Objective Development releases Sharity 2.7
OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT'S SHARITY SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE IN STABLE 2.7
RELEASE -- ACCESS WINDOWS FILE SERVERS FROM MAC OS X AND UNIX
Vienna, Austria - June 4, 2001 -- Objective Development today announced the
availability of the stable 2.7 release of their interoperability software
"Sharity". Sharity is a client for the file sharing protocol used by
Windows (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP), Windows for Workgroups, OS/2, Samba and
many others. Sharity mounts shares exported by these servers in the file
system of Mac OS X and Unix computers. Mounting means that you can open
files directly from the server with any application you like, as if they
were on a local disk.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
* Easy installation.
* Browsing of servers and shares in the file system
* Avoids the security flaws of NFS.
* Is compatible with national character sets. Sharity works with
Unicode internally and allows translation even to Asian multi-byte
character sets.
* Runs on Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server,...
Web Crossing Announces Team Crossing 2.0
WEB CROSSING, INC. ANNOUNCES TEAM CROSSING 2.0
-- Free Upgrade, Now More Customizable with User and Host Interfaces
Completely Localizable --
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 5, 2002 -- Web Crossing, Inc., provider of the
world's leading communications software for online collaboration and
community, today announced Team Crossing v2.0, now with fully localizable
user and host interface, expanded look and feel customization features, and
new custom positioning for optional site elements. Team Crossing 2.0 is
available today as a free upgrade to all registered Team Crossing 1.x
users. For a complete list of Team Crossing features, including new
localization features, new customization features and bug fixes, or to
download Team Crossing 2.0, see (http://www.webcrossing.com/tc20).
"Team Crossing 2.0 takes strong customization to a whole new level,"
explained Tim Lundeen, president and CEO of Web Crossing, Inc. "Building on
the extensive customizability of the underlying Web Crossing engine,...
Phantom Taken Over by AKTIV Software
Wednesday, June 5, 2002. AKTIV Software Corporation and Maxum Development
are pleased to announce that Phantom, the popular Web site indexing and
search solution, is now available directly from AKTIV Software. For the
past 5 years, Phantom has been sold and supported by Maxum, though it was
originally developed by AKTIV Software.
"Phantom is a great product, and one we are proud to have helped create",
said John O'Fallon, founder of Maxum. "However, as the only package Maxum
didn't solely develop, and as our only product available for Windows as
well as Mac, completely integrating Phantom into our product lineup has
been impossible. We're happy to see Phantom go back completely into the
hands of it's original development team."
"We are enthusiastic to have Phantom return, and are anxious to develop a
closer relationship with the Phantom community," said Flemming Andersen,
President of AKTIV Software. "With AKTIV once again directly responsible
for sales, support, and ongoing...
Extensis Announces Portfolio 6 for OS X "Preview"
Extensis is pleased to announce a "preview release" of Portfolio 6 for Mac
OS X, available for immediate download.
The release marks the first phase of a plan to bring the entire Portfolio
product line to Mac OS X over the next several months. Registered owners of
Portfolio 6, which began shipping in February, will be eligible to receive
a free upgrade to the final Mac OS X version of Portfolio 6 when it becomes
available later this summer.
Meanwhile, Portfolio 6 Server for Mac OS X, which extends the
image-cataloging and file-management power of Portfolio to larger
workgroups, will be released next month. The Mac OS X edition of Portfolio
Server will be fully compatible with both the currently-shipping version of
Portfolio 6, as well as the native Mac OS X version that will ship later.
Extensis is making this early (alpha) release of Portfolio for Mac OS X
available to the public in response to strong interest from customers who
would like to begin using the award-wining digital...
HappyGear 2.5 for Macintosh, Take Control of Your Games
For Immediate Release
AUSTIN-SOFT RELEASES HAPPYGEAR 2.5 FOR MAC
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR GAMES FOR $30
VANCOUVER, WA - June 5, 2002. Austin-Soft, creators of HFS DST+ Timefix,
DTerm, and Bouncer, today announced HappyGear 2.5, a new version of their
game control software for $30. In making the announcement, Glenn L. Austin,
Austin-Soft CEO commented, "Version 2.5 is an very important step forward
for HappyGear. It provides critical simplification for game device
configuration as well as provides a design to build upon for the future."
HappyGear is the only software that permits users of newer InputSprocket
compatible game devices, such as joysticks, game pads and wheels, to be
used with both older games designed to use old ADB-based game devices as
well as programs that were designed to be used with just the keyboard and
mouse. "HappyGear can also simplify the use of programs that use a
multitude of keys to control the program," lead programmer Glenn Austin
stated. "HappyGear was...
Chaparral Software releases Brushfire 1.5.3 for FileMaker Pro 5.5
Chaparral Software releases Brushfire 1.5.3 for FileMaker Pro 5.5.
Update to blazing fast script analysis utility adds navigation aids,
more user forgiveness.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calabasas, California, June 4, 2002 -- Chaparral Software today announced
the immediate availability of Brushfire 1.5.3, an update to its script
analysis utility for FileMaker Pro 5 through 5.5.
What is Brushfire?
Brushfire is the fastest and most comprehensive script analysis program
available for FileMaker Pro users, developers, consultants and DBAs.
Brushfire analyzes related files, producing in-depth reports that reveal
script details, errors, warning, and functional data about your FileMaker
Pro solutions. By seeing related scripts in one place at one time,
logically and intuitively organized, users can produce higher-quality
solutions with less effort than every before. For these reasons and more,
top developers and organizations worldwide are turning to Brushfire to
conveniently and quickly debug,...
DC&R Releases ZipBurst CGI 3.0
DC&R ANNOUNCES THE ZIPBURST CGI 3.0
MILLBURN, New Jersey, June 5, 2002 -- DC&R, developer of high performance
tools for web servers since 1996, today released The ZipBurst CGI 3.0 for
Mac OS. Available immediately and a FREE update to all 2.0 Lite and Pro
owners. The new version improves performance and adds features not found in
other location-based search applications.
(http://www.zipburst.com/)
The ZipBurst CGI Pro performs multi-threaded location-based web database
searches of your flat or relational database files. The CGI has many tags
to support complex custom report generation with conditional tags, loops,
variables (with extensive math, string, and date operations) and relational
searching.
Create a dealer locator, a store locator able to find a store with an item
in stock within 25 miles, a location-based dating service, add proximity
searches to a job board, or any type of application that needs to find by
proximity to a location.
Web visitors can enter a ZIP...
SQLBoss Developer Version 1.31, the ultimate database tool
For immediate release!
June 4th, 2002
We are proud to announce the release of SQLBoss Developer 1.31 With the
help of our customers and members we were able to improve SQLBoss Developer
to the most user friendly SQL tool present on the market.
SQLBoss Developer and the upcoming SQLBoss Layouter from SQLBoss Inc.
provide you with a complete database and content management system for many
SQL databases (11 drivers including mySQL, postgreSQL...). SQLBoss
Developer is a tool for rapid database development on remote hosts. It
helps you to create and change databases, tables and columns and to manage
the content within web-enabled databases. More features: supports 8
import/export file formats, dynamically generated data entry layouts, HTML
WYSIWYG Editor, database backup server, mySQL Admin. Fastest SQL tool on
the market.
Some of the major improvements on SQLBoss 1.31 are:
- Database error messages show up again
- Sometimes Error 1024 showed up, that's now fixed
- The Admin Menu is now...
Singlestep Announces VNOS Works w/Perl, Python, and AppleScript
Singlestep Technologies Announces VNOS Compatibility
With Perl, Python, and AppleScript
Developers and network administrators can now incorporate new and existing
scripts into custom-built VNOS applications
Seattle, WA. June 04, 2002. In a newsletter released to their developer
community, Singlestep Technologies announced today that Perl, Python, and
AppleScript can be integrated into VNOS applications using the VNOS Command
Tool Widget. The Command Tool is the interface by which VNOS can
communicate with the system shell. With Command Tool developers can run
utilities, interact with a shell, run scripts, and launch applications from
within VNOS applications.
By including scripts for existing processes and systems, developers and
network managers can quickly build custom VNOS applications to optimize
instead of replace previous work. Through the basic VNOS functions of
Aliasing and Cloning (actions that mirror and reuse the Cloned or Aliased
Objects' programmed configuration) script...
RBulk Builder is a Batch Building companion for REALbasic
RBulk Builder is a Batch Building companion for REALbasic.
With it, you can automatically launch differents builds, changing the name,
the platform, the language and even constant values for each one. It is
designed for people that need to build many different binaries (different
platforms, localized, demo/light versions...) from a single source project
file.
version 1.2.8 fix a bug on Classic launching RBulk with REALbasic already
opened, and adds Code debugging features (borrowed from Project Cuisinart,
by courtesy of Virtual1)
You can get it at:
http://www.liane.net/rb/rbulk
RBulk is free and open source.
Wildform Releases Flix Lite For Windows & Mac, Flash, MX...
For Immediate Release
WILDFORM RELEASES FLIX LITE FOR WINDOWS & MAC
NOW USERS CAN OUTPUT FLASH 3-6, MX & FLV VIDEO FOR ONLY $49
Flix is the only software that outputs both the old and new Flash video
formats.
LOS ANGELES, CA =96 June 3, 2002. Wildform, creators of easy-to-use video an=
d
animation software, today announced the release of Flix Lite for Windows
and Mac. Available for only $49, Flix Lite is a =93light=94 version of
Wildform=92s industry standard Flix Pro Flash video encoder. In making the
announcement, Jonathan Blank, Wildform CEO, commented, =93Wildform is very
pleased to expand the audience for our Flix product line. Flix Lite has
features found only in software costing many times the price. It=92s an
amazingly easy and economical way to add the power of video to websites,
CD-roms and presentations.=94
Flix Lite, like Flix Pro, is part of the only software line that outputs
both the new Flash MX video and the older Flash 3-6 video. Flix lite
exports Wildform=...
Apple To Offer Popular eMac to Consumers
Apple To Offer Popular eMac to Consumers
17-Inch Flat CRT eMac Most Affordable G4 System Ever
CUPERTINO, California-June 4, 2002-Due to strong consumer demand, Apple=AE
today announced the immediate availability of its new eMac=81 to consumers.
Originally offered to just education customers, the eMac was launched in
April to rave reviews and has since generated tremendous interest from
consumers.
Apple is offering a new CD-RW and modem configuration eMac through all of
its retail channels. The eMac features a stunning 17-inch flat CRT and a
powerful 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor in a remarkably compact design that
is 8 mm less deep than the original 15-inch iMac=AE. Priced for retail at
just $1,099 (US), the eMac is the most affordable PowerPC G4 system ever.
"Consumers have pounded on the table demanding to buy the eMac, and we
agree," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "The eMac's production ramp is ahead of
schedule, so we'll have enough eMacs this quarter to satisfy both our
education and...
Apple Announces Public Preview of QuickTime 6
Apple Announces Public Preview of QuickTime 6
Industry's First Mainstream ISO-Compliant MPEG-4 Encoder, Player & Broadcast=
er
CUPERTINO, California-June 4, 2002-Apple=AE today announced that the public
preview of QuickTime=AE 6 is now available as a free download from Apple
(www.apple.com) for both Mac=AE and Windows. QuickTime 6 is the industry's
first mainstream MPEG-4 solution for streaming media to all MPEG-4
compliant players. In addition, Apple announced the public preview of
QuickTime Broadcaster, which captures and encodes QuickTime content in
MPEG-4 for live streaming over the web.
MPEG-4, the next-generation international standard for digital video, was
created by the group that created MPEG-2, the "gold standard" of digital
video used by every DVD player and DVD. There are hundreds of companies
committed to the MPEG-4 standard, including Apple, Cisco, Ericsson, Intel,
Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Panasonic, Phillips, Real Networks,
Samsung and Sun.
"QuickTime 6...
FontCat 2
ksoft is pleased to announce the release of FontCat 2.0 and FontCat 2.0
Deluxe. This version is an update to the previous version of FontCat.
FontCat is designed to make it easier on you to view what fonts you have o=
n
your hard drive, or CD collections, and view them on-line or print out
samples for future reference.
FEATURES:
* Find all fonts contained in a folder.
* List all fonts in a folder (in its actual face) without having to first
install them.
* View the list of fonts in a slide show format so you can see and choose
which fonts you want to use.
* Click on a font and bring up more detailed views
* Grid view - display all characters in the font at 1 time so you can see
what characters are contained in that font.
* Print out a listing of your fonts in there actual face, without having to
first install them.
* Print Preview.
* Save subsection of fonts as a group.
* Use the built-in layout editor to design your own custom type reference
pages.
* Import your own or company logo...
iPod2iTunes 1.0.1 for Mac OS X
--- Product:
iPod2iTunes
--- Version:
1.0.1
--- Requirements:
Mac OS 10.1.2 - 10.1.4
iTunes 2.0.3 - 2.0.4
--- Short Description:
Synchronize and transfer tracks & playlists from your iPod to your Mac.
--- Long Description:
Within iTunes or the Finder it is not possible to transfer tracks or
playlists from your iPod to your Mac(s). iPod2iTunes (i2i) is the only
utility which allows you not only to copy but to synchronize tracks +
playlists from your iPod(s) to your Mac(s). The synchronization ensures
that you don't produce duplicate MP3 files on your disk as it is easily the
case if you just copy files from the iPod via other methods.
First, i2i shows you which of the tracks on the iPod are not on your Mac.
You can browse through those tracks directly in iTunes. Then you select
some or all of these tracks to transfer them to your Mac: - based
on artist/album.
- based on genre/artist/album.
i2i can transfer the MP3 files seamlessly into your existing MP3 collection
and creates...
Xnet announces new version Captain FTP 1.3 for Mac OS X
Hamburg, Germany, June 3rd 2002
Dear Editor
Xnet announces new version Captain FTP 1.3 for Mac OS X
Xnet Communication GmbH, the independent software vendor with core business
in data communication high-end solutions announces the release Captain FTP
version 1.3.
This absolutely new FTP client designed from scratch for Mac OS X released
the very first time at the end of December 2001 already became one of the
fastest developed software available in the net.
With this new release we focused the development on both of our main
customer groups. The private end user will benefit from major changes in
handling the GUI. The commercial user will be fond of every day tasks like
changing attributes and keep-alives sessions as well as BBEdit integration.
"We've collected all the feedback and requirements of our customers during
the past 6 month and improved Captain FTP in the easy-to-use tradition with
the most important and desired features", said Mariusz Roznowski - CTO of
Xnet. Please have a...
XML Parser for REALbasic
rXML
An XML Parser for REALbasic
This is the first public beta version of my new rXML class. It's a complete
XML parser and router, completely written in REALbasic and compatible with
RB 2.1 tru 4.x.
rXML is released under the LPGL. This allows you to use it in your
commercial applications while forcing you to help me finding bugs (grin).
(http://home.mnet-online.de/leib/sascha/proj/sw/resources.html)
Troi File Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Troi Automatisering releases Troi File Plug-in 2.5 for FileMaker Pro 5.5
New plug-in lets you manipulate your files and folders and use file and
folder information directly from your FileMaker Pro databases.
Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, June 3rd, 2002--Troi Automatisering
today announced the availability of its Troi File Plug-in 2.5, for
FileMaker Pro 5 through 5.5.
What is Troi File Plug-in?
Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information
outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files or folders stored on the
computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. All from
within FileMaker you can:
- get data out of files that are on the disk of the computer
- (batch) import pictures, sounds etc. and optionally store only a
reference to them in FileMaker Pro
- create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker
fields into it
- manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creation,
deletion,...
MCE Announces Combo Drive Upgrade for PowerBook G4/400-500
Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2002
MCE Technologies Announces CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive upgrade for PowerBook
G4 (Titanium) 400 & 500MHz Models
Irvine, CA - MCE Technologies, LLC, an Apple Developer, today announced an
internal CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive upgrade for the PowerBook G4 (Titanium) 400MHz
and 500MHz models. The MCE PowerBook G4 Combo Drive upgrade is designed to
replace the original CD-RW-only or DVD-only drive that shipped inside those
PowerBooks. Customers may ship their PowerBooks directly to MCE or they may
have the upgrade done at an Authorized Upgrade Center. MCE will begin
accepting PowerBooks for upgrade on June 3, 2002.
"The MCE PowerBook G4 Combo Drive upgrade enables customers to burn CD's
AND play DVD's on their PowerBook G4 without the added weight and hassle of
extra hardware and cables to drag around." said Arnie Ramirez, President,
MCE Technologies. "It also brings them up to par with the currently
shipping PowerBook G4 models which ship standard...
ZegsRuler 1.05 for REALbasic
ZegsRuler 1.05
FracturedSoftware is pleased to announce the release of ZegsRuler 1.05.
ZegsRuler is a set of classes that enable you to easily add all sorts of
rulers and scales to your REALBasic project. ZegsRuler supports the common
requirements of scaling (zooming), scrolling and changing of the origin as
well as lots of control over line length, width and color, background
color, text etc. It comes with 5 easily modified built in styles to get you
started as well as extensive documentation and example projects.
This new version has improved Windows compatability, protection against low
memory situations, updated examples and some small internal changes to make
it easier to draw the ruler into any graphics object.
A fully functional demo of ZegsRuler is available at
www.fracturedsoftware.com. ZegsRuler costs US$15 or US$25 for the source
code with free unlimited upgrades.
thanks!
Peter Zegelin
www.fracturedsoftware.com
email: support@fracturedsoftware.com
MindVision ships Installer VISE 8.0 for Mac OS X
MINDVISION SHIPS INSTALLER VISE 8.0 FOR MAC OS X
LINCOLN, NEB. - May 31, 2002: MindVision Software announces the immediate
availability of Installer VISE(tm) 8.0 for Mac OS X. The Installer VISE
builder is now fully Carbonized to run native on Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.
ABOUT THIS RELEASE
The Installer VISE builder has been completely updated to be a Carbonized
application which runs native with an Aqua interface on Mac OS X, while
maintaining full compatibility with Mac OS 9.
Other changes in version 8.0 include:
- Create Mac OS X application bundles
Installer VISE 8.0 can build a Carbon-based installer as a Mac OS X
application bundle.
- More Mac OS X install locations
There are more Mac OS X install locations available for assigning to
archive items.
- Updated Gestalts
The Gestalt checks have been updated to reference recent OS platforms.
- New external code sample
There is a new external code sample for adding an item to the Dock.
- More integrated e-commerce options
To extend...
Point In Space: Lasso Professional 5 Developer Support
POINT IN SPACE ANNOUNCES LASSO PROFESSIONAL 5 DEVELOPER EDITION SPECIAL OFFER
GT. BARRINGTON, MA, May 30, 2002 - Point In Space Web Hosting today
announced a special offer for new customers purchasing Blue World's Lasso
Professional 5 Developer Edition in conjunction with any Filemaker or MySQL
hosting account.
"Lasso Professional 5 is a major leap forward for the Lasso programming
environment. The Developer Edition is an essential tool for any developer,
including full documentation for the Lasso language, as well as the ability
to test solutions locally before deploying on production servers," says
John May, Point In Space's President.
For a limited time, Point In Space is offering Lasso Professional 5
Developer Edition for $299* ($50 off the regular retail price of $349) when
purchased in conjunction with a new Filemaker or MySQL Hosting Account. For
details, see (http://www.pointinspace.com/lassodeveloper/).
About Point In Space Web Hosting
Point In Space Web Hosting is a...
OpenOSX Ships Grass GIS Pre 4 CD
(CA-OPENOSX-INC) OpenOSX Ships Grass GIS Pre 4 CD
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SWALL MEADOWS, Calif.--(OPENOSX-INC)--May 30th, 2002-- OpenOSX, a leading
provider of easy-to-use, world-class open-source software, today began
shipping their Grass GIS Pre 4 CD.
Grass (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) GIS (Geographical
Information System) is a complete state-of-the-art geographical operating
system. Grass is one of if not the most complete and sophisticated
open-source GIS', now in development for more then twenty years. By the
size of it's code base Grass is one the ten largest open-source projects in
history.
The OpenOSX Grass GIS Pre 4 CD will transform a Macintosh running Mac OS X
into a full-fledged GIS workstation in minutes with ease. The OpenOSX Pre 4
CD offers Mac OS 10.1 compatibility (including dual-processor support),
additional modules, along with numerous bug fixes.
OpenOSX is also pleased to announce they are now accepting pre-orders for
the complete 460...
Pinnacle Systems Ships =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cin=C8Wave?= Classic and
PINNACLE SYSTEMS SHIPS CIN=C9WAVE CLASSIC AND CIN=C9ACQUIRE
New Products Deliver Low-Cost Uncompressed Video Quality for Motion
Graphics Artists and QuickTime Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, May 30, 2002 - Pinnacle Systems, a leader in digital
video content creation tools, today announced the immediate availability of
Cin=E9Wave Classic, a new low-cost uncompressed video system created for
motion graphic artists and video editors who already own Final Cut Pro.
Pinnacle Systems also commenced shipment of Cin=E9Acquire, a comprehensive
video capture and device control application and plug-in for both Adobe
After Effects and Pinnacle Systems Commotion Pro.
Justin R. Allen, President of Katana Interactive said, "We have been
eagerly awaiting both Cin=E9Wave Classic and Cin=E9Acquire since they were
unveiled at NAB. These two products represent the perfect upgrades for both
our graphic and video departments. Now these departments and our promo
staff can easily bring the highest-quality...
18 DOSSIER volumes are now available in PDF (Acrobat) format
From: Rich Morin (rdm@cfcl.com)
Subject: 18 DOSSIER volumes are now available in PDF (Acrobat) format.
Prime Time Freeware (PTF) is pleased to announce the initiation of a new
service: subscription-based access to PDF (Acrobat) copies of our DOSSIER
document collections. 18 volumes are already available; many more are in
active development:
C, etc.: Essential Tools
Email: Exim 3, Mail and Sendmail
File Systems: FreeBSD, RedHat
Kernel: FreeBSD
PostgreSQL: Programming and Development, Reference Manual,
Use and Administration
Processes: FreeBSD, RedHat
Python: Library Reference, Miscellanea
Security: Local System, Remote Access
Text Processing: Essential Tools
User Commands: FreeBSD, RedHat
For information on PDF subscriptions, see:
http://www.ptf.com/dossier/pdfsubs.shtml
Printed DOSSIER volumes sell for $35 each; most are available in sets
at $30 each...
SubRosaSoft Ships the first volume of SubRosa Utilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SubRosaSoft Ships the first volume of SubRosa Utilities
-Easy-to-use encryption and shredding software utility protects user data
against unauthorized access-
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, (May 29th, 2002)--- SubRosaSoft,Ltd., a newly
formed company based in New Zealand focused in security and privacy
software, today announced the immediate availability of SubRosa Volume
1-File Utilities. Previously licensed to FWB Software, SubRosa Vol. 1 is
the first of many new security software developed exclusively by
SubRosaSoft.
Volume 1 of SubRosa comes with a trio of easy-to-use security utilities.
SubRosa Encryptor allows a user to take files and folders and encrypt them
into a secure format. Subrosa Shredder securely erases files or folders
from your computer and SubRosa Decryptor is used to convert files made by
Encryptor back into their original format.
"Most early adopters of SubRosa Vol. 1 found it amazingly easy to use,"
explained Marko Kostryko--SubRosa Volume 1's...
Hubz: First Web-Based Instant Messaging Product For Mac OS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DIGI-NET RELEASES FIRST WEB-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING PRODUCT FOR MAC OS
Latest messaging technology allows site visitors to not only communicate
with each other but also have an awareness of site population
MAY 29, 2002, Gainesville, FL - Digi-Net Technologies, Inc., a leader in
real-time messaging technology for e-commerce and community building
applications, has announced the release Hubz.
Hubz=81 is the Internet's first truly Web-based instant messaging solution
designed specifically for the Mac OS. It is an interactive, Java-based Web
applet that transforms the Web from a predominantly one-way push platform
into a truly interactive, live, real-time, two-way communication medium.
Hubz allows visitors on the same site or the same page to see and interact
with each other without special programs, plug-ins or client-side software.
"There is currently not an instant messaging solution designed specifically
for Mac users," said Robert Parker, President and CEO of...
WestCiv releases Style Master 2.2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WestCiv releases Style Master 2.2, upgrading their CSS editor.
May 29, 2002 - Bondi Beach, Australia - WestCiv announced today the release
and immediate availability of Style Master 2.2, the cascading style sheet
development environment for the MacOS.
http://www.westciv.com/style_master/
CSS is the only acceptable standards-based approach to creating web page
appearance. Style Master enables both WYSIWYG and hand-coded development of
valid style sheets. With built-in browser support and reference information
Style Master has helped developers overcome their reluctance to adopt this
standard by
* helping them to learn about the technology as they go
* allowing them to rapidly create, test and deploy style sheets to
control text, body and positioning appearance across entire sites
This latest update includes
* attractive and innovative style sheet templates
* automated creation of style sheets from legacy, appearance based HTML:
a great aid in transitioning to CSS...
1394 Trade Association Adopts FireWire Trademark from Apple
1394 Trade Association Adopts FireWire Trademark from Apple
FireWire Trademark, Logo & Symbol to be Used on Products, Packaging and to
Promote 1394 Compliance
DALLAS and CUPERTINO, California-May 29, 2002-The 1394 Trade Association
(TA) and Apple=AE today announced that the FireWire=AE trademark, logo and
symbol have been adopted as a brand identity for the IEEE 1394 connection
standard in a no-fee license agreement between the TA and Apple. In
addition, Apple has granted the TA the right to sub-license the FireWire
Trademark for use on products, packaging and promotion of the standard.
"Apple is delighted that the 1394 Trade Association has decided to adopt
FireWire as a brand identity," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice
president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "This is yet another significant
sign that FireWire momentum continues to build in the marketplace."
With its high data-transfer speed and "hot plug-and-play" capability,
FireWire is the interface of choice for...
Drop Script Backgrounder for Mac OS X
May 29th, 2002
Drop Script Backgrounder turns an applescript compiled as an application
into a background only application. Dragging the application onto the
program again turns it back into a normal app.
This is particularly useful if you are running many scripts as acgi
programs, or just don't want a script you keep open to take up space in
your dock.
Drop Script Backgrounder is for Mac OS X only. It is released as freeware
and was made with REALbasic. You can download it today from:
http://www.sentman.com/software.htm
Thank you,
James Sentman (james@sentman.com)
http://www.sentman.com
Enterprise server monitoring for Mac OS X: http://whistleblower.sentman.com
oXML plug-in for the Omnis Studio and mvDesigner
Raining Data is pleased to announce the release of the oXML plug-in for the
Omnis Studio and mvDesigner application development products.
XML is becoming the standard format for data storage and information
exchange across the whole eBusiness landscape. XML has already
revolutionized several business sectors, including content management,
information publishing, and news syndication, and its adoption looks set to
continue throughout all areas of business, academic, and scientific
computing.
The Document Object Model (DOM) is an Application Programming Interface
(API) that allows you to build XML and HTML documents, navigate their
structure, modify, or delete elements and content. The oXML plug-in
implements the DOM Level 1 API to access XML documents as defined by the
World Wide Web Consortium on their Web site at http://www.w3c.org/DOM/DOMTR.
oXML adds the ability to parse and extract information from an XML document
and to generate new XML documents using a standard set of methods...
OmniGraffle Adds Maps, Periodic Table Palettes for Diagramming
For Immediate Release
Mac OS X Developers The Omni Group Increase OmniGraffle Diagramming Capability
Maps, Periodic Table Palettes Added to OmniGraffle
Seattle, Washington -- May 28, 2002 -- The Omni Group, developers of Mac OS
X applications OmniWeb, OmniOutliner, and OmniGraffle, announce new
diagramming palettes available for OmniGraffle 2.0. OmniGraffle is a
conceptual drawing tool designed to help business, technical and consumer
users organize ideas and data.
Now available to OmniGraffle users are the Periodic Table and Maps
palettes. The Periodic Table object palette contains elements 1 through
118, each with identifying colors. Each element in the table has a magnet
count equivalent to its valence so you can easily create bonds between
elements. The Maps palette contains road signs, landmarks, and other
symbols useful for producing clear, easy to read maps.
OmniGraffle palettes are available free of charge from the Omni website:
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/...
NetMinder Ethernet 5.0
Subject: Announcing NetMinder Ethernet 5.0
Thank you for your interest in Neon Software's NetMinder Ethernet.
Neon Software has released a new version of NetMinder Ethernet since your
trial of the software -- version 5.0.
NetMinder Ethernet 5.0 adds native OS X support plus a host of new
filtering, decoding, and alert features for both Mac OS X and Classic Mac
OS versions:
* Supports Mac OS X natively.
* Customizable security alerts triggered by NetMinder Ethernet's
Packet Inference rules-based system. Alerts
include paging, email and SNMP traps.
* Highly tuned capture performance on OS X using standard
Berkeley Packet Filters.
* Wireless protocol analysis and monitoring via Apple AirPort
802.11b wireless cards.
* New Packet Inference rules.
* New protocol decodes including ASIP (AFP/IP), Spanning Tree
and IP Service Location.
* Read and write tcpdump standard file formats.
* Many new user-interface changes.
For a more detailed description of these features, see our NetMinder...
Aladdin Ships iClean- Protects Online Privacy
ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS iCLEAN 5.0,
INTERNET CLUTTER CLEANER PROTECTS ONLINE PRIVACY BY CLEARING COOKIES, CACHE
AND HISTORY TRACKS
iClean Eliminates Internet Clutter Ensuring Net Privacy
Watsonville, CA- MAY 28, 2002 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today shipped
iClean(tm) 5.0 for Macintosh, making it even easier to achieve a sense of
security using the Internet. iClean helps quickly remove Internet build-up
and clutter that is accumulated from surfing and downloading files. To
learn more or download iClean, go to:
(http://www.aladdinsys.com/iclean/index.html).
Why use iClean?
Website servers automatically download identification cookies onto Internet
user's computers. As the user goes from site to site, a cookie trail is
created showing where the user has been on the Internet. Some cookies make
it easy to re-enter sites for everyday activities, like remembering
passwords. But the rest just create a trail of evidence...
SmoothType 2.3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Greg Landweber, author of Kaleidoscope, Power Windows, and Greg's Browser,
is pleased to announce the release of SmoothType 2.3, available now from:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/greg/
SmoothType is a shareware ($10) control panel that brings Mac OS X style
font smoothing to Macs running System 7 through Mac OS 9.2. Under Mac OS X,
SmoothType gives Classic applications text that looks just as good as (or
even better than) in Carbon and Cocoa applications.
SmoothType effectively doubles the resolution of text on the screen by
blurring the edges of bitmap fonts with shades of gray, a technique called
"anti-aliasing". Although Apple introduced a limited form of font smoothing
in Mac OS 8.5, SmoothType offers greater flexibility and uses a more
aggressive algorithm--similar to how Adobe Acrobat views PDF files--that
produces much better results. Apple is now using such smoothed text in Mac
OS X, but only for applications that use the Quartz graphics engine.
Version 2.3...
Barcode Automator 1.0
INTELLI INNOVATIONS RELEASES BARCODE AUTOMATOR SOFTWARE FOR MAC OS
RALEIGH, NC, May 28th, 2002 -- Intelli Innovations Inc., developers of
innovative business software for the Macintosh platform, today released
Barcode Automator 1.0 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
Barcode Automator is barcode generation software specially designed for
bulk barcode creation and automation. A powerful, easy-to-use interface,
coupled with AppleScript support allows users to create thousands of
barcodes quickly and efficiently.
Barcode Automator 1.0 features:
- Complete support for EAN-8, EAN-13, ISBN (Bookland EAN), ITF Variable
(I2of5), ITF-14, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, and Code 128 symbologies.
- Integrated values editor with text import and automatic serialization
capabilities (including high-range numeric values and step-repeat
options).
- Full AppleScript support (examples included) with format, factor,
content/addendum, truncation, and symbology-specific support options.
- Interactive, anti-...
TFM 1.0.1 update for Mac OS X by Classical Software
For Immediate Release
Classical Software releases TFM 1.0.1 for Mac OS X
May 27, 2002: An update to Classical Software's TFM, a tool for searching
and viewing documentation and source code, is now available at:
(http://www.ClassicalSoftwareInc.com/)
TFM 1.0.1 changes: registration bug fix
selectively add files (only ".c" or ObjC HTML, etc)
searches open books for HTML links
What is TFM ?
With TFM you can search, study or simply browse: Mac OS X developer
documentation, framework headers, source code examples, system header files
and your own source and documentation.
Key features include: fast searching
display of HTML & source code
understanding ObjC inheritance
Screen shots are here: http://www.ClassicalSoftwareInc.com/TFM-index.html
WHAT DOES IT DO?
After creating a new document you drop a folder (like
"/System/Library/Frameworks", "/Developer/Examples" or one of your...
MacHack 2002: CmdrTaco to Speak at MacHack
MacHack 2002: CmdrTaco to Speak at MacHack
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
http://www.machack.com/
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
May 28, 2002-Dearborn, MI-MacHack, The Annual Conference for Leading Edge
Developers, has become famous for various reasons. The MacHax Group hosted
Best Hack contest is one, but the outstanding lineup of conference speakers
is another.
This year, Rob Malda, the infamous CmdrTaco, best known for his work
founding Slashdot the nearly ubiquitous website of "news for nerds" will
join MacHack 2002. In this rare public appearance, he'll join MacHack's
crowd of developers for a lively discussion that will range from his
adventures building the online community that Slashdot has become to open
source issues and where ever else the freeform gathering might lead.
Malda's achievements have spanned a variety of fields from computer
programming to nuclear physics. He was...
Release 23 of Type/Creator Database
From: Ilan Szekely (tcdb@mac.com)
Subject: Announcing release 23 of Type/Creator Database
Ilan Szekely announces an update to Type/Creator Database. Version 2002.5
is the 23rd release of this singular information source. With 3,150 new
codes the database now includes over 42,000 Type/Creator code pairs. Over
6,500 entries also have their PC extension codes - these are similar to the
OS X new extensions.
The $20 shareware package also includes additional free databases. All can
be accessed via the TCDB home sites at
(http://www.angelfire.com/mac/tcdb)
(http://www.angelfire.com/il/szekely)
(http://tcdb2000.tripod.com)
Ilan Szekely, Macintosh Consultant
E-mail: tcdb@netvision.net.il
E-mail: tcdb@mac.com
Optigold ISP 3.0
Optigold ISP 3.0 for Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X and Linux was released on
05/24/2002.
Optigold ISP is a cross-platform business software package to run all
aspects of an internet service provider (from billing to server management).
http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/isp/
A *FREE*, 100% working copy can be downloaded from:
http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/download.php
3.0 adds slave package functionality, mail server IP address assignments
and a few other feature requests.
All new features in this version are listed in the revision log:
Optigold ISP Revision Log
-------------------------
Completed On 5/23/02
Packages can be used on slave accounts
Slave account types show on receive payments screen
Auto-assign/release functions for email server IP addresses added
New online signup web interface preference - Trigger Server Events For
Virtual Check Customers
Completed On 5/22/02
Changed how employee name is stamped on new payments
Completed On 5/18/02
Fixed false error when...
Griffin releases iMate drivers for Mac OS X and OS 9
Griffin releases iMate Software 1.5 for Mac OS X and 2.7 for OS 9
Nashville, TN - May 24, 2002. Today Griffin Technology, Inc. releases iMate
Software versions 1.5 for Mac OS X as well as iMate software version 2.7
for OS 9. With this combination of software updates, Griffin's iMate
USB-to-ADB Adapter will allow ADB based security dongles to function within
Classic mode on OS X. This includes the hardware protection dongle required
for International versions of QuarkXpress as well as hundreds of other
important software titles.
The iMate adaptor also now enables many ADB devices to function for the
first time in OS X. These include ADB devices like color calibrators that
use the "puck" ADB screen attachments. It also supports any other device
that communicates with an application including Lacie's FM radio, ADB I/O,
Alphasmart portable writing tools, and many others. The new version does
not support input devices in Classic but these devices can still be used in
OS X with the iMate....
Carnation Software announces MacWise, version 10
Carnation Software announces MacWise, version 10
MacWise emulates ADDS Viewpoint, Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, Televideo TV
925, DEC VT100 and Prism terminals. Esprit III color is also supported in
Wyse 370 mode.
MacWise allows a Macintosh to be used as a terminal -- connected to a host
computer directly, by modem, or over the Internet. The emulators support
video attributes such as dim, reverse, underline, 132-column modes, and
graphic characters sent from the host computer, as well as enhanced
Viewpoint mode. Features include phone list and dialer for Hayes-compatible
modems, on-screen programmable function keys and more.
Further Information:
http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/MacWise_X_Info.html
MacsDesign Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.6
MacsDesign Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.6
Powerful Object Oriented Software for Technical Support
FREMONT, CA - May 23, 2002 - MacsDesign Studio today released Web Help Desk
5.6, a powerful web application for technical support designed for
education and small to medium sized business customers. Built with the
industry's most powerful and mature application server, WebObjects 5.1 from
Apple Computer, Web Help Desk 5.6 offers an intuitive web interface and an
excellent feature set for both end users and support technicians. This
latest update includes:
- Enhanced ticketing logic using new Tech Groups and Location Groups
- New graphic reports for Tech Groups and Location Groups
- Improved searching and sorting for job tickets and assets
- FAQ search by keyword
- Customizable, dynamic PDF Asset report creation
- Detailed Job Ticket download in PDF
- LDAP option for authentication and lookup of Client data
Next Generation Web Application
Unlike scripted web applications based on...
Learning Mac OS X, A New Training Course from Lynda.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Announcing Learning Mac OS X, A New Training Course from Lynda.com
Ojai, CA - May 20, 2002 - Lynda.com has released "Learning Mac OS X", an
online and CD-ROM based training course for beginning users of the latest
Macintosh operating system.
"Learning Mac OS X" contains over 2 hours of movie tutorials, and includes
exercise files so viewers can follow along. This self-paced training course
uses creative examples to guide users through one of the world's most
advanced operating system, covering everything from using the Internet and
email, to applications like iMovie and iPhoto. Bonus tips and tricks are
also included to help users get the most out of OS X.
Featured topics include:
- Introduction to Mac OS X
- Installing Mac OS X
- The Finder and Desktop
- File Management
- System Preferences
- Printing
- Connecting to the Internet
Availability
"Learning Mac OS X" is available as a cross-platform CD-ROM for US$29.95 or
as part of Lynda.com's new Online Training...
CryptoHeaven Announces New Version 2.0
CryptoHeaven Announces New Version 2.0
CryptoHeaven software v2.0 is available for immediate download from the
website. The new software can be installed directly over the previous
version. Download the software from:
http://www.cryptoheaven.com/Download/Download.htm
Existing CryptoHeaven users running Windows can download the minimum
update:
http://www.cryptoheaven.com/Download/Files/CryptoHeaven-Setup-min.exe
New Features
1) Support for external email. You now get your own CryptoHeaven
email address.
2) Improved user interface. The new version is now much more user
friendly and includes guiding templates.
3) Numerous usability enhancements.
4) Instant Messaging enhancements including improved user interaction.
5) Improved connectivity. The software is now more resistant to poor
internet connectivity.
6) Many other smaller changes and updates.
CryptoHeaven Secure Online Services - Benefits for Business Customers
CryptoHeaven is particularly well suited for...
eOrdering Complete 1.1.5
eOrdering Complete 1.1.5 is an application that allows you to create web
forms specifically to order products online. eOrdering Complete uses
shopping cart technology to allow the user to store a users order, so they
can move around your site and place their order when they want.
eOrdering Complete will creates the main order page, view cart page,
checkout page and individual product pages. eOrdering Complete creates the
server side code (.asp or .php) or use PayPal to process the order this
product. In the end, you have a product where the user selects what they
need, they can see the cost, they submit the order, and then you get an
email detailing the order. This fully functional 20-day demo version is
available for Windows and Macintosh (both classic and carbon).
New in Version 1.1.5
[new] Added better support for the euro and other currencies
[new] Added the ablilty to change product names after they are entered
[change] Moved the individual pages to a pages folder
[bug] Fixed a...
Parker Software Introduces ArcherPro - Multimedia Viewer for OS X
For Immediate Release
Contact Mike Trivisonno - mtriviso@parkersoftware.com
Kendall, Florida, (May 22, 2002) -- Parker Software Releases ArcherPro 1.0.0
Parker Software Development, Inc. today released ArcherPro 1.0.0. ArcherPro
is an easy-to-use multimedia viewer for OS X. ArcherPro lets you combine
still images, audio, and video files into the same slide show. ArcherPro
supports all the features of it free counterpart, Archer. However, unlike
Archer, ArcherPro lets you save and load your slide shows, export your
slide shows, as well as create squenced images, and more. ArcherPro is
fast, flexible and easy to use.
ArcherPro carries on the tradition of Archer's single keystroke command
execution. This lets you run ArcherPro and perform most functions with a
single keystroke. Naturally, all the commands can be accessed via menus and
standard command key equivalents.
ArcherPro costs $29.95. Unregistered versions of ArcherPro have a 30 day
trial period.
ArcherPro can be downloaded from...
24U Appearance OSAX 2.0 for Mac OS X
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Prague, Czech Republic
Today, 24U s.r.o. is introducing a new upgrade of the popular scripting
addition 24U Appearance OSAX to a version 2.0 for Mac OS X! Still as easy
to use as "display dialog" but much more powerful!
Extend the abilities of your AppleScript by the functions you have missed
so far. Now also under the system Mac OS X!
24U Appearance OSAX 2.0 for Mac OS X adds the useful functions for the
communication with a user that you would expect as a matter of fact. It is
equally simple but much more efficient than "display dialog" supplied in a
standard mode. When writing your scripts, this extension will enable you to:
- display dialog boxes for user data input, including text fields, password
fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons
- create pop-up menus in your "better dialogs"
- generate modern Appearance savvy alerts with explanation text, help
button, non-blocking, movable, switchable to background
- create floating progress...
RBulk Builder is a Batch Building companion for REALbasic
RBulk Builder is a Batch Building companion for REALbasic.
With it, you can automatically launch differents builds, changing the name,
the platform, the language and even constant values for each one. It is
designed for people that need to build many different binaries (different
platforms, localized, demo/light versions...) from a single source project
file.
version 1.2.7 provides applescriptability, enhancements with OS X, options
to set the destination folder and custom icon flag.
You can get it at:
http://www.liane.net/rb/rbulk
RBulk is free and open source.
Hubert Garrido (rb@liane.net)
Constrictor 2.1 released by Stick Software
[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]
News Release
May 21, 2002
Headline: Constrictor 2.1 released by Stick Software
Summary: Version 2.1 of Constrictor, a screen snapshot utility by Stick
Software, has been released. It adds many new features, fixes several bugs,
and still costs only $10. Constrictor's home page is at
http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/Constrictor.html.
Body:
Today, Stick Software released version 2.1 of Constrictor, their acclaimed
screen snapshot utility native for OS X. Constrictor is a powerful and
flexible screenshot tool that supports border effects, backdrops, scaling
and other customizations, and then lets you save in a variety of formats.
Version 2.1 adds support for saving as PDF and EPS, generation of thumbnail
icons for snaps, keyboard control over the snapped area's position & size,
and much more. Constrictor is fully scriptable, and comes with several
sample AppleScripts. It is localized to 11 languages including English and
Japanese (Italian is new with...
