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WinBatch 95 from Wilson WindowWare is a batch language for Windows 95 and Windows NT developers and system managers. The batch language helps automate procedures when: launching batch scripts and apps from the task bar, key strokes, and menus; calling DLLs; constructing custom dialogs and menus; manipulating data and transfers between apps; and more. A single-user version of WinBatch 95 sells for $99.95. For LAN environments, WinBatch+Compiler 95 (which includes a compiler that creates royalty-free executables) sells for $495.00.

Wilson WindowWare

2701 California Avenue SW, Suite 212

Seattle, WA 98116

morriew@windowware.com

Greenleaf Software has released Version 2.0 of its ArchiveLib multiplatform data-compression library for C, C++, and Visual Basic developers. Among other features, this version supports PKZIP 2.0 and OS/2. ArchiveLib is designed to handle compression and archival of a file or directories of files. You can also use it to compress and archive buffers of data within applications without having to store them as a file. Data retrieval can be read into either a disk file or memory buffer. ArchiveLib 2.0 sells for $279.00.

Greenleaf Software

16479 Dallas Parkway, Suite 570

Dallas, TX 75248

http://www/gleaf.com/~gleaf

VisualRPC from CrossLogic is a tool for VisualAge programmers that automatically embeds remote procedure calls that request, monitor, and distribute services in a heterogeneous client/server network. VisualRPC, which operates from a drag-and-drop interface, generates an RPC Interface Definition Language for both OSF/DCE and Netwise. VisualRPC also generates Smalltalk code to interface with a DLL.

For distributed computing environments, VisualRPC helps build client/server apps that interoperate with the support of DCE security and directory services. VisualRPC also builds OS/2 servers and OS/2 and Windows clients. The code produced can be used with other tools that call DLLs. VisualRPC sells for $1350.00 per license.

CrossLogic Corp.

Ashville, NC 28802

Cyber-Safe has announced Shades, a program for encrypting electronic communications and data storage. Shades operates in two modes--a DES-based and a Triple-DES mode. The program meets and conforms to the FIPS 140-1 standard. The software is available both as an off-the-shelf package and as an OEM library toolkit.

3200 Wilcrest, Suite 370

Houston, TX 77042-3366

Quantum World has introduced ComScire QNG, a hardware device that generates true random numbers capable of passing stringent statistical tests. The QNG plugs into the parallel port of a PC and allows access to a variety of random-number modes through a programmatic interface. The vendor claims that no statistically significant defect in randomness has been detected, even with sophisticated tests using sample sizes of up to tens of billions of bits. Among the possible applications for the QNG are encryption, modeling, sampling, numerical analysis, and parapsychological testing. The device sells for $295.00.

Boulder, CO 80306-1930

http://rainbox.rmii.com/~comscire

Spectrum Digital has introduced an integrated Motor Development System built around the Texas Instruments TMS320C52 DSP chip that runs at 40 MIPS. The system provides all of the electronics required to interface to AC and DC motors. The onboard I/O includes eight A/D channels, two serial ports, four D/A channels, three PWM channels, dead band timers, tachometer inputs, and the like.

At the heart of the kit is the Spectrum Digital SBC320C52 Single Board Computer, a PC plug-in card. The kit includes the TMS320C5x High-Level C Source Level Debugger that's compatible with the TI C compiler and assembler. Also included is a Windows-based VBX that allows you to monitor and control motor parameters in real time via a PC bidirectional parallel port. The complete system sells for $7995.00.

Spectrum Digital

Sugar Land, TX 77487

Romlok 3 from Vault is a plug-and-play software security developer's kit (SSDK) for Visual Basic developers. The SSDK allows access at a native-code level to an external security key attached to the PC's parallel port. Access is through a DLL, allowing developers who use Visual C++, Delphi, and other programming environments to use the system. Romlok 3 sells for $349.00.

517 Calle San Pablo

Camarillo, CA 93012

The PCLTool Form Conversion SDK Version 4.0 has been released by PageTech. PCLTool is a DLL that converts HP PCL5 print files into bitmap (PCX, TIF, and so on) or vector (WMF) format files. PCLTools uses its own font engine to rasterize fonts on-the-fly to create bitmaps at various resolutions, or to create vector files with TrueType fonts to match those in the resident HP LaserJet Series II printer. The SDK sells for $495.00.

10671 Roselle Street, Suite 100

San Diego, CA 92121-1525

Sheridan Software has announced ClassAssist, a tool that adds capabilities to Visual Basic to make the environment more OOP like. ClassAssist consists of an IDE, five visual-base classes for creating custom controls using VB, and WinAPI Oblets--programmable objects that simplify access to the Windows API.

The tool lets you create reusable classes via a point-and-click interface. It also features a "Class Explorer" which lets you see the class relationships. ClassAssist sells for $249.00.

Sheridan Software

35 Pinelawn Road, Suite 206E

Melville, NY 11747

Efficient Networks has introduced ENcontrol, an API that sets up connections and handles data as it passes through the various layers of an ATM network. Part of an SDK, ENcontrol resides across the ATM architecture where the user-network interface layer, the call-management layer, and the application layer are located. ENcontrol facilitates transmission and reception of data, call setup, and call parameters, providing faster and better access to the network. This improves performance because it removes operating-systems overhead incurred by existing protocol stacks.

Efficient Networks Inc.

4201 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75244

info@efficient.com

Socket Communications has announced its PageCard Partners Program, a program intended to help developers page-enable Windows applications. Participants in the program will receive hardware and software tools, technical support, software updates, information on future wireless software and hardware, and admission to Socket's technical seminars and workshops. ISVs will receive marketing support, including trade-show activity, referrals, joint promotions, market information, targeted publicity, and collaborative selling.

Qualifying candidates can purchase the PageCard Partners kit, consisting of the PageCard SDK, a PageCard PC Card pager, and one month of the basic local paging service through Socket Wireless Messaging Service. The PageCard SDK provides tools for sending wireless messages and data directly from Windows e-mail, spreadsheets, schedulers, or contact-management apps. The PageCard SDK includes API functions, a run-time DLL, and C/C++ and Visual Basic header files for developing and testing page-enabled applications under Windows 3.x or Windows 95. The SDK also includes sample C++ and Visual Basic programs to illustrate the use of the SDK.

Socket Communications

6500 Kaiser Drive

Fremont, CA 94555

Centigram Communications has announced that its TruVoice 5.0 supports the Win32 Speech API. TruVoice, in fact, will be distributed in Microsoft's beta Speech SDKs to developers who want to create speech-enabled apps under both Windows 95 and Windows NT.

TruVoice features advanced intelligence that includes context-sensitive rules for correctly reading data from spreadsheets, address book applications, e-mail messages, and faxes. The rules eliminate time-consuming editing before the text can be accurately read in these applications. The preprocessor also strips out unwanted header information in e-mail messages and appropriately expands multifunction punctuation, multi-expansion abbreviations, nonstandard abbreviations, and multiple date and time formats. Other enhancements include improvement of the voice quality in American English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, as well as new voices (eight male, two female) across all available languages.

Centigram Communications

91 East Tasman Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

http://www.centigram.com

Motorola Paging Products Group's Personal Communicator Systems and Software has announced the Two-Way SDK Pro for providing access to two-way, high-speed messaging and data technology. Motorola's Tango two-way pager is the first device to operate on the ReFLEX two-way messaging protocol.

The SDK allows developers to create a wide array of innovative, two-way software applications for mobile professionals using a two-way pager as a wireless modem for a Windows-based portable PCs. The Two-Way SDK Pro, priced at $495.00, includes an API specification, Windows 3.1 DLL, a two-way pager emulator to simulate message entry and acknowledgment, an emulator user's guide, a programmer reference manual, and a sample application.

1500 Gateway Boulevard

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

NewCode Technology has released a C++ interpreter called "NCi" that's designed to be embedded within an application. Part of NCi is a library of functions your app can use to call the interpreter. In addition, a stand-alone C++ parser is provided to process include files and create type information used by the interpreter at run time.

The NCi interpreter allows interpreted code to call compiled code with full type checking. It also allows new variables, functions, and types (including subclasses) to be created at run time. NCi is X3J16 compliant. However, it will not interpret namespaces, type ids, catch/throw, or dynamic arguments to member functions that exist in the compiler scope of the class in which they are declared. NCi supports HP and Sun workstations, and Windows NT and Windows 95.

NewCode Technology

650 Suffolk Street

Lowell, MA 01854

info@newcode.com