MacPerl 5.1.5 has been released. This version fixes some bugs and improves the reliability over 5.1.4. MacPerl users still running 5.1.3 should consider upgrading to take advantage of a significant speed improvement. MacPerl 5.1.5 is now available in ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/software/platform/macos/perl/ DISTRIBUTIONS ------------- MacPerl is arranged into a number of distributions, named according to the following scheme: Mac_Perl_515r4_appl.bin ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ MacPerl | | | MacBinary Suffix | | Distribution Component | Perl Patchlevel MacPerl Release Currently the following components are available: appl The MacPerl application (Dynamic PowerPC/Small 68K), all libraries and documentation. tool The Perl MPW Tool (Dynamic PowerPC/Small 68K) and scripts. bigappl The MacPerl application (Dynamic PowerPC/Big 68K). bigtool The Perl MPW Tool (Dynamic PowerPC/Big 68K). appl_cfm68K...

METROWERKS AND ACCESS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION APPLIANCES TOKYO, Japan - November 12, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (HQ: Austin, Texas, Metrowerks Co., Ltd., Tokyo) and Access Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced this week at the Microcomputer Systems and Tool Fair in Tokyo, Japan that a strategic alliance has been formed between the two companies to provide enhanced development tools for the growing information appliance device market. Metrowerks will be working with Access to integrate the Access NetFront suite of Internet access software modules into the CodeWarrior integrated development environment (IDE) and provide customers with a more comprehensive solution to address their new development needs. Both companies agreed that a new generation of powerful, easy -to-use and economically priced development tools and software resources is required to help usher in a new generation of information appliances. The strategic alliance...

Sender: "Michael A. Alderete" (alderete@be.com) ** Download the BeOS for Free ** We heard you. You said you wanted to be able to try out the BeOS without having to search high and low for a copy. Now you can download the latest version of the BeOS, Preview Release 2, from the Be, Inc. web site, for free. You can find the downloadable release of the BeOS at (http://www.be.com/products/beos_download/). The BeOS Preview Release 2 download version includes all the components you need to try out the BeOS on your Power PC machine. Then you can decide to purchase either the BeOS Full Pack (a "1 + 2" product -- you receive the BeOS release on a CD, full documentation, plus the next two upgrades), or the BeOS Trial Pack (a "1 + 0" product -- you receive only the BeOS release that comes on the CD, with no upgrades). Maintenance updates will be also be posted to the web site. We have tried to make the download experience more enjoyable by keeping the components of the overall BeOS package small...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Natural Intelligence Spins Off DragStrip, Macintosh Desktop Utility November 10, 1997. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Natural Intelligence, Inc. today announced the sale of DragStrip(r), its award winning desktop utility for the Macintosh. This action reflects Natural Intelligence's focus on the expansion of its core custom software consulting business, and its newly formed Corporate Java Division. DragStrip will be acquired by Christopher Evans, the original creator of the product, who will upgrade, support and distribute the product as a shareware product. "We have a very mixed feeling about this spin-off," said Joshua Wachs, President and CEO of Natural Intelligence. "DragStrip was one of the first products we developed, and its international success in the Macintosh community was a wonderful affirmation of Natural Intelligence's innovative technology. But since we don't have time for development or support, we owe it to our loyal and enthusiastic...

Apple Designs Different: Unveils Next Generation Power Macintosh G3 Computers New Systems Deliver Greatest Performance Leap in Power Macintosh History CUPERTINO,California--Nov. 10, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today unveiled its next-generation "prosumer" systems--the Power Macintosh G3 computers. Based on the third-generation PowerPC G3 processor from IBM and Motorola, the new Apple designs include many technical advancements, which simultaneously increase performance, lower costs, add features and simplify the Macintosh product line. The new systems provide millions of publishing, multimedia authoring, and general productivity customers with best-in-class product features, quality and reliability while being faster than even the newest Pentium II/300 products. According to Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO the new systems are part of a strategy to change how the Company does business. "It's time to think differently about performance," said Jobs. "The new G3 chip,...

QUALCOMM Incorporated Announces Acquisition of Now Software SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a world leader in wireless communications and advanced electronic messaging solutions for the Internet, today announced its acquisition of Now Software, a pioneer in cross-platform, personal productivity software. With the acquisition, QUALCOMM gains Now's range of advanced scheduling and calendaring software products that meet a growing demand for individual and enterprise collaboration for both office and mobile users. The acquired Now product line, coupled with its Internet savvy engineering staff, will be incorporated into QUALCOMM's Eudora(R) Division thereby strengthening Eudora's technological leadership in the Internet market. "The acquisition of Now gives QUALCOMM access to exciting new technologies and talented individuals," said Jeff Jacobs, vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM's Eudora Division. It also will provide Eudora's 18...

JOY FOR WINDOWS RELEASED NEW RAPID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR WINDOWS 95 AND NT VIENNA, Austria, November 7, 1997 -- AAA+ Software today announced the release of "Joy for Windows". Joy is a tool for very quick, interactive software development. Programs developed with Joy run on Windows 95/NT, Apple Rhapsody, and OPENSTEP/Unix, with no porting required. Joy is based on OPENSTEP, a software widely acknowledged as one of the most advanced object-oriented development environments, and used by Apple as the foundation of its new Rhapsody operating system. With Joy, developers can take advantage of the rich object-oriented frameworks of OPENSTEP without the need to get familiar with a complex development environment. Joy boosts developer creativity and productivity by enabling programmers to quickly and interactively try out new ideas. Professional applications can thus be developed step by step, through rapid creation of prototypes. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS - integration with OPENSTEP's...

Metrowerks has acquired the ElectricSourceServer (which will now be known as MW SourceServer) MPW Projector SourceServer IDE VCS plug-in. In the future it will be distributed with CW Professional. Metrowerks is opening MW SourceServer up for beta testing if you are interested please send requests to (mptp-admin@factory.metrowerks.com) Please note that this is a separate Metrowerks Permanent Testing Partners (beta testers) list from any others. If however you currently are a beta tester please note this in your request. http://www.metrowerks.com MWRon@metrowerks.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stalker Software Announces Stalker Internet Mail Server 1.5 Key features: faster than Unix mail servers, administration via the Web, extensive multi-domain support. FREE. MILL VALLEY, CA -- Nov 10th, 1997 -- After 3 months of extensive testing by early adopters and after passing several key revisions, the Stalker Internet Mail Server is released to the public today. Stalker Software, Inc. decided to release the MacOS version of the industry-strong SMTP, POP3, "poppwd", NotifyMail server free of charge. The server does not have any demo or trial limitations, and it can be used to support several hundred accounts and multiple domains, as well as being able to distribute mailing lists with several thousand subscribers. This new Stalker product fills the gap between the commercial servers, such as the CommuniGate(tm) Integrated Messaging System, that go beyond the Internet Mail, and entry-level freeware and commercial mail servers available for MacOS. The high...

New Macintosh IMAGE MAP EDITOR & ANTI-ALIASING TEXT TOOL Released TORONTO - November 5, 1997 - Lakewood Software today released webAlias 1.0, an integrated image map editor and anti-aliasing text tool for web and graphic designers. Positioned as the first dedicated Mac-based client-side image map editor to feature powerful anti-aliasing text tools, webAlias can be effectively used to design complete web sites, single web pages, and graphic content for multimedia and web design projects. "What we have endeavored to do here is to build a complete web design tool kit that delivers the pixel-level control and attractively rendered text sought by graphic designers," explained David Hutchison, the lead developer at Lakewood Software. "We've integrated support for line, shape, freeform, field, and button objects and wrapped all of this functionality within a WYSIWYG, object-oriented graphic design tool that itself has the 'look and feel' of a web browser." A webAlias project consists of...

Apple has recently discovered a security hole in MRJ 1.5 and earlier which makes it possible for applets to directly call routines in the Mac OS, contrary to operational guidelines for such software. (MRJ is Apple's implementation of the Java virtual machine.) All customers using MRJ are advised to upgrade immediately to MRJ 1.5.1, to avoid this problem. MRJ 1.5.1 is available now on Apple's web site at http://applejava.apple.com/text/download.html. If you already have MRJ 1.5 installed, you can download a patching utility to quickly update it to 1.5.1. If you have an earlier version installed, you can download a complete MRJ 1.5.1 installer.

Apple has posted a MRJ 1.5 to 1.5.1 Updater on it's bleeding edge page at http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html. The MRJ 1.5 -) 1.5.1 Updater fixes a security hole in MRJ 1.5. They are posting it here to get feedback from the developer community that (a) this updater fixes the security hole and (b) we didn't break something else in the process. We expect to release this to the general public shortly. Please send feedback to mrj_bugs@apple.com, put "UPDATER" in the subject line of your email message. MRJ 68K JITC 1.5 Beta is a Just-in-time compiler for 68030 and 68040 Macintoshes that have MRJ 1.5 installed. The JITC greatly enhances the peformance of many operations in Java. You will need Apple's Disk Copy 6.1.3 utility to mount the MRJ 68K JITC 1.5 Beta install image. If you don't already have Disk Copy, you can find it on: ftp://ftp.apple.com/devworld/Utilities/ Send Feature Requests and Feedback about MRJ to: mailto:mrj_feedback@apple.com Send Bug reports about MRJ to:...

Contact: Sandra Schneible Director of Marketing 617.778.3100 sandra@barebones.com BBEDIT 4.5.1 UPDATE AVAILABLE Bedford, MA. November 04, 1997 - Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the availability of version 4.5.1 of BBEdit, 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 direct from Bare Bones Software (http://www.barebones.com) or from mirror sites as given by (http://www.barebones.com/links/links.html). This release brings new functionality to the core text-manipulation abilities of BBEdit as well as substantial enhancements to the HTML Tools, and the TableBuilder companion application. BBEdit's best-of-class text search capabilities have been further improved to allow the use of search and replace strings of up to 4096 characters. The Find Differences command has also been enhanced to provide greater control over content matches criteria, as well as to allow more specific selection of files...

QUALCOMM ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL VERSION OF EUDORA(R) INTERNET MAIL SERVER (EIMS) V2.0. Commercial Version Includes Multiple Domains, Anti-spam Features, Remote Administration, and Industry-Leading Pricing SAN DIEGO - November 3, 1997 - QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a leader in wireless communications and advanced electronic messaging solutions for the Internet, today announced availability of Eudora Internet Mail Server v2.0 (EIMS) for the Mac OS. The EIMS server will join the Eudora family of software products, the world's most popular Internet email solution used by over 18 million users. EIMS 2.0, the second server product )from the Eudora division of QUALCOMM Incorporated, joins Eudora WorldMail(tm) Server for Windows NT. The latest commercial version of the EIMS server includes comprehensive documentation, technical support and new features that directly address the messaging needs of small to medium-sized businesses. QUALCOMM Incorporated licensed the EIMS...

Apple Showcases Platform Technologies to European Developers Annual European Developer Forum 1997 to Focus on Mac OS and Rhapsody Platform Technologies LES ULIS -- Apple Computer, Inc. announced plans to host its fourth annual European Developer Forum 1997 (EDF97) next month for Apple's most strategic European developers, solution providers, content producers, and systems integrators. The three day technology-focused conference will provide in-depth insight into existing and emerging Apple platform technologies for both Mac OS and Windows developers. EDF97, scheduled November 19-21, 1997 at the Pyramides International Convention and Exhibition Center in Brussels, is a key component of Apple's strategy to further enhance its worldwide developer services. Apple Developer Relations' vice president David Krathwohl is expected to deliver the conference's opening keynote address on November 19. This year's conference will also feature keynote speeches by Bertrand Serlet, senior director of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 1997 San Diego, CA - Pacific Coast Software, creators of the popular eCommerce products WebCatalog and WebMerchant, have released a new product based upon the WebDNA language introduced in WebCatalog 2.0. Typhoon, so named because of its ability to handle many important Web site requirements with tremendous speed and energy, provides an entry-level introduction to WebDNA. The Web server CGI is available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms and may be downloaded free of charge from Pacific Coast Software's Web site at http://www.pacific-coast.com/. Typhoon's subset of the WebDNA language includes the ability to create dynamic Web pages that place the current date, time, or other defined variables on a page, hide or show portions of a page, and perform complex calculations. In addition, Typhoon can easily handle form submissions, banner ads with click-through statistics, writing data to, or reading data from, an external file. Page-level password...

AppleShare IP 5.0.2 To Support Mac OS 8 and WebSTAR API CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 29, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced availability of the latest version of its server software, AppleShare IP 5.0.2, which supports the newly introduced Mac OS 8, the new version of AppleShare Client 3.7.2, as well as Starnine's WebSTAR API. By supporting the WebSTAR API, Apple is strengthening its support of the Internet and promoting broad adoption of the API to its developer community. According to Apple Product Marketing manager John Hanay, AppleShare IP 5.0.2 incorporates enhancements that were suggested by AppleShare customers and developers. "The support for the new Mac OS 8 and the new version of AppleShare Client 3.7.2 are designed to offer greater stability and performance." stated Hanay. "The AppleShare IP adoption of the WebSTAR API will allow developers to enhance the capabilities of the AppleShare IP Web Server and create new web solutions for Macintosh customers." AppleShare IP...

Apple's Announces QuickTime VR Authoring Studio Contest "Experience the Revolution" Contest Designed to Inspire Unique and Creative QuickTime VR Content CUPERTINO, California--Oct. 27, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio "Experience the Revolution" contest. The contest is designed to inspire QuickTime VR (Virtual Reality) enthusiasts to design unique and creative movies with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio and other QuickTime VR tools. QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is a new professional software application that allows web designers and multimedia authors to quickly and easily create QuickTime VR panoramas and object movies. "The 'Experience the Revolution' contest is designed not only to help promote Apple's new QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, but also to expand awareness of QuickTime VR's benefits to the web and multimedia communities," said David Palermo, QuickTime VR product manager, Apple Computer, Inc. "We are eager to see what types of...

METROWERKS SHIPPING CODEWARRIOR LATITUDE DR2 New Edition Makes It Easy to Build Native Applications for the Rhapsody Operating System from Existing Mac OS Applications AUSTIN, Texas - October 27, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announces the release of CodeWarrior Latitude DR2 ("Developer Release" 2). With CodeWarrior Latitude DR2, programmers can easily port their Mac OS applications to the Rhapsody operating system, creating new native Rhapsody applications. Mac programmers who have received the early version of Rhapsody, shipped by Apple to software developers earlier this month, can start creating native Rhapsody applications right away by using CodeWarrior Latitude DR2. "Historically, we have made it our business to get the software tools for developing a new technology into the hands of product developers as quickly as possible," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer, Metrowerks. "When Apple introduced the PowerMac, we were there with...

METROWERKS SHIPPING CODEWARRIOR DISCOVER PROGRAMMING EDITION 2 Software Development Learning Environment Updated with New Integrated Development Environment (IDE) AUSTIN, Texas - October 27, 1997 - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announces the release of CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 2, an intuitive software development learning environment designed for novice programmers and experienced developers interested in learning a new language. Metrowerks has two versions of the Discover Programming Edition 2, one for Windows 95/NT and one for Macintosh. CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 2 contains the tools found in Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Professional 2, including the updated IDE 2.1 with project manager, code editor, code browser, compilers and linkers, debugger, and other tools. Discover Programming Edition 2 adds electronic books and tutorials that provide all the information needed to learn programming, from basic introductory-level exercises to advanced...

Purity Software Announces WebSiphon v1.5 (Austin, TX - October 22nd, 1997) Today, Purity Software, Inc. announced a major revision of WebSiphon, the powerful web-application scripting tool for Mac OS web servers. With this new version, Webmasters can create high-end web solutions without the need to purchase additional server add-on products. Users can implement a myriad of services on their web server with WebSiphon. Its not possible to provide a complete list of example usage, but some common ones include: - Simple Dynamic Page Serving based on Browser, IP Address, etc. - Online Shopping Carts - Database Publishing - User Tracking and Session Management - Bulletin Board Systems and Online Conferencing - Online Polls and Testing WebSiphon works by embedding the SiphonScript language directly into HTML files that reside on the server. These server-side scripts can allow anything from simple dynamic page delivery to complex database-driven web solutions. The SiphonScript language is...

Subject: The MacPerl Pages are online, and a MacPerl book is coming! The MacPerl Pages (http://www.ptf.com/macperl/) are a compendium of advocacy, information, and resource pointers for MacPerl users. If you have been thinking about investigating MacPerl, drop by the Pages for a visit. Prime Time Freeware (http://www.ptf.com/), the sponsor of the MacPerl Pages, is performing an experiment in online publishing and collective review. Draft chapters of PTF's upcoming book on MacPerl are available on the MacPerl Pages for analysis and comment. If you've been hoping for a book on MacPerl, here's a way to make sure you get what you want! Background: Most technical computer professionals (e.g., engineers, programmers, and scientists) are familiar with Perl's existence and with its increasing popularity in UNIX and other circles. Many, indeed, have used it for CGI scripting, network administration and programming, data filtering, etc. Perl's powerful data structures, module libraries, and...

For Immediate Release ZCurve Software 8206 Rockville Road #280 Indianapolis, IN 46214 www.zcurve.com www.MacStandardBasic.com email: zcurve@zcurve.com Visual MacStandardBasic to be released on Thursday, October 23rd. INDIANAPOLIS, IN: ZCurve Software has announced Visual MacStandardBasic is scheduled for release on Thursday, October 23rd, 1997. ZCurve Software also announced that Visual MacStandardBasic will be available from DevDepot (800-622-3381 & www.devdepot.com). Developer Depot is a leader in providing software products to Macintosh users around the world. Visual MacStandardBasic has a suggested retail price of $ 99. Visual MacStandardBasic will be sold at software retail stores and catalog resellers. Users will also be able to purchase and download the complete Visual MacStandardBasic package from the ZCurve Software website (www.zcurve.com). Currently, Macintosh users anywhere in the world can get MacStandardBasic within minutes over the Internet. Educational institutions...

Apple's New MessagePad 2100 Offers Enhanced Performance For Today's Mobile, Information-Centric Users Newest Member of MessagePad Family Features Increased System Memory, Higher Performance, Upgraded Communications Software CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 20 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the MessagePad 2100, available in November. The newest member of the Apple MessagePad family, the MessagePad 2100 offers hardware and software features that enhance performance and communications, including additional system memory and upgrades to several of its bundled software programs. To support current MessagePad 2000 owners, Apple will offer an upgrade program that brings the same DRAM memory of the new MessagePad 2100 to its predecessor. "The MessagePad 2100 is the sequel to one of the most successful new products in mobile computing history -- one that has spawned a legion of true believers," said Sina Tamaddon, vice president and general manager of Apple's Newton Group. "We know that our...