iForm 1.0 -- The Versatile Little Forms Server Setauket, NY, March 1999 - Limit Point Software introduces iForm 1.0 for Mac OS, the elegant but affordable little forms processor for intranet and internet. Simple storefronts, guest books, surveys, quizzes, mailing lists -- all are good jobs for iForm but its applications are limitless. iForm messengers any form's results to multiple e-mail destinations, then warehouses the form's results in a text-and-tabs data archive for database import. Plus, iForm will messenger multiple attachments -- HTML, PDF, images, audio, video and more -- and even optionally auto-binhex any file format on the fly. And no mail server or web server required -- iForm will serve forms from any Mac on your TCP/IP network independent of, or as a complement to your web server. In the spirit of Boolean Search 2, iForm reflects Limit Point's philosophy of custom-fit solutions. iForms may sport custom graphics and any form element in any quantity -- pop-ups, check...

News Release OPERA SOFTWARE AND TROLL TECH AGREE TO MAKE OPERA, THE POPULAR WEB BROWSER, AVAILABLE ON THE SUCCESSFUL LINUX PLATFORM. Oslo, Norway, - 2. March, 1999 - Troll Tech AS, producer of the Qt cross-platform application framework and Opera Software AS, producer of Opera, the fastest and most user friendly Internet browser, today announced a cooperative development effort to make Opera available on the increasingly popular Linux platform. This initiative between the two companies, Opera Software AS and Troll Tech AS, is taken to secure a rapid offering of the Opera web browser on the Linux platform. The first prototype will be showcased this week at the Linux World Expo in San Jose. The Linux version of Opera is based on Qt, Troll Tech's widely used cross-platform application framework. Troll Tech started the porting of the user interface and the general framework three weeks ago, and has already produced a working prototype. The development team consisted of seven Troll Tech...

Stairways releases OTSessionWatcher 2.0 Perth, Western Australia -- 3 March 1999 -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the release of version 2.0 of OTSessionWatcher an update to our Open Transport Stream debugging utility. What is OTSessionWatcher? OTSessionWatcher allows you to examine the data transmitted through Open Transport UDP and TCP streams. This is useful for debugging network applications and network problems, learning about networking protocols, or watching for strange or unwanted TCP traffic. If you have ever wondered what your computer was saying when it was talking to other machines on the network, this program is the answer. OTSessionWatcher is one of those simple, powerful tools that makes you wonder how you ever lived without it. OTSessionWatcher requires a PowerPC (Power Macintosh or clone) and Open Transport 1.1.1 or later. What's New? OTSessionWatcher 2.0 adds support for watching UDP streams as well as displaying more complete stream information...

Stairways releases RumorMill 1.2 Perth, Western Australia -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the release of version 1.2 of RumorMill, its shareware Mac OS News (NNTP) server. What is RumorMill? RumorMill is a news (NNTP) server. The News protocol is ideally suited to public discussion, and RumorMill is designed to make it easy to create (and remove) local or shared Newsgroups. RumorMill (and other NNTP) servers can easily be linked together to create a wide spanning communication network. RumorMill is ideal for business groups, schools, universities and any one else who is interested in a simple, scalable and widely supported means of providing group discussion. RumorMill can easily mix USENET newsgroups with local or off-site newsgroups which can be selectively pulled or fed from multiple servers. RumorMill can be Remotely Administered, supports Newswatcher Prefs and Newsrc files and it has a small memory footprint. Amongst other security features RumorMill has Site...

Solana Beach, California---March 1, 1999--In honor of its 15th year anniversary, Nisus(R) Software Inc. announces the FREE release of its blazingly-fast and tiny word processing application, Nisus Compact. According to Jerzy Lewak CEO, "We are giving away another software title from our high quality line of Macintosh(R) products. Macintosh users can download Nisus Compact for FREE and get a taste of word processing at its best and most efficient. In these days of bloated software, Nisus Compact is a refreshing reminder of how powerful and useful a small application can be." Nisus Compact has many of the features of its big brother Nisus Writer 5.1.3, but is almost as small as SimpleText(TM). At a mere 1.1 MB for the full download, it's amazing that this tiny application can do so much! Here are just a few Nisus Compact features: FILES COMPATIBLE WITH NISUS WRITER: You can interchange fully formatted files between the two applications. FLUID GRAPHICS: Paste graphics as characters or on...

ColorSync 2.6 Now Available for Download New Version Includes Enhanced Support for AppleScript and Popular Internet Image Formats SEYBOLD, BOSTON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of ColorSync 2.6, the latest version of the Company's color-management work flow software for publishing and design professionals. ColorSync 2.6 includes significant enhancements to AppleScript integration; support for color management of popular Internet standards like JPEG and GIF image formats; and updated Photoshop plug-ins. ColorSync 2.6 is available for free download today at http://www.apple.com/colorsync. Apple also announced the availability of the ColorSync Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows, which will allow hardware and software developers to create ColorSync-compatible products for Windows platforms. "ColorSync is the leading software for managing color with over one million users, including professional publishers like PEOPLE and Kinko's who...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VSE HTML TURBO 2.1 UPDATE (Bonn, Germany, March 3rd, 1999). Voget Selbach Entertainment (VSE) announced today that a new version of its popular Mac OS based shareware HTML optimizer VSE HTML Turbo is now available. VSE HTML Turbo is a tool that optimizes HTML documents so that they become much smaller and load much more quickly into web browsers. It is the winner of Mac Now's Editor's Choice Award and it has received 4 stars from MacNN and 4 Logos from Applelinks. The new version fixes several bugs, uses Navigation Services if installed, recognizes PNG images and offers severall small improvements. Further information can be found at "http://vse-online.com/turbo.html". PRICING VSE HTML Turbo is available for $49.95. You can order it online at "http://vse-online.com/order". DOWNLOAD AND DISTRIBUTION VSE HTML Turbo 2.1 can now be downloaded at "http://vse-online.com/download.html". The application can be included free of charge on cover CD-ROM's of computer...

For Immediate Release For more information: Katie Graunke info@stone.com 505-345-4800 Stone Design Announces Web Colors(tm) 1.0 For Mac OS X Server and Yellow Box Boston March 2, 1999 - Veteran Mac OS X/Yellow Box developers, Stone Design, announced the handy color picking tool, Web Colors, and its companion Stone Web Color Lists, for Mac OS X Server and Web Objects for NT today. Chief engineer at Stone Design and author of Web Colors 1.0, Andrew Stone said, "This application allows Internet content designers to have quick and easy access to the colors that will look best globally." Web Colors helps web designers select colors that look good on the vast majority of low grade color monitors used throughout the world. Since most color displays only support 256 colors, the colors in the palette provided in Web Colors are guaranteed to be rendered in one solid color. There are millions of possible RGB color combinations, but these RGB triples will not be dithered, and thus will...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PARAGON SOFTWARE RELEASES OAK CORBA ORB FOR APPLE OS X SERVER PLATFORM VIENNA, VA - MARCH 2, 1999 - Paragon Software Inc., a leading provider of CORBA technology for Apple products, has released a version of its OAK CORBA ORB package for Apple's new OS X Server platform announced today at the Seybold show in Boston. The OAK CORBA ORB is a complete, enterprise-class CORBA development suite for building and deploying CORBA-compatible solutions. It features many exclusive capabilities that make it a compelling choice for OS X Server developers, including: * Seamless integration with Apple Project Builder using the new OAK Project Builder Wizard * YellowBox Java code generation that allows direct use of CORBA objects in WebObjects Builder * Objective-C support for easy, integrated CORBA development with Objective-C-based systems The OAK CORBA ORB has been the premier CORBA option for Apple platforms since 1994. The OAK CORBA ORB is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Polar Orbit Software Announces PRAM Battery Checker for Macintosh San Francisco, Calif., March 1, 1999 -- Polar Orbit Software announces the release of a new utility for Macintosh computers, PRAM Battery Checker v1.0. This software will warn the computer user if the internal battery that backs up the important Parameter Ram (PRAM) dies. If this battery fails this information can become corrupted causing system disruption or errors. The software checks the system at startup time and will inform the user if the battery has died, otherwise the user will notice nothing out of the ordinary. PRAM Battery Checker is perfect for lab or corporate environments where many Macintosh computers are deployed. It will allow you to catch a major source of easily prevented system errors. It is also a useful utility for people who help out less savvy computer users who might not realize that this battery exists. The program can be downloaded from the Polar Orbit web page at: (http...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PALM COMPUTING-BASED ROUTER CONFIGURATOR BY CLAIRVOYANT SOFTWARE SAVES TIME, MONEY AND SPACE FOR NETWORK MANAGERS GoFigure! Quickly Installs and Configures CISCO Routers On First American Title's Statewide WAN Anywhere, Anytime , Automates Tedious, Time-Consuming Tasks Sunnyvale, CA - March 1, 1999 - Clairvoyant Software's GoFigure! router configuration software is saving First American Title Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon time and money in maintaining and expanding its 30-sight wide area network. GoFigure! is the first GUI product allowing network system managers and engineers to configure Cisco routers using Palm Pilot or PalmIII hand-held computers. Introduced in November 1998, GoFigure! addresses a router's set-up and get-running configuration parameters by automating tedious and time-consuming tasks. It's a valuable, portable tool for anyone configuring Cisco routers. Providing real estate title insurance services throughout the state of Oregon, First...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sonic Systems Announces SonicWALL PRO Internet Security Appliance Bringing high performance, comprehensive security to branch offices and large, single-site networks SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 1, 1999 -- Sonic Systems, Inc., provider of Internet security for small to medium size companies, today announced SonicWALL PRO, a high-performance Internet security appliance for Fast Ethernet networks. SonicWALL PRO provides Internet security, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and content filtering with high performance hardware to meet the needs of large networks. SonicWALL PRO offers branch offices and large, single-site networks a comprehensive security system to combat intruders and secure important business data. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, large networks comprise only one percent of all networks. Nine percent are medium-size enterprises and 90 percent are categorized as small networks. Yet most security products in today's marketplace are...

Blue World Announces GoLive Talk Email Discussion Forum February 28, 1999 - Blue World is pleased to announce the launch of the new GoLive Talk email discussion forum. GoLive Talk is a free interactive email discussion forum providing users of Adobe's GoLive website authoring product a venue for sharing tips, techniques and user-to-user support as well as serving the GoLive community with the latest information pertaining to Adobe GoLive and companion products. As all posts to GoLive Talk are automatically archived in a database searchable via the Web (http://listsearch.blueworld.com/golivetalksearch.lasso), the service provides one of the most exhaustive resource of information to those interested in maximizing their understanding of the Adobe GoLive product. Blue World cordially invites interested parties to join GoLive Talk today simply by sending email to requests@blueworld.com with "subscribe golive" in the message body. GoLive Talk complements other popular email discussion...

Graham Cox, a private individual, today announces the latest upgrade to the popular and free C++ framework for Macintosh, MacZoop. Now in version 2.0, MacZoop has been extensively rewritten and simplified to help make creating Macintosh applications even easier and more rewarding than ever before. Version 2.0 has been extensively tested and peer reviewed for the first time to ensure the highest quality code and most bug-free release made to date. MacZoop can be downloaded from the following site: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~corbe/MacZoop/MacZoop.html and is also available on these mirrors: http://www.wulfden.org/MacZoop http://www.coriolis.ch/MacZoop What is MacZoop? MacZoop is a C++ application framework for the Macintosh. Unlike large frameworks such as MacApp, PowerPlant, etc, MacZoop is small and lightweight, focussed on the needs of beginners and smaller projects. MacZoop is designed to be compiled with Metrowerks' CodeWarrior, but will compile with other ANSI compliant C++...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MetaCreations' New Tool for Next-Generation Web Advertising Now Available via the Internet Headline Studio -- Ready for Immediate Purchase and Download from the Company's Web Site -- Brings Powerful Broadcast-Quality Animation to Web Banners Carpinteria, CA - February 25, 1999 - MetaCreations Corporation (Nasdaq: MCRE) announced today the immediate availability of dynamic new software for Web design professionals seeking to create animated, broadcast-quality Web advertising banners. The first MetaCreations product to be offered online for users to buy and download, Headline Studio is available now via the Internet for both Windows and Macintosh platforms. To purchase, simply visit MetaCreations' new electronic software purchase and delivery area on the company Web site at http://www.metacreations.com/products/hls. MetaCreations Headline Studio contains all the necessary tools in an easily accessible format to quickly create high-impact, animated GIF banner ads...

The authors of Rotating Ads for Lasso announce Human Resources/Public Relations (HR/PR) for Lasso. An easy to implement, easy to maintain system to administer the timely addition and deletion of employment opportunities and press releases from your web site. No more trying to re-invent the wheel, this solution can be up and running in minutes. With our easy-to-use web-based administration module, you can quickly add new entries and delete old ones right in your web browser. Special feature for ISP's: HR/PR for Lasso is designed to run on multiple web sites. Give each of your clients their own Unique ID Code, and they can each administer their own News and Job Openings web pages all in ONE database! All entries are kept separated by company, so your clients will never see anything but their own information, just like you designed it especially for them. Features * Easy to implement * Web based administration * Handles multiple web sites * Works on any page served by Lasso * No limit on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering releases Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker Pro Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, February 23, 1999--Troi Automatisering today announced the release of Troi Serial Plug-in 1.0, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 (or later) on both on Mac OS and Windows. This plug-in gives FileMaker Pro easy and powerful access to one (or more) of the computer's serial ports and works completely cross platform. The plug-in can read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly from FileMaker without the need of a separate application. Peter Baanen, company president, states that "Based on user feedback we've included an extra Caller ID example database and a brand new ToASCII function. This makes starting with the plug-in even easier". Suggested Use Suggested uses for this plug-in are connecting to a modem, custom switchboard dialing, caller ID, credit card swiping, controlling external devices, data acquisition and data transfer. Key features of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE StoneTable Version 4.0 provides support for formulas and AppleEvents in Tables. Portland, OR--Feb 22, 1999--StoneTablet Publishing today announced the release of StoneTable Version 4.0. This release provides a major step forward giving the Macintosh developer access to functionality never before available on the Macintosh platform in a simple and easy form for integration into their applications. Building upon an API similar to that used by the List Manager, StoneTable now provides nearly 250 functions and dozens of options (color, fonts, styles, titles, grid lines, etc.) to the developer to display a wide range of data (text, check boxes, pop up menus, twist down lists, application defined data, etc.) in a simple and consistent way. Applications using StoneTable provide their users a natural interface similar to that found in major spreadsheet applications or other applications that display data in tables. These are just some of the improvements found in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @soft releases MacAMP Lite 1.5 Lugano, Switzerland, Feb 20, 1999 -- @soft announces a new version of its award-winning product, MacAMP Lite. MacAMP Lite is an innovative audio multimedia player for the MacOS, featuring a small and easy to use interface, plugin architecture, playlist support, timer, and more. The application with a particulary low memory requirements (only 1200 Kb for best performance) and a wide range of supported sound formats, including CD Audio, MP3, IT, MOD, XM, MIDI and more, promises to be an outstanding tool for every Mac user. The user interface for the program is made of a single control strip-like window, floating above all other applications, allowing easy access to most of MacAMP Lite's features, such as playlist, play, stop, forward and rewind buttons. Users can also customize MacAMP Lite with custom appearance files, called "Skins", that greatly change the look of the player. MacAMP Lite makes use of a new technology invented by @...

IncWell Unveils NetAnimator - Smart Animations for Web, Windows Desktop February 18, 1999. Chandler, Arizona. IncWell DMG, Ltd of Chandler, Arizona, makers of the advanced, multimedia development environment SuperCard, unveiled its first Windows based authoring product, IncWell NetAnimator for Windows 1.0. IncWell NetAnimator is an easy to use tool for creating compact, interactive multimedia animations. Users create text and import artwork as members in a mixed time and path based environment. Objects can move and respond to clicks, opening web pages or playing different parts of the animation. After a NetAnimation is created, it can be exported for playback on the web using a Java applet, ActiveX control, or as a standard Windows 95/98 screen saver, allowing easy content reuse and branding of corporate web sites and desktops. At a download price of $59.95 from the IncWell DMG, Ltd web site (http://www.incwell.com ), IncWell NetAnimator puts authoring power into the hands of new web...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 1999 CONTACT: Karl Bunker Iron Software karlbunker@ironsoftware.com http://www.ironsoftware.com PhoneTech 1.0 released Powerful Macintosh Phone Utility Karl Bunker and Iron Software announce the release of a new utility that will ease the life of anyone who makes phone calls while working at their Mac. PhoneTech is a versatile utility that provides many powerful phone-related technologies that usually require expensive software, special hardware, or both. Working through any ordinary modem, PhoneTech provides the following features: * Includes a compact and easy to use "Phone Book" with which you can store any number of names and phone numbers for quick access. * "Keep trying" technology: if the line is busy or there is no answer, PhoneTech can retry the number periodically until you get through. You don't even have to pick up the phone until you're successfully connected. * System wide hotkey allows you to switch instantly between your modem (for...

ALADDIN SHIPS SPRING CLEANING 3.0- THE #1 MAC UNINSTALLER CLEANS FASTER, EASIER AND SAFER WITH INCREASED SEARCH SPEEDS, IMPROVED INTERFACE AND NEW RESTORE FEATURE Spring Cleaning 3.0 Is Now Faster And More Powerful At Helping Users Safely Organize Their Applications, Files, Folders And Fonts For Maximum Efficiency Watsonville, CA-February 17, 1999- Aladdin Systems, Inc., today announced Spring Cleaning(tm) 3.0 is now shipping. Spring Cleaning is the number one uninstaller for the Macintosh, and version 3.0 provides twelve easy utilities to help users clean their hard drive by searching for and removing unneeded files, applications, folders, and fonts. Spring Cleaning 3.0 has increased speed and performance and its new features include the ability to restore items, check for damaged files, search for invisible files, and a bonus application, Aladdin Desktop Magician(tm). "Becoming more efficient and organized are everyone's goals, and Spring Cleaning is the best solution for relieving...

SPEEDLAN 10 MBPS WIRELESS BRIDGE SAME RELIABILITY, LOWER COST Sarasota, FL, USA; February 17, 1999 -- Wave Wireless Networking, wireless Internet division of SPEEDCOM International, announced that it has lowered the price for their SPEEDLAN 10 wireless, multi-port, multi-point bridge/router to $8900. The award-winning SPEEDLAN 10 bridge/routers are ideal for Internet communications, education, health care or any multi-location applications and perform at full 10 Mbps Ethernet LAN speeds. SPEEDLAN 10 is a transparent, MAC layer, self-learning wireless bridge with IP routing capability that can connect two or more Ethernet LANs. The bridge/router may pass all Ethernet like protocols including IP, IPX, Appletalk. SPEEDLAN 10 bridge/routers use unlicensed spread spectrum technology and can be configured to have multiple wireless LAN ports to meet varied multi-point configuration, performance and budget requirements. As a multi-port bridge/IP router, SPEEDLAN 10 reduces the cost of...

We have just released version 1.2 of Stairways RumorMill, our news server. If you are interested in serving NNTP-standard newsgroups from a Macintosh you should take a look at the RumorMill home page at: http://www.stairways.com/rumormill That page contains the full info about the new release and download links. Like all our software, Stairways RumorMill is absolutely free to download and try out. Hope you like it. Regards, Andrew.