PURITY SOFTWARE OFFERS WEBSIPHON COMPETITIVE UPGRADE TO NETCLOAK AND NETFORMS USERS Austin, TX (April 23, 1997) - Purity Software announced today a competitive upgrade program that can save users $150 when purchasing WebSiphon, the powerful server-side web application development tool for Macintosh web sites. The offer enables users of any retail version of NetCloak or NetForms to purchase a full retail copy of WebSiphon v1.0.2 at a special promotional price of $345 and is available until June 30th, 1997. Users who purchase WebSiphon under this program will receive a free upgrade to WebSiphon v1.5 when it ships later this year. The competitive upgrade program was developed in response to requests by NetCloak and NetForms users who feel restricted by the limited feature-set available in current versions of these products. "We have spoken with many Macintosh WebMasters who have simply reached the point where they need more power than NetCloak and NetForms provide," said Nathan Nunn,...

Apple Announces Pricing and Availability of AppleShare IP 5.0 SEYBOLD EXPO--NEW YORK--April 21, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced pricing and availability of its next-generation server software--AppleShare IP 5.0. The software will be included in the AppleShare Server Solution, one of three software configurations included with Apple's newly announced Workgroup Servers 7350/180 and 9650/233. A shrinkwrap version of AppleShare IP 5.0 is also scheduled for distribution in May 1997 by Claris Corporation. The recommended retail prices for AppleShare IP 5.0 vary based on configuration: SKU Version Price 452000Z AppleShare IP 5.0 (Unlimited Client Version) $1999 506092Z AppleShare IP 5.0 (50-Client Version) $1349 506091Z AppleShare IP 5.0 (5-Client Version) $ 799 506095Z AppleShare IP 5.0 (6-50 Additional Client License) $ 599 506096Z AppleShare IP 5.0 (51-Unlimited Additional Clients) $ 699 452005Z AppleShare IP 5.0 4....

KAIDAN ANNOUNCES KiWi(tm): A LOW-COST PANORAMIC VR TRIPOD HEAD KAIDAN BREAKS THE $100 PRICE BARRIER WITH THEIR NEW LOW-COST KIWI PANORAMIC TRIPOD HEAD FEASTERVILLE, PA - Kaidan, Inc. today announced KiWi, the first truly affordable panoramic VR tripod head. KiWi brings digital photographic panoramas to an even wider audience. With the advent of easy-to-use and affordable VR panorama creation software, such as PictureWorks' Spin and Panimation's Nodester(tm), the KiWi panhead provides a complete solution that is ideal for anyone interested in adding digital VR panoramas to their websites, e-mail and multimedia applications. According to Jim Anders, President of Kaidan, "These applications represent the first wave of products that will catapult QuickTime VR and other photographic VR technologies such as RealVR and Surround Video squarely into the consumer market." "Although KiWi is inexpensive, we've designed it to provide a high degree of functionality and durability," said Krista...

Altura Software, Inc. Acquires WinSock SDK for Mac OS from NetManage, Inc. PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. -- April 21, 1997 -- Altura Software, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the WinSock SDK for Mac OS from NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETM) for an undisclosed amount. WinSock SDK for Mac OS provides a single network API common to both Windows and Mac OS making it easier to port TCP/IP applications to the Mac OS environment. ABOUT WINSOCK SDK FOR MAC OS WinSock SDK for Mac OS is the only WinSock API for the Mac OS platform. Bridging the TCP/IP network API gap between the Windows and Mac OS platforms, WinSock SDK for Mac OS gives developers a tool for porting their WinSock based applications from Windows to the Mac OS platform. Additionally, it gives developers a single API for writing applications to the two stack technologies currently available on the Mac OS platform - Open Transport and MacTCP. WinSock SDK for Mac OS is an ideal tool for developers who have been tasked with porting...

Handheld Systems Conference - Full Agenda and Speaker Bios Detailed sessions descriptions for The Handheld Systems Conference, including speaker names and biographies, have been posted to the company's Web site at http://www.cdpubs.com. Minor changes to previously-announced speakers include the substitution of Greg Galanos, President and CTO of Metrowerks, in place of Jean Belanger, Metrowerk's CEO. In addition, Kari Paukkeri, General Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones, Dallas will present a keynote entitled "Benefiting From Worldwide Mobile Markets". Conference hightlights include: - The Windows CE pavilion, a hands-on room containing a variety of Handheld PC hardware and software products; - Receptions April 24 and 25 hosted by Psion and Nokia Mobile Phones respectively; and - Exhibits that are open to the public from 1 - 5 PM April 25 and 26. For more information about the conference go to Creative Digital Publishing Inc.'s web site at http://www.cdpubs.com or call 415.621.4252. Creative...

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE Royal Software, Inc., Largo, FL, announces the release of FTP Tool 1.2, the Internet connectivity solution for application developers. FTP Tool is a fully scriptable code resource supporting most modern scripting languages such as Hypercard, SuperCard, Oracle Media Objects and Director for dynamically transferring and managing files across the Internet. It provides a unique solution for developers wishing to implement dynamic Internet updating, interactive feedback and remote file management into their applications. No longer do you need to understand the complicated syntax of FTP and other languages to implement Internet connectivity into your applications. By providing a simple to use set of commands you can develop custom gateways and front ends to the Internet for multimedia, CBT, education or business. Unlike competitive products FTP Tool is fully self-contained and does not require a separate server application. It has been optimized for both 68K and...

BENTLEY PR : Bentley releases localized versions of MicroStation 95 for Apple Macintosh MicroStation 95 for Apple Power Macintosh is the most complete release of MicroStation ever released on any platform Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, April 7, 1997-- Bentley, a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services today announced a major productivity upgrade for MicroStation users on the Apple Macintosh platform. The new release of its MicroStation flagship product is focused on maximizing user productivity while minimizing the efforts required to upgrade from the current MicroStation V5 release. MicroStation 95 for Apple Macintosh includes many new enhancements that have been developed since the initial release of MicroStation 95 on the Windows platform and is the most complete release of MicroStation that Bentley has ever released on any platform. MicroStation 95 new productivity features include a streamlined graphical user interface, the new AccuDraw and SmartLine drawing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carmen Delessio, President Black Dirt Software 914-651-1599 914-651-0015 (fax) delessc@blackdirt.com http://www.blackdirt.com Article on Visual Basic to Java Conversion Published GOSHEN NY -- April 18, 1997 (INB) -- In a technical article published in Javology, Black Dirt Software (http://www.blackdirt.com) discusses issues involved in designing and implementing a Visual Basic to Java Converter. The article is available online at http://www.javology.com/javology/black_041697.html The article written by Carmen Delessio, Black Dirt's President, compares common features in Visual Basic and Java. Components, event models, and the idea of an object-oriented converter are examined. The article describes an "ever-expanding converter" that can be extended and customized by third party vendors and end users. Carmen Delessio confirmed that the technical points in the article form the basis of Black Dirt's next generation converter. A beta product is scheduled...

WWDC Preview - Online Chats Developers, Still thinking about WWDC and asking yourself the question, "what's in it for me?" Tune into one of our five online chat sessions starting next week. Our track managers will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about WWDC. This is your chance to ask tough questions and walk away with personal, knowledgeable answers. Then we'll leave it up to you to decide if this is an event you can really afford to miss. All chat sessions begin at 4:00 p.m. U.S. Pacific Daylight Time (24:00 hours GMT). To join a chat session, use your Java enabled browser (preferrably Netscape 3.0+ or Microsoft 3.01 Internet Explorer beta) to log on to the Apple Developer World web site at: (http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/WWDC/chat.html) (Note: URL won't be active until Tuesday, 4/22) Date Technology Track Track Manager -------- -------------------- ----------------- Wed 4/23 Mac OS Technologies Gordan Garb Thu 4/24 Interactive...

BareBones has released version 4.0.1 of the freeware code editing tool BBEdit Lite on April 13th: (http://www.BAREBONES.com/freeware.html) Note, they released a maintenance update to their commercial editor, BBEdit v4.0.4, a few weeks ago: (http://www.BAREBONES.com/updates.html)

From: klarue@pop.allegiant.com (Kevin La Rue) Subject: * [Ann] $49.95 "SUPERCARD" MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOL SALE! NEWS BULLETIN ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** MORE INFO: http://www.allegiant.com $49.95 "SUPERCARD" MULTIMEDIA/WEB AUTHORING TOOL SALE! Allegiant offers previous version of SuperCard at incredible price! SAN DIEGO, CA -- April 11, 1997: Today Allegiant Technologies announced a special $49.95 inventory closeout price for their award-winning Macintosh multimedia authoring tool SuperCard 2.5. SuperCard 2.5 sports full PowerPC acceleration, built-in QuickTime support, a powerful Standalone Maker utility for building royalty-free "double-clickable" applications, hypertext, advanced sound features, multi-frame "Filmstrip" animations, and more. These new features build upon an already strong set of powerful authoring capabilities that included comprehensive media support (QuickTime, sounds, animations, text & graphics), support for a full suite of...

To all, Many of you have requested that we have a digest version of MacDev-1. We've been partially supporting this for a while, but now it should be ready to role. Below are the latest instructions for MacDev-1. Let us know if you run into any problems and we'll be happy to work them through. Thanks, Neil ***************** MacDev-1 MAILING LIST HELP FILE Please read the list guidelines (see below) before engaging in discussion. In addition, familiarize yourself with how the list operates, especially if you've never participated in an Internet email discussion group before. It's a good idea to save this message somewhere so you know how to unsubscribe. When dealing with a listserver, there are two types of messages, namely, COMMANDS and POSTS. Unlike traditional listservers which require the use of numerous email addresses, we have simplified the process by allowing for both both COMMANDS and POSTS to be sent to the same address. COMMANDS These e-mail messages are intended to cause...

FOR RELEASE APRIL 14, 1997 Contact: Charles McHenry 541-772-2382 cmchenry@opendoor.com OPEN DOOR NETWORKS EXPANDS ITS LOGDOOR PRODUCT LINE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED REAL-TIME WEB SITE MONITOR NOW SUPPORTS MORE MAC OS SERVERS, WINDOWS 95 AND NT ASHLAND, OR. -- April 14, 1997 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it has significantly broadened its LogDoor product line by adding support for additional Mac OS servers, plus key Windows 95 and NT servers as well. Open Door announced that its Personal LogDoor Web Sharing Monitor now supports Microsoft's as well as Apple's personal Web server under the Mac OS, and that a new LogDoor for Windows product provides support for Microsoft Web servers under Windows 95 and NT. LogDoor Web Site Monitor products provide Webmasters with the essential ability to monitor accesses to their server in real time, unlike most current log analysis programs which work as after-the-fact log post-processors. The top-of-the-line LogDoor Multi-domain Web...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: Kevin Parriott (kparriott@pacmedia.com) 619-462-6042 619-465-0323 fax For Information Contact: Kevin Parriott (kparriott@pacmedia.com) or pmwnews@pacmedia.com 619-462-6042 Open Media Toolkit Pro Unveiled April 9, 1997 - San Diego based Pacific Media WorX has announced that "Phase One" development and successful beta testing of its Open Media Toolkit Professional, has been completed. Open Media Toolkit Professional, is a high performance commercial level C++, 32 bit, three dimensional (3D) capable framework, designed for cross platform game and multimedia product development. OMT Pro is revolutionary in that products created within OMT Pro's single source code framework, when compiled, will produce software capable of running on four different operating platforms. They include Windows'95, and NT, the Macintosh, and Power PC. Smart object-oriented structures allow OMT Pro applications to be platform independent with no speed lost compared...

Apple Ships Mac OS 7.6.1 Update; Delivers Reliability Improvements to the Mac OS CUPERTINO, California-April 7, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc., today released a set of system software enhancements that improves the overall reliability of the Mac OS, and brings the benefits of Mac OS 7.6 to the most recently introduced Mac OS compatible systems. Released in January, Mac OS 7.6 continues to receive an enthusiastic reception. Significance Mac OS 7.6.1 Update delivers on its two main goals: to improve stability through reliability improvements, and to bring Mac OS 7.6 support to recently introduced computers not currently supported by Mac OS 7.6. This release is not intended to deliver any new features, nor does it deliver updates to technologies already available through download sites on the Internet and online services. Numerous Improvements Mac OS 7.6.1 Update is Apple's rapid response to feedback from customers and developers on Mac OS 7.6. It delivers updates for all Macintosh and Mac OS...

MacDev-1 Subscribers, Well, we could say... "We were celebrating April Fools' Day late." or "We installed a Windows server." or "The messages were really important so we sent them more than once." But, in reality and in "technical terms", the servers got confused in part due to the shutting down of AppleLink and the Apple layoffs (bounces went through the ceiling). We believe that the problem of multiple sends of MacDev-1's are solved ... this message will test that. :) We're almost finished with the Digest implementation, so stay tuned for more information on subscribing to the digest version soon. Thanks, Neil Ticktin MacTech Magazine publisher@mactech.com http://www.mactech.com

CONTACT: ROYCE WHITE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE dataDisc, Inc. 10334 Battleview Parkway Manassas, VA 20109 703-331-2200 (Tel) 703-331-2260 (Fax) http://www.datadisc.com sales@datadisc.com DATADISC ANNOUNCES WEBIMAGE97 - THE VERY BEST WAY TO CATALOG (AND THEN FIND) ALL THOSE IMAGES YOU GRAB FROM THE 'NET March 31, 1997, Washington D.C. Manassas, Virginia-based dataDisc, a leader in the multimedia arena, has brought its expertise to the Web. The introduction of webimage97 means never again losing another image you've downloaded from the Web. You've been browsing the net. You find a good image and you download it. After a very short while you've got hundreds of images on your harddrive but no way to find the exact one you're looking for. That's because they usually have names like AD6535.GIF or image07.jpg which tells you absolutely nothing about what the image looks like. Enter webimage97 -- A great web tool...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: MARSHA VDOVIN PUBLIC RELATIONS MARY COLLER-HEADSPACE 415.826.1121 415.696.9400 vdovin@sirius.com mary@headspace.com SUN MICROSYSTEMS LICENSES THE HEADSPACE AUDIO ENGINE UNPRECEDENTED SONIC POWER SLATED FOR JAVA JavaOne Conference * San Francisco, CA * April 2, 1997 - Headspace Inc., a leading creator of software technologies for music and sound on the Internet, has licensed its audio engine to JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc., bringing high-quality sound and interactive music to Java. Headspace founder, musician Thomas Dolby Robertson, will demonstrate this technology at Sun CEO Scott McNealy's keynote address at the JavaOne conference. The keynote address is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on April 3, 1997, at San Francisco's Moscone Center. "We were eager to bring a monumental leap in audio quality to Java applications," commented Jon Kannegaard, vice president of software products at JavaSoft. "With Headspace, we've found an ideal...

Contact: Colleen Miller, Development Director (510) 549-2684 x210 MORE VENDORS AND SPEAKERS THAN EVER TO ATTEND BMUG'S MACFEST '97 For Immediate Release - BERKELEY, CA, April 2, 1997 - April 26 marks the date of the 7th annual BMUG MacFest. This year MacFest will be held at its usual site in the Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley Campus. The show will take place from 10am to 6pm. This year will prove to be the best yet with such big name vendors as Adobe,Connectix, Aladdin, Dantz, Iomega, Corel, Wacom, Techworks, Motorola and MANY more. Fir the first time ever, vendors will be selling product and giving some great deals to MacFest attendees. Also, come hear first hand about Apple's tremendous changes this year as Ellen Hancock, Apple Vice President, has agreed to be our keynote speaker. And if that's not exciting enough, we'll also have Jean Louis Gassee, founder of Be, Inc. Other conference speakers include industry analyst Dave Winer, TidBits Editor Adam Engst, MacWeek Columnist...

CLARIS SETS ANNUAL SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE FOR MAY 12-15 IN SAN JOSE Three day conference to focus on integrating Claris software for the Internet for "simply better solutions" Santa Clara, Calif., March 31, 1997 - Claris Corporation has announced that online registration is now open for its second annual Claris Solutions Conference May 12-15, 1997, at the San Jose Fairmont, in San Jose, Calif at http://www.claris.com/solutions conference . With "Simply Better Solutions" as this year's theme, the conference will provide training and education for software developers, consultants, trainers and users. Benefiting independent and in-house developers and consultants as well as users of all levels, the conference will cover all key Claris software applications, including FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS, Claris Home Page, Claris Emailer 2.0 for Mac OS and ClarisWorks 4.0 for Windows 95 and Mac OS and Windows. Many of the sessions will focus on how...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: Cynthia Fray Metrowerks Inc. (512) 873-4758 cynthia@metrowerks.com METROWERKS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT AFC JAVA CLASSES AUSTIN, Texas-April 2, 1997-At the Software Development West Conference and JavaOne, Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced that Metrowerks' CodeWarrior will offer full support for Microsoft's recently announced Application Foundation Classes (AFC), a comprehensive set of cross-platform, value-added class libraries written entirely in Java. These classes provide small, fast and flexible graphics, user interface and multimedia capabilities in a suite of highly functional Java class libraries. This enhances development of rich, sophisticated cross-platform Java applications while saving on valuable development time. Metrowerks will provide support for AFC in upcoming versions of its CodeWarrior Gold Integrated Development Environment...

27 March, 1997 -- Symmetry Software today announced a new website designed to help Macintosh users keep track of the latest versions of software. The Version Master website currently lists more than 25,500 product titles from over 40 countries, making it the most comprehensive list of Macintosh software anywhere on the internet. Visitors to this site are invited to search the huge database to find the latest version of software on their Macs. Once a software version is located, users may simply click on the download site to be transferred to the software's website. The Version Master database keeps track of 680xx, PowerPC and FAT versions of software. It also tracks beta versions of software independently from release versions of the same software. Software is also categorized by "country code" so localized versions may be identified. The Version Master website is located at: (http://www.versionmaster.com) The Version Master website now joins the Version Master application as...

Essential Software for the BeOS. BEATWARE INC. 1150 Chestnut Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 http://www.beatware.com AppSketcher Upgraded for Seamless Integration with Code Warrior for BeOS IDE For Release Monday, March 31, 1997 Monday, March 31, 1997 Contact: Karen Cassel BeatWare Inc. karen@beatware.com 415-322-7253 Menlo Park, California -- March 31, 1997 -- BeatWare Inc. announced today the release of AppSketcher v0.9, a new version of its powerful software development tool for the BeOS. AppSketcher v0.9 is available for free downloading on the company's website, http://www.beatware.com. With this new version, AppSketcher minimizes project maintenance and streamlines the application building process by automatically adding all necessary resources to Metrowerks' IDE for the BeOS. In addition, AppSketcher's user interface has been improved and more detailed documentation provided to make the tool even easier to master. AppSketcher is the leading programming tool for the BeOS. Its...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carmen Delessio, President Black Dirt Software 914-651-1599 914-651-0015 http://www.blackdirt.com Black Dirt Software releases Visual Basic to Java Conversion Tool GOSHEN, NY -- March 27, 1997 (INB) -- Black Dirt Software announced today the release of Convert 1.0 - a Visual Basic to Java Converter. Convert 1.0 is available immediately for purchase and electronic delivery from ObjectTiger. The price is set at $59.99. The initial version provides a true graphical rendering of the original Visual Basic screen - including sophisticated user interface elements such as Frames and Tabbed dialogs. Black Dirt also provided details about their next generation conversion software. The new version is written entirely in Java. The object oriented features of Java allows this new converter to be extended by third party vendors. Carmen Delessio, President of Black Dirt, noted that there are "over 400 VB Controls in existence today. There is no way that we can convert...