ISO Adopts QuickTime File Format as Starting Point for Developing Key Component of MPEG-4 Specification Industry Leaders Collaborate on Next Generation Multimedia Standard CUPERTINO, California--Feb. 11, 1998--Apple Computer Inc., IBM, Netscape Corp., Oracle Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced that the International Standards Organization (ISO) has adopted the companies' joint proposal to use Apple's QuickTime File Format as the starting point for the development of a unified digital media storage format for the MPEG-4 specification. The six companies now look forward to collaborating with other companies and industry bodies to further refine the specification and QuickTime file format--ensuring that MPEG-4 quickly gains market acceptance. "MPEG's decision to utilize the QuickTime file format for the MPEG-4 specification has huge benefits for users and the industry", said Ralph Rogers, Principal Analyst for Multimedia at Dataquest, San Jose. "This...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FairCom(r) releases new version of c-tree Plus(r), V6.7A, for Macintosh with conditional index support, transaction history, variable length API CONTACT: Tamra Brown, Scott Thomas FairCom Corporation (573) 445-6833 Columbia, MO -- FairCom(r) Corporation announced the latest release of c-tree Plus(r) v6.7A file handler and the FairCom Server for the Macintosh, including support for System 7.X and Mac O/S 8.X for both Native PowerPC and 68K. This new release of FairCom's C ISAM database API offers an enhanced variable length API resulting in easier and faster variable length record operations and conditional index support, which provides a means to define complex expressions and use them to filter the entries within an index. Other major features of this release include a transaction history function, which makes it possible to access the audit logs of transaction controlled files. "The new FairCom Server improves networked throughput dramatically, with benchmarked...

Tabasoft SendGraphic: On The Fly Web Graphics Builder Tabasoft SendGraphic 1.0 is a tool that allows macintosh webmasters to build on the fly (and send on the web) dynamic graphics from data embedded in HTML. Usually graphics are static images in your web site linked as "(IMG SRC..." HTML tags. Suppose that your graphics comes from dynamic data and that this data changes every day (or more). If you have static graphics you have to manually rebuild your graphics every day. With SendGraphic you can avoid this. In fact it builds graphics in real time so that they always match your data. Also with static data SendGraphic can be very useful, when you have to build many graphics and you don't want to do it manually. SendGraphic can be used in very different situations. You may want to use SendGraphic as a WSAPI HTTP Server plug-in or as an HTTP Server ACGI. SendGraphic requires a Power Macintosh, system 7 or later with QuickTime. A full version of SendGraphic is now available for download...

Press Contact: Gordy Davies Metrowerks Inc. (512) 873-4797 gdavies@metrowerks.com http://www.metrowerks.com Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior Tools for 3Com(R) PalmPilot(TM) Organizer and IBM(R) WorkPad(TM) PC Companion AUSTIN, Texas - February 3, 1998 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announced today they have begun shipping Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS(TM), the latest version of the companys popular set of development tools for building Palm Computing(R) platform applications for the 3Com PalmPilot Organizer, IBM WorkPad PC Companion, and Franklin Day Planner(R) The Palm Computing platform is an open architecture consisting of the reference hardware design, Palm OS, HotSync(R) conduit data synchronization technology, platform component tools, and software interface capabilities to support hardware add-ons. Hosted on Windows(R) 95, Windows NT(R), and Mac(R) OS, Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS boasts many new features, including: C++ support; increased support...

Mac OS Runtime for Java Bulletin Apple has just posted the Java Foundation Classes ("Swing") Early Access 0.7 software to its "Apple & Java" web site at (http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html). This software is identical to the JFC 0.7 software posted at JavaSoft's site (java.sun.com), but is packaged and organized in a format that makes it immediately usable for Macintosh developers. It has also been tweaked slightly to fix a few minor problems that affected usability on the Macintosh. JFC 0.7 requires version 2.0 of Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). This software is posted at http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html and is also included with Mac OS 8.1. Apple thanks its friends at Zero G Software (www.zerog.com) for its hard work in making this posting possible.

MRJ SDK 2.0 BULLETIN Apple's Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) SDK 2.0 is now available. It contains a collection of tools, libraries, sample code, and documentation that will make it easier for you to build better Java software for the Macintosh. The major items included are as follows: JBindery -- an application that allows you to create double-clickable Macintosh applications that execute Java code. MRJToolkit -- a library that allows you to easily add Macintosh functionality to Java applications, such as the ability to respond to Open and Quit events, locate special system folders, and set document types. JDirect -- an application programming interface that allows you to access the Macintosh toolbox directly from a Java application. JManager -- an API that allows you to embed Java content in traditional Mac OS applications. The SDK is available for downloading at the Apple & Java website at: http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glucose Declares War on Infoglut with Release of Data Hammer 1.5 Contact: Gabriel Cheifetz Glucose Development Corporation 36 S. Paca St. Suite 418 Baltimore, MD 21201 gchei@glu.com http://www.glu.com January 28, 1998-- Glucose Development Corporation today announced the immediate availability of Data Hammer 1.5, a major upgrade of its automatic text summarization device for the Macintosh. About Version 1.5 A powerful new text summarization engine, visual query execution, and round-trip web publishing top the list of features in this release. In addition to the newspaper-style headlines that version 1.0 generated, Data Hammer 1.5 uses a new summarization engine to extract a bulleted list of major topics from each section of a document. Users can also search for words or phrases and see a colored map of where they occur throughout a document. In addition, round-trip web publishing means that any web page can now be fetched, summarized, and saved as HTML all from...

Claris to Reorganize as FileMaker, Inc. CUPERTINO, California -- Jan. 27, 1998 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that its Claris subsidiary will restructure to focus exclusively on its award-winning FileMaker Pro line of database software. This restructuring will include changing the Company name to FileMaker, Inc., divesting of products other than the FileMaker Pro line, and laying-off approximately 300 Claris employees. FileMaker Pro is the most popular database software for the Macintosh and is the second most popular standalone database software for Windows, with about 3 million units sold and 2,500 developers. Sales of the FileMaker Pro line were $73 million in FY97, and $24 million in the most recent quarter which ended Dec. 26, 1997. Sales of the Windows versions more than tripled during the past two years (from $9 million to $28 million) and grew 77 percent during the most recent quarter over the same quarter a year ago. "As FileMaker, Inc. we can now focus all our...

Contact: Sam Caughron Director of Marketing 816.765.4983 x 726 sam@proteron.com FMPRO TUNER DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES PERFORMANCE OF FILEMAKER PRO Kansas City, MO. January 26, 1998 - Proteron, L.L.C. today announced the release of FMPro Tuner, a Mac OS system extension for improving the performance of Claris Corporation's FileMaker Pro. The extension, which is free for download, can be obtained directly from Proteron (http://www.proteron.com). FMPro Tuner dramatically improves the performance of FileMaker Pro when used as a networked host. Without the tuner, users logged in to a database being hosted by FileMaker can experience very slow response times, particularly when FileMaker is not the foreground application on the host. With the tuner installed, the host response times increase by as much as a factor of 20. Both FileMaker Pro 4.0 and 3.0 are supported by FMPro Tuner. Anyone who uses FileMaker Pro as a database host will benefit from the use of FMPro Tuner. Although FMPro Tuner was...

For Immediate Release Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim 2.0 is Now Shipping and Ready for Download OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- January 23, 1998 -- Tangent Systems announced today that it is now shipping BuildSim 2.0 for the PowerMacintosh and Macintosh Computers. It can be downloaded for free directly from the company ftp site. BuildSim 2.0 delivers: -- DirectConnect, a node to node connection interface for fast model contstruction. -- BuildBlocks, more than 50 to choose from to make model development easy and fast. There is no limit to the number of BuildBlocks in any simualtion. -- SystemBlocks, BuildBlocks can be "Grouped" into a one SystemBlock - our approach to heirarchical modelling. -- Simulation, 5 standard simulation algorithms are supported. Multiple simulation can be run at the same time. -- Plotting, built-in 2-D data plotting tool. Plots can also be copied and pasted into your favorite word processor. -- Analysis, several analysis tools and data modification tools are built-in...

January 22, 1998 Mac OS Software and Hardware Guide Now available as an extensive online database of Mac OS third-party products. Recent enhancements have increased its usefulness and popularity. Apple strongly encourages third parties to list their product information in this database. To submit a product or product update, simply click the "Submit a Product" title in the left column of the web page: http://www.macsoftware.apple.com/

Apple is quietly overhauling its websites. There's a new end user website for Java: http://www.apple.com/macos/java Apple will continue to run applejava.apple.com for the developer information until we can migrate the rest of the developer content to its new home.

MACROMEDIA CELEBRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SHOCKWAVE Company Continues to Improve Web Experience with Smart Shockwave San Francisco, CA-January 19, 1998-Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today celebrated the second anniversary of Shockwave with the release of Smart Shockwave. Through the use of JavaScript, Smart Shockwave allows users to automatically download, install and play the most current version of Shockwave without ever having to leave the intended Web site. Shockwave remains one of the top playback technologies on the Web. In 1997, over 37 million Shockwave players (Flash and Director combined) were successfully downloaded from Macromedia's Web site. Shockwave downloads continue to break records with over 1 million downloads per week in recent months. "Shockwave makes the Web come alive," states Richard Glosser, senior vice president of Columbia TriStar Interactive. "Fans of our movie and TV sites demand to be entertained and Shockwave allows us to deliver to millions of...

CLEARWAY SHIPS FIRESITE WEB SITE ACCELERATOR AND WEB HOSTING SYSTEM 2.2 -- Blazing Web Site Performance Using Affordable Internet Connections. Includes Complete Web Hosting System, Now Optimized for "G3" Chips -- ClearWay Technologies today shipped version 2.2 of their FireSite(TM) Web Site Accelerator, optimized for Web servers using the lightning-fast PowerPC 750 ("G3") chip. Using a patent-pending replication and caching system, FireSite 2.2 can accelerate slower Web sites, such as those using ISDN lines, to blazing "T-1" speeds, maximizing Web site performance and slashing costs. The new version includes a complete commercial Web hosting system for running multiple high-performance Web sites on a single FireSite server, using Apple's OpenTransport network stack. Thirty-day demos are available from: (http://www.clearway.com/pages/demos.html) ClearWay provides free technical support to all demo users. FireSite version 2.2 is a FREE (and recommended) upgrade for all existing owners...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Whitney DevDepot 805-494-9797 x 105 marketing@devdepot.com DevDepot Offers the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio Bundled with Kaidan Products WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- January 16, 1998 -- DevDepot, announced today it will offer the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio bundled with Kaidan. The bundling of QuickTime with Kaidan comes at a great time as both received great reviews at Macworld Expo - San Francisco last week. The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is now available for only $299 with the purchase of KiWi+, QuickPan Magnum, or Magellan QC from DevDepot between now and January 31, 1998. This is a savings of approximately $95 over the typical retail price. Currently, DevDepot does not sell QTVRAS separately (although it will if Apple decides to distribute the product through developer channels). This offer is not available with the purchase of the standard KiWi. Additionally, upgrades from the original VR Suite are not available. Order your Kaidan QTVRAS...

For Immediate Release STARNINE ANNOUNCES NEW PARENT COMPANY AND NAMES NEW PRESIDENT -- Acquisition Provides Autonomy and Opens Door to New Product Development -- BERKELEY, Calif., January 14, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced the immediate sale of StarNine to Platinum Equity Holdings. Scott Steward, formerly vice president sales and marketing, was also named as the new president of StarNine. Platinum Equity Holdings, StarNine's new parent company, is expected to allow StarNine to operate autonomously, deciding upon its own company strategy and product direction. StarNine develops, publishes and markets Internet server software, content creation tools, electronic commerce software and email connectivity products. Under Platinum Equity Holdings, StarNine will continue to develop Internet-related software and expand upon it's popular WebSTAR product line. "This is great news for our customers because it allows us to be...

Press Contact: John O'Fallon Phone: (630) 830-1113 Fax: (630) 830-1262 E-Mail: john@maxum.com Maxum Development Announces Release Of NetForms 2.5 Upgrade January 13, 1998 -- Maxum Development Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh Web server tools, announces the release of NetForms 2.5, a major revision to the popular Web server forms-handling application. NetForms, along with it's sister product NetCloak, was the first commercial Web server tool ever introduced for Macintosh. The new version adds dozens of new capabilities, improved support for the wide range of servers available for the Mac OS, improved security, and more. NetForms 2.5 begins shipping today, and a demonstration version and upgrade package can be downloaded from "www.maxum.com". "We've improved virtually every aspect of NetForms with this release," said Chris Patterson, Product Manager for NetForms at Maxum Deveopment. "There are new commands, extensions to old commands, more robust e-mail handling,...

Macromedia and Oracle to Combine Efforts to Establish Open Enterprise Learning Standards and Learning Content Reuse Providing choice for customers is key objective as companies plan to join ranks to promote open learning standards. Pensacola, FL, January 12, 1998 -- Macromedia and Oracle Corp. announced today that they are planning to collaborate on the Reusable Content Objects (RCO) format for online learning and enterprise learning standards. Additionally, Oracle plans to implement the Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) interoperability standard in its Oracle* Learning Architecture (OLA). This announcement was made at a meeting of AICC, the committee that has overseen the specification since 1993. "The learning industry will benefit greatly from the adoption of these new standards and the ability of Oracle and Macromedia products to work together. We're extremely pleased that Oracle and Macromedia have joined forces to unite the industry around a core standard of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOP WEB TOOLS EMBRACE THE SOUND OF 'BEATNIK' Easy ways for Web authors to add Headspace's interactive music technology to their pages San Mateo, CA, January 12,1998* Headspace Inc.(r), a provider of next-generation technology for Internet audio, announced today that Macromedia Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, and Random Noise Coda have each added support for Headspace's Beatnik(tm) technology in their popular Web site authoring tools. Beatnik provides very high audio quality with minimal download times. It enables sound effects and high-fidelity stereo music files to be woven into a Web page, resulting in a more compelling and personalized user experience. Beatnik's inclusion in high-level HTML authoring tool packages now makes these interactive features available to hundreds of thousands of Web page designers via an approachable drag and drop interface. "Headspace has created the highest sound quality and most efficient music format for the Web," said Mike Goos,...

Due a power failure that prevented several news sources from getting this release, StarNine is re-releasing this announcement. ------ For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 Email: naomi@well.com STARNINE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC BETA OF WEBSTAR 3.0 -- Major Upgrade To Popular Web Server Includes New Interface, FTP and Proxy Servers, Multi-homing Support, WebObjects Adapter, and More -- BERKELEY, Calif., December 6, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced the immediate public availability of the beta version of WebSTAR 3.0, scheduled for final release in January. This major upgrade to the award-winning Web server software for the Mac OS(tm) includes new FTP and Proxy servers, multi-homing, a revamped WebSTAR Admin interface and support for the latest Internet standards including HTTP 1.1, Javasoft's Java(tm) Servlet API and WebObjects. A beta version of WebSTAR 3.0 can now be freely downloaded...

PR Announcing "The MacDirectory" Are your tired of hearing "There is no software for the Mac?" I have decided to do something about it, hence "The MacDirectory". The goal is to publish a monthly directory of software available for the Mac. The directory will be in ezine format, indexed searchable and printable. It will be open to commercial software, shareware and freeware listings. The directory may be freely uploaded to any BBS or distributed on any CDROM distribution. To find out more about having your product listed, email me at mailto:lnjordan@sprynet.com In the subject put "Info MacDirectory" Thanks Lem Jordan

Installer VISE Delivers Active Web Install Capabilities To Internet Explorer 4.0 For Macintosh LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- January 5, 1998: MindVision Software, the leading provider of installer creation tools for the Macintosh platform, today announces that Microsoft has chosen MindVision's new Active Web Installer technology for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh. Internet Explorer 4.0 users will greatly benefit from technical breakthroughs that seamlessly address data transfer rate, interrupted connections, and various hardware configurations for a convenient, trouble-free download and installation over the Web. End users frequently do not need all the files contained in an installer. Previously, online users faced an often-daunting task of either downloading complete installers or choosing just the right installer for their system. MindVision's Active Web Installer technology simplifies the user experience by first downloading a small installer which can retrieve just the...

BE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF FRANK BOOSMAN AS VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPER RELATIONS MENLO PARK, Calif. (January 6, 1998) -- Be., Inc. today announced the appointment of software industry veteran Frank Boosman as Vice President, Developer Relations, effective immediately. Mr. Boosman brings with him ten years' experience in product development and product marketing roles at a variety of software businesses, ranging from small start-ups to established corporations. In his role at Be, Mr. Boosman will be responsible for all aspects of the company's relationship with companies and people developing software for the Be Operating System (BeOS). "Of course, we're delighted to have Frank join the Be team," said Alex Osadzinski, Be's Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We're obsessed with developing and maintaining excellent, productive relationships with our developers, and Frank clearly shares this mindset and has the experience necessary to be successful." "I consider it to be a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Whitney MacTech Magazine 805-494-9797 x105 marketing@mactech.com Get A Free T-shirt With A MacTech(r) CD-ROM Demonstration at Macworld San Francisco, January 6 - January 9, 1998. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- January 5, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, the publisher of MacTech Magazine, today announced that it will be giving away a free T-shirt with a demonstration of the MacTech CD-ROM (while supplies last). As one of the first CD-ROM publishers, MacTech Magazine has continually updated its historical CD with an extensive library of reference material, hundreds of megabytes of source code, special offers with developer demos, and much more. The MacTech CD, includes every article from MacTech magazine from 1984 through 1997. It has the entire history of develop. The CD also has the original Inside Macintosh, and the most complete set of FrameWorks archives known (the publication of the late Software FrameWorks Association). Starting with the May, 1997...