Folder Action Setup 1.0.1 released 10/4/98 by The AppleScript Sourcebook. Folder Action Setup 1.0.1 is available for download at (http://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/cheeseb/downloads/FolderActionSetup.html). It is a control panel application for managing Mac OS 8.5 folder actions, which are AppleScripts that can be attached to any folder. Folder Action Setup requires Mac OS 8.5, which is scheduled for public release on October 17, 1998. Read the web page for more information. Improvements in this version are listed at the bottom of the page. Complete instructions in Mac OS 8.5 Apple Help form are included with the download. To install, drop the Folder Action Setup control panel on your closed System Folder, and it will be auto-routed to your Control Panels folder. Install the help files by dragging the Folder Action Setup Help folder into the Help folder in your System folder. Folder Action Setup is shareware for $7.50 US (or $5.00 US cash). This is a fully-functional trial version....

Press Contact: Stephanie L. Franks Metrowerks, Inc. (512) 873-4717 smorris@metrowerks.com METROWERKS ANNOUNCES CODEWARRIOR DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR LINUX Austin, Texas-October 1, 1998-Metrowerks, Inc., (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME: MWK) today announces their intention to ship the award-winning CodeWarrior software development tools to be hosted on the Linux operating system targeting the x86 and PowerPC-based personal computers processors. CodeWarrior development tools will include a project manager, editors, browsers, compilers and debuggers and will support development for C/C++ and Java. Linux support will be included at no additional cost in Metrowerks' award-winning Code Warrior Professional tools, which currently support development for Windows and Mac OS. The manufacturers' list price for CodeWarrior Professional is US$449. Academic pricing for CodeWarrior Professional is US$119. Support for Linux in CodeWarrior Professional is scheduled for Release 5 in the Spring, 1999. Embedded tools...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nick DeMello Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 DevDepot ANNOUNCES EXPANDED SERVICE The Industry Source for Developer & Programmer Tools Expands to Support Web Development and System Administration. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- October 2, 1998 -- DevDepot(r), a division of Xplain Corporation and the premiere mail order distributor of Macintosh programming and development tools has just released 65,000 copies of its latest catalog. The new catalog offers is not only the best source for Mac OS programmer and developer tools, but also dozens of new products, including web development and system administration tools. In addition, the Depot(sm) promises the lowest price possible on all the tools presented in the catalog. Copies of the new DevDepot catalog are being distributed through a variety of channels, including being polybagged with subscriber copies of MacTech(r) and NetProfessional(tm) magazines. In addition to a quarterly...

For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanette DePatie Propeller Head PR 314.771.6646 depatie@heuris.com Chris O'Leary HEURIS 800.923.9232 coleary@heuris.com HEURIS Releases MPEG Export Engine-Pro(tm) New QuickTime( export component delivers QuickTime to DVD-ready MPEG-2 transcoding. St. Louis, MO, October 1,1998 -- HEURIS, makers of the most widely used professional MPEG encoder, today announced the release of their MPEG Export Engine-Pro(. This new QuickTime export component makes it easy to go from a QuickTime file to a DVD-ready MPEG-2 stream. The MPEG Export Engine-Pro allows users of Apple's QuickTime 3 Pro MoviePlayer( or Media Cleaner Pro( 3.1, who also own MPEG Power Professional(, to control HEURIS' award-winning MPEG encoding engine - without having to open MPEG Power Professional. All MPEG Power Professional standard and custom encoding templates, and a number of encoding options, are available through the MPEG Export Engine-Pro. This integrated MPEG encoding functionality is...

From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron) Subject: [ANN] CodeWarrior Pro 4 Plugin API/SDK Released Plugin Warriors, The long anticipated CodeWarrior Plugin API Reference and CodeWarrior Plugin SDK's for Mac OS and Windows is now available for downloading. http://www.metrowerks.com/products.qry?p=CWPRO&x=info Ron

PRODUCT RELEASE PowerPrint to Expand USB Mac Printing Options Vancouver, Canada, October 1, 1998 - Infowave Imaging Inc. (VSE:IWM) today announced it will extend the Macintosh printing capabilities of its award-winning PowerPrint software by adding support for Apple's new line of USB computers. The new PowerPrint USB-to-Parallel (PowerPrint USB) release will ship in December 1998. PowerPrint USB will enable USB port Macintosh computers to print to hundreds of popular parallel-port printers. With PowerPrint USB, USB port Macintosh users won't be restricted to the small number of USB compatible printers available on the market today. Users will have the freedom to print to almost any parallel-port laser printer, inkjet printer, specialty printer, or MFP they choose. PowerPrint USB consists of a suite of Macintosh printer drivers and a unique USB-to-parallel cable for connecting USB port Macintosh computers to parallel port-printers. Designed to be flexible and portable, PowerPrint USB's...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nick DeMello Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES "MAC IS BACK" CELEBRATION OFFER WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- October 1, 1998 -- From computer users to the main stream media, people love their Macs. Even a recent TIME magazine poll shows that 94% of people feel that the Mac is a better computer than the PC. Recently, Apple announced that since the debut of iMac this past May, over 1000 new products and applications have been created for Macintosh. To celebrate this incredible resurgence of Macintosh, and the programming and development community, MacTech Magazine, for Macintosh programmers and developers, announces its "Mac Is Back!" celebration offer. At over 60% off the cover price, this special limited time offer is available only until October 31, 1998. The offer is for a RISK FREE, twelve issue (e.g., 1 year) subscription to MacTech Magazine at the rate of only $39.95 (Canada: US$52.95, Foreign: US$...

Major Release: The CommuniGate List 1.5 has been released: (http://www.stalker.com/Pub/CommuniGate-List-15.sit.hqx) (ftp://ftp.stalker.com//Pub/CommuniGate-List-15.sit.hqx) History: 1.5 29-Sep-97 * The module is more tolerant to the contents of subscribers list file now so you may modify it freely via a text editor. Empty lines now allowed and lines started with space or semicolon are treated as comments. * Subject Prefix string implemented. * Balloon helps and Platinum appearance for Ma OS 8 implemented. * Bug fix: it didn't accept messages submitted via FaxSender. Now you can use this module for bulk faxing. * Bug fix: the restriction for message size applied to message text size only but not to attachments. Now you can specify separate size limits for message text and for attachments.

MACINTOSH PROJECT MANAGERS CAN SUCCEED WITH MICRO PLANNER - NEWEST VERSIONS SHIPPING! Sophisticated Project Management Software for the Mac OS and Windows 3.x, 95, NT Brad Pirrung, Director of Marketing: (303) 757-2216 Andy Killinger, CEO: (303) 757-2216 Home Page: http://www.microplanning.com email: sales@microplanning.com DENVER, CO -- October 1, 1998 -- Denver based Micro Planning International (MPI) today shipped their powerful new project management software: Micro Planner X-Pert for Macintosh Version 2.5 and Micro Planner Manager for Macintosh Version 1.5. The latest releases offer added features and enhancements, helping users become more productive, reducing their project management maintenance time, and improving the decision making process. Among the features that have been incorporated into the releases of Micro Planner X-Pert and Micro Planner Manager are AppleScript support, group resources and location function, a "cross out when complete" feature and cross-platform...

The new SoftRouter Plus now includes Network Address Translation (NAT) functionality enabling LAN clients to share one Internet Account and connection simultaneously. The SoftRouter Plus provides a Firewall, a full TCP/IP software router, a DHCP Server and a Remote Access Server in one cost effective package. SoftRouter Plus acts as a replacement for hardware routers and application-restricted Proxy Servers. Users can now have all their LAN, WAN and Internet connectivity provided by SoftRouter Plus. Users requiring the additional CyberNOT filtering functionality should see our Internet Gateway product. Feature list comparison with Internet Gateway: (http://www.vicomsoft.com/solutions/comparison.html) SoftRouter Plus is also now available cross-platform with a consistent interface for Mac OS, Windows and NT. For further information and demo software see: (http://www.vicomsoft.com/softrouter/sfr.main.html)

September 29, 1998 -- Grand Marais, MN -- Sapphire Systems announced today the release of version 2.6 of InHouse Subscription Manager(tm), the solution for periodical, magazine and software publishers who want to handle circulation and subscription activity in-house on a Macintosh(tm). This update includes several new features and enhancements as requested by our publishing clients such as new printing & exporting capabilities. This includes label and form output by issues left, renewal/invoice effort, geographic group (U.S., Canada or foreign), as well as by user-defined subscriber type. Sapphire Systems is also pleased to announce an immediate $500 reduction in price on the basic version of the program. About InHouse InHouse Subscription Manager is designed to handle all the subscription, fulfillment and circulation management requirements of magazine, newsletter and software publishers. InHouse records all basic subscriber information and supports U.S., Canadian, & foreign...

For more information, contact: For Immediate Release Macromedia Kirsten Armstrong kirsten@macromedia.com (415) 252-4088 AMERICA ONLINE INCLUDES MACROMEDIA FLASH AND SHOCKWAVE PLAYERS IN AOL 4.0 SOFTWARE Macromedia Flash and Shockwave Players Made Available to 13 Million Customers of Nation's Largest Online Service San Francisco, Calif. --- September 29, 1998 --- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced that America Online (NYSE: AOL) is including Macromedia Flash and Shockwave players as part of its AOL 4.0 CD-ROM. As part of a significant new marketing and distribution agreement with America Online, millions of AOL users can automatically experience high-quality Flash and Shockwave content -- including games, animated user interfaces, interactive demos, vector-based Web graphics, cartoons and more -- without having to download and install a separate ActiveX control or plug-in. Now available with AOL's 4.0 software, the new capabilities allow AOL customers to automatically...

Press Release For Immediate Release September 29, 1998 Windows-to-Macintosh Porting Reference Online (Portland, OR) - Vertical Solutions has added a new online Windows-to-Macintosh Porting Reference to their web site at http://www.verticalsolutions.com. The Porting Reference provides Windows developers with tools and information to make a porting decision and with enough information to launch a Macintosh marketing program. The most eye-opening thing in the Reference is a calculator that estimates the potential Mac sales for a Windows product: http://www.verticalsolutions.com/market.htm The Porting Reference includes: - An overview of available porting tools and how to use them - Time estimates for completing the port relative to original development - A primer on Macintosh marketing - Relative costs of Macintosh marketing - Market research - Marketing links to research, distributors, resellers, publications and web sites, and - A calculator that estimates a Mac product's...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Terje Norderhaug Media Design in*Progress Voice: +1(619)437-0664 Email: terje@in-progress.com MEDIA DESIGN IN*PROGRESS SHIPS INTERACTION 2.1 SAN DIEGO, CA, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998: Media Design in*Progress today shipped Interaction 2.1, the Mac web server companion for dynamic social websites that adapt to the visitor. The new release facilitates maintaining multiple websites on one server, supports authoring synchronized multimedia presentations using SMIL markup, and allows back-end CGI applications to benefit from Interaction's XML processing. Interaction 2.1 is available from: http://interaction.in-progress.com MULTIPLE DYNAMIC WEBSITES Interaction 2.1 complements the virtual hosting support of recent web servers by maintaining multiple websites. Each site has its own members, dynamic XML entities and other properties. Interaction adapts its user interface depending on the selected site. Multiple sites are supported even for web servers that don't...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Consultant 2.5 Fills Gaping Need For Palm Synchronization In Mac PIM Market PROVO, UTAH - September 28, 1998 -- Chronos L.C. today announced the release of Consultant 2.5, the award-winning organizer for MacOS computers. The new 2.5 version sports Palm synchronization capabilities among a slew of new features. Palm Synchronization Consultant 2.5 is a full-featured personal information manager (PIM) that integrates time, contact, and communication management seamlessly in a multi-user package. Consultant is turning heads because of its elegant interface, ease of use, and depth of features. Of particular interest to owners of PalmPilot, Palm III, and other PalmOS connected organizers, is Consultant's new ability to synchronize with the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad applications. New Consultant 2.5 Features In addition to Palm synchronization, Consultant 2.5 adds many new features: (a) Consultant now lets users assign unlimited categories to...

METACREATIONS SHIPS PAINTER 5.5 WEB EDITION Painter Upgrade Provides Web Tools for Natural-Media Graphics on the Internet Carpinteria, CA, Sept. 28, 1998 - MetaCreations Corporation (Nasdaq: MCRE) released today Painter 5.5 Web Edition, an upgrade to Painter, MetaCreations' award-winning paint and image-editing program. Designed for graphics professionals who want to create and edit original art for print and the Web, Painter 5.5 Web Edition introduces to the application many of the advanced tools a digital artist needs to develop and edit content for the Web. New features include image slicing, dynamic text, JavaScript rollover support, easy custom button creation and a built-in content library of more than 1,000 Web-ready images for stunning Web site graphics. To read the entire release and see screen shots of Painter 5.5 Web Edition, please go to: http://www.metacreations.com/press/p55_release.shtml For more information on Painter 5.5 Web Edition or other MetaCreations products,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farallon Ships First & Only 10/100 Card for Comm Slot II ALAMEDA, Calif., September 28, 1998 - Farallon ships the first and only 10/100 Fast Ethernet solution for Macintoshes equipped with Comm Slot II. This new 10/100 Fast Ethernet card works in Macintosh models with Comm Slot II such as Power Macintosh 4400, 6400, 6500, 7220 and 20th Anniversary Macintosh; Performa 6400, 6410, and 6420. "Now customers with Comm Slot II machines do not have to lose their PCI expansion slot when upgrading to Fast Ethernet," states Jeanne Flatland, Education Marketing Manager for Farallon. "This is especially important in Education where schools are trying to leverage their prior investments while improving their networks for maximum throughput." The new Fast EtherTX 10/100 Comm Slot II card features: * 10 times the network bandwidth of 10Mbps Ethernet for maximum throughput * NWay 10/100 auto-negotiation for easy migration to Fast Ethernet * Full-duplex support for network...

For Immediate Release ROCKSTAR SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNET SERVICE ADMINISTRATION PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING REMOTE ACCOUNTS AND DELIVERING CONTENT - GearBox Connection Kit simplifies routine account maintenance and delivers services through a distributable client - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., SEPT 28, 1998 - Rockstar Software announced today the GearBox Connection Kit, a new administration platform for supporting Internet accounts. Attendees of ISPCON 98 (Booth# 1601) will see a preview of the software which provides a scalable connectivity solution for administering remote access account support and delivering value-added services within a distributable client. Designed for commercial providers and the enterprise, the GearBox Connection Kit will ship for Windows 95/98 and Mac OS in Q4 with pricing on a site licensed or per-client basis. Windows NT support to be included Q1 1999. More information is available at: www.rockstar.com. The GearBox Connection Kit addresses three key service...

PRESS CONTACT: Florent Pillet / PowerGlot Software 12 Bd Desgranges, E.10 92330 Sceaux France phone: +33 1 4683 1447 email: fpillet@powerglot.com PowerGlot Software Releases PowerGlot 1.2 Premier Localization Tool for Macintosh Improves Compatibility For Immediate Release (Paris, France) September 24, 1998 - PowerGlot Software announced today the release of PowerGlot 1.2, a new version of its premier localization tool for Macintosh software. PowerGlot enables developers to make their products available worldwide in the native language of their choice, including 2-byte languages like Japanese, Chinese and Korean. PowerGlot 1.2 extracts text from applications, helps perform the translations and then builds the localized applications, with an easy to use, fast and powerful interface. PowerGlot 1.2 adds support for the just released Metrowerks CodeWarrior Professional 4, the upcoming Mac OS 8.5, as well as new additions for PalmOS developers. PowerGlot 1.2 also improves AppleScript...

Sig Software is proud to announce the release of NameCleaner version 1.9. NameCleaner is a utility for the Macintosh OS to manipulate file names and types. There are three main areas where it is useful : * Preparing files created on a Macintosh for use in DOS, Windows or UNIX. * Applying a general file name filter to many files and folders in one go . * Preparing files created in DOS, Windows, UNIX for use on a Macintosh. Version 1.9 adds Microsoft Office 98 file types, the option to add text or file information before file names, automatic sequence numbering, the option of cleaning and showing invisible files, and more. The Sig Software home page is at : http://www.sigsoftware.com/ The NameCleaner web page is at : http://www.sigsoftware.com/namecleaner/ Thank you, Gideon Greenspan Sig Software gdg@sigsoftware.com http://www.sigsoftware.com/

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@pearce.com STARNINE INCLUDES FREE GOLIVE CYBERSTUDIO PERSONAL EDITION WITH WEBSTAR AND UPGRADES -- Award-Winning Authoring Software Included Free With WebSTAR For a Limited Time; GoLive CyberStudio Professional Edition Now Also Available in Bundle Up Discount Program -- BERKELEY, Calif., September 23, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. today announced it will include a free copy of GoLive CyberStudio Personal Edition with WebSTAR and WebSTAR Upgrade packages ordered now through the end of October, or while supplies last. GoLive CyberStudio Personal Edition is an easy-to-use site authoring and management tool that includes visual layout and design, advanced site management, and powerful HTML and JavaScript Source Code Editing. This free offer is in effect through October 31st, or while supplies last, at (http://www.starnine.com/). StarNine also announced that it now offers CyberStudio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joanne Sperans Hartzell Sun Microsystems, Inc. (650) 786-5404 joanne.hartzell@sun.com Theresa Hanlon Thomas Associates, Inc. for Sun: (650) 596-2700 theresa@thomaspr.com SUN MICROSYSTEMS ISSUES BETA VERSION OF JAVA 3D PROGRAMMING TOOL FOR FREE DOWNLOAD, TESTING 1000s of Developers Already Working with Alpha Code; Beta Code Is Now Available to Everyone for Free Testing PALO ALTO, Calif - September 22, 1998 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that it has made the beta version of its Java 3D (TM) application programming interface (API) available on the Sun (TM) Website (sun.com/desktop/java3d) for free download and evaluation to anyone interested in exploring the new technology. The 3D development tool is based on open standards and is easy to use, making it an ideal choice for developers who want to create 3D content and leverage it across multiple platforms without enduring the steep learning curve of other 3D APIs. The Java 3D API is a...

For Immediate Release NetBeans Bundles Cloudscape with Leading Programming Environment Oakland, CA and Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 1998-NetBeans, Inc. and Cloudscape(TM) Inc. announced today that NetBeans, Inc. will bundle Cloudscape's embeddable Java-based object relational database with upcoming releases of the NetBeans IDE. Founded on the principle of Java innovation, NetBeans is the first company to offer an all-Java IDE based on Swing/JFC. Cloudscape offers the industry's first embeddable Java database, designed to be invisibly embedded within applications as a local data manager. The Cloudscape database will be bundled with NetBeans Developer 2.0, allowing users of NetBeans Developer 2.0 to create Java applications that integrate a fully functional, yet lightweight object-relational database manager. The integrated product is expected to be available in November 1998. NetBeans Developer 2.0, written entirely in the Java(TM) language and based on Sun's Java Foundation...

Canadian Developer Releases 'Wired Sprite' Tool for Embedding Directional Stereo Sound in QTVR Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, September 21, 1998 - Squamish Media Group, Inc., today announced the release of its newest product, soundsaVR, a tool designed to allow content creators to accurately place directional stereo sounds into QTVR panoramic movies. soundsaVR is a fast and inexpensive way to add sound to photographic or rendered single node and multi node QTVR movies. soundsaVR can import sampled music, voice-overs, sound effects, MIDI tracks, or any file in sound formats supported by QT3.0, to enhance the immersive experience of QTVR with realistic directional stereo sound. Using Apple's 'wired sprite' technology and proprietary directional sound enhancements developed by Squamish Media Group, soundsaVR allows the embedding of directional stereo sounds directly into 1.0 or 2.0 QTVR movies. The user can then assign multiple sounds to each node, set the direction and volume of...