Joint Release Apple Endorses Java Foundation Classes as a Key Component of its Rhapsody Platform WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.--May 13, 1997--Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that Apple has joined Sun, Netscape Communications Corporation, and IBM in the continued effort to evolve the Java Foundation Classes, the most comprehensive set of tools for defining the look and feel of Java applications. Apple will embrace the Java Platform, which includes the Java Foundation Classes, as a central component of its development and deployment strategy for Rhapsody, the code name for its next generation OS, and Mac OS. This announcement confirms Apple's commitment to providing a leading Java Platform for creating and distributing 100% Pure Java solutions. By adopting Java as a premier development environment and Application Programming Interface (API) platform for Mac OS and Rhapsody, Apple developers will have access to the largest deployment platforms possible. "Sun is...

Apple's Mac OS 8 Beta Release Receives Positive Response; Developers and Customers Laud Major Upgrade to Operating System WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc. today revealed that the recent release of the beta version of its forthcoming major operating system upgrade, Mac OS 8, has been enthusiastically received by seeded developers and customers alike. Scheduled for introduction in July 1997, Mac OS 8 will provide a more responsive user interface with a multi-threaded, PowerPC-native Finder; integrated Internet services, and improved installation and configuration features. "Everytime we show Mac OS 8 to customers, press, and trade show attendees we get a terrific response," said Jim Gable, vice president of Apple Software Marketing. "This is the most significant update to the OS software platform in many years and clearly demonstrates Apple's lasting advantages -particularly in ease-of-use and now with integrated Internet services." "Developer response to the Mac...

Apple Plans to Provide Customers with Best-of-Class Internet Access With Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 Planned to Offer Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer Browsers WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc. today revealed its plans that customers of its upcoming operating system, Mac OS 8, will have access to best-of-class Internet access via Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers. Scheduled to be released this summer, Mac OS 8 reaffirms Apple's continuing efforts to integrate the Internet into the core operating system. "The depth of Internet integration in Mac OS 8 is going to surprise many observers-and delight customers," said Jim Gable, vice president of Platform and Software Technologies. "The natural extension of this philosophy is to include both of the world's leading browser technologies, giving customers choices for the best possible Internet experience." Internet Features Mac OS 8 provides key Internet features including integrated...

Apple Cuts Prices on OPENSTEP Enterprise and Updates Product to Version 4.2 Product Now Includes Support for Deploying Applications on Windows 95; Increases Developer Productivity With PCVS Manager Integration WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Apple Computer, Inc. today announced it was reducing prices on OPENSTEP Enterprise, and introducing a new version of the product, OPENSTEP Enterprise 4.2. OPENSTEP Enterprise 4.2 is an object oriented development environment running on Windows NT that allows developers to assemble, integrate, and deploy dynamic business applications across the enterprise on a variety of Operating Systems. OPENSTEP Enterprise 4.2 allows developers to create applications that can easily be updated to respond to changing user needs in the enterprise. New features include the ability to deploy applications on Windows 95 and Project Builder integration with Intersolv's PVCS Manager source code management...

Apple Announces Unified Development Strategy for Next Generation Applications as Part of Rhapsody New Development Platform, Code Name "Yellow Box", to Speed Creation of Robust, Content-Rich, Cross-Platform Applications; Java Integrated Throughout Next Generation System Software Product Line WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Apple Computer, Inc. today outlined a radical software development strategy for Rhapsody, the code name for its next generation operating system. By utilizing the "Yellow Box" Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), software developers will eventually be able to deploy their applications on a wide range of operating systems including Rhapsody, Mac OS, Rhapsody for Intel, Windows 95, and Windows NT. By making the Yellow Box programming environment cross platform Apple believes it can attract new software developers to the Rhapsody and Mac OS platforms and expand the business opportunities for current Mac OS...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Susan Marlett ClearWay Technologies 617-973-5024 marlett@clearway.com CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGIES SHIPS FIRESITE 2.0, THE FASTEST WEB SITE ACCELERATOR EVER CREATED -- FireSite Delivers High Bandwidth for Web Servers, Economically. Webmasters Deliver "T-1 Speeds" Using ISDN, Modems; Serve Hundreds of Thousands of Hits Per Day -- Boston, MA., May 13, 1997 -- ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today announced availability of FireSite(TM) Blazing Web Site Accelerator version 2.0, an updated version of ClearWay's Web site acceleration software for the Mac(r) OS. The software, which can deliver "T-1 speeds" from Web sites using ISDN or modem lines, now offers enhanced functionality including a powerful and complete "Virtual Domain Management" system, protection against "media hijacking", and dynamic multimedia "Themes." ClearWay has announced introductory prices for FireSite 2.0, starting at US$99.00, and has made 30-day evaluation copies of FireSite freely...

This is not a typical MacDev-1 release, but some have expressed interest in special cases like Metrowerks. -Neil ------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE METROWERKS THIRD QUARTER REVENUES TOTAL US$3.6 MILLION Metrowerks Takes $4.3 Million Non-Recurring Charge AUSTIN, Texas-May 12, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), today announced the results of its third fiscal quarter ending April 30, 1997, reporting revenue of $3.6 million, an increase of 52% over the third fiscal quarter of 1996. During the quarter, the company continued its product diversification efforts in the face of declining Mac OS-based product sales. As a result of the declining Mac OS sales, non-recurring and acquisition charges of $4.3 million, or $0.37 per share, related to the company's Mac OS-based product business were incurred. The net loss from ongoing operations was $1.6 million, or $.14 per share. After taking into account non-recurring charges, the company...

METROWERKS INTRODUCES CODEWARRIOR LATITUDE New Development Tools Move Mac OS Applications to Rhapsody and UNIX SAN JOSE, California-May 12, 1997-At the Apple WorldWide Developers Conference, Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced the availability of CodeWarrior Latitude, a porting tool that allows software developers to port Mac OS applications to Apple's Next Generation operating system, "Rhapsody", in addition to UNIX-hosted operating systems. Designed to shorten time-to-market for Rhapsody-native applications, this new addition to the CodeWarrior line of development tools enables Mac OS developers to begin the transition to the new OS without rewriting all of their source code. Metrowerks will be showing CodeWarrior Latitude DR/1 at the Apple WorldWide Developer Conference in San Jose, CA from May 13-16 in the "CodeWarrior Lounge", Room J3 of the San Jose Convention Center. CodeWarrior...

Rhapsody APIs and Rhapsody Sockets Available Today on all Power Macs Unique Toolsuite for Building "Rhapsody-Ready"Applications Santa Barbara, CA, May 12, 1997. Tenon Intersystems is shipping a new version of CodeBuilder, a powerful tool for porting existing UNIX applications or developing new, portable Rhapsody applications on Power Macs and Power Mac clones. CodeBuilder 1.0.1 contains a complete UNIX software development environment with a source-level debugger and C, C++, Objective-C, Ada95, Java and Fortran77 compilers all generating native PPC code. Because CodeBuilder creates binary PowerPC Executable Format (PEF) files that can integrate directly with other Macintosh development tools, software developers can combine Macintosh debuggers and compilers with the CodeBuilder tool suite to get the best of both the Macintosh and UNIX worlds. MachTen CodeBuilder extends MacOS with a family of dynamically-linked, shared libraries that, like a Java virtual machine,...

Here's two announcements from Altura -- Object Master Professional Edition and new lower pricing for Mac2Win.s who purchase Object Master Professional Edition will receive the current Release and the following two releases all for one price. The new releases will automatically be distributed to Professional Edition subscription customers when they are made available. "Our experience, as a leading provider of cross-plaform development tools, tells us that in order for developers to be productive, it is imperative that they have the richest and most reliable tools," said Lorenzen. "Object Master Professional Edition will provide developers with the best development environment that their money can buy." NEW FEATURES Altura will be adding a number of new features to future releases of Object Master. For Release 6, currently planned for June 1997, Object Master will add the following capabilities: o Java - Full Java support, including the creation of new classes, class trees,...

AutoShare 1.3, a freeware list server and auto-responder for EIMS (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/) until it's up on Info-Mac in the comm/inet/mail directory. Version 1.3 offers - improvements and bug fixes - expanded full scriptability - improved Admin with balloon help - subscriber and administrator web forms - Mac-to-HTML and MIME-to-HTML character conversions - list-specific passwords for remote administration by e-mail - new post and nopost subscriber options - choice of RFC From vs envelope sender for subscriber lists - Mac-to-MIME configuration, unconditional option added - scripted e-mail using the Send Mail AppleScript command - updated Frontier glue document - using AutoShare with NewsRunner - monthly help files on a per-list basis - specific key strings for poll accounts -...

From: Jeff Beeghly (sd@compumedia.com) WindowDetective is a tool which allows you to view the WindowRecord and GrafPort records of any window. Once you have viewed the contents of a certain window, you may print the data, copy the data to the clipboard, or save the data as a text file. Developers can use WindowDetective to aid them in their development cycle. Are Quickdraw calls not drawing in the right location and you believe the Regions in you application (visible, clip, etc...) are getting corrupted? Use WindowDetective! Software testers (or Quality Assurance Engineers) can use WindowDetective for scripted regression testing and everyday guerrilla testing. You can find it in the dev folder on the Info-Mac sites, or from my home page: (http://www.compumedia.com/~sd/Jeff_Beeghly/)

If you are planning to attend WWDC in San Jose, please stop by the CodeWarrior Lounge (Room J-3). See the new 2.0 IDE, learn how CodeWarrior Latitude will make the transition to Rhapsody easier, and meet our engineers, who will be available to answer any questions you may have. CodeWarrior Latitude DR1 will be available next week and purchases can be made at WWDC, by calling our customer service department, and by contacting resellers. CodeWarrior Latitude: -Is a porting tool which allows you to quickly move existing Mac OS 7.X applications to UNIX, and soon Rhapsody. -Contains a set of shared libraries which perfom the functions of the Macintosh API. -Allows you to identify which portions of your code will port smoothly and which Mac Toolbox traps are not implemented, by compiling and linking your CodeWarrior project with the special Latitiude test libraries. CodeWarrior Latitude also includes: -Two free updates -Free technical support -Sun Solaris and SGI IRIX porting tools....

Neon Software Announces CyberGauge 2.0 LAFAYETTE, CA - April 23rd, 1996 - Neon Software announced today an upgrade to their popular MacOS Internet bandwidth measurement utility CyberGauge. Version 2.0 enhancements include the ability to monitor network interfaces on multiple routers, automatic creation of JPEG format graphs of bandwidth data, and auto-discovery of the routers which connect your Macintosh to the Internet. CyberGauge is an inexpensive yet powerful Internet management utility which allows users to monitor and analyse the throughput of virtually every Internet router available on the market. Based on the industry standard management protocol, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), CyberGauge can also be used to determine bandwidth utilization on many network-connected devices, such as switches and hubs. The crucial decision of balancing bandwidth and price requires a thorough knowledge of current bandwidth utilization. CyberGauge shows whether or not you are getting...

Dada Typographics 2733 st paul st. #1 baltimore, MD 21218 http://www.dadatypo.com/ info@dadatypo.com ANNOUNCING LISTTOOLS 1.6 -- Management for ListSTAR mailing lists Shareware: $25 US (http://www.dadatypo.com/software/listtools.html) listTools is a full-featured Frontier suite for managing StarNine Technologies' ListSTAR server. listTools is capable of replacing all your existing AppleScripts, and provides far more services than ListSTAR's default configurations allow. Because it takes advantage of Frontier's built-in database, you have comprehensive access to information about your services, and the standard listTools scripts run at blazing speed. Our new templates are designed to take advantage of listTools features by default. If you have existing services that use AppleScripts, you may either replace them by installing a new listTools template, or see the "LT Scripts" documentation for information on how to convert your existing services to take advantage of listTools features....

ACI US announces the DISCOVER 4th DIMENSION road show Cupertino, CA April 25, 1997. In conjunction with the 4D Pro ship date, ACI US also announced the Discover 4th Dimension road show. Beginning in May, ACI US will present an introductory seminar for the new 4th Dimension Version 6 developer and conduct high-end training classes designed for data management professionals and experienced 4D developers. The ACI US Discover 4th Dimension road show will visit seven major cities throughout the United States, and will be hosted by Walt Nelson, Director of Partner Development for ACI US. Each stop on the tour will include: * Two days of high-level 4D training: - Day One: "A Technical Look Under the Hood of 4D V6." - Day Two: "Optimizing 4D and 4D Server Applications" * The Discover 4th Dimension seminar for prospective customers and developers As part of the road show in each city, ACI US will participate in local and regional User Groups and Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Russ Reindeer Games, Inc. 704/544-7023 704/544-7024 FAX jcr6@aol.com http://members.aol.com/ImagProcTK Announcing The Image Processing Tool Kit Version 2.0 Charlotte, NC - May 2, 1997 - Reindeer Games announces the Image Processing Tool Kit, version 2.0. IPTK 2.0 is a set of image processing and analysis plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and compatible packages on both the Macintosh and the PC, and is intended as a companion to the popular Image Processing Handbook, 2nd Edition, CRC Press. The features in 2.0 include: - Hybrid CD for Macintosh and PC - 2x to 10x speed improvement from 1.0 - more than 75 plugins for the Mac and PC - New tools for FFT processing - An expanded tutorial for use with either Photoshop, NIH Image (on the Mac), or UTHSCSA ImageTool (on the PC) illustrating many of the types of problems requiring image processing tools - Tools to remove halftones from images - New color tools and arbitrary color separation...

Below is Apple's press release about Larry Ellison dropping his bid for Apple. For the story on Ellison (http://www.sjmercury.com/business/apple/ap042997.htm), you might want to read the article at the San Jose Mercury news web site. ------------------------------------------------------- Apple Issues Statement in Response to Ellison Release CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 29, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today released the following statement in response to a press release from Oracle Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive, Lawrence J. Ellison: Apple has no specific comment related to Mr. Ellison's press release. Apple has a clearly articulated strategy and a detailed plan to return the Company to profitability. We have a seasoned management team and have undertaken a series of initiatives over the last year to streamline the business, improve quality, and sharply focus on our core markets (education, publishing, media authoring, consumer). Our recent product introductions have been met with...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jesse Odell The Ford Odell Group 707/538-9592 jesse@fordodell.com NEOLOGIC OBJECT DATABASE DEPLOYED BY ONLINE INDUSTRY GIANT AOL --America Online Adopts NeoAccess Database Engine to Increase Performance and Optimize Memory Usage in AOL 3.0 Berkeley, CA - April 29, 1997 - NeoLogic Systems today announced that NeoAccess, the company's object database management system, has been deployed as the foundation technology for America Online's Macintosh client application. This follows the adoption of NeoAccess by Netscape, Compuserve and NetObjects, making NeoAccess the object database selected by four of today's leading Internet technology providers. "AOL's use of object technology represents the company's unwavering, forward-thinking drive to provide the best possible user experience for its customers," said NeoLogic President Bob Krause. "We are pleased to have provided the database infrastructure to support this application's sophisticated, streamlined design...

Apple Updates Popular Suite of Internet Components: Cyberdog 2.0 CUPERTINO, Calif.--April 28, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced availability of Cyberdog(tm) 2.0, an updated version of its suite of Internet technologies for the Mac(r) OS. The software, which offers enhanced functionality particularly in email and web browsing capabilities, is available for downloading from the Cyberdog website (http://cyberdog.apple.com) and is expected to be included with the Mac OS 8 release later this year. Introduced in May 1996, Cyberdog broke new ground in the Internet access arena by providing users with the advantages of flexibility and integration on the Internet. With improvements in later releases, Cyberdog provides direct integration of the Internet into the desktop. Cyberdog provides an icon for Internet addresses (URLs, email addresses) and services (FTP sites, mail trays, Telnet sessions) that can be dragged to the desktop and organized in folders. With this capability,...

For Immediate Release STARNINE SHIPS WEBCOLLAGE, AN INDUSTRY-FIRST CONTENT-CREATION DATABOT -- Revolutionary New Product Automates the Creation of Dynamic Infographics -- BERKELEY, Calif., April 28, 1996 -- StarNine Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation, today announced it is shipping WebCollage, a new product that automatically builds dynamic Web graphics containing up-to-the-minute data, and uploads them to any Web server on any platform on a scheduled basis. The Mac OS version of WebCollage is available today from StarNine for the special introductory price of $199. The introductory price is good until June 30, 1997, after which time WebCollage will cost $249. "StarNine's known for innovative, leading-edge Internet products and our new WebCollage is no exception," noted Avi Rappoport, product manager at StarNine. "WebCollage makes Web sites truly come alive by constantly refreshing the data being served - without anyone having to lift a finger to do it. Since...

For Immediate Release J.Stream First In Line for 100% Pure Java Certification Vancouver, WA-April 24, 1997-J.Stream, the hot, new subsidiary of DataPak Software Inc., received 100% Pure Java certification Tuesday, April 22. This certification, which ensures the right to display the JavaSoft 100% Pure Java logo, assures potential users that J.Stream's WiredWrite publishing application, together with their J.Press Document (JPD) formats, maximizes cross-platform compatibility. Whether embedded in a web page, published on a CD-ROM or sent as e-mail attachments, JPDs are instantly cross-platform. They are also the first pure Java document format capable of converting a 10.2 meg. FrameMaker file to a 311K JPD. J.Press Documents are based on a proprietary three part document format that includes a unique 75K Java viewer applet, document word dictionary and data stream. The dictionary and Java based style runs utilize cutting edge technology that results in documents as little as 1/10th the...

ACI US SHIPS 4D DESKTOP VERSION 6 A cost-effective rapid application development (RAD) workshop Cupertino, CA April 25, 1997. ACI US, Inc. today shipped 4D Desktop, an out-of-the-box database development tool kit that combines the ACI US 4th Dimension Version 6 relational database, 4D Compiler, and 4D Insider, creating a cost-effective RAD workshop. The release of 4D Desktop marks the second phase in the ACI US Version 6 product line upgrades. On March 24, 1997, ACI US shipped 4th Dimension Version 6 (4D V6), the Web-enabled upgrade of their powerful 32-bit relational database. By creating a powerful and productive 4th Dimension database workshop, including 4D, 4D Compiler and 4D Insider, 4D Desktop delivers a complete set of products with three main benefits: - Consistency in development - Ease of maintenance - Cost-effectiveness 4D Compiler--a true machine-language compiler, is optimized to support a wide range of processors on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. 4D Compiler...

Apple and MacTech Magazine Team Up to Deliver 'develop', Apple's Technical Journal MacTech to Present Award-Winning 'develop' Technical Content in a Special Section CUPERTINO, Calif.,--April 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it has joined forces with Xplain Corporation to publish the technical content of 'develop', Apple's award-winning quarterly technical journal, as a special section of MacTech magazine. Commencing with its May issue, MacTech magazine will deliver a special section of 'develop' written by Apple engineers and reviewed by Apple technical support that will enable develop's high-quality technical articles and code to reach more developers than ever before. "Apple is excited to be joining forces with MacTech magazine to deliver the kind of high-quality technical information previously published in the develop Technical Journal," said David Krathwohl, vice president of Apple Developer Relations. "develop's in-depth technical articles and vital...