John Lewell

Tripod, part of the Lycos Network, unveiled Homepage Studio, a service designed for anyone with a Web browser and an Internet connection to build, edit, and promote homepages. Among its key features are design- and topic-specific templates, such as “Photo Album” and “Recipe Book,” intended to get many users off to a flying start. Homepage […]

NCompass Labs announced the updated NCompass Resolution 2.0, an integrated Web Content Architecture solution that combines Web publishing, authoring, design, and content management with out-of-the-box deployment. Organizations can use this latest version of NCompass Resolution to install and deploy an enterprise-class Web solution without the help of external services, said the vendor. New features include […]

] Network cache technology specialist InfoLibria, of Waltham, Massachusetts, has opened an office in Marlborough, Wiltshire, from which it will launch its first European products in January 1999. The company says that the network caching opportunities in Europe are “massive.” InfoLibria’s DynaCache system is a fully transparent, high performance, carrier class, caching solution designed to […]

British software firmSoftPress Systems is now shipping version 2.0 of Freeway, a popular Web design program for Apple Macintosh. The new version has over a hundred new features, including HTML 4.0 layout, cascading style sheets, frames, tables, FTP uploading, ability to import Web sites from other applications, and what the vendor calls “a powerful actions […]

Active Concepts upgraded its Web site auditing tool, Funnel Web, to version 2.5, adding a variety of new features. Regional reporting, mean path through site, domain aggregating, offsite processing, plus support for new servers and graphics formats are all included in the updated product. It is available for the Macintosh first, with Windows/NT and Unix […]

Digital Island, of Honolulu, Hawaii, has appointed London-based Jacobs Rimell to introduce its Virtual Server Distribution (VSD), Managed Bandwidth and other services to UK companies. Digital Island, with a global partner program that extends to resellers and agents in Europe, Asia and Australia, styles itself as “the first global applications network for the digital economy.” […]

According to a survey by the National Computing Centre (NCC), nearly 30 per cent of UK companies will be looking for additional Internet/intranet skills over the next two years. Demand for skills in developing browser-based applications is far outstripping demand for Windows NT, Oracle development, and generic networking skills, the report stated. “This demand is […]

MindQ Inc. today released Developer Training for Java, a modular tool that enables those learning the Java programming language to turn any desktop or network-connected computer into a learning environment. The new series covers the introductory, intermediate and advanced aspects of Java programming. This includes language fundamentals, visual development tools, JavaBeans and component theory, the […]

Compuware Corporation this week announced NuMega DevPartner for Java, its suite of development tools designed to automatically detect, diagnose, and help fix Java performance problems and run-time errors. Compuware will preview the new product this week at JavaOne in San Francisco, CA. Each of the components that make up DevPartner for Java will aid developers […]

Chrystal Software this week announced the release of Astoria 3.0, an enterprise authoring support system designed for use in complex technical and content publishing environments. Astoria 3.0 features improved performance and scalability over previous releases, as well as the ability to further enhance and customize the user interface. Additionally, Astoria 3.0 manages all data types, […]

Superscape Inc. this week launched its newest 3D software product, Do 3D, and the new companion Web site, Do3d.com. The company is billing Do 3D as “the new, fast, fun way to build interactive 3D worlds on your PC.” Do 3D is targeted at the consumer market with a trial download and free 3D objects […]

Internet software company Wootech Corporation announced plans to release the freeware edition (Voyager FE) of its line of Voyager products. The Voyager product line offers the world’s first PEIE (performance enhancing and integration environment) for Web authoring/publishing tools. Voyager is compatible with most current authoring/publishing tools such as Adobe PageMill, Microsoft FrontPage, BBEdit, Claris HomePage, […]