[MD1] Apple Announces Reorg
Apple's New Structure Brings Sharp Focus on Key Businesses
Apple Computer, Inc. today implemented a streamlined organizational
structure that consolidates the Company's product development, marketing,
sales, support, and operations efforts into groups sharply focused on
Apple's strategy. With this organization, Apple is focusing research and
development on products that are central to its key businesses, sales teams
to its market strengths. It is also integrating Apple's and NeXT's
development resources, to execute its OS strategy.
"We are reshaping our product development, sales, and marketing efforts
into simpler, leaner teams that can quickly bring exceptional products to
market--and then aggressively market them to customers in our key markets"
said Dr. Gilbert Amelio, Apple's Chairman and CEO. "The organization and
team we're announcing today represent the right people, in the right
places, to bring Apple back to its basics and return us to profitability by
the end of the fiscal...
[MD1] Rhapsody Core OS Announcement
Dear Developers,
As you know, we recently announced our intention to acquire NeXT Software,
Inc. and deliver a new operating system based on NeXT and Apple technology
code-named Rhapsody. At Macworld San Francisco, we shared our high level
strategy and goals for this operating system. We want to share as much
information as possible when important decisions have been reached.
At Macworld, we indicated that Rhapsody will be based on a robust
operating system foundation that features full preemptive multitasking,
memory protection and SMP and we committed to announce our choice for the
core OS within a month.
We have chosen to deliver these capabilities using the Mach kernel. Apple
completed a thorough evaluation of several options. Each of the options had
both technical and business strengths. Mach represents the best balance of
technology, business fit and maximizes our ability to deliver on our
stated goals for Rhapsody. We believe the Mach-based core provides Apple
and...
[MD1] Absoft Pro Fortran
Absoft is pleased to announce Pro Fortran, a new Fortran toolset for Power
Macintosh. Pro Fortran is a complete development toolset which includes:
F90 compiler, upgraded VAX compatible F77, and Plum Hall validated C/C++
compilers. All compilers utilize a common development environment, tools
and user interface (individual compiler interfaces are also included).
Selected source file will automatically invoke the proper compiler, and
linker will include proper libraries. All languages are link compatible and
mixed language applications can easily be created.
Absoft's primary focus remains on Fortran compilers. The new F90 compiler
is the first available for Power Macintosh. The upgraded F77, designed for
porting legacy workstation code to the desktop now includes LS F77
extensions. New compile and runtime options allow byte swapping for porting
code to/from Intel. The C/C++ compilers are included for those wishing
mixed language development in a single environment.
Special upgrade...
[MD1] FORTRAN on CodeWarrior
Fortran Warriors,
I have just released v1.3.3 which makes Mac F2C fully compatible with MSL
and CW11. Users can get it at:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt/Mac_F2C.html
Thanks for your patience
Igor
Igor Mikolic-Torreira igormt@alumni.caltech.edu
(finger for PGP public keys) http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt
[MD1] Motorola C/C++ compiler for Macintosh DR4 avaible
More info here:
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/library/fact_sheet/mac_c.html
What's New in DR4.0 for Mac OS:
expanded details of optimizer's control variables
general porting tips to PPC
optimizing tips for PPC code/mcc usage tips
list of supported pragma's is included
new EDG C++ front end: 3.32
bug fixes
more aggressive optimizations
memset(), atan(), atan2() now in libmoto
new improved memcpy in libmoto
ability to selectively turn off warnings
pragma unused now supported
compiler supports profile driven feedback which allows the
compiler to use runtime information
to automatically optimize your apps
installation program for all Mac OS products
SPM preference panel
tracebacks for debugger now generated
produces output compatible with the Metrowerks Profiler (-p)
[MD1] MPEG for QuickTime
Apple Introduces High-Quality MPEG Software for QuickTime
New QuickTime Extension Allows Playback of Popular MPEG-1 and VideoCD on
PowerPC Mac OS Systems
Cupertino, Calif.--Jan. 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
immediate availability of its' QuickTime MPEG (Moving Picture Experts
Group) extension, enabling full-screen, software-only playback of MPEG-1
and VideoCD audio/video files on PowerPC Mac OS computers. MPEG is a
worldwide industry standard for compressing synchronized audio and video
for post-production and entertainment. The MPEG extension is available
immediately for use with QuickTime 2.5 and may be downloaded from the
QuickTime website at: http://quicktime.apple.com/.
Through the MPEG extension, VHS-quality, full-screen video, and
CD-quality audio are now available as a synchronized data type in the
QuickTime architecture. Apple has long recognized MPEG as an important
industry standard and has supported hardware MPEG-1 playback on Macintosh
since 1994. With...
[MD1] ProjectorVCS DropIn
This is a posting to announce ProjectorVCS - a CW IDE dropin that let's you
connect to a ProjectorDB and do all of your VCS stuff.
I have set up a little web site for it that contains the current version
and some info.
the url is:
http://www.joyspot.com/projector
Comments, as always, are solicited.
This constitutes a verion 1, and as such, if you use it, please pay the
shareware fee. Ongoing support will definately happen. I NEED this thing
too!
Thanks,
Phil Smy
[MD1] Metrowerks Acquires Latitude
METROWERKS TO ACQUIRE LATITUDE PORTING TECHNOLOGY
CodeWarrior(R) To Be Hosted On Sun Microsystems(R)' Solaris(TM)-based
UNIX(R) Workstations
AUSTIN, Texas--January 27, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development
tools, today announced that it had signed a letter of intention to acquire
the principle assets of The Latitude Group, Inc., of Mountain View, Calif.
Latitude's principle assets include a porting library which allows Mac(TM)
OS applications to be ported to UNIX-hosted operating systems, including
Sun Microsystems' Solaris 2.3+, Silicon Graphics(R)' IRIX(TM) 5.2+ and
Hewlett-Packard(R)'s HP-UX(R) 9.03+. The Latitude porting libraries
redirect Mac OS commands to the target operating system, with a UNIX
library containing a portable implementation of the Mac OS API at its core.
Metrowerks will also take over providing the Latitude porting technology to
The Latitude Group, Inc.'s existing clients already under...
[MD1] Word Services SDK
The Word Services SDK 1.0.8 has been released and is available via the Web
from:
http://www.wordservices.org/Developers/
Word Services allows any application to link to a speller, grammar checker
or other text service as if it is a built-in menu item. It is a public
protocol - no license fee or non-disclosure is required to use it.
Once a user has a service application, it may be shared among all their
Word Services client applications, so the user needs only one dictionary.
Also, the user can obtain services in various languages from several
vendors and add them to each Word Services client application.
It is used, for example, by Qualcomm's Eudora Pro to link to Working
Software's Spellswell 7.
The SDK includes the complete protocol specification, tutorial documents,
and the source code to Writeswell Jr., a simple Word Services word
processor. Also available from the Web page is the source to WSI
NewsWatcher, a version of NewsWatcher that allows you to spellcheck your
posts.
The...
[MD1] OpenStep, VOODOO, Guide, Tenon & ETO
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* OpenStep Docs Available
* VOODOO 1.8 integrates with CodeWarrior
* Apple Guide Development Tool
* Tenon's CodeBuilder
* Apple Location Manager
* Apple Releases ETO #22
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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OpenStep Docs Available
From: Jordan Dea-Mattson
Apple Dev Tools Evangelism
Folks,
NeXT has started to make their programmer documentation available on the
web for downloading. Currently, they have the following documents online
(with more to come shortly0:
http://www.next.com/Pubs/Documents/Download
Discovering OPENSTEP: A Developer Tutorial
Object-Oriented Programming and the Objective-C Language
Foundation Reference
WebObjects Library...
[MD1] Parts, C100, MW/NEC, Willows, Obj Master
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Part Bundles Avail Online
* C100 Integrators
* Metrowerks Signs Embedded Agreement with NEC
* Willows RT for Embedded Systems
* Altura acquires Object Master
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Part Bundles Avail Online
January 14, 1997
In an effort to deliver a set of starter parts to end-users, six Component
100 members have agreed to bundle their products and have successfully
deployed the bundles for sale on the Internet. Hutchings Software, Kantara
Development, Corda Technologies, MetaMind Software, Eclipse Services, and
SoftLinc are participating in the initial bundles. Users can purchase a
mega-bundle, including Rapid-I(TM) Button, Kantara...
[MD1] BeyondRealms, Purity, 4D & Web, Blyth
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms
* Purity Previews BeOS Web Server
* Purity's WebSentinel
* Web Server 4D 1.0.6
* NetLink/4D 2.0
* Blyth Releases Omins Web RAD
* Blyth Offers 4D Customers Easy Migration to Omnis Web RAD
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms
BEYONDREALMS' PROVIDES PAGE LEVEL PASSWORD PROTECTION, DYNAMIC HTML
SECURITY AND CACHING FOR WEB SERVERS
Pacific Coast Software introduces a new product that improves the
performance and functionality of any Macintosh or Windows Web server
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (January 7, 1997) - Pacific Coast Software introduces a
new product to their catalog of utilities for...
[MD1] SoundMaker, PowerFantasm, PowerTap, Seapine
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Allegiant publishes SoundMaker
* PowerFantasm Upgrade
* PowerTap
* Seapine Announces TestTrack 1.5 for Mac, W95 and NT
* Seapine Software and Datacraft Announce TestTrack/4D
* Seapine Software Introduces Solo Bug for Mac and Windows
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Allegiant publishes SoundMaker
Allegiant Technologies, Inc.
9740 Scranton Road, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel.: 619/587-0500
Fax.: 619/587-1314
Internet: info@allegiant.com
Press Contacts:
Kathy Episcopo, Public Relations Manager
ext. 127
ALLEGIANT TO PUBLISH SOUNDMAKER
Innovative sound-editing software from Micromat to complement
Allegiant's award-winning line of...
[MD1] DayStar's 12,000 MHz Mac
DAYSTAR INTROS ANOTHER MAC FIRST!
MEDIA PROCESSING NETWORKED CLUSTERS
Using DayStar nPOWER Technology
Demonstrates nPOWER on 12,000 MHz Genesis MP system cluster
Macworld San Francisco, Booth 2407 - January 7, 1997 -- Today, DayStar
Digital, Inc., unveiled the next step for nPOWER the technology that has
brought new levels of processing capability to media publishing
professionals. Media publishing has gone digital, and professional
processing of 3D animation, video effects and final encoding outstrips
current multiprocessor systems. But, by combining these systems into
clusters, processing power is concentrated to solve the most challenging
problems, quickly and affordably.
DayStar is demonstrating the first implementation of this technology at
Macworld San Francisco. Combining 16 quad processor systems for a total of
12,000 MHz of performance, nPOWER solves one of the most time consuming
media tasks currently Cinepak compression (encoding).
DayStar originally brought new...
[MD1] NeTProfessional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NeTProfessional - Macintosh Solutions for the Internet.
New Macintosh-specific magazine for network and web professionals
launches January 6
Contact:
Jim Capparell, Publisher, 415-957-1911 ext 11 (publisher@NeTProLive.com)
Raines Cohen, Editor, 415-957-1911 ext 36 (editor@NeTProLive.com)
612 Howard Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
NeTProfessional: Macintosh Solutions for the Internet debuts at
Mactivity and Macworld Expo with 36 -page sneak preview; the full
magazine premieres in March on a bi-monthly schedule and will offer full
coverage of the Internet from a Macintosh perspective.
Editor Raines Cohen says "NeTProfessional is about the Net, not just the
Web, so in addition to regular Web coverage such as site design,
maintenance, commerce and security, we will also look at intranets,
e-mail solutions, news mailing lists, and the Mac Internet community as
a whole."
Cohen has seventeen years of experience in the Apple User Group
community and spent...
[MD1] NI Spins Off Roaster Product Division
Contact: Judith Steinbaum
Judith@natural.com
617-876-7680 x1818
Natural Intelligence Announces Spin Off of Roaster Product Division.
January 6, 1997. Natural Intelligence, Inc. today issued the first of
several new year announcements which reveal the new directions projected by
this energetic technology company. The company will spin off its Roaster
Products Division to "Roaster Technologies," a newly formed company
specializing in Java Development Tools.
For Natural Intelligence, this announcement officially begins the
celebration of the company's upcoming 10 Year Anniversary, and is the first
step of the 'New Year Resolutions' which will articulate the company's
business strategies.
"This is an exciting transition for all of us," said Joshua Wachs,
President and CEO of Natural Intelligence. "This new arrangement liberates
each company to continue to evolve and maintain its 'natural' focus. All of
the Natural Intelligence energy will now be focused on our Consulting and
Training...
[MD1] Phantom 2.0
For Immediate Release
Maxum Development Announces Phantom 2.0,
the Next Generation of Web Crawling for Macintosh
Macworld, San Francisco, CA, January 7, 1997 -- Maxum Development Corp.
today announced Phantom 2.0, a major upgrade to the currently released
version, Phantom 1.1. Phantom 2.0 brings second generation Web crawling to
Macintosh Webmasters and is still the only commercially available
crawler/search engine for the Mac OS.
As the Internet continues to expand, Web search and retrieval tools are
becoming essential in making information not only available but accessible.
Monolithic search engines such as Yahoo offer important services, but in
many cases only add to the information overload.
Phantom enables Webmasters to build targeted search and retrieval
capabilities into their Web sites. It is perfect for organizations with
multiple (even hundreds) of Web servers, allowing the Webmaster to make the
entire site searchable from a single entry point. Phantom is also ideal
for...
[MD1] Apple Club
Apple Enters Internet Commerce Market
Web-based Club Offers One-stop Access for Software Updates
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 7, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc., today
announced it is entering the Internet commerce market with a new, web-based
subscription service called Apple Club. The service, which will be
initially available in the U.S., reaches out to Apple customers,
developers, and service providers with high speed access to Apple software
updates, newsletters, and services for the easiest, fastest, most
convenient way to keep Macintosh systems up-to-date.
"The Apple Club is phase one of our Internet commerce strategy for Apple
solutions and services," said Mike Dionne, senior vice president and
general manager of AppleAssist. "With the popularity of Internet services
compounding daily, we have created easy to use 'diamond lane service' to
deliver features that are valuable to our customers."
Priced at U.S. $19.95 per year, the Club offers customers a full-service
software...
[MD1] ICONIX ObjectModeler NextStep/Intel
ICONIX announces availability of ObjectModeler for NextStep/Intel
ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc. (www.iconixsw.com) is pleased to
announce the immediate availability of all 10 ICONIX PowerTools
modules, including ObjectModeler, the leading Macintosh OOA/OOD tool,
for the NextStep operating system on the Intel platform.
"ICONIX has been building development tools for the Macintosh since
1984, with a strong focus on object-oriented analysis and design since
about 1990," stated company President Doug Rosenberg. "We think that
ObjectModeler's advanced O-O modeling capabilities are a perfect match
for NeXT's state-of-the-art Object-Oriented development environment.
In particular, we believe ObjectModeler's support for OMT Class
Modeling and Use Case driven modeling (Jacobson's Objectory) provides
an excellent front-end for developing with the NeXT Enterprise Object
Framework, Interface Builder, and, of course, WebObjects. We expect a
significant number of new developers to begin...
[MD1] Lasso 2.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 1997
Media Contact:
Bill Doerrfeld, President
Blue World Communications, Inc.
(206) 313-1051, bill@blueworld.com
Lasso 2.0 Java-Enables FileMaker Pro
Contains Built-in Web Server
MACWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 6, 1997 - Blue World Communications,
Inc. will demonstrate ground breaking features to be part of the next major
upgrade to its popular Lasso program. Lasso Web-enables Claris Corporation
FileMaker Pro databases, providing a powerful all-in-one dynamic Web data
publishing solution.
Java-Enabling FileMaker Pro
Lasso 2.0 will allow Java applets and applications to access FileMaker Pro
databases from anywhere on the internet. Java applets and applications will
be able to search FileMaker Pro databases, and add, update, and delete
records. Lasso 2.0 will ship with a set of Java classes that will allow
developers to create their own applets and applications. Lasso 2.0 will
also ship with a set of "canned" applets that non-programmers will be...
[MD1] Philips & Metrowerks Collab on Media Processing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks Inc.
512/873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512/873-4777
welch@metrowerks.com
Jodi Guilbault
Philips Semiconductors
408/991-2332
jguilba@scs.philips.com
Kathy Keller
Oak Ridge Public Relations
408/253-5042
kathy.keller@oakridge.com
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS AND METROWERKS COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR NEXT GENERATION MEDIA PROCESSING
Philips' TriMedia Processor Tools to be Hosted in the Metrowerks
CodeWarrior IDE
SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1997--Philips Semiconductors
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Metrowerks (Austin, Tex.) have announced an
agreement that provides new software programming tools for improving
real-time graphic, audio and video quality for Mac(TM) OS systems using
the TriMedia(TM) processor.
Metrowerks, a leading developer of computer language products, will
integrate Philips Semiconductors' TriMedia development tools...
[MD1] QuickTime 2.5 for Windows
Additional multimedia, video, and productivity vendors invest in QuickTime
2.5 for Windows.
Market opportunity for hardware developer growth when products ship
MacWorld - January 8, 1997 -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) today
announced that Allegiant Technologies, Electric Image, miro Computer
Products, Inc., Strata, Specular and Terran Interactive have joined the
third-party co-development team of QuickTime 2.5 for Windows (QT 2.5-Win).
Adobe, Broderbund, Equlibrium, Macromedia , Media 100 and Truevision are
also continuing their close relationship with Apple in accelerating the
development of QT 2.5-Win. QT 2.5-Win is a key component of the QuickTime
Media Layer, which is an effort intended to deliver a universal container
for mixed media types (e.g. video, audio, 3D graphics, text, etc.).
"Application developers are creating software that takes advanatge of QTML,
and a wide range of customers will use those solutions. Hardware vendors
get the benefit of this work from the...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for BeOS includes BeOS DR8.2
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS TO SELL NEW CODEWARRIOR FOR BeOS DR/2 INCLUDING BeOS RELEASE 8.2
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of
software development tools, today announced it would be selling a special
CodeWarrior(R) for BeOS(TM) developer bundle at Macworld which will include
the recently released CodeWarrior for BeOS DR/2 and BeOS Release 8.2 which
runs on both the BeBox(TM) personal computer manufactured by Be(TM) Inc.,
and some PowerPC(TM)-based Macintosh(R) personal computers.
CodeWarrior for BeOS DR2 includes CodeWarrior's BeOS-native IDE and PowerPC
compilers used to build software applications for the BeOS. The BeOS is a
multithreaded, true multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing operating
system geared for...
[MD1] CodeWarrior for PlayStation DR/2
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SHIPS CODEWARRIOR FOR PLAYSTATION DR/2
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of
software development tools, today announced CodeWarrior(R) for
PlayStation(TM) DR/2, the newest version of its programming tools for
developing games for the PlayStation game console. CodeWarrior for
PlayStation is hosted on Windows(R)95/NT and Mac(TM)OS and is authorized by
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
CodeWarrior for PlayStation DR/2 features the full CodeWarrior IDE, a
plug-in CodeWarrior C/C++ compiler for MIPS(R) and a selection of
integrated graphical format converters for managing game development with
the CodeWarrior IDE. Version DR/2 offers programmers much greater
stability in the IDE in addition to...
[MD1] CodeWarrior Wins Byte Award
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS CODEWARRIOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS BYTE MAGAZINE 1997 EDITORS' CHOICE
"AWARD OF EXCELLENCE"
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of
software development tools, today announced that its flagship product,
CodeWarrior(R) Gold 10, has been awarded the Byte Magazine 1997 Editors'
Choice "Award of Excellence". This is the second time in four years that
Metrowerks CodeWarrior has won this prestigious award.
All PC, Macintosh(R) and Unix software and hardware products are eligible
to win the Byte Editors' Choice Awards. The "Awards of Excellence" are the
highest ranking awards accorded by the Editors of Byte Magazine and are
intended for products which "showcase technical innovation that sets a new...
[MD1] Metrowerks & Apple Sign Dev Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Apple Computer, Inc.
PR Contact
Ken Smith
(408) 974-5675
kensmith@apple.com
Metrowerks Inc.
PR Contact
Cynthia Fray
(512) 873-4300
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS & APPLE COMPUTER SIGN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PORTING
CODEWARRIOR TOOLS TO RHAPSODY, APPLE'S NEXT GENERATION OS
Metrowerks to Provide Full CodeWarrior Tools for Both Mac OS & Rhapsody
SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME: MWK) and Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today entered into a
development agreement to accelerate support for Apple's next generation
operating system (codenamed "Rhapsody") in Metrowerks CodeWarrior
integrated programming environment ("IDE"), development tools and
compilers. Upon completion, Metrowerks will provide Mac OS developers a
full CodeWarrior solution comprising compilers, programming tools and
debuggers for the development of applications for both Mac OS and Rhapsody.
Metrowerks' support for Rhapsody will contain...
[MD1] Metrowerks Signs Exclusive for Visual SourceSafe
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SIGNS EXCLUSIVE LICENSE FOR MICROSOFT VISUAL SOURCESAFE ON MAC OS
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of
software development tools, has entered into an agreement with Microsoft(R)
Corporation whereby Metrowerks will become the exclusive licensee for
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe(TM) 5.0 on the Macintosh(R), an enhanced
version control and configuration management system for software
development.
"We are pleased to become the exclusive licensee of Microsoft Visual
SourceSafe 5.0 for Mac OS," said Jean Belanger, chairman and chief
executive officer of Metrowerks. "Metrowerks hopes to make MW CodeManager
the standard for version control on the Macintosh as we have made
Metrowerks CodeWarrior the...
[MD1] BeOS PowerMac Dev Kit
For more information contact
North America & Pacific:
Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com
(415) 462-4100
Europe:
Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com
(33) 1 49 06 73 75
BE SHIPS BEOS POWERMAC DEVELOPMENT KIT
AND CONFIRMS Q1 DATE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Public BeOS Preview Release will ship on or before March 31.
MENLO PARK, Calif (January 7, 1997) - Be, Inc has announced that it
has begun shipment to developers of the version of the Be Operating
System (BeOS(tm)) designed to run on PowerMacintosh-based hardware
systems. Shipment of the development kit began just before Christmas.
In addition, the company confirmed today that it will ship the "BeOS
Preview Release", the first publicly available release of the BeOS, on
schedule on or before March 31, 1997.
The BeOS DR8 Development kit became available on December 23. The
release is similar in functionality to the DR8 release for the
dual-processor BeBox systems, with a few additional enhancements that
have been developed since the DR8 version's...
[MD1] MultiProcessor BeOS Support
BE ANNOUNCES BeOS SUPPORT FOR NEW
MULTIPROCESSOR POWERPC SYSTEMS
Macworld demonstrations on single and dual processor
systems up to 300MHz.
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) - At Macworld
Expo today, Be announced and demonstrated its support of new
high-speed PowerPC microprocessors introduced by IBM, and high-speed
multiprocessor and single processor systems PowerPC systems introduced
by Power Computing. In addition, the company demonstrated Be
Operating System (BeOS(tm)) support for DayStar's multiprocessor
products, which are used in systems by DayStar, Apple Computer, and
SuperMac.
Many of the new systems announced at Macworld make use of new PowerPC
microprocessors introduced by IBM. Power Computing demonstrated for
thefirst time a single processor PowerPC 603 system operating at
300 MHz. Power also introduced multiprocessor systems based on dual
PowerPC 604s running at either 225 MHz or 250 MHz, the fastest
604-based designs yet produced.
Be will include...
[MD1] New Apps for BeOS
For more information contact
North America & Pacific:
Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com
(415) 462-4100
Europe:
Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com
(33) 1 49 06 73 75
BE PROVIDES A "FIRST LOOK" AT
BeOS APPLICATIONS AT MACWORLD
New applications run the gamut in demonstrations at the expo
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) - At Macworld
Expo, taking place this week in San Francisco, Be, Inc. is providing a
first look at some of the applications being developed for the Be
Operating System (BeOS(tm)) These demonstrations include a wide range
of applications, from word processors to development tools, and from
multimedia and 3D to applications that control sound effects for
theaters and even entire theme parks.
"Macworld provides an excellent venue at which our developers can
provide customers with an early look at their products," said
Jean-Louis Gasse, president and CEO of Be, Inc. "We're happy to help
provide them with this opportunity because, after all, they are the
real...
[MD1] Tango for FileMaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 1997
Press contact:
Jeff Hendry
EveryWare Development Corp.
(905) 819-1173 ext. 262
jhendry@everyware.com
Jamie O'Donnell
JONA Group
(415) 552-1515
EveryWare announces Tango for FileMaker 2.1
Tango for FileMaker, the Web/database tool nominated for both a MacUser
MacEddy and MacWorld WorldClass award, has been upgraded
Macworld Expo, San Francisco, CA---January 7, 1997---EveryWare Development
Corp. today announced a new version of Tango for FileMaker. Tango for
FileMaker is a Web development tool used to integrate Macintosh FileMaker Pro
3.0 databases with the Web. Tango for FileMaker utilizes a visual
drag-and-drop development environment to enable rapid creation of Web-based
applications. Tango for FileMaker has been nominated for both the MacUser
MacEddy and Macworld World Class awards, two of the most highly respected
awards in the Macintosh community.
Tango for FileMaker 2.1 provides developers with added functionality,
increased performance and...
[MD1] VirtualMac for BeOS
For more information contact
North America & Pacific:
Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com
(415) 462-4100
Europe:
Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com
(33) 1 49 06 73 75
BE DEMONSTRATES VIRTUALMAC
FOR THE BE OPERATING SYSTEM
New technology from fredlabs, inc. will provide a bridge for
customers and developers making the transition to the BeOS.
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) - This week at
Macworld Expo, Be Inc. is demonstrating, for the first time,
technology that allows the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) to run System
7.x MacOS applications directly within its multitasking,
multiprocessor environment.
Developed by fredlabs, inc., a software company based in San
Francisco, VirtualMac(tm) allows both modern BeOS applications and
current System 7.x applications to be active at the same time, and
for data to be exchanged between the systems.
Last August, Be announced it would enhance the BeOS to provide support
for a wide variety of PowerPC based systems, including those...
[MD1] Apple's Future MacOS Strategy
Apple Announces Future Macintosh Operating System (OS) Strategy and Roadmap
Strategy Delivers Compatibility with Currently Shipping Mac Systems and
Applications, Accelerates Delivery of Next-Generation Software, and
Provides Smooth Migration to Next-Generation OS
Mac OS Upgrades to Continue; First 'Rhapsody' Release Scheduled to Ship
Within 12 Months
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 7, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced its strategy for the future evolution of the Macintosh operating
system software, for Macintosh and Mac OS compatible personal computers.
Apple plans to implement a strategy in which the Company will continue to
deliver significant and regularly scheduled upgrades to the current Mac OS
while accelerating development of a new and advanced operating system. The
new operating system is code-named 'Rhapsody' and will be based on the
merging of technologies from Apple and NeXT Software, Inc. (Apple announced
its intent to acquire NeXT Software on Dec. 20, 1996.)...
[MD1] BeOS/MacTech Bundle Avail in Quantity
BeOS/MacTech Bundle Available in Quantity
January issue of MacTech Magazine contains BeOS for PowerMac DR8
As announced in October of 1996, the January 1997 issue of MacTech
Magazine includes the BeOS(tm) DR8 for Power Macintosh bundled, free of
charge, on CD and bound into the magazine.
This issue has been extremely difficult to get in bookstores and on the
newsstand. In fact, stores have had to take names for waiting lists --
something rarely done for a magazine.
To alleviate this problem, and with some luck, the publishers of MacTech
Magazine have been able to arrange to get additional copies of the issue --
something also very rare in the industry.
This back issue is available through DevDepot. Back issues of
MacTech Magazine cost $10 plus shipping and handling.
(Standard Shipping: $3 US, $5 Canadian, $6 Foreign; Rush/overnight charges
are more). Allow 2-3 business days for the issue to be shipped plus
shipping time.
To order contact DevDepot in the following ways:
*...
[MD1] QuickTime VR 2.0 Ships
Apple Computer Enhances QuickTime VR to Integrate Image-Based Virtual
Reality With 3D, Movies, Animation and Sound
QuickTime VR 2.0 for Mac Ships: Endorsed by Wide Range of Innovative Developers
MacWorld -- January 7, 1997 -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) today
launched QuickTime VR(R) 2.0 for Mac(TM) OS -- a major update that bridges
the gap between multimedia and image-based virtual reality.
QuickTime VR 2.0 incorporates the feature most desired by developers since
the initial release of QuickTime VR, a C API. This allows developers to do
more than add virtual reality scenes to their CD-ROM titles, games, and Web
pages -- it enables the creation of lively virtual worlds with 3D objects,
movies, audio and animation. With the new C API, QuickTime VR can easily
be integrated with Apple's other QuickTime Media Layer (QTML) technologies,
QuickTime and QuickDraw(TM) 3D, on both Mac OS and Windows. Through
QuickTime VR, media-rich VR content may be authored once and easily
deployed...
[MD1] CodeWarrior 11 Ships
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS LAUNCHES CODEWARRIOR 11 HOSTED ON MAC OS
CodeWarrior 11 Includes Improved Java Support and New CodeWarrior IDE,
Version 2 Alpha
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc.
(NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of
software development tools, today announced CodeWarrior 11, the newest
version of its award-winning programming tools hosted on Mac OS computers.
CodeWarrior 11, hosted on Mac OS, allows users to develop applications in
C, C++, Object Pascal and Java for four operating systems: Mac OS,
Win95/NT, Magic Cap OS and PowerTV OS, all hosted in the same intuitive
CodeWarrior integrated development environment ("IDE"). CodeWarrior's
modular, front-end/back-end architecture offers true cross-platform
compiling, thus making it easier to...
[MD1] MacDev-1 Update...
Dear MacDev-1 Reader,
As you might well imagine, the last week has had a lot of news from Apple
and the industry. Over the next day or so, we'll be catching up on all of
the releases done at Macworld Expo and around the world.
** THERE WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC IN YOUR MAILBOX
as a result of this catch up. Traffic levels on MacDev-1 *will* return to
normal afterwards.
Just a heads up.
Happy New Year,
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
[MD1] Mac Developer Survey
In cooperation with MacWEEK, we're conducting a survey of current Macintosh
developers to learn about their plans for future platform-specific work.
The survey form, which is only open to people who are currently developing
Macintosh software, is at:
(http://www.scripting.com/davenet/misc/devSurvey.html)
Everyone is welcome to monitor the real-time results at:
(http://ws3.scripting.com/davenet.surveyResults.fcgi)
Thanks!
Dave Winer
PS: If you run a web site that's used by Mac developers, please point to
the survey page.
[MD1] MacHack Call for Papers
MacHack '97 Call For Papers
Make a New Year's Resolution to Write For MacHack, Lose Weight*
Did you know that MacHack papers form the cornerstone of
the premiere Macintosh technical conference? Papers can cover
a wide variety of cool topics. Anything from Adaptive Computing,
the Business of Being a Mac Developer, and Game Programming, to
Internet Development, Debugging PPC code, and figuring out spiffy
NeXT OS hacks.
Start the New Year off right by writing a paper for MacHack.
Not only will you get accolades from your peers, but you will
get free admission to the conference!
Send your idea or abstract to us at
mailto:machack-papers@machack.com before February 15th, 1997.
Visit our web-site at http://www.machack.com/ for more
exciting information.
*Note that weight loss is only guaranteed if you eat non-fat
food while writing, drink lots of caffeine, and move your mouse
about the desk in a rapid fashion.
[MD1] Fortner Fortran under CW
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fortner Research Announces:
Fortran compiler soon to be available for Metrowerks CodeWarrior
Sterling, VA--- Fortner Research, developers of award winning
software for scientists and engineers, has announced their plans
to deliver LS Fortran for CodeWarrior. CodeWarrior owners will
now be able to use LS Fortran to write and compile Fortran
programs directly in the CodeWarrior environment, and mix Fortran
routines with C, C++ and Pascal software, such as the PowerTap MP
library.
Since 1988, LS Fortran has gained a strong following for its
ability to port large, legacy Fortran programs from mainframe
computers to the Macintosh and for its ease in creating
full-featured Macintosh applications. LS Fortran is currently
hosted in the Macintosh Programmers Workshop (MPW), developed by
Apple Computer. Although MPW's command line interface
environment was the standard for many years, CodeWarrior delivers
an extremely popular GUI with superior project management that...
[MD1] Inside GrayScale Kitchen
INSIDE GRAYSCALE KITCHEN 1.0
C++ SOURCE CODE TO APPLE'S GRAYSCALE APPEARANCE
December 24, 1996
Viperware today announces its newest product: Inside Grayscale Kitchen
1.0.
Inside Grayscale Kitchen (IGK) is the definitive collection of source
code that enables Mac developers to use Apple's new Grayscale Appearance
in their software. IGK consists of hundreds of C++ classes that help Mac
developers in the transition to the future of the Mac OS.
Web Site: http://www.viperware.com/grayscale_kitchen/inside.html
TRIAL PERIOD
Developers may use the IGK source code in their software for a trial
period of up to 30 days. After the trial period is over, developers may
purchase a license if they wish to continue using the IGK code.
LICENSING
Commercial License with one month guaranteed support: $450
Additional support is available for $100/month
Shareware/Educational License: $300
Licensing FAQ:
http://www.viperware.com/grayscale_kitchen/licensing_faq.html
Contact info: jeremyv@viperware.com...
[MD1] Mac2NeXT Compatibility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Lee Lorenzen, President
Altura Software, Inc.
408.655.8005
http://www.altura.com
Altura Software, Inc. Announces Mac2NeXT Compatibility
PACIFIC GROVE, California - December 25, 1996 - Altura Software, Inc.
announced today its intention to create a Mac2NeXT Porting Technology to
provide Macintosh Developers a quick and easy way to port their Mac
Applications to Apple's "NewOS" operating system.
Altura will leverage it's Mac2Win Porting Technology which is being used
by major Mac Developers such as Fractal Design, Claris, ACI, Macromedia,
and Metrowerks. Mac2Win is a library that allows MacOS code to be ported
to Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT without it having to be
rewritten.
"We're as excited as the rest of the Mac community about Apple's recent
announcements regarding NeXT," commented Lee Lorenzen, President of
Altura. "Of course, this is all very new, and we can't be sure of all the
details. But, we knew immediately that we wanted to voice...
[MD1] SmalltalkAgents on W95/NT
Quasar Knowledge Systems, (QKS) Inc., the leading Smalltalk vendor in the
Macintosh market with a PowerMac version available, announced that it will
release Windows 95/NT version of SmalltalkAgents in Q1 of 1997. This will
make SmalltalkAgents a cross-platform development tool of choice.
SmalltalkAgents is a dynamic, integrated development environment based on
QKS Smalltalk. In the process of developing a Windows version, QKS made
number of enhancements in its virtual machine to improve performance and
services.
SmalltalkAgents is known for providing close integration to the host OS
functionality. Its Mac version makes toolbox routines a trivial task. Its
Windows 95/NT version will bring the same functionality to developers.
SmalltalkAgents also allows developer to integrate their resources written
in any other language via dynamic linking library mechanism.
For more information, check http://www.smalltalkagents.com.
[MD1] Free flat file db engine...
Looking for a flat file database engine for your Mac software?
odbEngine is the hierarchical database engine used by
Userland Frontier for its object database. The engine has
a simple C API that allows the creation and access of tables
of arbitrary objects, even tables of tables! Also, Frontier
may be used to create and access data in odb files.
UODBE++ is a C++ wrapper for odbEngine that adds housekeeping
and error handling to the engine.
The best feature about odbEngine is that it works, and has been
tested by every Frontier user. The second best thing about it
is that it's FREE!
More information may be accessed at:
http://www.aimnet.com/~bpettit/odb
---------------------------------------------
Frontier is a trandemark of Userland Software
[MD1] CodeWarrior will support NeXT/MacOS
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Media Relations
Metrowerks Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
Jim Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Metrowerks Inc.
512.87.4777
welch@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS TO INCLUDE APPLE'S NEW OS TOOLS IN REGULAR CODEWARRIOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
CodeWarrior Tools for Apple's New OS to be Delivered in Incremental Releases
AUSTIN, Texas, December 20, 1996.-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), the leading provider of software development tools for the
Macintosh, today announced that CodeWarrior support for Apple Computer,
Inc.'s Next generation OS will be shipped to CodeWarrior customers as part
of their regular CodeWarrior subscription, in step with Apple's release of
its Next generation OS.
Metrowerks expects to have Objective C compilers and Objective C runtime
support in its C++ compilers hosted in CodeWarrior by the 1997 Apple
WorldWide Developers Conference. Metrowerks expects to have its CodeWarrior
compilers and linkers ported to Apple's Next generation OS...
[MD1] Apple Acquires NeXT Software
Apple Computer, Inc. Agrees to Acquire
NeXT Software Inc.
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Dec. 20, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
its intention to purchase NeXT Software Inc., in a friendly acquisition for
$400
million. Pending regulatory approvals, all NeXT products, services, and
technology research will become part of Apple Computer, Inc. As part of the
agreement, Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, will return to
Apple--the company he co-founded in 1976--reporting to Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio,
Apple's Chairman and CEO.
The acquisition will bring together Apple's and NeXT's innovative and
complementary technology portfolios and significantly strengthens Apple's
position as a company advancing industry standards. Apple's leadership in
ease-of-use and multimedia solutions will be married to NeXT's strengths in
development software and operating environments for both the enterprise and
Internet markets. NeXT's object oriented software development products will
contribute to...
[MD1] QuickWeb helps w/online data
Tabasoft Sas.
We are glad to announce a new version of our QuickWeb (1.0b5)
the superfast Web database system that together with a WebSTAR plug-in
puts your database on the web (in a snap!).
With this version we have improved performance drastically.
Check our Web site for details:
http://tabasoft.ancitel.it/TABASOFT/News.html
We have also completely rebuilt our Web site with a new graphic
interface and new contents.
You will find on line all the documentation you need to work with
QuickWeb and some details about our products and our technology.
Visit us at:
http://tabasoft.ancitel.it.
We encourage you also to explore our new plug-in
Tabasoft SendGraphic (TSG) that allows you to build web graphics on the
fly
http://tabasoft.ancitel.it/TABASOFT/Sendgraphic.html
[MD1] Spell checker for Live Objects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paola Aliverti
Voice: 941.642.7979
E-mail: Paola@SoftLinc.com
SoftLinc presents LEXI(TM), a multilingual spelling checker for Live
Objects(TM)
San Francisco, California (January 7, 1997) -
SoftLinc, Inc., from Marco Island, Florida, is at MacWorld San Francisco
to present LEXI, a spelling checker for Live Objects. The company is
located in the Component 100 (www.C100.org) booth (#3261), together with
14 other Live Objects developers.
LEXI works as a stand-alone part, as well as an extension within other
Live Objects. It is already integrated with Digital Harbor(TM)'s
WAV(TM), and it can be used with all the Live Objects that support Word
Services extensions. Besides checking the spelling of Live Object
documents, LEXI also checks any TEXT document, and any piece of text
imported from other applications through Drag-and-Drop or Copy-and-Paste,
including your e-mail. LEXI can also be equipped with a thesaurus,
translation dictionary, and verbal...
[MD1] LiveAccess -- front ending OpenDoc
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
theta group
Hans Martin Kern
Viktoriastr. 17
76133 Karlsruhe
Germany
Phone +49 721 91324-0
Fax +49 721 91324-44
Email info@thetagroup.ilk.de
WWW http://www.thetagroup.ilk.de
KARLSRUHE, Germany, SAN FRANCISCO, USA -- January 7, 1997:
theta group released today LiveAccess(TM) 1.0, an OpenDoc(TM)-based
database frontending toolkit and framework for FileMaker Pro, 4th
Dimension, Oracle7, dtF and ODBC-compliant database systems.
LiveAccess provides a suite of highly integrated, interacting Live
Objects(TM) to incorporate data from existing databases in OpenDoc
containers like WAV, RagTime 4, NISUS Writer and other OpenDoc
containers. With its easy-to-use query-builders and user-interface Live
Objects, LiveAccess fully shields users from the implementation details
of the supported database systems. By breaking down the usually complex
topic of accessing database systems to a straightforward document-based
approach, LiveAccess allows users to deal with the familiar...
[MD1] MoreFiles 1.4.4
Version 1.4.4 of MoreFiles is now available. The changes from v1.4.3 to
v1.4.4 are listed below.
You can download it today from from :
(ftp://members.aol.com/JumpLong/MoreFiles_1.4.4.sea.hqx)
It will also submitted for release through the following channels (and may
be available today or in the near future):
Apple's Developer CD
Apple Developer World web/ftp site
America Online's Macintosh Developers Forum library (keyword: MDV)
CompuServe's Macintosh Developers Forum library (GO MACDEV)
Metrowerks (for inclusion with their next CD)
Symantec (for inclusion with their next CD)
- Jim Luther, Apple Computer, Inc.
----------
v1.4.4 12/18/96
Bugs fixed:
- Added "| REGISTER_RESULT_LOCATION(kRegisterD0)" to
uppFSDispatchProcInfo in PBXGetVolInfoSync. (the code produced is the same
since REGISTER_RESULT_LOCATION(kRegisterD0) happens to be 0).
- Initialized ioDTReqCount before calling PBDTGetComment. See the comment
in DTGetComment in MoreDesktopMgr.c for the reasons why.
-...
