OneRealm has begun shipping a software suite for internationalizing software. The suite consists of three components: i18n Expeditor, Organizer, and the Global Encapsulation Library (GEL). i18n Expeditor performs static source-code analysis, detecting and correcting a variety of internationalization violations in source code. For errors that cannot be corrected automatically, the tool provides problem-specific advice. Organizer is an information repository that automatically keeps track of project files and the status of internationalization-related decisions and changes made to the source code. GEL provides a collection of ready-to-use, high-level components for functions such as text literals, date, time, and currency, that are fully internationalized and platform-independent. i18n Expeditor costs $1250.00 for a single seat and includes either C/C++ or Java support. Additional language support is available for $650.00. GEL is available for $650.00 a seat.
OneRealm Inc.
4810 Riverbend Road
Boulder, CO 80301
303-247-1284
http://www.onrealm.com/
FairCom has released c-tree Plus v6.8A, the most recent release of its C ISAM database API. This release offers flexible file limits, enhanced file mirroring, an enhanced data history function, and an improved portable multithreaded client API. c-tree Plus v6.8A now supports FreeBSD, UnixWare, Irix, and AIX, in addition to the 25 other platforms it previously supported. c-tree Plus v6.8A costs $895.00, includes the C source code, and is royalty free.
FairCom Corp.
2100 Forum, Suite C
Columbia, MO 65203
573-445-6833
http://www.faircom.com/
Objective Interface Systems has announced ORBexpress Real-Time for C++, a low-latency implementation of a CORBA 2.2 object request broker (ORB) that has been extended to support real-time requirements. ORBexpress offers full IIOP support and incorporates an architecture that lets you replace key components of the ORB itself. The ORBexpress Resource Allocation Control Environment lets you manage the impact of finite resource capacity on service quality. The internal algorithms were designed to minimize and bind priority inversions, and ceiling locking protocols are applied where appropriate to avoid deadlocks.
Objective Interface Systems Inc.
1892 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703-295-6500
http://www.ois.com/
Microstate has announced that Hamilton, its thin-client, cross-platform, database-driven web application server based on Java, is now available as open-source software, freely accessible over the Internet. Hamilton interacts with the web server using the Java servlet model.
Microstate Corp.
11166 Main Street, Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-591-9797
http://microstate.com/tech.htm
Becker & Mohnberg Software has released two new JavaBean components: b+m Print-Bean, which adds printing and print preview functionality to your Java applications; and b+m Chart-Bean, which can be used to visualize data from a database or table object using two- or three-dimensional charts. The cost of each package is $895.00 with source code, $295.00 without.
Becker & Mohnberg
Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 91
D-24103 Kiel, Germany
http://www.bmsg.de/
Model EyeQ is a modeling and documentation tool from Synergex that lets you produce software-design documentation in several formats, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, HTML, and plain text. Model EyeQ provides a set of templates that allow you to begin generating documentation immediately. Model EyeQ provides full support for Rational Rose and Microsoft Visual Modeler. It is currently available for Windows NT/95/98.
Synergex
2330 Gold Meadow Way
Gold River, CA 95670
916-635-7300
http://www.synergex.com/
Emultek's Rapid PLUS suite of simulation tools now includes voice and handwriting technologies. According to Emultek, Rapid PLUS is the first simulation software for embedded-systems development that supports handwriting and voice recognition, which is based on Advanced Recognition Technologies's smARTspeak voice recognition and smARTwriter handwriting recognition. smARTspeak learns the users voice, regardless of language or accent, and uses a patented noise-filtering algorithm to refine voice input in noisy environments. smARTwriter handwriting recognition is based on shape recognition technologies, and supports many languages or a combination of languages. smARTwriter also supports unlimited macro and application launching.
Emultek Inc.
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 1002
Pasadena, Ca 91101
626-584-7810
http://www.emultek.com/
Genitor has announced three new configurations of Genitor v4.0: Surveyor, Object Construction Suite (OCS), and Corporate Edition. Genitor Surveyor analyzes preexisting C/C++ source code and generates a web site containing detailed documentation and class hierarchy charts. The most recent version of Genitor OCS provides new features such as pattern wizards and improved integration with Microsoft Developer Studio. Genitor Corporate Edition combines features in Surveyor and OCS with improved legacy code reengineering. The Genitor tools run on Windows 95/98/NT, and are available in single-user and multiuser configurations.
Genitor Corp.
220 East Huron, Suite 500
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-213-2500
http://www.genitor.com/
Softway Systems's Interix Release 2.2 is a UNIX system that runs as a subsystem of the Windows NT kernel. Interix Release 2.2 includes X, Apache, fully integrated support for intended, Internet daemons and clients, subsystem support for interval timers and additional processes, enhanced SVID IPC performance, integration with Win32-shared memory, and integration with Winsock 2.2.
Softway Systems's Interix Professional SDK is also available. Interix Professional SDK provides all of the tools, libraries, and header files necessary for developers to port UNIX applications natively to Windows NT using no emulation or run-time interpretation. The SDK contains POSIX.1, POSIX.2, and ANSI C interfaces, integration with the Microsoft C compiler development environment, ODBC database libraries, OpenGL libraries, an ISV kit for generating stand-alone Interix products, Motif libraries, sockets, IPC, shared memory, color curses support, X11R5 libraries, and a number of GNU tools for compiling and debugging applications. Interix Professional SDK costs $1999.00.
Softway Systems Inc.
185 Berry Street, Suite 5514
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-896-0708
http://www.interix.com/
Black Ice Software has released a new Color Print Driver for Windows 95/98. The Color Driver outputs 8-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, and 24-bit TIFF or JPEG format. It uses a device-independent, color space, L*a*b Color Space Format. The color driver is capable of writing in many file formats, including JPEG, PCX, DCX, DIB, and TIFF. Over 42 different page sizes are supported. Every GDI drawing function is supported, as well as Adobe and TrueType fonts. Black Ice also offers a Color Print Driver for Windows NT 4.0, which includes an NT Resource Kit. The Resource Kit consists of tools to speed up the process of integrating the NT driver with custom applications. The Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 Color Drivers are compatible with Bicom, Brooktrout, Dialogic, Commetrex, and Natural Microsystems fax boards.
Black Ice Software Inc.
292 Route 101
Amherst, NH 03031
603-673-1019
http://www.blackice.com/
Logic Programming Associates has begun shipping the most recent version of LPA Prolog for Windows, an application development environment for building Prolog programs for Windows. This release features Y2K compliance, extended file handling and buffer routines, enhanced graphical debugger, and support for multiple Prolog engines. Prices for Prolog range from $145.00 for a personal edition to $995.00 for a developer edition, which includes the stand-alone application generator and royalty-free run-time distribution license. Toolkits cost extra.
Logic Programming Associates Ltd.
Studio 4, R.V.P.B., Trinity Road
London, SW18 3SX, England
+44 181 871 2016
http://www.lpa.co.uk/
ComponentSource has announced its 01/99 Multipack Library CD, a 3-CD set that contains over 1200 business components and technical material. It is freely available by registering at the ComponentSource web site. ComponentSource has also announced its Source Code Escrow Service, aimed at increasing the adoption of component usage for corporate businesses. The service entails pre-packaged component vendors depositing their source code with ComponentSource, who then acts as the escrow agent. The escrow price to developers for the service will vary from product to product. Each escrow agreement will be available for renewal on an annual basis.
ComponentSource
2878 Johnson Ferry Road, #150
Marietta, GA 30062
http://www.componentsource.com/
Certicom's SSL Plus for the Palm Computing Platform is a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol toolkit. You can use SSL Plus to build a secure Internet channel to enterprise applications from Palm handheld computers using Certicom's elliptic curve cryptography.
Certicom Corp.
200 Matheson Boulevard W
Mississauga, ON
Canada L5R 3L7
905-507-4220
http://www.certicom.com/
Harmony Software has introduced a suite of data models that provide the architectural blueprint for mapping the data elements and data interrelationships required for developing integrated datamarts and analytical applications. Harmony data models are available for 23 industries, including banking, finance, pharmaceutical and retail; and 31 business functions, including manufacturing, inventory, human resources, and finance. The models can be used by any CASE tool to generate database schemata that can be immediately populated with data.
Harmony Software Inc.
107 South B Street
San Mateo, CA 94401
650-696-9580
http://www.harmony.com/
Force 5 Software has announced Version 2.6 of JCloak, its Java obfuscator. JCloak protects Java bytecode from reverse engineering by reducing the symbol information stored in Java class files. JCloak supports JDK 1.2 and reduces applet size up to 30 percent.
Force 5 Software Inc.
839 Lewis Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
http://www.force5.com/
O'Reilly & Associates has announced that Java/Perl Lingo (JPL), software that lets you integrate Perl and Java source code, is now freely available as open source software. JPL enables programmers to implement Java methods with Perl, and for Perl code to access Java via the Java Native Interface (JNI). It includes a translator and build system that make it easy to create JPL applications. JPL was developed by Perl creator Larry Wall, and is available as part of the latest development release of Perl.
O'Reilly & Associates
101 Morris Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-829-0515
http://www.perl.com/
Ives Development's Server Edition of TeamStudio CIAO! is a tool that provides check-in/check-out and version control for Lotus Notes and Domino database designs. TeamStudio CIAO! Server Edition is an optional add on to the standard Client Edition. Server Edition runs on a Domino server, and protects a database design from being updated by anyone other than the person who has the affected element checked out or locked. TeamStudio CIAO! Server Edition is priced at $1475.00 per Domino server, which includes one year's maintenance and unlimited technical support.
Ives Development Inc.
900 Cummings Center, Suite 326T
Beverly, MA 01915
978-232-0145
http://www.teamstudio.com/
Fluid3D from OZ.COM is a tool for the development and deployment of broadcast quality, streaming 3D animation across the Internet using RealNetworks RealPlayer G2. The Fluid3D plug-in for the G2 player is small (350 KB) and freely available. Fluid3D uses a compression scheme for animation data that is optimized for streaming delivery over low-bandwidth connections. Combined with SMIL-based media type synchronization provided by RealSystem G2, long-form 3D animation with synchronized RealAudio is possible. Fluid3D Content Exporters enable 3D animation created in industry-standard 3-D authoring tools, such as Kinetix 3D Studio MAX and Avid SOFTIMAGE|3D, to be saved directly to Fluid3D's binary file format. Fluid3D for RealPlayer G2 is currently available for Windows 95/98/NT. Fluid 3D for 3D Studio Max is available for Windows 95/98/NT, and Fluid 3D for SOFTIMAGE|3D is available for NT and Irix.
OZ.COM
525 Brannan Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-536-0500
http://www.oz.com/
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