From: quinn@quinn.echidna.id.au (Quinn) Subject: Announce: Internet Config 1.4 The Internet Configuration System -- Making Macintosh Internet Activity Easier Internet Config is an application that allows you to set Internet preferences in one place and have them read my any other "IC aware" application. Internet Config is supported by many Mac OS Internet applications, including NewsWatcher, Anarchie, Fetch, and Internet Explorer. It is my pleasure to announce the release of Internet Config 1.4. This version has a few new features but, more importantly, it offers significant reliability improvements over previous versions. Specific enhancements include: o The IC application now supports "Get URL" AppleEvents, routing them to the appropriate helper application. o The extension now holds the default preferences, so you get default preferences regardless of which application first uses IC. o The extension now sanity checks preference files before opening them. It also keeps a copy of...

AIMED Conducts a series of polls for the Mac developer community! Los Angeles, CA -- September 23, 1997 -- AIMED, the Association of Independent Macintosh Engineers and Developers, is conducting a series of polls to collect data that it's developer membership can use to chart their Macintosh development efforts. The information the three polls gathers has been requested by AIMED members and is intended to gather information from the developer community on the following topics, State of Macintosh Development, Rhapsody, and Clone/CHRP issues. The poll pages are available on the AIMED web site and open today. Polling will continue until midnight October 5, 1997. The results of the polls will be made available to the developer community on the AIMED site, Apple Computer and various press organizations. AIMED is an independent, nonprofit organization of Macintosh developers. Founded in January 1996, it is dedicated to evangelizing third party hardware and software development for the Apple...

Groupe Mirande launches 'EuroPress', a new low-cost press service aimed at small US based hardware and software developers who want to raise the profile of their products in Europe. "Even small developers cannot afford to forget about Europe as a market...ignore it at your peril" Says Paul Lambert of Groupe Mirande. France - September 22nd 1997- Groupe Mirande, the French based company that works with US based Hardware and Software companies to develop a commercial presence for their products in Europe, today announce plans to expand its services to include 'EuroPress', a new low-cost press service for small US based IT companies who want to raise awareness of their products within the European marketplace. "'EuroPress' is a result of a number of requests from smaller clients who wanted just to use our press services to attract European customers to their web site, where they could buy the product from", says Paul Lambert, founder of Groupe Mirande. He continues "Normally we are...

Apple Computer Names Niehaus Ryan Group Public Relations Agency CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 22, 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), today named the Silicon Valley public relations firm Niehaus Ryan Group, Inc. (NRG) its public relations agency of record for corporate and product public relations beginning immediately. This announcement completes Apple's marketing communications makeover which has brought on TBWA Chiat/Day as its new advertising agency, CKS as its new creative services firm, and finally NRG as its new public relations firm. "We are very pleased to complete our new team with the addition of NRG," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "They are exactly the kind of strategic, entrepreneurial agency we need right now." "We believe that Apple's new direction will once again surprise the industry," said NRG president Ed Niehaus. "Apple is one of the top brands in the world, and the company is now poised to once again make its mark." About NRG Founded in 1991, Niehaus Ryan...

Scottsdale, AZ; September 19, 1997 - Symmetry Software Corporation today announced the release of version 1.5 of Version Master, the leading software version reporting and updating tool for the Macintosh. Version Master is the only major Macintosh software updating application that remains free of charge. This release brings a significant increase in performance to the downloading function and integrates the application with the Version Master website. Additionally, numerous interface enhancements have been added to make the application easier to use including support for MacOS 8. Free copies of Version Master may be downloaded from: (http://www.versionmaster.com/) New features in version 1.5 include: Downloading current version Information is 300% to 500% faster Improved version identification Internet Config is no longer required Search online database for software titles not on the user's computer Revised Scan command and new Refresh command updates...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACWORLD Expo To Be Held At Jacob Javits Convention Center of New York New venue in new city to provide broader reach to core Mac market BOSTON, September 18, 1997 - IDG Expo Management Company today announced that the 1998 East Coast production of MACWORLD Expo will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York. The East Coast's premier showcase for software and hardware vendors supporting the Mac OS platform, MACWORLD Expo/New York will be held July 8-10. The exhibit floor and the MACWORLD Expo Conference Program take place July 8-10. In addition, the MACWORLD Expo Professional Conference Program will run from July 6-8. "We are excited about launching MACWORLD Expo/New York," said David B. Egan, president of IDG Expo Management Company. "New York is considered an international center for creative professionals, and for companies specializing in advertising, printing and publishing, the commercial arts, graphic design, video production and...

From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron) Subject: [ANN] Java 1.1.3 Beta Update available CodeWarriors, There is a release of the Java 1.1.3 for CodeWarrior Pro Beta Update available now or soon for downloading from http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/ or ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/ ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/ If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at: (ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/) Java 1.1.3 for CodeWarrior Pro Public Beta Released on 09/16/1997 This patch adds Java 1.1.3 support to the Java tools supplied with CodeWarrior Pro 1 for Mac OS. This version is a PUBLIC BETA. Download Update (7065k)

JOINT RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Macworld and MacTech Team Up on Awards SAN FRANCISCO, CA and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 -- Joining together to recognize the industry's finest, Macworld Magazine and MacTech Magazine have agreed to jointly present a new set of awards for Macintosh developer tools. Macworld Magazine, which now incorporates MacUser Magazine, will also give out about 30 awards for best products in a variety of Mac product and technology categories. The event will take place at the annual Editors Choice Awards (Eddies) ceremony in January at the Macworld Expo. Macworld and MacTech will present four awards for best Macintosh development tools. Winners will be chosen by MacTech editors and contributors based upon such factors as innovation, design, versatility, contributions within the industry's current standards, and impact upon the developer community. Submissions for these awards should be sent via email with product name and description, contact...

For immediate release Stone Design Announces "Homecoming Sale" September 16, 1997 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Stone Design announced today the "Homecoming" Sale on its suite of NEXTSTEP software, which runs on NEXTSTEP and OpenStep MACH. In response to the placement of Steve Jobs as interim CEO at Apple Computer, and the return of Stone Design to the Macintosh software community, we wished to honor the pioneers who were early adopters of this next millennial technology with some awesome prices. The StoneWare suite consists of DataPhile(TM), the multi-media, easy to use database manager, Create(TM), THE powerful graphics package, 3DReality(TM), a 3D modeler and renderer, and CheckSum(TM), a check writer and finance manager. A bundle of all of these Stone Design applications for NEXTSTEP is now available for only $199, a very special deal. These apps originally listed for $1,979. This bundle includes DataPhile 3.1, Create 3.1, 3D Reality 2.1 and CheckSum 2.0. All of the licenses will be...

Apple Names Steve Jobs Interim CEO Cupertino, Calif.--Sept. 16, 1997--At its first regularly scheduled meeting last week, Apple's new Board of Directors formalized the role of Steve Jobs by naming him interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company until a new CEO is named. At this meeting, the Board of Directors also met with its executive recruiter, John Thompson of Heidrick & Struggles, to review the status of its search for a CEO. The Board expects that a new CEO will be named before the end of the year. Jobs, Apple's co-founder and newly appointed member of the Board, has been serving as an advisor to Apple's Board and executive management team for several months. Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission - to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists...

To all, Don Crabb has a well written article at: (http://www.abbottsys.com/dondirect.html) that gives a very different perspective on the licensing issue and Apple. Now that the industry knows what's going on with licensing, it's time to move forward with what plans that make sense for your own company. Check out his article -- so that you are making balanced decisions. MacDev-1 Staff

Apple's QuickTime 3.0 Receives Industry Awards Videography Magazine Recognizes Technology with Two Top Awards CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 12, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that QuickTime 3.0, the latest release of the Company's industry-standard digital media system software for Windows and Mac OS, has received several product and technology awards from computer industry press and user groups. Videography magazine recently granted QuickTime 3.0 two top honors--the first annual Open Studio Interoperability Award, presented at the SIGGRAPH tradeshow in August, and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) '97 Editors' Choice Award. According to Videography, the Open Studio Interoperability Award is given to a new product that "most significantly enhances the sharing of digital media in professional studio environments." The NAB Editors' Choice Award is for products "that deliver new capabilities, or substantially improve the state-of-the-art in an existing product...

PowerTools signs license agreement with BeOS PowerTools announced today that they have completed a license agreement with BeOS. PowerTools will be shipping all infiniti T2 and X-Factor PPC computers with BeOS starting on Sept. 22, 1997. "We elected to include the BeOS with our systems due to the recent increase in interest and requests from our valued customers." said Victor Wong, CEO, PowerTools. "With the current events that are being played out in the MacOS arena, many people feel that BeOS may be a viable solution and their OS of choice in the near future. We are not here to play side, we are here to give the people what they want." Existing owners of PowerTools computers can obtain the BeOS free of charge. There will be a $9.95 shipping and handling charge. Contact: Victor Wong CEO, PowerTools 4544 S. Lamar Blvd. Suite 101 Austin, Texas 78745 United States, Planet Earth Tel: 512-891-0646 ext. 360 Fax: 512-476-6399 url: www.pwrtools.com

MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO PHASE OUT ITS MAC OS-COMPATIBLE BUSINESS Response to Apple's Recent Decisions Limiting Licensing Tempe, Ariz. September 11, 1997 -- Motorola Computer Group (MCG), a unit of Motorola Inc., today announced its plan to discontinue its Mac OS-compatible system business in response to Apple's recent decisions to limit the introduction of its new technology and phase out future licensing. Under the new plan, Motorola StarMax systems will be available for sale until the end of 1997. Known worldwide for its commitment to quality and reliability, Motorola assured the Mac OS community that all warranty and support commitments will continue. To underscore its support to the Mac OS community through this transition, Motorola today also announced enhancements to its industry-leading StarMax five-year warranty. Motorola will now provide existing and new StarMax buyers with one full year of current telephone support up from 90 days. Motorola had been negotiating with Apple...

VIBE NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC OS Visix Software Extends Platform Support for Powerful Java Development Tool Reston, VA, September 8, 1997 -- Visix Software Inc., a leading provider of enterprise application development and deployment solutions, today announced the general availability of Vibe Enterprise for Windows 95, Windows NT x86, Windows NT Alpha, Solaris, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Macintosh and OS/2. Visix also announced the general availability of Vibe DE for Macintosh, OS/2, Windows NT Alpha, HP-UX and IRIX. Vibe DE is already available for development on Windows 95, Windows NT x86, Linux, AIX and Solaris. "Java developers are currently limited in their choice of development platforms," said Bob Flury, Visix Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services. "Visix recognizes that people who develop on Macintosh, OS/2 and UNIX need Java development solutions too. With the addition of these new platforms, we address the needs of this community that other vendors often...

From: Mikael Hansen (meh@dnai.com) Subject: AutoShare 1.4, a freeware list server AutoShare 1.4, a freeware list server and auto-responder for EIMS (Eudora Internet Mail Server, formerly AIMS and MailShare), has been released and may be downloaded from (ftp://ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/AutoShare/) and also from the mirror site at (http://www.dcl.co.uk/MacOS/email/autoshare/) or by e-mail from (mailto:autoshare-software@dcl.co.uk) AutoShare is robust, speedy and requires little memory. The 68K and PowerPC native server applications, tested with Mac OS 8.0, are fully scriptable and may be configured using the AutoShare Admin, an administration tool with balloon help. Lists in the hundreds and subscribers in the thousands per list are supported, as are subscription, open, moderated, announcement and private list types. AutoShare comes complete with script samples and documentation covering features such as fully automated web archives, remote administration by e-mail, subscriber and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deneba Unveils Colada(tm) - a Java(tm)-based Web Technology for Canvas(tm) 5 With Colada, Canvas 5 users can create pixel-perfect web pages instantly Miami, FL, September 9, 1997. - Deneba announced that it will be releasing a new Java-based technology named "Colada," which gives Canvas 5 users the ability to create web pages quickly and easily. "Colada allows Canvas 5 users to publish complete, multi-page designs, directly to the web," said Manny Menendez, president of Deneba Software. "If you can create it in Canvas 5, you can use Colada to publish it on the web with pixel-level precision. This is something HTML-only authoring solutions don't do." Colada is a one-step solution for creating visually appealing, intricate web pages. Being Java-based, it is cross-platform and compatible with all modern browsers, without forcing viewers to download and install a browser plug-in first. Even non-Java browsers can display Colada pages accurately, through proxy...

Apple and UMAX Reach Agreement on Licensing Mac OS 8 CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 8, 1997--Apple Computer Inc. has reached an agreement with UMAX Computer Corporation to bundle Mac OS 8 on UMAX computers under the general terms of UMAX's current licensing agreement with Apple. This license to UMAX for Mac OS 8 does not include the rights to use Mac OS 8 on Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP) based systems and is valid through July 1998. Apple Computer, Inc., a recognized innovator in the information industry and leader in multimedia technologies, creates powerful solutions based on easy-to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, personal digital assistants and Internet content. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple develops, manufactures, licenses and markets solutions, products, technologies and services for business, education, consumer, entertainment, scientific and engineering and government customers in more than 140 countries. Press Contact: Russell...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 1997 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO 2.1 Upgrade to include plug-in tag architecture and advanced business features BELLEVUE, WA - September 8, 1997 - Blue World Communications, Inc. today announced Lasso 2.1, an upgrade adding advanced, professional Web database publishing features to FileMaker Pro for Mac OS from Claris Corporation. "Lasso 2.1 enhances the integrated Lasso technology in FileMaker Pro 4.0, providing a comprehensive, sophisticated Internet business solution for users of the new FileMaker Pro version and allowing seamless Web database publishing for customers who continue to use FileMaker Pro 3.0," said Blue World President & CEO Bill Doerrfeld. Key among the new features in Lasso 2.1 is a plug-in architecture that allows easy addition of new tags and support of the FileMaker Pro 4.0 tag syntax. Customers who have developed solutions using FileMaker Pro 4.0 can easily move to Lasso 2.1's added features without modifying their current...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New SDK Simplifies Move to Mac OS 8: SmartClicks adds Contextual Menus to PowerPlant projects September 8, 1997 - Vienna, Austria - Tools & Toys today reveiled Developer Release 1 of SmartClicks(tm), an easy to use SDK (software development kit) for CodeWarrior users that dramatically simplifies the support of Contextual Menus. Contextual Menus is a feature of the new Mac OS 8 that allows the user to display a pop-up menu of useful actions that relate to the current selection. SmartClicks helps developers to add Contextual Menus to existing or new software that use Metrowerks Inc's object oriented PowerPlant application framework. With Tools & Toys' SmartClicks library and only two lines of code, Software developers can now make their applications Contextual Menus-aware. "Contextual Menus are one of the hottest features of the new Mac OS!", said Andreas Pizsa, President of Tools & Toys Ltd. and developer of SmartClicks. "With SmartClicks, developers...

For Immediate Release Tangent Systems Announces BuildSim to Support ADB I/O Product from BeeHive Technologies, Inc. OCEAN BEACH, Calif.-- September 5, 1997: Tangent Systems announced today that it will provide built-in support for ADB I/O from BEEHIVE Technologies, Inc. All editions of BuildSim will have an "ADB I/O" BuildBlock which can be used in conjunction with the ADB I/O product for simple data acquisition and control projects. This is an exciting development in that now a simple yet flexible device like ADB I/O can be easily coupled with BuildSim to provide a quick and easy way to develop relatively sophisticated data acquisition and control projects without being forced to learn a specific programing language. ADB I/O combined with the easy to use point and click interface provided by BuildSim can now provide access to a whole new set of users and customers. "After a careful review of ADB I/O, it became apparent that its a natural fit with BuildSim and can provide an easy way...

The Business Research Group, an independent market research and consulting organization, recently completed and published the results of a cost-of-ownership study comparing four web servers running Netscape Fastrack for UNIX, Microsoft Internet Information Server for Windows NT, O'Reilly Website for Windows 95 and StarNine's WebSTAR for the Mac OS. The results of the survey are exciting! The study found that WebSTAR servers running on the Mac OS provide a significantly *lower cost of ownership* then competing servers based upon several factors ranging from costs related to purchase and installation to content creation and server management. These advantages led to a cumulative cost advantage over the four other servers as high as 300% per internal users, to 144% per server to 158% per web page . See the exciting results yourself. Both the study and a PDF version of the report can be found at (http://applenet.apple.com/text/server_study.html). WebSTAR can be found at (http://www....

PACIFIC COAST SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO SITEEDIT PRO -- Popular internet server untility gains increased security and versatility San Diego, September 3, 1997 -- Pacific Coast Software has released an updated version of SiteEdit and SiteEdit Pro for Macintosh that improves the security of its user database and allows increased versatility for user access. SiteEdit is a remote access tool for Macintosh and Windows Web servers. SiteEdit 2.04 now encrypts all passwords stored in its user database. Even if someone is able to access the password file they will not be able to access SiteEdit. A corrupted password file will not cause SiteEdit to revert to default passwords. Instead, a message telling the visitor to contact the server administrator is displayed. In addition, administrators are now able to securely give users access to folder aliases that lead to locations outside their normal folder hierarchy. This versatility is really useful for sites that have separate areas for...

ALADDIN SYSTEMS, INC. SHIPS SHRINKWRAP 3.0, DISK IMAGE UTILITY New Version Expands Capabilities For Complete Disk Imaging Needs, Users Can Now Distribute Floppy Disks Over The Internet Watsonville, CA-- August 29, 1997-- 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. 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. Key Features and Benefits o Aladdin's StuffIt compression and decompression technology helps users save about 30% more space and is twice as fast as...