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Business & Productivity Software
Business & Productivity Software News:

Facility Master II for Windows

RexxBase, The Database for REXX, V1.30

Raosoft SRUVEY - SEBRAE Brazil Site License

ADC ImageVAULT Stock Photo CD-ROMs

New Sybase Multimedia Client/Server Apps

Sybase Gain Momentum 3.0 Multimedia Authoring

Sybase Interactive Multimedia Training Swr

CBOT Chooses Sybase for Trading Info System

Sybase Certification of ISO 9002 Quality Std

Power Graph for Windows, Queries & Charting

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation Swr for Windows

Australia Phone CD-ROM Telephone Directory

Pro CD Expands Distribution

First Visual Telephone Directory w/Maps & ZIP+4

The Invoice Store V3.1 Small Business Acc'tng

Word Fogue V3.1 Word Processor Update

OmniCon V1.0 Windows Unit Converstion Utility

Prentice Hall FAST!G V5.01 Released/Shipping

Ocelot2 - The SQL! V2.16 Includes Source Code

Free OS/2 IRMWare Business App Demos Available

Issue Manager v1.1 Issue/Problem Tracking Sys

askSam V2.0 Free-Form Database for Windows

DataViz Ships Conversions Plus for Windows V2.5

Fauve xRes High-End Paint & Photo-Retouch Swr

Everest Authoring System for Windows

UAdmin Automates Off-Site Data Collection

Property Plus Manages Office Equip & Fixed Inv

DocuWare Pressman Electronic Clipping


Professional/Engineering Software
Professional/Engineering Software News:

SilverPlatter Drug Info Databases

BSIM3 Model Parameters & TMA AURORA + PSpice

MicroSim Design Center 6.1

Design Center Now Supported Under Windows NT

Design Center/Paragon, Analog Circuit Optimizer

DatabaseVIEW Links LabVIEW to Database Pckgs

Vibrant Tech ME'scope Mech Eng Swr Family

DBA PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer Software

Cyberware Scans the Future

SoftPump Syringe-Pump Swr Runs up to 99 Pumps

Free Panacea Autocad Display List Accelerator

Panacea Instant Upgrade Feature

ADev & EDA Planned Merger

KLA Instruments Enters Swr Market w/PRISM Div

LogIT! Flight Log Book Management Software

Complete Environmental Regulations on CD-ROM

MedAssist Medical Office Management System


Personal & Educational Software
Personal & Educational Software News:

Velocipede Bicle Training Log for Windows

EPHEM Astronomy Softare

New Bartender Software for Windows

E-Teller 1.6 OS/2 Bank & Credit Card Mgmt Util

Magnificent Rocky CDROM Rocky Mt Nat'l Pk Guide

Pierian Spring Swr Discovery Toolkit Monthly

Trolls, Dragons & English Mechanics

BOWL101 Bowling League Management Shareware

Escape With Your Life Self-Defense Training

FPLAN-KWIK Financial & Retirement Planner V1.0

New PG Music Products & Upgrade Offers

EX Libris, Collins Classics on CD-ROM

The Brain - Artificial Neural Network Simulator

The Tracker for Cross Country Runners

The Piano Professor from SofTech Multimedia


Games & Entertainment Software
Games & Entertainment Software News:

RAW Ent. & Decision Games Combine Skills

Companions of Xanth on Multimedia CD-ROM

Return to Zork Now in MPEG Format for ReelMagic

Tubular Worlds Arcade Action Game

EA Shock Wave - Invasion Earth 2019 for 3DO

Sesame Stree Numbers for 3DO

PowerPOKER for Windows


System Software & Utilities
System Software & Utilities News:

Ataman Software telnetd for Windows NT

IP Manager V1.2 for Windows

User Interface Components for PARTS Workbench

Lahey Fortran 90

WCL - Windows Command Line Processor V7.50

Artisoft CorStream Wins Best of COMDEX Award

Artisoft Shipping Lantastic Mgmt Services Swr

Tom Sawyer Swr Readies AppWare Components

SunPro & Symantec Choose Tom Sawyer Software

OBACKUP for OS/2 V2.5 Now Available

PM2You V1.2 Remote Control Product for OS/2

PM Attrib - Attribute Mgmt Via the WPS for OS/2

Internet-Connect V1 for Windows Users

Enterprise Solutions Acquires Alprange Comm.

Advanced Toolbar Control (ATC) for Windows

RightOn V2.3 Windows Mouse Utility

Technetium 1.5 X-Windows Style Windows Menus

Ataman Rlogind Service for Windows NT

Introducing LINGO a Very High Level Language

ViPEr Visual DSP Programming Environment

Three New Windows Tools from Wintronix

Object-Oriented Training CD-ROM

GEnie's New Windows Front End Available

GEnieNav V2.5 for MicroPhone Pro/II/LT

Rosenthal UnInstall Removes Win/DOS Pgms

HELLLP! V2.3 WinHelp Author Tool for WinWord

WidgetKit/Prof & Bus. Graphics for VisualAge

Easy-CD Pro - InfoWorld Buyers Assurance Seal

Visual Baler 1.0 Spreadsheet Visual Dev Tool

Trinzic Enhances Forest & Trees Notes Access

ProtoView Spreadsheet/Grid Control for VB/VC++

ProtoView Interface Component Set V1.0

ProtoView Launches ProtoGen+ for NT

NavCIS V1.2 CompuServe Off-Line Navigator


Macintosh Specific Software
Macintosh Specific Software News:

Apple Seeds Developers with OpenDoc

Apple Ships Mac App Environment for Sun/HP

Apple Brings Music to Mac with Help from Roland

Inside Mac Games CD-ROM Electronic Magazine

MacTimeLiner Evolves to New TimeLiner 4.0

TypeRight - Mac Utility for Hebrew Text

SoftArc & Apple Bring Info Highway to Kids

Apprentice CD-ROM of Over 450MB Mac Source Code

Tournament Organiser For Sports Co-ordinators

Bullfrog Presents SYNDICATE Now for the Mac

The Labyrinth of Time Now for Mac CD

EA & Todd Rundgren Interactive Mac Music CD

Populous II Now Available for Macintosh


Miscellaneous Software
Miscellaneous Software News:

SoftwareVAULT Emerald Collection CD-ROM

New SilverPlatter Databases on CD-ROM

Proxim & Wollongong Bring Wireless LAN to UNIX

InfoMagic CD-ROM Product List

Wayzata CD-ROM Treasure Pack

Copia Fax-On-Demand Support for Univel UNIX


System Hardware
System Hardware News:

New NEC PowerMate Desktop PCs

New NEC Ready Series of Multimedia PCs

NEC Enhances ISV Developers Pgm for Windows NT

NEC Reduces Image 466es Series Desktop Systems

Strong NEC Multimedia PC Order Rate Reported

APF5000 Flat Panel PC w/1024x768 Color LCD

MicroFLEX-VL/66G Green Micro Express PC

PECO Energy Selects Fujitsu-based Mobile Sys

NekoTech Intros New NT Systems At Spring Comdex

NEC Intros Versa S Series Notebook Systems

First Power Portable for Video Conferencing

Upgrade Any PC to 486/Pentium Starting at $399

CommWorks Bundled with Toshiba Portege

LapLink Remote Access Bundled with AST Ascentia

iCom Series Computer Computers


Expansion Hardware
Expansion Hardware News:

C++ Compiler Supports DSP Development System

Direct Link Micro Channel Interface Card

EISA-GPIB IEEE 488.2 Interface Board

ISI Intelligent Serial Interface Card

New DATEL Catalog Features 50 New Products

PowerGraph Pro PCI Graphics Accelerator Board

STB Adopts 3Dlabs' GLINT 3D Processor

Zenith CruiseLAN Wireless LAN Products


Peripheral Hardware
Peripheral Hardware News:

CrystalEyes PC Virtual Reality Dev Products

MiniCardDock Desktop PCMCIA Reader/Writer

Multi-Tech V.34 Modem Unveiled at COMDEX

V.FC Modems Are Not The Same as V.34


Macintosh Specific Hardware
Macintosh Specific Hardware News:

Apple Announces Corporate Alliance Program

PowerAssist PowerBook Battery Extender

Digital Vision TelevEyes/Plus for Mac


Miscellaneous Hardware
Miscellaneous Hardware News:

Gemstar VCR Plus + Control Tower

REMOTE-ACQ II Data Collection Platform

ACC Danube Remote Access Router

ACSYS Patent for Intelligent Hub Design

EcoNet Expandable Printer Sharing Network

LAM Research Flat Panel Display Etch System

SoftBlaster Swr Duplication Sys for SCSI/Tape

Symposium & PCAccess Amiga Cards


Books & Publications
Books & Publications:

SmartClassroom Pack Video Courseware

Byte's Windows Programmer's Cookbook

Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit

User's Guide to Computer Security Today

Legal Compliance/Tech Business Conduct Video

Byte's Mac Programmer's Cookbook

Visual Guide to Microsoft Access

Four New Internet Related O'Reilly Audiotapes

Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing

Programmer's Guide to PC Video Systems

Field Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows

Microsoft Works 3 for Windows Step by Step

Microsoft Access 2 for Windows Step by Step

Non-Designer's Design Book

Guide to Software in Spanish

SmartCourseware Access 2.0 Video Training

Learning The Internet By Video

Word for Windows Answers: Cert. Tech Support

50 Ways to Make Money Using Your PC

Newsletters From the Desktop, 2nd Edition

Looking Good with CorelDRAW!, 3rd Edition

Byte's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook

Byte's DOS Programmer's Cookbook

Constructing Windows Dialogs

Fantastic Fax Modems, Comm With Your PC/Mac/LAN

Ready-Made Access 2.0 Applications

OS/2 Personal Electronic Hypermedia Magazine

Guide to Global Investments Using Elec Tools


Miscellaneous News
Miscellaneous News:

Verbatim Intros 1.7 - 2.0 GB Optical Disks

Verbatim Offers 230MB 3.5-inch Optical Disks

Congress Declares War on US Software Companies

Trade Groups Join SPA to Finalize Rating System

Artisoft Launches Regional Reseller Briefings

SPA Study on Info Tech Effects on Students

Avail Rolls Out HSM Compatibility Strategy

MMA Announces New Opportunity for Vendors

Apple Demos Virtual Reality For The Rest Of Us

How To Submit Press Releases For Distribution

IIA Info Policy Online Newsletter - June 1994

Bakers's Newsbits (6/15/94)

Swr Publishers Working Together on Ratings

Computer-Related Illness & Injuries Report

Minn Technology Plan for Recycled Equipment

Western Europe Swr Sales Reach $522 Million

Desktop Channel Intros Elec Order Entry System

Sybase Intermedia Arch on HP Video Products

SPA Celebrates Decade With 10th Annual Conf.

American Airlines Exec at Networks Expo Keynote

Strong Sales in Japan Highlight Q1 1994 Results

SPA Appoints New Director of Litigation


CrystalEyes PC Virtual Reality Dev Products
STEREOGRAPHICS, SENSE8 CORP. SHIP FIRST 3D VIRTUAL REALITY WINDOWS DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS PRICED UNDER $1,000

CrystalEyes PC and WorldToolKit for Windows Provide Interactive, Real-Time, Hardware-Independent, VR Solutions On PC or Workstations

San Rafael, CA -- June 1, 1994 -- StereoGraphics Corporation, the world's largest supplier of three-dimensional electronic stereo display equipment, announced that its CrystalEyes PC System and Sense8 Corporation's WorldToolKit for Windows are now shipping in quantity and are each priced under $1,000.

"Up until now, real-time interactive 3D simulations were financially out of reach for many Windows developers," said Wil Cochran, StereoGraphics' vice president of sales and marketing. "This aggressive pricing opens up a world of possibilities for applications in business, engineering, architecture, entertainment and education, among others."

CrystaEyes PC converts a non-stereo-ready PC into a state-of-the-art graphics platform for true 3D stereo visualization. The product gives stereo depth to on-screen images, which dramatically increases the user's ability to analyze complex graphics and intricate details.

CrystalEyes PC works with most popular desktop system platforms, including IBM PCs and compatibles and some Apple Macintosh and Amiga computers. It includes the patented CrystalEyes shuttering liquid crystal eyewear and combines stereo electronics and an infrared emitter into a single small package which sits on top of the monitor. A single cable ensures easy installation without opening the computer. The CrystalEyes PC Model CE-PCE is available at $985. StereoGraphics markets its products domestically through resellers, and internationally through distributors in Japan, Europe, and the rest of the world.

WorldToolKit for Windows enables developers to rapidly build interactive, real-time graphics simulations. It makes 3D graphics applications easy to prototype while providing the functionality required to build complex applications. The software is available at $795 from Sense8, as well as from a worldwide network of distributors in the U.S., Japan, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, and Finland.

"WorldToolKit for Windows sets new performance levels," said Ken Pimentel, vice president of Sense8, Sausalito, CA. "Concepts which may have once been difficult to communicate are now brought to life with dynamic, interactive three-dimensional elements."

A key feature of WorldToolKit is its hardware-independence. For example, a WorldToolKit application written for the PC will compile on the Silicon Graphics Reality Engine. This support for cross-platform development provides significant flexibility and expandability. WorldToolKit for Windows requires a 486DX PC or better, running Windows 3.1 or NT with either a 16K-, 32K-, 64K or 256K-color graphics driver. A localbus PC using a Pentium chip provides additional speed.

The stereo electronics convert a single frame into separate left and right fields. These fields are alternated at high speed onto the stereo-ready monitor display for viewing through the eyewear. Because the lightweight (3 oz.), untethered CrystalEyes glasses are synchronized with the stereo image by the infrared emitter, any number of users can simultaneously view the three-dimensional screen images with complete freedom of movement.

The patented eyewear delivers a minimum dynamic range of 250: 1, ensuring a realistic, high-resolution, ghost-free color image, while the 120Hz screen refresh rate in stereo mode provides flicker-free viewing. CrystalEyes PC also features an automatic brightness mode which allows users to simultaneously view a non-stereo software application without removing the eyewear, it also includes standard infrared emitters which support viewers up to 8 feet away, and battery life in excess of 100 hours.

CrystalEyes products are being used to improve and dramatize video and computer presentations, scientific visualization, medical imaging, surgical endoscopy, molecular modeling, photogrammetry, motion simulation, inspection systems, remote vehicle control, flight simulation and all types of training.

Sense8 Corporation, the leading provider of software tools for building real-time virtual reality and graphics simulation applications for business and professional use, can be reached at 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 104, Sausalito, CA 94965, telephone 415/331-6318, fax 415/331-9148.

StereoGraphics Corp., founded in 1980 and the world's leading manufacturer of stereo viewing systems, invented and developed the market for modern stereo imaging hardware. Due to its capability, reasonable price and state-of-the-art technology backed by 14 patents, CrystalEyes systems are accepted as the industry standard for stereo viewing. StereoGraphics is located at 2171 East Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael, California 94901, telephone 415/459-4500, fax 415/459-3020


Ataman Software telnetd for Windows NT
Ataman Software, L.C. has just released its new full-featured telnetd for Microsoft Windows NT.

The telnetd will be added to an existing rlogind product. The new product is called the Ataman(TM) TCP Remote Logon Services. Pricing for the product remains the same at for the rlogind product. Registered users of the Ataman Rlogind Service will receive a free upgrade. The new product also contains an rlogind with several bug fixes and enhancements.

The Ataman TCP Remote Logon Services provides a Microsoft Windows NT implementation of the TCP/IP-based rlogin and telnet protocols as defined in the Internet documents: RFC 1282 and RFC 854. These services allow users to remotely logon to a Windows NT machine and run character-mode programs on the remote system. It uses the standard Windows NT user authentication mechanisms so that a separate password database is not needed. Remote users are provided with separate security contexts. No user needs to be logged on to the console for the rlogind or telnetd services to function.

After logging on users can choose on of two modes of execution:

        Simple or Advanced.

The Advanced mode provides support for full-screen character-mode applications that will work with any rlogin or telnet client that supports ANSI terminal escape sequences (such as VT100). When running in advanced mode such features as the DOSKEY command line editing work much like they do from a command prompt window opened on the main console. Screen resizing at the client side is passed on to the remote screen buffer.

The Simple mode is for users that do not have an rlogin or telnet client that supports ANSI terminal escape sequences, or for instances in which the Advanced mode uses more resources than desired. This mode lets the remote users execute any character mode program that works correctly when standard output is redirected to a pipe. It does not provide support for full-screen applications.

The Ataman(TM) TCP Remote Logon Services is shareware. It is available for the Intel and Alpha AXP architectures. You can obtain the product file archive from Ataman Software's anonymous ftp site:

        utahwired.com:/users/ataman/products/

                atrls11i.zip (Intel)

                atrls11a.zip (AXP)

It will also be placed on ftp.cica.indiana.edu and its mirrors. (The files will start out in /pub/pc/win3/uploads but will eventually moved to /pub/pc/win3/nt.)

The files can also be obtained from CompuServe in the WUGNET (Win NT Shareware library) and MSWIN32 (Tools-Third Party library) forums. Search for the keyword: TELNETD.

Registered users also receive the Ataman Rexecd Service which provides an Windows NT implementation of the Berkeley "rexec" remote command execution protocol.

Ataman Software can be reached via electronic mail on CompuServe as: 70363,1373 or from the Internet as: info@ataman.com Telephone number: (801) 583-9132.


IP Manager V1.2 for Windows
IP Manager v1.2 is here!

IP Manager evolved from my need, as a network administrator, to keep track of IP addresses assigned throughout my LAN/WAN.  I couldn't remember all the  addresses, and wanted to be sure that no duplicates were assigned.  Also, I wanted an easy way to initiate Telnet or FTP sessions, without having to remember a ton of addresses or profile files.

New Features in Version 1.2:

- Import devices from any valid hosts file.

- Export database to a hosts file.

- Printing capabilities.

- Minor bug fixes.

Features:

- Sorting of IP addresses by address, definable name, or type.

- Automatic notification of duplicate IP addresses

- Automatic notification of invalid IP addresses

- Ability to use as front end for external FTP,

  Telnet, and Ping programs

- Slick 3-D interface

Requirements:

- A 386 or greater PC

- Windows 3.1 or greater

- At least 1.3 MB of hard disk space

  (as database increases, more space required)

Registration:

IP Manager costs $20 US dollars if you find it useful.  Registration fees will support future  revisions and updates, further functionality, etc.

Author: Scott Davenport


SmartClassroom Pack Video Courseware
SMARTCLASSROOM PACK VIDEO COURSEWARE SIMPLIFIES PC TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTORS

Los Gatos, Calif. - June 5, 1994 - Anderson Soft-Teach today announced the availability of its new SmartClassroom Pack courseware for training individuals on the most popular software programs. The SmartClassroom Pack contains all the materials an instructor needs to transform a 10-person class into a SmartClassroom. The SmartClassroom Pack contains three volumes of courseware; each volume includes one instructor's guide, one videotape, ten student workbooks, ten skills tests, ten practice disks and ten certificates of completion.

"I find the courseware from Anderson Soft-Teach to be excellent," said John Buerk, process specialist at Southwestern Bell Technical Education Center in St. Louis. "Their new instructor's guides are very detailed -- very clear and concise. It really helps reduce my prep time. I particularly like the sample agendas, detailed course plans, and additional discussion topics."

The SmartClassroom Pack reduces instructor preparation time and shortens course development cycles. In the SmartClassroom, lectures and demonstrations are presented via videotape. The instructor controls the pace and direction of all SmartClassroom courses by previewing each lesson, stopping the videotape to introduce topics, leading discussions, and answering questions. The SmartClassroom Pack sells for $1,295.

Anderson Soft-Teach

983 University Ave

Los Gatos, CA 95030

800-338-4336,  408-399-0100,  fax 408-399-0500


Apple Seeds Developers with OpenDoc
Apple Seeds Developers with OpenDoc for Macintosh Computers

CUPERTINO, California--May 2, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it is sending its OpenDoc  component-software environment for Apple  Macintosh  personal computers to 1,000 developers worldwide.  As a result, these developers can begin creating software based on an open architecture that Apple is developing in conjunction with a number of industry leaders, as part of the CI Labs organization.  OpenDoc is being developed for Macintosh computers as well as for Windows, OS/2 and UNIX  systems.

In a component-software environment, software features or functions, are treated separately, in a modular manner.  This allows developers and users to mix and match software components, creating customized applications that are precisely tailored to individual or organizational needs.  In the OpenDoc environment, information created with these components can be shared across many different applications and platforms.  This environment contrasts with traditional personal-computer software environments, in which people are forced to work within the feature sets offered by large, sometimes unwieldy and complex, applications.

Apple's alpha version of OpenDoc for Macintosh computers enables developers to begin building OpenDoc components.  Developers enrolled in the seeding program are receiving the code and documentation needed to commence the development process, with many intending to build OpenDoc component software.  Apple plans a beta version of the product later this summer, when the company intends to seed approximately 20,000 developers.

"The software industry's transition to a component-based environment offers flexibility to both developers and users,"  said Ike Nassi, vice president of Development Products for the AppleSoft division.  " With its broad acceptance by both industry partners and software developers, OpenDoc is positioned to lead this transition."

"Using OpenDoc technology, WordPerfect will be able to deliver a higher quality product in the form of component software,"  said A.J. Dennis, OpenDoc evangelist for WordPerfect Corporation.  " We are very excited about the technology.  We'll be able to design, develop and test smaller component modules and bring them to market faster."

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets personal computer, server, and personal interactive electronic systems for use in business, education, the home, science, engineering and government.  A recognized pioneer and innovator in the information industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Apple Ships Mac App Environment for Sun/HP
Apple Ships Macintosh Application Environment for Sun and Hewlett- Packard Workstations

CUPERTINO, California--May 6, 1994 --  The Apple Business Systems (ABS) Division of Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that the Macintosh Application Environment (MAE), an innovative software product that brings the functionality and ease- of-use of the Macintosh operating system to Sun SPARC stations and Hewlett-Packard 9000 Series 700 workstations, is now shipping.

MAE is designed to allow workstation users to receive the benefits of the Macintosh environment, including the ability to run most Macintosh applications, while working within their workstations UNIX operating system.

MAE runs on Solaris 2.3 or HP-UX 9.0.1 or later, and requires an X11 release 4 or later window display server.  MAE is compatible with HP's Visual User Environment, as well as SunSoft's OpenWindows and OSF Motif.

Significance:

MAE brings the complete Macintosh look-and-feel to a UNIX platform. In addition, users can now choose from thousands of Macintosh applications to run on their UNIX desktops.  Finally, Apple's close working relationship with Sun and HP have contributed to superior integration between the Macintosh environment and the UNIX operating system, addressing file management, networking and graphics.

Availability and Pricing:

The MAE Apple Price is (US) $549.  Pricing outside the United States may vary by country.

MAE can be purchased through authorized Apple resellers, distributors and system integrators.  To order product or receive additional information, you can call 1-800-769-2775, ext. 7675.  In Europe and in the Pacific, Apple intends to make MAE available next month.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Apple Announces Corporate Alliance Program

Collaboration between Apple, resellers and key accounts to improve large account service

CAMPBELL, California--May 9, 1994--Apple USA, a division of Apple Computer, Inc., today announced the Apple Corporate Alliance Program, a strategic program designed to foster a stronger, three-way relationship between Apple, its resellers and large corporate customers in the U.S.  The move is a critical component of Apple's channel strategy, and is intended to help resellers improve service to key accounts.

The new program emphasizes joint communication and planning between Apple, its resellers and large corporate customers.  Under this program, resellers are designated by the customer and work closely with Apple personnel to more effectively service their customers. Benefits include advance product and technology briefings, and enhanced sales and support training at no additional cost.

Qualifying customers receive newly released Apple technologies and products for evaluation, specially designed service plans and an employee purchase program administered through the reseller of their choice.  The cooperative nature of the program also enhances the product allocation process.  Strategic communication between all parties helps customers identify their needs prior to new product introductions and improves overall customer support.

"This program underscores Apple's commitment to the reseller channel and our customers," said George Everhart, vice president, Apple USA Sales.  "A solid partnership between Apple, its resellers and enterprise customers ensures a higher level of satisfaction for this key customer segment.  And the added support from Apple means a better business proposition for the resellers.  This is a way of supporting the resellers while meeting the growing demand for strategic alliances between suppliers and large business."

Program Requirements

The Apple Corporate Alliance is open to all Apple Authorized Resellers.  To participate, resellers must be designated by the customer.  Qualifying resellers must provide an account team for each ACA customer and deliver monthly Electronic Data Interchange  (EDI) reporting to Apple.

ACA resellers help develop on-going quarterly forecasts with the Apple ACA team, and agree to participate in periodic training programs and non-disclosure briefings with customers.

ACA customers can designate either one or two resellers per buying location.  These customers also help develop on-going quarterly forecasts with the Apple ACA team, and agree to participate in at least one non-disclosure meeting annually.  ACA customers may switch resellers during the year provided they submit the change in writing to Apple.  Participation in ACA does not exclude customers from purchasing from other resellers.

For additional information about the Apple Corporate Alliance program, resellers and customers should contact their Apple account representative.  Customers can also call (800) 538-9696 for the name of the reseller nearest them.

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets personal computer, server, and personal interactive electronic systems for use in business, education, the home, science, engineering, and government.  A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Apple Brings Music to Mac with Help from Roland
Apple Brings Music to the Macintosh with Help from Roland Corporation

CUPERTINO, California--May 10, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc., a computer and information industry pioneer, and Roland Corporation, a leading manufacturer of professional musical instruments, today announced an agreement in which Apple  will license Roland's musical instrument sound collection for use in future versions of QuickTime , Apple's software that brings multimedia capabilities to computers and consumer electronics devices.

The Roland  Sound Canvas  musical instrument collection includes digitized samples of more than 10 instrument families including piano, organ, guitar, bass, strings and orchestra, ensemble, brass, reed, percussion, sound effects and more.  These sounds can be used to create and play music on computers--without users needing to know the technical nuances of MIDI technology.

"Until now, our instrument samples have been used primarily by professional musicians," commented Ikutaro Kakehashi, president of Roland Corporation.  "The rapid growth in the multimedia industry, however, has prompted us to lower the barriers to entry for people who want to create and play music, without assembling an entire music studio.  Apple's move to include our Sound Canvas libraries with QuickTime will make high-quality music much more widely available, while allowing a natural upgrade path to Roland's professional instruments."

"Like music in feature films, music in CD-ROM titles and multimedia presentations results in a more approachable, entertaining user experience," said Tom Ryan, manager of the AppleSoft Media Software Group.  "Over time, music will become a standard part of the Macintosh experience."

QuickTime Music Architecture Makes Music Easy The QuickTime Music Architecture, a component of QuickTime 2.0, includes several features that make it easier for computer users to create, edit, play, and synchronize music with video.  Through the use of the Roland instrument library and Apple's proprietary sound synthesis technology, the architecture requires no additional hardware to play music.

A key feature of the QuickTime Music Architecture is that it requires very little of the user's disk space.  For example, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata would require nearly 180MB if recorded as CD-quality audio, but when stored as a QuickTime movie it only uses 75K of disk space.  Or an entire corporate presentation--complete with high- quality images with background music--could fit on one floppy disk.

The QuickTime Music Architecture is also compatible with MIDI, yet is distinctly different from MIDI.  Any Standard MIDI File can be converted directly into a QuickTime music movie, and MIDI devices, such as MIDI keyboards, can record directly into music movies.  In addition, the architecture is scalable, so it will automatically take advantage of the best available device for playback--including MIDI devices, such as those offered by Roland.  Unlike MIDI, additional hardware is not required and users do not need to know how to configure instruments or channels, or understand complicated file formats.

QuickTime 2.0:  Bigger, Faster Video

QuickTime 2.0, announced this February, not only includes enhanced support for music, but also provides greatly increased performance for video.  The latest version of QuickTime provides for larger video windows to be played at faster frame rates, resulting in full-screen movies without the addition of hardware.  QuickTime 2.0 also provides an infrastructure for development and delivery of interactive television applications, including MPEG support and network enhancements so that QuickTime can address distributed networks and devices.

System Requirements

QuickTime 2.0 will run on any color-capable (68020 or later) Macintosh computer running System 7 or 6.0.7 with at least 2 MB of memory.

Availability

The QuickTime 2.0 developer kit for the Macintosh is expected to be available in mid-1994.  As with previous versions, QuickTime 2.0 is designed to permit cross-platform compatibility between platforms which support it.

Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets personal computer, server, and personal interactive electronic systems for use in business, education, the home, science, engineering and government. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the information industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries.

Roland Corporation is a leader in the development and production of electronic musical instruments.  Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Roland manufactures and distributes products through four divisions: musical instruments, contemporary keyboards, professional audio and a newly formed multimedia division.  Roland promotes a multi-brand strategy which includes the Roland, BOSS and Rodgers lines of products.  Roland is a global company with 19 overseas joint ventures and affiliates, 40 distributors, and six R&D facilities worldwide.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Velocipede Bicle Training Log for Windows
Velocipede (TM) version 1.0.0 for Window 3.1

Velocipede 1.0.0 is a shareware bicycle training log program for  Windows 3.1. The program help you to keep a track of your training activities.

Features:

 * Allow you to store information about your bikes,

 * and the trails (courses) you ride,

 * and the type of trainings you perform.

 * Can use information from cyclo-computers.

 * Can use information from a heart rate monitor.

 * Handles both metric and non-metric units.

 * Define your training goals and compare them against

   your training activity.

 * Maintenance logs.

 * Keep track of wheel usage.

 * View data:

   - Yearly, monthly and weekly training distanse,

     acc. altitude and time.

   - Total training distance, acc. altitude and time.

 * Generate several types of reports:

   - Training reports.

   - Monthly report.

   - Weekly report.

   - Wheel usage report.

   - Maintenance report.

   - Goal analyse report.

   - Wheel usage report.

 * Gearing chart calculator.

 * Heart rate target zone advisor.

 * Spoke length calculator.

 * Context sensitive help.

 * Online FAQ file (Windows help format).

 * Mutiple document interface. Allows you to open several

   documents at the same time.

 * Can import converted Bike Manager files.

 * and more...

Many of the ideas in the program is based on Bike Manager (TM) for DOS. Those who have tried Bike Manager will find many of the same things in Velocipede.

Velocipede has been developed on a 386/387 machine running DOS 5.00 and Windows 3.1 using Microsoft Visual C/C++ 1.5 and Visual Control Pack. The program require Windows 3.1 or higher and 286 CPU or higher.

Joern Yngve Dahl-Stamnes

e-mail: dahls@fysel.unit.no


Verbatim Intros 1.7 - 2.0 GB Optical Disks
VERBATIM INTRODUCES 1.7 - 2.0 GB 5.25" OPTICAL DISKS

Removable Mass Storage For Jukebox, Network Applications

AIIM BOOTH #3620, NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 19, 1994 - Verbatim Corporation, the world's leading seller of optical and floppy disks for professional use, introduces its new 5.25" rewritable optical disks with storage capacities ranging from 1.7GB to 2.0GB.

Verbatim's new optical media meets ECMA and draft ISO standards and is the next logical capacity increase in optical technology," says Jim Somers, optical products engineer at Verbatim.

"Our high sensitivity media is perfect for the rapid rotational speeds of the new Hitachi drives, and the rugged components of our disks make them ideal for the hostile jukebox and network environment in which they will operate."

Verbatim's new media provides the user with:

* the ability to record and revise up to 2.0GB of data

  and images

* the ability to read and write data repeatedly with

  no performance loss

* your best defense against data loss and a lifetime warranty

Verbatim's new 1.7GB - 2.0GB rewritable optical disks are excellent in LANs of all sizes and in optical disk library systems.  They will give LAN, MIS and records managers a lower per megabyte cost of data storage, as well as more ease in handling large files.

For more information on optical storage technology, write or call Verbatim Corporation, 1200 W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262,  1-800-759-DISK (3475).


Verbatim Offers 230MB 3.5-inch Optical Disks
VERBATIM OFFERS 230MB CAPACITY 3.5-INCH OPTICAL DISKS

Disks Provide Storage Equivalent To 165 Floppies

AIIM BOOTH #3620, NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 19, 1994  - Verbatim Corporation, the world's leading seller of optical and floppy disks, introduces 230MB 3.5-inch rewritable optical disks, providing the user with high-capacity desktop storage that is cost-efficient, removable, portable and easily secured.

"We were first to introduce 128MB 3.5-inch rewritable optical disks, and now Verbatim leads the way in development of the latest generation of rewritable optical technology," says Jim Somers, optical products engineer at Verbatim Corporation.

"Providing the user with the storage equivalency of 165 high density floppy disks, these rewritable optical disks meet ECMA and draft ISO standards and are fully compatible with new generation drives made by Fujitsu, IBM, Olympus and Panasonic.  The new drives are downward compatible for both write and read of existing 128MB rewritable disks."

Verbatim 230MB optical disks offer the storage capacity and high performance necessary for hard drive backup, multimedia and LAN applications, and provide an excellent vehicle for data distribution.  They give users a lower per megabyte cost of data storage, as well as more ease in handling large files.

Additionally, optical media, with its high storage capacity and random accessibility, is perfect for storage of text and graphics, engineering drawings, digitized X-rays and scans and audio information.

"We have worked very closely with top drive manufacturers in developing this technology and our April shipping date coincides with expected drive availability," says Somers.

Verbatim Corporation is the world's leading seller of floppy and optical disks, as well as the fastest-growing data cartridge company.  It offers 4mm and 8mm data cartridges, reel tape, rewritable and write-once optical disks, as well as a complete line of flash and SRAM memory cards.  Founded in 1969, Verbatim has provided your best defense against data loss for 25 years.

For more information on optical storage technology, write or call Verbatim Corporation, 1200 W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28262,1-800-759-DISK (3475).


FACILITY MASTER II  for  Windows

COMSEC is introducing a new reservation system, Facility Master II for Windows.

Designed for firms that require time reservations and appointments,  whether  reserving rooms, tables, equipment, or making office appointments.   Facility  Master II permits quick entry, update and retrieval of reservation information   for up to 400 facilities.

The Window's version is not just a conversion of COMSEC's popular DOS program,   but rather includes all of the DOS features plus many new options to enhance a firms's reservation system. The emphasize on ease use has still been retained.

The Window's version permits the attachment of a note,  organizational service  request and/or a facility configuration, to a reservation.   The Administrator  may define 2 categories of reservation options that may be selected.  Services  that are common to the organization and those common to a facility.  This   could include food & beverage, equipment, configurations, etc.  The predefined items can be quickly viewed and selected when making an appointment.

Multiple reservations are a breeze with Facility Master II for Windows. Say you want to schedule the same reservation 3 days a week for 52 weeks. Just click on  the day(s) of the week desired and enter the number of weeks.  This transaction  driven option is lightning fast and will automatically roll-out any changes if  a conflict is encountered.  The conflict is then displayed for your resolution.

Database maintenance, reports, exports, defining facility descriptions, and services are just as easy with the password protected administration program.  There is even a button to repair the database if corruption should occur.

A network version, to permit over 100 concurrent users, is also available.

Pricing:  Stand alone Windows Version $489   Network $589

COMSEC has been creating and distributing scheduling software since 1981. They have never charged for a product upgrade or technical support.  Contact COMSEC at (203) 644-1817.

COMSEC

68 Kelly Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074

203-644-1817


RexxBase, The Database for REXX, V1.30
RexxBase - The Database For Rexx.

Version 1.30

Description: RexxBase is a Rexx External Interface DLL that offers dBase III database access functions to Rexx programs.

Abstract: RexxBase is a Rexx External Interface DLL that allows OS/2 V2.x command procedures to access dBase III files. Rexx programs can control files by reading, writing and updating data fields directly.

Overview: RexxBase is a Rexx External Interface DLL that offers dBase III database access functions to Rexx command procedures. By using the RexxBase functions, Rexx programs gain access to tens of thousands of database files written, primarily, for the PC/MS Dos environment,.

System requirements:

- Operating System: OS/2 Version 2.0 or higher.

- Disk Storage Space: 1 meg.

The current release of RexxBase offers the following functions:

 Rexxbase_Init - initialize RexxBase routines to the REXX

     Environment.

 Rexxbase_ShutDown - release RexxBase routines from the REXX

     Environment.

 Rexxbase_OpenDBF - open a dBase file and associated index file.

 Rexxbase_ReadDBF - read a dBase record

 Rexxbase_ReadPrevDBF - read previous dBase record.

 Rexxbase_WriteDBF - write a new dBase record.

 Rexxbase_ReadAndLockDBF - read a record and set a record lock.

 Rexxbase_ReadAndLockPrevDBF - read previous record & set

     a record lock.

 Rexxbase_UnlockDBF - used to release record not updated.

 Rexxbase_SetLockTimeout - sets time out limit for locked

     records.

 Rexxbase_UpdateDBF - updates a record

 Rexxbase_CloseDBF - closes a dBase file.

 Rexxbase_CloseAllDBF - closes all open dBase files.

 Rexxbase_CreateDBF - creates a dBase file.

 Rexxbase_CreateFromDBF - creates a dBase file based on the

     structure of an existing file.

 Rexxbase_ModifyDBF - modify the structure of a dBase file.

 Rexxbase_SortDBF - sorts a database on several fields.

 Rexxbase_ExportDBF - export a dBase file to an ascii

     delimited file.

 Rexxbase_ImportDBF - imports a dBase file from an ascii

     delimited file.

 Rexxbase_GoToRecord - read a record based on its position

     in the database.

 Rexxbase_FindRecord - read a record based on an index.

 Rexxbase_PackDBF - remove deleted records and reorganize

     a database.

 Rexxbase_DeleteRecord - mark a record as deleted.

 Rexxbase_UndeleteRecord - unmark a record as deleted.

 Rexxbase_CreateIndex - created an index file.

 Rexxbase_ReindexDBF - reindex a corruped index file.

As an added bonus for registering a copy of RexxBase,  the following functions are included in the registered version package.

 Rexxbase_FormatDate - format a date based on NLS

     (National Language Standards.)

 Rexxbase_InternalDate - change a NLS formatted date to

     a dBase date.

 Rexxbase_DaysDifference - calculate the differences between

     two dates.

 Rexxbase_DateCalc - calculate a date based on a date and

     an integer.

 Rexxbase_FilterDBF - filter function for read routines.

 Rexxbase_ScanForRecord - search through the database until

     the search logic is true.

 Rexxbase_ChangePrimaryIndex - make a secondary index the

     primary index.

 Rexxbase_Soundex - return a 4 byte SOUNDEX string based

     from input.

 Rexxbase_SummarizeDBF - Sorts and summarizes a database

     based on the sort fields.

 Rexxbase_JoinDBF - create (physical or virtual) dBase file

     from two dBase files.

RexxBase generates dBase field names and values that are available directly to a Rexx program. The Rexx program can change this data and update the files directly. Also database file control information is available to the Rexx program. This information includes such data as last date the database was updated, number of records on file, field names, etc.

RexxBase is distributed using the Shareware system. (Shareware is a registered trademark of the Assocatition of Shareware Professionals). Every shareware copy of the program comes with a 30 day trial offer. If after 30 days the user finds the RexxBase product acceptible they are expected to register and pay $95.00 plus shipping/handling/taxes. Registered users of the product receive the next release, free upgrade to the current release, 30 days free telephone support and royalty free distribution of the RexxBase DLL.

A copy of the non-registered shareware version 1.30 can be found at:

   CompuServe - Go OS2SHARE Lib 1.  DBREXX.ZIP

   OS2SHAREWARE BBS (Pete Norloff's board) - 1-703-385-4325.

American Coders, LTD.

P. O. Box 97462

Raleigh, NC  27624

(919) 846 - 2014

Internet: joe@usacoder.rtp.nc.us

Compuserve: 74150,2370


Raosoft SRUVEY - SEBRAE Brazil Site License
June 6, 1994 -- Raosoff, Inc. announces that SEBRAE of Brazil has purchased a site license for Raosoff SURVEY products for use throughout Brazil.

SEATTLE, June 6, 1994 -- Sebrae, with offices throughout Brazil, provides technical advice and support to small and medium-sized companies to help advance their economic growth. Raosoft SURVEY software will be used for data gathering and salary research, as well as for opinion polls, in 250 offices under their new site license.

SEBRAE, the acronym for Servico Brasileiro de Apoio a Pequenas e Medias Empresas, has used Raosoft SURVEY products over the last year in 30 of its offices. With its purchase of a site license to the Raosoft SURVEY family of products, coverage is extended to SEBRAE' s more than 200 offices. The firm of GAIA Planejamento E Sistemas, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, distributors of Raosoft, Inc. products, negotiated the transaction.

Catherine McDole Rao, president of Raosoft, Inc., declared, "We are very proud that Raosoft SURVEY products are contributing to economic growth in Brazil through SEBRAE's use. We have purposely designed SURVEY with minimum hardware requirements so that developing nations can have the same advanced tool that we offer in the United States."

Raosoft SURVEY software provides for data gathering and evaluation capacity that is easy enough for non-experts. SEBRAE's license includes Raosoft SURVEY, the parent program, SURVEY-Entry, a design and data entry module, UFill and USurvey, run-time data entry modules, and Raosoft EZReport, a custom report-writer.

Raosoft Inc

6645 NE Windemere Rd, Seattle, WA 98115-7942

206-525-4025,  fax 206-525-4947

Internet: raosoft@halcyon.com


Byte's Windows Programmer's Cookbook
MONDO WINDOWS PROGRAMS FOUND IN NEW BOOK RELEASE

Berkeley, CA, May 27, 1994 --The programming world has changed a great deal in the last few years with new environments, new chips, and new standards--let alone new hacks (understood to be amazingly clever and/or useful blocks of code). Osborne/McGraw-Hill has just made it easier for Windows programmers to stay on top of these cutting-edge developments with the publication of BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook by L. John Ribar, one of the new Programmer's Cookbook titles.

Designed to introduce programmers to the esoteric side of Windows programming, BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook is a unique guide to shareware, freeware, utilities, and code that are readily available if one just knows where to look. Thorough descriptions of these tools and tricks are included as well as directions on where to find them on bulletin boards and online services.

Written in an irreverent, easy-to-read style, BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook has programming tips and piquant quotes sprinkled throughout the book to keep readers on their toes. Programmers will also find

* Detailed information about leading edge utilities,

  language-specific source code, environment-specific

  source code, and language-independent source code.

* Coverage of programs written in C, C++, and Visual Basic

  for both Windows 3.x and NT.

* A CD-ROM loaded with useful programming tools and innovative

  and practical hacks to save programmers hours of development

  time.

For every Windows programmer who wants to stay fresh and on the edge, BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook is the perfect guide to programming for the future.

BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook is soft cover, 256 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Included is one CD-ROM disk. Suggested retail price: $34.95. ISBN: 007-882037-5. For orders only, phone 1(800)227-0900, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

Other titles in the series are

BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook;

     ISBN 0-07-882048-0; $34.95--available early June

BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook;

     ISBN 0-07-882062-6; $29.95--available late May

BYTE'S OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook;

     ISBN 0-07-882039-1; $34.95--available late May

L. John Ribar is a programmer and the author of several books on programming, including C Disktutor and The Programming Primer, as well as The Improv 2 for Windows Handbook. He is the president of Picasso Software Group, a Software development firm that develops Windows-based specialty market applications.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher of books about computers that include tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with McGraw-Hill magazines Business Week, BYTE, LAN Times, and UnixWorld's OPEN COMPUTING. A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


ADC ImageVAULT Stock Photo CD-ROMs
ADC RELEASES "IMAGEVAULT": A LINE OF ROYALTY-FREE STOCK PHOTO COLLECTIONS ON CD

TULSA, OK - May 25, 1994 - American Databankers is pleased to announce the release of ImageVAULT; Volume 1, the first volume in a new line of royalty-free stock photography collections published on CD-ROM. The series will be targeted to home and business users needing clip photos for newsletters, presentations, and pure enjoyment.

Last month, ADC announced the release of ImageVAULT Pro, a high-end, professional version of the ImageVAULT product line developed for commercial designers.

Each ImageVAULT volume contains over 350 photos gathered from the portfolios of nationally renown commercial photographers. The photos have been selected and edited by Ed Lallo, also a leading commercial photographer. The company intends to release one ImageVAULT collection every quarter.

The photos on the ImageVAULT Pro collections are royalty-free and can be used for any purpose and as often as necessary.

"It is our desire," says American Databankers president Louise Short, "to provide the highest quality images in a wide variety of formats, royalty-free, giving the end-user tremendous value."

ImageVAULT Pro was authored in Eastman Kodak's PhotoCD Pro format, using the leading film company's proprietary development software. Each photograph is professionally drum-scanned and color corrected and is available in three different formats ranging from a thumbnail-sized, 2.5 megabyte "Wallet" format to a 5" x 7", 7.5 megabyte "Standard" format.

ImageVAULT is compatible with any Macintosh or IBM PC-compatible personal computer equipped with a CD-ROM drive. It is also readable with all other PhotoCD-compatible systems, such as CD-i, 3DO, and Kodak's PhotoCD player. This makes the series available to the wide assortment of digitized photo systems used in today's homes and small businesses.

The ImageVAULT collection is equipped with a flexible user-interface that includes special search and query capabilities. Using ImageVAULT Pro, the user can:

* View the collection's photos in a familiar contact sheet form.

* Select and display a single photo or a set of photos in a slide

  show format.

* Edit a displayed photo by cropping, resizing, color adjusting,

  and rotating.

* Copy a photo or portion of a photo to the Clipboard as a bitmap

* Export a photo or portion of a photo to DOS or Windows in .BMP,

  .EPS, PCX, .RIF, .TIF or .WMF file formats.

* Export a photo or portion of a photo to Macintosh in PICT,

  TIFF, TIFF-YCC or EPS image file formats.

Each ImageVAULT collection will carry a suggested retail price of $99.

American Databankers Corporation is a developer and publisher of CD-ROM software products for Macintosh, IBM PC and compatible computers. ImageVAULT is the second product line from ADC.

American Databankers Corp

5220 East 69th Place

Tulsa, OK 74136

1-800-775-4232


SoftwareVAULT Emerald Collection CD-ROM
SoftwareVAULT: EMERALD Collection

American Databankers is pleased to announce the immediate release of SoftwareVAULT: The Emerald Collection. Several attributes make this one of the finest shareware collections on the market today...

- Over 600 megabytes and 3,500 files from over 50 categories of

  interest. (Business, games, communication, multimedia).

- An extremely simple, yet powerful user-interface. Available

  in bothDOS and Windows.

- Thousands of the most recent shareware programs available,

  scanned for viruses with the most recent protection software.

American Databankers Corp

5220 East 69th Place

Tulsa, OK 74136

1-800-775-4232


Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit
Microsoft Press Announces Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit

Covers Version 5 for Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh

REDMOND, WA--June 7, 1994--Software developers can create custom applications in Microsoft Excel from a high-level, compiled programming language such as Microsoft C or Visual C++ with the MICROSOFT EXCEL DEVELOPER'S KIT, from Microsoft Press.

This new book-and-disk package was developed by the Microsoft Excel group and is part of the Microsoft Professional Editions series. It provides the technical information and programming tools to create high-performance custom applications, add-ins, and wizards for both Windows and the Macintosh operating systems using Microsoft Excel.

"Built into the Microsoft Excel 5.0 program is an exposed application programming interface (API) to the macro language," said Eric Wells, product manager for Microsoft Excel.

"While Microsoft Excel offers a powerful macro language, Visual Basic for Applications, developers can also use the Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit to create custom applications in Microsoft Excel using C."

Performance and control are the main reasons to program Microsoft Excel using a DLL or code resource instead of the Microsoft Excel macro language. Using the API, developers can call nearly all the functions built into Microsoft Excel--such as the mathematical functions and user interface functions. Anyone familiar with Microsoft Excel and with programming for Windows or the Macintosh can start building powerful, integrated applications right away.

"Using the Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit, we were able to seamlessly embed Braincel version 2.0 into Microsoft Excel," said Stanley Dalnekoff, President of Promised Land Technologies, Inc. "Everything we needed to do became directly achievable, and our neural network product fits smoothly with the rest of the Microsoft Excel functionality."

Eric Wainwright, vice-president of product development at Decisioneering, Inc., added, "To develop our Crystal Ball forecasting software, our programmers needed access to nearly all of the built-in functions of Microsoft Excel from a DLL. The Excel SDK gave us all the tools and information we needed to implement fast, reliable calls to the Microsoft Excel API."

"The Microsoft Excel Developer's Kit is a must-have for anyone doing serious development using Excel," added Tom Chester, President of LEX Software Systems, Inc. "It's ideal for implementing compute-intensive routines and provides a thorough explanation of the new OLE data types used by Visual Basic for Applications. It has played an important part in a number of the applications we have developed."

The MICROSOFT EXCEL DEVELOPER'S KIT includes:

* Complete documentation of the Microsoft Excel application

  programming interface (API) for both Windows and the Macintosh

* Supplementary API files on disk with file format documentation

  for Windows and the Macintosh

* Examples and information on writing DLLs for Visual Basic,

  Applications Edition

* Information on using OLE 2 automation interfaces to control

  Microsoft Excel from C or C++ code

* Explanations of Dynamic Data Exchange and XITable format

* Tools and information for creating custom help files

* Documentation on Excel5.INI file settings

* Documentation on the Microsoft Excel 5.0 File Converter API

Pricing and Availability

The MICROSOFT EXCEL DEVELOPER'S KIT is available now in book and software stores, directly from Microsoft Press at 1-800-MSPRESS, and through the CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP). In Canada, call 416-293-8141, extension 3410. Suggested retail price is $49.95 ($67.95 in Canada).

Microsoft Professional Editions

Microsoft Professional Editions are a comprehensive source of the latest high-performance programming and technical information about Microsoft products. Advanced users, developers, and support professionals can choose from a full line of in-depth "how-to" guides and advanced technical resources. Also available in the series is the Microsoft Excel 5 Visual Basic for Applications Reference (ISBN 1-55615-624-3, $24.95) and the Microsoft Excel 5 Worksheet Function Reference (ISBN 1-55615-637-5, $ 12.95). A free catalog is available by calling 1-800-MSPRESS.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from self-paced 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,  800-MSPRESS


New Sybase Multimedia Client/Server Apps
SYBASE UNVEILS STRATEGY AND PRODUCTS FOR NEW CLASS OF INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA CLIENT/SERVER APPLICATIONS

Sybase Products Enable Extended Enterprise Applications Including Interactive Learning, Interactive Information Kiosks, and Interactive Television

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 24, 1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced a strategy and product family for the extended enterprise, a new class of client/server applications that enables businesses to electronically deliver information and conduct commerce with other businesses, customers, and ultimately the mass market.

Sybase's extended enterprise strategy integrates new networking infrastructures and multimedia capabilities to allow companies to begin changing the way they do business with applications that facilitate interaction with customers in new ways, reach new markets, change the way people learn, and provide easier-to-use, more entertaining information services.

Sybase's new SYBASE Intermedia multimedia product architecture provides new products and technology to support a wide range of interactive multimedia applications. Intermedia, an open, scalable, and modular software architecture, consists of: Gain Momentum for authoring sophisticated, interactive multimedia applications; Gain Interplay for delivering applications on cost-effective user systems such as personal computers and television set-top boxes; and the Intermedia Server for message routing, control, and delivery of real-time data from video and multimedia servers, and integration with business systems for functions such as billing and customer service. Intermedia complements and extends Sybase's current client/server-based software, which many customers are using today to build extended enterprise applications.

Dr. Robert S. Epstein, Sybase executive vice president, said, "The Sybase Intermedia products enable businesses to communicate about their goods and services electronically with their customers and business partners. It is based on new capabilities in our proven Gain Momentum authoring environment and an incremental approach to lowered costs and broader deployment environments through Gain Interplay. As the National Information Infrastructure (NII) takes shape, Sybase Intermedia will help businesses utilize it, first with its business customers, and eventually with the mass market."

Current Extended Enterprise Applications

Sybase's initial focus is to work with corporations and government institutions on new business applications, such as interactive commerce and information delivery, while providing enabling technology for partners to build mass-market applications such as video-on-demand and home shopping.

Today, Sybase's customers are building innovative new information delivery and interactive commerce applications using current offerings from Sybase, such as Gain Momentum, Enterprise CONNECT interoperability products, and System 10 family of client/server software. Extended enterprise applications currently being developed and deployed include:

* The Chicago Board of Trade commodities trading system, which utilizes handheld devices, wireless networks, and in the future, Internet communication, to improve commodity trading practices.

* The Sunrise teleradiology project between the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Denver-based National Jewish Center, which enables the exchange and analysis of X-ray information between hospitals nationwide to provide better, more cost-effective healthcare.

* Detroit-based Focus:HOPE's Electronic Library project, an interactive learning system that provides a radical, new approach to delivering manufacturing engineering education.

Sybase is also providing its customers with SKILS (Sybase Knowledge Interactive Learning Systems), a family of interactive, multimedia training software for Sybase products. Developed with Gain Momentum, SKILS software uses text, graphics, animation, simulation, and sound to provide users with self-paced, just-in-time training on Sybase products.

The Future Opportunity: Business to Mass Market

Over the next few years, high-bandwidth networks and the investment in infrastructure from telecommunications and cable companies will lay the foundation for businesses to build applications that directly reach consumers in the home. In addition to the networking infrastructure, a software infrastructure is required to build entertaining and easy-to-use applications to manage the flow of information between network providers, content providers, and consumers. The software infrastructure is necessary to control the actual delivery of video and multimedia data across affordable hardware devices such as televisions and personal computers.

SYBASE Intermedia software provides this software infrastructure. SYBASE Intermedia products consist of Gain Momentum, Gain Interplay, and the Intermedia Server. These modular products, in conjunction with any video server hardware, provide a complete environment for building and delivering interactive multimedia applications and services.

Gain Momentum is a powerful multimedia authoring environment for building highly visual, intuitive, and entertaining applications. Today, Sybase is announcing Version 3.0 of Gain Momentum, which offers new features for faster development, easier maintenance, and support for a new platform - Microsoft Windows NT. Gain Momentum has been shipping for over two years on major UNIX platforms.

Gain Interplay is a software language and runtime environment that allows interactive multimedia programs to be played on low-cost, low-memory, hardware devices such as television set-top boxes and home personal computers. Using Gain Interplay, these devices become fully enabled for the next generation of interactive home-based services, including video-on-demand, interactive games, distance learning, and home shopping. Gain Interplay supports multiple video compression and storage techniques including MPEG and JPEG, and it seamlessly integrates full-motion video streams with onscreen graphics and control objects to create an interactive environment for users. Gain Interplay requires less than 200K memory. It runs on standard operating systems, such as Windows, and custom, realtime, set-top operating systems, such as OS9 and OS9000.

Sybase's Intermedia Server, a relational database management component, provides two critical services: control and integration. The control service engine stores and manages information about multimedia data objects, such as names of movies or locations of product descriptions. The integration service capabilities provide application support and routing of requests to and from the various system components (set-top box, video server, back-end billing, and subscriptions).

For example, in a home shopping application, if the consumer at the set-top box requests a particular catalog, Gain Interplay sends a message to the Intermedia Server, which checks its directory to determine where that catalog resides. The Intermedia Server then sends a message to the appropriate system to transmit the video/image. If the customer orders a particular product, Gain Interplay sends the message to the Intermedia Server, which then alerts the business systems to check inventory, send the product, and invoice the customer.

Gain Interplay and Intermedia Server are currently scheduled for OEM availability in the second half of 1994. General availability is currently scheduled for the first half of 1995.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity and systems management products, providing complete desktop to mainframe, solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 revenues of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales distribution, OEMS, VARS, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


Sybase Gain Momentum 3.0 Multimedia Authoring
SYBASE INTRODUCES GAIN MOMENTUM 3.0

Newest Version of Sybase's Industry-Leading Multimedia Authoring Tool Enhances Development of Interactive Applications, Extends Support to Windows NT

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 24, 1994 - Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced Gain Momentum 3.0, the newest release of its object-oriented, multimedia authoring tool. Gain Momentum 3.0 provides several new features to support faster development and easier maintenance of interactive applications that combine the rich content of multimedia and flexibility of client/server computing. Key new features include enhanced tools for the synchronization of video, audio, and animation; extended object-oriented capabilities; and faster performance. In addition to major UNIX platforms, Gain Momentum 3.0 now supports Microsoft Windows NT, a highly strategic platform for bringing advanced multimedia capabilities to the desktop.

Gain Momentum 3.0 is a key component in the SYBASE Intermedia architecture for building and delivering interactive, multimedia applications. It is designed to facilitate easy-to-use, yet powerful software for a new class of users that Sybase has identified as the "extended enterprise." Applications for this extended enterprise are characterized by the requirement for an information-rich interface to improve the productivity of "elective" users such as business pagers, business customers, and consumers in the home. Among Sybase's corporate and government customers, these applications include interactive learning systems such as computer-based training and electronic performance support systems, interactive information kiosks, on-line product catalogs, and interactive television. In addition, Gain Momentum can be used for a range of database applications for command and control, decision support, and electronic data interchange (EDI).

"We believe Gain Momentum is the most powerful multimedia application authoring tool on the market, as evidenced by the broad range of businesses using it today to deliver applications to the extended enterprise," said Stu Schuster, executive vice president of marketing for Sybase. "The introduction of Gain Momentum 3.0, with its advanced multimedia and full, object-oriented capabilities, furthers the product's industry-leading position as a development tool for next-generation applications extending to new classes of elective users."

Attracting the Elective User

The extended enterprise computing environment, comprised of an increasingly important cross-section of elective users, is dramatically changing application requirements. More firms are seeking to enhance business operations and customer service by encouraging elective users - including employees, customers, and business partners - to tap into their information systems. Standard business applications have fallen short with elective users, many of whom are computer novices and find many applications difficult to use. Even more experienced computer users walk away from applications that require extensive training.

Multimedia tools are playing a key role in the effort to attract elective users, combining sound, graphics, and video, to deliver applications that are entertaining, attractive, and easy to use. Gain Momentum 3.0 goes beyond the standalone nature of other multimedia tools to provide the seamless access to corporate relational databases required for integrating applications across the enterprise.

Gain Momentum 3.0 Features

Sybase's Gain Momentum software provides an integrated development environment that allows developers to create, edit, and link all forms of multimedia objects; access and manipulate SQL data from SYBASE, DB2, and ORACLE servers; script sophisticated application behavior; build in intuitive training and help systems; and deploy application runtimes across heterogeneous client/server platforms. Gain Momentum allows developers to switch between the OSF/Motif and Microsoft Windows user interfaces to create a native look and feel on their platforms of choice.

Gain Momentum 3.0 offers a number of feature enhancements designed to accelerate development, facilitate maintenance, and boost performance.

* Timeline Editor. In version 3.0, the Timeline Editor is a new graphical user interface for visually synchronizing time-based objects such as video, audio, and animation. The Timeline Editor also allows developers to coordinate event sequences, such as synchronous message passing.

* Object Browser. The Gain Momentum 3.0 Object Browser lets developers quickly view and navigate through applications. Using a highly visual interface, developers can see at a glance all the application objects that exist within a library, all the pages that exist within an application, and all the objects that exist on a page. The Object Browser allows developers to manipulate objects without the added steps of opening parent objects.

* User-defined classes and libraries. Gain Momentum 3.0 provides a fully object-oriented development environment that allows users to create subclasses of predefined system objects, called user-defined classes. These user-defined classes can be reused, significantly reducing development time, especially with complex object groups. Full object inheritance is supported in user-defined classes and libraries.

* Enhanced SOL development environment. Version 3.0 contains significant enhancements to the SQL functionality, including easier and faster point-and-click access to relational data, automatic forms generation, and a more flexible data model for efficiently retrieving stored procedures and data from multiple tables. The enhanced Data Manager tool provides a more intuitive mechanism for creating, manipulating, and displaying relational data.

Other new features of Gain Momentum 3.0 include a binary port for receiving external data; simplified installation; a system monitoring tool to track application processes; and expanded on-line help, training, and documentation. The product's graphical user interface has been enhanced with a new tool palette of graphic functions and widgts (controls) for developing interfaces to applications.

Availability and Pricing

Gain Momentum 3.0 is currently scheduled to begin commercial shipment in June 1994 on Intel-based systems running Windows NT, SunSPARC, IBM AIX, Silicon Graphics, and HP-UX workstation platforms. Pricing starts at $10,000 for single-developer licenses. Volume licensing is available for both developer and runtime versions of the product. Current Gain Momentum customers will receive the 3.0 version automatically under their maintenance agreements.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity, and systems management products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


Sybase Interactive Multimedia Training Swr
SYBASE ANNOUNCES INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA TRAINING SOFTWARE

SKILS Helps Users Quickly Gain Productivity in Client/Server Computing by Bringing Powerful, Interactive Training Courses to Their Desktops

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 24, 1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced its Sybase Knowledge Interactive Learning Systems (SKILS) family of interactive, multimedia training software for Sybase products. SKILS software uses text, graphics, animation, simulation, and sound to provide users self-defined, self-paced training on Sybase products. SKILS software, which runs off CD-ROM disks, is based on Sybase's industry-leading Gain Momentum object-oriented, multimedia authoring tool.

SKILS interactive training software is part of Sybase's comprehensive strategy for the extended enterprise computing environment, comprised of an increasingly important cross-section of elective users. More and more firms seeking to enhance business operations and customer service are encouraging elective users - including employees, customers, and business partners - to tap into their information systems. Multimedia tools are playing a key role in this effort, combining sound, graphics, and video, to deliver applications that are entertaining, attractive, and easy to use. Sybase's SKILS software is a leading example of how to effectively take training to the extended enterprise. With SKILS, users have an easy-to-navigate, fun-to-use interface for learning and practicing essential database and client/server computing techniques.

Interactive Learning in the Extended Enterprise

A top challenge identified by corporate information systems (IS) directors is retraining IS professionals for the migration from mainframe systems to client/server computing. Traditional classroom training, while effective, has drawbacks. First, it pulls people away from the office, temporarily reducing productivity. Second, it doesn't allow people to incrementally learn on the job. Third, it is not economically feasible to send all employees to classes. Interactive training applications that allow users to learn on the job promise businesses a highly cost-effective alternative. In fact, interactive software could speed learning by 30% to 50% over conventional methods, according to a recent report that consulting firm Interactive Educational Systems prepared for the Software Publishers Association.

"Customers are telling us that while they highly value our training centers, it can be difficult to send their employees to off-site training," said Stu Schuster, executive vice president of marketing for Sybase. "With SKILS, we are able to extend training beyond its traditional boundaries to deliver attractive, easy-to-use training tools that encourage users to learn as they work. We believe this extremely cost-effective model for training is an important example of the extended enterprise applications that will become prevalent within businesses over the next few years."

SKILS Features Reflect Customer Requirements

Sybase customers played a critical role in the development of SKILS, from overall functionality to details such as the size of various windows. The SKILS development team let customers experiment with early prototypes of the training software. Incorporating these users' input, Sybase developed a range of features to help customers easily navigate through the SKILS programs and select the elements that best serve their individual requirements. Key features include:

* The SKILS Pallette is an intuitive interface into the system that lets users choose different SKILS functions - training, documentation, help guide, procedures, audio, language preferences, etc.

* The Navigation Map allows users to see the structure of the training material, with indicators to show increasingly detailed listings. Shaded areas indicate where users previously have reviewed a specific topic.

* The SKILS Notes feature lets users leave notes either for themselves or for other users.

* The Scrapbook stores users' notes along with an icon to show the appropriate point of origin. By double-clicking on the icon, a user can open up the page where the note was entered.

* The History function saves the path a user has followed, then creates a path consisting of only the pages and material selected.

* Newhire allows managers who want to introduce only certain materials to a new employee to create one or several mini-courses, which are then stored in the Scrapbook.

* Bookmark lets users set a mark for a specific page, so that they can easily return to that page whenever they need to.

Availability

The first SKILS program, SKILS for the Structured Query Language, is in beta test now and is currently scheduled to begin shipping on CD-ROM in Q3 1994. Other programs planned include SKILS for Transact SQL, based on FastTrack to Transact SQL, Sybase's most widely attended course; SKILS for Build Momentum, Sybase's object-oriented development environment; and SKILS for SQL Server Administration. SKILS pricing will be $395 per supported site.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity, and systems management products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


CBOT Chooses Sybase for Trading Info System
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CHOOSES SYBASE TO TIE STATE-OF-THE-ART TRADING CARD INTO INFORMATION SYSTEM

CBOT to Bring Trading Floor Transactions On-Line Through Wireless Network of Hand-Held Devices and SYBASE Client/Server Technology

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 25,1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced that the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's leading futures exchange, has chosen SYBASE software to manage data in a state-of-the-art wireless network. The new network will allow the 3,000-plus traders and clerks on the exchange floors to post their transactions on a SYBASE SQL Server 10 database via hand-held, wireless devices. The system is expected to execute transactions significantly faster than they are performed today.

With the CBOT information network, a trader will be able to enter a "buy" or "sell" trade into the CBOT's AUDIT hand-held wireless device (developed by Synerdyne Corp.), which will send the data via a broad-spectrum signal to the CBOT's SQL Server 10 database running on a dual-processor Sun SPARCserver 1000. This database will translate the request into the required transaction clearing format and forward it over fiber Ethernet to a second SQL Server database operated by the Board of Trade Clearing Corp. (BOTCC), a separate organization functioning in association with the CBOT. Here a SQL Server-based application allows the BOTCC to process and guarantee trades; matching "buys" and "sells" and then confirming each trade by sending a message back to the trader's wireless device.

"We are committed to meeting the demands of an ever-expanding global marketplace with cost-efficient, liquid markets for risk transfer and asset management," said Dale E. Lorenzen, a director on the Chicago Board of Trade and chairman of the CBOT's Hand-held Technical Subcommittee. "For that reason, we have taken the lead in utilizing the latest technology for a cost-effective solution to manage exchange transactions. SYBASE software plays a critical role for us, providing the on-line transaction capabilities, interoperability, and reliability we require for this mission-critical information network."

"Increasingly, we see new types of clients and new data transmission technologies stretching the traditional boundaries of the enterprise into an 'extended enterprise', linking a company's business partners and even customers directly into the corporate information system," said Stu Schuster, executive vice president of marketing for Sybase. "The Chicago Board of Trade's use of SYBASE software, with its open, extensible architecture, is an exciting example of how client/server computing can leverage emerging technologies such as wireless communications and hand-held devices to create this new, extended enterprise.

New CBOT System Automates Trading Function

The emergence of reliable wireless communications has brought the first practical alternative to the handwritten trade cards used by the CBOT today, which w ill meet or exceed the U.S. federal guidelines for exchange transactions that take effect October 1995.

After deciding to base its new system on wireless technology, the Chicago Board of Trade, in conjunction with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, tested several prototypes and chose Synerdyne's hand-held wireless device. A critical next step was selecting an open database system to support large transaction volumes - of up to 3,000 trades simultaneously - and provide interoperability with the wireless devices and existing IBM mainframe running DB2. According to the CBOT, Sybase was chosen over competitors for:

* SYBASE SQL Server 10's high, on-line transaction rates in very

  large database environments .

* Advanced interoperability provided by SQL Server 10 and SYBASE

  Open Client and Open Server application programming interfaces.

* High level of SYBASE software reliability.

* Superior price/performance of Sybase's client/server software.

The CBOT information network - using AUDIT wireless devices, SYBASE software, and a Sun SPARCserver - is expected to be in limited use by some 100 traders by October 1994. The exchange's goal is to have all of its floor traders on the network by October 1995. In addition to boosting efficiency, the network will minimize trading errors by eliminating the need to manually enter the date and time of the trade.

The Chicago Board of Trade

The Chicago Board of Trade was founded in 1848 and is the world's leading futures exchange. The exchange is a self-governing membership association that serves as an "umbrella" organization for member firms, providing markets for its members and overseeing the regulation and cultivation of those markets. At its inception, the CBOT traded only agricultural contracts, but in 1975, it expanded to include financial contracts, including the Treasury bond futures contract. Currently the CBOT has 3,643 members.

Board of Trade Clearing Corporation

The Board of Trade Clearing Corporation is an independent organization that works in association with the Chicago Board of Trade. Its primary responsibilities are to provide trade processing systems and serve as a guarantor of trades executed by clearing members of the CBOT and Mid-America Commodity Exchange.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity, and systems management products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


Sybase Certification of ISO 9002 Quality Std
SYBASE ANNOUNCES CERTIFICATION OF ISO 9002 QUALITY STANDARD

Company Certified on International Quality Standard on First Formal Audit

EMERYVILLE, CA, May 31,1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced that the Sybase Manufacturing and Logistics Group (MLG) is certified compliant with the International Standards Organization's (ISO) 9002 standard for quality systems by the Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) based in London. After a concentrated six-month effort, the Sybase MLG achieved certification at the completion of its first formal audit.

Compliance with ISO 9002, part of the ISO 9000 series of quality standards, assures customers that the Sybase manufacturing quality system is certified by an internationally recognized quality standards organization. The ISO 9000 series is designed to provide a foundation for continuous improvement. Documenting the quality system clarifies how the company actually works, enables critical process measurements, and facilitates process improvement. ISO 9000 also reduces the need for customer audits, allowing customers to rely on compliance with the standard.

Mark Hoffman, Sybase president and CEO, said, "Widespread acceptance of the ISO 9000 quality standard in Europe makes its compliance a virtual requirement for doing business with members of the European Economic Community. While many companies simply certify their European operations, Sybase has made a corporate commitment to certify in both Europe and the United States. We will continue pursuing certification in all of our operational areas. ISO 9002 certification is another demonstration of our commitment to customer satisfaction. Sybase is investing in its future by putting customer requirements first."

ISO 9000 Certification

In 1987, the International Standards Organization published the ISO 9000 series of generic standards to provide guidelines and requirements for quality systems. The standards apply to all types of companies in all sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and service. The ISO 9002 standard is one of the three ISO 9000 standards for quality systems established by the ISO, which differ only in scope. Sybase's certification of ISO 9002 represents a major step in the company's move toward compliance with the more comprehensive ISO 9001 standard, which includes definitions of quality practices for product development and customer service.

International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization was founded in 1946 to develop a common set of manufacturing, trade, and communication standards. The organization is based in Geneva, Switzerland and is composed of 91 member countries. The United States member organization is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). All standards developed by the ISO are voluntary; no legal requirements force countries to adopt them.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is the second largest and one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity, and systems management products, providing complete desktop to mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


New NEC PowerMate Desktop PCs
NEC TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW POWERMATE DESKTOP PCs

(Boxborough, Mass., June 1, 1994) -- Building on its tradition of delivering desktop systems of superior design to its demanding customers, NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) today announced new models of its widely acclaimed PowerMate line of powerful general business desktop PCs. The PowerMate series is part of the NECT family of PCs, which also includes the Image series of fast graphics PCs, Ready multimedia PCs and the expandable Express servers.

The new NECT PowerMate PCs have been developed for general business customers who require powerful, no-compromise desktop PC performance but who prefer to select and install their own software. Because PowerMate systems are delivered without pre-installed "edutainment"-type software, they are able to deliver the best price/performance in their class.

PowerMate D/M Series

PowerMate D/M Series desktop computers build upon the powerful graphics-technology expertise of NEC Technologies. For example, PowerMate systems feature video cache RAM (VCR) technology which yields higher resolution for superior image sharpness, more colors for richer images and higher refresh rates for less flicker. All systems feature one megabyte of video RAM expandable to 2MB, the highest available in this category. VCR technology enables PowerMate systems to deliver VRAM performance at DRAM prices.

PowerMate systems deliver clearly superior graphics performance, which is optimized when coupled with NEC Technologies MultiSync monitors and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers.

PowerMate systems are offered in desktop (D) or minitower (M) styles. The PowerMate M was developed in response to customer requests for compact, small-footprint systems that fit neatly under modular office shelving, on the floor beside the desk or on the desktop.

NEC, the inventor of local bus video, now introduces integrated VL local bus video with a BitBLT graphics accelerator for superior graphics. Hard drive sizes range from 270MB to 420MB. Pre-installed software is MS-DOS 6.21 and Windows 3.1.

* Model 4100M features the ultrafast Intel 486DX4 CPU

  running at 100MHz.

* Models 466D and 466M are delivered with the 486DX2/66.

* Model 433D comes standard with the Intel 486SX/33 CPU.

* RAM is 4MB standard (8MB on 4100M), expandable to 128MB.

The PowerMate D/M Series offers the ultimate in investment protection with a three-pronged approach: impressive upgradeability, ample expansion capacity and industry-leading warranty protection.

Upgradeability: Users can take full advantage of a ZIF (zero insertion force) socket that allows upgradeability all the way to the next generation of Intel Over-Drive processors based on Intel Pentium technology.

Plug 'n Play expansion: When the system is configured with a future "Plug 'n Play" compatible operating system such as Windows "Chicago, "Plug 'n Play" boards are automatically configured by the system upon installation. This means PowerMate enables users to be up and running quickly with new, sophisticated options, PowerMate D/M systems feature two serial ports with fast transfer rates and an enhanced high-speed parallel port that supports both ECP and EPP protocols.

Moreover, PowerMate systems accommodate up to four storage devices in desktops and five in minitower styles, enabling users to add a CD-ROM reader, tape backup, or additional hard disk storage to the standard 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive. PowerMate D/M Series systems also offer four ISA slots and one shared VL/ISA slot for maximum flexibility when selecting expansion cards. Furthermore, PowerMate products are Energy-Star compliant.

Warranty Protection

NECT offers the strongest warranty available: one year on-site service, plus two years through an NECT-Authorized service centers. NECT also offers no-charge, toll-free telephone product support, and bulletin board access.

"Our newest PowerMate systems offer traditional NECT quality, sophistication and support, plus the speed, hard drive capacity, and CPU power that users demand," said Michael Everett, marketing manager for NEC's desktop business group.

NEC Technologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include Image, PowerMate, Express, Ready systems products, the award-winning Versa notebook computers, MultiSync monitors, Silentwriter printers, and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers. NEC Technologies is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


New NEC Ready Series of Multimedia PCs
NEC TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES NEW READY SERIES OF MULTIMEDIA PCs

(Boxborough, Mass., June 1, 1994) -- Continuing its tradition of delivering meticulously designed desktop solutions to its demanding customers, NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) today announced new Ready Series of multimedia PCs for small office/home office users. The Ready series is part of the NECT family of PCs, which also includes the Image series of fast graphics PCs, PowerMate general business computers and expandable Express servers.

Ready Overview

The new NECT Ready systems have been developed for small office/home office customers who require a range of systems that deliver high-quality graphics performance and are preloaded with popular software.

In developing the Ready series, NECT leveraged its expansive graphics expertise to produce systems with superior graphics. Ready systems feature video cache RAM (VCR) technology for superior image sharpness, richer images and less flicker, all of which are critical for multimedia users. All systems feature one megabyte of video RAM expandable to 2MB, the highest available in this category.

Systems also include NECT MultiSpin CD-ROM 3Xi readers. Users who add NECT MultiSync monitors achieve truly optimal graphics performance.

The Ready 433D, based on the Intel 486SX/33 (upgradeable to OverDrive technology), offers 4MB of RAM, a 270MB hard drive, industry-leading NECT dualspeed CD-ROM technology, Creative Labs SoundBlaster technology (plus microphone and stereo speakers) and NECT's exclusive ReadyRemote Service for immediate diagnostic evaluation by the NECT Technical Support Team -- right from the user's office or home.

The Ready 433D, like other new ready systems, offers superior graphics performance thanks to NECT Accelerated VL local bus video. The system is delivered with MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, PFS WindowWorks, America OnLine and CompuServe, Quicken for Windows Special Editing and Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia.

The Ready 466D offers a 340MB hard drive and an Intel 486DX2/66, plus the functionality of the 433D. The Ready 466M adds a 420MB hard drive, 486/DX2 computing power in a remarkably convenient, small-footprint upgradeable minitower style industry-leading NEC MultiSpin triple-speed CD-ROM technology plus wave table and ASP upgradeable sound technology.

The 4100M utilizes Intel 486/DX4 clock-tripling computing power, and like the 466M, is delivered in an upgradeable minitower style. In addition to the other features noted for the 466M, the 4100M comes with 8MB of RAM, standard.

Ready Features

All models of the new Ready systems offer multimedia capability -- including some of the latest multimedia software which an increasing number of customers demand. ' There has been an incredible increase in the demand for small business multimedia systems," said David Merrick, multimedia PC marketing manager. "Multimedia is seeing vastly increased use in education on entertainment for the home and as a true asset in small business as well."

Ready systems are delivered in desktop (D) or minitower (M) styles. The minitower was developed din response to customer requests for a compact, small-footprint system that fits neatly under modular shelving on the floor beside the desk or on the desktop with a small footprint.

The Ready Series offers the ultimate in investment protection with a three-pronged approach: impressive upgradeability, ample expansion capacity and industry-leading warranty protection..

Upgradeability: Users can take full advantage of a ZIP (zero insertion force) socket that allows upgradeability all the way to the next generation of Intel Over-Drive processors based on Intel Pentium technology.

Plug n' Play expansion: When the system is configured with a future "Plug n' Play" compatible operating system such as Windows "Chicago," "Plug 'n Play" boards are automatically configured by the system upon installation. This means Ready enables users to be up and running quickly with new, sophisticated options. Ready systems feature two serial ports and an enhanced high-speed parallel port.

Moreover, ready systems accommodate up to four storage devices in desktops and five in minitower configurations, enabling users to add a tape backup, or additional hard disk storage to the standard 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive. Ready systems also offer four ISA slots and one shared VL/ISA slot for maximum flexibility when selecting expansion cards.

"Our newest Ready systems offer traditional NEC quality and sophistication in design and manufacturing, plus the speed, hard drive capacity, ad CPU power that users demand," said Merrick.

Warranty Protection

To back its highly reliable Ready systems, NECT offers a strong warranty: one year on-site service plus two years through a NECT authorizes service center. NECT also offers no-charge, toll-free telephone product support and Bulletin Board access.

NEC Technologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. product lines include Image, PowerMate, and Express and Ready systems products, the award-winning Versa notebook computers, MultiSync FG monitors, Silentwriter printers, and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


NEC Enhances ISV Developers Pgm for Windows NT
NEC TECHNOLOGIES ENHANCES ISV DEVELOPER PROGRAM FOR WINDOWS NT

Offers Special Pricing on Developer Systems

(Atlanta, GA, June 1, 1994) -- In order to support growing demand from software developers for MIPS RISC platforms for Windows NT, NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) today has announced the availability of a special purchasing package for its Independent Software Vendor (ISV) program. The purchasing program, an enhancement to NECT's "business to business to business program," enables qualified ISVs to purchase pre-configured Image RISCstation and Express RISCserver systems for development and demonstration purposes at special developer prices ranging from U.S. $3,975 to U.S. $11,129.

NECT, which offers a high performance VR4400 MIPS RISC processor-based family of workstation and server platforms specifically designed for Windows NT, exploits the advanced functionality inherent in Windows NT, including multi-threaded I/O and symmetric multiprocessing through the multiprocessor architecture.

"To effectively compete in the Windows NT market, ISVs need to develop and deliver applications quickly and efficiently,'' said Kevin Walsh, manager of NECT ISV program. "NEC's special purchase program will enable ISVs to utilize leading price/performance RISC-based platforms in their development environment to help speed this process along."

Software companies that have already developed applications for the NT environment and run on Image RISCstation and Express RISCserver systems include Microsoft, Executive Software, SQL Business Systems, Inc. and Welcom Software Technology.

NEC's Developer program was implemented last fall to provide software developers the opportunity to build and port applications for the Windows NT environment. The program provides ISVs with access to a variety of programs, including business plans for the MIPS RISC Windows NT market, sales channels, market promotional campaigns and technical support and assistance.

NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include the award-winning Versa family of notebook computers, MultiSync monitors and presentation products, Silentwriter printers, Image, PowerMate, Ready and Express system products, and MultiSpin CD-ROM hardware. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


NEC Reduces Image 466es Series Desktop Systems
NEC TECHNOLOGIES REDUCES PRICES OF IMAGE 466es SERIES OF DESKTOP COMPUTERS

(Boxborough, Mass., June 1, 1994) -- NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) today announced substantial price reductions on its Image 466es Series of desktop computers effective May 1.

Sales of the Image 466es Series systems, which have exceeded NECT's expectations, are forecast to increase in the wake of the reduction, said Denny Lane, director of marketing for NECT's Desktop Systems Group.

"Price competition in this market segment continues to be intense," Lane said. "The fact that new technology continues to roll out at an accelerated pace, coupled with continuous pricing pressure, means buyers of desktop computers today can get far faster, more powerful systems for less cash today that they could even a few months ago."

Lane added that the demand for more powerful systems seems to be almost insatiable. "As soon as new technologies are announced -- whether they are faster processing speeds, increased hard disk capacity, better graphics acceleration or improved displays, the demand is heard at once. Powerful, dependable NEC Technology has never been available at the kind of prices we're now able to offer."

The price reductions are available immediately through NECT dealers.

The NEC Image 466 prices are as follows:

Model Base Units  Description                OLD ESP    NEW ESP

PM-2270-20001     Image 466, 4MB, no HDD     $1,916     $1,799

PM-2270-24401     Image 466, 4MB/210MB HDD    2,153      2,035

PM-2270-24901     Image 466, 4MB/420MB HDD    2,412      2,176

*Effective 05/01/94

Image products are part of the NEC family of PCs, including the Ready 486 Series of small office/home office PCs, the Powermate 486 series of general business computers and expandable Express servers.

NEC Technologies, Inc,

Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include Image, PowerMate, Express, Ready series of products, award-winning Versa notebook computers, MultiSync FG monitors, Silentwriter printers, and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


Strong NEC Multimedia PC Order Rate Reported
NEC TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS STRONG ORDER RATE AS IT BEGINS SHIPPING FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CORPORATE MULTIMEDIA PCs

(Boxborough, Mass., June 1, 1994) -- NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) reports triple the expected rate of orders for the first-of-its-kind corporate multimedia PCs, which are now shipping. The new NECT Image 4100m, 466m and 450m are the first multimedia PCs geared solely to the specialized needs of corporate users.

Multimedia for Business

Responding to explosive growth in business multimedia applications, NECT developed the Image 4100m, 466m and 450m corporate multimedia systems to exceed the performance of home-user targeted multimedia systems already developed.

"Business users require more powerful multimedia machines than those sold for home use," said Denny Lane, director of marketing for NECT Desktop Systems. "Our corporate multimedia PCs come with 8MB of system memory, a 420MB hard disk drive, our triple-speed MultiSpin 3Xi CD-ROM drive, a 16-bit Sound-Blaster compatible stereo sound card, Labtec CS-800 speakers, headphone, microphone and Lotus Development Corp.'s ScreenCam multimedia macro-recorder program. NECT corporate multimedia systems give users the power and versatility they need without the expense of "edutainment"-type software targeted at the small office/home office (SOHO) market."

"Business applications for multimedia desktop technology are exploding and show every sign of increasing exponentially in the near term," Lane commented. "Many already are using heavily detailed industrial reference works in their businesses. These works give companies information that is critical for product research and development, customer research, review of detailed information databases and more."

By offering the Lotus ScreenCam multimedia macro-recorder program as part of its multimedia systems, NECT provides a distinct advantage to its customers. The Lotus ScreenCam program represents the next step in corporate multimedia technology. It enables users to record dynamic movements or procedures as they are executed on-screen in one location and communicate them quickly, easily and completely to other similarly-equipped NECT computer users elsewhere. ScreenCam technology improves productivity among members of "teams" of employees at scattered locations who are working cooperatively on single or related projects -large or small. It gives team members the benefit of thorough, detailed, easily understandable information about key project aspects.

The new desktop systems featuring the Intel 486DX4/100 CPU are:

Image 4100m PM-2290-24902C 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive, 8MB RAM, 420MB IDE HDD, MultiSpin 3Xi CD-ROM drive, a 16-bit Sound-Blaster compatible stereo sound card, Labtec CS-800 speakers, headphone, microphone and Lotus ScreenCam business multimedia software.

The following new system uses the Intel 486DX2/66:

Image 466m PM-2270-24902C 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive, 8MB RAM, 420MB IDE HDD, MultiSpin 3Xi CD-ROM drive, a 16-bit Sound-Blaster compatible stereo sound card, Labtec CS-800 speakers, headphone, microphone, and Lotus ScreenCam business multimedia software.

The following new system uses the Intel 486DX2/50:

Image 450m PM-2280-24902C 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive, 8MB RAM, 420MB IDE HDD, MultiSpin 3Xi CD-ROM drive, a 16-bit Sound-Blaster compatible stereo sound card, Labtec CS-800 speakers, headphone, microphone and Lotus ScreenCam business multimedia software.

NEC Technologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include Image, PowerMate, Express/II and Ready systems products, the award-winning Versa notebook computers, MultiSync FG monitors, Silentwriter printers and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


RAW Ent. & Decision Games Combine Skills
RAW ENTERTAINMENT, INC AND DECISION GAMES COMBINE SKILLS

June 5, 1994 -- As the 50th Anniversary of D-Day, Battle of the Bulge and other famous WWII battles comes around, software publisher RAW Entertainment have signed an agreement with board game publisher Decision Games to convert any and all of their titles to computer.

Decision Games currently have over 200 titles in their product range, having recently obtained SPI and TSR back catalog product. These titles cover most major and minor battles of World War II, as well as ancient battles and Science Fiction games. Also included in the roster are board RPG's and adventure games.

The first title available from this joint venture will be RISE OF THE WEST, based on the boardgame EMPIRES OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

RISE OF THE WEST is a Multi-player simulation of the rise and fall of Medieval European empires. The object of the game is to achieve the highest victory point total by maintaining and expanding your empire through conquest, ruling and diplomacy.

There can be upto 8 empires in the game (depending on the scenario) which can be played by either computer or human players.

Features include:- Varied Map Displays (Political, Religion, Language, Population, etc.); Fort & Armies; Raiding; Diplomacy; Taxation; Maintenance; Rebellion; Parleys; Trading; Random effects (Famine, Tech Advance & Failure; Epidemic, Civil War, Uprising, Heresy). There is also a feature to create new scenarios or modify existing one's.

RISE OF THE WEST will be available in July on Amiga (1 meg) and PC (Windows) and will sell through RAW Entertainment's Direct Sales Operation (DSO) for $29.95 + S&H for both versions.

RAW Entertainment Inc

957 NASA Road One, Suite 146

Houston, TX 77058-3098

713-286-2386 voice/fax


New SilverPlatter Databases on CD-ROM
SilverPlatter Announces the Publication of Two New Databases - Wilson Art Index and Environmental Quality

May 6, 1994 -- Wilson Art Index produced by the H.W. Wilson Company provides comprehensive coverage of the world of art by indexing over 280 periodicals published throughout the world. Updated quarterly, the database includes over 270,000 records dating back to 1984 with over 27,000 new records added annually.

Indexed in the database are materials such as: feature articles, exhibition listings, reports of conferences, book and film reviews, and editorials. Art Index also includes an index to reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Subjects covered include art and architectural history, architecture, advertising, design, furniture, motion pictures, photography, and television.

Environmental Quality (E-CD) from CAB International, provides comprehensive coverage of the world's literature relating to environmental degradation, amelioration, and conservation in the fields of agriculture and forestry. E-CD contains information dating from 1973 to the present and the database contains over 500,000 records with abstracts. E-CD also contains information on such diverse environmental topics as the impact of tourism, deforestation, and the biological treatment of wastes.

The release of these two databases further affirms SilverPlatter's commitment to provide the right information with the right software to the service of our markets.

SilverPlatter Information, Inc.

100 River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA 02062-5026

1-800-343-0064 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-617-769-2599

Fax: 1-617-769-8763

SilverPlatter Information

2802-2804 Admiralty Centre

Tower 1, 18 Harcourt Road

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 529-0356

Fax: (852) 804-2746

SilverPlatter Information Ltd.

10 Barley Mow Passage

Chiswick London W4 4PH U.K.

Tel: +44(0) 81-995-8242 or 0800-262-096

Fax: +44(0) 81-995-5159

Internet: info@silverplatter.com


C++ Compiler Supports DSP Development System

June 1, 1994 -- San Diego, CA - Wintriss Engineering Corporation's Turbo C30-II DSP Development Board, currently in production, is now supported by the Tartan, Inc. C/C++ package which provides a complete development environment for DSP applications. The Turbo C30-II, based on the industry standard Texas Instruments TMS320C30 floating point DSP, plugs into a PC/AT 16 bit bus, provides for data transfer rates up to 4.2MB/sec and operates at 40MHz and 33MHz clock rates. Up to 8MB of fast, static RAM is available on the board. The C30 and PC/AT share 2MB of the 8MB RAM in a dual access, zero wait state, interleaved memory scheme. From the PC side, the data bus is 16 bits wide and uses short memory cycles with no wait states for maximum throughput. Tartan's system includes optimizing C and C++ compilers, runtime system, assembler, linker, and window-oriented debugger. Using Tartan's development software, DSP system designers will enjoy: superior performance for programming in C or to C30 hardware capabilities; symbolic source and machine-level debugging; compatibility with third party libraries; and the advantages of the C++ language, including object-oriented programming for easier maintenance and software reuse. The Wintriss Engineering Turbo C30-II starts at $1,595 with the Tartan C/C++ Compiler/Linker/Debugger priced at $2,495.

Wintriss Engineering

6342 Ferris Square

San Diego, CA 92121-3244

(800) 550-7301.


User's Guide to Computer Security Today
NEW VIDEO ADDRESSES TODAY'S COMPUTER SECURITY ISSUES

Boston, MA. May 18, 1994 - Commonwealth Films Inc. announces the release of its newest computer security video entitled THE BEST DEFENSE: A User's Guide to Computer Security Today.

According to a recent study, end users pose a greater threat to information security than do hackers, viruses, and other potential hazards. Employee training is the key to secure information systems.

This timely new video addresses the areas that make today's business environment more vulnerable than ever - with the proliferation of notebooks, laptops, on-line network services, telecommuting, LANs, and other technological advances. It covers the special security issues cropping up in the new world of data processing, as well as basic computer security safeguards.

Designed to serve as the cornerstone for quick, effective training sessions, this new 22-minute video helps build awareness in critical security areas such as safe work habits, data protection, access restriction and control, illegal duplication, virus defense, disaster recovery, and more.

It is suitable for viewing by every end user, from top executive to data entry clerk, and provides a memorable framework around which companies can build training sessions that address their specific security

THE BEST DEFENSE can be purchased for $525, rented for $150, or previewed (one to three videos) for $45. This new video is available from Commonwealth Films Inc. by phone at 617-262-5634, or orders can be faxed to (617) 262-6948.

Commonwealth Films Inc

223 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 262-5634


User Interface Components for PARTS Workbench
Objectshare Systems Announces User Interface Components for the PARTS Workbench

San Jose, CA June 2, 1994 - Objectshare Systems, Inc. announces plans to offer user interface components for use in the PARTS Workbench development environment. PARTS is a trend-setting tool for graphically assembling applications from prebuilt components. PARTS is a product of Digitalk, Inc.

Planned PARTS components from Objectshare will include:

* Subpanes/V for PARTS, a product that offers 20 unique controls including a columnar list box, table pane, hierarchical list box, 3-D frames, specialized editors, gauges, and more. Subpanes/V for PARTS is based on our Subpanes/V for WindowBuilder Pro/V.

* WidgetKit/Business Graphics for PARTS, a product that offers flexible two and three dimensional business charting and graphing. WidgetKit/Business Graphics for PARTS includes bar, pie, x-y, log, scatter, polar, gantt, high-low-close, and additional styles. It includes 3-D charts for the bar and pie styles.

* WidgetKit/Professional for PARTS, a product that offers powerful spreadsheets. Specialized editors, and other functionality. WidgetKit/Professional for PARTS has a spreadsheet that includes calculation capability, row and column splitting, a variety of cell types including standard image formats, and much more.

Objectshare will also evolve WindowBuilder Pro/V to support development in the PARTS Workbench environment. WindowBuilder Pro/V is the most popular tool for interactively building user interfaces in Smalltalk/V. In the near term, a maintenance release of WindowBuilder Pro/V will be compatible with the PARTS Workbench.

Later, a PARTS generator add-on for WindowBuilder Pro/V will enable it to generate PARTS components consisting of user interfaces developed with WindowBuilder Pro/V. There are no royalties for distribution of end-user applications built with Objectshare PARTS products. The Objectshare PARTS products described will ship over the course of 1994. Objectshare will aggressively develop and-deliver additional PARTS components.

Objectshare Systems Inc

5 Town & Country Village, Suite 735

San Jose, CA 95128-2026

408-727-3742,  fax 408-727-6324,  CIS: 76436,1063


Legal Compliance/Tech Business Conduct Video
NEW LEGAL CONPLIANCE VIDEO ADDRESSES ALL MAJOR ISSUES

Boston, MA May 18, 1994 - Commonwealth Films Inc. announces the release of its newest compliance video entitled THE MINEFIELD: Legal Compliance/Ethical Business Conduct.

Never before has non-compliance had such serious legal and financial consequences for individuals and organizations. To help companies avoid staggering fines and stiff sentences, Commonwealth has produced this comprehensive awareness-training video that gathers the major issues into one complete program.

This new video brings to life the most important topics found in most compliance manuals today, as determined be a survey of corporate attorneys. Using a series of realistic incidents drawn from actual cases, it dramatically depicts the pitfalls and penalties in today's corporate legal environment.

It helps avert disaster by alerting viewers to potential dangers in such areas as ethical decision making (e.g. conflict of interest, giving or accepting gifts, bribes and kickbacks, favoritism); protection of company assets (e.g. confidential information and trade secrets); environmental regulations; insider information; sexual harassment; antitrust and fair competition; OSHA violations; fair employment practices; and more.

Designed for viewing by employees at all levels, the video delivers the message that legal compliance and ethical behavior are the right way - and the only way - to do business.

THE MINEFIELD is 22 minutes in length. It can be purchased for $525, rented for $150, or previewed (one to three videos) for $45. It is available from Commonwealth Films Inc. by phone at 617-262-5634, or by fax at (617) 262-6948.

Commonwealth Films Inc

223 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 262-5634


Gemstar VCR Plus + Control Tower
GEMSTAR'S VCR PLUS + CONTROL TOWER MAKES DEBUT

World's First Universal Remote With VCR Plus+ Technology Becomes Available To Consumers Nationwide

PASADENA, Calif., June 1, 1994 -- This week, an entirely new concept in video control is being introduced to consumers nationwide: the VCR Plus+ Control Tower. For the first time, consumers will be able to use one universal remote control to initiate instant and effortless VCR taping and to activate their video components. This combination universal remote control/VCR taping shortcut is offered by Gemstar Development Corporation, inventors of the world's easiest and most reliable VCR taping technology, the VCR Plus+ system.

"Although some universal remotes make using a TV and a VCR more convenient, no other remote does it all -- from video control to error-free VCR taping," said Dr. Henry Yuen, chief executive officer of Gemstar Development Corporation. "The Control Tower also may be the world's easiest universal remote to use -- it is literally set up for the consumer over the telephone."

With new CallSet technology, the Control Tower is set up by phone, virtually eliminating the need for a product manual. During one phone call to a special Gemstar operator, consumers supply the brands/models of their video components, along with their zip codes. The Gemstar operator then transmits a tone over the telephone that sets up the Control Tower completely. Even the correct date and time is now displayed for the consumer. The unit is ready to control TV viewing or to tape using the VCR Plus+ instant taping system.

To tape with the Control Tower, consumers simply press the VCR Plus+ button and then punch in the PlusCode numbers for the programs they want to tape. PlusCode numbers are found in TV listings of all editions of TV Guide and in 600 U.S. newspapers. Subsequently, consumers press one more button to tell the Control Tower whether to tape each program once, daily or weekly.

CallSet technology also makes the Control Tower "future proof." Whenever consumers replace existing video components, they simply call a Gemstar operator to request that their Control Tower be "updated" over the telephone with a new telephone tone. It's all done in one easy step within seconds.

The VCR Plus+ Control Tower makes a dent in household remote "clutter," replacing up to four remote controls for TVs, VCRs and cable boxes. New VCR Plus+ features of the Control Tower include enhanced taping memory -- the Control Tower can be programmed to tape up to 24 programs.

Like all stand-alone VCR Plus+ products, the Control Tower offers the convenience of Cable Box Control. Cable Box Control allows consumers to tape several programs broadcast on different channels without having to be at home to manually change channels on the cable box.

VCR Plus + products record television programs with PlusCode numbers published and broadcast by media with a worldwide audience of more than 240 million consumers. The Gemstar group of companies was formed to develop and market technological products which make life easier for the consumer. Gemstar's VCR Plus+ instant programming system is the world standard for VCR taping. The system is available in approximately 30 countries in stand-alone VCR Plus+ units and as a feature of VCR's offered by all of the world's VCR manufacturers.

Gemstar Development Corp

135 North Los Robles Ave, Suite 870

Pasadena, CA 91101

818-792-5700,  fax 818-792-0257


CONGRESS DECLARES WAR ON US SOFTWARE COMPANIES

WHOLESOME CHILDREN'S AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENDANGERED

US Representative Tom Lantos (D-Calif) has declared war on small American software businesses. In a public hearing held in San Francisco on May 21, Lantos reaffirmed his support for the establishment of an expensive bureaucracy for the purpose of applying ratings to computer games, even if it means the destruction of hundreds of small companies. This plan would be administered by the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), an organization created by Nintendo, Sega, Phillips, Sony and Electronic Arts, all of whom are giant video games companies. The IDSA plan would require the publishers of computer games to produce and submit videotapes, pay processing fees of $500 or more, and await review by a secret committee before they could release products in the marketplace.

In contrast to this plan, four major trade associations, representing over 3,000 businesses, are in the process of developing a standardized ratings system that could be quickly and accurately applied to software as part of the development process, and which would impose no fees on the publishers. Although the IDSA plan has been heavily criticized by the trade associations, and has not yet started operation, Lantos, along with Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn) and Herbert Kohl (D-Wisc), has already sent letters on Congressional letterhead to major retailers, urging them to purchase software only from businesses that submit to the IDSA plan.

According to industry spokesperson Karen Crowther, the costs and delays of the IDSA plan would be devastating to many entrepreneurial and small software businesses which produce children's and educational software. Lantos' response was that "protecting our children" is more important than the survival of these companies. Ironically, Nintendo and Sega, billion-dollar companies and major proponents of the IDSA plan, publish "Mortal Kombat", the game most often cited by Lantos in his campaign against "filthy and disgusting" video games.

Rosemary West, president of the Educational Software Cooperative (ESC), representing over 50 companies, said "If implemented, the IDSA plan would actually prevent distribution of many wholesome, educational games, because the smaller developers simply cannot afford these unnecessary costs." Crowther added that the IDSA plan would assist foreign-owned Nintendo and Sega in "crushing their smaller, U.S. competition" and asked, "Why are the Congressmen supporting an anti-competitive ratings system instead of one developed by our own games publishers?"

David Snyder, President of MVP Software, a small developer of low-cost games and educational software, said, "As currently proposed, the IDSA plan will severely limit the ability of small software businesses to compete, will halt the downward pressure on software prices, and will create a strong anti-competitive pressure in the market in favor of the multi-billion dollar IDSA-member companies. It is not surprising that a few powerful companies seek to force a system on the market that benefits only themselves at the expense of small companies and consumers. However, it is shocking that members of Congress are supporting this blatantly unfair system."

"Ironically, MVP has a policy against human-on-human and graphic violence in its products and has never produced a game that anyone would consider violent. In fact, MVP has always supported development of an easy-to-understand software rating system that would allow parents to make informed purchasing decisions. However, it is hard to understand why Lantos, Lieberman and Kohl support a system designed by the very companies who publish the most graphically violent material on the market today."

Snyder noted that the legislation drawn up by Congressman Lantos that is being used to pressure the industry to go along with the IDSA plan explicitly includes anti-trust exemptions that play into the hands of the multi-billion dollar companies. "I am mystified why anyone thinks an anti-trust exemption in the video games industry is in the best interests of either consumers or the small companies such laws are designed to protect," Snyder said.

MVP Software

1035 Dallas SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49507-1407

616-245-8376,  fax 616-245-3204,  CIS: 70363,15


Byte's Mac Programmer's Cookbook
WHY BE BORING WHEN IT'S SO EASY TO BE HIP?

FIND OUT HOW IN THE NEW PROGRAMMER'S COOKBOOK SERIES

Berkeley, CA, May 27, 1994 -- The programming world is no longer ruled by staid programmers following established and conventional rules, ideas, and methodology. To stay on the edge, programmers need to think in new ways and explore new possibilities. Understanding these trends in programming and knowing that no one wants to be obsolete, Osborne/McGraw-Hill has created BYTE's Programmer's Cookbook series.

The first book in the series, BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook, is an illuminating tour of this new programming culture. Filled with ingenious hacks (understood to be amazingly clever and/or useful blocks of code) and powerful code, Mac guru Rob Terrell takes readers through the maze of Mac shareware, freeware, and utilities that is readily available to programmers if they just know where to look. Terrell provides thorough descriptions of these tools and tricks and offers penetrating commentaries about how to use them effectively.

In addition, BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook comes with a high-density disk that has 20 classic Mac hacks, including code objects that readers can add to their programs, memory-trackers, and bug finders.

Peppered throughout with topical quotations from Thomas Jefferson to Sun Tzu, BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook is unlike any other programming book on the market. Written for programmers of every level as well as serious users, Terrell's conversational writing style makes the book easy to read and fun to browse while providing useful insider programming tips and ideas.

For every Mac programmer or user who has ever wondered what goes on in the inner circle--and how they can participate--BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook offers an intriguing glimpse of life in the cool lane. It sets the pace for future BYTE's Programmer's Cookbooks.

BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook is soft cover, 256 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Included is one 3.5" disk. Suggested retail price: $29.95. ISBN: 0-07-882062-6. For orders only, phone 1(800)227-0900, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

Rob Terrell, coauthor of The Mac Shareware 500, is a veteran Macintosh authority. He owns a company that specializes in the design and creation of multimedia environments and titles. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher of books about computers that include tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with Corporate Software, Inc., Oracle Corp., and several well-known McGraw-Hill magazines including Business Week and BYTE. A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


REMOTE-ACQ II Data Collection Platform
DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM

The REMOTE-ACQ II is a rugged, reliable data collection platform. It is stand-alone, and will measure information from all types of sensors, including Thermocouples, Strain Gages and Pressure Transducers, directly. This direct connection avoids costly transmitters on each sensor.

Systems are available from 6 to over 1000 inputs. Inputs can be voltage, millivolts, 4-20 mA, contact closure, counter, Thermocouple, Strain gage, Pressure transducer, etc.

The REMOTE-ACQ II has a sealed NEMA-4X enclosure for environmental protection, and is designed for shop-floor and remote applications. Units are now in use for monitoring water supplies in remote areas, and for EPA compliance in petrochemical distribution points, as well as many shop-floor applications.

Data is stored locally, and can be downloaded by telephone, land line, or to a laptop PC ac an ASCII file, compatible with all spreadsheets and databases including Lotus 123 and Quattro Pro.

Local alarms, Display, PID and PLC control are available for automatic calibration of analyzers, etc.

The INSTA-CALL option has automatic voice telephone dial-up upon detection of a specified out-of-tolerance condition. This will call as many numbers as desired until a response is obtained. You can have any number of lists, triggered by different events. You can even call in, and have the current status of each input read out to you!

Modd: REMOTE-ACQ II

AVAILABILITY: Immediate

DIANACHART Inc

101 Round Hill Drive

Rockaway, NJ 07866

(201) 625-2299,   FAX: (201) 625-2449


Visual Guide to Microsoft Access
New Ventana Book Tours Cutting-Edge Database

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Microsoft Access's state-of-the-art graphical tools enable the user to easily create powerful databases and attractive forms and reports, while hiding much of the complexity of database management. The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access, new from Ventana Press, is the program's literary equivalent.

The visual approach taken by The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access mirrors the drag-and-drop style in Access 2.0. Coupled with pictorial examples on nearly every page, the authors' clear instructions and insightful overview allow the reader to both master specific tasks and gain a thorough understanding of the structure of this robust software.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access is divided into three sections with four appendices, and includes a disk. After a general orientation to database concepts and Microsoft Access's capabilities, a nine chapter hands-on tutorial covers all of Access's fundamental and important features. The last six chapters introduce Access's most powerful components. Readers learn to

* create Access tables using Table Wizards and Design view.

* retrieve data using Access's query method.

* design reports using Report Wizards and Design view.

* use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to integrate text

  and data.

* employ the visual interface in designing a professional-quality

  database application.

* streamline tasks with macros.

* program with Access Basic, Access's built-in programming

  language.

The four appendices provide valuable tips, such as on hiring an Access professional, installing Access and sharing Access databases over a network. The disk includes all files necessary to complete the examples in the tutorials.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access adds to Ventana Press's Visual Guide series, which includes the acclaimed Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Windows and The Visual Guide to Visual Basic Applications, both by Richard Mansfield.

The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access is 650 pages, illustrated, with disk. ISBN: 1-56604-070-1. List price: $29.95. For orders in the U.S. only, call 800 / 743-5369.

Walter R. Bruce, III, Executive Editor of Ventana Press, is the author of over a dozen computer books, including Using Paradox 4.5 and Using PROCOMM PLUS (both from Que). His books have sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide.

Rich Wolf is President of CompuWorks, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in database training and development using Microsoft Access, FoxPro and Visual Basic.

Dan Madoni is an independent contractor and author offering consulting and training services nationwide. He previously worked as a Project Manager for Microsoft and was involved in the original Microsoft Access beta program.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more productive, including Voodoo UNIX The Windows Internet Tour Guide, The Windows Shareware 500, Voodoo NetWare and The Presentation Design Book. All titles are available in bookstores and by writing Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, or by calling Ventana's toll-free order line, 800 / 743-5369; 919/942-0220; FAX 919/942-1140


Lahey Fortran 90

A Better Fortran

You might wonder why you should make the move to Lahey Fortran 90 when your 77 code works just fine. It's simple: Lahey Fortran 90 is a better and faster Fortran.

Fortran 90 is essentially a superset of FORTRAN 77. This means you can process 77 code with a 90 language system. In addition, the Fortran 90 Standard contains a rich, new set of language features enabling you to write tighter, faster, and more portable code in less time. Array expressions, new program control features (DO/END DO, DO WHILE, CASE), better array handling, more intrinsic functions, structures, pointers, and modules are just a few reasons why Fortran will continue to be the language of choice for engineering and scientific applications.

Not only is Lahey Fortran 90 a better Fortran, it's faster. It's faster than Lahey's F77L-EM/32. In fact, it's the fastest executing Fortran 90 on the Pentium.

High Performance Technology

Some of the Fortran 90s currently available are not 90 compilers but merely language translators: they have to translate your 90 code to C or FORTRAN 77 before it can be compiled. It's a slow, messy way to compile code and makes debugging difficult. Lahey Fortran 90 compiles directly to object code for better optimization and debugging.

How can a language system adhering to a new, larger standard be faster? Lahey's Fortran 90 is the combination of its proprietary automatically generated front end and Intel Corporation's highly optimized code generation technology. Using Lahey's "caterpillar" multi-box parser, the front end is on the leading edge of technology and helps produce the fastest and most dependable results. The Lahey front end is joined to the Intel code generator (back end) to provide Lahey Fortran 90 users with a benefit found in no other language system: it is optimized from the ground up for the Intel family of processors, especially the Pentium. Lahey's Fortran 90 incorporates all the common optimizations plus instruction scheduling, loop unrolling, loop interchange, loop distribution, strip mining and pre-loading, loop blocking, and alternate loops. Together, the alliance of Lahey and Intel technology has produced a Fortran 90 that will please even the most demanding programmers.

Run It Anywhere

Using Phar Lap Software's 386!DOS-Extender, Lahey Fortran 90 is a 32-bit extended-DOS language system that runs on 386 (with math chip), 486, and Pentium PCs.

Why extended DOS as the first platform for Fortran 90? Lahey's research has shown PC Fortran users place a higher priority on the speed of a language system than on the operating system. By supporting extended DOS Lahey gives programmers the speed they want along with the ability to write programs for the largest installed base of users. If you want to work in Windows or OS/2, Lahey Fortran 90 will run in a Windows DOS box or an OS/2 DOS session. In the future, look for Lahey Fortran 90 on other platforms.

Another benefit of operating under DOS is the field-tested runtime library found in Lahey Fortran 90. This robust runtime library is already in use worldwide by tens of thousands of Lahey FORTRAN 77 users.

Features and Tools

The design of Lahey Fortran 90 language system represents more than just new technology. It is a collection of customer feedback, extensive user surveys, and the experiences of thousands of users writing applications with Lahey Fortran. This knowledge is reflected in the features and tools in Lahey's Fortran 90 language system.

Lahey Fortran 90 is a full implementation of the Fortran 90 Standard. Some companies give you what they determine are the "important" features. Lahey delivers the full 90 Standard and lets the customer decide what they want to use.

Lahey's Fortran 90 comes with an array of tools including Phar Lap's 386 ! DOS-Extender, an editor, a debugger/profiler, a library manager, a make utility, and video graphics. For programmers doing multi-language development, Lahey Fortran 90 includes an interface to MetaWare High C. Developing new programs or moving code to the PC? You will appreciate the over 700 error messages that are cross-referenced to the comprehensive set of manuals. To help in your transition to Fortran 90, the Language Reference manual highlights all 90 features in blue ink.

All Lahey products come with free, unlimited technical support via phone, fax, E-mail, CompuServe and Lahey's own BBS. Every Lahey product also includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Add all this up, and you've got the most powerful Fortran available for the PC.

To order your copy of Fortran 90 or get your name on Lahey's mailing list, call (800) 548-4778 or (702) 831-2500

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Power Graph for Windows, Queries & Charting
Mojahmbee Ltd. Proudly Announces... POWER GRAPH for WINDOWS

Queries and Charting for ODBC Databases

Power Graph combines a powerful visual query tool with seamless, state-of- the-art presentation graphics.  Running under Windows, Power Graph can  connect directly to any ODBC database, allowing you to issue a query to  display your data and to create a variety of full-color 2D and 3D graphs  directly from your data.  Power Graph can take advantage of any printer or  font that you have installed within Windows, which gives you the flexibility  and control you demand in a graphical product.

ODBC Flexibility

Power Graph can connect to any type of database that exists on your system,  as long as an ODBC driver is installed within Windows for each type of  database system you wish to use.  Most PC and mainframe databases have ODBC  drivers available from a variety of sources.

As your company grows and its database needs change, Power Graph's query and  graphing tools can still be utilized.  Your investment in Power Graph is  protected, no matter what changes occur within your database system.  And  since all database access is read-only, you can rest assured that absolutely  nothing in your database will be changed by using Power Graph.

Advanced Data Queries

Queries are created through an easy point-and-shoot method.  Little or no  typing is required in order to create sophisticated queries.  Power Graph's  query builder has two separate components: a standard query and a statistical  query generator.  Data can be selected from any table or column within the  database.

Both query types can utilize the custom filter selector, which allows you to  filter your query to get the desired data, using your mouse and only minimal  typing.  The Browse Data feature allows you to point directly at the data you want to retrieve while you are creating your query.

Sorting your result data is also an easy process.  Simply click on the  columns you wish to sort by, followed by the direction of the sort (ascending or descending).

Generated queries can be saved and recalled at any time with the click of the mouse.  Any future changes to your data will be instantly reflected in your  query result the next time you recall it.

Statistical Data Queries

The statistical query generator allows you to create SUM, MAX, MIN, AVG and  COUNT statistics completely by mouse.  Aggregate functions with complete  control over data grouping are only a click away.

Answers to questions such as "How many sales of this product were made this  month?" or "How much volume did this product account for compared to other  product sales?" are easily created without any programming or modification to  your database.

Query Results

Once a query is issued, the resulting data is displayed in a Windows style  spreadsheet on your screen.  The query viewer has a sizable column feature  that allows you to tailor the view of your data.  Your data can then be  copied to the Windows Clipboard in a variety of formats for easy insertion  into other Windows applications.  Also, your query can be modified at this  point, to get the precise result data set you are looking for.  Then, it's  time to graph!

Powerful Graphing

Power Graph can take your query and create a number of different types of  graphs with a few clicks of your mouse.  Creating a graph is as easy as  clicking on the data columns you wish to graph, selecting the legend column,  selecting the graph type, and finally clicking on the rows from your query  to include in the graph.  Up to twelve columns and twelve rows can be graphed at one time.

Your graph will then be instantly created in full color.  Every aspect of  Power Graph has been tuned to work perfectly with all video resolutions and  monitors, so your graphs will look as good as your video setup can handle.

Power Graph's unique design allows you to toggle back-and-forth between your  graph and the query result spreadsheet.  For example, if you see some data  that you don't want in your graph, simply switch back to the query result  window to remove the rows or columns that you don't want to graph.  Returning  to the graph screen will instantly recreate your graph with the new data.   Creating presentation graphs has never been this easy!

Power Graph allows you complete control over the graph type and style.  Graph  types such as Bar Charts, Pie Charts and Area Charts can be in 2D or 3D.   Other available graph types include the Line Chart, Log-Linear Chart, 3D Tape Chart, Polar Chart and even a High-Low-Close Chart, providing a full range of graphing capability.  Each graph type has a variety of styles that you can  select to fine-tune the appearance of your graph.  For example, available bar chart styles include clustered, stacked, stacked percentile, Z-axis clustered and horizontal, and in your choice of 2D or 3D.  Switching between graph  types and styles requires only a few mouse clicks.

You also have complete control over any text on the graph, such as graph  titles, legend text, and data axis labels.  You can modify the text  displayed, as well as the font, style and size.  Power Graph can use any  font within Windows, including TrueType.  You can also select to have a  current date and time stamp placed on your graph to identify exactly when the  graph was created.

Power Graph will create a full-color Windows bitmap of your graph.  Once you are satisfied with your graph, you can save it to file, directly print it, or copy it to the Windows Clipboard.  Once in the Clipboard, your graph can be  instantly pasted into many other Windows applications, including word- processors and paint programs.  You can easily create stunning documents for  custom reports or mailings in this fashion.  A saved graph (or any other  Windows bitmap file) can be viewed at any time within Power Graph.

Custom Help System

Power Graph comes with a custom help system designed to deliver answers your  questions, whenever and wherever you need help.  Context-sensitive help  topics are available on every screen in the program.  Also, you can search  the help system for any keyword you desire assistance with.  Help topics can  be annotated for instant retrieval, or printed for your convenience.  All  Power Graph documentation is on-line, so no manuals clutter your office space.

Power Graph Tutorial

The product comes with a sample database and tutorial designed to get you up  to speed quickly.  Spending five minutes taking the tutorial is all it takes  to learn all about Power Graph's powerful yet easy-to-use features.

Multi-User Version

Power Graph is available in a multi-user version that allows multiple users  to access the same database concurrently.  These users can be running Power  Graph under Windows and using any other database product to access the same  data at the same time.

Pricing and Availability

Power Graph is now exclusively available from Mojahmbee Ltd.  The single-user version of Power Graph costs just $99.95.  A five user network version is  just $249.95.  Site licenses are available upon request.  Power Graph can  also be customized to fulfill your specific database needs on a case-by-case  basis. Contact Mojahmbee Ltd. at (303)440-4105 for further information and  orders.  A demo version is Power Graph is also available!

MOJAHMBEE LTD.

1630 30th Street  #474

Boulder, CO 80301

voice/fax : (303)440-4105

Internet  : eashjm@netcom.com

Demo version is available via Internet by FTPing PG-DEMO.ZIP from:   ftp.netcom.com in "/pub/pgraph"


Trade Groups Join SPA to Finalize Rating System
US SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS CREATE INDUSTRY-WIDE GAME RATINGS STANDARDS

Mendocino, CA - Four major software trade groups announced today that they have joined the Software Publishers Association (SPA) to work together in order to finalize a comprehensive computer game ratings system. The groups, representing over 3000 U.S. software developers and publishers, have endorsed product labeling designed to inform parents and retailers at a glance about the contents of games, making it easy to determine which are suitable for children.

Although only a minority of games for PC's contain objectionable material, industry spokesperson Karen Crowther stated that most already label violent or sexual content.  The new ratings system will standardize this labeling. "We are committed to providing consumers with the facts they need to make an informed decision," she said.

Under the plan, software packages would be clearly labeled with easy-to-understand symbols indicating the type and degree of potentially objectionable material. Highlights of the system include provisions for electronically tagging games with their ratings, and permitting a "lockout" procedure for parents. The rating system will be made available to all software publishers.

Standing apart from this industry-wide effort is the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), formed earlier this year by about a dozen videogame manufacturers. IDSA seeks to establish a separate commission to review and rate games prior to commercial release. According to Rosemary West of the Educational Software Cooperative (ESC), preliminary reports indicate IDSA's proprietary plan, developed for cartridge videogames, would be unworkable and economically untenable for the majority of educational and recreational personal computer software publishers.

IDSA Executive Director Arthur Pober declined to reveal the estimated costs and has stated that his system will not yield consistent ratings when used by anyone other than his staff.

IDSA maintains a professional lobbyist in Washington DC, and has close ties with Congressman Tom Lantos (D-Calif), who earlier this year introduced legislation which would mandate software ratings and eliminate antitrust protections for small businesses. At a public hearing last month, Lantos reaffirmed his support for IDSA and stated he did not care if small companies were destroyed. Ironically, IDSA members Nintendo and Sega publish the videogame "Mortal Kombat" which Lantos has described as "filthy and disgusting".

Crowther said she hopes that IDSA members will accept a standing invitation to join the software industry in implementing the new labeling standards, which are scheduled to be in place by November, in time for the holiday season.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Crowther

P.O. Box 892

Mendocino CA 95460

Voice/Fax: 707 937-3320

CompuServe: 71501,3553


Four New Internet Related O'Reilly Audiotapes
The globalization of the Internet, satellite-based Internet Protocol multicasting, and strategies for dealing with Internet  address allocation are just three of the subjects discussed by  leading Internet developers on four new audiotapes we just released.

"Notable Speeches of the Information Age, John Perry Barlow"

              USENIX Conference Keynote Address

             January 17, 1994; San Francisco, CA

        Duration: 90 minutes, ISBN: 1-56592-992-6, $9.95 (US)

John Perry Barlow is a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, a  lyricist since 1971 for the Grateful Dead who holds a degree in  comparative religion from Wesleyan University. In 1990, Barlow  co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation with Mitch Kapor,  and currently serves as chair of its executive committee.

In his keynote address to the Winter 1994 USENIX Conference, Barlow talks of recent developments in the national information infrastructure, telecommunications regulation, cryptography, globalization of the Internet, intellectual property, and the settlement  of Cyberspace. This talk explores the premise that "architecture is  politics"--that the technology adopted for the coming "information  superhighway" will help to determine what is carried on it. If the  electronic frontier of the Internet is not to be replaced by electronic  strip malls controlled by the old broadcast content providers, we need  to make sure that our technological choices favor bi-directional  communication and open platforms. Side A contains the keynote; Side B  contains a question and answer period.

           THREE NEW "GEEK OF THE WEEK" AUDIOTAPES

                "Global Network Operations"

  Carl Malamud interviews Brian Carpenter, Bernhard Stockman,

               Mike O'Dell, and Geoff Huston

      Duration: 2 hours, ISBN: 1-56592-993-4, $16.95 (US)

What does it take to actually run a network? In these four  interviews, Carl Malamud explores some of the technical and operational  issues faced by Internet service providers around the world.

Brian Carpenter, director for networking at CERN, discusses  how he deals with issues such as the OSI and DECnet Phase V protocols  and his views on the future of the Internet.  Bernhard Stockman is one  of the founders and the technical manager of the European Backbone (EBONE).  Mike O'Dell is Vice President for Research at UUNET Technologies.  Geoff  Huston, the director of the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNET), talks about how networking in Australia has flourished despite  astronomically high rates for long-distance lines.

                   "Mobile IP Networking"

       Carl Malamud interviews Phil Karn and Jun Murai

         Duration: 1 hour, ISBN: 1-56592-994-2, $9.95 (US)

As portable computers become more common, the Internet Protocol  will need to change to support mobile computing. On this tape, Carl Malamud  interviews Phil Karn, father of the KA9Q publicly available implementation  of TCP/IP for DOS (which has also been used as the basis for the software  in many commercial Internet routers). KA9Q was originally developed  to allow "packet radio," that is, TCP/IP over ham radio bands. Phil's current  research focus is on commercial applications of wireless data communications.

Jun Murai is one of the most distinguished researchers in the  Internet community. Murai is a professor at Keio University and the founder  of the Japanese WIDE Internet. Murai talks about his research projects,  which range from satellite-based IP multicasting to a massive testbed  for mobile computing at the Fujisawa campus of Keio University.

            "The Future of the Internet Protocol"

Carl Malamud interviews Steve Deering, Bob Braden, Christian Huitema,  Bob Hinden, Peter Ford, Steve Casner, Bernhard Stockman, and Noel Chiappa

         Duration: 4 hours, ISBN: 1-56592-996-9, $24.95

The explosion of interest in the Internet is stressing what  was originally designed as a research and education network. The sheer  number of users is requiring new strategies for Internet address  allocation; multimedia applications are requiring greater bandwidth  and strategies such as "resource reservation" to provide synchronous  end-to-end service.

In this series of eight interviews, Carl Malamud talks to  researchers who are working to define how the underlying technology of the Internet will need to evolve in order to meet the demands of the next five to ten years.

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Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing
 !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing & Networks

              By Donnalyn Frey & Rick Adams

                  4th Edition June 1994

        662 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-046-5, $9.95 (US)

We just released the fourth edition of this basic guide to electronic mail.  One significant change is that we lowered the price from $24.95 to $9.95 (this is not a typo!).

It includes a general introduction to the concept of  electronic mail (e-mail) addressing, followed by a detailed  reference section that describes how to address e-mail messages  so that they can be sent from one network to another. It also  includes a directory of hundreds of second- and third-level domains  so users can address individual sites within a network. In addition  to updating information about networks listed in previous editions,  this new edition provides information about new networks in the  Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe, Africa, and  South America.

Topics covered include:

  *  An introduction to e-mail for beginners

  *  For over 190 networks: a description of the network, the

     services it provides, the format of the e-mail addresses

     needed to reach users on that network

  *  Index to networks by network name, country or area name,

     and country code

  *  Index to second and third level domains and many sites

     within each network

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EPHEM Astronomy Softare
Product name:       EPHEM

Version number:     1.1

Release date:       1994 June 1

Function:           accurate astronomical ephemerides of any

                    Solar System object in a heliocentric orbit

Target audience:    professional astronomers, advanced amateurs,

                    public planetaria/observatories,

                    university astronomy departments

Operating systems:  32-bit version --> OS/2 2.0 or higher

                    16-bit version --> DOS 2.11 or higher,

                                       OS/2 1.x or higher,

                                       Windows NT 3.1

Features:           on-line orbits for more than 10,000

                       asteroids, more than 400 comets,

                       all 9 planets

                    on-line help

                    utility to add new sites to observatory

                       database

                    interactive addition of new orbits

                       to database

                    support for B1950, mean of date, true,

                       apparent and J2000 reference frames

                    capable of arcsecond accuracy

                    three ephemeris display modes

                       real-time (continuous)

                       manual

                       tabular

                    easy to use interface

                    highly configurable

Price:              $175 including shipping

Media:              3.5-inch, 5.25-inch floppy disks

Celestech

P.O. Box 61091

Honolulu, HI  96839-1091


New Bartender Software for Windows
NEW BARTENDER SOFTWARE

For Expert of Aspiring Amateur Drink Mixologists

June 10, 1994 -- Bartender 2.0 by DataLogic InfoSystems, Inc. is the most complete Windows application for the home or professional bartender. Bartender 2.0 offers a database of 1100+ alcoholic, low-alcohol, and non-alcoholic beverages ranging from the old standards to the newest popular drinks. Bartender 2.0 offers an attractive display of the list of drinks, mixing instructions, ingredients list, and a picture of the appropriate glassware. The easy to use menu allows you to quickly add, edit, delete, or find drinks. The unique Bar Stock feature allows you to store the ingredients you have available, then list only the drinks you can make. (Great for people with home or limited bars!) If a hard-copy reference is needed, Bartender 2.0 will print any number of user selected drinks, with or without a shopping list.

You can also open informative windows displaying a caloric content list, common bar measurements, popular glassware used for cocktails, and an ingredients list for user selected drinks.

Several Bar Upgrade Kit's, that will add new drinks recipes to the database, will be offered to registered users of Bartender 2.0.

System Requirements for Bartender 2.0 are: IBM compatible computer, Windows 3.1, 2MB RAM, 2MB HD space, 3-1/2" floppy drive, and a mouse, VGA monitor, and blender are highly recommended. (5-1/4" diskette can be provided free of charge.)

Bartender 2.0 for Windows is available for $24.95 (plus $3 S&H within the U.S., $10 S&H outside the U.S.) from:

DataLogic InfoSystems, Inc.

Sales Department

10332 Federal Blvd., Suite #119

Denver, CO 80221

Telephone orders can be placed by calling 1-800-531-3290.


E-Teller 1.6 OS/2 Bank & Credit Card Mgmt Util
UPDATE:  E-Teller 1.6

E-Teller version 1.6 has recently been uploaded to ftp.cdrom.com.  The VX-Rexx DLL has not been included in the archive, although a copy has been uploaded in the incoming directory (called vrobj20a.zip).  I'm not sure if etelr16.zip will be removed because it doesn't contain the required DLL.  If it is, then I'll re-upload it.  If all goes well, etelr16.zip should eventually end up in pub/os2/2_x/miscutil.  Where vrobj20a.zip will end up is anyone's guess.  If the DLL does disappear but etelr16.zip doesn't, you can get the DLL from rexx.uwaterloo.ca in pub/os2/vxrexx.

A brief note for those who have never heard of E-Teller:  it's a PM bank and credit card management utility which is becoming more like the well-known DOS and Windows personal finance utility everyone owns with every new version and every new request from users.  Give it a try and let me know what your thoughts are - both good and bad.

What's New/Fixed/Changed in Version 1.6

NEW - Moved ledger to separate window so that multiple accounts

      may be opened simultaneously.

NEW - added checking routine to ET_Month to ensure that et_fixed

      isn't processed more than once at the start of a new

      calendar month (in case the system is booted twice on the

      first).

NEW - added a routine to ET_Month to ensure that et_fix.dat is

      generated for each new month, in case the user doesn't boot

      OS/2 on the first of the month.

NEW - Accelerators for the Reconcile and Delete menu items in the

      ledger window.

NEW - User-defined digits (see Setting Digits in help).

NEW - INF-like help (crude, but effective) with

      semi-context-sensitive help.

NEW - Fields in the credit / debit window now change their

      background colour whenever a field has the focus.

NEW - User-defined behaviour for the <Enter> key in the

      credit / debit window (either selects 'OK' or tabs to

      next field).

NEW - an 'Income tax category' checkbox in the

      credit / debit window.

NEW - E-Teller Report can now create reports of income-tax

      related transactions only.

Paul Caron

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ont. CANADA

Internet: G9026163@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA


WCL - Windows Command Line Processor V7.50
Dr. Abimbola Olowofoyeku announced a new version of his Windows Command Line Processor (WCL v7.50). This program is available for downloading from various internet ftp sites.

You can currently find the latest version in the following places;

      site                       uploads directory

    --------                ------------------------------

  archive.umich.edu         /msdos/UPLOADS/wincmd75.zip

  wuarchive.wustl.edu       /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/win/wincmd75.zip

  ftp.cis.ksu.edu           /pub/upload/wincmd75.zip

  ftp.catt.ncsu.edu         /incoming/wincmd75.zip

  ftp.uu.net                /tmp/wincmd75.zip

WHAT IS WCL?

The Windows/Win-OS/2 Command Line Processor (WCL) is a Shareware program that presents a fully featured DOS-like command line interface for Microsoft's Windows 3.1 and IBM's Win-OS/2. It is an applications manager, file manager, and system manager, which can either replace or supplement the standard Windows Program and File Managers. However, all this functionality in WCL is invoked from a Windows command prompt.

WCL basically simulates the DOS "C:> prompt", but from within Windows or Win-OS/2. The WCL main Window is a small, unobtrusive window (about 50 characters wide and 4 lines deep) which defaults to the top left corner of the screen, but which can be moved at will. The window occupies very litte screen space, meaning that most of the rest of the screen is visible. WCL also has a "big" in which the main window is of full size, and all output is directed to the main window. This is an almost exact imitation of the "MSDOS prompt", but within a full Windows program.

WCL ensures that you do not need to open a DOS shell or the File Manager, just to perform operations like file copying, directory listing, file deletions, changing file attributes, etc., etc. WCL, being a full Windows program, offers all the benefits of Windows which will otherwise be lost in a DOS shell, and uses far less memory than a DOS shell. But if you do want to open a DOS shell, you can still do so from WCL by typing "SHELL", or "DOS".

You can run Windows and DOS programs by typing their names and pressing <ENTER>, just as you would do at the DOS command line. If you are running OS/2 version 2.1, then you can also run OS/2 programs from within WCL. Program files with the extension .COM, .EXE, .BAT and .PIF can also be run from WCL.

WCL also supports most of the internal DOS commands (e.g., COPY, DIR, CD, MD, RD, DEL, MOVE, REN, etc.), and some external DOS commands (e.g., ATTRIB, PRINT, etc.) through built-in technology. In addition to these, there are several commands internal to WCL, and several extra features which are fully documented in the extensive on-line help.

In addition to this, WCL has scores of internal commands of its own, all designed to make Windows easier to use for the command line aficionado. There are powerful commands like SEEK, COPYTREE, and DELTREE. There is a TYPE-WRITE command that turns your PC into an electric typewriter for line-by-line output to a line printer, and loads of other goodies, like Unix-like aliases for commands, and aliases for directories. There is a built-in line editor (which is invoked by typing "COPY CON <filename>") for creating ASCII files of up to 100 lines, without having to load NOTEPAD or any other text editor.

Other features include UUencode, UUdecode, UNZIP, Filename Completion, Implied CD, Directory Aliases, Command Aliases, assignment of commands to Function Keys, Doskey emulation, batch file operation within Windows, full command-line editing, a FOREACH command, support for file extensions in WIN.INI, support for various CLIPBOARD functions, and an interface for programmers to hook into the WCL system and extend the internal command set.

With WCL, you can send messages to any active process (including those that do not show up in the task list), telling the process to hide its main window, close itself down, show itself, etc. You can even change the title of any program's main window. You can also run a program in a hidden state with the RUNHIDDEN command. You can have a Windows AUTOEXEC batch file which WCL will run each time Windows is started (if WCL is the Windows shell). You can also have commands to be run each time WCL is loaded, by using the STARTUP settings in WCL.INI.

WCL is fully compatible with environments such as OS/2, Windows NT, Novell Netware (there is even a WCL "MAP" command to MAP and unMAP Netware drives, from WCL), and PC-NFS. There is extra support for networked users, whereby each user can have his/her own separate WCL.INI file. WCL is also compatible with COMMAND.COM replacements such as 4DOS. While 4DOS's unique features are not duplicated by WCL, you can access them from WCL by using WCL's RUNDOS or SPAWN commands.

WCL is a neat, fast, and effective way for multi-tasking under Windows and Win-OS/2, and can replace the Program Manager as your Windows or Win-OS/2 Shell. When WCL is used as the Windows shell, it offers many extra facilities which can be turned on or off in the initialization file WCL.INI. Among these extra features are:

   [a] saving the state of your Windows desktop when you quit

       WCL, and restoring it to exactly the same state when you

       next run Windows. This way, you can leave all your

       favourite Windows programs running when you quit Windows

       through WCL, and next time you run Windows, they will all

       be running still.

   [b] backing up your WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files each time

       Windows is started. This can save you from the deeds of

       some badly behaved programs that mess up with the Windows

       INI files. Two backup copies are made of each of these

       files - the penultimate version, and the ante-penultimate

       version.

   [c] running the programs in the "RUN=" and "LOAD=" lines in

       WIN.INI.

BATCH FILES

WCL supports batch file processing within Windows. Any file with the extension .CBF is treated as a WCL batch file, and can contain any mixture of program files and WCL internal commands. A further feature of the batch file processing of WCL is support for a Windows "AUTOEXEC" batch file. WCL will execute any commands found in a WCL batch file with the name AUTOEXEC.CBF every time WCL is run.

Dr. Abimbola Olowofoyeku      (The African Chief)

Keele University, England     (and The Great Elephant)

Email: laa12@keele.ac.uk      or,  chief@mep.com

Voice: +44 782 621111              Fax  : +44 782 583228


Magnificent Rocky CDROM Rocky Mt Nat'l Pk Guide
Interpretive CD-ROM for Park Visitors and Educational Users

Magnificent Rocky: A CD-ROM Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park

Magnificent Rocky combines text, maps, photos, QuickTime video with narration, and 360 degree panoramas of Rocky Mountain National Park. It includes the complete text of Roadside Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park, High Country Names, and Rocky Mountain National Park Day Hiker's Guide; interpretive guides from the Rocky Mountain Nature Association; interpretive programs by park rangers; visitor services information; and flora and fauna programs.

Magnificent Rocky is Macintosh or IBM-PC compatible. Macintosh: Product requirements include a Macintosh LC or greater, running System 7.0 or above, 4 megabytes of memory, 8-bit color monitor (16-bit suggested), and a CDROM drive. IBM: 386-, 486-based DOS compatible computer with 4MB or more of RAM, hard disk, 640x480 256 color VGA graphics card and monitor, mouse, DOS 3.1 or later, Windows 3.1 or later and CD-ROM drive.

Retail price is $39.95: shrink-wrapped in jewel case with four-color liner.

Publication Date:   July, 1994

Johnson Books Electronics is a division of Johnson Books formed to publish and produce CD-ROM products on the subjects of outdoor recreation, nature, travel, and the environment. The company also provides services for others requiring the development of electronic information.

Johnson Books

1880 South 57th Court

Boulder, CO 80301

303-443-9766,  303-443-1679


Inside Mac Games CD-ROM Electronic Magazine
INSIDE MAC GAMES CD-ROM RELEASED

June 1, 1993 -- Glenview, IL--Inside Mac Games, the first digital monthly magazine devoted to Macintosh entertainment software, announces the release of the first Inside Mac Games CD-ROM. Drawing on the stunning graphics and colorful prose that have garnered the magazine a huge following, the IMG CD-ROM takes everything a step further by surrounding nearly 600 megabytes of software within a slick user interface developed in Macromind Director 4.0.

Users are invited to explore the contents of the CD by starting at a contents screen displaying some of the CD's features such as the MACWORLD Expo Report, 1993 IMG Game Awards, Product Spotlight, 1993 IMG Back Issues, Shareware Gallery, and an exclusive F/A-18 Hornet Strategy Guide. Taking full advantage of the CD-ROM's raw storage capacity, the sheer volume of material in this CD is enough to keep even the most carnivorous gamer busy for months.

The Product Spotlight section includes full-length demos many of the year's hottest games. MACWORLD Expo Report features lots of live-footage QuickTime movies from the floors of Moscone Center last January. The F/A-18 Hornet Strategy Guide is a seat-of-the-pants look at one of the most complex simulations on the market today, with (of course) QT movies and sound. All 12 back-issues of Inside Mac Games are included, as well as an "expanded" version of the February 1994 edition, which sports lots of extended QT movies embedded in the reviews. And then there's the shareware archives. Just about every piece of shareware entertainment found among the world's online archives is on this CD-ROM. To top it all off, also included are lots of helpful utilities such as QuickTime 1.6, DocMaker, StuffIt Lite, and other goodies like game cheaters and hints, Newton games, bug fixers and patches. The list is seemingly endless.

The suggested retail price of the Inside Mac Games CD-ROM is $49.95. The CD-ROM can be purchased directly from IMG Prices for $18 for current IMG subscribers, and $33 for non-subscribers.

Inside Mac Games electronic magazine, now in its second year of publication, is known internationally for its insider perspectives, sneak previews of software-in-progress, exclusive interviews with some of the world's most innovative software designers, and-of course--plenty of insightful reviews, commentary, new product announcements, and fun stuff like the IMG Game Poll, monthly prize-garnering contests, and subscriber services.

Inside Mac Games

3862 Grace Lane, Glenview, IL 60025

Tel: (708) 486-0636, Fax: (708) 486-0647

eWorld: Tuncer,  America On-Line: IMGames,  CompuServe 71554,2761


Programmer's Guide to PC Video Systems

A Major Revision of the Definitive Guide to Video Programming and Video Hardware

Richard Wilton's Programmer's Guide to PC & PS/2 Video Systems was originally published in 1987--the dawn of graphical computing for machines based on Intel microprocessors. The Microsoft Windows operating system was in its infancy. Sales of color monitors and video cards were just starting to take off. Wilton's book was hailed as the definitive text on the subject by leading computer magazines such as BYTE and PC Week. It quickly became the primary reference for thousands of pioneering video programming professionals and hobbyists.

Today this landmark book has been completely updated with fresh information for a whole new generation of programmers eager to master the concepts of state-of-the-art video programming. In PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO PC VIDEO SYSTEMS, Wilton teaches that good video control software is inseparable from sound fundamental software design. And to help readers gain an understanding of what the hardware does and how software controls it, Wilton demonstrates the fundamental programming skills of coding, testing, and debugging, plus lean, efficient algorithms and the techniques to make them come alive as software. Readers get tested techniques and valuable insights--along with scores of source code examples on the accompanying disk--for a variety of text and graphics output. Topics include:

* Fundamental information on how PC video subsystems work and

  how software controls video hardware

* Special capabilities of the VGA, such as smooth panning and

  scrolling, split screens, and vertical nondisplay interrupts,

  that are not supported in Microsoft Windows or in MS-DOS

  graphics libraries

* Techniques that could be used to build arcade-style video games

  and other high-performance, self-contained applications

* Techniques for both interlaced and noninterlaced monitors

* VGA 256-color graphics programming

* Techniques for real-time animation

* An introduction to SVGA programming

* 32-bit graphics programming

* The VESA BIOS Extension (VBE) for VGA and SVGA subsystems

One 3.5-inch disk contains source code examples that demonstrate every important aspect of VGA video programming--from low-level register manipulation to high-level animation techniques. An expanded table of contents makes all the information easily accessible. A comprehensive index leads readers quickly to information on any topic in the book.

Richard Wilton has been programming computers since the late 1960s and is a specialist in providing comprehensive information for programmers who want to produce fast, professional video graphics. He has written systems software and graphics application programs in FORTRAN, Pascal, C, Forth, and assembly language. His articles and reviews have appeared in several computer publications, including BYTE, Computer Language, and The Seybold Outlook on Professional Computing. Wilton is the author of Microsoft Windows 3 Developer's Workshop and coauthor of The Peter Norton PC Programmer's Bible, both published by Microsoft Press.

PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO PC VIDEO SYSTEMS is the newest book in the Microsoft Press Programming Classics series. Programming Classics are milestone books that have had a significant impact on the art and science of software development. Each book in this foundation series has been thoroughly updated for a new generation of programmers making it as relevant today as the day it was first published. Look for the Microsoft Press Programming Classic emblem.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from self-paced 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.

Programmer's Guide to PC Video Systems

by Richard Wilton

$39.95, 528 pages, one 3.5 inch disk

ISBN: 1-55615-641-3

Pub. Date: July 11, 1994

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

206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS


Field Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows

All-New Illustrated Quick Reference Guide Provides Fast, Easy Answers

Find yourself spending too much time hunting for answers to your Microsoft Works questions? Now you can turn to the FIELD GUIDE TO MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS, the new, quick-and-easy reference guide to Microsoft's award-winning integrated software package.

The Field Guide series is a colorful and creative new twist on the Quick Reference Guide that is even more informative and easy to use. Inspired by traditional field guide identification handbooks to floran and fauna, this colorful, easy-to-use, go-anywhere computing companion offers lightning-quick answers with a light-hearted touch. Even the most reluctant novice or most experienced power user will find that looking up information about features and functions is a snap with Field Guides.

For new users, FIELD GUIDE TO MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS provides a visual path to finding the essential information necessary to start using Microsoft Works. For experienced users, it provides concise, easy-to-find descriptions of tasks, terms and techniques.

One of the many elements that makes this book so attractive to all users is the "Tipmeister." This friendly computing expert in safari gear leads readers through the computing jungle and points out valuable tips to help them work smarter and faster. Screen illustrations in the book show how the reader's screen should look and step-by-step instructions help users accomplish exactly what they want to do. Alphabetic entries, a comprehensive index, and rich cross-referencing make it easy to find information.

Field Guides are ideal for quick lookups wherever business takes you. On the road, Field Guides are designed to slip easily into a briefcase or next to a laptop, ready to consult at a moment's notice. There's even a special troubleshooting section to help readers pull themselves out of tight spots. At home or in the office, their convenient size ant handy organization make it easy to find answers without having to wade through a much larger text.

Field Guides covering Microsoft Excel 5 for Windows, Microsoft Word 6 for Windows, Microsoft Windows 3.1, MS-DOS, and Microsoft Access 2 for Windows are also available.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products. More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from self-paced 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 1-800MSPRESS.

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.

Field Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows

By Siechert & Wood, Inc.

ISBN: 1-55615-620-0

$9.95, 208 pages

Pub. Date June 6, 1994

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

206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS


Microsoft Works 3 for Windows Step by Step
Do-IT-Yourself Training from Microsoft Press

Microsoft Works 3 for Windows Step by Step

Need to master Microsoft Works? Learning this integrated software package is easy with MICROSOFT WORKS 3 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP. This book-and-disk self-paced training package shows readers how to efficiently use the most commonly used features of each Works productivity tool

Those who prefer to learn on their own will appreciate the progressive and modular approach to learning Users of Microsoft Works at all levels of expertise will be amazed at how quickly and easily they'll be able to get up to speed with Microsoft Works version 3. Readers already familiar with previous versions of the program can turn directly to the information they need in lessons that explore enhanced version 3 features. It's the perfect solution for today's on-the-go business-people

MICROSOFT WORKS 3 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP offers hands-on training for each feature of Works. Whether the reader is new to Works or upgrading from a previous version, this proven training system helps the reader find the best starting point. Then interactive lessons using disk-based practice files make learning a snap!

Each lesson takes as little as 15 minutes to complete, is generously illustrated with real-world examples, and is fully integrated with the practice files on disk. Readers can compare their results and track their progress for each lesson The lessons progress in complexity, first presenting basic concepts, and then moving toward more complex methods for using each tool to its full potential Readers will learn to use Microsoft Works to:

* Create, format, and enhance documents with the Word Processor

  tool Readers also learn how to use WorksWizards to create

  complex documents, such as form letters, and how to create

  envelopes and mailing labels

* Create and modify spreadsheets and charts with the Spreadsheet

  tool

* Develop efficient databases that display information in a

  variety of ways

* Connect to computer bulletin boards, online information

  services, and other computers by using a modem

* Send and receive information with a modem, and record and play

  back scripts

A glossary makes looking up terms easy, and the comprehensive index helps students and instructors quickly find information on any topic in the book

To use the practice files, Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5 0 or later is recommended, with Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later, and Microsoft Works 3 for Windows. The book includes one 720KB 3.5-inch disk

MICROSOFT WORKS 3 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP is part of a comprehensive, three-tiered software training solution for end users, educators, and corporations. These Microsoft approved training materials are designed to provide consistent training quality, save actual instruction and materials preparation time, and, for the first time, offer an easy way to "train the trainer" Instructor's guides assist in building an instructor-led classroom curriculum around the Step by Step books Courseware Development Kits (CDKs) offer customizable courseware development for use in training centers and corporate settings

MICROSOFT WORKS 3 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP joins the growing family of award-winning self-paced training products available from Microsoft Press Other book-and-software packages in the Step by Step series include Microsoft MS-DOS Step by Step, Microsoft Excel 5 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Word 6 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft FoxPro for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS Step by Step, Microsoft PowerPoint 4 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Project for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Access for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Windows 3 1 Step by Step, Microsoft Mail for Windows Step by Step, and Microsoft Windows NT Step by Step

ComputerPREP produces high-quality training materials designed to meet the needs of computer users in corporations, educational institutions, learning centers, and government agencies around the world ComputerPREP is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles ranging from self-paced 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 1-800MSPRESS, and through the CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP).

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 Works 3 for Windows Step by Step

by ComputerPREP, Inc

$29.95, 320 pages with one 3.5-inch, 720KB disk

ISBN: 1-55615-645-6

Pub. Date May 23, 1994

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

206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS


Microsoft Access 2 for Windows Step by Step
Self-Paced Training From Microsoft Press

Microsoft Access 2 for Windows Step by Step

The easiest way to master the Microsoft Access database management system for Windows' is here, with MICROSOFT ACCESS 2 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP

This new book-and-disk self-paced training package from Microsoft Press is ideal for busy people who prefer to learn on their own Whether the reader is new to Microsoft Access or is upgrading from a previous version, this proven training system enables the reader to find the best starting point New users can start at the beginning and learn key concepts and keystrokes

before moving on to building databases Those upgrading from a previous version can turn directly to the new information they need in lessons that explore enhanced version 2 features Then, interactive lessons using disk-based practice files make learning a snap!

Each lesson takes as little as 20 minutes to complete, is generously illustrated with real-world examples, and is fully integrated with the practice files on disk. Readers can compare their results and track their progress for each lesson The lessons progress in complexity, first presenting basic concepts, and then moving toward more complex methods for using each tool to its full potential Readers will learn to use Microsoft Access to:

* Create, organize, and manage a database

* Create and edit custom forms and reports Use the Wizards,

  filter tables, and Expression Builder to customize a database

* Sketch the design of a database or see all the relationships

  at once, using the Relationships window

* Share data with other applications

A glossary makes looking up terms easy, and the comprehensive index helps students and instructors quickly find information on any topic in the book

To use the practice files, users will need Microsoft Access 2 and the operating system software required to run it The book includes one 720KB, 3.5-inch disk

MICROSOFT ACCESS 2 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP is part of a comprehensive, three-tiered software training solution for end users, educators, and corporations These Microsoft-approved training materials are designed to provide consistent training quality, save actual instruction and materials preparation time, and, for the first time, offer an easy way to "train the trainer" Instructor's guides assist in building an instructor-led classroom curriculum around the Step by Step books Courseware Development Kits (CDKs) offer customizable courseware development for use in training centers and corporate settings.

MICROSOFT ACCESS 2 FOR WINDOWS STEP BY STEP joins the growing family of bestselling self-paced training products available from Microsoft Press Other book-and-software packages in the Step by Step series include Microsoft MS-DOS Step by Step, Microsoft Excel 5 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Word 6 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft FoxPro for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS Step by Step, Microsoft PowerPoint 4 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Project for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Works 3 for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Windows 3.1 Step by Step, Microsoft Mail for Windows Step by Step, and Microsoft Windows NT' Step by Step.

Based in Bellevue, Washington, Catapult, Inc., is a national software training company dedicated to providing the highest-quality application software training Catapult's contribution to the design of the Step by Step series from Microsoft Press is based on its proprietary Performance Based training system for adult learning

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft products More than 10 million users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier Titles ranging from self-paced 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, and through the CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP)

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 Access for Windows Step by Step

by Catapult, Inc.

$29.95, 344 pages with one 3.5-inch, 720KB disk

ISBN: 1-55615-593-X

Pub. Date: June 6, 1994

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

206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS


Artisoft Launches Regional Reseller Briefings
ARTISOFT LAUNCHES REGIONAL BRIEFINGS FOR RESELLERS

First in Series to Focus on New Products and Programs

(TUCSON, AZ--June 7, 1994)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today the creation of a nationwide regional briefing program to educate and inform Artisoft and Eagle Technology resellers and prospective resellers. The first of the monthly briefings will run from May 31 through June 30 in 34 cities across the nation. The focus of the June briefings will be Artisoft's recently announced CorStream server, a high-performance 32-bit dedicated server for its LANtastic network operating system.

"Artisoft is committed to supporting the reseller channel, which has contributed significantly to our success. It's important that we continue to get feedback from resellers, and to provide them with information that will assist them in offering the best networking solution for end users' needs," said Artisoft's Vice President of Marketing T. Paul Thomas. 'We believe the briefings will give resellers a better understanding of our products, and help their organizations become more profitable," he added.

Briefings will be updated regularly to provide the most current information on Artisoft and Eagle Technology products, training opportunities, reseller programs, promotions and value propositions. In addition to these topics, the June briefings will cover features of the CorStream server, new reseller programs, and the transition of Artisoft hardware products to the Eagle Technology brand name.

The three hour briefings will be conducted by Artisoft District Sales Managers, who will offer the sessions within their respective regions.

Resellers at the June briefings will be eligible for a $25 rebate on the purchase of a five-user, not-for-resale kit of the CorStream dedicated server. The kit includes a five-user version of the CorStream server, a five-user version of the LANtastic v6.0 network operating system, an Eagle Technology EP3210 adapter and courseware on the CorStream server features. Resellers will also be eligible for a free media kit containing ready-to-use print and sound clips for CorStream promotions.

Interested resellers should contact Artisoft at 800/905-1255 for the complete schedule of cities and to pre-register for the free briefings.

Artisoft (NASDAQ "ASFT") is one of the world's leading suppliers of scalable, cost-effective networking solutions to departmental workgroups and small- and medium-sized businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Under the combined Artisoft and Eagle Technology brand names, the company is also one of the world's leading providers of Ethernet adapters. Artisoft maintains 12 international offices and distributes its connectivity products in over 90 countries.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85/745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 602/670-7100. Fax 602/670-7101.


ARTISOFT CORSTREAM WINS BEST OF COMDEX AWARD

(TUCSON, AZ - May 26, 1994) - Artisoft, Inc. announced today that CorStream, its dedicated server that was introduced May 16, has earned the prestigious Best of COMDEX award in the networking category from BYTE Magazine and The Interface Group. This award was presented during the COMDEX Spring/Windows World 1994 trade show that was held in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this week.

"This achievement continues the award-winning tradition that Artisoft has maintained over the years for developing superior products that meet the networking needs of the industry," commented Artisoft Vice President of Engineering Sunil Padiyar. "The CorStream server is an integral part of our product strategy and we are pleased to be able to release it with this notable recognition behind it."

In order to be eligible for the Best of COMDEX awards, a product must have been introduced to the industry within 30 days prior to COMDEX and demonstrated during the show. Winners were selected in twelve different categories by BYTE Magazine editors.

The CorStream server is a high-performance 32-bit LANtastic network NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) combined with the Runtime version of Novell's NetWare 4.01 operating system. The CorStream server provides the familiar look and feel of the LANtastic network operating system while providing increased performance and advanced features such as fault tolerance, file system/media management, mission-critical reliability and applications compatibility. This product is scheduled to begin shipping during June 1994.

Artisoft (NASDAQ "ASFT") is one of the world's leading suppliers of scalable, cost-effective networking solutions to departmental workgroups and small- and medium-sized businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Under the combined Artisoft- and Eagle Technology brand names, the company is also one of the world's leading providers of Ethernet adapters. Artisoft maintains 12 international offices and distributes the LANtastic network and its other connectivity products in over 90 countries worldwide.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 602/670-7100. Fax 602/670-7101


Artisoft Shipping Lantastic Mgmt Services Swr
ARTISOFT NOW SHIPPING LANTASTIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES SOFTWARE

(TUCSON, AZ - June 6, 1994) - Artisoft, Inc. announced today that its LANtastic Management Services software is now shipping. This software is available in entry-level and high-end versions. The Basic version offers tailored, easy-to-use management features for smaller networks and is priced at $199. The Advanced version provides sophisticated capabilities for users with more powerful needs and is priced at $799.

"This software is ideal for our users who are expanding their LANtastic networks and need a management solution that gives them easy-to-use, powerful features that will support the changing requirements of their network," commented Artisoft Vice President of Sales & Support Joel A. Davis.

"We are experiencing an increased demand for service and support for large LANtastic network installations, along with the tools to manage these growing networks. The LANtastic Management Services software is the ideal solution for these customers," said Artisoft Authorized Five Star Reseller Peter Bybee, President of Peter Built Computers, San Diego, Calif.

Basic Version

The Basic version provides administrators with a real-time monitoring function that displays, at any given time, performance information about the entire network including the level of network traffic. An easy-to-use graphical interface with extensive zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities allows administrators to view the entire network or focus in on one particular node.

A node discovery feature provides administrators with detailed information about each individual workstation and server on the network. The Basic software also offers pre-set alarms that will automatically notify administrators of specified operating problems, such as a workstation or server going off-line.

Trouble tickets can be generated for each alarm event that occurs. Network data concerning the event is recorded in a file that is logged by date and time. The cause of the alarm and the actions taken against failure may also be included in the trouble ticket record.

The software builds a database of activity while it monitors the network, which includes detailed information about all aspects of the network. Administrators can review the historical activity log, generate trouble tickets or use the standard reports from this database to analyze their network.

Advanced Version

The Advanced version takes all of the features included in the Basic software and adds sophisticated capabilities that allow administrators to customize the software to fit their individual requirements and more effectively manage a larger, more powerful network.

Along with the node discovery feature, administrators will also have a valuable inventory feature that details the contents of each computer it discovers. Administrators can view information on more than 40 inventory items, including the type of software installed; the sizes of the conventional, extended and expanded memories; the size of the hard disk; and the contents of various user-selectable files for each PC on the network.

The Advanced version takes the basic alarm features and allows administrators to customize their alarm conditions. With the powerful scripting language, administrators can filter, forward and establish threshold alarm criteria that will automatically define what devices to monitor, who is to be notified and how they should be notified in the event of a potential operating problem. As with the Basic version, trouble tickets can be generated for each alarm event that occurs.

Another feature unique to the Advanced version allows administrators to export data from their customized reports to external spreadsheets or word processing applications that support Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for analysis or to prepare additional activity reports.

Artisoft (NASDAQ "ASFT") is one of the world's leading suppliers of scalable, cost-effective networking solutions to departmental workgroups and small- and medium-sized businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Under the combined Artisoft and Eagle Technology brand names, the company is also one of the world's leading providers of Ethernet adapters. Artisoft maintains 12 international offices and distributes the LANtastic network and its other connectivity products in over 90 countries worldwide.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 602/670-7100. Fax 602/670-7101


WorkWise-Employee Evaluation Swr for Windows
Employee Evaluation Program Debuts at COMDEX

Windows-based Employee Evaluation Software Ensures Fair Reviews

SEATTLE, Washington - May 23, 1994 - Paradigm Software Development has announced version 1.0 of WorkWise-Employee Evaluation during Windows World at Spring COMDEX. WorkWise-Employee Evaluation is the latest addition to the family of WorkWise products designed to provide managers with tools to effectively automate the traditional human resources management process. Available in July through the retail and VAR channel, WorkWise-Employee Evaluation is a package of innovative tools to let managers produce better evaluations and track and evaluate employee progress more effectively through automated organization and an easy user interface.

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation provides tools to:

* Accurately track and analyze employee reviews to ensure

  fair performance ratings

* Clearly organize statistical information and history

  graphically to ensure evaluation accuracy

* Permit customized peer-to-peer and customer reviews

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation allows for an unlimited number of job evaluations, each evaluation offering an unlimited number of user-definable classifications (such as technical knowledge) and unlimited user-definable topics (such as technical knowledge in a specific task.) Managers can assign a specific weight value to each individual classification which reflects its importance to the job, and allows the customization of the performance level required for each category within the position. Each employee's own goals are then set, and performance is tracked by date.

The system automatically tracks which reviews have been assigned, to whom, and when they were completed. Built-in security restricts the screen views and domain access for each specific employee, allowing peers to use the program for feedback without danger of viewing sensitive information. After obtaining feedback from appropriate supervisors, peers -- even clients or customers -- aggregate scores are automatically calculated to produce an overall performance evaluation. As each step of the review is completed, the system logs and updates the records, prompts-for and tracks managerial authorization, and provides the company with complete records of both the appraisal data and the evaluator's summary.

A number of reporting and analysis options are available. Graphic displays automatically chart a comparative analysis, and statistical analysis points out how an employee has progressed in a specific area over time. This goal tracking facilitates better management by objectives and allows employees and managers to pursue total quality -- the basis of the TQM movement.

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation keeps a full database on every employee, allowing the program to offer an analysis of EEO statistics to highlight potential gender or racial biases. WorkWise-Employee Evaluation also offers a comparison of group-evaluation results to a particular manager's evaluation in order to "red flag" possible biases in the evaluation structure. Creating roadmaps for corrective and preventative measures encourages consistently generous or stringent reviewers to alter their habits. The structural system of the program not only supports peer-to-peer and customer feedback, but also facilitates evaluation of upline managers by employees.

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation works alone, or integrates seamlessly with WorkWise-Employee File as another "tab" in the folder selection. Employee Evaluation supports import and export of data from most major accounting and HR programs, as well as DBase, FoxPro 2.0 and 2.5, Microsoft Access, Betrieve, Paradox and ASCII formats. Other custom-import templates are easily defined.

WorkWise-Employee Evaluation is available for $395 for a single user version. Site licenses and network version are available from Paradigm Software Development and authorized resellers. Customers currently reviewing the product in beta include The Arizona Department of Transportation, Fidelity National Title, Davis Wright Tramaine, and The Hussman Corporation.

Paradigm Software Development, founded in 1992, is a private corporation with offices located at 2610 Western Avenue #500, Seattle, Washington, 97121, P (206) 728-2281, F (206) 728-8401. Paradigm's WorkWise family of products also includes WorkWise-Employee File, WorkWise-Employee TimeClock, and WorkWise-Employee Scheduling.


SPA Study on Info Tech Effects on Students
SPA Study Links Technology-based Instruction to Higher Achievement, Improved Attitudes and Stronger Student-Teacher Interaction

Teacher Training Increases Computer Usage in the Classroom

June 6, 1994 (Washington, DC) - A report released today by the Software Publishers Association (SPA) revealed that information technology can make a big difference in the way students perform in school.

The "Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools, 1990-94" provides overview of the significant effects that technology has on increasing student achievement, self-esteem, and interaction between teachers and peers. The findings apply to students of all ages and skill levels--from preschool to college--with the most dramatic results occurring among special needs and low-achieving students.

The new report was commissioned by the SPA and conducted by Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc., an independent educational technology consulting firm. Based on the findings of 133 independent research projects, the study also underscores the importance of the teacher's role in creating an effective technology-based learning environment. New research indicates that university and in-service teacher training provides teachers with greater comfort in using computers, an increase in the desire to use computers, and an understanding of how to integrate software into the school curriculum.

The level of effectiveness of educational technology is influenced by the specific student population, the software design, the teacher's role, how students are grouped, and the level of student access to technology.

According to the new report, students respond more effectively to software programs that offer students a sense of control over the learning environment, arouse curiosity, use multiple appropriate levels of difficulty to provide a sense of challenge, provide feedback, and include an element of fantasy or animation. Software tools help to generate and reinforce cooperative learning, with increased student-student and teacher-student interaction.

The research cited specific characteristics of the learning environment that help maximize the benefits of education technology. These include district-level involvement, school-level computer coordinators, a social network among computer-using educators, smaller class sizes, more funds for software acquisition, and using tool software for learning activities.

"This report, clearly indicates that the liberal use of information technology in America's schools will result in a better educated and more productive workforce in the 21st century," said Ken Wasch, Executive Director of SPA.

This is the third report of its kind, following the SPA's 1993 study "Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in the Schools 1990-1992." The current report's findings were drawn from 133 reviews and reports on original research projects from both published and unpublished sources. Twenty four of the sources were doctoral dissertations; the others were research reports, papers, and published articles from educational and scientific publications including: American Educational Research Journal, Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, Journal of Educational Computing Research, and the Journal of Educational Psychology.

Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools, page 3

The report is available free of charge to SPA members, reporters and editors who cover the software industry. It is available to non-SPA members for $99. To obtain a copy of the report, contact the SPA at (202) 452-1600 ext. 354, or write to: Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools, SPA, 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.

The Software Publishers Association is the principle trade association of the PC software industry. Its more than 1100 members represent the leading publishers in the business, consumer and education markets. The SPA has offices in Washington, DC and Paris, France.


SilverPlatter Drug Info Databases
SilverPlatter Releases Two Databases on Drug Information from Adis International

June 1, 1994 -- Reactions Database provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of all clinically relevant adverse drug experience as well as explores and interprets trends that appear in over 2,000 biomedical journals published worldwide and at major international meetings. Areas covered include adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, overdose, and abuse and dependency, among others. Reactions Database also contains reports that are generally not indexed nor reported elsewhere.

Reactions database contains information from 1983 to the present. One disc provides over 22,000 records, with more than 2,500 new records added annually in quarterly updates.

Inpharma Database on CD-ROM is a full text database and a comprehensive drug information retrieval system. Inpharma scans more than 2,000 major international medical and biomedical journals, follows trends, and monitors key issues in drug development and therapeutics. Areas covered include drug reactions, research and development, pharmacoeconomics, therapy, pharmacology, and market news.

Inpharma database includes more than 15,500 records and adds another 4,000 annually. Updated quarterly, Inpharma database begins with the 1990 issues and, in 1995, will begin to provide a rolling five years of coverage of the important information relating to drugs.

The release of these two new databases from Adis International, Ltd. helps to further SilverPlatter's commitment to bring the right information with the right software to the service of its markets.

SilverPlatter Information, Inc.

100 River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA 02062-5026

1-800-343-0064 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-617-769-2599

Fax: 1-617-769-8763

SilverPlatter Information

2802-2804 Admiralty Centre

Tower 1, 18 Harcourt Road

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 529-0356

Fax: (852) 804-2746

SilverPlatter Information Ltd.

10 Barley Mow Passage

Chiswick London W4 4PH U.K.

Tel: +44(0) 81-995-8242 or 0800-262-096

Fax: +44(0) 81-995-5159

Internet: info@silverplatter.com


APF5000 Flat Panel PC w/1024x768 Color LCD
APF5000 "Flat Panel PC" Features 11.8" 1024x768 Color LCD

May 4, 1994 -- Greer, SC . . . APF announces the introduction of the APF5000, a revolutionary, all-in-one desktop PC which features an integrated 11.8" 1024x768 color TFT LCD. The display, complete 486DX2 PC and disk drives are combined into one graceful, compact enclosure. Weighing only 14 pounds, the entire unit leaves a 9-inch footprint on the desk. An EPA Energy Star Partner, the APF5000 consumes less than 40 watts in full operating mode. The pioneering APF Series "Flat Panel PCs" are unlike any computers on the market. They are designed for environments where small size, extraordinary style, low power consumption, and superior computing power are required: client service counters, professional offices, engineering workstations, and wherever future-oriented design is appreciated.

Instead of a CRT, the APF5000 breaks new ground by featuring an 11.8" 64,000-color TFT LCD. This state-of-the-art display provides brilliant, no-flicker color in a highly readable format and resolution to meet today's information-intensive software environments. Easy-to-read 1024x768 resolution allows for more detailed, clearer display of your on-screen information -- spreadsheets, charts, photos, maps, etc. -- and shows more information than a VGA screen.

The rugged, powerful computer behind the display is powered by a 66 MHz 486DX2 processor and 32M DRAM, plus 32-bit local bus video. Built-in Windows accelerators help the most demanding Windows applications run one hundred times faster than non-accelerated solutions. A hard disk drive up to 500 megabytes, a 1.44M 3.5-inch floppy drive, and a PCMCIA type II expansion slot are standard. The power, keyboard, two COM, and printer ports are easily accessed at the rear of the unit.

Other models in the APF Series includes the APF4000, which substitutes a 10.4-inch color TFT LCD for the APF5000's 11.8" screen, and the APF5300 and APF4300, which add Token Ring or Ethernet interfaces to the basic units. All APF Series units consume less than 50 watts, and have operating temperatures of 0-40 degrees C.

The APF5000 is priced from $9725 (single pc., reseller) with stock to 30-day delivery. Reseller applications are currently being accepted. For more information, contact APF, 111 S. Main Street, Greer, SC 29650. Phone 803-244-4416, Fax 803-879-2030.


Non-Designer's Design Book
Design Book Designed For Non-Designers

May 1994--Berkeley, CA--Judging by the proliferation of desktop publishing systems in homes and offices, a new book by Robin Williams (of Little Mac Book fame) would appear to have quite a sizable market. Ms. Williams says she wrote The Non-Designer's Design Book (Peachpit Press, $14.95) "for all the people who are now in a position of designing pages, but who have no background or formal training in design"--such as the secretary laying out an office newsletter, the entrepreneur designing her own advertising, the student wanting a better-looking term paper, or the professional creating a lasting impression with a new client. As a book of general design principles, it doesn't matter what computer one is using, or whether one is using a computer at all--the principles and terminology of good design remain the same.

Ms. Williams assumes that readers simply want to know how to make pages look better. She equips them with four basic concepts used on virtually every well-designed job: contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity (quite an acronym). Dozens of real-world examples enliven the text and show that Robin practices what she preaches: good design does indeed capture the reader's attention.

In the second half, the focus is on type, specifically the benefits and problems of combining multiple typefaces. Here Ms. Williams demonstrates that in page design, as in life, relationships between elements are either concordant, or conflicting, or contrasting.

Each chapter is conveniently summarized, and the book is full of practical design exercises and optional quizzes, plus a bibliography. Throughout, readers are encouraged to feel at ease in the often confusing world of graphic design.

Ms. Williams' clear, accessible style has made her popular with hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide--both for the Mac and PC. In addition to The Little Mac Book, Robin's bestsellers include The PC is not a typewriter, The Mac is not a typewriter, and PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference (Mac and PC versions) and Tabs and Indents on the Mac. Her recent books, Jargon and How to Boss Your Fonts Around were introduced by Peachpit to rave reviews. Peachpit's PageMaker 5 Companion (Mac ed.), of which Robin is the major author, will be published in June 1994. Over 600,000 copies of Robin's books are in print worldwide. She resides in Santa Fe with her three kids and menagerie.

Title: The Non-Designer's Design Book- Author: Robin Williams * Price: $14.95 Size: 144 pages, 7" x 9" * ISBN: 1-56609-159-4 Publication date: 5/94 * Software covered: Typographic principles; not platform specific * Levels: beginner through intermediate * Availability: through bookstores, computer dealers, catalogs, and user groups or directly from Peachpit Press, 2414 Sixth St., Berkeley, CA 94710. To order or get a free catalog, call 1-800-283-9444.


Companions of Xanth on Multimedia CD-ROM
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF XANTH NOW ON MULTIMEDIA

CHANTILLY, VA, May 20, 1994--Legend Entertainment Company today announced the release of Companions of Xanth for CD-ROM. This new computer game is based on Piers Anthony's novel, "Demons Don't Dream," the sixteenth in the NY Times best-selling series of Xanth novels. The series has sold over eight million copies in the US alone and has been translated the world over. Companions of Xanth marks the first time that this magical realm has been licensed for interactive media.

A technological breakthrough for Legend Entertainment, Companions of Xanth features digitized audio voices for over 30 characters. "The voices are wonderfully evocative and add a new dimension of realism to the game," said Bob Bates, President of Legend Entertainment. "As a player you absolutely feel that you are in Xanth, exploring Piers Anthony's magical world and interacting with the characters."

Game designer Michael Lindner hired a professional cast to bring the famous characters to life. Lindner stated, "We wanted to capture Piers Anthony's world of magical creatures, with all the puns and humor that have delighted Xanth fans through the years."

The novel "Demons Don't Dream" opens with a teenage boy playing a computer game about Xanth. He becomes engrossed in the game and suddenly finds that he has physically entered the magical world. Legend kept the "game within a game" structure for the start of their game, but thereafter the plot takes a different turn and the player must progress through the story by solving puzzles. According to Piers Anthony, the game beautifully captures the magical world of Xanth."

In addition to digitized audio voices, Companions of Xanth also features a point-and-click interface designed for intuitive and efficient game play, animated graphics, an original musical score and sound effects. A free copy of the novel, "Demons Don't Dream" by Piers Anthony is packaged in each game box.

Companions of Xanth

Fantasy Graphic Adventure

MSRP $59.95

Requirements - MS-DOS CD-ROM, Hard disk, 640K RAM, Microsoft compatible mouse, DOS 5.0 or higher, VGA graphics card

Music:  AdLib, Roland MT-32 with MPU-401 compatible interface,

        Sound Blaster and compatibles

SF/X:   Sound Blaster and compatibles, RealSound

Voice:  Sound Blaster and compatibles

Legend Entertainment Company is a leading developer and publisher of high quality entertainment software featuring compelling story lines and richly detailed environments. Legend products are distributed worldwide exclusively by Accolade, Inc.

Legend Entertainment Company

P.O.BOX 10810

14200 Park Meadow Dr

Chantilly, VA 22021-0810

703-222-8500,  FAX:703-968-5151


Avail Rolls Out HSM Compatibility Strategy
AVAIL ROLLS OUT COMPATIBILITY STRATEGY

Leading Vendors Support Strategy -- HP, DEC, Exabyte, ADIC and others incorporate compatibility plan

Boulder,  Colorado -- June 6, 1994 -- Avail Systems Corporation today announced a comprehensive plan for ensuring compatibility in Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) products. By utilizing a series of identifying logos in conjunction with components of Avail's NetSpace HSM software, users have an easily identifiable means for assurance of compatibility, quality and simple installation. The plan has received quick acceptance in the industry.

Hierarchical Storage Management is a means to automatically store network data on various storage peripherals, such as hard disks, tape libraries and optical jukeboxes, in a manner to optimize cost of storage and data access time. HSM systems provide management of network files at a fraction of the cost of conventional network storage. Because of the variety of operating environments, application software and storage hardware in use, Avail saw the need to simplify building a reliable HSM system.

Avail's new program takes the guesswork out of using HSM. It enables VARs to be the HSM integration point and offer complete solutions, with consistent support, full compatibility, the highest quality products and the ability to grow the HSM system as the user's needs change. The initial cost of purchasing an HSM system is lower, because the compatibility program is based on building from a variety of HSM-compatible components. Users can start with a NetSpace base system, and later continue to add more storage (or additional "layers") as they need it. The program aids all areas of HSM use - purchasers of an HSM system, users of existing hardware who wish to add HSM capabilities to their network, and for developers of software applications and operating systems which incorporate HSM functionality into their software.

NetSpace INCLUDED is a program for identifying complete HSM systems - including the hardware and NetSpace software that have guaranteed compatibility testing, and for identifying software application packages and operating systems which incorporate NetSpace HSM.

NetSpace READY is a program for purchasing storage hardware complete with Avail's NetSpace storage capacity drivers, to ensure users ease of installation and plug-and-play compatibility with NetSpace.

NetSpace Able is a program to readily identify hardware and software compatible to run NetSpace HSM software.

Awareness is obtained by placement of the NetSpace compatibility logos on storage vendors' packaging, collateral, documentation and advertisements.

Leading Vendors Support Strategy

Avail has seen great support for the introduction of the compatibility strategy. Most of the leading storage hardware manufacturers who have discussed the plan with Avail quickly adopted the compatibility strategy, including Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Company, Exabyte, ADIC, Maxoptix, Pinnacle Micro, and SpectraLogic. Software companies whose products currently use HSM or will use HSM in the future, are also in discussion with Avail.

"Avail understands the HSM market requirements better than anyone, and that understanding is embodied in their software technology," said Dan Stromska, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ADIC. "HSM means much more than just the ability to work with autochangers. The addition of Avail's HSM software to our product line allows us to implement fully integrated, total storage automation."

"Digital is pleased to have the industry leader in HSM software for Novell support our DLT technology as an ideal solution for HSM environments," said Jack Sharp, business manager of Digital's OEM Storage Business. "Avail's HSM offerings, which are designed to make Novell network storage easy, efficient and cost-effective, are an excellent complement to our DLT solutions."

"Avail is pleased to have the industry's leaders in network storage adopt the NetSpace compatibility strategy. Their commitment to supply usable, interoperable solutions for their HSM customers indicates the quickening pace of NetSpace's acceptance in the market," said Robert S. Wight, President and CEO of Avail Systems.

Avail Systems Corporation was the first company to develop Hierarchical Storage Management software for Novell networks. Avail has been ranked one of the "rising stars" in the PC industry by the financial community and Avail's software, as an OEM product of Conner (Conner HSM), has won several industry awards, including finalist for PC Magazine's Technical Excellence Award for Networking Software (12/93) and VAR Business's Storage Product of the Year Award (1/94). Avail Systems, founded in 1991, is a privately held corporation whose investors include Hambrecht & Quist and Aweida Ventures. For further information, contact Avail at 1-800-96-AVAIL or fax to (303) 546-4219.

Avail Systems

4760 Walnut St

Boulder, CO 80301

303-444-4018,  fax 303-546-4219


MMA Announces New Opportunity for Vendors

The National Microcomputer Managers Association recently announced its "Industry Partner" program. According to MMA President Leonard Steinbach, the program is designed to promote the flow of information, ideas and opinions between information technology professionals and the vendor community. Bruce Freeman, MMA "Industry Partner" coordinator, is looking for companies interested in establishing a dialog with corporate technology managers.

Included in this new service is the use of MMA's Mentor newsletter, through which members can communicate; mailings by MMA to its membership, special meetings with select MMA members for discussion and input, and acknowledgement in all published material thanking them for their support.

Landmark Research International Corp. of Clearwater, FL (publishers of WINProbe, SCSI Certify and the Landmark Speed Tests) recently joined the MMA "Industry Partner" program. "Working with the MMA," says Landmark Vice President of Sales and Marketing Michael Siewruk, "gives us the needed expertise and input from corporate technology managers to develop the best possible business computing solutions."

The MMA is a 12-year-old not-for-profit educational and professional organization; its 1,000 members are information technology professionals responsible for or influential in setting standards, strategic planning and purchasing policies of their organizations. Regular MMA meeting programs are held at seven national chapters: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Portland, Washington, DC area, Los Angeles, New England (Boston) and New York.

Contact Bruce Freeman, ProLine Communications, 13 Crescent Road, Livingston, NJ 07039; Phone: (201) 716-9457; Fax: (201) 533-0463; MCI Mail: 323-9739, or visit the MMA booth #5132 at PC EXPO, June 28th-30th at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, NY


BSIM3 Model Parameters & TMA AURORA + PSpice
BSIM3 Model Parameters Extracted from TMA's AURORA are Certified for use with MicroSim's PSpice

June 1, 1994 -- (Irvine, CA) MicroSim Corporation and Technology Modeling Associates, Inc. (TMA) have worked together to let MOS IC designers measure device electrical characteristics, extract BSIM3 model parameters, graphically analyze data and model fitting results using AURORA, and then use these models in PSpice for simulation.

Until now, IC designers needing model parameters extracted from wafer measurements for use in simulation have been hindered by restrictions such as the device test structures required by other products on the market. Using AURORA and the Design Center with PSpice. there are no restrictions! All BSIM3 model parameters extracted with AURORA are certified to be completely compatible for use with PSpice. Designers get identical simulation results compared with measurement data. PSpice and AURORA use the same BSIM3 model which is the latest MOS device model from the University of California, Berkeley. This model has been incorporated identically into both programs to ensure compatible results.

Prior to the release of the BSIM3, many critical device characteristics in sub-micron MOS devices were not accurately modeled in commercially available models, which prompted the need for various proprietary models. MicroSim and TMA are joining efforts in promoting the use of non-proprietary models and they believe what AURORA and PSpice offer fill a current void in the IC market. This gives the customer the flexibility and added choice of using technically sophisticated systems like the Design Center with PSpice instead of being limited to those simulators supporting their own proprietary models. TMA also offers a full characterization service to measure parts using AURORA. TMA's service is very flexible: users are not limited to a specific test structure.

MicroSim has always provided technically sophisticated desktop EDA software with unrivaled price/performance. Using the Design Center with TMA's AURORA just enhances the designers development environment.

The Design Center prices range from $950 to $15,900 depending on platform and configuration. TMA's AURORA starts at $24,000 in the U.S., but price depends on platform.

For more information on the Design Center, please contact MicroSim at (714) 770-3022 or (800) 245-3022, or FAX request to (714) 455-0554. For information about AURORA. contact TMA at (415) 856-8862 or fax at (415) 856-8860.

MicroSim Corp, 20 Fairbanks, Irvine, CA 92718


MicroSim Design Center 6.1
Analog Performance Optimization, Windows NT, and More!!

The Design Center 6.1

May 15, 1994 -- (Irvine, CA) MicroSim Corporation is pleased to announce the arrival of a new member into their Design Center family of products-Paragon for analog performance optimization. Supported platforms have also been expanded with the addition of Windows NT. Numerous other enhancements include device characterization from the schematic (using Parts), the ability to accept external designs for signal integrity analysis (using Polaris), and more.

Analog Performance Optimization Using Paragon

Paragon simplifies the process of improving the performance of analog circuit designs while providing complete control over design goals and optimization constraints. Paragon can be used for interactive circuit exploration as well as automatic performance optimization supporting both constrained and unconstrained problems. In fact, Paragon is the only optimizer in the industry to support nonlinear constraints! Paragon's highly interactive user interface provides immediate graphical feedback so that the designer can quickly observe circuit performance and investigate tradeoffs between different design parameter values, goals, and constraints.

Windows NT Support

The Design Center family of products is now supported under Windows NT. All applications utilize Microsoft's Win32s standard providing 32-bit performance improvements under not only Windows NT but also Windows 3.1 !

Windows Version of Parts

The semiconductor device characterization design aid, Parts, has been completely rewritten as a native Microsoft Windows application, and is now tightly integrated with Schematics.

BSIM3 Modeling, Vector Files, and Other Simulation Enhancements

* PSpice now supports Level 5 modeling for MOSFETs using the SPICE3 BSIM3 model.

* In addition to using Parts to extract PSpice model parameters, the Aurora parameter extraction program from TMA provides a certified model parameter set which can also be used for PSpice-supported analytical models.

* PSpice now supports an expanded set of built-in functions and operators for expressions. The new functions include ASIN(x), SINH(x), ACOS(x), COSH(x), ATAN2(y,x), TANH(x), M(x), P(x), R(x), IMG(x), MIN(x,y), MAX(x,y), SGN(x), STP(x), and IF(t,x,y). A complete set of relational operators have been added for use with the if-then-else construct (IF(t,x,y) function).

* Analog Behavioral Modeling frequency response tables can now be entered as either frequency/magnitude/phase or frequency/real part/imaginary part triplets.

* A new vendor library has been added containing 30 Hall-effect devices made by F.W. Bell. Over 150 additional analog devices have been added: AMP connectors; opamps from Analog Devices, Burr-Brown, Elantec, and National Semiconductor; power MOSFETs from Harris; RF MOSFETs from Polyfet RF Devices.

* As with .PARAM, the .FUNC statement can now be used within subcircuit definitions (.SUBCKT/.ENDS) to define functions that are local to the subcircuit.

* Digital simulation results can be written to an external file in file stimulus device format to be used as input to another simulation.

External Designs Accepted by Polaris

Polaris, our Signal Integrity Analysis product, can now operate in two modes: Native Mode whereby the circuit design is originally entered through Schematics (available in previous releases), or now, External Mode where the design is entered using a tool other than Schematics. In External Mode, Schematics is still required to set up and run Polaris; Polaris extracts the parasitics from the PCB layout as usual. However, instead of merging the extracted parasitics with the connectivity derived from a schematic, a PSpice netlist is generated using only the information obtained from the extraction.

Multi-Window Interface Schematics

Schematics now allows the simultaneous viewing and/or editing of one or more schematics. Each schematic page is displayed in a separate window. Multiple pages of the same schematic or different schematics can be displayed at once. In fact, the same page can be displayed in multiple windows making it easier to edit different areas of the page. The Symbol Editor also runs in its own window when invoked from the Schematic Editor.

Probe: MOTIF and More

* On the Sun and HP, Probe now runs as a MOTIF application; multi-windowing capabilities and error tracking have also been added.

* Results from DC and AC sweep simulations that only have one step can now be viewed in Probe; if there are multiple data sections, Probe automatically initiates Performance Analysis.

Our customers help guide our corporate direction. Many Design Center products, features, and library additions have been derived due to customer requests.

The Design Center prices range from $950 to $15,900 depending on platform and configuration.

We have sold over 19,000 copies of our simulator worldwide. With this track record, you can count on MicroSim to continue to provide personal and powerful Desktop EDA systems with unrivaled price/performance. For more information, call toll free at (800) 245-3022 or FAX at (714) 455 0554

MicroSim Corp, 20 Fairbanks, Irvine, CA 92718


Design Center Now Supported Under Windows NT
The Design Center - Now Supported Under Windows NT!

May 15, 1994 -- (Irvine, CA) MicroSim Corporation - The Desktop EDA Company - now supports Windows NT for their Design Center family of products. All applications are 32-bit and were developed under Microsoft's Win32S standard to run under both Windows 3.1 and Windows NT.

The Design Center provides a fully integrated environment to capture, simulate, and analyze both analog and digital circuit designs, including the parasitic effects associated with board layout. The Design Center can be thought of as a personal "universal" circuit design environment. The designer can select from schematic capture (Schematics), analog simulation (PSpice), digital simulation (PLogic), mixed signal simulation (PSpice A/D), programmable logic synthesis (PLSyn), and signal integrity analysis (Polaris) to build their own custom desktop EDA system.

The Design Center ranges from $950 to $15,900 ($1,250 to $20,700 international) depending on platform and configuration.

For more information on the Design Center, please contact MicroSim at (714) 770-3022 or (800) 245-3022, or FAX request to (714) 455-0554.

MicroSim Corp, 20 Fairbanks, Irvine, CA 92718


Design Center/Paragon, Analog Circuit Optimizer
Introducing Constrained and Unconstrained Performance Optimization for Analog Circuits

The Design Center with Paragon

May 15, 1994 -- (Irvine, CA) The Paragon analog circuit optimizer option to the Design Center allows the designer to improve the performance of working analog circuits at both the system (behavioral) and component levels. Paragon performs iterative simulations, adjusting the values for design parameters until the performance goals, subject to specified constraints, are met. For example, Paragon can be used to find parameter values for an active filter design for which specifications for center frequency, bandwidth, and gain must be satisfied.

Paragon provides:

** automatic performance optimization - which adjusts design parameters simultaneously for each successive simulation; this eliminates the painful process of manually tweaking each design parameter one at a time and reduces the total number of possibilities to be investigated

** interactive circuit exploration - with graphical feedback that allows the examination of performance tradeoffs when manually changing one or more design parameters in the working circuit or when changing performance specifications to see how design parameters will change

** model parameter fitter - which is used to fit model parameters to measured data

Because Paragon is fully integrated with the Design Center's schematic capture, simulation, and performance analysis features, optimization setup and invocation is easy. Setup begins with design entry through Schematics and simulation verification using PSpice. Once the circuit is working, design parameters, performance specifications, and optimization constraints (including nonlinear constraints--an industry first!) are defined via simple dialogs. Within the schematic, design parameters are then used in expressions to determine component values. Performance measures must also be defined; these are usually specified as goal functions which can be developed and tested using the performance analysis capabilities of Probe.

With each iteration, the design is simulated using the current set of design parameter values and its performance is compared to the specifications. Paragon utilizes powerful least-squares or minimization algorithms which reduce the number of required simulations. Once specifications are satisfied, component values can be rounded to manufacturers' standard values. Finally, the schematic can be back-annotated with the optimized parameter values.

Paragon will be available July 25, 1994 on the PC under Microsoft Windows and on the Sun. List price for Paragon on the PC is $1,900 domestic and $2,500 international. List price on the Sun is $3,900 domestic and $5,100 international. One year free maintenance is being offered if the Paragon is purchased prior to September 30, 1994.

For more information on Paragon and the Design Center, please contact MicroSim at (714) 770-3022 or (800) 245-3022, or FAX request to (714) 455-0554.

MicroSim Corp, 20 Fairbanks, Irvine, CA 92718


Australia Phone CD-ROM Telephone Directory
Dial Down Under

Marblehead, MA. June 8, 1994 -- Pro CD, Inc. the worldwide leader in publishing telephone directories on CD-ROM, today expanded its international directory series to include Australia Phone, a single CD-ROM that contains all of the published white and yellow page listings from Australia. The product is fully compatible with other ProPhone titles including Canada Phone, Free Phone, Select Phone, and Direct Phone. The depth of the ProPhone product line represents a major breakthrough in the accessibility of worldwide directory information.

Australia Phone, updated quarterly, contains the newly released ProPhone cross-platform software, which allows the same single disc to be used by DOS, Windows and MAC users. A unique feature of the software is the ability to search multiple discs to produce a single sorted result. "Australia Phone joins Canada Phone and Europages as our latest international directory title." said Jim Bryant, Pro CD's President. "The combination of our advanced publishing technology and scope of compelling information has given Pro CD a sizable lead in our market."

Australia Phone permits users to search for business or residential listings by entering a name, address, telephone number or SIC code. Listings include a complete mailing address and telephone number. In addition, business listings include the type of business or SIC Code. Highlighted listings may also be sorted by name, address, telephone number or Postal Code. The product features the ability to export an unlimited number of listings and comes with newly developed ProPhone features including full Boolean searching, which permits users to search for a string of characters that appear within certain fields.

Australia Phone will be available in early July through leading North American software stores. The suggested retail price is $149. Annual subscriptions, with quarterly updates, are available for $299. The program requires a minimum of 4MB RAM and a CD-ROM drive. The disc includes special versions of access software developed for DOS, Windows, and MAC users.

Pro CD, Inc., a privately held firm headquartered in Marblehead, MA. has reinvented the telephone directory and is changing the way people access and use directory information. With over 250,000 copies in circulation, ProPhone's line of titles are the most widely used telephone directories on CD-ROM. For product information contact: Pro CD, Inc. 8 Doaks Lane, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945, (800) 99-CD-ROM / (617) 631-0900, Fax (617) 631-0810, BBS (617) 631-4646


Pro CD Expands Distribution
Pro CD Expands Distribution, adding Ingram, Merisel, and Tech Data to Distributor Network

Marblehead, MA. June 8, 1994 -- Pro CD, Inc. announced today that it has signed distribution agreements with Ingram, Merisel and Tech Data. Pro CD is the leading worldwide publisher of telephone directories on CD-ROM. The company's titles include Select Phone, Direct Phone, Free Phone, Canada Phone, Australia Phone and Europages.

The three new distributors round out Pro CD's current distributors which include ABCO Distributors, American Software & Hardware, Baker & Taylor, High Technology, Josha Distributing, and Multimedia Software Distributors.

"Pro CD is the proven telephone reference product of choice among CD-ROM users in the business and home market." said Charles McDermott, Pro CD's Vice President of Sales. "We're working hard to provide the best packaging, point-of-purchase and marketing support to match what we think is the best and broadest distribution network in our product category."

Pro CD reinvented the telephone directory in 1992 when it introduced the first consumer priced national directory on CD-ROM. With over 250,000 copies in circulation, Pro CD's ProPhone product line represents the most widely used telephone directories on CD-ROM.

Pro CD, Inc., a privately held firm headquartered in Marblehead, MA. continues to change the way people access and use directory information. For dealer information contact: Pro CD, Inc. 8 Doaks Lane, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945, (800) 707-7623, Fax (617) 631-0810, BBS (617) 631-4646


First Visual Telephone Directory w/Maps & ZIP+4
The First Visual Telephone Directory

Maps & Zip+4 Added to ProPhone Lineup

Marblehead, MA. June 8, 1994 -- Pro CD, Inc. has reinvented the telephone directory again. Pro CD introduced its second quarter lineup of major enhancements to its ProPhone product line with a powerful mapping link and detailed address information including ZIP+4. The new features have been added to all of Pro CD's U.S. based ProPhone CD-ROM products, including Select Phone, Direct Phone and Free Phone.

The mapping link, the first of its kind ever packaged with a telephone directory, enables users to select an unlimited range of listings and then to depict the listings on a map of the United States. For a limited time the ProPhone titles will include a free bundle copy of the popular mapping program - Map Linx. Windows users can visualize a selected range of directory listings pinpointed against a map of the United States by simply selecting the map icon in the revised ProPhone Windows interface. According to Jim Bryant, Pro CD's President & CEO, "The visualization of listings contained within telephone directories represents a major advancement in the way in which directories will be used. It's the first true gateway linking telephone directories to a variety of desktop applications." Pro CD has also signed letters of intent with many of the major mapping software publishers to permit other mapping programs to manipulate the white and yellow page listings and toll free listings contained on Pro CD's ProPhone titles. Pro CD is currently developing links to mapping titles published by AutoMap, Horizon Technology and Road Scholar. Once implemented, the ProPhone software will permit users to export selected listings directly into other Windows based mapping titles.

Pro CD has also added Zip + 4 to listings contained on Select Phone. According to Bryant, "Zip + 4 is a valuable feature that will empower Select Phone users to identify listings with deliverable addresses as well as qualify for postal discounts." Pro CD also introduced an upper lower/case toggle and a last name/first name toggle that are available in both display, export and print functions. Both features enable users to view and export listings in a more familiar fashion. The combination of these features is unique to the product category.

Pro CD also announced that it has added 27,197,960 new and updated listings derived from recently published telephone directories to its 1994 second quarter Direct Phone and Select Phone releases. The new listings cover a broad range of metropolitan and rural areas. Pro CD offers quarterly updates to its products, which include newly published listings and new software features. Free Phone, which contains AT&T's Toll Free database listings, was also updated with current information obtained directly from AT&T.

Pro CD, Inc., a privately held firm headquartered in Marblehead, MA. continues to change the way people access and use directory information. For product information contact: Pro CD, Inc. 8 Doaks Lane, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945, (800) 99-CD-ROM (617) 631-0900, Fax (617) 631-0810, BBS (617) 631-4646


Apple Demos Virtual Reality For The Rest Of Us
Apple Demos "Virtual Reality For The Rest Of Us" In Sneak Preview Of Future QuickTime Technology

LOS ANGELES, California--June 7, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. provided a sneak preview of its future virtual reality technology today in a demonstration here at the Digital World Exposition. Simon & Schuster Interactive is expected to be the first licensee of the virtual reality technology for its upcoming Star Trek CD-ROM title, also shown today.

Apple's technology, QuickTime VR--short for virtual reality--is software that enables a user to view a photographic or rendered representation of a scene in 360 degrees. Users can zoom in or out of a scene, navigate from one scene to another, and even pick up and inspect objects. As the user changes their view of the scene, correct perspective is maintained, providing the effect of being at the location and looking around.

Simon & Schuster Interactive Expected to Be First Licensee

Simon & Schuster Interactive, the new electronic publishing division of Simon & Schuster, is expected to be the first company to license QuickTime VR. The company today provided a preview of its "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual," a virtual reality tour of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Consumers can tour the Enterprise and view objects and scenes in 360 degrees. The CD-ROM title will be launched on June 23 at the Consumer Electronics Show and is expected to be available in September 1994 for both Macintosh and Windows. Simon & Schuster, one of the world's leading publishers, is a division of Paramount Communications, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc.

Virtual reality, while attracting much media attention over the past few years, has suffered a lack of true consumer acceptance largely because of the amount of technical equipment required. Expensive workstation-caliber computers, gloves and goggles have made VR prohibitive for most consumers. Apple's QuickTime VR does not require any special hardware, accelerators or peripherals--only a Macintosh or Windows computer with QuickTime. While most virtual reality systems offer users the ability to interact with a relatively simple three-dimensional computer-generated space, QuickTime VR adds visual realism by enabling the user to explore a space that is represented photographically.

"Virtual Reality for the Rest of Us"

"QuickTime VR is virtual reality for the rest of us," commented Rick LeFaivre, vice president Apple Advanced Technology Group. "This is a huge leap forward in the world of interactive media, and we expect it to have significant impact on business, entertainment, and education of the applications. QuickTime VR could open up a whole new area of opportunity for Apple and for the developers who license the technology."

Apple expects QuickTime VR to be widely adopted by CD-ROM title developers, architectural planners, engineering application developers, and game manufacturers. Apple is in the process of commercializing the technology and will make it available to content developers, production companies and software developers.

An Example QuickTime VR Application

As an example of how QuickTime VR could be used, consider an interactive educational CD-ROM about the Mayan Ruins. QuickTime VR would enable the user to walk around, view and interact with the actual ruins (captured photographically in 360 degrees, and processed and displayed using QuickTime VR). Existing personal computer virtual reality systems would only enable the user to interact with a crude computer model of the ruins.

QuickTime VR has integrated "hot spots"--areas within a program with which users can interact. For example, the Mayan Ruins title might feature a pyramid on which users could click to play an audio recording of Mayan ceremonial music, or to display text detailing how the pyramid was built.

New Technology is Based on QuickTime

All QuickTime 2.0-compliant applications will have the ability to play QuickTime VR files. The compression capabilities inherent with QuickTime result in small QuickTime VR files: Each photographic representation of a 360 degree space is less than 1 MB. Computer-rendered representations, such as architectural renderings, are even smaller.

QuickTime VR requires QuickTime 2.0, Apple's software that brings multimedia capabilities to personal computers and consumer electronic devices. QuickTime 2.0, expected to be available this summer, is a significant leap forward as it makes large, smooth video a reality for computer users. QuickTime 2.0 is compatible with MPEG' and incorporates music--including a library of sounds licensed from Roland Corporation--making it ideal software for the creation of CD-ROM titles and corporate presentations.

Price and Availability

QuickTime VR is expected to be available for developer licensing by the end of 1994. License fees have not been announced. Developers interested in more information on QuickTime VR can call the Apple Developer Hotline at (408) 974-4897.

Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets computer systems for use in business, education, the home, science, engineering and government. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries.

*MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) is an ISO standard that allows for greater video compression rate, resulting in faster, smoother video. The standard has been cooperatively developed by more than 70 companies and institutions worldwide including SONY, Philips, Matsushita and Apple. It is expected to become the digital video standard for compact discs, cable TV, direct satellite broadcast and high-definition television.

Apple Computer Inc, 20525 Mariana Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014

408-996-1010


Tom Sawyer Swr Readies AppWare Components
TOM SAWYER SOFTWARE READIES APPWARE COMPONENTS

Premier graph layout and editing components to support Novell AppWare

BERKELEY, Calif, June 7, 1994 - Tom Sawyer Software Corporation has announced a family of portable graph editors that support Borland ObjectWindows for Novell Appware. Designed to improve the quality of a wide variety of application programs with its sophisticated automated object positioning algorithms and data visualization services, the Tom Sawyer Software Graph Editor Toolkit will enable application builders to produce better products in much less time.

Tom Sawyer Software will support each platform that Borland and Novell plan to support with ObjectWindows for AppWare including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT; the Macintosh, OS/2, and numerous versions of UNIX including Sun OS, Solaris, HPUX, UnixWare, AIX and DEC OSFI AXP.

"Automated layout algorithms are surprisingly difficult to implement," said Brendan P. Madden, President and CEO of Tom Sawyer Software. "In addition, developers are very concerned with leveraging their efforts onto multiple platforms. To solve these two problems, we have produced a product that will run on many platforms from a common code base and allows an application to represent and visualize complex data with graphs."

"When a company licenses the Graph Editor Toolkit, they become free to focus resources on their particular specialty rather than attempting to implement time-consuming layout algorithms," he continued. "This product provides graph editing and navigation software that is tightly integrated with an automated graph layout engine. A number of unique placement styles are provided so that end-users can visualize data in different forms and subsequently gain new insight into that data. We can literally save a workgroup of developers several years of painstaking development work."

The Graph Editor Toolkit can be used as a new application framework or it can be bundled directly into an existing application. The automated layout features are very appealing because developers see immediate improvements in their products. Not only do they instantly get the tools necessary for data visualization, but they also have support for numerous computing platforms through Borland ObjectWindows and Novell AppWare.

New features in the Graph Editor Toolkit include faster layout libraries, new font and color controls, multi-page printing, print preview, split-pane editing, drag and drop file support, subject/view and document/view support, floating or locked tool bars, status bars and object persistence. Graphical objects may own "gadget controls" such as bitmaps, single or multi-line text and standard window controls. OLE 2.0 and OpenDoc support are planned for future releases.

Intricate navigation and data management features allow applications to visualize related data that spans many graphs. Support is provided for single or multi-windowed navigation from graph to graph. Within a single window, objects can interactively show and hide the detail behind them with various framing and layering techniques. "There is no other graph editing product that has this power or flexibility", commented Mr. Madden.

Three layout styles provide support for a wide range of applications. The Hierarchical layout library is ideal for use with project management software, compiler and software development tools, data inspection software, work-flow software and reverse engineering applications. The Circular and Symmetric layout libraries have been designed specifically for the network management, design and simulation markets. Additional family products are under development that will provide for additional layout styles and incorporate many new editing features.

Tom Sawyer Software, based in Berkeley, California, was founded in 1992 to develop a family of related automated layout and editing products based on the latest graph layout technology and object-oriented design principles.

Tom Sawyer Software

1824B Fourth St

Berkeley, CA 94710

510-848-0853,  fax 510-848-0854


SunPro & Symantec Choose Tom Sawyer Software
SUNPRO AND SYMANTEC CHOOSE TOM SAWYER SOFTWARE

Top products in market categories license the Graph Layout Toolkit

BERKELEY, Calif, June 7, 1994 - "Tom Sawyer Software Corporation has made strong strides towards establishing the Graph Layout Toolkit as the corporate standard for graph visualization in application software by licensing layout technologies to industry leaders SunPro and Symantec," said Brendan P. Madden, President and CEO of Tom Sawyer Software.

SunPro, the software development business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., has licensed the Graph Layout Toolkit for use in the SPARCworks 3.0 Development Environment. The SPARCworks Development Environment uses the Graph Layout Toolkit Hierarchical Library for advanced graphical data inspection within the SPARCworks debugger. The Graph Layout Toolkit can be used in software development environments for visualization of call graphs, inheritance hierarchies, makefile dependency graphs and for many purposes specific to displaying program structure.

Symantec has integrated the Graph Layout Toolkit Hierarchical Library as a component of its acclaimed Time Line 6.0 Project Management System for Microsoft Windows. Tom Sawyer Software provides the placement technology behind Time Line's new Outline PERT and Time-Scaled PERTfeatures. Outline PERT provides a logical representation of a project and all of its sub-projects while Time-Scaled PERTshows projects and subprojects with time-constrained tasks.

The Graph Layout Toolkit supports three unique layout styles. The Hierarchical library is ideal for use with project management software, compiler and software development tools, data inspection software, work-flow software and reverse engineering applications. The Circular and Symmetric libraries have been designed specifically for the network management, design and simulation markets. The Graph Layout Toolkit enables network management applications to map large computer networks automatically.

The Graph Layout Toolkit is specifically designed to provide portable, real-time, automated, graph layout services through a family of class libraries written in C++ that include ANSI CAPI's. The Graph Layout Toolkit's sophisticated technology is the result of more than six years research and development in automated layout technologies. Additional family products are already underway that will provide for a wider scope of layout styles.

Tom Sawyer Software, based in Berkeley, California, was founded in 1992 to develop a family of related automated layout and editing products based on the latest graph layout technology and object-oriented design principles.

Tom Sawyer Software

1824B Fourth St

Berkeley, CA 94710

510-848-0853,  fax 510-848-0854


How To Submit Press Releases For Distribution
HOW TO SUBMIT PRESS RELEASES & OTHER INFORMATION FOR DISTRIBUTION

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IIA Info Policy Online Newsletter - June 1994
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IN THIS ISSUE:

[1]  U.S. DATA PROTECTION: SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

     ESTABLISH A BODY TO REGULATE HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR USES

     INFORMATION?

[2]  FEDERAL WORKING GROUP UNVEILS PRIVACY PRINCIPLES FOR PRIVATE

     SECTOR

[3]  OFF-THE-RECORD COLLOQUY ON LEGAL INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

[4]  SENATE COMMITTEE MOVES TO REAUTHORIZE THE PAPERWORK

     REDUCTION ACT

[5]  THE CREATIVE INCENTIVES COALITION:  "IT'S THE INFORMATION,

     STUPID!"

[6]  FROM WASHINGTON TO BRUSSELS TO TOKYO..... QUICK TAKES ON THE

     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FRONT

[7]  ABOUT  INFORMATION POLICY ONLINE  AND THE INFORMATION

     INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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[1]  U.S. DATA PROTECTION: SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

     ESTABLISH A BODY TO REGULATE HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR USES

     INFORMATION?

Recent actions in Congress and the Administration to establish a United States Data Protection Commission have taken on a new urgency and importance. Senator Paul Simon (D-IL), the primary sponsor of legislation (S. 1735) to create a U.S. Data Protection Commission, has tried on two occasions over the last several months to attach his legislation to bills being considered by the full Senate. The most recent attempt on May 4, was tabled by a vote of 77 to 21, but it is likely that the idea will be considered again -- either by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over the legislation, or by the full Senate.

One event that could give new life to Senator Simon's legislation is a recommendation by the Working Group on Privacy of the Administration's National Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF). The Privacy Working Group (see related story below) recently released a set of privacy principles and is expected to make a recommendation about a privacy protection organization in the near future.

The information industry has questioned the need for a new commission. Many of the functions listed for the commission in S. 1735 are already assigned to Federal agencies under the 1974 Privacy Act. Why can't agencies simply "beef up" their enforcement of current law? Industry also believes existing means of complaint and action before specialized federal agencies are adequate to handle commercial sector violations of privacy; creating a new commission would be a duplication of effort. The final area of responsibility outlined by Senator Simon's legislation is coordination with international organizations and governments on privacy protection issues. Here again, industry argues that these functions -- where needed at all - could be performed by an existing federal agency.

When the Privacy Working Group of the IITF releases its recommendations for a privacy protection organization, this issue could come to the forefront of public debate. Although the structure of the privacy protection organization recommended may be different from the one established in S. 1735, the functions performed most likely will be similar.

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[2]  FEDERAL WORKING GROUP UNVEILS PRIVACY PRINCIPLES FOR PRIVATE

     SECTOR

Twenty years ago, the federal government adopted a code of fair information practices for how government agencies collect, use and distribute information. Today, the code is back, in the form of a draft update, entitled "Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information." But there's one twist that makes this new draft far more than an update: the principles are "intended to be equally applicable to public and private entities that collect and use personal information." In other words, a federal interagency group has just announced proposed principles for how private companies handle information about identified individuals. In the information industry's view, that action of itself has significant First Amendment implications.

The draft principles take a somewhat innovative approach to information privacy issues. They "acknowledge that all members of our society (government, industry, and individual citizens) share responsibility for ensuring the fair treatment of individuals in the use of personal information." The draft's stress on individual responsibility, and on the importance of public education about how information is collected and used, parallels in some important respects the Fair Information Practices guidelines that the Information Industry Association recently adopted and published (see Information Policy Online, May 1994).

The Privacy Working Group document consists of nine principles, some addressed specifically to information collectors, users, and individuals, and includes extensive commentary. The document may be downloaded from the IITF BBS (202/501-1920) or via Internet by pointing your Gopher client to iitf.doc.gov.

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[3] -- OFF-THE-RECORD COLLOQUY ON LEGAL INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

A diverse group of nearly 30 government, library and public interest representatives gathered in Washington on May 16 for a wide-ranging discussion on policy issues in the dissemination of legal information. The closed-door, not-for-attribution meeting was sponsored by the Government Information Working Group (GIWG) of the Administration's Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF), along with the Library of Congress, Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, and National Center for State Courts. Representatives from a number of major U.S. information industry companies were among the participants.

Invitations issued by GIWG chair Bruce McConnell of the Office of Management and Budget identified three issues:

-    Whether the judicial and legislative branches should

     announce information dissemination policies, to cover such

     issues as fees and avoiding restrictions on use of public

     information;

-    Whether new caselaw citation systems are needed in the

     electronic environment and, if so, how to develop them; and

-    Cooperation among executive, legislative and judicial

     branches in legal information dissemination.

The discussion on May 16, moderated by Professor Henry Perritt of Villanova University Law School, reflected considerable agreement on some basic principles that should govern dissemination of legal information, including an avoidance of government claims of copyright in such information, and the importance of equal and timely access by the public, including redisseminators. Clearly, however, any formal effort to standardize policies would encounter many obstacles, not least the importance of maintaining judicial independence. While some participants urged greater centralization of government legal information resources, others, including private sector representatives, warned of the dangers of delay or even censorship that could accompany such a such a project. The electronic citation issue provoked lively discussion, with considerable (although far from unanimous) support for a standardized electronic citation system, and considerable disagreement about how best to achieve it. Several participants described initiatives underway to study the issue, and recalled that, at least as to federal courts, a proposal was recently rejected by the Judicial Conference. While the interbranch cooperation issue was not explicitly addressed, the varying perspectives offered by executive, legislative and judicial representatives, and by state court officials, underscored the dimensions of such an objective. The group reached no formal consensus on any issue, nor did it specify any particular follow-up activities.

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[4]  SENATE COMMITTEE MOVES TO REAUTHORIZE THE PAPERWORK

     REDUCTION ACT

The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was first adopted in 1980 to reduce paperwork burdens on the public, and to minimize Federal costs of regulatory issuance. Of importance to the information industry, the Act sought to maximize the usefulness of information collected by the government, coordinate Federal information policies, promote the use of information technology, and increase the availability and accuracy of agency information.

To oversee these functions the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) was created. To implement its information dissemination and collection oversight responsibilities, OIRA issued OMB Circular A-130 which outlines the responsibilities of Federal agencies in these areas. Last year, a revised version of the Circular was issued. It represented a compromise between the various groups interested in obtaining Federal government information. Those provisions included strong language about using a diversity of sources including the private sector to fulfill information dissemination responsibilities, and not placing restrictions on downstream use of data.

For a number of years, there have been attempts by Congress to strengthen OIRA's statutory authority to carry out the information collection and dissemination oversight functions that are outlined in Circular A-130 by adopting legislation which enumerates the functions. However, because of controversy surrounding OIRA's regulatory review functions, Congress has not been able to reauthorize the Paperwork Reduction Act since 1989.

Two bills to reauthorize the PRA have been introduced during the 103rd Congress. The bills, S. 560 and S. 681, introduced by Senators Nunn and Glenn respectively, both strengthen OIRA's authority to enforce Circular A-130 although there are some important differences between the bills. The main differences, however, deal with regulatory review issues. Earlier in the year, Senator Nunn threatened to attach his version S. 560 to a bill being considered by the full Senate. To avoid this action, Senator Glenn, whose Governmental Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the bills, agreed to hold hearings and to continue efforts to reach a compromise on the approaches to reauthorizing the PRA. This process was begun on May 19, with a hearing to take comments regarding a Governmental Affairs Committee draft compromise bill.

Sally Katzen, the Administrator of OIRA, testified during that hearing that the Administration was more supportive of the compromise because S. 681 and S. 560 both "go beyond a statement of general principles and policies, and include in some sections very detailed provisions for implementation that are more properly left to the discretion of the agencies and OIRA." In other words, the Administration supports broad legislative authority to enforce the information collection and dissemination functions of the Federal agencies, not specifically outlined responsibilities.

The draft compromise bill does contain provisions which would prohibit federal agencies from placing downstream use restrictions on data and which would encourage agencies to look to a diversity of sources for dissemination of information. The compromise bill also gives statutory authority to the Government Information Locator Service (GILS) -- an electronic locator of Federal government information.

It is highly likely that the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will adopt legislation reauthorizing the PRA this year and the full Senate will consider it.

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[5]  THE CREATIVE INCENTIVES COALITION:

     "IT'S THE INFORMATION, STUPID!"

Without information, the information superhighway will be useless and without strong, clear copyright protection, the development of innovative new information products and services will be seriously inhibited. This message, summed up perhaps in the phrase, "It's the Information, Stupid!" has just been dramatically amplified. In early May, several trade associations, including the Information Industry Association, and a number of individual companies announced the formation of the Creative Incentives Coalition (CIC), a major initiative to raise the profile of copyright protection issues in the debate over the National Information Infrastructure (NII).

As CIC's one-page statement of purpose puts it, "the NII promises to be a powerful pipeline for the delivery of electronic information and entertainment in all of its forms. But if the pipeline leaks -- if copyrighted information is not secure -- the creative environment could be destroyed."

CIC's main focus is on monitoring activities of the Administration's Information Infrastructure Task Force and other NII policy activities. CIC is expected to play a major role in communicating industry reactions to the report of the IITF Intellectual Property Working Group, which is now expected to be released in June. CIC charter members include trade associations representing newspaper, book and magazine publishers, motion picture studios, and independent television stations.

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[6] -- FROM WASHINGTON TO BRUSSELS TO TOKYO.....

       QUICK TAKES ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FRONT

WASHINGTON: Victory on Federal Copyright Claims

Heeding pressure from a coalition of software, press, library and civil liberties interests, as well as information companies, two Senate committees have dropped legislation to allow the government to claim copyright in computer software developed by federal employees. The proposal, tucked away in a mammoth procurement reform bill, would have reversed a century-old ban on government copyright. One factor in the victory: a shift in position by the Copyright Office, which supported earlier versions of the legislation, but now stands neutral, urging that any such proposal be carefully studied.

WASHINGTON: Justice Department Eyes Antitrust Changes

In an April speech to a bar association group, Assistant Attorney General Anne Bingaman discussed circumstances under which licensing of intellectual property (including copyrighted material) might violate the antitrust laws, and noted in passing that the Justice Department plans to revise its guidelines on this subject. Industry is urging Justice to pay careful attention to copyright concerns in its revision effort, noting that an intellectual property license will be the principal legal mechanism through which users of an advanced National Information Infrastructure obtain access to the real value of the system: information resources.

TOKYO: MITI Mulls Multimedia

In February, an institute commissioned by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) proposed intellectual property law changes intended to address the problems of developing multimedia products. The proposal calls for establishment of a Digital Information Center, in effect a collective licensing clearinghouse through which multimedia developers could obtain rights to copyrighted works under pre-set royalty arrangements. Participation in the clearinghouse would be voluntary, but incentives could be employed to encourage registration with the center. U.S. companies will raise questions about the relationship of this proposal to widespread private sector efforts underway to facilitate licensing of rights in this and other contexts.

BRUSSELS: EU to Hear From U.S. Company on Databases

Joseph Bremner, President of Database Development in Milwaukee, has completed work on a comprehensive paper analyzing the pending European Union s proposed directive on legal protection of databases. The proposal, which creates a two-tiered system for protection of databases throughout the 12 member states of the EU (a number that may soon increase to 16), raises serious questions about the scope and strength of protection, and about its availability to databases originating outside the EU. Bremner's paper will be presented to the European Union.

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OBACKUP for OS/2 V2.5 Now Available
Version 2.5 of OBACKUP now available, which supports HPFS long file names and extended attributes. The file supplied is a fully working demonstration, which expires at the end of August 1994.

The new version is a full 32-bit OS/2 2.1 application. It now has improved compression (16-bit instead of 12-bit). It remains a text mode application (so that it may be run outside Presentation Manager), but it will run  happily in an OS/2 Window.

OBACKUP and ORESTORE were written to provide a means of backing up data  from hard disks to floppies which would run as a protected mode  application under OS/2. In order to save media costs, the programs  compress the data as it is backed up. The algorithm used is dynamic  Lempel-Ziv compression, which normally gives compression ratios of between 20% and 60%. To increase the speed of backup, the compression algorithm  can be changed to a simple non-repeat packing method, or turned off  altogether, using a command-line switch.

OBACKUP makes full use of OS/2 threads, thus enabling it to read data from the hard disk, compress previously read data, and write previously  compressed data to floppy at the same time. The read and compression  threads still run while the user is changing floppies.

ORESTORE is the command-line driven restore facility. There are  parameters to allow translation of path names, so that directory  structures can be restored to different disks and directories. ORESTORE  also allows backups to be verified against the hard disk data, giving you  peace of mind that the backup can be restored successfully at a later date.

OBACKDIR produces a listing of all the files in a backup set.

Trumphurst Ltd.

The Willows

St. Martins Moor

Oswestry

Shropshire

SY10 7BH

England

Tel: +44 (0)691-670318

Fax: +44 (0)691-670316

Email: obackup@trmphrst.demon.co.uk


The Invoice Store V3.1 Small Business Acc'tng
THE INVOICE STORE Software A "Store" with many simplified accounting departments for the Small Business

OAKDALE,NY-April,1994-Software Store Products, Inc. introduces version 3.1 of THE INVOICE STORE.  This is a DOS-based, 3.3 thry 6.x, software  package that automates accounting for the small business.  It needs only 512K of memory and can operate as a 286 as well as a monochrome  monitor.  If networking is desired, it is ready right "out of the box.".  Naturally, it will operate faster on a 386, 486 and above. This program is easy to use!

The name THE INVOICE STORE is exactly what this program does.  You  might think it only means "invoicing," but it does a broad range of  computational and database management functions relating to invoicing, as wll as the invoices themselves.  The Invoice Store consists of four system modules; Maintenance, Invoicing, Receivables and Reporting.

Maintenance Module is the operational environment which contains the databases that define the business itself...customers, inventory, vendors, suppliers and sales personnel.  If you have a modem, in the customer and/or vendor database, there is a dialer that will dial the number of the entry that is on the screen.  Other features in the Maintenance Module include: * Customer resale number * Customer comments * Cash customers * Word processor to manage letters * Form letters and mail merge * An alert field can be activated for a customer record whenever it is accessed.

Invoicing Module is the module where the action takes place.  This module is linked to the Maintenance Module, therefore many fields are automatically populated.  This saves duplicating entries and human error.  Customer and/or product codes can be entered manually or from a pick list.  The inventory supports unit and cost prices up to four decimal places.  Other features are: * Forms can be customized * Negative amounts can be entered * If an item is oversold, the user is alerted and adjustments can be made * Invoices can be added to a batch and printed later or you can print the invoices to a file.

Receivables and reporting Modules.  The "receivables" module is where an invoice is recalled and payments are recorded.  A payment may be voided or removed from the system for any reason.  The fields are automatically populated in this module also.  The "reporting" modules can generate a wide variety of reports (according to query from pick list) that can run for various time periods from hourly to yearly. Totals are extended on the report.  Statements show all customer activity for a given period.  Customized invoices, packing slips, statements and labels may be printed from this module.  You can design your own or use the program's generic form.

With so many features, this software has the capability to do many  functions.  In addition, there are hot keys for online help, an appointment calendar, "to do" list and a conversion utility that may be accessed from any module,  COM ports 1 thu 4 as well as LPT ports are supported.  A mouse may be used if desired.  Data may be imported or exported.  Point-of-sale hardware (scanner, receipt printer, cash drawer) is supported.  The installation is simple and the on-line guides make it very user friendly.  The package also incudes a 185 page printed manual that describes every feature in detail with many examples.

The Invoice Store 3.1 has a price of $95.  A free evaluation copy of the software may be downloaded via BBS at (516)589-4984.  For further information, call (516)244-6927.


PM2You V1.2 Remote Control Product for OS/2
Ridax programutveckling now announce the release of PM2You version 1.2 and OS2You version 3.0.

OS2You is a Remote Control product for OS/2 that allows remote control of OS/2 and DOS character mode sessions, through a variety of communication links like dial-up modem, NetBIOS, Named Pipes, SPX, TCP/IP.  This can be done from almost any terminal or terminal program, even if two special terminals (for Windows and OS/2) are available.

PM2You does the same, but also allows remote control of the entire PM Desktop and PM programs.  This can be done from Windows or OS/2.

News in this release

Fixes:

- NetBIOS operation fixed/improved in OS2You, Terminal/2,

  LanTerm and LanTerm.

- NetBIOS Submit could generate TRAPs with OS/2 1.x.

- DOS sessions could die during heavy keyboard input in OS/2 2.x.

- OS2You could refuse to answer after disconnect if an external

  Program changed COM-port status during a session.

Improvements

- OS2You now handles "bad" applications that access physical

  screen memory.

- Added AUTOdetect of communication handle ("-l AUTO").

- Added support for automatic Doorway keyboard support mode.

- DOS and OS/2 Windowed sessions accessable from PM2You.

- DOS Full Screen and DOS Windowed sessions now accessible from

  OS2You and sessions don't need to be in foreground any more.

- DOS box re-enabled for OS/2 1.x.

- OS2You can now be started in an OS/2 Windowed session, but will

  only run in Foreground.

- IBM TCP/IP and FTP Software PC/TCP socket support added to

  OS2You, PM2You and Terminal/2.  WINSOCK support added to

  WinTerm.

- Novell SPX support added to OS2You, PM2You and Terminal/2.

- Improved modem support with faster initialization and an option

  to re-initialize modem regulary.

- OS2You can now receive faxes with a faxmodem (option).

- Reboot capabilities added to OS2You.

- PM2You now have configurable compression options to optimize

  the compression ratio to the speed of the communication device.

- PM2You can now be limited to only transfer the active window

  for improved performance.

- Improved logging feature when using communication protocol

  drivers.

Ridax programutveckling

Mikael Wahlgren

Kransen 4E

416 72  Gothenburg

Sweden

phone:      +46 10 6673880

Fax:        +46 31 196417

Internet:   d9mikael@dtek.chalmers.se

CompuServe: 100114,3127


MicroFLEX-VL/66G Green Micro Express PC
LOW-COST GREEN MICRO EXPRESS PC PROVIDES LOCAL BUS AND 66-MHZ SPEED

Santa Ana, CA, June, 1994... In what is destined to be considered the new entry-level standard for personal computers, Micro Express introduces an energy-efficient PC offering local-bus graphics and a 66-MHz CPU speed. Upgradable to DX4- 100 or Pentium technology, the MicroFLEX-VL/66G is available for only $1399, including a high-quality 14" monitor.

Energy saving is accomplished with the user-controllable "Green" AMI BIOS, putting the CPU, hard disk and monitor in a sleep mode after a specified period of lack of use. The BIOS also offers password protection and selectable shadowing of both system and video BIOS. A CMOS clock-calendar is included, as are built-in diagnostics.

The base configuration for the system includes: 4-MB of RAM; 200-MB hard disk drive; 256K of RAM cache; a VL video card with 1 -MB of on-board RAM; 14" non-interlaced monitor; a 1.44-MB 3-1/2" floppy disk drive; mini-tower case; 101-type keyboard; a mouse; DOS 6.2, Windows 3.1; and self-teaching Windows tutorial software.

For an additional $25 each, PFS:WindowWorks Version 2 and PFS:Publisher for Windows will be bundled with the system.

A VESA (VL) video accelerator card is included to enhance Windows performance. Additional performance enhancement results from zero wait-state operation. High performance graphic displays are viewed on the excellent Micro Express FM-370 14" non-interlaced Super VGA Color monitor.

The MicroFLEX-VL/66G is shipped in a mini-tower case, measuring 7.1"[W] x 14.6"[H] x 18.25"[D]. The case has provision for three accessible 5-1/4" drives, one accessible 31/2" drive, two internal 3-1/2" drives and one internal 5-1/4" drive. The proprietary motherboard has eight expansion slots, including three VL slots and five 16-bit ISA slots. Up to 128 MB of RAM is supported on the motherboard.

The motherboard includes a switchable voltage regulator for either 3.3-V or 5-V CPUs. This allows you to use any CPU, regardless of its voltage requirement.

The Best Customer Support Anywhere

A full 2-year warranty is included on parts and labor for this PC, with shipping for the first 4 months paid both ways by Micro Express, as well as a 30-day money-back guarantee. Optional on-site service, through GE, is also available. If a board fails, Micro Express offers 24-hour express board replacement service. As with all other Micro Express computers, this machine is burned in for 72 hours before shipping to eliminate early failures. In addition, a toll-free number is provided for free unlimited technical support. Technical support is available 24-hours per day and 7-days per week as part of the exclusive Micro Express "Always" customer support program. When technical documents are required, Micro Express offers Automated FAX-back Service. Using this service, documents can be requested through voice-mail and will be FAXed directly to the customer without human intervention.

The MicroFLEX-VL/66G is available now, direct from Micro Express.

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.

For further sales information, contact Micro Express at 1801 Carnegie Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Phone: (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900.


Direct Link Micro Channel Interface Card
DIRECT LINK 5136-PCIM-MCA INTERFACE CARD

The Direct-Link 5136-PCIM-MCA interface card allows the family of GE Fanuc's Genius I/O products to be directly connected to a Micro Channel computer. The card supports up to 32 devices. These may include any of the following: Genius discrete or analog I/O modules, ISA computers, other Micro Channel computers, Digitial Equipment MicroVAXs and/or GE Fanuc Series Five, Series Six, or Series 90-70 programmable controllers.

A library of subroutines, accessible from the C language, is included with the 5136-PCIM-MCA to make the full capabilities of the module available to application programs.

Applications:

- I/O monitoring, control and data acquisition

- Provides a peer-to-peer communications network

- Participate in data exchange

- Configure devices

- Access diagnostic information

- Read and write I/O points

- Peer-to-peer datagram service

- Global data service

For more information contact S-S Technologies, Inc., 88 Ardelt Avenue, Kitchener, ONT, Canada N2C 2C9, Phone: 519-571-1434,  Fax: 519-743-3610


Word Fogue V3.1 Word Processor Update
Fugue Software had upgraded Word Fugue from Version 3.0 to V3.1. There are a number of small changes to program functionality, and a few big ones.

Enhanced Mode Version - This is a special version for those of you who have 286, 386 or 486 PCs with additional memory. This version (called WFE.EXE) enables you to load files into this additional memory, so you can edit really huge files if you wish.

The use of the program is largely transparent - instead of typing in WF, you simply type in WFE. It will use your existing WF.CFG file, dictionary and macro files. This program is functionally identical to WF, except that it will not run on 8088/8086 based PCs.

Standard Version - This does run on 8088/86 based PCs. It is functionally equivalent to WFE, except that file size is restricted to available conventional memory. However, don't forget that you can link multiple files like chapters in a book by use of the .FI command.

Postscript Printing - The new version has a number of changes that work together to permit Postscript printing. The program supports a number of standard Adobe Postscript fonts, and we can easily configure a printer driver for any other fonts.

Windows Drag and Drop Printing - You can now use Windows File Manager to print Word Fugue documents using Word Fugue by the simple process of clicking on the file and then clicking on Print.

Other Printers - We have enhanced support for a number of new printers, including the HP LaserJet, the HP DeskJet and the Cannon Bubblejet.

International Options - You can now switch the decimal point and comma around, and decimal tabs will use which ever you have configured as the decimal.

Writing Style Guide Plus Sample Documents - We have sat down, and put together a writing style guide, along with over 80 sample documents for all types of letters, reports, CVs and more. This feature alone is worth the price of the upgrade.

Other Changes:

* You can now include the date the document was last changed

  as a print function. This means you can reprint documents

  containing date functions and have the same date feature.

  The same applies to time.

* Directory displays can be sorted by name, file date, file

  extension or file size. You can rename or delete files from

  the directory display, as well as edit their descriptions.

* Support for microjustification where your printer supports

  this.

* Ability to translate keyboard characters into special

  characters that your printer can print, but you can't normally

  enter through the keyboard.

* Optional WordPerfect keystrokes with a new config file.

* You can now set up a separate directory for your macro files,

  and tell Word Fugue to look there.

* Many more new features!

Other Developments

We are in the process of writing a Windows version of Word Fugue. This is a long term project since the expectations of a Windows word processor are much higher than a DOS one. We are hoping to deliver it either at the end of this year or early next year. We are also developing a parallel DOS version of Word Fugue which will have most of the features of the Windows version, and will be released at the same time. We believe the wait will be worth it.

Upgrading

The upgrade price for Word Fugue V3.1 is $A30 plus $A5 for postage and handling. Overseas orders - airmail postage is $A15. You can pay by personal check, Bank card, Master card, Visa card, and YES we can accept telephone orders for credit cards. Overseas orders - we DO accept personal checks in your local currency, but please check with your bank for the current exchange rate. We also accept international money orders and bank dafts.

What you get

- You receive Word Fugue V3.1 with upgraded manual.

- You also receive for the price of the Enhanced mode verson

  WFE.exe.

- The writingt style guide and sample documents

- ZIP V1.2 for DOS

- ZIP V2.0 for Windows

New Users - there are two versions of Word Fugue available:

Word Fugue Lite (actually v2.00c) which is suitable for those without hard disk. It comes as a 2 disk set (2x360k) in compressed format, with the documentation on disk. Registration is $A20 with postage $A5 for the USA and $A6 for Europe, $A3 for New Zealand, $A3 for Australia

Word Fugue (V3.1), which is the new version, and requires a hard disk. Comes on a 6 disk set (6x360k), with a bound manual (280 pages). It also includes a larger dictionary (Australian, American or British) with over 100,000 words. The documentation is also included on the disks. Disks only is $A45 plus shipping (same as for lite version). Manual only $A35 or full package for $A75 plus shipping (A$12 USA, $A15 Europe).

Fugue Software

20 Arundel St

Alexandra Hills QLD 4161 Australia

PO Box 425

Capalaba, QLD 4157 Australia

CIS: 100036,311


Guide to Software in Spanish
The Only International Guide to Software in Spanish

1994 Edition Available Now

The GUIA - 1994 Contains...

500+ manufacturing/distributing companies of software in Spanish from more than 18 Spanish-speaking countries (Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, etc.), in addition to the U.S. and Canada. Includes company names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and the software they manufacture or distribute. Total pages: 330

Listing of 17 computer trade shows in Latin America for 1994/1995.

More than 1,600 programs in Spanish for PCs, Macs, minis and mainframes fully described with all the requirements for operating systes, hardware, in addition to prices in U.S. dollars. The listings are in Spanish only.

33 categories of General Applications: Desktop Publishing, Databases, Accounting, Retailing, Collections, Financial, Translation, Graphics/Design, Distribution, Payroll, and much more.

75 categories of software for specific markets: Lawyers, Travel Agencies, Architecture, Real Estate, Hospitals/Clinics, Construction, Libraries/Bookstores, Auto Repair/Sales, Education/Training, Banks, Insurance Companies, Multimedia, CD-ROM and much more.

Price is $25 US + $5 shipping = $30

Credit card orders via telephone may be made via Williams' Book Store at 310-832-3631

Automation International

2785 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite E-185

Torrance, CA 90505

310-833-0235


MacTimeLiner Evolves to New TimeLiner 4.0
MacTimeLiner Evolves

The All New Timeliner 4.0 - Now Shipping

Hot off the press! The completely redesigned TimeLiner 4.0 for the Macintosh! Formerly called MacTimeLiner, this time line-making tool now has color, sound, an easy-to-use tool box always on screen, and a host of other features requested by teachers over the years. Still only $69.95, we guarantee TimeLiner 4.0 will be one of the most valuable tools in your software collection.

Upgrade Policy: If you purchased MacTimeLiner within the 93/94 school year, the upgrade to the new TimeLiner 4.0 is FREE. For those who bought MacTimeLiner before August 31, 1993, you may purchase TimeLiner 4.0 for half price - $34.95

Call 1-800-342-0236 to place an order, request an upgrade or ask for a 30-day free trial. Please mention product #TIM-F.

If you don't have TimeLiner in your software collection, you can see what everyone is raving about by calling us for a free Mac demo. Please mention product #TIMDEM-F

The all new Mac version of Geography Search has been awarded a Curriculum Product News' Top 100 Districts' Choice Award for 1993-94! See for yourself with a free Macintosh demo by calling and mentioning product #SEADEM.

Tom Snyder Productions

80 Collidge Hill Rd

Watertown, MA 02172


PM Attrib - Attribute Mgmt Via the WPS for OS/2
PM ATTRIB

Attribute Management Via the WPS

PM Attrib brings the functionality of the DOS and OS/2 ATTRIB.EXE command to the OS/2 Workplace Shell.  Why PM Attrib?  If you've ever copied files from a CD Rom using the OS/2 Workplace Shell, then you have all ready seen why.  OS/2, in its infinte wisdom, perserves the read-only attribute of the files copied from the CD.  This is nice, but makes some files (.DLLs for example) rather unusable.

Enter PM Attrib.  Now, rather than shelling out to the command line to run ATTRIB.EXE, you can modify attributes of many files at once using PM and Drag and Drop.  Simply drop any file or directory on the Drop Zone and the attributes checked/unchecked will become set/clear on that file or directory.  You can even set/clear attributes of subdirectories of a dropped directory.  In other words, you can set/clear attributes of an entire directory structure by simply dropping the first level folder onto the Drop Zone.

There are two PM Attrib archives floating around cyberspace.  One is called PMATTR10.ZIP and the other is called PMATNO10.ZIP.  The latter is significantly smaller, and for good reason.  PM Attrib was created by Watcom's VX-Rexx version 2.0a ((c) Watcom International).  The PMATTR10.ZIP version of PM Attrib includes the VROBJ.DLL file from VX-Rexx 2.0a that allows VX-Rexx programs to run.  The smaller archive does not contain this file.  Both archives are made available so that users who already possess a copy of this file need not spend extra time downloading it.

Both of these archives were uploaded to ftp-os2.cdrom.com and should be available in either the /pub/os2/incoming, /pub/os2/new, or /pub/os2/2_x/diskutils subdirectories.  These archives have also been make available on OS/2 Shareware and the IBM PCC BBS, as well as other local OS/2 BBSs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.  Feel free to distribute these archives (in an unmodified form) at will, but please upload both archives (with and without VROBJ.DLL) to any one site.  If you operate a site that has received only one of these files, feel free to contact the author (see addresses below) to receive the companion file.

PM Attrib is being distributed as shareware, and is fully Copyrighted (c) by Larry R. Tubbs Jr..  Users are given license to use this product for 60 days after which time they are expected to register to continue using the product. PM Attrib is *NOT* crippled in any way.  Also, it is not set to 'drop dead' after a specified number of days.  It is a complete, working copy of PM Attrib.  The only difference between the shareware version and the registered version is that the shareware version has the word "Unregistered" after the name PM Attrib in the Product Information dialog box.

Registration is only $10.00 U.S.. Please help support shareware, and shareware authors by registering this program and any other shareware that you find to be of use to you.  This will insure that fine products will continue to be available via this fantastic medium.

Free free to contact the author with any comments, suggestions, and/or bug reports. See below for more information.   Thanks in advance for trying PM Attrib.

Larry R. Tubbs Jr.

Enigma Consulting Services

1001 Driftwood Drive

Euless, TX  76040-5941, USA

Internet: ltubbs@netcom.com

Fidonet: Larry Tubbs@>1:124/1208


Pierian Spring Swr Discovery Toolkit Monthly
PIERIAN SPRING SOFTWARE LAUNCHES THE DISCOVERY TOOLKIT MONTHLY FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS

PORTLAND, Oregon--June 7, 1994--Pierian Spring Software, publishers of The Digital Chisel, announces The Discovery Toolkit Monthly, a disk-based thematic collection of photos, sounds, artwork, animation, text, research, and movies for creating multimedia projects, lessons, or reports. Students and staff may use The Discovery Toolkit Monthly with their favorite software on Windows, DOS, or Macintosh platforms.

The nine month subscription also includes a set of twenty-five newsletters, delivered each month, with project ideas, bibliographies, Master Teacher lesson plans, and special discount offers on hardware and software from participating Pierian Spring Software partners.

The Discovery Toolkit Monthly has set a new standard for quality multimedia resources for education. Pierian Spring Software not only allows for unlimited use at each site, but also encourages teachers, staff members, and students to use the The Discovery Toolkit Monthly at home, free of charge.

The Discovery Toolkit(g) Monthly, announced in conjunction with Spring COMDEX, will begin in August, 1994, and is charter subscription priced at $279.00 for the 1994-95 school year.

Contact Pierian Spring Software at 1-800-472-8578 (FAX 503-222-0771) for more information.

Pierian Spring Software

5200 S.W. Macadam Ave, Suite 250

Portland, OR 97201

503-222-2044,  800-472-8578,  fax 503-222-0771,  BBS 503-222-0620

CIS: 74220,2446


PECO Energy Selects Fujitsu-based Mobile Sys
PECO ENERGY SELECTS FUJITSU-BASED MOBILE SOLUTION TO AUTOMATE PHILADELPHIA UTILITY OPERATIONS

Fujitsu Partners with Cone Software to Provide the PatrolPad

SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- June 13, 1994 -- PECO Energy Company (formerly Philadelphia Electric Company) is optimizing transmission operations and cutting clerical and maintenance costs throughout Philadelphia by utilizing the "PatrolPad," an innovative mobile computing product developed by Cone Software and Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. Using Fujitsu's PoqetPad Plus mobile computer as a foundation, the PatrolPad is a handheld data collection and reporting system. Designed to improve the efficiency of electric utility operations, it increases the accuracy and productivity of transmission structure inspections.

Prior to automating with the PatrolPad, PECO Energy linemen used a paper-based method of recording information gathered during transmission structure inspections. Once inspection information was collected on paper forms, the data was then re-keyed into the central database. The potential for data entry error and additional clerical work led to the need for a more efficient way of collecting and recording information.

"At PECO Energy, we needed a system that would give us a better handle on where repairs are needed," said Frank Koza, director of construction and transmission for PECO Energy. "The PatrolPad allow our linemen to easily record detailed information while doing inspections and is expected to provide a reduction in labor costs."

With the use of the PatrolPad, the linemen are better able to patrol transmission lines by performing detailed ground inspections and digitally recording structure conditions using the computer's pen as an input device. Rather than writing out most inspection findings, linemen use the pen stylus to scroll through lists of choices displayed directly on the computer's screen and to select defects, enter comments and verify current file data. This "point and pick" approach speeds data entry. It also standardizes responses from inspectors by preventing omission of required items and enforces consistency by providing specific terms and procedures.

At the end of a shift, the PatrolPad is simply plugged into a cable attached to a standard PC, where data is automatically downloaded. The system allows for the development of detailed transactional and management reports which provide real-time prioritization and analysis of transmission structure repair needs.

"Our relationship with Cone Software resulted in a completely integrated business tool. It has enabled PECO Energy to experience a quick return on their technology investment," said Lou Panetta, executive vice president of Fujitsu Personal Systems. "Users of mobile computers are demanding complete solutions designed for their particular business needs that cut costs and increase their productivity."

"We are committed to developing mobile software solutions that meet the specific needs of vertical industries like utilities," said David Hastings, president of Cone Software. "Our partnership with Fujitsu enables us to leverage our expertise in developing specific software applications which deliver the successful business results that our customers are demanding."

Based in Philadelphia, PECO Energy provides service to 1.5 million electric customers in seven counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland.

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Boothwyn, PA, Cone Software is a software integration and consulting firm and a national leader in industrial pen-based computer software. Cone Software specializes in creating customized mission-specific applications for the Fortune 1000, including pen-based applications, wireless communications, and integration with mini and mainframe computers. The PatrolPad is available now from Cone Software.

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., is a leader in providing solutions for data collection and decision support applications through the development of super portable, pen-based and communicating computers. Its solutions are designed to meet the needs of applications where light weight, small form factor and long battery life are essential. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, Ltd. Fujitsu Personal Systems has North American offices in Santa Clara, Irvine, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Toronto and international offices in England, France, Spain, and Italy. Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. corporate headquarters can be reached at 1-408-982-9500; product information at 1-800-831-3183.


Proxim & Wollongong Bring Wireless LAN to UNIX
PROXIM AND WOLLONGONG PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY BRINGS WIRELESS LAN USERS ACCESS TO UNIX HOST SYSTEMS

Wollongong's PathWay Product Line and Proxim's RangeLAN2 Products Enable the Connection of Mobile Systems to TCP/IP-Based Network Systems

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif, June 13, 1994 -- Proxim, Inc., the leader in spread spectrum wireless networking products for mobile computer users, and the Wollongong Group, Inc., a leader in open systems solutions based on industry standards, today announced product line interoperability that will allow Proxim RangeLAN2 wireless LAN users to access TCP/IP-based UNIX host servers through Wollongong's PathWay TCP/IP protocol software products.

The PathWay Access product, a suite of TCP/IP applications which enable PCs running Windows or DOS to access remote applications and to share resources with a wide range of computer systems through a network, in combination with Proxim's RangeLAN2 wireless communications products, wirelessly link mobile PCs with TCP/IP-based host servers. This is accomplished when a DOS-based PC is connected by Ethernet to the TCP/IP-based host system -- typically, a UNIX server -- in conjunction with PathWay Access software. The addition of TCP/IP connectivity means mobile computers can now perform most of the same operations available on UNIX-based networked PCs, including multitasking, terminal emulation, electronic mail and file transfer.

"As open systems platforms are of increasing importance to value added resellers serving the wireless community, we are pleased to announce the compatibility of Proxim and Wollongong products," said David King, president and CEO of Proxim. "Wollongong's PathWay products are an excellent solution for vertical markets which function primarily on UNIX platforms, yet are interested in moving to wireless applications."

"The Wollongong Group is pleased to be part of the solution to the needs of the wireless community through the combination of the strengths of our products with those of Proxim's RangeLAN2 family," said Joel R. Carter, Wollongong's director of OEM and strategic sales. "Wollongong's PathWay family of products, with its flexible, modular architecture smoothly integrates into wireless environments, and provides OEMs and VARs with leading-edge TCP/IP connectivity for mobile computing."

The potential for wireless communications products linked to UNIX environments has been especially apparent to VARs serving vertical markets such as universities, government offices and the medical field. By linking DOS and UNIX environments through the TCP/IP protocol, Proxim products can tap into the open system client/server environment and can access a wide range of platforms including IBM mainframes, DEC VAXes, UNIX systems and PC networks.

About Proxim

Proxim is the leading supplier of wireless local area networking products for mobile computer users. In March 1994, Proxim began shipping RangeLAN2/ISA, followed in May 1994 by RangeLAN2/Access Point. Based on frequency hopping spectrum technology in the 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz band, RangeLAN2 offers the longest range, highest aggregate throughput, and lowest power consumption of any wireless LAN product in its class. RangeLAN 2 delivers an uncompressed data rate of 1.6 Mbps per channel across 15 independent channels, creating an aggregate network bandwidth of 24 Mbps.

About the Wollongong Group

The Wollongong Group, Inc. is a leader in software-based, networking solutions, specializing in protocols, applications, management and security services using open systems technology. PathWay, the company's integrated suite of TCP/IP and OSI products, provides interoperability among standard computing platforms such as DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2, Macintosh, UNIX and OpenVMS. PathWay also offers facilities for integrating proprietary LANs into an open, multi-vendor network environment.

The Wollongong Group is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., with additional operations in McLean, Virginia; Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; Brussels, Belgium; and Wokingham, U.K. The company's products are sold worldwide through direct sales and a network of distributors, value-added resellers and OEMs.

Proxim, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a public company which was founded in 1984 to develop and market wireless networking solutions and has shipped over 60,000 spread spectrum radio products to date. Proxim products are available through distributors Tech Data and Merisel. Proxim's shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol PROX.

Proxim, Inc.

295 North Bernardo Ave

Mountain View, CA 94043

(415) 960-1630,   Fax: (415) 964-5181


Trolls, Dragons & English Mechanics
Lawrence Productions Presents Trolls, Dragons, and English Mechanics

-- Language Arts Adventure Game That Improves English Mechanic Abilities --

GALESBURG, MI -- May 23, 1994 -- Lawrence Productions, publisher of The Lost Tribe, Nigel's World, and The McGee Series, announces the immediate release of its latest software creation, Trolls, Dragons, and English Mechanics. This adventure game helps children nine years old and older to improve "English Mechanics" abilities, such as, punctuation, noun-verb agreement, analogies, and more. Distributed by Davidson & Associates, English Mechanics is now available for MS-DOS computers at most major software stores for the suggested retail price of $59.95.

Enchanting Fun

Due to the clumsiness of Percy and Clive--two lovable, bumbling English Mechanics-you are transported to a land of giants, ogres, and fire-breathing dragons. In order to get back to your known time and place, you need to travel through five wealds to collect gems to pay the troll's toll, unscramble passwords, and choose the right route for freedom. Successful travel depends on critical thinking skills and strategic abilities.

Reading Comprehension, Language Usage, and Continuous Challenge

Recommended for home and classroom use, English Mechanics improves reading comprehension as grammar puzzles are presented in context. All responses, both right and wrong, are acknowledged. With 2 levels of difficultly, English Mechanics meets the developmental language needs of most students. With 600 puzzles from 6 components of English grammar, English Mechanics is a game that makes learning grammar interesting and fun.

Pricing, Availability, and System Requirements

Trolls, Dragons, and English Mechanics is distributed by Davidson & Associates under an affiliated label. The suggested retail price is $59.95. Lab packs and site licenses are available. Trolls, Dragons, and English Mechanics system requirements are: an IBM/Tandy or 100% compatible computer with at least 1 MB free hard drive space, VGA or MCGA graphics card, and color monitor.

Lawrence Productions is located in Galesburg, Michigan and is a unique player in the educational software market. In March of 1993, Lawrence unleashed The Lost Tribe, a strategy game making children of all ages leaders of an outlandish prehistoric tribe. Nigel's World, a world geography game for children ages 7 to 12, and the award-winning McGee Series of preschool software are other creations from Lawrence. In developing educational software, Lawrence focuses on empowering children with knowledge that they can control and govern at their own pace while having fun at the same time, and will continue this focus as it expands its line in the educational software market.

Lawrence Productions

1800 South 35th

Galesburg, MI 49053

616-665-7075,  800-421-4157,  fax 616-665-7060


PowerAssist PowerBook Battery Extender
Newer Technology Introduces PowerAssist

Apple PowerBook Battery Extender

WICHITA, Kan.--06/10/94--Newer Technology announces the PowerAssist Apple PowerBook battery charge extender for all 100 series PowerBooks. PowerAssist not only charges batteries in Sleep mode, but also extends the battery life up to four times when plugged into a working PowerBook. Almost half the size and one-third the weight of the Apple AC adapter, PowerAssist is easier to transport.

PowerAssist is only 1 3/4" x 2 1/16" x 3/4" and can fit into a shirt pocket compared to Apple's unit, which measures 2" x 4 3/8" x 2 1/2". For those who place a premium on transportability (the reason most people buy a PowerBook computer), the small size and weight of less than three ounces are important benefits. The six-foot cable allows users to place the PowerBook in a comfortable working position without feeling "tied to the wall outlet."

PowerAssist plugs into the PowerBook's power input port to supplement the DC power supplied by the battery. PowerBook 100, 140, 145, 145B, 160, 165, 165c, 170, 180 and 180c users can expect approximately twice the battery life in color PowerBooks or up to a four-fold increase in battery life on monochrome PowerBooks, when plugged into the PowerAssist. The power output of PowerAssist is 7.5 volts at 1.1 amps.

PowerAssist has a list price of $69 and has a one-year parts and labor warranty, 30-day, money-back guarantee and toll-free technical support on the 800 phone line.

Newer Technology has a complete line of Apple PowerBook memory modules for every model including upgradeable modules for up to 28MB of additional memory in PowerBook Duo computers. Newer Technology also offers PowerBook Duo users three different low-cost MicroDock mini docking bars, featuring external color, SCSI and Ethernet network capabilities.

For more information or for a free copy of our Macintosh Memory Configuration Guide including memory modules for all PowerBook models, contact Newer Technology, 7803 E. Osie St, Suite 105, Wichita, KS 67207,  phone 800-678-3726 or 316-685-4904, fax 316-685-9368,  AppleLink at Newer.Sales.


Internet-Connect V1 for Windows Users
Announcement for Internet-Connect (TM), Version 1.

Core Systems is pleased to announce Internet-Connect, a networking  package designed for Windows users to get access to the Internet.

Internet-Connect provides a complete Winsock-compliance TCP/IP protocol  stack for Windows, a set of Internet utilities, Windows-based network  configuration tools, and a tool kit for Winsock developers, which  includes library, header files, online reference documentation, and utilities to capture Winsock API calls and networking data.

The Winsock API and TCP/IP protocol components are implemented entirely   as DLLs, hence taking up zero below-640K DOS memory. Interface with LAN  device drivers and most data transfers are implemented via 32-bit VxD  (Windows Virtual Device Driver). Internet-Connect will run with a packet  driver, or, via appropriate shims, NDIS and ODI drivers. Internet-Connect  can run concurrently with most network operating systems, including  Novell Netware, Microsoft Windows for Workgroup, LAN Manager.

The package includes a Windows-based installation program as well as a  network configurator to ease TCP/IP setup.

For Winsock developers, Internet-Connect includes a developer's tool  kit with the product. The kit includes C header file, library, online API  reference, as well as a debugging tool to capture and log Winsock calls  dynamically.

A trial version of Internet-Connect will be uploaded to cica and other archive sites on the Internet. This version has all features as the  full version, with the following restrictions:

- The trial version can open up to 8 sockets concurrently.

  (The full version has up to 128 concurrent sockets).

The trial version of Internet-Connect is contained in inetcon1.zip.  This file can be downloaded from cica, directory winsock. We will also be uploading this to other Internet sites, as well as AOL and CompuServe  shortly.

Full version of Internet-Connect is priced at $69 (plus S&H) for a limited time. Please see the uploaded file for order form and how to contact Core Systems.

Internet-Connect Summary of Features

- Complete Winsock conformant: the product fully supports Winsock

  1.1 Specification. All base and optional functions are

  supported:

     - Synchronous and Asynchronous function calls.

     - TCP, UDP and Raw socket types.

     - Up to 128 concurrently open sockets.

     - 4KB UDP datagram size.

- TCP/IP stack , 100% implemented as Windows DLL, hence takes up

  zero below-640K DOS memory.

- 32-bit VxD driver, provides super fast data transfer and

  interrupt responses.

- Local loopback for testing purpose.

- Built-in DNS (Domain Name Server) support.

- Built-in networking databases (such as services, protocols

  files) to ease TCP/IP setup complexities.

- Windows-based configuration utility: enables first-time users

  to setup and configure a working system in minutes.

- Winsock monitor utility: provides:

     - Packet data trace.

     - Buffer usage statistics.

- Winsock Spy utility: provides:

     - Winsock call trace: captures and logs Winsock calls

       and results.

     - Selective enabling and disabling tracing of particular

       Winsock function calls.

     - Hooks for future addition to trace other calls, such as

       Windows API.

     - Unobstrusive trace, which requires no modification to

       application code.

     - Works with all Winsock-compliant TCP/IP stacks.

- Windows Ping utility.

- Windows Finger utility.

- Online Help, Winsock API and Release notes.

- Professional Windows-based installation program.

- Internet-Connect can run with the following network drivers:

     - NDIS.

     - ODI.

     - Packet Drivers.

- Internet-Connect is compatible with the following LAN networks:

     - Novell Netware.

     - Novell Personal Netware.

     - Microsoft Lan Manager, Windows for Workgroup

       (3.1 and above).

We are also planning to release Internet-Connect, Professional Version, which includes the following features. Please call for promotional pricing and order information.

    - NFS-Client and Server utilities for Windows.

    - SNMP Agent for Windows.

    - Slip/PPP support.

    - DHCP support.

Core Systems can be reached at:

via E-mail:

        lvuong@cais.com on Internet, or

        71552,3666 on compuserve, or

        71552.3666@compuserve.com on Internet

via telephone:

        510-9435765


Enterprise Solutions Acquires Alprange Comm.
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ALPRANGE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Integration of U.S. and U.K.- based companies seen as instrumental in worldwide expansion and continued explosive growth of X.400/X.500 messaging market

(Stockholm; 14 June 1994)--Enterprise Solutions Limited (ESL), with headquarters in Westlake Village, California, a provider of complete X.400/X.500 messaging solutions, announced today at the conference of the European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA) the acquisition of Alprange Communications Limited, based in Alton, Hampshire, U.K. Alprange is an independent software house specialising in communications technology and OSI software products. The company has successfully integrated OSI and EDI products to provide effective business solutions to corporate and government users and IT manufacturers.

ESL has delivered and installed complete messaging solutions which include both X.400 and X.500, as well as administration tools and add-on components such as calendar/scheduling, document interchange, document viewer and printer, and security. ESL has found a great deal of success with both commercial users and government agencies who want a messaging system which delivers, manages, and controls the information flow across the enterprise, including the sending of personal mail. Customers such as Wal-Mart, Department of Defense (DOD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and a U.S. intelligence agency have chosen an X.400 native solution from ESL to provide this.

Michael Lyons, Chairman of Alprange, said "Alprange and ESL products together provide the most comprehensive set of proven OSI client/server products currently available. Our combined market share and worldwide client base will give us the critical mass to rapidly increase our penetration of the market at a time when major prospective users are looking to acquire their OSI products from a single source."

P7 Protocol

The X.400 P7 protocol gives optimum communications capabilities while minimising the cost of data transfer by allowing selective access to messages. The Alprange User Agent (UA) and Remote User Agent (RUA) products give P7 protocol access to 1988 X.400 Message Stores to send and receive electronic mail.

Alprange UAs are currently available under MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2 and SCO UNIX, and can support X.25, asynchronous PSTN dial-up and X.28 PAD connectivity. They provide Inter Personal Messaging Services (IPMS) using Windows, UNIX character, and MS-DOS character GUI screen-based operations. The Alprange UAs will be integrated with Enterprise Solutions Mail products to provide an unprecedented level of flexibility and user-friendly, easy-to-learn user interfaces which work with 20 different Message Stores.

Asynchronous Protocol Specification (APS)

Alprange is a founding member of the APS Alliance, and is active in promoting asynchronous standards. The company was awarded the contract by the APS Alliance to develop the APS protocols, and has incorporated these new protocols into the Alprange product line. These APS protocols will also be integrated into the Enterprise Solutions Mail product series.

Significant worldwide customer base

Alprange has a large number of OEMs and corporate clients throughout the world. ESL also has a large worldwide base of customers -- corporate, government, and OEM. According to Karl Klessig, Enterprise Solutions' founder and president, "The integration of the two companies gives ESL an established base from which to expand further in Europe and the UK, while increasing activities in the rest of the world including North America, Central and South America, and the Pacific Rim. The integration of the ESL and Alprange product lines increases our competitive edge over LAN-based products and other X.400 solutions."

Overview of Products

In addition to the User Agents, Alprange has developed a number of end-user OSI software products for seamless connectivity between WANs and LANs. Through licensing agreements to incorporate third party EDI packages with their OSI products, Alprange has developed EDIMail, which integrates their RUA and an EDI translator, providing P7 access for IPMS and EDI transactions supporting EDIFACT, ANSI X.12 and Pedi (X.435) features.

With full X.400 on the desktop and a mixture of computer systems from different suppliers, Enterprise Solutions Mail enables users to establish a mixed heterogeneous environment. This isn't possible with proprietary mail products. Enterprise Solutions X.400/X.500 mail and messaging products include X.400 UAs and RUAs for multiple user interfaces, full X.500 Directory Services, complete Mail Administration, a 1988 multiprotocol X.400 Message Transfer Agent (MTA), and a number of add-on, mail-enabled workflow applications.

Company Information

Enterprise Solutions began shipping ENTERPRISE MAIL in the United States in December 1991, with the first installations at major government agencies and at selected corporate sites. One of the company's first customers in the U.S. was Wal-Mart Stores, where ESL established an entire messaging capability for the Home Office as well as for the movement of all information to and from more than 2,300 stores, all their primary vendors, and Wal-Mart's international operations.

Alprange was founded five years ago and has developed a substantial customer base, including clients such as BACS, Telekurs, SWIFT, Universal Postal Union, Swiss Department of Justice, German Parliament, and UK Meteorological Office. Alprange is a Tandem Alliance Partner, and has installed RUA software at a number of Tandem OSI/MHS sites in Europe. Enterprise Solutions Limited may be contacted in the U.S. at their corporate headquarters at 32603 Bowman Knoll Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91361; telephone 818.597.8943; or fax 818.597.9621

Alprange Communications Limited may be contacted in the U.K. at their headquarters at Selborne House, Mill Lane, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2QJ; telephone 0420 544372; or fax 0420 544673.


TypeRight - Mac Utility for Hebrew Text
New Macintosh Utility for Hebrew Text

Edison, NJ, June 7 -- Kabbalah Software has released TypeRight, a Macintosh utility designed to make it easier to place Hebrew text in documents.

Since Hebrew reads from right-to-left, Macintosh users wanting to type in Hebrew have either had to buy an expensive Hebrew word processor or use a Hebrew font and type the text in backwards. Typing Hebrew vowels was even harder: Hebrew vowels are typically found as diacritical marks underneath the letters, and it was a painstaking process to place vowels correctly below the characters.

TypeRight is a full Hebrew/English text editor with printing support. Although TypeRight could be used to type and edit Hebrew text by itself, it is designed for those who need to place paragraph-length Hebrew text into their favorite word processor or desktop publishing program. "Most existing Hebrew word processors are not as powerful as their English counterparts," says Barbara Lustiger, president of Kabbalah Software. "TypeRight users can continue using the packages that they are most comfortable with, and add Hebrew text when they need to."

TypeRight's many features include:

* The ability to save commonly used Hebrew phrases

* The insertion of micro-spaces between Hebrew letters

* Hebrew and English support

* The ability to import and export text

* Support for most popular Hebrew fonts (Kabbalah's fonts

  are necessary for vowels to work properly)

* Support for both the English and Hebrew versions of the

  operating system

* One high-quality Hebrew font included

TypeRight is available immediately from Kabbalah Software. It costs $129, but it has an introductory price of $89 until the end of Chanukah, 1994 (December 5).

Kabbalah Software is a leading manufacturer and distributor of Hebrew software. The privately owned company has been producing Hebrew fonts, utilities, games and educational software for the Macintosh and PCs since 1987.

Kabbalah Software

8 Price Drive, Edison, NJ 08817

(908) 572-0891,  fax (908) 572-0869

Internet: kabbalah@israel.nysernet.org


Advanced Toolbar Control (ATC) for Windows
Introducing the Advanced Toolbar Control (ATC) libraries from Alien Technologies for Windows 3.1 and Windows NT!

ATC15.ZIP is available on the ftp.cica.indiana.edu site in the pub/pc/win3/programr directory. The zip file contains two demonstration programs that show the ATC libraries at work under Windows 3.1 and  Windows NT.

What is ATC?

In about a day you can integrate a user-customizable toolbar system into your application! Here's a feature list:

* User-Configurable Toolbars which allow users to quickly insert

  and remove toolbar items using an easy, drag-and-drop

  interface.

* Toolbar Dock area for grouping multiple toolbars in a single,

  expandable location at the top of the screen.

* Floating Toolbars which appear simply by dragging a toolbar off

  the dock and over the application window. Additionally, new

  toolbars can be created and configured by the user.

* Quick Help for quick assistance by giving a brief description

  of a toolbar item's purpose as the user rests the mouse over

  the item.

* Toolbar Layouts can be saved for easy restoration of the

  arrangement used during the last session.

* Compatible with MFC-based applications. Use ATC with

  MFC-created status bars and control bars!

* Optional button text drawn on the buttons itself. During

  run-time users can turn on and off this feature and the buttons

  dynamically resize.

* Button categories for the Insert Item dialog box.

The royalty-free ATC libraries are available in 3 packages:

  1) 16-bit libraries: $195

  2) 16-bit and 32-bit libraries: $295

  3) 16-bit and 32-bit libraries and complete source code: $495

The ATC libraries can be used with either Borland or Microsoft compilers. The libraries has been rigorously tested under Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Win32s, the debugging version of Windows 3.1, and Bounds Checker 2.0.

More Information?

The demonstration applications contain a help file which shows programming examples and ordering information. If more information is needed please  send email to aliensales@aol.com or to 74367,3261 or simply call (919) 851-9622 between 8am and 6pm (EST) Monday-Friday.


NekoTech Intros New NT Systems At Spring Comdex
NekoTech is pleased to announce it's emergence into the PC/Workstation arena.  NekoTech introduced two products at the Spring Comdex 94 show in Atlanta, GA.

First, the Mach I, running at 166MHz, with 1Mb cache, produces 70 SPECint92, and 105 SPECfp92.  This system is designed to be an entry-level graphics and multimedia workstation, pricing ranges from $3,995. to $8,995.  We are also pleased to announce that BYTE magazine named the Mach I a finalist in the BEST SYSTEM CATEGORY at Spring Comdex 94.

Second, the Mach II, starts at 210MHz and is upgradeable to 320MHz.  At 210MHz, with 2Mb cache, it produces 130 SPECint92 and 184 SPECfp92.  This system was designed around the power user and workstation applications, pricing ranges from $6,995 to $12,995.

The Mach II was introduced at the Spring Comdex show running at 300MHz.  A multimedia vendor, running demos at the show built a 3D, 60 frame, 640 x 480 model.  He stated "it takes a 486DX2-66 over 4 hours to render a 60 frame model".  However, on the Mach 2, running at 300MHz it took "12" minutes.

The current platform is Windows-NT with OSF Unix (to be released soon).

                Mach I System Specifications

Processor                               Performance   166   200

Architecture   Alpha AXP 21066          SPECint92      70   84

Clock Rate     166MHz(up to 200MHz*)    SPECfp92      105  135

Onchip cache   16KByte

Secondary      1MByte (15ns)            System Memory

                                        16MByte

Board Specifications                    256MByte

Baby AT sized(half sized)

64-bit non-interleaved Cache            Mass Storage

64-bit non-interleaved Memory           1.44MByte, 3.5"

                                        Hard Disk 500MB, 1Gb, 2Gb

               Mach II System Specifications

Processor                               Performance   210  225

                                                      275  320

Architecture   Alpha AXP 21064          SPECint       130  135

                                                      170  192@

Clock Rate     210Mhz                   SPECfp92      184  205

                                                      240  272@

               (225MHz*, 275MHz*, 320MHz*)

Onchip cache   16KByte

Secondary      2MByte                   System Memory

                                        16MByte

Board Specifications                    512MByte

Full AT sized

128-bit interleaved ECC Cache           Mass Storage

128-bit interleaved Memory              Floppy Disk  1.44MB, 3.5"

                                        Hard Disk 500Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb

                    Standard Features

Embedded I/O Interfaces                 Input Devices

Buses     3 ISA (16-bit, 16MB/sec)      Keyboard P/S 2 101 kybd

          2 PCI (32-bit, 132MB/sec)     Mouse  P/S 2,

                                        Microsoft Compatible

          (1 Shared ISA/PCI slot)

SCSI      10MB/sec. SCSI-2, PCI         Display Options

Ethernet  10Mbits/sec. PCI              SVGA 1024x768, 60Hz, 14"

Parallel  1 Centronics Compatible       SVGA 1280x1024, 72Hz, 17"

Serial    2 RS232C                      SVGA 1280x1024, 72Hz, 20"

Floppy    IBM Compatible

            Supported Operating Systems Software

Windows-NT 3.1 & 3.5

OSF/1     (available in July)

   * Dependent upon the availability of microprocessors.

   @ Estimated SPEC numbers

Please call regarding pricing or configurations.

We are currently looking for OEMS/VARS and Resellers.

NekoTech (InCo, headquarters)           NekoTech (Branch Office)

102 Tide Mill Rd Suite 6                9272 Jeronimo Rd

Hampton, NH 03842                       Irvine, CA 92718

ph:603-926-0300                         ph:714-580-0055

fax:603-926-0301                        fax:714-580-0060

e-mail:sjg@world.std.com


RightOn V2.3 Windows Mouse Utility
Announcing the release of RightOn 2.3!

 "At last! A program that puts your right-hand mouse

  button to good use."

     --Windows User magazine (UK), Feb. 1994, about RightOn 2.1

What is RightOn?

RightOn is a Windows 3.1 utility which allows you to program your right and middle mouse buttons to behave like the keyboard keystroke or a simulated left mouse single or double click.

Registered users: this is a FREE upgrade!

What's new in version 2.3?

* An professional-quality installer program has been added

  to simplify and reduce errors in the installation process.

* Added context-sensitive help in dialog boxes.

* A "splash screen" with version and copyright information

  now appears for 3 seconds (or until the mouse is clicked in the

  window) every time the program is launched.

* It is now possible to send Shift (or Ctrl) + a single mouse

  click, which is useful for selecting multiple files in the

  FileManager.

* The default setup for the right button is now left-double-click

  event instead of the Enter key.

* Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and improvements.

Where can I find RightOn?

  RightOn 2.3 has been uploaded to the following ftp sites

  as RITEON23.ZIP:

    site                    directory (*probably will change)

 ----------------------     ----------------------------

 winftp.cica.indiana.edu    /pub/pc/win3/old.uploads/riteon23.zip

  -will eventually reside-> /pub/pc/win3/desktop/riteon23.zip

 garbo.uwasa.fi             /windows/incoming/riteon23.zip

 methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de /incoming/riteon23.zip *

 ftp.uni-kl.de           /pub3/pc/win/utils/sysutl/riteon23.zip

More info on RightOn 2.3:

More extensive documentation of how RightOn runs and how to get the most out of it are in the online help system. Just select "Help..." from the system menu.

Registration:

RightOn is shareware.  In addition to supporting innovative shareware development, your registration will entitle you to FREE UPGRADES as they become available.

Please forward any comments to the address(es) or phone number below.  Note: This is a NEW ADDRESS since last version!

     U.S. Mail  Steve McCarthy

                1733 127th Ave. SE

                Bellevue, Washington 98005 USA

     E-mail     smccrew@hebron.connected.com  -or-

                on CompuServe 74264,3441

     Phone      (206) 644-6486


Technetium 1.5 X-Windows Style Windows Menus
ANNOUNCING TECHNETIUM 1.5 X-WINDOW STYLE MENUS [SHAREWARE]

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

* 80286 or higher CPU

* 800x600 SVGA or higher recommended

* 4 MB free disk space

* 4 MB RAM

* Microsoft Windows 3.1 (3.0 not supported)

WHAT IS TECHNETIUM?

Technetium 1.5 for Windows 3.1 is an X-Windows style menuing system. Technetium provides users with fast program launching from within any application. The menus are very configurable. You may specify the colors, font, and fill pattern for the menu. Nest groups within groups. Icons (shrinkable) may be placed in the menus for both items and groups. Technetium comes with a menu editor supporting drag-n-drop menu additions and clipboard operations. There is no text file to edit. Technetium also includes menu "ghosting" facility, which allows you to dynamically shadow a set of directories with a menu. Technetium may function as a stand-in for Program Manager. Hot Keys may be assigned to programs and the keyboard may be used for menu navigation. Using the Technetium, you will be able to add and delete file associations, quickly launch applications using a fast launch option, exit windows in four different ways, and set certain Windows options which Control Panel omits, like Help colors, system font, and icon font. These are but a few of the features included in Technetium 1.5.

WARNING

Technetium has a group limit of ~30 groups, depending on the number of programs in each group. This limitation is due to Microsoft's 64KB barrier for the USER dynamic link library menu heap. If you are planning on migrating or creating more than ~30 groups, please do not use this software. This program has been thoroughly tested using 25 groups of 50 items each.

WHERE CAN I GET IT!

Tech is available at the CICA site via anonymous ftp, at ftp.cica.indiana.edu. Check the index in the pub/pc/win3 directory for a file called TECH15.ZIP or look in pub/pc/win3/uploads. I will also make this program available to those of you without ftp capability. Just drop me a line at AriasG@Colorado.edu and I'll uuencode the archive to you, provided you can uudecode it at your end. Be sure to take a look at the README.TXT file for installation instructions.

WHAT IF I HAVE PROBLEMS?

Please drop me a line ! I'll be more than glad to help you out, and hear you out, if you want to make comments about this program in a constructive manner. I'm at the following address over the internet :  AriasG@colorado.edu

Be certain to tell me what you were doing when the problem occurred, what other software was running at the time, system resource figures, and the address/module name of any GPFs. A Doctor Watson log would also help, for those of you with the 3.1 Windows Resource Kit.

There is a Help Topic in the file describing troubleshooting and such. Look for the "Panic Button" topic.

PLEASE SUPPORT TECHNETIUM

This is the first and last time I'll ask you to support my work. I have placed no delay screens which must be cleared in this software. The only difference between the registered and unregistered versions is personalization of the software, and enrollement in the registered users' upgrade program. If you like this product, and find it makes your life in Windows less stressful, please support it. See the REGISTER.TXT file in the archive for registration instructions. Act soon to take advantage of a special reduced rate for registration. Thank you for reading!

Gregory Arias

Author Of Technetium For Windows 3.1.

X-Window graphical menuing system.

INTERNET : ariasg@ucsu.colorado.edu

Available direct from me via e-mail as uuencoded binary archive


Ataman Rlogind Service for Windows NT
Ataman Software, L.C. is please to announce its first product: the Ataman(TM) Rlogind Service.

The Ataman Rlogind Service provides a Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) implementation of the TCP/IP-based remote login protocol as defined in the Internet document: RFC 1282. This service allows users to remotely logon to a Windows NT machine and run character-mode programs on the remote system.  It uses the standard Windows NT user authentication mechanisms so that a separate password database is not needed. Remote users are provided with separate security contexts. No user needs to be logged on to the console for the rlogind service to function.

After logging on users can choose on of two modes of execution:

        Simple or Advanced.

The Advanced mode provides support for full-screen character-mode applications that will work with any rlogin client that supports ANSI terminal escape sequences (such as VT100).  When running in advanced mode such features as the DOSKEY command line editing work much like it does from a command prompt window opened on the main console. Screen resizing at the client side is passed on to the remote screen buffer.

The Simple mode is for users that do not have an rlogin client that supports ANSI terminal escape sequences, or for instances in which the Advanced mode uses more resources than desired. This mode lets the remote users execute any character mode program that works correctly when standard output is redirected to a pipe. It does not provide support for full-screen applications.

The Ataman Rlogind Service is shareware.  It is available for the Intel and Alpha AXP architectures.  You can obtain the rlogind file archive from the ftp.cica.indiana.edu ftp site as:

        iarlgd10.zip (Intel)

        aarlgd10.zip (AXP)

(The files will start out in /pub/pc/win3/uploads but will eventually moved to /pub/pc/win3/nt.)

Or from CompuServe in the WUGNET (Win NT Shareware library) and MSWIN32 (Tools-Third Party library) forums as:

        iard10.zip (Intel)

        aard10.zip (AXP)

Registered users also receive the Ataman Rexecd Service which provides an Windows NT implementation of the Berkeley "rexec" remote command execution protocol.

Ataman Software can be reached via electronic mail on CompuServe as: 70363,1373 or from the Internet as: 70363.1373@compuserve.com Telephone number: (801) 583-9132.


Introducing LINGO a Very High Level Language
INTRODUCING LINGO

Introducing a new way of writing applications that makes it easier than anything you've done before. By using Lingo you can easily write applications that are guaranteed to work on different computers.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Lingo is a Very High Level Language with source code stored in standard ASCII text files, The language is suited for general application development for commercial and scientific markets. Its source code and data files operate in exactly the same way on different computers and operating systems, ensuring portability. In addition Lingo is easy to understand and easy to write because it is a high level language.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Lingo comes with the following documentation and software:-

*  Language reference manual with over 450 pages

*  Full syntax diagrams

*  Laminated Quick Reference Card

*  Integrated Development Environment

*  Lingo compiler which outputs C and Pascal code

*  Run time library source code in C and Pascal

*  80 demonstration programs for the run time librar

*  Over 10 larger example programs, including an application

   framework, a report generating module and a simple economic

   model

*  Lingo source code for standard CUA dialog boxes

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

*  Personal Compuer with 80386 or later processor

*  4 MB of RAM

*  Microsoft Windows v3.1 or MS-DOS v5 or later

*  3.5 inch (1.4MB) disk drive

*  Hard disk with 5MB free space

AVAILABILITY

Lingo is currently available at the v1.1 beta release for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. The Lingo Standard Pack is priced at AUS$1150, and supports development under Windows and MS-DOS. The product is provided with a 1 month money back guarantee. Purchasers of the beta release are not required to pay the full purchase price until delivery of the release version of the software.

For more details please contact:-

Lingo Language

PO Box 527 - Applecross - Western Australia 6153

Email - lingo@dialix.oz.au

Phone - 61 (9) 485 7830

  Fax - 61 (9) 316 2873


BOWL101 Bowling League Management Shareware
Bowl101 is a user friendly, totally configurable, yet powerful bowling league management program for the IBM and compatibles. This program will handle almost all of the scoring systems available.

Compatible. It will work on any IBM compatible computer with at least 512K of RAM, any monitor and printer, one or more drives. It does require DOS 2.11 or above.

Registration fee is $49.95 + $3.25 for shipping and handling. This also includes a printed manual.

The program is designed to do all the work. About 1 minute per team is all it takes to enter the scores. A 16 team league can be done in 16 minutes including subs after the initial setup. All the user has to do is to enter the 1,2 3 or 4 games bowled.

From 2 to 40 teams, 1 to 10 bowlers per team, 100 subs, 1,2,3 or 4 games bowled, swap subs and/or bowlers, powerful edit features allows you to scroll forward and backward through teams bowlers and subs while editing. Proper case function aids in data entry.

Split season, position rounds, match points, peterson points, difference between team averages, team averages, forfeits, auto lane assignments, mixed leagues, bantam, all male or all female leagues, separate handicaps for male and female, minimum and maximum handicaps for male and female, individual points for game and/or series, scratch or handicap leagues. Keep entering averages for up to 21 games or have the computer calculate them from the start. Zero high games weekly or have the computer keep them for the entire year.

Add or remove teams or bowlers at any time. Prebowl or makeup games are easy to do with BOWL101.

Bowl101 will tell you if you have any awards pending by showing any bowler and score that are high enough to qualify.

Finds most improved bowler. Many printouts, Standing sheets, recap sheets, alternate standing sheets allow custom printouts.

Popup help screens make it easy to set up the program, just pressing the F1 key on almost any function will bring up a help screen. F2 will bring up a calculator.

101 Computers

250 Annahy Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540

707-725-9750,  fax 707-725-1334, BBS 707-725-9745


ACC Danube Remote Access Router
ACC's Danube Remote Access Router Links Branch Offices For Under $2,000

Price and Performance Make New Plug-and-Play Router Ideal Solution to Bring Remote Office Environments into the Enterprise

CUPERTINO, Calif., Advanced Computer Communications, Inc., (ACC) today introduced the Danube, the company's newest LAN/WAN connectivity solution designed to give Ethernet networks at remote sites direct access to corporate resources. The Danube features full support for a wide range of bridging and routing protocols, and includes ACC's exclusive Bandwidth Optimization technology to maximize WAN data throughput and minimize recurring connection costs. Best of all, the Danube is priced for less than $2,000, making it the most attractive remote access router in the market today.

The easy to install Danube features a single, autosensing Ethernet connector which allows connectivity to a 10BASE-T network through an RJ-45 connector, or a 10BASE-5 network through an AUI connector. The Danube can also accommodate a variety of WAN interfaces, including RS-232 (V.24), V.35, RS-422, X.21, and ISDN BRI, all of which are supported in the first product release. All WAN connections are made through a series of quick-change modules that ACC employs in its Nile bridge/router system and can be readily installed on-site. The interface status is indicated through LEDs mounted on the WAN card.

"We designed the Danube to incorporate the best of our wide area technology in the most compact, competitively priced bridge/router on the market," said Lionel Geretz, Senior Product Marketing Manager for ACC. "The Danube is not only inexpensive to install, but features such as Data Compression and Express Queuing will allow customers to realize extensive savings on WAN connectivity charges over time. Overall, the Danube's price-performance is going to be hard to beat for users looking to link remote sites to their enterprise networks."

Versatility and Routing Power

The Danube's software includes routing support for a full complement of protocols. Network-level routing is supported by TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Novell IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange), and AppleTalk. Routing protocols supported include OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), both TCP/IP and NetWare RIP (Routing Information Protocol), EGP (Exterior Gateway Protocol), and Apple RTMP (Routing Table Maintenance Protocol). Concurrent 802.1D transparent bridging is also included.

For wide area connectivity, the Danube's software accommodates a variety of protocols, WAN link protocols included with the Danube are Frame Relay, PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), HDLC/LAPB, CCITT X.25, and DDN X.25. The Danube is capable of supporting WAN link speeds up to 2.048 Mbps. Redundant FLASH Memory, which stores the software to support various protocols and configuration information, can be upgraded across the network using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol), or using a dial-up, out-of-band connection through the console port. The Danube's standard memory configuration includes 2-Mbytes of RAM, although optional memory is field upgradable to support up to 8Mbytes. With the expandable memory, the Danube can handle the address information stored in the routing tables of the largest enterprise networks.

"Out Internet connection is our lifeline," explains Neil Cutcliffe, Senior Software Engineer for Tenon Intersystems of Santa Barbara, Calif. Tenon Intersystems offers UNIX software solutions for the Macintosh and is using ACC's Danube to support Internet access. "A significant percentage of our user community is on the Internet, and we need to provide them with access to an anonymous FTP server, on-line technical support, and other services. Even in its minimal configuration, ACC's Danube is the ideal solution since it offers targeted Internet deployment: one Ethernet link to one 56 Kbps WAN link means we don't have to pay for more WAN access than we need. And as our bandwidth requirements grow, the Danube's modulare design makes it easy to upgrade.

ACC's Exclusive Bandwidth Optimization Included

Like ACC's other WAN connectivity products, the Danube includes support for Bandwidth Optimization, a combination of connectivity features that help to optimize the cost of wide area links. The Danube supports Data Compression, which can not only reduce WAN connectivity charges but can obviate the need to migrate to a higher speed link. The Danube's data compression is based on the Lempel-Ziv algorithm, which supports links up to 64 Kbps, and which can improve data throughput by an aggregate factor of 4:1. For example, with data compression, a 64 Kbps data link can deliver the same throughput as a 256 Kbps link. In fact, the efficiency of ACC's data compression algorithm was responsible for ACC recently being awarded a Tester's Choice award by Data Communications Magazine.

The Danube also supports Express Queuing, which was developed by ACC to create a predictable network response for all WAN link users. Normally, bridge and router systems have to be manually manipulated to prioritize connections according to the type of protocol. With Express Queuing, the Danube automatically senses which sessions have been established and maintains those sessions, allocating the appropriate amount of bandwidth until the session is finished. With Express Queuing, Telnet and other types of interactive sessions will not time-out due to large file transfers sharing the same link.

Danube's Bandwidth Optimization also features Dial on Demand. With Dial on Demand, the Danube establishes a switched connection when applications generate LAN packets that need to cross the WAN. When no packets cross the WAN for a user-defined period of time, the Danube will take down the switched connection. Thus, the cost of WAN link is directly related to the usage of the link.

The Danube also features SNMP support for in-band, or out-of-band management through the RS-232 console port. ACC's SNMP implementation is MIB-II compatible, and includes the SNMP SET operation.

Designed for Remote Offices

The smallest unit in ACC's line of remote access bridge/routers, the Danube measures only 10 1/2 inches by 7 inches and weighs only 3.8 pounds. In addition to its compact size, what makes the Danube ideal for small offices or intimate work environments is its silent operation -- the Danube has no fan.

The Danube was designed specifically for the remote office where physical space is at a premium. Unlike other solutions that are retrofitted to fit in larger, rack-mounted chassis, the Danube was engineered from the ground up with the branch office user in mind.

"We polled our customers and really worked to put ourselves in their shoes," Geretz added. "So when we designed the Danube, we made sure that it had a small footprint, was silent so it could function in smaller offices without being intrusive, and it was fully functional for maximum versatility at minimal cost."

Value Priced

"The remote office segment has the fastest growing sales volume in the router market," said Melinda Le Baron, Research Director for the Local Area Communications Service Group of The Gartner Group. "There are two categories of remote office routers. The one that is being well accepted is the one that offers a single price for functionality rather than offering a starting price for the hardware and additional costs for software and other options. Users prefer the low-end router products with a low fixed price as opposed to unbundled pricing."

The Danube is available for immediate shipment with single unit pricing at $1,995, complete.

"Unlike other router solutions that require you to select from an extensive list of options, the Danube is a self-contained, plug-and-play bridge/router with full protocol support, data compression, and our Bandwidth Optimization suite of software," noted Gary Krall, Vice President of Marketing for ACC. "For example, where other vendors are asking customers to start at $2,500 for the chassis, then buy the software, additional memory, and other options, we offer everything in one fully functional device for less than $2,000."

About ACC

ACC offers a variety of internetworking designed for a wide range of price/performance requirements. Products include Ring Access, for organizations that want to migrate their SNA traffic onto their Token Ring backbone; the ACCess/4500 Enterprise Hub, a fault-tolerant, high-performance bridge/router hub; the ACS4200, a high-performance multiprotocol bridge/router; the Amazon, a high-performance bridge/router with an innovative modular architecture that supports both wide and local area network connections; the Tahoe combination multiprotocol local bridge and router; and the Nile, a remote, multiprotocol Ethernet and Token Ring bridge/router.

Advanced Computer Communications develops and markets products that offer corporate and institutional network managers the ability to interconnect and manage local- and wide-area networks and gain mainframe connectivity. ACC is committed to supporting popular industry standard protocols and providing products that are designed to adapt to changing customer requirements at the lowest incremental cost. ACC's bridge/routers and SNA protocol converters are sold through 90 leading international VARs and OEMs serving corporate customers, educational institutions, governments, and PTT's in 27 countries around the world.

Advanced Computer Communications is headquartered at 10261 Bubb Road, Cupertino, CA 95014; telephone (408) 864-0600;  FAX: (408) 446-5234


Bakers's Newsbits (6/15/94)
From assorted sources over the past few weeks come the following abbreviated news items of general interest....

ATI drops the price of its new Mach-64 Graphics Pro Turbo card by 22-25%. The card with 2MB of fast VRAM drops from $599 to $499, and with 4MB drops from $899 to $699. Now through September, ATI offers corporate tradeup program for customers of their older graphics and modem boards. Owners must prepay by credit card and return trade-ins within 30 days of receiving the upgrade. Product info, pricing & order forms are available as ducment #5020 on ATI FaxInfo (ext. 8206), in the file TRDUP.TXT on CompuServe's Graphics Vendor A forum, or from ATI Technologies (905-882-2600)

Resource Partners is shipping their new cc;Fax Add-On Pack ($695), which includes the ShowFax viewer/annotator, Faxil Windows printer driver and NotiFax incoming mail/fax alert. Faxil "prints" Win-app pages to an image file and attaches it to an outgoing message, with the recipient's fax number part of the Email address. The cc:Mail attachment handler can automatically invoke the ShowFax viewer. Resource Partners (603-522-9500)

Also from Resource Partners is their new Fax Resource Print-2-Image ($139) Windows printer driver that creates PCX, DCX, BMP or any of 5 varieties of TIFF files instead of hard-copy pages when you print from a Windows application. Great for creating and storing fax pages, document images, scanned photo albums and other image applications. Resource Partners (603-522-9500)

Philadelphi Inquirer Business section recently reported that Ziff will be selling off its publishing empire, including PC magazines, online services, etc.

Ergo readies a new PowerBrick notebook ($2595-5895), boasting a 100MHz 486DX/4, monochrome or active color display, up to 16MB RAM, up to 525MB hard disk, built-in 24/96 data/fax modem, 2 PCMCIA type-2 slots and more. Ergo Computing (508-535-7510)

Fargo Electronics about to ship the new color Primera Pro ($1895) 24-bit dye-sublimation printer with full 600x300 dpi in a quiet desktop printer. For times when only monochrome is needed, swap in a one-color wax transfer ribbon to print 2 pages a minute. Windows, Mac and Amiga compatible over parallel, LocalTalk or Ethernet connections. PostScript Level 2 option also. Fargo Electronics (612-942-3366)

Gateway 2000 will be starting to include a double-speed CD-ROM drive as standard equipment on all desktop systems, from the top of the line to the bottom. Also in the works, a breakthrough bundle that will include Microsoft Office Professional with future systems. Later in June, a new Handbook featuring 486 DX/2-50 CPU and 250MB HD, priced under $3,000. Gateway 2000 (605-232-2723)

SPC will be introducing a new version of Hardard Graphics for Windows later this month. Shipping mid-July is new Spotlight ($99) for Harvard Graphics for Windows. Gives presenter a preview and control panel that lets them see their presentation, notes, current slide, pending slides, timing/pacing and more. Software Publishing Corp (408-450-7316)

New PaperDirect customizable brochure jackets come as flat sheets, preperfed, prescored and preprinted in classy color designs. Customize the outside with your laser printer, then follow the easy instructions to build a finished brochure jacket complete with business card cuts. Paperdirect Inc (201-507-5488)

Nuntius CommandFax version 3.0 is due out by mid-August, adding dBase and Fox compatibility plus a slew of new features for network and standalong fax-on-demand applications. Fully compatible with many existing fax servers and able to use sent/received fax files from most single-user or network fax applications. Newly added is audiotext, so a caller can get recorded audio and/or prepared fax documents on any call. Nuntius Corp (314-776-7660)

Crosstalk for Windows v2.2 is on its way with new scripts, QuickPads and a predefined session profile offerin easy Internet access. A new network installation feature lets you install and run Crosstalk from the LAN, including common session profiles, and it supports INT14 and NASI modem sharing. DCA Inc (404-442-4521)

Due in August is a new version 1.3 release of WinPath, a Windows facility for viewing, editing and controlling the DOS environment, including search paths, from inside Windows. Anchor Software Inc (412-274-6504)


Swr Publishers Working Together on Ratings
U.S. Software Publishers to Work Together to Create Computer Game Ratings Standards

June 14, 1994 (Washington, DC) - The Software Publishers Association (SPA) and four major associations of independent software developers announced today that they would work together to create a voluntary ratings system for computer games. While the vast majority of personal computer entertainment software is suitable for children and adults of all ages, many developers and publishers have urged SPA and others to help develop a voluntary ratings program. This represents the first joint effort to develop a ratings system for the entire personal computer software industry.

The SPA is the principal trade association of the personal computer software industry, and has been leading industry efforts to create a ratings system. The other associations -- the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), the Educational Software Cooperative (ESC), Shareware Trade Association and Resources (STAR), and the Association of Shareware Authors and Distributors (ASAD) -- represent over two thousand independent U.S. software developers and distributors.

"ASP, ECS, STAR, and ASAD are enthusiastic about this joint project with SPA," said Karen Crowther, a personal computer game developer and the representative of the groups. "By working with SPA, our groups now represent the majority of software publishers in the United States."

"SPA welcomes the ASP and other groups as partners in the effort to develop a voluntary ratings system," said SPA counsel Mark Traphagen. "With the help of ASP, ESC, and STAR, we have been able to contact thousands of personal computer software developers and publishers about this important issue."

Personal computer software companies have expressed concern that the ratings scheme proposed by a group of large video game companies, the Interactive Digital Software Association, may seriously threaten the competitiveness of personal computer software developers and publishers. According to Crowther, the software groups are "concerned about placing control of any ratings program in the hands of an association controlled by a handful of very large video game companies."

"We hope that our joint work underscores that the developers and publishers of personal computer software compete in an industry very different from that of the manufacturers of video games," said Traphagen. "Together we will work to achieve our goal -- giving parents and other consumers the information they need to make wise decisions about the interactive computer games and other recreational software that they bring home."

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of the personal computer software industry. Its over 1,100 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


OmniCon V1.0 Windows Unit Converstion Utility
A new shareware unit conversion utility has JUST been released by the author - Phil Jones.

OmniCon v1.0 has everything that you could ask for in a unit conversion utility - including:

 - ALL normal physical quantities as well as scientific/technical

   quantities.

 - A Metric prefix table

 - A physical constant table

 - Numeric formatting of output

 - FULL right mouse button support

 - Copying/pasting into other apps

 - An ALWAYS ON TOP feature

 - A special "small" view that's VERY useful when using

   spreadsheets or other apps

 - A clock, AND MORE!!!

OmniCon v1.0 runs under Windows 3.X and was developped in Visual Basic 3.0. Registration for OmniCon v1.0 is $10.00 (US or CAN funds...)

OmniCon is available on many FTP sites (as well as their mirror sites). Here are a few:

        Name                          Directory

      --------               ------------------------------

   archive.umich.edu         /msdos/UPLOADS/omnicn10.zip

   wuarchive.wustl.edu       /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/win/omnicn10.zip

   ftp.cis.ksu.edu           /pub/upload/omnicn10.zip

   ftp.catt.ncsu.edu         /incoming/omnicn10.zip

   ftp.uu.net                /tmp/omnicn10.zip

NOTE: These directories could (and probably will) change.  FTP

      an INDEX of all available files to locate OmniCon's new

      location...

also available at:

        ftp.cica.indiana.edu

        oak.oakland.edu

        ftp.demon.co.uk

        garbo.uwasa.fi

You are free to contact me at my Internet address which is listed below. Thanks very much,

                Phil Jones

Internet: 3pmgj@qucdn.queensu.ca

Snail-Mail: Phil Jones

            1-117 William St.

            Kingston, Ontario K7L 2C7


Escape With Your Life Self-Defense Training
Learn the Basics of Self-Defense and ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE

Sexual assault... carjacking... date rape... domestic abuse... the headlines are horrifying, and there's no denying that women are at risk in our society. Violent crime can strike anybody, anywhere, at any time. A submissive reaction to these types of violent acts may not help you. How can you avoid becoming another ugly statistics? FIGHT BACK!

ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE (Instant Self-Defense Tactics for Women) is a new CD-ROM program for IBM MultiMedia users. Learn from John DeBlasio and Robert McEwen, two of the best martial arts instructors in the business. The techniques they teach are easy and natural to learn. You don't have to be particularly strong or professionally trained in the martial arts to defend yourself -- by using normal, everyday motions such as clapping your hands, poking your fingers, and twisting your wrists, you can gain the power to fend off potential attackers and walk away unharmed.

ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE is a fully interactive CD-ROM with over 40 minutes of full-motion video and audio instruction. Watch and practice, and it could save your life! The innovative design for Windows makes it easy to study any move -- even easier than using a VCR! A Glossary lets you look up specific moves and study them frame-by-frame. Three methods for accessing this valuable and life-saving information are available through this unique and intuitive interface:

In FREEFORM mode, you can study lessons sequentially or select a specific topic from the menu. VCR-type controls let you play, stop, freeze, forward, and rewind, and you can record any segment for later review.

CLASSROOM mode is perfect for study groups of two or more students. Once you log in, you can view lessons in sequence or choose specific topics from the menu. Questions are asked at the end of each lesson, and incorrect answers take you back to the beginning of the lesson for review. Scores for each student are recorded and saved.

INTERACTIVE PRACTICE lets you choose from 12 simulated situations. You decide which defense techniques are most effective, and get instant feedback for correct or incorrect answers. Practice along with the simulations as the instructors demonstrate the appropriate moves.

DeBlasio and MacEwen's techniques have been used by the New York State Police in crime prevention programs and are recommended by Vitality Magazine. DeBlasio was selected by the Martial Arts Hall of Fame as 1991's Instructor of the Year. MacEwen is also a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Don't be a statistic -- fight back and ESCAPE WITH YOUR LIFE.

Suggested Retail Price:  $49.95

Villa Crespo Software

1725 McGovern St

Highland Park, IL 60035

708-433-0500,  708-433-1485


InfoMagic CD-ROM Product List
Following is the current catalog for CD-ROMs published by InfoMagic

Orders accepted via email, FAX (609-683-5502), or phone

(609-683-5501).

ReadMe and Index files for the current CD's may be found at:

     ftp.uu.net:/vendor/InfoMagic

INFOMAGIC PRODUCT LIST 1994

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LINUX Developer's Resource 2-CD Set                     $20.00

Includes TWO CD-ROMs with COMPLETE materials: The entire official linux archives from tsx-11.mit.edu and sunsite.unc.edu. The COMPLETE GNU archive from prep.ai.mit.edu "LIVE" filesystem! Uncompressed binaries with matching uncompressed sources! All of the packages and utilities can be run directly from the CD!  (except for X-Windows) Slackware & SLS can be installed directly from the CD  Other distributions included: Debian, MCC, TAMU, JE.  XFree86 included. HOWTO docs formatted for use with an included Microsoft Windows browser! *UPDATED Every two months*

CICA Windows 2 CD-Set                                   $24.95

New! (2 CD set) *All files are uncompressed!****InfoMagic has provided a true Windows(tm) interface*** that supports running most programs directly from the CD to save you lots of hard disk space or you can install any of the materialin the program manager group of your choice! Includes the COMPLETE archive of Microsoft(r) Windows(tm) from the Center for Innovative Computer  Applications. There are hundreds of Windows(tm) programs, sources, docs, video and printer drivers,utilities, fonts for Postscript, ATM, TrueType, thousands of icons & bitmaps, programming tools for C, C++, Toolbook, Turbo Pascal, Visual Basic. Plus lots of demos for commercial programs! ISO-9660 format.

STANDARDS CD-ROM                                        $40.00

A comprehensive collection of domestic and international communications standards and documentation. ITU/CCITT networking, telecommunications and data communications standards including the ISO X series, ISDN, SS7 and modem character encoding.  Internet materials include the complete IEN's and RFC's (through 31 Dec 93), Netinfo directories and templates, the Network Resource Guide, IETF & IESG minutes and charters, network maps and much more. Exclusive InfoMagic bonus: RFC's and Windows Sockets API documentation in HyperText for Microsoft Windows. ISO-9660 format.

INTERNET Tools CD-ROM                                   $40.00

A comprehensive collection of public domain networking tools and utilities including KA9Q (TCP/IP for PCs), CMU & MIT SNMP packages, Crynwr Packet Drivers, Network daemons inetd, ftpd, telnetd, gated, routed, named and bind, mail utilities including sendmail, mmdf, popper, mime, and imap, SLIP & PPP implementations, as well as managament tools for security, LAN packet monitoring, and route tracing. ISO-9660 format.

UNIX(tm) CD-ROM                                         $40.00

Complete sources and binaries for three public domain UNIX(tm) implementations for the 386/486. 386BSD, NetBSD & FreeBSD are all based on the Berkeley Net/2 tape and are supplied in both source and binary with installation notes and scripts. All three systems include X-Windows and TCP/IP networking including client and Server NFS. ISO-9660 format with Rock Ridge extensions.

SOURCE CODE CD-ROM                                      $40.00

A wealth of source code including: The Berkeley Net/2 tape, MACH, GNU software, InterViews, X11R5 (base MIT distribution, fixes 1-26 and contributed software), Andrew windowing and XFree86, ports of GNU EMACS for DOS (DEMACS and WINEMACS), djgpp (DOS port of GNU GCC C/C++), Modula-3, Windows NT(tm) software and more. ISO-9660 with Rock Ridge extensions.

USENET CD-ROM                                           $20.00

Assorted archives of the USENET news groups, including the following comp.sources groups: misc, games, reviewed, sun, unix, x containing source code for UNIX(tm), Sun, and X-Windows. Also includes the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions Lists) for many other groups. ISO-9660 format with Rock Ridge extensions.

SimTel Archive for MS-DOS 2-CD Set                      $24.95

The COMPLETE MS-DOS(r) archives from the SimTel Software Repository! Over 800MB of material is provided on 2-CD's. Dos programs,utilities, BBS's, editors, sources, docs, genealogy, databases, programs for the handicapped, programming tools many languages, including C, Assembly, Basic & more! Each directory contains an index file with a one-line description. A browser is also provided. ISO-9660 format.


FPLAN-KWIK Financial & Retirement Planner V1.0
FPLAN-KWIK Financial & Retirement Planner

Version 1.0 for DOS -- New Shareware Release

This program is a Quick Personal Financial & Retirement Planner designed to compliment other basic financial programs that only track current income and expenses, by determining longer range financial goals and how to modify current income/expenses for maximum efficiency. An on-screen Tutorial with printable Check-List, comprehensive on screen Help and detailed printable Subject Data Guides, are available to help individuals through the program with a minimum of learning required. When completed with the analysis, you can print a Customized Personal Summary Report.

Basic Program Features:

* Automatic Install Program Includes

* Full Mouse Support.

* Tutorial with printable Check-List Form.

* Detailed Explanation Data Guides for each Subject.

* ByPass Option to establish subjects not applicable to your

  situation.

* Configuration Option to use US or International Planning

  items & terms.

* Printer Option for most types of prints.

* Financial Planning Check-Up for suggestions & financial

  planning tips.

* Automatic Data Save Feature.

Analysis Subjects Available (can do any or all):

> Budget (Income & Expenses)

> Net Worth (Assets & Liabilities)

> Economic Assumptions (Rates required to stay ahead of

  taxes & inflation. Emergency Fund)

> Education Funding (Requirements to fund for Education

  of children/grand-children)

> Retirement Plan (Requirements for Desired Retirement situation)

> Capital Needs (Do you have enough or too much Life Insurance)

> Estate Preservation (Situation relative to Estate Taxes &

  funds available to settle estate costs)

> Income Protection (Situation if disabled and can not work)

System Requirements: This program is designed to be used on most computer systems, whether the state-of- the-art or an older system. While a color monitor and mouse are strongly recommended for optimum performance, this program will run on almost any IBM Compatible Computer System. Must use DOS 2.1+ and install the program on a Hard-Disk with at least 1 MB Free Space.

Registration: Registration fee is $15 with a Shipping & Handling Fee ($5 for US or $10 International). All major Credit Cards (MC, VISA, Amex, Optima or Discover) accepted. For CompuServe: GO SWREG.

Other Information: Author: Ron Kline, CFP, MBA. Other Financial Programs in Distribution: FPLAN-Personal Financial Planner ShareWare Program ($30 + S&H) [Like this program with many more features], Non-ShareWare Professional Version for Financial Planners ($195 + S&H) and Three LCR programs (Retirement, Education Funding & Insurance/Estate Planning). If you are interested in these programs, please let me know.

First Financial Software

PO Box 592967

Orlando, FL 32859-2967

800-736-4920,  407-855-5561,  CIS: 70272,3655


EISA-GPIB IEEE 488.2 Interface Board
EISA-GPIB Features Transfer Rates Greater than 7.5 Mbytes/s

The new National Instruments EISA-GPIB board is the first ultra-performance IEEE 488.2 interface board specifically for EISA computers. The EISA-GPIB features the TNT4882C ASIC and performs the basic Talker, Listener, and Controller functions required by all versions of the IEEE 488 standard, including IEEE 488.2. It also implements the high-speed HS488 protocol for data transfer rates greater than 7.5 Mbytes/s.

The EISA-GPIB has no hardware jumpers or configuration switches because all hardware settings (base address, interrupt, and DMA) are completely software configurable using PC EISA configuration utilities.

NI-488.2 Included

Industry-standard NI-488.2 software for DOS and Windows, which comes with the EISA-GPIB, includes interactive debugging and software configuration utilities for both DOS and Window, as well as language interface libraries for the most popular programming languages, including Microsoft Visual Basic. The enhanced NI-488.2 software for DOS and Windows software provides special capability to control the EISA-GPIB, AT-GPIB/TNT, and AT-GPIB in the same PC.

National Instruments

6504 Bridge Point Pkwy

Austin, TX 78730


DatabaseVIEW Links LabVIEW to Database Pckgs
DatabaseVIEW Links LabVIEW Directly to Database Packages

Ellipsis has added DatabaseVIEW to its Medium software product family. DatabaseVIEW for Windows is a LabVIEW tor Windows VI library that adds technical data management to LabVIEW directly connecting LabVIEW to numerous database packages. With these VIs, LabVIEW users can create programs for information-intensive applications like automated test, computer integrated manufacturing, laboratory information management, and more.

DatabaseVlEW VIs give users structured query language (SQL) interaction with database directly from within the LabVIEW block diagram. More than two dozen industry-standard and ODBC databases are accommodated, including ORACLE, Sybase, INGRES, SQL Server, INFORMIX, dBASE, Paradox. and Microsoft Access. A database engine is included tor users to create and manipulate database tables without even owning a database product.

DatabaseVIEW consists of low-level Access VIs that encapsulate common database operations into easy-to-use modules tor logging on to the database and writing or retrieving data. Lower level Interface VIs provide direct programmatic access to a robust open database connectivity (ODBC) mechanism. Comprehensive example VIs are included, along with a 160-page User Reference manual.

Ellipsis, Inc

92 Worcester St

Boston, MA 02118

800-633-4866,  fax (617) 236-0141.


Vibrant Tech ME'scope Mech Eng Swr Family
Vibrant Offers Postprocessing Software

Vibrant Technology introduces the ME'scope software family for mechanical engineers conducting vibration testing and analysis. With ME'scope, engineers can perform test analysis on data that has been acquired with our multifunction DAQ hardware and LabVIEW. Using ME'scope, engineers can observe, analyze, and document operating deflection and mode shapes, or the transient and nonlinear behavior of a machine or structure. ME'scope animates a 3D model of the machine or structure using either time histories or frequency domain measurements such as frequency response functions or transmissibility functions.

ME'scope contains complete capabilities for interactively drawing a 3D model of the test structure. You can display structural deformations in animation using hidden line removal, contour lines, persistence, arrows, and more. You can save any animation sequence as a Microsoft Video for Windows AVI file, and play it back on any PC with Windows or Macintosh computer. The ME'scope has a built in Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), windowing functions tor band limiting data, integration and differentiation, and modal parameter estimation. Its database has been designed to hold hundreds of channels of data, and thousands of samples per channel.

ME'scope accepts ASCII data acquired through LabVIEW for Windows National Instruments MIO DAQ boards for PCs. For measuring low-frequency signals (less than 50 Hz), you can use any MIO board. For signals higher in frequency than 50 Hz, Vibrant recommends using a DAQ board with a higher sampling rate, such as the AT-MIO-16F-5.

Vibrant Technology Inc

18141 Main St

Jamestown, CA 95327

(209) 984-4970,   fax (209) 984-5415,   BBS (209) 984-0323.


DBA PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer Software
New PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer

Carman Enterprises announces its new DBA PC-based spectrum analyzer software and turnkey spectrum analyzer systems.

Running under DOS or Windows, the DBA software mates the AT-A2150 dynamic signal acquisition board to a PC tor use as a four-channel spectrum analyzer. With the easy-to-use DBA GUI, you can effectively use the PC-based spectrum analyzer under the pressures and constraints of field service applications. You can also easily store, recall, and change analyzer configuration settings. Configuration settings are automatically saved each time you store data to disk, and then are automatically recalled. You can use DBA software to write time-domain data to disk for later analysis. The software has different display options for both time and frequency domains. Graph cursors display the data numerically so no graph scaling is required. You can display data in voltage or engineering units. The DBA integrated help system and instruction manual offer useful tutorials on data acquisition and analysis.

Carman also offers turnkey PC-based analyzer systems for approximately one-third the cost of a comparable bench-top analyzer. A base system includes a 386DX-40 MHz lunchbox portable computer, 4 MB RAM, 89 MB hard disk, gray-scale VGA, keyboard, mouse, one AT-A2150 four-channel DAQ board, the DOS version of DBA, and DOS 6.2. With more AT-A2150 boards. Carman can build custom systems with as many as 20 input channels.

For more information and a free DBA software demo disk, contact Carman Enterprises, 9409 Columbia Rd, Loveland, OH 45140

(513) 677-5363


New PG Music Products & Upgrade Offers
Dear PG Music Customer,

We've been busy, and have a lot of brand new Windows programs & upgrades to offer!

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New! Band-in-a-Box version 6.0 for Windows

* upgrade $49 (includes styles disk #5 and harmonies disk #1)

* first time purchase $88

This major upgrade includes over 50 new features. You can now enter and view the melody, chords and Lyrics in standard notation, and print a standard "fakebook style" leadsheet with chords, melody & Lyrics ! There is also automatic harmonization, allowing you to select from over 100 harmonies to harmonize the melody track, or harmonize what you playalong in real time. Play along in "SuperSax" harmony, or harmonize the Melody with "Shearing Quintet". Create your own harmonies or edit our harmonies. Over 50 new features in all.

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New! PowerTracks Pro for Windows version 2.2

* upgrade $10

* first time purchase $29

In version 2.15, we added major new features like music notation, and printout. Now we've added many new features. You can now type in chords symbols, or read in chord symbols from Band-in-a-Box version 6.0 MIDI files. PowerTracks can make Automatic drum tracks - just choose from over 100 included drum patterns and fill a track with that pattern - this saves a lot of time! The notation mode is now editable. There are over 30 new features.

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New! The Pianist for Windows Volume II

* Volume II upgrade $49 (requires The Pianist)

* first time purchase: Volume I and II $98

At popular request, we've recorded 200 more fabulous pieces for The Pianist program - many titles were suggested by our customers on registration cards. This Volume 2 upgrade includes a new version of the program, plus the 200 pieces. It adds to your existing program, doubling the number of pieces to over 400! All played by world-class concert pianists. Including new pieces such as.... Chopin's Ballades 2, 3 & 4; Chopin Preludes, Etudes, Waltzes, Nocturnes & Scherzo No. 2; Chaminade's Scarf Dance; Field's Nocturnes; Brahms' Intermezzi; Dvorak Humoresgue; Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith; Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag; Liszt's Paganini Etude No. 6; Mendelssohn's Variations Serieuse; Sonatas by Mozart, Haydn & Clementi; Ravel's Valse nobles et sentimentales; Rubenstein's Melodies; Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz; more favorites by Schumann, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Bach, Scriabin, Schubert, Bartok, Shostakovich, Satie, Prokofiev, Paderewski, Lecuona, Kabalevsky, Ireland, Granados, Grieg, Faure and more!

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New! The New Orleans Pianist for Windows -- $49

"New Orleans Style" Piano music standards, played on MIDI keyboard by top New Orleans Pianists Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Tom McDermott, Joel Simpson, and David Torkanowsky. This is the wonderful 'rolling', 'bluesy' New Orleans piano style made famous by Professor Longhair and Dr. John. Includes on-screen music notation and printout ability so that you may learn every nuance of the pieces! Plus we've included music trivia questions, a "Guess the Song" game, program notes, pianist biographies (all on disk) and much more!

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New! The Ragtime Pianist for Windows -- $49

The Ragtime Pianist is a music program with a huge library of over 90 Ragtime Piano music standards, played on MIDI keyboard by top Ragtime Pianists. These were performed by Top Ragtime Pianists using a MIDI keyboard, and features John Arpin. John Arpin is a world-renowned performer of Ragtime and Ragtime Era music. He is one of the most recorded performers of Scott Joplin's Music. He's included virtuoso performances of every Scott Joplin rag in this program, as well as lots of other rags, cakewalks, waltzes and other tunes from the Ragtime Era.

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NEW PRODUCTS

Band-in-a-Box version 6.0 for Windows

(includes Styles Disk #5 and Harmonies Disk #1)

 o Upgrade...................................  $49

 o First time purchase ......................  $88

PowerTracks Pro for Windows 2.2

 o Upgrade...................................  $10

 o First Time purchase.......................  $29

The Pianist Volume II

 o Upgrade...................................  $49

 o First Time purchase (Volume I & 11) ......  $98

 o The New Orleans Pianist...................  $49

 o The Ragtime Pianist.......................  $49

OTHER PRODUCTS

 o FakeBook #1 100 songs for Band-in-a-Box ..  $29

 o Styles Disk #4 for Band-in-a-Box .........  $29

 o The Jazz Pianist..........................  $49

 o The Jazz Guitarist........................  $49

 o SC-PRO Editor.............................  $29

 o Multi MPU Driver for Windows..............  $19

+ $5 shipping/handling per order ($10 outside USA/Canada)

ROLAND MODULES

(all are bundled with PowerTracks Pro and SC-PRO editor)

o Roland SCC1 card...........................  $389

o Roland RAP 10..............................  $499

o Roland RAP 10 with Mcs MIDI Connector Box..  $588

o Roland SC-55 Mk II.........................  $599

Shipping for Roland Modules $10 in USA/Canada. Elsewhere CALL

- 30 DAY UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ON ALL PRODUCTS --

PG Music Inc

266 Elmwood Ave, Suite 111, Buffalo, NY 14222

32 Hess St. South, Hamilton ON L8P 3N2 CANADA

905-528-2368,  800-268-6272,  fax 905-628-2541

CIS: 75300,2750


CYBERWARE SCANS THE FUTURE

Monterey, CA -- June 14, 1994 -- WHEN THE FUTURE TAKES SHAPE scan it with breakthrough Cyberware technology--CyZip, Cysurf, and the MM Compact Motion Platform Scanner--to be demonstrated at SIGGRAPH '94.

The latest innovations from Cyberware, the leader in 3D scanning science, are literally and figuratively new directions in digitizing. Three new scanning products make it possible to scan and digitally reproduce a multitude of complex objects.

CyZip, the key element in the design of Cyberware's Whole Body Scanner, is software specifically for building models from multiple scans.

Complex objects require multiple cylindrical and linear scans, which has traditionally been problematic for engineers who must construct one surface model based on the information obtained in several scans. CyZip solves that problem by combining all of the information into one continuous data set.

CyZip uses the cylindrical scan as a "registration" onto which the other scans are anchored. Then the software matches the points and adjusts the position of each scan until they are in alignment. The geometric relationship of the various areas can be arbitrary. CyZip will calculate the best alignment. The registration scan is then removed. Finally, the aligned scans are "zippered" together into a continuous mesh that has a greater facility for manipulation.

CYSURF, another new Cyberware software product, creates B-spline surfaces from Cyberware scans. Reducing polygons often causes detail to totally wipe out. But now Cysurf can shred a scan into a clean NURBS wave. Cysurf can create surfaces with a greatly reduced number of control points and allows a good fit with a minimum of artifacts.

The Cysurf user interface fits surfaces to Cyberware scans with awesome quickness. Simply select the region of the scan for which surfaces are desired and Cysurf calculates the optimum control point arrangement. Then the software fits the best looking B-spline surface. Detail can be augmented by manipulating force points and force lines to bend the surface to follow the features of the scanned object.

When modeling or rendering, B-spline surfaces appear as authentic as the original scans. They have the advantage of compact storage, and can also be manipulated in a surface modeler.

THE MM COMPACT MOTION PLATFORM, especially designed to support rapid color 3D scanning, will give users total freedom in scanning small, complex objects. Smaller and more affordable than Cyberware's popular MS, the MM is a linear/cylindrical platform designed for facilities with limited space and budget.

The MM Platform accommodates linear scans up to 350 mm wide and cylindrical scans as large as 460 mm in diameter, which makes it ideal for manipulating designs in everything from packaging materials to sculpted characters for computer animation.

With the MM platform, scans are performed by moving the object while the optical instrument remains stationary. It provides cylindrical and linear motion.

The 3030 scanner uses low-intensity laser light to create a lighted profile of an object, which is captured by video sensors from two viewpoints. Thousands of these profiles are digitized in just a few seconds, resulting in an accurate representation of the color and shape of the entire object.

As with Cyberware motion platforms, the MM performs 3D scans using any of the company's Model 3030 optical instruments.

Cyberware 3D scanners capture the shape and color of an object in 17 seconds. Then the 3D image is displayed on a graphics workstation, the model can be measured, resized, combined with other models and edited in a variety of ways.

Cyberware manufactures a variety of hardware and software products for rapid color 3D scanning used by doctors, engineers, researchers, manufacturers, artists and filmmakers around the world.

Cyberware

8 Harris Court #3D

Monterey, CA 93940

408-373-1441,  fax 408-373-3582


SoftPump Syringe-Pump Swr Runs up to 99 Pumps
Syringe-Pump Software for PC and MAC Runs up to 99 Syringe Pumps

June 8, 1994 -- SoftPump, developed for controlling the SP200 line of syringe pumps from World Precision Instruments, simplifies control and extends your pump's range of uses as well. The program lets you define complex infusion/withdrawal experiments step-by-step using simple, straightforward virtual instrument control panels on your computer screen. Your computer then executes these experiments with little or no attention, and with a precision difficult to match using manual controls. You can trigger pumps either by time elapsed, by volume infused/withdrawn, or by a combination of the two. Set a level infusion/withdrawal rate, or specify a controlled rate of increase or decrease. Softpump includes a full menu of syringe types by manufacturer, and displays the correct syringe diameter when you choose the desired volume size. You can manipulate these and other parameters to define experimental protocols involving as many as 99 syringe pumps and as many as 999 "steps", or changes in parameter. Programming expertise is completely unnecessary. Volume ranges from plus-or-minus 99 milliliters to a fraction of a microliter. Rate ranges from 99 ml/ hr to a fraction of 1 microliter/min. SoftPump monitors pump function continuously and beeps in case of pump malfunction. A graphic "syringe" displayed onscreen gives a quick analog reference to the amount of volume moved versus the amount remaining to be moved, while a clock shows the time remaining until the next program step. At the same time, a color graph of fluid volume infused/withdrawn versus time elapsed and a digital readout provide precise data available in real time and forming permanent record of the experiment.

For more information or to order, contact World Precision Instruments, 175 Sarasota Center Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34240. Telephone 813-371-1003. Fax 813-377-5428.


Return to Zork Now in MPEG Format for ReelMagic
Activision's Top-Rated Return to Zork Now Available in the MPEG Format for Sigma Designs' ReelMagic Playback Board

ReelMagic's MPEG Capabilities Set New Standards for CD-ROM Entertainment

FREMONT, Calif., June 15, 1994--Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM), a leading manufacturer of multimedia computer products, today announced that its ReelMagic Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) multimedia playback controller for the PC is shipping with an MPEG version of Activision's best-selling CD-ROM title Return to Zork. Return to Zork is an interactive adventure game which features visually spectacular graphics, one hour of video and audio sequences from a cast of Hollywood actors and a multitude of mind-bending puzzles. The new MPEG version of Return to Zork, incorporating full-screen, full-motion video, transforms the game into an interactive movie-like experience on the PC.

Activision's Return to Zork, the sixth and newest adventure in the Zork series, has sold over 500,000 copies (OEM and retail) since its October 1993 release, and remains one of the highest selling adventure series of all times. By taking advantage of ReelMagic's MPEG capabilities, this new version of Return to Zork provides astounding full-motion video effects that go far beyond any ordinary computer game, with realism never before seen on a PC desktop.

"Return to Zork is the ultimate complement for our ReelMagic product," said Thinh Tran, chairman and chief executive officer of Sigma Designs. "By bundling Return to Zork with our ReelMagic products we are able to offer users a real breakthrough in PC gaming--an affordably priced, state-of-the-art interactive game package featuring live action characters."

The new version of Return to Zork is now being bundled with Sigma's ReelMagic controller (SRP $449) and ReelMagic CD-ROM Upgrade Kit (SRP $799). Customers currently owning these ReelMagic products may receive the MPEG version of Return to Zork free of charge by sending in their owner's registration card.

"Return to Zork is one of the trailblazers in the emerging genre of interactive entertainment incorporating Hollywood production values," said Robert Kotick, chairman and chief executive officer of Activision. "Return to Zork is an ideal title to be ported over to the ReelMagic platform. ReelMagic brings a new level of realism to CD-ROM games and Activision has therefore committed to developing more titles based on this platform."

ReelMagic is the first, affordable MPEG multimedia playback controller for the PC, allowing a 386SX/25 or higher computer system to deliver full-screen, full-motion, full-color video combined with CD-quality stereo sound from a standard CD-ROM drive. Based on the widely accepted MPEG standard for video and audio compression, ReelMagic allows compressed MPEG software content to be decompressed in real-time and played back at 30 frames per second (fps), the same playback speed that is used with today's home TV.

Activision is a publicly held developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for IBM compatible, Macintosh and other computers, as well as Nintendo, Sega and 3DO game systems. With offices in New York, Paris, London, Tokyo and Sydney, the company is headquartered at 11601 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, Calif. 90025. For information call (310) 473-9200 or fax (310) 479-4005.

Sigma Designs, headquartered in Fremont, Calif., is a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced multimedia products, including affordable MPEG video and audio decompression hardware. All Sigma products are sold worldwide through a network of dealers, distributors and original equipment manufacturers. For sales information, call (800) 845-8086, (510) 770-0100, or fax (510) 770-2641.


Prentice Hall FAST!G V5.01 Released/Shipping
COMPONENT UNITS, ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDUAL EQUITY ACCOUNTS HIGHLIGHT NEW RELEASE OF PRENTICE HALL'S FAST!G

ATLANTA, June 10 -- Prentice Hall Professional Software announced the shipment of version 5.01 of the company's not-for-profit fund accounting workpaper software, FAST!G. This release features combined and combining financial statements that include columns for component unit subtotals, component totals, and primary government totals. Version 5.01 also enables accountants to assign residual equity accounts on the same screen used to assign closing and rounding accounts.

"The addition of component units and other enhancements in FAST!G 5.01 firmly establishes the product as a true solution for not-for-profit workpapers, since it meets current government auditing standards with great efficiency," said Senior Product Manager, Accounting Products, Suzanne E. Phillips, CPA.

New Financial Statement Headings, Rounding Option and Spreadsheet Output Among Other enhancements

With FAST!G version 5.01, users can also create and edit headings on financial statements through a convenient new menu option. The ability to round detail for consistent totals allows accountants to round balances at the lowest level of detail (the individual balances entered into FAST!G), ensuring consistency across statements produced under any format or grouping. All FAST!G statements and most reports can now be placed in a spreadsheet-compatible file for easy integration with spreadsheet software.

Users can choose from over 200 printer selections, including recent Hewlett-Packard printers, with version 5.01. Three different printer ports are now available as well. Many screens created or modified for this FAST!G version have a simplified user interface. As mentioned earlier, this release also includes the assignment of residual equity accounts, including the ability to assign close, rounding, and residual accounts for combination reporting.

Availability, Support and System Requirements

The list price for FAST!G is $995 and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. FAST!G requires an IBM and 100% compatible 80286-based PC, DOS 3.3 or later, and 640K RAM. Prentice Hall recommends an 80386 or 80486-based PC, a color monitor, and a 132-column (compressed print) printer.

Prentice Hall Professional Software is an industry leader in professional accounting, tax and real estate management software, serving more than 10,000 customers. The company is a member of the Software and Information Services Division of Paramount Publishing's Business, Technical and Professional Group. Paramount Publishing is one of the world's leading publishers of computer, educational, consumer, and business, technical, and professional books. It is a division of the New York-based Paramount Communications, Inc., a global entertainment and publishing company which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc. Prentice Hall Professional Software can be contacted at P.O. Box 723597, 2400 Lake Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 31139 or by telephone at (800) 241-3306, or in Atlanta at (404) 432-1996


SmartCourseware Access 2.0 Video Training
VIDEO TRAINING FOR ACCESS 2.0

Los Gatos, Calif. - June 17, 1994 - Anderson Soft-Teach today introduced its new SmartCourseware video training for Access 2.0. This video training program is part of the Anderson Soft-Teach series for the Microsoft Office and will ship on August 1, 1994.

The four-volume course includes training on the essential features of Access 2 0. Volume 1 covers topics such as working in tables, using forms, finding and sorting data, using queries and viewing and printing reports. Volume 2 provides instruction on creating a database, understanding and establishing table relationships and designing select queries. In Volume 3, students learn how to design and enhance forms, use form wizards, design graphs in reports and use report wizards. Volume 4 explains how to create parameter, action and advanced select queries. Students will also use the query wizard to create crosstab queries.

"This four-volume course highlights many of Access' new or enhanced features such as input masks, graph wizards and crosstab queries," said Scott Tapley, instructional designer for Anderson Soft-Teach. "A student who uses this training course will quickly develop the ability to manipulate an incredible amount of information" he said.

Course Components

Each training volume contains an instructional videotape (closed captioned for the hearing impaired), a step-by-step student workbook and practice disk for hands-on learning, a skills test to measure learning retention and a certificate of completion. Student workbooks include additional exercises at the end of each lesson to reinforce skill development. Unique "In Practice" and "Extra for Experts" segments apply the training to real business situations. Classroom versions contain a course-specific instructor's guide. Self-study versions sell for $1,295 and classroom versions (for a 10-person class) sell for $1,695.

Anderson Soft-Teach develops self-paced and classroom training courses for PC software. For the past 11 years, Anderson Soft-Teach has produced video SmartCourseware that includes student workbooks, skills-tests, practice disks, and certificates of completion. Current topics include: Windows 3.1, Word 6.0 for Windows, Excel 5.0 for Windows, PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, Access 2.0, DOS 6, WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS, WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows Release 4, and Computer Literacy. Anderson Soft-Teach is a working partner in Microsoft's Solution Provider program.

Anderson Soft-Teach

983 University Ave

Los Gatos, CA 95030

800-338-4336,  408-399-0100,  fax 408-399-0500


Ocelot2 - The SQL! V2.16 Includes Source Code
OCELOT COMPUTER SERVICES RELEASES SOURCE CODE WITH VERSION 2.16 OF OCELOT2 - THE SQL!

Edmonton, Canada, June 1, 1994 -- Software developer Ocelot Computer Services Inc. today announced that it will release the complete source code for its ANSI SQL royalty-free relational database management system for DOS and Windows when version 2.16 of OCELOT2 - THE SQL! begins shipping next month. The price of the product remains at $1450.00.

Effective with version 2.16, registered users of an OCELOT2 - THE SQL! Multi-User Professional Edition will be eligible to receive the product's source code when they buy a $200.00 Annual Maintenance Contract from the company. According to Trudy Pelzer, General Manager of the company: "The move [to release the source code] assures our clients that, no matter what happens, their application code is maintainable indefinitely."

The new release also features increased support for both Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) API and the ANSI SQL '92 syntax, as well as a new Windows 32-bit library for use with the Win32 API.

Said Peter Gulutzan, Ocelot's President: "We made the decision to release the source code to our developers because of the many benefits they will gain. Clients will now be able to change interface details to add support for compilers, APIs, and operating systems that Ocelot hasn't gotten around to yet, thus increasing their portability options. They'll also be able to customize our library; for example, to access other file formats."

OCELOT2 - THE SQL! has been called "one of the best implementations of SQL-89 in a PC environment" (DBMS, September/92). The product will appeal to all database developers looking for a fully featured SQL engine. With the release of the source code and an on-going commitment to ODBC and the SQL Standard, Ocelot offers developers the assurance that their investment in application code is both future-proof and fully portable.

VISA and MASTERCARD Accepted

Ocelot Computer Services Inc

Suite 1104 Royal Trust Tower

Edmonton, AB CANADA T5J 2Z2

403-421-4187,  fax 403-497-7342


Free Panacea Autocad Display List Accelerator
PANACEA OFFERS FREE AUTOCAD DISPLAY LIST ACCELERATOR SOFTWARE

Includes Access to Advanced Productivity Features

LONDONDERRY, NH -- June 14, 1994 - Panacea Inc. today announced that it is making available, for free, a display list accelerator software package supporting all DOS386 versions of AutoCAD. The software will provide AutoCAD users with significant performance and productivity improvements. The free display list acceleration is embodied in the latest release of Panacea's TurboDLDDemo v2.0, a FreeWare ADI 4.2 Display Driver for AutoCAD Release 12, Release 11, and Release 10/386.

While earlier versions of TurboDLDDemo provided only basic display and rendering support for AutoCAD and 3D Studio, this latest version provides complete, full-time display list support. Display list processing under AutoCAD increases the performance of PANs, ZOOMs, and REDRAWs, by as much as 25 times over the speed of AutoCAD's built-in display drivers.

"Based on our research, one of the biggest problems we've found facing AutoCAD users today is the difficulty in finding working or current display drivers for the plethora of both new and old graphics devices users have. Enhancing AutoCAD users' display performance has been Panacea's mission, and by offering a leading edge, free, high-performance display driver, we continue to fulfill that mission.", said Jake Richter, Panacea's CEO and CTO.

In addition to free display list support, TurboDLDDemo gives AutoCAD users a full 40 minutes per day (formerly only 20 minutes a day) to evaluate Panacea's TurboDLDDeluxe user interface enhancements, which include TOTS (Tablet-On-The-Screen graphical icon menus), Real-Time Panning, The Big Picture bird's eye view, the static MicroScope, a Drawing Viewer, a ZoomPreview spyglass, and much more. After the daily 40 minute demo period has expired, TurboDLDDemo reverts to a baseline display list driver for the rest of the day, still providing full ADI 4.2 and display list support, but without the additional productivity and functionality benefits of TurboDLDDeluxe.

The latest version of TurboDLDDemo also offers a revolutionary new Instant Upgrade feature, which allows users to instantly upgrade TurboDLDDemo to the full TurboDLDDeluxe software, at a significant savings off the normal retail price of $249. Instant Upgrade requires only a major credit card and a toll-free phone call to Panacea during normal business hours - minutes later the user can be working with the full TurboDLDDeluxe.

Panacea's Turbo DLD software supports virtually all graphics boards, including those based on VGA, SuperVGA, S3, 8514/A, TIGA, XGA, Compaq QVision, IIT AGX, ATI Graphics Ultra, and Weitek P9000 technologies. The driver is available free of charge directly from Panacea via the Panacea BBS at (603) 432-5193 (as TURBDEMO.EXE), or it can be found on CompuServe in the ACAD Forum (as TRBDEM.EXE). Users who are unable to obtain the free TurboDLDDemo via modem may order a diskette version of the software directly from Panacea for a $10.00 fee, which covers Panacea's shipping, handling, and materials costs. The $10 fee can credited towards the purchase of TurboDLDDeluxe within 30 days.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards. Corporate headquarters are located at 24 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053, U.S.A Phone: (800) 729-7420 or (603) 437-5022. FAX: (603) 434-2461. Panacea's sales department can also be reached via the Internet as sales@panacea.com.


Panacea Instant Upgrade Feature
PANACEA'S INSTANT UPGRADE FEATURE PROVIDES IMMEDIATE SOFTWARE GRATIFICATION

LONDONDERRY, NH -- June 14, 1994 - Panacea Inc. today announced that it has developed a new technology to allow for easy upgrading of software right on a user's computer, without the usual shipping delay that mail order requires, or the hassles of going out to the local computer store. This convenient new technology is called Instant Upgrade.

According to Jake Richter, CEO and CTO of Panacea Inc., "Consumers of the '90s don't want to wait for products to get to their door - they want immediate gratification. I agree with that philosophy. I'd love to have the products I order be immediately available for me to use. That's why we developed the Instant Upgrade technology."

All a user who wants to initiate the Instant Upgrade process needs to do is have a valid major credit card handy and place a toll-free call to Panacea. The Instant Upgrade process generates a unique code on the user's system, which is read over the phone to a Panacea representative. Based on that code, the user is given an unlock code, which completes the upgrade, and allows the user to create a back-up disk of the newly upgraded software. If appropriate, a manual and/or accompanying documentation will automatically be sent to the user to compliment their new upgrade package.

A major difference from other more common software unlock schemes is that Instant Upgrade does not use a "fingerprint" to copy protect the newly upgraded software. This means that a user can, as per the Panacea Software License Agreement, use the new software at the office and at home, as long as it's only being used on one machine at a time.

Including Instant Upgrade in a free or low-cost demonstration version of a full software package is the ultimate in the "try before you buy" concept. Unlike the so-called "money back guarantees", no advance investment is required, and the user knows exactly what he or she is getting before shelling out any money. Plus, for the software publisher, this helps reduce costly paperwork and processing costs which can then be passed on as savings to users.

The first Panacea product to offer Instant Upgrade is Panacea's new TurboDLDDemo software, released today, which offers free AutoCAD display list acceleration, as well as a 40 minute per day simple of Panacea's highly advanced TurboDLDDeluxe productivity features for AutoCAD. TurboDLDDemo is available free of charge directly from Panacea via the Panacea BBS, at (603) 432-5193 (as TURBDEMO.EXE), or it can be found on CompuServe in the ACAD Forum (as TRBDEM.EXE). Users who are unable to obtain the free TurboDLDDemo via modem may order a diskette version of the software directly from Panacea for a $10.00 fee, which covers Panacea's shipping, handling, and materials costs. The $10 fee can credited towards the purchase of TurboDLDDeluxe within 30 days.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards. Corporate headquarters are located at 24 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053, U.S.A. Phone: (800) 729-7420 or (603) 437-5022. FAX: (603) 434-2461. Panacea's sales department can also be reached via the Internet as sales@panacea.com.


MiniCardDock Desktop PCMCIA Reader/Writer
GREYSTONE INTRODUCES NEW 3.5-INCH MINICARDDOCK UNIVERSAL DESKTOP READER/WRITER FOR PCMCIA CARDS

Interface For Desktop PCs Priced $129 ($99 OEM); Supports PC Card Types I, II, III

Los Gatos, CA -- June 13, 1994 -- Greystone Peripherals, Inc., the leader in affordable PCMCIA accessories and software duplication systems, announced today its latest PCMCIA product, the MiniCardDock, a 3.5 inch universal desktop reader/writer for PC cards. The unit allows desktop users to upgrade desktop PCs for PCMCIA technology with full card and platform interchangeability with mobile PCs.

The MiniCardDock enables full sharing of peripherals, updating and correcting files and modifying and loading software. A variety of PC Cards -- memory, network, fax/modem, wireless communication, I/O or disk drive -- can be used interchangeably by both mobile and desktop platforms as needed. Software seamlessly manages the auto-configuration of each PC Card as it is inserted and removed, at any time.

"The MiniCardDock reader/writer link between desktop PCs and mobile PCs is critical for full acceptance of these PC cards," said John Usher, Greystone's vice president of sales and marketing. "Users can insert and eject PC Cards just as easily as they would a floppy disk, without having to power down the system or risk any data loss. The unit provides full interchangeability, allowing PC Cards to be moved from system to system and slot to slot, for true plug-and-play.

Fully compliant with PCMCIA version 2.0 specifications for memory and I/O cards and Intel ExCA specifications, the single-socket MiniCardDock enables easy plug-and-play of any memory, ATA and I/O PC cards designed to PCMCIA specifications. The MiniCardDock is a totally compatible solution for reading and writing data, and the exchange of data files and peripheral I/O functions Between mobile and desktop PCs using PC Cards.

Greystone's Mini-CardDock reader/writer conveniently mounts into a standard 3.5-inch half-height drive slot and supports +5 volt and +3 volt PC card Types I, II and m. The unit is designed to mount PC cards almost flush with the PC' s front bezel. This, together with the company' s proprietary pushbutton mechanism, can eliminate card damage or bent internal connector leads due to improper insertion or removal.

The MiniCardDock software manages system resources with easy-to-use pop-up menus, and includes DOS- and Windows-compatible PCMCIA Card Services and Socket Services software for configuring the system and each PC Card, managing I/O ports, interrupt levels and memory blocks. The software also allows hot insertion/removal, an important feature for preserving data integrity and preventing data loss. PC Cards can thus be moved from system to system, one slot to another, without identification conflicts, much as a floppy diskette.

Each unit comes complete with hardware and software for turnkey operation. This includes single-slot docking bay hardware, a low-profile (for maximum airflow) PC interface card which installs into any 16-bit AT-bus slot, cables and software. The CardDock unit is easy to install and use, featuring LED read/write activity indicators.

MINICARDDOCK FEATURE TABLE

Full PCMCIA 2.x compliance        = YES

Front load internal               = YES

3.5-inch, half-high slot          = YES

Ejector                           = YES

Reads/writes +3.3V PC cards       = 15mm

Slot height

Socket controller                 = Cirrus

Hot swap Data Protection          = YES

Suggested list price              = $129

OEM quantity price                = $ 99

Greystone's Model GS-110 MiniCardDock card drive is available immediately at a suggested list price of $129.00. OEM volume quantities are also available as low as $99.. The CardDock is warranted for one year. MiniCardDock units are distributed by Bell Microproducts to dealers, VARs/VADs and OEMs in the U.S.

Greystone Peripherals, Inc., was founded in 1992 and is led by industry veterans George Robinson and John Usher. The company also designs, manufactures and markets other PCMCIA accessory products including CardDock (5.25-in. front mounted) and OutBack (5.25-in. rear-mounted), as well as the DataBlaster and SoftBlaster disk, tape and optical drive software duplication systems for PCMCIA, IDE and SCSI platforms, targeted to the software manufacturing market. The company is located at 130 Knowles Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030.


ViPEr Visual DSP Programming Environment
SPECTRUM ANNOUNCES A NEW VISUAL PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT (ViPEr) FOR DSP SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

ViPEr reduces software design and debugging cycles for multi-processor and multi-board systems

Vancouver, B.C., Canada, June 13, 1994 -- Spectrum Signal Processing, a leader in DSP system and tool development, introduced today a new PC-based software engineering environment that speeds prototyping and code generation for large VME systems built around the TMS320C40 board.

Spectrum's new Visual Programming Environment -- ViPEr -- is a Windows-based software development tool kit which helps engineers substantially reduce system design and debugging time for complex multi-processor, multi-board DSP systems. By automatically generating optimized C40 DSP code from user created data-driven flow graphs, Spectrum's ViPEr reduces the DSP software development effort by as much as 80 percent in select applications.

Spectrum's ViPEr was developed by the EDO Corporation of New York, a NYSE listed company that designs and manufactures advanced electronic, acoustic and hydrodynamic equipment for military and commercial markets. ViPEr combines Spectrum's C40 hardware systems with EDO Corporation's software technology to provide a complete programming environment. EDO has applied this system on two of its major sonar projects, each of which utilized over 20 Texas Instrument's DSPs.

"ViPEr is a proven solution for DSP designs," says Barry Jinks, President and CEO, Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. "It can provide significant cost savings as well as performance and productivity enhancements on a broad range of DSP designs."

"EDO developed this tool kit to dramatically increase our productivity for large-scale DSP system design," said Jonathan Schere, Director of Electronic Systems, EDO Corporation, Defense Systems Division. "ViPEr and Spectrum's CV series of VME products perfectly complement each other in this environment."

Spectrum estimates that in many applications software engineers can decrease coding and debugging time by at least half, with estimates of as high as 80% in certain applications. ViPEr is currently available with Spectrum's VME C40 product line. However, Spectrum intends to extend this product to a broader range of platforms and products later this year.

Powerful Concurrent Development Environment

By defining the system architecture from the top-down using a series of flow graphs ViPEr provides the users with the following: an easy transition from early prototypes into full system implementation; and rapid system integration and debug, a feature that is currently not available in multi-processor development projects.

"In effect, ViPEr provides top-down and bottom-up concurrency on a project," said Tim Marchant, Product Manager, Spectrum Signal Processing. "ViPEr provides all of the complex supervisory and interprocessor code for multi-board, multi-processor and even multi-chassis systems, so the designer can focus on application building ."

How ViPEr Works

Applications are built within ViPEr by graphically linking components selected from the ViPLib database of coded DSP software components and then placing them in flow graphs.

The user has complete control of the code efficiency of all components added to ViPLib, whether inherited from previous projects or newly coded, as they are provided to ViPEr as C or optimized assembler code, not as abstract algorithms.

ViPEr includes the tools needed to build and debug the application from the integral library components. The product's Application Builder takes the database of information and automatically builds the necessary supervisory and inter-processor data structures. These are then linked with the ViPEr Real Time Executive and with the ViPLib components, producing an efficient, executable image for each DSP.

The application is then downloaded and debugged over an Ethernet interface between the host PC and the target VME-bus system. The Graphical Debugger provides the user with a live window into target hardware, and data from the running application can be monitored from the PC in analog format selected simply by clicking the mouse on points of the application's source flow graph.

ViPEr pricing begins at $15,000 US and the product will be available in September of 1994.

Spectrum Signal Processing is an industry leader in the development of engineering tools, boards and software for the PC, VME and SBus environments. These systems support Digital Signal Processors from all the major vendors making Spectrum a leader in industrial applications. In addition, the Company's new multimedia products for the consumer market provide a leading edge desktop communications system for the business, entertainment and education markets. Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. is a public company traded on the NASDAQ NMS under the symbol SSPIF and on the TSE and VSE under the symbol SSY.

Spectrum Signal Processing

8525 Baxter Place

100 Production Court

Bumaby, B.C. V5A 4V7

(604) 421-5422,  FAX: (604) 421-1764


EX Libris, Collins Classics on CD-ROM
EX LIBRIS

Collins Classics on CD-ROM

The EX LIBRIS series is dedicated to bringing you classic literature that should be on everyone's shelf - at an affordable price. Context-sensitive illustrations of the highest quality and in the case of Lewis Carroll, selected readings in full CD audio, enhance the mood and context perfectly. With these and the powerful search capabilities provided by the software, EX LIBRIS brings the classics alive.

* Access by word/phrase search or table of contents

* Every word is indexed and accessible instantly

* Wildcard search facility provided

* Simple-to-use BookFace software with consistent interfaces

  and continual on-screen prompting

The EX LIBRIS series allows you to appreciate literature as never before: used for education, the series allows new ways of using the text; used for reference they become the ultimate quotation library.

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Jane Austen - The Complete Illustrated Novels on CD-ROM

Contains all her major novels, first published in the early 19th century, including Sense and Sensibility, plus Pride and Prejudice. A wealth of high quality illustrations by Hugh Thomson, from the late 19th century editions, add extra life to this classic material, enhancing the mood and context perfectly.

The Bronte Sisters - The Complete Novels with Illustrations on CD-ROM

With all their novels and minor works including Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. A wealth of high quality illustrations and artefacts incorporates the material of: Sixty Treasures of The Bronte Parsonage Museum.

Lewis Carroll - Selected Writings with original illustrations plus readings by Sir John Gielgud in full CD audio

Includes Alice's Adventures under Ground, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of the Snark and other works, plus biographical material. High quality original illustrations from the early editions and readings by Sir John Gielgud in full CD quality audio add extra life to this classic material.

"What is the use of a book" thought Alice "without pictures or conversations?" --Lewis Carroll: Alice in Wonderland

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Technical details

Platform: IBM PC (or compatible)

Minimum requirements:

- CD-ROM drive and MSCDEX v2.0 (or higher) with an audio output

  plus volume control and either headphones or speakers

- 512Kb of free memory

- VGA graphics card (colour monitor preferred for illustrations)

Media: CD-ROM (conforming to ISO-9660)

NB A sound card is not required for CD audio.

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HarperCollins Electronic Reference

14 Steep Lane, Findon

Worthing, West Sussex BN14 0UF

United Kingdom

Tel +44 (0)903 873 555

Fax +44 (0)903 873 633

CompuServe: 100317,1372


Free OS/2 IRMWare Business App Demos Available
IRMWARE SERVICES ANNOUNCES DEMOS FOR EDPT AND E/R DIAGRAMMER

Phoenix, June 16, 1994 -- IRMWare Services announced today FREE DEMO diskettes are available for EDPT (Employee Development Planning and Tracking) and E/R Diagrammer.

EDPT is a tool that provides a means to assess employee skills, match skills to jobs, plan career paths, recommend training plans, match people to jobs, schedule training and feed the budgeting process for allocation of training. This package is able to interface to personnel, general ledger and budget systems and may be fully customized to meet the customer's needs.

E/R Diagrammer depicts business relationships as the business sees them without losing the precision of binary cardinalities. This tool provides an inexpensive entry into CASE technology while remaining methodology independent, supporting user definable standards and supporting open architecture. We provide an import/expert facility which interfaces with several well known CASE tools. We even provide source code for a generalized import/export to allow the customer to integrate with the tools the customer already owns.

IRMWare specializes in custom business solutions and software development. Both products are CID enabled for easy installation. We are happy to be working with IBM in making OS/2 the platform of choice.

IRMWare Services

PO Box 51093

Phoenix, AZ 85076-1093

602-730-1510,  fax 602-413-0399


The Brain - Artificial Neural Network Simulator
The Brain

An Artificial Neural Network Simulator

Get ready to explore the exciting world of artificial intelligence. The Brain is an advanced neural network simulator that is simple enough to be used by non-technical people, yet sophisticated enough for serious research work. Based upon the backpropagation learning algorithm, The Brain allows you to train the computer to learn what you want it to learn. The Brain gives you a glimpse into the future of computing.

"I have looked through many programs, some very graphical and sophisticated but kept going back to The Brain for ease of use and understanding. Of all the manuals, The Brain's was the best." Len Babin, USA.

"Painless and Easy to implement.", "Quite nice and tight."  Bernard Walp, Public Opinion Research, USA.

"You did an excellent job." Tony Bermudez, USA.

"Your code is well written so I find it easy to implement."  Pornchai V., University of Tasmania, Australia.

With The Brain, you can create, train, and test your own neural networks. Three sample networks are included in the package.

Source code (in C) is included so you can customize the network to your particular needs.

The manual included, outlines the features and capabilities of The Brain as well as providing you with an overview of the concepts and applications of neural networks.

Step into the future today and order your copy now for only $AUS30 ($US25) by contacting DP Computing at the address below. Please contact me to find your nearest distributor as we have support and distributions sites worldwide.

DP Computing

PO Box 712

Noarlunga Centre SA 5168    Phone: +61 8 326 4364

Australia                   Email: dpc@mep.com


Three New Windows Tools from Wintronix
Wintronix, Inc. introduces Application Timer 2.1, Time and Money Tracker 2.02, and Easy Macro 2.01 - three necessary applications for today's Microsoft Windows users.

Salt Lake City, UT - June 6, 1994 - Wintronix, Inc. has introduced three new exciting applications for the Microsoft's Windows operating system: Application Timer, Time and Money Tracker and Easy Macro. Evaluation copies of these programs can be found on Compuserve, America Online and many other popular online services.

Application Timer Version 2.1

Application Timer from Wintronix, Inc. is a Windows shareware program which launches applications unattended on a user definable schedule. It will launch DOS or Windows programs. It can launch programs once, every minute, every 15 minutes, hourly, daily, weekly, or month end. It can be used to automate operations such as data collection, modem communications, e-mail, long reports, intensive calculations, etc. It can launch applications normal, full screen, minimized. It will even launch applications in the background.

Time and Money Tracker Version 2.02

Time and Money Tracker from Wintronix, Inc. is a Windows shareware program that will track the time spent for a project and calculate the cost based on an hourly rate. It will also add fixed costs when the timer is started. New additions to the program include Logging and "Always on Top." The program will continue to track time even when the computer is shut off. This program is great for consultants who need to track their time for clients. This program won 3rd place in the Microsoft WindowsTM NT Shareware Contest in the Business category.

Easy Macro Version 2.01

Easy Macro from Wintronix, Inc. is a Windows shareware program which allows you to quickly and easily record and playback keystroke macros without leaving your application. Just put the Easy Macro program in your StartUp group. Hit F7 to begin recording, F7 again to stop recording and F8 to playback your keystrokes.

Ease of registration through any of the following methods:

By check

     Wintronix, Inc.

     1001 S. 800 E.

     SLC, UT  84105-1203

     (801) 532-4865

Toll Free Number - Credit Card

     1-800-WINTRNX

     Fax: 1-800-WINTRNX (Auto detects fax)

Online Registration - Credit Card

     AOL: Wintronix

     CIS: 70054,1007

     Internet: wintrnx@xmission.com

Registration cost ranges from $25 to $45

Wintronix, Inc. specializes in custom Windows programming, Windows consulting and the release of innovative Shareware applications for the Windows environment. Wintronix, Inc. is a privately held company based in Salt Lake City, UT.


Object-Oriented Training CD-ROM
ICONIX Ships New Object-Oriented Training CD-ROM:

"Overview of Object-Oriented Analysis & Design Methods"

June 20, 1994 -- SANTA MONICA, California...ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc., makers of ICONIX PowerTools,  announced the release of their new Object-Oriented Methology Training CD-ROM:  "Overview of Object-Oriented Analysis & Design Methods,"  the first training course of its kind to appear on CD-ROM. Through the use of on-line demos and tutorials, the CD-ROM provides a thorough, yet easy-to-follow survey of the various O-O methodologies currently in use: Rumbaugh OMT, Jacobson Objectory, Booch OOD, Coad/Yourdon OOA, Wirfs-Brock RDD, Martin-Odell OOA and Shlaer-Mellor OOA/OODLE methods.

One of the first CASE tool companies to make its mark in the Object-Oriented field,  ICONIX  was  also one of the first companies to offer training  in Object-Oriented methodologies.  This however marks the first time ICONIX has ventured into the multimedia arena.  By offering their  O-O methodology training course on CD-ROM,  ICONIX president Doug Rosenberg hopes to reach a larger audience, due to increased convenience and accessibility of the O-O training:  " We have received numerous requests from customers who wanted O-O methodology training on their desktop, as a supplement to classroom training.  Our CD-ROM  offers a convenient and economical way to get the training they need, without having to leave the office."

The latest in the line of Object-Oriented products from ICONIX, the CD-ROM training course is being offered both separately and as part of a package, as it is also included in the newly released ICONIX "O-O Starter Kit."   The kit includes two ICONIX PowerTools  Object-Oriented analysis  and design tools,  ObjectModelerx and FastTaskx, as well as  the training course on CD-ROM and one year maintenance.  Mr. Rosenberg sees  the kit as a good low-cost, low-risk  introduction into Object-Oriented software engineering: "The ICONIX  O-O Starter Kit  is  a great way to get started quickly in Object-Oriented software engineering," says Doug Rosenberg, ICONIX president. "With the O-O methodology training now available on CD-ROM, not only will developers and managers have the tools they'll need to get started, but they'll be able to  make an informed decision when choosing the best methods to suit their needs."

For further information regarding ICONIX products and/or training and consulting services, contact  ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc. by phone: (310) 458-0092, or by fax:  (310) 396-3454.  The firm is headquartered at 2800 28th Street, Suite 320, Santa Monica, CA  90405.


Issue Manager v1.1 Issue/Problem Tracking Sys
Issue Manager 1.1 is now available at the following locations:

   wuarchive.wustl.edu: /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/windows/issumn11.zip

   ftp.cica.indiana.edu: /pub/pc/win3/uploads/issumn11.zip

   CompuServe: WINSHARE forum as ISSUMN.ZIP

   America Online: ISSUMN11.ZIP

                   (search for keyword 'Winnovation')

   (CompuServe and AOL both have version 1.0 now, and it may

   take a few days to be updated...)

Issue Manager 1.1 -- An issue/problem tracking system for Windows  Copyright (C) 1994 Winnovation

Issue Manager is a sophisticated issue tracking system for Windows.   With it you can do such tasks as:

  * Track action items

  * Ensure that issues have a closed loop

  * Track customer issues until closure

  * Maintain a very powerful to-do list

Often we take an action item or notice an issue that needs to be  resolved, and file it in the back of our minds.  With Issue Manager,  this issue can be tracked until resolution!  You will never forget  about an important issue ever again.  Issue Manager can even remind you if a certain issue needs attention.

Even if they do write it down, many people use the simple checklist- type approach, where you check off an item when it is done.  The  problem with this approach is that an item is either complete or not  complete - there is no middle ground.  Most often we don't work this  way; we need to track issues, make notes of progress that is made, and finally note when the issue is closed.  Issue Manager allows you to do this with ease.

Here are some possible uses for Issue Manager:

  * Maintain a list of action items for a team of people

  * Track the maintenance history for rental property

  * Keep track of issues that need attention during product

    development

  * Tracking software bugs before and/or after product release

  * And thousands of other uses!

New in version 1.1:

  - Added support for non-U.S. date formats

  - Added method to specify default status/category lists

  - Added auto-save feature

  - Added option to suppress detail in printed and exported

    reports

  - Added option to specify issue list title

    (other than filename)

  - Added hotkeys for add issue, edit issue, and issue history

  - Much improved sorting speed

  - Fixed all known problems

Issue Manager is available from Winnovation, starting at $49.95 per  copy.  For more information, contact

Winnovation

P.O. Box 271071

Ft. Collins, CO  80527-1071

Phone: (303) 226-8682,  FAX: (303) 226-5538

CompuServe: 71774,605


LEARNING THE INTERNET BY VIDEO

(A New User's Step by Step Guide)

VideoNet Publishing Co. has produced the foremost video teaching tool for those learning the Internet. This video uses proven, easy to use teaching techniques and demonstrates the monitor and keyboard simultaneously showing the effect of every keystroke...actually let's you learn by doing. An excellent new users tool as well as a reference manual, one can become comfortable within a few sessions. A comprehen- sive and professional way to learn.

ORDER  OF  CONTENTS

   1. Introduction and History of the Internet

   2. Etiquette and Protocol

   3. Names and Numbers

   4. Connecting to the Internet

   5. Electronic Mail

   6. Gopher

   7. FTP

   8. Usenet, Discussion Groups

   9. Utilities...Archie to WWW

  10. Summary

(Copyright 1994 VideoNet Publishing Co.)

To order "LEARNING THE INTERNET BY VIDEO", please send check or money order (Sorry, no credit cards or COD's) to:

    VideoNet Publishing Co.

    Division of Telemanagement Systems of America (TSA)

    Dept. V

    PO Box 8791

    Mandeville, LA   70470-8791

in the amount of $29.95 plus $3.50 P&H in U.S., $10.00 P&H outside U.S. Current Internet users deduct 20% with order and active Email address. Educational, government, volume purchases inquire about special pricing.

    Customer Service: 1-800-903-7378, Ext 4444

    TSA Phone: 504-845-1342

    TSA Fax:   504-845-2085

    Internet:  TSA@NETCOM.COM

Thank You. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.


The Tracker for Cross Country Runners
The Tracker, Software for processing runners in a Cross Country Race.

Elite Software Concepts would like to announce our new software package, The Tracker.  Available now for IBM Compatible Computers, The Tracker allows High School or College Cross Country Officials to operate their Invitational quickly and easily.  With speeds 200% faster than manual processing, The Tracker offers quick processing of up 9,999 competitors as they cross the finish line.

Over 10 years of research and development has brought the following dynamic features:

 --  Online Help.

 --  Bar Code Scanning and Bar Code Printing Support.

 --  Two officials can simultaneous process Times and Competitor

     numbers (can be 500' away from each other).

 --  Instantly prints Team Scores and Individual Results.  Can

     optionally follow the N.F.I.C.A. Rules.

 --  Also works on Notebook computers.

The software has starting list price of $199.  The complete version including Bar Code Scanner and Timing Interface lists at $699.  For more details, please direct your inquires to the address shown above.

Minimum Software Requirements:

    286 with 640k RAM and 10MEG of available disk space

Elite Software Concepts

315 Petka Rd, Coatesville, PA  19320-1171

PHONE:  (610) 857-0489


GEnie's New Windows Front End Available
GENIE'S NEW WINDOWS FRONT END FACILITATES ONLINE AND OFFLINE USAGE

-- Windows Graphical User Interface Available Free to GEnie Subscribers --

ROCKVILLE, MD, June 20, 1994 -- GEnie announced today the commercial availability of its Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) which enables users to navigate their way throughout the system quickly and easily.  GEnie subscribers can use the service by means of a series of colorful icons that guide them through GEnie's extensive software libraries, communications services and the hundreds of RoundTables* available online.

The Windows Front End has a variety of tools that make GEnie easy to use including the following features:

o The To Do Manager allows users to select files for

  downloading and store them in a filing cabinet for action

  later

o The Filing Cabinet enables users to perform specific tasks

  offline

o The built-in Text Editor simplifies the creation of mail

  messages

o The Address Book Editor allows users to store commonly used

  email and Internet addresses and fax numbers

o The Automated Locate/Notify  function enables users to quickly

  identify other GEnie subscribers currently online regardless of

  their location

The new Windows Front End enables GEnie subscribers to manage their online usage more effectively by preparing mail messages and browsing through file descriptions offline. It also provides users with an option to select files in software libraries and store them in the To Do Manager for downloading in one batch at the end of the online session.

The new Windows Front End is available online or users can request a free disk and welcome kit by calling GEnie Client Services at 1-800-638-9636. Subscribers can download the GUI by typing M1465 or the keyword, FRONTEND, at any GEnie Page prompt.

GEnie Services, which became operational in 1985, is one of the leading online information services with subscribers throughout the United States, Canada and around the world.  GE Information Services, Inc., a division of General Electric Company, is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

GEnie Services hourly non-prime time connect rate is $3.00 U.S. ($4.00 CAN$). The monthly fee of $8.95 ($10.95 CAN$) includes up to four hours of non-prime time access to most GEnie services such as software downloads, bulletin boards, email, an Internet mail gateway, multiplayer games and chat lines.


Word for Windows Answers: Cert. Tech Support
TRUE MEANING OF "TECH SUPPORT" REVEALED

Word for Windows Users Find the Answers in New Book

Berkeley, CA, June 13, 1994 -- Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support, the latest book published in Osborne/McGraw-Hill's unprecedented Certified Tech Support series, redefines the meaning of "24 hour tech support." With its comprehensive coverage of Word for Windows questions and its direct, proven solutions, readers will find all the help they need to take full advantage of Word for Windows's features and capabilities.

Written by trainer and software expert Mary Campbell, Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support is organized by topic into 17 chapters. Readers will find easy-to-understand answers to questions they may have about subjects ranging from setup, layout and design, and printing and fonts, to merges, fields and macros, and working with other applications. Campbell also covers customization, tables, tools, special features, file management, and more.

Similar to the other books in the Certified Tech Support series, Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support was developed in conjunction with Corporate Software Inc. (CSI). CSI is one of the world's largest providers of tech support, answering more than 250,000 support calls a month. Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support is based on the empirical data amassed by CSI, ensuring that it answers the questions that thousands of other users have already had with the software. Chances are that most readers will find their questions answered in this book.

Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support has a comprehensive index and table of contents for easy reference so readers will be able to find the information they need quickly. Frustration Busters--suggestions about how to avoid problems in the first place--and Tech Tips-pointers that provide additional insight or related information--are also included throughout the book as preventative help.

With Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support, readers will no longer have to spend money calling tech support, waste valuable time waiting on hold, or flip endlessly through manuals to find answers to their questions. Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support gives a whole new meaning to the words "tech support."

Word for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support is soft cover, 510 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Suggested retail price: $19.95. ISBN: 0-07-882031-6. For orders only, phone (800) 227-10900, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM Pacific Time, or Corporate Software at (800) 677-4003 Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 8:00PM Eastern Time.

Other titles in the Certified Tech Support Series are

1-2-3 for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support--available 8/94

DOS Answers: Certified Tech Support--available now

Excel for Windows Answers: Certified Tech Support--available 6/94

Lotus Notes Answers: Certified Tech Support--available now

Microsoft Access Answers: Certified Tech Support--available 8/94

NetWare Answers: Certified Tech Support--available now

WordPerfect for Windows Answers:

    Certified Tech Support--available now

Mary Campbell, also author of DOS Answers: Certified Tech Support and WordPerfect for Windows Answers, has written and co-authored dozens of acclaimed books on a large variety of computer topics. As a widely read author and corporate trainer, she has taught thousands of users about many popular software programs. Campbell is also president of a consulting firm specializing in computer training.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher of books about computers that include tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with Corporate Software, Inc., Oracle Corp., and several well-known McGraw-Hill magazines, including Business Week and BYTE. A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for its future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


Computer-Related Illness & Injuries Report
Ergo Communications Offers Free White Paper On Computer-Related Illness and Injuries

"Does Your Office Make You Sick?" Details Potential Health Hazards

NEW YORK, June 20, 1994 -- Ergo Communications, the New York-based ergonomics and eco-office consulting firm, is releasing "Does Your Office Make You Sick?", a free white paper on the health concerns created or aggravated by the design and equipment in a computer-driven office environment.

"Computer-related injuries are among the fastest-growing health problems today," reports Charles Pappas, president of Ergo Communications. "In 1992 alone, 282,000 people reported Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs) from the incorrect repeated use of office equipment. Today, 14-18 million people now suffer from CTDs. By the year 2000 perhaps one-half of all business medical costs will go for CTDs."

"Does Your Office Make You Sick?" documents the key causes of office-related illness and injury, ranging from incorrect usage of computer equipment and workstation design to harmful emissions from computers and laser printers. It prescribes exercises and preventative measures to avoid these hazards and recommends various products which can contribute to a healthier office set-up.

"Does Your Office Make You Sick?" is available at no charge from Ergo Communications, 516 East 79th Street, Suite #4F, New York, NY 10021; tel. 212-535-0344


50 Ways to Make Money Using Your PC
New audio learning system offers help for 16.2 million jobless Americans and Includes a listing of government grants and loans plus - a free month long membership to the nation's online service, America Online

50 Ways to Make Money Using Your PC by Kim Komando

SCOTTSDALE, AZ., June 20, 1994 -- Secretary of Labor Robert Reich estimates that in addition to the 8.8 million people officially counted as jobless, 1.2 million are so discouraged that they have quit looking for work and thus are no longer counted. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figures that as many as 6.2 million more would like to work full time but have taken part-time jobs because that is all they can get. Grand total: as many as 16.2 million. The result is many people who survive layoffs and find new jobs nonetheless suffer a deep slash in income. One study found that of 2,000-odd workers let go by RJR Nabisco, 72% found jobs--but at wages that averaged only 47% of their previous pay. The alternative is to join in on the exploding home office / small office market and start a business.

50 Ways Detailed in 60 Minutes

Kim Komando, a talk radio host, television commentator, syndicated columnist, author, founder of America Online's The Komputer Clinic, and known to millions as the "Komputer Tutor," gives 50 different proven ways to turn a personal computer into a profitable business. Each business is presented, a description given, and then, the estimated yearly earnings. Oftentimes, Kim gives marketing tips and secrets too. Some businesses include advertisement consultant, apartment locator, computer dating service, economic forecasting, electronic mailing service, information research firm, market survey taker, roommate matching service, and store menu planning. The stereo-quality tape is 60 minutes in length.

Government Grants and Loans Help People Get Started

50 Ways to Make Money With Your PC includes a listing of 20 government grants and loan programs. The list provides the agency contact information, the uses and use restrictions and eligibility requirements.

Plus, buyers can tap into the America Online service for one month free (a $39.99 value). America Online provides access to articles and editors of leading magazines and newspapers such as Time, National Geographic, The New Republic, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and other national traditions and provides a gateway to the Internet, more than 80,000 software programs and files to download, and is home of The Komputer Clinic featuring Kim Komando.

Komando Is In Command

"This audio learning system tape results from the 1,000 or more letters I receive weekly from people throughout the country. They want to know how to make money without being dependent on a corporation because a job isn't the 'marriage' it used to be. A computer makes a great business partner," said Kim Komando, product developer and host of 50 Ways to Make Money Using Your PC.

It's Priced Less Than 50 Cents Per Business Idea 50 Ways to Make Money Using Your PC is a 60-minute stereo-quality audio cassette by Kim Komando that includes the listing of 20 government grants and loan programs plus a month's free access to America Online costs $24.95 plus shipping and handling.

The Komando Corp

4332 North Wells Fargo Ave, Suite 200

Scottsdale, AZ 85251-3408

800-859-5667,  602-970-1207


Minn Technology Plan for Recycled Equipment
Minnesota Department of Education and National Cristina Foundation Sign Agreement for Statewide Technology Plan for Recycled Equipment

May 23, 1994, Greenwich, CT - The Minnesota Department of Education and the National Cristina Foundation (NCF) have signed an agreement to work together to recycle used and excess hardware and software, donated through NCF, to programs serving people with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged across Minnesota.

Toward achieving this goal, Northern States Power, the Minneapolis-based utility company, will be assisting with the initiative to obtain donations of used computer technology from Minnesota's business community so that public and community agencies can benefit from the program. Northern States Power Company has a long tradition of support for educational programs. Bruce Palmer, Manager of their corporate contributions, states, "The National Cristina Foundation provides a very simple and effective way for NSP to extend the useful life of donated computers and software, while providing meaningful opportunities for special students throughout Minnesota." Mr. Palmer added, "We intend to continue this effort and look forward to a long partnership with the National Cristina Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Education."

Wayne Erickson, State Director of Special Education for the Minnesota Department of Education is pleased that his division is coordinating the computer hardware and software distribution program for pre-kindergarten through graduation in education related facilities serving students who are disabled or disadvantaged. "This effort will enable non-profit schools and agencies to provide enrichment to their education and services with the assistance of technology," said Erickson. "Students throughout Minnesota will benefit from the partnership with the National Cristina Foundation, the business community, and MDE."

The National Cristina Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in Connecticut, has created a grassroots partnership of agencies and organizations that provide education, rehabilitation and job training at hundreds of locations in more than 40 states and five countries serving tens of thousands of people.

Through a process that distributes used and excess hardware and software donated from business and individuals, at no charge, to educational and training programs by sharing technology solutions with others in the NCF Network, NCF offers people with disabilities, at risk students and the economically disadvantaged the opportunity to strive for new goals and achievements.

"We are pleased," said Dr. Yvette Marrin, President of NCF, "that the NCF process will foster the development of effective technology solutions in Minnesota so that people in need can lead more independent and productive lives. In line with NCFs objective that Machines you can write off. People you can't., I'm especially delighted that one of the first recipients for donated technology will be students in programs providing training to young persons who are homeless."

National Cristina Foundation

Operations:

591 West Putnam Ave

Greenwich, CT 06830

203-622-6000,  fax 203-622-6270

Headquarters:

42 Hillcrest Dr

Pelham Manor, NY 10803

914-738-7494,  fax 914-738-1571


Newsletters From the Desktop, 2nd Edition
Newsletters that Get a Second Look

Ventana presents design secrets of newsletters that work

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Catalyzed by the desktop publishing explosion, literally millions of organizations now produce a newsletter. But however exemplary the content, presentation is the key to capturing the reader's initial attention. And the new second edition of Newsletters From the Desktop from Ventana Press reveals the steps to creating newsletters that get read.

A team effort from the publishers of the award-winning Looking Good in Print and the producers of the acclaimed journal ThePage, Newsletters From the Desktop uses abundant examples and a down-to-earth approach to help readers develop their own style for appealing productions.

The book explains the basics of newsletter design and then focuses on specific tasks. Topics include:

** Professional pizzazz on a pizza budget--using overlapping elements, white space, background graphics, sidebars and text wrap for cost-free flair.

** Newsletter building blocks--complete, step-by-step instructions for sketching thumbnails, designing prototypes, creating templates, importing text and graphics and printing the results.

** Taking a cue from the audience--choosing typeface, headline style, color and layout for a look that compliments the content.

** Preparing for the printer--getting a price quote, choosing paper stock and binding, proofing halftone resolution and color separations for a perfect print job.

A 24-page color gallery of professionally designed newsletters drawn from numerous companies and groups illustrates the points made in the preceding chapters.

Although Newsletters From the Desktop covers the newest technology for using color and scanned photographs, the authors do not assume that every newsletter publisher has access to these tools. Therefore, they include tips on giving instructions to printers to get that special look, and discuss the capabilities of service bureaus. Whether a newsletter publisher relies on a word processor for the extent of the design or manipulates state-of-the-art page-layout software, the timeless advice in this volume will apply.

Newsletters From the Desktop is softcover, 365 pages, two-color throughout with a 24-page full color section, illustrated. Suggested retail price: $24.95. ISBN: 1-56604-133-3.

Author Joe Grossmann is former editor of ThePage, one of the longest-running and most respected how-to journals for desktop publishers. Contributor David Doty is founder of ADEPT, the first professional DTP association, and former editor-in-chief and publisher of ThePage.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more productive, including The Gray Book, Looking Good With CorelDRAW!, Word for Windows Design Companion, Advertising From the Desktop, The Makeover Book and The Presentation Design Book. All titles are available in bookstores and by writing Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, or by calling Ventana's toll-free order line, 800/743-5369;  919/942-0220; FAX: 919 /942-1140


Looking Good with CorelDRAW!, 3rd Edition
CorelDRAW! 5 Dazzles in New Ventana Book

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--With its revolutionary new color management system and major performance gains, version 5 of CorelDRAW is a must for power users. Ventana Press's Looking Good With CorelDRAW!, updated to a third edition, turns on the creative juices with hundreds of award-winning illustrations and step-by-step instructions for creating beautiful, compelling graphics.

From the publisher of Looking Good in Print, the latest edition of the popular Looking Good With CorelDRAW! covers versions 4 and 5 and includes a new appendix on Corel Ventura. An entire section is dedicated to fundamental elements and program calls, along with instructions and examples of advanced techniques for constructing elements. Icons indicate whether instructions are specific to CorelDRAW 4 or 5.

Authors Nemoy and Aiken provide a wealth of practical advice for tapping the software's potential to produce a variety of materials, including posters, book jackets, newsletters and brochures. This idea source book now features more black-and-white illustrations as well as eight new pages of color illustrations for a total of 32 full-color pages. Examples show readers how to

** design dazzling documents easily using CorelDRAW's new professionally designed preset effects like clouds, chrome and glass.

** streamline work with CorelDRAW's enhanced interface, including tabbed dialogs and a new ribbon bar.

** accent artistry with brand-new tools, such as square fountain fills, new texture fills and improved 3D extrusions with up to three light sources.

** mold the design with PHOTO-PAINT, CHART, SHOW and MOVE.

** improve productivity with OLE's drag-and-drop capabilities.

Looking Good With CorelDRAW!, Third Edition is 380 pages with 32 full-color pages. ISBN 1-56604-162-7. Suggested retail price: $27.95.

Coauthor Sheldon Nemoy, president of The Thornhill Group, one of Los Angeles's premiere computer-based design agencies, teaches publishing and presentation design in the computer graphics department at the UCLA Extension.

Coauthor C.J. Aiken, a freelance writer, editor and desktop publisher, has published articles in Ventura Professional, 24 Hours and In Focus.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users become more productive, including The Gray Book, Advertising From the Desktop, The Windows Internet Tour Guide, The Mac Shareware 500, Desktop Publishing With Word for Windows and The Presentation Design Book. All titles are available in bookstores and by writing Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, or by calling Ventana's toll-free order line, 800/743-5369;  919/942-0220; FAX: 919/942-1140


Byte's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook
OS/2 LIVES!

VITAL SIGNS FOUND IN NEW BOOK RELEASE

Berkeley, CA, June 13, 1994 -- Contrary to reports (and wishful thinking) from its competitors, OS/2 is alive and thriving. Nowhere is this more evident than in Osborne/McGraw-Hill's latest book release, BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook by Kathy Ivens and Bruce Hallberg, which demonstrates the excitement about OS/2 in the programming community.

An ideal OS/2 resource guide for both programmers and power users alike, BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook contains a collection of tips, tricks, and hacks (understood to be amazingly clever and/or useful blocks of code) that will allow users to experience OS/2's full potential. BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook also has descriptions of the latest OS/2 shareware, freeware, utilities, and code along with insights about how to access them and leverage them to take full advantage of their power.

Written in the irreverent, easy-to-read Programmer's Cookbook style, BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's cookbook provides

** Explanations of programming utilities, language-specific source code, environment-specific source code, and language-independent source code that can be used as is or adapted to each user's needs.

** A listing of valuable resources that will help programmers find the freeware they want on networks and online services.

** A CD-ROM that contains all of the programs discussed (plus many more) to save programmers time and energy.

** Communications and utility software necessary to use the programs, plus shareware editors and debuggers.

BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook is the only book available covering the vast array of free and low-cost tools designed specifically for OS/2 programmers and aficionados. For every OS/2 programmer and user who wants to get up to speed and stay in front of the pack, BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook is the perfect companion for future success.

BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook is soft cover, 256 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Included is one CD-ROM disk. Suggested retail price: $34.95. ISBN: 007-882039-1. For orders only, phone (800) 227-0900, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

Other titles in the series are

BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882048-0; $34.95--available now

BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882062-6; $29.95--available now

BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882037-5; $34.95--available now

Kathy Ivens is a contributor to PC Week, a consultant, and the author of several successful OS/2 books, including OS/2 Inside & Out. She is also the co-author of WordPerfect Made Easy for both Windows and DOS.

Bruce Hallberg is the director of Information Services for a biotech company in Redwood City, California. A C programmer who has been working with REXX for one and a half years, Hallberg is also the author of five books, including two best-selling OS/2 titles.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher of books about computers, including tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with Corporate Software, Inc., Oracle Corp., and several well-known McGraw-Hill magazines, including Business Week and BYTE A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for its future computer hooks.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


Byte's DOS Programmer's Cookbook
DOS DAYS OF SUMMER BEGIN FOR PROGRAMMERS WITH RELEASE OF NEW PROGRAMMER'S, COOKBOOK

Berkeley, CA, June 13, 1994 -- Just when DOS programmers think they know it all, Osborne/McGraw-Hill publishes BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook, a compendium of radical programming tips, inspired hacks (understood to be amazingly clever and/or useful blocks of code), and great shareware not found anywhere else.

BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook redefines the otherwise stale world of DOS programming and shows that DOS still has quite a bit of life in it yet. Experts Craig Menefee, Lenny Bailes, and Nick Anis have spent hundreds of hours looking for the best DOS shareware, freeware, utilities, and code found on bulletin boards, online services, and the Internet so that readers can spend their time programming, not researching. BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook analyzes and discusses this information so programmers can start using it immediately.

According to the authors, there's no need for any programmer to pay big bucks for DOS programming tools when there are so many excellent low-cost and free ones available. With BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook, readers will

** Get instant access to utilities, hacks, programming resources, and sample code to increase productivity.

** Discover system level tips and interrupt lists.

** Take advantage of fully documented assembly language extensions and routines, as well as fully commented C and C++ code.

A CD-ROM included with the book has most shareware, freeware, batch files, and memory-resident programs covered in the book. It also has utilities coded in C, C++, and assembler, making this book an all-in-one resource.

Filled with insightful quotations and insider tips, BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook provides the tools needed by DOS programmers to get their coding on the edge.

BYTE's DOS Programmer's Cookbook is soft cover, 304 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Included is one CD-ROM disk. Suggested retail price: $34.95. ISBN: 0-07-882048-0. For orders only, phone (800) 227-0900, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

Other titles in the series are

BYTE's Mac Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882062-6; $29.95--available now

BYTE's OS/2 Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882039-1; $34.95--available now

BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook;

    ISBN 0-07-882037-5; $34.95--available now

Craig Menefee and Nick Anis have extensive experience in the shareware world, operate their own bulletin board system, and. frequent such online services as CompuServe and the Internet. They have authored other books with bound-in freeware, shareware, and custom programs. They were coauthors of the PC User's Guide. Nick Anis is the co-author of the best-seller Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications.

Lenny Bailes is a teacher, and consultant who has been writing about computers since 1987. He is the co-author of Multitasking and Memory Management Beyond 640K (Windcrest/McGrawHill, 1992) and a contributing editor for Microtimes, a California computer magazine. His columns and reviews have appeared in PC Magazine, PC Computing, Computer Shopper. and OS/2 Magazine.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher of books about computers, including tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with Corporate Software, Inc., Oracle Corp., and several well-known McGraw-Hill magazines, including Business Week and BYTE. A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for its future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


SoftArc & Apple Bring Info Highway to Kids
SoftArc and Apple Join Forces to Bring Information Superhighway to Kids Grades K-12

--FirstClass Communication System Now Bundled With Apple Workgroup Servers to Provide Schools With E-mail, Conferencing and Internet Access--

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario, June 14, 1994--SoftArc Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of enterprise-wide, cross-platform group communication software, today announced a software bundle with Apple Computer, Inc. Effective immediately, Apple will bundle SoftArc's FirstClass server package with its Apple Workgroup Server (AWS) 60 and 80 models. Called the Apple Education Series Communications Bundle, the hardware and software electronic communication product will be offered exclusively to the K-12 education market.

The Communications Bundle is designed to streamline communications within schools and between entire school communities. Students can collaborate on projects and share class notes, even when they are not in the same classroom. School administrators can have direct access to student records, curriculum guidelines, budgets and staff information. Teachers can send memos, bulletins, schedules, questions and meeting notes to one another. And parents can access the system remotely to pick up homework assignments, read school news and exchange messages with faculty.

"We are proud to be working with Apple for the important K-12 market," commented Steven Asbury, president of SoftArc. "FirstClass is rapidly being adopted by worldwide organizations such as KPMG-Peat Marwick, General Electric, Dupont, Eastman Kodak and others, but the education market is where SoftArc got its start--and it has remained one of our highest priorities."

"While FirstClass is a powerful communications product, it is very easy to learn and use, even for kids," continued Asbury. "There couldn't be a better place for people to learn how to maneuver the Information Superhighway than in the classroom at a young age."

The Communications Bundle will be sold in two parts: a server and a user license. A 25-MHz AWS 60 with FirstClass server software is priced at $2,599. A 33-MHz AWS 80 with FirstClass is $6,389 (prices include setup and connection to a school's existing network). Apple is offering a choice of two FirstClass user license packages with the Communications Bundle: a 100 regular user pack or a 250 regular user pack. Apple and SoftArc both offer identical special educational prices on user licenses--the 100 user package is available at $895 (normally $2,495) and the 250-user pack is $1,495 (normally $5995). Later this summer, Apple plans to offer customers the option of adding one of SoftArc's existing FirstClass Internet gateways for private mail, mail lists and Usenet news groups.

"Our goal is to make the creation and sharing of information accessible to entire school communities--students, teachers, administrators and parents," explained John Santoro, Apple's K-12 networking product line manager. "FirstClass is an excellent program because the application supports both the high and low-end Macintosh computers and Windows machines more often found in classrooms. Features such as conferencing, cross-platform chatting, customizable interfaces, on-line functions and optional Internet gateways are just some of the advanced options that differentiate FirstClass from its competition."

FirstClass is a cross-platform, enterprise-wide group communication system that integrates state-of-the-art e-mail with group conferencing, access to existing corporate databases, forms processing, real-time typed discussions and on-line communications functions. FirstClass offers the same ease of use, functionality and robust performance over network or modern, and operates in Macintosh, Windows, DOS, OS/2 and terminal emulation environments. FirstClass is available in 12 different languages and is used by business, educational institutions, government and private individuals in more than 30 countries worldwide. SoftArc's installed user base is approximately 1,000,000 (mailboxes sold) and growing. The Company is headquartered in Scarborough, Ontario.

Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets personal computers, servers and personal interactive electronic systems for use in business, education, the home, science, engineering and government. A recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry, Apple does business in more than 120 countries. The Company is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.

SoftArc Inc

805 Middlefield Rd, Suite 102

Scarborough, Ontario CANADA M1V 2T9

416-299-4723,  fax 416-754-1856


NEC Intros Versa S Series Notebook Systems
NEC INTRODUCES VERSA S SERIES OF SMALL, LIGHTWEIGHT "NO COMPROMISE" NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS

(Boxborough, Mass., June 20, 1994) -- Meeting the needs of highly mobile professionals who want a high-performance notebook in a reduced weight, NEC Technologies, Inc. (NECT) today introduces the Versa S Series, a new line of notebook computers with the functionality and power of full-featured notebooks but in a small, lightweight package, striking a perfect balance between performance and portability.

"Many on-the-go users want full notebook functionality at the lightest possible weight," said Bob Levin, director of marketing for NECT' s Portable Systems Group. "When we started developing the Versa S Series, that was our objective. Our Versa S is a 'no compromise' notebook computer that delivers traditional Versa-class performance at up to 50 MHz, plus, it has a choice of 9.5-inch high-quality displays, a large keyboard and substantial storage capacity. All of which are very popular among users and a rarity among small notebooks."

The Versa S is designed for executives, sales representatives and other mobile professionals whose frequent travel schedules make them particularly concerned about weight. Marketing managers, journalists, researchers and students will find the lightweight Versa S particularly easy to use because it offers the unusual combination of a small size but a large, easy-to-use keyboard and a large 9.5" screen. The Versa S notebook's active-matrix TFT color display or enhanced dual-scan STN color display are expected to be particularly attractive to executives and sales reps because both screens are easy to read and provide rich, vibrant color which makes them highly effective in presentations.

To maximize their investment in their Versa S notebook, users can attach an external monitor, printer and keyboard/mouse, which lets the Versa S double as a desktop computer.

Design Philosophy

Offered in both color and monochrome versions, the Versa S weighs only 4.2 Lbs. for mono, 4.7 lbs. for DSTN color and 5.0 lbs. for TFT color. Making the monochrome model NECT's lightest notebook ever. Its slim profile (just 1.4" in the monochrome version) and small footprint (10.8" x 8.3") enable the Versa S notebook to slide neatly and easily into any portfolio case or briefcase.

* Choice of Three Displays

Versa S systems are delivered in a choice of three full-size 9.5" displays, two of which are color -- active-matrix TFT or enhanced dual-scan STN with quick cursor response. A monochrome display also is available. The 9.5" display size is extraordinary for a small notebook computer. Versa S notebooks also feature local bus video with 256 colors at 640 x 480 resolution on color models and 64 shades of gray on the monochrome model.

* Large Keyboard

The Versa S comes with a standard large 80-key keyboard with full-travel keys. The keyboard features an integral, easy-to-use Versa SurePoint pointing device.

* Power Features

Versa S was developed around the Intel SL-Enhanced i486SX and DX2 CPUs operating at up to 50MHz. Cache is 8KB standard. The DX2 CPU has a built-in math coprocessor. To enable users to achieve maximum battery run-time, Versa S delivers three levels of power management -- off, custom, and high. Each level controls inactivity time-outs for predetermined system components. Depending on model, power management usage and configuration, users can achieve from two to four hours of run-time on a single battery charge.

* Expanded Interfaces

In response to many customer requests, Versa S offers integrated PCMCIA slots - two Type II or one Type III -- which makes Versa S the only notebook in its class to offer full-solution PCMCIA access. PCMCIA accessibility enables users to custom-tailor Versa S to their specific needs -- and to change the system as their needs change.

Wireless communication is made possible through VersaConnect Cellular Communication Upgrade Kits. For desktop connectivity, NECT and Traveling Software, Inc. have joined forces to offer all Versa S customers a special price on LapLink Wireless), the latest in wireless file transfer technology. Thanks to its PCMCIA connectivity, Versa S enables corporate "road warriors" to always be in touch with the home office or have instant access to electronic data stored on mainframes, mini servers or mail. Versa S also offers a full complement of ports -- enhanced parallel, serial, SVGA, PS/2-style keyboard/mouse and floppy drive.

* Storage and Disk Drives

Versa S systems offer 210MB or 260MB hard disk drives and a standard 3 1/2" 1.44MB external floppy disk drive. The 210MB drive is upgradeable to 260MB, and both hard disk drives will be upgradeable to larger sizes as they become available.

All Versa S systems are delivered with preloaded software and backup diskettes, standard.

Free Battery Promotion

With the launch of the Versa S, NEC is offering customers an opportunity to receive a second NiMH battery, approximately a $99 value, for free. This second NiMH battery will extend the operating power of this already powerful small notebook computer. To receive the free second battery, customers must complete and send a "Get Charged Up!" promotional coupon with a copy of their sales receipt to the address indicated by September 30, 1994. This promotion runs from June 27, 1994 through August 31, 1994 to end-user customers.

Warranty, Availability, and Pricing

As with all Versa models, a standard return-to-factory, three-year limited warranty on parts and labor is included with Versa S notebooks. Tailored to meet the needs of the mobile professional, NECT's UltraCare Warranty Service Program offers repair service within one business day in the U.S. and Canada, and is available to users at no additional charge with product registration for the first year of Versa S ownership. For international travelers, UltraCare service also is available in 26 countries outside of North America. To register, users must complete and mail or fax the electronic product registration hot loaded on their Versa S system.

Versa S Series notebook computers are available in both the United States and Canada through NECT's network of authorized dealers. Estimated selling prices are:

Model                                              USA     CANADA

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Versa S/33M                                       $1,999   $2,949

(Mono, 33MHz, 210MB HDD)

Versa S/33D

(Enhanced dual-scan STN color, 33MHz, 210MB HDD)   2,449    3,612

Versa S/33C

(Active-matrix TFT color, 33MHz, 210MB HDD)        3,399    5,014

Versa S/50C

(Active-matrix TFT color, 50MHz, 260MB HDD)        3,899    5,751

NEC Technologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include the award-winning Versa notebook computers, MultiSync FG monitors, Silentwriter printers, Image, PowerMate, Express/II, and Ready systems products, and MultiSpin CD-ROM readers. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719-2298

508-264-8000


Multi-Tech V.34 Modem Unveiled at COMDEX
MULTI-TECH UNVEILS V.34 MODEM AT SPRING COMDEX '94

MOUNDS VIEW, MN--May 23, 1994 -- Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a leading data communications technology company, unveils its 28.8K bps V.34 MultiModemII. The MT2834BA is FlashROM-based and ITU-T V.34 draft compliant, which means it can be upgraded by dialing into the Multi-Tech BBS and downloading new code. MultiModemII is scheduled to ship June 13, 1994. The modem comes bundled with MultiExpress data communications and MultiExpressFax for Windows software, along with TALKShow document conferencing software from Future Labs of Los Altos, California. Optionally, the MT2834BA comes bundled with Multi-Tech's high speed serial interface card, the Intelligent Serial Interface (Model ISI551). The MT2834BA with software only is priced at $799 U.S. and with bundled ISI551, $849 U.S.

"The importance of 28.8K bps modems that are ITU-T compliant V.34 modems and that can be upgraded by downloading code from a BBS can not be overstated," states Raghu Sharma, President of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. "With our MultiModemII MT2834BA, users can be assured that the modem they buy today can be kept up-to-date with any future ITU-T V.34 standard easily and conveniently. We've heard a lot about V.FAST modems, but not enough about how difficult they will be to upgrade when the ITU-T V.34 standard is set. Most of these proprietary modems offer a variety of upgrade paths from replacing components, adding boards, swapping out modems or sending them back to the factory, usually for a fee. These options are inconvenient at best, and, despite good intentions, will not be widely implemented. That can mean compatibility and performance headaches for years to come."

The addition of the ISI551 high speed serial card as an option for the new V.34 modem addresses another concern for PC users': potential data loss due to slow PC serial port speed. The ISI551 enables processors to perform more efficiently by providing buffers for serial port data, thereby allowing a PC to reliably transmit data up to 115K bps.

The software bundled with the V.34 modem provides a complete suite of communications tools from dial-in/dial-out datacomm using MultiExpress, to send/receive faxing with MultiExpressFax, to document conferencing with TALKShow. All bundled software is for the Windows environment.

The MT2834BA modem operates at ITU-T V.34 28.8K bps, AT&T V.32terbo 19.2K bps, and all lower speed standards. The modem hardware provides V.42 error correction for 100% error-free transmissions and V.42bis data compression yielding asynchronous throughputs up to 115K bps, which are four times faster than 28.8K bps V.34 alone (depending on file content). Fax transmissions, at 14.4K/9600/4800 bps allow the MT2834BA to send or receive faxes with any V.17, Group 3, or Group 2 fax machine, fax card or fax/modem in the world. The Multi-Tech patented UNIX UUCP protocol enhancing feature is included. The MT2834BA uses industry standard "AT" commands for modem configuration and dialing, and includes a remote configuration feature which allows a user to remotely change parameters and run diagnostics for troubleshooting, technical support and system administration purposes.

Multi-Tech Systems, which reported sales of $95 million for 1993, was founded in 1970 to manufacture data communications equipment and systems for the global market of networking product users. The Minnesota-based company is well known for its MultiModem line of dial-up communications products. Multi-Tech's family of products includes a complete line of data/fax modems, MultiMux voice/data/fax statistical multiplexers, DSUs, 3270/3780/5250 emulation systems, X.25 PADs, UNIX serial interfaces, communications software, LAN/WAN connectivity products, and most recently, the MultiModemPCS, a voice/data/fax personal communication system. These products are sold in over 70 countries through a worldwide network of distributors, manufacturer's reps, system integrators, value-added resellers (VAR's) and retailers.

Multi-Tech Systems Inc

2205 Woodale Dr

Mounds View, MN 55112

612-785-3500,  800-328-9717,  fax 612-785-9874


ISI Intelligent Serial Interface Card
MULTI-TECH ANNOUNCES ISI HIGH SPEED SERIAL CARD AT SPRING COMDEX '94

MOUNDS VIEW, MN--May 23, 1994 -- Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a leading data communications technology company, announced its new high speed serial card for PCs that enables accurate data transfers up to 115K bpS. The new Intelligent Serial Interface (ISI) card, Model ISI551, eliminates the potential problem of lost data when using today's high speed modem technology connected to most PC' serial ports. The ISI551's 32K send and receive buffer assures data integrity no matter what software is run (even Windows or LAN applications), and what modem speed is used, or what serial port technology exists in the PC hardware. The ISI551 is scheduled to ship June 13, 1994. The ISI551 sells for $99 U.S. stand alone or can be optionally bundled with Multi-Tech's V.34 MultiModemII at $849 U.S. for the modem and ISI card.

"As modems continue to gain speed, most serial ports are having trouble keeping up. This is especially true in the Windows environment or when using LAN applications," states Raghu Sharma, President of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. "The answer is to add Multi-Tech's Intelligent Serial Interface high speed serial card with buffers and an on-board processor. The ISI551 makes your PC perform more efficiently by enabling data transfers up to 115K bps without fear of data loss due to existing serial port overrun. The problem is that the serial port on PCs are interrupt driven; that is, each time data is ready, the serial port signals the PC's processor with an interrupt telling the PC to receive the data. If the PC is busy processing data elsewhere, the serial port data may be lost. The ISI551's buffer and hardware/software flow control prevent such data loss. Combine that with Multi-Tech's ten year limited warranty and factory technical support, and you probably have a high speed serial port solution to bring to your next PC platform."

The Model ISI551 Intelligent Serial Interface (ISI551) is a half-size expansion card that operates in any 286, 386, or 486 eight or sixteen bit ISA or EISA compatible bus PC providing a high speed RS232C/D serial interface capability with high performance features. The ISI551 can be used with any high-speed Multi-Tech or other brand modem, and can be accessed by any software written to the 16550A UART specification. The ISI551 supports Coml, Com2, Com3, Com4, and any custom L/O address or custom IRQ. It supports hardware and software Flow Control and has a 32K buffer for transmitting and receiving.

Multi-Tech Systems, which reported sales of $95 million for 1993, was founded in 1970 to manufacture data communications equipment and systems for the global market of networking product users. The Minnesota-based company is well known for its MultiModem line of dial-up communications products. Multi-Tech's family of products includes a complete line of data/fax modems, MultiMux voice/data/fax statistical multiplexers, DSUs, 3270/3780/5250 emulation systems, X.25 PADs, UNIX serial interfaces, communications software, LAN/WAN connectivity products, and most recently, the MultiModemPCS, a voice/data/fax personal communication system. These products are sold in over 70 countries through a worldwide network of distributors, manufacturer's reps, system integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and retailers.

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. can be contacted at its headquarters: 2205 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Voice (612) 785-3500 or (800) 328-9717, FAX (612) 7859874, International FAX (612) 331-3180.


ACSYS Patent for Intelligent Hub Design
ACSYS RECEIVES PATENTS FOR INTELLIGENT HUB DESIGN

Unique Features Allow Companies to Maximize Life of Existing Token Ring Networks

BURLINGTON, Mass., June 20, 1994 -- ACSYS Incorporated, a global provider of LAN workgroup products and services, today announced that it has been granted three patents for the unique design of its MAU Manager Token Ring hub. By utilizing ACSYS' intelligent MAU Manager hub complete with its patented features, today's corporations can maximize the life of existing IEEE 802.5 Token Ring LANs.

"As a network grows with more users and more traffic, the limitations of a Token Ring network built around passive 8228 MAUs becomes apparent," said Michael Cohen, product manager. "Replacing -- or even upgrading -- the existing network to accommodate increasing network management requirements involves substantial capital expense and often extensive rewiring."

Cohen explained that the patented ACSYS MAU Manager hub protects a company's investment in already installed hardware by adding a powerful, flexible approach to managing an existing 8228 network.

Star-Wired Reliability

The first patent was granted to ACSYS for the distinctive star-wired topology provided by the MAU Manager. With the hub, companies can replace the typically failure-prone ring-based wiring scheme of 8228 networks with a star-wired configuration. This patented feature eliminates the unreliable 8228 MAU backbone and maintains ring integrity by preventing complete failure of the network due to backbone cable breaks.

A cable fault causes the hub to automatically isolate the affected ring segment. Beacon conditions are also automatically eliminated through isolation of faulty network segments. Once the fault is corrected, the segment is automatically reinserted.

Fault-Tolerant Backbone Connectivity

In larger or physically distributed networks, multiple MAU Manager hubs can be interconnected. Should a fault occur between the interconnected hubs, the MAU Manager's second patented feature will sense the fault or cable break and automatically loopback data over a secondary path.

Cohen explained that this transition is virtually instantaneous as compared to competing products where the transition could take up to 45 seconds with a corresponding loss of data occurring during the adjustment period.

Automatic Impedance Matching

ACSYS was granted a third patent for the MAU Manager's capability to provide automatic impedance matching in mixed cable applications. This feature enables greater flexibility in designing a hub-based network by allowing 150 ohm IBM Type 1/Type 6 cable and 100 ohm cable to be mixed in the same hub.

Product Information

ACSYS' MAU Manager hub, introduced in January, is an intelligent, SNMP-compliant hub for IEEE 802.5 Token Ring networks. Available in either eight-port or 16-port configurations, the MAU Manager hub consists of a preconfigured chassis to interconnect, monitor and control an 8228 network. It supports the maximum number of stations allowed by the 802.5 specification: 256 for shielded twisted pair cable or 72 for unshielded twisted pair cable. Each of the hub's ports allows one or two 8228-style MAUs to be connected in a star-wired physical topology.

The MAU Manager hub can be partnered with SNMP-based MAU Management software from ACSYS for a comprehensive MAU Manager System that lets users easily monitor and control the network down to the station level. The MAU Manager system provides star-wired reliability and automatic beacon recovery. Advanced traffic monitoring, automated error detection and station removal capabilities are also provided.

Company Information

Founded in 1993 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMP, ACSYS Incorporated is a global provider of LAN workgroup products and services. The Burlington, Mass.-based company develops and markets LAN workgroup products and services targeted toward remote branch offices and small businesses. Its primary products include hubs, bridge/routers, converters and transceivers for the Token Ring, Ethernet and fiber optic marketplaces. Additional product information is available by calling 1-800-GO-ACSYS.

ACSYS Inc

7 Oak Park

Bedford, MA 01730

617-275-4455,  fax 617-275-0723


Wayzata CD-ROM Treasure Pack
CONSUMERS WIN BIG AS WAYZATA TECHNOLOGY RESPONDS TO INDUSTRY CHANGE

June 15, 1994 Grand Rapids, Minnesota

With the supply of CD-ROM titles exceeding demand, the CD-ROM industry is experiencing lower margins and lower prices. Mark Engelhardt, Wayzata Technology CEO, along with other industry experts predict an industry-wide shake-out during the next twelve months. Because of this oversupply situation, consumers have a multitude of low cost CD-ROM choices.

In response, Wayzata Technology today announced the release of the CD-ROM Treasure Pack. This 10 disc value pack is a solid choice for a variety of media selections to suit your every need. The CD-ROM Treasure Pack is a competitively priced collection which includes 10 full version CD-ROMs of the best reference, productivity, multimedia and entertainment titles available.

Treasure Pack:

* Clip Art Novice/200 eps PRO images

* Photo Pro Vol 3/Fotohank

* Gallery of Dreams/Surreal Imagery

* CD Fun House 9.0

* Font Pro Volume 1/The Essentials

* Photo Pro Vol. 6/Flowers

* QuickToons 1: Cartoon Classics

* Newsbytes

* Washington Times & Insight

* SuperToons

This cross platform 10 pack provides something for everyone who owns, or is considering owning a CD-ROM drive, IBM compatible or Macintosh. Whether you are looking for games, reference, desktop publishing, presentation materials, entertainment or just a great deal on CD-ROMs you can't afford to miss out on the CD-ROM Treasure Pack.

Wayzata Technology, Inc. develops a vast range of CD-ROMs for home, school and business, and is a leading publisher in cross platform CD-ROM and multimedia titles.

Wayzata Technology, Inc.

2515 East Highway 2

Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744

218.326.0597 or 1.800.735.7321

Fax: 218.326.0598,  BBS: 218.326.2939

Internet: WayzataTec@;aol.com


ADev & EDA Planned Merger
(Metairie, LA--June 13) Applications Development (ADev) and Engineering Design Automation (EDA) today signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their respective businesses into a single plant design software company. The completion of the merger is subject to obtaining necessary government approvals and other ordinary terms and conditions for transactions of this kind.

"The combined entity has an installed base of over 20,000 modules in 5,000 customer sites world wide," according to Dr. Dennis Row, President of EDA. "Initial studies indicate many complimentary functions between the EDA AutoPLANT and ADev's PRO-SERIES & OMNI-SERIES product lines, and our development teams are working hard to prepare a long term technology strategy to benefit both user groups."

ADev's President, Robert Keith, adds "the combination of our technical and marketing resources now enables us to focus on providing a broader, more integrated set of solutions for our customers. This union creates a formidable competitor to high end systems, and the largest supplier of PC plant design solutions in the world."

Applications Development, Inc. (ADev)

PHONE: (504) 835-1627

Engineering Design Automation (EDA)

PHONE: (510) 933-2525


KLA Instruments Enters Swr Market w/PRISM Div
KLA Instruments Enters Software Market with Formation of New PRISM Division

Leading Supplier of Semiconductor Equipment Targets Software Systems for Yield and Productivity Improvement

SAN JOSE, California, June 13, 1994--KLA Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), the world's largest producers of semiconductor yield monitoring and analysis equipment, announced today that it will enter the software market with a family of standard packages aimed at improving manufacturing yields and productivity for the global semiconductor industry.

Kenneth Levy, chairman and chief executive officer, said the decision represents a major new opportunity for KLA to increase the breadth of its system offerings by capitalizing on its substantial investment in software capability, which has played an important role in turning the company's individual wafer inspection systems into total yield management systems.

"With wafer fabrication costs soaring, the semiconductor industry is accepting the concept of using monitoring inspection systems at multiple points on the fab line, providing data that must be instantly analyzed for potential impacts on yields," Levy said. "This requires emphasis on open architecture software as much as hardware."

To meet this industry need, Levy said the company has formed a new software division known as PRISM (PRocess Information SysteMs) and named Dr. Michael Pliner, formerly chairman, president and CEO of Verity, Inc., as general manager, reporting to Kenneth Schroeder, president and chief operating officer. David Bakker, formerly director of marketing for new business development, is director of marketing for PRISM.

According to Dr. Pliner, there are now only a few companies in the business of developing standard software systems for semiconductor manufacturing, leaving most chip manufacturers to develop their own software internally, especially in the area of yield management. "We believe that KLA is in a unique position to provide open software solutions that can take inputs from virtually any system in the fab, whether or not it is a KLA product, and turn it into productivity improving information."

Bakker said PRISM's first two products will be commercialized versions of software developed within KLA product divisions, which will go into beta site testing in the near future. Other product offerings are now in the development stage, he said.

Dr. Pliner was co-founder of Verity, Inc., a document-retrieval software company, in 1988. He was also the founder, in 1979, of the local-area network company, Sytek Inc., which he served as chairman, president and CEO until 1986. His extensive experience also includes four years with Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp., and eight years with the National Security Agency.

Bakker has been with KLA for four years, first as manager for data analysis products before being named to his post in new business development a year ago. Before joining KLA, Bakker was a yield enhancement process engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation.

KLA Instruments Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of yield monitoring and process control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. KLA is a publicly held corporation, traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "KLAC."

KLA Instruments Corporation

160 Rio Robles

P.O. Box 49055

San Jose, CA 95161-9055

(408) 434-4200


askSam V2.0 Free-Form Database for Windows
askSam Systems Announces Major Update

Version 2.0 Free-Form Database for Windows

New features plus OCR module pack even more power behind this flexible application

May 23, 1994 -- Perry FL -- askSam for Windows has been acclaimed as the free-form database as easy to use as a word processor. As in earlier releases, Version 2.0 eliminates the need for structured fields and lets you concentrate on organizing information according to individual requirement.

The completely new OCR (optical character recognition) module is available as an add-on for the new version, and well worth considering. With this module, users can scan any text directly into an askSam database. Scanned text is then immediately available to askSam's powerful search engine which offers full-text, boolean, proximity, date and numeric searches.

askSam 2.0 includes filters for on-line services like CompuServe, Internet, Lexis, and Nexis. These filters let you import information from such services and turn it into a valuable personal database.

New hypertext links allow you to set up electronic databases of massive or complex information such as catalogs, price lists, marketing reports or government regulations. They also let you jump from one document to another; jump from one file to another, run reports or execute any menu command.

According to askSam Systems President, Phil Schnyder, "We've aimed for widest possible use, greatest ease and flexibility as our objective for the Version 2.0 update. We believe we've achieved that objective."

Schnyder points to other new features in askSam for Windows, Version 2.0 These include:

* Fast, comprehensive spell checker

* Drag and drop report writing

* Filters for comma-delimited, tab-delimited, and fixed

  position data

* Additional filters for Microsoft Word documents

* Bookmarks for instant information access

* Customizable toolbars

* Searches through multiple askSam databases

* Enhanced formatting: hanging indents, superscript,

  subscript and background colors

Also new is mail merge. This lets you merge addresses into letters or other documents and supports fonts and other formats.

"More than one hundred other new features and enhancements are to be found in Version 2.0," says Schnyder, "and our implementation of OCR is probably unique in the industry."

askSam for Windows remains an important database application worth serious consideration throughout most levels and functions of business or education. It is an attractive alternative to structured, programmable databases. Update Version 2.0 provides users with even more tools for handling both structured and unstructured data.

The new version will be released this summer at a special introductory price of just $149.95. Suggested retail is $395.00 Owners of earlier askSam for Windows versions may update for only $79.95. Cost of the optional OCR module is $99.95. For more information contact: askSam Systems at 800-800-1997 or 904-584-6590. Fax 904-584-7481.

askSam Systems is a privately held company that specializes in making information accessible. askSam Systems develops and markets information management and distribution tools for microcomputers.

askSam Systems

PO Box 1428

Perry, FL 32347

904-584-6590,  800-800-1997,  fax 904-584-7481


Constructing Windows Dialogs
New Book Reveals the Secrets to Creating Customized Dialogs for Windows Applications

An essential reference for professional application designers as well as programmers who are just learning C under Windows

BLUE RIDGE, SUMMIT, PA--Dialogs are probably the most important part of any Windows 3.1 program, yet they are one of the least documented aspects of Windows programming. That's where Constructing Windows Dialogs comes in. Written by Steve Rimmer, one of today's most popular computer graphics authors, this book tells programmers everything they need to know to create state-of-the-art dialog boxes.

In addition to including on disk all of the book's source code and two shareware programs for creating sophisticated Windows software, Rimmer demonstrates how to:

* Add multimedia elements such as wave, MIDI and Video for

  Windows AVI files to applications

* Write efficient dialogs and display graphics

* Create custom control libraries to fine-tune the appearance

  of dialogs

* Use hidden features of BWCC.DLL to create custom bitmap

  controls

* Implement and customize the Windows common dialog resources

* Fully exploit the Borland BWCC.DLL and Microsoft CTL3D custom

  control libraries

* Write dynamic link libraries to extend the functionality of

  software

Disk contains ready-to-use C code, Graphic Workshop for Windows, and Multimedia Workshop for Windows

About the Author:

Steve Rimmer (Ontario, Canada) is the bestselling author of Bit-Mapped Graphics, 2nd Edition, Windows Bit-Mapped Graphics, Multimedia Programming for Windows, and Super VGA Graphics: Programming Secrets.

Constructing Windows Dialogs

Steve Rimmer

Paper $34.95 ISBN 0-07-053009-2

Publication Date: June 1994

448 pp., 102 illus., 7 x 10

TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

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


Fantastic Fax Modems, Comm With Your PC/Mac/LAN
Eye-Opening New Book Gives Readers Much More Than "Just the Fax"

Tells how virtually anyone can afford a fax system with a computer and modem

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--With the price of plain-paper fax machines in the thousands, many budget-minded small and home business owners think they can't afford to add this important communication tool to their operations. In Fantastic Fax Modems, author John A. McCormick tells how virtually anyone with a computer can now afford fax capability, at far less than a dedicated fax machine would cost.

With a fax modem, Mac and PC users can achieve a communication system that is, in many cases, more efficient and versatile. Even faxing on the road is possible with a computer fax system. McCormick's revealing guide is filled with hardware and software selection tips, product reviews, installation and customization options, and practical fax modem communication techniques. Other topics covered include:

* External vs. internal fax boards

* Overseas faxing

* Fax OCR

* Troubleshooting

* Converting fax to text files

* Image and color transmissions

About the Author:

John A. McCormick (Mahaffey, PA) is Washington Bureau Chief and columnist for NewsBytes News Network. A true renaissance man, McCormick also is a bonded locksmith, licensed hang-glider pilot, show dog breeder, and high-performance automobile collector and restorer who spent seven years living on his sailboat in Boston Harbor. He is the author of Computers and the Americans with Disabilities Act A Manager's Guide.

Fantastic Fax Modems: Communicate With Your PC, Mac, or LAN

John A. McCormick

Paper $21.95 Order No./ISBN 0-07-046028-0

Publication Date: May 1994

240 pp., 40 illus., 7 x 10

TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

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


Ready-Made Access 2.0 Applications
Updated Guide Shows Users How to Master Access 2.0

"An excellent source for creating Access applications."

---Cary Prague, Access Advisor Magazine, on the first edition

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--In Ready-Made Access 2.0 Applications, bestselling author Ed Jones describes how to build top-notch databases using the latest version of Microsoft Access. Jones explains how to take advantage of all the new features and improvements found in Access 2.0, including "Query Wizards" that simplify the design of tables, forms, and reports; a graphical relationship builder that even novices can use to sketch out the design of a database; a customizable tool bar for easy access to menu choices; and an integrated expression builder that enables readers to get information about a database without using a programming language.

The book also contains eight ready-to-use database templates on disk that make it simple to create quality applications for a variety of essential business functions:

* Tracking assignments

* Entering orders

* Managing mailing lists

* Processing payrolls

* Tracking personnel

* Client contact management

* Professional time and billing

* A home showcase system for house-hunters

Step-by-step two-color instructions, helpful icons, and more than 100 screen shots show readers how to create and use their own tables, forms, reports, queries, macros, switchboards, dialog boxes, and tool bars.

About the Author:

Ed Jones is a Washington, D.C., based consultant and the author of more than 15 computer books, including Instant Improv 2.1 and Excel 4, for the Macintosh. Together his books have sold over a million copies.

Ready-Made Access 2.0 Applications

Ed Jones

Paper $36.95 ISBN 0-07-032774-2

Publication Date: July 1994

416 pp., 110 illus.,7 x 10

TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0850

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


DataViz Ships Conversions Plus for Windows V2.5
DataViz Ships Version 2.5 of Conversions Plus for Windows

Version 2.5 adds new conversion paths and OLE support

Trumbull, CT (June 3, 1994) - DataViz, experts in the field of PC and Macintosh file compatibility, shipped today Version 2.5 of their Conversions Plus for Windows. Conversions Plus is the only product that includes both a Macintosh disk mounting utility plus a full file translation library.

The product contains thousands of file translation combinations for the most popular word processing, spreadsheet, database and graphics programs. Version 2.5 adds new translation paths for the newest releases of software programs available today. Additions to the translator library include Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, and WordPerfect 3.0 for the Macintosh. Included is full OLE support for Excel, Word 6.0, and Works for Windows 3.0. This support ensures that OLE objects will remain intact during translation between any of these programs.

Like the DataViz MacLinkPlus products, designed primarily for Macintosh users, Conversions Plus provides the highest quality translations. The converted documents retain original formatting, such as headers, footers, paragraph attributes, style sheets and embedded graphics. The Macintosh disk mounting utility gives users the ability to view and format Macintosh disks from within Conversions Plus, the File Manager, DOS or any PC program. Conversions Plus provides bi-directional translations between Macintosh and PC programs, as well as file translations between PC programs.

"We at DataViz are continually striving to provide solutions that are in keeping with what the market demands" said DataViz President, Dick Fontana. "As new versions of products are brought to the market, it is important that we provide conversions for these programs. The addition of our OLE support exemplifies our commitment to provide the highest quality translation package available today."

Like earlier version, of Conversions Plus, Version 2.5 is available at a suggested retail of $149.00. Upgrades from earlier versions will be $39.95, with discounts available for recent purchasers.

Come by and see u.s at PC Expo. DataViz will be located at Booth #4570.

DataViz is a Connecticut corporation, specializing in the development of PC and Macintosh file compatibility solutions. DataViz is located at 55 Corporate Drive, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611. For further information or a review copy, call (203) 268-0030 or 800-733-0030.


LogIT! Flight Log Book Management Software
St Louis, Mo - May 13, 1994 - FlightCase Software Inc. announces the market release of LogIT!(tm) flight log book management software package designed for individual pilots, instructors, training centers, flying clubs, fixed base, and commercial flight operations. LogIT! facilitates detailed log book, currency and expense reporting. It is designed to reduce the time and eliminate clerical errors associated with log book maintenance. LogIT! data entry forms are intuitive and flow into several analysis reports. Users can illustrate their flight documentation in several graphs, reports, forms, and spreadsheets.

FlightCase Software Inc. was conceived only one year ago by Christopher Mowry, Principal Developer. Mowry brings over 10 years of aviation software development experience to his new company. Mowry's primary goal is to integrate the aviation and business requirements for pilots into one easy-to-use software package for Windows. "I want to help pilots minimize the gruntwork and let them do what they enjoy most - fly." says Mowry.

Mowry and his team have conducted extensive market research over the past year in several U.S. States. The beta test results for LogIT! have been extremely positive. Dave Horton, Assistant Chief Pilot, CommutAir, Plattsburgh NY said "LogIT! is an extremely powerful and comprehensive log book program that is intuitive to use." Dennis Wessel, Proprietor, The Outer Marker Pilot Shop in St. Louis, MO says "Maintaining my log book has never been so easy. With LogIT! my totals and currency are always up to date." Richard Tracy, Airline Transport Pilot, CommutAir states "LogIT! is rich with features yet very easy to use. I never opened the manual." Joe Wlad, Instrument Pilot, Alameda, CA, said "LogIT! is the Quicken of log book programs. Now its easy for me to determine exactly when my currency expires."

LogIT! offers a great deal of value for a wide range of users, yet is priced with the individual pilot in mind. Introductory pricing is set at $69.95 for the single pilot version and $89.95 for the 10 Pilot Pac. Custom licenses for users requiring more than 10 pilots are available.

LogIT! is delivered in a 3 Disk set with a 40 page users guide. Computer requirements include: 386 with 4Mb RAM (6Mb recommended) and Windows 3.1. FlightCase Software provides 800 number access for product ordering, registration, and technical support. Phones are answered 24 hours a day.

LogIT! is FlightCase Software's first generation of aviation software products. An additional product under development is MaintainIT!, a package that will operate stand alone or integrated with LogIT!. MaintainIT! will facilitate aircraft maintenance including reminders for Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Factory Bulletins, and regularly scheduled maintenance.

FlightCase Software Inc. is located outside of St. Louis in Ellisville, MO and specializes in aviation software. You can reach the company at:  (314) 256-8214  -or-  (800) 337-3217


Apprentice CD-ROM of Over 450MB Mac Source Code
APPRENTICE: CD-ROM OF OVER 450 MEGABYTES OF MAC SOURCE CODE AND UTILITIES FOR ONLY $35

Port Townsend, Washington -- May 26, 1994 -- Celestin Company releases Apprentice, an attractively priced CD-ROM compilation of Mac source code and utilities. Many Macintosh programmers have been frustrated by the lack of an inexpensive collection of sample source code. The few collections that are available are not only out of the price range of many people, but contain outdated examples that may no longer demonstrate effective programming techniques. Apprentice contains over 450 megabytes of up-to-date source code, as well as quality programming utilities to assist novice as well as experienced developers.

In order to compile such an exhaustive collection of quality source code, Celestin Company contacted over 200 Macintosh developers and received their permission to include some of the best programming examples available. Users will find complete working examples of applications, games, control panels, extensions, utilities, and much more. Most of the source code is in C, C++, and Pascal.

PROGRAMMING THE EASY WAY

Those new to Mac programming, will find the included "shell" programs very useful. These are complete application frameworks that take care of many of the tedious tasks associated with Mac programming, including menus, standard dialogs, file handling, and the like. A complete Mac application can be built in no time, by simply providing the code to perform specific activities. All other aspects of the Macintosh environment are handled by the shell utilities.

Apprentice contains dozens of libraries, routines designed around a specific task, from graphics and sounds to menu management and serial communications. Many of these libraries include complete source code. Also included are hundreds of code "snippets", small routines that perform specific programming tasks. From displaying a color icon or resolving a file name alias, developers will find what they are looking for in this definitive collection.

GOOD NEWS FOR MPW USERS

MPW users will find dozens of new and interesting tools, languages, and utilities, many with complete source code. And developers looking to learn a new language, or just dabble, will find more than 20 complete standalone programming environments. Ada, C, Forth, Lisp, Modula-2, Oberon, and Prolog are only a few of the languages included. Most come with complete documentation and programming examples, and some include complete source code to the language itself.

INFORMATION, INFORMATION, INFORMATION

The information hungry will find technical specifications, language guidelines, programming hints, as well as a complete collection of the comp.sys.mac.programmer digest, a compendium of information from one of the best Mac programmer discussion groups on the electronic networks. Also included are demonstration versions of commercial programmer utilities, including installers, code and resource editors, database libraries, and much more.

Everything on the disc is indexed using several different utilities, so users will find what they are looking for quickly and easily.

Apprentice is $35, which includes standard shipping within the United States and Canada. Sales tax is also included for orders within the state of Washington. Add $5 per order (regardless of quantity) for shipping outside the United States and Canada. It comes with an unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee, and customers who for any reason are dissatisfied with their purchase, are entitled to an immediate refund.

If you are paying by check, please make it payable to Celestin Company. We can only accept checks and money orders drawn on U.S. funds from a U.S. bank. Please allow up to ten days for delivery inside the U.S. and Canada. Delivery to other locations may take longer.

You may call to place your order at 800 835 5514 or 206 385 3767. You may fax your order to 206 385 3586. Or, you may email your order on the Internet to celestin@pt.olympus.net.

Celestin Company

1152 Hastings Avenue

Port Townsend, WA  98368


GEnieNav V2.5 for MicroPhone Pro/II/LT
RAVEN SYSTEMS LTD. RELEASES GENIENAV 2.5 WITH EASY ONLINE NAVIGATION,  AUTOMATED SESSIONS AND OFFLINE READER.

Orlando, FL. -- May. 27, 1993 -- Raven Systems Ltd., developer of popular  online  access tools for GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange), today released GEnieNav 2.5 for Micro- Phone  Pro  version 1.x/2.x, MicroPhone II 4.x/5.x and MicroPhone LT 1.x/2.x.

Designed for Macintosh users of the popular worldwide online ser- vice,  GEnieNav  makes interacting with the text-based network as intuitive as possible. Instead of using the  arcane  command-line interface,  users  can now rely on a friendly Macintosh interface to navigate the system, automatically gather bulletin board  mes- sages  and  electronic  mail  or  simply  download their favorite files. GEnieNav 2.5 has a greatly enhanced icon-driven format for accessing   GEnie  with  user-friendly  dialog  boxes,  increased overall performance and a multitude of new features.

With GEnieNav 2.5, users can choose to  automatically  browse  or read  all  marked  topics in up to ten RoundTable bulletin boards per session. GEnieNav retrieves the messages and then provides  a built-in  text editor for reading and replying to individual mes- sages while offline. Users can read and then write their  replies at leisure and then instruct the Sessions Manager to automatical- ly post those messages online.

While online the Nav Tool provides simple yet powerful online na- vigation,  which  can  take  the  user  instantly to a variety of predefined or user-defined areas on GEnie, with a simple click of the  mouse.  The  icon bar is updated to reflect the selection so that, if a Software Library is chosen, file listing and  download commands will be made available.

The new Magic Tool utilizes the most advanced features  of  GEnie for  bulletin board and library activities from MARKing topics to reviewing Bulletin Boards INDices and software library  listings, even FORwarding mail items. The Magic Tool also makes it easy for users to capture or download  the  informational  offerings  from GEnieLamp and LiveWire, GEnie's online electronic newsletters, or news menu options available from many RoundTables.

GEnieNav also provides easy to use tools and commands for GEnie's popular  Chatlines  and  Real  Time  Conferences. A simple button click, or menu selection, automatically makes all the proper ter- minal communication changes so that chatting online is as easy as talking on the phone.

Additionally,  an  earlier  and  freeware  version  of  GEnieNav, GEnieNav  Lite,  is  available throughout most online services as well as bundled with Software Venture's new  versions  of  Micro- Phone II 5.x, LT and Pro 2.x.

MicroPhone by Software Ventures Corporation is widely  recognized as the most sophisticated interactive communications software for personal computers.  Typically used for electronic  mail,  access and retrieval of data from information services and corporate da- tabases, online research and interoffice data  transfers,  Micro- Phone has distinguished itself by making access to remote comput- ers simple and intuitive.

MicroPhone for Macintosh has won numerous awards,  including  the 1992  Macworld World Class Award for telecommunications, voted by Macworld readers (for  three  straight  years),  and  consecutive (1991-92) MacWEEK Diamond Awards for telecommunications, voted by reviewers.

Raven Systems Ltd. specializes in the development of custom solu- tions  for  everyday problems. For the past 10 years, the company has helped many corporations and businesses maximize  their  pro- ductivity  by creating well written, tested and supported custom- made software.

As Raven Systems moves forward into the  90's,  it  continues  to design  state  of  the  art  products by integrating cutting edge technologies into real-world solutions.

For more information about Raven Systems' products and  services, call  +1  (407) 859-5222; fax to + 1 (407) 331-4767 or send elec- tronic mail to raventech@genie.geis.com. GEnieNav, Raven  Systems are trademarks of Raven Systems Ltd. MicroPhone is a trademark of Software Ventures Corporation. All other product names are trade- marks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


The Piano Professor from SofTech Multimedia
Announcing The Piano Professor(tm) from SofTech Multimedia!

Your Interactive Piano Instructor

SofTech Multimedia Inc., announces the release of Piano Professor(tm) for Windows. Take piano lessons right at your computer, with or without a keyboard!  The  Piano Professor employs sound and innovative graphics (like a graphical  on-screen keyboard), allows you to interact with the software by using your external MIDI keyboard and includes an excellent on-line help system. The Piano Professor can help you to:

- Recognize notes on the musical staves and their relation

  to the keyboard.

- Train your ear to recognize sounds.

- Learn chords and chord patterns.

- Identify and understand the piano keyboard.

Whether you are a beginner or experienced piano player, Piano Professor has the features that make learning to play easy and fun!

NOTE TUTOR

- Learn by playing the graphical keyboard or your own MIDI

  keyboard while Piano Professor lets you simultaneously hear

  and see notes on the musical staves.  The computer can help

  you learn how to recognize notes on the staff and their

  relation to the keyboard.

CHORD ENCYCLOPEDIA

- The Piano Professor Chord Encyclopedia contains nearly 500

  chords, including the inversions that the user can see and

  hear with a click of the mouse!

NAME THAT NOTE

- Train your ear to recognize notes by sound while having fun!

  The computer will play a note, leaving it up to you to

  correctly guess the note played. The computer will keep score

  and allow you to monitor you progress.  You can even use your

  MIDI keyboard to guess the notes!

KEY SIGNATURES

- Learn to identify key signatures by sight and sound.  The Piano

  Professor will show selected key signatures and play the scale

  for that key.

THE KEYBOARD TEACHER

- With the Keyboard Teacher, beginners can learn the basic

  features of the keyboard such as :

        * White Keys            * Black Keys

        * Middle C              * Sharps

        * Flats                 * Octaves

Learn to play the piano right at your computer!  Register your copy of Piano Professor today!

Piano Professor is being released as shareware on all major electronic services (ie. CompuServe, AOL, GEnie etc.), all major BBS locations and internet sites.

For more information contact SofTech Multimedia Inc at (716) 383-0387, or write at CompuServe address 74043,1703 or Internet address 74043.1703@compuserve.com


Rosenthal UnInstall Removes Win/DOS Pgms
New Rosenthal UnInstall Removes Unwanted MS-Windows and DOS Programs Automatically

Is there anything more frustrating than trying a new piece of  software and discovering that after it peppered obscure files and  subdirectories throughout your computer, it stomped all over your  system files so badly that your other programs no longer  function?

Now there's an extremely simple way to remove even the nastiest  MS-Windows or DOS installation. Rosenthal UnInstall displays the  additions for confirmation before removing the unwanted software  and restoring all modified system files.

Rosenthal UnInstall is available directly from Rosenthal  Engineering for only $19.95 plus $3.50 S/H.

Rosenthal Engineering

P.O.Box 1650

San Luis Obispo, CA USA 93406

(805) 541-0910


HELLLP! V2.3 WinHelp Author Tool for WinWord
NEW VERSION (v2.3) OF HELLLP!, THE WINHELP AUTHOR TOOL FOR WINWORD

Improved version adds features to assist the expert by taking away the drudgery, without making the system complicated for the novice.

Features of HELLLP!

* <ASP> Shareware means it is not "Crippleware", no limits on

  number of help topics which the unregistered version will

  generate.

* User works entirely within Word (version 2.0 or version 6.0,

  English or non-English versions).  You never have to touch a

  context string, or an HPJ or RTF file (unless you want to).

* Can generate topics from Word Heading Styles, or user can

  identify them by pointing.

* Generates a table of contents automatically, for display in the

  main window, a secondary window or a PopUp with jumps from it

  already in place.

* User adds additional jumps and PopUps by highlighting the text

  or graphic to jump from and pointing to the topic to jump to.

* Generates search keywords automatically (user can edit) in

  lower, upper, or mixed case.

* Can generate browse sequences automatically.

* Generates and tracks context strings automatically

  (user can edit).

* Can set sizes of main and secondary windows independently,

  both on initial display and on topic change. Can determine

  windows for initial display - main, secondary or both.

* Set background colours for scrolling and non-scrolling text.

* Set hotspot colour for cultures where green is not suitable.

* Add sound effects by playing WAV files.

* Launch other processes from within Help File by clicking text

  or icons.

* Automatic multi-file project builds.

* Generation and mapping of topic numbers for HELPCONTEXTID

  and other context-sensitive needs.

* Incorporation of additional WinHelp macros by dialog box

  selection.

* Expert users can supply a file of [sections] to be merged

  into HPJ file on each build.

* Customised button bars for main window, secondary windows,

  PopUps or embedded in text.  Button-top  text in any language.

  Buttons call or PopUp any topic, WinHelp macro or launch

  another process.

* Bullets that actually appear in the help file, including

  a special "hot push button" bullet for action lists.

* Customisable "copyright" line for WinHelp about box.

* Very comprehensive Help file (naturally!).

* Inexpensive - Registration is $30 US including disk and manual.

  $20 US for electronic key file only by Email.

* Available widely on Bulletin Boards, On-Line services,

  ASP Advantage and other CD-ROMs, Internet from SimTel sites.

  Do a partial filename search for HELLLP since it could be

  stored as HELLLP.EXE or HELLLPnn.ZIP.

* HELLLP! is a product of Guy Software, 71750.1036@compuserve.com


Tournament Organiser For Sports Co-ordinators
TOURNAMENT ORGANISER

High overheads ?   Not enough volunteers ?

These are just some of the problems facing sports co-ordinators and administrators every day. What would you say about a tool that could save you up to 80% of your administration and tournament costs? Tournament Organiser was designed to electronically create draws and schedule matches for just about any competition or tournament. This program represents new technology making life easier for you!

* Produce draws of up to 64 entries in under 3 minutes!

  Several draws, with seeding and byes, for 200 entries

  have been produced in under 10 minutes!

* At the touch of a button, schedule all your tournament matches!

  All those late nights and begging for volunteers are reduced

  to just minutes when Tournament Organiser plans your match

  schedules. Schedule on the fly during play. Change match times

  and courts as you wish!

* No special knowledge of computers required!

  No commands or complex menus to learn! Functions are clearly

  marked. Just select the task and sit back!

* Take your Tournament with you - anywhere!

  The program and your data are stored together on one file, so

  you can literally put your tournament in your pocket <i.e. on

  diskette> and run it at another Club, City, or Country using a

  similar type computer!

* Print 'snapshots' of your draws, schedules, entries - anytime!

  You can print and update drawsheets electronically. Print entry

  lists and match schedules as they are on screen!

Tournament Organiser was specifically designed to be a professional and flexible tool to free Sports administrators and co-ordinators from time-consuming, mundane activities of running a tournament. If your organisation has special requirements, Tournament Organiser can accommodate your individual needs.

Tournament Organizer takes advantage of Apple Macintosh computers (system 6.07 or higher) using Hypercard 2.x. Tournament Organiser needs about 1/2 - 1 MB memory on your hard disk.

Contact us now, for a demonstration.

Great Returns!

41 Cain St

Redhead, NSW 2290 AUSTRALIA

(049) 42 6495


COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ON CD-ROM

The COMPLETE U.S. Code of Federal Regulations covering Environment, OSHA, and Hazardous Materials Transportation is NOW available from the NTIS on convenient and low-cost Electronic Media.

A powerful user-interface provides for easy and quick searches across ALL the regulations. One simple inquiry will indicate EVERY instance of mention in Title 40 Environment, Title 49 HazMat, and Title 29 OSHA.

In addition, the complete and amended U.S. Environmental Statutes are included for a complete reference. The Environmental CD-ROM is updated each quarter and is only a fraction of the cost and bother of the 22 books that comprise the Environmental Codes.

The ENVIRONMENTAL CD-ROM contains the COMPLETE Text and Images for:

  Title 29 - OSHA Regulations

             Parts 1900-1926 to End

  Title 40 - EPA Regulations

             Clean Air / Parts 1 thru 99

             Clean Water / Parts 100 thru 149

             FIFRA / Parts 150 thru 189

             RCRA / Parts 190 thru 299

             CERCLA/Superfund/SARA / Parts 300 thru 399

             Effluent Standards / Parts 400 thru 699

             TSCA / Parts 700 to End

  Title 49 - Hazardous Materials Transportation /

             Parts 100 thru 199

  U.S. Environmental Statutes as amended.

The ENVIRONMENTAL CD-ROM is published by SOLUTIONS Software Corp. and Distributed as an essential reference by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U. S. Department of Commerce.

Free details are available from the NTIS or SOLUTIONS Software Corp.

SOLUTIONS Software Corporation

1795 Turtle Hill Road

Enterprise, Florida 32725 USA

407-321-7912,   FAX: 407-323-4898,   BBS: 407-321-6119


Tubular Worlds Arcade Action Game
Exquisite Arcade Action For Your PC Compatible, Amiga Or Macintosh Computer.

Tubular Worlds brings the excitement of true arcade action to your personal computer monitor! Feel the adrenaline rush as you encounter massed waves of sprites, enormous end monsters covering up to three screens, metamorphosis, transparency effects, smooth scrolling, hot music and an amazing arsenal of special weaponry. The action unfolds across picturesque fantasy landscapes that are yours to explore and enjoy.

Tubular Worlds features advanced SIZPIX grafics routines, allowing simultaneous and super fast animation of large numbers of game objects. Using this grafics technique and real-time enlargement, alien spaceships change size smoothly as their flight altitude drops or increases. Lava jets erupt on ground level and seemingly burst out of your monitor. Beautifully detailed, morphed and rendered sprites add to the visual appeal of this stunning arcade experience.

Endless Fun

As each game level unfolds you will encounter new and challenging tactical problems. There is practically no end to the variety of aliens encountered on your missions.

Takes Two To Tango!

When two players run the gauntlet in simultaneous action, the tactical situation changes entirely. Keyboard, joystick or mouse controls are in operation as the two players support each other throughout a dangerous space combat mission.

Take It Easy, Or Play The Hard Way.

Tubular Worlds is easy to learn, but difficult to master. As beginning players gain experience they may switch to the even more challenging expert mode.

Custom Controls:

Tubular Worlds automatically recognizes the mouse, digital or analog joysticks and keyboard commands, giving the player a wide range of command options.

Technical Specifications:

SIZPIX grafics routines for super fast object animation, smooth transformation, morphing, rendering and scrolling * 256 Colors (except Amiga 500 & 600) * Beautiful intro with excellent grafics * Four monstrous levels * Multiple screen end monsters * Hot 12 channel music (IBM PC) * Dual player mode for simultaneous action! * Precision controls using mouse, keyboard, digital or analog joystick * Easy, intermediate and hard levels of difficulty

IBM-PC 286 and above; 640KB RAM and above; VGA (256 colors); keyboard, mouse or joystick commands; SoundBlaster or Adlib optional. Amiga: 1MB RAM. Macintosh: to be released in fall'94.

Dongleware Publishing Inc

35 Howard St

Cambridge, MA 02139-2909

Phone & Fax: 617-497-1130


Western Europe Swr Sales Reach $522 Million
Western Europe Software Sales Reach $522 Million in First Quarter, 1994

Unit Sales Increase 59%

June 20, 1994 (Washington, DC) -- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today that software sales in Western Europe reached $522.4 million in the first quarter of 1994, a 10% increase from the first quarter of 1993. Unit sales for the period were up 59% compared to the first quarter of 1993.

Software price declines in Europe were responsible for limiting growth in all operating system categories. Application unit sales increased in all but one of the six operating system categories tracked, but the increases were not enough to offset price declines. Only Windows applications revenues increased year-over-year, increasing 26% to $435.7 million. Windows applications accounted for 83% of application sales in Western Europe, up from 72% in Q1 1993. DOS applications declined 43% to $52.0 million, and Macintosh applications declined 9% to $30.7 million.

Both word processors and spreadsheets recorded 20% growth of revenues year-over-year. They remained the largest and second largest software categories in Europe. Relational database sales in Europe were down 31% from the year earlier period. Some part of that decline can be explained by high sales in the prior year period, where sales were swelled by major product introductions.

The UK/Ireland region displaced Germany/Austria as the largest region this quarter, with sales of $141.9 million, an increase of 22% from the first quarter of 1993. Germany/Austria sales declined 7% to $139.4 million. France remained the third largest Western European region, with total sales declining 10% to $73.1 million. Italy again took the prize as the fastest growing region, with software sales up 104% to $33.9 million.

                         1Q94 Sales of

                         Participating      Growth 1Q93

                       Firms (Millions)       to 1Q94

                       ----------------     -----------

   Benelux                  $ 40.1              25%

   France                     73.1             (10%)

   Germany/Austria           139.4              (7%)

   Greece                      0.86             59%

   Italy                      33.9             104%

   Nordic                     25.2              (7%)

   Spain/Portugal             11.7             (22%)

   Sweden                     24.0              18%

   Switzerland                32.1              59%

   UK/Ireland                141.9              22%

      TOTAL                 $522.9              10%

"The results in Italy this quarter again show the benefit of the Italian government's efforts to promote the legal purchase of software," said Gerard Gabella, Managing Director of SPA Europe. "Italy implemented the EU Directive on software copyright protection in December, 1992, and started taking action against software theft in the spring of 1993. Since that time, Italy has had the highest rate of growth of all European software markets. The sales increases help demonstrate just how much the industry looses to piracy each year, and how much can be gained by active enforcement of intellectual property laws."

Forty primarily US-based software firms participated in the SPA's data program by submitting confidential data to the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen, which prepared the report for the SPA. Among the participants are: Aldus, Borland, Claris, Lotus, Microsoft, Software Publishing, Symantec, and WordPerfect. The data was collected in 36 software categories (including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, and others) and in six operating systems (including DOS, Macintosh, and Windows).

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of the PC software industry. Its over 1,100 members represent the leading publishers in the business, consumer, and education 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


Fauve xRes High-End Paint & Photo-Retouch Swr
Fauve Software unveils new "xRes" Product

Exclusive ability to handle 100Mb CMYK images in real time.

Comdex 94 - Atlanta, June 23 1994. -- Fauve Software has taken the imaging world by surprise by introducing a new high-end paint and photo-retouching program which allows users to manipulate huge CMYK images in real time. The program is based on a new technology called "xRes" which stores images in a mathematical form as opposed to traditional arrays of pixels. With xRes, you can open a 100 Mb image in real time, zoom in and touch up any area of the image, and even apply "global" operations such as gradient fills and filters without the memory and processing time overhead of traditional programs.

"xRes is a totally revolutionary way of looking at images. Things that you would think of as impossible with other programs -- such as keeping l 0 levels of undo around with a huge image -- become possible in xRes." said Fred Krueger, president of Fauve Software. Mr. Krueger and his brother Richard designed the new technology in Raleigh, North Carolina over the last twelve months.

Finalist, Best of Comdex 94

The product was demonstrated at Spring Comdex in Atlanta, l 994 and was one of three finalists in the overall "best software" category. The program was demonstrated on the Windows Platform, and on Windows NT for the DEC Alpha. A Macintosh version is near completion. PC and Mac Versions will both ship in August, 1994 and carry a $799 list price.

Photo Retouching Features

"One of the goals in xRes was to build a complete photo-retouch environment around the new technology without sacrificing CMYK mode, masking ability, channel control and other features users have come to expect of an image editor." Fred Krueger said. "In addition we built in the paint tools from our earlier "Matisse" program to provide the digital artist a complete high-res production studio."

Differences with FITS

The new xRes technology is radically different from the FITS technology used in HSC's "Live Picture". Unlike FITS, xRes keeps around the notion of a "pixel" which allows the implementation of traditional tools such as the magic wand. Furthermore, xRes manipulates images as multiple "CMYK" objects which float over a monochromatic background. Each such object can be manipulated as an individual entity, and can be further broken down into up to 32 "alpha channels." Full channel operation support as well as macros are provided.

About Fauve Software

Fauve Software is an emerging force in digital art and photo-retouching software. The company's first product, "Fauve Matisse" was introduced in Sigraph 1993, and received Imaging Magazine's "Product of the year" award. A grayscale version of the program called "Matisse in Gray" is available free for only a small shipping and handling fee. The company was founded by Fred and Richard Krueger and is headquarted at 975 Walnut Street, Suite 242, Cary NC 27511. Telephone: (919) 380-9933. Fax: (919)-380-0110.


Desktop Channel Intros Elec Order Entry System
The Desktop Channel Introduces Electronic Order Entry System at PC EXPO

On-line system will allow trade show attendees to order products electronically from the show floor

Peabody, MA, May 9, 1994 -- NECX today announced it will make the Desktop Channel, the company's on-line shopping network for PC products, available to trade show attendees through a new electronic order entry system. The new system, designed to support the sale of products being promoted by trade show exhibitors, will be made available for the first time at PC EXPO this June. It will allow attendees to order show specials and thousands of other PC products from order entry systems located in the booth of the Desktop Channel (#4004) and those of participating exhibitors.

"Our order entry systems will make it possible for show attendees to buy the products they want on the spot, without having to lug them around for the rest of the show," said Henry Bertolon, president of NECX. "Exhibitors, on the other hand, will be able to close sales leads and process orders at the show without ever having to handle inventory. "

"It's the most hassle-free and cost-effective way to do business on the show floor," added Bertolon, "Not only will exhibitors enjoy immediate sales, but they will see a measurable return on their marketing investment. This will allow them to make educated decisions on which shows are best suited for their market. "

The new systems will allow attendees to order show specials offered by exhibitors at PC EXPO and other trade shows. In addition, show attendees will be able to order any of the 20,000 brand-name PC products normally carried by the Desktop Channel.

Order entry systems at PC EXPO will be on line with the Desktop Channel network for the duration of the show. Exhibitors' staffs, trained by the Desktop Channel, will be available to help attendees place their orders quickly and easily. Orders may be paid for by credit card and will be shipped that day, via UPS ground or overnight express, from one of the Desktop Channel's many warehouses. As a bonus, all attendees using the system will be sent a free Desktop Channel starter kit so they may use the shopping network when they return from the show.

The Desktop Channel is introducing the new system at PC EXPO, but plans to set up similar programs for COMDEX/Fall and other major computer trade shows around the country. Trade show exhibitors and attendees interested in obtaining more information may call the Desktop Channel at 508-538-8100.

The Desktop Channel, launched in January, 1994, is a division of NECX, the world's largest independent distributor of integrated circuits and computer products. A privately held company founded in 1980, NECX has 140 employees and generated more than $157 million in revenues in 1993.

New England Circuit Sales Inc

Four Technology Dr

Peabody, MA 01960

508-538-8100,  fax 508-538-8750


First Power Portable for Video Conferencing
FIRST EVER POWER PORTABLE FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING

Also Featuring 1.7 Million Dazzling Colors on a Power Portable

Milpitas, CA, June 20, 1994--At the upcoming PC EXPO in New York City, June 28 to June 30, Dolch will be featuring Tele-PAC, the world's first portable video conferencing platform. A member of Dolch's award winning PAC (Portable Add-in Computers) line of portable computers, TelePAC is an integrator's platform with built-in video camera and all the expansion capability, system power and CPU performance necessary for building a self contained, portable video conferencing system. In addition, Dolch will be showing 1.7 million colors on the industry's highest contrast, widest viewing angle color panel, and the world's first sunlight readable monochrome 1

Nomadic Video Conferencing

Fueled by improved technology and falling prices, the video conferencing market has grown to an estimated $660 million this year and is expected to climb to over $10 billion by 1997. By enabling truly mobile video conferencing, Dolch has provided a whole new integrators tool in this growing market. TelePAC opens up a world of new applications for exchange of data, graphics, sound, and video at remote sites. In addition, TelePAC is competitive in performance and expandability to the bulky, yet popular rollabout video conferencing system, providing integrators and high-end business users a convenient and lightweight alternative.

1.7 Million Dazzling Colors

Dolch is an award winning, recognized industry leader in color flat-panel displays. The first company to ever offer color on a portable, Dolch now offers the first 1.7 million color active matrix TFT. In addition to the newest in color displays, Dolch will also be showing the world's first direct sunlight readable active matrix monochrome flat-panel.

Power Portables

Dolch PAC power portables are the answer when you have to take desktop power on the road. Pentium and 486 CPUs, 5 open slots, and 275 watts of system power means you leave nothing behind. And PAC's monocoque construction with massive shock mounting, designed especially for harsh industrial treatment, means they will keep on going in your toughest, mission critical applications.

Dolch Computer Systems

372 Turquoise St

Milpitas, CA 95035

408-957-6575,  fax 408-263-6305


V.FC Modems Are Not The Same as V.34
V.FAST VENDORS PROMISED TOO MUCH, TOO SOON?

The Moment of Truth: V.FC Modems are Not the Same as V.34

MOUNDS VIEW. MN (June 17, 1994)--With the imminent completion of the new V.34 standard for 28.8K bps modems, users who purchased so-called V.FAST modems may discover they have made a costly mistake. "Some vendors jumped the gun on the V.34 standard, and as a result, we're going to have a situation where modems may not talk to each other at higher speeds," said Raghu Sharma, president of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., which this month began shipping a 28.8K modem that adheres to the standards in the V.34 draft. "This is one case where patience really is a virtue." Modems that use chipsets known as "V.fc" or "V.FAST Class" may lack several important capabilities that were added to the V.34 standard after vendors put these proprietary modems into production. These include:

* V.8 start-up sequence that ensures the highest possible V.34 speed from the outset. V.fast modems may have a different start-up sequence that is not compatible with V.8 and therefore will not connect with V.34 modems at 28.8k bps speeds.

* 4D (four-dimensional) encoding that will provide better signal-to-noise ratio for more accurate data and higher connect percentages at V.34 speeds. V.fast may use a less sophisticated 2D encoding algorithm.

* Rate renegotiation that will facilitate quick-speed changes taking less than 1 second. V.fast modems may not incorporate rate renegotiation.

Soon the problem of upgrading to the actual standard will be at hand. Costly replacement of PROMS and components--even field swapping that can leave users without a modem for days--may be in the offing.

Multi-Tech's new MultiModem II uses an AT&T chip that is compliant with the V.34 standard drafted and approved by ITU Study Group 14 on June 9, 1994 and submitted to ITU member countries for a final vote. If the V.34 specifications change before final approval, Multi-Tech's 28.8K bps modem has a FlashROM-based processor that permits quick and easy upgrades by dialing into the company's BBS and downloading the new code. In contrast, most V.fc or V.FAST Class modems require inconvenient and sometimes costly hardware upgrades, component changes or complete modem swap.

"In our industry, there is always a stampede to be first, and when the dust clears, a lot of users are left holding the bag," Sharma said. "In this case, the rush to be the first guy on the block with the new generation of modems may come back to haunt those vendors, or more importantly, their customers. Despite the best intentions of users and modem makers alike, there will be many people who just skip the upgrade path, and that will create compatibility and performance headaches for years to come."

Multi-Tech Systems Inc

2205 Woodale Dr

Mounds View, MN 55112

612-785-3500,  800-328-9717,  fax 612-785-9874


MedAssist Medical Office Management System
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR PRACTICE

The new 3.0 version of the MedAssist Medical Office Management System offers both unique benefits and innovative design. Full managed care analysis is included with automatic write-offs and detailed encounter and viability reports. A contact processor automatically keeps a record of your written and verbal communications with patients, insurance companies, and referring doctors. Scheduling can now be done based on a new database of symptoms and reasons, and appointment information can be posted directly to the transaction ledger. A sophisticated recall system has been added for preventive care. The In-Hospital System prints out a detailed rounds report with both diagnostic and medication information. A sophisticated report scheduler is also included that allows you to group reports together for automatic processing. All this has been added to the system that is know in the industry for its ability to dramatically reduce aged receivables, significantly increase cash flow and drastically reduce overhead. If you have a problem with collections, you need to see this program. Call 1-800-637-2251 for a free demonstration disk and 12 page color brochure.

Professional Software Solutions, Inc.

P.O. Box 280

Churchville, MD 21028

1-800-637-2251,  410-734-7100,  fax 410-734-6299


WidgetKit/Prof & Bus. Graphics for VisualAge
Objectshare Systems Announces User Interface Components for VisualAge

San Jose, CA, June 14, 1994 - Objectshare Systems, Inc. announces plans to offer user interface components for use in the VisualAge Application Builder Technology. VisualAge is an advanced tool for graphically assembling applications from prebuilt components. VisualAge is a product of IBM Corp.

Planned VisualAge components from Objectshare include:

* WidgetKit/Business Graphics for VisualAge, which offers flexible two- and three-dimensional business charting and graphing. WidgetKit/Business Graphics for VisualAge includes bar, pie, x-y, log, scatter, polar, gantt, high-low-close, and additional styles. It includes 3-D charts for the bar and pie styles.

* WidgetKit/Professional for VisualAge, which offers powerful spreadsheets, specialized editors, and other functionality. WidgetKit/Professional for VisualAge has a spreadsheet that includes calculation capability, row and column splitting, a variety of cell types including standard image formats, and much more.

Objectshare is a member of the Object Connection Program from IBM. This program encourages development of VisualAge components by third parties and aids in the marketing of VisualAge components. Objectshare worked with IBM to help define the details of the Object Connection Program.

There are no royalties for distribution of end-user applications built with Objectshare products for VisualAge. The described Objectshare products for VisualAge will ship over the course of 1994. Objectshare will aggressively develop and deliver additional VisualAge components.

Objectshare Systems Inc

5 Town & Country Village, Suite 735

San Jose, CA 95128-2026

408-727-3742,  fax 408-727-6324,  CIS: 76436,1063


New DATEL Catalog Features 50 New Products

64-Page, Full-Color Catalog Covers 5 Product Lines

This Is Not Your "Run-of-the-Mill" Short Form Catalog

DATEL's new (dated June 1994), 64-page, full-color Short Form Catalog is now available. Like all industry short forms, this one reviews recently announced new products and provides selection guides for the Company's complete product offering.

Going beyond the "look-up-table" format, however, this new catalog provides comprehensive technical information (including performance specifications, detailed schematics and applications information) for 10 of the most exciting of DATEL's 50 new products.

Five Product Lines!

DATEL is one of a small handful of companies able to achieve recognized industry leadership in multiple disparate product lines. The product lines covered in our new catalog are:

Data Acquisition and Conversion Components - Including analog-to-digital converters with resolutions from 7 to 16 bits and sampling rates to 20MHz.

Modular Switching DC/DC Converters- Featuring isolated and non-isolated designs in single, dual and triple-output configurations and output powers to 50 Watts.

Digital Panel Voltmeters - Highlighting the smallest 3-1/2 and 4-1/2 LED and LCD DPM's available.

Analog Computer Boards for PC/AT and EISA Buses - Read about our new A/D converter boards for EISA computers that can continuously sample and transmit digital data to mass storage at 10MHz.

Analog Computer Boards for VME Bus - Including high-performance A/D-DSP coprocessor boards that can digitize 8 input channels simultaneously and perform FFT's "on the fly."

Easy to Get! DATEL's New Short Form is immediately available upon request from DATEL or any of its authorized representatives.

DATEL, Inc

11 Cabot Boulevard

Mansfield, MA 02048

(508) 339-3000,   FAX: (508) 339-6356


EcoNet Expandable Printer Sharing Network
Excellink Ships Expandable Printer Sharing Network

EcoNet Offers Easy Parallel Port Networking for up to 32 Users

San Jose, California, June 27, 1994 -- Excellink, Inc., a Hewlett-Packard Independent Hardware Vendor, is shipping a new modular printer sharing network that provides printer sharing, file transfer, and spooling capabilities for PC and PC-compatible computers. The EcoNet printer sharing network utilizes standard modular telephone cables that let users create a printer sharing network with up to 32 nodes, any of which can be computers or printers.

No Internal Cards - Simple Parallel Port Modules Install in Minutes

The EcoNet network consists of compact transmitter and receiver modules that connect directly to the parallel port of computers and printers. A transmitter module is dedicated to each computer while a receiver module is dedicated to each printer. To complete the installation, users simply daisy-chain the modules together with the included telephone cables.

Included Software Provides Spooling and File Transfer Capabilities

Users can specify the printer to which they want to send their jobs several different ways through software utilities that come with the system. Printers can be selected through a customizable pop-up menu, DOS command, port redirection, or with text codes. Included is a print spooling utility that provides a virtually unlimited amount of print buffering for each user. This spooler allows users to send print jobs to the same printer at the same time without encountering errors. The spooler utility stores each print job to the user's hard disk or RAM in the background and then sends the print job(s) to the printer when the printer becomes available. Also included is a file transfer program that lets users copy files of any size between computers on the EcoNet network.

High Speed Allows for Simultaneous Printing

Using signaling technology similar to that found on more expensive Local Area Networks, EcoNet utilizes a 500 Kbps signal with CRC error detection to send multiple signals over the wire simultaneously. This allows users to print to several different printers simultaneously, with virtually no degradation in transmission speed. The ability to access all printers on the system simultaneously also means increased productivity, as users do not have to wait for others to finish printing on one printer before sending their jobs to a second printer.

Ease of Use and Low Price Offer an Attractive Alternative to LANs

"The EcoNet network can be installed in a matter of minutes, and offers important networking features at a very competitive price," said Joe Hartzell, director of marketing for Excellink, Inc. "Instead of buying additional printers every time a new computer is added to an office, users can access their existing printers for very little additional cost. The ability to share costly peripherals is critical, yet Local Area Networks involve too significant an investment in terms of cost and installation time for many people. EcoNet provides a simple, cost-effective way for a company to get the most from its existing printer investments."

EcoNet works with any computer with a Centronics-compatible parallel port and any printer with a Centronics-compatible parallel port. EcoNet is available directly through Excellink and its network of authorized resellers. The transmitter modules are list priced at $59 each and the receiver modules cost $69 each. A starter kit, consisting of two transmitters, one receiver, two 25' cables, a power supply, and the utility software, lists for $199. Like all Excellink products, the EcoNet printer sharing network comes with a lifetime warranty.

Excellink, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance printer connectivity products, is located at 1430 Tully Road # 415, San Jose CA 95122. Telephone: (800) 923-5465 or (408) 295-9000 Fax: (408) 295-9011


Everest Authoring System for Windows
Intersystem Concepts Announces Release of Everest Authoring System for Windows

Columbia, Maryland -- June 23, 1994

Today, Intersystem Concepts, Inc., announced plans to release its Everest Authoring System for Microsoft Windows this August. Everest is an interactive multimedia development tool for creating Computer-Based Training (CBT), performance support systems, kiosk applications and presentations.

Everest is the only authoring system with extensibility: the ability to enhance the authoring environment via third-party add-on component objects. Everest can employ .VBX files from Microsoft, Borland, Autodesk, FarPoint, MicroHelp and many other companies to increase functionality in areas such as multimedia, databases, spreadsheets, graphics, interaction, etc. This feature gives developers unlimited power and flexibility to create professional projects.

Everest offers a multi-level, object-oriented authoring approach: visual drag-and-drop, icon screen flowcharts, as well as the Apex3 programming language (similar to Basic). Developers can mix usage of the authoring levels to the degree that suits them best. For complex projects, Everest can call DLLs as well as routines written in Visual Basic and C++. Everest's unique import feature provides multiplatform capabilities by letting developers edit projects created with the Intersystem Concepts' Summit Authoring System (for DOS and Windows).

For a limited time, Everest is available at a pre-release price of $1995 (afterward, the price will be $4395). There are no royalties or additional run-time fees; initial technical support and updates are free.

Intersystem Concepts is now in its 10th year of developing authoring systems.

Intersystem Concepts

PO Box 1041

Columbia, MD 21044

(410) 730-2840,  Fax: (410) 730-8228


Easy-CD Pro - InfoWorld Buyers Assurance Seal
incatsystems' Easy-CD Pro Wins InfoWorld's Buyers Assurance Seal

Campbell, California--June 6, 1994--In a 15-page special section in its June 6th issue, InfoWorld magazine compared and ranked seven CD-ROM mastering software-and-hardware combinations. incat's Easy-CD Pro was the winner--and the only product of the seven to qualify for InfoWorld's prestigious Buyers Assurance Seal. A close second was Pinnacle's RCD-202 package, which bundles a custom version of the Easy-CD Pro software (called RCD-PC) with the Pinnacle RCD-202 recorder.

InfoWorld's extensive and rigorous testing program weighed performance factors such as disc creation, file placement, emulation, recording speed, data integrity, and CD-ROM reading, along with documentation, technical support, and other features. These factors were considered particularly with regard to "their capability to serve the most basic need of InfoWorld readers: information distribution, archiving, and data backup." Based on these criteria, Easy-CD Pro's interface was judged "the least intimidating" and the software overall as "an easy-to-use product that is especially appropriate for users new to the technology." Easy-CD Pro also earned top marks for allowing the most precise placement of files on disc.

Easy-CD Pro was the only software package of those tested to support all CD recorders currently on the market, so it was chosen to run a separate series of performance tests on all the CD recorders. For tests of Easy-CD's own performance the software was teamed with the Yamaha CDR 100 quadruple-speed recorder. In recording speed, Easy-CD Pro and the Yamaha set the standard against which all other were measured: 19 minutes 32 seconds to write 638 megabytes of data to compact disc. The combination was also a winner in CD-ROM reading, when the CD recorder is used as a CD-ROM drive for reading back discs.

incatsystems received strong praise for its documentation, on-line help, and technical support which, as reviewer Jeff Angus points out, "makes all the difference in the world for users new to the category." Angus further comments that "[Easy-CD] has superior documentation and help systems."

For overall value, InfoWorld assessed Easy-CD Pro as: "...one of the most usable and versatile products in this category."

Reprints are available from incatsystems.

incatsystems is an industry leader in providing CD-ROM, CD-R mastering and Photo CD software solutions in mixed mode and multimedia applications. incatsystems has focused on developing innovative technology for the international CD-ROM arena since 1986.

incat systems software usa, inc

1684 Dell Ave

Campbell, CA 95008

(408) 379-2400,   Fax (4081 379-2409


LAM Research Flat Panel Display Etch System
U.S. DISPLAY CONSORTIUM AWARDS MAJOR CONTRACT TO LAM RESEARCH CORP. TO DEVELOP FLAT PANEL DISPLAY ETCH SYSTEM

Contract to Help Fund $13.4 Million R&D Effort Leveraging Lam's TCP Technology for the Manufacture of Next-Generation Flat Panel Displays

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 22, 1994--Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) and the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) announced today that Lam has been awarded a major contract to develop an etch system that manufactures large-scale flat panel displays (FPDs). The joint development agreement, which is the consortium's largest to date, will help fund a $13.4 million research and development effort that will leverage Lam's patented Transformer Coupled Plasma (TCP) technology for next-generation FPD manufacturing requirements.

The USDC is a crucial part of the U.S. government's $580 million national flat panel display initiative, and is responsible for selecting domestic companies with the technology and expertise needed to provide a competitive manufacturing advantage.

"Etch is an area of focus identified by the USDC's Technical Council that attracted a great deal of interest from the supplier base in our Request for Proposal (RFP) process," stated Peter Mills, CEO of the USDC "Lam's clear potential to address large substrates, such as glass panels used in display production, was a factor in the Council's decision. Lam's experience in advanced high-density plasma processes, specifically the proven track record of their TCP technology, provides an excellent foundation to bring this technology to the marketplace as quickly as possible".

The contract has been structured to help fund an aggressive R&D effort that will accelerate Lam's development of a viable production tool for this expanding market The two-year program also involves three other groups Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) will assist in process integration and testing of hardware in pilot production, Lawrence Livermore National Labs will lend valuable expertise in reactor and source modeling, and the University of Wisconsin will assist in plasma source development and characterization Together, this team will work under the Lam umbrella to develop an FPD etch system that meets emerging and future requirements.

Lam's Chief Executive Officer, Roger Emerick, noted that the contract marks Lam's formal entry into the FPD market, which is projected to grow from a $4 billion industry in 1994 to a $20 billion industry by the end of the decade "We have been examining this industry sector and its unique requirements for more than two years We believe we have a technology that leapfrogs competitive manufacturing strategies and will support a U S manufacturing infrastructure This, together with our strategic alliances, positions us for strong entry into this rapidly expanding market"

Lam reports that the main advantage of its TCP technology is the ability to control ion energy and density independently, while producing a high-density uniform plasma over a very large substrate area--features not available in competitive systems Additionally, the FPD films that need to be etched mirror those found in the semiconductor industry, namely polysilicon, silicon nitride, and amorphous silicon--all proven applications on the TCP etch system, which are currently used by major chipmakers worldwide.

The USDC is an industry-led, public/private partnership providing a common platform for flat panel display manufacturers and developers, FPD users, and the supplier base Based in San Jose Calif, the consortium's membership includes Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), AT&T, Electro-Plasma, Kent Display Systems, Kopin Corp, Norden Systems, Optical Imaging Systems (OIS), Photonics Imaging, Planar Systems, Plasmaco, Sl Diamond, Silicon Video Corp, Standish Industries, and Xerox PARC The USDC's mission is to enlarge the U S infrastructure required to support a world-class U.S.-based manufacturing capability for high-definition displays

Lam Research Corporation is a leading supplier of wafer processing equipment to the worldwide semiconductor industry The company's broad product offerings are focused on etch and deposition, two of the most vital areas in the fabrication of current and future integrated circuits Headquartered in Fremont Calif, Lam maintains customer support centers throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia/Pacific to support its global customer base. Founded in 1980, Lam is publicly held and listed on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol LRCX.

Lam Research Corp

4650 Cushing Parkway

Fremont, CA 94538-6470

510-659-0200,  fax 510-659-2935


OS/2 Personal Electronic Hypermedia Magazine
OS/2 PERSONAL TAKES A NEW APPROACH IN PUBLISHING

TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA. 17th June, 1994 - International Business Machine's OS/2 has become the operating system of choice for individuals who want more power from their personal computers and with the number of shipped units recently passing five million, Allen-Hamilton Publishing Corporation felt the time was right to launch a new kind of publication for these users.

"We chose a Windows-based hyper-media format because just about  everybody who has OS/2 has Windows and DOS installed." explained Mark  Hamilton, Senior Editor for OS/2 Personal. "It also enables us to produce a magazine that is user-friendly, easy to read and is less damaging to the environment. We thought about using OS/2's .inf format but if we chose this route, we'd eliminate current users of Windows who want to learn more about OS/2 before adopting it as their personal operating system."

"Our audience are those who understand the power of OS/2 and also those  who want more than Windows has to offer," Hamilton continued, "such as  pre-emptive multitasking [running more than one program at once] and better  protection against data loss. Perhaps a user may wish to operate two or three copies of the same program -- something that is not efficient with Windows  on DOS."

To be published monthly, OS/2 Personal will offer news and reviews of  software and hardware, provide tips, tricks and hints as well as a regular  cartoon feature. The publication will also recommend books, review on-line  services and report on issues that are important to OS/2 users.

OS/2 Personal will publish its first issue on 1st of August and will be  available for download from a number of ftp sites around the world, including  ftp.cdrom.com in the United States and Demon Internet in London, England;  copies will also be available in the OS2USER Forum on CompuServe. For those  who do not have a modem, OS/2 Personal is available on diskette and can be  sent via US Mail or Federal Express.

For further information, send electronic mail to OS/2 Personal:

Editorial:

    Internet: ahpub@cftnet.com. CompuServe: 100013,600.

Advertising:

    Internet: ahpub@cftnet.com. CompuServe: 70750,1431.

All Other Communication:

    Internet: ahpub@cftnet.com.


SoftBlaster Swr Duplication Sys for SCSI/Tape
NEW LOW-COST SOFTBLASTER SOFTWARE DUPLICATION SYSTEM FOR SCSI HARD DISK AND TAPE DRIVES

Low-cost, Entry-level Unit Duplicates Software for Disk, Tape and Optical Drives

Los Gatos, CA -- June 20, 1994 -- Greystone Peripherals, the leader in affordable software duplication systems and PCMCIA accessories, announced another in its series of software duplication systems. The Model SB-600 SoftBlaster is a low-cost turnkey standalone system designed to load data and programs onto disk, tape and optical drives which use the small computer system interface (SCSI). The system software runs on any IBM or compatible personal computer. An ASPI-compliant SCSI host adapter card is included with the system, along with cabling, power supply, documentation and software.

The SCSI SoftBlaster allows the copying of data or programs from one master to up to six target drives. Copying is performed on a byte-by-byte basis for an exact duplicate of the original. The unit will copy disks to disks and tapes to tapes, and can be used to copy a marginal disk or transcribe tapes from one medium to another. User-selectable options allow the data to be verified as it is written, and to choose block ranges to copy, as well as the low-level format of the drives to a factory-new condition.

"There is a strong demand for a low-cost, entry-level software program loading by OEMs, resellers and contract manufacturers for SCSI based systems using disk, tape and optical drives," said John Usher, vice president of sales and marketing for Greystone. "The new SoftBlaster is an economical, easy-to-use solution that quickly pays for itself."

The unit's ease and simplicity of operation using menu-driven commands means it can be operated by unskilled personnel for lower labor costs. During operation, disk copying proceeds until the last block is encountered on either the source or target disk. This allows copying of part of a large disk to a smaller, or copying of an entire small disk to a larger one. Copy operation can be interrupted at any time by simply pressing any key on the PC keyboard.

In tape-to-tape copying, the target is written in the same format as the source, with regard to block size, filemarks, etc. A tape copy ends when the End of Tape mark is encountered on the source tape. Tape drives may also be copied from 9-track to 8mm, mm, and other formats.

Copying must be between devices of the same type -- disk-to-disk or tape-to-tape. An automatic error detection feature aborts copying if any errors are encountered during operation. In the case of multiple targets, any errors encountered on a particular device, copying to that device is aborted, while copying continues to all other targets.

The SB-600 SoftBlaster supports the ANSI X3T9 SCSI-2 standard, which provides for sustained SCSI data transfer rates of up to 10MHz synchronous (fast SCSI); 5MHz synchronous (normal SCSI), and 6MHz asynchronous. The unit also supports fast and wide 16-bit SCSI operation.

The SoftBlaster provides distributors, systems integrators, software manufacturers and disk, tape and optical drive manufacturers with a cost-effective way to approach higher margin, application-level markets. Usher added, "Everyone is attracted by the value-added potential of specially configured systems and subsystems, and now a tool is available that will permit them to offer complete, turnkey systems with all applications level programming installed and ready for customer use."

The SB-600 SCSI DataBlaster unit is available now, and includes cabling, connectors and operating instructions. The SB-600 is priced at $2,595.00. The low-cost SoftBlaster measures 5.5-inches deep by 9.0-inches wide by 4.0-inches high, and weighs 10 pounds.

Greystone's family of DataBlaster systems also support software duplication for hard drives with other interfaces. The units are available in either standalone or up to 56 systems under multiplexed PC host control for PCMCIA, IDE or SCSI systems.

Greystone Peripherals, Inc., founded in 1992, is led by PC and peripheral industry veterans George Robinson and John Usher. The company designs, manufactures and markets computer peripherals. In addition to the SoftBlaster and DataBlaster products, its CardDock universal PC Card reader/writer is targeted to the PCMCIA market. The company is located at 130 Knowles Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030

Greystone Peripherals Inc

130-A Knowles Dr

Los Gatos, CA 95030

408-866-4739,  fax 408-866-8328


UAdmin Automates Off-Site Data Collection
Raosoft, Inc. releases UAdmin, a new program to automate off-site data collection and analysis for both surveys and general usage, using networks, mail-out disks, bulletin boards, and kiosks.

Seattle, June 28, 1994--Raosoft UAdmin is a user-friendly DOS-based menu interface program that provide s users in off-site locations with the ability to administer an entire data collection and analysis project electronically. It uses a single menu with straightforward English commands so that administrators do not need any special training to gather and then report on data. UAdmin's single control-level menu provides features such as customized disk creation so that specified fields can be pre-filled, 'Counts Tables' so that the administrator can track the current response status, and instant report generation so that newly gathered data can be interpreted.

UAdmin has been developed by Raosoft, Inc. in answer to the problems of distributed organizations who want to automate their data handling of headquarters/offsite data gathering and analysis. The entire process is menu-driven so that non-experts may administer the process.

The underlying programs controlled by UAdmin are Raosoft, Inc.'s runtime data collection programs USURVEY and UFill plus the runtime report generator UReport. Just a few of the many applications where UAdmin can provide unique support are for employee reviews, assessment surveys in personnel and Total Quality Management (TQM) programs, travel pattern data pick-up, and general data collection that is specific to a firm.

Shipping begins today, June 28. The price for UAdmin is $995, which includes the cost of UReport (separately $395). This price is a one-time charge, for which network usage is unlimited, the number of disks that may be mailed out is unlimited and bulletin board and kiosk-type entry is also unlimited. UAdmin will run on single or multiple floppy or hard disk drives and needs 512K memory, and DOS 2.0 or higher. It is fully networkable and Windows-compatible. There is no limit to the database size for either fieldnames or number of records except system capacity.

Recently, Langley Air Force Base sent an organizational evaluation survey out on UAdmin on mailout diskettes to 45 bases, gathering data from more than 100,000 participants. Surveys were then distributed electronically to personnel for fill-in by local networks, stand-alone computers used as kiosks, and bulletin boards. UAdmin produced reports at various levels at each base, and later at headquarters. A confidentiality feature in UAdmin blocked sensitive information, so that certain data was available only at specified levels.

To use UAdmin, a corporate Headquarters designs the form collection instrument on Raosoft SURVEY and the preconfigured reports on Raosoft EZReport. These are then placed on a disk or network with the runtime programs of USURVEY, to run the form and UReport to provide the reports at the off-site location. The powerful new UAdmin gives the off-site user the ability to manage the whole project locally and then send the data upstream if wanted. UAdmin provides the following capacities, when received by the person designated to be the local administrator:

* Create a disk with a survey instrument or form customized for the local network or stand-alone computers. A BBS can also be used. Fieldnames can be pre-filled to increase the accuracy of data and to make it easier for respondents to enter data.

* Remove data from specified fieldnames for confidentiality purposes, before sending the data upstream to regional or headquarters.

* Provide ready-made 'Counts Tables' so the local administrators can track the status of data collection at any point in time.

* Generate ready-made reports of the data as wanted, at multiple specified levels or as wanted. The reports can take advantage of the statistics features of Raosoft EZReport, the statistical report writer.

Raosoft Inc

6645 NE Windermere Rd

Seattle, WA 98115-7942

206-525-4025,  fax 206-525-4947

Internet: raosoft@halcyon.com


Property Plus Manages Office Equip & Fixed Inv
PROPERTY PLUS LETS YOU MANAGE YOUR VALUABLE OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER FIXED INVENTORY!

Designed to run on your existing hardware, our software takes advantage of the power of your Local Area Networks or stand along PCs

The Property Plus Solution

Keeping an organized inventory of office equipment and office assets can be quite a challenge. Equipment gets moved, people leave, new equipment is purchased, and old equipment gets surplused or thrown out. Because office assets can account for hundreds of thousands of dollars, this inventory must be accurately maintained. Assets that are unaccounted for can be expensive and embarrassing. The Property Plus solution gives you ALL the tools for complete asset management and reporting.

What is Property Plus ?

Property Plus is a software package that runs on a single PC or Local Area Network. It will organize information about asset ownership and assignment, costs, internal components, service history records, depreciation and current value, ownership history within your organization, and complete description information including asset type and class, manufacturer, model and serial number, purchase order and contract number, date received and more. Using barcode technology, this system can be used to complete audits of entire buildings in a fraction of the time required by paper audits. The system also generates barcode labels for new or non-barcoded assets, calculates current value and current costs by asset classification, manages all maintenance and service information, and allows items to be surplused or moved. Users may select any of the 80 reports or use the Custom Report Generator.

What types of Inventory is Property Plus designed to manage?

Property Plus is designed to manage typical office inventory with a strong emphasis on technical and computer equipment. Copiers, computers, even vehicles, and other complex, maintainable inventory are easily managed. Because you manage the entire system, desks, chairs, or any item that should be accounted for can be maintained. The system is extremely flexible by allowing the users to set the limits of inventory management requirements.

Barcode Capability

The Property Plus Management System can automatically assign a barcode number to your assets or you may use existing barcodes. The system will also print barcode labels to be attached to your property for instant audit support. The system is completely integrated to handle audit functions comparing actual inventory audit data to the system's database identifying missing, misplaced, or items found but not in the system.

Features:

* STAND-ALONE OR NETWORK READY

* ASSET INFORMATION PROFILE

* INTERNAL COMPONENTS TRACKING INCLUDING

  SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERALS

* COMPLETE SERVICE HISTORY

* RELOCATION HISTORY

* DEPRECIATION AND CURRENT VALUE INFORMATION

* BARCODE GENERATION AND ASSIGNMENT

* COMPLETE AUDIT CAPABILITY

* OVER 80 REPORTS TO CHOOSE FROM OR USE THE

  CUSTOM REPORT GENERATOR

* ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, ASSET TYPES, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS,

  AND OTHER SELECTION LISTS AVAILABLE

* SURPLUS CAPABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

Hardware Requirements:

80386SX, 80386 or 80486 based PC

4 Mb of RAM

10 Mb of available disk space

VGA Color Monitor

HP Laserjet printer or equivalent

Inte-Great Corp

4600 East West Highway, Suite 525

Bethesda, MD 20814

301-654-9100,  fax 301-654-9150


Symposium & PCAccess Amiga Cards
They are finally here! Both the Symposium and PCAccess plug-in-cards are now available for your AMIGA computer.

Symposium

Symposium is a single plug-in-card (PIC) for all AMIGA 2000, 3000, & 4000 series computers. Symposium hooks up as a standard answering machine but combined with the powerful AMIGA performs in ways no answering machine can!

- inbound audio recording / outbound audio playback

- touch tone decoding t generation

- call progress detection

- external audio driver

- auxiliary audio input for "musical hold", etc.

- 16 external I/O lines

To access the basic Symposium functions, we present TeLXpress. TeLXpress is AMIGADos 2.0 compatible dialog box driven software that allows even the beginner to quickly generate professional quality voice mail scenarios.

- full control remote security access mode

- touch tone controlled message routing

- "musical hold" feature

- auto paging whenever a call is received

- use all your 'RAW' & 'IFF' sound files from any source

- remote message retrieval at any time with

  fast forward/rewind feature

- automatic compression mode

- 'bells & whistles' included

Hierarchical design structure allows menu driven system based on user's inputs:

- execute programs remotely

- collect user responses to questions

- caller paging option

- caller line transfer feature

- put caller on hold temporarily

- set / read external discrete lines remotely over phone

To access the advanced capabilities of Symposium functions, we present our TeLXpress Pro software. TeLXpress Pro includes complete source code listings for recording, playing, accessing touch tone encoding/decoding, audio input from external source, audio output to external source, flash hook ability, ring detection, call progress detection, control of external discrete lines interface, even includes conference call setup information.

PC Access

PCAccess is the single card solution to the lack of hardware on the AMIGA platform. Simply install PC Access into your computer, and you can access virtually ANY PC standard interface card. Communications, data acquisition, protocol, control, interface, you name it! All the versatility of the MILLIONS of circuit card types available for the PC combined with the POWER of your AMIGA!

PCAccess does not contain a CPU or any other clumsy interface circuitry to get in the way and slow things down. PCAccess creates a seamless path between your AMIGA and cards plugged into the PC bus.

Software examples are included with PCAccess showing you how to program cards from your AMIGA software Additional source code and functions are available with PCAware. Use these commands, along with the PC source code which accompanies most PC circuit cards to get up and running in no time! Included is a library of 'C' commands which can be used to access the low cost industry standard DAS-08/16 multi interface acquisition and control card. Use these commands for high speed sampling up to 16+ channels at 12-bits resolution, wave form generation, counter/timer function, digital I/O, more!

Also available for immediate application is ArgusWave. Use ArgusWave to take control of the widely used Gage Applied Sciences Compuscope 250 and Compuscope LITE high speed data acquisition cards. Using these low cost cards, ArgusWave turns your AMIGA into a two channel high speed data acquisition system with sample rates to 100 Million Samples Per Second! ArgusWave acts like a virtual oscilloscope with powerful capture and trigger features including Fourier Transform frequency analysis.

Get up to SPEED with PCAccess. Run PC cards on your AMIGA. It won't know the difference and you'll never run into hardware limitations again!

Suggested Retail Prices Effective Starting May 1, 1994

Symposium w/TeLXpress             $259

Symposium w/TeLXpress Pro          299

PCAccess                          $199

PCAware                             99

AWave                              179

Pacific Digital

12881 Knott St, Suite #228

Garden Grove, CA 92641

VOICE (714) 373-4112,  BBS (714) 893-2632


Visual Baler 1.0 Spreadsheet Visual Dev Tool
VISUAL BALER 1.0 SHIPS

Create and distribute bulletproof, royalty-free spreadsheet applications for Windows

At a Glance

Chicago, IL (June 20, 1994) -- Baler Software Corporation is now shipping Visual Baler 1.0, the first spreadsheet-based visual development tool. As the spreadsheet user's solution for creating stand-alone Windows applications, Visual Baler works like traditional spreadsheets, with an important difference. Visual Baler outputs self-running Windows programs, not just spreadsheet templates. These "Baled" programs may be distributed without requiring additional spreadsheet copies or royalties. Designed from the ground up as a Windows development tool, Visual Baler has many additional unique, timesaving development features. Imports formulas, formatting and data from all releases of Lotus l-2-3, Microsoft Excel and Quattro Pro for a head start. Visual Baler sells for $499, including a royalty-free distribution license.

Positioning and intended user

Visual Baler combines the flexible point-and-click user interface design tools and convenient run-time policies of products such as Microsoft Visual Basic with the intuitive, powerful, yet familiar spreadsheet environment for creating applications. Designed as a complete solution for the 15 million experienced spreadsheet users, Visual Baler's spreadsheet-centricity makes it the fastest way to create many analytical/number-crunching graphical applications. These applications may be for internal use or for commercial resale.

Typical uses

Popular uses include business applications in accounting and tax planning, job estimating, financial modelling, engineering analysis, electronic forms, budgeting, price lists, employee reports, data collection and hundreds of other uses. Spreadsheet users prefer Visual Baler because of the ease and speed of creation compared with alternative tools. Also, existing spreadsheet files can be used as a starting point, saving time and effort.

3 headline features

* The only 3-D graphical spreadsheet and Windows EXE development

  tool combined into one product.

* Prevent unwanted changes to formulas, data and layout with

  a push of the Bind button. Applies a set of 14 bulletproof

  security settings

* Automatically generates a Windows .EXE spreadsheet application

  complete with custom title screen and program icon.

Closest competitors

Unlike other visual development tools like Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++ or CA-Realizer, Visual Baler requires no knowledge of programming languages like C or BASIC. Construct applications using @functions, macro commands and other familiar spreadsheet-like components. Furthermore, Visual Baler imports existing worksheets created with programs like Lotus 1-2-3 or Microsoft Excel to cut development time significantly.

Unlike traditional spreadsheet software, Visual Baler outputs professional, stand-alone, secure Windows applications, not templates. Users may conveniently distribute these custom programs with no additional software or royalties required. In addition, Visual Baler offers important developer-oriented tools like automatic help file creation not found in traditional spreadsheets.

Customer Quotes

* "Baler reduced our development time by 90%, allowed us to get product to market faster than our competitors, and become the number one producer of valuation software in the country Without Baler, we wouldn't be here." David Fein, John Wiley & Sons

* "Visual Baler has a tremendous potential to become the No. l tool among spreadsheet users. You have a great product " Ovi N Florea, Independent Consultant

* "As a sales manager with spreadsheet experience, Visual Baler is the first tool I can use to create the Windows-based sales tools my field reps need." Roy Hubbard, York International.

* "We know how to solve our business problems with spreadsheet applications. Now Visual Baler makes it economically feasible to distribute them to other departments." Tom Carlton, CF Industries

Product history

Baler Software pioneered the idea of spreadsheet-based development tools five years ago with a highly-regarded line of DOS-based spreadsheet compilers Visual Baler builds on this heritage by adding visual dialog and tool bar editing tools, a 3-D graphical spreadsheet editor, Wysiwyg on-screen and in printing, and more. These are the most-requested capabilities by members of the Visual Baler customer advisory board.

Baler Software Corp

1400 Hicks Rd

Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

(708) 506-9700,  (708) 506-1808 FAX

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                         HIGHLIGHTS

Complete Solution

All tools necessary to create professional Windows applications from start to finish are in the box. These include the project manager, 3-D graphical spreadsheet editor, debugger, tool bar editor, dialog box editor, help editor and Microsoft help compiler, and the BALE automatic runtime builder. Extensive on-line documentation puts answers a few mouse clicks away.

Pro-built routines

Save development time since Visual Baler provides an application framework. No need to write routines for file open and save, printing publishing quality output, calculation, tool and status bars, context-sensitive help, or to code a data structure or even a menu system. Modify or replace any object.

Easy to understand metaphor

Visual Baler consists of tabbed, 3-D spreadsheet pages. When an application is complete, a single mouse click "binds" the application into a secure distributable application that, like a perfect bound book, can't be "taken apart."

Point and click visual design

Visual Baler provides graphical design tools to combine buttons and other Windows controls to create clean, useable input screens with an attractive, etched appearance. The dialog box editor provides point and click design for rapid interface creation, including check boxes, radio buttons, group boxes, bitmaps and other useful controls. The right mouse button activates a compound dialog box attribute menu for modifying the currently selected object. This makes it easy to assign attributes to items.

Create lean Windows applications

Entire Visual Baler applications often fit on a single high-density diskette with compression, making it easier and less costly to distribute applications internally or for sale. Minimize use of memory and Windows resources with Visual Baler's proprietary virtual control technology.

Share data

Read and write formulas, data and formatting from all releases of Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel and Quattro Pro using the .WK3/.FM3 or .WK1/.FMT file formats. All popular spreadsheets write these formats. Visual Baler also supports the Windows clipboard and ASCII tab and comma-delimited formats for sharing data with other programs.

Built-in 3-D spreadsheet editor

Visual Baler is not meant to replace a user's day-to-day spreadsheet program, but for a development tool the editor is surprisingly spreadsheet-like. Create and edit 3-D formulas, add Wysiwyg formatting including lines and fonts, use split panes, locked titles and in-cell editing. Visual Baler includes 110 @functions and the Baler Extended Macro Language for advanced customization.

Write and compile Microsoft help files

Easily create real Windows help files with context-sensitive links to cells, buttons, and dialog controls. Input and compile help text with the included Microsoft help compiler.

BALER SOFTWARE CORPORATION

Other products

Baler Software, located in Chicago, is the leading publisher of spreadsheet-based application development tools Other Baler products include the Baler spreadsheet compilers, which convert worksheets into secure, stand-alone DOS applications. These include Baler 6.0 at $499 and BalerXE 2.0 (eXtended Edition) at $799. BalerXE is available in English, Kanji and German language editions. Domestic and International Distribution


Guide to Global Investments Using Elec Tools
BUSINESS WEEK BOOK HELPS INVESTORS BRING GLOBAL MARKETS TO THEIR DESKTOPS

Berkeley, CA, June 24, 1994 -- With the advent of enhanced computer technology and software, individual investors finally have the world at their command. The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools by Robert Schwabach, just published by Osborne/McGrawHill, helps readers understand the challenges of international investing and provides the fundamental knowledge needed for creating a profitable portfolio from the desktop.

In The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools, Schwabach, a Universal Press syndicated computer and business columnist, discusses the historical trends to consider before investing and explains how to analyze available opportunities and diversify funds so investors can reap the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of the international market.

With The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools, readers will discover how to:

* Evaluate the strengths and features of each of the major

  on-line services.

* Access, download, and evaluate the international financial data

  needed for their portfolios.

* Find the best-performing sector and country funds quickly and

  easily.

* Scan on-line more than 400 foreign stocks that are traded daily

  on major U.S. exchanges through ADRs (American Depository

  Receipts).

The only book of its kind, The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools includes three PC-compatible disks with customized versions of three popular investment software programs: MetaStock, Telescan, and Windows on Wall Street. These programs, worth hundreds of dollars, are key tools for future investment success.

For financially savvy investors who want to leverage all the resources available to them to get ahead in these chaotic economic times, The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools is an ideal place to start.

The Business Week Guide to Global Investments Using Electronic Tools is soft cover, 496 pages, and has examples and illustrations throughout. Included are three 3.5" high-density disks. Suggested retail price: $39.95. ISBN: 0-07-882055-3. For orders only, phone (800) 227-0900, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

Robert Schwabach writes a syndicated weekly computer column that has appeared in major newspapers for the past 12 years. He is also the author of the Dow Jones Guide to Investment Software. Schwabach has been a reporter and writer with The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Chicago Tribune for 15 years.

EQUIS International, makers of Metastock, has been helping people becomes successful computerized investors for more than 10 years. Used by individual and professional investors in more than 70 countries, Metastock is the world's best-selling investment charting and analysis software.

Telescan, Inc., makers of Telescan Analyzer, is a leading developer of electronic communication technology. Telescan's online financial analysis service and other networks serve more than 100,000 customers. Telescan maintains offices in Houston, TX; Wayne, PA; Washington, DC; and New York, NY.

MarketArts Inc., makers of Windows on Wall Street, develops leading edge investment analysis software for Microsoft Windows-based PCs. MarketArts specializes in providing complete investment analysis solutions for the individual investor.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading publisher cf books about computers that include tutorials, references, and user guides for people at all levels of computer and software proficiency. Known for its best-selling Internet titles as well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGraw-Hill also has established strategic publishing relationships with Corporate Software, Inc., Oracle Corp., and several well-known McGraw-Hill magazines including Business Week and BYTE. A division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies and innovative applications for future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900


Sybase Intermedia Arch on HP Video Products
SYBASE TO PROVIDE INTERMEDIA ARCHITECTURE ON HEWLETT-PACKARD INTERACTIVE VIDEO PRODUCTS

Sybase and HP Cooperate on Industry Requests for Proposals to Provide Software and Hardware for Interactive Multimedia Applications

EMERYVILLE, CA -- June 21, 1994 -- Sybase, Inc., The Enterprise Client/Server Company, today announced that it will port its Intermedia products to Hewlett-Packard's Interactive Video Server and set-top boxes. The recently announced Intermedia architecture enables a new class of interactive multimedia applications that allow companies to electronically and interactively conduct commerce and deliver information to their business partners, customers, and home consumers. Sybase and HP are jointly responding to requests for proposal (RFPs) to provide potential customers with an integrated, interactive multimedia architecture for the mass market.

"Sybase is successfully leveraging its leadership position in enterprise client/server systems and multimedia authoring tools to provide proven technology to a new and exciting market," said James D. Olson, general manager of HP's Video Communications Division. "We're gratified that they have selected our open system design to offer more performance and choice to our interactive customers."

The combination of SYBASE and HP products will provide a flexible and scalable multimedia software and hardware architecture for large-scale deployment of interactive services. Both Sybase and HP are committed to providing a suite of open, portable products that are based on proven hardware and software technology.

Noel Leca, general manager and vice president of multimedia products at Sybase, commented, "HP's philosophy of providing open and scalable solutions for the extended enterprise is in line with our view of open software solutions that are portable across multiple platforms. We believe this will allow our customers to mix and match products that best address the needs of their business environments."

SYBASE Intermedia Architecture

With Intermedia, Sybase provides the only open and modular family of software products designed for building and delivering interactive multimedia services on the market today. SYBASE Intermedia products consist of the Intermedia Server, Gain Momentum, and Gain Interplay. These modular products, in conjunction with video server and set-top hardware such as HP's Interactive Video Server and set-top boxes, provide a complete environment for building and delivering interactive multimedia applications and services.

The Intermedia Server is based on Sybase's SQL Server RDBMS technology and provides two critical components: control and message integration. The control service stores and manages information about multimedia data objects, such as names and locations of movies or product descriptions. The message integration service provides routing of requests to and from the various components (set-top box, video server, and back-end business systems for billing and subscriptions).

Gain Momentum is a powerful multimedia authoring environment for developing visual, intuitive, and entertaining applications. In addition, Gain Momentum can access and manipulate data from SYBASE and other databases, allowing customers to integrate multimedia applications with their existing, and future business systems. Gain Momentum, which has been shipping for over two years, is available on Windows NT and a wide variety of UNIX workstations, including systems from.

Gain Interplay is a software runtime environment that allows interactive multimedia applications to be played on low-cost, low-memory, hardware devices such as television set-top boxes and home personal computers. The Gain Interplay product will be available on a variety of set-top boxes, including HP's "smart" settops, and on Windows-based personal computers.

HP Interactive Video Server and Set-Top Boxes

HP's Interactive Video Server architecture is designed from the ground up to produce the lowest possible cost-per-video stream. To accomplish this, HP uses a video transfer engine technology, not the processing-based technology typical in computer servers. The HP video transfer engine optimizes the streaming of compressed video data for large-scale interactive applications involving from 100 to 10,000 simultaneous subscribers. It is scalable, expandable, and modular to offer users maximum flexibility.

The HP Server consists of three key components: control system, video transfer engine, and storage system. The control system manages and executes the event-driven transactions of the interactive services. The video transfer engine profiles high-performance data transfer. The storage system uses industry-standard MPEG compression technology and is designed for expandable and highly reliable operation. HP's server technology was introduced at the Western Cable Show in Anaheim in December 1993, and was chosen by Pacific Telesis Video Services.

The HP "smart" set-top, capable of delivering interactive television services as they become available, was developed with research from more than 4,000 consumers. Tele-Communications, Inc., and Comcast Corporation, two of the nation's leading cable companies, have agreed to purchase the set-top, HP's initial product offering in the interactive television consumer electronics category for deployment in 1995.

Hewlett-Packard Company

Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of measurement and computation products and systems recognized for excellence in quality and support. The company's products and services are used in industry, business engineering, science, medicine, and education in approximately 110 countries. HP has 96,600 employees and had revenue of $20.3 billion in its 1993 fiscal year.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) is one of the fastest growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity, and systems management products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 04608

510-596-3500;  Fax: 510-658-9441


Upgrade Any PC to 486/Pentium Starting at $399
UPGRADE MOST ANY PC TO A 486 OR PENTIUM PRICES START AT $399

Santa Ana, CA, June, 1994 So as to help bring the millions of PC users who own 286 or 386-based PCs into the modern era, Micro Express is making a special limited-time upgrade offer Micro Express will upgrade most PCs, regardless of the original manufacturer to a new VL-local bus configuration with a 486DX 33-MHz microprocessor, a 486DX2 66-MHz microprocessor or a Pentium Prices start at only $399 This offer will be good through September 5, 1994.

According to Art Afshar, president of Micro Express, "So many users of older PCs are frustrated by their inability to run new Windows-based software. It is either too slow, or doesn't run at all. We will install a modern upgradable VL local bus motherboard, with 486DX or Pentium microprocessor, pay shipping both ways, and even send the customer a box in which to pack the PC for shipping. In fact. we will have UPS come to the customer, pick it up and bring it back to us "

Naturally, if the customer wants to add more memory (this upgrade price only applies to PCs with SIMM module RAM), they can order it for only $48/MB. If they want to upgrade to a 486DX-33 the cost will be $399. For a 486DX2-66 the cost will be $599. Upgrading to a Pentium 60, costs only $999. Multimedia and FAX/modem upgrades are also available

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 PCMagazine 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.

For further sales information, contact Micro Express at 1801 Carnegie Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Phone: (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900


Trinzic Enhances Forest & Trees Notes Access
TRINZIC ENHANCES FOREST & TREES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LOTUS NOTES

Version 3.1a Provides Significant Performance Improvements for Querying Notes

PALO ALTO, California, June 23, 1994--Reflecting its commitment to provide solutions and services to customers using Lotus Notes technology, Trinzic Corporation (NASDAQ:TRNZ) today expanded its Notes access capability with the introduction of Forest & Trees Version 3. la, a new release of the award-winning desktop decision support tool that provides user-oriented SQL access to Notes.

The highlight of Forest & Trees Version 3. la is an update to the Forest & Trees Lotus Notes interface that empowers users with the ability to query Notes Views in addition to Notes Forms. As Notes Views are indexed "tables of contents" into a Notes database, view-based queries can be executed and completed much faster than form-based queries.

"It is Trinzic's goal to be recognized as the industry's premier provider of middleware data access connectivity," said Frederick J. Lizza, Vice President and General Manager of Trinzic's Data Access and Connectivity Products Group. "The delivery of workflow computing solutions that allow workgroups to have access to strategic data stored in Lotus Notes as well as external database management systems represents a key milestone in achieving that goal."

Customers are applauding the performance improvements seen when querying a Notes View vs. querying a Notes Form. According to Robert Cooke, Chief Information Officer at Domecq Importers, a Greenwich, CT-based spirits importer, "The performance improvements in Forest & Trees Version 3. la are impressive--it has opened up a new avenue for accessing strategic information. We can now integrate Lotus Notes information with other data sources such as Oracle and Fox Pro, effectively creating one environment by taking advantage of the data access capabilities of Forest & Trees."

Forest & Trees and Lotus Notes

The latest version of Forest & Trees expands upon its existing Notes access capability, whereby Forest & Trees views Notes as though it were a relational database, enabling users to point-and-click to create SQL queries for accessing Notes data. Forest & Trees treats Notes Forms and Views as tables, documents as rows and fields as columns. Therefore, users need no knowledge of the Notes Formula Language since they build Notes queries the same way they do for all of the more than 25 additional data sources supported by Forest & Trees.

As a charter member of the Lotus Professional Developers Program, Trinzic has a strong heritage in providing applications that add value to Lotus Notes. InfoPump, Trinzic's "middleware" data router product, has been optimized to integrate Notes applications with information stored in transaction-oriented databases, enabling an integrated client/server environment. Trinzic is also a member of the Lotus Business Partners Program.

Pricing and Availability

Forest & Trees Version 3.1 a is available immediately from Trinzic Corporation and its extensive worldwide network of distributors at single copy prices ranging from $695 to $790 U.S. dollars.

Trinzic Corporation

Trinzic products ObjectPro, InfoHub, InfoPump, Forest & Trees and Aion Development System (AionDS) enable customers to build, integrate and implement applications in a client/server architecture. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Trinzic Corporation has more than 275 employees and a combined installed base of more than 6,400 customers representing more than 35,000 product licenses. Trinzic products are distributed by a direct sales force and key marketing partners, as well as distributors throughout North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim and South America.

Trinzic Corp

101 University Ave

Palo Alto, CA 94301


CommWorks Bundled with Toshiba Portege
Traveling Software's CommWorks To Be Bundled With The New Toshiba Portege T3600CT and T3400CT 250

BOTHELL, Wash., July 21, 1994 -- Traveling Software today announced that CommWorks for Windows will be pre-loaded on Toshiba's new Portege T3600CT and T3400CT 250 ultra-portable series. CommWorks is the first product to provide five communications tools including remote drive and printer access, fax, terminal emulation, file notification and the best-selling file transfer program, LapLink V.

CommWorks for Windows includes TS FAX, TS OnLineY, LapLink Remote Access, LapLink V and LapLink Alert. CommWorks enables users to send and receive faxes directly from their PC, dial into popular online services, and access remote disk drives and printers over a cable or modem. CommWorks also includes LapLink V for transferring files over a Novell network, cable or modem, and LapLink Alert notifies you when a file or fax is received.

"Toshiba's Portege series continues to provide cutting edge portable computers and CommWorks for Windows is the perfect complement, which brings together all the communications tools necessary for today's road warrior," said Mark Eppley, chairman and CEO of Traveling Software.

"As the leader in portable communications, Traveling Software is the best choice to provide communications software for our T3600CT and T3400 series users," said Steve Lair, vice president of marketing for the Computer Systems Division of Toshiba. "And CommWorks for Windows provides our users with five 'best of breed' communications tools."

The new T3600CT ultra-portable has a 50MHz i486DX2 CPU, local bus video, graphics accelerator, a larger 250MB hard disk drive and 8MB of RAM (with the ability to expand it to 24MB). The T3600CT also provides a larger 8.4-inch TFT-LCD active-matrix color display and a 5mm Type II PCMCIA expansion slot. The T3600CT model has a suggested retail price of $4,799 and will ship in early July. In addition, the Toshiba T3400CT model has been enhanced to include a 250MB hard drive. CommWorks for Windows will be pre-installed on the Toshiba T3600CT and T3400 series, and will ship with documentation.

CommWorks for Windows is also available separately at resellers nationwide at a suggested retail price of $199.95.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif with annual sales in excess of $1.3 billion, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. is comprised of seven divisions which manufacture and market a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States. Products include portable computers, printers, disk drives, plain paper copiers, facsimile systems, electronic key telephones and PBX systems, and toner products.

Traveling Software, the leader in portable communications, was founded in 1982. The company designs and develops communications software products that link computers and computing environments, including laptops, notebooks, palmtops, pentops and desktop PCs. Its product line includes CommWorks M for Windows, LapLink Wireless, LapLink V and LapLink Remote Access . The company's OEM division has strategic alliances with leading manufacturers including Apple, AST, Casio, COMPAQ, Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, National Semiconductor, NEC, NCR, Samsung, Seiko, Sharp Electronics, Texas Instruments and Toshiba. The company has three subsidiaries around the world including the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and its products are sold in six languages in 50 countries worldwide.

For more information, contact Traveling Software Inc., 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, Wash., 98011; 206/483-8088.


LapLink Remote Access Bundled with AST Ascentia
Traveling Software's LapLink Remote Access To Be Bundled With The New AST Ascentia 900N

BOTHELL, Wash., June 23, 1994 -- Traveling Software today announced that LapLink Remote Access will be pre-loaded on AST's new Ascentia 900N. LapLink Remote Access enables users to access remote drives and printers over a serial cable, modem or wireless connection.

"The new AST Ascentia 900N provides mobile users with a comprehensive computing solution with its support of cellular PCMCIA modems and Traveling Software's LapLink Remote Access," said Mark Eppley, chairman and CEO of Traveling Software. "Ascentia 900N users will always have access to their desktop computers' resources."

The new AST Ascentia 900N has Intel DX4 75MHz and DX2 50MHz CPUs, Western Digital's RocketCHIP graphics controller and 10.4-inch diagonal active matrix TFT and 10.3 Dual-Scan STN LCDs. The AST Ascentia also provides up to eight hours of battery life, an integrated SmartPoint track stick, and is compatible with more than 150 PCMCIA cards. The AST Ascentia 900N is available through AST's authorized resellers with estimated sales prices beginning at $3,399.

LapLink Remote Access will be pre-installed on the AST Ascentia 900N, and will ship with documentation.

Traveling Software, the leader in portable communications, was founded in 1982. The company designs and develops communications software products that link computers and computing environments, including laptops, notebooks, palmtops, pentops and desktop PCs. Its product line includes CommWorks for Windows, LapLink Wireless, LapLink V and LapLink Remote Access. The company's OEM division has strategic alliances with leading manufacturers including Apple, AST, Casio, COMPAQ, Dell, Gateway 2000, HewlettPackard, IBM, National Semiconductor, NEC, NCR, Samsung, Seiko, Sharp Electronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba and Zenith. The company has three subsidiaries around the world including the United Kingdom. France and Germany, and its products are sold in six languages in 50 countries worldwide.

For more information, contact Traveling Software Inc., 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, Wash., 98011; 206/483-8088.


SPA Celebrates Decade With 10th Annual Conf.
SPA Celebrates A Decade With Tenth Annual Conference In Dallas Over 1,000 Software Industry Leaders To Attend

June 24, 1994 -- Washington, DC -- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today its plans for the Tenth Annual Conference to be held October 4-8, 1994, at the Hyatt Regency at Reunion in Dallas, Texas. Over 1,000 industry leaders are expected to attend.

A keynote address will be delivered by Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Symantec Corporation.

Nearly 100 sessions of interest to publishers of consumer, education, and business software will be conducted, covering topics such as technology and entertainment, electronic information, branding and merchandising, marketing and business issues and technical development.

SPA conferences typically draw more than 300 CEOs from some of the most successful software companies in business today. Dozens of distributors also attend the sessions. The balance of attendees are key decision makers in software and related industries. The conference also features exhibits, several of which are product launches.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of the PC software industry. Its 1,100 members represent business, consumer, and education software firms around the world. 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


iCom Series Computer Computers
Power and speed in a compact model. When you need power and speed, think small. Think iCom.

Now you can have the power and speed of a full size computer, in an efficient, space saving size, CPU measures 3 1/2h x 11 1/2d x 11 1/2w. The iCom series computer is available with 486DX4-100Mhz, 486DX2-66Mhz of 486DX-50/33Mhz CPU, VESA Local Bus standard. An optional Three 16-bit extension slot is available.

All of the iCom systems operate under DOS, Windows, OS/2, UNIX, Novell and most popular NOS, A large selection of peripherals and accessories are available to compliment the iCom series. In addition to the standard desk top system iCom also offers the iCom flexible notebook, as well as the iCom P.O.S cash Register series. When you need power and speed, think small. Think iCom.

DigiCom International, Inc.

219 Park Ave, Hicksville, NY 11801

516-933-8889,  Fax 516-933-8947


PowerGraph Pro PCI Graphics Accelerator Board
PowerGraph Pro PCI Accelerator Provides Superior Graphics Performance

64-bit PCI graphics accelerator offers unsurpassed performance; provides 16. 7 million colors at resolutions as high as 800-by-600

Richardson, Texas (June 1, 1994)--STB Systems, Inc., today announced the release of a high-performance, 64-bit, PCI Local Bus graphics accelerator card based on the S3 Vision864 video controller/accelerator chip. The PowerGraph Pro PCI brings the benefits of cost-effective DRAM-based GUI acceleration to the high-performance graphics market, a field that typically has been served by more-expensive VRAM-based solutions.

Powerful 64-bit GUI Engine Delivers More Than 36 Million Winmarks

The S3 Vision864 video chip integrates a 64-bit GUI engine, 64-bit internal data paths and a 64-bit frame buffer interface. This next-generation chip more than doubles the speed of its predecessor, providing higher resolution, deeper color and multimedia capabilities. These capabilities are critical because compound documents, which seamlessly combine text and graphics, are becoming more common every day. The bandwidth available in the 64-bit Vision864 will also give users the ability to integrate other media elements, including imaging and motion video into their documents.

Incorporating the S3 Vision864 controller chip and the S3 SDAC with dual-clock generator, the PowerGraph Pro PCI delivers performance that exceeds 36 million pixels per second, according to tests STB performed using the latest industry benchmarks using a Gateway 2000 90 MHz Pentium system.

"Graphics- and image-rich applications have made PCs easier to use," said Robert Hoskins, marketing communications manager for STB Systems, "but these packages virtually require some sort of graphics acceleration to provide acceptable screen performance. Factors that drive the need for improved GUI accelerators are the migration to higher-resolution displays and greater per-pixel color depth.

"The PowerGraph Pro PCI provides much better performance than other currently available 64-bit graphics accelerators. We designed the new adapter to be extremely flexible and offer multiple performance options for mid-range PCs, higher-end PCs and video-based multimedia applications."

Most Advanced DRAM-Based GUI Accelerator

STB's use of the powerful 64-bit S3 GUI engine makes the PowerGraph Pro PCI the industry's most advanced DRAM-based solution for optimal speed and performance under Windows and other GUI applications. The PowerGraph Pro PCI is the first DRAM-based accelerator card with a 64-bit internal data path in place of the typical 32-bit internal architecture. Because the S3 Vision864 is connected directly with the PCI Local Bus, the PowerGraph Pro PCI can provide the high bandwidth and transfer rates which effectively eliminate data bottlenecks. The PowerGraph Pro PCI supports a bandwidth that exceeds 200 megabytes per second, twice the bandwidth possible with a 32-bit architecture. The result for users is top graphics performance.

The PowerGraph Pro PCI provides hardware GUI acceleration features such as bit block transfers (BitBlt), linear addressing, pattern fills, hardware cursor and color expansion. The direct connection with the PCI Local Bus is supported by an on-board BIOS which eliminates the need for external bus interface logic that other solutions use to interface with external ROMs. STB's approach decreases component count and costs, and it meets the single-load requirement of the PCI bus specification.

64-Bit DRAM Interface Provides Non-Interlaced Graphics Without Interleaving

The PowerGraph Pro PCI has a 64-bit direct connect frame buffer interface that provides the high display refresh rates required for non-interlaced graphics. The 64-bit architecture thus eliminates the cost and complexity associated with interleaving.

Supplied with two megabytes of fast, cost-effective DRAM, the PowerGraph Pro PCI provides a wide range of display resolutions and colors. In non-interlaced mode the new graphics accelerator displays up to 16.7 million colors at resolutions of 640-by-480 and 800-by-600, up to 65,536 colors at 1024-by-768, and up to 256 colors at 1280-by-1024 and 1600-by-1200. Each resolution mode up to 1280-by-1024 supports refresh rates as great as 75 Hz; the 1600-by-1200 mode has a 60 Hz refresh rate. These high-color and true-color modes are appropriate for applications that use photo-realistic images and require acceleration in SuperVGA resolutions.

The PowerGraph Pro PCI ships with high-performance drivers that provide maximum compatibility with a variety of popular Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Solaris and SCO Open Desktop applications, and a custom Panacea Turbo DLD for AutoCAD 12.

The new GUI accelerator includes a VESA-compatible feature connector that permits the use of other add-in boards, such as video overlay boards and video capture boards. The PowerGraph Pro PCI is compatible with VESA Display Data Channel Level 1 (DDCl).

"Green PC" Power Management

Also included with the PowerGraph Pro PCI is PowerStar, a Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) utility supported in the BIOS. PowerStar meets the VESA specification for reducing a monitor's power consumption to less than 30 watts when it is not in use. The utility has four power-usage modes: maximum, standby, suspend and off. Maximum mode is active when the monitor is on. The first power-down places the monitor in standby mode, which blanks the monitor's screen but keeps its red/green/blue electron guns active and ready to fire. The second power-down places the monitor in suspend mode, which reduces power consumption below 30 watts and is comparable to turning the monitor off. Modes are controlled through a user interface that operates much like a screen saver's. Users can define the amount of time that elapses before each mode is activated.

The PowerGraph Pro PCI graphics accelerator is available in single and bulk quantities from computer distributors, resellers and retail locations worldwide. The PowerGraph Pro will be demonstrated at STB's booth #826 at PC Expo in New York, June 28-30. STB plans to begin shipping samples in July and volume quantities in August. The suggested retail price of the 2 MB PowerGraph Pro PCI is $299.00.

Lifetime Warranty and Technical Support

STB backs the PowerGraph Pro PCI with a lifetime warranty, the longest in the industry. Technical support is available via a toll-free hot line at 1 (800) 234-4334, via a 24-hour BBS at (214) 234-9615 and on CompuServe at GO STBSYS.

STB Systems. Inc.

STB Systems, Inc. is recognized worldwide as a technology leader in the design and manufacture of single- and multiple-channel video adapter cards. STB supplies one of the industry's most complete lines of graphics accelerator and VGA-to-NTSC video adapter boards. These products support both domestic and international video standards.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas, STB has established a tradition of designing award-winning graphics controller boards and writing specialized video drivers that provide maximum software compatibility. STB estimates its annual revenues for the current fiscal year will exceed $90 million.

STB Systems Inc

1651 North Glenville

Richardson, Texas 75081

(214) 234-8750,   Fax (214) 234-1306,   BBS (214)437-9615


STB Adopts 3Dlabs' GLINT 3D Processor
STB Adopts 3Dlabs' GLINT 3D Processor for New Line of Graphics Boards

Power 3-D System board family to deliver workstation-class 3D graphics performance and functionality to desktop PC's

Richardson, Texas (June 13, 1994)--STB Systems, Inc., today announced its plans to develop a family of graphics boards using the GLINT 3D processor chip from 3Dlabs Inc. STB's Power 3D System boards will deliver high-speed, true-color 3D graphics acceleration that rivals the graphics performance currently being delivered by such high-end workstations as the Silicon Graphics Indigo Elan.

New Standard for 3D Graphics

"We believe the 3D graphics capabilities provided by this product family will lead us into the next generation of graphics accelerators for the personal computer," said Gary Kellar, Director of Video Product Marketing. "Our family of 3D accelerator cards will set new graphics standards for 3D acceleration by raising the expected performance to levels usually associated with expensive graphics workstations for a fraction of the cost."

"We will offer a variety of Power 3-D System boards at a range of price points to meet the needs of everyone ranging from gaming enthusiasts to the sophisticated scientific users. We know of no other silicon solution that provides both complete OpenGL compliance and graphics acceleration as the 3Dlabs' GLINT processor solution. In addition, 3Dlabs will also supply the software drivers necessary to deliver high levels of functionality to the graphics market place," Kellar added.

Power 3-D System to Offer Full Suite of Hardware and Software Features

The Power 3-D System boards will be built to take full advantage of Intel's PCI Local Bus specification and will provide such features as direct OpenGL support, configurable VRAM frame buffer sizes, as well as up to 6 megabytes of Z-buffer DRAM. Performance is rated as high as 300K shaded, Z buffered, anti-aliased, 24-bit true color polygons per second and also includes accelerated high quality texture mapping in the hardware.

STB will add unique software features, including virtual desktop support that allows a Windows NT work area spanning multiple monitors providing increased productivity. In addition, STB will also supply an entire suite of installation and desktop control utilities, as well as support for popular 3D application programming interfaces (APIs) for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, AutoCAD and ProEngineer from Parametric Technology.

3Dlabs GLINT 300 is Driving Force of Graphics Performance

STB plans to design boards using the pin-compatible GLINT 300GX and GLINT 300TX variants to provide a range of high performance, OpenGL-compatible Power 3-D System accelerators. The 3Dlabs GLINT processors pack the equivalent of a high-end graphics workstation board-set onto a single chip. GLINT provides complete 24-bit 2D and 3D acceleration, on-chip PCI compliant local bus interface, and LUT-DAC control, making a complete graphics subsystem possible with minimal chip count. GLINT implements all the OpenGL rendering operations in silicon, including gouraud shading, depth buffering, texture mapping, anti-aliasing and alpha blending.

STB and 3Dlabs Combine Engineering Expertise

3Dlabs brings a wealth of 3D graphics technology to the engineering process. "We selected 3Dlabs based on their superior knowledge and past experience developing advanced 3D silicon, not to forget the vital software support that will enable STB to deliver a quality 3D graphics accelerator," said Bill Ogle, President and CEO of STB Systems, Inc. "We believe STB is aggressively pursuing an industry leadership role by announcing our new marketing and product development agreement with 3Dlabs."

3Dlabs also agrees that the new arrangement will be beneficial to both parties. "We look forward to building a close relationship with STB by ensuring that our silicon meets the needs of STB and its customers," said Osman Kent, President and CEO of 3Dlabs. "We believe that STB's unique blend of high-end application experience and volume manufacturing expertise makes them ideally suited to bring 3D graphics to the PC mainstream."

Pricing and Delivery Dates

GLINT silicon is expected in the third quarter of 1994, with evaluation Power 3-D boards arriving as soon as fourth quarter 1994. Power 3-D boards will be competitively priced and will range from $499 to $1,599 depending on the memory and GLINT silicon configuration desired.

STB Systems, Inc.

STB Systems, Inc. is recognized worldwide as a technology leader in the design and manufacture of single- and multiple-channel video adapter cards. STB supplies one of the industry's most complete lines of graphics accelerator and VGA-to-NTSC video adapter boards. Located in Richardson, Texas, STB has established a tradition of designing award-winning graphics controller boards and writing specialized drivers that provide maximum software compatibility. STB was founded in 1981 and is a privately held company.

3Dlabs

3Dlabs is a worldwide OEM supplier of chips, software and technology for 3D graphics. The company's products enable board and system manufacturers to integrate 3D capabilities into their

STB Adopts 3Dlabs' GLINT 3D Processor for New Line of Graphics products for such applications as CAD, multimedia, simulation, virtual reality, interactive TV and popular video games. 3Dlabs was founded in April 1994, and is privately owned. 3Dlabs is headquartered in San Jose, California.

STB Systems Inc

1651 North Glenville

Richardson, Texas 75081

(214) 234-8750,   Fax (214) 234-1306,   BBS (214)437-9615


DocuWare Pressman Electronic Clipping
DOCUWARE PRESSMAN CREATES FIRST PORTABLE SOLUTION TO SCAN AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES

Electronic Clipping from Magazines, Newspapers on Laptop and Notebook Computers

NEW YORK, June 28, 1994 -- DocuWare Pressman, the first complete system for scanning and storing on a portable computer, offers an electronic alternative to manual cutting, pasting and filing of newspaper and magazine articles, reports, recipes, charts and graphs. The new system, introduced by ALOS Micrographics Corporation at PC Expo in New York, is an ideal tool for journalists, students, executives, homemakers, hobbyists and the like.

Through a unique combination of a hand-held scanner, database engine and an optical character recognition (OCR) module, DocuWare Pressman scans the information. The user can then index images by key words or other criteria using up to 24 fields that are managed by a powerful database and store them on the hard disk. Pressman's numerous functions (i.e. cut-and-paste, highlight, white-out, black-out) facilitate the rearranging of articles.

Portability is achieved with TWAIN and parallel port interfaces, eliminating the requirement for a board to be mounted within the computer. The resultant imaging system now can be taken to the information sources.

Search and retrieval of entered descriptions is accomplished by a mouse click. Additionally, built-in OCR routines convert text to ASCII format for direct transfer to any text editor or word-processing package.

DocuWare Pressman requires a 386 PC or higher and Microsoft Windows

Suggested list price for the DocuWare Pressman software alone is $269. The package also is bundled with a hand-held scanner at additional cost.

ALOS Micrographics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Zurich-based ALOS Holding AG, a world leader in records management through its lines of imaging and micrographics products. U.S. headquarters are at 118 Bracken Road, Montgomery, New York 12549; telephone (914) 457-4400.


ProtoView Spreadsheet/Grid Control for VB/VC++
ProtoView Releases Microsoft Windows Based Spreadsheet/Grid Control for Visual C++ and Visual Basic.

Dayton, NJ--May 31, 1994--ProtoView Development Co. announced today the release of DataTable Version 2.5. This sophisticated Microsoft Windows-based spreadsheet control offers advanced data formatting that is easy to use with the Microsoft Visual C++ development system and the Microsoft Visual Basic programming system. "The DataTable is a sophisticated visual spreadsheet control that gives an application the look and feel of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet", said Dean Guida, President of ProtoView Development.

According to ProtoView officials, The DataTable is unique in its ability to interface with any and all databases through generalized message handling. It can be used within the Microsoft Visual C++ development system and the Visual Basic environment to create sophisticated data entry and display screens. The DataTable supports several different memory management schemes, including multiple 64K segment memory management and virtual memory management. "The virtual memory manager allows developers to create a DataTable from a large data set, without having to insert all the rows at once. Instead, the DataTable will ask for more rows as needed when the user scrolls down. You can literally fill the DataTable with billions of rows of data", said Dean Guida.

The DataTable supports over 32 different data types, including Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase Sever and more. The C++ programmer has complete control of the DataTable through a robust C++ class and numerous notification codes. The Visual Basic programmer interacts with the DataTable through property lists and as a bound control.

Some of The DataTable's new features include:

* Setting Fonts and Colors for row and column labels.

* Faster column sorting with up to 3 sort keys.

* The DataTable is a bound control for Visual Basic users.

* Cells may be check boxes, list boxes, or combo boxes.

* Support for database null values.

* Multi line column and row labels.

* Automatic insertion of empty rows.

* Multi-line data entry in a cell.

* Enhanced methods and notifications.

* Enhanced keyboard support.

* Clipboard support.

Standard features of the DataTable include:

* Horizontal and vertical grid lines.

* Row and column selection.

* Column re-sizing.

* Three-dimensional row and column styles.

* Cell formatting.

* Editing within individual cells.

* Column and row titles.

* Hidden columns.

* Interactive setup within any standard Dialog editor,

  Visual Basic, and Visual C++.

Price and availability

The price for The DataTable is $249.95, but it is now available at the introductory price of just $149.95. Current users can upgrade for just $99.95. The source code for The DataTable is also available at the price of $495.00. Applications created using The DataTable may be distributed royalty free. For further information, contact ProtoView Development Corporation, 353 Georges Road, Dayton, New Jersey 08810, 1-800-231-8588 or (908) 329-8588.


ProtoView Interface Component Set V1.0
ProtoView Announces ProtoView Interface Component Set (PICS) Custom Control Pack And VBX

Dayton, NJ--May 31, 1994--ProtoView Development Co. announced today the release of the ProtoView Interface Component Set (PICS), version 1.0. This versatile set of VBX and DLL custom controls provides superb data entry capabilities and polished user interface objects.

PICS offers sophisticated controls for date/calendar, time and numeric input using your choice of tachometer, LED readout or normal display. Add to that a slick looking gauge control, multidirectional spin buttons, stereo volume control, a powerful hierarchical listbox and icon buttons.

The package includes Borland ObjectWindows Classes and methods to interact with all the components in the ProtoView Interface Component Set. Also, the Microsoft Common Dialogs are provided with the Borland custom control look. There are font selection controls for toolbars and, for Visual Basic users, the Date/Calendar, Time, and Numeric controls are bound controls.

According to Dean Guida, President of ProtoView, "From the beginning we have been committed to the component oriented approach to building software. With the release of PICS we bring some amazing new objects to the market place to assist Visual Basic and C/C++ developers in creating outstanding Windows applications".

PICS version 1.0 features

* Hierarchical list box with multiple sort levels, bitmap

  graphics for each hierarchical level and numerous styles

  for colors and font.

* Date/Calendar control allows full graphical calendar selection

  and formatting of various date values. Just click on the

  calendar icon to display all dates of the year to select from.

* Time control allows full graphical 24 hour time selection and

  formatting with various styles.

* Numeric edit control allows picture masking and scientific

  notation formats for numeric input. Display styles include LED

  readout, counter, and normal.

* Percent Bar control displays the percent complete status of an

  on-going process.

* Volume Dial control allows the user to turn a knob-like stereo

  volume control to increase or decrease a parameter.

Other PICS version 1.0 controls with additional enhancements include: a Multi-directional arrow control, a versatile push button control and icon button controls.

Price and availability

The price for PICS version 1.0 is $249.95 with an introductory price of $149. The source code version for PICS version 1.0 is available at the price of $495.00 with an introductory price of $349. Applications created using the ProtoView Interface Component Set may be distributed royalty free. For further information, contact ProtoView Development Corporation, 353 Georges Road, Dayton, New Jersey 08810, 1-800-231-8588 or (908) 329-8588.


ProtoView Launches ProtoGen+ For NT

New Integrated Visual Development System Speeds Development of C/C++ applications for Windows NT

Dayton, New Jersey - May 27, 1994

ProtoView Development Corporation today launched a new Visual Development System for creating 32 bit Windows NT applications, a fully integrated visual development workbench that streamlines the development of C and C++ applications for Windows and Windows NT. ProtoGen+ NT version 4.20 can create applications for the Intel Dec Alpha, and MIPS processors.

As an early pioneer in the field of visual programming for Windows, ProtoVIew Development has consistently remained at the forefront of visual development technology. The goal of the ProtoView product line is to make the productivity gains of interpreted languages and 4-GLs available in the standard programming language of C, C++ and Pascal. ProtoGen+ is a highly integrated tool set that is completely optimized to boost programmer productivity throughout the entire development cycle. ProtoGen+ is designed to make the process of learning and developing 32 bit Windows applications much easier for programmers, while providing all the resources, power and functionality required by the most advanced C or C++ developers.

"ProtoGen+ is not only the easiest visual development tool to learn, but also the fastest path to developing professional 32 bit C and C ++ applications," said Dean Guida, president of ProtoView Development. "With the release of ProtoGen+, developing Windows applications is now more accessible to more programmers than ever before --- and demonstrates ProtoView's commitment to provide developers with next-generation Windows based productivity tools for leading edge GUI applications."

Fast Executables

ProtoGen+ features the latest in advanced object-oriented programming, allowing the user to simply view and select, point-and-click, or drag-and-drop to see menus, screens and dialogs come to life. ProtoGen+ creates full-fledged, professional applications and provides abundant functionality without reducing speed or increasing the size overhead of the final C or C++ code. ProtoGen+ acts like a programmer's assistant by giving developers a jump start in creating Windows-based applications and automating application development.

Live Test Mode

Another key feature first introduced by ProtoGen+ is a live, interactive test mode. The user simply starts with a standard menu, tool bar and status line. Fill out the menu with bitmaps, separators and cascaded items. Add in status line messages for menu items, assorted child windows and popup windows, plus common dialogs for file open, file save, help, color selection and printer setup. Next mix in dialogs and data entry screens, complete with data validation, picture masking, three-dimensional effects, colors and fonts. Connect everything together using menus that float over the objects you point at, and test drive the application using a realistic, live simulation. "Developers can test their application before generating code or compiling the application -- no more creating the application, adjusting, generating, compiling, debugging and re-adjusting before the user can try out the application." said Guida. "What's more, generated code can be changed and enhanced by clicking on a control, a message, a window or a dialog, placing the user at the appropriate code location --- within their chosen editor."

Several other key features introduced by ProtoGen+ include range validation, choice checking, complete MDI support, tool bar support, dynamic status line functions, and a variety of custom colors, fonts and three-dimensional effects. ProtoGen+ is the first to offer full MDI support, tool bar support, dynamic status line functions, and a variety of custom colors, fonts and three-dimensional effects.

ProtoGen+ is the first to offer full MDI support

The highly integrated tool set provided by ProtoGen+ includes complete support for the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) specification not only for code generation, but also in test mode. "Users can now develop leading edge applications with full MDI functionality without writing a line of code," said Guida.

ProtoGen+ Provides an Open Environment

ProtoGen+ is based on an open architecture, so you can use your favorite compiler, debugger, text editor and graphics editor. Extend the ProtoGen+ workbench to incorporate new window messages, notification codes, and Visual Coders.

Visual Coders

To keep up with technology, ProtoGen+ has been designed with the ability to extend its Visual Programming and code generation capabilities through Visual Coders. New Visual Coders will include Multimedia, MAPI, and OLE 2.0. Our Report Writer Visual Coder is available now for Crystal Reports Pro 3.0.

The Visual Development Workbench

ProtoGen+ provides a completely new set of visual tools for developing superior Windows applications. The tight integration of this tool set lets developers navigate quickly through the entire development cycle as well as perform tasks such as creating dialogs, developing menus, linking functionality, testing the application and generating and compiling the code.

The ProtoGen+ Workbench includes the following components:

* Dialog Editor

* Menu Designer

* ProtoGen+ Library

* Code Generators

* WinControl Library

ViewPaint Dialog Editor

The WYSIWYG screen painter and dialog editor is a completely visual approach used for developing application windows, data entry forms and dialog boxes. The user can:

* Use the Data Validation feature to verify user defined ranges,

  choice lists, mandatory fields or table look-ups.

* Include custom controls, colors, fonts, and a variety of

  three-dimensional effects.

* Set Help Messages for each control in a dialog to be displayed

  automatically when the user presses the F1 key.

* Create user defined Error Messages that can be entered and

  displayed.

* Design and select tool bars that will automatically be loaded

  and displayed on the top, bottom, or either side of a dialog

  box.

* Edit and test the application live.

WYSIWYG Menu Designer

The WYSIWYG Menu designer automates the first steps in application development and lets users quickly design and link menu resources and save them to a single or multiple menu template files. Users may also:

* Cut, copy and paste menu items to customize menu design

* Place bitmaps as menu items

* Design pop-up menus, checked and grayed menu items, and include

  menu breaks and separators

Code Generator

The ProtoGen+ Live Test Mode is the first tool of its kind that can verify the application flow interactively before code generation. There are 10 code generators included:

16 Bit Generators

* ANSI C for Borland, Microsoft, Watcom and Zortech.

* C++ for Borland's OWL 1.0

* C++ for Borland's OWL 2.0

* C++ for Microsoft's MFC 2.0/2.5

* Pascal for Borland's Pascal with Objects

32 Bit Generators

* ANSI C 32 bit for Visual C++ NT

* ANSI C 32 bit for NT SDK

* C++ for Microsoft's MFC 32

* C++ for Borland's OWL 32

* WIN32 code generation

ProtoGen+ Library

The ProtoGen+ Library is a completely new Dynamic Link Library of over 175 screen management functions that control the appearance and behavior of application screens. The ProtoGen+ Library comes with a 16 and 32 bit version. The ProtoGen+ Library:

* Supports C++ class libraries from Borland and Microsoft

* Provides advanced color and font support

* Builds applications with printing capability

* Displays data entry dialogs as MDI windows

* Browses files and reports

* Animates objects on the screen

* Edits files from Windows programs

WinControl Library

The WinControl Library is a completely versatile and expandable dynamic link library of fourteen custom controls that adds to the six standard Windows controls. Many of the controls include methods that provide services to controls, including text drawing, field editing, mouse processing, data validation, context-sensitive help, and DDE message handling. The WinControl Library includes controls for buttons, numerics, dates, colors, currencies, real numbers, strings, three-dimensional effects, tables, bitmaps, icons, tickers and more. The WinControl Library includes a 16 and 32 bit version.

Price and Availability

ProtoGen+ is listed at $495.00 . Product upgrades are available for current ProtoGen+ 4.X customers for only $99.95. The product upgrade for customers who currently have ProtoGen is only $249.95. ProtoGen+ NT can be ordered now at (800) 231-8588. Prices listed are U.S. retail prices. International and reseller prices may vary.

Protovew Development Corp

353 Georges Road

Dayton, New Jersey 08810

(908) 329-8588


EA Shock Wave - Invasion Earth 2019 for 3DO
ELECTRONIC ARTS INVITES 3DO PLAYERS TO STAR IN SCI-FI BLOCKBUSTER

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24, 1994 -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) has announced the release of Shock Wave: Invasion Earth 2019, an interactive science-fiction movie featuring 3D graphics beyond anything seen thus far in home entertainment software.

Made possible by the power of the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system, Shock W ave blends Hollywood film production techniques with state-of-the-art computer technology to create the most advanced entry into the new entertainment genre of interactive movies.

In a nutshell, playing Shock Wave is like starring in a Hollywood science-fiction movie. From the cockpit of a F-177 space aircraft, players fly over texture-mapped landscapes created from custom aerial photography, fighting alien craft rendered using real-time, three-dimensional graphics. They experience real video and radio broadcasts from other pilots as they fly combat missions around the world.

To create this visual experience, the Shock W ave development team enlisted a professional movie director, professional actors, a best-selling novelist/script writer, industry-leading software engineers, award winning audio composers, and top storyboard and computer graphic artists. The title uses extensive video storytelling as well as CD-quality stereo music and Dolby Surround Sound to enhance the player's immersion into this futuristic game world.

"The ground-breaking technology at the heart of the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system has allowed EA's design team to elevate the visual look of Shock W ave to an unparalleled level of graphical sophistication," Stewart Bonn, Senior Vice President of Advanced Entertainment at Electronic Arts explains. "Blue-screened professional actors are composted with photographic images and computer-generated true-color artwork. The result is a game that will set a new standard for interactive entertainment."

"You've never seen anything like this," Steve Crane, director of 3DO development, EA, adds. "Combining real video, three-dimensional images, and realistic terrain creates an unbelievable gaming experience. This is the first in a new line of science-fiction games, and it's right on the cutting edge of the new 3DO technology."

For the player, the terrifying scenario Electronic Arts delivers in their first interactive movie seems all too clear . Shock W ave takes the player into a horrifying vision of the future, where the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance. The year is 2019, and orbiting our planet is the UNS Omaha, the world's first aircraft carrier in space. This experimental space platform has begun operational testing of the new F-177 space fighter prototypes.

But someone is out there watching, and waiting.

Without any warning, Earth is bombarded from space by an unknown alien attack. As the Earth's defenses are systematically destroyed, the stage is set for a novice pilot to fly death-defying solo missions in a bid to save our planet.

As this war between the worlds unfolds, the hidden alien agenda becomes clear. While constantly battling the aliens over the skies of Earth, the player will experience a suspense-filled storyline that culminates in the final showdown between Humanity and the Alien Horde.

Fully utilizing the processing power of the 3DO technology, the Shock Wave development team, led by designers Michael Becker, David Pettigrew, and Philippe Tarbouriech have produced a truly interactive movie. Shock Wave is a world beyond traditional computer games.

"As the first interactive movie to be released by Electronic Arts for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system, Shock Wave could be considered the first product in a whole new generation of entertainment software," Bonn continues. "Of course, the development of full length, full motion video games is going to be an evolutionary process. But as it stands, Shock Wave is the pinnacle of interactive entertainment software as technology stands today. This title gives us a glimpse of the future possibilities of the media."

Electronic Arts plans multiple versions of Shock Wave, including a Full-Motion-Video (fmv) translation that will use the soon-to-be-released MPEG cartridge from Panasonic. This fmv release will display VHS-quality cinematic action at 30 frames per second.

The initial version of Shock Wave will be priced at $69.95.

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


Bullfrog Presents SYNDICATE Now for the Mac
Bullfrog presents SYNDICATE

Now Available for Macintosh

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 27, 1994 -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), a global leader in interactive entertainment, has announced the release of Syndicate for the Macintosh. The original IBM version of Syndicate was awarded the 1993 "Special Achievement in Innovative Design" by Game Players PC Entertainment magazine.

The setting for Syndicate is a grim and dangerous future world sometime after the Corporation Wars. The world's multinational corporations grew to such an extent that their power began to rival that of small countries. Before long the corporations owned the small countries and corporate influence was felt at the highest level of world government. Then they developed the CHIP...

The CHIP was a technological revolution that was better than any drug. Inserted into the head, a CHIP could alter a person's perception of the outside world, and give hope to the masses by numbing their senses to the misery and squalor surrounding them. For example, a person living on the 49th floor of the grimiest city apartment block could buy a 'Mansion CHIP' which, once inserted would make him immediately believe he was living in the grandest, most expensive, mansion! Why change your environment, when you can change your mind' ran the company slogan. The only problem was that the CHIP had a ' back door', and like any new and potent drug - control of the CHIP meant control of the people. Before long the corporations were at war with each other, battling to monopolize CHIP manufacture and toppling nations and governments in the process.

The greed of the corporations began attracting dangerous criminal elements and soon the crime Syndicates had infiltrated the corporate boardrooms and had become the controlling force all over the globe. Using custom built cyborg-agents, corporate bureaucrats hunt down rivals and battle each other for ultimate control of the entire globe.

In one such Syndicate, the player takes the role of a young executive who is looking to make a name for himself. From his control platform in an airship high above the city, he observes as his agents controlled by CHIP technology spread the shadow of Syndicate terror in a bid to conquer territory after territory, ousting the rival Syndicates and striving for world domination.

From the stunningly atmospheric intro sequence with its state of the art, 3D-rendered graphics, the player realizes that Bullfrog has once again created an original and stimulating experience.

Having customized his corporate logo, the player is faced with over fifty elaborate missions - each set in a living city alive with intelligent men and women, cars and commuter trains, rival agents, and law enforcement forces. Within this environment the player has complete freedom to perpetrate the nefarious deeds of the Syndicate! Succeed in conquering a territory and he can raise taxes to fund research and development into more advanced weaponary and cybernetic body parts. Raise taxes too far and the territory will become ripe for insurrection and defection to a rival Syndicate.

With the use of new graphic technology -- Syndicate has had more full time dedicated graphic artists than all Bullfrogs previous projects put together -- and realistic sound effects including music and digitized speech, Syndicate is Bullfrog's most unique title to date! Syndicate for the Mac is priced at $59.95.

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


The Labyrinth of Time Now for Mac CD
THE LABYRINTH OF TIME

Now Available For The Macintosh CD

SAN MATEO, Calif., May. 13, 1994--Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), a global leader in interactive entertainment, has announced the release of The Labyrinth of Time for the MAC CD-ROM platform. The Labyrinth of Time is the creation of Michal Todorovic and Bradley W. Schenck of New Worlds Development. Randy Breen is the producer for Electronic Arts.

The Labyrinth of Time is a fantasy adventure featuring a series of graphic and logic puzzles which must be completed in order to solve the entire game. Problems must be solved in a way that affects both space and time. For example, certain puzzles, once solved, put events in motion that will aid in the ultimate destruction of the Labyrinth itself. Therefore, the player must create conditions which essentially change history!

The player is whisked away from the contemporary world by a subway car, and is thrown directly into the game. King Minos (of Greek mythology) has captured the spirit of his ancient master-builder, Daedalus (father of Icarus.) It was Daedalus who designed and built the infamous Labyrinth of Knossos. Minos is utilizing the captive spirit of Daedalus to create a new Labyrinth -one which bridges both space and time and has doorways into a number of historical epochs. Minos plans to rule Earth via The Labyrinth and to become the ultimate despot--his goal is not simply to rule his era, but to rule the entire history of The World.

Daedalus strives to fight off the mental captivity under which his spirit has been placed, and sets out to recruit a technically-advanced warrior--who just happens to be an innocent bystander from the twentieth century!

The player must pass through The Labyrinth, solving conundrums of logic and setting various chains of events in motion in order to influence actions in later historical eras like the Middle Ages, Pre-Columbian America, the Bronze Age, the Old West, and the present. The player does all of this by simply interacting with 'hot buttons' and icons on-screen as he pursues his ultimate quest--to locate and overcome the source of the awesome power of Minos.

KEY FEATURES:

- Over 1800 high resolution, images, representing

- over 275 locations.

- Over 25 megabytes of music and sound effects.

- Stunning 3D rendered, 256-color My-traced graphics.

- Simple point-and-click interface.

- Over 40 hours of gameplay.

- Plays directly off the CD; no need to copy files to

  the hard drive.

SRP: $59.95

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


EA & Todd Rundgren Interactive Mac Music CD
ELECTRONIC ARTS AND TODD RUNDGREN BRING FIRST INTERACTIVE MUSIC-ONLY CD TO MACINTOSH PLATFORM

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24, 1994--Electronic Arts announces the release of No World Order, a revolutionary interactive music product for the Apple Macintosh CD platform. No World Order was created by world-famous musician, noted producer, and constant innovator Todd Rundgren. Todd has invented a completely new art form with this product; the listener is actively involved in the process of making music.

Originally released for Phillips CD-i, No World Order is the world's first interactive music-only product. It was a best seller on the CD-i platform in its initial release, garnering the 1993 Video Magazine Best Interactive Disc Of The Year Award. "Moving NO World Order to the Macintosh represents the latest conquest in an ongoing campaign to subvert as many platforms as possible into interactive music players," says Rundgren.

So what is it?

The difference between No World Order and conventional music CDs is similar to the difference between watching TV and playing a videogame. With the former, you are a passive consumer, while with the latter you are an active participant. With No World Order, the listener participates in the creation of new music. However, the level of interaction is up to the user--you can let it play unmodified, occasionally change settings, or continually change parameters in real-time with the mouse.

This disc contains almost a thousand digital audio musical events. An AI engine, developed by Rundgren, interprets your input to determine the order in which the events are played. Depending on the choices you make, the CD could sound entirely different each time it is played.

TR-i, the persona Todd has chosen for this CD, stands for "Todd Rundgren Interactive." TR-i represents a merging of Todd Rundgren the artist and Todd Rundgren the technologist. No World Order is a musical album that is different each time it is played, but Todd's unmistakable sound and philosophy is retained. From hip-hop to pastoral moods, the listener experiences music that is ever-changing yet coherent. "Users would have to play the disc for 24 hours a day, seven days a week well into the next millennium in order to hear the same version of a song twice," says Rundgren.

Well known to music fans, Rundgren first burst on the scene with 60's cult group The Nazz. Not satisfied with conventional pop stardom, he went on to projects as diverse as the one-man band album Something/Anything, an a cappella album with all the 'instruments' created from his own voice, and the second video ever played on MTV ("Time Heals"). Along the way, he also led the noted progressive band Utopia. He has also produced over 60 artists, including XTC, Meatloaf, Psychedelic Furs, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Hall & Oates, and Paul Shaffer. Never one to be one-dimensional, Todd branched out to computer technology in his spare time, creating the first color graphics tablet (licensed to Apple) and the Flow-Fazer screen saver.

TR-i It, You'll Like It

"No World Order is an entirely new musical experience that, quite honestly, could not have come from any musician BUT Todd Rundgren," says Gary Gettys, product manager. "He's always pushed the limits of music, technology, and interactivity. Now, those skills have come together in this ground-breaking work. We at Electronic Arts look forward to working together with TR-i."

No World Order is also planned for release on PC CD and 3DO platforms this fall. "Having proven both the technical and commercial viability of interactive music, Todd and I are now thrilled with the prospect of imminent multi-platform availability of the world's first interactive record album through Electronic Arts," says Eric Gardner, Rundgren's manager of 19 years. "It is entirely appropriate that two leaders in their respective fields have formed an alliance, which we all hope to rapidly expand to other areas in the very near future."

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


Populous II Now Available for Macintosh
Electronic Arts Presents Populous II

Now Available for the Macintosh

By Bullfrog Productions Ltd.

The Ultimate Populous: The sequel to the hit title that puts the power of the gods in your hands.

As one of the many sons of Zeus, you approach your father with aspirations of immortality. He accepts your request but insists you must prove your merit by defeating 32 of his most powerful deities.

You begin your quest for immortality on the battlefields of ancient Greece. Clash forces with such legendary Greek gods as Poseidon, Apollo, Prometheus and even Zeus himself!

KEY FEATURES

- Deity creation system lets you establish your deity's strengths

  and personality.

- Computer AI will vary according to your deity's character

  traits and powers.

- Develop and master your command of 35 elemental powers. Send

  a rain of fire, summon a tidal wave, or fry your opponents with

  bolts of lightning!

- Over 4500 new frames of animations bring powers such as

  tornados and hurricanes to life!

- Transform your leader into 5 Greek heroes, including Hercules,

  Mercury, and Aphrodite.

- Summon multiple effects at once. Combine effects such as a

  flame tower and wind to set your opponent's landscape ablaze!

- Protect the ancient fortresses of 5 neutral gods. Should

  anything happen to their temple while under your care, you will

  face the wrath of their powers !

SRP: $49.95

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


Sesame Stree Numbers for 3DO
EA*Kids Releases First Children's Television Workshop Title

Sesame Street: Numbers

Elmo, Bert, Ernie, & Big Bird Come to Life on 3DO

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24, 1994 -- EA*Kids and the Children's Television Workshop have produced their first title for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system. Sesame Street: Numbers is a delightful early learning game that introduces children ages 3-6 to the world of numbers while maintaining the quality look and feel of the beloved, classic Sesame Street television series. EA*Kids is the children's software division of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), a global leader in the interactive entertainment industry.

Sesame Street: Numbers engages children in the learning process as they interact with their favorite Sesame Street characters. Elmo acts as host, guiding children through the expansive and varied environment of the Sesame Street world. Elmo responds appropriately to children's actions and encourages them in their quests. Children explore the street itself, as well as Bert and Ernie's house, the Count's castle, and Big Bird's nest. In each setting, they interact with the characters, investigate and solve math-based games, and activate amusing animations -- all of which stimulate the child's imagination. The title also includes more than an hour of music and video clips from the television show.

"CTW (Children's Television Workshop) and EA*Kids have a similar philosophy--that kids learn when they're engaged, and engagement stems from open-ended discovery and creative explorations," said Greg Bestick, vice president and general manager of EA*Kids. "All of the activities in Sesame Street: Numbers reflect that thinking."

While playing Sesame Street: Numbers, children practice counting and number recognition and are introduced to a variety of math concepts. These include the introduction of "classification," "sets," and "near and far." Children are actively encouraged throughout their play by The Sesame Street characters themselves. This positive approach boosts children's confidence and develops communication skills as well. As the characters react and respond appropriately to a child's actions, they promote an understanding of cause and effect.

Designed to optimize the graphic and data transfer power of the 3DO system, Sesame Street: Numbers features smooth animations, digitized speech recorded by the actual television actors, and an interactive "television set" where children can play back clips from the TV show.

The first title (of many) to be produced under EA*Kids and CTW's exclusive agreement Sesame Street: Numbers combines the talents of both companies to create a greater whole. CTW provides concept and curriculum development, product design, and research with children. EA*Kids provides its expertise in game design and software development as well as supplies marketing and distribution services.

Sesame Street: Numbers for the 3DO platform is available now nationwide at a suggested retail price of $49.95. Look for this title on the PC CD and MAC CD platforms this fall.

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


PowerPOKER for Windows
PowerPOKER

CASINO-TESTED TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE POKER SIMULATION AVAILABLE!

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24,1994 - Despite being the most widely played card game in the world, there has never been a complete poker playing and tutorial product available for Windows -- until now. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), a global leader in the interactive entertainment industry, announces the release of PowerPOKER for Microsoft Windows.

Seven years in development, PowerPOKER combines unprecedented poker-playing artificial intelligence with state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities. This much power has never been this easy.

Seventy-seven poker variations are included, plus the ability for the player to design his own. Sophisticated artificial intelligence gradually hones and develops play levels up to those of a professional player.

For serious players, PowerPOKER provides casino-tested teaching methods, including on-the-fly Hand Analysis for 'what-if' calculations, weighted Hand Strengths for tracking hand probabilities over time, and a historical standings chart that shows how well you've applied your newfound expertise.

PowerPOKER is fully customizable--quickly and easily -- from the house rules to the color of the chips. Or, choose from a variety of modes such as the Dealer's Choice mode to simulate a casual poker get-together, or the Freezeout mode for a high stakes tournament. All this and over 1 Megabyte of digitally sampled speech and sound effects.

PowerPOKER is easy to play, making it ideal for a quick, casual hand of poker. But if you want to hone your skills to a professional level, PowerPOKER is your ace in the hole.

SRP: $49.95

Electronic Arts

1450 Fashion Island Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94404


NavCIS V1.2 CompuServe Off-Line Navigator
Dvorak Development announces off-line navigation utility for CompuServe

Louisville. Colorado, June 10, 1994

Dvorak Development has just released version 1.2 of NavCIS, its navigation utility for CompuServe. As an off-line navigator, the product reduces the amount of connect time spent on-line with CompuServe. This means big savings for the CompuServe user. Feedback from users indicates a real reduction in connect time of between 45% and 75% per day, while yielding more information.

NavCIS makes the actual process of using CompuServe much easier since the CompuServe paradigm is shifted in the mind of the user from that of a poorly defined geographical realm into a task oriented environment. For example, instead of having to know how to go to a specific forum, and a specific library in order to download a specific file, a user simply "picks" the desired filename from a list (called a "catalog") while off-line, then NavCIS logs onto CompuServe, performs the specified task, and logs off.

NavCIS includes a host of features which makes using CompuServe easier and more efficient: a built in spell checker, a viewer for GIF, JPG and BMP graphic files, a graphical thread viewer that simplifies viewing conversational threads in natural organic order. Font control so a user can use bold and italics along with Arial, Times Roman, Courier, WingDings and System fonts to add even more personality.

NavCIS is available for free from the DVORAK forum, library 1. The 30-day demo version, called NavCIS TE, is a fully functional version that works for 30 days. After 30 days it stops going on-line, but does not destroy any collected data. An in-depth overview is also available in Library 1, called DVORAK.EXE.

NavCIS is available in both Windows, and DOS GUI (graphical user interface) versions. The Windows version requires version 3.1 of Windows (and is compatible with Windows/NT), or higher running in enhanced mode. The DOS version requires at least 2mb of RAM, and an EGA or better monitor. A mouse is recommended.

Dvorak Development & Publishing Corp

385 S. Pierce Ave

Louisville, CO 80027

303-661-0345,  fax 303-661-0635


American Airlines Exec at Networks Expo Keynote
AMERICAN AIRLINES/SABRE TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE TO KEYNOTE NETWORKS EXPO IN DALLAS

Terry Jones, President of SABRE Computer Services, to Open Networks Expo '94 Dallas, September 20-22

(Fort Lee, NJ, June 22) -- Terry Jones, president of SABRE Computer Services at American Airlines, Dallas, Texas, will deliver the keynote address opening the Ninth Annual Networks Expo in Dallas, September 20-22, at the Dallas Convention Center. In his speech entitled "Networking in the '90s," on Tuesday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m., Mr. Jones will discuss how advances in communications have had an impact on SABRE Computer Services.

American Airlines' SABRE system serves airlines and travel agents in 52 countries, supporting over 200,000 terminals for AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines. Mr. Jones will address the challenges that the SABRE Computer Services organization has encountered during the past three years while reengineering multiple, vertical and proprietary networks with SABREnet. Mr. Jones will also discuss the future role that new wireless communications will play in the airline industry, and will share the results of tests that his organization has conducted on this developing technology.

Mr. Jones has been president of SABRE Computer Services since April 1993. He supervises the planning, installation and operation of AMR's computer centers, networks and premise-based systems.

Mr. Jones previously worked as vice president of systems planning and development for SABRE Computer Services. Mr. Jones graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

Networks Expo will feature the Network Professional Association Labs; Product Pavilions for Fax/Communications, Mobile Computing and NetWare Solutions; Technical Solutions Presentations; Internet Theater; the ShowNet system, and a comprehensive seminar program. Networks Expo will run concurrently with WINDOWS WORLD, launched by The Interface Group in cooperation with Microsoft.

Networks Expo in Dallas is produced and managed by Blenheim's IT Events Division, part of the Blenheim Group PLC, the world's largest producer of trade shows and conferences. Blenheim organizes more than 46 IT expositions around the world that annually attract more than 600,000 professional attendees. Blenheim in the US also produces the PC EXPO shows in New York and Chicago, UNIX EXPO in New York, the DB/EXPO shows in San Francisco and New York, HRMS/EXPO in San Jose, and will launch I2 -Interactive Information Expo in New York, December 6-8, 1994.

Bruno Blenheim Inc

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

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


Zenith CruiseLAN Wireless LAN Products
PROXIM ALLIANCE WITH ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS YIELDS CruiseLAN WIRELESS LAN PRODUCT FAMILY

Proxim/ZDS Relationship Leads to Introduction of First RangeLAN2-Compatible Wireless LANProduct Line

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 27, 1994 -- Proxim, Inc., announced today that its partnership with Zenith Data Systems' (ZDS) Mobile Systems Group has resulted in the introduction of CruiseLAN, a new family of ZDS wireless LAN products.

The CruiseLAN product line is designed to interoperate fully with Proxim's new RangeLAN2 high performance wireless LAN product family. Proxim engineers in Mountain View, Calif., worked closely with ZDS engineering teams in Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Santa Clara, Calif., in developing the CruiseLAN products.

"Proxim is pleased to further our business relationship with ZDS, a recognized leader in both mobile computing platforms and LAN connectivity solutions for corporate, government and education users," said David King, president and CEO of Proxim. "The scope of our strategic alliance with ZDS demonstrates the growing need for high speed wireless LAN products in the office environment."

"Proxim's commitment to superior wireless technology, combined with ZDS' portable heritage, miniaturization and power management expertise, has provided a strong foundation for a long-term partnership," said Alan Soucy, vice president of ZDS' Mobile Systems Group. "ZDS chose to work with Proxim because of its proven track record and leadership in the wireless LAN industry, including the standards arena."

ZDS' new CruiseLAN product line includes CruiseLAN/PCMCIA, a Type II high speed wireless LAN connectivity card; CruiseLAN/ISA, a 16-bit wireless adapter card for desktop PCs or servers; and CruiseLAN/Access Point, a wireless bridge enabling continuous transparent roaming for mobile users. All ZDS CruiseLAN products are fully interoperable with Proxim's RangeLAN2 wireless LAN product family.

Proxim's RangeLAN2 family of high performance wireless products, including RangeLAN2/PCMCIA, RangeLAN2/ISA and RangeLAN2/Access Point, are designed for the office LAN market. Based on secure, interference-immune frequency hopping spread spectrum technology in the 2.4-2.4835 GHz band, RangeLAN2 offers the longest range, highest throughput, and most advanced wireless network architecture of any product in its class. RangeLAN2 delivers an uncompressed data rate of 1.6 Mbps per channel across 15 independent channels, creating an aggregate network bandwidth of 24 Mbps, with state-of-the-art features such as site survey, power management, and seamless roaming.

Zenith Data Systems, a Bull Company, is a leading supplier of notebook and desktop PCs, servers, monitors, and related peripherals. With headquarters in Buffalo Grove, ILL., the company has engineering facilities in St. Joseph, Mich.; Santa Clara, Calif.; and Billerica, Mass.; manufacturing facilities in St. Joseph, Mich.; and sales locations in more than 30 countries.

Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Proxim was founded in 1984 to develop and market wireless communications products. The company entered the wireless LAN market in early 1992 with its RangeLAN product family, and to date has shipped more than 65,000 spread spectrum radio products. Proxim products are available through Tech Data, a nationwide distributor. Proxim's shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol PROX.

Proxim Inc

295 North Bernardo Ave

Mountain View, CA 94043

415-960-1630,  fax 415-964-5181


Strong Sales in Japan Highlight Q1 1994 Results

Sales in Asia/Pacific and Latin America Reach $215 Million

June 27, 1994 (Washington, DC) - PC application software sales in the Asia/Pacific and Latin America regions were $215 million in the first quarter of 1994, according to a report from the Software Publishers Association (SPA). Application software sales growth varied widely among the countries and regions for which sales data are available. The Japan market posted the highest growth rate, a 91% increase to $129 million.

"The explosive growth in Japan reflected the continued surge in Windows and Macintosh software sales," said David Tremblay, SPA's Research Director. "Over the last year, US software companies have made steady inroads into the Japan market, as Windows and Macintosh software displaced the entrenched DOS standard. For the quarter, Windows software sales in Japan were up 186%, and Macintosh software sales were up 89%, while DOS sales fell 2%."

"The dollar-based gains in this period are particularly remarkable," said Ken Wasch, SPA's Executive Director. "Software prices and the dollar both fell sharply during this period, adversely affecting the revenue growth in our report.

That the industry was able to achieve solid sales growth in this period in spite of these declines is a tribute to the dominant position US business software holds in world markets.

   Asia/Pacific and Latin America Software Sales, Q1 1994

Country/Region                1Q '94 Sales      Growth Rate

                              ($ millions)

Asia/Pacific

- Australia & New Zealand        35.0               11%

- Japan                         129.4               91%

- Hong Kong                       5.6              N/A

- Singapore                       4.3              N/A

- Taiwan                          4.5              N/A

- Other Asia Markets              9.5              N/A

Sub-Total, Asia/Pacific         188.3               63%

Latin America

- Brazil                          4.3               14%

- Mexico                         11.6               24%

Total Latin America*             26.9               21%

GRANT TOTAL                     215.2               56%

* Includes sales in Brazil and Mexico, as well as other Central

  and South American markets not listed in the table.

Sales data in this release are from the SPA's International Data Program. Forty primarily US-based software firms participate in the program by submitting confidential data to the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen, which prepares the report for the SPA. Among the participants are: Aldus, Borland, Claris, Lotus, Microsoft, Software Publishing, Symantec, and WordPerfect.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of the PC software industry. Its more than 1,100 members represent the leading publishers in the business, consumer, and education 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


Digital Vision TelevEyes/Plus for Mac
DIGITAL VISION ANNOUNCES NEW COMPUTER-TO-TV CONVERTER WITH AUDIO FEATURE FOR MACINTOSH

June 15, 1994 -- (DEDHAM, MA) Digital Vision, Inc., manufacturer of the TelevEyes and ComputerEyes families of products, is proud to announce the release of a new Macintosh-to-TV converter, TelevEyes/Plus. TelevEyes/Plus is now shipping at a retail price of $449.95.

TelevEyes/Plus converts the output of most popular Macintosh computers to standard broadcast video, allowing users to give big-screen demonstrations on TV-type monitors or to record their displays to standard VCRs. With the builtin audio support, users can plug into its amplified output for room-filling presentations without shouting, or for adding voice-overs or music to recorded presentations.

This newest member of the TelevEyes family is positioned between the high-end TelevEyes/Pro and the low-cost standard TelevEyes, offering better compatibility and better quality video than the low-end model, but lacking the features and Genlock/Overlay capabilities of the TelevEyes/Pro. Physically, it's a portable external module that connects between the Macintosh's video output and monitor. TelevEyes/Plus supports all current Macintosh models that are VGA-capable and provides clear, flicker-free output on both the Macintosh VGA monitor and the TV. TelevEyes/Plus is compatible with all Macintosh Quadra, Centris, Performa, LC family, PowerBook 160/180, and Duo (with dock) models. Control software is provided to allow control of underscan/overscan and output screen size to the TV monitor.

The audio portion of TelevEyes/Plus includes both microphone and line level connectors for inputs. The outputs include both a line level and three watt speaker connector. Speaker output power is sufficient to drive loudspeakers for normal classroom/boardroom use. For larger theaters, the line output can be attached to any popular brand of powered speakers or PA systems.

"We've taken a good look at the market for TV converters and feel that TelevEyes/Plus will fit the requirements of the greatest number of people seeking a video converter," says president, David Pratt. He adds, "TelevEyes/Plus brings together a lot of the features of the higher-end, higher performance converters at a price that's very affordable." At $449.95, TelevEyes/Plus fills the price/feature gap between the $200 TelevEyes and the $800 TelevEyes/Pro.

MacroMedia's award-wining presentation software, Action, will be bundled with TelevEyes/Plus for a limited time.

TelevEyes/Plus is also available packaged as an IBM PC compatible VGA converter.

Digital Vision, Inc

270 Bridge St

Dedham, MA 02026

617-329-5400,  617-329-6286 Fax


Copia Fax-On-Demand Support for Univel UNIX
COPIA WIDENS FAX-ON-DEMAND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE UNIVEL UNIX

WHEATON, IL - JUNE 20, 1994 -- Copia, the top provider of multi-vendor Fax-On-Demand systems, has again responded to the needs of the programming community. Their latest release of the FaxFacts Fax-On-Demand system provides full support for systems running under Univel Unix. FaxFacts also supports DOS, OS/2 and Windows (NT) applications.

Flexibility and portability lie at the heart of the FaxFacts system design. FaxFacts, first released in 1989, immediately leaped ahead of the competition by offering one and two call faxing capability on the same phone line. Later, Copia increased system flexibility by adding further options to the system such as direct inward dial, credit card charge per fax, fax mail box, fax broadcast, and direct faxing from Windows applications. Copia is the patent holder (U.S. Patent No. 5,196,943) for one call fax delivery.

Today, with the number of FaxFacts installations already surpassing 1,000, Copia is the recognized leader in interactive fax technology. The FaxFacts Fax-On-Demand system, written in C, supports DOS, Windows and now Univel Unix. In addition, FaxFacts is a communications server to Novell TCP/IP networks running Unix.

Univel Unix, considered by many to be one of the top three operating systems available to programmers, is widely used in the university setting as well as by many large corporations. FaxFacts for Unix supports the families of Dialogic Voice Boards and Brooktrout Fax Boards. The price for 4 lines of FaxFacts software with Unix support (which includes both voice and fax capabilities) is $6,000.

Receive additional information about FaxFacts by testing the system yourself! Call 1-708-924-3030 and select document number 8800. To speak with a FaxFacts representative, call 1-800-689-8898.

Copia International, Ltd.

1342 Avalon Court Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Voice: 800-689-8898,   Fax: 708-665-9841


SPA Appoints New Director of Litigation

June 3, 1994 (Washington, DC) -- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today the appointment of Sandra A. Sellers as director of litigation. In this position Sellers will be responsible for managing all litigation activities for the SPA's anti-piracy efforts, both international and domestic.

"Sandy's broad experience as an intellectual property litigator in the public and private sector will be a valuable asset in our actions against copyright offenders," said SPA Executive Director Ken Wasch. SPA, which already has a strong domestic piracy enforcement campaign, will expand its presence against software pirates internationally under Sellers' direction. Her efforts represent yet another signal that the software industry will not tolerate the unauthorized duplication and use of computer software.

Prior to joining the SPA, Sellers was a partner in the Washington, DC office of Willian, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, where, for the past ten years, she specialized in intellectual property litigation. She has spoken and written extensively on intellectual property litigation, particularly litigation before the US International Trade Commission. Before entering private practice, Sellers was attorney-advisor to the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the US International Trade Commission. Sellers has served as President of the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association, and has been active in the International Committee of the International Trademark Association, as well as in other professional organizations.

Sellers received her J.D. from George Washington University, and a B.A. from Dickinson College.

The SPA is charged with fighting software piracy on behalf of the PC software industry. To date, the SPA has taken more than 1400 actions against organizations using software illegally, including lawsuits and software audits.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade group of the PC software industry. Its 1,100 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