September 2, 1999 For more information, please contact: Joy Hsu 949-261-2800 joy.hsu@sonnettech.com SONNET ANNOUNCES G4 UPGRADES IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. SEPTEMBER 2, 1999. Sonnet Technologies, the leading manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple Macintosh computers, announces its most recent developments of G4 upgrades in speeds of 400, 450, and 500 MHz. This new line of G4 upgrades will be compatible with most PCI Power Macs, from 7300 Power Macs to platinum G3 models, as well as early versions of Blue and White G3s. For those who own a Blue and White G3, Sonnet will offer a free utility on its website to test for G4 upgradeability. The new Sonnet G4 upgrades provide Motorola Power PC G4 performance with AltiVec technology. Those who run Adobe Photoshop, video authoring, and advanced scientific applications will benefit from the G4 upgrades. Installation is as simple as plugging in the new processor upgrade card in place of the old one, as is characteristic of all Sonnet...

XLR8 ANNOUNCES SUPERCOMPUTING UPGRADES AND A NEW VERSION OF ITS "CACHE BLASTING" SOFTWARE XLR8's G4 upgrades MACh Carrier G4 and MACh Speed G4z are being reviewed online today! Version 1.4 of MACh Speed Control offers new AltiVec and G4 features ATLANTA, GA - - On the shoulders of Apple's introduction of G4 with its AltiVec velocity engine, XLR8, the award-winning leader in Macintosh performance and peripherals, announced the availability of its newest upgrade, XLR8 MACh Carrier G4. This new technology builds on XLR8's patent pending designs with plug and play performance for all "beige" Power Macintosh systems from the Power Mac 7300 through the Power Macintosh G3 and clones. XLR8 enhances this package with custom G4 and AltiVec utilities, and additional AltiVec performance enhancements for the leading graphics application, Adobe Photoshop. "We're pushing the technology forward, and we're thrilled to be leading the performance curve with Apple," said Gary Dailey, Director of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Equilibrium Extends DeBabelizer Product Line to Home Users and Business Professionals DeBabelizer LE offers low-cost introduction to world standard in digital media conversion and optimization SAN FRANCISCO (Seybold Booth 3849), August 31, 1999 - Equilibrium today announced the immediate availability of Equilibrium DeBabelizer LE, a low-cost introduction to DeBabelizer, the world standard in digital media conversion and optimization. Equilibrium DeBabelizer LE will provide home digital imaging enthusiasts and business users access to professional image optimization and conversion tools without the full range of DeBabelizer's automation and compression functionality at an estimated street price of just $49.95 (U.S.). To save users time and money, DeBabelizer LE will be available through a secure on-line download system provided by Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV). Equilibrium DeBabelizer LE is based on the capabilities found in the full version of Equilibrium...

Apple Unveils Power Mac G4 and Cinema Display - The Ultimate System for Publishing Professionals QuickTimeTV Adds New Channels from Rhino and Warner Bros. Records iBook Pre-orders Top 140,000 in 40 days SEYBOLD SAN FRANCISCO-August 31, 1999-During the kick-off keynote today, Apple introduced the Power Mac G4, its new line of professional desktop computers which deliver supercomputer-level performance on a desktop, and the Apple Cinema Display, a spectacular 22-inch LCD flat panel that is the largest LCD display ever brought to market. Together, they create the ultimate system for publishing professionals. The Power Mac G4 is the first personal computer in history to deliver supercomputer-level performance of over one billion floating-point operations per second (gigaflops). The Power Mac G4 is powered by the revolutionary new PowerPC G4 chip architected by Apple, Motorola and IBM, which incorporates a new execution unit named the Velocity Engine-the heart of a supercomputer...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METACREATIONS ANNOUNCES CARRARA, NEXT-GENERATION 3D SOFTWARE FOR PRINT, VIDEO AND THE WEB Complete 3D Modeling and Animation Solution From the Creators of Ray Dream Studio and Infini-D San Francisco, Calif., (SEYBOLD) August 31, 1999 -MetaCreations Corporation (Nasdaq: MCRE), the Creative Web company, today announced Carrara 1.0, a complete 3D modeling and animation solution for print, video and the Web. Expected for release later this fall, Carrara evolves from nearly a decade of MetaCreations' 3D development experience with products such as Ray Dream and Infini-D. Carrara will provide a comprehensive, high-end feature set coupled with a blazingly fast rendering engine and revolutionary work-flow approach, SmartFlow. Carrara will enable the ultimate creative freedom for 3D artists and designers, as well as 2D creative professionals moving into the world of 3D. Carrara will become a significant component in MetaCreations' family of 3D products that includes Bryce...

For Immediate Release MACROMEDIA BRINGS ABILITY TO EXPORT FLASH WEB CONTENT TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR USERS Macromedia Flash Writer Lets Adobe Illustrator Users Natively Publish Vector Content to the Internet Using Flash Industry Standard Seybold San Francisco 99 - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - August 30, 1999 -- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced Macromedia Flash Writer, a free downloadable plug-in for Adobe Illustrator, which will enable Illustrator users to save their artwork natively to the Flash Player file format (SWF). Illustrator users will now be able to immediately deploy their artwork to the Web without having to reformat it as a bitmapped file. Flash(TM) is the industry standard for high-impact, vector-based Web sites that deliver motion, sound, interactivity, and graphics. Eighty-three percent of Web surfers can view Flash content online without having to download and install a player, according to a recent NPD Online Research survey conducted in June. Based on current...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farallon Ships SkyLINE(tm) Wireless PC Card for Cross-Platform Networking 802.11 Wireless Connectivity for Macintosh PowerBooks & PC Notebooks SAN LEANDRO, Calif. August 30th, 1999 - Farallon Communications, Inc., developer of reliable, plug-and-play networking solutions for Macs and PCs, ships SkyLINE Wireless PC Card for portable computers. Farallon's SkyLINE Wireless PC Card provides both Macintosh PowerBook and PC notebook users access to network resources such as file servers, email, printers and the Internet without wires. "SkyLINE is the best wireless card I've tested," exclaims Grant Balkema, Faculty Technology Coordinator, Biology Department Boston College. "The feature-packed Mac control panel is great -- The real-time statistics and signal strength indicator allow the local network administrator to quickly configure the optimum placement of access points, saving thousands of dollars in added hardware and engineering expenses. On top of it all,...

TRipp Lite announces industry's first Full-Feature UPS management software for the macintosh platform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago, IL (August 30, 1999)*Tripp Lite, a leading manufacturer of power protection products, introduces the first UPS management software developed exclusively to provide full-feature UPS management and control for Apple Macintosh computers. Tripp Lite's PowerAlert Software for Macintosh will allow users to view operating conditions, load, capacity and other vital UPS information in an easy-to-read graphical interface. Users can respond to such warnings as temperature and battery drain to maximize protection of their systems. PowerAlert Software allows users to set a shutdown delay in order to work through the majority of brownouts and blackouts without having to shut down their system. PowerAlert Software also performs a self-test of the UPS and allows users to automatically reboot the UPS or turn on or off AC receptacles when connected to a Macintosh computer...

NEW ONADIME SOFTWARE TO BE DISPLAYED BY APPLE AT SEYBOLD 99! Conference to Take Place from August 30 - September 3 at Moscone Center, San Francisco Onadime Revolution in Live Computer Art and Technology presents Realtime Software That Creates Original Graphic Art Generated by Music SEATTLE, WASH. -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- AUGUST 29, 1999 -- Seattle-based software company Onadime (as in, "on a dime") announced a preview of its new Onadime Compositions and Onadime Player for the Macintosh -- an exciting new software which will be displayed by Apple at the Seybold Digital Publishing Conference in Moscone Center in San Francisco, from Aug 30-Sept 3, 1999. Onadime products are real-time interactive multimedia software. Onadime Composition programs and its new Player are ready for the new Mac G4 AltiVec fast graphics chip when it is released. More information can be found at the Onadime web site, http://www.onadime.com. The Onadime Player is unique software that allows users to create...

Press Release For Immediate Release DataViz releases a FREE Upgrade for Documents To Go August 26, 1999 Trumbull, CT- DataViz Inc. released today a new version (2.002) of Documents To Go for Macintosh and Windows. This FREE upgrade adds new features, such as document bookmarking. The Macintosh version adds support for AppleWorks 5 word processing and spreadsheet files and support for contextual menus. This new version of Documents To Go will also be scriptable, allowing Mac users to automate the process of adding files to Documents To Go via AppleScript. View Office files on Your Palm Organizer Documents To Go allows Palm users to take their everyday files To Go on the Palm Organizer. Just drag word processing files and spreadsheets into the Documents To Go window on the desktop. They will automatically be converted and optimized for viewing on the Palm. There is no need to specially format the documents on the desktop. Pressing the HotSync button brings the most up-to-date version of...

NetBeans Launches Public Beta of NetBeans Developer 3.0 Entry and a Preview of Developer Pro and Enterprise August 25, 1999 Prague, Czech Republic - NetBeans, a leading vendor of Java integrated development environments (IDEs), today announced the public availability of NetBeans Developer 3.0 Entry Beta. Previews of the Developer 3.0 Pro and Developer 3.0 Enterprise versions are also available through NetBeans' Early Access Program. They contain comprehensive support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Platform, including EJB, CORBA, XML, JDBC, Servlets, and JSP. NetBeans Developer 3.0 Entry, Pro, and Enterprise can be accessed from http://www.netbeans.com and run on any Java 2 enabled platform, including NT, Solaris, and Linux. NetBeans Developer 3.0 is an open Java IDE with publicly available APIs that can be extended through plug-in modules available from both NetBeans and third parties. Each version of the IDE contains a suite of plug-in modules filled with wizards and templates to...

For Immediate Release BEADLENET INTRODUCES SOHO2000, ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET-SHARING, FIREWALL & NETWORKING SOLUTION FOR THE SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE Securely Share High-Speed Internet Access Via Cable, xDSL, Leased Line or ISDN. LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.-, April 27, 1999 BeadleNet L.L.C., a premier provider of secure Internet and networking solutions for the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and Small/Medium Business (SMB) markets, announces the SOHO2000 Series of affordable router/firewalls. The BeadleNet SOHO2000 offers a complete, all-in-one solution for users wanting to connect multiple computers together and to the Internet with total security. The product features an integrated 4-port hub for users networking needs; firewall technology, which provides security from Internet hackers; and router functions for sharing Internet access. With support for high-speed Internet access through Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)/cable modems, and leased line/ISDN modem/routers, the SOHO2000 enables...

August 25, 1999 For Immediate Release Team ASA Offers Improved Features for MacServerIP for Windows-NT at Seybold 1999 San Diego, CA -- Team ASA Inc., manufacturer of high-performance networking products for professional PrePress and Multimedia users, announces significant upgrades to Cyan Software's MacServerIP. MacServerIP is the first AppleShare type server for Windows-NT to support the Apple File Protocol over TCP/IP. MacServerIP is 200% to 400% times faster than Windows-NT Services For Macintosh (SFM). MacServerIP users access the NT server via the standard AppleShare IP Chooser interface. The upgrades include a simplified user interface, an installation wizard feature which automates the configuration of multiple network cards, and improved searching capabilities. MacServerIP has also been optimized for Windows NT cluster servers and can share volumes with millions of files. The MacServerIP product represents a significant advance in AppleShare-type (AFP) file servers for the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 1999 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO STUDIO FOR MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER New solution to provide amazingly rich yet easy to use Web application development environment Bellevue, WA--August 25, 1999--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine--today announced Lasso Studio for Macromedia Dreamweaver, the complete Web application development environment for rapidly building sophisticated database-driven Web applications. Lasso Studio for Dreamweaver will offer the first comprehensive solution for building robust dynamic Web applications entirely within Dreamweaver, a leading website authoring solution from Macromedia, Inc. Blue World will present a technology preview of Lasso Studio for Dreamweaver in the Blue World booth at the FileMaker Developer Conference in San Diego, California August 25 through August 27. "Lasso Studio for Dreamweaver will allow Web designers and Web application developers to quickly build sophisticated database-...

OLYMPUS ANNOUNCES NEW POINT & SHOOT ZOOM FILMLESS DIGITAL CAMERA Olympus D-450 Zoom Sets New Value Standard at $499 for a 1.3 Megapixel Digital Zoom Camera Olympus America Inc., Digital & Imaging Systems Group, the world leader in film and filmless photography, today announced an addition to its award-winning line of digital cameras, the D-450 Zoom. Housed in a stylish champagne gold metallic compact point & shoot body, the Olympus D-450 Zoom offers a 1.3 megapixel resolution CCD and 3X optical zoom lens at an outstanding $499 value. New significant features include: faster shot-to-shot performance; 2 frames per second burst mode; improved ISO ratings; a new LCD display with easy viewing even in bright light and from any angle; and improved flash range with slow synchronization flash. Designed with the Consumer in Mind Performance & Ease of Use Beautifully designed with the consumer in mind, the D-450 Zoom is lightweight at 9.5 ounces and very compact with dimensions...

Solana Beach, CA August 23, 1999--Nisus(R) Software Inc. is pleased to begin its new Competitive Upgrade Program for all WordPerfect(R) Macintosh users, designed to make it extremely affordable to move up to the latest version, Nisus Writer 5.1.3. This offer consists of Nisus Writer 5.1.3 (download or CD) and manual for $59.95, $40.00 off the regular retail price! According to Jerzy Lewak, CEO of Nisus Software "We want to make sure that Macintosh users, moving from WordPerfect, can choose Nisus Writer as a compelling alternative. Nisus Software is committed to the continued support of Nisus Writer and the development of other, soon to be announced, innovative software products." To take advantage of this offer, customers can visit this link to order online: http://www.nisus.com/nw/comp_upgrade.asp Customers can also call us at 800-922-2993 or fax us at 619-481- 7485. Business, corporate and institutional users interested in upgrading to a Site License for Nisus Writer should contact...

Macromedia has made two announcements this morning: - MACROMEDIA FLASH CONTENT VIEWABLE WORLDWIDE BY 83 PERCENT OF WEB USERS - MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES FLASH PLAYERS FOR UNIX Below is a brief summary of each announcement. To read each release in its entirety, go to the Macromedia press room at http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/hotoff.html MACROMEDIA FLASH CONTENT VIEWABLE WORLDWIDE BY 83 PERCENT OF WEB USERS Survey by Independent Web Research Firm Confirms Flash As Web Standard For Delivery Of High-Impact, Vector-Based Web Sites San Francisco, CA -- August 24, 1999 -- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced the results of a study by NPD Online Research, the parent company of Media Metrix, an independent research organization which found more than 83 percent of Web browsers worldwide had the Flash Player installed, enabling Web surfers to view Flash content without needing to download and install a player. Flash is the standard for creating high-impact, vector-based...

We found a last minute problem with the new Anarchie 3.6 that absolutely had to be corrected. The version control system was waiting until the old engine comes online, and as the old engine no longer exists, it's going to be waiting for quite a while... The updated Anarchie 3.6.1 is available from: ftp://the.ausmac.net/pub/mac/Communication-SW/anarchie-36.hqx The above URL is a permanent link - feel free to point links directly at it. The old FTP link to download.com is no longer available. Regards, Andrew. -------------- Perth, Western Australia -- 24 Aug 1999 -- Stairways Software Pty Ltd, today announced the release of Anarchie 3.6.1 - the new version of the premiere Macintosh Internet engine. Version 3.6.1 boasts new carbonized FTP & HTTP functionality with transfer speed increases of as much as 30% on 3.5. Anarchie 3.6.1 now offers the fastest Internet file transfer speeds of any client available on the Mac OS platform! NB: Anarchie 3.6.1 is a complete replacement of all...

Active Concepts today announced the release of Funnel Web 3.5.2 a minor revision to the leading Web Analysis application for MacOS, Windows and Unix. Version 3.5.2 has a number of minor improvements, such as a decrease in memory requirements when performing multidomain analysis and a 15% improvement in overall speed. Upgrades are free from version 3.0 and updaters can be downloaded from http://www.activeconcepts.com In related news Active Concepts also announced the opening of its San Francisco office at 59 Osgood Place to provide local support to its growing customer base as well as expand its sales and marketing operations in the United States.

MESA, Arizona, -- August 22 -- Public Access Software today releases sLog 2.1.5. sLog is an easy-to-use monitoring software that can unobtrusively collect information about the performance of your Macintosh computer. sLog 2.1.5 can record the approximate time of crashes as well as up/down time durations for usage monitoring or diagnosing problems. sLog is distributed a FAT binary in US English only. Changes in version 2.1.5 of sLog: sLog 2.1.5 features new terminology and methodology that centers around a three level base-component system for viewing and manipulating the sLog Data File, collecting various information and the monitoring of various applications, the Mac OS or even hardware. sLog 2.1.5 also includes rebranding and the Public Access Software registration code system. sLog is distributed as ShareWare with a license fee of $15 USD. Additional information for sLog and software distributions can be accessed from: (http://www.pasoftware.com/products/slog/) Tim Mityok -...

For Immediate Release: August 20, 1999 Omaha, Nebraska - Proteron, LLC today announced the preview release of N2MP3, an easy to use, full featured MP3 encoder for the Mac OS. Targeted at iBook toting students and G3 addicted audiophiles, N2MP3 gives novice and technical users alike a powerful tool for bringing digital audio to their desktop. N2MP3 aims to be the best MP3 encoder available for the Macintosh. It simplifies encoding so that the novice iMac user can enjoy the benefits of MP3, yet provides high-end hi-fi quality for the veteran MP3 fan. N2MP3's key features include: - Seamless Drag-and-Drop encoding from audio compact discs - High quality, fast MP3 encoding engine with support for VBR - Play As You Encode(TM) technology - Live CDDB support for desktop naming of discs and tracks - Support for ID3v2 tags - Integration with Panic's recently announced Audion MP3 and CD player - CD ripping for lossless audio capture - encoded MP3 files have unlimited use N2MP3 contains the...

For immediate release ANTHRO INTRODUCES THE ANTHRO iCART Anthro Corporation, the Tualatin, Oregon based manufacturer of computer furniture announces the introduction of the new Anthro iCart. Designed to compliment the iMac computer, the iCart captures the whimsy of the iMac in both shape and color. Color-coordinated to match iMac computers, the Anthro iCarts are available in blueberry, strawberry, grape, lime, and tangerine, plus a futuristic silver metallic. You can mix and match accessories and color schemes. Anthro makes a Cup Holder, Accessory Shelf, and Document Tray in those fruit-inspired iMac colors. The iCarts come in a Short model with one shelf, or choose a Tall version with 2 shelves if you need a place for your printer or other peripherals. Like all AnthroCarts, iCarts roll easily on four 2 3/8" castors, come with height adjustable shelves in 1" intervals, and have a Lifetime Warranty. iCarts easily hold 75 lbs. and are shipped the next working day. Anthro Corp. was...

The Apple Help Software Development Kit is now available from: ftp://ftp.apple.com//developer/Development_Kits/Apple_Help_1.2_SDK_1.0.s... Apple Help is Apple's new help technology for use in Mac OS 8.6 and forthcoming OS releases. Apple Help provides a lightweight HTML rendering engine capable of displaying HTML 3.2 content together with integrated QuickTime media, AppleScript automation, and full-text searching based on Sherlock technology. The SDK includes technical documentation about the Apple Help system, the tools you need to create or convert to Apple Help, as well as sample implementations, a tutorial, and style guidelines. For additional information and other resources see: Mac OS Help Technology Web site http://developer.apple.com/macos/help.html (Note: The Web is not yet reachable, but will be active soon. The SDK is available now at the FTP site.) --The Apple Help team

Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector Announces Intention to Purchase Metrowerks Inc. SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Motorola and Metrowerks Inc. (Nasdaq: MTWK; Toronto: MWK) have agreed that Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector will offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of software tools developer Metrowerks in an all cash bid at a price of U.S.$6.25 (approximately Cdn $9.25) per share, or approximately U.S.$95 million (approximately Cdn. $141 million) for the publicly traded, Canadian corporation. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Metrowerks designs, develops, markets and supports professional software development tools used by programmers to create software applications. Metrowerks' flagship product line, CodeWarrior consists of a suite of programming tools used by developers worldwide to create software in the C, C++, Java and assembly programming languages. CodeWarrior has more...