[MD1] Free Macintosh Net Servers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 1996
Pictorius Releases Free Macintosh Net Servers
New Net Servers Offer a Free, High Performance Web Server Option
October 28, 1996 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius Inc. today
announced the first release of their free Pictorius Net Servers (formerly
Entrada! Net Servers) for Macintosh. Available for both 68K and PowerMacs,
the first release includes: a fully-threaded, full service Web (http)
server; native Open Transport support for maximum performance and
unrestricted simultaneous users; full support for CGIs and ACGIs; 14 Agents
which provide the functions of CGIs but are fully integrated into the
servers for better performance; multi-homing support for multiple domain
names on one machine; and security features, including: prohibiting access
by domain name or IP address; configuring user groups; and changing user
access control without restarting.
Pictorius will be adding new servers including Mail (SMTP and POP3), FTP,
Finger, DNS, News...
[MD1] Apple's OS Strategy Letter
A LETTER FROM CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER ELLEN HANCOCK ON APPLE'S OS
STRATEGY AND THE "HARMONY" RELEASE
October 21, 1996
Apple Developers:
As you know, my team and I have been working on redefining Apple's OS
roadmap to better meet our customers' and developers' needs. While we
have not yet finalized these plans, I wanted to give you an update as to
where we stand.
As previously announced, we have moved from a monolithic OS release
strategy to one that delivers releases on a regular schedule. We believe
that this more frequent release strategy provides Mac OS customers and
developers with the power and flexibility they're demanding. We feel it
is important to deliver improved products and emerging technologies to
developers and customers on a timely basis.
The first of these scheduled releases, code-named "Harmony," is expected
to be made available in January. The Harmony release will include
features such as OpenDoc and Cyberdog in the OS, along with a new
Extension Manager, an updated...
[MD1] Gestalt Selectors List v3.6
Dear Mac-programmers,
I have released version 3.6 of the
Gestalt Selectors List (GSL)
This list was released for the first time on this day in the year 1992.
Hence, this release marks the FOURTH ANNIVERSARY of this list!
To celebrate this a survey it held for every GSL user to fill in and
return. The survey form is included with the GSL 3.6 release but it can
also be entered using a form on a WWW page:
http://www.bio.vu.nl/home/rgaros/gestalt/survey.html
The GSL lists all sorts of information about the Gestalt Manager, but
mainly about selectors and the meaning of the returned values.
The Gestalt Manager is part of the Apple Macintosh System Software to
enable programmers to determine the availability of certain software and
hardware.
You can obtain the latest version in several ways:
- by sending email to the mail archive server at:
gestalt-selectors-list-request@bio.vu.nl
with the subject:
archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.etx
or to get...
[MD1] VRML, Internet3D, and more...
ParaGraph International Unveils Low-Cost Software For Easily Creating 3D
Internet Worlds and Interactive 3D Text for Web Sites
VRML 2.0 Authoring Software Includes New Beta Versions of Internet3D Space
Builder and Internet3D Font Magic; Virtual Home Space Builder 2.2 Now
Available
New York, NY - October 18, 1996 -- ParaGraph International, Inc.(R)
(Campbell, CA) today announced availability of additional software in the
world's first family of VRML 2.0 software for creating a full range of
Cyberspace worlds on the Internet. Beta2 of Internet3D Space Builder, the
software for creating sophisticated VR worlds and the Final Beta of
Internet3D Font Magic are available now for Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) 95.
VHSB 2.2, an upgrade to Virtual Home Space Builder(TM) (VHSB), the easiest
software for creating 3D multimedia worlds, is also available now.
Together, the software packages fully support the new Virtual Reality
Modeling Language (VRML 2.0) Internet standard -- enabling the advent of 3D...
[MD1] BeOS Bundled in MacTech
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Neil Ticktin
Publisher
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
Mark Gonzales
Director of Marketing
Be, Inc.
415-462-4100
markg@be.com
http://www.be.com
BeOS TO BE BUNDLED IN MACTECH MAGAZINE
MENLO PARK, Calif. and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- October 21, 1996 --
Be, Inc. and Xplain Corporation, the publisher of MacTech(tm) Magazine,
announced today that the BeOS(tm) DR8 for Power Macintosh will be
bundled, free of charge, on CD in the January, 1997 issue of MacTech
Magazine.
"We want to get the developer release of BeOS for PowerMac into the
hands of active PowerMac developers so that they can get up to speed on
the technology as rapidly as possible, " said Mark Gonzales, Director of
Marketing at Be, Inc. "MacTech is recognized as a key development
resource within the PowerMac community, and so it made complete sense
that we should work with them to reach a wide base of developers."
"With all of the buzz in the Mac...
[MD1] Visual Cafe Preview Release
CONTACT: Symantec Customer Service (800) 441-7234
cafe@symantec.com
VISUAL CAFE PREVIEW RELEASE 1 FOR MACINTOSH NOW AVAILABLE!
CUPERTINO, CA -- October 16, 1996 -- Keeping pace with developments in the
Macintosh, and current internet technologies, Symantec Corporation
(NASDAQ:SYMC) is pleased to make Visual Cafe Preview Release 1 for
Macintosh available for download. We value your input to help us provide
you with the best visual rapid application development tools for Java. We
are very interested in your feedback in terms of the user interface of
Visual Cafe, as well as the base feature set. Please send any bug reports
to (bugs@devtools.symantec.com). Send feature suggestions, comments etc. to
(support@devtools.symantec.com) and use the subject line "visual cafe for
mac".
Visual Cafe Preview Release 1 includes:
o RAD Visual Tools designed exclusively for the Java programming language,
allowing the easy creation of Java applets and applications using drag and
drop of...
[MD1] PERFORCE now supports Macintosh
We're happy to announce that PERFORCE -- the FAST Software
Configuration Management System -- now supports Macintosh clients.
Coupled with existing support for Windows/NT, Windows/95, OS/2,
and nearly a score of UNIX platforms, PERFORCE now provides just
about universal platform coverage. (Sorry, Win3.1 is still out of luck.)
The PERFORCE Macintosh client currently works with the MPW shell. The
Mac client handles both data and resource forks of MacOS files, and
allows both forks to be shared and edited by non-Mac clients. MacOS
data forks are treated as ordinary text or binary files on a non-Mac
client. With this, Mac and non-Mac users can share their source code,
while Mac users additionally can share Mac resource and file type
attribute information.
The new PERFORCE Mac client is available directly from Perforce
Software. For further information on availability, platforms,
pricing, documentation, and free evaluation software, check our
Web site (below) or send email inquiries to...
[MD1] CometPage/CometSite 1.0b4
CometPage 1.0b4 and CometSite 1.0b4 are available now for downloading at
http://www.digitalcomet.com/.
==) Special note to NetCloak users: These products are NetCloak 2.1
compatible. See below for details.
CometPage Features:
-------------------
-- Built-in "Personal Web Server" lets you build and test your web
pages on your local machine before you deploy them on your server.
-- Drag and drop "templates", "macros" and over 65 "dynamic commands"
into any web page editor that handles drag and drop properly.
-- "Publish Site" feature allows you to deploy pages built in CometPage
on any web server -- no CGIs needed (though not all dynamic features
are available unless you deploy using the CometSite CGIs, which
are available for a variety of Macintosh, UNIX and WindowsNT
servers).
-- Over 30 dynamic commands take the form of custom HTML extensions.
Simple syntax allows any web page designer to make their pages
dynamic. For example,...
[MD1] Frontier 4.1 Ships
Frontier 4.1 is shipping at (http://www.scripting.com/frontier/). Here's an
overview of the new features in 4.1, full detail is available on the site.
***Ease of Learning and Use
The main priority of Frontier 4.1 was to re-design the user interface to
incorporate what we've learned about Frontier over the last four years.
The User's Guide has been completely updated and made current with the
feature set of Frontier 4.1.
Frontier's menus have been reorganized to be easier for the first-time
user, and more complete for experienced users.
Navigators make finding your way around the object database easier, and
supply vital information for the beginning script writer.
Where do I put my script? This was the number one question for new Frontier
users. New places include the Workspace table, which is the best place to
store personal scripts; the Overnight and Hourly scripts tables store
scripts that run every night at 2AM and every hour on the hour; the
webServerScripts table stores CGI...
[MD1] Symantec Visual Page Preview
CONTACT: Symantec Customer Service (800) 441-7234
cafe@symantec.com
VISUAL PAGE PREVIEW RELEASE 1 FOR MACINTOSH NOW AVAILABLE!
CUPERTINO, CA -- October 16, 1996 -- Keeping pace with developments in the
Macintosh, and current internet technologies, Symantec Corporation
(NASDAQ:SYMC) is pleased to make Visual Page Preview Release 1 for
Macintosh available for download. We value your input to help us provide
you with the best web page editing tool on the market. We are very
interested in your feedback in terms of the user interface of Visual Page,
as well as the base feature set. Please send any bug reports to
(bugs@devtools.symantec.com). Send feature, suggestions, comments etc. to
(support@devtools.symantec.com) and use the subject line "Visual Page for
Mac".
Visual Page Preview Release 1 includes:
o Support for Tables, Frames, Images, Links
o Source Code Editor
o Floating Images and Tables allow wrap around text
o Supports embedded Quicktime playback
As with all pre-release...
[MD1] NI Releases Roaster DR2.3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Natural Intelligence Releases Roaster(tm) 2.3
Includes Support for Sun's JDK 1.0.2
Cambridge, MA, October 17, 1996. Natural Intelligence, Inc. (NI), the
company which led the Java(tm) revolution for the Macintosh(tm) in January
of this year, has released the newest update of Roaster, the Development
Environment for Java. Roaster was the first development environment for
creating applets and applications in Sun(tm) Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(tm)
programming language on the Macintosh platform.
This latest release, Roaster Developer's Release 2.3, furthers the
functionality of the development environment by including support for Sun's
JDK 1.0.2. This release also dramatically increases the stability of the
development environment for Java.
Russell Neufeld, one of the Senior Developers of Roaster noted:
"We are very pleased with this updated version which reflects the great
strides taken toward the stabilization of our Virtual Machine. We have done
this without...
[MD1] Microsoft Delivers ActiveX on Macintosh
Microsoft Delivers ActiveX on the Macintosh
Beta Release of ActiveX SDK for Macintosh Enhances Cross-Platform
Support for ActiveX
REDMOND, Wash. - Oct. 17, 1996 - Microsoft Corp. today announced
worldwide availability of the beta release of the Microsoft ActiveX
Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Macintosh. The move is an
important step toward making ActiveX interoperability technology
available across all popular computing platforms. With the new SDK,
Macintosh developers can create native ActiveX Controls and interactive
content that will be immediately viewable by users of Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 2.1 for the Macintosh. The SDK beta release is
available now for free download from http://www.microsoft.com
/intdev/sdk/mac/ (connect-time charges may apply), and the final release
will be available by the end of the year.
Over 2,000 ActiveX Controls are already available to content developers
and users of the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT operating
systems....
[MD1] High-Quality Virtual Domains
Dear Customer,
Many of you have been requesting various additional services and
products from us. Because of your recommendations, we have some exciting
announcements to make later this year. In the meantime, we've recently
unveiled our new Seagull Networks web hosting service. If your company
or organization is looking for a quality web presence provider, we have
the resources to make it happen.
And as a special promotion, we are offering a free on-going subscription
to the Apprentice CD-ROM to anyone who orders the top-of-the-line package
from Seagull Networks! You get the latest edition of Apprentice as it is
released, as long as you use our web hosting services. Just let us know
that you heard it from this emailing.
The top-of-the-line package includes the following features:
- 125 megabytes of space!
- Your own domain (www.yourcompany.com)
- Your own IP number
- Your own virtual web server
- Your own root ftp server
- Your own smtp and pop3 mail servers
- Your own...
[MD1] TestTrack 1.0 Demo Released
Seapine Software has released a demo version of TestTrack 1.0. This version
limits you to entering no more than 10 defects per bug database, but is
otherwise fully functional (including multi-user access). The demo version
has been uploaded to the following locations:
URL: ftp://members.aol.com//seapine/TestTrack_Demo10.bin
ftp: machine "members.aol.com"
path "seapine"
file "TestTrack10_Demo.bin"
CompuServe: MACDEV forum, Tools library
AOL: Macintosh Developers forum, new uploads library
What is TestTrack?
==================
TestTrack is a bug tracking tool for Macintosh-based software and hardware
development. TestTrack automates the tedious and error-prone process of
tracking bugs and feature requests by hand. It also eliminates the need to
create a custom solution using general purpose database tools such as 4D
and FileMaker Pro.
TestTrack links engineers, testers, managers, even tech writers together so
no one falls out of the loop....
[MD1] Several Acme web tool releases...
Hello!
I wanted to let you know about some of the new products that we've just
released. The four products are WebDetour (a Mac Web CGI), FingerToys (a Finger
Server), PowerGate (another Mac Web CGI), and Mondo Mail (a scriptable SMTP
client). I've included our press releases about the first three. The fourth, a
freebie, is Mondo Mail.
Mondo Mail is an easy-to-use, reliable mail gateway for use on a web site. It's
not a fancy program, but it has a few advantages over other alternatives. It's
written in C, built from a well-tested and reliable code base, is friendly to
other applications on the system, and is free. It also has a failsafe "kill
file" where undeliverable mail and associated errors are written. This product
is currently unsupported, meaning we can't dedicate resources to supporting it,
not that bugs and/or problems shouldn't be reported to us.
The Acme Technologies Web site is located at http://www.acmetech.com/ and our
downloads page is located at http://www.acmetech.com...
[MD1] SpriteWorld 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Karl Bunker
KarlBunker@aol.com
Vern Jensen
Vern_Jensen@lamg.com
SPRITEWORLD 2 RELEASED
A FREE, FAST, POWERFUL, AND EASY TO USE PROGRAMMER'S LIBRARY FOR CREATING
SPRITE ANIMATION IN MACINTOSH PROGRAMS
Karl Bunker and Vern Jensen today officially released SpriteWorld 2 as
freeware to the Macintosh programming community. SpriteWorld 2 is an update
to the widely respected SpriteWorld animation library originally written by
Tony Myles in 1993-94. SpriteWorld 2 offers a huge number of improvements
over the original SpriteWorld, as well as correcting all of the bugs that
plagued that earlier version. SpriteWorld 2 is released with the permission
of Tony Myles, and is available free of charge to all Mac programmers.
SpriteWorld 2 will be of particular interest to Macintosh game programmers.
Using the SpriteWorld 2 library, programmers can easily produce highly
complex sprite-based animation effects, with high frame rates, smooth
overlapping, pixel-precise...
[MD1] Web Pages for Sprocket
Announcing Licorice, Web Pages for Sprocket(tm) Development
Viperware(tm) is proud to announce Licorice, a new series of web pages
designed specifically for developers using Apple's Game Sprockets. The URL
for Licorice is:
(http://www.viperware.com/licorice)
Licorice features FAQ's for each of the Game Sprockets. Questions and
answers have been taken from the past 6 months of the Mac-Games-Developer
mailing list.
If you have a question concerning Game Sprockets, you should check Licorice
first to see if your question is answered in a FAQ. Hopefully this will
reduce noise on the newsgroups and mailing lists, and will make using these
services more enjoyable.
** Also take a look at Butterscotch, the #1 source of information for game
developers:
(http://www.viperware.com/butterscotch)
*Sprocket is a trademark of Xplain Corporation.
[MD1] Rating Software Via The Internet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Dina Tanzi
Phone: 800-819-1335
Fax: 301-513-9466
E-mail: webmaster@nmaa.org
URL: http://www.nmaa.org; http://www.ratings.org
WWW.RATINGS.ORG, The New Standard For Rating Software Via The Internet
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- October 16, 1996 (MMG) -- The National
Multimedia Association of America, the largest non-profit multimedia
professional association in the United States, will begin operations of a
new service to the Internet community: WWW.RATINGS.ORG.
The purpose of RATINGS.ORG is to help users select the best
software for their needs and to improve communications between end
user's and developers.
Any individual who has experience with a specific software application
(shareware, freeware, or commercial) can rate the application via the
Internet. Each overall rating is based on a possible score of 100
points. The individual rates the software on ten questions ranging from
ease of installation, to quality of features. After rating a specific
software...
[MD1] MW Bundles ObjectSpace's Java Lib
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Joel Zeff
ObjectSpace, Inc.
214.823.8242
joelzeff@objectspace.com
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS BUNDLES OBJECTSPACE'S JAVA(tm) GENERIC LIBRARY
DALLAS, Texas & AUSTIN, Texas-October 14, 1996-ObjectSpace Inc., a leading
provider of object-oriented technology, and Metrowerks(R) Inc., (NASDAQ:
MTWKF, TSE/ME: MWK), the leading provider of software development tools for
Macintosh(R), today announced an agreement to include the ObjectSpace
Java(tm) Generic Library (JGL) with Metrowerks' CodeWarrior(R) Java
Development Environment. The Java Generic Library is the most comprehensive
set of reusable containers and algorithms currently available for Java.
"ObjectSpace has created a high quality container and algorithm library for
Java that will facilitate the development process for Java developers, much
like the standard template library has done for C++ programmers," said Greg
Galanos, President and Chief...
[MD1] Some good Apple news - Profits
Apple Computer Announces Quarterly Results
Company Posts $25 Million Profit; Revenues, Margins, and Cash Flow Reflect
Continued Improvement
CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 16, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Sept. 27, 1996. For the
quarter, Apple's revenues were $2.321 billion, a decrease of $682 million
fromthe fourth quarter a year ago, but a sequential increase of $142
million from the quarter ended June 30, 1996. Unit shipments for the
quarter were approximately 932,000, a decline of 26 percent from the year
ago quarter but a sequential increase of 11 percent from the June 1996
quarter. International revenues represented 47 percent of the quarterly
total.
Net income for the quarter was $25 million, or $.20 per share, compared
with $60 million, or $.48 a share, in the same quarter a year ago. The
Company's operating income for the quarter was $34 million, a sequential
improvement of $150 million from its $116 million operating...
[MD1] Do-It-Yourself for Web Databases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WebVentures Pty Ltd
23 Clarkson Place, KENMORE HILLS, Qld, Australia 4069
Company URL: http://www.webventures.com.au
Media Contact: Colin Lythall , Managing Director
Tel: (07) 3374 0281, Intl +61 7 3374 0281
clythall@webventures.com.au
Company Fax: +61 7 32012044
(Brisbane, Austrailia--October 9, 1996)--(PRESSXPRESS)--Managing Director of
WebVentures Pty Ltd, Mr Colin Lythall, announced the release today of
the Do-It-Yourself Database(TM). With DIY-DB, anyone can build working
databases on the Web in ten minutes without a knowledge of database
systems or CGI-scripting.
On-line configuration is easy with DIY-DB. Just 'load and go' onto
any server running Java, then link to common database engines such as
mSQL or ODBC-complient databases. DIY-DB makes it simple and quick
to build a database on the Internet or an Intranet from scratch.
Everything is done right down to the consistent look and feel of
presented pages. It's easy to add your own logos and text to...
[MD1] Symantec and Netscape DevCon
You may already have heard, Netscape is hosting its second Internet
Developers' Conference (NIDC) in New York this month. Symantec is proud
to offer you an exceptional discount on tickets to the full conference.
The conference is being held on Oct. 16-18, 1996, in New York City. It
is the place where leading Internet and intranet developers will go for
the latest technical information from Netscape engineers. You can also
see the latest Java tools from Symantec in exhibitor pavilion pods
337-339. We hope that you are planning to attend.
We have arranged for special conference discount for you. You can
attend the NIDC for only $995 (no further discounts apply). To take
advantage special pricing, you must call 800-488-2883 (415-578-6900
International) and refer to priority code CAFE.
Visit http://developer.netscape.com/devcon today to learn more about the
30+ sessions in Netscape's technical program.
Best regards,
Symantec Internet Tools Team
[MD1] Monitoring Net Servers
MAXUM DEVELOPMENT SHIPS PAGESENTRY AND PAGESENTRY PRO -
NOW MONITORING ALL YOUR INTERNET SERVERS
Streamwood, Illinois, September 30, 1996 - Maxum Development Corporation,
a leading developer of Macintosh Web server add-on tools, this week
shipped its upgrade to PageSentry Pro and a new product PageSentry.
Maxum's line of Internet server monitors allow customers to maintain
reliable Internet services seven days a week, 24 hours a day. In addition
to Web site monitoring, PageSentry 2.0 and PageSentry Pro 2.0, now provide
monitoring for FTP, SMTP (e-mail), DNS, and Telnet services as well.
PageSentry and PageSentry Pro use these high-level client services to test
the whole server operation, not just the low-level networking functions.
PageSentry Pro now allows the addition of 100 Sentries to monitor large
enterprise sites and Internet Services Providers. PageSentry is designed
to meet the needs of departmental or small enterprise server monitoring.
"This version has been almost a...
[MD1] Capite Libro -- MM Tool for Elec Books
Capite Libro 1.0
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Capite Libro - everybody's multimedia tool for electronic books, with compiler.
Capite Libro is a very useful hyperbook tool, for making manuals,
ReadMe-files, catalogs, product tours, or just any information you want to
spread to the MacOS-world.
Capite Libro is e.g. very well suited for ReadMe-documents, since the
compiled documents (i.e. applications) can run on anything from a MacPlus
with System 6.0.5; and the program files are small (and fast). Furthermore,
it's very easy to update your ReadMe-documents with new compilations.
For people who only need to fill their multimedia products with text,
pictures, sound and links, Capite Libro is a very capable, fast, and easily
worked little tool, at a very attractive price (perhaps the most attractive
in the market). But those who want to add movies and scripts, have to wait
for future versions.
When you edit a document, you're working with cards, which you fill with
different fields for text, pictures...
[MD1] Fantasm and PowerFantasm
Fantasm V4.10 and PowerFantasm V4.10
------------------------------------
Lightsoft is proud to announce the release of both Fantasm and PowerFantasm
versions 4.10. PowerFantasm and Fantasm are complete assembly language
development systems for Macintosh(tm) computers.
Improvements
------------
Major internal revisions and additions.
Revised PowerPC linker.
Updated headers, libraries and manuals.
Now supports printing, extended keyboards, large monitors and audio CD playing.
Free upgrade
------------
This is a free upgrade. Registered users may upgrade by downloading the
updates from our WWW site at: http://www.tau.it/lightsoft
The updates are also posted to Compuserve (MACDEV) and various ftp sites.
We urge all users to upgrade as soon as is practicable.
Pricing
-------
Fantasm and PowerFantasm are distributed as shareware and priced as follows:
Fantasm V4.10 - 68k - 30 Pounds Stirling.
PowerFantasm V4.10 - 68k and PowerPC - 45 Pound Sterling.
Stuart Ball
Partner, Lightsoft....
[MD1] S-CASE 3.0 for Macintosh
For Immediate Release
Contact: Naresh Bhatia (847-397-9930)
=======================================================================
MultiQuest Announces S-CASE 3.0 for Macintosh
With Unified Modeling Language Support & Reverse Engineering
=======================================================================
Schaumburg, IL -- MultiQuest announced today the release of S-CASE 3.0 for
Macintosh. This new version satisfies the demand for Unified Modeling
Language tools brought about by the increasing popularity of this new
method. The Unified Modeling Language, proposed by Grady Booch, Ivar
Jacobson and Jim Rumbaugh represents the unification of the Booch,
Objectory and OMT methods. S-CASE 3.0 enables analysts, designers and
engineers to start using this method right away, utilizing its potential to
create simpler, cleaner and more expressive models.
S-CASE 3.0 also introduces scripted access to its metamodel. Users can now
extract model elements using Tcl scripts, and output them...
[MD1] Metrowerks To Support Embedded Development
Note: There are TWO releases here:
METROWERKS TO PROVIDE TOOLS FOR MICROWARE'S OS-9 FAMILY OF
REAL-TIME OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE
METROWERKS ANNOUNCES EMBEDDED SYSTEMS TOOLS STRATEGYdent and chief executive officer of Microware Systems Corp. "This
dramatic reduction in cost marks a sea change in the embedded tools
industry."
Support for OS-9 will be provided through a new series of development tools
announced today in a separate release, entitled CodeWarrior for Embedded
Systems. 68K and PowerPC versions of the product, hosted on both Mac OS
and Windows, will begin shipping later this year at a suggested retail
price of $499. Now, embedded systems developers around the world can
benefit from an order of magnitude in savings for full-featured,
fully-integrated embedded tools (with C/C++ source-level debugging
support), widespread availability, plus a choice of platforms from which to
work.
About Microware
Microware's mission is to provide dependable intelligence for smart...
[MD1] SentinelWizard Fights Software Piracy
New SentinelWizard GUI is Breakthrough Implementation Tool For
Developers in Fight Against Software Piracy
Irvine, CA, -- Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
RNBO) announced today the SentinelWizard GUI (graphical user
interface), a breakthrough in software protection design and
functionality. The SentinelWizard, part of the latest software
release for the SentinelSuperPro, guides developers in easily
implementing and integrating advanced protection into their
SentinelSuperPro key.
"Rainbow has taken its years of industry leading experience and
created the simplest way for developers to implement and maximize
software protection. SentinelWizard allows developers to quickly
implement secure software and revenue protection," says Norm Denton,
Rainbow's senior vice president worldwide sales and marketing.
"Additionally, SentinelWizard allows developers to take full advantage
of the flexibility of our...
[MD1] WebSiphon Web-Based Scripting Tool
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Purity Software, Inc.
1016 Mopac Circle, Suite 101
Austin, TX 78746
+1.512.328.2288
FAX +1.512.328.2688
http://www.purity.com/
info@purity.com
Austin, TX --Purity Software, Inc. announced today that it is now shipping
WebSiphon, its web-based scripting tool for Macintosh computers.
WebSiphon is one of the most anticipated new CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
products for Macintosh webmasters delivering a complete authoring tool for
revolutionary sites. "Early reactions from those who have seen WebSiphon in
action have been overwhelming. It is quite obvious that the Macintosh web
community has been waiting for a powerful product such as this for quite
some time. We created this tool to help fill that void and add to the Mac's
Internet arsenal." said Nathan Nunn, Purity Software's president.
WebSiphon allows users to embed a real scripting language, SiphonScript,
directly into their HTML pages. In addition, WebSiphon includes Purity's
database server, Verona, a low...
[MD1] General Magic Names New CEO
General Magic Names Steve Markman CEO Executive
Transitions to Drive Company
Success in the Internet
SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- General Magic, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC) today
announced executive transitions, including the appointment of Steve Markman
as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of
Directors. The changes are a next step in General Magic's growth, aimed
toward delivering new products for the Internet marketplace. Marc Porat
will step down as CEO and will assume a role of advisor to the company and
will continue as a Board member. Moving forward, the functions of
president, CEO and chairman will be combined into a single position, which
Markman will assume immediately. Robert Kelsch, president, has resigned.
Markman brings to General Magic a broad range of telecommunications,
networking and applications systems experience spanning 29 years, including
general management and engineering disciplines, from both...
[MD1] Sun And Apple Announce Alliance
Sun And Apple Announce Alliance
Today Apple and Sun will join together at the InterOp show in Atlanta to
announce a far-reaching strategic alliance. It is our common goal to
provide powerful, flexible and media-rich Internet solutions that combine
Sun's expertise in high-performance networking and Apple's desktop ease of
use and multimedia leadership.
As part of this alliance, we will work together with Sun to leverage the
traditional strengths of our respective companies -- Sun's leadership
position in the enterprise Internet/intranet server area and their
industry-leading Java technologies, and Apple's legacy in ease of use and
multimedia technologies, with QuickTime, the OpenDoc developer framework
and Open Transport networking technology.
Today's announcement focuses on several major areas where we will work
together to provide users the industry's best combination of
Internet/intranet server and client offerings . More detail is provided in
the press release
(http://product....
[MD1] CodeWarrior 10 Ships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS LAUNCHES NEW CODEWARRIOR 10 AT APPLE EXPO PARIS
New CodeWarrior IDE improves overall ease-of-use, offers Direct-to-SOM
support and new visual support for Java
AUSTIN, Texas & PARIS, France-September 17, 1996-Metrowerks(R) Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), the leading provider of software development
tools for Macintosh(R), today announced CodeWarrior(R) Gold 10, a new
version of its award-winning suite of programming tools for the Macintosh.
"By consistently delivering timely enhancements to our development suite,
three times a year, we strive to earn the loyalty of thousands of Macintosh
programmers all over the world," says Jean Blanger, Chairman and CEO of
Metrowerks. "With the release of CodeWarrior 10, Metrowerks further
solidifies its leading position in the 32-bit development tools market."
CodeWarrior Gold provides support for software development in four...
[MD1] MT's New & Expanded Ed. Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Neil Ticktin
Publisher
MacTech Magazine
805-494-9797
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
MACTECH ANNOUNCES NEW EDITORIAL STAFF & EXPANDED EDITORIAL SUPPORT
Westlake Village, Calif. -- September 20, 1996 -- Xplain Corporation, the
publisher of MacTech(tm) Magazine, announced today the addition of new staff
and support for it's editorial board.
Over the past several years, a couple of things have changed to warrant a
change at the magazine. "First, the Macintosh has more technology inside
it than ever before. Second, the magazine has grown to a point that, it's
time to once again revise it's editorial approach." said Neil Ticktin,
Publisher of MacTech Magazine. To that end, MacTech has added a separate
Editor-in-Chief position, expanded the breadth of Contributing Editors, and
added an Editorial Advisory Board for the magazine. Each of these changes
is targeting a specific editorial need, and together allows MacTech to
provide even better...
[MD1] Apprentice 5 Now Available
Apprentice 5 is now available! And it is still the best and definitive
CD-ROM collection of source code, utilities, and information for Mac
programmers. It is invaluable for both the skilled software engineer and
the novice weekend hacker.
Weighing in at over 600 megabytes, you'll find hundreds of high-quality and
up-to-date source code examples. We've included some of the coolest new
code, designed specifically to demonstrate the latest techniques, and all
of the code is in C, C++, or Pascal, using CodeWarrior, Symantec, and MPW.
You'll find complete working examples of full-blown applications, games,
control panels, extensions, utilities, and much more.
If you are new to programming, the included "frameworks" will help
tremendously. These are complete program shells that take care of many of
the tedious tasks associated with Mac programming, including menus,
standard dialogs, file handling, and the like. Just plug in your code, and
you'll have a complete Mac program in no time!...
[MD1] Globetrotter ships
Akimbo Systems Ships Globetrotter Web Publisher
Third-Generation Web Site Publishing Product
Allows Users to Publish as Quickly as They Can Write
Web Site: http://www.akimbo.com/globetrotter
See also previous announcements:
Akimbo Systems Announces Globetrotter Web Publisher
http://www.akimbo.com/press_releases/globetrotter_announced.html
User Groups to Get Free Copies of Globetrotter Web Publisher
http://www.akimbo.com/press_releases/user_group_program.html
(Somerville, MA - September 11th, 1996) Akimbo Systems announced today
that it is now shipping its Globetrotter Web Publisher package for Mac OS
computers, the first third-generation web publishing product.
Globetrotter, one of the "MacWEEK HOT Picks" from the August MacWorld
Expo, has been anxiously awaited by web publishers and is shipping about
a month ahead of schedule. Effective immediately, users may get complete
information about the product and purchase it on the company's web...
[MD1] VRML Object Library
VRML Object Library Available
San Diego, September 10, 1996 -- Barking Dog Software Co. has released a VRML
model library intended for 3D Web designers on PC and Macintosh platforms.
The library of objects is specially designed for fast and efficient display,
even on older machines, and will sell for $149.00.
VRML promises to bring 3D to the Web, but existing larger models are
unsuitable for most machines. Further, untested developer tools and a
turbulent VRML specification have made producing model libraries expensive.
This library of objects is unique, because all objects were designed and
hand-optimized to insure maximum efficiency and were tested with
cross-platform, multi-browser compatability in mind. The resulting objects
render quickly and consume nominal memory while maintaining visual appeal.
The VRML library contains everyday objects, 3D icons, human forms, useful
symbols and even a few unusual objects to provide everything necessary to
produce interesting Web pages...
[MD1] Gen Magic Net Dev Kit
General Magic Ships Internet Developer's Kit For Magic Cap Platform
Industry-Leading Tools Ease Development of Internet Applications
for Handheld Devices
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- General Magic (Nasdaq: GMGC)
today shipped the Magic Internet Kit, software tools that enable developers to
more quickly create Internet, intranet, and other communicating applications
for handheld communicators such as the Sony Magic Link PIC-2000 or the Envoy
150 Wireless Communicator from Motorola.
The kit consists of an object framework which allows easier and faster
development of applications that communicate via a variety of protocols,
including the Internet standard TCP/IP, the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) used
by most Internet service providers, or the Ethernet protocol. The Magic
Internet Kit is available now via General Magic's Web site
http://www.genmagic.com/Develop/MagicCap/Internet/ and is included in the
CodeWarrior 10 CD-ROM...
[MD1] PR: Willows Preps for Second-Generation Product
Cross-Platform Tools Vendor Now Poised for Launch of Second-Generation Product
Saratoga, CA - September 3, 1996 - Willows Software, Inc., the developer of cross-platform tools for porting Windows applications to UNIX, Macintosh, JAVA and other platforms, today announced the appointment of Laurent Gharda to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Gharda, former president and founder of QualSoft Corporation, brings 17 years of sales and marketing experience in the industry to this position and to the Willows' board of directors as a newly appointed member. He also brings QualSoft's entire sales, marketing and technical support staff and an East Coast regional sales office to Willows Software. This move positions Willows to aggressively launch its second-generation 32-bit Windows API-based cross-platform toolkit.
"We knew we needed to strengthen our sales, marketing and technical support efforts to support the increased demand for our second-generation product, the Willows Toolkit 2....
[MD1] Celebrate Labor Day the DevDepot way!
Celebrate Labor Day the DevDepot way!
Take it easy, sleep in, get some sun (where applicable), and don't forget
to check out the DevDepot labor day sale.
Everything's been discounted 10% off the already low prices... so if you
thought our prices were good... well, now they're 10% BETTER! (Sale ends
September 6th at midnight)
Log on to our Web site now, and get the deal of the year on a dizzying
selection of Developer tools -- everything from the latest Java books to
brand new offerings from Metrowerks, Symantec, Bare Bones, Natural
Intelligence, MacTech(tm) and many more.
To qualify for the 10% discount, you only need to order by e-mail, fax,
or our convenient web site. That's it -- all orders placed in one of
these ways AUTOMATICALLY qualifies (discount is done when the order is
processed by DevDepot staff).
(Due to the overwhelming response expected, we can't take phone orders
at the discount price. If you need to speak to us by phone, send us an
e-mail with your phone number and we...
[MD1] PR: Metrowerks Supports PlayStation
Metrowerks Co. Ltd. (Japan)
030.116.5983
cheuck@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS TO PROVIDE CODEWARRIOR TOOLS FOR PLAYSTATION GAME CONSOLE DEVELOPMENT
Metrowerks becomes authorized tools provider in agreement with Sony
Computer Entertainment, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas-August 22, 1996-Metrowerks(R) Inc. (TSE,ME:MWK,
NASDAQ:MTWKF), the leading provider of software development tools for
Macintosh(R), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with
Sony(R) Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, Japan, to provide tools for the
development of PlayStation(TM) game console software titles. These new
tools will be available on special versions of Metrowerks CodeWarrior(R)
development environment hosted on both Mac(TM)OS and Windows(R)95/NT.
The agreement between the two companies allows Metrowerks to build and
distribute a set of authorized tools as an optional PlayStation software
development solution. The tools will be used by both professional
PlayStation game developers as well as casual...
[MD1] PR: Tools Plus Tames the Toolbox
For Immediate Release
--------------------------------------------------------------
M e d i a B u l l e t i n
--------------------------------------------------------------
Tools Plus Tames the Toolbox
````````````````````````````
OAKVILLE, Ontario--August 16, 1996--Macintosh developers have reason to
celebrate as Water's Edge Software unveils version 3.1 of Tools Plus
application development libraries. The newest edition now facilitates
resource-based programming, a boon for Macintosh developers who have been
toiling with the convoluted and limited Dialog Manager since the
Macintosh originally debuted in 1984.
The founding principle of Tools Plus is to let developers create any part
of their application's user interface with a single line of simple C, C++
or Pascal code. Once created, these elements work without the need for
support code, resource templates or event management. Identical benefits
now extend to developers who, out of preference or necessity,...
[MD1] PR: WinA&D 1.0 and MacA&D 5.1
WinA&D 1.0 and MacA&D 5.1 for Software Engineering
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, August 15, 1996 --- Excel Software is pleased to announce
availability of new software engineering products for Windows 95/NT,
Macintosh and UNIX/MAE computers. The company has begun shipments of the new
WinA&D product line to provide unmatched ease-of-use, integration and
comprehensive support for today's most popular software engineering methods.
A new release of its Macintosh product line, MacA&D 5.1 uses a new shared
document format for compatibility with WinA&D products.
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 and browsing, requirements
traceability and use cases, and multi-user team dictionary and team
requirement documents. Code can be generated from...
[MD1] Re: That MIDAS announcement...
Formation of Macintosh Internet Developers Association (MIDAS) Announced at MacWorld
Group to Act as Clearinghouse for Macintosh Internet Client, Content and Server Standards
Boston, MA August 7, 1996 --MacWorld-- A consortium of Internet software developers for the Macintosh, representing the entire
spectrum of commercial, independent, and educational developers, announced the formation of the Macintosh Internet Developers'
Association (MIDAS) at MacWorld Boston. Among the members of MIDAS are Akimbo Systems, Aladdin Systems, Apple
Computer, Inc., BareBones Software, Inc., ClearWay Technologies, Cornell University, InterCon Systems, Maxum Development,
Microsoft Corporation, Netscape Communications Corporation, Purity Software, ResNova Software, Stairways Software, the
StarNine division of Quarterdeck Corporation, and Userland Software.
THE CHARTER
The charter of MIDAS calls for a forum in which Macintosh developers devise and refine standards and techniques for Mac-based
Internet...
[MD1] PR: EveryWare's Bolero
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 1996
Press Contact:
Jeff Hendry
Manager, Public Relations
(905)819-1173 ext.262
jhendry@everyware.com
Bolero Takes the Guesswork Out of
Web Tracking and Analysis
A comprehensive Web census tool that provides real-time reporting, SQL
database storage and analysis
MacWorld, Boston--August 7, 1996--EveryWare Development Corp. today announced
the immediate availability of Bolero, the most complete Web logging, analysis
and reporting system for the Apple Macintosh, with Windows and Unix versions
shipping in the fall. Bolero helps management identify the activity and user
demographics that can justify a site's investment. It shows not only how many
visitors are using a site, but where they are coming from, what attracted
them, and what they are doing once they get there.
"Companies are investing thousands of dollars to maintain a Web presence, yet
all they know about activity is the number of hits," said Dan McKenzie,
president of EveryWare Development Corp...
[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-...
