Macworld Expo, NY - July 8, 1998 - Keyspan, the leading supplier of PCI communications cards for Mac OS today announced its Keyspan IR card. The Keyspan IR Card is a "first-of-its-kind" PCI card that enables a Macintosh to communicate via infrared with televisions, VCRs, DVD players, CD changers and other home theater components. The Keyspan IR card opens the door to an entire new use for the home-based Macintosh. To retail for under $300, the Keyspan IR card will be on display at Keyspan's booth (#1724) during Macworld Expo. Evaluation units will be available in mid-July with product release set for mid-August 1998. The Keyspan IR Card will at first be sold through OEM channels to manufacturers and custom designers in the home theater industry. The Keyspan IR Card will also be available to consumers who are interested in constructing their own Macintosh-controlled home theater and home automation solutions. Controllable via Applescript, C and C++, users can write their own programs...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Lyng and Nicole Rowland email: pr@aladdinsys.com (408) 761-6200 ALADDIN SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THE JUST STUFFIT DEVELOPERS PROGRAM FOR SHAREWARE AND FREEWARE DEVELOPERS Aladdin Supports Shareware And Freeware Developers With Special Marketing Opportunities Watsonville, CA - June 30 1998- Aladdin Systems announced today the "Just StuffIt(tm) Developers Program" for shareware and freeware developers. The Just StuffIt Developers Program is a unique marketing opportunity designed to provide added exposure, broaden software distribution, and ease the financial burden of product development for shareware and freeware developers. "The Just StuffIt Developers Program is founded on Aladdin's commitment to the shareware and freeware philosophy of software development," said Jonathan Kahn, vice president of sales and business development. "This program supports dynamic and integral players in the software industry by offering new marketing opportunities to help build...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jody Kramer (650) 937-3989 kramer@netscape.com NETSCAPE NETCENTER 2.0 PORTAL SITE LIVE TODAY FOR MILLIONS OF INTERNET USERS Expanded Site Provides Essential Consumer Portal Services, Receives Excellent User Feedback In Beta Testing MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 30, 1998) -- Netscape Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:NSCP) today announced the availability of its redesigned and expanded Netscape Netcenter portal site. "Netscape Netcenter 2.0" will include seventeen content channels, a set of leading-edge services including new Netscape-branded Search, SmartUpdate, Software Download, WebMail (scheduled for release in beta later this week) and Member Directory. Netcenter 2.0 also includes an innovative, new integrated navigation scheme that brings together Netcenter content and services to make the site very easy to use. Also scheduled for roll-out soon for Netscape Netcenter and Netscape Communicator client software are Netscape Smart Browsing, a new way...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry Kettler Insider Software 760-804-9900 LKettler@InsiderSoftware.com INSIDER UPDATEAGENT 2.6 SHIPS WITH NEW NAME, ONE-TIME EDITION AND LOWER PRICES Leading Macintosh Software Updater Now Has Three Flexibly-Priced Editions June 30, 1998 [Carlsbad, CA] Insider Software today announced the availability of Insider UpdateAgent 2.6, the product formerly known as Insider Updates, a new version that includes performance enhancements, interface improvements, and tight integration with Insider's web site In addition to its existing Standard and CD Editions, the new release includes a new Limited Edition that updates all the applications on a Macintosh system one time for only $12.95 US. LIMITED EDITION UPDATES ALL SOFTWARE ON A MACINTOSH FOR $12.95 The new, Limited Edition offers the full functionality of Insider UpdateAgent, scanning a Macintosh system's hard drives for all application and operating system files, then retrieving new versions of outdated files...

29 June 1998 -- Macintosh software developer Alco Blom announced the introduction today of Web Confidential, his latest offering of Macintosh software. Web Confidential is an intuitive, easy-to-use program for managing user IDs, passwords, registration numbers, and the like. Thanks to the use of a number of advanced features of the Mac operating system, Web Confidential can be used in close conjunction with popular Mac Internet software, such as Netscape Navigator, Explorer and Eudora. While Web Confidential is suitable for a wide variety of personal data, from creditcard numbers to serial numbers, Alco Blom designed Web Confidential particularly for the World Wide Web in mind. "Increasing numbers of Web sites maintain some form of user registration," points out Blom. "You may not realize it, but in the course of time you may registered at a couple of dozen sites. Do you remember the passwords you entered for all of them?" Web Confidential allows Web surfers to store URLs, user IDs,...

Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 mailto:naomi@well.com SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS ANNOUNCES REBOUND! NOW AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC -- Auto-Restart ADB Device Ensures Server Reliability, Automatically -- BOTHELL, Wash., June 29, 1998 -- Sophisticated Circuits today announced Rebound!(tm) is now available to the general public. Previously available exclusively with WebSTAR 3.0, the leading Web server on the Macintosh platform, Rebound! is the newest member of the PowerKey family of products which continuously monitors an active server for failures and, when necessary, automatically reboots the system by sending the keyboard restart key sequence. A highly integrated hardware/software solution, Rebound! provides a fully automated system for ensuring reliability and optimal up-time for Mac OS-based servers worldwide. Rebound! is now available to the general public for a street price of $99 at (http://www.sophisticated.com/). "Every well-designed web site or...

June 26, 1998 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynn Macias, (650) 583-4923 NEW COURSES START JULY 20TH AT DIGITAL UNIVERSITY Registration is currently being accepted for professional courses on Multimedia, Graphic Design, and Business & Management. Digital University uses an approach designed to help busy professionals enhance their abilities anywhere, anytime and on-demand. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection with a web browser. The University's four-week courses, which begin July 20, start at $50 each and are taught by professionals with classroom and university teaching experience, as well as strong backgrounds in the new media industry. Course offerings include Photoshop, JavaScript, HTML, VRML, Internet Security, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office and more. Courses repeat every five weeks. View our course catalog on our site (www.digitaledu.com) and choose one or several classes to enhance your career or personal development. Courses are available...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAGMA Announces PCI Expansion for the Apple PowerBook G3 Series San Diego, CA: MAGMA announced that their three and seven slot PCI expansion systems are now compatible with the G3 Series PowerBooks from Apple. A MAGMA PCI expansion system adds PCI slots to Apple's PowerBook.G3 Series in a separate enclosure. The portable 3 slot PCI expansion system is an ideal solution for users who need more PCI slots, but do not want to deal with a bulky full size expansion system. The 7 slot system is an ideal solution for users who need more than three slots to get the most out of their portable computer. This product is essential for PowerBook users who need their portable computer to function like a desktop or tower Mac. PowerBook G3 customers now have the freedom to attach practically anything to their portable computer, including video cards, digital video editing board sets, multiple graphics accelerators, fast ethernet cards, PC compatibility cards, RAID arrays and more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Ilene Hoffman, MS Macintosh/ Internet Consultant and Writer, Boston area 323 West St., Needham, MA 02494 Press Releases to: ileneh@aol.com The Hess Macworld Party and Events Web Site is ready for public consumption with a new look. Please make sure YOUR listing is on the only web page with a large pass-along readership, as everyone prints out the pages and carries it with them at the show. A number of parties and press events have been added to the pages today. Companies wishing to advertise to the large, yet select, group of show buyers should contact me as soon as possible. Banner ad information will be forwarded upon request. Banner advertising and press / party entries will be accepted through July 4th, at which time the site will be considered complete. (Minor adjustments will be made during the show week.) The web site will contain every party and press function scheduled during MacWorld week in New York, July 7th through July 10th. (Some events...

From: Darren Williams (d.williams@activeconcepts.com) Subject: Funnel Web 2.0 preview release Active Concepts today released the first preview release of Funnel Web 2.0 the complete Web analysis solution. Funnel Web 2.0 will be officially launched at MacWorld on July 8 and will offer significant new features to extend the power of web analysis beyond current standards. For the first time Funnel Web will support a host of new features such as multilingual reporting, full archiving and compression using Stuffit and Gzip and support a number of post processing features such as FTP transfers and email notification. A full announcement and detailed specifications will be released at MacWorld. All current users will receive a free upgrade to 2.0 and until July 8. After July 8 Funnel Web will be priced at $249 and $499 for the standard and professional versions. A preview release is now available for download from http://www.activeconcepts.com -- Active Concepts

EveryWare Introduces Automated XML in Tango Enterprise Demonstrates SQL to XML Intranet Publishing with Microsoft Internet Explorer Toronto, Canada--June 25, 1998--EveryWare Development Inc. (ASE:EVE) the leading developer of cross platform software for the construction and analysis of dynamic Web applications, today introduced automated XML functionality, code-named Generation X, in its industry leading Web application development environment, Tango Enterprise 3.1. Tango Generation X, currently available in Tango Enterprise 3.1, allows developers to visually build Web applications that generate XML on the fly from business logic and data values in corporate databases. EveryWare has created an Intranet publishing application built with Tango Generation X that automatically generates custom XML information channels which conform to Microsoft's Channel Definition Format (CDF), an XML application in Internet Explorer 4.0. The demonstration is online at (http://www.everyware.com/...

New QuickTime 3.0 Powered IMAGE EDITOR / BROWSER Released TORONTO - June 25, 1998 - Lakewood Software today released QT Gallery 1.0, a QuickTime 3.0-savvy image editor and graphic design tool for the Power Macintosh. Incorporating externals published by WetWare Inc., QT Gallery integrates full support for QuickTime 3.0's image import options, editing filters, and transition effects. The software can be effectively used to browse and edit images saved in a variety of popular formats, including PICT, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, and Photoshop. For a limited time, QT Gallery 1.0 is specially priced at $29.95 U.S., 40% off the regular list price of $49.95 U.S. Users can create customized transitions for slide shows and apply QuickTime editing filters to images. Transition effects include: Cross Fade, Explode, Implode, Iris, Push, Slide, Wipe, Matrix Wipe, and Radial. Filter operations include: RGB Balance, HSL Balance, Tint, Blur, Sharpen, Color Edge, B&W Edge, Emboss, Solarize, and Convolve....

For Immediate Release: CLEARWAY ANNOUNCES "FIREPOWWWER" ACCELERATION BUNDLE FOR MAC WEB SERVERS -- "FirepoWWWer" Bundle Combines Two High-Power Web Server Acceleration Packages At a Special Reduced Price; Offer Good Through Macworld Expo -- Boston, June 25, 1998 -- ClearWay Technologies today announced the FirepoWWWer Bundle which includes both FireSite Web Site Accelerator and ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug. FireSite can host more than twice as many high-speed Web sites as WebSTAR alone, and NITRO accelerates all WebSTAR plug-ins up to 200% or more. Together, FireSite and NITRO deliver the maximum Web server performance for the professional Webmaster. Through Macworld Expo, ClearWay is offering the FirepoWWWer Bundle at savings from $200 to $400 off list prices. Free demos are available immediately from: (http://www.clearway.com/FirepoWWWer/) "WebSTAR is great platform to build on. With the FirepoWWWer Bundle users can really boost server performance where it matters by increasing their...

Smith Micro Software: S&S Public Relations, Inc.: Investor Contact: Press Contact: Bruce Quigley Melissa Rabin 714/362-2308 (Phone) 415-956-1180 (Phone) bquigley@smithmicro.com melissa@sspr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE RELEASES MacComCenter PLUS v3.0 Fully Integrated Fax, Voice & Data Communications Package for the Macintosh Now Supports Global Village Modems, Fax-on-Demand, Paging and More ALISO VIEJO, CA -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS: SMSI) today announced the release of MacComCenter Plus Version 3.0, the latest edition of its fully integrated fax, voice and data communications software for Macintosh computer users. With the release of MacComCenter Plus v3.0, Smith Micro is once again demon-strating its commitment to supporting the Apple platform by providing Macintosh users with a cutting-edge solution for many of their desktop communications needs. In particular, the new version of MacComCenter Plus includes support for modems built by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0700, sandra@barebones.com Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 4.5.3 Update Latest update brings changes to FTP tool behavior and more Bedford, MA--June 23, 1998--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of version 4.5.3 of BBEdit(tm), the company's award-winning text and HTML editor. The update, which is free to all registered owners of BBEdit 4.5, can be obtained directly from Bare Bones Software's Web site (http://web.barebones.com/support/update.html) or from mirror sites as given by (http://web.barebones.com/links/links.html). This update features enhancements to support for the built-in FTP tool, as well as improvements to the "Find Differences" functionality and fixes for some problems reported from the field. Pricing & Availability The BBEdit 4.5.3 update is available free of charge to all current BBEdit 4.5, 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 customers. Registered customers with previous versions of BBEdit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 1998 CONTACT: Sara Winge, 707/829-0515 x285, sara@oreilly.com More information at http://conference.perl.com/ PERL CONFERENCE 2.0 GETS REAL: SIX USERS TO WIN $1000 EACH, AND A THOUSAND CAN MEET A GURU Sebastopol, CA--Perl, the popular open source programming language, boasts a passionate and active community using and supporting it around the world. So it makes sense that O'Reilly & Associates, presenting Perl Conference 2.0, is tapping into the expertise and enthusiasm of Perl programmers themselves to provide some of the excitement for the Perl community's second annual conference, August 17-20 in San Jose, California. Complete conference information including online registration is available at http://conference.perl.com/, and the deadline for early registration discounts is July 3. A highlight of this year's Perl Conference is the presentation of papers by users describing their real-world applications of Perl, and a contest awarding $1,000 each...

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOOMASoft Unveils New and Innovative Web Form Design Software, BOOMA WebForms, at Web '98 BOOMA WebForms dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of creating and managing database-ready Web forms and auto responders SAN FRANCISCO (June 22, 1998) - BOOMASoft today introduced BOOMA WebForms at the Web '98 show in San Francisco. BOOMA WebForms is an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for Web site developers to create and manage forms on their Web sites. According to Craig Osterloh, president of BOOMASoft, BOOMA WebForms will save Web developers time and money when creating forms for their sites. "In the past, if Web developers wanted forms on their Web pages, they had to either hire outside programmers or immerse themselves in the confusing and time-intensive world of CGI scripting, Java coding and database programming," Osterloh said. "This entire process took days, even weeks to complete and could cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars....

PRESS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Senecio Software, Inc. Jerry W. Wicks, Ph.D. at (419)352-4371 (jwicks@senecio.com) www.senecio.com Senecio Software Inc. announces the addition of new online survey research services and Java applets to its line of computer-assisted interviewing software. Bowling Green, Ohio, June 22, 1998 - Senecio Software, Inc. today announced it is shipping ePoll, the public opinion research industry's most advanced web survey package, as part of its growing line of computer assisted interviewing software. This powerful Java applet is the industry's most complete and robust surveying solution, capable of serving complex, adaptive questionnaires over the World Wide Web. In addition to the software, Senecio is also offering online market research services including questionnaire construction, web survey hosting and custom programming services to corporate clients, market research firms and Internet Service Providers seeking to enhance their data...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mitchell Martin info@digichat.com http://www.digichat.com/ DigiChat v1.1 Final Now Available June 19, 1998 - ELS, Inc. and Digi-Net Technologies have announced the official release of DigiChat(tm) version 1.1, a JAVA based client/server chat product designed specifically for Web Presence Providers and Educational or Corporate Webmasters. DigiChat's state-of-the-art interface, ease of installation, and simple administrative site management make it the new standard for web-based chat. "DigiChat is the only chat software that lets Internet Presence Providers and Webmasters offer each of their clients the ability to host their own customized, independent and private chat environment for their web sites," said Robert Parker, president of Digi-Net Technologies. "DigiChat features an elegant interface that allows the chat screen to match the look and feel of an individual web site, including the use of custom logos and scrolling advertising banners. Because...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Susan Whitney Xplain Corporation marketing@xplain.com 805-494-9797 x105 NETPROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES JULY/AUGUST LINE-UP -- Professional Journal for Web Developers and Network Administrators Provides Sneak Peek At First Issue Under New Publisher WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- June 19, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishers of NetProfessional(tm) magazine, today revealed the editorial line-up of the July/August issue of the magazine, the first since the company acquired publishing rights to the title in March. The print magazine, for web developers and network administrators, is now a technical journal packed with in-depth articles on a variety of current challenges users face, peer-reviewed by experts in the field. The first issue of the NEW NetProfessional (Volume 2, Number 1) is due in print form at Macworld Expo/New York (Developer Central, booth #664), on July 7. Subscribers of the old publication as well as new subscribers should receive it...

Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, June 18, 1998 -- Troi Automatisering announces the availability of Troi File Plug-in 1.2b2, for FileMaker Pro 4.0 both on Macintosh and Windows. This file manipulation plug-in now also can list the contents of folders and open files with other applications. We've added some great examples demonstrating useful techniques (including how to import multiple images). Peter Baanen, company president, states that "The ability to list files in a directory was requested by a lot of users, and opens a lot of new possibilities. We've also removed the startup flash screen, so that you can start up more quickly". This 1.2b2 version differs slightly from the 1.2b1 version (of 12 June). The launch function returns more detailed error codes; you can now also detect if a disk is offline. We invite you to test drive the new functions and see what _you_ can do with it! A fully functional version of this beta version of Troi File Plug-in 1.2b1 is available for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joshua Lippiner Web Design Central 917-754-7882 wdcentral@bigfoot.com http://wdcentral.hypermart.net Announcing Web Design Central, the First Site Created to Match Companies With the Right Website Designer for Their Business Needs Website Designers Join Marketing Forces Roslyn, New York, June 16, 1998 - Over one hundred website designers and developers have joined marketing forces at Web Design Central, a site designed to aid companies in finding the right web designer for their business needs. Through Web Design Central, companies looking to create an Internet presence can contact designers quickly and effortlessly. Web Design Central was created to facilitate the business process of matching website developers to create individual or corporate Internet sites. By completing an on-line form, a company can send out a WebRFP or website design and development request for proposal to up to twenty independent designers. By utilizing Web Design Central, a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rusty Carpenter, (813) 878-3461 E-Mail: rcarpen@us.ibm.com IBM HOMEPAGE CREATOR FOR BUSINESS DEBUTS An improved and expanded solution for creating and hosting e-business Web sites NEW YORK CITY, June 16, 1998 -- To help companies take better advantage of the increasing number of consumers buying goods and services on the Internet, IIBM today released a new version of IBM HomePage Creator, a Web site creation and hosting solution featuring updated technology, expanded services and first time availability in Europe. The new version, called IBM HomePage Creator for e-business and located at http://www.ibm.com/hpc can help organizations save time and money when developing e-business Web sites. Costing as little as $24.95 per month, the new version features: Easy-to-use technology: Customers build online, using their browser to create the site via a new point and click Java 1.1 interface that provides significantly enhanced performance and usability for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waves in Motion E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com USA (602) 956-7080 voice (602) 956-6754 fax Canada (416) 760-9959 voice (416) 760-8849 fax 152 Evelyn Avenue, Suite 101 Toronto, Ontario M6P 2Z7 WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES SCRIPT SCHEDULER 1.0 FOR FILEMAKER New plug-in provides sophisticated control over FileMaker scripts. TORONTO, Canada. June 17, 1998. As every FileMaker developer already knows, you can trigger a script when you open a file, you can trigger a script when you close a file, and that's just about it. Anything else, and you have to rely on manual control or cumbersome applets that tie up you computer and slow down your applications. Script Scheduler is a new FileMaker plug-in from Waves in Motion that does away with these limitations. You can configure Script Scheduler to trigger any script in any file at a scheduled time or at regular intervals. Or even better, you can instruct Script Scheduler to trigger a script...