Nov 97 - Newsbits
Volume Number: 13
Issue Number: 11
Column Tag: Newsbits
by Jessica Courtney
Vibe Now Available on Mac OS
Visix Software Extends Platform Support for Powerful Java Development Tool Visix
Software Inc. announced the general availability of Vibe Enterprise for Windows 95,
Windows NT x86, Windows NT Alpha, Solaris, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Macintosh and
OS/2. Visix also announced the general availability of Vibe DE for Macintosh, OS/2,
Windows NT Alpha, HP-UX and IRIX. Vibe DE is already available for development on
Windows 95, Windows NT x86, Linux, AIX and Solaris.
Vibe Enterprise enables Java developers to build powerful database applications. Vibe
Enterprise leverages Vibe DE, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with a
collection of powerful classes used to build and deploy Java-based business solutions
ranging from standalone departmental applications to sophisticated distributed
applications.
The Vibe IDE includes an intuitive user interface, a compiler, debugger, editing tools,
interface construction tools and extensive runtime classes. It enables developers to do
rapid prototyping, immediate testing and development of business-critical Java
applications for deployment across multiple desktop and server platforms. Vibe
Enterprise adds additional tools and classes for Forms and Fields, database connectivity
and a Graphical Query Builder.
Vibe is designed to maximize code reuse by leveraging Visix's mature foundation
classes, which also form the basis of Visix's flagship C/C++ product, the Galaxy
Application Environment. To gain additional productivity through reuse, Vibe enables
organizations to incorporate their investments in standard distributed object
technologies through application integration with ActiveX controls.
Vibe DE is available at the introductory price of US$49.95. Vibe Enterprise is
available at US$1995.00.
http://www.visix.com.
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QuickGuard From MicroGuard
Micro Macro Technologies Ltd. (MMT), announces their newest feature to the
MicroGuard PC hardware protection key -- "QuickGuard". QuickGuard allows anyone
to wrap an entire software application within a protective shield in ten minutes or
less, even without prior programming or copy-protection experience.
This newest release joins the full range of MicroGuard copy-protection products
which include MicroGuard PC and MicroGuard Plus for the Macintosh. With the
development of all of their products, MMT focuses on easy-implementation and
unimpaired plug-and-forget technology for the end-user.
http://www.micromacro.com.
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Blue World Technology Acquired by Claris
Blue World Communications, Inc. and Claris Corporation announced that Blue World's
Lasso for Web-enabling databases has been integrated into FileMaker Pro 4.0 for
Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS from Claris Corporation. Under
the terms of the agreement, Claris has acquired the Lasso technology and licensed
certain rights back to Blue World. Blue World plans to continue enhancing Lasso and
distributing new versions of Lasso as a commercial product.
FileMaker Pro 4.0 embeds a subset of Lasso 2.0 technology as FileMaker Pro's web
companion. This integration provides FileMaker Pro 4.0 owners with out-of-the-box
Web database publishing and server capabilities.
Blue World will continue to sell the full Lasso 2.0 product to users of both FileMaker
Pro 3.0 and FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Mac OS. Lasso 2.0 Web-enables FileMaker Pro 3.0
and a Lasso 2.0 Server version adds a stand-alone Web server with integrated Lasso
2.0 CGI.
Lasso 2.0 also provides additional features for FileMaker Pro 4.0 databases beyond
what is included in the new version, including an "inline" command to process
multiple database operations within a single HTML file; a "log" command to log traffic
statistics to target databases and/or text files; and Apple Event control of other server
applications.
http://www.blueworld.com, http://www.claris.com.
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New InterLok Version Extends PACE Anti-Piracy
Leadership in Software Authorization
PACE Anti-Piracy has introduced Version 1.0.2 of its InterLok Software Authorization
System. This update to InterLok for Macintosh and InterLok Pro for Macintosh, PACE's
software-only packages for turnkey trialware creation and copy protection, includes
improvements to InterLok's anti-hacking mechanisms as well as bug fixes. In addition,
this release adds to InterLok Pro the ability to protect data files in association with an
application, along with PowerPC-native encryption and decryption routines for
enhanced performance for Power Macintosh users.
The new data file protection capability extends the power of InterLok Pro to developers
who wish to distribute secure versions of their run-time database solutions. For
example, developers of FileMaker Pro solutions can now use InterLok Pro to easily
create time-limited trialware versions of their products, and then enable them
remotely by means of a machine-unique key, ensuring that they collect revenue when
their products are used.
http://www.paceap.com.