[MD1] PR: Maxum Upgrades PageSentry
MAXUM DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES UPGRADE TO PAGESENTRY -
NOW MONITORING ALL INTERNET SERVERS
MacWorld, Boston, Massachusetts, August 7, 1996 - Maxum Development
Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh Web server add-on tools,
announces an upgrade to PageSentry, the Internet server monitor which
allows network administrators to maintain reliable sites on the Internet.
In addition to Web site monitoring, the latest version, PageSentry 2.0, now
provides monitoring for FTP, SMTP (e-mail), DNS, and Telnet services as
well. PageSentry uses these high-level client services to test the whole
server, not just the low-level networking functions.
"PageSentry 2.0 has been almost a complete rewrite of the earlier
versions," says Michael Clark, Director of Engineering for Maxum
Development. "We have tried to anticipate all possible concerns of the
system administrator, including a more intuitive interface and tremendous
flexibility in configuration."
Providing visitors with reliable seven days a...
[MD1] PR: Maxum Integrates with PageMill
For Immediate Release
Maxum Development Announces TagBuilder -
Maxum Integrates Products with Adobe PageMill 2.0
MacWorld Boston, August 7, 1996 -- Maxum Development Corp. today announced
TagBuilder a Web page construction utility for PageMill 2.0. TagBuilder
will provide Macintosh Webmasters with an easy way to integrate Maxum's
NetCloak and NetForms functionality into their Web pages using PageMill.
NetCloak allows Web page designers to create pages that customize to
individual users on-the-fly. NetForms allows them to create interactive
forums and threaded discussions . TagBuilder provides an easy and
intuitive way to generate the "tags" that NetCloak and NetForms use and
then insert them into PageMill documents.
TagBuilder presents the user a window with a list of the available
features of NetCloak and NetForms . Designers can select the functionality
they are looking for, then drag the appropriate "tag" , complete with all
fields, into PageMill. The Web designer then only...
[MD1] PR: Maxum Supports WebSTAR Plug-Ins
MAXUM DEVELOPMENT SHIPS UPGRADES TO POPULAR WEB TOOLS
WITH SUPPORT FOR WEBSTAR PLUG-INS
MacWorld, Boston, Massachusetts, August 7, 1996 - Maxum Development
Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh Web server tools, announced
upgrades to two of its popular Web server tools, NetCloak and WebLock.
The key feature of these new versions, NetCloak 2.1 and WebLock 1.1, is
support for Quarterdeck's WebSTAR Plug-In architecture. Both products now
support the W*API (WebSTAR Application Program Interface) and offer
substantially improved performance over CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
versions. Betas for both products have been available for downloading
since the day of the W*API announcement. Also, both products now provide
tighter integration and stability, and maintenance and configuration are
easier than ever before.
"Maxum was the first commercial developer to announce support for the W*API
standard and their results are awesome. NetCloak is the perfect example of
a Web server add-...
[MD1] PR: Metrowerks/BeBox DR2 Release
METROWERKS ANNOUNCES CODEWARRIOR FOR BEBOX DR2
AUSTIN, Texas-August 6, 1996- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ:MTWKF, TSE/MSE: MWK)
today announced a new release of CodeWarrior for BeBox, the Be-native
version of its award-winning Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
which will ship the first week of September, 1996.
The BeBox edition of CodeWarrior is used to develop applications for the
BeOS - a multi-processor-based operating system developed by Be, Inc.
The BeOS is the heart of the BeBox computer system introduced last year.
The BeBox integrates multiple PowerPC microprocessors into a personal
computing system geared for sophisticated digital design.
CodeWarrior for BeBox, written directly to the native BeOS application
programming interface (API) and application framework, boasts a
multithreaded IDE, enabling concurrent compilation, which takes advantage
of the multiple processors found in the BeBox to speed application
building.
CodeWarrior for BeBox DR2 incorporates changes to the...
[MD1] PR: Metrowerks Corp Reorg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS ANNOUNCES CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
Growth and Expanding Product Line Leads to Establishment of Japanese and
Silicon Valley Offices and Company Management Additions
AUSTIN, Texas-August 6, 1996- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ:MTWKF, TSE/MSE: MWK)
today announced a new corporate organization.
Since January, 1994, Metrowerks has become the leading vendor of
MacOS-hosted programming tools in the world, and in the past 12 months,
the company has announced new products for the embedded systems and
Windows95/NT markets. In order to capitalize on these new market
opportunities, Metrowerks will open two new offices, in Tokyo and Silicon
Valley, and expand and realign its senior management team.
Given the role of the major Japanese consumer electronics companies in the
embedded systems market and the fact that over 10% of the company's current
registered user base is in Japan, Metrowerks...
[MD1] PR: QD3D Release
Apple 3D Developer Support Strong as Dozens of New QuickDraw 3D-Based
Applications Hit the Street
Apple Announces QuickDraw 3D RAVE 1.1 for the Mac OS, Windows 95, and
Windows NT
SIGGRAPH, NEW ORLEANS -August 6, 1996- Apple Computer, Inc., today
announced that a new version of its cross-platform 3D graphics
Toolkit-QuickDraw(TM) 3D 1.5 - is expected to be available by the end of
September.
The award-winning QuickDraw 3D application program interface (API), which
will be available for the Mac(R) OS, Windows 95, and Windows NT, is
designed to provide real-time, interactive rendering for simple 3D models
and makes real-time 3D graphics as easy to use as text and 2D graphics.
Apple also announced that QuickDraw 3D RAVE (Rendering Acceleration Virtual
Engine) version 1.1, is now available for the Mac OS, Microsoft Windows 95,
and Windows NT platforms. Introduced in February, QuickDraw 3D RAVE is the
foundation technology used in QuickDraw 3D and provides ultra fast,
real-time, workstation-...
[MD1] PR: WebEdge 4 - Mac WWW Dev Conference
Mark your calendar for WebEdge 4 !!
WebEdge, Inc. will continue it's series of conferences for Macintosh Web
Developers and Webmasters on September 9-11, 1996 in Austin, Texas. In
tradition with past conferences, WebEdge 4 will bring the newest and latest
in web technologies to those wanting to further enhance their knowledge of
development tools available. Presenting these ideas will be some of the
world's leading Macintosh experts.
WebEdge IV will be a three day conference that will bring together many of
the top WebMaster and Web Developers for classes and third party
demonstrations of Macintosh World Wide Web technologies. Special emphasis
this year will be on "solution-oriented" sessions with over 75 PowerMacs
being brought in for hands-on sessions as well as a "hack room" made
readily accessible throughout the conference. Classroom sessions, product
demonstrations, panel discussions, and a vendor fair will also be included
in the agenda. Finally, the schedule has been...
[MD1] PR: Absoft's F90
Absoft ships F90 (beta) for Power Mac
Absoft is now shipping the world's first F90 for Power Macintosh.
The F90 SDK (beta) includes: native compiler, linker, debugger, make,
graphics, and several utilities. The initial beta release does not contain
support for Mac specific features including Toolbox. The compiler
incorporates a version of Cray Research's F90 front end (also used by Sun)
so code should be very portable between Mac/Sun/Cray.
All registered beta users will receive the final production version at no
additional charge. Special pricing is offered on the beta release with
additional discounts available to current Absoft customers.
[MD1] PR: PAIGE 2.0
For Immediate Release
**2.0 Release on Schedule**
Vancouver, Washington DataPak Software's (DSI) popular cross-platform text
control, PAIGE, is on schedule for a 2.0 release in early July. Used by
developers to add powerful text processing features, such as styles, tabs,
paragraph formatting, multiple columns, etc., the 2.0 version promises to
deliver several new features that have been requested by licensed users of the
technology.
The new import/export feature ships with a RTF translator and gives clients the
ability to build their own translators for HTML, SGML or proprietary standards
like MS Word, WordPerfect, MacWrite, etc.. Unicode compatibility for software
localization, drag and drop, full MFC and OLE support are all new with this
release. In addition PAIGE will ship on CD and will include a fully searchable
electronic version of the product documentation.
A beta version of the 2.0 release was distributed to several source code
clients in early May for testing. "So far...
[MD1] PR: FairCom Developer CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUBJECT: FairCom releases FairCom Developer CD, with Mac Servers and
complete on-line documentation
CONTACT: Tamra Brown, FairCom Corporation (573) 445-6833
Franco Cortinovis, FairCom Europe (39) 035 773-464
Yoshiki Sakai, FairCom Japan (0592) 29-7504
Columbia, MO --FairCom Corporation announced the release of its new Developer
CD, which contains the new c-tree Plus version 6.6A and FairCom Macintosh
Server release 6.06.26B. The FairCom Developer CD also gives the developer
fully functioning FairCom database servers for over 25 supported environments.
In addition the CD offers full on-line documentation which results in complete
search capabilities.
FairCom supplies efficient and stable code that I can count on when I need to
port it to a new compiler variant said H. Tom Thomas, President of Tetra
Systems, Santa Fe, New Mexico which provides conference abstract management for
companies like Monsanto. With compilers getting updated every four...
[MD1] PR: Speed Internet Transactions
For Immediate Release
From: Delta Tech Inc. Contact: Dr. Stephen Bryen
Voice: (301) 588-4683
Fax: (301) 587-9200
Email: deltaone@radix.net
New Software Will Help Speed Transactions on the Internet
A new software from Israel will help speed transaction on the Internet by
making it faster and easier to update programs, pictures, databases and
other files. Call Update It! the software works in a different way than
traditional compression. Compression tries to reduce the size of a file
by using algorithms that look for recurrent patterns. Update It! works
by comparing an original and an updated file, and extracting the difference
between the two --called the "Delta." The Delta file is sent as the update
file, and when received it is combined with the original.
The software can be customized. While the Update It! software engine works
effectively with most files, the program can be optimized for certain
applications. For example, it is in use in Israel in the...
[MD1] PR: LiveCard
For the first time, HyperCard stacks can be served over the Web
... to ANY browser on ANY platform.
No plug-ins required!
Stacks run over the Web on Macintosh, PC, UNIX platforms - and
future platforms as well
Little or no modication of your stacks required.
You can easily create
*forms
*shopping baskets
*registries
*security realms
*remote Web administration
Your imagination is your limit!
Creates either graphics-images and/or text-based HTML pages at your [or
the browser's] option.
This is a great opportunity for Website designers, Web masters, HyperCard
programmers, and CompileIt! pros.
Information is now available at (http://www.heizer.com/livecard.html).
Ro Nagey
Heizer Software
A Division of Royal Software, Inc.
[MD1] PR: Web-based Conference
NEWS RELEASE...
For further information, contact:
Shari Worthington, Executive Director
(508) 755-5242
4th Annual Conference on
Scientific & Engineering Applications
of the Macintosh Goes Electronic
MacSciTech's SEAM'97 will take place on the World Wide Web
Worcester, MA. The MacSciTech Association today announced
that it will host the Fourth Annual Conference on Scientific and Engineering
Applications of the Macintosh (SEAM) in January 1997. Scheduled to run from
January 3 to 31, 1997, this year's conference will be the first to take place
electronically, via the Association's World Wide Web site,
http://www.macscitech.org/.
Officially dubbed, eSEAM'97, the conference will cover applications of the
Macintosh in many fields of science, engineering, and medicine. Sessions will
address functional and practical applications, including: Multimedia in
technical presentations, Software development for scientists and engineers,
Application automation with scripting, Internet in...
[MD1] PR: Entrada!
The Entrada! family of tools from Pictorius Inc. lets you build dynamic
easily maintainable web sites, powerful net apps and net-enabled
client/server apps.
Entrada! Net Builder helps you build dynamic applications with multiple
servers, built right into your app. Entrada! Corporate and Developer
help you build database apps that run over LANs, the Internet and
intranets. All Entrada! development tools are fully customizable and
include full source code.
For more info link to:
http://www.pictorius.com/pi/products/entrada/entrada.html
We're also giving away Entrada Net Servers for free! Entrada! Net
Servers include Web, FTP and Mail servers, a suite of Agents that
replace CGIs plus database connectivity in a single no-charge
application. We want you to experience Pictorius' easy-to-use, visual,
fully integrated, powerful tools -- firsthand. No more piecemeal
solutions to get the functionality and easy maintainability you want.
To get yours email sales@pictorius.com.
[MD1] PR: Butler SQL 2.0
A side note: Both the MacTech banner ad system and the DevDepot
online shopping basket are built on top of EveryWare's Tango/Butler
combination...
Neil
-------------------------------------------------------
Press Contact:
Jeff Hendry
Marketing Associate
905-819-1173 ext. 262
jhendry@everyware.com
EveryWare ships Butler SQL 2.0
Butler SQL, now accessible via ODBC and bundled with CLEAR:Access from
Sterling Software Inc.
San Jose, CA-- May 13, 1996 -- EveryWare Development Corp. announced the
immediate availability of Butler SQL version 2.0, their client/server SQL
database for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh. Unlike other client/server
databases, which lock you into proprietary APIs and front-ends, Butler SQL is
based on open-standards: the Data Access Manager (DAM), ANSI SQL and the Open
Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. This gives users choice and flexibility
when selecting front-end applications used to manage and query back-end
databases.
Butler SQL has been optimized for...
[MD1] PR: NI Supports Netscape ONE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Natural Intelligence announces support for Netscape One(tm) Open Network
Environment
Natural Intelligence to include Netscape One technology in its Roaster(tm)
development environment for Java on the Macintosh
Cambridge, MA, July 29, 1996: Natural Intelligence, Inc., the first company
to release tools for developing in Sun(tm) Microsystems' Java(tm) programming
language on the Macintosh(r), today announced it has signed a licensing
agreement with Netscape Communications Corporation to include support for
Netscape One(tm) Open Network Environment in its Roaster(tm) Environment.
At the first opportunity, Roaster developers will benefit
Internet Foundation Classes in Netscape One by having the ability to build
applications in Roaster that are based on those classes.
"As a key Java tools developer, Natural Intelligence is supporting
the Netscape One platform to help ensure that our over 25,000 Roaster users
will continue to be on the cutting-edge of Open Internet...
[MD1] PR: Powersoft to Integrate Metrowerks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Kathleen Quirk
Powersoft
508.287.1500
kquirk@powersoft.com
Robert Beauregard
Lois Paul & Partners
617.238.5704
rob_beauregard@lpp.com
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
David Perkins
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4744
perkins@metrowerks.com
POWERSOFT TO INTEGRATE METROWERKS COMPILERS WITH
POWERBUILDER ENTERPRISE 5.0 FOR MACINTOSH
Metrowerks to Provide Optimized Compiler Technology for Client/Server
Application Development
CONCORD, Mass., and AUSTIN, Texas-July 29, 1996-Powersoft(R) and
Metrowerks(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/MSE: MWK) today announced an open
agreement enabling Powersoft to license a special version of Metrowerks'
CodeWarrior(R) C/C++ compilers and linkers.
Under terms of the agreement, the tools will be shipped as shared libraries
in PowerBuilder(R), thereby becoming an integral part of the PowerBuilder
code generation engine for the Macintosh(R) platform. Metrowerks will
supply components for 68K...
[MD1] PR: Developer Central
Developer Central Pavilion Returns to Macworld Boston
Apple Computer, MacTech Showcase Products and Services for Developers
Cupertino, CA--July 26, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced its
plans to showcase the latest technologies, tools, support, and
information for
developers at Macworld Boston, Aug, 7-10, 1996. 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 Apple Macintosh and Newton platform development.
"Developer Central is a dynamic environment where developers can come
for the
latest information on developing for the Macintosh and Newton platforms
," said
Heidi Roizen, vice president, Apple Developer Relations. "We reached
20,000
Macworld attendees at our expanded Developer Central in San Francisco
last
January. In Boston, we'll build on this momentum by demonstrating our
growing
portfolio of tools and support programs, and by fostering...
[MD1] PR: SPI Releases WorldDoc
For Immediate Release
Contact: Larry Luke
lluke@spii.com
http://www.spii.com
Software Products International, Inc.
6620 Flanders Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-2976
TEL: 619-450-1526
FAX: 619-450-1921
URL: http://www.spii.com
SPI Announces Release Of WorldDoc
Create Web Pages without HTML Editing
San Diego, CA - July 26, 1996 - Software Products International, Inc. today
announced the release of WorldDoc (TM), its eagerly-awaited Web page layout
program. WorldDoc makes it possible for anyone to create and publish documents
on the Web using its unique point-and-click interface without having to learn
the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
WorldDoc is unique among Web page authoring tools because it gives users a What
You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) view of their pages, presenting them as they
will actually appear on the Web. A previous generation of tools-so-called HTML
editors-generate HTML code in a text window without showing the resulting page.
Users of these products are...
[MD1] PR: MacHack '96 Top 11 issues for Apple
MacHack attendees release second annual "Top Developer Issues for Apple" list
Hundreds of leading Mac developers indicate priorities for future of the platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 1996
Editorial Contact: MacHack '96 Evangelist Raines Cohen (raines@machack.com), (510) 337-9427
Public contact: See ExpoTech info, below.
DEARBORN, MICH. - Attendees at the MacHack conference last month returned home with the second annual list of top issues for Apple to address in order to assist Macintosh developers in delivering the best software in the world on the Macintosh. The list was finalized and sent this week to Apple's V.P. of Developer Relations, Heidi Roizen, for feedback and action.
The eleventh annual incarnation of the "technical conference for leading edge developers," held in the Holiday Inn Fairlane here June 20-22, featured hundreds of new and experienced Mac developers, including more than 240 academics, commercial developers, and in-house programmers, and more than 40...
[MD1]SmalltalkAgents 2.1
QKS is pleased to announce that SmalltalkAgents 2.1, a netborne update, is
now available. The installer is available for downloading from our FTP
site at:
(ftp://ftp.qks.com//ftp/2.1update/)
[If you would like to mirror the update, please drop me a note. We'd
especially appreciate help mirroring this in Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Our web site (http://www.qks.com) will have a list of the latest available
download sites.]
We'd like to highlight some of the new features included in this release.
Code Fragment Manager
SmalltalkAgents 2.1 now supports the Code Fragment Manager (CFM). We are
excited about this important milestone for QKS and SmalltalkAgents. This
feature provides direct access to native PowerPC code libraries. Not only
can you more easily call code written in other languages, you can also take
full advantage of the increasing variety of libraries available from Apple
and third parties.
In addition, QKS has also incorporated CFM-68K support. This unifies and...
[MD1]New MacTech CD
MacTech Ships New CD
Westlake Village, CA -- May 20, 1996 -- Xplain Corporation, publisher of
MacTech(tm) Magazine, is proud to announce it's latest CD -- MacTech CD(tm),
Volumes 1-11 -- is now shipping.
This new CD has:
* 1420+ articles, from all 127 issues of MacTech Magazine (1984-1995).
* Improved hypertext, and a *new* THINK Reference(tm) Viewer for lightning
quick access!
* New super-fast word search!
* 100+ MB of source code use them in your own applications, with no
royalties!
* Full version of THINK Reference 2.0. The original online guide to Inside
Macintosh, Vols. I-VI.
* 80MB of FrameWorks/SFA archives. The most complete set of FrameWorks
archives known.
* Sprocket(tm)! MacTech's Tiny Framework that compiles quickly and supports
System 7.5 features.
* The best threads from the Macintosh programmer newsgroups plus thousands of
notes, tips, snippets, and gotchas.
* Popular tools that Macintosh programmers use to increase their productivity
* Much, much more!...
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[MD1]EDO's Offerings
EveryDay Objects, Inc., is selling two products to help CPX developers create
powerful applications.
1) HotTCP! - this product enables TCP/IP connections to be incorporated into
the CPX development environment. We used this product in our own Entrada
products presented at Apple WWDC 1996 in San Jose. HotTCP! sells for $99 +
shipping and handling.
2) Thread! - this product enables any CPX application to be fully threaded.
This product sell for $20 and is distributed via email only.
All prices are U.S. currency.
See our web site at (http://www.pla-net.net/edo) for more information.
Donald W. Larson, CFO, CIO, and Partner
EveryDay Objects, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA
VAR for Pictorius, Inc.
Selling Single & Site Licenses of Entrada Products
E-Mail: dwlarson@sd.znet.com
WWW: http://www.pla-net.net/edo
[MD1]Roaster DR2
FOR IMMEDIATTE RELEASE
For information contact:
Hillel Cooperman, Natural Intelligence, (617) 876-7680 x1221,
mail to: coop@natural.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Cambridge, MA: To provide users more time to evaluate
Roaster(tm) and provide feedback, Natural Intelligence is shipping a
prerelease version of what will be Roaster Release 1, the first environment
for developing in Sun(tm) Microsystems' Java(tm) programming language on
the Macintosh(r), on May 13th at Apple(r)'s WorldWide Developer's
Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California. Owners of Developer Release 1
and those who purchase a subscription now will receive this version, called
Developer Release 2, as well as Roaster Releases 1 and 2.
Roaster DR2 feature set
Roaster DR2 has many new additions to the DR1 environment, including:
* 68K support
* fully integrated browser and class tree
* full AppleScript(tm) support, plus AppleScript class wizard
that guides you through...
[MD1]Two Apple CDs -- FREE!
This special offer is from:
(publisher@mactech.com)
Attention Mac OS Developers & Programmers,
July's issue of MacTech(tm) Magazine will include both the newest OpenDoc SDK
as well as the release version of Cyberdog -- that's two free CD-ROMs! But to
get these, you have to act fast (see below).
These CDs contain all of the development tools and documentation needed to
create OpenDoc components and Cyberdog part editors or network service
components. They're everything you need to get started working with these
innovative Apple technologies.
You'll get...
o OpenDoc DR5, which features:
-Complete source code for easy debugging
-OpenDoc Development Framework (ODF) release 1.0, the best cross-platform
framework available for creating OpenDoc-compliant and
Internet/Cyberdog-savvy components, parts, and containers
-Third-party components, including a version of ClarisWorks that supports
OpenDoc
-Full documentation
o Cyberdog 1.0 [the "Golden Master" release], including...
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[MD1]VOODOO
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH
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AUSTRIA
phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82
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VOODOO 1.7 - NEW RELEASE OF THE POPULAR
VERSION CONTROL TOOL VOODOO AVAILABLE
NEW RELEASE OF THE VERSION CONTROL TOOL VOODOO -
MACINTOSH DRAG AND DROP SUPPORT MAKES
VERSION CONTROL PLEASANT
Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, May-1-1996. UNI SOFTWARE PLUS announced VOODOO 1.7,
a new version of its popular version control tool for the Macintosh.
The new version offers Macintosh Drag and Drop support,
locking of local files and printing of the project history.
Besides that, it provides an assortment of other usability and
performance enhancements, as well as some minor bug fixes.
"One of VOODOO's great advantages always was its ease of use.
The easy-to-use graphical user interface makes VOODOO suitable
not only for programming projects but for projects of any kind...
[MD1]New MacDev-1 Setup
As you know, we launched MacDev-1 in Mid-May and you've been getting some
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ListSTAR), we're moving forward again with this growing list.
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e-mail, fax, or our convenient web site. That's it -- all orders placed in one
of these ways AUTOMATICALLY qualifies.
(Sorry, due to the overwhelming response expected, we can't take phone orders
at the...
[MD1]Metrowerks CodeManager
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Neha Mirchandani
Stirling & Cohan, Inc.
415.513.0989
neham@s-c.com
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SHIPS MW CODEMANAGER VERSION DR2
Metrowerks Enhances Source Code Management System for Macintosh
AUSTIN, Texas-July 1, 1996-Metrowerks(R), Inc. (TSE,ME:MWK) today announced
that a new version of MW CodeManager, a cross-platform source code control
system for the Macintosh(R), is now shipping. Based on and compatible with
Microsoft(R)Visual SourceSafe(TM) version 4.0a, MW CodeManager DR2 offers
greater ease in managing complex software development projects.
MW CodeManager DR2, designed for use by individual users and large,
multi-platform project teams, allows developers to manage millions of lines
of code within hundreds of files and easily maintain version control.
Consequently, users can shorten project development time and maintain
source code security. This new version boasts several new...
[MD1]CASE Tools
Computer Independent Software Modeling
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Excel Software has established a strategic
initiative to deliver computer independent software modeling (CISM) products
for Windows 95/NT, Macintosh and UNIX/MAE computers this summer. First, the
company will begin shipping the new WinA&Dx product line to provide unmatched
ease-of-use, integration and comprehensive support for today's most popular
software engineering methods. Second, a new release of its Macintosh product
line, MacA&Dx 5.1 will use the new CISM document format. Third, aggressive
upgrade pricing will be available for a limited time to customers switching
from competing software engineering products to MacA&D on the Macintosh.
WinA&D 1.0 provides system analysts and software designers with comprehensive
software engineering methods including object-oriented analysis and design
(OOA/OOD), structured analysis and design, real-time and multi-task design,
data modeling, integrated code editing...
[MD1]Java and Frontier
We got the connection between Java and Frontier working today.
(http://www.scripting.com/goodies/java.html)
What's next? You tell us. CGIs written in Java? Why not!
Does AppleScript connect thru this channel? Absolutely.
You can reach both ways, Java apps can now connect to features of the Mac
OS thru Frontier's runtime environment and object database; and Frontier
scripts can connect to software written, and coming soon, written in Java.
The doorway to the future! It's heavy. It's fun. Go get em!
Ye-aaaah.
Dave Winer
[MD1]URG- New DevSupport Addr
Dear Developer,
As many of you are already aware, over the last two weeks
Apple has been dealing with a significant to complete
disruption of service in our AppleLink-Internet electronic
mail gateway, primarily due to failure of the supporting
hardware. Apple IS&T has been working around the clock to
resolve these continuing problems, but additional
complications have kept us from the goal of restored
service.
Because it is critically important that we maintain open
communications channels with our developers, we have decided
that to accelerate the timetable of our planned transition
to Internet-based email as our primary communications media.
Effective immediately, we have changed our email address to:
devsupport@apple.com
If you have sent email to devsupport@applelink.apple.com in
the past two weeks, there is a substantial chance that we
have not yet received it (note: we do not believe that the
email has been lost, but we are currently unable to access
it). In order to...
[MD1]Maxum Ships NetForms 2.0
Contact: Dean Dahlgren
Phone: (708) 830-1113
Fax: (708) 830-1262
dean@maxum.com
Mactivity Booth #319
For Immediate Release
Maxum Development Upgrades NetForms to Version 2.0,
Adding Greater Flexibility to HTML Forms Processing
Mactivity, San Jose, CA., July 14, 1996 -- Maxum Development, a leading
developer of commercial World Wide Web server tools, today announced it is
shipping an upgraded version of its popular Web server add-on application,
NetForms.
NetForms is the Web server "back-end" that allows Webmasters to easily
process information entered by visitors to create completely interactive
Web sites. NetForms can take user submitted information and create a new
HTML page, send an e-mail message, insert text into an existing page, and
store the data for later processing by virtually any application (including
databases, spreadsheets, text-processors, etc.). NetForms provides all
these capabilities while keeping the Webmaster in complete control of their
site.
NetForms 2.0...
[MD1]Metrowerks Pilot Bundle
Metrowerks(R) is proud to introduce a great new deal for CodeWarrior(R):
***Pilot(TM) 5000 Bundle***
---------------------
With the release of CodeWarrior for Pilot (CW for Pilot), we are pleased
to offer to all CodeWarriors a bundle consisting of the new high-end
Pilot 5000 One-Touch Organizer from U.S. Robotics(R) and CodeWarrior for
Pilot for US$399. We think this is one of the best bundles we have put
together for our users because:
Great Value - You get: CW for Pilot US$ 299.00
Pilot 5000 369.00
Debugger Cable 10.95
[MD1]Links to EvangeList
This message came in during the MacDev-1 Server changeover.
See below for more info on the MacDev-1 list.
[MD1]Bare Bones & UserLand
Here's an announcement from Bare Bones Software and UserLand.
The announcement is at (http://www.scripting.com/goodies/odbtexteditor.html).
This new software is the result of a collaboration between Bare Bones and
UserLand. It creates an easy and intuitive way to edit text stored in
Frontier's object database with BBEdit 4.0, the leading HTML editing tool
on the Mac.
Imagine a pipe starting with BBEdit and connecting to WebStar and via FTP
to Unix and Windows servers. This is one end of the pipe. We're also
working with Chuck Shotton, and should have an announcement and a new
software release next week.
The protocol is open and fully documented on the website and in source code
in the package. We encourage other editing and database vendors to
implement the protocol. It's an easy one to support. It took me half a day
to do the Frontier side of the protocol.
As with all the new connections we're developing in conjunction with other
Mac developers, this capability has no counterpart on...
[MD1]QUED/M
The Return of Nisus Software's QUED/M.
The Saga Continues!
SOLANA BEACH, CA, Nisus Software Inc. releases QUED/M 3.0. Oh so many
years ago there was just one choice when it came to editing code or large
amounts of text on the Macintosh...QUED/M. But then it faded away in sea
of competition. With the release of version 3.0, users and reviewers
acclaim that QUED/M is back and is better than ever. The text editor that
dominated the 1980's is revived and ready to take the lead with
innovative features such as Unlimited Undos, Color Coding, GREP Find,
Macro Programming Dialect and Noncontiguous Selection.
QUED/M targets not only programmers but anyone who needs a fast,
versatile, and powerful program that can handle volumes of text. Users
can speed-search closed files, opening only the ones that contain what
you are looking for. With one command, QUED/M can combine two or three
versions of the same file and mark the differences automatically.
The upgrade price of QUED/M 3.0 is just $49.00...
[MD1]ClarisWorks Container
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST PUBLIC DEMO OF CLARISWORKS CONTAINER AND CYBERDOG
A new generation of Internet-enabled solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A demonstration version of ClarisWorks with OpenDoc
container support will be publicly shown for the first time at the Apple
Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, Calif. this week during the
WWDC Keynote Session titled, "Apple's Internet Strategy." The demonstration,
incorporating CyberDog from Apple, will give a glimpse of the new generation of
Internet-enabled solutions that ClarisWorks users can look forward to. Parts
such as CyberDog will allow users to integrate updatable World Wide Web content
in ClarisWorks documents.
In February, Claris Corporation announced that the next Macintosh version of
its best-selling ClarisWorks all-in-one software will include OpenDoc container
functionality. A pre-release demonstration version of ClarisWorks that
incorporates OpenDoc container support is included in the Apple OpenDoc...
[MD1]WEB FM 2.0v3
Web Broadcasting Co. releases WEB FM 2.0v3 update for FileMaker Pro 3.0.
Palo Alto, CA -- Web Broadcasting Co. has announced availability
of the version 3 update for WEB FM 2.0, a full-featured
common gateway interface (CGI) that links Claris Corp's FileMaker
Pro 3.0 databases with Quarterdeck Corp's WebSTAR world-wide web server
software for Mac OS. WEB FM allows you to quickly and easily put a web
interface on your existing FileMaker Pro 3.0 databases, or add forms
and database processing to your existing web broadcasting station.
Empowering Dynamic Internet and Intranet Web Sites
WEB FM 2.0v3 provides FileMaker Pro customers with an easy to use and
powerful tool for creating dynamic web-based solutions for the Internet
and Intranet such as:
* Product & pricing catalogs
* Membership directories
* Event registrations
* Online Surveys
* Order Processing
WEB FM enables FileMaker Pro customers to easily build dymanic
web-sites without the complexity of CGI programming. HTML fill-out...
[MD1] Roaster DR 2.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Natural Intelligence releases Roaster Developer Release 2.1
Cambridge, MA, July 18, 1996: Natural Intelligence, Inc. today released a
new version of their award-winning software package, Roaster(tm). Roaster is
the first development environment for creating applets in Sun(tm)
Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(tm) programming language on the Macintosh(r)
platform. This latest release, Roaster Developer Release 2.1, provides
Roaster subscribers with significant new functionality, fixes, and speed
improvements.
Roaster DR 2.1 features
The primary component in this release is the Roaster Debugger, which
offers both source and byte code level debugging. Major features of the
debugger include the ability to switch between source and byte code level
debugging on the fly, a variety of 'stepping' options, and dedicated
windows that enable developers to see elements of the inner workings of
objects.
Stepping: The stepping feature provides commands to: step in, step out,
step...
[MD1] PR: ATM Developers Progr
Apple Launches ATM Developers Program Aimed at Increasing Availability of
High-Speed ATM Networks for Multimedia Applications
MACTIVITY, SAN JOSE, California--July 16, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc.
today announced the ATM Application Jump Start Program, aimed at
promoting and facilitating development of applications that take
advantage of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) features such as Quality of
Service guarantees and scalability in both speed and distance. For a
$7,500 licensing fee, a limited number of developers will receive a
package that includes a development license to Apple ATM Middleware,
designed to help accelerate ATM solutions development by providing
compatibility to the Mac OS, in addition to signaling modules, LAN
emulation, classical IP (Internet Protocol) and an intuitive user
interface.
Recognizing the superior multimedia data handling capabilities offered by
ATM networks, Apple's participation in ATM has progressed from a research
and technology emphasis to offering...
[MD1]Maxum Development Ships
Press Contact: Dean Dahlgren
Phone: (708) 830-1113
Fax: (708) 830-1262
dean@maxum.com
Mactivity Booth # 319
For Immediate Release
Maxum Development Ships Phantom, the First Commercial
Web Crawler for the Macintosh
Mactivity, San Jose, CA., July 14, 1996 -- Maxum Development Corp. today
announced it is shipping Phantom 1.1, an upgraded version of AKTIV
Software's Macintosh-based Web crawler (formerly called Duppies).
Phantom will scan any number of Web sites and build a complete, searchable
index of their HTML pages. Once a site has been scanned, Phantom allows
Web visitors to perform searches using simple queries. Phantom also
archives and mirrors complete Web sites and performs automatic updating
while providing a host of reporting and site management capabilities.
Phantom follows all established rules for Web Robots, including the robot
exclusion standard, and won't overload servers with simultaneous requests.
Some of Phantom's additional features include:
* Independent...
[MD1] PR: Game Sprockets
Apple Announces Immediate Availability of Game Sprockets Software Development
Kit for Macintosh
Over 4,000 Developers Evaluating Game Sprockets Technology to Simplify and
Enhance Macintosh Title Development; Sprockets Enables Every Mac Game to
Include 3D Graphics and Sound, Internet Capabilities, Speech Recognition, and
Joystick Control
CUPERTINO, California--July 2, 1996--Nine months from its inception, Apple
Computer, Inc. today announced immediate availability of Game Sprockets Version
1.0--a new developer-driven software development kit (SDK) to create advanced
multimedia and Internet-enabled games for MacOS computers. Using Sprockets,
all games that run on Mac OS-based computers can feature real-time 3D graphics,
3D sound, Internet support, speech recognition, and input device/monitor
control.
The Apple Game Sprockets are designed to simplify the creation of
high-performance Apple Macintosh entertainment titles and are available
royalty-free to all interested parties....
[MD1]Tango for FileMaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 1996
Press Contact:
Jeff Hendry
Manager, Public Relations
(905)819-1173 ext.262
jhendry@everyware.com
Tango For FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh Ships
EveryWare Provides FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh users with a powerful
Web/database integration tool
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada,--July 1, 1996--EveryWare Development Corp. today
announced shipment of the latest version of Tango. With this version, the
popular Intranet Rapid Application Development tool provides the smoothest ever
Web/database integration with FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh, the easy to use
relational database from Claris Corporation. The new release of Tango for
FileMaker premiered last week at "WebEdge" to an audience of programmers and
developers at Apple Computer's Research and Development site in Cupertino.
Leveraging its popular graphical interface, Tango provides users with the
ability to easily publish data from their FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Macintosh
databases to a Web site...
[MD1]MacHack-Last Chance...
MacHack XI
June 20-22, 1996 (just two weeks away!)
Dearborn, Michigan (not far from Detroit and Ann Arbor)
(http://www.machack.com/) (go ahead-visit the site!)
* Hands on with Mac OS 8! Dave Winer! OpenDoc tools! Scripting! Gurus!
Hacks! Internet!
* Cross-platform: Sessions on & access to Mac OS 8, OpenDoc, BE, Newton,
Windows, Unix, more.
Attention Mac developers:
- MacHack's hours of legendary conferences will get you caught up on the
latest development systems, industry trends, tools, and technologies,
including: "Advanced PowerPlant: What you learn only from the sources",
"So you want to become a Mac contract programmer?","MacApp and ODF,
Status and Future","C++ Sucks, but does anything suck less?", "Intro to
PPC Assembly Language","BeWare: Developing Software for the Be
OS","Programming an Internet Appliance with Newton Communications
2.0","CGI Development" and many dozens more. Check the MacHack Web site
for the latest list - quite a few Mac developers you've heard of will...
[MD1]MacTech's New Editor-in-
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797
marketing@mactech.com
MacTech Brings on New Editor-in-Chief
Westlake Village, CA -- June 5, 1996 -- Xplain Corporation, publisher of
MacTech(tm) Magazine, is proud to announce it has engaged Will Iverson as
Editor-in-Chief of MacTech Magazine -- representing further growth in our
editorial staff.
Will has been involved with the Macintosh since 1990, and with Apple computers
since 1986. He has a background in publishing and software development. He
worked as a small independent Macintosh developer and lecturer since 1993, and
joined Symantec Corporation last year as Macintosh Developer Relations Manager.
During his time there, he played a critical role in defining and building
Symantec's image as a leading development tools player in both the C++ and Java
markets. In addition, he developed "Caffeine" and "Cafe Studio" for Cafe for
Macintosh, Symantec's successful Java development tool. He has spoken at
numerous...
[MD1]EightyRez
Gary McGath
Conceptual Design
8 Ardon Drive
Hooksett, NH 03106
(603) 485-5699
FOR RELEASE JUNE 5, 1996
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN RELEASES EIGHTYREZ(TM), NEW EDITOR FOR APPLESCRIPT
DICTIONARIES
[Note: I have made every effort to send this announcement only to
distributors of Macintosh software news who are seeking releases of this
type. If I have sent this in error to anyone who is not in this category, I
apologize.]
Gary McGath, dba Conceptual Design, is releasing a new Macintosh
application, EightyRez, for developers of scriptable software. This
application allows easy editing of 'aete' and 'aeut' resources, otherwise
known as AppleScript dictionaries.
Up to this time, there has been a lack of professional-quality tools for
editing AppleScript dictionaries. The general-purpose resource editors have
ranged from being completely inadequate (ResEdit) to being afterthoughts in
a general-purpose application (Resorcerer). Various freeware tools have
been developed, but all have drawbacks....
[MD1] PR: Making Sense of Java
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
=====================
Contact: Lee Fitzpatrick
Manning Publications Co.
203 629 2078
203 661 9018 fax
lee@manning.com
or see: http://www.browsebooks.com
MAKING SENSE OF JAVA: A guide for managers and the rest of us
By B. Simpson, J. Mitchell, B. Christeson, R. Zaidi, and J. Levine
180 pages, $29.95, ISBN: 0-13-263294-2
Greenwich, CT, May 30, 1996 -- Manning Publications Co. today announced the
publication of "MAKING SENSE OF JAVA," a unique computing book accessible
to non-programmers.
The hottest technology to emerge in the computer industry in years,
and a hit among those who create applications for the Internet, is the new
computer programming language Java. Designed by Sun Microsystems to be used
in a globally networked environment, Java makes it easy to create small
programs that can be sent to any...