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...

Do you think you know alot about Macintosh? Are you the type that tears apart their system looking for that one corrupt preferences or bad block of Ram? Do you have a pleasant manner and can communicate what you know well to other people? Do you enjoy chatting on IRC and giving of yourself in the furtherance of Mac advocacy? If you answered yes to these questions then I have an exciting opportunity for you! My name is Robin Morgan and I am room manager for #MacTalk on TalkCity. We are a room for serious tech assistance and indepth Macintosh discussion. We are looking for qualified, mature, dedicated macusers to join our volunteer staff. The CG's (Computer Group) for #MacTalk go through a short training session and then choose a minimum of 5 hours they wish to cover in #MacTalk. Currently we are accepting applications to work between the hours of midnight at 5am pacific time. If you would like to apply to become a volunteer CG, please go to http://w3.one.net/~robin and fill out the...

MacDoc 1.2, Shareware by macnetic software Download at: http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/app/mac-doc-12.hqx For your personal evaluation copy please write to: register@macnetic.de. New in 1.2 MacDoc Writer - You're now able to choose the language for the embedded viewer (see MacDoc Viewer). - MacDocuments can now optionally be printed in Black & White (color is default). - Added option to save a page setup as default (e.g. A4 in Germany). - Fixed bug when printing a page range. - Fixed bug in custom page setup. MacDoc Viewer - Now available in English and German. - Creating an index (automatically ) is now Font/Size/Style AND Color dependend. - Better document handling (changed creator of srd's) - New enhanced information dialog (page sizes). - Fixed bug when dragging/copying text from some pictures. _The stand alone document creator for the Apple Macintosh_ MacDoc is a powerful tool for creating standard or stand-alone documents (also called: self-reading,...

METROWERKS FOURTH QUARTER REVENUES UP TO RECORD US$6.2 MILLION Company Records Profit of US$155,000 for Quarter AUSTIN, Texas-August 28, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year ending July 31, 1997 (Q4FYJuly97). Revenues for Q4FYJuly97 totaled US$6.2 million, an increase of 78% over revenues of US$3.5 million for the corresponding Q4FYJuly96, and an increase of 72% over revenues of US$3.6 million for the previous quarter, Q3FYJuly97. The Company reported a net profit of US$155,000 (US$0.01 per share on a fully diluted basis), compared to a net loss of US$178,000 (US$0.02 per share) for the corresponding Q4FYJuly96, and compared to a net loss of US$5.9 million for the previous quarter, Q3FYJuly97. "We are very happy with the results for the fourth quarter," said Jean Belanger, Metrowerks CEO and Chairman of the Board. "We have...

Over the next two months, the AG Group will be offering 3 network management training seminars in Walnut Creek (AG Group's home), 25 miles east of San Francisco and accessible by Bay Area Rapid Transit. I have included upcoming seminar course titles, dates, locations and registration costs in this e-mail. Additional information about AG Group Training & Services can be found at our website, (http://www.aggroup.com/training). I look forward to hearing from you about you or your staff joining us for our new and updated network management training classes. COURSES AND DATES: 1) EtherPeek Fundamentals & Techniques (3 days) Sept. 24 - 26 Learn how to optimize your use of EtherPeek for network monitoring and troubleshooting in this newly expanded three-day hands-on course. Learn how to baseline your network, identify trouble spots and analyze performance problems. This 3-day class is designed to provide EtherPeek owners with: * A thorough overview of the features of our protocol...

Walnut Creek, California - August 26, 1997 The AG Group, Inc. releases AGNetTools(tm), a free IP utility suite available for Macintosh, Windows 95 and Windows NT. AGNetTools includes the following IP tools under a single graphical user interface: PING Pings internet devices with a specified number of packets, timeout & time interval. Minimum, maximum & average response times are reported back. TRACEROUTE Traces the route packets take from your computer to any device with an IP address on the internet. NAMELOOKUP Uses DNS to resolve names to addresses & addresses to names. FINGER Uses the finger protocol to get information about a user on a given server. WHOIS Uses the whois protocol to get whois information about the owner of a domain name. THROUGHPUT Tests for availability of resources (via FTP or HTTP) on the internet & calculates the time, size, & speed of download. NAMESCAN Resolves names for a range of IP addresses. PORTSCAN Scans ports on a machine to find...

Shana releases Informed Filler(r) for Java(t) NEW YORK, NY, August 25, 1997: At the first Java Internet Business Expo, Shana Corporation today announced that Informed Filler for Java, the latest addition to their line of cross-platform electronic forms products, is now shipping. Informed Filler for Java brings the benefits of e-forms to the Web platform. The Informed Java applet is used to fill out visually appealing, intelligent forms in any Java capable Web browser, such as the Netscape Communicator client software or Microsoft Explorer. Forms are created using Informed Designer(r) on Windows (3.1x, 95, NT) or Mac OS and then saved for use with Informed Filler for Java. When a form and the Java applet are placed on your Web server, anyone with a Java capable browser can fill it out. No additional client software is needed. No installation or configuration process is required. The explosive trend toward thin clients and network computers in Internet/intranet/extranet environments has...

WebSTAR users, StarNine is happy to announce the availability of a W*API based WebObjects Adapter. With a WebObjects Adapter, it is now possible to integrate your Mac OS-based WebSTAR server with WebObject applications running on Solaris, OpenStep, NextStep, Windows NT and soon Rhapsody. WebSTAR users interested in testing the WebObjects Adapter with their current WebObjects applications are invited to download a development version of the Adapter at (ftp://ftp.starnine.com/pub/betas/webobjects_adapter.sea.hqx). We also request that you subscribe to the -Beta mailing list by sending a message to (webobjects-beta@starnine.com) with a Subject of "subscribe". For testing purposes, additional evaluation copies of WebSTAR can be downloaded at (http://www.starnine.com/evals/). Eric Zelenka mailto:eric@starnine.com WebSTAR Product Manager http://www.starnine.com/ StarNine Technologies, Inc. http://eric.starnine.com/

GENE CODES CORPORATION, a premier developer of software for sequencing DNA, is seeking software engineers for advanced software product development in bioinformatics. Gene Codes Corp. develops and markets scientist-centered software for molecular biologists. Our lead product SEQUENCHER has become the software standard at major sequencing facilities around the world. We seek self-motivated, highly skilled team players who will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic engineering projects with state-of-the-art development technologies. Macintosh Software Engineer: Candidates will have proven experience implementing commercial software using C and C++ with CodeWarrior on the Macintosh. College degree required. Preference will be given for degrees in computer science or computer engineering. Cross-platform development experience, networking experience or laboratory science experience are a definite plus. Software Engineer: Candidates will have proven experience implementing...

Pictorius Incorporated Closes $3.5 Million Financing Deal Secured Financing Allows Pictorius to Expand Markets and Continue to Grow Friday August 20, 1997 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius Incorporated, has announced the initial closing of $3.5 million dollars of a $6 million dollar offering by way of a confidential offering memorandum. In connection with the Offering, the Company has signed a financing agreement with McLean Watson SOFTECH Fund. This Fund invests exclusively in leading private software companies. In addition to strong financial backing, McLean Watson brings valuable software industry experience and affiliations. McLean Watson was instrumental in the sale of Montreal-based Softimage to Microsoft Corporation. The completion of the initial closing of the offering and SOFTECH's participation consolidates Pictorius financial base and puts it in a strong position for future growth. Pictorius plans to use this investment to broaden their current marketing and sales...

Stairways releases StreamWatcher 1.0 Perth, Western Australia -- 15 August 1997 -- Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the release of version 1.0 of StreamWatcher, an Open Transport TCP Stream debugging utility. What is StreamWatcher? StreamWatcher allows you to examine the data transmitted through Open Transport TCP streams. This is useful for debugging network applications and network problems, learning about networking protocols, or watching for strange or unwanted TCP traffic. If you have ever wondered what your computer was saying when it was talking to other machines on the network, this program is the answer. StreamWatcher requires a PowerPC (Power Macintosh or clone) and Open Transport. StreamWatcher is shareware, single user licenses cost US$35, site and company-wide licenses are available. Features * StreamWatcher can examine all Open Transport TCP streams (using "OT AutoPush Support" from Quinn), allowing you to examine networking traffic for any application on...