For immediate release October 19, 1998 Faster, faster, faster...Web Performance Tuning Sebastopol, CA--"When I told people I was writing a book called 'Web Performance Tuning', the usual response I got was that the title should be 'Web Server Performance Tuning'", explains author Patrick Killelea, "But when you're desperate to improve performance, you can become much more creative about finding other parts of the web that you can tune." Killelea's just-released book, "Web Performance Tuning" (O'Reilly, $32.95) thoroughly covers tuning web server software, but it goes beyond the server, uncovering ways to get optimal performance from a browser, tuning the hardware (on both the server and browser ends) and maximizing the capacity of the network itself. As the World Wide Web (also jokingly referred to as the World Wide Wait) matures, more users, more data, and more features have slowed down servers and the loading of web pages to a crawl. Increased traffic has unfortunately coincided...

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Media Contacts: Nicole Rowland or Jennifer Lyng pr@aladdinsys.com; (831) 761-6200 x 7 http://www.aladdinsys.com/pressroom ALADDIN SHIPS INSTALLERMAKER 5.3 - NEW UPGRADE INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR CREATING COMPLEX INSTALLERS InstallerMaker 5.3 Offers Significantly Increased Scripting Support, Easy Stripping of FAT CFM-68K Code, And Numerous New User Enhancements Watsonville, CA -October 19, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc., today announced StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm) 5.3 is now available at http://www.aladdinsys.com/developers/installermaker/index.html. InstallerMaker 5.3 now offers full scriptability, easy FAT application stripping of PowerPC and CFM-68K code, Mac OS 8.5 compatibility, and more. "InstallerMaker's competitive advantage is its ease of use. It is the only Mac software installation tool to combine advanced capabilities and a simple and flexible interface in one package," said Pauline Shumake, InstallerMaker product manager. "With its increased scripting support...

For Immediate Release MACROMEDIA TO DELIVER MACINTOSH PLAYER FOR AUTHORWARE 5 ATTAIN Continues Commitment to Cross-Platform Delivery Redwood Shores, Calif., October 15, 1998 - Following its announcement of next generation learning products, the Interactive Learning Division of Macromedia, Inc., (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced that it will offer an Authorware 5 Attain Player for the Apple Macintosh. The Mac Player will be available in two versions: as an Authorware Web Player for delivering learning applications via the Web, and as a stand-alone runtime player for delivery on LANs and CD-ROMs. Authorware Attain is the industry's leading rich-media authoring tool for Web and online learning. "For years, our customers have really valued Authorware Attain's delivery of cross-platform applications," said Christian Vescia, Authorware's senior product manager. "With the latest generation of the Mac player, our customers can develop once and deliver anywhere - on Windows, Mac, the Web and CDs...

Adobe FrameMaker Now Supports Word '97 Files And Easy Creation of Web-Ready Documents Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 and FrameMaker+SGML now output to XML, import Word 97 files and support placed PDF San Jose, Calif., (October 14, 1998) (NASDAQ:ADBE) - Adobe Systems just made it easier to publish large documents for both print and the Web. Ideal for publishing long and complex documents such as product manuals or technical documentation, Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 and FrameMaker+SGML 5.5 software now supports the ability to export documents to XML, easy import of Word '97 files, and the ability to place Adobe PDF files within a FrameMaker document. Create Web-Ready Documents The ability to export to the Extensible Markup Language (XML), the next generation standard for Web content, allows customers to create and publish searchable content to the Web. For example, a customer could export content from FrameMaker 5.5.6 to create electronic product manuals that could be searched or sorted by product...

Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, October 15, 1998, Troi Automatisering is proud to announce the release of ProMaker Utils 1.1. New in version 1.1 This version is compatible with Mac OS 8.5: All the themes and appearances are supported: - Multiple scroll bar arrows works fine - Hides Application switcher before starting to paste What is ProMaker? For those who don't know ProMaker yet: ProMaker is a FileMaker Pro productivity shareware tool for enhancing working with ScriptMaker. If you are a FileMaker Pro 3.0 or 4.0 user or developer and write ScriptMaker scripts this small application can save you a lot of time. ProMaker Utils makes it possible to paste an entire ScriptMaker script (all steps) from a TEXT file into a FileMaker Pro script. No more clicking until your hands hurt, just enter them in one go! Also works with almost all international FileMaker versions. How does it work? - Open FileMaker Pro and the script you want to paste the steps in. - Use ProMaker Utils to open a TEXT...

For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@pearce.com or Active Concepts Louise Denton (+613) 9344-0939 l.denton@activeconcepts.com ACTIVE CONCEPTS PROVIDES FUNNEL WEB/LOGDOOR INTEGRATION WITH FREE SAMPLE SCRIPT -- AppleScript Automates Funnel Web Statistical Analysis From LogDoor Security Stats, Bundle Pricing Also Extended -- CARLTON, Victoria, Australia, October 14, 1998 -- Active Concepts in partnership with Open Door Networks Inc. today announced the release of the Funnel Web/LogDoor Integration Script, and extended the special bundle pricing announced at Macworld Expo/NY through the end of the year. The Funnel Web/LogDoor Integration Script creates an automated bridge between Open Door's LogDoor real-time server monitor and Active Concepts' Funnel Web graphical analysis software, turning LogDoor's security-oriented log stats into useful decision making information. The bundle price of $448 represents a saving of $50 off...

Press/Analyst Contact: John Geyer Terran Interactive, Inc. (408) 356-7373 x227 jgeyer@terran.com http://www.terran.com/ Media Cleaner Pro 3.1 Now Shipping Upgrade Brings the Power of MPEG to Media Cleaner Pro DV Exposition, Booth 338, Pasadena, Calif., (October 14, 1998) -- Enabling the delivery of professional quality media from the World Wide Web to DVD, Terran Interactive announced today the release of Media CleanerR Pro 3.1 with built-in MPEG export. The latest version of Terran's award-winning program is a professional tool for compressing digital media including video, audio and still images for delivery on CD-ROM, DVD, Kiosk, intranet and the World Wide Web. Owners of Media Cleaner Pro 3.0 can receive a free upgrade by contacting Terran Interactive at (800) 577-3443, +1 (408) 356-7373, or sales@terran.com. New customers can purchase Media Cleaner Pro 3.1 for $399 (U.S.) directly from Terran Interactive, mail order, or a wide range of domestic and international resellers....

CodeWarrior Discover Programming for Mac OS Release 4 Discover for Mac R4 is scheduled to be released on Monday, Octover 19th. This release of Discover for Mac is based on Pro 4 (IDE v3.2) and runs native 68k and PowerPC based operating systems. However, it only generates 68k code only. This 68k code will run and can be debugged on PowerPC(r) sustem in 68k emulation. Functionality of Discover for Mac 4 will be basically same as Pro 4's, except the Discover product is for Mac OS and generates 68k code. New features for this release are * CodeWarrior IDE Version 3.2 the same IDE as used on CodeWarrior Professional release 4 * New C/C++ Language Features and new improved version of Metowerks Standard Libraries * 68K Compiler New easy-to-use interface to control the optimization levels for compilation * Java Compilers & Tools - Class Wrangler for Mac OS Add text viewer window and class disassembly window - Metrowerks Java in the Mac OS adds better support for Apple MRJ 2.0 - New...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nick DeMello Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 CNBC AIRS STORY ON APPLE AS PRECURSOR TO ANNOUNCEMENT -- Story highlights interview with publisher of developer publications WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- October 13, 1998 -- Today at 4pm PT (7pm ET), CNBC will air a piece on the outlook for Apple's earnings and for the company in general. This story comes as a precursor to Apple's announcement tomorrow, where the company will be discussing fiscal results, iMac Research Data, and a major new release of the Macintosh operating system. As part of this story, CNBC explores the role of Apple's developer community in an interview with Neil Ticktin, Publisher of both MacTech and NetProfessional magazines. Hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Tyler Mathisen, "Business Center" is CNBC's signature newscast, presented live each week night. In a concise 30 minute broadcast, "Business Center" provides viewers with a complete overview of the day's top...

FOR RELEASE: October 13, 1998 WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless Local Area Networking Now Available for Apple Computers MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Lucent Technologies today announced that its WaveLAN networking card designed for a new industry-standard wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol is now available for a wide variety of Apple computers, including the latest PowerBook G3 series. The new industry-standard IEEE 802.11-compliant WaveLAN product, which fits into a standard Type 2 PC card slot, provides high-speed wireless connections between standard-compatible PC, workstation, or peripheral systems at distances of up to 1000 feet. By using Lucent's WavePOINT II bridge, which links wired and wireless Ethernet LANs, WaveLAN/IEEE-equipped Apple computers can also connect to a wired local area network. WaveLAN/IEEE cards deliver wireless LAN throughput that is comparable to that offered by standard wired Ethernet network. The new card also provides exceptional range, low power...

From: rene@rgaros.nl (Rene G.A. Ros) Subject: [ANN] Gestalt Selectors List 4.3 Dear Mac-programmers, Today I released version 4.3 of the Gestalt Selectors List (GSL) It lists all sorts of information about the Gestalt Manager, but mainly about selectors and the meaning of the returned values. The Gestalt Manager is part of the Apple Macintosh System Software to enable programmers to determine the availability of certain software and hardware. You can obtain the latest version in several ways: - by sending email to the mail archive server at: gestalt-selectors-list-request@bio.vu.nl with the subject: archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.etx or to get the compressed version: archive get recent/gestalt-selectors.sit.hqx - FTP to nearest Info-Mac mirror archive and get the file /dev/info/gestalt-selectors-43.hqx You can also use any of its mirror sites. Or use the Apple FTP site http://gemma.apple.com/cgi-bin/ftpchooser.pl...

From: Harry Alloul (objectivesw@dial.oleane.com) Subject: PrintGuard 1.0.7 update Objective Software announces the maintenance release of PrintGuard 1.0.7. * Version 1.0.7 (98/10/12) - PrintGuard can now manage 1 to 6 printers on your network - Fully compatible with the new LaserWriter 8 printer driver provided with MacOS 8.5 - Updated the PrintGuard documentation PrintGuard - a control panel to restrict user access to network printers you wish to protect. Useful for your company, university, cybercafe, wherever there are free access computers with network printers. And this can save trees too! Imagine your network includes a dye sublimation printer and somebody tries to use it to print a 300 pages manual... and just think how much this will cost you! PrintGuard will warn this thoughtless user that the printer he/she chose is an expensive one to use. The new version can now limit access to up to six printers. Support: mailto:objectivesw@kagi.com Author: Harry Alloul Site...

From: "Jrg Bullmann" (joerg@fontworks.com) This is to announce the public release of MacCVSClient 1.4 MacCVSClient 1.4 is a free CVS client running on MacOS 7.1 and later. You need the Thread Manager. MacCVSClient is compatible with both MacTCP (yes, it is fixed now) and OpenTransport. It has got MacOS look and feel and some useful features to view logs, diffs, and resolve conflicts. New in version 1.4 is the RBL format. It allows for storage of MacOS resource fork files as text files on CVS servers. These RBL text files are diffable and mergeable. Storage of files in AppleSingle format on CVS servers is supported as well now. Learn more about MacCVSClient 1.4 here: http://www.hk.net/~joerg (MacCVSClient home page) http://www.cyclic.com/maccvsclient Regards, Jrg Bullmann

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Lyng or Nicole Rowland pr@aladdinsys.com (831) 761-6200 x7 http://www.aladdinsys.com/pressroom ALADDIN ANNOUNCES STUFFIT DELUXE 5.0-NEW FORMAT INCREASES COMPRESSION BY 20% AND CREATES UNIQUE CROSS-PLATFORM SOLUTION StuffIt Deluxe 5.0 Has Better Compression, Supports OS 8.5 And The New MacBinary III Format, Has More Email Support, And Continues To Be The Leading-Edge Internet Compression Standard Watsonville, CA- October 7, 1998 - Aladdin Systems today announced it is accepting pre-orders for StuffIt(R) Deluxe 5.0, expected to ship at the end of October. The new upgrade includes tighter compression, Mac OS 8.5 compatibility, support for more expansion formats like MacBinary III, additional email program support for Outlook Express, and much more. "We are excited that StuffIt's new format dramatically increases the ease of cross platform information exchange," said Marty McGillivray, product manager. "With the release of Aladdin's DropStuff for Windows, there...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CLEARWAY SPEEDS MAC OS WEB SERVERS WITH NITRO 2.1 October 8, 1998. Boston, ClearWay Technologies today announced immediate availability of ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug 2.1. NITRO PowerPlug 2.1 boosts the performance of WebSTAR and compatible MacOS Web servers up to 200% or more by slashing server latency, increasing processing speed and responsiveness, and accelerating server plug-ins. The new 2.1 release of NITRO PowerPlug is compatible with more plug-ins, more Web servers, and delivers faster sustained performance. Free demos are available from (http://www.clearway.com/NITRO/) Explosive Performance Boost Since its initial release, ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug has delivered an explosive performance boost to thousands of high-traffic Mac Web sites, including Ric Ford's popular Macintouch site (http://www.macintouch.com/). User comments on NITRO 2.0 have ranged from "everyone thinks we upgraded the server!" to one Webmaster's simple review, "WOW WOW WOW!" Now NITRO...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 1998 BLUE WORLD RELEASES LASSO 3 PRODUCT LINE Blue World introduces industry's first cross-platform database-independent Web application development tool for both custom and instant Web database publishing. BELLEVUE, WA - October 7, 1998 - Blue World Communications, Inc. today shipped the Lasso 3 Product Line providing Web application developers with the first professional tool for custom and instant Web database publishing for both FileMaker Pro and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) compliant databases across multiple platforms. Lasso 3 lets Web developers build and deploy sophisticated database-driven websites for Web browsers and Java applets. The Lasso 3 Product Line provides a significant upgrade to the company's award-winning dynamic Web database publishing technology currently deployed at tens-of-thousands of business critical websites worldwide. "The Lasso 3 Product Line provides unprecedented power, control and ease-of-use," said Blue World...

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH Softwarepark Hagenberg A-4323 Hagenberg AUSTRIA phone: +43 (7236) 3338-82 fax: +43 (7236) 3338-30 email: voodoo@unisoft.co.at www: http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/voodoo.html JAPANESE VERSION OF VERSION CONTROL TOOL VOODOO AVAILABLE Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, October-07-1998, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH today announced that a Japanese localisation of the company's award-winning version control tool VOODOO v1.8.1 is available now. The Japanese version is functionally identical with the English version but fully localised for the Japanese language. "It was always our understanding that the Japanese market needs well localised software, but it was also clear for us that a Japanese localisation can never be done without a good local partner. This is why we are especially happy that we found K's Room as a competent and reliable Japanese partner company which did the localisation for us," said Christoph Reichenberger, VOODOO product...

DANTZ ANNOUNCES INTERNET BACKUP Partnerships Make Retrospect 4.1 Perfect Solution for iMac, Businesses ORINDA, CA-October 6, 1998-Dantz Development Corporation announced today Internet backup for all Macintosh computer users, including users of the exciting new iMac. New Retrospect version 4.1 allows backups to be stored using the Internet in addition to the more familiar storage devices of disk, cartridge, and tape. Dantz is certifying independent Internet Backup Sites to provide the secure storage space needed for Internet backups. The combination of Retrospect 4.1 and a certified Independent Backup Site makes backing up over the Internet easy and affordable for both consumer and business Macintosh customers. "Retrospect is a great solution for our customers," said Phil Schiller, vice president Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. "No Macintosh user should ever lose data: iMac customers can back up critical files over the Internet, and business customers can...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smart XT V4.0 Supports Over 200 DCS File Formats and has Twice the Functionality Contact: Patricia J. Skurski Total Integration, Inc. 600 North First Bank Drive, Suite A Palatine, Illinois 60067 Phone 847.776.2377 e-mail: pskurski@totalint.com Palatine, Illinois-October 6, 1998: Total Integration, Inc. announced the upgrade of Smart XT, the XTension for use with QuarkXPress versions 3.32 and 4.0 for the Macintosh platform. This XTension automatically allows the QuarkXPress user to output composite DCS 1 and DCS2 (Desktop Color Separations), JPEG DCS and one-bit DCS files at full resolution on any PostScript-based output device. "Smart XT is the ideal product for hardware manufactures needing DCS support. Any users of Quark XPress dealing with the many different DCS files will find this extension indispensable" said Chief Technical Officer, Michael Skurski. Smart XT 4.0 allows for DCS files to be put into Adobe Acrobat PDF files providing a solution for DCS to...

From: Marc Moini (marc@kagi.com) Startup Doubler 1.2 was just released: Startup Doubler compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make extensions, control panels and the Finder load faster. Version 1.2 adds support for Mac OS 8.5 and it fixes a long standing bug that was causing a freeze at startup, often when running alongside Norton CrashGuard. It is available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com. Cheers, Marc PS: This is bound to be useful to extension developers and other people who need to restart often!

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

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

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