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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.)...

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...

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Andrew Clarke (aclarke@pictorius.com) 902.492.2880 x248 December 17, 1996 Pictorius Adds Mail Server and Three New Agents to Free Macintosh Net Servers December 17, 1996 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Pictorius Inc. today announced the release of version 1.1 of their free Pictorius Net Servers (formerly Entrada! Net Servers) for Macintosh. Version 1.1 includes a Mail (SMTP and POP3) server, three new agents, redesigned security features and performance optimizations. Pictorius Net Servers v1.1 is available for free and can be downloaded from the Pictorius web site at http://www.pictorius.com/main/products/net_servers/ns_form.html The new mail server features the same easy to set up and use graphical user interface of the previous web server (see Pictorius Releases Free Macintosh Net Servers - October 28, 1996) and support for SMTP and POP3 mail protocols. Pictorius has redesigned the Security features so that they work across all protocols and...

For those who might possibly be interested, an _informal, non-official, non-Apple-sanctioned_ discussion about the design of a new graphical user interface and windowing system for the next generation of Macintosh operating system is talking place on the GX dev mailing list and the AIMED-talk mailing list [see sig for subscription info]. Background: Apple Computer's attempts to create a transitional operating system have failed, at least partly due to a lack of a pre-emptive multitasking-enabled graphical user interface and windowing system in their transitional OS design. The design of Apple's original graphics library [QuickDraw] didn't allow for a simple transition to PMT, and the shipment date for their transitional OS slipped beyond commercial viability. To make matters worse, former management didn't have a fully-PMT GUI waiting in the wings, so now Apple is without a transitional OS *or* a full-featured OS. Fortunately, Apple has available the most powerful 2D graphs library...

For Immediate Release PartBank and Release Software Deliver Downloadable Software on the Internet Developers can conduct software sales on the Internet using Release's SalesAgent from www.partbank.com MENLO PARK, Calif -- Dec 16th, 1996 -- Kantara Development, the creators of PartBank, announced an agreement with Release Software Corp., the leading provider of electronic software distribution products and services. Through this partnership, software developers can create software products to sell electronically, directly from their Web site while being indexed under the PartBank database. Release Software, the leader in electronic software distribution tools and services, has agreed to supply its SalesAgent technology to software publishers interested in reaching consumers through the PartBank website located at www.partbank.com. SalesAgent allows software developers to create time or feature-based trials of their applications and then leads the end user through an easy online...

Apple Computer And Silicon Graphics Sign Agreement To Advance VRML 2.0 Deployment Apple Computer Plans to Widely Distribute Silicon Graphics' Cosmo Player Browser as Default VRML 2.0 Browser for Apple Internet Connection Kit; Silicon Graphics to use QuickDraw 3D in Mac OS and Windows 95/NT versions of Cosmo Player Internet World, New York Booth 449 (Apple Computer) Booth 2703 (Silicon Graphics) - December 11, 1996 -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) today jointly announced an agreement designed to further the proliferation of high-performance, high-quality VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) browsing on personal computers. This joint effort will significantly enhance networked, interactive 3D content and applications for Internet and Intranet. To further extend the lead of the Macintosh(R) in multimedia and 3D personal computing, Apple plans to bundle Silicon Graphics' industry-leading Cosmo(TM) Player VRML 2.0 browser with the...

PRESS RELEASE ********************* Allegiant Technologies, Inc. 9740 Scranton Road, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92121 Tel.: 619.587.0500 Fax.: 619.587.1314 Email: info@allegiant.com Press Contact: Kathy Episcopo, Public Relations Manager, ext. 127 More Info: Internet home page www.allegiant.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLEGIANT SUPERCARD 3.0 SHIPS New user interface and integrated Web delivery highlight release SAN DIEGO -- December 12, 1996 -- Allegiant Technologies, Inc. today shipped SuperCard 3.0, upgrading its award-winning authoring tools with an all new interface and unprecedented Web development capabilities for Macintosh and Windows personal computers. By putting a dramatically more accessible and automated interface on SuperCard, Allegiant is expanding the market for its flagship product. SuperCard 3.0 provides a significantly easier to use interface, including extensive point-and-click scripting automation. At the same time, SuperCard 3.0 becomes the first major multimedia...

The Mercutio MDEF is a Menu DEFinition resource that allow developers to easily and elegantly extend the power of their application menus. These MDEFs allow menus to have multiple-modifier key-equivalents (e.g. shift-command-C), custom icons, item callbacks, and other goodies. Features ======== Changes in version 1.3.3: - Fixed several serious visual glitches under Kaleidoscope. - Fixed documentation to reflect new codes for arrow keys. This change was made in the 1.3 release but wasn't shown in the documentation. Changes in version 1.3.2: - Fixed sample code to correct react to key equivalents in hierarchical menus. - Added ksameAlternateAsLastTime and kdontDisposeIcon constants to .h API file. Those flags functioned correctly but were misnamed. - Fixed memory leak when scrolling icon suites. - Fixed cosmetic glitches when using non-standard System fonts (e.g with Kaleidoscope). - Fixed bug in C sample code for dynamic items. - Changed some of the color...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Worley DevDepot 805-494-9797 marketing@devdepot.com DevDepot NOW CARRIES APPLE BRANDED PRODUCT Westlake Village, CA -- December 11, 1996 -- Xplain Corporation, the parent company of DevDepot(tm), today announced that it now carries some of the most popular Apple-branded development tools. Until today, many of Apple's developer tools have been sold to US customers exclusively through the Apple Developer Catalog (formerly APDA). Now, MacOS developers have another option -- DevDepot. For years, Apple has produced great tools like Apple Dylan, Apple Media Tool Programming Environment, AppleScript, Newton Toolkit, QuickTime SDK, and more. Products like these will now be available through Developer Depot -- a first for the MacOS developer community. "Increasing the distribution of Apple label tools, is an example of how Apple is trying to work with the developer community to promote the MacOS platform." said Jonathan Fader, Director, Developer...