlimited number of press
releases on the MacLine web site, with no cost. In addition the press
releases can be broadcast to Mac news agencies across the world, once again
at no cost to the developer.
"We wanted to offer the small and medium sized developer the same
opportunities to promote a product as those available to large
corporations," says MacTimes Chief Editor Jason Pierce.
Pierce goes on to add, "Large applications developers can easily afford the...
[MD1] PowerGlot
Paris, July 29th, 1997.
Florent Pillet announces PowerGlot, the software localization tool for MacOS.
PowerGlot is a new software localization tool for the MacOS. Fast and easy
to use, PowerGlot allows developers to localize their software to any
language available on the MacOS platform, including 2-byte languages like
Japanese and Chinese.
The software is WorldScript aware, scriptable, supports drag-and-drop,
balloon help and AppleGuide, all this wrapped in a convenient and intuitive
interface.
PowerGlot comes at a very affordable price ($99, w/discount on multiple
licenses).
For information, please point your browser to:
http://www.teaser.fr/~fpillet/PowerGlot/
Screen shots are available at:
http://www.teaser.fr/~fpillet/PowerGlot/screenshots.html
E-Mail contact: fpillet@teaser.fr
Florent Pillet - Freelance Developer
Paris, France
http://www.teaser.fr/~fpillet/
[MD1] Visual Balloons for PowerPlant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Programming / C++ / Application Frameworks
Tools & Toys helps developers help:
Visual Balloons(tm) add Balloon Help to PowerPlant projects - without
programming
August 11, 1997 - Vienna, Austria - Tools & Toys today unleashed Developer
Release 1 of Visual Balloons(tm) for PowerPlant, a set of libraries and
editors that allow easy creation of standard Mac OS Balloon Help for
PowerPlant projects. Using PowerPlant Constructor's simple drag & drop
interface and only two lines of C++ code, MacOS Codewarriors can now add
Help Balloons that are not limited to plain text only, but instead support
pictures and styled text as well.
Until today, developers who wanted to integrate BalloonHelp into their
software had to use Apple's ResEdit or Mathemaesthetic's Resourcerer and
were limited to the user interface elements built into the Mac OS. "Editing
Balloon Help with ResEdit has always been a pain and anything but
comfortable", said Andreas Pizsa, developer of...
[MD1] Timbuktu Pro 4.0
Farallon Announces the Availability of Timbuktu Pro 4.0 for Macintosh
Timbuktu Pro 4.0 Puts the Power of Remote Control, File Transfer and
Communication on the Desktop
ALAMEDA, Calif., August 11, 1997 - Farallon Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:
FRLN) today announced the immediate availability of Timbuktu Pro 4.0 for
MacOS, the latest version of the leading remote control and file transfer
software for Macintosh. Timbuktu Pro's patented cross-platform,
screen-sharing capabilities makes it the only remote control solution that
allows any Macintosh to communicate or collaborate with another Macintosh
or Windows PC through modem-to-modem, ARA dial-up, Internet, LAN or WAN
connections. Perfect for MacOS 8, the functionality and ease-of-use of
Timbuktu Pro has been significantly enhanced to include Timbuktu Express
file transfer technology, file synchronization, intercom capabilities and
AppleScript support.
"Once again, we are pleased to deliver a leading-edge, best-of-breed remote
control...
[MD1] MacTech now 3250 Pages!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Whitney
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797 x 105
marketing@mactech.com
New MacTech Web Site To Be Previewed At Developer Central
at MacWorld Expo Boston, 1997
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- AUGUST 7, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation, publisher of
MacTech(r) Magazine is very excited to offer preview of its new web site
at MacWorld Expo Boston August 6 - August 8, 1997.
This is not just any ordinary developer web site. The MacTech web site is
dedicated to the Macintosh developer. With access to a world of reference
material it's a great starting place for the beginner and voluminous enough
for the experienced developer.
Right at your finger tips you have exclusive access to the entire library
of MacTech articles featured in the magazine from 1984 through May 1997.
That's 1600 articles in 139 issues. In addition, the site has the entire
history of develop, Apple's award winning technical journal. That's 29
issues from 1990 - 1997. Also, the site is also...
[MD1] BeOS at a discount
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DevDepot Will Offering
The Full BeOS package At A Discount
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- AUGUST 6, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation, the parent
company of DevDepot, today announced that it is offering the full
BeOS package through its world class mail order division.
As the Internet expands, and as electronic media becomes more prevalent,
the high-performance needs of digital content design have different needs
today. The BeOS is the first new operating system designed to unlock the
door to much more powerful personal computers, and extract more performance
than you're used to.
The BeOS is based on a concept called the Media OS. It's not enough to add
a few features and call an operating system a Media OS, an operating system
needs to be architechted to deal natively with digital media. The
engineering team at Be didn't start with an existing OS and transform it,
they started with the Media OS concept and optimized every portion of a new
OS for handling digital media. The...
[MD1] Apple Keynote/MS Announcement...
Microsoft and Apple Affirm Commitment to Build Next Generation Software for
Macintosh
Companies announce patent cross-license agreement.
Microsoft announces Office 98 for Macintosh; Apple announces Internet
Explorer to be bundled with Mac OS.
Product commitment backed up with $150M Microsoft investment in Apple Computer.
Boston, August 6, 1997--In a keynote address delivered today at Macworld
Boston, Apple Computer Inc. director and co-founder Steve Jobs and
Microsoft Corp. chairman and CEO Bill Gates announced a broad product and
technology development agreement between Apple and Microsoft including the
following:
The companies agreed to a broad patent
cross-licensing agreement. It paves the way for the
two companies to work more closely on leading-edge
technologies for the Mac platform.
Microsoft will develop and ship future versions of its
popular Microsoft Office productivity suite, Internet
Explorer and other Microsoft tools for...
[MD1] MailMan, FMPro.Net, Lasso 2.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 1997
Media Contact:
Bill Doerrfeld, President & CEO
Blue World Communications, Inc.
425.646.0288, bill@blueworld.com
BLUE WORLD SETS INTERNET BUSINESS STRATEGY
Previews MailMan, FMPro.Net; Shows Lasso 2.0 at Macworld Expo
BOSTON, MA - August 6, 1997 - As part of its mission of "bringing business
to the internet," Blue World Communications, Inc. today previewed for the
first time two forthcoming products, MailMan and FMPro.Net, and showed the
shipping version of Lasso 2.0 at Macworld Expo/Boston. All three new
offerings support Bellevue, WA-based Blue World's strategy of turning
Claris FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Mac OS into a full Internet business partner
for handling commerce and information.
"Together," said Blue World President & CEO Bill Doerrfeld, "our FileMaker
Pro Internet companions allow FileMaker Pro users to seamlessly build
complete Internet business solutions using the leading database for Mac OS."
"Blue World has produced quite a few...
[MD1] UMAX Developer Purchase Program
UMAX Boosts Support for Mac and BeOS Software Developers
New Developer Purchase Program Provides Incentive for Developers of
Powerful Multiprocessor-Aware Applications for the Mac Architecture
Fremont, Calif., August 4, 1997 -- UMAX Computer Corporation (UCC) today
announced a developer purchase program to increase support for Mac OS and
BeOS software developers creating applications for the Macintosh platform.
For a limited time, registered developers can purchase UMAX SuperMac Mac OS
compatible systems at a 10% discount for use in application development,
application support, compatibility testing and other internal development
and support tasks. UMAX will also provide one secondary 180 MHz
Multiprocessor (MP) card at no charge to qualifying MP developers
purchasing a top-performing UMAX SuperMac S900 system. UMAX is offering
additional discounts on secondary 200, 225, and 233 MHz processors to
developers. This program is applicable for all S900 systems purchased from
now until...
[MD1] ProFont Distribution 2.2 Released
From: "Stephen C. Gilardi" (squeegee@spambegone.usa.net)
Subject: [ANN] ProFont Distribution 2.2 Released
Co-authors Steve Gilardi and Carl Osterwald are pleased to announce the
release of "ProFont Distribution 2.2". It is available now as:
(ftp://users.aol.com//squeegee/pro-font-22.hqx)
ProFont is a monospaced font whose 9 pt size is similar to Monaco 9 but
with improved readability. It includes slashed zeros, ells with serifs,
emphasized punctuation, etc. It is a great font for programmers and anyone
else who needs a monospaced font with easily distinguished characters.
New since the 2.1 release are:
- modifications to the shape of several characters for even better
readability and improved anti-aliasing support,
- several small bug fixes in the fonts,
- improved QuickDraw GX compatibility,
- a version of ProFont encoded with the Windows character set, and
- updated contact information.
ProFont Distribution 2.2 includes bitmap and outline (both TrueType and
Adobe Type 1...
[MD1] FireSite to support Open Transport 1.3
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Susan Marlett
ClearWay Technologies
617-973-5024
marlett@clearway.com
FIRESITE VIRTUAL DOMAIN MANAGER TO SUPPORT APPLE'S OPEN TRANSPORT 1.3
-- Will Simultaneously Operate In Single-IP and Multiple-IP Modes --
Boston, August 4, 1997, Macworld Expo -- ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today
announced that their FireSite(TM) Virtual Domain Manager, the most complete
virtual Web site management system for Mac OS, will support tight
integration with Apple Computer's forthcoming Open Transport 1.3 network
software. Under Open Transport 1.3, which adds multiple-IP-address support
to Mac OS, FireSite Virtual Domain Manager (VDM) will operate
simultaneously in both traditional single-IP and new multiple-IP modes for
all hosted virtual Web sites. ClearWay has extended the introductory price
of US$99.00, and has made free evaluation copies of the most current
version available from their Web site.
(http://www.clearway.com/pages/Demos.html)
"Web hosting is big...
[MD1] ColorSafe and GIFmation
8/3/97 - ColorSafe 1.0 Available for Macintosh
There are a couple of things I need to say in this note, so I'll get the
good news out of the way first. There is bad news to go with it this time.
** ColorSafe 1.0 Available for Macintosh
A new plug-in, ColorSafe 1.0, is available, and it's the one plug-in no
web designer needs to be without. ColorSafe extends the 216 color web safe
palette to millions of non-dithering optical colors and patterns with an
real-time, fully interactive RGB color picker and a pattern canvas for
creating tiling patterns. It's got a definite cool factor, and I'm not
saying that just because we wrote it.
Works with Photoshop 2.5 - 4.0, PhotoDelux 1.0, Illustrator 6.0 - 7.0,
Painter 2.0 - 5.0, xRes 2.0 - 3.0, ColorIt! 3.0 - 3.2, DeBabelizer 1.6,
and Canvas 5.0 and more.
You can download the demo from: (ftp://ftp.boxtopsoft.com/pub) or go by
the web site at (http://www.boxtopsoft.com)
** GIFmation 2.x has gone cross-platform
Last week the...
[MD1] BeOS For Intel PCs
For more information contact
In the U.S. and Pacific:
Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com
(415) 462-4117
In Europe:
Jean Calmon, jcalmon@beeurope.com
(33) 1 49 06 73 75
BE DEMONSTRATES BeOS FOR INTEL PCs
Developer conference demonstration is prelude to the next BeOS product
release and expansion of developer opportunity.
BOSTON, Massachusetts (August 4, 1997) - Before an audience of software
developers at the Be Developer Conference in Boston today, Be, Inc.
demonstrated for the first time the Be Operating System (BeOS) running on
Intel-based personal computer hardware. The company went on to announce
that it will simultaneously release Intel and PowerPC versions of its
widely acclaimed OS with its next release in January.
"Our goal is to meet the needs of customers doing digital content design -
no matter what hardware platform they may be using.", said Jean-Louis
Gasse, president and CEO of Be, Inc. "BeOS for Intel opens the door for
an even broader customer audience to take advantage of...
[MD1] New MacTech CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Whitney
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797 x105
marketing@mactech.com
Now Available: The Release Version of
The MacTech CD-ROM with all of develop
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- AUGUST 4, 1997 -- Xplain Corporation, the
publisher of MacTech(r) magazine, today announced that it will be shipping
the release version of the MacTech CD-ROM, Volumes 1-12, which includes the
entire history of develop, Apple's awarding winning technical journal.
As one of the first CD-ROM publishers, MacTech Magazine has continually
updated its historical CD with an extensive library of reference material,
hundreds of megabytes of source code, special offers with developer demos,
and much more.
The MacTech CD, Volumes 1-12, includes every article from MacTech magazine
(November, 1984 through May, 1997). It has the entire history of develop
(Volumes 1-29, 1990-1997). The CD also has the original Inside Macintosh,
and the most complete set of Frameworks archives known (the...
