For Immediate Release Contact: Chris O'Leary HEURIS 800.923.9232 coleary@heuris.com HEURIS Releases MPEG Export Engine(TM) HEURIS releases QuickTime(TM) 3 component that converts QuickTime files into MPEG-1 streams. St. Louis, MO, August 24, 1998 -- HEURIS, makers of the most widely used professional MPEG encoder, today anounced that their MPEG Export Engine is now available for purchase over the web. The HEURIS MPEG Export Engine is a new QuickTime export component that will create MPEG-1 streams. It is for professionals who need to spec out jobs, demonstrate the quality of MPEG-1streams to their clients, and create video proofs of work in progress, without having to make a large speculative investment in an MPEG encoder. The HEURIS MPEG Export Engine is designed to introduce professionals to HEURIS's award-winning MPEG encoding technology using a new, inexpensive component that is tightly integrated with their existing tools. "Most professional video editors need to prove the...

JAVAWORLD ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES FOR THIS YEAR'S JAVAWORLD EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA August 25, 1998 JavaWorld magazine (www.javaworld.com) will conduct its second annual JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards in New York City during the Java Business Expo (December 7-10). The award-winning Web-only magazine created the Awards to recognize the exceptional individuals, companies and products using Java to develop, plan and deploy mission-critical applications. Since last year's Awards, the number and range of Java tools has increased dramatically, and new applications for the technology are burgeoning. Responding to this significant growth, JavaWorld has modified and expanded the categories for the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards. AND NOW...THE AWARD CATEGORIES The first JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards ceremony was held in August 1997. Since that time, new implementations of Java technology have emerged and, over the past year, have gained great momentum. Companies continue to...

For Immediate Release Media Contact Susan Marlett ClearWay Technologies 617-262-4006 marlett@clearway.com CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS WEBARCHER 1.5 - QUICKEST "FIND" ON THE WEB -- New Search Tool Draws On Hundreds Of Search Engines; Automatically Selects Best Databases For Each Search. Mac and Windows Versions Released. -- BOSTON, MA - August, 26, 1998 - ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announces the immediate availability Version 1.5 of Web Archer, their award-winning Internet search tool, for MacOS and Windows. Web Archer is the Web's quickest and most convenient search tool, with built-in Searchmark(TM) intelligence that automatically selects the best Web search engine or database for finding news, weather, phone numbers, on-line software, catalog shopping, stock quotes, and much more. The software costs just US$29.95; free demos are available from (http://www.clearway.com/WebArcher/download.html) Search Intelligence As the Web has grown, so has the number of search engines...

WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES THE DRAGON 4.1 Web-based survey solution now exports to StatView Company: Waves in Motion E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com The Dragon is a web-based FileMaker solution that lets you quickly get a survey up and running for immediate feedback on the issues facing you and your organization. Online surveys can provide any business with a simple barometer of your customers' concerns and opinions, and when it's this easy to create, publish, and tabulate an online survey, there's very little standing between you and the information you need to make your important decisions. The Dragon also comes with most everything you need to analyze your results, and with version 4.1, Waves In Motion has added the ability to save your survey data in a text file ready for one-step importing into StatView, the acclaimed application from the SAS Institute Inc. (http://www.statview.com) that packs data management, statistical analyses, and presentation...

Green Mountain Software Announces Palm Pilot and Windows CE Conversion Services for Newton-based Applications Colchester, VT, August 25, 1998 -- Green Mountain Software Corporation of Colchester, Vermont today announced its custom development services for organizations with a need to convert Newton-based applications to Windows CE and/or Palm Pilot platforms. Founded in 1993, Green Mountain Software specializes in developing quality custom handheld applications for the Windows CE, Palm Pilot and Newton platforms, with an emphasis on developing robust software that users can easily grasp and adopt. "The Newton's demise hurt a lot of organizations who invested heavily in the Newton technology," said Lou Krieg, President of Green Mountain Software. "While we can't bring back the Newton, we can assist in making the transition to Windows CE or Palm Pilot platforms a less painful one. Our knowledge of all three operating systems has given us a valuable sense of what's involved in porting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Moriarty Phone: 203-268-0030 x 3066 e-mail: kmoriarty@dataviz.com DataViz Ships MacLinkPlus Deluxe, the Winner of Macworld's "Best of Show" Award -DataViz remains committed to the Mac market after Apple "unbundles" MacLinkPlus- Trumbull, CT (August 25, 1998) -DataViz(R) announced today the release of an exciting new version of MacLink(R)Plus Deluxe, with the most dramatic changes ever made to this "Mac survival Kit". This new version comes at a pivotal time as Apple(R) is reducing the amount of third party software included with the Macintosh OS over the next 3 months. "Millions of Mac users will no longer have the compatibility they are accustomed to when they purchase a new Mac. However they will be able to depend on DataViz to provide the PC compatibility that has become so vital in today's world. Apple's decision does not change DataViz' lifetime commitment to the Mac," comments Dick Fontana president of DataViz Inc. DataViz commits itself...

Apple to Distribute Zero G's InstallAnywhere Now! with Mac OS Runtime for Java Software Development Kit Allows Developers to Create Java Software Installers on the Mac OS CUPERTINO, Calif.-August 25, 1998-Apple Computer, Inc. today announced an agreement with Zero G Software, Inc. which allows Apple to distribute Zero G's InstallAnywhere Now! with the Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) Software Development Kit (SDK) for free via the World Wide Web (http://www.installanywhere.com/ianow/apple). InstallAnywhere Now! enables developers to build installers on the Mac OS that can run on any Java-enabled platform, including Mac OS, Windows and Unix. InstallAnywhere Now! allows developers to quickly create platform-independent installers that can be distributed over the web or on CD-ROM. By leveraging the Project Wizard capability found in the award-winning InstallAnywhere family of products, InstallAnywhere Now! enables installers to be built in six easy steps, utilizing its ability to...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com APPLESHARE IP 6.0 SUPPORTS SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS' REBOUND! & POWERKEY PRO -- Built-in Support Extends Capabilities of AppleShare IP 6.0 To Allow Automatic Restart of Servers -- BOTHELL, WA - August 25, 1998 - Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. today announced that Apple Computer, Inc. has provided direct support for its Rebound! and PowerKey Pro server reliability devices in Apple's new AppleShare IP 6.0, giving AppleShare IP 6.0 users built-in application-level fault detection in addition to the standard system-level fault detection. Built-in AppleShare IP 6.0 support makes Rebound! and PowerKey Pro natural companions for any AppleShare server, giving users an easy way to ensure their servers remain operational 24x7. Rebound! retails for US$99, while PowerKey Pro models are priced from US$99.95 to US$199.95. Rebound! and all models of PowerKey Pro products are available at (http...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christina Ramin Red Rock Software, Inc. 801.322.4322 mailto:cramin@redrocksw.com http://www.traqtix.com TRAQtix V 1.1 allows for easy time and project tracking in a multi-platform environment Red Rock Software announces TRAQtix V1.1 for Windows and MacOS servers Salt Lake City, Utah, August 25, 1998 -- With its latest release, TRAQtix is the only internet-based time and project tracking solution on the market that runs on both Windows and MacOS servers with cross-platform file compatibility. This significantly improves deployment flexibility for project management groups working in a multi-platfrom environments. Additionally, Red Rock Software has added a number of new product features such as customized invoicing within TRAQtix's reporting function as well as time-browsing and editing features within its integrated cross-platform desktop based timer. "We are very satisfied with TRAQtix and we use it as a very helpful Project Management tool in our multi...

Apple Delivers AppleShare IP 6.0 Major Server Software Upgrade Adds Support for Sherlock Server-Side Searching, Windows Clients and IMAP Mail Services CUPERTINO, California -- August 24, 1998 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of AppleShare IP 6.0, a significant upgrade to the Company's award-winning Mac OS server software and file-server suite. AppleShare IP 6.0 delivers new features and performance improvements to critical network servicessuch as file, email, print, web and ftpunder a single administration and security system, giving users simplified access to information on their Mac OS server. "AppleShare IP 6.0 is the worlds easiest-to-use server software," said Phil Schiller, vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. "AppleShare now supports advanced server-side searches using Sherlock technology. Additionally, we've really tuned performance and AppleShare IP is now twice as fast as Windows NT servers at performing large file...

Press Release Location: Seybold San Francisco, '98 Dateline: September 1st 1998 Miramo gets dynamic charting Datazone is proud to announce that it will be demonstrating a major enhancement to it's industry-leading Miramo database publishing package at the Seybold SF'98 Publishing conference. The new, in-built capacity for embedding dynamic, data-driven charts breaks new ground in the automated production of compound documents. The new Miramo dynamic charting module is designed to meet the needs of several market sectors. One of these is the financial services industry, which is under increasing pressure to produce performance monitoring reports including graphic displays. The new Miramo module provides unique capabilities for enhanced presentation quality and high speed document production. Michelle Grant, Miramo product marketing manager, said: "Released versions of Miramo have already established its position as the most versatile personalized publishing system. We have recently...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stalker Software Announces iMac Specials - PortShare Pro 5 User License and 20% off SCSIShare. MILL VALLEY, CA - August 24th, 1998 - Stalker Software, Inc. has announced a five user license for their PortShare Pro application geared especially for the new iMac Users and a 20% discount off their SCSIShare program from now until December 1st, 1998. PortShare Pro allows serial devices such as modems, printers, label writers, and plotters to be shared over an AppleTalk/EtherNet network. PortShare Pro will allow applications like PPP or other dial out applications to dial out from a shared modem. Passwords can be assigned and modem pools can be created. PortShare Pro works in the background as a server/client control panel. iMac Compatibility Since the new iMac's only have Universal Serial Bus ports, connecting any serial device directly is not possible. PortShare Pro offers a solution. By using Portshare Pro users will be able gain access simply by installing the...

For more information, contact: For Immediate Release: Macromedia Andrea Coffey acoffey@macromedia.com (415) 252-2260 MACROMEDIA ANNOUNCES FREEHAND 8.0.1 Free Update to the Industry's Leading Multipublishing Tool Enables Users to Output to both Web and Print San Francisco, Calif. August 24, 1998 Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced FreeHand 8.0.1, a free update to the company's popular FreeHand design software. Available September 1 as a free download for registered users from Macromedia's Web site FreeHand 8.0.1 helps designers multipublish their content to both the Web and print by supporting the open Flash 3 file format standard and providing full compatibility with Photoshop 5. Award-winning FreeHand 8 has been enthusiastically received by creative professionals for its innovative new features such as editable vector transparency, new shape tools, customizable toolbars and keyboard shortcuts, and breakthrough performance. It has been widely adopted by organizations at the...

Product Release Information ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 http://www.zcurve.com zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic $ 29.95 special offer extended through October 31st. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, August 24, 1998 : ZCurve Software has announced that it has extended its special offer of $29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic through October 31st, 1998. Visual MacStandardBasic normally has a retail price of $ 99. Professional Macintosh applications can be visually created in minutes. Visual MacStandardBasic uses and extends BASIC's easy to learn format to utilize the power of the Macintosh. It is easy for users to integrate sound, speech, color graphics, sprite animation, movies into their applications. Users can purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software web site (http://www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get Visual MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Visual...

8/24/98 iView Multimedia 3.3 Press Release The Multimedia Experiencer and Organizer for the Mac Catalog, archive, play and display all kinds of multimedia. Now with version 3.3 iView Multimedia is the only program to offer cataloging of 3DMF. Already iView Multimedia supports Painter, PageMaker, Canvas, Freehand, Quark, Illustrator, gif, jpg, tiff, PICT, GX, BMP, Targa, EPS, and dozens of other formats. It can also: Play animations Display fonts Export movies Play movies Play sounds Export HTML Play quicktime VR Play karaoke Export images Photographers, VRgraphers, galleries and museums can all use it to create a web site of their entire collections. Download it free from: www.scriptsoftware.com System 8 compatible. Uses Apple's Amazing Quicktime 3 Who Its For Everyone who needs to track multimedia files. Anyone with a digital camera will find iView Multimedia essential but it is also designed for newspapers, DTP pros, photographers,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World Language Resources Simplifies International Communications with Language-Specific Keyboards LOS ANGELES, CA (August 21, 1998) -- World Language Resources, Inc. (WLR), a five-year veteran in supplying language learning, translation, software and hardware products, announced today that it is now offering nearly 30 language-specific keyboards for both PC and Mac systems through its database-driven Web site at www.worldlanguage.com and its catalog. Designed to simplify communications between multinational businesses, government agencies and individuals, the customized language keyboards can be easily integrated multi-national capabilities into any environment using Windows, Windows 95 or Macintosh software. Users can quickly switch between national standard keyboards with a simple hotkey and a cable swap. Once installed, the keyboard provides direct access to the symbols and accented characters which are native to the chosen language. "Until now, users had...

Contact: Lena Loeffler Public Relations & Marketing Specialist Foresight Solutions, Inc. (517) 333-0307, ext. 19 lloeffler@a4softec.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Foresight Solutions, Inc. Announces DataWave 3.0 for Macintosh and Windows East Lansing, Michigan USA - August 21, 1998 - Foresight Solutions, Inc. announces the distribution of DataWave 3.0 for Macintosh and Windows. Authored by David Robbins, DataWave 3.0 is Foresight's most compelling new product. It is a collection of 4D methods, forms, and a plug-in that allows any 4th Dimension database to be published on the worldwide Web with no custom coding. Installation takes just a few minutes. Add just one line of code to display the DataWave control palette. You don't need to know how to write HTML or how to use the lower-level TCP/IP or CGI tools to use DataWave. Once installed, DataWave's configuration dialog allows the database administrator to select files and fields to make available to Web browsers. The administrator can...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com STARNINE INTRODUCES DEVELOPER RELATIONS PROGRAM -- Developer Program Provides Free WebSTAR Developer Toolkit, WebSTAR API Discussion Forum, Marketing Support, and More -- BERKELEY, Calif., August 20, 1998 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc. today introduced the StarNine Developer Program, a free program that provides technical and marketing assistance to developers of Plug-ins and CGIs for WebSTAR, the leading Mac OS Web server. The program includes a new WebSTAR Developer Toolkit, the latest information on WebSTAR API (W*API) server compliance and implementation, access to a community of experts, WebSTAR API-specific discussion lists, and marketing support. The focal point of the developer program is the StarNine Developer Program Web Site, opened today at (http://dev.starnine.com/). "A big part of WebSTAR's success is attributable to the wide range of WebSTAR Plug-ins and CGIs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Purity Software, Inc. 715 West 23rd Street, Suite O Austin, TX 78705 +1.512.328.2288 FAX +1.512.328.2688 http://www.purity.com/ info@purity.com Purity Software Announces WebSentinel v2.0 (Austin, TX - August 17, 1998) - Purity Software announced WebSentinel v2.0 today, a major upgrade to its popular web site security and administration tool. With the release of WebSentinel v2.0, Purity builds on the elegant and easy to use interface of the previous version with a slew of powerful new features for managing a web server. "When we shipped the first version of WebSentinel late in 1997 we showed the Internet server community that administration of a web site is as easy as drag and drop," said Nathan Nunn, president of Purity Software, "and with the introduction of WebSentinel v2.0 today we extend on that same ideal with even greater functionality." This version of the site management tool has been created to specifically attend to the feedback received from users of...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com NET.DREAMS SHIPS MAILAGENT PRO WITH ENCRYPTION AND ATTACHMENT SUPPORT -- Webmasters Extend Interactivity With Reliable Web-based Email, Now With Attachment and PGP Support -- ROHNERT PARK, Calif., August 17, 1998 -- Net.Dreams today announced the immediate availability of MailAgent Pro for reliably sending email from Mac-based Web sites, now with integrated attachment handling capabilities and PGP encryption. Compatible with email readers on all platforms, MailAgent Pro is an easy-to-implement Web-to-email plug-in for any business-critical, W*API-compatible Web server, such as WebSTAR, WebTen, and Quid Pro Quo. Available today MailAgent Pro is priced at $249, and can be downloaded at (http://www.netdreams.com/mailagent/). Users of MailAgent Lite can upgrade to MailAgent Pro for $199. "A shocking number of 'secure' Web sites gather information over a secure connection, then...

Xaos Tools is excited to announce that through a special arrangement with XOOM, we can offer the XOOM Web Site Templates 250! This is the best tool for getting your web site up and running in no time. XOOM developed 250 full-blown web sites you can use right out of the box or customize them for your own personal look! PLUS, you'll get thousands of brand-new clip art images from XOOM! XOOM is offering the XOOM Web Site Templates 250 to the public from their web site for $79.95 and for members it will be $49.95. Today, through this special email offer, we can offer this to you, Xaos Tools customers for only $29.95. That's a savings of over 60% off of their web pricing and an extra $20 off of regular XOOM member pricing. Hurry, this offer is good through September 12, 1998. To order or for more information on this offer visit this secret URL: http://orders.xoom.com/tmp/xstmp819 Check out these features: EACH WEB SITE CONSISTS OF 19 THEMED PAGES AND AN EMAIL BUTTON! *Use the Home Page to...

We are delighted to announce the release of ISP BIlling V7.0 with many new features and a redesigned interface making it the easiest billing program to learn and use. For a list of enhancements and new features: http://www.isp-billing.com/new.html To view the new interface: http://www.isp-billing.com/screenshots2.htm To download a fully functional demo of V7.0, press the download button on our home page and see why ISP BIlling remains the most used ISP account billing management program. Kind regards, Michael Rochard Chief Technical Officer ISP BIlling Software LLC wwww.isp-billing.com (702) 253 9421 for Tech (702) 253 770 for sales

We've just put the final touches on eMerge 1.5.4. This release fixes a problem eMerge on older 68000-based Macintoshes that caused eMerge to crash intermittently, especially at start-up. We've also made the importation of variable data a little clearer and added the ability to skip variables and import only names and address. If you are using eMerge 1.5.3, you should upgrade as soon as possible to this latest version. To do so, download the upgrader from our FTP site and follow the instructions built into the upgrader application. (ftp://ftp.galleon.com/pub/eMerge1.5.4upgrader.hqx) If you are upgrading from an earlier version of eMerge, you first have to use the previous upgraders we've archived on our website. (http://www.galleon.com/emerge/support/upgrades) If you have any problems with the 1.5.4 upgrader, please give us a call at 416-955-1777. Regards, Roy Schulze Galleon Software roy@galleon.com

Java 101 Workshop - A crash course for C++ Programmers Tuesday August 25, at CSD Training Lab 8:30am Registration, 9:00am - 5:00pm Workshop David A. Wilson, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by CSD and the Software Forum Java SIG Back by popular demand! "Java for C++ Programmers" is a one-day, crash course designed to give programmers the basic skills they need to create basic Java applications and applets. The course includes Java language syntax, object-oriented programming as it is done in Java, and use of many of the standard Java packages (libraries). You cannot become an expert on all of Java in one day, but you will learn how to write small, but useful, Java applets and applications. Experience with C++ and object-oriented programming is recommended. Includes two hours of free time in the CSD Walk-In Lab. Limited to 22 people. Cost: $199 for CSD/Software Forum members, $249 for non-members. Includes continental breakfast and lunch. Please contact CSD at (408) 494-8378 to register.