Year: 1996

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.

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.

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.

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

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.