FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marc Mennigmann releases the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.1 Iserlohn, Germany -- Nov 25, 1998 -- Marc Mennigmann today announced the release of the "Shift Key Suite" v1.0.1, a powerful collection of applications to extend the functionality of password protection systems for Macintosh computers. v1.0.1 adds compatibility for the Macintosh OS 8.5. Why Do I Want To Disable The Shift Key? Holding down the Shift key when launching your Macintosh will prevent all extensions to load at start-up. This is an interesting feature when you have start-up crashes from incompatible extensions and control panels. However, if your system is running smooth, you may want to protect your computer with a password protection or a similar application/extension. Most password protections for the Mac are extensions or controlpanels. Therefore you can simply bypass them when holding down the Shift key at start-up. This is where the "SKS" comes in. It gives you the option to disable the Shift...

For Immediate Release: MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FLASH PLAYER FOR LINUX Free Public Beta of Popular Player Technology Brings Compact, Vector-Based Web Graphics and Animations to Solaris and Linux Users San Francisco, Calif. --- November 24, 1998 --- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today released a free public beta of its popular Flash Player for the Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Solaris operating environment and the co-operatively developed Linux operating system. The new UNIX players allow Web surfers on Solaris and Linux systems to view beautiful, fast-downloading, vector-based graphics, animations and Web interfaces created with Macromedia Flash authoring software. The free player is available today from Macromedia's Web site at (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download)http://www.macromedia.com/shockwav e/download. Flash content is standard on many leading corporate and entertainment Web sitesand can now be displayed on UNIX systems, said Ben Dillon, director of Flash product management...

AMERICA ONLINE, INC. TO ACQUIRE NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION IN STOCK TRANSACTION VALUED AT $4.2 BILLION Acquisition To Significantly Advance AOL's Multiple Brand Strategy, Broaden Audience, and Take E-Commerce to New Level AOL To Operate Most Popular and Diverse Family of Brands in Cyberspace AOL and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to Develop Next Generation of E-Commerce Solutions and Internet Devices DULLES, VA, November 24, 1998 -- America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today announced that it will acquire Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NSCP) in a transaction that will extend America Online's leadership in interactive services. The stock-for-stock, pooling-of-interests transaction, in which stockholders of Netscape will receive 0.45 shares of AOL common stock for each share of Netscape common stock, is valued at $4.2 billion. It is expected to close in the spring of 1999, subject to various conditions including customary regulatory approvals and approval by Netscape's...

News Flash! Version 1.0.1 of AutoScript.fm available Finally, there's an easier way to duplicate FileMaker Pro scripts. Version 1.0 of AutoScript.fm - the new developer tool that makes duplicating FileMaker scripts from one database file to another easier - will be available from a fully revamped AutoScript.fm web site beginning November 21, 1998. After rigorous beta testing, and stringent quality demands by the author, AutoScript.fm promises to help countless FileMaker users and developers with their day to day development. A surprise in version 1.0.1 is full compatibility with *large* Script Definition windows, so all of those people who love their large input windows don't have to miss out (grin). AutoScript.fm is also compatible with Mac OS 8.5. The script process is simple and quick (eg: close to 300 script steps in just 8 mins). 95% of the script commands are faithfully reproduced with all parameters intact. FileMaker Pro users will be able to save literally hundreds of hours of...

Media Information For Immediate Release November 23 1998 BarbaBatch 2.5 Simplifies Audio Production for the Internet MacSourcery and AudioEase, developers of multimedia and professional digital audio software jointly released version 2.5 of their BarbaBatch Batch audio processor today. Designed for fast high quality conversions of digital audio for use in internet, multimedia and professional production, BarbaBatch 2.5 now provides users with greater automation and sound processing flexibility. Described by MacWorld Magazine as, 'the best conversion tool money can buy', BarbaBatch has been upgraded to allow conversion of just selected segments of an audio file. Segment conversion allows users to convert custom 'snippets' of audio directly into internet savvy formats. Clips from an entire CD collection can be put on the internet with one click of the mouse. Other new features include the ability seperately control the fade-in and fade-out of converted files as well as the conversion...

MICROSOFT ECLIPSES NETSCAPE IN INTERNET BROWSER WAR ACCORDING TO EXCLUSIVE WEB INTELLIGENCE FROM ADKNOWLEDGE Leading Web Advertising Management Company Tracks Dramatic Browser Market Share Shift to Microsoft Palo Alto, Calif. -- November 23, 1998 -- AdKnowledge, the only independent provider of end-to-end web advertising management products for agencies and marketers, today revealed exclusive statistics that indicate as of November, market share of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser has surpassed that of Netscape Navigator. AdKnowledge's browser data was derived from a daily sample taken in November of nearly 15 million ads served by the AdKnowledge System across more than 1,000 of the leading web sites, and provides the most current and unbiased picture of browser activity today. The statistics show that Explorer users in November accounted for 49.5 percent of the browser market, while Navigator users accounted for 45 percent. The data also reveals that Navigator's share has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STALKER SOFTWARE EXPANDS COMMUNIGATE'S FUNCTIONALITY WITH THEIR NEW 3.0 RELEASE Key features: New Blacklisting (RBL) implementation, Dial-Up Connectivity, Faxing Over the Internet, E-Mail-On-Demand, Paging and More. MILL VALLEY, Calif., November 23rd, 1998 - Stalker Software Inc. today announced their latest release of CommuniGate, an advanced, Mac OS Intranet and Internet messaging system. Since its first release in September 1995, CommuniGate is still recognized as the only integrated messaging system supporting LAN, Internet E-mail, network Fax, Paging, IMAP, Lists and more. Improved Anti-Spam Features During the past year Stalker Software has released two new Internet Mail Servers, Stalker Internet Mail Server (SIMS) for the Ma cOS and the industry strength mail server, CommuniGate Pro supporting most major platforms including Apple's upcoming Mac OS X Server. For these new servers, Stalker has developed and implemented that latest technologies against SPAM...

From: hawkfish@electricfish.com (Richard Wesley) Subject: [ANN] CWProjector 3.0 public beta Electric Fish, Inc. announces the public beta of CWProjector 3.0, a shareware version control plugin for Metrowerks CodeWarrior, which allows you to use MPW's Projector for source control without leaving the CodeWarrior IDE. CWProjector provides an easy to use source-code control system, at minimal cost, using established technology from Apple. It is well suited for individuals and small organizations which want the benefits of source-control with a minimum of hassle and expense. Version 3.0 includes the following new features: Difference between local file and any version; Full support for reporting (ProjectInfo) commands; Recursive versions of most commands; Export/import support via the Purge (OrphanFiles) and Add commands; Improved Task Name support in Add, Checkout, Checkin and Comment; Improved label support; Checkin revision specification...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Eric Prentice eric@themacintoshguy.com URL: (http://www.themacintoshguy.com/sales/) PH: 503-380-6622 FAX: 503-892-2475 THE MACINTOSH GUY OF PORTLAND IS THE US DISTRIBUTOR FOR MONISWITCH PRODUCTS The Macintosh Guy of Portland is pleased to announce an importing and distribution relationship with Dr. Bott KG for their MoniSwitch and video products in the United States and Canada. November 19th, 1998 [Portland, Oregon] The Macintosh Guy of Portland together with Dr. Bott KG announced the availability of the MoniSwitch video and ADB switches for Macintosh in the United States and Canada. SHARE ONE MONITOR AND KEYBOARD BETWEEN MULTIPLE MACS The MoniSwitch allows you to control and operate two or up to four Macintosh computers from a single keyboard and mouse by conveniently allowing the user to switch between machines. The manual switching device is economical, it saves money by eliminating the need for multiple peripheral devices, it is simple to use and...

NeoNotion Introduces Simply Collaborate for FileMaker Pro Web-Based Forum Discussion Application Brings Group Collaboration to FileMaker Pro Users Burke, VA --November 11, 1998--NeoNotion announced today the release of Simply Collaborate, a web-based group collaboration application for FileMaker Pro. Simply Collaborate is a group communication tool that enables your organization to have on-line collaborative discussions. Using a web browser, people write messages to an open forum for others to read and reply. "It is an ideal tool to encourage collaboration within your organization. Simply Collaborate can be used to hold virtual meetings, create a knowledge-base and improve communication," notes John Skowlund, NeoNotion business partner. "By collaborating, your organization will share ideas, discover solutions and learn from experience." Simply Collaborate organizes messages in expandable discussion threads for organized viewing. With a dual frame web browser interface, navigating...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco adds NetInnovators and Consumer Showcase to Special Interest Environments MACWORLD Expo also to feature Corporate Buyers Alliance, connecting exhibitors with corporate buyers SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18, 1998 MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco 99, Jan. 4 -- 8 at the Moscone Convention Center, will feature two new "Special Interest Environments" geared to consumers, network administrators, web developers and gaming aficionados, IDG Expo Management Co., producers of the show, announced today. "Net Innovators" and "Consumer Showcase," which includes the Macintosh Gaming Championship and Exhibits, will appear for the first time on the show floor alongside other successful and long-running MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco special interest areas, such as: "Developer Central," the "Education District," "Business Solutions," "Extensions Workshop for Creative Content," "Digital Media Studio Featuring QuickTime," and "Digital Art Gallery." "The Special Interest...

G3 UPGRADE CARD COMPATIBILITY A recent MacWeek article brought focus to what has been, for some, a suspicion of compatibility problems between PowerPC G3 (750) processor upgrade cards and the ROMs in PowerPC 601/604/604e-based systems. We feel this story rightfully identified one potential for incompatibility, but did not adequately address Sonnet's superior approach to compatibility assurance. We would like to shed additional light on this topic and make sure that our customers understand what steps Sonnet takes early in the development of our Crescendo G3 products to insure compatibility. Sonnet Capability It is worth establishing Sonnet's credibility in this matter as a preface to the discussion. Sonnet had been designing and manufacturing its own upgrade cards for 12 years. Sonnet's staff includes the former director of hardware engineering at DayStar Digital, the former director of software engineering at Applied Engineering, and engineers for the Macintosh 604e multiprocessor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FileMaker Pro Programming Mailing List Provides Developer Level Peer-to-Peer Support. A long term freeware developer of FileMaker Pro support utilities created a moderated, low traffic mailing list for people of various programming experience to share their knowledge. Since it's intial creation in early July, it has acquired a list of over 100 programmers who use FileMaker Pro. This mailing list is meant primarily as a learning tool for writing code for use with FileMaker Pro. The primary focus is writing in C for the purpose of External Function Plug-in creation, but may include other things like using AppleScript with FileMaker Pro. This list is for any level of programming experience, and filters out anything not related to programming and FMP. You won't be getting any emails of someone hocking their new product. How to subscribe and unsubscribe: The list is handled by a professional third-party mailing list service named "Listbot" (www.listbot.com)....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Damon Myers info@calendarserve.com http://www.calendarserve.com/ X-Cal and X-Cal-Multi Now Available November 16, 1998 - CalendarServe has announced the release of X-Cal v1.0.3 and X-Cal-Multi v1.0.2e, its high-performance calendar plug-ins for WSAPI compatible Macintosh webservers. X-Cal-Multi is designed specifically for Web Presence Providers and Educational or Corporate Webmasters who wish to set up multiple, independent calendars. X-Cal offers webmasters an inexpensive way to add a single interactive calendar to their website. Both X-Cal and X-Cal-Multi offer a combination of price, performance, features, and ease of use that put them it in a class by themselves. They are, in fact, the only calendar web-server plug-ins available for the Macintosh platform. Features Include: * 100% browser-based administration for simple administrative management. * Numerous display formats. * Templates for customized calendars consistent with your or your...

Sig Software is proud to announce Analog Helper 1.0 for Mac. Analog Helper is a graphical configuration tool for Analog 3, which is a free program to analyse the logfiles from your web server. Analog Helper lets you control and preview the results of hundreds of settings. Analog Helper can import your old .cfg files and allows multiple analysis configurations to be maintained. It can also automatically create multiple reports based on specified time periods. More details, screenshots, and the download are at : http://www.sigsoftware.com/analoghelper/ Thank you, Gideon Greenspan Sig Software gdg@sigsoftware.com http://www.sigsoftware.com/

RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES SENTINELEXPRESS 2.0 FOR SOFTWARE PURCHASING AND ACTIVATION OVER THE INTERNET Las Vegas, NV, COMDEX (#S2666), November 17, 1998 - Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNBO), a leader in high performance security solutions for the Internet and electronic commerce, today announced the release of SentinelExpress 2.0, an E-commerce tool for developers, providing secure software distribution and license activation via the Internet. SentinelExpress 2.0 combines Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) and Electronic License Distribution (ELD) with the security and flexibility of License Manager technology. Developers can securely distribute demos and licensed applications over the Internet with SentinelExpress, and automatically generate/activate software licenses from their web site. Combined with SentinelLM-Shell, SentinelExpress offers an easy to implement, low cost ESD solution for developers looking to get on-line quickly to sell their software. "Rainbow...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Kerry MacInnes Director, Marketing Communications kerry_macinnes@dantz.com 925.253.3035 IBS Program contact: Jenny Shelby King International Sales Coordinator jenny@dantz.com 925.253.3077 DANTZ ANNOUNCES NEW CERTIFIED INTERNET BACKUP SITE ORINDA, CANovember 16, 1998Dantz Development Corporation and Committed to Memory, LLC of Novato, CA have announced a strategic alliance under which Committed To Memory will provide Internet backup storage space as a Dantz certified Internet Backup Site. The combination of Dantzs award-winning software, Retrospect, and Committed To Memorys Internet service provides users with a complete and automatic Internet backup solution. New Retrospect 4.1 allows data to be stored on FTP sites via the Internet. Using Retrospects EasyScript feature, users can create backup routines that automatically copy their important files to a secured server via the Internet. Because the backups run on a schedule established by the user,...

RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES ADDS USB SUPPORT FOR PC AND MACINTOSH SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO SENTINEL LINE Las Vegas, NV, COMDEX (#S2666), November 17, 1998 - Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNBO), a leader in high performance security solutions, today announced the availability of SentinelSuperPro-USB and SentinelEve3-USB software protection keys for PC and Apple Macintosh software developers. These hardware keys plug into the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on PCs and the new Apple iMac product line, providing developers with the highest level of software protection. "Software developers will enjoy the smaller size of the USB devices, and the Plug and Play features," says Norm Denton, senior vice president of Rainbow's Sentinel Business Unit. "The new USB keys offer developers the same functionality they've relied upon in Rainbow's parallel port and ADB devices." In addition to eliminating software piracy, Rainbow's USB keys can also be used as authentication or access control devices. A...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Troi Automatisering starts FileMaker Plug-in Talk mailing list. Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, November 16, 1998--Troi Automatisering today announced the creation of a new email based mailing list: FileMaker Plug-in Talk This is a discussion list for all matters regarding FileMaker Pro plug-ins and other extensions. If you have a question regarding the use of plug-ins with FileMaker Pro or want to stay informed on the exciting developments of plug-ins you should subscribe to this (not moderated) list. Peter Baanen, company president, states that "Although Troi Automatisering hosts and supports this list, the discussion is not limited to Troi plug-ins. This list is intended to be a source of information for all FileMaker plug-ins". How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe Subscribe by sending this email: (mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com?subject=subscribe). You may also subscribe by simply sending an email message using your regular mail client with the words "...

The 7th part in the HTMLEdit series is now available on Stepwise. In this article, we show how to support drag and drop of color swatches to add color tags to your HTML. http://www.stepwise.com/ HTMLEdit is an Yellow Box HTML editor application that is being constructed and extended over a period of articles. When completed, it will support multiple documents, drag and drop, previewing, undo and redo, find, user preferences, templates and more. The source that accompanies each article is available from our FTP server. Article 1: Working with NSDocument - A Practical Primer Building the basic application. Article 2: Adding Drag and Drop and Previewing to HTMLEdit Adding the ability to accept links that are dragged and dropped from other applications (most notably OmniWeb) and the option of previewing your HTML in OmniWeb. Article 3: Using the new unified NSTextView Pasteboard API for drag-and-drop Backtracking slightly, and explaining some of the implementation choices so far. Article...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary A. Carson, Corp. Sales Manager Planet Computer 910 16th Street, Suite 624 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 825-1778 mailto:mary@planetuplink.com http://www.Planet-computer.com Linux Included in PlanetUplink Expansion November 13, 1998 (INB) -- Planet Computer nationally unveiled their newest business solution, PlanetUplink, on October 30. PlanetUplink IBN (Internet Based Network) allows businesses to gain access to and share virtually any application or database simultaneously (real time) on almost any computer from their remote and multiple offices, globally, via the Internet. This week, Planet Computer announced the expansion of PlanetUplink to support Linux (server and client), in addition to the currently supported Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX (Solaris/Sparc, Solaris/x86, SGI, IBM, SCO, HP/UX, DEC, SunOS), Windows (Win95, NT, Windows CE, Win3.x), DOS and Java. CEO of Planet Computer, Cori Fountain states, "We are very proud to add Linux to PlanetUplink. This...

Contact: Kristi Kosloske/Jennifer Stonebreaker 847/253-6600 For Immediate Release Sumo, Inc. Announces the Launch of Ultimate Web ISP List, the only list with verified ISP information www.webisplist.comThe Ultimate Guide to Internet Service Providers Sunrise, FL - Sumo, Inc. a leader in niche Internet directories, announces the launch of yet another valuable Internet resource, the Ultimate Web ISP List (www.webisplist.com). The new site provides users with a detailed directory of Internet Service Providers with a powerful database searchable by specific criteria. In addition the site offers a "Top Ten List" of leading ISP's as voted on by the public, monthly reviews, ISP opinion polls, related resources, articles, and more. "The Ultimate Web ISP List is another step in our commitment to bring order to the Internet," said Jonathan Caputo, President and CEO of Sumo, Inc. "Our goal is to provide the public with the information necessary to make informed decisions that will better the way...

For Immediate Release For more information, please contact: Katie Graunke 505-345-4800 Stone Design Ships C R E A T E (tm) 5.0 For OpenStep and Rhapsody Developer Release 2 Albuquerque, NM - November 12, 1998 - Longtime OpenStep and Yellow Box developers, Stone Design, announced that Create 5, the powerful draw studio and web page maker has shipped for OpenStep and Rhapsody Developer Release 2 today. This release incorporates numerous new features on the much imitated but never duplicated Create. Create is the all-in-one drawing and web page production application that has been shipping for NeXTSTEP/OpenStep for over 9 years. Create has the power and features that graphic designers need to make professional web pages, flyers, letterheads and much more. The Stone Design web site, which was fabricated in Create, shows off the range and power of this application. Create lists for $695, but is specially priced to move at $249, and includes the web animation making tool, GIFfun. Also...

Effective eCommerce Solutions Seminar Technology leaders join forces to make your online store an outright success Live Picture, Intel, iXL, Oracle, Sun, Internet World, Intershop, and Umax invite you to see how easy it is to profit from the unlimited shelf space of the World Wide Web. From storefront to back office, we'll show how to build or improve your eCommerce Web site and maximize your return on investment. To register for this FREE seminar: go to http://www.livepicture.com or call 1-877-424-2832 At this seminar, you will: * See how eCommerce can help your business grow * Learn about powerful solutions for presenting products in a rich, high-quality environment * Zoom in for a closer look(tm) at some of the most exciting, rich media commerce sites on the Web * Understand the entire workflow and elements required to implement your own highly successful online store Who should attend? Anyone who wants to know more about building world-class eCommerce sites that generate results....