Year: 1998

Startup Doubler 1.2.1 was just released:

Startup Doubler compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make
extensions,
control panels and the Finder load faster.

Version 1.2.1 is a maintenance release to add support for Mac OS 8.5.1. It
is available for downloading from www.marcmoini.com.

For Immediate Release

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Acquires eSafe Technologies, a Leader in Internet
Security Innovation

Aladdin’s New Internet Security Unit to Provide Market-Leading Internet
Security Solutions

New York; Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 8th, 1998 — Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDNF), a global leader in the field of software information
security, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets
of EliaShim Ltd. and its subsidiaries, US-based eSafe Technologies Inc. and
eSafe Europe (together “eSafe”).

For Immediate Release

DNS Expert 1.3 from Men & Mice Released:

Crucial DNS Security Analysis for ISPs and DNS Administrators: Tests for
DNS Spoofing and Mail Relay

Reykjavik, Iceland, December 8/– Men & Mice today released version 1.3 of
DNS Expert and DNS Expert Lite, providing security tests such as checking
name servers’ vulnerability to DNS spoofing attacks and whether mail
servers can be used to relay spam mail.

A new crucial security test checks whether name servers can be spoofed i.e.

December 7, 1998 — South Lake Tahoe, CA — Today Cache Computing announced
that it is now shipping DCon 1.0. DCon is a system extension that adds a
console window and file logging services to the Mac OS. It can be used to
record and display status and debugging information during the development
process.

DCon can be called from virtually any code, any where at any time. DCon
does not allocate memory or otherwise rely on the Mac OS ToolBox.

Title: Web Finder 4

Author: Theo Howell

Link: http://www.tmlc.com.au/wf/WebFinder.html

Description: Web Finder V4, the latest version of the original plugin based
web searching utility, is out. It boasts many new features taking it beyond
other search utilities such as Sherlock e.g. the ability to access almost
any search engine available, automated multi-topic searching and support
for System 7.5+

Web Finder is a web searching utility for the Macintosh.