Apple Announces Mac OS Software Strategy Mac OS X Billed as "Evolution to Revolution" WWDC, SAN JOSE, California--May 11, 1998--At the Company's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple Computer, Inc. today outlined its operating system software strategy. The strategy includes continuing to enhance Apple's popular Mac OS 8 in releases scheduled for the Fall of 1998 and 1999. In addition, Apple announced Mac OS X (ten), a new advanced version of the Mac OS which will be available to developers in early 1999 and ship in the Fall of 1999. Mac OS X will feature preemptive multitasking, memory protection and advanced virtual memory, and will be fully optimized for Apple's PowerPC G3 based computers. "Mac developers have created over 12,000 software applications for the 25 million Macintosh customers worldwide," said Steve Jobs, Apple's Interim CEO. "Our software strategy builds on this incredible foundation, and adds advanced features that will give us the foundation to continue...

Apple Boosts Java Performance on Macintosh Symantec's Just In Time (JIT) Compiler Licensed to Accelerate Mac OS Runtime for Java WWDC, SAN JOSE, California--May 11, 1998--At the Company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple Computer, Inc. today announced it has licensed the PowerPC version of Symantec Corporation's high-performance Just In Time (JIT) compiler for Java. Later this summer Apple intends to integrate the JIT compiler into Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ), delivering a significant performance enhancement to Apple's Java-compatible virtual machine (VM). "Our customers want better Java performance in Mac OS and we're committed to giving it to them," said Steve Jobs, Apple's Interim CEO. "We are working hard to make our Java implementation second in speed to none other in the world." With the JIT compiler Apple expects to significantly boost the performance of Java software running on Mac OS. Industry standard benchmarks on preliminary versions of MRJ combined...

Helios server software for Rhapsody released at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference Helios AppleTalk Toolkit and APIs also available for Rhapsody May 11, 1998- Cupertino, CA, Apple Worldwide Developer Conference- Supporting more AppleShare servers worldwide than any other Unix software, Helios Software GmbH, a leading vendor of Unix/RISC-based network and prepress server software, announced the availability of Rhapsody versions of Helios EtherShare, EtherShare OPI , and PDF Handshake at Apple Computer's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). All WWDC participants will receive a CD with Helios "a2" pre-versions for the latest Rhapsody developer release in their conference binder. Helios will also provide these versions to Apple's official Rhapsody seeding partners on request. Due to tight deadlines, Helios PDF Handshake could not be included on Helios' WWDC CD, but is made available over the Internet. The Helios web server http://www.helios.com provides detailed information. "This...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Lyng or Nicole Rowland pr@aladdinsys.com (408) 761-6200 ALADDIN ANNOUNCES INSTALLERMAKER 5.0 AND THE "JUST STUFFIT DEVELOPER PROGRAM" InstallerMaker 5.0 Has Heirarchical Packages And Sub-Level Assignments New Developer Program Offers Free Technical Support, Free Use Of InstallerMaker For Shareware And Freeware Authors, And Co-Marketing Opportunities! San Jose, CA (Worldwide Developers Conference)-May 11, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer and publisher of the software distribution and installation standard StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm), today announced InstallerMaker 5.0 and the Just StuffIt(tm) Developer Program. Version 5.0, expected to ship in June, now separates packages under hierarchy for custom install and assigns conditions, actions and packages to files and folders deep within the installer archive. Aladdin will debut a sneak peak of InstallerMaker 5.0 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and will offer a discount coupon at the show towards...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AppletVIEW Toolkit, Software For Connecting Java Applets To Instruments And Physical Devices, Available Now. ) AppletVIEW Toolkit provides engineers and software developers ) an easy way to interact with instrumentation systems over the ) Internet using Java. Austin, Texas -- May 7, 1998 -- Nacimiento Software Corporation announced today the availability of AppletVIEW Toolkit 1.0, a software system for creating Java applets to communicate through virtual instrumentation servers to instruments and physical devices over the World Wide Web. AppletVIEW Toolkit allows creation of graphical user interfaces for accessing and controlling electrical or mechanical systems over the Internet or corporate intranets. Using the AppletVIEW Toolkit, engineers and scientists can create Java applets as "virtual front panels" to existing instrumentation systems. The AppletVIEW Toolkit is a cross-platform solution which allows standard Web browsers to be used to control and monitor...

Apple Unveils iMac The Internet-Age Computer for the Rest of Us CUPERTINO, California--May 6, 1998--In a major move in to the consumer market, Apple Computer, Inc. today unveiled iMac--the "Internet-age computer for the rest of us." iMac features a striking design, easy Internet access and Pentium-toasting PowerPC G3 performance for $1299. "We designed iMac to deliver the things consumers care about most--the excitement of the Internet and the simplicity of the Mac," said Steve Jobs, Apple's Interim CEO. "iMac is next year's computer for $1299; not last year's computer for $999." "Today we brought romance and innovation back into the industry," added Jobs. "iMac reminds everyone of what Apple stands for." iMac is a complete Internet-age computer right out of the box, featuring: A speedy PowerPC G3 microprocessor running at 233MHz with a high speed 512k backside L2 memory cache; Built-in 15-inch high quality display with 1024x768 resolution, 13.8-inch diagonal...

FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition Gets 100% Pure Java* Certification from Sun Microsystems Provides Database Developers True Platform-Independence Santa Clara, Calif. -- May 4, 1998 -- FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition has received 100% Pure Java Certification from Sun Microsystems' Java software division. The FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition, scheduled to ship in June, will provide developers with a completely platform-independent solution to develop custom databases for enterprise markets. FileMaker Pro 4.0 Developer Edition will feature an application program interface allowing developers to write external functions for FileMaker Pro databases,which will expand the core functionality found in FileMaker Pro 4.0. By incorporating Java class libraries, it will provide access to FileMaker Pro databases across all operating systems supporting the Java platform, including the Unix and Solaris environments. FileMaker, Inc. joins the more than 100 other application developers that...

Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0700, sandra@barebones.com Bare Bones Software Announces Release of Mailsmith 1.0 --Internet email client set apart by filtering, searching, and more Bedford, MA--May 04, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the availability of version 1.0 of Mailsmith(tm), their new standards-based Internet email client for the Mac OS(tm). Bare Bones Software is widely known for BBEdit, their flagship text and HTML authoring tool. With the release of Mailsmith, the company applies its expertise to the realm of email. Mailsmith is a full-featured Internet email application which offers unparalleled filtering, searching, editing and scripting capabilites. In addition to the strides made in these areas, Mailsmith breaks new ground in making powerful email-handling capabilities accessible to users of all levels. "We undertook development of Mailsmith because we wanted an email client that we ourselves would use, and none of the existing solutions met our...

For More Information, Please Contact: Joy Hsu 949-261-2800 (joy.hsu@sonnettech.com) SONNET TECHNOLOGIES FIRST TO SHIP POWERPC G3 PROCESSOR UPGRADE CARDS FOR 6100, 7100 8100 POWER MACINTOSH COMPUTERS New line of PowerPC 750 (G3) Processor Upgrade Cards for Power Mac (6100, 7100, 8100)Workgroup Server (6150, 8150, 9150), Performa 611x and Radius 81/110 begins shipping today. IRVINE, CALIF. April 29, 1998 -- Sonnet Technologies, the leading manufacturer of performance upgrade products for Apple Macintosh computers, today began shipping three new models of PowerPC G3 (750) processor upgrade cards for first generation (Nu-Bus) Power Macintosh Computers. The new Crescendo G3 line is available in the following configurations: Crescendo G3 -215-225 MHz with 512k backside cache at 2:1 ratio. Crescendo G3 -240-250 MHz with 1MB backside cache at 2:1 ratio. Universal Upgrade Cards with Optional Adapter Kit for PDS AV or Video Pass-Through Both Crescendo G3 upgrade card have been designed to be...

From: "Mikael Arctaedius (MAR)" (mar@ssc.se) Subject: ObjectPlant 1.5.1 released Hi! ObjectPlant is the only shareware Object-Oriented Analysis/Design tool for Macintosh. It supports OMT and a subset of the UML notation. It is also capable of generating C++ and Java code. The 1.5.1 version includes some new features but is mainly a maintenance release. You can find more info about ObjectPlant at http://www.softsys.se/ObjectPlant/ Best Regards, Mikael Arctaedius Stockholm, Sweden email:m-arc@algonet.se, mar@ssc.se

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Terje Norderhaug Media Design in*Progress Voice: +1(619)437-0664 Email: terje@in-progress.com MEDIA DESIGN IN*PROGRESS RELEASES INTERACTION 2.0: DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE WEBSITES WITH SERVER-SIDE XML San Diego, CA, April 27, 1998: Media Design in*Progress releases the 2.0 version of Interaction, the web server companion for dynamic social websites that adapts to the visitor. Interaction is the first application to take advantage of server-side XML 1.0 for dynamic websites. The software works with Mac OS Web servers, generating HTML on the fly from XML documents. An evaluation copy can be downloaded from (http://interaction.in-progress.com). Interaction allows professional webmasters to benefit from the efficiency and flexibility of extensible markup for developing and maintaining today's websites. The application provides wizards to create, inspect and modify extensible markup, liberating the author from detailed knowledge of the XML specification. Using...

Apple's New HyperCard 2.4 Now Available; Latest Version of HyperCard Leverages Powerful QuickTime 3 Capabilities CUPERTINO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced the availability of HyperCard 2.4, the latest version of the Company's custom software development tool used to create interactive applications primarily for training and education. HyperCard 2.4 leverages QuickTime 3's rich array of video and audio capabilities, making it possible to easily add sophisticated multimedia experiences to existing or new applications. Building on the power of QuickTime 3, HyperCard 2.4 lets users work directly with more than 30 standard media file types. HyperCard 2.4's new features include a suite of commands and properties, offering users who write HyperTalk scripts the ability to: establish links from HyperCard stacks to QuickTime movies, QuickTime VR scenes, and the World Wide Web; navigate quickly to predefined locations in a QuickTime...

International Media Contact: Jennifer Lyng or Nicole Rowland intl@aladdinsys.com (408)761-6200 ALADDIN SYSTEMS, INC. AND ACT2 SHIP DISK IMAGE UTILITY, SHRINKWRAP 3.0 JAPAN New Version Expands Capabilities For Complete Disk Imaging Needs, Users Can Now Distribute Floppy Disks Over The Internet Watsonville, CA-- April 24, 1998-- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer of the worldwide Macintosh compression and installation standards StuffIt(R) and InstallerMaker(tm), has incorporated its award winning compression technology and electronic commerce capabilities in ShrinkWrap(tm) 3.0 for the Japanese market. ShrinkWrap is a utility that can easily turn a disk into an electronically transmittable file (via the Internet, etc.) and then just as easily, return it to an exact disk image of the original source disk. ShrinkWrap 3.0 supports all commonly used image file formats, it provides StuffIt compression capabilities, and 40-bit encryption for international and domestic security. Why use...

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 NEW VERSION 1.8.1 OF VERSION CONTROL TOOL VOODOO AVAILABLE Hagenberg, AUSTRIA, April-23-1998, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS GmbH today announced the availability of VOODOO v1.8.1, the company's award-winning version control tool. The update, which is free to all registered owners of VOODOO 1.8, can be obtained directly from UNI SOFTWARE PLUS' Web site (http://www.unisoft.co.at/products/voodoo.html) as well as from any Info-Mac mirror. The update offers a number of new features as well as some other improvements: New features: + The new command Add Folder Structure lets you add a whole subtree of your local workspace to the VOODOO project structure. + The new command Reset All Local Paths may be very useful if you have to move your VOODOO project...

For more information, contact: For Immediate Release Macromedia Kirsten Armstrong kirsten@macromedia.com (415) 252-4088 MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES DREAMWEAVER 1.2 Leading Visual Web Authoring Tool Now Compatible with 3.0 and 4.0 Browsers to Deliver High-Impact Web Pages over Low-Bandwidth Internet Connections San Francisco, Calif. -- April 21, 1998 -- Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced a new release of Dreamweaver, the leading visual tool for professional Web site design. Dreamweaver 1.2 enables web developers to deploy high-impact web pages over low-bandwidth Internet connections that take advantage of advanced Dynamic HTML features for users of 4.0 browsers, while maintaining compatibility with 3.0 browsers. This new release also includes several new enhancements that improve web developer productivity and enhance ease of use. Macromedia also today announced that the recommended retail price of Dreamweaver 1.2 will remain at $299 US, the same as the introductory price for...

Clixsounds is expanding its product line to support the developer community and is seeking the input of developers, regardless of the platform you create on or for. If you are a multimedia, web site, or database designer, or if you are a software, game, or entertainment developer, we invite you to participate in our developer survey. Your input will help us to develop superior products that meet your needs and those of the development community. To participate in our survey, please visit: (http://www.clixsounds.com/survey/) Clixsounds P.O. Box 721002 Oklahoma City, OK 73172-1002 USA Voice: 405.721.3283 FAX: 405.495.7004 email@clixsounds.com http://www.clixsounds.com

From: Wes.Butler@genieworks.com GenieWorks, LLC would like to announce our first general beta release of SpotCheck 1.1, with full support for the Java1.1.x language and APIs. SpotCheck is a language-based editor that "knows" the Java language. It is designed to help a Java programmer produce correct code without relying on confusing and untimely feedback from a compiler. Specifically, SpotCheck identifies syntax errors and semantic errors (undefined names, type mismatches, etc.) -- those errors normally returned by a compiler. This analysis is performed after each edit, giving the programmer immediate feedback on errors. SpotCheck provides a host of additional features, including: * smart links to name declarations * cross-referenced Java APIs * editing with popup menus * interfaces to helper apps to compile & run * hierarchical project browsing * color-coded syntax For more information, or to download a free, fully-functional demo of SpotCheck 1.1, visit (http://www....

4/15/98 Bulletin from Apple: Apple Posts Early Access 3 Release of MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Apple has just posted a new version of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ). This version, 2.0.1 early access 3, includes incremental updates to several Java tools and libraries, including JBindery, a useful tool for packaging Java software into double-clickable applications. It also includes for the first time, MPW versions of Java tools and source code for "SimpleRunner", an application that illustrates how to use Apple's JManager library for running Java applets. The SDK can be downloaded from (http://devworld.apple.com/java/text/prerelease.html).

Media Contact: Snorri Gudmundsson MEN & MICE Tel +354 520 5303 snorri@menandmice.com http://www.menandmice.com --New release of QuickDNS Pro, version 2.1, offers more flexibility and ease of use, enhances server performance-- Reykjavik, Iceland, April 15, 1998 --- Men & Mice's cutting edge DNS server for the Mac OS, QuickDNS Pro, now provides more capabilities and ease of use with the latest release, version 2.1, as well as enhancing server performance. The upgrade includes user configurable log levels, domain setup assistance for classless reverse domains, and direct importing of DNS text files to the QuickDNS admin program. User configurable log levels in QuickDNS Pro 2.1 enables administrators to control the degree of server logging. By reducing the log level, users can increase performance on busy servers and minimize the log file size. The new version also provides domain setup assistance for classless reverse domains, easing administration of reverse domains for blocks...

For Immediate Release Contacts: Karen Oppenheim Information Arts, Inc. 650/428-2969 karenop@infoarts.com Jennifer Johnson Information Arts, Inc. 650/428-2967 jenniferjo@infoarts.com New Multi-Platform InstallAnywhere Family Addresses Needs of Java(tm) Developers SAN FRANCISCO -- Zero G Software, Inc., the upstart company that has quietly assumed the lead in Java(tm) installer authoring tools, today introduced the InstallAnywhere(tm) 2 family of platform-independent installer tools for small- to commercial-range developers looking to deploy software to multiple platforms. The InstallAnywhere 2 family is especially tailored to the needs of Java developers and includes three products: InstallAnywhere 2 Standard Edition for mid-range developers which is available immediately for $995; InstallAnywhere 2 Express, designed for small, independent developers and scheduled for release in April; and InstallAnywhere 2 Commercial Edition for large commercial and MIS software developers which will...

For Immediate Release Macromedia Kirsten Armstrong kirsten@macromedia.com (415) 252-4088 MACROMEDIA TO MAKE FLASH FILE FORMAT AVAILABLE AS OPEN INTERNET STANDARD Microsoft, RealNetworks, @Home, Associated Press, WebTV, IBM, Broderbund and Other Industry Leaders Support Effort San Francisco, CA -- April 14, 1998 -- Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced it is making its popular Flash file format (.swf) available as an open Internet standard for vector graphics and animation. The move enables platform vendors to provide a more attractive environment to content publishers, allows web designers to make animation a standard element in their web site designs, and enables developers to deliver Flash-compatible authoring and editing tools. The announcement to standardize Flash receives widespread support from Microsoft, RealNetworks, @Home, Associated Press, WebTV, IBM, Broderbund, and a host of other industry leaders. "Web designers and publishers have to compete for consumer...

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Andrew Clarke aclarke@pictorius.com 902.492.2880 x248 Pictorius iNet Developer Brings Visual Programming to the Web Tuesday April 14, 1998 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius Incorporated today announced that their iNet Developer product now supports true, data-driven, object-oriented web application development. Pictorius has developed a Gallery on their web site highlighting the power of iNet Developer, its visual programming environment and unique On-Demand HTML technology. It is available at: http://www.pictorius.com Leveraging their completely visual programming language, Prograph, Pictorius has built iNet Developer into a web application framework with a collection of Internet services that allow professional web developers the ability to quickly build powerful web applications. Pictorius iNet Developer is the only Web development environment that has been created specifically for the Internet professional services industry. Pictorius...

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Richmond, CA --- April 13, 1998 --- Keyspan, the leading provider of serial communications cards for PCI-based Macintosh computers, announced the availability of its SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition. The T1 Edition combines a SMART SERIAL 6 high speed serial communications card with specially developed HDLC line drivers and a synchronous PPP Communications Toolbox tool. This package enables PowerPC Macintosh computers to transfer data synchronously at T1 rates. Suggested retail pricing is $699. SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition features The Smart Serial 6 is an intelligent multiport serial communications card for use with Power Macintosh and with other Mac OS-based personal computers which utilize the PCI local bus. This card includes two ports which support T1 data rates as well as numerous serial interfaces including RS-232, RS-422, RS-449, RS-485, V.35, and X.21. Using the SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition The SMART SERIAL 6 - T1 Edition has been deployed by AILINK, a European newspaper industry...