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Business & Productivity Software
Business & Productivity Software News:

Approach for Windows Wins Two Awards

Masterclips Series Artist-Drawn Clip Art

Time Machine V3.2 High End Project Mgmt Swr

Spellin! Adds Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 3.4 Compatibility

Intex Making Spreadsheet Users More Productive

PACKMAN Cargo Packing Software from NASA

Living Color Frame Maker Graphics for AI Sys.

Approach for Windows Named Best Buy by BYTE

KnowledgeMan & GURU Improved User Interface

mdbs Shipping Object/1 as 32-bit OS/2 Applic

Sequent Named Sybase Performance Dev Platform

ProActive Customer Info Resource is Best Buy

Quick Art Graphics Clipart on CD-ROM

Letter-Art 7.5 Architecture Signmaking Swr

Collins Series 100 Bilingual Dictionaries

FOUNDATION/JMI Co-Dev Client/Server Courseware

JetSetter Version 6.0 Released

Letter-Art 7.5 Braille Translator

Masterclips Includes over 6,000 Quality Images


Professional/Engineering Software
Professional/Engineering Software News:

Circuit Search V1.11 - Nearly 15,000 References

Test & Measurement Trends Survey Results

SOLUTIONS Environmental Formulas Database

ARSoftware & Johns Hopkins Univ Optical Software

Custom MSDS On-Line SOLUTIONS Database

COBWEB/3 NASA Artificial Intelligence Software

POMESH Antenna Design Software from NASA

Moldflow Organizational Changes

PC-Seapak Oceanographic Imaging Swr from NASA

1993 COSMIC/NASA Software Catalog

mdbs Releases Plant Inspection Software

NET2DXF Hydronet to AutoCAD Conversion

Discover New Drugs With Chem-X

ASG CORE V6.0 AutoCAD Productivity Tool

Aids Compact Library CD-ROM New Pricing

Plotware Provides Network Plotting for AutoCAD

Moldflow MF/Quickcheck for Small Molding Shops

IBM Licenses Panacea Accelerator for AutoCAD


Personal & Educational Software
Personal & Educational Software News:

HomeCraft V5.50 ORGANIZE! Your Collection Swr

Revell-Monogram Revolutionary Model Kit & CD-ROM

Learn to Speak English from Spanish MPC

Three New Betty Crocker Cookbooks on Disk

Education Index on WILSONDISC Now Monthly

Pronunciation Tutor & Tense Tutor Updated

HyperGlot Learn To Speak French MPC

Collins Elec. English Dictionary & Thesaurus

Prentice Hall Literature Writing Studio


Games & Entertainment Software
Games & Entertainment Software News:

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure

Legends of Valour - 3D Graphic Fantasy Adventure

A Line in the Sand - Multi Player War Game

SSI Shatters Technology Barriers at WCES'93

Alone in the Dark - Virtual Adventure Game

Impressions CAESAR! Strategy Game

Accolade Welcomes Tsunami Distribution Partner

Accolade Signs New Noted Sports Personalities

HardBall III Big League Ballpark Disk

Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design Sig. Ed.

Jack Nicklaus Sig. Ed. Golf Design Contest

SSI Great Naval Battles Expansion Disk

Spectrum Holobyte Names New Executive Team

Spectrum Holobyte IRON HELIX on CD-ROM


System Software & Utilities
System Software & Utilities News:

BeckerTools 4.0 Adds Seven New Applications

Drag & View 1.0 File Viewers for Windows 3.1

InocuLAN Server-based Anti-Virus Swr Enhanced

Advanced Menu System v1.50 Replaces Novell Menu

Sherlock 1.1 Helps Find Windows Files

Tech Data To Distribute AGE Logic XoftWare

Intex Rescue Plus File Recovery Utility Updated

LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Windows

NSA Revolutionizes Connectivity Software Pricing

AGE Logic First 32-bit X Windows Swr for Windows


Macintosh Specific Software
Macintosh Specific Software News:

4-Sight Fax V2.4 Prof. Network Fax Solution

QuicKeys Test Drive

QuickMail 2.6 New Server & Network Admin Tools

DataViz Licenses Two Apple System Swr Products

Mastersoft Macintosh Easy Open Translators

Light Source Ofoto v.2 Color Image Scanning

Caere AnyPage Technology Supports OneScanner

EfiColor Now Available under ColorSync

Kodak ColorSense Color Manager Software

Savitar ScanMatch 2.0 Scanner Calibration Swr

Sequel Imaging Color Calibration for ColorSync

Adobe Photoshop 2.4 Supports ColorSync

PASCO - Structural Analysis Swr from NASA

ObjectiveSoftware Customer Support Service

KEPS Precision Color Management System

ColorSync Standardized Color Matching for Mac

Macintosh Easy Open Developer's Kit

More Wallpaper From Thought I Could

Wallpaper/Zebra Edition & Wraptures Two

Variational Method for Energies & Wave Functions

AppleTalk Internetworking Router Family


Miscellaneous Software
Miscellaneous Software News:

Wilson No-Charge CD-ROM Networking Policy

ProPhone Next Generation Telephone Directory

TheRef v2.5 Computer Industry Ref. Database


System Hardware
System Hardware News:

StationWare Apps PreLoaded on Central Stations

NEC Windows NT Evaluator Powermate Express

AST Advantage! Net Systems For Wireless LAN

AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC

Intergraph CAD/CAM/CAE Workstations & Servers

AST Solutions-Oriented Reseller Seminars


Expansion Hardware
Expansion Hardware News:

CompuerEyes/RT Monochrome Frame Grabber

LANtastic NodeRunner 2000 Series Adapters

Artisoft Creates New LANtastic On-Board LOGO

RASTEREX Diamond & Star TI-34020 Based Graphics

Spectrum C31 Real Time Applic Board

Spectrum Daughter Module for Digital Audio

DPT SCSI Controllers Gain Novell YES Logo

Weitek Licenses Panacea AutoCAD Swr Accelerator


Peripheral Hardware
Peripheral Hardware News:

SyDOS Continues Rapid Expansion

Intercolor Industrial 20-Inch High Freq Monitor

FREE 3 Yr NEC SilentWriter On-Site Service

Enhanced 88MB SyDOS Cartridge Disk Subsystems

NEC Bundle-Up Bonus CD-Express Promotion

HP LaserJet 4 Multi-Port Interface Upgrade

Mitsubishi Reduces 14 & 16 Inch Monitor Prices

SyDOS CD-ROM Drive Reveals Faster Access Time

FAXimizer Work Group Faxing Device

AMT C-Size Color Printer/Plotter

Micro Express Multimedia Upgrade Kit


Macintosh Specific Hardware
Macintosh Specific Hardware News:

Radius Broad Product Support for ColorSync

SuperMatch & PhotoSpeed Now ColorSync Compatible

GCC Announces ColorSync Compatibility

Photoshop Plug-in for Apple Sanner Line

Color & Grayscale Imaging Products Unveiled

StyleWriter II Personal Printer

Apple Workgroup LaserWriter Pro Printers

Apple Color OneScanner & Ofoto Image Capture

Apple Large Format Color Printer

Ergonomically Designed Mac Keyboard & Mouse

Special Macintosh Performa Promotion

Apples Reduces Selected Imaging Products


Miscellaneous Hardware
Miscellaneous Hardware News:

ESP Kleen*Line Data Bus Protection


Books & Publications
Books & Publications:

AMACOM Computer Glossary, Sixth Edition

Creating Artificial Life: Self Organization

C for Windows Animation Programming

Free Instructional Video for WILSONDISC CDROMs

Visual Basic for DOS

Visual Basic Animation Programming

QuarkXPress - The Windows Version

LAN Performance Optimization

Builder Lite - Developing Dynamic Batch Files

80386/80486 Assembly Language Programming

Mac Online! - Making the Connection

DOS and Windows Protected Mode: DOS C Extenders

Running Visual Basic for Windows

Ventana Press Updates AutoCAD Titles

UNIX Power Tools from O'Reilly & Assoc + Bantam

Windows Network Programming

Help Desk Institute Video Seminars

Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel Macros

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh Step by Step

Windows GIZMOS from IDG Books

Ventana Press - The Visual Guide to Visual Basic

HomeWare - Putting Your Home Computer to Work

Hot Links: Teh Guide to Linking Computers

MacInTax Made Easy

Microsoft Word 5.1 for the Macintosh Made Easy

Simply Excel

1-2-3 Release 3.4: The Complete Reference

QuickBooks for Profit: Making the Numbers Work

Wired Magazine Launches Jan 26th, 1993


Miscellaneous News
Miscellaneous News:

Hungarian-American Ent. Fund Invests

SPA Hooks Record Number of Pirates in 1992

Shownet to Connect NetWorld Boston, Jan 12-14

Tenex Data to Distribute Cheyenne Swr Products

Breakthrough For Flat-Panel Display Devices

Aimtech Acquires Assets of Tiger Media

COMPUEXPO 1993 Official Co-Sponsor Team

COMPUEXPO Year-Round Partner for Emerging Tech

PC Products Database Aproaching 40,000 Products


BeckerTools 4.0 Adds Seven New Applications
BeckerTools 4.0

New Release Adds Seven New Applications to File and Disk Management Utility

Grand Rapids, MI -- Abacus updates the file and disk management utility, BeckerTools, released at Fall COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

BeckerTools 4.0 combines many utilities not available with Windows File Manager, Norton Desktop or PC Tools 7.1. There are seven new applications and updates to existing applications in 4.0.

The new applications are Launcher, launches applications, displays icons or text and installs in the Windows Control menu; Group Service, adds, removes and creates new groups, can also add multiple files to a group; Disk Info, a graphic display of drive usage; File Extractor, extracts files created by Compactor; stand along File Finder, locates by file name or contents, permits users to rename, copy, move, cut, duplicate, view, print, edit and open found files; and Icon Editor, edits external and EXE file icons.

BeckerTools 4.0 is designed to make file and disk management easier for the Windows user.

BeckerTools 4.0 is maintaining its retail value of $129.95. Special upgrade offers will be made to current BeckerTools users. ISBN 1-55755-170-7.

Abacus is a leading book and software publisher who pioneered book/disk combinations. Abacus book and software titles can be found at chains and reseller locations throughout the world.

Abacus, 5370 52nd St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508

616-698-0330;  fax: 616-698-0325


Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure
EDEN INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF GREG LEMOND'S BICYCLE ADVENTURE

San Francisco, CA, December 15, 1992 -- Eden Interactive today released and began shipping their interactive multimedia software title for IBM-compatible PCs, Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure. This unique product integrates motion video, color images, music, and text, and explores topics as diverse as cycling history, racing, touring, equipment, people, mountain biking and environmental impact.

"We are excited to present a computer software product which engages the user's imagination to guide them in unlimited journeys through fun and educational content using the latest in multimedia technology. It is inexpensive, easy to use, and on top of it all, does not require a CD-ROM drive. It is accessible to everyone." say Minoo Saboori & Matthew London, co-founders of Eden Interactive.

Greg LeMond's Bicycle Adventure uses Knowledge Adventure's award-winning Interactive Books engine and compression technology to give the user a CD-ROM's worth of information without the need for a CD-ROM drive. The program ships on floppy disks and uses less than 8 MB of disk space. It supports all major sound cards. Suggested retail price is $79.99. Customers can order directly by calling 800-743-3360. The Macintosh and French language versions will be available in January.

About Eden Interactive:

Eden Interactive was founded February, 1992 to develop, produce, and market premium quality interactive multimedia products that are innovative, entertaining and educational. The underlying philosophy and the driving motivation of co-founders Minoo Saboori and Matthew London is to create products that will provoke and activate new perspectives for investigation and reflection. Eden Interactive products will cover a wide variety of subjects and will be developed on platforms to reach largest possible audience.

Eden Interactive, 1022 Natoma St #2, San Francisco, CA 94103

415-241-1450;  fax: 415-241-1459


Circuit Search V1.11 - Nearly 15,000 References
CIRCUIT SEARCH

(Ver. 1.11)

- now contains nearly 15,000 references to magazine and journal articles containing Practical Electronic Circuit Designs

- provides you with the power to search for circuit designs and ideas in nearly 350 different journal and magazine titles (many since 1975) representing nearly 12,000 issues.

- allows you to search for circuits and articles based on keywords in titles and circuit descriptions, device numbers, authors, magazines, etc. (contains menu-driven front end, but also dBASE compatible)

- can provide you with FAX or photocopy of full articles (Circuit Search is registered with the Copyright Clearance Center)

- saves you hours of unproductive time searching for articles that you may have seen in the past, or articles you didn't even know existed

- covers applications in virtually every field of science and technology

LIMITED TIME OFFER

If you act before March 1, 1993, obtain the CIRCUIT SEARCH DATABASE for $275.00 ($100.00 off the regular price of $375.00) and obtain 2 FREE SEMI-ANNUAL UPDATES

Additional Pricing Information:

1 additional semi-annual update..................  $40.00

2 additional semi-annual updates.................   65.00

Complete new version (for registered users)......   90.00

Photocopies/FAX's (articles of 2 pages or less)..    4.00

Photocopies/FAX's (articles of 3 pages or more)..    6.00

All pricing in US funds; FAX'ed articles subject to telephone transmission charges

Circuit Search, PO Box 268, Breslau, Ontario, Canada N0B 1M0

519-241-1252;  fax: 519-742-4594


Legends of Valour - 3D Graphic Fantasy Adventure
SSI CREATES A FANTASY WORLD SO REAL IT'S SCARY INTRODUCING LEGENDS OF VALOUR

Game Category: 3-D Graphic Fantasy Adventure

Versions: IBM PC (December 1992) - $59.95;

          Amiga (January '93) - $59.95;

          Clue Book (February '93) - $19.95

Sunnyvale, CA -- December 16, 1992 -- Fantasy becomes reality in Legends of Valour, a single-character graphic adventure announced by industry veteran Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). Set in the mythical city of Mitteldorf, Valour vanquishes its opposition with the smoothest-scrolling three-dimensional graphics ever seen in a fantasy role-playing game. Now available for IBM PC with an Amiga version to follow in January and a clue book shipping in February, Legends looks so real, players will forget it's only make-believe.

Isolated inside the fortified medieval town, players create their own character by choosing their appearance, occupation, and lifestyle. Personality traits such as strength, memory, manipulation, health, and appeal vary with the character's race. After character generation, the player experiences over 45 exciting quests, each with its own mysteries, plot, and potential outcomes. The non-linear game play enables the player to explore the 28 square miles of town in any direction, including numerous shops, taverns, hostels, temples, and guilds.

Visually, Legends of Valour sets a new standard with fast-moving, free-form graphics that twist, turn, and zoom cleanly without break-ups. Detail is retained even at close range to objects, and three display modes are possible. Competing software's graphics often slow and jerk when the screen turns, and detail is lost when close to objects. Valour's dynamic and evolving music score adds an eerie sense of realism as players crawl through claustrophobic underground dungeons.

"In creating Legends of Valour, we seek to bring a more enriched, comprehensive first-person adventure to the market than players have ever experienced. The advanced 3-D visual presentation and fully-developed cast of characters makes the game our boldest step ever towards a realistic interactive fantasy," stated Kathleen Watson, SSI Director of Marketing.

Designed for single players who can expect over 40 hours of adventure, Valour's icon-driven, point-and-click interface is simple and understandable. As the story unfolds, players will battle a multitude of vicious monsters and interact with town inhabitants, all of whom have their own motives and artificial intelligence. Encounters can be friendly OF hostile, depending on daytime or nighttime conditions. Players will be captivated with the real-time combat, auto-mapping feature, and endless mazes and puzzles to solve. The action is so real, players could forget to return to their real world.

Strategic Simulations, Inc. is one of the leading computer fantasy role-playing publishers and is most noted for its ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS' line of computer products. The company is recognized as the premier war game publisher and, based on industry rankings, is one of the top ten entertainment software publishers worldwide.

Stragetic Simulations Inc

675 Almanor Ave, Suite 201, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2901

408-737-6800;  Fax: 408-737-6814


A Line in the Sand - Multi Player War Game
FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL IN THE BATTLES IN THE SAND SSI MULTI-PLAYER WAR GAME

Game Category: War Game

Version: IBM - Now Available

Suggested Retail Price: $39.95

Sunnyvale, CA --December 14, 1992--Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) announces the first multi-player war game, A LINE IN THE SAND. This new war game is based on TSR's board game, also entitled A LINE IN THE SAND.

The Middle East -- hot, dry, and vast open space -- is where the player or players Will battle, using land, air, chemical and nuclear weapons. There are two historical scenarios based on the 1991 Iraq war and four hypothetical scenarios: Holy War, Israel Surrounded and two Diplomatic options. The player or players find themselves having to make decisions in the heat of battle based on the politics at hand.

Six different countries can be represented in each scenario with its own objects, rules and weapons. Players move their units around the map, attack and capture enemy units, airfields, cities and weapons. This must be accomplished to complete the computer-generated goal.

"A LINE IN THE SAND is a multi-player game which provides multi-functions," said Kathleen Watson, SSI Director of Marketing. "Each time through, the game will offer players new scenarios, outcomes and agendas."

The battles are charged with dynamic sounds from IBM including AdLib, Sound Blaster and PC Speaker, as well as vivid, explosive action through IBM graphics.

The multi-player options allow for flexible play of 1 to 2 hours or complex strategies lasting 6 to 12 hours.

A LINE IN THE SAND is now available for the IBM with the suggested retail price of $39.95.

SSI is the leading computer fantasy role-playing game publisher and is most noted for its ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS line of computer products. The company is recognized as the premier war game publisher, and based on industry rankings is one of the top ten entertainment software publishers worldwide.

Stragetic Simulations Inc

675 Almanor Ave, Suite 201, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2901

408-737-6800;  Fax: 408-737-6814


AMACOM Computer Glossary, Sixth Edition
A GLOSSARY THAT'S ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE

AMACOM PUBLISHES THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY

When it comes to computer references, there are dictionaries, lexicons, glossaries, and quick look-ups, but perhaps none is so interesting to so many as Alan Freedman's THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY (AMACOM Books, January 5, 1993, 688 pages, 7x10", Hardcover--$36.95; Paperback--$24.95; Paperback and Disk package--$39.95). Compuserve calls it "the kind of book that you could pick up and actually start reading from cover to cover."

Now in it's Sixth Edition, THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY features 700 new terms for a total of 5,000 entries, along with 400 illustrations and photos, a complete guide to all DOS commands, and the entire glossary on disk. Originally created by Freedman to be a definitive guide for both the professional and the lost-in-the-lingo novice, THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY has far exceeded his expectations of universality. Praise from different reviewers and users demonstrate this:

THE COMPUTER GLOSSARY, SIXTH Edition, provides just about everything anybody could need to know about computers, including: terminology for PCs, Macs, minicomputers, and mainframes; computer science concepts; proprietary computer concepts that help explain vendor terminology; reference charts for codes and specs; and background information on important people. companies, and technology breakthroughs. The glossary is completely cross-referenced and designed in an easy-to-read format with large, bold type, and many illustrations.

William R Hewlett, Director Emeritus of Hewlett-Packard calls it: "not just a glossary, but a complete guide to computer literacy . . . an invaluable tool for novices and experienced computer users alike."

Alan Freedman is the president of the Computer Language Company, an organization devoted to computer education and training for business and non-technical people. In his thirty years in the field, Freedman has worked for a variety of companies as a programmer, a systems analyst, a systems engineer, and a salesperson. He's written extensively and taught over 10,000 executives, managers, and professionals.

Title:           COMPUTER GLOSSARY, Sixth Edition

Author:          Alan Freedman

Pub. Date:       January 5, 1993

Format/Price:    7x10", 688 pages

                 Hardcover: $36.95, ISBN:0-8144-5104-7

                 Paperback: $24.95, ISBN:0-8144-7801-8

  Paperback & Disk package: $39.95, ISBN:0-8144-7809-3

amacom, A Division of American Management Association

135 West 50 St, New York, NY 10020

212-903-8087


Creating Artificial Life: Self Organization
PC Users Can Simulate Artificial Life Forms

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--Few computer books examine a subject as controversial as that in Windcrest's Creating Artificial Life: Self-Organization, the first fully hands-on study of artificial life and its potential for synthesization by computer.

Based on actual, ongoing research into artificial life, the projects in this intriguing book include working programs in BASIC, C, and Pascal that professional programmers and hobbyists can use to duplicate artificial life forms on the personal computer.

After exploring several definitions of life, Edward Rietman explains the mathematical techniques scientists use to simulate a variety of complex, dynamic systems. Readers learn how to create computer models for everything from genetic codes and computer viruses to cellular automata, self-organizing systems, and mathematical bioforms.

In addition to a wealth of helpful b tables, figures, and photographs, Creating Artificial Life comes with a disk containing source code for all of the programs listed.

About the Author:

A professional industrial physicist and computer scientist, Edward Rietman holds a Ph.D. in cybernetics. He is the author of Windcrest's Exploring the Geometry of Nature and Experiments in Artificial Neural Networks.

Creating Artificial Life: Self-Organization

Order No. 3719

Available: January 1993

Paper $29.95 ISBN 0-8306-4150-5

256 pp., 143 illus., 7" x 10" * 3.5" disk included

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

TAB BOOKS, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

1-800-233-1128,  FAX 717-794-2103


StationWare Apps PreLoaded on Central Stations
ARTISOFT PRELOADING NEWEST RELEASE OF STATIONWARE APPLICATIONS ON CENTRAL STATION CONNECTIVITY PROCESSOR

StationWare 2.0 Printer Serving, Remote Dial-Up And Laptop Connectivity Applications Now PreLoaded At No Extra Charge

(TUCSON, AZ--December 22, 1992)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today that it is now preloading version 2.0 of its StationWare applications on the Central Station connectivity processor. These applications, available for both LANtastic and NetWare Ethernet networks, are included in the $595 price of the Central Station connectivity processor.

The Central Station connectivity processor is a modem-sized multiport hardware device that connects a variety of peripherals to a LANtastic or NetWare Ethernet network and runs StationWare software to provide laptop connectivity, remote dial-up and printer serving capabilities to network users. Version 2.0 of the StationWare software is noted for its increased printer serving performance and the inclusion of the newly released remote dial-up capabilities for NetWare users.

"Artisoft is committed to bringing the greatest value to its customers and resellers," stated Dave Hallmen, Artisoft Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "That's why we are including our StationWare applications with the purchase of a Central Station connectivity processor. Now, for under $600, users can easily connect laptops to a network, both remotely and locally, or set up convenient network printing locations without using a PC."

The Central Station connectivity processor connects to LANtastic or NetWare Ethernet networks running either thin coax or 10BASE-T cabling. Users can quickly connect or disconnect a variety of peripherals to its PC interface port, one parallel port or two serial ports without disrupting the network. The Central Station connectivity processor comes preloaded with three StationWare applications and 128K of onboard upgradeable RAM.

Printer Server StationWare software allows users to set up printers in convenient locations, connecting them to a Central Station port instead of a PC's expansion slot or printer port. This software supports up to three printers--one parallel and two serial. Each serial port communicates at speeds of up to 38.4 kilobits per-second and can be configured individually for baud rate, type of parity and number of stop bits.

Dial-Up Connection StationWare software adds remote access capabilities to the network through a modem attached to the Central Station connectivity processor. Remote users can dial in to the network and use all network resources like files, e-mail and other applications as if their PCs were attached locally.

For customers who bought Central Station connectivity processors previously, when StationWare applications were sold separately, Artisoft is offering the option of buying StationWare 2.0 bundles for LANtastic or NetWare networks for $99. Customers who purchased StationWare applications separately may upgrade to version 2.0 for $50 for the complete LANtastic or NetWare bundle. Finally, customers who purchased StationWare software after November 4,1992 can get their software upgraded for free.

Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of innovative, cost-effective network communication solutions including the LANtastic Local Area Network.

Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer networking for DOS and Windows environments, the LANtastic network now offers multi-platform connectivity solutions for NetWare, Macintosh and TCP/IP systems. It allows up to 300 users of IBM-compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs and has won numerous industry awards for its cost-effective features, performance and ease of use. Artisoft distributes its hardware and software products in over 70 countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Latin America and Canada.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM. Corporate 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065


Approach for Windows Wins Two Awards
Approach for Windows Captures Accolades from PC Magazine and COMPUTE

* Named finalist for Technical Excellence in Applications

  by PC Magazine

* Wins COMPUTE Choice Award for "Best Database Program of 1992"

Redwood City Calif, December 30, 1992--Approach for Windows was recognized twice this month as a superior database product. First, Approach was named a finalist in the PC Magazine Award for Technical Excellence in the applications software category. The three finalists--Approach Software's Approach for Windows, Borland's Quattro Pro (the winner), and Microsoft's Excel--were announced at COMDEX/Fall '92 in Las Vegas.

"It is gratifying that PC Magazine recognizes the technical difficulty of creating a database that is as easy to use and yet as powerful as Approach for Windows" said Kevin Harvey, President of Approach Software Corporation.

"A panel of PC Labs staff and PC Magazine editors and contributors spent countless hours debating the merits of dozens of worthy contenders before settling on the winners and finalists," said Michael J. Miller, editor of PC Magazine. "In many areas, such as applications software, graphics software, printers, and portable computers, there were many deserving products, and narrowing the field was a rather arduous process."

Additionally, Approach captured the COMPUTE Choice Award for Best Database Program of 1992 from the editors of COMPUTE.

According to COMPUTE "Approach for Windows won this year's award for Best Database Program because its power, features and ease of use are unmatched achievements. "

Approach for Windows Background

Approach for Windows is an end user database--designed to make managing and reporting on information easy for even novices. Because of its breakthrough ease of use, Approach for Windows appeared on bestseller lists shortly after it shipped in March 1992. Easy, relational and very fast, Approach for Windows is also 100% compatible with dBASE, Paradox, FoxPro, Oracle SQL, SQL Server and DB2. Approach has won a number of prestigious awards, including "Best Software" at COMDEX/Spring 1992 by

BYTE Magazine. Additionally, Approach was named "Best Value" for Windows Databases by PC Computing in August of 1992 and received a perfect 5.0 score in "Ease of Use" and "Performance" from PC Week Labs in November 1992.

Approach Software Corporation

Approach Software Corporation was founded in 1990 with the objective of making database power accessible to a broad range of business professionals. Approach Software Corporation is headquartered in Redwood City, California with European headquarters in Munich, Germany.

Approach Software, 311 Penobscot Dr, Redwood City, CA 94063

415-306-7890;   Fax: 415-368-5182


Test & Measurement Trends Survey Results
SURVEY INDICATES TEST AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN NEAR FUTURE

(Note - a copy of the report text is included at the end of this article with the graphical charts omitted)

CLEVELAND, OHIO -- December 28, 1992 -- A survey conducted recently by the Test Instrumentation Group, Keithley Instruments, Inc. indicates that users of test and measurement equipment anticipate a need for significantly greater performance from their systems two years from now than they require today. The anonymous survey queried research, semiconductor and industrial electronic engineers in the U.S. and Canada on how the field of test and measurement is likely to change over the next few years and the measurement needs engineers expect will be most pressing.

One conclusion drawn from the results of the survey is that, as a whole, engineers expect a "performance migration" during the near future, with test systems that will provide greater measurement performance than those of today. For example, while a full 35% of today's test system involve fewer than 10 test points, that number drops to 21% when engineers were asked to envision their test system needs two years from now. The high end of the spectrum doubled in anticipated demand -- test systems involving more than 500 points represent no more than 6% of current test systems, while the number of 500+-test point systems needed in two years is estimated at 14%.

This trend toward higher performance also held true when engineers were asked about their future speed requirements. The demand for measurement speeds greater than 1000 readings per second jumped from 7% today to an anticipated 18% two years from now. Engineers also anticipate they'll require greater voltage and current sensitivity. Forty percent of the survey's respondents indicated they'll need microvolt measurement sensitivity, compared to just 24% today. Thirty-seven percent indicate they'll require 100pA sensitivity or greater in two years, versus just 25% who need that level of precision today.

The survey included questions on the most likely test and measurement hardware platforms of the future. While only a third (34%) use IEEE-488-based instruments today, that percentage is anticipated to rise to nearly half (46%) over the next few years. Full rack ATE systems are expected to grow slightly. Platforms expected to decline in popularity include benchtop manual instruments (34% to 22%) and plug-in PC-based instruments on a card (31% to 25%). The majority of respondents (64%) are using PCs or compatibles for test and measurement tasks, while Unix-based workstations and HP controllers were each used by 11% of the respondents. Another 9% are using Macintosh-based test and measurement systems. Forty percent rely on a 386- or 486-based processor, followed by 14% using 286-based processors. The Microsoft Windows programming environment is popular among test and measurement users, with 42% indicating they use Windows currently, and another 20% planning to do so in the future.

When asked to rank the importance of various factors considered when purchasing test equipment, the dominant factor is the product's ability to meet the requirements of the application. "Ease-of-use," "company reputation," "price," "past experience with the supplier," "warranty," and "delivery" followed in order of importance.

Close to half (44%) the surveys respondents indicated they spend less than $25,000 per year on test equipment purchases, excluding the costs of personal computers and printers. Forty-one percent expect their test and measurement equipment budgets to remain roughly the same for 1993 as 1992, while 35% predict budget increases and 24% forecast a decrease in budget size.

Keithley Instruments, Inc. is a leading single source of advanced hardware and software for test and measurement instrumentation and data acquisition and control applications of scientists and engineers worldwide. Its products and systems are found throughout the world in universities, industrial research laboratories, engineering development departments, quality control areas, and on production lines.

For more information on Keithley's test and measurement trends survey, call 216-248-0400 or 800-552-1115 or write to Keithley Instruments, 28775 Aurora Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44139.

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Test and Measurement Trends

A Report from the Field

(NOTE: graphical charts not included)

How is test and measurement likely to change during the next few years? And what measurement needs do engineers expect will be most pressing on their short list of requirements?

Keithley Instruments conducted an anonymous survey to answer these and other questions about the way people use test and measurement equipment, and how they expect they'll use this equipment in the future. The 134 survey respondents covered research, semiconductor and industrial electronic engineers in the U.S. and Canada.

Performance Migration

One conclusion that can be drawn from the responses is that engineers expect a "performance migration" during the near future, with test systems that will require greater measurement performance than systems currently in use.

For instance, while a full 35% of today's test systems requires fewer than 10 test points, that number drops to 21% when engineers were asked to envision their test system needs in the next two years. The high end of the spectrum doubled in anticipated demand; test systems requiring more than 500 points represented no more than 6% of current test systems, while 500-test point systems needed in two years are estimated at 14%.

A similar phenomenon can be observed when engineers were asked about speed requirements, as expressed in readings/second. While today's test systems require speed readings of no more than 10/second for 40% of responding engineers, that figure drops to half, 20%, for future speed needs. The demand for high speed measurements greater than 1000/second jumped from 7% today to an anticipated 18% two years from now.

The pattern continues for both voltage and current sensitivity requirements. Forty percent indicate they'll need microvolt measurement sensitivity, up from the 24% who need that sensitivity today. And, 37% indicate a two-year need for 1pA sensitivity or less, compared to just 25% who need that level of precision today.

Platforms of the Future?

Engineers also had formed opinions about their platforms of choice during the coming years, and the tools they would use to support those measurement platforms.

While only a third today used IEEE-488 based instruments (34%), that is expected to jump to almost half --46%-- in the next two years. Full rack ATE systems also showed a slight increase in anticipated use, from 22% in place today to 24% expected in two years. Those platforms that are expected to decline in usage include benchtop manual instruments, which showed the biggest decline from 34% today to 22% in two years, and plug-in PC-based instruments on a card, 31% today dropping to 25% in two years.

When asked what computer they used specifically for test and measurement tasks, the majority of respondents are using PC or compatible platforms, at 64%. UNIX-based workstations and HP controllers each drew 11% responses, followed by a 9% response for Macintosh-based test and measurement systems.

Forty percent rely on a 386/486-level processor, followed by 14% still at a 286 processor level.

The Microsoft Windows programming environment appears to be popular, with 42% saying they currently use Windows, and another 20% indicating plans to in the future. Forty-two percent said they had no plans to move to Windows, citing a familiarity with either Macintosh or HP ontrollers, incompatibility with current programs, slowness, or memory collisions with existing installed software.

Why Do They Buy?

What type of test instruments are these engineers buying, and how much are they spending? When asked to rank the importance of various factors they consider when purchasing test equipment (on a scale from 1-5, with 5 being of most importance), the dominating factor is the ability of the product to meet needed specifications, at 4.58 out of 5.0. Ease of use followed with 4.22, and company reputation drew a 4.00 average. Price was number four on the list of seven factors at 3.98.

The largest portion indicated they spend less than $25,000 a year on test equipment purchases, at 44%.

Forty-one percent said they expect their T&M equipment budgets to remain the same during 1993, with 35% predicting an increase in that budget and 24% forecasting a decrease.

Demographic Information

The survey was mailed anonymously to 1500 test and measurement users equally divided among research, semiconductor, and electronics manufacturing applications. It was mailed during October 1992 and drew 134 responses for a 9% response rate.

What is your principal job function?

Design/development engineer          ..37%

R & D/scientific         ..............31

Manufacturing/production/evaluation ... 8

Production test       .................10

Calibration standards       ............4

Corporate/general management        ....1

Design test        .....................4

Field service         ..................1

Other   ................................4

What is the primary product/service at your location?

Semiconductor/IC manufacturing.........15

Communications .........................2

Undersea/aircraft/missile/space and

 underground support equip.............13

Industrial controls ....................2

Navigation and guidance equipment ......3

School or university ..................19

Medical electronics ....................1

Test/measurement instrumentation .......4

Computers and peripherals ..............5

Government agency or military .........10

Independent research/test lab ..........3

Consumer electronics ...................4

Automotive and nonmilitary transport ...2

Nuclear.................................1

Other .................................15

Test Instrumentation Group, Keithley Instruments, Inc.

28775 Aurora Rd, Cleveland, Ohio 44139

(216) 248 0400;  Fax: (216) 248-6168


C for Windows Animation Programming
C Programmers Master PC Animation in Windows

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--C for Windows Animation Programming gives C programmers all the tools they need to design and manage a wide range of dynamic animation effects in the Windows programming environment.

Lee Adams, one of today's foremost authorities on animation programming, shows readers how to use all of the types of high-speed computer animation in their C programs, including cel, 2D, 3D, real-time, frame, behavioral, and kinematic animation. Programmers also learn how to take advantage of a variety of RAM- and hard disk-based animation storage techniques.

A hands-on guide, C for Windows Animation Programming is packed with thousands of lines of free, ready-to-use program code (nearly 800k on the companion disk) that illustrate a variety of Windows-compatible screen animation control methods and motion and perspective techniques, from run-cycles and background pans to motion blur and deformation. All major C platforms are supported QuickC for Windows, Turbo C++ for Windows, Borland C++, Zortech C++, Watcom C, and Microsoft C/SDK.

C for Windows Animation Programming

Order No. 4114

Available: January 1993

Paper $39.95 ISBN 0-8306-3810-5

672 pp., 234 illus., 7" x 10" 5.25" disk included

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

TAB BOOKS, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

1-800-233-1128,  FAX 717-794-2103


Free Instructional Video for WILSONDISC CDROMs
Wilson Company Expands WILSONDISC Support with Free Instructional Video

The H.W. Wilson Company has just released Now to Use WILSONDISC, a comprehensive video introduction to the WILSONDISC CD-ROM Retrieval System. This new video, to be distributed to all WILSONDISC subscribers at no charge, serves as a clear overview of WILSONDISC features as well as a guide to customizing the system to fit the specific needs of various library environments.

An excellent orientation for library staff and users, How to Use WILSONDISC reviews all WILSONDISC features and options, and demonstrates (with full-color, close-up views):

* how to select and use the three search modes

* how to use Wilson subject headings

* how to modify searches

* when to use the toll-free help line

* how to use truncation, search connectors, the neighbor

  command, and content codes.

How to Use WILSONDISC also describes in detail the various WILSONDISC software settings that enable users to customize the system to meet their particular needs, including journal tagging, tracing usage, selecting print options, and restricting online access. Wilson's liberal CD-ROM network policy is also reviewed.

Designed to complement the Wilson Information System Guide and Documentation and the WILSONDISC Teaching Guide (both distributed to WILSONDISC subscribers at no charge), this dynamic instructional video assists subscribers in utilizing WILSONDISC to its fullest potential. Non-subscribers can also take advantage of Wilson's generous "no-charge preview policy" and bring How to Use WILSONDISC to their institutions before they make an investment decision.

A fixture in the library community for nearly a century, Wilson is committed to providing the finest in support and service for every customer. The introduction of How to Use WILSONDISC is just the latest step toward that goal.

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PUBLICATION DATA:  Videocassette 20 Min. 1992

                   ISBN 0-8242-0839-0  Color/VHS/HiFi

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Visual Basic for DOS
BASIC Programmers Can Develop Professional Quality Visual Basic Applications for DOS

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA -- Visual Basic for DOS gives the more than one million BASIC users all the hands-on guidance they need to develop professional-quality DOS applications quickly and easily. Dozens of sample programs, hundreds of clear screen images, and helpful icons highlighting special tips and warnings take readers through each step involved in writing a Visual Basic application.

Beginning with the basic concepts behind object-oriented programming, Nammir Shammas goes on to explain Visual Basic's built-in help system, the text box object, and Visual Basic menus and multiple forms and dialog boxes. Readers also learn how to write interactive Visual Basic applications, effectively manipulate mouse controls, handle errors in programs, work with file system controls, and offer context sensitive on-line help in their own applications.

In addition to the author's unique and proven system for effectively documenting Visual Basic applications, Visual Basic for DOS comes with a disk containing all the program code covered in the book.

About the Author:

A professional programmer, Namir Shammas has written numerous articles for such magazines as Computer Language, Dr. Dobb's Journal, and BYTE. He is the author of Windcrest's Visual Basic: Easy Windows Programming, Visual Basic Power Programming, and Windows Batch File Programming.

Visual Basic for DOS

Order No. 4366

Available: January 1993

Paper $29.95 ISBN 0-83064375-3

400 pp., 218 illus., 7" x 10" * 3.5" disk included

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

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4-Sight Fax V2.4 Prof. Network Fax Solution
4-Sight Fax Version 2.4 is E-mail Ready, Multi-line Capable and Scaleable

West Des Moines, IA, December 22, 1992 -- CommFORCE, L.C., announces the release of 4-Sight Fax v. 2.4 -- the complete, professional, network fax solution--on January 6th at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.

4-Sight Fax gives networked users the ability to send and receive faxes directly from their Macintosh. The 4-Sight Fax system can be used independently--or integrated directly-- into CE Software's QuickMail and Microsoft Mail for LocalTalk environments, eliminating the need for users to stand in line at the fax machine.

"System Administrators have requested that we not make them count their users, therefore 4-Sight pricing is based on the fax server throughput, not the user count," stated CommFORCE's Doug Hall. "In addition, 4-Sight Fax is the only Macintosh network fax product that is upwardly scaleable and integrates multiple lines per server and multiple servers.

4-Sight Fax is available directly from CommFORCE. Included in the 4-Sight package are administrator and user manuals, software and easy-to-use quick reference cards. Multi-line versions also include the appropriate NuBus 4-port serial cards. Product pricing starts at $3,995 for a single line version providing a throughput of 50 pages per hour. Versions are available that will accommodate up to eight lines simultaneously, with a combined throughput of over 400 pages per hour.

For a limited time only, CommFORCE is offering a special introductory rebate of $1,000 on any order in North America. This offer is limited to one rebate per customer. Offer expires March 15,1993.

The 4-Sight Fax system will be demonstrated at MacWorld in San Francisco, January 6-9, 1993, CE Software booth #1907 and at NetWorld in Boston, January 12-14, 1993, CE Software booth #2009.

CommFORCE, L.C. will exclusively publish, market and support 4-Sight products in the United States, Canada and Japan. CommFORCE, (formerly known as FaxForce), is a joint venture company established by CE SOFTWARE HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ/NMS Symbol: CESH), and 4-Sight (International) Ltd.

For additional information about 4-Sight Fax, please contact CommFORCE, L.C., at 515-224-0211. International users should contact their local distributors for additional information, or 4-Sight (International) Ltd. at 01 1 44 (202) 764401.


Masterclips Series Artist-Drawn Clip Art
The Series Now Expanded To 24 Subject-Specific Titles

Artist-Drawn Graphics Now Only $19.99

(December 18, 1992) -- The Series, a collection of artist-drawn electronic clip art, is now expanded to include 24 subject-specific titles at a lower price of $19.99 from Masterclips, Inc. (formerly Masterclip Graphics, Inc.).

The Series was originally available in 12 titles at $34.95. The new 12 titles offer a comprehensive collection of images for small business users.

The Series combines sophisticated and versatile full color, original art in a vector graphics format. Never before could graphic art users obtain quality, versatility, and accessibility at such an affordable price. The Series can be used to design professional reports and presentations, jazz up newsletters, and add flair to any document.

Vector graphics technology provides the highest quality imaging available for computer desktop publishing applications. The Series vector images can be easily resized, recolored, or otherwise modified, without losing their visual integrity because all images are hand-drawn original art, providing an extra level of quality and uniqueness. Most clip art in the market today consists of scanned images which have jagged lines, breaks in continuity, or compromised colors, especially when enlarged. Unlike most clip art, Masterclips' images are all produced in full color, and retain their high quality when printed in black and white.

The Series is available for use in both DOS and Windows. Produced in the popular CGM format, the Series can be used with most software programs that support graphics (including Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics, Quattro Pro, Word for Windows, AmiPro, Excel, Persuasion, PowerPoint, PageMaker, CorelDRAW!, Freehand, Designer, Freelance and many more).

There are now 24 titles available allowing users to choose images which meet their specific needs to design professional documents. Each title in the Series contains 50 to 60 images which are based on a specific theme. New titles include: Animals, Aviation, Birds and Flowers, Food, Leisure/Entertainment, Real Estate, Seasonal Holidays (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall), Transportation, and U.S. Flags. Original titles include: Americana, Backgrounds/Borders, Business/Finance, Communications, Construction, Education, Energy/Natural Resources, Humor, Medical, Office, Sports, and Technology.

Each Sales package contains both 3.5" and 5.25" high density diskettes and a convenient pictorial guide which is included within the instructions.

Masterclips, Inc., a leading vendor of hand-drawn vector graphics clip art, also offers custom digitizing of any image, as well as additional clip art collections for the corporate graphics market.

Masterclips

5201 Ravenswood Road, Suite 111, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312

(800) 292-2547 or (305) 983-7440, FAX: (305) 967-9452


Drag & View 1.0 File Viewers for Windows 3.1
DRAG AND VIEW 1.0 ADDS FILE VIEWERS TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1 for IBM and compatible computers

SAN RAFAEL, CA, DECEMBER 22, 1992 - Drag And View version 1.0, a utility for Microsoft Windows 3.1 that allows users to view files in their native formats, was released today.

You use Drag And View by dragging files from Windows file manager or any other file manager that supports drag and drop to its icon. Drag And View will open up a window displaying the first file in the group in its native format. Users can look at the other files in the group by choosing them by name from the window's "Filelist" menu.

Multiple files can be viewed simultaneously by opening up additional windows. This is accomplished by choosing "New Window" from the "File" menu or by dragging the files to the Drag And View icon, which always remains at the bottom of your screen. Files can also be dragged to any open window where they will be added to the "Filelist" menu and displayed. The only limit on open windows is the available memory of the system. Each window can have up to 20 files in its "Filelist"

When you run Drag And View, it appears as an icon at the bottom left of your screen. If you move the icon to another location, it will remember that location the next time you run it. Users can choose to keep the icon from being covered up by other windows.

Windows can be minimized, maximized or closed. You close the program by choosing "Close" for Drag And View's system menu. Closing the program will close all of the open windows. All of the file viewers except the graphic viewers allow the user to search for specific text. The spreadsheet, database and hex viewers also have Goto functions, and the hex viewer allows for searches in ASCII or Hex.

File Formats supported in version 1.0 are: ASCII, Hex, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word for Windows, Windows Write, Word Perfect, Word Perfect for Windows, AmiPro, dBase, FoxPro, Clipper, Paradox, Excel, Lotus 123, Symphony, Quattro/Quattro Pro, BMP, ICO, PCX, GIF, TIF, ZIP, LZH

A very handy utility included with Drag And View is Fileman Launcher. Fileman Launcher runs Windows 3.1 file manager and up to 10 support applications like Drag And View together. When the file manager is closed, all of the support programs are closed automatically.

This is the second drag and drop application released by Canyon Software. In May of this year they released Drag And Zip, a drag and drop interface for the popular compression program, PKZIP.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM or compatible PC, 286 or better computer, and Windows 3.1. Available on both 3-1/2" and 5-1/4" disks.

Drag And View and Fileman Launcher, together for only $20 plus $5 shipping/handling from CANYON SOFTWARE, 1537 Fourth St., Suite 131, San Rafael, CA 94901; (415) 453-9779.


Hungarian-American Ent. Fund Invests
HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND INVESTS IN HI-TECH HUNGARIAN COMPANY

December 28, 1992 -- The Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund of Washington, DC, announced today that it has purchased 30% of the outstanding shares of SzKI Recognita Corporation Budapest, a cutting edge designer of software for modern scanning technology.

The announcement was made by Alexander C. Tomlinson, president and CEO of the Fund, a private, tax-exempt U.S. corporation established for the purpose of promoting the development of private enterprise in Hungary, utilizing Congressionally approved funds.

SzKI Recognita Corporation is the leading European Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software research and development publishing company, providing the fastest OCR solution for a broad range of operating systems environments including MS Windows, MS DOS, OS/2, CTOS and UNIX.

SzKI Recognita Corporation Budapest publishes Recognita Plus, an optical character reader for desk-top scanners which enables users to manipulate scanner data in Word Perfect, Lotus and other PC programs. It also produces a character recognition product for hand-held scanners. The Hungarian company has subsidiaries around the world, including one in Germany and Recognita Corporation of America in Sunnyvale, CA.

Mr. Tomlinson pointed out that the fastest-growing segment of OCR industry is the integration of OCR software into more sophisticated applications such as document image processing, optical filing and intelligent fax systems. According to Benedek Tallai, president and CEO of Recognita Corporation of America, Recognita Plus distinguishes itself from the competition by offering multi-lingual capability, fast speed and high accuracy.

Recognita Corp. of America

1156 Aster Ave, Suite F, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

408-241-5772;  fax: 408-241-6009


Time Machine V3.2 High End Project Mgmt Swr
DIVERSIFIED INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. ADDS MORE POWER TO TIME MACHINE

New Enhancements to High-End Project Management Software for the IBM

STUDIO CITY, California (December 16, 1992)...Diversified Information Services, Inc. (DIS) has added more power to Time Machine (g with the release of Version 3 .2, It was announced by Ian Skone-Rees, vice president of marketing. The high-end project management software for the IBM (or compatible) now has increased capacity, a forms overlay feature, stacked resource and cost plots and a macro processor. "With these enhancements, Time Machine strengthens its position as the most versatile high-end project management software package for price and performance," says Skone-Rees.

New features include:

Capacity increase

The new version can now accommodate and schedule 32,000 activities (without the need for extended memory). Logic constraints supported by the system has been bolstered to 96,000 activities.

Time Machine's reporting and charting generation capabilities have been extended. Processing of an unlimited number of activities and the generation of up to 1,000 sheets of output in a single run are now allowed. "To facilitate plotting very large project files, the capability to skip to a new page on user controlled code values has been extended to allow titles based on these codes to appear in the page heading on each sheet of output," says Skone-Rees.

Forms Overlay Feature

Provides the capability of combining printed Time Machine output with laser printer form overlays to produce customized output such as company logos, headings, boarders, divider lines and shaded backgrounds. The standard report library has been expanded to include several customized reports and accompanying overlays suitable for use with HP compatible laser printers.

"Every report can now have the user's company logo at the top," says Skone-Rees. "Now users can be easily identified on the reports that are generated."

Stacked Resource and Cost Plots

Curve stacking provides the ability to plot "stacked" histograms and cumulative curves from Time Machine data Time Machine's scaling is very flexible allowing these plots to be generated on any time base, from hours through years.

"A unique feature is its ability to dynamically develop up to 16 layers stacking based on a user assigned code field," says Skone-Rees. "The color and fill pattern for each level is user controlled, with an automatically produced legend identifying the code element represented by each color/fill pattern combination."

Macro Processor

Time Machine's new macro feature allows the user to record keystrokes which can subsequently be played back on demand. In addition to the macro capability, Time Machine can be started with a batch command file. This effectively provides the capability to automate many repetitive functions such as the preparation of export data files, and allows Time Machine to be invoked as a batch process, either from the DOS prompt, or by another application.

Other unique features include the ability to combine hourly, daily, weekly and monthly schedules in a single file, an integrated report writer and a presentation graphics generator.

Curves can be prepared based on any available cost or resource data and can be produced in a variety of formats, including bar, comparative bar, point-to-point and level during any period. Like all Time Machine graphics, the data can be scaled in hours, days, weeks, months, quarters or years.

Graphic outputs can be sent directly to a pen plotter, or can be obtained in DXF, DesignCAD or Windows Draw format for preview and/or enhancements prior to plotting.

Time Machine comes with more than 50 pre-defined report formats and allows users to create customized charts, bar graphs and other reports.

Ready for immediate delivery, Time Machine version 3.2 is priced at $4,500 for a single user application.

Diversified Information Systems Inc

4370 Tujunga Ave, Suite 130, Studio City, CA 91604

818-506-7265


SOLUTIONS Environmental Formulas Database
ENVIRONMENTAL FORMULARY

A new and comprehensive environmental formulas database is now available. The software provides a detailed "Recipe Book" for the formulation of pollution abatement chemical products.

Included are chelate-breaker heavy metal precipitants, polymer flocculants, cooling tower and boiler feedwater additives, ozone-safe cleaners plus numerous specialty products.

The Formulas Database represents the leading edge in environmental formulations for pollution abatement. The database details the step-by-step formulation for many proprietary products.

The software may be used on any PC or compatible system. The software was engineered by SOLUTIONS Software Corporation in association with a major environmental technology organization.

Demonstration Disks and Literature are available at no charge upon request. The Formulas Database should qualify for Investment Tax Credit under proposed legislation.

SOLUTIONS Software, 1795 Turtle Hill Rd, Enterprise, FL 32725

(407) 321-7912;   FAX: (407) 323-4898

BBS: (407) 321-6119 [8-N-1]


Visual Basic Animation Programming
Visual Basic Users Take the Fast Track to Mastering PC Animation

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--Visual Basic Animation Programming gives programmers all the hands-on guidance they need to create professional-quality, eye-catching animation in the Windows programming environment.

Packed with practical examples and solutions that readers can immediately put to use building their own sophisticated graphics applications, Visual Basic Animation Programming includes working source code and screen illustrations for each technique demonstrated. Many of these ready-to-use routines are on the companion disk and can be merged directly into the reader's own applications.

Lee Adams' clear instructions help even first-time users quickly learn the techniques of cel, behavioral, kinematic, 2D, 3D, real-time, and frame animation. Adams also shows how to use a variety of motion and perspective techniques, including staggers, and deformation.

With Visual Basic Animation Programming, programmers at all levels of expertise can tap into Windows' powerful, built-in graphics library and master the PC graphics skills they need to be more successful in today's increasingly competitive programming market.

Visual Basic Animation Programming

Order No. 4224

Available: January 1993

Paper $39.95 ISBN 0-83064120-3

656 pp., 216 illus., 7" x 10" * 5.25" disk included

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

TAB BOOKS, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

1-800-233-1128,  FAX 717-794-2103


Wilson No-Charge CD-ROM Networking Policy
Wilson's No-Charge CD-ROM Networking Policy Expands to Include School Libraries

The H. W. Wilson Company's WILSONDISC CD-ROM network pricing policy--already considered "among the best in the business" by Library Journal--has just been expanded to include no-charge networking and remote access for elementary and secondary schools within the same district. This new policy applies to all nineteen of the renowned WILSONDISC databases. Previously, each school within a single district was required to pay an additional 20% of the host's annual subscription fee.

For academic, public, and corporate libraries that wish to offer WILSONDISC databases on a network, the following policies apply:

Academic Libraries--No network or remote access fees are assessed for campus-wide or dial-in access by faculty, staff, and students on a single campus. The number of users who may have simultaneous access to WILSONDISC from dorms, offices, and homes is limited only by system capacity.

Public Libraries--No network or remote access fees are assessed for branch library access or patrons' dial-in access from homes or offices. There are no restrictions on the number of simultaneous users.

Corporate Libraries--No network or remote access fees are assessed for single site (or metropolitan area) and dial-in access. Additional site access within the same corporation entails an additional 20% of the annual subscription fee.

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QuarkXPress - The Windows Version
DOS Users Learn Desktop Publishing with the Windows Version of QuarkXPress

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--For years, QuarkXPress has been one of the most popular desktop publishing programs for Macintosh users. QuarkXPress: The Windows Version is a beginner's guide that demonstrates every aspect of the desktop production Process using the newest release of this top-rated program.

Written by Paul Kaitz, formerly of Quark, Inc., QuarkXPres: The Windows Version contains step-by-step instructions and hundreds of clear illustrations that show how to design and lay out pages; enter, edit, and format text; import text and graphics; work with palettes and guides; align, space, and group items; create master pages and templates; use leading, kerning, and tracking; and print documents. Users will also learn how to take advantage of the program's horizontal and vertical spacing, word processing, text runaround, and other special features.

Filled with many valuable tips and techniques not included in the manuals, QuarkXPress: The Windows Version is ideal for anyone who wants to master the program with a minimum of time and effort.

About the Author:

A software consultant and trainer, Paul Kaitz holds a master's degree in International Management.

QuarkXPress: The Windows Version

Order No. 3949

Available: December 1992

Paper $21.95 ISBN 0-8306-2503-8, Hard $32.95 ISBN 0-8306-2504-6

304 pp., 315 illus., 7" x 10"

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

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LAN Performance Optimization
LAN Managers and Consultants Optimize Network Performance

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--An advanced-level guide, LAN Performance Optimization shows LAN managers and consultants how to analyze the performance of a local area network, assess performance data, and tune a network for optimal results.

After demonstrating how to establish appropriate goals and related performance benchmarks, Martin Nemzow describes how to locate and eliminate bottlenecks in data communication networks -- including ARCnet, Ethernet, FDDI, and Token-Ring -- by using the powerful modeling and analysis software, LANModel, included on disk. The diagnostic tools provided are equally effective with Banyan Vines, Novell Netware, UB Access One, Unix, Sun NFS, IBM LAN Server, and Microsoft LAN Manager network operating systems.

Readers will learn how to use the program's unique modeling features to monitor LAN data, protocol trends, traffic workloads, and node counts, so that inefficiency and blockage in the transmission of data can be more easily pinpointed. With LAN Performance Optimization at their side, LAN managers and consultants will be able to resolve their most stubborn network performance problems with ease.

About the Author:

Martin Nemzow is a network consultant who has worked with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Novell, Texas Instruments, Kodak, Medicade/Medicare, and Xerox. He is the author of Keeping the Link and The Ethernet Management Guide, 2nd Edition.

LAN Performance Optimization

Order No. 4310 * Now Available * Hard

$29.95 ISBN 0-8306-4277-3 * 160 pp., 50 illus., 7" x 10"

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Builder Lite - Developing Dynamic Batch Files
PC Users Can Create Custom Batch Files in Minutes

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA -- Builder Lite: Developing Dynamic Batch Files, a new book/disk package from Windcrest's Ronny "Dr. Batch File" Richardson, provides PC users with everything they need to create their own powerful batch files quickly and easily.

A one-of-a-kind batch file utility distributed exclusively by Windcrest, Builder Lite is a fully integrated programming environment based on the powerful batch file compiler Builder. Completely compatible with MS DOS and DR DOS, Builder Lite combines an editor, compiler, and debugger into one convenient, easy-to-use package.

This logically organized, step-by-step tutorial/reference manual begins with the basics, explaining how to write simple scripts in the Builder Lite environment. Users then learn how to develop sophisticated batch files for manipulating screen displays, modifying system variables, creating menus, performing advanced looping operations, customizing system files, and more. One time-saving chapter even teaches readers how to jump-start their script writing by converting their existing batch files.

Builder Lite: Developing Dynamic Batch Files includes a handy reference section that documents each of the sample .BLD files on the disk and all of the Builder Lite commands.

About the Author:

Ronny Richardson has written numerous articles for Computer Shopper, PC/Computing, and Computer Monthly. He is the author of Windcrest's Batch Files to Go, MS-DOS Batch File Programming--3rd Edition, and MS-DOS Batch File Utilities.

Builder Lite: Developing Dynamic Batch Files

Order No. 4248 * Available: January 1993

Paper $32.95 ISBN 0-8306-4176-9, Hard $44.95 ISBN 0-8306-4175-0

368 pp., 61 illus., 7" x 10" * 3.5 " disk included

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

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80386/80486 Assembly Language Programming
Assembly Language Programmers Find Time-Saving Solutions to Everyday Programming Problems

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA -- An invaluable sourcebook, 80386/80486 Assembly Language Programming is packed with more than 500 pages of fully tested, ready-to-use subroutines. These are working procedures that can be used "as is" within readers' own programs or adapted to suit almost any purpose.

Penn Brumm and Don Brumm, two of the industry's leading authorities on assembly language, begin with an overview of software design, going into structured design, database design, program coding, testing, maintenance, and debugging. Then, in addition to useful 80386 and 80486 programming tips, the authors provide:

* Clear descriptions of the BIOS, MS-DOS, and 80486 interrupts

* Examples of extended MS-DOS error code

* String handling routines that will greatly cut program

  development time

* A complete BCD package, as well as many handy routines

  for floating-point format conversion

* Array manipulation routines for solving segment boundary

  difficulties

* Versatile math routines

* A thorough overview of 80386 and 80486 architecture

* Descriptions of the full 80386 and 80486 instruction sets

About the Authors:

Penn Brumm and Don Brumm are professional software engineers and authors of Windcrest's 80486 Programming and 80386 Macro Assembler and Toolkit.

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

80386/80486 Assembly Language Programming

Order No. 4217

Available: December 1992

Paper $29.95 ISBN 0-8306-4100-9, Hard $39.95 ISBN 0-8306-4099-1

592 pp., 203 illus., 7" x 10"

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

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Mac Online! - Making the Connection
New Windcrest Book Shows Online Macintosh Users How to Save Time and Money

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Mac Online!: Making the Connection provides all the practical guidance Macintosh users need to make the most of their time spent online. Written in clear, nontechnical language and illustrated with many helpful charts, diagrams, and screen shots, this comprehensive handbook is designed to make telecommunications simpler, more productive, and more enjoyable for home and office Mac users at all levels of skill.

After describing how to install and use different types of modems, Carla Rose explains how to use shareware programs like FreeTerm, Z-Term, and Termulator to hook up to electronic bulletin boards and online services. Readers also learn to access commercial online services, including Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, and GEnie.

In addition, Mac Online!: Making the Connection includes details on how to send and receive E-mail and faxes, use the various online protocols, and conduct "real-time" online conferences. Mac users discover literally hundreds of things they can do online, such as making travel reservations, banking and shopping by modem, researching using online encyclopedias and periodical databases, and playing games.

About the Author:

A professional writer for more than 20 years, Carla Rose is a contributing editor of Portable Computing and a frequent contributor to Home and School Mac. She is the co-author of First Book of the Mac and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Mac.

Mac Online!: Making the Connection

Order No. 4296 * Available: December 1992

Paper $24.95 ISBN 0-8306-4254-4

448 pp., 100 illus., 7" x 10"

Windcrest/McGraw-Hill

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SSI Shatters Technology Barriers at WCES'93
SSI SHATTERS TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS AT WCES '93 WITH GRAPHICALLY SUPERIOR 16-BIT SOFTWARE

DARK SUN: SHATTERED LANDS, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER III, FLASHBACK, VEIL OF DARKNESS, TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL II LEAD ALLSTAR LINEUP

Las Vegas, NV--January 7, 1993 - Barriers are made to be broken, and Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) shatters them all with its Winter Consumer Electronics Show software line-up. After years of extensive research and development on 16-bit systems, the company introduces the hottest graphics ever seen on computer screens. New game-driving engines, richer colors, smoother scrolling, full-blown cinematics, larger on-screen characters, and advanced techniques such as rotoscoping top the list of accomplishments. With the advent of the new technologies, SSI, the industry-leading fantasy and war game publisher, today expands its dominance to include every major category of computer entertainment software: sports, side-view action, fantasy role-playing, horror, war game, simulation, and 3-D graphic adventure.

"Over the past 12 years, SSI has established itself as the undisputed leader in fantasy and war games. However, the 8-bit technologies of the past were limited in scope and graphics. After exploring the potential of all the major 16-bit systems, we now introduce the game-driving engines that will set new industry standards for all genres of game play," explains Bob Lindsey, SSI Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

TONY LA RUSSA BASEBALL II

Game Category: Sports

Versions: IBM PC (March 1993) - $59.95; MLBPA Teams Expansion Disk (March 1993) $19.95; Stadiums Expansion Disk (March 1993) - $29.95; Fantasy Manager Expansion Disk (April) - $19.95

Tony La Russa Baseball II is the sequel to the game voted 1992 Sports Game of the Year by industry-leading publication Computer Gaming World. Co-designed by AL Manager of the Year Tony La Russa of the Oakland A's, La Russa II is the most balanced and playable baseball game ever, boasting both exciting arcade-style game play that beats out the competition by a long shot, and accurate statistical simulation that's significantly improved over its predecessor.

La Russa II's new-look, 256-color VGA Graphics offer the hottest visuals ever seen in a baseball game, with up-close camera detail, extensive player animations, and large, richly illustrated instant replays. Digitized sound effects and an announcer's play-by-play commentary complement the superb graphics. The streamlined one-touch button actions facilitate smooth action. Statistically, the game is unmatched, with complete accuracy and print-out options. The game includes 54 old-timer teams, 11 classic stadiums, and two generic modern-day parks, and enables players to create their own teams and leagues. Compared to the other rookie games on the market, La Russa II is outta the ballpark.

Next up to the plate for La Russa II is a series of three Expansion Disks. Officially licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the MLBPA Teams Expansion Disk ($19.95 SRP, due in March) offers over 1,000 currently active pro players and their digitized likenesses to expand the ranks of the available superstars. The Stadiums Expansion Disk ($29.95, due in March) features 28 real-life Major League ballparks currently in operation. The Fantasy Manager Expansion Disk ($19.95, due in April) offers a powerful, fully-featured draft utility.

DARK SUN: SHATTERED LANDS

Game Category: Overhead-View AD&D Fantasy Role-Playing

Versions: IBM PC (March 1993) - $79.95; IBM CD (August 1993); Macintosh (September 1993) $79.95; Super NES (under development); Clue Book (March 1993) - $14.95 Grey Isles Expansion Disk: IBM (June 1993) - $39.95; Macintosh (November 1993) - $39.95

DARK SUN: Shattered Lands is SSI's first new RPG game-driving engine since Pool of Radiance, the 1988 AD&D game introduction that spawned a million-selling series of software, all based on a limited 8-bit system engine. The DARK SUN game is a quantum leap in the computer role-playing experience with a cutting-edge engine designed specifically for today's leading 16-bit systems. The world features full-screen 256 color VGA graphics that scroll smoothly in eight directions, with an easy-to-use mouse interface, pop-up windows, and pull-down menus. Shattered Lands takes players into a harsh, desert world ravaged by sorcery. The player and his party must create a rebel force powerful enough to destroy the tyrannical sorcerer-king's army. The Grey Isles Campaign Expansion Disk for IBM and Mac increases the world's scope by approximately 40%, and is included on the IBM CD for added value. The DARK SUN world is destined to re-affirm SSI's identity as the leader in fantasy role-playing and will be followed by more software based on the new engine.

FLASHBACK

Game Category: Side-View Action Adventure

Versions: IBM PC (May 1993) - $59.95

Developed by the cinematic experts at Delphine Software, Flashback explores a new frontier in side-view action adventures by merging rotoscoped graphics with polygon-based cinematics to produce the finest arcade-style IBM game ever. Rotoscoping is the process of filming a live actor, then translating the footage into cartoon or game animation. Flashback's rotoscoping is the most extensive ever seen in a computer game, with much higher quality and attention to detail than the blocky graphics found in games such as Out of this World. The character animations are unequalled, with a stunning 24 frames displayed per second. 80 cinematic intermissions pan and zoom with full animation. Flashback's music score and storyline are equally impressive, and the game is six times as massive as Out of this World. Also developed by Delphine Software, Out of this World is the only computer game in history to win Computer Game Review and CD-ROM Entertainment's coveted Platinum Triad award for excellence.

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER III: ASSAULT ON MYTH DRANNOR

Game Category: AD&D 3-D Graphic Fantasy Adventure

Versions: IBM PC (April 1993) - $69.95;

          Clue Book (May 1993) - $14.95

Beauty truly is in Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor, the grand finale to the best-selling 3-D graphic adventure series of all time. Set within the AD&D FORGOTTEN REALMS world, the latest chapter is enriched with hotter graphics, a deeper plot, more role-playing, and new monster companions who travel with the heroes of Darkmoon as they explore this third and most dangerous game. Eye III's good looks are readily apparent, from the gorgeous 3-D graphics enhanced with more colors and finer detail, to the many cinematic intermissions and 30 still graphic interludes, some letterboxed. Six fully-scored music pieces tie in with the cinematics, and over 70 digitized sound effects add to the excitement. The game is 50% larger than its predecessor, with multiple outdoor and indoor environments within the city of Myth Drannor to explore. The player's four hero adventuring party must wrest an artifact of divine power from the dread lich Acwellan, while combating a massive 35-creature bestiary with increased artificial intelligence to make the foes smarter and meaner.

VEIL OF DARKNESS

Game Category: Horror Fantasy Adventure

Versions: IBM PC (March 1993) - $59.95;

          Clue Book (March 1993) - $14.95

A frightening feast of intricate game play and visual thrills and spills comes to life in Veil of Darkness, a horror fantasy adventure for mature audiences. Developed by Event Horizon, the same team who brought us the critically-acclaimed The Summoning, Veil of Darkness features Real-Time Visual technology which provides captivating overhead-view action and a lightening-fast interface. The player crash-lands in a haunted valley within Romania's Transylvania Alps, only to come face-to-fang with the blood-letting vampire Kairn. The game shines with 256-color VGA graphics, lengthy animated cinema sequences, and pop-up cinematics during the action. A spine-tingling music score and eerie sound effects heighten the atmosphere. The user-friendly point-and-click interface makes interaction easy, but the puzzles and traps are devilish. Players can use a versatile automapping feature and print out dialogues as they attempt to rid the villagers of their ages-old curse in the scariest gothic horror story ever for computers.

AD&D UNLIMITED ADVENTURES: Build Your Own Fantasy Role-Playing Epic Game

Category: AD&D Fantasy Role-Playing Game Designer

Versions: IBM PC (April 1993) - $59.95;

          Macintosh (May 1993) - $59.95

The only limit to ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS scenarios is the player's imagination, thanks to the introduction of AD&D Unlimited Adventures: Build Your Own Fantasy Role-Playing Epic. Unlimited Adventures is the most fully-featured adventure design kit ever for personal computers, with a monstrous data bank, an easy-to-use interface, and a large pre-created scenario to get players started. Unlimited Adventures draws upon the vast resources from SSI's most recent Gold Box AD&D game releases to offer a jam-packed library of 112 hideous monsters, 16 non-player characters, and 250 art images for players to populate their FORGOTTEN REALMS adventures. The easy design system enables players to draft maps and place encounters anywhere, accompanied by text descriptions, traps and pitfalls, close-up art, and valuable treasure. Using the point-and-click, icon-based interface, players can test their creations as they program, and undo mistakes at the touch of a button. Included is a pre-created scenario called The Heirs to Skull Crag, which showcases all the key features of Unlimited Adventures with five huge areas and a rich plot.

Great Naval Battles Expansion Disk #1:

SUPER SHIPS OF THE ATLANTIC

Game Category: Combat Simulator Expansion Disk

Versions: IBM PC (January 1993) - $29.95

The first installment in the Great Naval Battles expansion disk series, Super Ships of the Atlantic, is a tribute to the "What if?" possibilities of World War II. The disk offers nine new British and German ships that were either incomplete during WW II, or were never actually built. These: new ships are stronger, meaner, have heavier armament, and add more tactical depth to Great Naval Battles. Digitized and re-touched photos of actual ships and models depict the new ships with incredible attention to detail. A new set of hypothetical scenarios tests these ships in combat.

Great Naval Battles Expansion Disk #2: SCENARIO BUILDER

Game Category: Combat Simulator Expansion Disk

Versions: IBM PC (March 1993) - $39.95

The second installment planned in the Great Naval Battles expansion disk series, Scenario Builder, enables players to create their own naval battles using the arsenal of ships acquired from the base game and the expansion disks. Players place cruisers, destroyers, and battleships anywhere on a map, and select their speed, course, weapons, ammunition, and damage status. The interface makes design easy and intuitive. Scenario Builder also offers a role-playing Captain's Campaign that advances the player through the command ranks from a lowly Destroyer Captain to the esteemed Task Force Commander.

Great Naval Battles Expansion Disk #3: AMERICA IN THE ATLANTIC

Game Category: Combat Simulator Expansion Disk Computer

Versions: IBM PC (March 1993) - $29.95

The third and final Great Naval Battles expansion disk, America in the Atlantic, detours nine U.S. ship types that engaged the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II to instead encounter the Germans in the Atlantic. Historically, the American ships were technological giants compared to their British and German cousins, with advanced damage control systems, higher-powered guns, and superior radar equipment. A new set of hypothetical scenarios tests these ships in combat.

GREAT NAVAL BATTLES: NORTH ATLANTIC 1939 -1943

Game Category: Combat Simulator Computer

Versions: IBM PC (now) - $69.95

Now available at retail, Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 -1943 is a graphically superior World War II simulator of surface battleship combat in the North Atlantic. Critically acclaimed by major publications such as Computer Game Review and CD-ROM Entertainment, the game features strategic battles in which players assume command of the British or German naval forces, realistic visuals of explosions and gun fire, multiple scenarios, and three levels of play. Colorful cinematic portrayals provide historical context for the scenarios. Reference materials from the National Archives are included in the game, such as scanned photos and historical statistics. Everything that happened during WW II is available for the player's use.

LEGENDS OF VALOUR

Game Category: 3-D Graphic Fantasy Adventure Computer

Versions: IBM PC (now) - $59.95

Fantasy becomes reality in Legends of Valour, a single-character graphic adventure set in the mythical city of Mitteldorf. Valour vanquishes its opposition with the smoothest scrolling three-dimensional graphics ever seen in a fantasy role-playing game. The fast-moving, free-form visuals twist, turn, and zoom cleanly without break-ups, while competing software such as Ultima Underworld often jerks and slows down. The dynamic and evolving sound effects add an eerie sense of realism as players crawl through claustrophobic underground dungeons. Encounters with town inhabitants and monsters change depending on night or day conditions, tracked by an internal clock. Players join up to nine guilds and embark on over 45 exciting quests in order to slay an evil demon and restore a deposed king to power.

GARY GRIGSBY'S PACIFIC WAR

Game Category: Strategic War Game Computer

Versions: IBM PC (now) - $79.95

Designed by respected war game author Gary Grigsby, Pacific War makes an historical achievement by including all the ships, planes, and ground forces located in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945. Encompassing precise detail, the game offers the stunning drama of five campaigns, two scenarios, and five levels of play. With 78 million square miles of territory and 200 bases, Pacific War gives players the big picture as they command their multitudes of U.S. or Japanese battle forces from their headquarters. Realistic graphics display combat scenes complete with bomb and torpedo explosions. The simulation is uncanny, right down to the impact of a Japanese Kamikaze plane crashing into the deck of an aircraft carrier and the development of Atomic Bombs.

Strategic Simulations, Inc. is one of the leading computer fantasy role-playing publishers and is most noted for its ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS line of computer products. The company is recognized as the premier war game publisher and, based on industry rankings, is one of the top ten entertainment software publishers worldwide. SSI develops for the leading 16-bit systems, including IBM, Macintosh, Amiga, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and CD-ROM.

Stragetic Simulations Inc

675 Almanor Ave, Suite 201, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2901

408-737-6800;  Fax: 408-737-6814


Alone in the Dark - Virtual Adventure Game
I-MOTION, Inc. Debuts ALONE IN THE DARK, a Revolutionary Virtual Adventure PC Game at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show

Las Vegas, NV -- January 7, 1993 -- I-MOTION, a newly formed US entertainment software publisher, announced today the release of ALONE IN THE DARK, a 3D real-time adventure game, styled in the thrilling suspense genre of the well-known 1920s mystery writer, H. P. Lovecraft. ALONE IN THE DARK was developed by the team that programmed the hit entertainment software titles, Drakkhen, Captain Blood and Hostage.

ALONE IN THE DARK features advanced camera point-of-view technology. Each screen in ALONE IN THE DARK has up to 9 camera positions. Following the player's movement, the computer calculates and presents the best camera shot. The game also features 3D real-time animation in VGA graphics mode, suspense-building music and sound effects, and a special save function that displays a visual image of the scene where the game was saved.

With its European release in November of 1992, ALONE IN THE DARK has already become a mega hit and is winning accolades from the European press. PC REVIEW, a leading computer entertainment publication described ALONE IN THE DARK, "Good technology ... superb game design ... the best 3D adventure we've ever seen." A best-selling entertainment magazine, SATELLITE expressed, "This is the first full-screen 3D arcade adventure. Professional use of 256 color VGA graphic shading and accurate synchronized sound samples make the perfect interface for the eerie atmosphere behind the plot."

I-MOTION's president, Bruno Bonnell said, "The combination of the latest technology in game programming and a story based on the work of the world famous mystery writer H. P. Lovecraft has resulted in one of the hottest products ever made available to the PC game community. Our release of the title in Europe was a resounding success and we expect similar success in the North America." ALONE IN THE DARK will be distributed through Interplay Productions, Inc. Brian Fargo, Interplay's president, said, "Hundreds of developers approach us each year to evaluate products for distribution. When we saw ALONE IN THE DARK, we were so impressed what we actually wished we had developed it ourselves."

With ALONE IN THE DARK, the player can choose to be a private detective or the niece of a man who has committed suicide in a mysterious house. The player's objective is to confront the force that dwells within the house while unraveling the riddle of the man's death.

ALONE IN THE DARK will be available February 1st, 1993 for MS-DOS personal computers at a suggested retail price of $59.95. Los Angeles based I-MOTION, Inc. plans to release three more exciting titles in 1993.

I-MOTION, 11845 W. Olympic Blvd, Ste 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064

310-306-1660


Impressions CAESAR! Strategy Game
Impressions is proud to announce its latest piece of strategy entertainment, Caesar! Combining the challenge of building a city from the ground up with the epic history of the Roman Empire, Caesar looks to be the premiere strategy game of 1993 !

Caesar is a unique game, and it only starts with the concept of the city-simulation game. The player is a province ruler, low in the ranks of the Roman Imperials; he (or she) is granted a piece of scrubland and given the job of building a thriving city there. The player wields complete power over his land, directing the construction of roads and aqueducts, and choosing what to build, and where. The whole of Roman culture and architecture is available to the ambitious city-builder: Forums, baths, houses, factories, coliseums, military bases and more! One can also utilize slave labor to see your dreams fulfilled, as well as heed the advice of a forum full of advisors!

But where other games might be content to stop here, Caesar goes further. Having designed one community, the player is judged by four criteria. If deemed worthy, he is promoted, giving him a rise in status, new lands to administrate and, most importantly, greater and greater challenges! An expanding political career becomes a great concern, adding weight to one's decisions as province ruler. Always in mind is the ultimate goal of obtaining the highest possible rank: Caesar!

The player's cities can be vulnerable to attack from barbarian hordes, and the player must work to protect his people! He must build defensive walls around the cities, and install and deploy Roman militia in the surrounding countryside. Plus, with the optional addition of Impressions' Cohort 2 battles between Roman legion and Barbarian horde are acted out fully, with each soldier under the player's direct control! This sophisticated yet easy-to-use battlegame uses a new, improved version of the popular system used in Impressions' previous releases, the original Cohort, Rorke's Drift, and Conquest of Japan.

Caesar is expected to retail at $59.95 for both IBM and Amiga machines, and has a scheduled release date of early January, 1993. So join Impressions around New Years for the most epic of all strategy games, Caesar!!

Impressions, 7 Melrose Dr, Farmington, CT 06032

(203) 676-9002;  Fax: (203) 676-9454


DOS and Windows Protected Mode: DOS C Extenders
ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHES DOS AND WINDOWS PROTECTED MODE

An Essential Resource For All Programmers Working With DOS Extenders

December 30, 1992 -- Reading, MA -- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company publishes DOS and Windows Protected Mode: Programming with DOS Extenders in C, by Al Williams, the definitive guide to writing applications that take full advantage of the most popular DOS extenders. This is the fourth title in the Andrew Schulman Programming Series, an IBM programming series that emphasizes DOS and Windows.

Programs like Lotus 1-2-3, Borland C++, Microsoft C/C++, and Windows 3.1 all make use of special operating systems called DOS extenders to transcend the memory limitations of DOS. In DOS and Windows Protected Mode, Al Williams teaches you how to write programs that are compatible with Windows and DPMI, how to take advantage of special features found on 386 and 486 PCs, and how to access DOS and other real mode code from protected mode programs. In short, you'll find everything you need to create powerful protected mode programs.

DOS and Windows Protected Mode is divided into three sections:

* Section one introduces DOS extenders and discusses which

  ones are available.

* Section two contains many programming examples in C, and

  covers the technical aspects of DOS extenders.

* Section three analyzes several fully-functional extender

  programs.

As an added bonus, DOS and Windows Protected Mode comes with a disk that contains a working model of Phar Lap's bestselling DOS extender, 2861 DOS Extender Lite. Also included are example programs for DOS and Windows-- and you don't have to know how to program in Windows to use them!

Al Williams is a regular contributor to Dr. Dobb's Journal and author of DOS 5: A Developer's Guide.

Addison-Wesley is a worldwide publishing company based in Reading, Massachusetts, and is a recognized leader in the fields of trade computer, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics.

DOS and Windows Protected Mode has a suggested retail price of $39.95 with disk, is 503 pages long, paperback, and is available wherever computer books are sold.

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867

617-944-3700


Running Visual Basic for Windows

The Microsoft Guide to Learning and Using the Visual Basic Programming System for Windows

RUNNING VISUAL BASIC FOR WINDOWS -- the hands-on introduction to the world of graphical programming -- is now available from Microsoft Press.

The Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows is an exciting advancement in Windows-based application development. With its event driven programming engine and innovative visual design tools, the Visual Basic programming system allows programmers to build powerful applications with unprecedented speed and ease.

In RUNNING VISUAL BASIC FOR WINDOWS, Visual Basic expert Ross Nelson offers programming power to those with little or no programming experience--without sacrificing performance. This easy-to-understand guide to learning and using Visual Basic version 2 helps readers develop key programming techniques so that they can start constructing interesting and rewarding projects right away. It's packed with clear instructions and superb examples for new Visual Basic programmers and for those upgrading from version 1. In addition, Nelson highlights significant Visual Basic features and includes program examples of useful business tools and Windows-based utilities. Readers will learn about:

* Elements of the Visual Basic programming environment

* Creating an effective user interface

* Writing that first program for the Windows operating system

* Event-driven programming

* Visual Basic data types, variables, and constants

* Visual Basic statements, expressions, and procedures

* Finding and correcting bugs and errors

* File input and output

* Graphics programming and much more!

A comprehensive index helps readers quickly locate information on any topic in the book. A companion disk containing more than 70 forms, code modules, and make files is available directly from Microsoft Press. Ordering information can be found in the front of the book.

Ross Nelson is the author of Microsoft's 80386/80486 Programming Guide from Microsoft Press and contributed to the Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary. He has also written articles for BYTE and Dr. Dobb's Journal. He is an active member of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

RUNNING VISUAL BASIC FOR WINDOWS is the newest Microsoft authorized software guide in the Running series from Microsoft Press. Other tides include the classic Running MS-DOS by Van Wolverton, the bestselling Running Microsoft Excel from The Cobb Group, Running Windows 3.1 by Craig Stinson, Running Word for Windows by Russell Borland, and Running Microsoft Access' by John Viescas.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Tides Ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399

206-882-8080


SPA Hooks Record Number of Pirates in 1992
SPA Hooks A Record Number of Pirates in 1992

New Anti-Piracy Tools Also Debut

January 5, 1993 (Washington, DC)- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today that 1992 marked the most active year for its anti-piracy activities to date. Working on behalf of its members, the SPA investigates cases of software copyright infringement involving corporations, educational and nonprofit institutions, commercial dealers, and bulletin boards.

Illegal copying of software was estimated to cost the PC software industry over $1.2 billion in the United States in 1991, hurting publishers and end users alike. Piracy leads to higher prices and less incentive for innovation.

Most investigations begin with a call to the SPA anti-piracy hotline (1-800-3887478). Information gathered from telephone conversations are then reviewed by the SPA's in-house litigation staff. Depending on the strength of the information and the severity of the case, legal action can be taken using cease and desist letters, corporate audits, or Ex-Parte seizure orders.

In 1992, up to 30 phone calls per day poured into the hotline. Based on these leads, the SPA took action against 747 organizations. This included 218 audits and lawsuits (resulting in the payment of $3.9 million in fines and penalties) and 529 cease and desist letters. Of the audits and lawsuits filed, 95% were corporate cases, while the remaining 5% of defendants comprised bulletin board services (BBS), training facilities, and schools. Also in 1992, the SPA received its largest settlement to date in an audit action. The company, whose identity must remain anonymous, paid nearly $500,000 in settlement of a case involving 66 SPA members.

During 1992, the SPA supported legislation that elevates the willful copying of computer software from a misdemeanor to a felony. The new law, passed by Congress last October, targets professional software pirates who make many copies of software and resell them at low prices; illegal bulletin board operators who distribute pirated software; and PC dealers who offer "free" but illegal software to hardware purchasers.

The SPA also engages in an active public awareness and prevention campaign. To date, over 90,000 copies of SPAudit, the SPA's free software inventory management tool, have been distributed, 32,000 of them in 1992. This product allows an organization to take inventory of software already installed on their computers in an effort to become software legal. In 1992, the SPA sold 950 copies of its newly introduced Software Management Guide, which contains comprehensive materials for companies to establish a software asset management program.

Nearly 25,000 copies of a 12-minute informational videotape entitled "It's Just Not Worth the Risk," and 20,000 copies of an 8-minute educational video, "Don't Copy That Floppy," targeting computer-using schoolchildren, were also distributed in 1992. Lastly, the Association maintains an active anti-piracy speakers' bureau. Last year, SPA representatives delivered 112 anti-piracy presentations across North America.

The SPA's Executive Director, Ken Wasch, commented, "We continue to keep a vigilant watch on how our members' software is being used. We are very encouraged that many companies in the United States are hearing our message and voluntarily taking steps to become software legal. The high demand for anti-piracy educational materials and tools demonstrates that most organizations want to be using software legally."

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of the personal computer software industry. Its over 1,000 members represent the leading publishers in the business, consumer, and education software markets. The SPA has offices in Washington, DC, and Paris, France.

Software publishers Association

1730 M St, Northwest, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036

202-452-1600,  Fax: 202-223-8756


Shownet to Connect NetWorld Boston, Jan 12-14
SHOWNET TO CONNECT NETWORLD BOSTON ATTENDEES

Communication Links and Network Platform Survey Are Features of Show Network at NetWorld, Jan. 12-14, at Hynes Convention Center

(Fort Lee, NJ, Dec. 30) -- Attendees at the computer industry's premier networking and interoperability event, NetWorld 93 Boston, who use the show network, ShowNet, will have access for the first time to expanded computer communications features and an enterprise networking platform survey -- exclusive to NetWorld. The show and conference returns Jan. 12-14, 1993, to the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.

ShowNet will be a cooperative effort between Bruno Blenheim Inc., producers of NetWorld Boston, and Lante Corporation, a Chicago-based systems integration firm. Lante will plan, design and install ShowNet, and several NetWorld exhibitors will contribute their products and services, including: Chipcom, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Lotus, Maynard, MCI and Novell.

For the first time at NetWorld Boston, attendees using ShowNet will respond to a special poll and indicate their choice of enterprise networking platform for the 1990s, according to John Meyer, ShowNet project manager for Lante. NetWorld attendees will choose from the top networking vendors, Meyer explained. They will then have the option to use Lotus Notes to discuss their choices in an online ShowNet forum.

"ShowNet is constantly evolving as both a real world demonstration of the potential of connectivity and interoperability, and as a comprehensive source of NetWorld show information. It is also an electronic forum for communication of the latest news, issues and ideas," Meyer said.

Using ShowNet to access MCI Mail, NetWorld attendees will also communicate to other show attendees, and business contacts throughout the world. Attendees will be able to send faxes anywhere in the world, free through the MCI Mail linkup. They can also receive messages through a personal electronic mailbox.

During the show, Lante Corporation will conduct a ShowNet overview and daily demonstrations of the network, at 11 a.m., on the third-level Boylston Street hallway of the Hynes Convention Center.

In addition to the companies participating in ShowNet, more than 350 exhibitors will participate in NetWorld. Companies showcasing the latest computer networking technology will include: 3Com, Banyan Systems, Borland International, Cabletron, Digital Equipment Corp., Emerald Systems, Hayes, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, Olicom, Proteon, SMC, SynOptics, Ungermann Bass and WordPerfect.

NetWorld show hours are: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, 10 am. to 4 p.m. The NetWorld Seminar Series will feature more than 80 seminars. On January 11, NetWorld will feature nine Tutorials -- all-day, intensive sessions with an in-depth focus on a single topic.

NetWorld 93 Boston is produced by Bruno Blenheim Inc., part of Blenheim Group PLC, the leading producer of exhibitions and conferences, with more than 250 events worldwide. Bruno Blenheim also produces NetWorld Dallas, PC EXPO in New York, PC EXPO in Chicago, and UNIX EXPO.

Bruno Blenheim Inc

Fort Lee Executive Park, One Executive Dr, Fort Lee, NJ 07024

800-829-3976,  201-346-1400,  Fax: 201-346-1532


CompuerEyes/RT Monochrome Frame Grabber
Monochrome version of ComputerEyes/RT Arrives

Digital Vision is pleased to announce a monochrome version of ComputerEyes/RT for IBM PC. The new ComputerEyes/RT is a low-cost alternative to those needing a real-time frame grabber, but not necessarily color. The new version (ComputerEyes/RT Mono) will replace the original slow scan ComputerEyes Mono.

The features of the new ComputerEyes/RT Mono are similar to the color ComputerEyes/RT with a few exciting exceptions. First, the new ComputerEyes/RT has four inputs including one composite, one S-Video, and two more inputs on a D-type connector. Multiple inputs make the new ComputerEyes better suited for industrial use, security applications, and scientific use.

You can use the D connector to connect a third and fourth video device, or use any of these connectors to pass-through the video to a composite monitor. Switchable terminators on the board allow you to preview video both on your VGA display in the live preview mode and on a composite monitor. Switchable color filters are available on the new ComputerEyes/RT Mono that allow you to grab great looking black-and-white images from a color video source.

ComputerEyes/RT Monochrome features:

* Fast 1/30th second image frame grab allows capture of moving

  images or from video tape without distortion

* External trigger allows capture to occur based on an External

  event, such as a switch closure or electronic strobe

* Capture resolution up to 512 x 512 video samples

* Full 8-bit 256 gray shade image capture

* Live-image "Preview" directly on VGA monitor to frame and focus

  video and to adjust brightness and contrast before capturing

* Includes CineMaker software for capturing and displaying video

  sequences ("movies")

* Optional developer's package available for incorporating

  scanning routines within an application

* Optional Windows software is available

ComputerEyes/RT Monochrome sells for $399.95 and is available now.

Digital Vision Inc, 270 Bridge St, Dedham, MA 02026

617-329-5400


InocuLAN Server-based Anti-Virus Swr Enhanced
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE ENHANCES VALUE OF INOCULAN

Virus Protection For Workstations Now Included

ROSLYN, NEW YORK, November 16, 1992 - - - Cheyenne Software, Inc. (AMEX:CYE) announced today that the company has enhanced the value of its server-based anti-virus software product, InocuLAN, through the incorporation of virus protection agents for DOS workstations connected to the network.

InocuLAN provides centralized virus protection and prevention for the NetWare file server as well as connected DOS workstations. Working together, the server-based module (VAP or NLM) scans the file servers while workstation agents protect networked PCs from known and unknown viruses.

Initially introduced by Cheyenne in June 1992, InocuLAN (VAP and NLM) included support for 5 networked workstations with additional workstation support marketed separately. Research has indicated that workstation virus protection is such an integral part of enterprise-wide data security that to ensure all components of a network remain virus free, combining server and workstation protection in one package was essential.

In making the announcement, Alan Kaufman, Vice President of Sales for Cheyenne, stated, "Cheyenne is aware that workstations on a network are the gateways or doors to the file server. To fully prevent the spread of virus infection throughout a local area network, those doors must be closed."

In addition, InocuLAN has been designed to operate in concert with ARCserve, Cheyenne's server-based data management software solution. Working together, ARCserve and InocuLAN can stop a virus from being backed up and/or restored to the network.

Notification of a detected virus can be sent via pocket pager, MHS E-Mail or network broadcast. Removal of an infected file, or even curing the file, is often possible. Updates of software and virus signature files can be distributed automatically from the file server, eliminating the need for time consuming manual updates to each workstation.

Cheyenne has stratified InocuLAN's pricing structure to provide comprehensive anti-virus protection and prevention for networks of all sizes. The InocuLAN user level corresponds to the customers version of NetWare and supports the number of users specified by that version. Suggested U.S. retail pricing is as follows:

InocuLAN

   Includes license for all workstations connected

   to the host server.

VAP (works with NetWare 2.1x or greater)               $395.00

NLM (works with NetWare 3.11)

   NetWare 3.11-5,10 or 20 user versions               $495.00

   NetWare 3.11-5,10,20,50,100, or 250 user versions   $995.00

Cheyenne Software, Inc. is a leading developer of sophisticated LAN software products. Cheyenne develops and markets ARCserve, the first totally automated backup and restore solution for NetWare networks; ARCserve/Solo, a DOS-based backup and restore solution, ARCserve/Open, an automated UNIX-based data management software for microcomputers; Monitrix, a complete NetWare management and monitoring solution; InocuLAN, a comprehensive enterprise-wide anti-virus program; FAXserve, a high performance, server-based solution for network facsimile services; and Cheyenne Utilities' for NetWare (including NetBack), a set of integrated network administration utilities.

Cheyenne Software, 55 Bryant Ave, Roslyn, NY 11576

516-484-5110


Tenex Data to Distribute Cheyenne Swr Products
CHEYENNE SOFTWARE APPOINTS TENEX DATA AS AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR

ROSLYN, NEW YORK, November 18, 1992 - - - Cheyenne Software, Inc. (AMEX:CYE) announced today that Tenex Data has been appointed as an authorized distributor for Cheyenne's full line of data and network management software products in Canada.

In making the announcement Stephen Brander, Director of North American Sales for Cheyenne, stated, "The addition of Tenex Data to our growing distribution network, is a clear indication of Cheyenne's commitment to the Canadian market. Tenex Data has earned a reputation as a highly trained technical sales support organization and we feel confident that the established partnership between our companies will guarantee a quality product offering to our mutual customers."

According to John Koroloff, General Manager-Peripheral Products Division, Tenex Data, "Cheyenne's recognized position as the leader in server-based tape backup software for Novell networks, will enhance Tenex Data's posture as the premier integrator of mass data storage solutions."

Tenex Data Corporation, founded in 1986, is a distribution and manufacturing company specializing in the peripheral and business products markets. Tenex, with over 200 employees, is headquartered in Ontario, and has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Boston.

Cheyenne Software, Inc. is a leading developer of sophisticated LAN software products. Cheyenne develops and markets ARCserve, the first totally automated backup and restore solution for NetWare networks; ARCserve/Solo, a DOS-based backup and restore solution; ARCserve/Open, an automated UNIX-based data management software for microcomputers; Monitrix, a complete NetWare management and monitoring solution; InocuLAN, a comprehensive enterprise-wide antivirus program; FAXserve, a high performance, server-based solution for network facsimile services; and Cheyenne Utilities for NetWare (including NetBack), a set of integrated network administration utilities.

Cheyenne Software, 55 Bryant Ave, Roslyn, NY 11576

516-484-5110


QuicKeys Test Drive
QuicKeys Test Drive Honors Channel in Revolutionary Way

West Des Moines, IA, December 31, 1992 - CE SOFTWARE HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ/NMS Symbol: CESH) today announced the North American release of QuicKeys Test Drive, a unique method for introducing QuicKeys (or any software product) to customers. Customers receive free software plus time-saving QuicKeys shortcuts for their favorite Macintosh operations. CE resellers benefit by adding free software to their offerings and by profiting from all associated sales.

It is a revolutionary concept -- resellers who introduce our technology to their customers will be the ones to profit from it -- every time! CE Software will urge everyone to copy the software again and again. Every time Test Drive recipients upgrade, CE will pay the reseller who made the original copy. The payment will be at a rate approximating the margin generated by normal "street" pricing.

CE Software has found that increasingly fewer resellers can give mind share to software products. "Most resellers must concentrate on selling hardware, services or software volume, not individual software products," said Ford Goodman, Executive Vice President of the company. QuicKeys Test Drive adds value for all resellers. Additionally, resellers who introduce our technologies to customers are the CE partners that receive margins in return.

"We wanted to find a way to introduce QuicKeys to every Macintosh while honoring our channels," said Goodman. " And resellers consistently ask us for methods to add value to their services and hardware offerings. Giving away what amounts to free software is the best way to gain wide distribution of our unique QuicKeys technologies."

QuicKeys Test Drive is a special version of QuicKeys that comes with predefined shortcuts for ten of the hottest-selling Macintosh applications from publishers such as Microsoft, Aldus, Claris, Quark and Adobe. Additionally, Test Drive comes with the new Instant QuicKeys, an interface that helps even the novice Macintosh user set up time-saving QuicKeys shortcuts automatically. Finally, the Test Drive has a "savings calculator" that measures the return on a user's investment based upon his usage of shortcuts. The Test Drive runs for six months and is limited only by the number of each type of shortcut that may be available at a given time.

Users may call CE for additional free shortcuts and are encouraged to upgrade to the full QuicKeys version with the QuicKeys editor at any time for $89. Any shortcut developed with the Test Drive plus all ten application keysets may be retained subsequent to upgrade.

"No upgrade will be taken without generating a payment and forwarding customer information to a reseller," said Goodman. CE Software Certified Resellers will be paid for sales from Test Drives placed by other partners, such as hardware manufacturers and user groups. CE will announce details regarding the "Test Drive Placer Program" at Macworld in San Francisco on January 6th.

Requirements and Pricing

QuicKeys Test Drive is compatible with System 6.0.5 and System 7 (or later). A hard disk with at least 1.2MB of disk space and a minimum of 1MB RAM are required. Floppy installation requires a high density drive.

QuicKeys version 2.1.3 is compatible with System 6.0.5 and System 7 (or later). A hard disk with at least 320K of disk space and a minimum of 1MB RAM are required.

QuicKeys version 2.1.3 is available immediately from resellers at a suggested retail price of $149. QuicKeys Test Drive is available free from authorized CE Test Drive Placers. Users of version 2.1.2 and above can upgrade to 2.1.3 for a $10 shipping and handling charge; users of other 2.X versions can upgrade for $30; and users of earlier versions can upgrade for $49. All prices include shipping and handling within the United States.

All CE Software products are available from dealers and resellers worldwide. International users should contact their local distributors for pricing and availability. For additional information, contact CE Software, Inc., 1801 Industrial Circle, P.O. Box 65580, West Des Moines, IA 50265, 515-224-1995.

CE Software is the leading Macintosh electronic mail supplier and a rapidly expanding developer of system-enhancing software and network productivity tools for the Macintosh and Windows/DOS markets. CE Software's major products include QuickMail (with more than half a million users worldwide), QuicKeys (the award-winning macro program for Macintosh), ProKey (a scripting product for the Windows and DOS environments), DiskTop (a Finder/Launcher for the Windows and Macintosh environments) and CalendarMaker (a popular calendar publishing applications for both Macintosh and Windows platforms).


QuickMail 2.6 New Server & Network Admin Tools
CE Software To Ship QuickMail 2.6 With New Server and Added Network Administration Tools

West Des Moines, IA, January 4, 1993 - CE SOFTWARE HOLDINGS, INC. (NASDAQ/NMS Symbol:CESH) today announced a shipment date for the new QuickMail version 2.6. The company announced that the product would ship on or before March 26, 1993. Everyone who purchases the product after January 1, 1993 will receive a free upgrade pack subject to product registration.

With an installed base of almost 1,000,000 users, QuickMail has, since its inception, been known as the leading provider of Macintosh E-mail. Customers, resellers and reviewers alike cite the outstanding user interface as the primary reason for QuickMail's success. Version 2.6 now provides enhanced administration tools in conjunction with a re-architected server, providing the finest Macintosh server-based software ever produced. Additionally, 2.6 delivers the world-class QuickMail experience to all Intel-based users with the shipment of the QuickMail Windows client and through upgrade of the DOS clients. Windows, DOS and Macintosh users all gain the common look-and-feel unique to QuickMail.

"When it was written in 1988, the QuickMail mail transport was a brilliant piece of code", said Ford Goodman, Executive Vice President at the company. "With the release of version 2.6, not only has the server been revised to address the operating system more effectively, it is a very modular piece of code that can be maintained and evolved more effectively. We have also added key network administration tools such as "Move User" and remote administration that will make QuickMail as easy to administer as it is to use." For example, adding, changing or deleting users can now be done from any station, including remote locations. The new "Move User" makes it a snap to transfer users and their mail to a new MailCenter. And, the new Verified Backup Tool provides back-up and robust housekeeping administration for MailCenters.

QuickMail 2.6 includes server software, client software, remote access, forms creation, mail filing, real-time on-screen conferencing, gateways and more. QuickMail is consistently a winner in E-mail reviews. Recent awards include PC Week Analyst's Choice, Macworld Editors' Choice and Macworld's World Class Award.

At today's announcement, Ned Horvath, CE's Product Team Leader for Messaging said, "This new version of QuickMail 2.6 benefits from our Total Quality emphasis in development. Over a year ago, we determined that we should do the right thing, regardless of how difficult. We completely re-architected the mail transport and administration of a mail server that was working relatively well. We did so in order to ensure that QuickMail customers received the finest mail transport available. At the same time, we are preparing to provide the modular, cross-platform QuickMail experience through the industry-standard VIM API, and on messaging-enhanced network operating systems such as Novell's MHS/SMF and Apple's System 7.x with AOCE. "

Network Status Displays have been significantly enhanced to include current processes and their progress, and a heartbeat display to show the level of activity present. QuickMail 2.6 works with AppleShare 3.0 and 3.0.1 and system 7 File Sharing. On high end Quadra's, QuickMail 2.6 supports hundreds of simultaneous, multi-platform users with up to 32 concurrent server transactions.

DOS users will be especially pleased with improved performance and with mail verification capabilities. Performance of sorting functions has increased by a factor of up to 30 times.

Support for third party developers that provide add-ons to QuickMail 2.6 continues. QuickMail 2.6 enables enhanced directory services with third party supplied "Find" functions. QuickMail 2.6 is capable of automatically connecting with GE Information Services drivers for improved connections to AppleLink. This is in addition to existing automatic connections to CompuServe, MCI-Mail and more. Third party support for QuickMail 2.6 includes connections to X.400, UUCP, SMTP, PROFS, MHS and dozens of others.

QuickMail 2.6 will be available through CE's Certified Resellers and through our domestic and international distribution channels. United States and Canada Users of Version 2.5 and above can upgrade to 2.6 for a nominal fee of $40, which includes shipping, a full set of manuals and disks and will upgrade an unlimited set of QuickMail users. The upgrade from QuickMail 2.2.x and below is $12 per user. QuickMail 2.6 retails for $649 for a 10-user pack. CE will continue to bundle a 5-pack of ON Technology's award-winning group scheduling package, Meeting Maker, for the foreseeable future.

Macintosh Systems 6.05 and 7, and above, are supported, as well as DOS 3.1 and above and Windows 3.x. AppleTalk, Novell Netware, Banyan, Microsoft and other networks are supported. Conferencing is only available on AppleTalk networks.

CE Software is the leading Macintosh electronic mail supplier and a rapidly expanding developer of system-enhancing software and network productivity tools for the Macintosh and Windows/DOS markets. CE Software's major products include QuickMail (with more than half a million users worldwide), QuicKeys (the award-winning macro program for Macintosh), ProKey (a scripting product for the Windows and DOS environments), DiskTop (a Finder/Launcher for the Windows and Macintosh environments) and CalendarMaker (a popular calendar publishing applications for both Macintosh and Windows platforms).

All CE Software products are available from dealers and resellers worldwide. International users should contact their local distributors for pricing and availability. For additional information, contact CE Software, Inc., 1801 Industrial Circle, P.O. Box 65580, West Des Moines, IA 50265, 515-224-1995.


Ventana Press Updates AutoCAD Titles
Ventana Press Updates Keys to AutoCAD Users' Productivity

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--AutoCAD Release 12 from Autodesk renders this premier design program richer and more versatile than ever. Ventana Press unlocks the doors to greater productivity with the latest Release 12 updates from its AutoCAD Reference Library -- AutoCAD: A Concise Guide to Commands and Features, Third Edition for Release 12, by Ronald W. Leigh and The AutoCAD Productivity Book: The Non-Programmer's Guide to Customizing AutoCAD, Fifth Edition, by George O. Head.

A brief yet thorough overview of terms and procedures required to use AutoCAD effectively, AutoCAD: A Concise Guide, Third Edition, serves as both a tutorial and a reference. Suitable for beginners, the book opens with the basics and progresses to more difficult concepts in subsequent chapters.

AutoCAD: A Concise Guide addresses drawing and editing commands and presents techniques for effective CAD drafting and design, including:

* AutoCAD startup procedure.

* All basic drawing and editing tasks.

* Using Release 12 RENDER commands.

* Modifying drawings using GRIPS.

* Creating a custom menu.

* Advanced plotting procedures.

Exercises reinforcing the skills taught in the book are included in appendices, along with a custom menu and tablet overlay and a chart for estimating personal AutoCAD skills.

The AutoCAD Concise Guide Diskette, available separately for $19.95 from Ventana Press, allows users to enter the programs and drawings featured throughout the book directly into the computer and includes the tutorial drawings featured in the six appendices.

The AutoCAD Productivity Book

"More than ever, AutoCAD now functions as a truly open architecture," observes author George O. Head. "Release 12 lets you add your own enhancements and remove or change features Autodesk has included." The AutoCAD Productivity Book: A Non-Programmer's Guide to Customizing AutoCAD, Fifth Edition, by George O. Head, shows users how to optimize AutoCAD's tools with an eye toward greater efficiency.

The greatly increased customization features of AutoCAD Release 12 require a higher level of skill and awareness to avoid miscues. With The AutoCAD Productivity Book, beginning and advanced users alike can take big leaps in productivity, job security and personal satisfaction by learning to:

* Set up AutoCAD properly on any platform.

* Program dialogue boxes.

* Create Cascade and Cursor menus.

* Build and use icons, hatch patterns and linetypes.

* Avoid pitfalls and AutoCAD "gotchas".

An expanded "AutoCAD Productivity Library" features 30 AutoLISP programs that help users take AutoCAD's graphic engine to its limits. Appendices address the effective use of EDLIN, simplifying menu selection using the menu compiler tool on the companion diskette (available separately) and turning AutoLISP routines and functions into menu macros.

The AutoCAD Productivity Book Diskette, available separately for $49.95 from Ventana Press, lets users enter the 30 AutoLISP programs and drawings featured in the "AutoCAD Productivity Library" directly into the computer. Among the featured routines are a menu editor, metric conversion and Paper Space programs.

AutoCAD: A Concise Guide author Ronald W. Leigh is "Master Teacher" in the Computer Aided Design and Drafting Department, the authorized AutoCAD Training Center at Indiana Vocational Technical College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the author of Solid Modeling With AutoCAD (Ventana Press).

AutoCAD Productivity Book author George O. Head owns Associated Market Research, a business and management consulting firm for architects and engineers, and has written AutoLISP in Plain English and The AutoCAD 3D Companion (forthcoming) and co-authored 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks (all from Ventana Press).

Other Release 12 titles in the Ventana Press AutoCAD Reference Library include AutoLISP in Plain English, Solid Modeling With AutoCAD, and 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks. Titles scheduled for release in 1993 include Outside AutoCAD: A Non-Programmer's Guide to Managing AutoCAD's Database and The AutoCAD 3D Companion. Companion diskettes for all titles are available separately.

AutoCAD: A Concise Guide to Commands and Features, Third Edition for Release 12 is softcover, 7 3/8" x 9 1/4 ", 320 pages with illustrations. Suggested retail price: $24.95. ISBN: 1-56604-008-6. The companion diskette is $19.95.

The AutoCAD Productivity Book is softcover, 73/8" x 91/4 ", 282 pages with illustrations. Suggested retail price: $27.95. ISBN: 1-56604-026-4. The companion diskette is $49.95.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more productive, including Voodoo DOS, Voodoo Windows, Looking Good With CorelDRAW! and Desktop Publishing With Word for Windows. All titles are available in bookstores and through Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 -- 919/942-0220; FAX, 919/942-1140


ProPhone Next Generation Telephone Directory
THE NEXT GENERATION TELEPHONE DIRECTORY IS NOW AVAILABLE

Las Vegas, NV CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW. January 9, 1993. ProCD has introduced several significant new features to the 1993 edition of ProPhone, a collection of the nation' s white page listings on CD-ROM. The new features enable users to search telephone directory listings by virtually any field. The 1993 edition includes more than 70 million residential listings and nearly 7 million business listings. While telephone directories of this magnitude have previously been recorded on CDROM, ProPhone is the first fully functional national directory priced for the small business and consumer market. ProPhone' s suggested retail price is only $449. By comparison, NYNEX charges as much as $65,000 per year for a similar product.

Jim Bryant, ProCD's founder and President commented, "For over 75 years it has been possible to pick up a phone and call anyone in the United States. But until today, it has been difficult to quickly locate business and individual telephone numbers outside of your community. The 1993 edition of ProPhone not only solves the problem of how to find a directory listing, but it singularly redefines the nature of how directory information will be used in the future. ProPhone replaces the need to rent compiled mailing lists and empowers the user to make the most use out of the information contained in telephone directories."

The 1993 edition of ProPhone permits users to download an unlimited number of records with no additional charges. Users can then easily import the listings into their word processing, database, or spreadsheet software programs for further manipulation.

According to Bryant, "We've redefined the way people will use their telephone directory. ProPhone allows users to instantly identify listings from over 2000 Business Headings or SIC Codes (Standard Industrial Classifications). Users can also search for listings by entering a telephone number, city, state, street name, house number, apartment number, name or any field in combination with any other field.''

ProPhone contains only published residential and business listings. Most listings contain a complete mailing address including zip codes. Business listings contain a field identifying the number of employees and a description of the company. All listings contain a field identifying the year the listing was last updated.

According to Scott Beatty, co-founder of ProCD and Vice President of Marketing, "The 1993 edition is what end users have always looked for in a telephone directory. " Charles McDermott, ProCD' s Vice President of Sales indicated that "ProPhone is s much faster than alternatives and requires very little training. ProPhone accommodates organizations of all sizes as a tremendously useful marketing tool."

ProCD, Inc. based in Marblehead, MA is committed to change the way people access directory information.

ProCD Inc, 8 Doaks Lane, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945

617-631-9200;  fax: 617-631-0810


Spellin! Adds Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 3.4 Compatibility
INTEX ADDS LOTUS 1-2-3 RELEASE 3.4 COMPATIBILITY TO SPELLIN!

New Version of Popular Spellchecker Fills Demand For All Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.x Users

January 4, 1993 -- Needham. MA: Intex Solutions, Inc., the leading publisher and reseller of spreadsheet enhancements, today announced a new version of Spellin! designed for compatibility with the latest DOS release of Lotus 1-2-3. Spellin! version 1.1, is a spelling checker designed specifically for Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.x spreadsheets including the new Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.4, and will spellcheck all 256 "sheets" of a spreadsheet, or any single sheet or a highlighted range. Spellin! also offers grammatical assistance, including repeated word and improper capitalization correction. Spellin! version 1.1 remains affordably priced at only $125, plus shipping. Multi-user packs provide greater savings: a 5-user pack is $350; a 10-user pack is $600. Registered users may upgrade to Spellin! Version 1.1 for $45, plus shipping. The product is shipping now.

The new version of Spellin! is a companion to Intex's very popular spellchecking programs for Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2 and Symphony. These products are available separately, and are designated Spellin! for Release 2/Symphony and Spellin! for Release 3. Spellin! version 1.1 will run with all versions of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3 including the newest release of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.4.

Pricing and System Requirements

Spellin! version 1.1 runs with Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1, 3.1+ and 3.4, and is available directly from Intex Solutions for $125, plus $5 shipping. The add-in requires 105K RAM in addition to normal 1-2-3 requirements. Registered users of Spellin! for Release 2 or earlier version of Spellin! for Release 3 may "tradeup" to version 1.1 for $45, with proof of purchase.

Intex Solutions, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02194

617-449-6222


Intex Making Spreadsheet Users More Productive
An Intex Solutions White Paper                   January 4, 1992

Making Spreadsheet Users More Productive

New Innovations in the Spreadsheet Enhancement Market

Intex Solutions, Inc., the leading publisher and reseller of spreadsheet enhancement products, today introduced its expanded 1993 product line and Winter/Spring Catalog. Intex provides over fifty ready-to-use solutions for users of all popular DOS and Windows spreadsheets. Most Intex products are affordably-priced in the $100-$300 price range.

Intex's products provide solutions for nearly every type of spreadsheet application, including financial analysis, budgeting, graphics, publishing and accounting.

As the leading vendor in the industry Intex is regarded as a "one-stop shop" for all spreadsheet users' needs.

"Intex's products appeal to spreadsheet users who need immediate solutions to their business applications," according to Jim Wilner, Vice President of PC Products at Intex.

"For a reasonable price, users get a guaranteed working solution complete with documentation, technical support, and potential upgrades in the future."

Demand on the Rise

"The installed base of spreadsheet users - over 20 million strong and growing - represents the largest single buying market in the PC industry" according to Wilner. 'The continuing growth of this market, combined with the introduction of many new products by Intex, has enabled us to enjoy our greatest success to date." Intex, a privately-held company founded in 1985, now employs over 25 people in its Needham, Massachusetts headquarters.

Responding to Changing User Needs

The spreadsheet market, despite its size and enormous buying potential, has proven to be a marketing challenge for many spreadsheet enhancement companies. One difficulty has been developing enhancements for a fragmented spreadsheet market, and more recently the migration of many users from DOS to Windows spreadsheets. Another has been the broadening feature sets of the most popular spreadsheets, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro and Excel, and the inclusion of certain technology formerly addressed by enhancement products.

Intex attributes its success to its ability to offer spreadsheet users a wide variety of mostly application- oriented solutions, and to make these solutions available across all spreadsheet platforms. For example, Intex announced today a new version of Spellin! (version 1.1), its popular spelling checker add-in. Spellin! version 1.1 is the only spelling checker add-in for 1-2-3, and has been made compatible with the just-released 1-2-3 Release 3.4. Spellin! is available directly from Intex for $125 plus $5 shipping; existing users may upgrade to version 1.1 for $45 plus $5 shipping. (Please see enclosed press release).

New Spreadsheet Features Give Rise to New Enhancement Applications

The latest round of DOS and Windows spreadsheets are welcomed by Intex, and are expected to benefit both spreadsheet users and Intex's own plans for the future. "Intex regards the latest spreadsheet innovations - like DDE/OLE, multi-dimensional spreadsheets and WYSIWYG publishing - as a tremendous opportunity for new enhancement products not before possible," according to Wilner.

"Already, Intex has received tremendous interest in its 'next generation' of enhancement products, such as Tax Solver - a WYSIWYG-based tax preparation program, and Success the first presentation add-in for 1-2-3. Both enhancements were introduced in the second half of 1992." For more information about Intex or any of its products, please contact the company directly at 617-449-6222.

Intex Solutions, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02194

617-449-6222


Accolade Welcomes Tsunami Distribution Partner
ACCOLADE WELCOMES TSUNAMI AS NEWEST DISTRIBUTION PARTNER

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7, 1993-Robert Bonham, Vice President of Sales at Accolade, together with Edmond Heinbockel, President of Tsunami Media, Inc., today announced that Tsunami has pined Accolade under its Distribution Partners program. Under the terms of the long-term agreement, Accolade has become the exclusive, worldwide distributor of entertainment software developed and published by Tsunami, including the coveted Ringworld series of computer games, based on the internationally famous series of science fiction novels by Larry Niven.

"The experience and creative talent behind the Tsunami team insures an outstanding line-up of PC compatible products for the coming year and beyond," stated Bonham. "In our efforts to associate ourselves with a publisher whose product line is imaginative, while offering high-quality gameplay, we've found a winner."

Heinbockel added, "Tsunami's leading-edge interactive entertainment titles dovetail extremely well with Accolade's own strong entertainment offerings in complementary categories."

Based in Oakhurst, California, Tsunami has developed a number of advanced development tools providing the company's developers with an "enabling technology" which will make it possible to bring compelling interactive multimedia and, one day, virtual reality to the masses. With a combination of rotoscoping, character digitization and full digitization, Tsunami's first four products display the power behind Tsunami's proprietary system.

The first four products to be distributed under this agreement can be found on display at Accolade's booth and include:

*Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch- An interactive graphic adventure, based on the best-selling Ringworld series which has sold over 5 million copies. Since its author, Larry Niven, will no longer be continuing the written series, Tsunami has positioned this interactive graphic adventure, with Niven's blessing, as the third title in the series. (Available January, 1993)

*Wacky Funsters! - An outrageous, no-holds-barred parody of computer gaming consisting of five and a half zany games. (Available January, 1993)

*Blue Force: The Next of Kin - Designed by Jim Walls and Cheryl Cornelius, designers of the award-winning and best-selling Police Quest series from Sierra On-Line, this is the first in a series of police adventures entitled Blue Force: The Next of Kin. (Available 2nd Quarter, 1993)

*ProtoStar: War on the Frontier - Early critiques have labeled this outer space adventure the most graphically stunning title, featuring special video capture visual effects utilizing custom-built models. In addition to a central story, the option to explore hundreds of planets offers virtually unlimited gameplay. (Available mid-1993).

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129

408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053


DataViz Licenses Two Apple System Swr Products
DataViz Licenses Two Apple System Software Products

MacLinkPlus Version 7.02 To Include Macintosh PC Exchange and MacEasy Open

Trumbull, CT (January 4,1993) - DataViz announced today the inclusion of two Apple System Software products in its MacLinkPlus file translation packages. MacLinkPlus/PC and MacLinkPlus/Translators version 7.02 will now include Apple's Macintosh PC Exchange and will be the first to bring Apple's newly released Macintosh Easy Open system extension to users.

Apple's Macintosh PC Exchange will now be the official DOS disk mounting utility bundled with DataViz' award-winning Mac/PC file translation products. PC Exchange transfers the DOS disk and its files onto the Mac, making them visible on the desktop and from within all Macintosh applications. Once on the Mac, the files are still in PC formats and often need to be converted with the help of file translators to maintain the files' original formatting. "We have always tried to make the distinction very clear when differentiating between file transfer and file translation. Including Apple's popular Macintosh PC Exchange in our packages makes it very apparent that they perform two complementary functions rather than compete against each other," explained Dick Fontana, President of DataViz, Inc.

Macintosh Easy Open, a new System 7 extension, was officially released by Apple today and will be included with MacLinkPlus products. Mac Easy Open assists the Macintosh user in opening Mac or PC files when the program that created them is not on his Macintosh. It presents the user with choices of applications that can open the "foreign" document by themselves and applications that can open it with the assistance of specialized file translation software. To empower Easy Open, DataViz has adopted its MacLinkPlus file translation library to Easy Open standards, providing the Mac user a greater choice of applications from which to open "foreign" documents. MacLinkPlus packages translate over 700 combinations of popular word processing, graphics, spreadsheet and database formats between Macs and PCs as well as between different Mac formats.

"Apple is thrilled that DataViz has decided to include our Macintosh Easy Open and Macintosh PC Exchange software with their newest version of MacLinkPlus." said Mary Harrington, product marketing manager for Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, CA. "By bundling these highly complementary products, DataViz has introduced a winning combination that offers customers a complete solution for interchanging data between programs and across platforms."

MacLinkPlus/Translators is designed for the Macintosh user who wants to transfer files via DOS disk or is already connected over a multi-platform network. MacLinkPlus/PC is a super-set which also includes a serial table and modem communications software for those who want to connect a Mac and a PC. Both packages include the entire library of file translators, Macintosh PC Exchange for DOS disk mounting and Macintosh Easy Open.

MacLinkPlus/Translators retails for $169, while MacLinkPlus/PC is available for $199. An upgrade to version 7.02 is available to all registered version 7 users for $20 and registered users of prior versions for $50.

DataViz is a Connecticut corporation, specializing in the development of databridge software. DataViz is located at 55 Corporate Drive, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611. For further information, call (203) 268-0030.


Mastersoft Macintosh Easy Open Translators
MASTERSOFT ANNOUNCES MACINTOSH EASY OPEN TRANSLATORS

January 6,1993 - San Francisco, California - Today at the MacWorld Expo Mastersoft Inc. announced that it will upgrade its Macintosh translation program to include a set of translators that will take advantage of Apple Computer's new Macintosh Easy Open extension. Mastersoft's Word For Word/Macintosh, Version 5.2, is being demonstrated during the Expo and is scheduled to ship before the end of the month. The program will contain over 50 document conversion filters. Through the use of the Macintosh Easy Open extension, which is included in the package, over 95% of existing Macintosh applications will have access to the Mastersoft translators.

Both standalone and Macintosh Easy Open interfaces will be included in the Word For Word package. Using the Mastersoft stand alone interface, users can convert bidirectionally between the supported formats, allowing 2500 translation combinations. All files in a folder can be translated with just a click of the mouse.

With the Macintosh Easy Open extension and the Mastersoft interface and translators installed in the users system folder file, formerly incompatible documents can be opened. Selecting the Open command in an application produces a list of not only the documents that can normally be opened by the application, but also those which have appropriate Mastersoft translators installed in the system file.

"We have been working with Apple on this terrific new innovation in information exchange since it's early conceptual stages," said Lise Lambert Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Mastersoft. "It allows us to offer end users multiple interfaces and brings the latest file translation technology to both our OEM and our retail customers."

The suggested retail price of Word For Word/Macintosh, Version 5.2 will be $149. The program will be available through national distributors, local dealers and direct from Mastersoft. Registered owners of previous versions of Word For Word/Macintosh will be given the opportunity to upgrade to version 5.2 for $39.95.

Mastersoft, Inc., based in Scottsdale Arizona, also manufactures Word For Word Professional and Word For Word - Windows Edition document conversion programs for the DOS and Windows environments, as well as versions of their software that run on CTOS, UNIX, OS/2 and other popular operating systems. Their document conversion and viewer technology is also available on an OEM basis.

Mastersoft, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was founded in 1986 to develop conversion technology for MS/PC-DOS, Macintosh, Windows, OS/2, Xenix, UNIX, CTOS and IBM Mainframe environments. To date, Mastersoft has over 350,000 users of the conversion technology, in addition to a large customer base using the technology through OEM relationships.

Mastersoft, Inc. is headquartered at 6991 E. Camelback Road, Suite A320, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251. Phone: 602-277-0900 or 602-970-0800. Fax: 602-970-0706. Mastersoft's East Coast Sales Office is located at 45 Elaine Drive, Southbury, Connecticut, 06488. Phone: 203-264-9490. Fax: 203-264-9539.


Light Source Ofoto v.2 Color Image Scanning
Light Source Introduces Ofoto v.2 for Color Image Scanning

Assures Accurate Color Printing and Adds Image Improvement Tools

Larkspur, CA, January 6, 1993--Little more than a year after announcing Ofoto one-step image-capture software, Light Source Computer Images, Inc. will ship Ofoto Version 2 which will now handle 24-bit color as well as grayscale images and line art, and optimize images for any printer. Ofoto v.2 is included with Apple Computer's Color OneScanner and will be sold separately for $395.

"With the increasing accessibility of color and superior grayscale laser copiers and scanners, we're on the verge of a revolution in the integration of images into all kinds of documents," said Michael D. Solomon, president and co-CEO of Light Source. "But image technology, especially color, has been intimidating. Ofoto now makes image management automatic and accurate to an unparalleled degree."

Ofoto--winner of MacUser's "Breakthrough Technology Product of the Year" award for 1991--is best known for ease of use and the ability to assure print results that are true to the original photograph. In Version 2, Ofoto goes beyond digital representation of the original and gives users tools to correct images to better match the original scene, compensating for differences in film or paper. The Balance Exposure command in Ofoto v.2 automatically corrects exposure problems. The Focus command corrects out-of-focus photos.

Ofoto v.2 can create CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) color separations of images from digital RGB (red, green, blue) data to the TIFF CMYK and DCS color separation) image formats. In fact, Ofoto can be used to create more accurate color output of digital images from any source--not just Ofoto scans.

Like its grayscale predecessor, Ofoto v.2 transforms both the quality and ease of image scanning through its Adaptive Calibration technique in which the user merely prints a test chart, then scans it. With this information, the software creates a reusable calibration file for that particular combination of application, printer and paper type. Since the output of individual printers can vary widely and be affected by choice of paper or the printer's age, Ofoto's calibration method is more accurate than generalized device profiles or characterizations commonly found in color management systems. Ofoto v.2 can calibrate supported scanners with any combination of output devices--including ink jet, laser printer, Linotronic, dye-sublimation printer and offset press without the expense of additional device profile software.

Users can trust Ofoto to consistently produce the truest-to-the-original final image within the capacity of each printer. From this true-color baseline, the user can easily export digital images to an application such as Photoshop to add special effects.

Ofoto is one of the first applications showcasing the advantages of Apple Computer's new ColorSync system software extension which allows Ofoto images to display more accurately (according to the monitor's calibration rather than the printer's) and allows delaying the printer choice until the time of printing. Ofoto can also use its own printer calibration Ofoto's true color is due to Light Source's innovative approach to color management, the Appearance Equivalence (AeQ) model of color, which is based on advanced research into human vision rather than on the widely used CE colorimetric model developed in the 1930s.

"Many computer users would be interested in adding images to their documents, especially color images, if they didn't have to decipher the disciplines of image-capture, color correction and separation: Ofoto makes that possible," said Solomon. "At the other end of the user spectrum, graphics industry professionals can let Ofoto do the work of handling pre-press proofs and automatically get the best possible results."

Though the world of color image capture and printing is far more complex than that of grayscale, Light Source has preserved Ofoto's ease of use. With a single click of Autoscan, Ofoto v.2 automatically scans and classifies the image as line art or photograph, color or grayscale and sets the resolution and bit depth to optimize the resulting print. Then, Ofoto straightens, crops and sharpens the image, yielding an accurate scan in one step.

A faster method, Prescan, allows more experienced users to perform a quick low-resolution scan, then make any desired adjustments in the image, and scan again at high resolution. The software then assures that all the edits are efficiently made and the optimal data is acquired at the time of scanning.

Grayscale scanning performance is also significantly improved in Ofoto v.2, most notably by extending its ability to reproduce the dynamic range from black to white. Light Source will continue to offer Ofoto (grayscale) at an entry-level price.

Ofoto v.2 will be available in early February with Apple's Color OneScanner, and at the same time for other Macintosh-compatible scanners for $395. Registered Ofoto users can upgrade for $95 and Apple OneScanner owners can upgrade for $75. A Windows version of the product will be forthcoming, but no date has been set.

Light Source, Inc. was founded in 1989 to integrate and advance computer and photographic technology. Light Source is at 17 East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Suite 100, Larkspur, Calif. 94939, phone 415/ 461-8000, fax 415/ 461-8011.


HomeCraft V5.50 ORGANIZE! Your Collection Swr
HomeCraft has announced the release of version 5.50 of its best selling ORGANIZE! Your Collection software. The new version features a graphic display capability that will display pictures, on the computer screen, of items in a collection.

Other new features in version 5.50 include full mouse support; the ability to display your catalog, on the screen, in tabular format; and a word processing-like search and replace utility. Plus we've improved the printed reports, added a pop-up calculator and made other improvements throughout the software. The best software for collectors has gotten even better!

Plus, of course, version 5.50 includes all of the features that have made HomeCraft the leading software for cataloging nearly any type of collection: complete flexibility to catalog your collection the way you want; the ability to search, alphabetize and cross reference your collection any way you want; and you can print anything from labels to full page reports.

ORGANIZE! Your Collection is available for $79.95, plus $4.00 for shipping and handling, from: HomeCraft Software, P.O. Box 974, Tualatin, OR 97062 (503) 692-3732.

HomeCraft's ORGANIZE! Your Collection now includes cataloging formats for:

Classical Music              Sports Cards

Art Collections              Stamp Collections

Wine & Wine Cellars          Coin Collections

Plants & Gardens             Video Tapes

Photographs                  Rock, Pop & Country Music

Jazz Collections             Model Railroads

Comic Books                  Home Inventory

Memorabilia                  Gun Collections

Token Collections            Fabrics & Notions

Mailing Lists                Books & Magazines

Professional Books           Office Inventory

Plus you can design your own!

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM or compatible computer with 400K of free memory, DOS version 3.3 or later. An EGA/VGA video capability is required to use the graphics display capability, but is not needed to run the software. A hard disk is recommended.

HomeCraft, P.O. Box 974, Tualatin, OR 97062

503-692-3732;   fax to: 503-692-0382.


Caere AnyPage Technology Supports OneScanner
CAERE'S ANYPAGE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES RECOGNITION ON APPLE'S NEW COLOR ONESCANNER

LOS GATOS, Calif., January 6, 1993 -- Caere Corporation today announced that its proprietary AnyPage technology, a feature of its market leading OCR software programs OmniPage Professional and OmniPage Direct, supports the new Apple Color OneScanner on the Macintosh platform.

AnyPage technology provides significantly enhanced recognition capabilities for a wide variety of poor-quality documents. It dramatically improves recognition accuracy on documents with multiple shaded backgrounds, from a colored side bar to a coffee stain on a business letter, scanned with the Apple Color OneScanner.

AnyPage technology automatically varies which shade of gray will be considered "background" and which will be considered "type. " Through dynamic auto thresholding, AnyPage senses the optimum level over thousands of regions per page. The remaining levels are dropped out, leaving the image very clean and sharp.

"With AnyPage technology, Apple Color OneScanner users will experience significantly increased accuracy over a wider range of documents," commented Teri Roche, Caere's OmniPage product manager.

Caere is offering a free trial version of OmniPage Professional and OmniPage Direct for the Macintosh, and Image Assistant - Caere's new color image editing software, with every Apple Color OneScanner. The demo disks can be ordered through an 800# provided on Caere literature that is shipped with each scanner.

The suggested retail price for OmniPage Professional is $995 and OmniPage Direct is $595. Both products are available from Caere's worldwide network of personal computer resellers.

Caere Corporation, with U.S. headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. and European headquarters, Caere GmbH, in Munich, Germany, is the industry leader in the design, manufacture and sale of products that provide personal computer users with the tools they need to manage the documents on their desktops. OmniPage turns printed documents into electronic text; Typist Plus Graphics combines hand held scanning and dedicated OCR; FaxMaster turns electronic files into faxes and vice versa; and PageKeeper makes electronic information easily available to knowledge workers. Caere recently released Image Assistant, an advanced image-editing product for both Windows and Macintosh.

Caere, OmniPage, PageKeeper, Typist Plus Graphics, Image Assistant, and AnyPage are trademarks of Caere Corporation. Other products named herein may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and are hereby recognized.

Caere Corp, 100 Cooper Court, Los Gatos, CA 95030

408-395-7000;  fax: 408-354-2743;  (800) 535-SCAN.


EfiColor Now Available under ColorSync
EFI Announces EfiColor Now Available under ColorSync!

EfiColor works seamlessly with ColorSync to offer expanded color management functionality

MACWORLD EXPO/SAN FRANCISCO--January 6, 1993--Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: EFII) today is demonstrating and will be shipping a new version of the EfiColor Color Management System that works seamlessly with Apple Computer, Inc.'s ColorSync Color Management System. The exceptional color fidelity and consistency as well as broad professional quality that has distinguished EfiColor across multiple desktop color printers, scanners and monitors will soon be available to all ColorSync users.

"Making ColorSync an extension to the operating system is as revolutionary as Apple's putting fonts on every computer. Just as the Macintosh gave every application access to professional quality type, ColorSync gives every application access to EfiColor quality color management," said EFI's founder, Efi Arazi, a well-known pioneer in the digital prepress and printing industry and founder and former CEO of Scitex Corporation Ltd.

"Until now, applications like QuarkXPress and Cachet that include EfiColor quality had to build it in through special programming; now any user that has a ColorSync supporting application or device can achieve EfiColor quality by simply adding EfiColor into the system folder. Automatically, that user now has professional color quality. By providing a framework for color management, ColorSync has practically turned EfiColor into the ATM (Adobe Type Manager) for color."

Using EfiColor under ColorSync adds precision, flexibility and control for a wide variety of digital color printers, monitors, scanners and commercial printing devices. EfiColor enhances the capabilities of ColorSync by bringing professional level features not available with other color management solutions:

Color Quality. Whether for page layouts, solid color presentations or continuous tone photographs, EFI develops profiles in conjunction with leading device manufacturers to ensure that each profile brings the user the highest fidelity possible from a given device.

Speed. EfiColor provides fast color conversions. Speed is always important, especially when working with complex, large color documents.

Professional Color Separations. EfiColor allows any application to support professional quality color separations. With controls for multiple Gray Component Replacement (GCR) levels, which are required for brilliant color separations, the user automatically can get high quality separations that formerly were the domain of prepress professionals.

Color Matching Across Devices. Because the EfiColor profiles are tuned to give consistent color across devices, digital color printers can now be used to judge color and proof for prepress jobs. Printers that were once used "For Position Only" can be used as accurate color proofers.

PANTONE and TRUMATCH Color. If a document requires named colors (like PANTONE or TRUMATCH), these colors can now be matched precisely using ColorSync with EfiColor.

Extensive Profile Library. EFI has just released 16 EfiColor printer profiles listed below. These profiles will all work under ColorSync.

* European Standard for Offset Lithography

* SWOP Standard for Offset Lithography

* Fiery/Agfa XC305

* Fiery/Canon CLC1

* Fiery/Canon CLC 300

* Fiery/Canon CLC 500

* Fiery/Kodak ColorEdge 1525

* Fiery/Kodak ColorEdge 1550

* Fiery/Xerox 5775

* HP PaintWriter XL

* Kodak XL7700

* QMS ColorScript 100

* QMS ColorScript 210/230

* Sony UP-D7000

* SuperMac ProofPositive

* Tektronix Phaser III PXi

Display profile packs will be available for displays from:

* Apple               * Radius

* Seiko               * RasterOps

* SuperMac

Additionally, EFI is announcing and demonstrating profiles for the following printers and scanners at this Macworld:

* Microtek ScanMaker II

* Apple Color Printer

* Tektronix Phaser IISD

* Seiko ColorPoint

* HP ScanJet IIC

* GCC ColorTone

* HP PaintJet XL300

* Apple Color Scanner

* CalComp ColorMaster+

* HP DeskJet 550C

About EFI

Electronics for Imaging was founded to develop innovative solutions to enable color desktop publishing analogous to the way that page layout software, PostScript software and laser printers enabled black and white desktop publishing in the mid-1980s. EFI designs and markets a range of color processing and printing solutions, including application and system software that facilitate color correction and device-independent color management, and color servers that enable short production run color printing in an office environment.

Electronics for Imaging Inc, 2855 Campus Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403

415-286-8600;  fax: 415-286-8686


Kodak ColorSense Color Manager Software
KODAK SHIPS COLORSENSE COLOR MANAGER SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER

Simplifies Color Management for Desktop Presentation, Publishing and Design

January 6, 1993 -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Eastman Kodak Company, the pioneer in color science, today announced the immediate availability of the Kodak ColorSense color manager, which includes hardware and software for Macintosh computer systems. ColorSense color manager provides a growing segment within the desktop market--graphic designers and business professionals working with color a simple, affordable way to print consistent and pleasing color hard copies. ColorSense color manager is also compatible with Apple ColorSync software.

Working with color on the desktop has traditionally been difficult, time-consuming, inaccurate and expensive. ColorSense color manager simplifies the process--providing consistent color results for newsletters, presentations, design compositions and Photo CD images. ColorSense color manager features a powerful, yet intuitive user interface that applies Kodak's color expertise to the process of desktop color management. It supports the widest range of scanners, displays and printers, allowing consumers to leverage their investment in desktop hardware and tools for color work without being locked into a single vendor solution. In addition, it can be used with all major software applications.

"The allure of desktop color has created strong demand from graphic designer and business professionals alike for a reliable, easy-to-use color management system," said Dick Lorbach, vice president and general manager of Kodak's Digital Pictorial Hard Copy and Printer Products Division. "ColorSense color manager eliminates the frustration and complexity of working with color on the desktop by providing an easy-to-use, cost-effective package that produces great results."

ColorSense color manager also includes a monitor calibration package that supports the leading monitors, including displays from Apple, NEC, Radius, RasterOps, Sony and SuperMac. The highly accurate monitor calibrator measures the color response of the monitor to ensure color fidelity and consistent color accuracy over time. A highly accurate target, manufactured in Rochester, N.Y., is also included to measure and account for individual scanner variations.

Wide Compatibility

Apple designed ColorSync software to work with products like ColorSense color manager for customers needing advanced color management. Available in the next release of System 7 Apple's ColorSync software architecture is a system-level set of extensions to QuickDraw, that provides base-level color management to third-party color management systems and peripherals. ColorSync software provides the "hooks" for users to plug into the different resources and devices they require to produce professional color work on the desktop.

"We felt it was critical to provide an open color management architecture in our operating system so that companies like Kodak who specialize in color could develop value-added products like ColorSense color manager that address the needs of color professionals," said Michael Hopwood, ColorSync software product manager for Apple.

ColorSense color manager is compatible with the most widely-used input, display and output products from vendors such as Apple, Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Microtek, Radius, RasterOps, Sharp, Sony, and Tektronix.

Photo CD Support

In addition to supporting RGB, TIFF and PICT2 files, ColorSense color manager also color manages Kodak's Photo CD images. ColorSense color manager reads and displays Photo CD images directly from the disk. It color corrects Photo CD images at any of the five Photo CD resolutions and supports simple correction capabilities such as rotate and mirror.

ColorSense Color Manager Core Technologies

ColorSense color manager incorporates two core technologies a color matching method (CMM) and an extensive set of device color profiles. The color matching method translates color data using profiles of different devices to a standard color space. The color matching method efficiently transforms the data using the appropriate profiles to ensure that the color displayed on the monitor can be printed accurately. Device color profiles, commonly referred to as DCPs, are the specifications that describe how different input, display and output devices interpret color. ColorSense color manager incorporates a library of highly accurate DCPs that characterize the gamut of colors each device can produce and how that color is achieved. ColorSense Color Manager Key Features

* Monitor calibrator and software: Software and hardware specifically designed to compensate for and correct individual monitor variations.

* User interface: An intuitive, graphical-user interface that makes it easy for users to view and modify multiple images, save a color correction in a file or adjust the color, brightness or contrast of the display.

* Print simulation: To predict how actual printed color will look, users can simulate on the monitor how an image will appear when printed to a particular device. Users can make changes to the image or display multiple simulations to ensure that the hard copy print is the exact color image desired.

* Scanner calibration software: Software and highly accurate target specifically designed to compensate for and correct individual scanner variations.

* System extension: A component that allows simulation of printed output in all applications, and color correct printing in applications that use QuickDraw software to print, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Aldus Persuasion software.

* Preferred viewing conditions: Software to change the color temperature and gamma of the monitor to offer a variety of viewing conditions such as daylight (D5000).

Environmentally Safe Packaging

The ColorSense package was designed with the environment in mind, using minimal materials which are entirely recyclable.

Pricing Availability and System Requirements

ColorSense color manager features a list price $499. It will be available through major distributors and dealers such as Merisel and Ingram Micro. ColorSense color manager runs on any Macintosh 11, LC, LCII, SE/30 or Macintosh Quadra computer running System 7 or greater. It requires an 8- to 24-bit color monitor and a supports three or four-color, color printer.

In addition to its traditional film, chemical and health business, Kodak is a major manufacturer and marketer of imaging products, systems and services for business and government uses. Kodak products include scanning, image storage, software and printing devices for a range of document and color imaging applications.


Radius Broad Product Support for ColorSync
Radius to Provide Broad Product Support for Apple Computer's ColorSync

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 6,1993 -- Radius Inc. (NASDAQ-RDUS) today announced multi-product support for Apple Computer Inc.'s new ColorSync color management system for Apple Macintosh personal computers. Radius products now provide fully compatible calibration, display and matching capabilities for the ColorSync user. This assures ColorSync users of consistent, reliable color from input to display to output, eliminating a final hurdle to easy to use color on the desktop.

Radius also announced full support for Apple's Color Printer and Color OneScanner within the Radius PrecisionColor Matching System. As a result, users of these new Apple products can achieve true color fidelity with the variety of high-end color devices utilized in professional pre-press and production environments.

"An important requirement for both the beginner and professional color user is the ability to input, display and output images and documents with accurate color fidelity between those stages. This requires calibrated devices which are capable of accurate color representation under various viewing conditions and the transformation of color information between those devices. Through support of Apple's new color management system, these same capabilities will be available to the ColorSync user," said Mary Coleman, Radius' vice president of marketing. "Radius' PrecisionColor Matching System is a valuable tool for color professionals because it allows calibrated monitors to display accurate representations of their documents as they will be produced in various stages of the pre-press and production process. Adding support for Apple's new color imaging products to this system will allow them to be utilized in this environment to provide uniform color input and consistent color output".

Radius has been providing accurate display color fidelity with the Precision Color Calibration System, which was first announced in 1988, and with the extensive display characteristic adjustments possible with its Dynamic Desktop software and Radius' PrecisionColor Display products. The company's PrecisionColor Matching System extends this ability to provide precise WYSIWYG color by allowing specific professional level input and output device characteristics to be represented on a calibrated display system and by accelerating the color transformation process needed to translate color between those devices.

The Radius PrecisionColor Calibrator provides the essential monitor calibration required by the ColorSync system. The PrecisionColor Calibrator and calibration software are used to maintain the display monitor at a consistent, repeatable level, eliminating color variations that can occur because of monitor drift or differences in brightness and contrast settings.

Radius has developed complete device profiles for calibrated Radius PrecisionColor Display systems which will be added to ColorSync. These profiles will ensure that ColorSync users with Radius and other display systems will have accurate color consistency with ColorSync-supported input and output devices. In addition, Radius will add device profiles for the Apple Color Printer and Color OneScanner to the Radius PrecisionColor Matching System.

Price and Availability

The Radius PrecisionColor Calibrator is available now from Radius authorized resellers at a list price of $599. Device profile software for the Apple Color Printer and Color OneScanner are scheduled for release in February of 1993 and will be available to PCMS users through authorized Radius resellers.

Radius Inc. is a graphics systems company that enables Macintosh and graphical interface-based PC users to dramatically increase the power and performance of their personal computers. The company maintains its leadership position by focusing on its customers, designing innovative, leading-edge software and hardware, and offering superior service and quality. Major Radius markets include electronic color publishing and desktop video. Radius' award-winning products are available through a worldwide network of Radius Authorized Resellers and system integrators. Radius is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol RDUS.

Radius Inc, 1710 Fortune Dr, San Jose, CA 95131

408-434-1010;  fax: 408-434-0770


Savitar ScanMatch 2.0 Scanner Calibration Swr
ScanMatch 2.0 Supports Slide Scanners and ColorSync

San Francisco, January 6th, 1993 - Savitar, Inc. today announced version 2.0 of its ScanMatch scanner calibration software. Since its initial release in September 1991, ScanMatch has shipped more than 25,000 copies, making it the mostly widely used color calibration product on the market.

ScanMatch 2.0 new features include support for both slide (transparency) and flatbed (reflective) scanners, improved color matching fidelity, and compatibility with Apple Computer, Inc.'s new ColorSync color matching software.

ScanMatch 2.0 is being premiered at Apple Computer's ColorSync Event Room at the Macworld Exposition (January 6-9th).

ScanMatch scanner calibration software enables users to capture color accurate images onto their computer screens without time consuming manual color correction. By scanning the included calibration target, ScanMatch 2.0 creates a ColorSync scanner profile precisely tuned to the scanner's color characteristics. This scanner profile is then used to optimize future scans so that the image displayed on the monitor automatically matches the original artwork.

According to Rudy Burger, Savitar's President and CEO, "Savitar's ScanMatch was the first desktop product to calibrate color from input devices such as scanners. ColorSync now enables ScanMatch users to get calibrated results all the way from their scanner to their final hardcopy output".

ScanMatch 2.0 is shipped with a Pantone scanner calibration target that is optimized for calibrating scans of four-color printed materials. Users can optionally purchase special targets from Savitar to support calibrated scanning of photographic print and transparency media.

ScanMatch 2.0 runs on any color Macintosh II series or Macintosh Quadra computer and is shipped with Apple's ColorSync software. It is fully compatible with industry standard color imaging software, such as Adobe's PhotoShop. ScanMatch 2.0 supports all Macintosh compatible color scanners and is bundled with Microtek, Umax and Sharp scanners.

ScanMatch 2.0 for the Macintosh will be available in February 1993 at a suggested retail price of $199. Registered users can upgrade to ScanMatch 2.0 for $49. Additional targets for calibrated scanning of photographic prints and transparencies are available for $299.

Savitar, Inc. is a San Francisco based developer of color imaging software for electronic photography and color electronic prepress applications.

Savitar Inc, 139 Townsend St, Suite 203, San Francisco, CA 94107

415-243-3030;   Fax: 415-243-3080


Sequel Imaging Color Calibration for ColorSync
SEQUEL IMAGING ANNOUNCES COLOR CALIBRATION AND DEVICE PROFILES FOR COLORSYNC

January 4, 1993 -- Sequel Imaging today announced three new products that take advantage of Apple Computer, Inc.'s new ColorSync for users of color imaging software and hardware. The new products include two visual-mode calibration packages, PrintCal/VM and MonCal/VM, which augment the already successful product line of high-quality color calibration instruments and software.

Describing the benefit of the ColorSync layer in System 7.0, Technical Director Tom Lianza said, "ColorSync provides the common platform and structure needed to make color calibration a reality for the majority of users. The existence of a common device profile specification at the operating system level insures our compatibility with any color imaging package or color management system. Moreover, Sequel Imaging now provides user generation of device profiles, thus insuring universal access to Colorsync."

The new ColorSync compatible products will provide users with the ability to calibrate both color monitors and color printers without need of a professional color instrument. In making the new product announcements, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, Nicholas A. Milley, said, "Color imaging users are finding that color devices usually don't produce good color right out of the box. Many users think the device is broken or misaligned and call the manufacturer to complain. Our visual calibration software now gives users a low-cost means to achieve accurate color in minutes."

The new product lineup also includes PhotoLink, a package that integrates the calibration parameters into Photoshop preferences. Arthur Kliman, Technical Program Manager for Sequel Imaging, describes the stimulus for these products this way, "During our customer review of product design, we were told loud and clear that calibration as a function must be integrated with the imaging application. With the development of PhotoLink, we have taken the final step in color calibration functionality."

Sequel Imaging is currently in beta test of all calibration products and expects first shipments by February 1,1993. Sequel Imaging is located at 1 Palmer Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053 and can be reached at (603) 425-2170 for more information.


SuperMatch & PhotoSpeed Now ColorSync Compatible
SuperMac Embraces ColorSync

SuperMatch 2.1 Calibrator and PhotoSpeed Now ColorSync Compatible

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Jan. 6, 1993)--SuperMac Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: SMAC) today announced that its new SuperMatch 2.1 Color Calibrator and PhotoSpeed starter system for Kodak's Photo CD are compatible with Apple Computer, Inc.'s ColorSync color management system. In addition, SuperMac intends to make all its displays and printers ColorSync compatible.

"Apple is the first manufacturer to integrate a color management system into the operating system. SuperMac is excited about the opportunities that will arise now that ColorSync is here, and is actively developing ColorSync profiles for all our SuperMatch displays and ProofPositive printers," said John Taylor, prepress product manager at SuperMac.

PhotoSpeed and ColorSync

SuperMac's new PhotoSpeed starter kit for Photo CD will include Apple's ColorSync software, as well as ColorSync display profiles for SuperMac's full line of SuperMatch displays. PhotoSpeed provides a complete "out-of-the-box" solution including high-performance graphics and photo-retouching hardware, along with leading software applications for image access, manipulation, and retrieval. Plus it comes with the industry's fastest CD-ROM players with full multi-session Photo CD capability at an entry price of less than $3,000. ColorSync will allow Photo CD images to retain their correct color throughout the production process.

"Photo CD is a new way of working with color images that demands consistency throughout the process. Now with Apple's ColorSync color management system, PhotoSpeed truly delivers everything you need for Photo CD productivity," Taylor said.

SuperMatch 2.1 Calibration With ColorSync

Display calibration is essential for professional graphic design work. A predictable environment for color work is one of the most important considerations facing any graphic artist. Now that the SuperMatch color calibrator is ColorSync compatible, it will create a ColorSync profile for any SuperMac, Apple, Radius, RasterOps, and Sony Macintosh display using the ColorSync API. Users can then be assured that the colors of the image they see on their display will coincide with the colors they print on their printer.

"Color management is the responsibility of all vendors," Taylor said. "From system and application software to displays, scanners, printers, and imagesetters --all pieces in the graphic design process need to be calibrated and compatible with a color management system. SuperMac has long supported industry standards for color matching and now we have made SuperMatch 2.1 ColorSync compatible."

Using an electronic sensor that attaches to the display, the SuperMatch calibrator automatically corrects color drift and ensures that multiple displays look similar. This means color work stays consistent from start to finish.

SuperMac designs products that accelerate and enhance the performance of both Macintosh and Windows-based computer systems. The company is a leading supplier of graphics peripherals to the color-publishing, business productivity, and digital video markets. Its products include accelerated color graphics cards, large-screen color and gray-scale displays ranging from 17-21 inches, color printers, and digital video solutions.

SuperMac, 485 Potrero Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

408-245-2202;  408-735-7250


TheRef v2.5 Computer Industry Ref. Database
December 1, 1992: DOBLE X, INC.  - North Palm Beach, FLORIDA USA

Doble X, Inc. is now shipping TheRef v2.5 a product that contains thousands of computer related products and vendor information with a program to facilitate access to such information.

The philosophy of this product is to have a one stop source of information for computer related products worldwide, at a fraction of the cost of similar services and products.  The main thrust of the databases is software products and companies, but it also contains thousands of hardware, accessories and book listing.

The Vendor Database contains information on computer related manufacturers, publishers, distributors, an many more. The information maintained for each record includes Vendor Name, mailing address, company type, brief description, years in business and company phone numbers including, toll free, local, BBS, technical support as well international, if any.

The Poducts Database contains information on computer related hardware, software and accessories for not only IBM and DOS but also for AMIGA, UNIX, MAC, and many more. The information included for each product is: Product Name, manufacturer, product type, Retail price, platform and a brief description.

Users can search any database by any one field or a combination of fields, by just typing a partial word or number.  A list of the entries matching the search criteria will appear on a scrollable window at which point the user can choose to get further information or print one or more entries.

The subscription price of $99.95 per year entitles the user to the access program and quarterly updates. Renewal rate for subsequent years is $69.95.  Registered users  can also get up to the minute updates of the software and database by calling the company's Bulletin Board System.

A demonstration version is available on the company's BBS  or by calling the company directly.

The program runs on any MS-DOS or  Windows based system with at least 512K RAM and 5Mg of hard disk drive space free. The company is currently working on versions for MAC and UNIX based systems.

Vendors can list their products free of charge by contacting the

company.

Doble X, Inc.,  P.O. Box 14327, North Palm Beach, FLORIDA 33408

Voice Phones: 1-800-742-2744 or (407) 694-9073

CIS: 71221,514      BBS: (407)848-5647


Revell-Monogram Revolutionary Model Kit & CD-ROM
Revell-Monogram's Model Kit Revolutionizes Model Building

Plastic model kit leader Revell-Monogram, Inc. will take a leap into the future when it introduces its revolutionary new model kit that incorporates CD-ROM software at the American Toy Fair. The model kit for a car or an airplane will be coupled with state-of-the-art CD-ROM software that contains assembly instructions and a driving or flight simulation game, featuring animated 3-dimensional graphics, human actors in motion picture video vignettes and digitized sound effects and music.

"The model kit market will be stunned," says Tim Cawley, president and chief executive officer of Revell-Monogram. "This product adds an exciting high-tech dimension to model building and will revolutionize the way consumers build models in the future."

To create the most spectacular CD-ROM software, Revell-Monogram worked with Floyd Design, an award winning multimedia development company, and Viewpoint Animated Engineering, a leading creator of datasets - digital coordinates used to create 3D graphics.

The CD-ROM software can be used on any IBM-compatible computer that meets multimedia personal computer standards, and will be available in English, German, French and Dutch. Revell-Monogram also plans to create software that is compatible with other CD drive systems such as Apple, Tandy and Commodore.

"Our goal is to offer this unique product for as many platforms as possible, so we are talking with a wide variety of hardware manufacturers," says Cawley.

The company has three titles in the works, each featuring four cars or plans. The first, which will be introduced at Toy Fair, is European Racers. Future titles include Muscle Cars and High-Tech Aircraft, both are scheduled for release in time for Christmas 1993.

Each title will include a plastic model kit for one of the four featured cars or planes. The 3-D animated assembly instructions will show each model part floating together on screen in proper position and sequence; users can control assembly speed.

The product will also feature tips on painting, gluing and detailing, and fun facts on each car or plane in the title.

After the model is built, the child can move on to the driving or flight simulation game, which has four track or four flight path options, real-time speed and handling of each car or plane.


ARSoftware & Johns Hopkins Univ Optical Software
Applied Research Corporation Subsidiary and The Johns Hopkins University Enter Licensing Arrangement for Optical Software

January 7, 1993 -- LANDOVER, MARYLAND -- Applied  Research Corporation (Philadelphia Stock Exchange: ARL.X) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ARSoftware Corporation, has negotiated an exclusive worldwide licensing arrangement with the Applied Physics Laboratory of The Johns Hopkins University of Laurel, Maryland, to market and distribute OPTIMATR Version 3.1, an IBM PC and compatible software product that calculates the optical properties of materials. OPTIMATR calculates index of refraction, absorption coefficient, and scatter in materials (insulators, semiconductors, and metals) as a function of wavenumber and temperature. Following extensive beta testing and user enhancement additions, OPTIMATR is scheduled to be released February 15, 1993 and will retail for $495 US.

OPTIMATR is the second exclusive worldwide licensing agreement negotiated by ARSoftware in as many weeks, joining ORBIT WORKS as an addition to their growing family of scientific and engineering software.

Formed in 1979, Applied Research Corporation is a high technology company specializing in research and development, technical support services, and software development. The company's strengths are in the atmospheric sciences, space sciences, geophysics, and computer related services. The company's clients include NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Johnson Space Flight Cente,r Hughes Aircraft, Department of Energy, Ford Aerospace, National Institutes of Health, GE Astro-Space Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Advanced Computer Concepts, Martin Marietta, Lockheed, the University of Colorado, the University of California at San Diego, the University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland.

ARSoftware, 8201 Corporate Dr, Suite 1110, Landover, MD 20785

301-459-3773;  800-257-0073;  fax: 301-459-3776


Custom MSDS On-Line SOLUTIONS Database
Custom MSDS On-Line Database

A new data processing package is now available that facilitates the creation of a custom On-Line Database for Material Safety Data Sheets.

The MSDS Add-On service provides a prompted software format for customer input. The completed file is then simply uploaded to the SOLUTIONS Information Technology Network for automatic cross-referencing, indexing and linking. The processed file is downloaded to the user for automatic incorporation into the SOLUTIONS Database.

The MSDS Add-On software package provides the tools to quickly and accurately generate a custom database of the specific documents of interest for a particular operation. The SOLUTIONS Database is network compatible and a DOS emulation version is available for Macintosh.

The MSDS Add-On package was engineered by the SOLUTIONS Software Corporateion, one of the worlds leading information technology organizations.

Free information kits are available upon request.

SOLUTIONS Software, 1795 Turtle Hill Rd, Enterprise, FL 32725

407-321-3098;  fax: 407-323-4898


UNIX Power Tools from O'Reilly & Assoc + Bantam
O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES AND BANTAM BOOKS ANNOUNCE UNIX POWER TOOLS JOINT VENTURE

SEBASTOPOL, CA -- December 14, 1992 -- Tim O'Reilly, publisher of O'Reilly & Associates, and Kenzi Sugihara, vice president and publisher of Bantam Electronic Publishing, today announced that their companies would jointly publish UNIX POWER TOOLS (March 1992/1100 pages/one CD-ROM disk/$59.95/ISBN 0-553-35402-7). This book/software package for power users of the UNIX computer operating system is the first joint venture between these respected trade and professional publishers. Authored by Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides, with contributions from many others, the book is slated for a March release.

This co-publishing arrangement draws upon each company's respective strengths. O'Reilly & Associates, the leading publisher of books for the UNIX system, created the book and will be responsible for direct sales to consumers and corporate bundling. Bantam Computer Books, well known for its Power Tools series with over 800,000 copies of DOS POWER TOOLS and over 150,000 copies of WINDOWS POWER TOOLS in print, will be responsible for sales through wholesalers and retailers, and internationally. The two companies will cooperate on marketing.

UNIX POWER TOOLS collects the advice of UNIX experts, culled from O'Reilly's best-selling Nutshell Handbooks on UNIX, from Usenet, and from contributors such as Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly, Mike Loukides, Chris Torek, Dale Dougherty, Bruce Barnett, Jonathan Kamens, Larry Wall, Gene Spafford, Simson Garfinkel, Linda Mui, and others. The book is written in a unique "browser's format," which enables users to start anywhere, and jump around to find thousands of tips, scripts, and techniques for using UNIX more effectively.

The Power Tools' CD-ROM disk provides powerful public domain programs that add even more flexibility to the standard UNIX command set. Every script and program from the book is on the disk, so users can add it right to their own set of Power Tools. Included are power utilities like Perl, Gnu Emacs, bash and gawk, and many other public domain programs, such as an interactive spelling checker, a simple-but-powerful spreadsheet, and a version of grep that catches things that are only "approximately" right. All programs are available not only in source form, but also pre-compiled.

"As O'Reilly & Associates began our rapid ascent into the computer publishing scene, we were approached by many companies who wanted to do joint ventures of various kinds," said Tim O'Reilly. "We were excited by Bantam's suggestion that we do something as part of their Power Tools series because of the great success those books have experienced in the trade market. And, frankly, it seemed like a fun book to do.

"One of the hallmarks of the Bantam Power Tools series is the companion disk containing software," said O'Reilly. "Doing this for UNIX is quite a challenge because there is no universal computer architecture of distribution format. We solved the problem using CD-ROM. The huge storage capacity lets us include not just program source code but pre-compiled binaries for all of the most common UNIX platforms. All the user has to do is install the version that matches the system being used."

"In many ways," said Ron Petrusha, Bantam Electronic Publishing's editorial director and editor of UNIX POWER TOOLS, "we see this publishing relationship as a natural outgrowth of our joint commitment to high quality computer books, of O'Reilly & Associates' vast expertise in the UNIX system, and of Bantam's experience with the book/disk as a publishing medium.

"In UNIX POWER TOOLS, I think that we have successfully combined our talents to produce a work that is unlike any other computer book that I've ever seen. UNIX POWER TOOLS will definitely be an instant classic of UNIX publishing."

O'Reilly & Associates

103 Morris St, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472

707-829-0515;  fax: 707-829-0104


Accolade Signs New Noted Sports Personalities
ACCOLADE SIGNS NOTED SPORTS PERSONALITIES BREIT HULL AND PELE FOR ICE HOCKEY AND SOCCER GAMES

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7,1993--Kicking off its commitment to "Games with Personality" here at the 1992 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Accolade, an industry leader in sports simulations, today announced that it has signed exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with ice hockeys premier sniper, Brett Hull, and world famous soccer personality, Pele, to design and endorse the company's first hockey and soccer simulations. The products are scheduled for release for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and IBM PC and compatible computers during the fourth quarter of this year.

Brett Hull, right winger for the St. Louis Blues, is one of the highest-paid players in NHL history, and is potentially the most marketable star since Wayne Gretzky. He is the son of the legendary Hall-of-Famer, Bobby Hull, whose reign in the 60's and 70's earned him the reputation as one of the best all-around hockey players in history. A super star on his own, Brett Hull was named the NHL's Top Goal Scorer in 1990 for achieving 72 goals in 80 games and was voted the NHL's Most Popular All-Star Player by the fans in 1991. Brett Hull joined the ranks of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux when he became a member of the NHL's "50/49 Club" for scoring 50 goals in 49 games. He is also a member of the NHL's "70 Goal Club" joining other hockey greats, Gretzky, Lemieux, Nicholls, Esposito and Kurri.

A truly international personality, Pele is undeniably the most famous soccer player in the world. Pele first burst into world prominence in 1958, when at the age of just seventeen he led Brazil to its first World Cup title. He is the only man to have played on three World Cup winning teams, scored nearly a goal per game throughout his career, and reigns as the Sportsman of the Century, as chosen by an international poll of journalists. Pele electrified the entire world with his matchless skills for 21 years and continues to work as the game's most visible goodwill ambassador. After conquering Brazil and the World Cup arenas, Pele concluded his career with a brilliant three-year (1975-1977) stay with the New York Cosmos, and through his charisma and skill ignited a soccer boom which is still underway in the United States. In his entire career, Pele played 1,366 games and scored 1,282 goals.

"Accolade's 'Games with Personality is more than just a slogan for the company," said Charlotte Taylor Skeel, the company's Director of Licensing. "'This is a promise to the press, trade and the consumer that all Accolade products, licensed personalities or original characters, will contain extra ingredients. In the case of Brett Hull and Pele, we are already underway to capture the unique playing style and personality each of these sports icons possess. This, combined with outstanding graphics and entertaining and realistic gameplay, will distinguish these two simulations as leaders in the sports category," Taylor Skeel concluded.

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129

408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053


HardBall III Big League Ballpark Disk
ACCOLADE HITS A HOME RUN WITH NEW STADIUM DISK FOR USE WITH AL MICHAELS ANNOUNCES HARDBALL III

Category: Add-on Disk

Price and Availability: HardBall III Big League Ballpark Disk -

          IBM PC and compatibles - $24.95, January 1993

HardBall III MLBPA Players Disk - IBM PC and compatibles - $24.95

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7,1993--Accolade, an industry leader of sports simulations and publisher of the award winning series of HardBall computer products, today announced a mid-January release for HardBall m Big League Ballpark Disk, the second add-on disk exclusively for use with Al Michaels Announces HardBall III. This new add-on disk will contain 18 accurately detailed professional ballparks such as Oakland, Minnesota and Montreal. Available for IBM PC and compatible computers, the HardBall III Big League Ballpark Disk sells at a suggested retail price of $24.95 and Al Michaels Announces HardBall III a t $59.95.

The Big League Ballpark disk contains the remaining 18 stadiums (eight are provided in HardBall III) from both the American League and the National League. Additional season schedules, including one for expansion teams, are also provided. Each of the stadiums are rendered in 256-color VGA graphics and designed to exact specifications adding to the "pure baseball" entertainment the HardBall series is famous for.

The company's first add-on disk, HardBall III MLBPA Players Disk, is the first product to feature digitized color photographs of real players from all 26 Major League Baseball teams. It provides HardBall III baseball fans with an entire league of players including the names, faces and statistics of their favorite Major League players. The add-on disk features active players from both the National and American Leagues and their statistics through mid-season 1992. It is currently available for IBM PC and compatible computers at a suggested retail price of $24.95.

Released in May of this year, Al Michaels Announces HardBall III quickly found its way to the top of the charts. It is the third game in the well known HardBall! series built on a reputation of action, strategy and pure fun. The product features play-by-play commentary by emmy award-winning Al Michaels, "team effort" play, and a complete 162 game season including an all-star game, play-offs and championship games. It is the recent recipient of the Best Computer Sports Game of 1992 from PC Games and Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazines.

Al Michaels Announces HardBall III and both add-on disks can be purchased at local software retailers or can be ordered directly from Accolade by calling 1-800 245-7744.

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129

408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053


Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design Sig. Ed.
ACCOLADE ANNOUNCES NEW ADD-ON DISK FOR JACK NICKLAUS GOLF & COURSE DESIGN: SIGNATURE EDITION

Category: Add-On Disk exclusively for use with

          Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition

Price and Availability: $24.95, February 1993

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7,1993--Accolade, an industry leader in sports simulations, today announced a February release of Jack Nicklaus Presents the Great Courses of the U.S. Open, an add-on disk exclusively for use with lack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design. Signature Edition. Developed in association with Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus Productions, Jack Nicklaus Presents the Great Courses of the US. Open represents the company's second add-on disk for the Signature Edition. It features two of the world's beautiful courses from the US. Open rotation, Pebble Beach Golf Links and Baltusrol Golf Club in stunning 256 color VGA graphics. Jack Nicklaus Presents the Great Courses of the U.S. Open will be available for IBM PC and compatible computers at a suggested retail price of $24.95.

Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California was the site of the 1992 U.S. Open Championships. It is one of the courses that often comes to mind when considering the world's most popular courses and is one of Jack Nicklaus' favorite courses. In 1972 Jack Nicklaus won his third Open title on this seaside course. And, ten years later, during one of the great moments in golf, Tom Watson barely edged out Jack for the win by holing his chip shot at the 17th.

Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey will be the site of the 1993 U.S. Open. It has hosted three other US. Open Championships, two of which were won by Jack Nicklaus. Jack's victories in 1967 and again in 1980 tied him with Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan for the most US. Open victories. A Nicklaus favorite, the "Famous 4th" (as it's known on the Tour) is described by Nicklaus as "one of the most diabolical ever made," as it requires an absolute carry over water to a two-terraced, green.

Jack Nicklaus Presents the Great Courses of the U.S. Open will pin Jack Nicklaus Signature Tour Volume 2 as the two add-on disks for Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course: Signature Edition. Each is sold separately and can be purchased at local software retailers, or ordered directly from Accolade by calling 1-800 245-7744.

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129

408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053


Jack Nicklaus Sig. Ed. Golf Design Contest
ACCOLADE, JACK NICKLAUS PRODUCTIONS, AND GOLF ILLUSTRATED ANNOUNCE JACK NICKLAUS' SIGNATURE EDITION GOLF DESIGN CONTEST

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7,1993--Accolade, an industry leader in sports simulations and publisher of the award-winning line of Jack Nicklaus computer golf simulations, in a joint promotion with Jack Nicklaus Productions and Golf Illustrated magazine, today announced the details of the Jack Nicklaus' Signature Edition Hole Design Contest. The "Mole Design Contest" challenges computer golfers to create a perfect golf hole using Accolade's newest golf simulation, Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition for IBM PC and compatible computers, the only computer golf simulation with a course architect feature. The Hole Design Contest will run from March 1 to May 31,1993.

To enter the contest, players, using the architect feature in Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition, design a perfect par 3, par 4 or a par 5 golf hole. Contest details and official entry forms will appear in the March, April and May issues of Golf Illustrated. A panel of judges from Accolade, Jack Nicklaus Productions and Golf Illustrated magazine will determine the winning design based on accepted golf design criteria including challenge/difficulty, aesthetics and overall fun.

Three grand prizes winners, a par 3, par 4 and par 5 winner, will win a trip to play in the Pro-Am event at either The Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge held September 6,1993 at New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio or The Nationwide Championship held September 22-23,1993 at Country Club of the South in Atlanta, Georgia. The three grand prize winners will also receive copies of the Golf Illustrated Course Disk featuring the winning hole designs from the grand prize winners to be published at a later date by Accolade. In addition, 33 runner-up prizes, 7 par 3 winners, 19 par 4 winners, and 7 par 5 winners, will receive one year's subscription to Golf Illustrated and a copy of the Golf Illustrated Course Disk. The names of the grand prize winners will be published in Golf Illustrated magazine.

Developed in association with Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus Productions, Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition is actually two products in one. The Course Architect feature provides players with all the tools necessary to design a single golf hole or a complete golf course. Everything from creating the land plot complete with terrain including hills, valleys and water, to exact placement of course objects such as trees and benches, to precision detail on the greens. The game play portion of the product features two Nicklaus designed courses and fully-digitized golfers, including Jack Nicklaus himself. The product is available at a suggested retail price of $69.95

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129

408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053


COBWEB/3 NASA Artificial Intelligence Software
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

While examining their environment, humans form concepts by organizing observations on the basis of shared characteristics. These concepts provide a framework into which new observations having similar characteristics can be classified. COBWEB/3, from NASA Ames Research Center, is an approach to "conceptual clustering", a computational framework for forming concepts from any data that can be represented as conjunctions of attributes and their values; examples include objects, places, events, and protein sequences. As the program learns, it forms a hierarchy organizing the concepts, each of which summarizes some of the encountered instances. As in its human counterpart, this process occurs incrementally - concepts become more discriminating over time as the system encounters more examples. In addition to this learning mode, COBWEB/3 can also operate in a prediction mode, in which the acquired concepts are used to fill in missing information. This program can be useful for projects needing to cluster data into groups that share regularities across a number of attributes. The algorithm of COBWEB/3 is based on the previous COBWEB and CLASSIT systems. COBWEB/3 also has prediction capabilities. Given a partial description and a hierarchy (either user-specified or one the system has-constructed), it will classify the instance and predict the missing attribute's value.

COBWEB/3, inventory number ARC-13186, is written in Common LISP and is designed to be machine independent. An implementation of Common LISP is required to compile this package. COBWEB/3 is available in UNIX tar format on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge (standard distribution) or on a 3.5 inch diskette. It is also available on a 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette or on a 3.5 inch Macintosh format diskette. An electronic copy of the documentation in PostScript format is included on the distribution medium. Program $900; documentation $21.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


POMESH Antenna Design Software from NASA
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

ANTENNA DESIGN

POMESH is a computer program developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to predict the performance of reflector antennas. Both far field pattern and gain calculations are performed using the Physical Optics (PO) approximation of the equivalent surface currents. POMESH is primarily intended for relatively small reflectors. It is useful in situations where the surface is described by irregular data that must be interpolated and for cases where the surface derivatives are not known. This method is flexible and robust and also supports near field calculations. Because of the near field computation ability, this computational engine is quite useful for subreflector computations. The program is constructed in a highly modular form so that it may be readily adapted to perform tasks other than the one that is explicitly described here. Since the computationally intensive portions of the algorithm are simple loops, the program can be easily adapted to take advantage of vector processor and parallel architectures.

POMESH, inventory number NPO-18807, is written in FORTRAN 77 r execution on CRAY series computers running UNICOS. With minor modifications, it has also been successfully-implemented on a Sun4 series computer running SunOS, a DEC VAX series computer running VMS, and an IBM PC series computer running OS/2. It requires 2.5Mb of RAM under SunOS 4.1.1, 2.5Mb of RAM under VMS' 5-4.3, and 2.5Mb of RAM under OS/2. The OS/2 version requires the Lahey F77L compiler. The standard distribution medium for this program is one 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette. It is also available on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge in UNIX tar format and a 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape in DEC VAX FILES-ll format. POMESH is a copyrighted work with all copyright vested in NASA. Program $500; documentation $17.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


Adobe Photoshop 2.4 Supports ColorSync
Adobe Photoshop 2.5 to Support Apple Color Management Software

Version 2.5 to Be Demonstrated at MacWorld '93

Mountain View, Calif. (January 6, 1993) -- Adobe Systems Incorporated announced today that Adobe Photoshop Version 2.5 software will support ColorSync, Apple Computer Inc.'s color matching software architecture for Macintosh computers. Adobe will demonstrate the Adobe Photoshop Version 2.5 program at MacWorld '93 (Booth #727) and Apple's Imaging New Products Showcase (Room 236-238). MacWorld '93 will be held at Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 6 to 9, 1993.

Adobe Photoshop Version 2.5 software is used to manipulate scanned or computer generated continuous tone, bitmap, grayscale or color images, and provides a variety of special effects filters and high-end paint and image-editing capabilities. The program also performs professional prepress functions such as on-screen color editing and high-quality color separations, and includes added functionality to take advantage of ColorSync technology. The program can directly read ColorSync monitor profile information and uses ColorSync printer profiles to perform color separations.

The ColorSync software architecture provides a standard color-matching capability that enables users of color devices, such as scanners, displays and printers, to get the closest match possible between colors scanned into the computer, viewed on the computer screen and created for output to the printed page.

Adobe Photoshop Version 2.5 software for the Macintosh is expected to be available from Adobe Authorized Resellers in the first quarter of 1993. The suggested retail price is $895.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of type and application software products. Revenue for 1991 exceeded $229 million.

Adobe Systems Inc

1585 Charleston Rd, PO Box 7900, Mountain View, CA 94039-7900

415-961-4400


Moldflow Organizational Changes
MOLDFLOW ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES TO INCREASE RESPONSIVENESS TO CUSTOMER NEEDS.

(Shelton, Connecticut -- January 4, 1993) Hugh Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Moldflow Pty Ltd., today announced several major organizational changes designed to focus the company's activities on meeting customer needs. First of all, the worldwide product development and marketing organization, headquartered in Kilsyth, Australia, has been reorganized according to Total Quality Management (TQM) principles with product managers assigned marketing and development responsibilities for each the company's product lines. Secondly, the North American sales operation has been re-deployed to satellite offices located near customer facilities which will operate under the direction of Bill Hicock, who has been promoted to V.P. of Sales and Marketing, based in Shelton, Connecticut. Technical support operations will be concentrated in the Kalamazoo, Michigan office which will be under the direction of Carol denOtter who has been appointed Customer Support Coordinator. Finally, North American financial matters will be handled by Kathy Goodwin, who will be Assistant Treasurer and located in Kalamazoo.

While solid customer support has been integral to the success of Moldflow in the past, the new moves are designed to further intensify this thrust, according to Henderson. The satellite offices provide experienced personnel within easy physical reach of key industries representing existing and potential customers. The dedication of the Shelton, Connecticut office to marketing, sales and customer service further enhances this direction, Henderson said. The satellite offices will further be able to dispatch after-sales assistance in the person of sophisticated technical specialists now all centered in the company's Kalamazoo office. These are people with an intimate knowledge of Moldflow software's engineering capabilities and of industry needs. Their role is to ensure that customers receive the maximum benefit from solutions which the software facilitates. These include higher quality, productivity and economy in plastics injection molding. The Kalamazoo office will soon be operating a 24-hour hotline service to which customers will have direct access.

Hicock states that, with this re-deployment to satellite offices and the recent addition of 3 new area account managers, Moldflow North America can now provide a proactive service and will be within easy reach of all major customers in the country.

Moldflow has pioneered computerized analysis of plastic injection molding, which improves product performance, reduces scrap, shortens design leadtimes and lowers design and manufacturing costs. The independent Harvest magazine has studied the plastics industry worldwide, and has determined that Moldflow has an 82% market share. Products include: MF/FLOW -- which predicts flow patterns and characteristics within the mold; MF/COOL --- which analyzes the vital role of heat exchange and temperature control in the mold; and MF/WARP software which analyzes the net distortion of the actual molded part and helps determine its mechanical properties.

Moldflow, 2 Corporate Dr, Suite 232, Shelton, CT 06484

203-925-0552;  fax: 203-925-1175


SyDOS CONTINUES RAPID EXPANSION

BOCA RATON, FL (January 11, 1993) - SyDOS, a division of SyQuest Technology, today announced its second expansion of office space in two months. The Boca Raton-based manufacturer of removable cartridge disk drives and CD-ROM drives for PCs and compatibles will add 14,700 square feet of manufacturing and administrative space to its existing facility -- more than tripling its size. Prior to that, the company had occupied 7,200 square feet in the Arvida Park of Commerce Meridian Center. Under the new lease agreement, SyDOS will have a total of approximately 21,900 square feet in the same center.

This continued expansion of physical space reflects the company's tremendous acceptance in the marketplace, says Linda Haury, vice president marketing for SyDOS.

"Since June 1991, we've grown from four staffers to more than 65 people to keep up with our new product lines and increasing volumes of shipments," she notes. "The state-of-the-art products we manufacture meet a growing market need for more disk drive storage at an affordable price. And as multimedia applications take off, our unique products will have even broader appeal."

SyDOS was formed to distribute removable cartridge disk drives to the PC and compatibles marketplace. The company manufactures a full line of removable cartridge disk drives and Host Bus Adapter Kits for the PC and compatibles marketplace. Drive subsystems currently are available in 44MB and 88MB capacities, in internal, external and dual configurations, with 105MB versions to be announced this month. In addition, the company recently introduced the "Personal CD," a CD-ROM drive which may be purchased as a stand-alone or bundled with CorelDRAW version 3.0 software. The SyDOS product line is sold through major resellers, distributors and superstores worldwide.

Parent company SyQuest Technology, headquartered in Fremont, California, manufactures removable cartridge disk drives predominantly for the Macintosh market and sells through OEMs and systems integrators. SyQuest has shipped over 800,000 disk drives and over 3 million data cartridges since its incorporation in 1982. The company commands over 90 percent of the removable hard-cartridge disk drive marketplace. SyQuest is a public company (NASDAQ symbol: SYQT).

SyDOS, 6501 Park of Commerce Blvd, Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487

407-998-5400;  fax: 407-998-5414


PASCO - Structural Analysis Swr from NASA
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

The Panel Analysis and Sizing Code (PASCO) was developed at NASA Langley Research Center for the buckling and vibration analysis and sizing of prismatic structures having an arbitrary cross section. PASCO is primarily intended for analyzing and sizing stiffened panels made of laminated orthotropic materials and is of particular value in analyzing and sizing filamentary composite structures. When used in the analysis mode, PASCO calculates laminate stiffnesses, lamina stress and strains (including the effects of temperature and panel bending), buckling loads, vibration frequencies, and overall panel stiffness. When used in the sizing mode, PASCO adjusts sizing variables to provide a lowmass panel design that carries a set of specified loadings without exceeding buckling or material strength allowables and that meets other design requirements such as upper and lower bounds on sizing variables, upper and lower bounds on overall bending, extensional and shear stiffnesses, and lower bounds on vibration frequencies.

The DEC VAX and CDC CYBER versions of PASCO were written in FORTRAN IV for batch execution. The new Macintosh version includes an interactive graphic preprocessor called MacPASCO. It was developed for Macintosh II series computers with at least 2Mb of RAM running MPW Pascal 3.0 and Language Systems FORTRAN 2.0 under the MPW programming environment. It includes MPW compatible makefiles for compiling the source code. MacPASCO is System 7.0 compatible. A minimum of 2Mb of RAM is required for execution. The Macintosh version of PASCO, inventory number LAR-14799, is distributed on four 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh format diskettes. PASCO was developed in 1981, adapted to the DEC VAX in 1983 and to the Macintosh in 1991. Program $2,000; documentation $67.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


PACKMAN Cargo Packing Software from NASA
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

CARGO PACKING

PACKMAN, from NASA Marshall Space Center, is a computer program used to find near-optimal arrangements of cargo items in storage containers, subject to multiple packing objectives such as container volume utilization, container weight limit utilization, and other considerations. As the number and complexity of these constraints grows to more than a few, human experts may have difficulty or fail in finding near-optimal solutions. PACKMAN allows users to specify a single rectangular container of arbitrary length, width and height, along with a set of cargo items, each of arbitrary rectangular dimensions and with specified characteristics, to attempt to pack into the container. The user is also allowed to specify the criteria for packing and the degree of importance placed on each criterion.

PACKMAN, inventory number MFS-28700, is written in Common LISP for Macintosh computers running System 6.0.3 or higher, and requires Macintosh Allegro Common Lisp version 1.3.2 for execution. This program will not run under Macintosh Allegro Common Lisp version 2.0 without modification. PACKMAN requires 4Mb of RAM and 1Mb of disk space. The PACKMAN source code uses Xerox's Portable Common Loops object-oriented LISP extensions, with permission from Xerox. All source code for the PACKMAN program is included (source code for Portable Common Loops, however, is not provided). The standard distribution medium for PACKMAN is a set of two 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh diskettes. An electronic copy of the documentation in Microsoft Word format is included on the distribution media. Program $250; documentation $16.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


Living Color Frame Maker Graphics for AI Sys.
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

PC GRAPHICS FOR AI SYSTEMS

Computer graphics are often applied for better understanding and interpretation of data under observation. These graphics become more complicated when animation is required during "run-time", as found in many typical modern artificial intelligence and expert systems. Living Color Frame Maker from NASA Lewis Research Center is a solution to many of these real-time graphics problems. Living Color Frame Maker (LCFM) is a graphics generation and management tool for IBM or IBM compatible personal computers. To eliminate graphics programming, the graphic designer can use LCFM to generate computer graphics frames. The graphical frames are then saved as text files, in a readable and disclosed format, which can be easily accessed and manipulated by user programs for a wide range of "real-time" visual information applications. For example, LCFM can be implemented in a framebased expert system for visual aids in management of systems. For monitoring, diagnosis, and/or controlling purposes, circuit or systems diagrams can be brought to "life" by using designated video colors and intensities to symbolize the status of hardware components (via real-time feedback from sensors). Thus status of the system itself can be displayed.

The Living Color Frame Maker is user friendly with graphical interfaces, and provides on-line help instructions. All options are executed using mouse commands and are displayed on a single menu for fast and easy operation. LCFM, inventory number LEW-15554, is written in C++ using the Borland C++ 2.0 compiler for IBM PC series computers and compatible computers running MS-DOS. The program requires a mouse and an EGA/VGA display. A minimum of 77K of RAM is also required for execution. The documentation is provided in electronic form on the distribution medium in WordPerfect format. A sample MS-DOS executable is provided on the distribution medium. The standard distribution medium for this program is one 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette. The contents of the diskette are compressed using the PKWARE archiving tools. The utility to unarchive the files, PKUNZIP.EXE, is included. Program $100: documentation $13.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


PC-Seapak Oceanographic Imaging Swr from NASA
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

OCEANOGRAPHIC IMAGING

PC-SEAPAK, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is a user interactive satellite data analysis software package specifically developed for oceanographic research. The program is used to process and interpret data obtained from the Nimbus-7/Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), and the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). PC-SEAPAK is a set of independent microcomputer-based image analysis programs that provide the user with a flexible, user-friendly, standardized interface, and facilitates relatively low-cost analysis of oceanographic satellite data. Version 4.0 includes 114 programs.

PC-SEAPAK, inventory number GSC-13320, has been under development since 1988. Version 4.0 was updated in 1992, and is distributed without source code. It is available only as a set of 36 1.2Mb 5.25 inch IBM MS-DOS format diskettes. PC-SEAPAK is a copyrighted product with all copyright vested in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Program $450; documentation $50.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


1993 COSMIC/NASA Software Catalog
NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE FROM NASA

1993 COSMIC SOFTWARE CATALOG

COSMIC, NASA's Computer Software Technology Transfer Center, announces its 1993 catalog. The catalog describes over 1,200 computer programs created by NASA and offered to the U.S. public. Individual computer programs address such areas as artificial intelligence; structural analysis; thermodynamics; and project management.

Hardcopy -- The hardcopy catalog costs $25. This document is published once a year and contains a complete abstract of each program.

Tape -- ASCII and EBCDIC format 9-track tape catalogs are available in both domestic ($50) and international ($100) versions. Please specify format, version, and density (800, 1600, or 6250 bpi) when ordering.

Online -- COSMIC offers an online interactive information service, including a catalog, called COSLINE which may be reached by either telnet or modem. You may telnet to cosline.cosmic.uga.edu (128.192.14.11) or dial (706) 542-7354. Communications parameters are 1200 or 2400 baud with 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit (8,N,1).

MS-DOS -- Users of MS-DOS machines may obtain a diskette version of the catalog. These contain complete information (abstracts, keywords, prices, etc.) and include a search engine and interactive frontend for execution on your PC or compatible. It is also designed to be useable on most PC based local area networks. Users of the domestic version will require about 5MB of disk for program execution. Copies of the MS-DOS version of the catalog may be obtained in several ways:

Diskette -- Copies of the catalog are available on 5.25" or 3.5" inch diskette for $30. Please specify disk size when ordering.

E-mail -- Users who can send and receive mail over the Internet may obtain the MS-DOS based catalog for free. Simply send an e-mail message to listserv@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu. The text of the message should say:

      SEND PCCAT93D

The message numbered "1" gives instructions on how to reconstruct the catalog from its multiple pieces.

The MS-DOS based catalog may be downloaded using standard file transfer protocol. The address is cossack.cosmic.uga.edu (128.192.14.4) and users should logon as "anonymous". Transfer the file in binary mode. To download the catalog simply cd to the catalog/domestic directory and get the file named pccat93d.zip. To extract the catalog and documentation, enter the DOS command line pkunzip pccat93d. The documentation which is contained in the file catalogd.doc explains how to install the catalog from there. The ftp server is a unix host so those ftping from a non-unix machine may need to modify their syntax accordingly.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

(706) 542-3265;  Fax: (706) 542-4807


Windows Network Programming
ADDISON-WESLEY RELEASES WINDOWS NETWORK PROGRAMMING

The Authoritative Book on Windows Network Programming

December 31, 1992 -- Reading, MA - There have been few standards and little support for programmers writing applications software to run under Windows 3.1 and a network, until now. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company today announced the publication of Windows Network Programming: How to survive in a World of Windows, DOS, and Networks, the first book that clearly addresses the key issues regarding Windows and networks. It is the fifth title in The Andrew Schulman Programming Series, a new generation of IBM programming books.

In Windows Network Programming, author Ralph Davis unravels the complex relationship between the sparse DOS and Windows networking functions, and industry standard network API's like NetWare and Banyan. He looks closely at the leading network standards and also develops a network-independent interface for Windows applications.

The book's comprehensive look at programming under Windows, including the issues involved and the best programming strategies, is written for both the experienced network programmer and the Windows programmer wanting to write network-aware applications.

Ralph Davis is a professional programmer and writer. He is the author of NetWare Programmer's Guide and NetWare 386 Programmer's Guide, both from Addison-Wesley.

Addison-Wesley is a worldwide publishing company based in Reading, Massachusetts, and is a recognized leader in the fields of trade computer, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics.

Windows Network Programming has a suggested retail price of $29.95, is 562 pages long, paperback, and is available wherever computer books are sold.

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867

617-944-3700


ESP Kleen*Line Data Bus Protection
DATA BUS PROTECTION

Electronic Specialists' expanding product line now includes Industrial Grade RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 computer bus protection. Kleen*Line Security models are available with any combination of connectors/pins to accommodate diverse requirements.

Intended for suppression of electrical or lightning induced spikes often found on longer bus lines, these data protection systems employ the latest high-speed, high-current suppression techniques. Isolated ground suppression is employed to shield equipment from damage caused by massive lightning discharge currents flowing between local and remote grounds. RF Interference (RFI) filtering is also available.

Units can be configured to accommodate unusual system requirements.

Single unit prices start at $53. From Stock.

Electronic Specialists, Inc

171 South Main Street, Natick, MA 01760

800-225-4876    FAX  508-653-0268


ObjectiveSoftware Customer Support Service
OBJECTIVE LAUNCHES SURESTART CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICE

SureStart Customer Service to Provide Innovative Business Solutions

REDWOOD CITY, CA, JANUARY 6,1993 -- Objective Software, Inc. today announced SureStart, a new customer solution service designed to assist corporate customers in evaluating, adopting, and integrating new business analysis technology. Objective's SureStart program offers on-site training and application consulting services for new customers designed to accelerate progress towards solutions to mutually identified business analysis needs. Objective recently shipped SpreadBase for the Apple Macintosh, the first Category-Based Modeling software which delivers new capabilities to the desktop PC user, such as the ability to create and maintain dynamic business models that respond instantly to change.

SureStart supports customers in evaluating and applying Category-Based Modeling to meet business analysis needs. The service reduces the customer's cost of evaluation and training, while shortening the time frame for implementing applications to increase productivity and accelerate decision making.

How SureStart Works

In an initial meeting, Objective and the customer define the customer's current needs for advanced business modeling technology, and determine how a Category-Based Modeling tool can provide a business solution. Once an appropriate application is determined, Objective and the customer decide on a customized set of training activities within the SureStart program. Prices for SureStart vary based on the number of days and the number of products included. SureStart features include: copies of SpreadBase, on-site training classes ranging from introductory level to advanced users, custom training, problem analysis, application building, and follow-on services with application engineers available for consultation.

"Strong vendor support during the product evaluation and learning process is extremely valuable to large corporations," explains Dennis Hunter, a group IS manager with Eastman Kodak. "By providing a solid program such as SureStart, Objective has demonstrated a clear understanding of its customers' needs. As with our experience when adopting Notes, Objective worked with us in partnership to deliver quantifiable bottom-line benefits -- such as rapid and efficient product deployment that saved us a lot of time and wasted effort."

"Our goal is to provide enterprises with more than just a product. This is a time when customers are overwhelmed with the time and cost involved in evaluating and deploying new products," states Richard Melmon, Objective's president and CEO. "As more and more sophisticated business software is being developed for desktop computers, companies need an efficient and cost-effective way to choose the right tools and applications. We are providing business solutions and partnerships with our on-site product education and application consulting services. Objective knows that for corporations to adopt new and more complex technology, customers need a way to evaluate and determine if it will meet their needs before they make a significant investment. SureStart compresses the time and cost to customers for exploring and adopting new technology on the desktop."

SpreadBase and Category-Based Modeling

SpreadBase, the first Category-Based Modeling tool was developed to meet the needs of business analysts for tools that can deal more effectively with fast-paced change in today's business environment. When using spreadsheets, business analysts are forced to manually relocate and readjust text and numeric data and formulas as business information changes. SpreadBase, the result of more than three years of research and development, utilizes Category-Based Modeling to permit changes to the data -- or the way the data is viewed -- without any of the tedious row-and-column hand editing and relinking associated with similar changes within existing spreadsheets. In a Category-Based Modeling tool, data and related information -- formulas, formats, and rollups -- are referenced logically by Category rather than physically by cell location. Because SpreadBase allows models to be defined logically, changes to data and formulas are applied to all CategoryBased views and summaries automatically. Category-Based modeling is possible because SpreadBase is built on top of an internal relational database.

SpreadBase Requirements

SpreadBase requires a 32-bit architecture and supports Macintosh II series, Macintosh Quadra series, SE/30, or Apple PowerBook 170 personal computers (and above) running Apple system software 6.07 or later. A Motorola 68881 or 68882 math co-processor is required. SpreadBase for the Macintosh has a list price of $695. Volume discounts are available to large corporate buyers.

SpreadBase for Windows is currently in development and will debut in 1993.

Objective Software

Objective Software was created to develop products for the desktop that will enhance usefulness of business information and provide significant gains in productivity for the PC user. The company was founded in 1989 by Richard Melmon, Stanley Roach, Michael Korns, and Kyle Mashima. Based in Redwood City, California, the company has sales offices in Nantuet, New York; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Newport Beach, California.

ObjectiveSoftware, 200 Chesapeake Dr, Redwood City, CA 94063

415-306-7400;  fax: 415-306-7404


Approach for Windows Named Best Buy by BYTE
Approach for Windows named Best Buy for 1993 by Corporate Computing, wins Award of Distinction from BYTE Magazine.

Redwood City Calif., January 8, 1993 -- Approach for Windows receives recognition as an exceptional product twice this month. The easy-to-use relational database was the only database among the 50 products named Best Buys for 1993 by Corporate Computing and also won the prestigious Award of distinction from BYTE Magazine.

"Approach Software redefined the database tools category with its release of Approach for Windows," said Corporate Computing. "Approach's competitive advantage stems from the ease with which users can perform most data entry and retrieval tasks."

According to BYTE Magazine, "Award of Distinction winner Approach for Windows...helped fill a significant need for Windows database managers...Approach for Windows brings ease of use to Windows database management."

"We are delighted that both Corporate Computing and BYTE Magazine recognize the value of, and the widespread need for, a very easy and accessible database that does not sacrifice power or performance," said Kevin Harvey, President of Approach Software Corporation.

Approach for Windows Background

Approach for Windows is an end user database--designed to make managing and reporting on information easy even for novices. Because of its breakthrough ease of use, Approach for Windows appeared on bestseller lists shortly after it shipped in March 1992. Easy, relational and very fast, Approach for Windows is also 100% compatible with dBASE, Paradox, FoxPro, oracle SQL, SQL Server and DB2. Approach has won a number OI prestigious awards, including "Best Software" at COMDEX/Spring 1992 from BYTE Magazine, "Technical Excellence, finalist" from PC Magazine in November 1992 and the COMPUTE Choice Award for "Best Database Product in 1992" in December. Additionally, Approach was named "Best Value" for Windows Databases by PC Computing in August 1992 and received a perfect 5.0 score in "Ease of Use" and "Performance" from PC Week Labs in November 1992.

Approach Software Corporation

Approach Software Corporation was founded in 1990 with the objective of making database power accessible to a broad range of business professionals. Approach Software Corporation is headquartered in Redwood City, California with European headquarters in Munich, Germany.

Approach Software, 311 Penobscot Dr, Redwood City, CA 94063

415-306-7890;   Fax: 415-368-5182


Intercolor Industrial 20-Inch High Freq Monitor
INTECOLOR INTRODUCES INDUSTRIAL 20-INCH HIGH FREQUENCY MONITOR

Features 1280 x 1024 resolution with INVAR Mask and Dynamic Focus, complies with high end computer systems

DULUTH, GA (January 5, 1993) -- Intecolor Corporation has added a state-of-the-art high frequency 20-inch monitor to its product line. The new model E01978 provides resolutions of 1024 x 768 to 1280 x 1024 and is compatible with Sun, DEC, Silicon Graphics, IBM, HP and other high-end graphics engines.

"It appears that the market has been waiting for something like this," said Chris Rodie, product manager at Intecolor. "Our first production level has proven insufficient to meet the demand. The rackmount package has been especially popular. What customers appreciate most is the fact that the E01978 is not a repackaged commodity product, but a monitor designed from the PCB assemblies on up for demanding applications."

The E01978 incorporates a CRT fitted with an INVAR shadow mask and dynamic focus circuitry. Because it is constructed of a special alloy that absorbs large amounts of energy without becoming mechanically deformed, the INVAR shadow mask allows screen images to be more than 50 percent brighter than images displayed on standard CRTs.

"At resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and above, the defocusing effects associated with the geometry of a 20 inch CRT become noticeable and tend to nullify the benefits of the resolution unless electronic compensation is provided," said Rodie. Dynamic focus provides the geometric corrections required to maintain sharpness at all points on the screen.

Ruggedness is built in at all levels of the design. For example, circuit boards are fabricated using two-ounce copper traces on .093 inch fiberglass, and the CRT is mounted with heavy duty 8 mm bolts. Electronic components are derated in accordance with the guidelines of MIL 217E. As a result, the E01978 can withstand high ambient temperatures (up to 55C) and high levels of shock and vibration.

"We specifically designed the E01978 for optimal performance in harsh environments, unlike other monitors in its class which are constructed for office environments," said Rodie. "Its industrial design eliminates the risks associated with repackaged office grade monitors, providing users with a sound investment in reliability."

Other features include extremely low magnetic field (ELMF) and very low magnetic field (VLMF) suppression coils on the CRT deflection yoke, which minimize low frequency magnetic emissions; automatic beam limiting, which maximizes light output while protecting the CRT; automatic and manual degaussing; and an international auto-switching power supply.

The E01978 is available in a variety of enclosure styles, including rackmount, industrial benchtop and NEMA 4/12 panelmount. In addition, an open chassis configuration is available for installation in custom consoles.

Integrated touchscreens are available as options. Infrared, resistive, capacitive and surface acoustic wave technologies are available for all configurations except NEMA 4/12 panelmount, which requires resistive or capacitive screens.

All configurations are available now for shipping. Single-piece pricing for the E01978 monitor begins at $4895 for open frame units.

Founded in 1973, Intecolor is a leading manufacturer of human-machine interface systems for the industrial control industry. Its complete line of industrial Workstations, monitors and terminals is available in a wide range of enclosures and resolutions.

Intecolor, 2150 Boggs Rd, Duluth, GA 30136

(404) 623-9145;  Fax: (404) 623-9163.


FREE 3 Yr NEC SilentWriter On-Site Service
NEC TO OFFER A FREE THREE-YEAR ON-SITE SERVICE WARRANTY FOR ALL SILENTWRITER LASER PRINTERS PURCHASED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993

Boxborough, Mass., January 4, 1993--Launching a promotion unprecedented in the laser printer industry, NEC Technologies, Inc. today announced it would include a free three-year, on-site parts and labor limited warranty on all Silentwriter laser printers and genuine NEC printer options, excluding replacement consumables, purchased from January 1, 1993 through March 31, 1993.

Under terms of this extended warranty agreement, NEC will provide on-site service to any location in the United States or Canada for a three-year period from the date of purchase.

Eligible NEC laser printers include the award-winning Silentwriter Model 95, the Silentwriter Model 97, and NEC's first-to-market laser printers to include Adobe PostScript facsimile capability factory installed--the Silentwriter Model 95fx and Silentwriter Model 97fx.

The NEC Silentwriter Model and Silentwriter Model 97

The Silentwriter Model 95 and Silentwriter Model 97 are both fully configured PostScript language printers providing Macintosh and MS-DOS capability, Adobe PostScript Level II, HP PCL 5 emulation, and patented Sharp Edge Technology to produce a print quality appearance comparable to a 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) printers.

The Silentwriter Model 95, a 6 page-per-minute (ppm) laser printer, has found wide appeal among small workgroups and home office users.

The recently-introduced Silentwriter Model 97, with a print speed of 10ppm, is an ideal laser printer for medium-sized workgroups, especially those requiring cross-platform compatibility.

PostScript Language Facsimile Capability

PostScript language facsimile capability, available factory installed on the Silentwriter Model 95fx and Silentwriter Model 97fx, enables users to send resolution-independent faxes and receive faxes in PostScript through their printers.

With the NEC PostScript language facsimile option, a Silentwriter Model 95fx and Model 97fx printer can send and receive Group m or PostScript format facsimile documents to and from a facsimile configured Macintosh, PC or standalone fax machine regardless of the manufacturer, print resolution, print technology, color capability or other characteristics of the sending or receiving device. Documents are sent using NEC supplied software drivers from any application.

A dealer-installed PostScript facsimile option is also available for current Silentwriter Model 95 and Silentwriter Model 97 users.

Pricing and Distribution Information

Silentwriter laser printers are available immediately from NEC's extensive nationwide network of authorized resellers at the following suggested retail prices:

Silentwriter Model 95          $1,749

Silentwriter Model 97          $2,149

Silentwriter Model 95fx        $2,349

Silentwriter Model 97fx        $2,748

PostScript Facsimile Option     $ 599

A vast array of genuine NEC printer options, ranging from additional memory and paper handling devices, are also available.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


Enhanced 88MB SyDOS Cartridge Disk Subsystems
ENHANCED 88MB REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE SUBSYSTEMS FOR PCs NOW OFFER READ AND WRITE CAPABILITIES FOR BOTH 88MB AND 44MB CARTRIDGES

BOCA RATON, FL. -- (January 6, 1993) -- SyDOS, a division of SyQuest Technology, has introduced the SyDOS 88 extra, an enhanced version of its popular high performance, removable cartridge 88MB disk drive subsystem, available in internal and external configurations. The SyDOS 88 extra product is a new addition to a SyDOS family of drives called the SyDOS 88 Series.

The data storage subsystem, based on proven SyQuest removable media Winchester technology, now has the ability to read and write to either 44MB or 88MB cartridges, a breakthrough in compatibility. Previously, the SyDOS 88MB drive could only read data from a 44MB cartridge, while offering read and write capability with 88MB cartridges.

The expanded compatibility was achieved with new microcode and circuits designed with Large Scale Integration (LSI) technology. The enhanced drive's performance level, known in the industry as the highest for any removable media subsystems product on the market, remains virtually the same. Average seek times are 20 ms, while effective access times can be as low as 9 ms. MTBF has been boosted to 80,000 power-on hours.

SyDOS 88 extra enhanced internal and external products join the SyDOS family of removable cartridge subsystems as the next breakthrough in removable Winchester technology. With an installed base of over 800,000 SyQuest removable cartridge disk drives-- many using 44MB cartridges -- the company developed the enhancement in response to those users' needs for increased storage capacity without giving up access to their libraries of current work files on 44MB cartridges.

According to Linda Haury, SyDOS vice president of marketing, current 44 MB SyQuest users will be able to move up to an enhanced, larger capacity, and higher performance drive without giving up access to or their investment in 44MB cartridges."

"As technology changes, users have gotten used to the idea of planned obsolescence," Haury notes. "That's what makes this announcement unique. We're offering an opportunity for users to grow their systems without tossing out everything they've been using. By expanding compatibility, we are announcing our commitment to our high capacity, high performance 5.25-inch products, and to our current customers who use them."

SyDOS is offering a special UPGRADE PROGRAM for customers with existing SyDOS 44MB or 88MB drives who want to purchase an 88extra drive. Customers can upgrade their existing 88MB product to an 88extra, whether in- or out-of-warranty, for a nominal fee directly through SyDOS. These customers should call SyDOS at 1-800 43SYDOS (1-800-437-8367) for more information.

Customers with 44MB product wanting to purchase an 88extra have two options. Firstly, SyDOS 88extras can be purchased by special order through SyDOS authorized resellers, computer superstores and direct mail order houses such as CompUSA, CompuAdd,. Ingram Micro D, Merisel and Multiple Zone. Or, secondly, SyDOS will also sell this enhanced product direct for a limited time through SyDOS's toll free number 1-800-43-SyDOS.

The program offers 44MB owners the choice of purchasing a SyDOS 88 extra drive from an authorized reseller in their area or buying a drive direct from SyDOS. However, to promote upgrade sales through the channel, authorized resellers will be able to offer the drives at a marginally lower price than product purchased directly from SyDOS.

The Association of Imaging Service Bureaus (AISB) members and PC User Groups may purchase the SyDOS 88 extra products directly from SyDOS for a special promotional price. Eligible customers should call SyDOS direct at the toll free number.

As with the other SyDOS 88 products, the enhanced subsystem permits users to upgrade the data storage capabilities of any XT, AT or compatible running graphics, database, imaging or other data-intensive applications. They co-reside with ST-412 or ESDI fixed disk drives and controllers and are based on the same fixed disk Winchester technologies widely used in all advanced personal computers and workstations.

In addition to the rapid growth in multimedia applications, for which removable storage is ideal, the SyDOS subsystems are increasingly used for high-speed file backup and restore operations in conjunction with fixed disk drives. In applications where security, confidentiality and privacy are key issues, removable media is indispensable.

The SyDOS 88 extra internal and external product is an addition to a full line of removable cartridge disk drives, host bust adapter kits, and a new CD-ROM product offered by SyDOS. The Personal CD is a compact CD-ROM product that plugs directly into the parallel port of virtually any DOS or Windows-based desktop, laptop or notebook computer. The Personal CD features stereo sound capability, an integrated parallel port adapter that allows the printer to share the port simultaneously, and a carries a one year warranty.

The new PUMA external subsystems are available in 44MB and 88MB capacities, and feature a dedicated parallel port adapter and self-contained power supply for easy set-up and easy use. These drives, like all SyDOS products, incorporate standard Winchester hard disk technology to offer the same high performance as fixed hard drives, but also deliver the benefits of removability at a very low price.

SyDOS product lines also include the SyDOS 44 Series, and the SyDOS 88 Series. These removable cartridge subsystems are available in 44MB and 88MB capacities respectively and come complete with a Host Bus Adapter, Windows-like installation software, cables, and manuals for easy set-up. Drives can be purchased separately without Host Bus Adapters as custom products, or as a complete "one box" solution called a "Value Pack." Host Bus Adapter Kits are available in a selection of options: a Micro Channel Kit, a Parallel Port Kit, a high Performance 16-bit Kit or an Enhanced Performance 16-Bit Kit, as well as a Standard 8-Bit Kit.

SyDOS removable cartridge disk drives offer a two-year warranty on the SyDOS disk drive and a five-year warranty on the SyQuest cartridge, setting the industry standard in warranty protection. Product begins to ship the last week in January 1993.

SyDOS, which began operations in June 1991, is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, and is a division of SyQuest Technology, headquartered in Fremont, California SyQuest, founded in 1982, commands over 90 percent of the removable hard-cartridge disk drive marketplace. SyQuest (SYQT) is publicly traded on NASDAQ's National Market System.

SyDOS 88extra Price List

Effective January 4, 1993

SyDOS 88i extra      88MB Internal                         $999

                     Removable Cartridge

                     Disk Drive w/data cartridge

SyDOS 88e extra      88MB External                       $1,069

                     Removable Cartridge

                     Disk Drive w/data cartridge

SyDOS, 6501 Park of Commerce Blvd, Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487

407-998-5400;  fax: 407-998-5414


Help Desk Institute Video Seminars
HDI releases new video training featuring Malcolm Fry

January 5, 1993 -- Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Help Desk Institute (HDI) is now offering a set of six one-hour training video seminars featuring Malcolm Fry, a leading authority on the help desk and technical support industry.

"Help desk personnel need to achieve goals as much or more than upper management. The new Help Desk Institute Video Seminars are a breakthrough in training and development. No other training material of this caliber is currently available to the help desk," explains HDI Chairman Ron Muns. "This medium is a simple way to accommodate scheduling differences, limited budgets and staffing changes without disrupting a help desk service."

The Help Desk Institute Video Seminars also allow help desk personnel to receive training from a world-renowned expert who has more than 25 years of information technology experience. Fry is now president of Fry Consulting and co-founder of one of the first leading independent IT education companies in the United Kingdom. He has lectured to more than 100,000 people in 24 countries, and is author of several best-selling publications: The Help Desk, Service Level Management, Problem and Change Management, and Quality Control and Assurance.

According to Muns, the Help Desk Institute Video Seminars will help set expectations, develop quality skills and turn any help desk into a refined, organizational asset. Titles include:

1. Help Desk Professionals Make a Difference. This session traces the evolution of the help desk and its strategic importance to good company performance.

2. Why Have a Help Desk? This session covers help desk benefits and realistic objectives.

3. Customer Care. This session provides several elements of productive customer care.

4. The Customer Call Handling Process. This session shows how to effectively deal with persistent concerns.

5. The Help Desk Team. This session identifies the role of help desk team and provides graphs to chart call analysis, problem-solving levels and more.

6. Call Escalation and Management. This session explores basic call escalation rules and responsibilities.

The set of six Malcolm Fry Video Seminars is $795 for HDI members and $895 for non-members. Shipping and handling charges, as well as applicable state and local taxes, are extra.

In addition, HDI guarantees customer satisfaction. If for some reason a customer dislikes the video seminars, return the tapes to HDI within 30 days of receipt and include a reason on company letterhead. A full refund, less a $50 restocking charge, will be given.

HDI provides training, educational materials and a networking forum for help desk professionals. Founded in 1989, the Institute boasts over 2,500 members around the world and 32 Local Chapters in four countries. HDI sponsors seminars and conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. HDI supports all technologies -- including mainframes, PCs, minicomputers and accompanying networks.

To order the set of Malcolm Fry Video Seminars, please call 800-248-5667 (U.S. and Canada) or 719-531-5138 (worldwide).

Help Desk Institute

1755 Telstar Dr, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80920


GCC Announces ColorSync Compatibility
GCC TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES COLORSYNC COMPATIBILITY FOR ITS COLOR PRODUCTS

Bedford, MA., January 6, 1993 - GCC Technologies today announced compatibility between APPLE COMPUTER, INC.' s new ColorSync color management system and its two color products, the ColorFast digital film recorder and the ColorTone dye sublimation printer. Colorfast, a Quickdraw device, will ship with ColorSync profiles and be fully ColorSync Savvy in January.

"Since the introduction of GCC's first color output device two years ago, we have been working with our customers on their color management issues, and we have found that color matching is one of the color user's primary concerns," stated Jonathan Hurd, GCC's Vice President of Marketing. "ColorSync is the first easy to use, inexpensive color management system. It will provide the color management foundation on which all Macintosh peripheral and application developers can standardize."

ColorFast, GCC's 4,000 line color digital film recorder targeted at the desktop presentations market, is used to produce 35 MM slides and overheads for presentations. Larry Concannon, ColorFast Product Manager explained, "ColorSync will enable the creator of a presentation to consistently match the colors from the monitor to the slides. This will bring a much greater level of color accuracy to the final slide presentation, and will ensure that graphics such as corporate logos are presented in the proper colors, which is very important in business environments."

GCC also views the development and introduction of ColorSync as an important step forward in the future advancement of color management technology. "ColorSync compatibility will be essential in GCC's present and future color products. Customers are demanding matching precision in their color work, and GCC is pleased to provide ColorSync compatibility toward this end," stated Eric Broadbent, GCC's Color Scientist. "Apple has provided direction in the color management arena that Macintosh color developers can follow with confidence, and ColorSync lays a solid foundation for higher level color management systems."

ColorFast is priced at $5,999 and has been shipping since December, 1990. ColorTone, ColorFast, and the entire GCC product line can be purchased through any of GCC's hundreds of Authorized dealers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, as well as directly from GCC by calling 800-422-7777. Customer service hours are weekdays from 9 AM to 8 PM (ET), and Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM (ET).

Since 1984, GCC Technologies, Inc. has applied its experience in combining hardware with innovative software to deliver high-performance Macintosh peripheral products. The product family includes a complete line of printers and hard disks, as well as a digital film recorder . With a proven and reliable product line, GCC Technologies has established itself as a leading developer of Macintosh peripherals.

GCC Technologies, 209 Burlington Rd, Bedford, MA 01730-9143

617-275-5800;  fax: 617-275-1115


KEPS Precision Color Management System
KEPS Inc to Integrate PRECISION Color Management System With Apple ColorSync

KEPS Precision Color Management System delivers professional color quality within the Apple ColorSync environment--

BILLERICA, MA., January 6,1993--KEPS, Inc., a leading supplier of color-managed publishing solutions, joins Apple Computer, INC. to bring high-quality, professional color calibration to the desktop. A forthcoming release of the KEPS Precision Color Management System will operate as a plugin to Apple's ColorSync, an operating system extension used with ColorSync-compatible color-correction and color-editing applications.

This integration of technologies offers ColorSync users the advantage of KEPS's high-speed color processor and access to KEPS's extensive library of characterization files, called Precision Transforms. KEPS Precision Transforms contain unique color information required by the color management system to compensate for differences among devices, such as scanners, monitors, and printers. As a result, users can match color throughout their Macintosh environment, from scan to print with predictable, repeatable results.

In addition, ColorSync-savvy color-managed applications will be fully compatible with the KEPS portfolio of color management solutions. KEPS, RasterOps, Radius, and other KEPS OEMs produce several software and hardware products that operate with the KEPS Precision Color Management System. These products allow users to create custom calibration and characterization Precision Transforms that work with a variety of popular input, display, proofing, and color printing devices.

This latest advancement positions KEPS as the leader in color management technology and demonstrates an ability to develop new and evolutionary products within the framework of industry standards.

KEPS, 164 Lexington Rd, Billerica, MA 01821-3984

(508) 667-5550;   Fax: (508) 670-6550


Photoshop Plug-in for Apple Sanner Line
Second Glance Announces a Photoshop Plug-in for the Apple Line of Scanners

Laguna Hills, California -January 6th, 1993. Second Glance today announced a version of it's ScanTastic ps software supporting the Apple Computer, Inc. line of image scanners for use within Adobe's popular Photoshop software. Also included with the package are: "ScanTasticDA", "ScanTasticXT" and "ScanTasticTWAIN"; modules that allow direct access to ScanTastic ps from the apple menu, Quark Xpress and any TWAIN compatible program.

ScanTastic ps is full featured scanning software that shows up in Photoshop's 'Acquire' menu automatically once installed. All hardware modes and models are supported including the recently announced Apple Color OneScanner as well as the Apple OneScanner and original Apple scanner. Any other Macintosh software that properly supports Adobe Photoshop 'Acquire plugins' should be able to take advantage of ScanTastic ps.

ScanTastic ps features a unique Icon Bar providing a simple method for the user to pick a resolution based on the output requirements. The user may customize the devices in the Icon Bar with name, resolution and half-tone capabilities. ScanTastic ps comes pre-configured for six devices including LaserWriter', Imagesetter, StyleWriter, Fax, High Resolution laser and PhotoGrade printers. Other functions include a 'live', zoomable preview, automatic image balance and precision tone curves for maximum flexibility.

A 'Hardware Panel' can be brought up to reveal scanner specific defaults for user modification such as Gamma adjustment and Color Correction as well as Hardware Dither Patterns, Color Drop Out and Image Bit Depth on the models that support such options.

ScanTastic ps is also available in versions for Hewlett Packard Scanjet II series and the ES & GT series of Epson scanners.

Second Glance is located in Laguna Hills, California and develops a variety of software imaging products for both the Macintosh and NeXT workstations. ScanTastic ps is available directly from Second Glance and from authorized dealers. Pricing is set at $99.00 retail and is available now.

Second Glance

25381-G Alicia Parkway, Suite 357, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

714-855-2331; fax: 714-586-0930; Internet: info@SecondGlance.com


NEC Windows NT Evaluator Powermate Express
NEC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INTRODUCES THE NEC WINDOWS NT EVALUATOR: POWERMATE EXPRESS DX2/66e RECOGNIZED AS AN OPTIMALLY CONFIGURED MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT BETA CERTIFIED PLATFORM

Boxborough, Mass., January 11,1993--Meeting the growing demand of the corporate MIS community to evaluate Microsoft's Windows NT Operating System environment, NEC Technologies, Inc. today introduced the NEC Windows NT Evaluator, a complete Windows NT Beta Certified Platform.

Based on Microsoft's October 1992 release of the beta version of Windows NT, The NEC Windows NT Evaluator is targeted towards corporate accounts looking to evaluate this advanced operating system environment on a vendor "tested and supported" basis. To this end, NEC becomes the first hardware vendor to provide total end-user support throughout the Windows NT Beta evaluation process.

"We expect the Windows NT operating system to re-define the desktop computing environment during the next several years," said Mike Mitsch, manager of NEC's Computer systems Marketing unit. "In order to expose our customer base to this technology as early as possible, we've enhanced Microsoft's existing Windows NT Beta Evaluation Program by pre-configuring and pre-loading all of the required components. As a result, end-users are provided with a turnkey system, eliminating the guesswork associated with installing a new computing environment."

"We are pleased that NEC is offering the beta version of Windows NT for customers evaluating Windows NT," said Carl Stork, director, Systems Marketing at Microsoft. "There is unprecedented early customer interest in Windows NT. By offering a pre-configured system, NEC permits customers to get right to work testing the features and services of Windows NT."

The NEC Windows NT Evaluator

NEC Windows NT Evaluator users will be provided with a complete hardware system--the PowerMate Express DX2/66e--configured with the Microsoft Beta Windows NT Operating System on the hard disk, all required device drivers loaded and configured for optimal performance, the official Microsoft Product Evaluation Kit for Beta Windows NT, and toll-free hardware technical support from NEC.

In addition, all purchasers will automatically receive copies of all Windows NT Beta upgrades issued prior to Microsoft's scheduled Spring 1993 official product release.

The PowerMate Express DX2/66e

The PowerMate Express DX2/66e has been chosen by NEC as the base system platform for the NEC Windows NT Evaluator. Based on the powerful "speed-doubling" Intel 486DX/2 66MHz microprocessor, the EISA-based PowerMate Express DX2/66e features Image Video - NEC's first-to-market implementation of local bus video technology. In addition, the system features a high performance SCSI subsystem, five 32-bit EISA bus-master slots and five half-height storage bays. For the NEC Windows NT Evaluator, the PowerMate Express DX2/66e is configured with 16MB RAM, 535MB SCSI hard drive, 1.44MB diskette drive, CDR-84 internal CD-ROM reader with MultiSpin, keyboard and mouse.

"The balanced performance environment of the PowerMate Express DX2/66e makes it the optimal platform for Windows NT evaluation," added Mitsch. "To further take advantage of the graphics power of Windows NT, an optional NEC Multisync 5FG monitor is also available."

Pricing, Distribution, and Support Information

The NEC Windows NT Evaluator for end-users is available immediately on a limited basis from NEC at the following prices:

NEC Windows NT Evaluator -- $5,549

With a MultiSync 5FG monitor -- $6,988

End-users may obtain additional NEC Windows NT Evaluator information from NEC by calling 1-800-388-8888, x77.

All NEC Windows NT Evaluator participants are entitled to NEC's standard warranties. In addition, software support for Windows NT is available through the CompuServe Information Service, and Microsoft will provide support directly to end-users upon completion of the Microsoft "Profiler" application.

NEC Technologies, Inc.

NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for North American market. Product lines include, award-winning MultiSync FG monitors, Silentwriter and Colormate printers, ProSpeed laptop computers, UltraLite notebook computers, Intersect CD-ROM hardware, and PowerMate Express, Image and Ready systems products. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


NEC Bundle-Up Bonus CD-Express Promotion
NEC ANNOUNCES "BUNDLE-UP BONUS" PROMOTION FOR CD-EXPRESS

WOOD DALE, Ill., January 11, 1993--NEC Technologies, Inc. today rang in the new year with a new "Bundle-Up Bonus" promotion for all customers who purchase CD Express, NEC's entry-level CD-ROM hardware and software bundle for both the PC and Macintosh platforms.

From now until March 31, 1993, customers who purchase the CD Express bundle can send in a special form to receive a Software Toolworks Encyclopedia, TEMPRA Access, the DOS Kodak Photo CD access software from Mathematica Inc., for DOS-Windows OS/2-based systems, and sample Kodak Photo CD disc. In addition, all CD Express customers will have an option of purchasing a high- performance Media Vision Thunder Board audio board for only $69--a savings of $100 off of the suggested retail price. The only additional charges are for postage and handling.

To obtain the necessary form, customers can call 1-800-NEC-INFO or NEC's FastFax number at 1-800-366-0476.

For just a suggested retail price of $499, the CD Express bundle puts everything needed to experience the excitement of CD-ROM computing in one box. CD Express components include a Multimedia PC (MPC)/Quicktime compliant CD-ROM reader, shielded stereo speakers and ten interactive software titles including useful general reference, educational and exciting home entertainment discs.

In other company news...

NEC's Professional Graphics Marketing Group announces its, "Buy One. . . Get One Free," promotion. From January 14, 1993 to March 31,1993, end users who purchase NEC's newly introduced MultiSync 3PG 27-inch data monitor, will receive NEC's award-winning 15-inch MultiSync 3FGx color monitor free. For more details on the promotion, customers may call NEC's FastFacts service at 1-800-366-0476.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


mdbs Releases Plant Inspection Software
MICRO DATA BASE SYSTEMS, INC (mdbs) ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF INSPECTION SOFTWARE

LAFAYETTE, IN - January 8, 1993 Micro Data Base Systems Inc. (mdbs) announces the release of Inspection Data Manager (IDM) software. IDM software is designed to meet the needs of plant inspection departments in chemical industries as well as other industries. IDM assists companies in addressing the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations 29CFR part 1910.119, in addition to guidelines provided by the Chemical Manufacturer's Association (CMA), and standards set by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

IDM's four modules address the needs of inspection departments:

* The Equipment Records System (ERS) tracks equipment records including basic design data, inspection scheduling, and equipment histories.

* The Thickness Measurement System (TMS) collects corrosion measurement data, performs corrosion analysis, and calculates the remaining life of equipment.

* Positive Materials Identification (PMI) tracks equipment and commodities data, and supplier quality. It also determines equipment failure rates.

* The Work Order System (WOS) maintains work order data, provides inspection work lists, and closes out completed work orders.

IDM includes an AutoCAD interface which allows AutoCAD drawings to be viewed from the package. Inspection points, recent measurements, and next scheduled inspection dates are shown directly on the AutoCAD drawing. Data logger interfaces to Panametrics' 26DL PLUS and other popular data collection devices are also supported.

IDM runs on most IBM compatible personal computers and uses MS-DOS. A local area network (LAN) version is also available to allow for shared data and convenient use by individual departments. The LAN version supports full multi-user access to the inspection data.

Gary Rush, President of mdbs' Applications Solutions Division which developed IDM states, "Today's strict regulatory environment virtually demands the use of an automated system to carry out inspection functions. Our package was built to meet the needs of inspection personnel and to address the new OSHA requirements."

Bill Hatler, Lead Inspection Specialist for Exxon Chemicals says, "IDM has allowed us to increase greatly the effectiveness of our inspection program at Exxon. With IDM, we are able to meet government requirements for inspection records. Additionally, we have information which has increased inspection efficiency and accuracy."

mdbs has been developing IDM software since 1986. IDM version 3.0 is currently used at Exxon installations around the world. mdbs will release version 3.1 during the first quarter of 1993.

Micro Data Base Systems, Inc.'s Inspection Software Group focuses on the development of inspection software for chemical industries. Founded in 1979, Micro Data Base Systems, Inc. is a pioneer in database management software. mdbs products include MDBS IV, an entity relationship model database management system, Object/1, an object-oriented graphical development environment, KnowledgeMan, an object-based relational DBMS and GURU, a comprehensive knowledge-based expert systems environment. mdbs' Applications Solutions Division provides a full range of training, systems integration services, installation assistance, and computer consulting services.

Micro Data Base Systems

Two Executive Dr, PO Box 6089, Lafayette, IN 47903-6089

317-447-1122;  800-445-MDBS;  fax: 317-448-6428


KnowledgeMan & GURU Improved User Interface
KnowledgeMan and GURU Introduce Improved User Interface, Faster Performance, and Event-Driven Programming in Version 3.1

Lafayette, IN - January 8, 1993 - Micro Data Base Systems, Inc. (mdbs) announces the release of version 3.1 for both KnowledgeMan and GURU. KnowledgeMan is a relational database management system for business applications. GURU is a comprehensive expert system environment.

Version 3.1 highlights include a completely rewritten user interface, I/O speed improvements, and the addition of new event-handling functions to the KGL programming language.

KnowledgeMan and GURU are both available for single-user MS-DOS based PCs, OS/2, most popular LANs, DEC VAX/VMS, and SUN Unix environments

Micro Data Base Systems, Inc. (mdbs) announces version 3.1, the newest release of KnowledgeMan and GURU.

Improved Commander Interface

Querying capabilities of Commander have been greatly improved. In this new version, Query By Example (QBE) allows users to make multiple queries on multiple tables and display the results on the screen in tabular form or as a standard select listing (on screen or printer). The queries generated by the QBE interface are optimized to take advantage of available indexes. The code used to generate these views can be saved to a file for re-use or to incorporate into an application.

The use of a mouse is now fully supported by Commander. In addition, Windows and Presentation Manager-like file dialog and output redirection boxes are now used throughout Commander, giving the interface a distinctly GUI character.

I/O Speed Improvements

The I/O speed of both screen and disk has been improved greatly in KnowledgeMan and GURU version 3.1. The net gain in any application depends on the nature of the application and whether it takes advantage of the specific improved operations.

Event Handling

Eight new event handling functions have been added in KnowledgeMan and GURU version 3.1 to give developers the low-level functionality needed to create GUI-like event-driven applications. Sample source code illustrating KGL event-driven programming is included in the 3.1 package.

Sales Information

The 3.1 update price for current GURU customers is $700. For current KnowledgeMan users, the 3.1 update price is $450 and includes a full year of service and maintenance. For more sales information, call (800) 344 5832.

Version 3.1 is available for single-user MS-DOS based PCs, OS/2, most popular LAN's, DEC VAX/VMS and SUN Unix environments. Locking mechanisms allow developers to create multi-user LAN applications across these environments. Applications are portable across all operating environments. KnowledgeMan and GURU are extensible through many 3GLs such as C and FORTRAN.

For more information about KnowledgeMan and GURU, contact mdbs at the following address: mdbs, Two Executive Drive, P.O. Box 6089, Lafayette, IN 47903-6089. Or, call mdbs at: (800) 445-mdbs. International inquiries call: (317) 447-1122. mdbs' fax number is: (317) 448-6428.


mdbs Shipping Object/1 as 32-bit OS/2 Applic
mdbs Shipping Object/1 as 32-bit OS/2 Application

Lafayette, IN - January 8, 1993 - Micro Data Base Systems (mdbs) announces that it is shipping Object/1 version 3.0. Object/1 is an object oriented development environment. This release is a 32-bit OS/2 version of the product. Object/1 Version 3.0 for Windows is expected to ship by the end of the first quarter of 1993.

The major enhancements in Object/1  3.0 include 32-bit operation, improved database connectivity and performance, and complete portability of applications between OS/2 and Windows.

"Object/1 offers developers superior control at the lowest level of operation. We believe that OS/2 is becoming the platform of choice for developers. The release of Object/1 as a 32-bit OS/2 application reinforces our commitment to the OS/2 environment," says Kevin Castleberry, President of mdbs Development Tools Division.

Improved Database Connectivity

In addition to operating as a 32-bit OS/2 application major enhancements have been made to the Object/1 forms painter. These enhancements have improved database connectivity and the assignment of functionality to controls. The net result is an environment that merges the convenience of point-and-click development with an extremely flexible and complete object-oriented language. The forms painter also offers developers a complete suite of all the new OS/2 controls.

Performance

Product performance has been improved by additional assembly and C code in the kernel.

Synchronization with Windows 3.x

Version 3.0 also embodies mdbs' core philosophy of reducing complexity with Windows 3.x  in mission-critical applications development. Version 3.0 will synchronize Object/1 in Windows and OS/2 2.0. Therefore, developers can write an application in OS/2 and recompile it to run in Windows without making any code changes and visa-versa. (more) Micro Data Base Systems, Inc.

Sales Information

Object/1 version 3.0 is priced at $3,995.  This price includes:

* the base system

* one professional pack

* Introduction to Object/1 training class

* and the application development system (ADS).

The ADS allows royalty-free distribution of an unlimited number of applications. For further information regarding Object/1, contact mdbs at (800) 344-mdbs.

Micro Data Base Systems

Two Executive Dr, PO Box 6089, Lafayette, IN 47903-6089

317-447-1122;  800-445-MDBS;  fax: 317-448-6428


Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel Macros

Second Edition

Covers Microsoft Excel version 4 for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Excel 4 for the Apple Macintosh

Jan 12, 1993 -- Microsoft Excel users can unleash the full power of Microsoft Excel with the COMPLETE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT EXCEL MACROS, Second Edition, from Microsoft Press.

This one-of-a-kind book by Chris Kinata and Charles W. Kyd shows readers how to streamline report generation, automate routine keystroke and data-entry tasks, and create sophisticated interactive applications with macros--sets of keystrokes or instructions recorded and saved under short key codes. It's the only book on macros that shows users how to create Microsoft Excel macros for both the Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh operating systems.

Step-by-step examples, illustrations, tips, and case studies make learning and working with Microsoft Excel macros easier and more productive. Experts looking for a potent development tool and new users eager to increase spreadsheet productivity will learn about the subtleties of and specific uses for selected macro functions, and discover how to:

* Create simple function and command macros

* Debug, edit, and speed up macros

* Prevent the most common macro errors

* Use macros to design custom dialog boxes and menus

* Develop interactive macros

* Create macros that respond to specific events

* Work effectively with text formulas, cell references, and

  range names in macros

The appendix alphabetically lists the standard Microsoft Excel worksheet and macro functions. A comprehensive index helps users quickly find information on any topic in the book.

Chris Kinata worked for Microsoft Corporation from 1984 through 1989 as a technical editor, writer, and Microsoft Word guru. Kinata is the author of the award-winning Working with Word (Microsoft Press, 1989, and updated in 1993).

Charles Kyd is president of The Kyd Group, a developer of software applications for business, and is a participant in the Microsoft Consulting Partner program. Kyd, a certified public accountant, has written columns and articles in Inc., Lotus, and other computer and business magazines. This is his fourth book about spreadsheets.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

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Color & Grayscale Imaging Products Unveiled
Apple Unveils Collection of Color and Grayscale Imaging Products for Mainstream Macintosh Users

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6,1993--Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced a broad collection of color and grayscale imaging products for Macintosh personal computers. These affordably priced products--printers, a scanner, and software--bring sophisticated imaging capabilities once reserved for professional publishers to mainstream Macintosh personal computer users.

"Macintosh users can now have the capabilities of a professional design agency right on their desktop," said Fred Forsyth, senior vice president and general manager of the Macintosh Systems Division at Apple. "Color scanning is as simple as pushing a button. Sophisticated color matching technology is built-in. And high-quality color and grayscale printing is better and more affordable than ever before. Simply put, people who choose Macintosh can now communicate their ideas with more power and more impact than with any other personal computer."

Products introduced today include the following:

ColorSync

ColorSync software enables users of color devices--such as displays, printers, and scanners--to get the closest match possible between colors scanned into the computer, viewed on the computer's screen, and created for output to the printed page. ColorSync essentially provides "what you see is what you get" color imaging on the Macintosh.

Apple LaserWriter Pro Series

Apple's two new 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) workgroup laser printers bring exceptional image quality to both Macintosh and Windows computer users. The Apple LaserWriter Pro 600 and Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 offer superior grayscale image quality, high-performance throughput, extensive paper handling capabilities, and ease of setup and use in Macintosh, Windows, or mixed environments.

Apple StyleWriter II

The Apple StyleWriter II personal printer is a new and significantly redesigned version of Apple's best-selling StyleWriter. It gives users new features that enhance print quality, performance, and convenience. These features include GrayShare software, an improved industrial design, and versatile paper-handling capabilities.

Apple Color Printer

The Apple Color Printer is a large format color printer that brings ease of use, high-quality color output, and versatile paper-handling to Macintosh computer users who want to use color in everyday documents and presentations.

Apple Color OneScanner

The Apple Color OneScanner is an easy to use, 24-bit color scanner. It offers Ofoto 2.0 image capture software, as well as advanced, custom hardware for simple one-button operation and professional quality color imaging. It is designed and priced to appeal to mainstream Macintosh users.

Pricing and Availability

Manufacturer's suggested retail prices and ship dates may vary outside the United States.

Product                           MSRP       Ship Date

Apple StyleWriter II            $  359       January 6, 1992

Apple Color OneScanner           1,349       February 1993

Apple Color Printer              2,349       January 6, 1993

LaserWriter Pro 600              2,099       January 6, 1993

LaserWriter Pro 630              2,529       January 6, 1993

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StyleWriter II Personal Printer
Apple Announces New StyleWriter II Personal Printer and GrayShare Printer Software

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced the Apple StyleWriter II personal printer, a new version of its best-selling Apple StyleWriter significantly redesigned to give users new features that enhance print quality, performance, and convenience. These features include GrayShare software, an improved industrial design and versatile paper-handling capabilities.

The StyleWriter II offers 360 dots-per-inch (dpi) laser-quality printing, a compact size, and a competitive price. In addition, it is twice as fast as the original StyleWriter and ships with Apple's new GrayShare printer software. GrayShare provides enhanced grayscale printing and the ability to share individual printers from Apple, like the StyleWriter II, over a network. The StyleWriter II has a suggested retail price of $359 in the United States, and is available immediately worldwide.

"We expect the StyleWriter II to be a big hit with Macintosh users in homes, schools and small businesses where good value is more important than ever," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of Imaging Products. "Its affordable price and high-quality output will convert scores of new customers to the benefits of laser-quality printing."

GrayShare Software GrayShare is new printer software that gives the StyleWriter II advanced grayscale printing capabilities and also allows it to be shared among users over an AppleTalk TokenTalk or EtherTalk network. With GrayShare, the StyleWriter II can print more than 100 shades of gray-- adding a more realistic quality to monochrome images, something previously achieved only on more expensive and sophisticated laser printers. GrayShare also allows the StyleWriter II to print twice as fast as the original StyleWriter -- up to two-pages-per-minute. And users can take advantage of background printing, a capability that lets them continue working on their computer as soon as a document is sent to be printed.

The StyleWriter II features 360 dpi resolution -- the best laser quality available among ink jet printers. It also includes 39 scalable TrueType fonts, offering users the flexibility to print high-quality text in a wide range of styles and sizes.

Improved Design

The StyleWriter II has the small footprint as the original -- about half the size of competing models -- but in a significantly redesigned case. An all-in-one design combines the sheet feeder, print engine and power supply. This compact, sturdy and reliable printer fits easily on the desktop, making it convenient for customers such as home users, students or small business users, who have limited work space.

More Versatile Paper Handling

The new StyleWriter II design also allows more versatile paper handling. The paper tray capacity has been doubled to accommodate up to 100 sheets of paper -- including legal size -- and it can hold and print up to 15 envelopes automatically.

System Requirements, Pricing and Availability

The StyleWriter II personal printer requires System 6.0.7 (with TrueType software extension) or any version of System 7. It ships with GrayShare software and is compatible with any Macintosh computer that has 1MB or RAM and hard drive. For best performance, Apple recommends using at least 2MB of RAM when running System 6.0.7 and at last 4MB of RAM when running System 7 or greater. The StyleWriter II carries a U.S. suggested retail price of $359. It is currently available worldwide through authorized Apple resellers. Pricing may vary outside the United States.

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Microsoft Word for the Macintosh

Step by Step

The Official Microsoft Courseware

Covers versions 5.0 and 5.1

MICROSOFT WORD FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP--the official Microsoft Word for the Apple Macintosh training courseware and part of the highly acclaimed Step by Step series from Microsoft Press now covers both versions 5.0 and 5.1.

This timesaving, cost-effective professional training package is the ideal self-paced learning tool. Newcomers to Microsoft Word for the Macintosh learn how to produce professional-quality documents with ease using the latest version of the world's bestselling word processing software for the Apple Macintosh. There's less downtime and lost productivity, because users learn right at their own desks. It's the perfect solution for today's on-the-go businesspeople.

Each of the 13 lessons is generously illustrated with real-world examples and fully integrated with the practice files on disk. Readers can compare their results and track their progress for each lesson. And because the lessons are modular, beginners can complete the entire course from beginning to end, whereas intermediate users can pick up at any point to learn specific skills. Readers will learn to:

* Do everyday writing, editing, and printing tasks easily

  with the new floating toolbar and ribbon buttons

* Print merge documents and form letters using up to 11 different

  sizes of envelopes

* Fine-tune documents with the improved spell checker, grammar

  checker, numbers, drop caps, and text annotation features

* Create and manipulate graphics with the built-in drawing tools

* Create, format, and edit tables quickly and easily

MICROSOFT WORD FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP is also easily adaptable for use in an instructor-led classroom setting. Lessons can be customized to fit the needs of a special software training curriculum in a small-business or corporate training facility. Appendixes include a guided tour of new version 5.1 features, installation instructions, and a guide to converting documents to and from Word. A glossary makes looking up terms easy, and the comprehensive index helps students and instructors quickly find information on any topic in the book.

Microsoft Word version 5.0 or 5.1 for the Apple Macintosh is required The book includes one 800 KB 3.5-inch disk.

MICROSOFT WORD FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP joins the growing family of self-paced training products available from Microsoft Press. Microsoft Excel Step by Step--the first official Microsoft courseware product from Microsoft Press won the 1991 "Best Introductory How To Book" award from the prestigious Computer Press Association. Other book-and-software systems in the Step by Step series include Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh Step by Step, Microsoft Word for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Project for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Windows 3.1 Step by Step, Microsoft Excel Macros Step by Step, and the forthcoming Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Step by Step, Microsoft Access Step by Step, and Microsoft FoxPro for Windows Step by Step.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

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Apple Workgroup LaserWriter Pro Printers
Apple Introduces 600-dpi Workgroup Printers for Macintosh and Windows Computer Users

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6,1993--Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced two new 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) workgroup laser printers that bring exceptional image quality to both Macintosh and Windows computer users. The Apple LaserWriter Pro 600 and Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 offer superior grayscale image quality, high-performance throughput, extensive paper handling capabilities, and ease of setup and use in Macintosh, Windows or mixed environments.

The LaserWriter Pro 600 is designed for small and large business users with general productivity needs. The LaserWriter Pro 630 is a high-performance laser printer designed for small and large business users, as well as graphic design and desktop publishing professionals.

"These are the highest-quality printers Apple has ever introduced," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of Imaging Products. "We are bringing exceptional print quality, unparalleled ease of use, and technological breakthroughs to both Macintosh and Windows customers.

LaserWriter Pro Series

Both new laser printers are built on the Canon EX engine, which provides up to 600 dpi resolution and up to 8-page-per-minute throughput. A new, finer-grained toner--along with the capabilities of FinePrint Apple's edge-smoothing technology--increases the detail that can be seen in text, lines and images printed on a LaserWriter Pro. Both printers are capable of near-photographic quality grayscale printing using PhotoGrade Apple's sophisticated grayscale printing technology (standard on the 630, optional on the 600). PhotoGrade has been enhanced to provide 91 levels of gray, 30 percent more than was previously available in other printers. This means that even high-end graphics professionals can use the printers for proofing, and often final output.

The LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630 are equipped with the latest version of Adobe's PostScript Level 2 software, the industry-standard page description language. They also come standard with PCL 4+ printer language for use with DOS computers. And, the printers offer more additional functionality for Macintosh users than other competitive printers because TrueType Apple's font-scaling technology and Adobe Type 1 are both built into ROM. A total of 64 fonts (35 in ROM) are standard on both the 600 and 630.

LaserWriter Pro 630

The LaserWriter Pro 630 is designed for workgroup users in small and large businesses who need a high-performance printer with high-end imaging capabilities. It prints at 600 dpi resolution, or 300 dpi with PhotoGrade enabled for the best possible grayscale images. The printer is equipped with 8 megabytes (MB) of RAM, expandable to 32MB. There are two SCSI ports for an extra internal or external hard drive--or both--to make it easier and quicker to access additional fonts.

Even with its more sophisticated graphics capabilities, the LaserWriter Pro 630 is as fast as its predecessor, the LaserWriter IIg. The combination of its 25MHz Motorola 68030 processor, custom chip technology, and high-speed, built-in EtherTalk port offers throughput that is at or above other 8 page per minute printers in its class.

laserWriter Pro 600

The LaserWriter Pro 600 is a mainstream workgroup laser printer designed for customers seeking a cost-effective, high-volume printer. Also based on the 25MHz Motorola 68030 microprocessor, the 600 comes standard with 4MB of RAM, expandable to 32MB. In its standard configuration, the LaserWriter Pro 600 provides 300 dpi resolution with FinePrint. When upgraded to 8MB of RAM, the LaserWriter Pro 600 prints at 600 dpi resolution or 300 dpi with PhotoGrade enabled for the best possible print quality. As a special introductory offer, Apple will ship the LaserWriter Pro 600 with 8MB of RAM, enabling users to take advantage of 600 dpi resolution and the superior grayscale printing capabilities of PhotoGrade.

In addition to superior print quality, the LaserWriter Pro series provides the interfaces needed for high-performance, mixed-platform network use. The LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630 come equipped with an industry-standard Centronics parallel port, a serial port and LocalTalk. The 630 also has an EtherTalk port. These ports are simultaneously active, which allows departmental users with different CPUs to print text and graphics easily. There is no need to reset dip switches or send complex software commands to the printer.

Versatile Paper Handling

LaserWriter Pro printers provide the most versatile paper handling capabilities ever offered on an Apple printer. Two paper trays holding a total of 350 sheets of paper are standard. Users can switch automatically between the 100-sheet multipurpose tray that supports letter, legal, and A4 size paper, as well as envelopes and a 250-sheet tray at the touch of a button. Automatic switching enables a user to print the first page of a document on paper contained in one bin and the rest of the document from the second bin. Or, if the first bin should run out of paper, the printer will automatically switch to the next bin Optional sheet feeders include a 500-sheet tray, which supports multiple paper sizes, and a 75-envelope feeder

Both the LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630 ship with a complete set of Windows 3 0 and 31 drivers from Apple These drivers support the various print quality, paper-handling and memory capabilities available on the LaserWriter Pro printers

Pricing and Availability

The LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630 printers will be available immediately through Apple authorized resellers worldwide Manufacturer's suggested retail prices and availability may vary outside the United States

Product                                       MSRP    Ship Date

LaserWriter Pro 600                          $2,099   Jan 6, 1993

LaserWriter Pro 630                           2,529   Jan 6, 1993

500-Sheet Feeder                                399   Jan 6, 1993

  (Includes 500-sheet Universal Cassette)

500-sheet Universal Cassette                    149   Jan 6, 1993

250-Sheet Universal Cassette                     99   Jan 6, 1993

Envelope Feeder (75 envelope capacity)          399   Jan 6, 1993

LaserWriter Pro Toner Cartridge                 149   Jan 6, 1993

LaserWriter Pro 630 Controller Upgrade        1,299   March 1993

LaserWriter Pro 600 PhotoGrade Upgrade Kit      399   Jan 6, 1993

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ColorSync Standardized Color Matching for Mac
Apple Unveils ColorSync: Standardized Color Matching for Macintosh

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of ColorSync its new color-matching architecture for Apple Macintosh personal computers. This new software technology enables users of color devices--such as displays, printers, and scanners--to get the closest match possible between colors scanned into the computer, viewed on the computer's screen, and created for output to the printed page. ColorSync essentially provides "what you see is what you get" color imaging on the Macintosh.

"ColorSync takes the guess work and complexity out of creating and reproducing color images with a personal computer," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of Imaging Products. "It allows users to work in color routinely and easily because they can be confident they'll achieve the best possible results--whether they scan, display, or print in color using their Macintosh system."

Apple developed ColorSync to provide an industry standard method of interpreting and synchronizing the capabilities of color devices such as displays, scanners, and printers so that users get consistent results when using devices that do not share the same color range. ColorSync software solves the color matching problem by providing a way to consistently measure the color range of each manufacturer's display, scanner, or printer. Based on these measurements (called device profiles), ColorSync synchronizes the color capabilities between two or more devices.

ColorSync solves many of the difficulties of working with color that computer users have been wrestling with for years. Apple believes that a broad-based, operating system-level solution like ColorSync will spur the easy and routine use of color and will in turn, help people communicate better and be more productive in the work that they do. ColorSync opens a gateway, not just for users, but for developers, who will build on the broad foundation that ColorSync provides to create new products and capabilities not available today.

Although ColorSync is designed to provide a base-level functionality for all users, Apple also recognizes the importance of adding functionality for more specialized solutions. Third-party peripherals and applications developers, such as Eastman Kodak Company, Adobe Systems, Inc., Radius, Inc., SuperMac Technology, Inc., Savitar, Inc. and Sequel Imaging are announcing products today that fulfill these more sophisticated needs.

Companies such as Aldus Corporation, Fractal Design, RasterOps Corporation and Scitex Corporation and are also announcing their commitment to the ColorSync architecture and their intent to bring products to market soon.

ColorSync is offered as an extension to the Macintosh operating system. It distributed via floppy disks with the Apple Color OneScanner and the Apple Color Printer. It will also be licensed to third-party developers to include with color peripherals and applications. Device profiles for Apple's color displays will be installed on the hard disks of color-capable Macintosh computers.

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Apple Color OneScanner & Ofoto Image Capture
Apple Unveils Color Scanner and New Ofoto 2.0 Image Capture Software

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced an easy-to-use, 24-bit color scanner designed and priced to appeal to mainstream Macintosh users. The Apple Color OneScanner offers innovative, easy-to-use software, as well as advanced, custom hardware for simple one-button operation and professional quality color imaging. It carries a U.S. suggested retail price of $1,349.

"Until recently, color scanning has been the province of graphic artists and high-end desktop publishers," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of Imaging Products. "But with the Color OneScanner, Macintosh users can easily incorporate color images into their documents. The Color OneScanner is one of the first steps in fulfilling our goal to offer color solutions throughout our product line."

Developed in conjunction with Light Source, Inc. of Greenbrae, Calif., Ofoto 2.0 image-capture software brings quality and simplicity to color scanning. The Autoscan feature allows all aspects of the scanning operation to be completed with the push of a single button--from setting brightness and contrast, and straightening and cropping images, to adjusting images for the printer or output device being used. Ofoto's Autoscan feature removes the complexities of scanning while ensuring high-quality images, and it frees users from the frustrations experienced with many other scanning applications. Ofoto's flexibility also allows more experienced OneScanner users to manually control the scanning process to achieve special effects and other individual variations.

Ofoto 2.0 both improves upon the features of earlier versions of the scanner software and brings new capabilities to scanning. Some of the new features include the following:

Highlight/shadow control measures the darkest and lightest point in an image, providing a wide range of shades in between for more detailed images.

Color cast correction adds or removes a color from an image. This feature is typically used to remove a "cast" from a photo such as an orange tone caused by poor lighting conditions, or a blue haze caused by fog, smog or cloudy conditions.

Printer specific sharpening compensates for the blurring of a printer image because of ink spreading on the paper. Ofoto software automatically adjusts for this.

Image focusing "sharpens" pictures that are slightly out of focus.

Background processing lets the user work in other applications while Ofoto scans and processes the image in the background.

"We've teamed with Apple to build a product that does the best possible job reproducing color and grayscale photographs and line art, from scan to print," said Michael Solomon, Light Source president. "We expect to enable a whole new set of users with the ability to create image-rich documents that will have the same striking visual impact on the business world as did the original desktop published documents."

Every aspect of the Color OneScanner's hardware was designed to ensure precision color imaging that is rivaled only by high-end, high-priced color scanners. The OneScanner's more notable features include a custom-designed lens that provides sharpness not only in the middle of the scanning bed but also at the edges; a color-correcting application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which adjusts data on the fly to produce more vibrant and accurate colors; motors designed to minimize mechanical vibration and specially designed color sensors, which enable more precise scans and color registration for sharper and clearer images; and single-pass scanning that lets the user see the image as it's being scanned.

Also included with the Color OneScanner is Apple's ColorSync color matching software. ColorSync works in conjunction with the scanner and Ofoto software to improve color fidelity and consistency from scanner to computer screen to printer. ColorSync helps Color OneScanner users achieve "what you see is what you get" color (or the closest approximation), which even more sophisticated scanners on the market rarely offer.

The Color OneScanner is compatible with a wide variety of optical character recognition (OCR) software applications. Caere Corporation's OmniPage Professional and Direct programs use Caere's AnyPage technology to enhance the optical character recognition capabilities of the OneScanner. For more information call Caere Corporation at 800-535-SCAN. Graphics can be scanned directly into Adobe Photoshop using the ScanTastic ps plug-in from Second Glance The ScanTastic ps plug-in is available for $99 by calling Second Glance at 714-855-2331.

The Color OneScanner has a suggested retail price in the United States of $1,349 and will be available in February 1993. Pricing and availability will vary outside the United States.

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Apple Large Format Color Printer
Apple Brings Color Printing Technology to Macintosh Users

SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today introduced the Apple Color Printer, a large format color printer that brings ease of use, high-quality color output, and versatile paper-handling to Macintosh computer users who want to use color in everyday documents and presentations.

"With our first color printer, we've focused on giving mainstream Macintosh users a good, solid printer that will handle almost any type of report, presentation, or business document," said John Moon, Apple's vice president of Imaging Products. "The Apple Color Printer makes it simple for anyone to use color in everyday documents. And, it's an important step in our long-term color imaging strategy, which is to make the use of color easy and routine for all users."

Ease of Use

From its one-button installation to its no-mess ink cartridges, the Apple Color Printer is designed for ease of use. Like all of Apple's printers, the Apple Color Printer features a one-click installation, making it simple to set up. It's also easy to share with other users because it ships with Apple's new GrayShare printer software. GrayShare allows users to share any QuickDraw-based printer, like the Apple Color Printer, over a network. The printer also takes advantage of ColorSync's color matching capabilities, which ensures that users get color output that closely matches the colors created on the computer's display. Another feature that contributes to the printer's ease of use is its no-mess ink cartridges. Four self-contained ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) are easy to change without the mess typically associated with color printers. The printer also features a self-cleaning printhead that senses automatically when the ink jets need to be cleaned, and does so without user intervention, ensuring high quality output at all times.

High Quality Color

The Apple Color Printer achieves high-quality color output through the combined benefits of its proprietary GrayShare and ColorSync software. The GrayShare printer software gives the printer the ability to render fine shading of colors, giving images a more realistic and detailed look. ColorSync ensures accurate color matching so that colors users see on the display are reproduced on the printer, or the closest possible approximation. In addition to reproducing exceptional color, the printer also achieves high-quality blacks--something that is difficult to do in mainstream color printers. The printer is based on Canon's BJ820C engine and produces output at 360 dots per inch (dpi) and 65 screen lines per inch--over 40 percent greater resolution than 300 dpi printers in its class. The printer also ships with Apple's full library of TrueType fonts -- 64 fonts in all--giving the Apple Color Printer one of the largest and broadest offerings of any mainstream color printer.

Versatile Paper Handling

One of the most versatile color printers in terms of paper handling, the Apple Color Printer supports tabloid size (11x17, A3) -- especially important for customers such as engineering professionals who need to print large drawings--as well as letter, A4, and legal size formats for general purpose use in the United States or international markets. A single paper tray holds all of the different sizes, eliminating the time and expense of handling multiple paper trays. And because it prints to transparencies, the Apple Color Printer is also an ideal solution for mainstream business users who want to produce color presentations straight from the desktop.

Special paper is not required with the Apple Color Printer, however Apple recommends it when printing "best" quality documents. Plain bond paper is acceptable for many everyday documents incorporating images and non-overlapping solid color areas.

The Apple Color Printer takes advantage of ColorSync, Apple's color matching software, and complements the capabilities of Apple's new Color OneScanner Together, these products provide mainstream business and education customers with a complete color solution--from getting sharp color images into the computer to printing them out in vivid color.

System Requirements, Pricing and Availability

The Apple Color Printer is compatible with any color-capable Macintosh system running System 7. For best performance, Apple recommends 4 megabytes (MB) of RAM or greater on the CPU. The Apple Color Printer will be available worldwide immediately. Its U.S. suggested retail price is $2,349. Pricing may vary outside the United States.

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Ergonomically Designed Mac Keyboard & Mouse
Apple Introduces New Ergonomically Designed Keyboard and Mouse

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- January 6,1993 -- Apple Computer Inc. today announced two new computer input devices that are exceptionally easy to use because of their ergonomic design and adjustability. The Apple Adjustable Keyboard is divided into two hinged sections, allowing users to find the angle that feels right for them. The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II has a new shape and improved design for added comfort.

"These two new input devices underscore Apple's continual efforts to make computing easy and personal," said Eric Harslem, Apple's vice president of Desktop Computing. "They're built on a basic principle of good ergonomic design--products that adjust to the worker, not the other way around."

Apple Adjustable Keyboard

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard is a full-function keyboard that can be angled to help typists keep their wrists in a comfortable, neutral position. Modular components allow the user to customize the keyboard to meet individual work habits.

The right and left halves of the industry-standard alphanumeric keyboard can be split up to 30 degrees so that hands are placed in a straight line with the forearm rather than turned outward. Adjustable feet control the keyboard's slope and height. Detachable palm rests provide a contoured surface for resting the hands, which can reduce stress on the neck and shoulder muscles and may minimize wrist-flexing.

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard provides an attractive option for "power users" who do a lot of typing or data entry. It represents the high end of Apple's keyboard line, which includes the Apple Keyboard II and the Apple Extended Keyboard II.

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard has 111 total keys, including 15 function keys and an 18-key numeric keypad. Sound keys control the volume, mute and record operations that are frequently used in multimedia applications. A separate extended keypad can be placed on either side of the keyboard according to personal preferences. The keypad has 15 function keys, 6 special screen-editing keys, 4 arrow keys arranged in an inverted-T layout, and an 18-key numeric keypad.

Compatible with any Macintosh computer running System Software 6.0.7 or later, the board plugs directly into the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port.

The product is available worldwide beginning in February 1993 through authorized Apple resellers. The suggested retail price is U.S. $219.

Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II

The new mouse has an elongated, rounded shape that fits the contours of the hand and supports the palm. The large button at the tip of the Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II is convenient for large or small hands to reach and lets more than one finger do the clicking. Because the tracking ball is located in the front of the mouse, the cursor can be precisely controlled with the fingertips rather than wrist or hand movements.

The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II is energy efficient, making it ideal for use with the Macintosh PowerBook line of notebook-sized computers. It can also be connected directly to any Macintosh computer through the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) or daisy-chained from the Apple keyboard or another ADB device.

The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II will replace Apple's current mouse. Starting in February 1993, it will be bundled with computer systems and sold separately for a U.S. suggested retail price of $79.

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Macintosh Easy Open Developer's Kit
Apple Ships Translation Manager Software to Developers

Macintosh Easy Open Simplifies Opening Files from Other Programs, Platforms

CUPERTINO, California -- January 4, 1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the Macintosh Easy Open Developer's Kit, an extension to System 7 and a translation manager application programming interface (API) that provides Apple developers with the ability to enhance their applications or translation systems to open and convert documents on Macintosh personal computers, regardless of the availability of the applications that created the files.

Designed to simplify access to information from a variety of applications and across computing platforms, Macintosh Easy Open makes opening and converting documents as easy as any other basic Macintosh task. Once incorporated into third-party applications or file translation systems, Macintosh Easy Open provides users with options for accessing and manipulating documents quickly and easily. Apple developers and their customers will appreciate that their applications require no modifications to take advantage of most Macintosh Easy Open features.

"Macintosh Easy Open is a powerful tool for getting to information regardless of where it came from," said Charlie Oppenheimer, director of marketing for Apple's Macintosh Software Architecture division. "This new extension has what it takes to make the Macintosh the preferred platform for sharing and exchanging data among disparate applications and across multiple computing platforms. With products like Macintosh Easy Open and our popular Macintosh PC Exchange, Apple continues to provide customers with entirely new levels of sophistication and ease of use in cross-platform computing."

Macintosh Easy Open provides users with a number of ways to access Macintosh and non-Macintosh files. For example, when a user double-clicks on a document that normally couldn't be opened because the application that created it is unavailable, Macintosh Easy Open intercedes and searches for applications and file translation systems that are capable of opening the document, and lists them for the user. Once the user selects an alternate application, Macintosh Easy Open transparently manages the conversion of the document using the application's internal translation capabilities or by using specialized translation software.

"DataViz has adapted its entire MacLinkPlus library of file translators, so Macintosh Easy Open will always offer users an application to open 'foreign' documents -- whether they came from a Macintosh or a personal computer," said Dick Fontana, president of DataViz, Inc. of Trumbull, Conn. "Incorporating Macintosh Easy Open into all our MacLinkPlus packages vastly improves the ability of our customers to access information easily. We're proud to be among the first to bring this exciting Macintosh technology to users."

By incorporating a standard API, Macintosh Easy Open provides Apple developers with unique translation-management services. These services can be integrated into their applications or translation systems to provide transparent data conversion whenever opening, copying, pasting, or publishing data from one format to another. While Macintosh Easy Open does not perform any data translation itself, it effectively manages access to third-party translation systems and applications, which perform the actual translation.

Apple developers that are working on integrating Macintosh Easy Open support into their products include the following: DataViz, Inc., makers of MacLinkPlus; Mastersoft, Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., makers of Word for Word/Macintosh; Equilibrium Technologies of Sausalito, Calif., makers of DeBabelizer; Aladdin Systems, Inc. of Watsonville, Calif., makers of Stuffit; and Kandu Software Corp. of Arlington, Va., makers of CADMover. Apple also plans to incorporate Macintosh Easy Open software into a number of current Apple software products in 1993.

The Macintosh Easy Open extension also features added descriptive information about documents, including non-Macintosh files, and color icons in the Open and Save windows, making it easier for users to determine document types at the Finder level.

The Macintosh Easy Open Document Converter, which comes with Macintosh Easy Open, is a system utility that works with third-party translators to allow users to convert a document from one file format to another, without opening the document. With this feature, files can be converted easily and quickly by simply dragging file icons to the Document Converter icon.

Availability

The Macintosh Easy Open 1.0 Developer's Kit is available to developers for $150 U.S. by contacting the Apple Programmers & Developers Association (APDA), Apple's mail-order service for developers, at 1-800-282-2732 in the United States, or 1-800-637-0029 in Canada. From other international locations call 1-716-871-6555, or contact the country APDA representative. APDA may be contacted electronically through the following addresses:

AppleLink: APDA

America Online: APDA

CompuServe: 76666,2405

Internet: APDA@applelink.apple.com

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets personal computer systems for use in business, education, science, engineering and government. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries. Apple has been named first in customer satisfaction among business computer users in the United States for the past two years by J.D. Powers and Associates.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


SSI Great Naval Battles Expansion Disk
SSI LAUNCHES FIRST GREAT NAVAL BATTLES EXPANSION DISK INTRODUCING SUPER SHIPS OF THE ATLANTIC

Game Category: Combat Simulator Expansion Disk

Versions: IBM PC (January '93) - $29.95

Sunnyvale, CA -- January 4, 1993 -- Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) blows Great Naval Battles players out of the water with its first expansion disk for the game, Super Ships of the Atlantic. The disk adds nine new "fantasy ships" never before launched in Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 -1943 to add greater firepower to the critically-acclaimed World War II surface battleship combat simulator. These ships are stronger, meaner, have heavier armament, and add more tactical depth to Great Naval Battles than ever before. The expansion disk is available for $29.95 SRP.

Introduced as a tribute to the "What if?" possibilities of World War II, the new battleship, cruiser, and destroyer ship types were either incomplete during WW II, or were never actually built. By incorporating the new ships, Super Ships of the Atlantic assumes WW II took place several years later than it did. Thus, the game simulates theoretical combat that has never before been attempted on a personal computer.

Players can control any of the new ships playing as either Great Britain or Germany. The British additions include the Lion battleship, the Vanguard battleship, the Swift Sure cruiser, the Bellona cruiser, and the Battle Class destroyer. Germany's fleet is beefed up with the P-Class ("pocket") battleship, the M-Class motor kreuzer, the Z 1940-Class destroyer, and the dreaded H-Class super battleship. Digitized and re-touched photos of actual ships and models depict the new ships with incredible attention to detail. Since some of these ships were never actually constructed, this intriguing visual display is a WW II history buff's dream come true.

Taking advantage of the new ships are one new hypothetical campaign and two new hypothetical operations, which mix new and old ships in the deadliest scenarios ever. Operations span days or weeks, and the campaign takes months or years to complete in game time. Additionally, ten new hypothetical battle engagements pit new and old ships together in pre-determined combat situations. Players who purchase the Scenario Builder Expansion Disk can also create their own scenarios based on the American ships, further enhancing game-play potential.

"SSI remains committed to supporting its top software currently on the market. Great Naval Battles is a breakthrough in World War II combat simulators, and Super Ships enhances the experience by going beyond the confines of the ships in the base game. The increased play value of the fantasy ships is well worth the affordable price," stated Kathleen Watson, SSI Director of Marketing.

The second Great Naval Battles expansion disk, America in the Atlantic, detours nine U.S. ship types that engaged the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II to instead encounter the Germans in the Atlantic. A new set of hypothetical scenarios tests these ships in combat. America in the Atlantic is also due in February for a $29.95 SRP.

The third and final installment in the Great Naval Battles expansion disk series, Scenario Builder, enables players to create their own naval battles using the arsenal of ships acquired from the base game and the expansion disks. Scenario Builder also offers a role-playing Captain's Campaign that advances the player through the command ranks from a lowly Destroyer Captain to the esteemed Task Force Commander. Scenario Builder will ship this March for a $39.95 SRP.

Now available at retail for $69.95 SRP, Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 -1943 is a graphically superior World War II simulator of surface battleship combat in the North Atlantic. Critically acclaimed by major publications such as Computer Game Review and CD-ROM Entertainment the game features strategic battles in which players assume command of the British or German naval forces, realistic visuals of explosions and gun fire, multiple scenarios, and three levels of play.

Strategic Simulations, Inc. is one of the leading computer fantasy role-playing publishers and is most noted for its ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS line of computer products. The company is recognized as the premier war game publisher and, based on industry rankings, is one of the top ten entertainment software publishers worldwide. SSI develops for the leading 16-bit systems, including IBM, Macintosh, Amiga, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and CD-ROM.

Stragetic Simulations Inc

675 Almanor Ave, Suite 201, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-2901

408-737-6800;  Fax: 408-737-6814


NET2DXF Hydronet to AutoCAD Conversion
Engineering Software Announces NET2DXF !

HYDRONET to AutoCAD Conversion

Engineering Software is a leading producer of PC/MS-DOS CAD software that assists in the design of fluid conveyance networks such as those found in water supply and treatment, industrial processing, fire protection, HVAC re-circulating and petroleum transport systems. Its flagship product, HYDRONET, solves for the steady-state pressures and flows in large piping networks.

Engineering Software's new NET2DXF product directly converts HYDRONET datafiles to DXF file format allowing a design to be exported to AutoCAD or any DXF capable CAD program. Therefore, HYDRONET can be used to solve a fluid network problem and the results can be formatted, viewed and generally manipulated using AutoCAD's powerful CAD tools.

HYDRONET was recently updated to version 4.O, adding several advanced features such as 2 and 3-dimensional plotting of system layouts, PCX graphics file output, more types of control valve modeling, digitizer and SuperVGA capabilities.

For a limited time, NET2DXF will be bundled with HYDRONET at no additional charge. Interested persons should contact Engineering Software for more information.

Engineering Software, P.O. Box 8128, Truckee, CA 96162

(916) 582-1525;   FAX (916) 582-8579


HP LaserJet 4 Multi-Port Interface Upgrade
Excellink Introduces Multi-Port Interface Upgrade for the HP LaserJet 4

JetCard/MIO Series Interface Upgrades Let Up To 10 Users Share an HP LaserJet 4 or Any Other HP MIO Peripheral

San Jose, California, January 1, 1993 -- Excellink, Inc., a Hewlett-Packard Independent Hardware Vendor, is now shipping the first two MIO (Modular I/O) versions of its JetCard series of high-speed printer sharing/ buffering interfaces for Hewlett Packard's LaserJet series of printers. Designed to maximize the cost effectiveness of expensive printers and plotters, JetCard/MIO-7 and JetCard/MIO-10 are compatible with any HP MIO compatible peripheral, including the LaserJet 4, LaserJet IIISi, DesignJet 300/600 plotters, and the HP PaintJet XL300 color printer.

"The HP LaserJet 4's high resolution and speed make it a perfect printer for shared environments," said Joe Hartzell, director of sales for Excellink, Inc. "Our JetCard/ MIO series is the most efficient and cost-effective means of connecting several users to these printers. Although the JetCard/MIO series are 'plug and play' devices that can be installed in minutes by novice users, they offer advanced features for power users such as simultaneous data input at 115 Kbps, LaserJet 4 context language switching support, and the ability to be set-up from the peripheral's front panel."

JetCard/MIO-7 and JetCard/MIO-10 plug into the Modular I/O (MIO) slot of any MIO-compatible peripheral, providing high-speed concurrent data spooling for up to seven or ten users, respectively. Like Excellink's original JetCard series, the JetCard/MIO series' serial ports support data transfer up to 115,200 baud, 12 times faster than standard PC serial ports. All JetCard/MIO products include a DOS/ Windows compatible software utility that upgrades standard PC serial ports to the higher baud rates. Both JetCard/MIO cards come standard with 1 MB of buffer which is user-upgradeable to 4 MB with industry standard ZIP memory modules.

"The high speed serial inputs combined with the dynamically allocated buffer improves overall throughput, even when multiple users are printing complex print jobs," commented Hartzell. "The serial ports use inexpensive RJ-11 telephone-type cables keeping the cost of the solution as low as possible."

Unlike external standalone "switch boxes", JetCard/MIO completely integrates with the printer or plotter in which it is installed. Once installed, each port's settings (e.g. default language, baud rate, handshaking, etc...) can be independently set-up from the printer's front panel. The JetCard/MIO series supports automatic PCL/PostScript language switching on the HP LaserJet 4, LaserJet IIISi, and PaintJet XL300 as well as HP-GL/2 and RTL language switching on HP DesignJet plotters. JetCard/MIO's self-test integrates with the self test of the MIO printer or plotter into which it is installed. Therefore, when the user prints a self-test for their printer or plotter with a JetCard/MIO installed, the test report will contain configuration details for all of the JetCard MIO ports along with the other printer information. Hartzell summarized, "The JetCard/MIO provides the most cost effective solution for sharing an HP MIO peripheral. No other product provides this level of integration, with this many features at a better price. And because of the level of integration designed into JetCard/MIO, users will experience ease-of-use and functionality with JetCard/MIO that is impossible to achieve with regular 'switch box' type products."

In addition to offering non-networked work groups connections to a LaserJet 4, JetCard/MIO's serial and parallel ports can be connected to a LAN server, enabling networked and non-networked users to share the same HP MIO peripheral. When used with a LAN, the JetCard/MIO's buffer immediately spools the server's print jobs along with the standalone users' jobs. This frees up the network more quickly, and increases the productivity of all users on the network.

JetCard/MIO is available in two models. JetCard/MIO-7 has six serial inputs and one parallel input with a 1 MB buffer, and is priced at $595.00. JetCard/MIO-10 has ten serial inputs with a 1 MB buffer and is priced at $695.00. Four megabyte versions of these products are priced at $895.00 and $995.00 respectively. JetCard/MIO-7 and JetCard/MIO-10 are available immediately, along with cables and other accessories. All products are available directly from Excellink and it's network of authorized dealers.

Excellink, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high performance printer connectivity products, is located at 1430 Tully Road #415, San Jose CA 95122-3058. Telephone: (408) 295-9000 Fax: (408) 295-9011


AST Advantage! Net Systems For Wireless LAN
AST SHOWCASES WORLD'S FIRST WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK FOR MASS MARKET PC SHOPPERS

Low-Cost PC Connections From More Than 1/8-Mile Distances

CES, LAS VEGAS, Nev., Jan. 7, 1993 -- Further adding to a growing list of industry firsts in the consumer channel, AST Research Inc. today responded to increased demand from small-business customers who require simple and powerful solutions to maximize the value of their computing budget while increasing the collective productivity of their workforce.

At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, AST demonstrated its Advantage! Net line of pre-configured personal computers, the first complete small-business package featuring a wireless peer-to-peer local area network (LAN) system that will be sold through the mass market channel.

Advantage! Net systems are complete solutions because they are ready-to-operate, with built-in wireless communication features and pre-installed application software. Using common radio signals to share data files, printers and electronic mail, they form an ideal configuration for small-business users who want a low-cost, yet extremely powerful and flexible, alternative to traditional hard-wired networks. Wireless communication is achieved through a combination of Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups software linked to a wireless LAN adapter from Proxim Inc.

"Advantage! Net is our latest first for the mass market customer, adding to an impressive list that includes color notebooks and a line of mini-tower PCs featuring upgradeability, expandability and high-performance video," said Dennis Cox, director and general manager, Consumer Products Group. "Mass market customers are an ideal target for Advantage! Net, especially with the high percentage of small-business customers who shop at computer superstore, office club and warehouse locations."

With Advantage! Net, small business users can work more effectively and efficiently by sharing resources and interacting with one another. The systems are easy-to-use, provide a trouble-free way to communicate and share resources, while eliminating the need to add expensive network cards and coaxial cabling between each system.

"Microsoft Windows for Workgroups provides an inexpensive, easy to learn and use network solution for small business users," said Brad Silverberg, Microsoft vice president, Personal Systems Group. "Functions such as file sharing, print sharing, electronic mail and group scheduling significantly enhance group productivity."

Advantage! Net Provides Low-Cost Benefits to Small-Business Users

Advantage! Net PCs can be used for business as well as educational functions. For example, an accounting firm can use the systems for auditing at their client's location with all auditors simultaneously linked together to pool information and share peripheral devices without interrupting the resident computer network. Once the audit is complete, dismantling the network is as simple as removing the PCs from the site. In addition, the systems can be moved to multiple locations, while still remaining on the network. For schools, the systems can be utilized in student-oriented labs, as well as for administrative use by teachers and administrators.

"We are pleased to be working with AST and Microsoft to offer Advantage! Net, the first networking solution for small businesses that works "off the shelf" without the need for the user to understand LANs, said Paul Smith, Proxim vice president of strategic marketing. "RangeLAN eliminates LAN cabling, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups eliminates the complexity of networking, and AST has tied it all together with an integrated solution."

Two Models Offer Value and Performance

The Advantage! Net line is comprised of two models -- a 25-MHz, 486SX-based desktop and a 66-MHz, 486DX2 mini-tower. In each system, wireless communication is achieved using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows for Workgroups software linked to a RangeLAN wireless LAN adapter from Proxim Inc. The systems also feature pre-installed application software, including Microsoft Works for Windows and MS-DOS.

In addition to its wireless technology, the Advantage! Net 486SX/25 is equipped with 4MB of memory (expandable to 64-MB), a 170-MB hard disk drive and four expansion slots. Its stylish front bezel accommodates a vertically-mounted 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB floppy disk drive and two additional external drive bays, one for a 5.25-inch, 1.2-MB floppy drive and the other to install a tape back-up or CD-ROM drive. Super VGA with 512K of video memory (upgradable to 1MB), 101-keyboard and a two-button PS/2-compatible mouse are also included. An optional 256K cache module is available as an option to further enhance system performance. The system can also be cost-effectively upgraded by the user with a faster microprocessor using Intel OverDrive upgrade processors.

The Advantage! Net 486DX2/66 system is encased in a space-saving mini-tower enclosure suitable for desktop or floor placement. It features 8MB of memory, dual floppy disk drives (1.44-MB, 3.5-inch and 1.2-MB, 5.25-inch), a 345-MB hard disk, a 120-MB tape back-up, a high-resolution VGA Windows accelerator board with 1MB of video memory, seven expansion slots and six drive bays. A 101-keyboard and a two-button PS/2-compatible mouse are also included. The mini-tower also features a high-capacity 200-watt power supply to support additional data storage and add-in devices.

The Advantage! Net systems are expected to become available during the first quarter. Although AST does not set suggested retail prices, retailer pricing is expected to be under $2,000 for the Advantage! Net 486SX/25 and under $3,500 for the Advantage! Net 486DX2/66.

Comprehensive End-User Support Programs

Each Advantage! Net system is covered by one-year, on-site service and one-year parts and labor warranties. In addition, users can also access AST's wide variety of support programs. Toll-free technical consultants are a phone call away Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. (PST) and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. AST also offers two 24-hour services -- AST On-Line! bulletin board and AST Info-FAX -- which allow access via modem or facsimile machine to a broad selection of technical support documentation.

Corporate Background

Advantage! PC systems are sold nationwide at more than 900 retail locations, including Circuit City, Computer City, Fretters, Costco, Sam's Wholesale Club. Product offerings include the Advantage! Pro desktop and Advantage! Plus mini-tower systems, effectively allowing consumers a broad selection of microprocessor platforms, ranging from entry-level 25-MHz 386SX PCs, to powerful 66-MHz 486DX2 models.

Ranked number 431 on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies, AST Research Inc. is an information technology company holding a prominent market share position for desktop, file server and notebook computers.

AST's product lines include the Power Premium, Bravo, Advantage!, Power Exec, Premium SE and Manhattan SMP which allow users to choose from a full range of price and performance options. The company is represented in 100 countries and operates 34 international subsidiaries and sales offices.

The company reported record sales of $286.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, ended Oct. 3, 1992, representing a 70 percent increase in unit shipments over the comparable prior year quarter. Fiscal year 1992 revenues were $944.1 million, compared to sales of $688.5 million for fiscal year 1991. AST Research corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 19658, Irvine, Calif. 92713-9658. Telephone: (714) 727-4141, (800) 876-4278. Fax: (714) 727-9355.


AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC
AST INTRODUCES 486-BASED MULTIMEDIA PC WITH PHOTO CD CAPABILITIES

CES, LAS VEGAS, Nev., January 7, 1993 -- Capitalizing on the success of its first multimedia system and targeting one of the fastest growing markets segments of the consumer electronics industry, AST Research Inc. today introduced the Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia personal computer at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show.

The Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC blends leading-edge multimedia technology in an affordable, 486-based computing platform. The system is pre-configured with a Sony CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster Pro II audio card from Creative Labs and a collection of bundled, buyer-selectable CD-ROM multimedia software titles.

Designed for small-business, home-office and novice mass market computer buyers, the Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC is AST's second multimedia PC. It will replace the Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia system.

Improved components for the Advantage! 486SX/33 Multimedia PC include an enhanced multimedia audio card and an advanced, multisession CD-ROM drive that can also read and display photo CDs. The CD-ROM's multisession capabilities allow users to play photo CDs that have been recorded more than once.

"Users will find the Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 operates multimedia applications almost three times faster than its 386SX/25 predecessor," said Dennis Cox, AST director and general manager, Consumer Products Group. "Incorporating advanced multimedia components into the system makes it an excellent choice for operating the growing number of educational, entertainment and personal productivity programs now on the market. And the system's photo CD capabilities also provide a vehicle for users to display the next generation of photography."

The Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 uses a powerful, 33-MHz, 486SX microprocessor to quickly access the growing list of multimedia programs now on the market. The system can also be upgraded with faster microprocessors -- up to a 66-MHz, 486DX2 -- using Intel's OverDrive processor upgrade strategy to further enhance speed and graphics performance.

Pre-installed multimedia software for the Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC includes Microsoft Bookshelf, a collection of reference programs -- including a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia and book of quotations -- which utilize multimedia features to combine full-motion video and stereo sound. In addition, buyers will be able to select additional multimedia, CD-ROM-based titles from a wide variety of subject areas. Other software includes Microsoft Works, Microsoft Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 5.0.

Standard hardware for the Advantage! 486SX/33 includes a multimedia audio card, fast-access CD-ROM drive, 170-MB hard disk drive, 3.5-inch floppy drive, on-board VGA controller with 512K of memory (upgradeable to 1MB), Super VGA monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution, dual stereo speakers, low-profile microphone and mouse.

Each Advantage! Pro 486SX/33 Multimedia PC is covered by one-year, on-site service and one-year parts and labor warranties. In addition, users can also access AST's wide variety of support programs. Toll-free technical consultants are a phone call away Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. (PST) and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. AST also offers two 24-hour services -- AST On-Line! bulletin board and AST Info-FAX -- which allow access via modem or facsimile machine to a broad selection of technical support documentation.

Corporate Background

Advantage! PC systems are sold nationwide at more than 900 retail locations, including Circuit City, Computer City, Fretters, Costco, and Sam's Wholesale Club. Product offerings include the Advantage! Pro desktop and Advantage! Plus mini-tower systems, effectively allowing consumers a broad selection of microprocessor platforms ranging from entry-level 25-MHz 386SX PCs, to powerful 66-MHz DX2 models.

Ranked number 431 on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies, AST Research Inc. is an information technology company holding a prominent market share position for desktop, file server and notebook computers.

AST's product lines include the Power Premium, Bravo, Advantage!, Power Exec, Premium SE and Manhattan SMP which allow user to choose from a full range of price and performance options. The company is represented in 100 countries and operates 34 international subsidiaries and sales offices.

The company reported record sales of $286.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 1993, ended Oct. 3, 1992, representing a 70 percent increase in unit shipments over the comparable prior year quarter. Fiscal year 1992 revenues were $944.1 million, compared to sales of $688.5 million for fiscal year 1991. AST Research corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 19658, Irvine, Calif. 92713-9658. Telephone: (714) 727-4141, (800) 876-4278. Fax: (714) 727-9355


Discover new drugs with Chem-X

Chemical Design is pleased to announce that an exciting new drug discovery tool is now available, known as pharmacophore identification. This technique is valuable to medicinal chemists in the pharmaceutical industry because it allows a more rational approach to the search for new drugs instead of exhaustive testing of 10,000's of molecules.

Starting from a set of active molecules, the software identifies the key atoms or groups responsible for activity and their required geometric arrangement. This pharmacophore can then be used to select compounds from 3D databases for testing. "The computer takes only minutes to identify all possible pharmacophores when processing activity data from hundreds of compounds", commented Keith Davies, Technical Director of Chemical Design, "using traditional molecular modeling programs, specialists could take a week to find a single pharmacophore for only 10 compounds".

Chemical Design is a pioneer of 3D database searching technology. Its 3D searching software part of the Chem-X software was first introduced under three years ago and is now used by major pharmaceuticals. The degree of automation in the software allows chemists with little training to use it and it is available on PCs, Macintosh IIs, UNIX workstations and VAX computers.

Chemical Design Inc

200 Route 17 South, Suite 120, Mahwah, NJ 07430

201-529-3323; fax: 201-529-2443


Sequent Named Sybase Performance Dev Platform
Sequent Named as a Performance Development Platform for Sybase

Client-server Applications To Be Optimized for Enterprise-wide Systems

BEAVERTON, Ore.--Jan. 11, 1993--Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. and Sybase, Inc. today announced that Sequent's symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems have been selected as a Sybase performance development platform. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will optimize the performance of Sybase products on Sequent systems for large-scale computing environments.

Sequent has demonstrated the highest UNIX performance of any Sybase platform on the industry-standard TPC-A and TPC-B benchmarks. The new performance development agreement is designed to create a highly tuned platform for enterprise-level solutions. In an effort to do so, Sequent will join the Sybase development group as a partner in performance enhancement and tuning.

Sequent and Sybase engineers will work to improve the performance of the standard, strategic Sybase product set, including the SQL Server product and related products. The engineers will conduct performance enhancement, porting, quality assurance and maintenance projects at Sybase headquarters. The primary server used in the performance development project will be a Sequent Symmetry 2000/750 system, with twelve 50 MHz 80486 CPUs and 22 disks.

"Sequent's expanded offerings of client-server tools and services, paired with our traditional strengths in performance and scalability, provide powerful solutions for enterprise-level RDBMS environments," said Dennis Peck, senior vice president of marketing at Sequent. "By teaming with Sybase, we'll push performance even further in enterprise-level client-server solutions."

"This performance development agreement with Sequent reinforces our focus on enterprise-wide client-server solutions," said Stewart Schuster, vice president of marketing at Sybase. "As Sybase customers move toward enterprise-wide client-server computing, they'll need higher performance. The Sequent and Sybase combination will provide a performance edge."

Sequent and Sybase Take Client-Server Computing to Enterprise Level.

With the recent announcement of its Enterprise Client/Server Roadmap, Sybase has unveiled its next generation of server products designed for building and deploying global, enterprise-wide business applications. Enterprise client-server computing represents the integration of departmental and corporate information systems, enabling a new class of applications to span the enterprise and leverage existing central and line-of-business systems.

The following are requirements of enterprise-level computing:

* Systems that coexist with mainframes and can serve thousands

  of users in geographically dispersed locations

* Applications that are integrated across the enterprise

* Large databases that consist of multiple, heterogeneous

  data sources

As Sybase customers move to enterprise client-server applications, performance and scalability become increasingly important. Sequent systems, which lead the industry in price, performance and scalability, provide the power and flexibility that enterprise client-server applications require.

Agreement Extends Long-standing Relationship

The new agreement extends the relationship between Sequent and Sybase that began in 1989. Sequent was one of the initial development platforms for Sybase's first SMP release, SQL Server version 4.8. Since then, the two companies have worked on joint performance tuning and benchmarking.

In the most recent TPC-A benchmark test, Sequent ran Sybase 67 percent faster than any other hardware platform; in the TPC-B test, Sequent ran Sybase 30 percent faster than any other platform. On the Sequent Symmetry 2000/250, Sybase achieved 183.34 TPC-A at a cost of $8,686 per transaction per second (TPS). On the TPC-B benchmark, Sybase achieved 173.11 TPS at a cost of $2,770 per TPS.

The relationship is further strengthened by each company's commitment to using each other's products for significant in-house applications. Sequent is using the Sybase relational database management system (RDBMS) for field service and telemarketing applications, while Sybase is using Sequent systems to support quality assurance, maintenance and the optimization of SYBASE SQL Server for SMP systems.

Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNT) is a leading provider of open systems solutions for commercial OLTP and decision support. Sequent develops and supports scalable computing systems based on the UNIX operating system. Since the launch of its symmetric multiprocessor family in 1984, Sequent has installed more than 4,000 systems worldwide.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) develops and markets the SYBASE system, a leading client/server-based RDBMS product family for developing on-line, enterprise-wide applications.

The company offers proven technology combined with service to provide customers with complete desktop to mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs and systems integrators.


Advanced Menu System v1.50 Replaces Novell Menu
January 6, 1993 -- Version 1.50 of Advanced Menu System has now been released by the English Software company Go Software.

AMS aims to solve the problems which can be encountered when using Novell's Menu. The program is compatible with Novell's MENU Script files, allowing AMS to replace MENU with the minimum of configuration.

AMS provides additional features to allow maximum ease of use in a network environment. These include, Zero memory overhead during program execution, an in-built menu option editor and debugger, multiple menu files in memory concurrently, a user audit trail, and temporary file storage in a single directory.

Other features include a screen saver with re-entrant password security, automatic menu configuration with scan drive for applications, context sensitive help on every DOS command, and easy to use frontends for the Capture NDir and Send commands.

AMS costs from $40 for a network licence. The Software is released as shareware and, after requests from a number of vendors, a retail version is also available.

Further information can be obtained from Go Software at the address below, or via CompuServe at 100024,2337.

GO Software, York House, Cross Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire. SK8 3LW England

(44) (0) 61-437-4896         fax:  (44) (0) 625-536763


LANtastic NodeRunner 2000 Series Adapters
ARTISOFT ANNOUNCES NEW LANTASTIC NODERUNNER 2000 SERIES ADAPTERS

Software-Configurable Adapters Based On New ALICE (Artisoft's LAN Interface Chip for Ethernet) Controller

(TUCSON, AZ--January 11, 1993)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today its new LANtastic NodeRunner 2000 Series adapters--four new adapters that incorporate the new ALICE controller, a completely software-configurable Ethernet Integrated Circuit designed and developed by Artisoft. These adapters, as well as LANtastic Starter Kits featuring the new adapters, will begin shipping in February within the same price range as Artisoft's current line of adapters and Starter Kits.

"Because these adapters use our new ALICE controller, they are software-configurable for easy installation into a LANtastic network," stated Jack Schoof, Artisoft Chairman and CEO. "Just add them to the network and you're ready to go.'

The LANtastic NodeRunner adapters are the first Artisoft products to use the ALICE controller. This also makes them the first Artisoft products to embody the LANtastic On Board concept--products that are easily installed because they are network-ready to operate on LANtastic networks. LANtastic On Board products are easily identified by the LANtastic On Board logo, a yellow diamond, on their packaging.

The ALICE controller is one of the smallest Ethernet Integrated Circuits (ICs) on the market, measuring less than one square inch, and is the only IC to support both ISA and MicroChannel bus architectures. In addition, it is software-compatible with four major industry-standard Ethernet designs, Artisoft's AE-2 and Novell's NE1000, NE2000 and NE/2 adapters.

The LANtastic NodeRunner 2000 Series adapters include a one-user LANtastic network software license for each of the models: the 2000/C, 2000/T, 2000/A and 2000M/TC. These adapters, measuring only 6.25" by 2.125" (ISA bus), are 16-bit Ethernet adapters in 100% compliance with the 802.3 Ethernet standard. They come with 32K onboard buffer RAM and autosense between 8 and 16-bit slots.

The 2000/C model has a BNC connection for thin coax cable. The 2000/T model has an RJ-45 connection for unshielded twisted pair cable and can be connected internally to an Artisoft Peer Hub 10BASE-T concentrator. Both adapters have a suggested retail price of $299.

The 2000/A model has AUI, BNC and RJ-45 connections for use with thick and thin coax and unshielded twisted pair cable respectively. It can also be connected internally to a Peer Hub 10BASE-T concentrator. The 2000/A has a suggested retail price of $349. The 2000M/TC model is a MicroChannel adapter with BNC and RJ-45 connections for use with coax and unshielded twisted pair cable. It has a suggested retail price of $399.

The LANtastic NodeRunner 2000/C Starter Kit, like all LANtastic Starter Kits, will include everything necessary to set up a LANtastic network: two adapters, the LANtastic Network Operating System for up to 300 users, cabling and documentation. It has a suggested retail price of $699 for DOS and $799 for Windows environments.

Customers also have the option of purchasing the LANtastic Network Operating System separately in a LANtastic Software Starter Kit (which also supports up to 300 users) for use with any Artisoft NodeRunner or AE Series adapter. Customers must first begin with a LANtastic Starter Kit in order to take advantage of the LANtastic network one-user license include with their adapters.

Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of innovative, cost-effective network communication solutions including the LANtastic Local Area Network. Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer networking for DOS and Windows environments, the LANtastic network now offers multiplatform connectivity solutions for NetWare, Macintosh and TCP/IP systems. It allows up to 300 users of IBM-compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs and has won numerous industry awards for its cost-effective features, performance and ease of use. Artisoft distributes its products in over 70 countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Canada, Australia and Japan.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TlNY RAM. Corporate 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065


Artisoft Creates New LANtastic On-Board LOGO
ARTISOFT CREATES NEW LANTASTIC ON BOARD LOGO

Identifies PCs And Peripherals That Are LANtastic Network-Ready

(TUCSON, AZ--January 11, 1993)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today that it has created a new logo to indicate hardware products--from Artisoft and other manufacturers--that are using the new ALICE (Artisoft's LAN Interface Chip for Ethernet) controller in conjunction with the LANtastic Network Operating System and optional interface circuitry for connecting different cable types. Easily identified by "LANtastic On Board" on a yellow diamond, this logo will appear on the packaging of participating hardware products, including Artisoft's new LANtastic NodeRunner 2000 Series adapters and the Central Station connectivity processor.

According to Jack Schoof, Artisoft Chairman & CEO, "We are promoting the LANtastic On Board concept as the serial port of the '90s and believe it will standardize how PCs and peripherals are connected to networks. From now on, when users see this logo on a package, they will know that whatever it is they are buying--an adapter, PC, laptop, laser printer or other peripheral--will be easy to install because it is completely network-ready for inclusion into a LANtastic network."

Because the ALICE controller is less than one square inch, computer manufacturers will be able to integrate the ALICE controller on their motherboards (and thus eliminate the need for network adapters) for network-ready computers. This is especially important for the smaller, portable computers, such as notebooks and the future palmtops, which will not have the internal space necessary for a network adapter. As space is critical, so is maintaining a long battery life, and the ALICE controller has been designed to meet the low power requirements of these portable computers.

PC peripheral manufacturers will also be able to use the ALICE controller to make their products network-ready for the networks of the future which are anticipated to include not only printers, but also modems, fax machines, copiers and other peripherals.

"The benefit to the PC and peripheral manufacturers is that we are offering them complete flexibility since we will also be offering the circuitry to interface between the motherboards or peripherals and the cable connection," continued Schoof. "Thus, they will be able to market network-ready products without committing their resources to different cable types."

Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of innovative, cost-effective network communication solutions including the LANtastic Local Area Network Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer networking for DOS and Windows environments, the LANtastic network now offers multiplatform connectivity solutions for NetWare, Macintosh and TCP/IP systems. It allows up to 300 users of IBM-compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs and has won numerous industry awards for its cost-effective features, performance and ease of use. Artisoft distributes its products in over 70 countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Canada, Australia and Japan.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM. Corporate 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065


ProActive Customer Info Resource is Best Buy
ProActive Software's Support Advantage Named "Best Buy for 1993" by Corporate Computing

Magazine Selects Customer Information Resource System as Key Business Tool for Improving the Enterprise

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, January 12, 1993 -- ProActive Software announced today that its Customer Information Resource (CIR) system was selected by Corporate Computing magazine as one of the 50 best products for improving enterprise computing in 1993. ProActive's CIR system was selected by the magazine's editorial staff and readers as a "real world" product that can help companies further their business goals and enable employees to work smarter. Corporate Computing's "Best Buys for 1993" are featured in the January issue.

ProActive Software's Customer Information Resource system is a comprehensive family of enterprise-wide, client/server applications and tools designed to help companies improve customer satisfaction for a competitive advantage. The CIR system was developed by founders Steven Goldsworthy and Roger Sippl in conjunction with Dr. William Davidow, author of Total Customer Service: The Ultimate Weapon.

CIR applications leverage today's business computing standards to manage the Customer Information Resource: that is, all the data gathered across a company about its customers, products, and how customers use those products. ProActive's CIR system is based on popular relational databases (SYBASE, INFORMIX, and ORACLE), graphical user interfaces (MS Windows 3.1 and X Windows), a client/server architecture, object-oriented programming (C++), and automated workflow management. The CIR system provides comprehensive functionality in the four key areas required to deliver superior support: Comprehensive Customer/Product Database, Problem Solving Help, Active Workflow Management, and Satisfaction Measurement and Reporting.

ProActive's first CIR application, Support Advantage, is developed for Technical Support, Customer Service, and Help Desk professionals. The CIR system will also include: Quality Advantage for quality assurance and product change management; SLT Advantage for sales lead tracking, Product Advantage for product marketing; Customer Advantage, which enables customers to service themselves by accessing the CIR database; and Field Engineering Advantage.

About ProActive Software

ProActive Software is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, and was founded in 1990 by database industry executives Steven Goldsworthy and Roger Sippl. The company has $5.5 million of venture capital investment from Mohr Davidow Ventures, Menlo Park, CA; Mayfield Fund, Menlo Park, CA; Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners, San Francisco, CA; Grace Horn Ventures, Cupertino, CA; and Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Support Advantage is currently available on SYBASE and INFORMIX On-Line relational databases for clients running either X Windows or MS Windows 3.1. Prices begin at $15,000 for five users. Products are sold through ProActive's direct sales force and through resellers and systems integrators worldwide. ProActive is a member of the Sun and Hewlett-Packard marketing programs, and is a value-added-reseller for Informix, Sybase and Oracle.

ProActive Software Inc

1043 North Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043

415-691-1500;  fax: 415-691-1515


RASTEREX Diamond & Star TI-34020 Based Graphics
Expert Graphics Announces the RASTEREX DIAMOND and STAR Boards

New Members of RASTEREX's TI-34020 Based Family

January 15, 1993 -- Atlanta -- Continuing in the tradition of developing solutions, RASTEREX has now expanded Its family of TI-34020 based 32 bit graphics boards, with the additions of the Diamond and the Star boards. These new accelerator boards, along with the first TI-34020 based board, the Tracer, are designed to fulfill specific application needs for AutoCAD, document management, multimedia, and Microsoft Windows users.

For AutoCAD users who want to take full advantage of the new "NO REGEN" feature introduced in AutoCAD Release 12, all three of these boards support this capability using a true 32 bit display list. Through the integration of Autodesk's rendering engine into Release 12, true color palettes for improved rendered image quality offer users true color capabilities and are supported by RASTEREX's Diamond and Star boards, which offer 16 and 24 bit color at different resolutions. Using RASTEREX's Release 12 RxAutoIcon driver, a user may select this rendering tool while drafting in AutoCAD at hi-res (8 bit color), and the board will switch to true color without having to reconfigure anything - giving the user the best of both worlds! Users who are simply looking for a solid AutoCAD driver that can handle large files will benefit greatly from the Tracer's ability to handle up to 16 MB of on-board display memory.

Most document management users edit large raster files requiring vast amounts of memory. Therefore, the Tracer is the best option for those users with its expanded memory capabilities of up to 16 MB. RxEDM, RASTEREX's engineering document management solution, is a modular system which when combined with the Tracer board becomes an optimized solution for managing documents. Although the Diamond and the Star will also work with RxEDM, they are limited to 4 MB file sizes.

Multimedia users will appreciate the true color 24 bit capabilities offered by the Diamond and the Star. Using our ADI driver, RxAutoIcon, for Animator Pro and 3D Studio, users can benefit from true color rendering and real-time video capture at high resolution.

With RASTEREX's fully optimized Microsoft Windows environment, Windows users can run true color applications on both the Diamond and the Star. But for power users, the Tracer offers a tool called RxPan which expands the Windows display area for panoramic hardware zooming and panning inside Windows.

RASTEREX's new generation TI-34020 based graphics boards each come standard with 4MB of on board Display RAM, 1280x1024 resolution (reconfigurable for lower resolutions), and start at $2,495.00. All of these graphics boards are compatible with all RASTEREX software and are only available through Expert Graphics Inc. in the U.S. and Canada.

Expert Graphics

1908 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 2010, Atlanta, GA 30329

404-320-0800;  800-648-7249;  fax: 404-315-7645


ASG CORE V6.0 AutoCAD Productivity Tool
ASG SHIPS VERSION 6.0 OF ITS LANDMARK AUTOCAD PRODUCTIVITY TOOL AND FOUNDATION PACKAGE, ASG CORE

SAUSALITO, CA.--January 4, 1992. ASG, the leading developer of integrated software applications for architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers who use AutoCAD, has released, on schedule, its Version 6.0 upgrade for ASG Core.

ASG Core is both an extensive collection of functions and utilities that make AutoCAD more productive, and the foundation for ASG's integrated software applications for the building design, construction, and management disciplines. Version 6.0 is a substantial upgrade to the $495 product, which is used by approximately tens of thousands of AEC professionals as a key component of their AutoCAD systems.

Said ASG founder and president, Dennis Neeley, "Version 6.0 makes Core the most powerful product ever released by ASG and continues our tradition of technical expertise a tradition which includes the creation of the AutoCAD Generic Template, the first connection of analysis to AutoCAD, and the concept and reality of a suite of integrated applications and related databases. Version 6.0 will further establish the AutoCAD/ASG Core team as the standard against which all other CAD systems will be judged."

Speed

ASG Core 6.0 operates faster than previous versions due to extensive use of ADS and optimized code, as well as logical, streamlined selection processes. Version 6.0 takes full advantage of the AutoCAD dialog box feature.

AIA (American Institute of Architects) Layer Guidelines

The AIA adopted the four-node layer concept originally introduced by ASG, but applied new layer names to the system. ASG Core 6.0 fully implements these AIA CAD Layer Guideline names, which are becoming increasingly popular with government agencies and major clients. Users can choose either the original ASG or the AIA names.

New Graphical User Interface

ASG Core 6.0 introduces ASG's new standard GUI, TabletView. Using a digitizer template as the drawing interface requires constant reference back and forth between digitizer and monitor. TabletView displays the image of the template on the monitor, so tablet selections are made on-screen, via large, clear pop-up icons.

Access to ASG-Vertex Electronic CADalogs

ASG Core 6.0 includes a "pick" to access any ASG-Vertex Electronic CADalog of manufacturers' electronic information, specifications, and details, making it easier for architects, designers, and specifiers to utilize this information as they draw.

Intelligent Walls and Faster Wall Creation

ASG Core 6.0 and ASG Architectural 6.0 (expected this month) feature a unique Wall Object Control Line for attaching data about the wall. Also, ASG Core 6.0 uses the dialog box feature of AutoCAD Release 12 to make wall settings graphical, and therefore faster.

Cost Estimating Interface

Data Link, provided with ASG Core 6.0 at no additional charge, links data from Timberline Software Corp.'s Precision Estimating system to the CAD drawing, without leaving the drawing session. The link also allows "keynoting," or using the CSI (Construction Specification Institute) sixteen division numbering system to note objects on CAD drawings.

ASG is an original Autodesk Strategic Developer of software applications for architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers who use AutoCAD. The product line now features 14 fully integrated architectural, structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, piping, P&ID, civil engineering, and modeling/ rendering/animation software applications for the personal computer. ASG-Vertex, the leading developer of electronic information, applications, and software interfaces for building product manufacturers, counts among its clients Du Pont, 3M, Pella Corp., Boise Cascade Co., Allied-Signal, Inc., and Fry Reglet Corp

ASG, 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 309, Sausalito, CA 94965-1451

415-332-2123;  fax: 415-332-2146


Quick Art Graphics Clipart on CD-ROM
Here comes that trainload of Quick Art images on CD-ROM!

Professional, top-quality, 300-cpi drawings and cartoons on CD-ROM from Wheeler Arts. TIFF/Mariah formats on Macintosh (HFS) discs and TIFF/IMB/PCK formats on PC discs. PC versions work on ISO-9660 CD-ROM drives for IBM, compatibles, Amiga, Atari, and UNIX. Ideal for desktop publishing. Unlimited creative uses: brochures, ads, catalogs, newsletters... any visual piece. Saves time and money.

A run-time version of Mariah~, the multimedia manager from Symmetry Software Corp., is included on the Mac discs. You can easily find, view, copy, export, and convert the files.

An 88-page User's Manual, a paper pictorial index showing all images, is included with each CD-ROM.

Quick Art Lite

1,700 images in 28 must-have subjects: animals, borders, flowers, fruits, grains, holidays, mail, maps, money, office, science, sports, travel, vegetables, and lots more.

Mac #1043....$199    PC #1045 .......$199

Quick Art Deluxe

3,300 images in 59 exciting subjects: birds, buildings, clothing, drinks, education, farm, fish, gardening, herbs, health, insects, medicine, music, mystery, religion, sewing, toys, trees, weather, and tons more. (Indudes everything from Quick Art Lite.)

Mac #1042....$349    PC #1044 ......$349

Quick Art Lite is upgradable to Quick Art Deluxe.

Prices are suggested retail as of October 1, 1992.

To order, or for more information, please contact:

Paula Wheeler, Graphics and Marketing Director

Wheeler Arts, 66 Lake Park, Champaign, IL 61821-7101

USA, Ph 217/359-6816, Fax 217/359-8716


Spectrum C31 Real Time Applic Board
SPECTRUM'S NEW C31 REAL TIME APPLICATIONS BOARD PROVIDES ADVANCED COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR EMBEDDED MARKET

Vancouver, B.C., January 11, 1993 -- Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. today introduced the TMS320C31 Real Time Applications Board. Similar to the popular C30 System and Processor boards, the C31 applications board is specifically designed to meet the performance, reliability, and cost requirements of embedded applications.

The C31 applications board features a 40 MHz Texas Instruments TMS320C31 Digital Signal Processor (DSP), up to 640K words of SRAM (with an option for EPROM), a high performance dual port memory ISA interface, and a flexible modular approach to analog interfacing.

The new applications board is supported by a comprehensive suite of development tools which include assembler, linker, C compiler, and a C source level symbolic debugger. The applications board is priced at $2,495 in single unit quantities, with discounts available for volume OEM applications. The C31 board is available now.

"The Real Time Applications Board is available to OEM customers as the most cost-effective DSP plug-in board solution on the market", said Ross Mitchell, Spectrum Business Development Manager. "These prices reflect our commmitment to bringing a scaleable design and flexible pricing to customers with demanding application needs." The TMS320C31 is a low-cost alternative to Texas Instruments' C30 and is code-compatible with it, according to Mitchell.

The memory options for the C31 Real Time Applications Board reflect the wide variety of signal processing applications for the board. Main memory is configured into 32K x 32 with add-on expansion capability up to 64OK x 32 thereby allowing the board to be tailored to the OEM embedded application with no excess capacity.

Other features include:

* Two daughter module sites and various analog and AES/EBU

  daughter card I/O options

* High bandwidth DSP-LINK2 expansion bus for off-board I/O

  via Spectrum's wide range of peripheral cards

* Up to 64OK words of SRAM, with an option of up to 512K words

  of EPROM

* Embedded/stand-alone capability using boot EPROM Real time

  code development support

* High speed dual port RAM for interface onto ISA bus

Spectrum Signal Processing is a leading supplier of DSP-based development systems and embedded systems solutions, including: hardware systems, software tools, applications software and other DSP products for the PC, VME and SBus environments. Spectrum's unique modular DSP hardware allows users to interface off-the-shelf peripheral I/O boards with the processor of their choice via the DSP-LINK system expansion interface. Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. is publicly traded on the Vancouver Stock Exchange under the symbol SSY and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol SNL.

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc

8525 Baxter Place, 100 Production Ct, Burnaby, BC V5A 4V7 CANADA

604-421-5422;  fax: 604-421-1764

250 H St, PO Box 8110-25, Blaine, WA 98230

800-663-8986

1500 West Park Dr, Westborough, MA 01581

508-366-7355;  800-323-1842;  fax: 508-898-2772


Spectrum Daughter Module for Digital Audio
NEW DAUGHTER MODULE FROM SPECTRUM PROVIDES DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE; CAN PROVIDE ANY PC, VME OR SBUS SPECTRUM PLATFORM WITH STUDIO QUALITY I/O

Burnaby, British Columbia, January 11, 1993 -- Spectrum Signal Processing today introduced a new daughter module designed to provide a high quality digital audio interface for the company's PC bus, VMEbus, and SBus motherboards in audio and speech applications.

The new AES/EBU Daughter Module allows the Spectrum DSP boards to exchange digital audio or non-audio data with any equipment that supports either the ANSI 4.40 AES/EBU professional (balanced) digital audio data format or the consumer standard SP DIF (unbalanced) data format. The daughter module is the latest in a growing family of modules from Spectrum.

A complete DSP system consisting of a Spectrum motherboard and module can be used as a powerful platform for developing and implementing any signal processing applications which require digital audio interfaces. Even with the module attached, the complete system conforms to the single slot requirements for all bus standards. The combination of Spectrum's high quality 50 kHz Analog Daughter Module and the new AES/EBU module will provide any Spectrum DSP platform with a studio quality digital I/O subsystem.

"The AES/EBU Daughter Module adds flexibility to customer designs that integrate DSP and digital audio peripherals," said Ross Mitchell, Spectrum Business Development Manager. "This new modular approach allows our customers to combine DSP and I/O to meet their specific system requirements with minimum overhead".

Other features include:

* 16 and 24 bit digital audio data modes with support of

  Channel Status/Parity/Validity/User Data Bits

* Receiver extracts sampling rates from serial bitstream

  within the range 30 - 54 kHz.

* Optional fiber optic interface connector

The AES/EBU Daughter Module is priced at $995.00 USD in single quantities and is available now. OEM discounts are available to customers purchasing large quantities.

Spectrum Signal Processing is a leading developer of system and processor, software tools, hardware systems and other digital signal processing products for the PC, VME, and SBus environments. These systems support Digital Signal Processors from Analog Devices, AT&T, Motorola, Inc. and Texas Instruments. Spectrum's unique modular DSP hardware allows users to interface off-the-shelf peripheral I/O boards with the processor of their choice via the DSP-LINK system expansion interface. Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. is publicly traded on the Vancouver Stock Exchange under the symbol SSY and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol SNL.

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc

8525 Baxter Place, 100 Production Ct, Burnaby, BC V5A 4V7 CANADA

604-421-5422;  fax: 604-421-1764

250 H St, PO Box 8110-25, Blaine, WA 98230

800-663-8986

1500 West Park Dr, Westborough, MA 01581

508-366-7355;  800-323-1842;  fax: 508-898-2772


DPT SCSI Controllers Gain Novell YES Logo
DPT SCSI Controllers Gain Novell's "Yes" Logo

SmartCache Plus Certified for NetWare Compatibility

January 22, 1993 -- Maitland, FL -- Distributed Processing Technology's SmartCache Plus SCSI controllers have garnered Novell's new "Yes" logo, identifying the products' compatibility with the NetWare operating system.

Novell Labs has certified both the ISA and EISA versions of the popular SmartCache Plus SCSI controller, which brings high disk performance to NetWare users.

"Novell worked closely with Distributed Processing Technology (DPT) to ensure that the SmartCache Plus SCSI controllers met Novell's strict quality standards," said Dave Owen, vice president of engineering in charge of Novell Labs (Provo, Utah).

Novell recently introduced its "Yes" logo program so that customers could easily select NetWare-compatible hardware and software products for their networks. After passing rigorous disk driver certification by Novell Labs, the SmartCache Plus SCSI controllers with four megabytes of cache RAM have earned the "Yes" logo for tested and approved NetWare compatibility.

"With Novell's certification, users can be assured of the performance solution the SmartCache Plus brings to NetWare systems," said David Race, DPT's vice president of marketing.

SmartCache Plus SCSI controllers provide a range of intelligent capabilities for SCSI storage subsystems to increase throughput. These capabilities include bus mastering, command overlapping, command queuing and scatter/gather memory transfers. Additionally, SmartCache Plus SCSI controllers offer users support for a variety of SCSI peripherals, including tape drives, Magneto-Optical drives and CD-ROM devices.

The award-winning SmartCache Plus SCSI controller features a "grow-as-you-go" design that allows users to easily scale their SCSI performance to meet their expanding needs. The SmartCache Plus is the only SCSI controller on the market that can be configured as either a non-caching or a caching controller. The entry-level priced, non-caching configuration is converted to a high-end caching controller by simply adding DPT's unique plug-on caching module and up to 16 megabytes of cache RAM to the base controller.

Additionally, DPT's add-on mirroring module -- a RAID 1 architecture -- provides support for a software independent array of mirrored drives. This scalable architecture offers a complete range of price/performance options, suitable for systems ranging from stand-alone desktops and small networks up to multiprocessor-equipped file servers.

DPT is a leading supplier of high performance peripheral controllers and connectivity software for microcomputers. Its technology includes the first caching disk controller for the PC. DPT controllers are sold worldwide through a network of major distributors and OEMs. The privately held company, founded in 1977, is based near Orlando, Florida, with European sales offices located near London, England, and Munich, Germany, and a government sales office in Annapolis, Maryland.

Distributed Processing Technology

140 Candace Dr, Maitland, FL 32751

407-830-5522;   fax: 407-260-5366


Breakthrough For Flat-Panel Display Devices
RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH FOR FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY DEVICES ANNOUNCED

A recent research breakthrough in reflective, front-lit displays promises to lead to significant and noticable improvements in laptop computers and other flat-panel display devices.

The prototype liquid crystal display which may replace today's more bulky and power hungry back-lit displays was invented by scientists from Ohio's Science and Technology Center (STC) and the Liquid Crystal Institute.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) established the STC program in 1987 as a means to strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness by encouraging partnerships between the basicascience programs of academia and industry.  Ohio's STC is one of 25 nationwide, and is located at Kent State University.

Like each of the STCs, the one in Ohio was created with a specific goal in mind; to pursue liquid crystalline research. The new technology is the result of collaboration by several scientists working together at Kent State.  It has already attracted the strong attention of the multibillion dollar display industry, which anticipates smaller, lighter and more energy efficient lap top computers and other portable display products producing remarkably sharp images which can be viewed easily even in bright sunlight.

According to Dr. J. William Doane, one of the inventors of the liquid crystal display, the key to the new technology is that it does not require back lights.  "Back lights are bulky and power hungry, draining most of the power from the batteries in devices like lap top computers," he said.  "Eliminating the need (for back lights) means a device can run substantially longer and will be lighter in weight."   Another feature exclusive to the new technology is that it has full memory; an image will remain on the screen indefinitely without needing to be "kept alive" electronically.

The new material -- named "Polymer-Stabilized Cholesteric Textures" -- is suitable for use in any flexible plastic display, from computer screens to signs of every size.  Plastic displays would be lighter and thus more portable than current liquid crystal, flat-panel displays, which are made on heavier and breakable glass.

Patents have been filed for the new liquid-crystal technology, which was invented by Drs. Deng-ke Yang and L.C. Chien, both senior research fellows at the Liquid Crystal Institute, in collaboration with Doane.

"Clearly a promising new direction for future flat-panel display technologies has emerged" from the institute, said Bill Brinkman, executive director of the Research and Physics Division at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J.  "While raising interesting fundamental questions for basic research, Kent State University's prototype panel . . . has many features we want to see in future display technologies that are particularly suitable for portable applications -- light and robust, low power consumption, and cheaper to manufacture."

Dr. William Harris, the NSF assistant director responsible for the Ohio center, said the recent breakthrough demonstrates how society can benefit when a partnership involving academia, the state, and the private sector is successful.  "The achievements by the scientists and students in this STC are first-rate and indicate the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to modern science as well as potential long-term benefits to the nation and to Ohio," said Harris, head of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate at NSF.  "When we are able to encourage cooperation between university research teams and industry, we are providing a unique training ground for future scientists and engineers -- the undergraduate and graduate students."

Harris added that, in addition to training future leaders, such cooperative efforts can also directly benefit industry. "When breakthroughs of particular importance (such as the liquid crystal display) are made, the NSF-supported activity contributes to the marketplace because the result has the potential to generate technical employment in the private sector."


Mitsubishi Reduces 14 & 16 Inch Monitor Prices
MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS REDUCES PRICES ON 14- AND 16-INCH HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR MONITORS

CYPRESS, Calif., January 19, 1992 -- Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc. Display Products group has announced price reductions on its 14- and 16-inch high resolution color monitors.

According to Craig Sloss, product marketing manager, the price cuts come in response to the industry-wide scarcity of monitors in the 14- and 16-inch sizes. "The monitor shortage has presented much of the industry with an obstacle, but it has offered Mitsubishi Electronics an opportunity. We boosted our production to meet the rising demand, which enabled us to lower our prices," he said.

The monitors affected by the reductions are the Diamond Pro VGA, Diamond Scan 14, Diamond Pro 14 and the Diamond Scan 16. Each model features an ultra-fine 0.28 mm dot pitch, high contrast Diamond Matte antiglare coated CRT, a VGA-compatible signal cable with Apple adapters available at no charge, two-year warranty, and tilt/swivel base. All four monitors meet international guidelines for low magnetic emissions.

"The new prices make our monitors much more competitive. We are able to provide leading-edge products, backed by the Mitsubishi name for quality and longevity, at prices comparable to low-end, clone-type products," said Sloss. The suggested retail price (SRP) of the fixed-frequency Diamond Pro VGA has been lowered from $499 to $375. The SRP of the Diamond Scan 14, an auto-scanning monitor with a scan range of 30 to 38.5 kHz, has been reduced from $599 to $499.

Mitsubishi Electronics' premier 14-inch color monitor, the Diamond Pro 14 boasts the greatest compatibility range in its class. Featuring an auto-scan range of 30 to 58 kHz and flicker-free resolutions from 640 x 480 to 1024 x 768 non-interlaced at 72 Hz high-refresh, the monitor is engineered for Windows, Macintosh and CAD applications. The SRP for the Diamond Pro 14 has been lowered by $100 to $599.

The Diamond Scan 16 features a large display to show full-size documents and the Diamond Match Color Calibration System, which provides precise control of on-screen colors to match hardcopy and Pantone colors. With a wide auto-scanning range of 30 to 64 kHz horizontal and 50 to 130 kHz vertical, the unit runs all resolutions from 640 x 480 through 1280 to 1024 at 60 kHz non-interlaced (including all the new high refresh 1024 x 768 NI standards) and is compatible with all PC, Macintosh II and Quadra (832 x 624) standards and most third-party graphics board standards. The SRP of the Diamond Scan 16 has been reduced from $1299 to $1169.

All four models are currently available to resellers through authorized Mitsubishi Electronics distributors.

Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., a leading supplier of premier high resolution color monitors, offers one of the industry's largest product lines featuring a full range of sizes from 14- to 37-inches. One of the world's leading OEM suppliers of monitors, the company also sells Mitsubishi brand name products through an extensive network of authorized distributors and resellers that provide full service and support.


SyDOS CD-ROM Drive Reveals Faster Access Time
NEW TESTING OF SyDOS CD-ROM DRIVE REVEALS FASTER MEAN ACCESS TIME

BOCA RATON, FL (January 20, 1993) -- SyDOS, a division of SyQuest Technology, has announced that testing just completed by Philips Electronics has confirmed that the SyDOS Personal CD CD-ROM provides average access times of 545 msec. This average access time is much lower than originally announced, and is a result of extensive product testing with SyDOS enhancements.

In November, when the SyDOS product was introduced in a joint announcement with Philips Key Modules, which developed the technology, average access time was estimated at 850 msec. Based on testing just completed at Philips headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the SyDOS Personal CD with SyDOS enhancements actually provides performance of 545 msec. SyDOS provides an enhanced interface board and proprietary software for the product.

According to Linda Haury, SyDOS vice president of marketing, the average user won't see a change, since the revised specification is merely a reflection of the true access time. "The Personal CD with SyDOS' enhancements actually provides performance far better than the original expectations. This new specification is especially important for customers comparing various CD products on the market, since it gives our product a competitive edge in our market niche. SyDOS Personal CD provides faster access times at lower cost than other CD-ROM drives currently available."

In the next 45 to 60 days, SyDOS will offer users who require MPC compliance an optional upgrade card. The upgrade card increases the data transfer rate of the drive, offering enhanced performance of many multimedia applications, including full-motion video. Presently, the Personal CD uses a parallel port interface with printer "pass-thru" for plug-and-play, easy installation, flexibility and use with notebook and laptop computers that may not have expansion card slots. In addition, the Personal CD can share a single parallel port with a printer. The compact drive weighs under 3 Lbs. and is top-loading.

The SyDOS Personal CD comes complete with all installation software, step-by-step instructions, cabling, user manual and power supply needed to run with virtually any DOS or Windows-based desktop, laptop or notebook system.

The Personal CD is sold as a bundle with the latest version of CorelDRAW, the leading ALL-IN-ONE graphics software, and as a stand-alone unit. In either case, the Personal CD includes a full one-year warranty. The suggested list price of the SyDOS/Corel bundle will be $999 and the suggested list price of the Personal CD alone is $499. Pricing to the end-user will be approximately $299 for the stand-alone Personal CD and $499 for the Personal CD/CorelDRAW bundle.

Parent company SyQuest Technology, headquartered in Fremont, California, manufactures removable cartridge disk drives predominantly for the Macintosh market and sells through OEMs and systems integrators. SyQuest has shipped over 800,000 disk drives and over 3 million data cartridges since its incorporation in 1982. The company commands over 90 percent of the removable hard-cartridge disk drive marketplace. SyQuest is a public company(NASDAQ symbol: SYQT).

SyDOS, 6501 Park of Commerce Blvd, Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487

407-998-5400;  fax: 407-998-5414


Learn to Speak English from Spanish MPC
The HyperGlot Software Company Announces

LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH FROM SPANISH MPC

The HyperGlot Software Co. today announced the planned release of Learn to Speak English from Spanish for MPC. According to HyperGlot Chairman, Dr. Martin P. Rice, "HyperGlot's Learn To Speak English from Spanish has been developed in response to the many inquiries from its international distributors and resellers as well as from many end users for an MPC version of this product. Our new Learn To Speak English from Spanish for MPC is structured in much the same way as our successful Learn to Speak Spanish for MPC."

Sheila Dziubak, HyperGlot's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing said "The new product will ship on one CD. Learn to Speak English from Spanish MPC began shipping in December, and retails for $99.00."

The HyperGlot Software Company

PO Box 10746, Knoxville, TN 37939-0746

800-726-5087;  615-558-8270;  fax: 615-588-6569

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Learn to Speak English from Spanish MPC:

CD-ROM Complete Course

Intended Audience:

Beginner, Intermediate, and Review: Anyone who wants to take a complete foreign language course right from the beginning, is studying a foreign language and wants supplemental material, or who wants to review grammar. Covers 2 to 3 years of high school foreign language and 1 to 1.5 years of college.

Features:

Thirty, context-driven lessons with a strong emphasis on understanding the spoken language and communicating in full sentences within real-life contexts. The course follows a narrative about a man who moves to the United States. The story deals with the most common experiences we have in a foreign country: staying at a hotel, making phone calls, renting an apartment, going out socially, dealing with sickness and emergencies, etc. The lesson's grammar and exercises revolve around the dialogue. Settings and dialogues are heard through interactive control of the disc in your CD ROM drive. In addition, over 1000 additional words and phrases can be heard from the program. Extensive cultural notes about life in the United States; extensive explanatory notes about grammar and vocabulary. Interesting drills including listening comprehension, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence jumbles, sentence rewriting, etc. Each lesson also features a communication test in which you are required to respond to common, real-life situations using full English sentences. Communication test allows for multiple correct answers and is user modifiable. Also includes orientation for navigation through the course including an electronic index which permits you to immediately jump to any grammar topic you want to work with. If you have an MPC with microphone, you can record your own voice into the program and compare it to the native speakers.

Contains Sound: Yes

Number of discs: 1 CD

Price: $99.00


Sherlock 1.1 Helps Find Windows Files
SHERLOCK 1.1 RELEASED BY PHYSIOTRONICS CORPORATION SOLVES THE MYSTERY OF FINDING WINDOWS FILES

January 15, 1993 -- (New York, NY) -- Physiotronics Corporation, USA today released its software product, SHERLOCK for IBM PCs running Microsoft Windows v3.1. The software provides an easily affordable, intuitive and visual filing and retrieval system for both individuals and network users.

SHERLOCK provides the missing link that cures a key weakness of Microsoft Windows: it's dependency on DOS's 8 character file naming system, with the resulting difficulties in retrieving files due to seldom remembering what is in a file without opening it. SHERLOCK breaks new ground by providing:

* Extension's to the Windows filing environment that replace

  the Windows Save/Open dialog boxes and the 8 character file

  names with a Profile Card and 254 character file descriptions.

* Instant retrieval of saved files using a "best-fit" lookup

  including string/word/sentence search.

* A Visual Filing Environment that provides familiar metaphors

  for drives, sub-directories.

* 8 optional fields that categorize files by: Document Type,

  Contact, Keywords and more.

* User-modifiable Synonym Database for Keywords (Ex: typing

  "automobile" would find "car").

* Total and seamless integration for most popular Windows

  applications.

* Fast Auto Import providing access to files created prior

  to installation of SHERLOCK.

* Automatic launching of the correct application and the

  selected document.

* Cross Launching of applications (Ex: launch a Corel Draw

  file while working in MS-Word).

* Novell Netware compatibility with user-assignable network

  rights for files/folders.

"We believe that "SHERLOCK's document management capability will become an industry standard, " said Leon Cohen-Levy, president of Physiotronics. "The DOS limitation of eight characters for file and directory names is a frustrating one. With SHERLOCK, you have up to 254 characters to describe a file and you can completely forget about DOS file names, directories and sub directory names, and you can concentrate on working on your application more productively and efficiently. "

"A Windows user can immediately benefit from this approach because SHERLOCK provides a simple and intuitive user interface, " continued Cohen-Levy. "The icons are all familiar office objects file folders, drawers and file cabinets, - allowing users to define their own filing systems just as they now do with paper. For example, all work related to a particular project such as word processing, spreadsheets and graphics, can be stored together in a single folder. "

Leon Cohen-Levy stressed that SHERLOCK is priced competitively at the suggested retail price of $249.99 for single users and $695 for a five-station LAN-Pack. "In researching the market, we found that it was common to invest up $1000 per LAN station to achieve similar filing, and retrieval capabilities plus server software and in some cases the OS/2 operating system and a full-time file clerk or librarian. Windows users will find SHERLOCK to be a much better solution than the existing products, with capabilities that exceed all the others that are now on the market. "

An important capability is that SHERLOCK works from within Windows application programs, without changing the way they operate. "You never have to leave your application programs in order to utilize the advanced document management capabilities of SHERLOCK, " explained Sergio D. Caplan, Director of Development for Physiotronics. "SHERLOCK works by simply substituting its own save and retrieve dialog boxes for the DOS file name dialog boxes that the application would normally use. The SHERLOCK file management capabilities are available directly from the application's pull-down menus and keyboard accelerators. without the user having to run a separate application. "

With SHERLOCK, finding a document is as simple as clicking a button. By entering any pieces of information about a document. or by specifying a storage location, a user can modify the scope of the search. SHERLOCK automatically finds and lists all the documents that match the desired criteria. SHERLOCK provides a flexible structure that the user can change at any time. A user can be as organized or as unstructured as they choose. All work can be placed in a single folder, or the user can establish a structure that more closely resembles their business or professional work environment. For example, lawyers can establish case files, while accountants can set-up individual folders for each client.

SHERLOCK provides an easy way for LAN users to share work while working within the existing network security. Users have direct control over who can access their work and can grant or rescind privileges (such as Read, Write and Erase), without assistance from the network administrator. SHERLOCK recognizes all servers and drives that are available to a user, regardless of mapping, and maintains a local catalog of all locally stored documents, which are synchronized with the network document catalog. This means that a user will still have access to their local files even if the network is temporarily down or unavailable. Under Novell Netware 3.x, a user can control access to all storage levels, while under NetWare 2.x the user can control access at the cabinet, drawer and folder levels. Novell NetWare users also have access to the Grant Access capabilities.

SHERLOCK documents are stored side-by-side with DOS files. Users can move DOS files created prior to the installation of SHERLOCK into the SHERLOCK environment using Fast Auto Import. When needed, DOS files can be moved into and out of the SHERLOCK environment by using the Override command. Utilities are also provided for finding and inspecting SHERLOCK-stored files while working at the DOS prompt.

SHERLOCK is available for immediate shipment at the suggested retail price of $249.99 for single users and $695 for a five-station LAN-Pack.

SHERLOCK runs under Windows 3.1 and can be installed on Novell Netware networks. The product runs on any Windows-compatible PC with an 80386 processor or better, with at least 2M bytes of RAM, and approximately 2M bytes of free hard-disk space. For network users, Physiotronics recommends a minimum configuration of a 386/20 and 4M of RAM. A 30-day money back guarantee is provided.

SHERLOCK is compatible with Adobe Illustrator; Aldus Freehand, PageMaker, Persuasion and PhotoStyler; SPC Harvard Graphics, Corel Draw, Photo, Chart and Presents; Lotus 1-2-3, Ami Pro and Freelance; Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Notepad, Write and Paintbrush; NBI Legacy; Ventura Publisher; Wordstar for Windows and WordPerfect for Windows. Additional SHERLOCK compatibility modules will be available through the CompuServe Information Network and directly from Physiotronics at no additional charge.

Physiotronics Corp USA, 135 West 52nd St, New York, NY 10019

212-887-9555;  fax: 212-887-9546


Three New Betty Crocker Cookbooks on Disk
Three Tasty New Titles from Lifestyle Software Group

St. Augustine, FL --January 11, 1992--Lifestyle Software Group announces the release of 3 new titles in the Betty Crocker's Cookbooks, electronic edition series. These titles include Betty Crocker's Italian Cookbook, Betty Crocker's Eat And Lose Weight and Betty Crocker's New Boys and Girls Cookbook. The programs, available in both Windows and Dos, are now on retailers' shelves.

With over 200 tantalizing recipes by Antonio Cecconi, Betty Crocker's Italian Cookbook offers a genuine taste of Italy. This unique program allows you to learn about Italy's culinary heritage and includes a glossary of Italian cooking terms for a full understanding of Italian food.

Betty Crocker's Eat and Lose Weight is a cookbook program created to guide and assist you with your weight loss plans and goals. Learn more about your dietary intake by monitoring calories, cholesterol, fat, protein, carbohydrate, and sodium counts for every recipe and complete meal.

Betty Crocker's New Boys and Girls Cookbook has over 100 recipes (many with microwave directions) that are fun to create and eat. An educational, fun and instructional introduction for young people in the kitchen, New Boys and Girls Cookbook allows children to gain competence and confidence with kitchen common sense and safety tips.

These programs all contain the features that have made Lifestyle's Micro Kitchen Companion the accepted international standard in recipe management. Micro Kitchen Companion version 6.0 (sold separately) is compatible with each title, allowing users to merge the Betty Crocker, electronic editions as well as add recipes. Users can easily plan menus, print comprehensive shopping lists, resize ingredients up to 999 servings, automatically convert measures and search for recipes by name, key ingredient, preparation method, or key word or phrase.

Each Betty Crocker program is available for less than $25.00. The Windows Multimedia editions include sound to assist with the pronunciation of foreign cooking terms. Color graphics demonstrate preparation techniques and unique presentation ideas.

LSG is a leading publisher and developer of home leisure computing products. The Betty Crocker's series is available from independent retailers as well as Egghead Software, Babbages, Waldensoftware, CompUSA, Computer City, and Software, Etc. among others.

Lifestyle Software Group, 63 Orange St, St. Augustine, FL 32084

904-825-0220


Tech Data To Distribute AGE Logic XoftWare
TECH DATA SIGNS AGREEMENT TO DISTRIBUTE AGE LOGIC'S XOFTWARE PC X-SERVER SOFTWARE

San Diego, CA. January 21, 1992 - AGE Logic, Inc. announced that it has signed Tech Data Corporation of Tampa, Florida as a nationwide distributor for AGE's XoftWare PC X Window Server software products. According to the agreement, Tech Data will distribute AGE's complete line of PC X servers including AGE's new 32-bit version of XoftWare/32 for Windows. Tech Data will offer AGE's X server software through its network of more than 35,000 resellers.

"We are very pleased to offer AGE's full family of X server software to our customers," commented Steve Raymund, Tech Data's chairman and chief executive officer. "Tech Data is emerging as the reseller industry's leading supplier of Unix solutions, and the X server line is a terrific addition to our expanding array of related products."

Under the agreement, Tech Data will distribute AGE's complete line of XoftWare PC X Window System software servers. These include XoftWare/32 for Windows, XoftWare for DOS, XoftWare for TIGA/DOS and XoftWare for PC Unix. XoftWare/32 for Windows is AGE's new 32-bit X11R5 server software that tightly integrates X and Microsoft Windows on 386 and 486 PCs. XoftWare for DOS adds X terminal capabilities to 286, 386 and 486 DOS PCs. XoftWare for TIGA/DOS offloads X server processes onto a TIGA-based graphics accelerator to provide the high-resolution, high-performance capabilities of an X terminal to any 286/386/486 DOS PC. XoftWare for PC Unix executes X server processes on a TMS340-based accelerator card to provide the high-resolution, high-performance capabilities of an X terminal to any PC running SCO Unix.

Tech Data will also offer AGE's X server software optionally bundled with Novell's TCP/IP networking software. "The XoftWare/TCP/IP bundle simplifies the installation process and provides a cost-effective means for resellers to address PC-to-Unix connectivity requirements," said Craig A. Schmidt, vice president of marketing for AGE. "This feature, along with many of the new user-oriented features included in the XoftWare product family, should provide an attractive offering for Tech Data's resellers," he commented.

All XoftWare products are currently in stock and available from Tech Data's distribution centers. Resellers should call their Tech Data representative for pricing and additional information.

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) is a leading distributor of computer-related products. The distributor offers comprehensive product lines in software, networking and communications, mass storage, peripherals, and computer systems. In addition to a wide range of products, Tech Data provides extensive pre-sale and post-sale training, service and support. Tech Data serves more than 35,000 value-added resellers and retail dealers from 11 distribution centers throughout the United States and Canada.

AGE, a privately owned corporation founded in 1984, is a supplier of X Window System software that enables PCs, terminals, workstations and embedded systems to access X applications residing on Unix-based hosts. Marketed under the XoftWare brand name, AGE offers a full family of PC packaged products for distributors/resellers, systems integrators and OEMs, as well as customized embedded X products for the world's leading terminal, computer and systems companies. These XoftWare packaged products support industry standards such as Microsoft Windows, DOS, TIGA, 8514, and Unix. AGE has alliances with major silicon, terminal, and workstation companies to develop highly optimized, hardware-specific X servers tailored to their specifications. AGE is located in San Diego, California and can be reached at (619) 455-8600.


Aids Compact Library CD-ROM New Pricing
MACMILLAN NEW MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW PRICING FOR THE AIDS COMPACT LIBRARY CD-ROM

Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 4, 1993 -- Macmillan New Media (MNM) today announced new prices, effective immediately, for its AIDS Compact Library CD-ROM, the company's flagship product. Now in its fifth year of publication, the award-winning disc is priced at $495 per year for individuals and $695 for institutions/multi-users. The new prices reflect a decrease of $200 from current prices. An annual subscription includes four updates, issued quarterly.

MNM reduced the subscription price as part of the company's ongoing efforts to disseminate the disc's crucial information on AIDS research and the treatment of AIDS patients to the largest possible group. 'The new price change should make the disc more affordable than ever before to physicians, healthcare providers, libraries, AIDS services and other organizations," said Frederick Bowes, III, MNM's President. In addition to the price reduction, the content on the disc has been expanded to enhance the disc's clinical offerings, as well as the scope of social, economic, and public health information.

New additions include two important newsletters -- AIDS Clinical Care published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, and AIDS Newsletter from the Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases (BHTD) in London. All AIDS-related articles from The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the American Journal of Public Health (ALJPH) have also been added recently.

The AIDS Compact Library CD-ROM, edited by Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, is an extensive collection of databases on the topic of AIDS. It includes the complete text of almost 10,000 AlDS-related articles from eleven top medical journals, such as The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, AIDS, Annals of Internal Medicine, AJPH, and others. In addition, the disc contains the AIDS Database from the BHTD and three AIDS databases from the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland: AIDSLINE, AIDSTRIALS, and AIDSDRUGS. Over 130,000 references from all sources are included on the disc.

Macmillan New Media, located in Cambridge, MA, has pioneered the development of medical CD-ROM products. The AIDS Compact Library CD-ROM was MNM's first product, and it quickly earned the 1989 Laserdisc of the Year Award from CD-ROM Professional magazine. From that base, MNM has become an established leader in medical CD-ROM and multimedia publishing.

Macmillan New Media, 124 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138

617-661-2955;  fax: 617-868-7738


More Wallpaper From Thought I Could
THOUGHT I COULD ANNOUNCES MORE WALLPAPER

More Eye Candy

January 9, 1993 -- "More Wallpaper" from Thought I Could brings more flair and fun to your Macintosh. Use it with the Wallpaper Control Panel (available separately) to put pizzazz and personality into your monitor's desktop pattern. Choose or randomize among the 594 specially-designed new patterns, which were previously available to Wallpaper owners as Subscription One and l-Bonus:

* Egyptian tomb paintings. Put pyramid power in your Mac, and

  be Pharaoh for a day!

* Flowers, shrubs and trees. Grow yourself a monitor garden.

  Never needs watering!

* Desktop menagerie. Take your pick among dinosaurs, lizards,

  bears, kangaroos, cats and dogs, penguins, parrots, horses,

  insects and the odd mandrill.

* Easy on the eyes fabrics and textures. We've got a Navajo

  blanket, plaids, wall hangings, marbles and wood. If you get

  hungry, use the tablecloth pattern. More food patterns, too!

* Space images. Boldly go where no desktop pattern has gone

  before.

* Geographic patterns. Visit the world by randomizer express,

  with stops in China, Japan, Australia, Canada, South America

  and the American southwest.

* ColorMe! patterns. We supply the crayons for wholesome family

  fun. There's also a new selection of black-and-white and

  grayscale patterns.

With over 590 new patterns from which to choose, you can keep trying new ones till way after dark. More Wallpaper retails at $39.99 and will be shipping by January 15 1993.

What is Wallpaper, Anyway?

Wallpaper, the monitor makeover for your Macintosh, is the award-winning program which allows you to create and install an unlimited number of large and colorful desktop patterns. Wallpaper has been endorsed by Steve Wozniak, founder of Apple Computer, who says it's the first program he gives his 5th grade students; he finds it indispensable to his enjoyment of his own Macintosh. Wallpaper ships with over 520 desktop patterns and provides specialized tools so you can create your own patterns either inside Wallpaper or by importing from any file format. Wallpaper allows you to automatically change desktop patterns up to once a minute. Wallpaper is safe to use, doesn't have to modify the System file, uses a trivial amount of RAM and it's fun. Wallpaper requires a color-capable Mac, but not a color monitor. It works on the Classic II, SE/30, PowerBooks 140,145, 160,180, the Duo series, II series, LC series, Quadra series. Wallpaper requires System 6.0.5 or above or 7.0 or above.

Pricing and Availability

THOUGHT I COULD can be reached at (212) 673-9724 for orders and inquiries. Wallpaper and More Wallpaper are available through Mac mail order houses, resellers and distributors.

Thought I Could

107 University Place, Suite 4D, New York, NY 10003

212-673-9724


Wallpaper/Zebra Edition & Wraptures Two
THOUGHT I COULD ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PRODUCTS

Wallpaper/Zebra Edition

(New York, NY -- January 9, 1993) -- To be released by the end of February, Wallpaper/Zebra Edition focuses attention on black-and-white monitors. Those with a PowerBook or SE/30, or those who like the Classic (II) life will be able to buy Wallpaper bundled with hundreds of black-and-white patterns. It will ship several hundred desktop patterns like the regular Wallpaper package and will retail at the same $59.99, but all the patterns, many created especially for this package, are designed for black-and-white monitors.

Current Wallpaper owners will be able to purchase the new black-and-white patterns separately from Thought I Could at special pricing of $15.

Wallpaper, the monitor makeover for your Macintosh, is the award-winning program which allows you to create and install an unlimited number of large and colorful desktop patterns. Wallpaper has been endorsed by Steve Wozniak, founder of Apple Computer, who says it's the first program he gives his 5th grade students; he finds it indispensable to his enjoyment of his own Macintosh. Wallpaper ships with over 520 desktop patterns and provides specialized tools so you can create your own patterns either inside Wallpaper or by importing from any file format. Wallpaper allows you to automatically change desktop patterns up to once a minute. Wallpaper is safe to use, doesn't have to modify the System file, uses a trivial amount of RAM and it's fun.

Wallpaper requires a color-capable Mac, but not a color monitor. It works on the Classic II, SE/30, PowerBooks 140,145,160,180, the Duo series, II series, LC series, Quadra series. Wallpaper requires System 6.0.5 or above or 7.0 or above.

Wallpaper Wraptures Two

Thought I Could has the exclusive rights to ship desktop patterns created from the newly released Wraptures Two CD-ROM disc. The Wallpaper Wraptures Two floppy disk will contain hundreds of new Wallpaper desktop patterns in sizes 64 x 64 and 128 x 128 pixels square, so they can be used with Wallpaper under both System 6 and System 7. This disk will feature more of the themes of nature that characterized the Wraptures One patterns: stones, woods, granites, marbles, rocks, papers, bricks and food. It will be offered to registered Wallpaper owners by the end of February 1993 at a price of $19.95.

Pricing and Availability

THOUGHT I COULD can be reached at (212) 673-9724 for orders and inquiries. Wallpaper and Wallpaper/Zebra Edition are available through many Macintosh mail order houses, resellers and distributors.

Thought I Could

107 University Place, Suite 4D, New York, NY 10003

212-673-9724


Intex Rescue Plus File Recovery Utility Updated
NEW VERSION OF RESCUE PLUS ACCESSES HARD DRIVES OF ANY SIZE

Intex's Popular File Recovery Program For Lotus 1-2-3 Knows No Boundaries

January 18, 1993 -- Needham MA: Intex Solutions, Inc., the leading publisher and reseller of spreadsheet enhancements, today announced a new version of Rescue Plus, the leading file recovery utility designed specifically for Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony spreadsheets. Rescue Plus restores lost, damaged, erased or corrupted files on a hard disk or floppy disk and also recovers forgotten passwords. The latest release of Rescue Plus is designed to recover files on hard drives of virtually any size -- a real benefit to today's spreadsheet users.

With the emergence of Windows and the numerous applications and utilities that support it, PC users are finding themselves in a dilemma. Because these new Windows applications require a large amount of disk space, 60, 80, even 100 megabyte hard drives often aren't big enough for Windows users to load and use the software they need. The demand for more disk space, combined with the continually lowering prices of the "super PCs," like the new 486s, means that more and more "average" PC users are making the jump up to large hard drives once considered necessary only for developers and "power users."

"In the past year or so, we've noticed that many of our customers, both novice and experienced spreadsheet users, have upgraded to bigger computers to find space for the latest versions of Lotus, such as 3.4 and 1-2-3 for Windows," said Marjorie Smith, Product Manager at Intex. "It's not unusual to talk with spreadsheet users who have 140,160, 200 megabyte or even larger hard drives. To answer the needs of today's spreadsheet user, we are releasing this new version of Rescue Plus. We want every spreadsheet user -- regardless of their PC's hard disk size -- to have the data recovery insurance offered by Rescue Plus."

Smith added that Rescue Plus remains the premier file recovery program for Lotus users because, unlike general purpose recovery tools such as Norton Utilities or PC Tools, Rescue Plus was created just for Lotus spreadsheets. "In every test, whether that test involved a corrupted, an erased or a fragmented Lotus file, Rescue Plus outdid Norton Utilities in terms of speed, accuracy and amount of Lotus data recovered." In addition, Rescue Plus can return forgotten Lotus passwords, works with .WK3 files, and is not limited by file or hard disk size.

Compatibility and Pricing

In order to support the two different file formats of Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, Rescue Plus comes in two editions. Rescue Plus Edition II ($149.95), now at version 3.1, supports .WK3 format including Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.0, 3.1, 3.1+, 3.4, and 1-23 for Windows. Rescue Plus Edition I ($129.95), now at version 1.3, supports .WK1 format including Lotus 1-2-3 Release 1A, 2.0, 2.01, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and Symphony. Registered users may upgrade to the new version for $45, plus shipping.

Intex Solutions, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02194

617-449-6222


Windows GIZMOS from IDG Books
IDG BOOKS SHIPS WINDOWS GIZMOS, BRIAN LIVINGSTON'S GUIDE TO WINDOWS FREEWARE AND SHAREWARE

Includes over 8 Megabytes of Windows Programs on 4 disks

San Mateo, CA--January 20, 1993--IDG Books Worldwide announced the publication of Windows GIZMOS, a book/disk compilation of the best in Windows shareware and freeware and advice on how to use these programs to configure the ultimate Windows desktop. Written by Brian Livingston, InfoWorld Windows expert and bestselling author of last year's top Windows book, Windows 3.1 SECRETS, and co-authored by Margie Livingston, this book features tips and advice on how to use 33 Windows programs judged by the authors to be best in their class. Each program is fully documented and includes complete details on technical support and upgrades.

The accompanying disks contain useful Windows applications, tools, and games including:

* 7 applications suitable for home or business, including

  a complete bookkeeping system, a label and list printer,

  family tree tracker, and menu planner

* 3 file and program management tools that make Windows more

  efficient

* 16 essential utilities to help users manage memory, compress

  files, organize graphics, diagnose modem problems, and more

* 7 games including WinPoker, Hyperoid, Checkers, & Code Breaker

Windows GIZMOS features 33 of the best programs available free or for a nominal registration fee from independent Windows programmers. Windows GIZMOS is designed to complement Windows 3.1 SECRETS, a book of undocumented Windows features. Users can potentially save hundreds of dollars by purchasing this collection of shareware and freeware, rather than buying comparable programs from traditional vendors. Over 7 million users installed Windows 3.1 last year; this book and disk provides the necessary tools to increase the power and convenience of this popular application environment.

Brian Livingston, author of the bestselling Windows 3.1 SECRETS and InfoWorld's "Window Manager" columnist, is an acknowledged Windows expert. Windows 3.1 SECRETS won BYTE Magazine's Users Choice Award for Best Windows Book, and has been recommended by publications such as the New York Times, PC Magazine and Windows User. Brian Livingston is also a contributing editor to PC World and Windows Magazine.

Margie Livingston is a computer art director and writer, and write the Graphics column for Windows Style magazine. She was formerly an advertising art director for Ogilvy & Mather in New York City.

IDG Books Worldwide publishes high quality computer books that bring extra value and skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies the technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading publisher of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer books that meet the needs of computer users of all levels. IDG Books Worldwide is the fastest growing computer book publisher with over 40 titles in print and foreign translations in over 17 languages.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global provider of information services on information technology. International Data Group publishes over 180 computer publications in more than 58 countries, including such titles as PC World, InfoWorld, Macworld, & Computerworld. Thirty million people read one or more IDG publications each month.

Windows GIZMOS by Brian Livingston and Margie Livingston

Price: $39.95 USA, $52.95 Canada

ISBN: 1-878058-66-5   Pub. Date: Dec '92

Specs: 586 pages, 7 3/8" x 8 1/4"

IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold or direct from the publisher at (800) 762-2974, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST. For reseller discounts and information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0650.

IDG Books Worldwide, 155 Bovet Rd, Suite 610, San Mateo, CA 94402

415-312-0650,  Fax: 415-358-1260


FAXimizer Work Group Faxing Device
WESTERN TELEMATIC INTRODUCES NEW, LOW-COST, WORK GROUP FAXING DEVICE

IRVINE, CA -- January 15, 1993 -- Western Telematic Inc. (WTI) today introduced "FAXimizer," the affordable work group faxing device. FAXimizer is the cost effective way to put the power of PC faxing to work in every office. FAXimizer allows up to 8 users to send faxes from their PC and/or Macintosh without the hassle and expense of installing fax modems and phone lines for each PC! And without a LAN!

FAXimizer is a complete Plug-N-Go System. Everything is included to have an office faxing in minutes. Simply plug in the supplied cables to the PC's RS232 Serial Port, load the supplied Quick Link ll send/receive fax software, plug in the telephone line, and up to 8 people can simultaneously send faxes from their PCs.

In addition to faxing, FAXimizer also provides modem-to-modem communication while spooling faxes from the other PCs. Spooled faxes will be sent when the modem becomes available. Other features include fax scheduling to allow a fax to be sent at night when rates are lower, even if the PC is turned off. Faxes can also be "broadcast" from custom directories which unloads this repetitive task from the PC.

FAXimizer is bundled with the popular Quick Link 11 faxing software for DOS and Windows, but is compatible with most Class 11 fax programs such as Bitfax, Winfax, as well as the latest OCR programs. For offices that already have a LAN, FAXimizer can be a cost effective alternative to an expensive dedicated fax server and LAN network software. FAXimizer won't degrade the performance of the LAN and it's easy to install. You can also fax from LAN and non-LAN PC's, even if the network goes down!

The 8 user FAXimizer system comes with 1 megabyte SIMM memory expandable to 4MB, internal 9600/2400 V.22 bis fax modem upgradable to a 14.4k v.32 bis fax modem, Quick Link 11 faxing software for DOS and Windows, and a cabling kit for 9 and 25 pin PC's. The suggested retail price is $895.00 and the unit will be available in mid-February.

Western Telematic Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, designs, manufactures, and markets data communication equipment including the popular LASERNET line of Printer Sharing Systems.

Western Telematic, 5 Sterling, Irvine, CA 92718

714-586-9950;  fax: 714-583-9514;  800-854-7226


Plotware Provides Network Plotting for AutoCAD
Network Plotting for AutoCAD

January 4, 1993 -- CINCINNATI, OHIO -- Automation Software Consultants, Inc. (ASCI) announces the release of Plotware Version 3.2, an AutoCAD plot spooler for Novell's NetWare that allows plots to be processed off-line. The Plotware batch plot server converts drawing files to plot files on an inexpensive plot server preventing CAD station down time and allowing non-CAD users to request plots. It then spools the plot files to the requested plotter or printer.

Output devices may be connected to the plot server or directly to the a server, and any number of plot servers may be used during times of peak plotting. Plotware supports all printers and plotters supported by AutoCAD, including devices using ADI drivers, and will hold plots being spooled to a sheet feed printer or plotter (such as a pen plotter) until paper is loaded, indicating the next plot and its paper size.

The qplot utility allows drawings to be queued for plotting either from the command line, from a batch file or directly from a BASIC, C or Autolisp program.

Version 3.2 provides support for AutoCAD release 12 and improves support for plotting on multi-server networks.

Plotware 3.2 is available with a site license for $495, and upgrades from version 3.0 and 3.1 are available for $75. Upgrades from earlier versions are available for $115. Plotware version 3.2X supports plotting across bridges and is available with a site license for $995.

Contact ASCI at 8188 S. State Route 48, Maineville, OH 45039 or call 1-800-669-0842 or 513-677-0842 or by fax at 513-677-3123 for more information.


Letter-Art 7.5 Architecture Signmaking Swr
New Features for Letter-Art 7.5

Symbol Graphics, Corona California, announces the release of three new program capabilities for Letter-Art 7.5, the leading open architecture signmaking software package. This announcement follows the initial release of Version 7.5 last fall which introduced a long list of powerful features to Letter-Art's rapidly increasing user base.

Letter-Art's most exciting new feature is a Braille capability for creating ADA signage. This translator allows users to create complete signs merging text, pictograms and Grade 2 Braille. Normal English text is entered in Letter-Art, the Braille font is selected, and the translation is automatic. Letter-Art is compatible with a variety of output devices including HPGL compatible engravers and PCL laser printers for creating polymer and positive masters.

Also on the new feature list is SGlCache, a plot spooler that allows designing in Letter-Art to continue while sending a job to a plotter or printer. You can Suspend, Resume, Clear, and Monitor the completion of output while still working in Letter-Art. SGlCache will control multiple devices simultaneously.

Symbol Graphics is pleased to announce its newest additions to the Letter-Art Font Library, Highway Gothic Series C and E modified. These widely used fonts meet all federal standards for highway signage and are available from Symbol Graphics for only $95 each.

Symbol Graphics, 1047 W. 6th St, Corona, CA 91720

(909) 736-4040;   FAX:(909) 737-0652


Variational Method for Energies & Wave Functions
Calculate Approximate Energies and Wave Functions with Variational Method

Physics Academic Software Releases VARIATIONAL METHOD

January 15, 1993 -- VARIATIONAL METHOD uses the linear variational method to calculate approximate ground and excited state energies and wave functions for familiar one-dimensional systems from a simple binomial basis set. It treats a general two-parameter potential which, for suitable parameter choices, approaches or reduces to the potential of well-know problems, including the particle in a box, the harmonic oscillator, the infinite tilted well, and the double well.

Developed by David Keeports and John Furth, Mills College, VARIATIONAL METHOD is intended for two distinct instructional applications at the upper division, university physics level: as a generator of good approximate energies and wave functions for common one-dimensional systems, and as a tool for illustrating the variational method as an approximation method in quantum mechanics.

In principle, the application of quantum mechanics to a physical system- is a simple process, easily accomplished by writing and solving the Schrodinger wave equation for the system under consideration. Unfortunately, for most physical systems of interest, this differential equation is too complex to be solved analytically. In this case, the application of the variational method can often provide reliable results.

Reviewers are enthusiastic about VARIATIONAL METHOD. "A good, single-topic package," says Roger Rollins, Ohio University. "The simplicity and directness of the approach is the program's strength." David Winch, Kalamazoo College, says, "As a generator of good approximate energies and wave functions, VARIATIONAL METHOD delivers." And Ronald Stoner, Bowling Green State University, calls the software "A useful aid for teaching the variational method in introductory quantum mechanics."

The VARIATIONAL METHOD package includes a User's Manual containing a thorough introduction to variational method calculations, an overview of the theory behind these calculations, a tutorial to orient new users to the program, a summary of input and output commands for quick reference, and an instructor's guide offering suggestions for classroom use.

VARIATIONAL METHOD is published and distributed by Physics Academic Software, which is a project of the American Institute of Physics in cooperation with the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers as part of a continuing series of educational software from PAS.

VARIATIONAL METHOD will operate on any Macintosh Plus or later computer using system software 6.0.2 or later.

VARIATIONAL METHOD may be purchased from Physics Academic Software for $39.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling for the first package ($7.50 foreign) and $.75 for each additional package. Lab Packs, which include ten copies of the software and one User's Manual, are available for $119.95.

For a limited time, you can purchase the entire PAS collection, with or without Lab Packs, and save up to 33% off the regular price. Physics Academic Software offers a no-risk guarantee by providing a full refund for packages returned within 30 days.

PAS also offers a Standing Order Plan, which brings the latest in innovative physics courseware to your door, along with exceptional savings. When you join the Standing Order Plan, you will automatically receive each new PAS program, with or without Lab Packs, and save up to 33% off the list price.

Orders and requests for a free catalog of all Physics Academic Software titles should be directed to The Academic Software Library, Campus Box 8202, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8202. By telephone, call (800) 955-TASL or (919) 515-7447; FAX (919) 515-2682.


SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE TEAM

CEO and President Join Chairman Gilman Louie to Strengthen Company's Leadership Position in Interactive Entertainment Market

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 1992--Spectrum HoloByte, a leading developer and publisher of interactive computer entertainment, today announced the formation of a new executive management team. In a move calculated to strengthen the company's position as a market leader, Patrick S. Feely will head the team as Chief Executive Officer with Barry James Folsom as President. They join former CEO Gilman G. Louie, who has been named Chairman.

Vinod Khosla of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spectrum HoloByte's principle investor, believes the new team's high level of expertise in the technology and consumer markets ensures the company's continued growth in 1993 and beyond. "As the computer-entertainment market shifts to a consumer market, experienced management is vital to maintaining and building the company as a leader in both technology and merchandising," said Khosla. "With its management team in place, Spectrum HoloByte is unique in having such a diverse and proven mix of expertise."

As CEO, Patrick Feely will be responsible for the company's overall operations with concentration in finance, sales and marketing. Mr. Feely's 10-plus years of toplevel executive management include President of Bandai of America; President of Tonka Toys Products, where he was instrumental in introducing Sega products to the American market; and Vice President, Marketing Services and Administration of Mattel Inc. Mr. Feely holds a BA in psychology from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Incoming President Barry James Folsom brings a wealth of experience in the software engineering and computer industries having served as CEO/President of hardware-giant Radius Inc. While at Radius, Mr. Folsom led the company's growth in revenues by 47 percent within a 12-month period, boosting sales to $155 million. Prior to Radius, Mr. Folsom was Vice President/General Manager at Sun Microsystems. Mr. Folsom's concentration will be in Spectrum HoloByte's research-and-development arm and its affiliated label program and operations. He holds a BS in electrical engineering and MS in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Spectrum HoloByte founder Gilman Louie will now serve as Chairman. His primary focus will be in seeking new investment opportunities for the company. An acknowledged pioneer in the computer-game industry, Mr. Louie founded software development house Nexa Corporation which merged with publisher Spectrum HoloByte of Colorado in 1986 to form Sphere Inc. As Chairman and CEO of Sphere, he led the company's growth from revenues of $2 million in 1987 to $14 million in 1992.

Spectrum HoloByte Inc., a developer and manufacturer of interactive computer simulation and video-games software, was formed in September 1992 when Sphere Inc. financed its independence from former controlling holders SWICO, a charitable trust. Key investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Integral Partners, AT&T Ventures Corporation and Stanford University.

Spectrum HoloByte is best known for its products Falcon, the popular F-16 flight simulation, and Tetris, the famous game of falling blocks. Spectrum HoloByte has a long-term agreement with Edison Brothers of St. Louis to develop software for consumer-based virtual-reality technology. Most recently, the company entered into an agreement with Paramount Pictures which provides Spectrum HoloByte the exclusive license to produce computer and video games using the name and characters from the hit television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Spectrum HoloByte is a privately held corporation.

Spectrum HoloByte Inc

2490 Mariner Square Loop, Alameda, CA 94501

510-522-3584;  fax: 510-522-3587


Education Index on WILSONDISC Now Monthly
Education Index on WILSONDISC Now Issued Monthly

The H.W. Wilson Company is pleased to announce that Education Index on WILSONDISC CD-ROM will now be updated and cumulated monthly rather than quarterly. Beginning with the January 1993 disc, subscribers to Education Index on WILSONDISC will receive a new disc each month, at the same annual subscription rate of $1,295. The subscription continues to include unlimited online access through WILSONDISC for the most recent data, no-charge networking and remote access, and the unique privilege of keeping all discs.

With reliable, cover-to-cover indexing of some 400 leading international English-language publications--many of which are not covered by competing resources--Educahon Index remains the most balanced, comprehensive, and current source of information on the market. And with its increased frequency, Education Index now offers more effective access to the growing body of professional literature.

Virtually every area of interest to educators is covered in Education Index, including administration and supervision, adult education, audiovisual education, comparative and international education, computers, curriculum, teaching methods, counseling and personnel service, preschool education, psychology and mental health, and teacher education.

Education Index is also available in print, online through WILSONLINE, on magnetic tape through WILSONTAPE, and on personal computer software through WILSEARCH Direct Access. For subscription rates and ordering information, call toll-free.

The H.W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave, Bronx, NY 10452

800-367-6770;  fax: 718-588-1230


Pronunciation Tutor & Tense Tutor Updated
The HyperGlot Software Co. Announces Pronunciation Tutor & Tense Tutor now Digispeech Compatible!

The HyperGlot Software Co. today announced the upgrade of Spanish and French Pronunciation Tutor and Spanish and French Tense Tutor for DOS. According to HyperGlot Chairman, Dr. Martin P. Rice, "HyperGlot has had extensive requests from its distributors and resellers as well as from many end users for additional sound support in these products. Our new Pronunciation Tutors and Tense Tutors support Digispeech in addition to SoundBlaster Pro, AdLib, Thunderboard, and Covox Speech Thing."

Sheila Dziubak, HyperGlot's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, "1 products will contain both 3.5" and 5.25" diskettes. The Pronunciation Tutor series retails for $49.94, and the Tense Tutor series retails for $59.95. Both products are available for immediate delivery."

The HyperGlot Software Company

PO Box 10746, Knoxville, TN 37939-0746

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Pronunciation Tutor

(DOS)

Languages in Which Available: French, Spanish

Intended Audience:

Beginner and Review: Generally for people just starting their study of the language. However, may be used by anyone who needs help with pronunciation regardless of their level of study.

Features:

Begins with the alphabet and the sounds of the language (vowels and consonants) followed by words, phrases, and full sentences. Extensive use of the digitized voices of native speakers. Explanations in the form of pop-up notes about the fundamentals of pronunciation that are being illustrated by the words and sentences.

MS-DOS version supports Digispeech, SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, Thunderboard, Adlib, and Covox Speech Thing for sound output.

Contains Sound: Yes

Number of disks:

IBM Dual Media:  French: 3 - 3.5"  Low  density,

                         2 - 5.25" High Density

                Spanish: 3 - 3.5"  Low  density,

                         2 - 5.25" High Density

Suggested Retail Price:  $49.95

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Tense Tutor

(DOS)

Languages in Which Available: French, Spanish

Intended Audience:

Beginner, Intermediate, and Review: Can be used by anyone from very beginning of study through intermediate. Also for anyone who needs to review tenses.

Features:

Pick the tense you want to work with (10 tenses in French, 14 tens Spanish). Fill in missing verb forms in the selected tense in randomly s sentences. Translations instantly available. The conjugation of the selected for the verb being worked on is available at the click of a button. Every sentence has notes available to explain the usage. You can elect to have sentences read by a native speaker every time a new sentence appears. Sentence can be replayed as often as desired. STANDOUT FEATURE: You can elect to make the sentence invisible so that you can concentrate on understanding the spoken language. Score kept and retests on sentences missed. Special reference information on tense usage available at the click of a button. Comes with 200 recorded sentences.

Supports Digispeech, Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro, Thunderboard, Adlib, and Covox Speech Thing.

Contains Sound: Yes

Number of disks:

IBM Dual Media:  French: 3 - 3.5"  Low  Density,

                         2 - 5.25" High Density

                Spanish: 4 - 3.5"  Low  Density,

                         3 - 5.25" High Density

Suggested Retail Price: $59.95

Additional Notes:

Sentences are not simplistic; they average from 7 to 9.5 words per sen depending on the language. This product has a very long life for the user. he/she can pick the tense to work with, a user can start with the present during the first or second week of study and continue to use it until fin with the subjunctive tenses (2 years for high school, 1 to 1.5 years for college).


HyperGlot Learn To Speak French MPC
The HyperGlot Software Company Announces

LEARN TO SPEAK FRENCH MPC

The HyperGlot Software Co. today announced the planned release of Learn to Speak French for MPC. According to HyperGlot Chairman, Dr. Martin P. Rice, "HyperGlot's Learn To Speak French (for Macintosh) has been one of our best sellers. HyperGlot has had extensive inquiries from its distributors and resellers as well as from many end users for an MPC version of this product. Our new Learn To Speak French for MPC is structured in much the same way as our successful Learn To Speak Spanish for MPC.

Sheila Dziubak, HyperGlot's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing said "The new product will ship on one CD which will contain both MPC and Macintosh versions. Learn To Speak French MPC will be released in January, 1993 and will sell for $99.00."

The HyperGlot Software Company

PO Box 10746, Knoxville, TN 37939-0746

800-726-5087;  615-558-8270;  fax: 615-588-6569

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Learn to Speak French: 2-CD Complete Course

(Macintosh and MPC)

Intended Audience:

Beginner, Intermediate, and Review: Anyone who wants to take a complete foreign language course right from the beginning, is studying a foreign language and wants supplemental material, or who wants to review grammar. Covers 2 to 3 years of high school foreign language and 1 to 1.5 years of college.

Features:

Thirty-six, context-driven lessons with a strong emphasis on understanding the spoken language and communicating in full sentences within real-life contexts. The course follows a narrative about a man who moves to France. The story deals with the most common experiences we have in a foreign country: staying at a hotel, making phone calls, renting an apartment, going out socially, dealing with sickness and emergencies, etc. Each lesson has a setting and a dialogue. The lesson's grammar and exercises revolve around the dialogue. Settings and dialogues are heard through interactive control of the disc in your CD ROM drive. In addition, over 1000 additional words and phrases can be heard from the program. Extensive cultural notes about life in France; extensive explanatory notes about grammar and vocabulary. Interesting drills including listening comprehension, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence jumbles, sentence rewriting, etc. Each lesson also features a communication test in which you are required to respond to common, real-life situations using full French sentences. Communication test keeps score and retests on missed answers. Communication test allows for multiple correct answers and is user modifiable. Also includes orientation for navigation through the course including an electronic index which permits you to immediately jump to any grammar topic you want to work with. If you have a MacRecorder, Macintosh with internal digitizer, or MPC with microphone, you can record your own voice into the program and compare it to the native speakers.

Contains Sound: Yes

Number of disks: 1 CD (contains both MPC & Macintosh versions)

Price: $99.00

Platform Availability:    Macintosh: Yes;   MPC: Yes


Collins Series 100 Bilingual Dictionaries
COLLINS SERIES 100

January 20, 1993 -- HarperCollins, the world renowned publishers of bilingual dictionaries, have just released an exciting new range of powerful electronic dictionaries for DOS and Windows 3, just in time for anyone who wishes to take advantage of the single European market.

Collins Series 100 contains over 75,000 references and over 110,000 translations, and is quick, easy-to-use and suitable for use with most word processing packages.

Collins Series 100 is ideal for business people, secretaries, journalists, translators, students and teachers, indeed anyone who needs quick and accurate translation at their fingertips.

Includes versions for DOS and Microsoft Windows 3. Collins Series 100 DOS version may be run as a memory resident program or as a DOS application, as required.

Collins Series 100 features near matching, minimal typing and an easy to use look-up list. Words or blocks of text can be pasted directly into the working document. Wildcard searches are possible using * or ? functions. Cross-referencing between different languages, and historical look-ups are easy to use.

The price for one bilingual dictionary is just 69 British-pounds and add-on dictionaries cost 39. Prices exclude C&P plus VAT).

Collins Series 100 was developed by the Rotterdam-based language computing specialists, AND Software.

A Macintosh version will be released later this year.

Collins Series 100 Bilingual Dictionaries - DOS & Windows

   Francais-Anglais/English-French

   Deutsch-Englisch/English-German

   Espanol-Ingles/English/Spanish

   Italiano-Inglese/English-Italian

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Electronic Reference

14 Steep Lane, Findon, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 0UF - UK

Tel +44 (0)903 873 555;   fax +44 (0)903 873 633


FOUNDATION/JMI Co-Dev Client/Server Courseware
ANDERSEN CONSULTING'S FOUNDATION AND JAMES MARTIN INSIGHT TO OFFER CLIENT/SERVER COURSEWARE

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 1993 -- Andersen Consulting's FOUNDATION software organization today announced an agreement with James Martin Insight (JMI) to develop and distribute a series of education products to provide technology readiness for organizations migrating to client/server computing and cooperative processing.

This relationship combines the unique expertise of two leading innovators in application development. FOUNDATION is a developer of client/server application development tools, methodologies and services that help organizations build enterprise-wide client/server systems. JMI develops information and educational media-based products on emerging technologies.

Phase one of the development agreement includes the release of three video courses scheduled in early 1993:

o Evaluating Readiness for Client/Server Computing

o GUI Design

o Cooperative Processing Principles

Additional course titles for Phase Two are currently under consideration and will be announced at a later date. Course titles include:

o Rapid Application Development Using FOUNDATION

o FOUNDATION Application Tools

o Business Re-Engineering Principles

o Migrating to the New Style of Computing

o Client/Server Analysis and Design

"FOUNDATION understands the critical issues surrounding client/server implementation and is committed to providing not only tools, but also high-quality service, training and support to ensure organizations successfully move to client/server," said Bruce Froehlich, director of FOUNDATION services and support. "The courseware being developed will be instrumental in helping organizations overcome the far-reaching challenges involved in implementing client/server."

Each firm will market the education products to their customers and prospects. More than 50 leading companies -- including Florida Power Corporation, Sprint, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, and the State of North Carolina -- currently use FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing, a leading client/server application development product, to spearhead their strategic client/server development efforts.

"JMI recognizes FOUNDATION as a key player in the client/server marketplace, and the synergy between the two organizations is good," said Dr. James Martin, chairman of the board.

"FOUNDATION's client/server expertise combined with its market presence, can help ensure that these courses will be viewed by the IT and business professionals who need them the most," said Scott Torbik, vice president of JMl's sales and marketing.

Andersen Consulting's FOUNDATION organization is a leading developer of integrated client/server CASE products that support the development of information systems for both mainframe and cooperative processing environments.

The company's FOUNDATION product set, which supports the entire software development life cycle, is one of the most widely-installed application development environments worldwide.

Other unique FOUNDATION client/server support services include Starter Kit Plus, which provides training and support services for the development of pilot client/server systems, helping organizations begin a larger-scale migration to cooperative processing. In addition, FOUNDATlON's Application Development School provides a comprehensive overview of unique client/server development issues and their impact on organizations.

Andersen Consulting has helped organizations apply technology competitively since 1954, when it installed the first computer application for commercial use. The firm helps its clients use technology in all phases of their management activities -- strategic, operations and financial. Andersen Consulting's worldwide client base has access to more than 21,000 highly trained consultants serving clients through 151 offices in 46 countries. EDITOR'S NOTE: Andersen Consulting is NOT a subsidiary of tax/audit organization Arthur Andersen.

Dr. James Martin and the National Education Training Group founded James Martin Insight, Inc. James Martin Insight is a leading provider of mediabased education products on emerging technologies.

Andersen Consulting, 69 West Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602

312-580-0069


Aimtech Acquires Assets of Tiger Media
AIMTECH CORP. ACQUIRES ASSETS OF TIGER MEDIA

ADDS TO UNIX MULTIMEDIA PRODUCT LINE

NASHUA, N.H., January 22, 1993 -- AimTech Corporation, a multimedia software company, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Tiger Media, Inc. of Los Angeles in exchange for AimTech stock.

Tiger Media was formed in 1986 and markets CATS MEOW, a multimedia presentation product for the Sun platform, along with two entertainment titles for the interactive/home market. These titles are delivered on compact disc and currently run on the IBM PC, Sun SPARCstation, and Amiga platforms. They include two 1930's-style comic book murder mysteries: "The Case of the Cautious Condor" and "Murder Makes Strange Deadfellows."

"Our prime objective was to acquire their cross-platform technology that allows for development on the Sun platform with delivery on multiple platforms," said Usman Ismail, AimTech's president and CEO. "In addition, we have made a strategic decision to enter the home commercial titles market. We are fortunate to now have two award-winning titles in our product stable."

"AimTech has developed a solid reputation as a leading provider of multimedia authoring systems for the Windows and UNIX platforms. The Tiger Media technology will help us augment our multimedia authoring product line and move us another step forward in helping our customers with cross-platform delivery of computer-based training programs" continued Ismail.

First shipped in 1991, CATS MEOW is a presentation and playback system for building interactive information systems on Sun workstations. The product integrates graphics, audio, text, interactivity, and video, and has been used in the financial, government, and medical fields. Customers include AT&T, Eastman Kodak, Merrill Lynch, New York Telephone, and Toshiba.

According to Ismail, AimTech plans to enhance the functionality of CATS MEOW and will relaunch CATS MEOW in Spring 1993. AimTech will continue to support Tiger Media's customers as they are currently contracted.

Effective immediately, AimTech will employ several of Tiger Media's engineering, technical support, and sales staff. As of February 1, 1993 they will work out of AimTech's new office at 370 Amapola Ave., Suite 100, Torrance, CA, 90501. The AimTech telephone number remains 310-640-9865.

AimTech Corporation, a privately held company with offices in Nashua, N.H., Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Denver, CO, and London, England, develops and markets multi-platform software products including IconAuthor for creating interactive multimedia applications.


Moldflow MF/Quickcheck for Small Molding Shops
MOLDFLOW INTRODUCES MF/QUICKCHECK SOFTWARE AIMED AT NEEDS OF SMALL MOLDING SHOPS

(Shelton, Connecticut -- January 18, 1993) In an effort to satisfy the growing need for computer aided engineering to solve day-to-day problems in the small molding shops, Moldflow Pty. Ltd. has introduced MF/Quickcheck, a low cost flow analysis package that gives instantaneous results on a PC.

Moldflow Pty. Ltd. is renowned world wide for its analysis software for the Plastics Injection Molding Industry, but until recently has been considered out of the financial reach of smaller molders.

MF/Quickcheck is designed to quickly solve three common design and production problems. It determines the optimum processing conditions, provides the user with the information to determine the number of gates, and automatically sizes the runner dimensions for either natural or artificially balanced runner systems and family molds.

MF/Quickcheck is Windows driven, thus harnessing the features of Microsoft Windows to provide a powerful and easy to use system. All options are menu selected and there is on-line help and tutorials to guide the novice user.

At a cost of $2,500, which includes the software and a generic database, MF/Quickcheck offers the ability to minimize re-works and mold trials giving a reduced time to market and lower production costs.

Moldflow has created an entire suite of PC-based, Windows driven software products so that the user can upgrade to a more extensive number of features encompassing the entire range of injection molding operations.

Moldflow has pioneered computerized analysis of plastic injection molding, which improves product performance, reduces scrap, shortens design lead-times and lowers design and manufacturing costs. Independent market surveys have determined that Moldflow has a dominant market share. For more information, call Moldflow at 203-925-0552.

Moldflow, 2 Corporate Dr, Suite 232, Shelton, CT 06484


Intergraph CAD/CAM/CAE Workstations & Servers
Intergraph Enhances Open Solutions for the Technical Desktop

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 19, 1993 -- Intergraph Corporation announced today new families of computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) workstations and servers based on its C400 reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processor. The families include the Series 2700, Series 6700, and Series 6800 workstations and servers. These systems offer excellent price/performance and define new openness with two operating environments: UNIX now and an option for Microsoft's Windows NT later. The industry's first affordable 21-inch display was also introduced.

Performance Boosts in C400 RISC Technology

The Series 6800 delivers overall estimated performance of 65.6 SPECfp92, 36.1 SPECint92 and 67.2 SPECmark89, while the Series 2700 and 6700 deliver overall performance of 35.8 SPECfp92, 24.5 SPECint92 and 40.1 SPECmark89. Intergraph applications will realize up to two-times improvement in graphics performance with these new systems.

Availability and Price

The Series 2700 and 6700 will be available in the first quarter and the Series 6800 during the second quarter. Domestic prices for fully configured workstations range from $14,900 to more than $50,000. Server prices range from $12,500 to $70,000.

UNIX, Windows NT, Interoperability

As announced earlier at Autofact and Fall Comdex, Intergraph is porting its applications to Windows NT. Customers will have a choice of UNIX or Windows NT operating system on the new workstations. Intergraph will provide seamless interoperability for mixed environments.

Leadership in Display Technology

Intergraph also announced availability of a new 2-megapixel, 21-inch color monitor. It joins existing 19-inch and the industry's only 27-inch monitors, continuing Intergraph leadership in display technology. The 21-inch monitors are non-interlaced (flicker free), offer 76-Hz refresh rate, 0.26-mm dot pitch, and the advanced AGRAS (antiglare/reflectance-antistatic) technology.

These features significantly reduce user eye strain and fatigue and provide sharp, crisp images, thus increasing productivity. In addition, these monitors improve the clarity of images when viewing multiple applications on the screen simultaneously, another feature that boosts production. The monitor can also support stereo viewing.

According to Ted Krum, an industry analyst at D.H. Brown Associates, only one other major vendor even offers a display with such high resolution. Says Krum, "The smallest reasonably configured system (with this display) would list for over $200,000."

Binary Compatible, Fully Configured

The new C400 systems provide upward binary compatibility with earlier Intergraph Clipper-based products, protecting customer investments in software, training, and databases. Intergraph has maintained a binary compatible line of workstation and server products for more than six years, far longer than any other workstation supplier in the industry.

Intergraph offers the new systems in a wide range of configurations and options, though base configurations are fully CAD/CAM/CAE application-ready. The standard workstation for all series has 32 megabytes of main memory and a 256-color 19- or 21-inch monitor. The Series 2700 has a 426-megabyte, 3.5-inch hard disk, while the Series 6700 and 6800 have a 1-gigabyte, 3.5-inch hard disk in their standard configurations.

Intergraph Background Information

Intergraph Corporation products include a broad range of complementary workstations and network servers, as well as complete application-specific systems for computer-aided design, engineering, manufacturing, and publishing, plus numerous earth science applications. A member of the Fortune 500, Intergraph is the world's largest producer of interactive computer graphics systems.

Intergraph, Huntsville, AL 35894-0014

205-730-8302;  fax: 205-730-8300


Special Macintosh Performa Promotion
Families Earn and Learn with Apple's New Promotion

CUPERTINO, California - January 15, 1993 - The Apple USA division of Apple Computer, Inc. today announced a special promotion, designed to provide greater value to Apple Macintosh Performa computer customers during the tax season. Through March 21, Apple is offering tax and education software at no additional charge with the purchase of a Macintosh Performa home computer.

In addition to the suite of basic productivity software that is included with every Macintosh Performa, during the promotion, buyers may also obtain bonus software--ChipSoft's MacInTax software and Broderbund's popular family fun and learning program, "Where in Time Is Carmen San Diego?"

The promotion is tailored for families who would benefit from a computer with a financial solution and a fun learning program for their school-aged children.

"We understand that families have a variety of reasons to purchase a home computer," said Keith Fox, vice president and general manager of the Apple USA Consumer Group. "The software included in the promotion addresses the needs of parents with financial concerns during the tax season, as well as children who will enjoy learning at home with Performa."

The MacInTax software included with the promotion provides users with the most current tax forms, updated rules and regulations, a financial checklist, tax saving ideas and "audit flags" throughout the program to alert the taxpayer to items the IRS might question.

Broderbund's "Where in Time Is Carmen San Diego?" invites children to solve what could be the greatest crimes of all time, and learn history in the process. Families can learn geography and history while playing this challenging and fun game.

Consumers can obtain the bonus software by mailing in a coupon provided by participating Performa retailers. Performa systems are available at more than 2,000 consumer electronics, office supply and department stores throughout the United States. Stores offering the promotion are Biz Mart, Circuit City, Dayton Hudson, Incredible Universe, Lechmere, Montgomery Wards, Office Depot, Office Max, Sears, Silo, Staples and TOPs.

Performa models currently available are the Performa 200, the Performa 400, the Performa 600 and the Performa 600 CD, which comes with an internal CD-ROM drive.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Ventana Press - The Visual Guide to Visual Basic
VISUAL BASIC 2.0 SHOW-AND-TELL PRESS IN NEW VENTANA TITLE

CHAPEL HILL, NC--"Visual" is the operative word in today's version of the PC revolution as software companies everywhere wield graphic weaponry in the battle for market control. New fully updated for Visual Basic 2.0, Richard Mansfield's The Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Windows gives developers, casual programmers and advanced users the key to the arsenal of Visual Basic commands and tools that streamline the creation of GUI applications and enhance their interactive powers.

Windows is a visual environment; Visual Basic's great strength is its drag and drop shortcuts to Windows's signature graphic interface. Why, then, should a book on Visual Basic be anything but visually based?

With the aid of more than 500 illustrations, The Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Windows covers the language literally from A to Z in an encyclopedic examination that makes it the standard reference for novices and veterans alike. "Visual Basic is the first language to put the graphics programming burden on the computer instead of the programmer," explains Mansfield, a noted author of bestselling computer titles and former editor of Compute magazine. "This book is the first to examine each command in great depth, to offer users full access to all of Visual Basic's powerful tools."

The Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Windows is the definitive guide to the newest version of Microsoft's popular and versatile Windows programming language. Each of the language's more than 350 commands, techniques and tools receives thorough attention in Mansfield's clear, plain language style. Included is information on how to:

* Create customized Windows applications to meet specific needs.

* Design animated Controls.

* Make Windows programs communicate with each other.

* Extend Visual Basic by tapping into more than 600 powerful

  commands built into Windows itself.

* Master the secret techniques the experts use to make their

  programs visually exciting and easy to use.

Richard Mansfield is the author of over 100 computer-related articles and seven major books on computer programming.

The Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Windows, the Illustrated, Plain-English Guide to the Windows Programming Language, is softcover, 7" x 9 1/4", 1400 pages with 500 illustrations. Suggested retail price: $29.95. ISBN: 1-56604-002-7.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more productive, including Voodoo DOS, Looking Good in Print, AutoLISP in Plain English, Voodoo Windows and 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks. All titles are available in bookstores and through Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515; 919-942-0220


AppleTalk Internetworking Router Family
Apple Unveils Its Latest Internetworking Router

New technology allows AppleTalk network users to easily connect local and remote workgroups together

BOSTON, Massachusetts--January 12,1993 -- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced a family of internetworking router software products enabling organizations to easily increase the size, performance and manageability of their AppleTalk networks.

The Apple Internet Router product family provides wide-area networking (WAN) connectivity implementing a new technology--called the AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol (AURP) which significantly reduces network traffic. Additionally, the new router software provides enhanced local area networking (LAN) support, routing data between industry standard' LocalTalk, Ethernet, Token-Ring and other network types.

"AURP technology is an important step to providing organizations of all sizes with a completely scalable network system," said Morris Taradalsky, vice president and general manager for Apple's Enterprise Systems Division (ESD). "AURP and its implementation in the Apple Internet Router leverage Apple's traditional strengths in making technology that is powerful, yet easy to deploy, as well as easy to administer."

Apple's latest Internet router is a cost-effective solution which allows AppleTalk networks to be "tunneled" through dial-up connections via standard modems, or over networks using X.25 and TCP/IP as well as other industry standards.

The Apple Internet Router product family includes a base connectivity kit and two Apple extension kits for moving AppleTalk data across foreign (non-AppleTalk) networks. The Basic Connectivity Package provides the core routing software and technology, including a dial-up extension for connecting remote workgroups together over standard telephone lines as well as network management support through the industry-standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It also provides the base product on which other extensions can be built. Apple's two extension packages--the AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension and the AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension--provide wide area AppleTalk routing over TCP/IP and X.25 networks, respectively. The extension kits are sold separately.

The Apple Internet Router product family will replace Apple's current router--the AppleTalk Internet Router 2.0. The new router is a completely redesigned product with many capabilities beyond the 2.0 router, yet it provides all the functionality of its predecessor.

The Apple Internet Router, like all Apple products, is easy to set up and configure. It includes many advanced features, such as network number remapping, which allows users to connect independently administered networks without concern for network numbering conflicts. Additional features include security options to protect networks from unauthorized use and built-in data compression for increased throughput. Also, built-in SNMP support enables the router to be monitored from any SNMP-based network management console.

The modular design of the Apple Internet Router allows for current and future Apple and third party extension products to be easily added as an organization's network grows. Many third party developers, such as MultiAccess Computing Corp., Farallon Computing Inc. and The AG Group, among others, are currently providing extension products that add value to the new line of router software. These companies offer products that support technologies such as Frame Relay, ISDN, T1 and SMDS data links, remote administration support, and hierarchical choosing.

"The modular architecture of Apple's new router products creates a wonderful opportunity for third parties that support AURP to easily build add-on capabilities, such as the SMDS nubus adapter MulitAccess is currently shipping," said Tom Barich, vice president of sales and marketing for Multiaccess Computing. "The routing foundation that Apple provides, combined with third party extension products, gives both small and large organizations a very powerful and scalable solution for interconnecting LANs and WANs."

New AURP Technology

AURP was designed to improve AppleTalk for use on wide-area networks (WANs), including telecommunication links and campus-like backbone networks. It is an enhancement to the AppleTalk architecture that improves the efficiency and scalability of AppleTalk internets, allowing users to easily interconnect local and remote Macintosh computers and PC workgroups.

AURP specifies a standard way of tunneling AppleTalk through foreign network systems, such as TCP/IP, X.25, OSI and DECnet. "AURP provides the basis for building global AppleTalk networks, as well as for hosting AppleTalk within established global networks such as the TCP/IP Internet," said Apple Product Line Manager Dana Harrison.

It also provides for efficient routing over point-to-point lines or multipoint connections. As its name implies, AURP updates routing tables only when a change occurs in the network and does so by transmitting only the changed information, thereby greatly reducing network traffic. This contrasts the AppleTalk Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP) which sends full routing information every 10 seconds.

Pricing and Availability

The Apple Internet Router software operates on all Macintosh computers with at least 4 megabytes of memory and System 7.0 or later. The software was designed for AppleTalk Phase 2 networks only. Pricing and availability is as follows:

Apple Internet Router Products                Price  Availability

Basic Connectivity Package                 US$ 499   February '93

  Includes Apple Internet Router software and installer,

  DialUp Wide Area Extension and SNMP Router Agent.

AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension           US$ 499   February '93

  Requires purchase of Basic Connectivity Package,

  and includes Router IP software and installer.

AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension         US$1,299  March '93

  Requires purchase of Basic Connectivity Package,

  and includes Router X.25 software and installer,

  and MacX25 server software.

These products will be available worldwide from Apple authorized resellers and in the United States by calling The Apple Catalog at 1-800-795-1000.

Upgrade Program

For a limited time, upgrades from the AppleTalk Internet Router 2.0 to the new Apple Internet Router Basic Connectivity Package will be available. For customers with 2.0 router versions purchased before November 1, 1992, upgrade packages will be available for $149. For 2.0 routers purchased after November 1,1992, the cost is $49. Upgrade packages will only be available through June 12,1993, and proof of purchase will be required.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Apples Reduces Selected Imaging Products
Apple Reduces Suggested Retail Prices on Selected Apple Imaging Products in the U.S.

CAMPBELL, California - January 6, 1993 - The Apple USA division of Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that it has reduced prices in the United States on selected Apple-imaging products.

Beginning today, the manufacturer suggested retail prices (SRPs) will be reduced on the following products: Personal LaserWriter NTR, Apple OneScanner, LaserWriter IIf, LaserWriter IIg. The new prices are effective immediately.

"Lowering our SRPs will enhance our competitive market position by providing selected Apple products at aggressive price points," said Bob Puette, president of Apple USA division of Apple Computer, Inc. "These price reductions will help continue our momentum in marketshare gains, while providing customers with excellent products at unmatched value."

Puette noted that while Apple USA is announcing a change in SRPs on many Apple products, it is difficult to estimate what effect this action will have on retail pricing set by resellers.

Current and previous suggested retail prices for selected Apple imaging products are:

                        Previous SRP   New SRP    % Change

Apple OneScanner           $1,179      $  949       19%

LaserWriter IIg             3,909       2,309       41

LaserWriter IIf             2,999       1,869       38

Personal LaserWriter NTR    1,989       1,649       17

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Collins Elec. English Dictionary & Thesaurus
The Fastest Way to Find the Right Word

The Most Contemporary and Comprehensive Disk-Based Dictionary Available for the PC

If you want to improve your writing, or if you just enjoy browsing through the English language, Collins Electronic Dictionary & Thesaurus on disk will give you a wealth of information at your fingertips. With the touch of a key, you can get 190,000 definitions and 275,000 synonyms - more than 50 percent more information than in comparable electronic reference works.

Easy to Use

In the time it takes to look up a word in a printed dictionary, Collins Electronic can produce a full definition, offer a list of alternatives, and paste the new, more appropriate word choice into your document.

Why Collins?

* Collins is the foremost authority on current English.

* The Collins Electronic contains 190,000 definitions and

  3.5 million words of text.

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  and technology, places of interest to special areas including

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  including aquarobics, cardboard city, karaoke and virtual

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  in-depth information on how to use words appropriately.

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Tel: 081-503-9933;  Fax: 081-503-9900


LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Windows
NSSI INTRODUCES LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows

First Integrated Power Management Software for Networks with Windows Workstations

San Diego, Jan 22, 1993 - Network Security Systems, Inc., (NSSI) today announced LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows, an extension of its LanSafe II network power management product line. LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows offers a solution to the loss of data in volatile memory associated with power failures on workstations running Microsoft Windows. It is the first network power management software that provides a completely integrated approach for centrally managing electrical power to all local and remote network components. Unlike existing systems that only monitor uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) on servers, LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows provides interactive management and control of NSSI's intelligent power systems (IPS/A I) on all key network components, including data and communications servers, bridges, critical workstations and file servers.

LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows incorporates a graphical user interface which allows network administrators to get one, quick look at the entire network to see that all power protection components are working and to identify potential power problems. Administrators can monitor, manage and configure every power protection node from any workstation on the network, including those at remote sites.

"As the global business environment continues to demand increased system performance and user productivity, multi-tasking environments are becoming the workhorse of the computing environment," said Bill Humphreys, president of NSSI. "And in a multi-tasking environment, unlike a DOS environment, more of the data resides in the computer's volatile memory leaving any number of files open and vulnerable to a power failure. The risk of interrupting computer processes and losing data not yet written to a non-volatile storage medium is greatly increased. That is why NSSI has come out with LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows, a fault tolerant solution that preserves the integrity, reliability, and productivity of the entire network system."

Using the LanSafe II console, administrators can troubleshoot power problems and monitor real-time loads, battery and voltage status. Pull-down menus provide the ability to change power and program settings, conduct network-wide tests, reboot or shut down nodes and view historical power event logs.

If a prolonged power outage occurs, the system will begin an orderly shutdown of the entire network, including Microsoft Windows workstations, guaranteeing data integrity and the ability to quickly restore the system when power returns. Automatic daily hardware self-testing and software controlled preventive maintenance procedures provide for increased system life and reliability.

The new LanSafe II network power management features include:

* automatic and orderly shutdown of network devices without the need for manual intervention -- critical to managing data integrity in a multi-tasking environment;

* total power management of every network device, including bridges, file servers and workstations (the only system with this depth of capability);

* real-time configuration management of operating parameters, such as voltage ranges, for every device without shutting down or rebooting the system;

* exclusive "PowerPro" feature for setting upper and lower voltage limits, thus customizing the hardware operation to local power conditions and preserving battery capacity;

* management console, with graphical controls, that allows power management for the total network (up to 1,024 nodes) by network branch, by device types, or by a single node; and

* on-line, context-sensitive help for all console functions.

The Microsoft Windows family of power management software and NSSI's line of Intelligent Power Systems combine to provide a complete fault tolerant system. The IPS/A.I. models include the recently announced 300 and 450 models for workstations as well as the 600, 800 and 1200 models, which protect servers and communication devices.

The U.S. list price of LanSafe II for Novell NetWare with Microsoft Windows is $249 for new installations and $165 for customers upgrading from LanSafe/A.I.+ and will be available in February.

NSSI is recognized as the leading market innovator in network and standalone power management solutions. Its award-winning Intelligent Power System hardware and LanSafe family of software also support Novell, OS/2, LAN Server, LAN Manager, UNIX and other leading operating systems. For additional product information, contact NSSI at (800) 755-7078.

NSSI, 9401 Waples St, San Diego, CA 92121

619-587-7950;  fax: 619-552-9162


NSA Revolutionizes Connectivity Software Pricing
Network Software Associates Revolutionizes Connectivity Software Pricing

LAGUNA HILLS, CA, January 25, 1993--In a major move predicted to set a new trend in PC-to-host software pricing, connectivity pioneer Network Software Associates, Inc. (NSA) today revolutionized the pricing structure for PC-based client-server communications software by announcing their new SNA OpenLink Enterprise License.

SNA OpenLink is an innovative new software license that allows large SNA network customers to pay a single license fee as low as $50 per user that covers all major SNA PC-to-mainframe and PC-to-midrange protocols (3270, 5250 and APPC), PC operating systems (DOS, Windows, Windows NT, OS/2 and Macintosh), and network connections (standalone, LAN and async).

The new license encompasses nine NSA client software products, four server software products, and eight software link drivers. It also includes client support for third-party LAN gateways such as Novell's NetWare for SAA, IBM's PC/3270 and OS/2 gateways, Microsoft's Comm Server and others.

"Our strength has always been our full range of SNA connectivity solutions for the widest variety of network environments," said NSA President/CEO Isaac (Zak) Kong. "OpenLink now allows customers to take advantage of our complete PC-to-mainframe and midrange product lines, move from product to product, platform to platform, link to link, all within the provisions of a single license. OpenLink is geared specifically to our historical target market--large SNA enterprise customers with PCs, mainframe installations and in many cases AS/400 midrange systems as well."

In related announcements, NSA today also announced a price reduction of $100 in the single-copy price of DynaComm/Elite, NSA's 3270 software for Windows, as well as a trade-in program for users of competitive 3270 emulators.

"Today is the start of a whole new ballgame," claimed NSA Chairman Earl D. Jacobs. "We're challenging our competitors head-on with a range of innovative and aggressive programs."

THE OPENLINK LICENSE

The SNA OpenLink Enterprise License is available in several versions, ranging from a 1 00-user license to a 10,000-user license. Nine NSA PC-based client software products are currently included (see Table 1), encompassing SNA 3270, LU6.2/APPC and 5250 protocols. The license also covers all future 3270, APPC and 5250 products and product upgrades.

OpenLink licensees can connect PCs to their mainframes and AS/400s using NSA's entire library of link drivers, which includes support for Coax/DFT, SDLC, IEEE 802.2, asynchronous, CCITT X.25, TCP/IP, NetWare IPX/SPX, and NetBIOS links.

All NSA server software products are included in OpenLink (see Table 2). These servers include LAN-to-mainframe and LAN-to-AS/400 gateways, and asynchronous and X.25 servers. OpenLink also provides support for a range of third-party LAN gateway servers.

"With OpenLink, the customer is buying a flexible and dynamic connection capability, not just a single product," said Dr. Jacobs. "We let the user mix and match as needed. This greatly simplifies purchasing and administrative procedures. It also reduces customer concerns regarding future evolution of their networks. Changes in LAN protocols, operating systems and data links are completely accounted for within the provisions of the license."

FUTURE PRODUCTS INCLUDED

NSA currently offers client communications software for DOS, Windows and OS/2. Additional DOS and OS/2 products, as well as products for the Macintosh and the forthcoming Windows NT operating system, will be announced by the company in the future. OpenLink licenses include these future products without any additional license fees.

"OpenLink is ideal for customers with growing and evolving networking needs," said Russ Hertzberg, NSA's director of product marketing. "Prior purchase credit incentives allow current NSA customers to apply the costs of their past product purchases toward a new SNA OpenLink Enterprise License."

$100 PRICE REDUCTION

The OpenLink license structure treats all protocols, platforms and link types as equals. The price for each PC client is therefore the same regardless of the platform or the connection type.

"Many software vendors charge more for Windows than DOS versions, and up until now so did we," said Mr. Kong, NSA's president. "However, in light of our OpenLink philosophy, we think this needs to change, and we're putting our money where our mouth is. We are lowering the single-copy price of our popular

DynaComm/Elite 3270 emulator for Windows by $100."

Single copies of DynaComm/Elite will now sell for only $395, the same as NSA's top-of-the-line DOS 3270 emulator, 3270/ElitePlus. "After all, if an OpenLink licensee pays the same price for Windows, DOS or OS/2," added Mr. Kong, "then that should hold true for single-copy buyers as well."

TRADE-IN OFFER

"We feel certain that many current 3270 emulation users will want to take advantage of our new way of thinking," said Mr. Kong. "As a result, we are now offering our competitors' customers a generous trade-in allowance if they decide to move up to our software."

Trade-in allowances will be negotiated on an individual basis.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The SNA OpenLink Enterprise License is available immediately. Prices range from $25,000 for a 100-user license ($250 per user) to $500,000 for a 1 0,000-user license ($50 per user). The number of users refers to total number of individual PC systems connecting randomly to host computers.

Network Software Associates, founded in 1980, develops, markets and supports a wide range of PC software and hardware connectivity products for IBM networking environments. NSA is a strategic partner of both IBM and NCR/AT&T. The company is headquartered at 39 Argonaut, Laguna Hills, CA 92656. Phone: (714) 768-4013 or (800) 352-3270.


HomeWare - Putting Your Home Computer to Work
Cambridge, MA -- (July 13, 1992) -- Bear Productions today announced the release of the premiere issue of "HomeWare - Putting Your Home Computer to Work", the first video magazine for home computer users. This unique video series shows home computer users new ways to use their machines for education, home management, entertainment, and hobbies. Each issue contains 6 - 8 short segments, each demonstrating a particular hardware or software product, or explaining a computer concept or term. Currently, the series covers the IBM PC family of compatible computers; a parallel series covering Macintosh products is planned for 1993 release.

The HomeWare demonstrations let you watch the software and hardware products in action. For software demonstrations, your television displays exactly what appears on the computer monitor while using the program. Hardware demonstrations explain the various features and capabilities of the products, while pointing out their limitations. This way, you get to see for yourself exactly how these products work. You can then decide which, if any, you would like to purchase.

Full color computer generated animation and special titling effects make HomeWare entertaining as well as informative. The animation supplements the narration, to help to viewer understand the concepts being discussed. If a picture is worth a thousand words, than animation is worth millions.

After each demonstration, HomeWare shows you the product's equipment requirements and availability information. The publishers name, address and telephone number are listed. Along with the list price, you also see the best retail price that was widely available at filming time.

The editorial offices of Bear Productions receive hundreds of new products for each HomeWare issue. Because of the limited time available on each issue, hard decisions must be made as to which products are featured. Ultimately, the decision is based on the viewing audience's interests. High quality products that appeal to the home computing community are selected first.

The first issue of HomeWare opens with demonstrations of "Canis - The Complete Dog Owner' s Software", and "The Banner Blue Movie Guide". Then, viewers learn how to use their computers to trace their roots with three genealogy programs, "Brother's Keeper", "Family Tree Maker", and "Roots-III". Another segment explains the shareware marketing system. Demonstrations of "It' s Legal" and "Will Builder" show how PC ' s can be used to generate some common legal documents. Finally, crossword puzzle enthusiasts can preview "Puzzle Master".

Currently, HomeWare is marketed to the thousands of public libraries that have video collections. New issues appear quarterly, with the second scheduled for release in October 1992. The retail price for single issues is $50.00, while 1-year subscriptions (4 issues) are available for $170. 00. HomeWare is available directly from Bear Productions.

Bear Productions specializes in personal computer video programs. In addition to HomeWare, the company produces training and promotional videos for software publishers and hardware manufacturers. They can be reached at 264 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617) 547-7989, fax: (617) 258-7377.


JetSetter Version 6.0 Released
JetSetter - 6 Years Old, Version 6.0 Released, 600 Half Price Copies

Happy Birthday, JetSetter!

December 1, 1992 -- The release of JetSetter Version 6 coincides with the sixth anniversary of the innovative company, Garbo Systems Ltd which launched the original JetSetter. The company was formed when DTP was in its infancy in the UK and there were no DTP software packages catering for the IBM market. JetSetter changed all this and put the sophistication of Desk Top Publishing within the means of thousands of users of IBM PC equipment.

Many More Powerful Features

Since then the company has gone from strength to strength; each release of the program offering more and more features without losing the initial philosophy that JetSetter would be sophisticated but easy to operate. Version 6 is no exception, even though the new version is much more powerful and offers a host of new and important features, including a new Graphical User Interface, Colour Support, 20 Font Families, Multiple Layers, Grey Levels and Fountain Fills together with many more editing features. Bo Wetzel, Managing Director said, " You thought JetSetter 5 was an excellent DTP package, very versatile yet easy to use. Wait until you see JetSetter 6 with its many new features. This is an absolute must for everyone who wants to use a sensible DTP package".

Hello to JetSetter Ltd

To reflect the success of the product, Garbo Systems Ltd has changed its name to JetSetter Ltd. The company building retains the name of Garbo House as a tribute to the success of the original company.

New Release Promotion - Half Price JetSetters

The first 600 programs of the new release of JetSetter 6 are on sale at half price (147.50 + VAT). Further details of this offer or advice on upgrades can be obtained from Jetsetter Ltd. Tel: 0736 67166, or your local dealer.

JetSetter Ltd

Garbo House

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Penzance

TR18 2EH

ENGLAND


Prentice Hall Literature Writing Studio
BANK STREET WRITER ADDS WORD PROCESSING AND CLASSROOM PUBLISHING POWER TO THE PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE WRITING STUDIO

Classic, award-winning software will be sold as a component in the Prentice Hall Literature program for students in grades 6-12.

January 21, 1993 - New York, NY- Scholastic Inc. and Prentice Hall today announced that The Bank Street Writer will be marketed as a component in the new Prentice Hall Literature Writing Studio for students in grades 6-12.

The Prentice Hall Literature Writing Studio is an important new development in integrating literature and writing. A multimedia package of teaching and writing tools, it is designed for use with the Prentice Hall Literature series, the best-selling literature program in secondary schools. The package includes two software programs, a hand-held electronic grammar handbook transparencies for writing, literature videodiscs, and audiocassettes with well known authors--plus extensive teaching guides that help educators integrate each of these components into their classrooms and lesson plans.

As the most popular word processor in schools, The Bank Street Writer is a powerful addition to this multimedia package. Available in both Macintosh and MS-DOS versions, the program gives students a wide range of advanced word processing features, including easy "cut and paste" editing, an integrated spelling checker and thesaurus, and writing process activities.

The Macintosh version of The Bank Street Writer also includes a broad range of classroom publishing functions, so students can print multi-column newsletters complete with multiple fonts, graphics, and illustrations. The Macintosh version also includes such advanced features as sound-input, for attaching audio notes to documents, as well as sophisticated hypertext capabilities.

"The Bank Street Writer has been designed to help students write effectively, and to inspire them to write more," said Peter Kelman, Vice President and Publisher of Scholastic Software. "So it's fitting for the program to be paired with the Prentice Hall Literature series, which introduces students to the most inspiring authors in the English language. n

"For the Prentice Hall Literature Writing Studio, we searched for a word processor that would give teachers the flexibility to work with Macintosh and MS-DOS computers, and that would provide the latest capabilities in writing and classroom publishing," said Mollie Ledwith, Marketing Director for Language Arts at Prentice Hall. "We saw that The Bank Street Writer had just what we wanted for our program."

Scholastic Inc. is one of the nation's leading publishers and distributors of children's books, classroom and professional magazines, and other educational materials. The company also produces family-oriented video and television programming. Scholastic operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

Prentice Hall is part of Paramount Communications' educational publishing operations. Paramount is one of America's leading publishers of educational material, from textbooks to computer-based learning systems, and has significant operations serving the consumer and business, technical and professional publishing markets. Paramount Communications also is a major producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, and home videos, and has major operations in cable and broadcast television, motion picture theaters, and live and televised sports and entertainment events.

Scholastic Inc, 730 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

212-503-3000


Spectrum Holobyte IRON HELIX on CD-ROM
SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE ENTERS GROWING CD-ROM MARKET WITH DREW PICTURES' IRON HELIX

Photorealistic Action-Adventure Poised for First-Quarter 1993 Release on the Macintosh; IBM-Compatibles Version Set for Second Quarter

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 1993--Spectrum HoloByte is pleased to announce the first CD-ROM title in its growing line of leading-edge interactive entertainment products. Iron Helix, created by development house Drew Pictures Inc., will be published and distributed by Spectrum HoloByte. A March 1993 release is expected for the Macintosh CD-ROM platform; a CD-ROM-based IBM-compatibles version is scheduled for May 1993.

Rendered entirely in full-color photorealistic 3-D animation, Iron Helix is an action adventure set in a cold-war future where a terrible biological weapon threatens to touch off a galactic holocaust. Players must stop the weapon from reaching its target by piloting a small robotic probe within an impossibly huge mazelike starship, all the while evading the ship's deadly security drone. By speeding through corridors, shafts and chambers in this six-level monolith, players must guide the probe to the clues that will stop the drone and destroy the monstrous ship. But there's a catch: the players' probe was developed for biological research and thus carries no weapons, making Iron Helix a race of wits and time.

Iron Helix was created by Drew Pictures Inc. of San Francisco, a software development studio specializing in CD-ROM entertainment. Drew Huffman is the game's main designer with art direction by Rich Cohen. Peter Stone composed the motion-picture quality soundtrack.

Iron Helix will be published and distributed by Spectrum HoloByte. Iron Helix is scheduled for Macintosh CD-ROM-based systems in March 1993 at an SRP of $99.95.

Spectrum HoloByte, 2490 Manner Square Loop, Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 522-3584;   Fax (510) 522-3587


IBM Licenses Panacea Accelerator for AutoCAD
IBM LICENSES PANACEA'S SOFTWARE ACCELERATOR FOR AUTOCAD

'TurboDLDClassic' To Be Bundled With XGA Graphics Adapters

LONDONDERRY, NH -- January 22, 1993 -- Panacea Inc. today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with IBM Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will include Panacea's TurboDLDClassic software accelerator for AutoCAD with its new line of XGA-2 adapters, including IBM personal computers with XGA graphics onboard. TurboDLDClassic has a retail value of $149.

According to Al Testani, IBM's Personal Systems Director of Subsystems Operations, Entry Systems Technology, "Panacea's strength is its unique understanding of the AutoCAD environment, and the advantages XGA graphics brings to their software accelerator for AutoCAD. Their use of XGA graphics attests to its value, and supports IBM's efforts to bring the best graphics solutions to the marketplace."

Added Panacea's founder, Jake Richter, "Industry developments have proven that IBM developed a winner in XGA graphics. By providing resolutions up to 1024x768, the ability to display photo-realistic images at 640x480, plus hardware coprocessing functions that significantly speed up graphics-intensive operations, XGA graphics has gained a steadily increasing following, and will certainly prove itself to be a standard graphics platform for PCs."

Panacea's TurboDLDClassic, optimized to work with Autodesk's new AutoCAD Release 12, accelerates the performance of ZOOM, PAN, and REDRAW operations up to 25X faster than AutoCAD by itself. TurboDLDClassic works with AutoCAD Release 12, 3D Studio Version 2.0, AutoShade 2 with RenderMan, and is backward compatible with AutoCAD Release ll and Release 10/386, plus 3D Studio Version 1.0.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards. In addition to supporting XGA adapters, Panacea markets products that work with VGA/SuperVGA, EGA, 8514/A, TIGA, S3, and QVision graphics platforrns.

Panacea Inc

Post Office Square, 24 Orchard View Dr

Londonderry, NH 03053-3376

603-437-5022;  fax:  603-434-2461


Weitek Licenses Panacea AutoCAD Swr Accelerator
WEITEK LICENSES PANACEA'S AUTOCAD SOFTWARE ACCELERATOR

Customized Version of 'TurboDLD' To Be Bundled With EISA, Local Bus User Interface Controller

LONDONDERRY, NH -- January 22, 1993 -- Panacea Inc. today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Weitek Corporation. Under terms of the agreement, Weitek will bundle a customized version of Panacea's TurboDLD software-only AutoCAD display accelerator with its Weitek Power 9000 user interface controller. Introduced earlier this year, the Weitek Power 9000, designed for EISA and Local Bus Systems, provides up to four times faster performance than competitive coprocessors at a similar price point, and is optimized for graphics-intensive applications such as AutoCAD and Microsoft Windows.

Panacea's TurboDLD, customized for Weitek, provides performance up to 25X faster than AutoCAD by itself in ZOOM, PAN and REDRAW operations. The product works with AutoCAD Release 12, 3D Studio Version 2.0, AutoShade 2 with RenderMan, and is backward compatible with AutoCAD Release 11 and Release 10/386, plus 3D Studio Version 1.0.

According to Panacea's founder, Jake Richter, "The Weitek Power 9000 is simply the fastest user interface controller currently on the market. It promises to revolutionize PC graphics, and confirms the promise that local bus platforms hold for graphics applications. We are pleased that Weitek is committed to the AutoCAD market, and look forward to working with them in the future."

Added Bob Butchko, Director of Marketing at Weitek, "Panacea's software drivers have consistently delivered on the same commitment to performance that Weitek brings to hardware. The Panacea TurboDLD and the Weitek Power 9000 set a new standard for graphics-intensive application performance--a benchmark that no other company in the marketplace has been able to achieve."

Weitek Corporation (NASDAQ:WWTK) makes processors and controllers that enhance the performance of standard operating systems, user interfaces and application software. Weitek processors and controllers are used to build faster, more intuitive and competitive workstations and high-performance personal computers and peripherals.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards. In addition to supporting XGA adapters, Panacea markets products that work with VGA/SuperVGA, EGA, 8514/A, TIGA, S3, XGA, and QVision graphics platforms.

Panacea Inc

Post Office Square, 24 Orchard View Dr

Londonderry, NH 03053-3376

603-437-5022;  fax:  603-434-2461


AGE Logic First 32-bit X Windows Swr for Windows
AGE LOGIC SHIPS FIRST 32-BIT X WINDOW SOFTWARE FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS

San Diego, CA. January 28, 1992 -- AGE Logic, Inc. announced that it is shipping XoftWare/32 for Windows, the industry's first 32-bit PC X Window System server software for MS Windows. Based on X11-R5 server code, XoftWare/32 for Windows enables PC users to concurrently access and display MS Windows and network-based Unix applications from 386/486 PCs.

According to Craig A. Schmidt, vice president of marketing for AGE, "Independent test results are showing XoftWare/32 for Windows to be 22-to-76 percent faster than 16-bit PC X server implementations."

XoftWare/32 for Windows is currently in stock at Tech Data and Vitek, two of AGE's leading distributors.

XoftWare/32 for Windows joins AGE's full family of PC-based X server software including XoftWare for DOS, XoftWare for TIGA/DOS and XoftWare for PC Unix. XoftWare/32 for Windows lists for $495 (US). XoftWare/32 for Windows with Novell's TCP/IP bundled lists for $595 (US). Multi-user pricing and site licenses are available.

AGE Logic, Inc., a privately owned corporation founded in 1984, is a supplier of X Window System software that enables PCs, terminals, workstations and embedded systems to access X applications residing on Unix-based hosts. Marketed under the XoftWare brand name, AGE offers a full family of PC packaged products for distributors/resellers, systems integrators and OEMs, as well as customized embedded X products for the world's leading terminal, computer and systems companies. These XoftWare packaged products support industry standards such as Microsoft Windows, DOS, TIGA, 8514, and Unix. AGE has alliances with major silicon, terminal, and workstation companies to develop highly optimized, hardware-specific X servers tailored to their specifications. AGE is located in San Diego, California and can be reached at (619) 455-8600.

AGE, 9985 Pacific Heights Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121

619-455-8600    FAX 619-597-6030


AMT C-Size Color Printer/Plotter
AMT Offers C-Size Color Printer/Plotter

CAMARILLO, CA--In February, Advanced Matrix Technology, Inc. (AMT) will begin shipping the Intelli-Plot Turbo II, the latest addition to AMT's line of IntelliPlot printer/plotters.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll is a 16-color printer/plotter which offers plotting resolutions up to 360 x 360 dpi. Using 0.20 millimeter printhead pins, the Turbo ll plots line thicknesses of 0.20, 0.34, 0.48 and 0.62 millimeters. It plots at three different speeds: high-speed for fast check plots, medium-speed, and standard speed for final quality plots. Using a one-megabyte memory and a unique 5:1 data compression technique, the Intelli-Plot Turbo ll can handle some drawings that exceed 5 megabytes in size. The Turbo II's internal drawing queue can store up to 20 drawings.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll has internal Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) and AutoCAD Device Interface (ADI) processors, which make it plug-and-play with all the most popular CAD software packages. The ADI processor is especially desirable for AutoCAD users since data transmission takes substantially less time than with conventional plotters.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll offers some time-saving features, including the ability to plot while receiving additional drawings from the computer. Also the Turbo ll allows a user to change plotting variables, such as pen colors and plot quality, and watch them take effect immediately, without having to resend a drawing.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll has many other features that are not available on conventional plotters--the most notable being AMT's patented Select-Dial. The SelectDial, hailed by BYTE Magazine as "the slickest interface of all [dot matrix printers]," allows users to select from a variety of plot qualities and speeds, automatically scale and rotate drawings, position drawings on the page, assign line weights, save up to five plotter setups, control an internal drawing queue, and perform many other functions.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll accepts all kinds of plotting media including Mylar, vellum and a wide range of drafting paper. The Turbo ll comes with a built-in forms tractor for pin-feed paper. To complement the Intelli-Plot Turbo ll, AMT offers an optional C-sized single-bin sheetfeeder and a roll-feed option that attaches to the rear of the printer/plotter. AMT also offers roll-paper in six-packs, including 16-pound bond, 24-pound chart and 20-pound vellum.

The Intelli-Plot Turbo ll is available at a suggested retail price of $1995. It comes with a one-year warranty and toll-free technical support. The Intelli-Plot line of printer/plotters includes the Intelli-Plot Turbo ll, the Intelli-Plot Turbo, and the Intelli-Plot Personal Plotter. For more information, please contact AMT sales at (800) 992-2264 or write to 765 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012.


Letter-Art 7.5 Braille Translator
THE ADA SOLUTION

Letter-Art 7.5 Braille Translator

A unique implementation of text translation into Grade 2 Braille, and the complete capability to combine pictograms, lettering and Braille has been announced by Symbol Graphics of Corona, CA. The translation and Braille production have been incorporated within Letter-Art, the number one selling open architecture signmaking software. The production of Grade 2 Braille is now easy, inexpensive, automatic and fully compliant with the new ADA requirements. Highlights of the Braille Translator option include:

* Braille translation requires no special user entries

* Knowledge of Braille is not required

* Automatic Braille translation occurs by selecting the

  Braille font

* All English text correction automatically corrects the Braille

* No translation errors of words or contracted forms

* No Braille transcription errors can be introduced

* Signs may include multiple lines of Braille, text

  and pictograms

* Solid fill engraving of lettering and pictograms

* Plateau engraving of standard lettering

* Plateau engraving of pictograms

* Documentation is simple

The above features were specifically designed to assure the creation of flawless Braille. Letter-Art supports all HPGL compatible engravers. Also supported are PCL laser printers to create film masters used in the polymer wash process. Letter-Art is an open architecture DOS program which supports hundreds of plotters, printers and engravers for extensive signmaking applications.

Symbol Graphics, 1047 W. 6th St., Corona, CA 91720

PH: (909) 736-4040     FAX: (909) 737-0652


Micro Express Multimedia Upgrade Kit
MICRO EXPRESS BRINGS MULTIMEDIA WITHIN EVERYONE'S PRICE RANGE

Santa Ana, CA..Micro Express introduces its first Multimedia Upgrade Kit at a special price of only $399. The kit, which will work with any manufacturer' s IBM-compatible PC, includes a Sony CD-ROM drive, a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Card, a pair of Labtech amplified stereo speakers and a microphone.

According to Art Afshar, president of Micro Express, "We have had many people ask us about multimedia upgrades for Micro Express computers. So we searched around for a set of components that would produce excellent multimedia performance, but that still can be sold for a price that anyone can afford. The Micro Express Multimedia Upgrade Kit is the result."

The Sony CD-ROM drive is not only an excellent CD-ROM drive, but it can also play CD-Digital Audio disks through the high-quality stereo speakers that are included with the kit.

Available now, direct from Micro Express, the Multimedia Upgrade Kit sells for only $399.

A full 12-month warranty is provided for the Multimedia Upgrade Kit, as well as a 30-day no-questions-asked moneyback guarantee.

Micro Express is an award-winning manufacturer of notebook, laptop, portable and desktop microcomputers that are fully IBM compatible. Micro Express offers extremely high quality and a wide range of additional features at a very competitive price. Micro Express personal computers are regularly rated at the top of comparative reviews in computer trade magazines, having won such honors as PC Magazine Editors' Choice, PC World Best Buy, Computer Buyer's Guide Best Buy, BYTE Magazine One-To-Watch, PC Week Analyst's Choice and many others. The company also offers a selection of high-performance add-in peripheral boards and monitors.

Micro Express, 1801 Carnegie Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705

714-852-1400;  fax: 714-852-1225


AST Solutions-Oriented Reseller Seminars
AST RESEARCH HOSTS SERIES OF SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED RESELLER SEMINARS ON RIGHTSIZING

Oracle and SCO Partner with AST to Discuss Competitive Advantages within Emerging Minicomputer/Superserver Market

IRVINE, Calif., January 18, 1993 -- As part of its innovative reseller training and support program, AST Research Inc., will host the second in a series of reseller/end user seminars. Focused on the competitive advantages of rightsizing, "Rightsizing for the '90s," a solutions-oriented seminar, is scheduled to kick-off on Jan. 25, in ten cities across the country.

Experts from the Santa Cruz Operation, developers of SCO Unix and Oracle Corporation, a leading database manufacturer are partnering with AST to provide information about the attractive alternative to more costly, proprietary minis and mainframes.

"We are excited about the opportunity to share the perspectives of key players within the $30 billion minicomputer/superserver market," said Ray Robidoux, AST's director of reseller programs. "Resellers and end users will learn how symmetric multiprocessing and rightsizing allows corporations to refocus their computing environments by modifying resources to precisely what's needed, while providing high availability, scalability and expansion for future requirements."

Robert Lamvik, vice president, Major Account Sales and Andy Green, vice president, OEM Sales, for the Santa Cruz Operation will discuss rightsizing with off-the-shelf system software for symmetric multiprocessors. "In today's globally competitive and economically challenging times, Fortune 1000 corporations must look to higher performance, more cost effective solutions that offer high data availability and high data integrity. We are convinced that the combination of AST, Oracle and SCO not only meets, but exceeds these crucial user needs," said Andy Green.

Oracle Corporation's Steve Zalewski, director, UNIX Marketing and David Markowitz, UNIX product line manager, will discuss the evolution of client-server technology and integration with existing applications and data. "Oracle is pleased to participate in this timely seminar series with industry leaders, AST and SCO. As the evolution of client-server technology continues, it will be critical to provide the information necessary to make sound buying decisions," said Steve Zalewski, Oracle's director of UNIX marketing.

AST's Michael Krieger, director, Advanced Systems Marketing, Ted Mavraganis, national director, Major Account Sales and Brian Anderson, senior manager, Marketing Support will discuss symmetric multiprocessing, RISC vs. CISC and the AST Manhattan SMP fully symmetric multiprocessor which will be shown running SCO MPX and Oracle. AST is heating up the competition in the rightsizing environment with the Manhattan SMP, which started shipping this month, and is one of the industry's first fully symmetric multiprocessors designed for the minicomputer/superserver market. The Manhattan SMP was selected "1992 Product of the Year" by the editors of LAN Magazine.

"The reseller will walk away with valuable information about opportunities in the minicomputer/superserver marketplace and what solutions to offer in order to compete effectively while the end user will benefit from exploring the issues that face them with the emergence of rightsizing and an introduction to the key players in this sector of the market," said Robidoux.

Targeting the minicomputer/superserver market, AST is expanding its reseller channel to include resellers and Master VARS who have the breadth of knowledge to sell, service and support its recently introduced Manhattan SMP multiprocessor. Tech Data, a leading distributor who recently signed an agreement to participate in the Manhattan program, will be exhibiting at the seminar and signing up resellers.

More than 800 resellers and end users attended AST's first solutions-oriented seminar, "Putting the Portable Office to Work for You", which was held in August featured presentations from AST, Intel, Citizen and Portable Computing and Mobile Office magazines. "The seminar was an invaluable experience with its forum setting. I received immense mileage of early exposure to the product which exemplified the technology to come in the larger market," said an information technology analyst from an international financial institution.

A $1,400-value price package to include a copy of SCO Open Desktop Personal System and Specialix aTERM will be given away at each seminar.

End users and resellers who are interested in the topic of rightsizing and would like more information about AST's reseller seminar series may call (800) 765-5AST.

Corporate Background

AST Research Inc., a Fortune 500 company, holds a prominent market share of desktop, file server and notebook computers. Product lines include the Manhattan, Power Premium, Bravo, Advantage! and PowerExec. AST is represented in more than 100 countries and operates 34 subsidiaries and sales offices. In first quarter fiscal 1993, revenues rose 45 percent to $286.4 million from $197.1 million in the comparable prior year quarter, while units shipped were up by 70 percent. Also, AST reported record sales of $944.1 million for the 1992 fiscal year ended June 27, 1992, compared to sales of $688.5 million for fiscal year 1991.

AST corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, Calif. 92718. Telephone: (714) 727-4141, (800) 876-4278. Fax: (714) 727-9355.


Hot Links: Teh Guide to Linking Computers
Hot Links: The Guide to Linking Computers

(Includes One 3.5-Inch Disk)

by Mark Eppley & David Hakala

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Hot Links: The Guide to Linking Computers? co-authored by Mark Eppley, CEO and founder of Traveling Software, makers of LapLink. As a special bonus, the book is bundled with over $250 worth of software from Traveling Software including -- LapWrite, Desk Connect, File Manager plus other software and utilities, along with free tech support.

With co-author David Hakala, Eppley has written a unique and indispensable book for readers working with everything from laptop, desktop, or palmtop PCs, through Macintoshes, DOS, Windows, mainframes, to cellular and satellite communications.

Hot Links begins with the basics by explaining ports, cables, and connectors, including how far and how fast these links can be pushed. The authors cover money-saving topics such as alternatives to local area networks; exploring the vast possibilities of modems and online services; making the most of laptop computers; staying in touch on the road with pocket modems, cellular phones, and packet radio networks; and much more.

Hot Links will quickly become a constant companion, at home or on the road for practical solutions to computer linking problems.

$29.95              ISBN:  0-07-881020-5           254 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


MacInTax Made Easy

by Scott Beamer

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of MacInTax Made Easy, an up-to-the-minute guide to using ChipSoft's MacInTax Headstart and Final Edition for 1992 tax returns. With clear instructions and practical examples, MacInTax Made Easy shows users how to complete all the necessary tax forms to file their returns on time.

Author Scott Beamer, who has written about MacInTax since its introduction eight years ago, provides an easy-to-follow checklist to get users through software installation quickly and easily. Beamer also advises readers on collecting the right data. and identifying the right set of forms that will save time and effort; taking advantage of tools like itemization windows, estimates, and what-if scenarios; maximizing use of the elaborate Help system built into MacInTax to find answers more quickly and easily; and much more.

MacInTax users will discover how to use electronic filing to get quick refunds; learn to use MacInTax for personal financial planning throughout the year; how to import personal data from Quicken and other financial software packages; and setting up record-keeping to save even more time next year.

With MacInTax Made Easy, MacInTax users will learn to save money on their taxes, and get their refunds fast.

$19.95              ISBN:  0-07-881886-9           338 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


Microsoft Word 5.1 for the Macintosh Made Easy

by Paul Hoffman

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Microsoft Word 5.1 for the Macintosh Made Easy, a new edition of one of the all-time, bestselling introductory guides available to the Mac version of Microsoft Word by bestselling author, Paul Hoffman.

Mac word beginners can follow Hoffman's simple, clear, instructions and find out how to take advantage of everything Microsoft Word has to offer. Through examples, exercises, and illustrations, beginners will learn fundamentals such as editing, saving, and printing a document. After mastering the fundamentals, readers will also benefit from Hoffman's coverage of Word's Windows, using Glossaries, working with graphics and text, and using Styles to simplify formatting.

Experienced users can learn all about creating form letters, working with tables and footnotes, customizing Word, using Word's Outlining features, creating a table of contents and index, and much more. Hoffman also covers the spell checker, thesaurus, grammar checker, sorting text and numbers, plus using Word with other Macintosh programs.

Since 1984, Paul Hoffman's bestselling book has set the standard for guiding Macintosh users through all the features of this popular wordprocessing program for the Mac.

$19.95              ISBN:  0-07-881949-0           354 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


Simply Excel

by Ramon Zamora & Bob Albrecht

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Simply Excel, the best new guide for first-time users of Microsoft's top-selling computer spreadsheet program.

This friendly and straightforward book, with numerous easy-to-follow examples will have beginning Excel users quickly on their way to creating spreadsheets for the home or office.

Excel novices with either the IBM PC or Macintosh versions of Excel can take advantage of Simply Excel's clear instructions and hand-drawn illustrations while learning how to plan and build spreadsheets that meet individual requirements.

With Osborne's special lay-flat binding enabling users to keep the book open to any page while typing at the keyboard, Simply Excel is simply the best when it comes to learning the latest version of Microsoft's bestselling spreadsheet.

$14.95              ISBN:  0-07-881883-4           220 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


1-2-3 Release 3.4: The Complete Reference

by Mary Campbell

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of 1-2-3 Release 3.4: The Complete Reference, a classic and definitive reference, now revised to cover the latest release of Lotus 1-2-3 by spreadsheet ace Mary Campbell.

Crammed with information on every Release 3.4 feature, command, and function, this book is written for 1-2-3 users at all levels of expertise. This comprehensive reference uses practical and familiar business applications to explain and demonstrate the ins and outs of using 1-2-3.

Fully indexed, users will be amazed at how easy this reference is to use while they discover how to build a powerful 3-D worksheet; the benefits and ease of working with multiple files and creating links between them; how Release 3.4 allows expanded printing features; and 1-2-3's capabilities with the Viewer, Auditor, Solver, and Backsolver add-ins provided with Release 3.4. Campbell also covers advanced features including database, graphics, macros. network commands, and much more.

Mary Campbell's outstanding reference is a must-buy for every user-who wants to fully explore the most popular spreadsheet in use today.

$29.95  ISBN:  0-07-881900-8           800 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


QuickBooks for Profit: Making the Numbers Work

by David Campbell & Mary Campbell

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of QuickBooks for Profit: Making The Numbers Work, a quick-start guide to Intuit's QuickBooks accounting package designed for small businesses.

Using jargon-free explanations and examples, the Campbells show users the most effective ways QuickBooks can be used to handle accounting and financial tasks. The Campbells, bestselling co-authors of several editions of Quicken Made Easy, begin their newest book with a basic overview of accounting principles to bring novices up to speed quickly. QuickBooks for Profit shows users how to find out the best way to set up QuickBooks for business, recording and splitting transactions, preparing budgets, and printing checks efficiently. Readers then learn how best to manage accounts payable and receivable, including customer invoices and vendor bills; tips for using QuickBooks for a variety of payroll tasks; and much more.

QuickBooks for Profit shows business people how to make the numbers work with this exceptional new software.

David Campbell, is a CPA, accounting professor, and chairman of the accounting department at Case Western Reserve University. Mary Campbell is a spreadsheet expert and the bestselling author of numerous acclaimed books on Lotus 1-2-3.

$24.95              ISBN:  0-07-881934-2           400 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603


COMPUEXPO 1993 Official Co-Sponsor Team
COMPUEXPO ANNOUNCES 1993 OFFICIAL CO-SPONSOR TEAM

Newark, Calif., Jan. 27, 1993 - UNSC Investment Group, Inc., organizers of the global PC Trade Show, COMPUEXPO, today announced its 1993 Official Co-Sponsor Team.

The 1993 Team includes The ASCII Group, Inc., the leading group of independent computer resellers in the US and Canada. Established in 1984, The ASCII Group has grown to a current membership exceeding 700 independent computer resellers with annual group retail sales exceeding $3.2 billion dollars. The Taipei Hsien & Taipei Computer Associations are Taiwan's two major computer organizations with a combined membership exceeding 4,500 computer related companies. These two associations serve as the focal point to the extensive business opportunities available in Taiwan and act as the bridge between international buyers and suppliers. The National Business Information Association, a leading association of computer resellers and manufacturers in the U.S., brings to the Team over 200 supporting members. The Computer Association of North America (CANA), comprising over 175 Eastern U.S. resellers with annual group sales exceeding $1.5 billion dollars, and the Southern California Chinese Computer Association (SCCCA), a regional organization formed to provide its reseller membership with up-to-date industry trends and the market information needed to be competitive in today's PC marketplace, are also COMPUEXPO '93 Co-Sponsors.

The '93 Official Co-Sponsor Team also includes a number of major computer industry trade publications who focus on the reseller/VAR channels. The ASM Group, which includes Computer Sources, European Computer Sources and Asian Sources Computer Products, InfoWorld Publishing Company, publishing both InfoWorld and InfoWorld Direct, Computer Technology Review and MicroTimes are among the Growing list of industry trade supporters.

COMPUEXPO '93 is scheduled for September 9-11, 1993 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Incorporated in September, 1991, UNSC Investment Group, Inc. was founded to produce COMPUEXPO, a global PC trade show that serves as an international sourcing partner. UNSC is committed to delivering the highest return on investment in the computer industry by providing a cost effective trading environment linking Resellers, VARs and Wholesale Buyers with emerging brand OEMs, Manufacturers and Suppliers.

UNSC Investment Group

39899 Balentine Dr, Suite 175, Newark, CA 94560

510-657-3418;  fax: 510-657-3499


COMPUEXPO Year-Round Partner for Emerging Tech
COMPUEXPO '93 PROVES ITSELF AS YEAR-ROUND PARTNER FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS

Newark, Calif., Jan. 27, 1993 - UNSC Investment Group, Inc., organizers of the global PC Trade Show, COMPUEXPO, today announced the commencement of its second reseller-focused season. Successfully launched by their first show in '92, COMPUEXPO organizers are hitting 1993 with a theme that will reach computer industry resellers, VARs, manufacturers and technology entrepreneurs with unmatched global, strategic partnering; Marketing Edge & Technology Source - the twin business needs of competitive PC industry companies.

"As COMPUEXPO continues to differentiate itself from oversized, ill-focused trade shows, like Comdex, as a year-round, reseller and manufacturer channel partner, the PC industry will see a change from the frenzied price wars of today to a much smoother, global partnering environment for these horizontal market players", said Allen Yu, CEO, UNSC.

The growing number of COMPUEXPO '93 exhibitors include industry leaders IBM, Microsoft, Western Digital, TEAC America, Epson America, American Megatrends, Dataswift, Eastcom, CompuAge, Visionetics, Microland, Giga-Byte Technology, ACER America, and Sun Moon Star; all second time exhibitors. Pavilions featuring new products, technologies and partners will also offer resellers first hand contact with many Pacific Rim, South American and European companies.

COMPUEXPO '93 is scheduled for September 9-11, 1993 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With over 100 COMPUEXPO '92 companies re-signed for expanded floor space, the feel is "make room for new business". New, emerging companies are following the leaders to get in on the more focused environment that COMPUEXPO offers. "COMPUEXPO was more focused and intimate than (other trade shows). The pace was more relaxed and it was much easier to actually conduct business, n said Michael Ham, Regional Sales Manager of American Megatrends, Inc. John Stilin, Manager OEM Sales of Microsoft Corporation concluded, "We went to COMPUEXPO ('92) to talk to OEMs and that's precisely who was at the show. "

Targeting attendees is a leading focus for COMPUEXPO organizers. The '92 attendance held true to the highly qualified market of PC OEMs, VARs, system integrators and resellers targeted. Said June Lo, Executive VP of UNSC, "Over 72% of COMPUEXPO '92 attendees were computer remarketers, including 40% VAR/System Integrator, 20% Computer Retailer and 12% PC products distributor or super/club store reseller! But, the really good news is that over 77% of our attendees were decision makers with purchasing authority, making COMPUEXPO truly a "trade show" and partnership building event. "

Incorporated in September, 1991, UNSC Investment Group, Inc. was founded to produce COMPUEXPO, a global PC trade show that serves as an international sourcing partner. UNSC is committed to delivering the highest return on investment in the computer industry by providing a cost effective trading environment linking Resellers, VARs and Wholesale Buyers with emerging brand OEMs, Manufacturers and Suppliers.

UNSC Investment Group

39899 Balentine Dr, Suite 175, Newark, CA 94560

510-657-3418;  fax: 510-657-3499


Masterclips Includes over 6,000 Quality Images
New Masterclips Includes Over 6000 Quality Images With Increased Functionality

Easy-to-use Browse Feature, CD-ROM Availability, at Lower Price

(January 25,1993) Masterclips, a comprehensive artist-drawn clip art package with over 6000 full-color images in sixty different categories, will be available in mid-February from Masterclips, Inc. (formerly Masterclip Graphics, Inc.) at a low list price of $299.

Masterclips offers a new browsing feature which makes image management easier than ever. The browser allows users to quickly select images based on keywords, from diskette, hardrive, or CD-ROM and then choose the images they need to incorporate into their document or presentation.

This new package combines 2,000 images from the original 7-Volume set along with more than 4000 new corporate images, providing the largest CGM clip art collection on the market today. The original cost for the 7-Volume set was $499.

Masterclips can be used to add interest and impact to corporate reports, presentations, proposals, newsletters and add a professional look to any document.

Each electronic clip art image is artist-drawn and digitized into a vector format that retains its high quality when re-sized and/or re-colored. Vector graphics eliminate raster problems such as jagged lines, continuity breaks, or compromised colors, even when enlarged. Unlike most clip art, Masterclips images are all produced in full color and retain their high quality when printed in black and white. For applications which don't translate easily, Masterclips has included a color-to-black-and-white conversion utility which helps users gain better definition of their black and white images.

Masterclips was developed for use in both DOS and Windows applications. Produced in the popular CGM format for use with most software programs that support graphics (including Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics, Quattro Pro, Word for Windows, AmiPro, Excel, Persuasion, PowerPoint, PageMaker, CorelDRAW!, Freehand, Designer, Freelance, and many more). The CD-ROM images can be used in UNIX and OS/2, as well as, DOS and Windows.

Masterclips, Inc. also offers Custom Image Management System (CIMS) which is a service that provides custom digitizing of any image in a wide variety of formats. In addition, Masterclips offers The Series, a 24-title subject-specific collection of images for small business users, for a list price of only $19.99 per title.

For more information about Masterclips, contact Alan Hochman at Masterclips Inc., 5201 Ravenswood Road, Suite 111, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312, Phone: (800) 292-2547 or (305) 983-7440, FAX: (305) 967-9452. For dealer inquiries, contact Susan Ryan at Phone: (800) 972-1724 or (305) 967-9452.


Wired Magazine Launches Jan 26th, 1993
Wired Magazine Launches January 26, 1993

San Francisco, January 18th, 1993:

Bruce Sterling on the future of war.

Nicholas Negroponte on high-definition TV's present dilemma.

Lewis Perelman on education's dismal past.

Camille Paglia on Marshall McLuhan.

Fred Davis on chip design.

John Browning on electronic libraries.

John Markoff on the hacker's latest thrill.

Oliver North, Ed Meese, Dick Thornburgh and the colossal software

   scandal at the Department of Justice.

Steven Speilberg. Stewart Brand. Star Trek. Knight Ridder.

ISDN, MIT, CNN, 3DO, U2 . . .

At the dawn of a new millennium, the first magazine that addresses the questions posed by the Digital Age has arrived.

Who taught the Pillsbury Doughboy to mambo? Why is the Pentagon spending billions of dollars on virtual reality? Has sex gone digital? Why are the French busily scanning the pages of 100,000 great works of the 20th century into massive computers? Who at the Justice Department wanted Inslaw Inc.'s software so badly that they got the Department to lie, cheat and steal for it? What happens to the $450 billion we spend each year on education?

The premiere issue of Wired has the answers.

Wired is the first truly new magazine of the 1990s, according to

Editor/Publisher Louis Rossetto.

"The Digital Revolution is whipping through our lives like a Bengali typhoon," Rossetto writes in Wired's premiere issue, "while the traditional media is still groping for the snooze button. Meanwhile, the computer 'press' is too busy churning out the latest PCInfoComputingCorporateWorld iteration of its ad sales formula cum parts catalog to even consider the meaning or context of social changes so profound their only parallel is probably the discovery of fire.

"There are a lot of magazines about technology. Wired is not one of them. There are a lot of lifestyle magazines. Wired is the first mindstyle magazine - about the most powerful people on the planet today: the Digital Generation."

Wired is the authentic voice of the Digital Generation, the tens of millions of creators and users of digital technologies who are driving the Digital Revolution. This is the merger of the media, telecommunications and computing which is transforming every aspect of how we work, play, entertain, educate and inform. From the arts to medicine, finance to feature films to politics, the Digital Generation embodies the most powerful force for change in the world today.

Wired tracks this emerging digital culture, from the sweeping changes in business wrought by the personal computer to the sub-cultures born of teenage hackers and multi-million-dollar movies. Wired is there to give context to this revolution; the big view, the whole view, the human view.

So what do magazine people have to say about Wired? "One of the most interactive . . . and successful products in the information age," commented John Evans, former president of Murdoch Magazines and current president and CEO of News Electronic Data, Inc.

Wired is a collaboration by some of best and brightest of the Digital Generation. Wired's principals and staff are drawn from key technology and techno-culture magazines. Wired's initial financing came from two of America's foremost digital entrepreneurs and prophets. And Wired's contributors are the cream of writers covering technology, business, design and culture from around the globe.

Wired's quality design has already won it accolades and awards. It was voted "Best Magazine" by San Francisco Atelier, a coalition of artists and creatives, when it debuted at Macworld Expo earlier this month.

Wired marks the first time Nicholas Negroponte, director of MIT's Media Lab and one of the world's leading technology visionaries, has written for any magazine, despite numerous offers. "Computing and communications is now about lifestyle, not bytes, pixels, or gigaflops," Negroponte said. "The founders of Wired are the first to recognize that."

Wired is quick, smart and literate, featuring the most keen-eyed observers of our times, including writers drawn from media as diverse as Esquire, MacUser, The Economist, The Far Eastern Economic Review, the BBC, Mondo 2000, and The New York Times.

Full color and fully digital, Wired is designed by John Plunkett, award-winning designer and partner in Plunkett + Kuhr. Wired features some of America's best photographers, graphic artists and young digital designers. Innovative and stunning, Wired's design reflects the magazine's approach to digital technology: that it can be humanized, that it can be tamed by understanding.

Following its succesful launch at Macworld Expo in San Francisco on January 7th and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the following day, Wired will hit national newsstands on January 26th with an impressive line up of advertisers. AT&T, Apple, Bose, Origin, Radius, Rebo, Seagate and Silicon Graphics are among the charter advertisers sharing Wired's premiere pages. The magazine will be distributed nationally by Hearst Corp.

Nicholas Negroponte and Charlie Jackson (founder of Silicon Beach Software), provided the seed financing, while investment bankers Sterling Payot arranged Wired's launch. Wired is an independent magazine, wholly owned by Wired Holdings, affiliated with no other publishing concern.

Wired launches as a bimonthly, eventually becoming a monthly. The initial print run for the premiere issue is 150,000 copies. Wired will be available on newsstands for $4.95; subscriptions are $20.


PC Products Database Aproaching 40,000 Products
PC Products Database Now Includes Nearly 40,000 Product Listings From Over 14,800 Companies and Authors In The PC Industry

The PC Products Database is distributed monthly by EMS Professional Software with research and data maintenance by Baker Enterprises. Individual copies of the database on diskette are still $25, with various subscription plans and CD-ROM versions also available. Contact EMS Professional Software for details.

The PC Products Database is a "Yellow Pages" for the PC industry and includes full company mailing addresses, telephone numbers (voice, fax, WATS, BBS) and electronic mail addresses where known. Also included are every product of interest to the PC industry: software (commercial & shareware), systems, expansion boards, peripherals, accessories, books, magazines, audio/video materials, training materials & programs, trade shows, etc., etc. Each product entry includes a brief description and various keywords to assist in finding entries by company and/or product name, product type, etc.

All data is provided in industry standard dBASE III+ format making it easy to extract data as needed. Updated monthly and maintained in conjunction with a nationwide electronic news service, the information is always more complete and accurate than any printed directory or reference.

For subscription pricing and site licensing information, contact:

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