David Fiedler

Bluestone Software, Inc. today announced the availability of Sapphire/Web for IBM DB2 Universal Database, an end-to-end solution for deploying Web applications across the enterprise. Developed in conjunction with IBM, the product is a combination of Bluestone’s Sapphire/Web application server framework and IBM’s DB2 Universal Database. According to Bluestone, this is the first fully-scaleable, Web-ready database […]

If you’re still trying to figure out what SMIL is all about, a newly announced Web site called ‘Just SMIL’ is designed to get you up to speed in no time. Just SMIL is becoming the Web’s central resource for information on SMIL, otherwise known as the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language. SMIL enables designers to […]

The World Wide Web Consortium today announced it released the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) specification as a W3C Recommendation. The move indicates that the SMIL specification is stable, that it contributes to Web interoperability, and that it has been reviewed and approved by the W3C Membership. SMIL, a language that allows developers to create […]

Microsoft Corp. this week announced it is giving developers an advance look at the updated feature set of the new Internet Explorer 5.0 browser. New features of the Developer Preview include: DHTML Behaviors Ease of use/development enhancements Enhancements to tables Object model additions Accessibility enhancements HTML application support Of greatest interest to Web developers is […]

QSound Labs, Inc. this week announced an agreement with RealNetworks Inc. under which they will develop iQ Effects, a new software program designed to enhance audio content transmitted over the Internet. iQ Effects has been designed to work specifically with the RealNetworks’ RealPlayer G2 and RealPlayer Plus G2. The program will be the first “third […]

Solutionsoft today announced it is shipping Perl Builder, the first integrated development environment (IDE) for the Perl programming language. Perl Builder itself runs on Windows 95 or NT, however, the scripts created can be used on UNIX or any other platform that supports the Perl language. Perl Builder’s integrated editor/debugger offers Perl developers an environment […]

Sun Microsystems, Inc. this week announced the release of Java JumpStart, a package designed to increase productivity by giving developers easy access to the latest Java development and deployment technology from Sun. Java JumpStart is a CD-ROM package of tools that enables developers, vendors and system integrators to design and create 100% Pure Java applets […]

Netscape Communications Corporation announced an agreement to license Macromedia, Inc.’s Flash technology, and will include the Flash player with every copy of its Netscape Navigator browser software. Flash will be integrated into the next maintenance release of Netscape Navigator, scheduled for release this summer. David Mendels, Macromedia’s VP of graphics, multimedia, and Internet products, told […]

NetObjects, Inc. announced that NetObjects Fusion 3.0 for the Macintosh will now be offered in addition to the company’s popular Windows version. NetObjects said it will be working with Apple Computer and FileMaker, Inc. on developing co-marketing solutions and channel activities in support of NetObjects Fusion 3.0. Key features of the Macintosh version include: site-management […]

Free Speech Internet Television (FSitv) this week announced a $2000 prize for the best online audio/video presentation demonstrating the Internet’s “potential for the global distribution of democratic, progressive media” using RealNetworks’ G2/SMIL technology. The contest is a part of FSitv’s year-long “freespeech online video festival,” a celebration of the thousands of independent filmmakers, journalists, and […]

Metamata, Inc., a new company backed by seed financing from Sun Microsystems, hit the Java market today with the first four components of a new integrated Interactive Development Environment suite. Completely Java 1.1 compatible, Metamata’s tools can process both Java source files and bytecode, and feature incremental update so you can modify programs without recompiling. […]

EveryWare Development Inc. today announced the release of Tango Enterprise 3.1 for Macintosh, the last of the Tango family of products to be released. Other members of the Tango family of products include Tango 3 for FileMaker Pro, and Tango Enterprise for the Windows 95 and NT platforms, now with Macintosh, Windows 95/NT, Sun Solaris, […]