David Fiedler

Electronic Software Publishing Corporation (Elsop) augmented the blazing speed of LinkScan’s external link checking with new processes that greatly increase its speed validating internal links. CPU usage has been reduced by 30 to 50%, and elapsed time to check a site has been cut nearly in half over earlier versions of LinkScan. Elsop has also […]

EveryWare Development Inc. introduced Bolero 2 at Spring Comdex this week, a powerful, real-time Web site traffic and analysis tool. Now in final candidacy and scheduled to begin limited shipping in May, its scalable, open architecture is designed for use in a variety of Internet applications ranging from a single corporate site to an ISP […]

Seattle-based Straylight today announced AdActive, a software product designed to enable ad-supported Web sites to realize new revenue from their existing banner ads by providing advertisers information on end-user brand perceptions, and giving them the ability to target future messages based on individual consumer responses. Designed to support one-to-one relationships between customers and companies, AdActive […]

Inso Corporation announced the immediate availability of the DynaBase Command Line Interface (CLI), the first commercial application of the Information and Content Exchange (ICE) proposed standard. ICE is an XML-based standard protocol for the automatic controlled exchange of online assets between the Web servers of business partners. DynaBase CLI supports ICE by enabling Web publishers […]

In related news, Macromedia today announced the immediate availability of the beta version of Flash 3, an enhanced edition of the Internet’s leading design tool for vector-based graphics and animations. The public beta of Flash 3 is now available for download at no charge. With more than 40 million downloads in the past year, Flash […]

Macromedia, Inc. today announced it is making its popular Flash file format available as an open Internet standard for vector graphics and animation. The move enables platform vendors to provide a more attractive environment to content publishers, allows Web designers to make animation a standard element in their Web site designs, and enables developers to […]

NetObjects, Inc. today announced plans to introduce its new DHTML Action Development Kit (DDK) within the next 60 days. NetObjects said the toolkit will enable third-party developers to create DHTML ActionSets, collections of DHTML Actions that address a specific user need, such as adding sound or unique animation effects to NetObjects Fusion-based Web sites. DHTML […]

Following last month’s unveiling of ‘the world’s fastest Java Virtual Machine,’ Novell, Inc. announced a similar breakthrough in Web Server performance claiming it smashed the speed record for single-processor Web servers measured by the industry-standard SPECweb96 benchmark. Results of the benchmark demonstrate that Novell network server platforms serve more users more quickly and efficiently than […]

To help encourage the popularity and improve the quality of Java education in universities and colleges, Borland International, Inc. today announced JBuilder University Edition, a special educational version of its award-winning Java development tool. Available free-of-charge to qualified educators, JBuilder University Edition is a customized version of the JBuilder integrated development environment (IDE) created to […]

Jasc Software Inc. announced the release of Paint Shop Pro 5, an image creation and manipulation program offering flexible features for advanced imaging solutions functionality. Key features include: Multiple layer support that makes it easier to create and edit composite images with layer-sensitive painting, resizing and enhancement tools that give users the ability to experiment […]

NetObjects, Inc. announced that its NetObjects Fusion 3.0 Web site building application will be the first visual authoring product to immediately support Enterprise Java Beans (EJB). EJB is a new Java technology specification that enables the rapid development of client-server applications. NetObjects’ EJB support is manifested through the use of a servlet (server-side Java applet) […]

Creators and corporate supporters of the most widely-used freeware programs will meet in a historic summit on April 7 in Palo Alto, CA at the invitation of Tim O’Reilly, President and CEO of O’Reilly & Associates. The primary goal of the summit is to promote a high-level exchange of ideas and strategies for expanding the […]