David Fiedler

Flicks Software this week announced the release of AuthentiX version 4 and WebQuota, two “plug-in” components that enable developers to manage membership areas using Microsoft IIS Web server. AuthentiX, the Web site access management tool, enables administrators and webmasters to create form-based or cookie-free private membership areas. The utility can validate against its own internal […]

IBM and Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the latest Java operating system–JavaOS for Business. The jointly developed operating system helped fuel further rumors that IBM has Sun in its sights as an acquisition target. The industry speculation pushed Sun (NASDAQ:SUNW) up over two points today to close at 47 13/16 in […]

Learning Tree today announced the release of “JavaScript: Building Interactive Web Sites,” a hands-on course that focuses on writing and debugging JavaScript and JScript. Learning Tree’s four-day course is aimed at giving developers valuable experience in adding dynamic graphics and interactive forms to Web sites, developing server-side Web applications, integrating databases and controlling Java, ActiveX […]

Roger Smith Software this week released Arrow version 1.3, the mailing list server for Windows that enables developers to create and manage interactive mailing list discussions directly from their PC. The software uses a standard e-mail account to send and receive messages. Subscribers can choose to receive individual copies of each message that is posted […]

Compware’s Agile HTML Editor was the first to provide support for HTML 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.0, and the W3C HTML 4.0 draft. Agile is again leading the pack by providing support for the Microsoft Windows 98 OS. The Agile HTML Editor is known by many as the “right-click editor” for its easy […]

Avenida Technologies Limited this week announced the release of Avenida Web Server 1.0, one of the first Web servers to be certified by Sun Microsystems as 100% Pure Java. With its servlet architecture the Avenida Web Server 1.0 is said to be a great addition to the server-side Java technology movement. The certification by Sun […]

Instantiations, Inc. this week released a series of benchmarks for its new JOVE Java compiler technology that reportedly boosts Java’s performance by up to 15 times compared to competitive technologies. The JOVE Java compiler was designed by Instantiations to solve Java performance and deployment problems in large or complex applications. Instantiations said that JOVE generates […]

Natural Intelligence today announced the release of NetReady Analysis, a new service for businesses hoping to take advantage of e-commerce on the Web. According to Natural Intelligence, NetReady Analysis is designed to enable executives to evaluate their company’s potential in the emerging electronic commerce market. The solution processes results in a profile of existing systems […]

NetBeans, Inc. today announced the release of the second beta version of NetBeans, a full-featured visual programming environment that allows for Java development on any Java-enabled platform. In the four weeks since the first beta release of NetBeans in late June, over 10,000 new registered users downloaded the tool, according to the company. The second […]

ALC Interactive recently announced “EyeStoppers,” a service that allows full-motion video footage to be converted to standalone graphics files that can be used on Web pages and viewed with any browser, without Java or plug-ins. According to ALC Interactive, recent tests have indicated that the use of full-motion video increases clickthrough rates and product sales […]

Symantec Corporation today announced Visual Café for Java, Enterprise Suite, the first of a new generation of software tools for enterprise rapid application development (ERAD) using Java. ERAD technology is intended for developing distributed applications running on multiple, often geographically dispersed computers. In an interview with key Symantec managers, WebDeveloper.com was told that a major […]

Tetranet Software Inc. this week announced the release of Linkbot 3.6, the latest version of Tetranet’s Web quality assurance utility. Tetranet first introduced Linkbot in 1996, and it has since become one of the industry’s leading Web site quality assurance tools, providing developers with productive methods to manage and maintain their sites. The product recently […]