Apple Announces Winners of 1997 HIDE Awards
“HIDE” Award Winners Display Outstanding Innovation, Elegance, Look and
Feel, and Overall Superior Design in Applications for Mac OS
WWDC, San Jose, Calif.–May 14, 1997–Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
the winners and runner-ups of its 1997 Human Interface Design Excellence
Award (HIDE Award; pronounced “Heidi”) contest for Mac OS developers.
Apple’s Mac OS 8 Beta Release Receives Positive Response; Developers and
Customers Laud Major Upgrade to Operating System
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc. today revealed
that the recent release of the beta version of its forthcoming major
operating system upgrade, Mac OS 8, has been enthusiastically received by
seeded developers and customers alike.
Apple 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
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-As announced at Macworld San Francisco
in January, Apple Computer, Inc. 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.
Apple Plans to Provide Customers with
Best-of-Class Internet Access With Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8 Planned to Offer Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer Browsers
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-Apple Computer, Inc. today revealed its
plans that customers of its upcoming operating system, Mac OS 8, will have
access to best-of-class Internet access via Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.
WebObjects Included in Yellow Box Development Environment; New Tiered
Pricing Benefits WebObjects Customers
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif.-May 13, 1997-At it’s annual Worldwide Developers
Conference (WWDC) Apple Computer Inc. today announced that its WebObjects
technology will be included in the Yellow Box, the code name for its cross
platform next generation application development environment. The
inclusion of WebObjects Frameworks in the Yellow Box provides an HTML
interface to objects, enabling developers to easily create dynamic
web-based applications.