FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 1996 For more information, contact: Nigel Brachi, PR Shana Corporation (403) 433-3690 Ext. 229 nbrachi@shana.com info@shana.com http://www.shana.com Informed(r) 2.0 ships, provides seamless cross-platform electronic forms- Cross-platform functionality extends to Internet Edmonton, AB, December 9, 1996-Shana Corporation today announced that it had shipped version 2.0 of its Informed electronic forms software. Among a range of significant enhancements, this latest release of Informed incorporates totally transparent cross-platform functionality between Windows and Mac OS computers. "Many of our customers who use Informed on Mac OS based systems have been waiting for our Windows product," said Don Murphy, President of Shana. "They'll find it was well worth the wait. Version 2.0 is unique since it allows you to design forms on either Windows or the Mac OS and fill them out on the platform of your choice as well." Informed 2.0 brings a broad range of added...

If you would like to include an article about F in a future issue, please let me know. We just announced the Mac F version at Supercomputing 96 in Pittsburgh. (The Linux F compiler is free and the Windows/Mac/Unix educational versions are only $101 with a textbook.) Imagine1, Inc. is the creator of the F programming language. Our Web page is http://www.imagine1.com/imagine1 Thanks, David Epstein david@imagine1.com

Webink Ltd announce Webink Pro 1.5 and ObjectEditor 1.0 (London, England - November 27th, 1996) Webink Ltd are pleased to announce the upcoming release of Webink Pro 1.5 a leading object aware database publishing and authoring tool for the world wide web. Webink Pro 1.5 is due to be released in January 1997. Some new feature of 1.5 include : TCP/IP API for both Macintosh and PC versions Remote/local server side includes User variable management, restoration Easy cookie management Easy user management Dynamic Objects Extended String, Page, Database, Maths, Date & Time classes Expanded style sheets and much more... ObjectEditor 1.0, also due for a January 1996 release provides developers the ability to remotely edit and manage Webink sites around the world from any location. ObjectEditor allows complete control of remote sites, including replication of sites (on-line) around the world in a few minutes, with...

Small Dog Electronics is pleased to announce its new E-mail list of deals for the Macintosh. The List is called Kibbles&Bytes. To subscribe to the list send an E-mail message with SUBSCRIBE KIBBLES&BYTES [Your Name] to (List-Request@Smalldoggy.com). Small Dog Electronics is a Vermont company which specializes in refurbished Macintosh equipment & software. Our web site is at (http://www.smalldoggy.com) (Of course the web site is server on a Mac) Also Small Dog would like to invite Macintosh developers and publishers to submit deals for inclusion in the next few issues of Kibbles&Bytes. With both MacDeals & Dealbits discontinuing publication, perhaps Kibbles&Bytes can fill some of the void left by these e-mail deal sheets. Our focus will be to provide offers that are cool and with prices that will not be seen in the regular channels. To get things rolling, the first deals submitted will be handled at no charge to the developer. Send an E-mail detailing your offer...

CLARIS CORPORATION EXPANDS CLARIS SOLUTIONS ALLIANCE Rapidly growing worldwide consortium of software professionals opens ranks to solutions partners and novice developer and consultants SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Dec. 4, 1996 - Claris Corporation today announced the expansion of the Claris Solutions Alliance (CSA), a consortium of software professionals, publishers, authors and trainers who use and recommend Claris software products. Spurred by the fast growth of the CSA, which has risen to nearly 1,500 members worldwide, Claris is adding two new tiers to the organization. "In less than one year, CSA membership has almost doubled, a leading indicator of the widespread popularity of FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows Win 3.1, 95/NT and the Mac OS, ClarisWorks 4.0 for Windows 95 and Mac OS and Claris Home Page for Windows 95/NT and Mac OS within small businesses, corporations and educational institutions," said Guerrino De Luca, Claris president. "Our expansion of the CSA is focused on...

SmartCode Software ships ObjectSet MAIL SDK DR1, Free Evaluation on the Web. Highland Park, IL (December 1, 1996) Smartcode Software is now shipping the first release of ObjectSet Mail SDK for Macintosh. ObjectSet Mail SDK provides electronic mail components for developers who wish to include internet messaging functions in their applications, or develop multimedia mail-centric applications. The first three supported protocols are POP3 , SMTP and MIME. With ObjectSet, you can include advanced MIME mail features in your applications with just a few simple calls. ObjectSet provides advanced MIME message body handling facilities, and handles the encoding and decoding of MIME bodyparts, whether you are using Base64, Quoted-Printable, Applesingle, Appledouble, UUdecode or Binhex. ObjectSet gives you comprehensive, robust and RFC compliants implementations of industry-standard MIME, SMTP and POP3 protocols, and is fully threaded. you can benefit from the...

FULCRUM DELIVERS SEARCHSERVER SUPPORT FOR POWER MAC SearchServer Version 3.5 Roll-Out Continues Ottawa, Canada, December 2, 1996 -- Fulcrum Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: FULCF; TSE: FUL) today announced support for the Apple Computer, Inc. Power Macintosh as part of the continuing roll-out of SearchServer 3.5. The support comes in the form of a Fulcrum Software Development Kit, which allows SearchServer users to port their applications to Power Mac clients. The product is commercially available now. Fulcrum provides products that "bridge the islands of information in an enterprise," said Peter Klante, vice president of marketing at Fulcrum. "A multi-platform approach is absolutely key to our strategy, and support for Apple Macintosh clients is of particular importance to our customers in the publishing market. With this SDK, our customers will be able to bring all of the enhancements of the latest version of SearchServer to a Macintosh audience." "We are pleased to see Fulcrum...

Conix Graphics announces OpenGL for the Macintosh Arlington, TX (December 3, 1996) Conix Graphics announced today the release of OpenGL version 1 for the Macintosh. Founder John Stauffer states, "We are proud to offer this technology on the Macintosh platform. It will afford Apple developers another tool for 3D graphics". OpenGL assists graphics developers in CAD, Mechanical implementation, Architectural Design, Medical and Scientific Imaging, Geophysical Sciences, Animation, Photorealism, Data Visualization, and Simulation. OpenGL is the premier 2D and 3D graphics library that allows developers to build geometric models, view models interactively in 3D space, control color and lighting, manipulate pixels, and perform such tasks as alpha blending, anti-aliasing, depth cueing and texture mapping. Early benchmark testing shows that OpenGL for the Macintosh out performs OpenGL offered by Microsoft and IBM. Cross platform capability enables programmers the flexibility to transition code...

Apple recommends customers disable the CFM-68K Runtime Enabler extension Apple Computer has discovered a bug in the CFM-68K Runtime Enabler extension that can affect the stability of Macintosh computers based on the 680x0 processor. This extension allows the use of certain applications on 680x0 computers, and is installed by an application installer only if the application requires the extension. Customers will know they have this extension installed if the file " CFM-68K Runtime Enabler" (note that the file name begins with a space) is located in their Extensions folder which resides inside their System folder. In certain circumstances, the bug can cause applications which rely on the CFM-68K Runtime Enabler to not function properly, resulting in application instability and potential loss of data. The most obvious symptoms are what appear to be random system crashes and hangs. Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible computers based on the PowerPC processor are not affected by this bug....

Apple Open Transport/PPP 1.0 Provides First PowerPC-native Access for Remote Internet Users First Deliverable in Next-Generation Remote Acess Brings Apple Ease-of-Use to PPP CUPERTINO, California--Nov. 26, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced Open Transport/PPP 1.0, an extension to Open Transport that adds Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) support, an industry standard providing access to multi-protocol networks. Open Transport is Apple's standards-based networking and communications system for Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible computers. OT/PPP is the first PPP implementation for the Mac OS to take full advantage of the Open Transport architecture, and the first PPP implementation to offer the performance and stability of native code on PowerPC-based Mac OS systems. Developed entirely at Apple, Open Transport/PPP re-emphasizes Apple's committment to the Internet and to providing high-quality network software for all Internet users. Open Transport/PPP 1.0 provides clients, connecting...

QuickDraw 3D for Mac and Windows Receives Best of COMDEX Award and is Released for Both Platforms Version 1.5 offers industry-first extensible 3D Architecture for Windows 95, NT and Mac OS; 21 Vendors ready to use QuickDraw 3D for Windows Fall COMDEX 1996--November 22, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc today announced that QuickDraw 3D (QD3D) - the Company's premier 3D architecture for enabling workstation-quality graphics on personal computers - has received the prestigious COMDEX/Fall 96 Best of Show Award in the multimedia software category. QD3D 1.5 is a significant update that brings for the first time QD3D to both Mac OS and 32-bit Windows (95 and NT) platforms to enable multi- platform development of 3D authoring tools, games and other applications. QD3D has been available on the Mac OS platform since August of 1995 and the 1.5 release is also a simultaneous update for Mac OS computers. QD3D 1.5 installers for Mac OS and 32-bit Windows will be available for download beginning the week...

Transware adds Internet Proxy Gateway to TransTalk MP: Connect an entire LAN to the Internet through a single IP dial-up connection. Mountain View, CA November 25th, 1996 TransTalk MP is the first high speed wide area network (WAN) router with a built-in Internet Proxy Gateway that allows connection to the internet in a easy, cost effective and secure manner. TransTalk MP with its user friendly interface is ideal for network administrators who want to offer Internet services to their users without compromising security. TransTalk MP opens Internet access to all Mac's and PC's connected to the local network. With the new Internet Proxy Gateway all IP traffic coming from the various stations on the local network will be "multiplexed" and sent through the sole Internet IP address allocated by the Internet Service Provider (ISP). Similarly, reply IP packets coming from the Internet will be automatically and transparently forwarded to their destination on the local network. TransTalk MP...

Good morning! We just completed a redesign of the Frontier website. Every page has a brief table of contents of the site. It should be easier to navigate. New Classified Ads server for the web scripting community. The home page is easier to parse. The site looks good on a Windows browser. (http://www.scripting.com/frontier/) If you're interested in Mac system scripting, site content tools, and new web stuff, please get in the loop now, check out the new home page, and watch the News & Updates page. Thanks! Dave

Subject - Learn how to build CGIs Fast and Easy Spend some time with us at the Mactivity/Web Webmaster Training During MacWorld and learn how to make your web site more dynamic and unique with CGIs. You'll go home with your own CGIs and a chance to win prizes! Visual CGI Development with Pictorius CGI ToolKit Thursday, January 9--1:00pm-4:30pm Power Macintosh Lab (a few blocks away from the Moscone Center). For more information check http://www.mactivity.com/toolkit/ Steve Hebert Manager International Technical Sales Shebert@Pictorius.com Pictorius Incorporated Phone 902-492-2880 ext 223 Fax 902-492-3409 http://www.pictorius.com Some Wooden Crafts & Toys http://www.pictorius.com/pi/staff/sh/brocklin.html The latest issue of the grapher //www.pictorius.com/pi/grapher/grapher.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Bill Doerrfeld, President Blue World Communications, Inc. (206) 313-1051 bill@blueworld.com MailArchiver Makes Email Searching and Filing Easier - Even on the Web ISSAQUAH, WA - November 22, 1996 - Blue World Communications, Inc. today officially announced the recent release of MailArchiver, the new mass email management solution. MailArchiver automatically archives email into a Claris FileMaker Pro database for quick retrieval and permanent storage. MailArchiver works with email saved to disk from applications such as Claris Emailer, Qualcomm's Eudora, Quarterdeck's ListSTAR, the Apple Internet Mail Server, and any other program that saves mail to disk in the RFC 822 format. The MailArchiver software quickly and easily archives all email stored in designated folders on a Macintosh computer, or on folders over a Local Area Network. Multiple source folders may be selected, any of which can be routed to individual FileMaker Pro databases (based upon...

Announce: MultiHomie 1.0 WebStar Plugin. MultiHomie(TM) is a shareware WebStar 1.3.2/2.0 FAT plugin that allows Macintosh WebMasters to point multiple domain names at a single Macintosh WebStar server. MultiHomie is different from other "multihoming" solutions because it uses a new feature of the W*API 1.1 that is not available to CGI applications and previous server plugins. This new feature enables a more concrete mid-term solution (until true OpenTransport based multihoming is supported) for multihoming on a Macintosh server than ever before. Any server that correctly supports W*API 1.1 and the filter message can be used with this plugin. More information is available at: http://www.clearink.com/fun_stuff/plugins/ Thanks, jon stevens kid@latchkey.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charles McHenry 541-772-2382 cmchenry@opendoor.com OPEN DOOR NETWORKS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR WEBSTAR 2.0 SPECIAL PRICING, NEW HOMEDOOR VERSION ASHLAND, OR. -- November 20, 1996 -- Open Door Networks, Inc. today announced support for StarNine's newly-introduced WebSTAR 2.0 server. In addition to special pricing on its line of multi-domain products for Macintosh Web servers, Open Door also announced that it will be shipping a new version of its popular HomeDoor default home page server which takes advantage of new features of WebSTAR 2.0. Open Door Networks is the leading manufacturer of "multi-domain" products for Macintosh Internet servers. These products enable a single Internet server to provide independent services for multiple domains, greatly leveraging the investment in that server and radically simplifying overall administration and network management. Open Door today announced special pricing for anyone purchasing a WebSTAR 2.0 upgrade: $...

Aladdin Systems, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Award-Winning Utility, ShrinkWrap(tm) Aladdin Systems Acquires Shareware Utility for Creating and Using Disk Image Files Watsonville, CA-- November 13, 1996-- Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer of the worldwide Macintosh compression and installation standards, StuffIt and StuffIt InstallerMaker, has acquired ShrinkWrap from developer, Chad Magendanz. Aladdin will continue to work closely with Magendanz and will release new versions of ShrinkWrap in early 1997. ShrinkWrap was developed to create disk image files quickly and efficiently. ShrinkWrap provides a convenient and reliable means of mounting disk image files on the desktop, seamlessly handles disk image files in their archived form, and provides a freely distributable alternative to other disk copying methods. "The success of ShrinkWrap has been phenomenal," said Chad Magendanz, developer of ShrinkWrap. "Aladdin and I understand the symbiotic relationship our products share....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tools Plus Plugs Into Plug-Ins `````````````````````````````` OAKVILLE, Ontario--November 18, 1996--Water's Edge Software, best known for their Tools Plus application development libraries, announced today that they will soon release version 3.2 which can be used to write plug-ins for most applications that support a plug-in architecture, such as Adobe's Photoshop and Acrobat, Microsoft's Excel, and others. Tools Plus libraries first broke new ground by letting application developers easily create working user interface elements with a single line of code, including all standard Macintosh elements plus popular additions like tool bars, floating palettes, sophisticated picture buttons, tabs, sliders, and a suite of 3D gray scale components. Once created, all elements are operational and interact correctly with one another, thus eliminating the need for many thousands of lines of code that are attributed to creating the interface, making it work, and accounting for...

Natural Intelligence Expands Java Training Division Curriculum and Services Cambridge, MA. November 8, 1996. In line with its strategy for providing a full array of Java(tm) products and services, Natural Intelligence (NI) has announced a dramatic expansion of its Java Training Division, offering a wide variety of on-site and off-site courses of instruction for management and technology workers. Widely acknowledged as a leader in the field of Java development, (including Roaster(tm), the Development Environment for Java), Natural Intelligence is uniquely positioned to offer this exceptional addition to its consulting services. Up to now, Natural Intelligence's Java Consulting Division has offered limited training as an adjunct to its consulting services, but the volume of ongoing requests from corporations and institutions for a traditional teaching structure became the catalyst for the current expansion. The Java Training Division now offers classes for students at all levels,...

BARE BONES SOFTWARE UPGRADES BBEDIT WITH RELEASE OF 4.0.2. Natick, MA -- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of version 4.0.2 of BBEdit, their popular and critically acclaimed text editor for Mac(TM) OS-compatible systems. This new version includes a variety of enhancements to its feature set and capabilities: *Startup Items* When it starts up, BBEdit 4.0.2 will look for a folder named "BBEdit Startup Items" and open any documents it finds in that folder. While BBEdit will open a document window for any text file, picture file, or BBEdit file group in this folder, it will also direct the finder to open any other document file it finds in the folder, as well. Additionally, if you place a compiled OSA (AppleScript, or any other OSA-compliant scripting language) script in this folder, BBEdit will execute the script. *Improved Hotkey Generation* The "Set Keys..." command has been improved so that it is easier to assign key equivalents to extensions that are stored in...

Vivo Software Announces New Version of VivoActive Producer Streaming Web Video Post-Production Tool Now Brings Enhanced Productivity to Webmasters WALTHAM, Mass., November 12, 1996 -- Vivo Software today announced the newest version of its VivoActive Producer, a Web video post-production tool that enables Webmasters to easily produce and integrate streams-based video into their Web sites. VivoActive Producer 1.5 includes productivity enhancing features that help Webmasters manipulate and process vide o clips into their Web sites more quickly and easily. Available for both PC and Apple Power Macintosh platforms, it will be delivered initially on the Power Mac, the most popular development platform with most Web site designers today. A beta version of the VivoActive Producer 1.5 is available at Vivo,s Web site: http://www.vivo.com The initial version of the VivoActive product family, launched in September, already has generated considerable market momentum. More than 190...

Apple Releases Beta Version 1.0 of Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) Apple Challenges Developers to Show the "Geek Factor" at Macworld CUPERTINO, Calif.--Nov. 6, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc., today announced the availability of the beta version 1.0 release of Mac OS Runtime for Java. This product highlights Apple's strategy to make the Mac OS a best-of-breed development platform for the Internet. Mac OS Runtime for Java is an implementation of Sun Microsystems' Java virtual machine (VM) and run-time environment, enabling developers of Mac OS-based applications to create Java applets and standalone Java applications, and to embed Java functionality into applications written in native PowerPC or 68K code. As part of this beta software release, Apple also announced the MRJ Coding Contest, an opportunity for a developer using Mac OS Runtime for Java to create interesting and innovative Mac OS-based applications--and win new Apple products! For official rules and submission information, check...

MindVision Announces Installer VISE 4.1 The worldwide standard in state-of-the-art installation technology. Lincoln, Nebraska - November 1, 1996- MindVision Software today announced a new release of Installer VISE version 4.1, the standard installation product used by today's leading Macintosh developers and network administrators. The 4.1 version of Installer VISE totally automates software distribution and makes quick work of adding new files and or updating existing files to the latest version. Installer VISE is a professional installation program designed for anyone who distributes applications or data files using CD-ROMs or diskettes, or via the Internet or over a network server. It provides a full feature set, yet requires less than 30 minutes to create a personalized installation! The Installer VISE 4.1 version has all the basic features such as the best compression in the industry; find, delete and move any file; conditional installation; complete fat binary support; and much...