John Lewell

AccuSoft Corporation this week released NetVue/JAVA, a pure Java document viewer applet. The product provides an easy, cost-effective, fast method of adding lightning-fast document image viewing to the Web, without the long download time of standard Web images. NetVue/JAVA utilizes an Internet-specific architecture for viewing multipage TIFF documents, JPEG and GIF images, thumbnails, and annotations. […]

DataChannel this week released betas of two new XML-based intranet tools to coincide with the recommendation of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 specification by the World Wide Web Consortium. The DataChannel XML Parser 1.0 beta, part of the DataChannel XML Developer Toolkit to be released later this quarter, is a Java-based XML parser that […]

Sybase, Inc. today announced the release of jConnect for JDBC 3.0, a 100% Pure Java implementation of Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). jConnect for JDBC 3.0 provides direct database access for business applications created with Java, and features increased performance and security for Java applets or applications. According to Sybase, jConnect for JDBC 3.0 shows a […]

Solbright announced its partnership with I/Pro to provide Web sites and advertising agencies with a standardized advertising format that will allow them to work side-by-side. Solbright’s solution is a browser-based AdSuite that enables Web sites to keep down costs while improving customer service. I/Pro’s Dispatch enables advertising agencies to improve their efficiency and communication. The […]

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced today the release of the XML 1.0 specification as a W3C Recommendation. The XML (Extensible Markup Language) 1.0 specification is the first official recommendation from the W3C regarding XML. XML is a subset of SGML which is used to define, validate, and share document formats via the Web. […]

Quadralay Corp. this week released the newest version of its WebWorks Publisher for Windows- and Unix-based platforms. WebWorks Publisher Version 4.0 has many new features, including expanded support for emerging non-HTML online formats, enhanced ease-of-use features, a new intelligent project wizard, along with improved handling of file attributes and hypertext markers. WebWorks Publisher was designed […]

Inline Internet Systems displayed its new Internet technology at the Internet World Canada ’98 show at the Metro Toronto Convention Center last week. Inline produces the popular iHTML Web programming language that is used around the world to build leading edge Web environments. iHTML v2.12 is the latest version of Inline’s powerful dynamic Web development […]

Superscape VR plc previewed its Viscape Universal 3D Web Browser at the VRML 98 event being held in Monterey, CA. Viscape Universal allows users to browse the thousands of pages of VRML content on the Internet and to view both VRML 97 and SVR files. “Our objective in developing Viscape Universal was to provide the […]

ICVERIFY Inc. recently announced it is shipping NetVERIFY, its new transaction processing software for Web commerce sites and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). NetVERIFY is able to process most credit cards, including VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club, Carte Blanche, JCB and private-label credit card transactions. The tool includes more than 250 processor certifications, […]

Sequel Technology this week released an enterprise version of its Sequel Net Access Manager, the Internet asset management solution that enables customers to identify, report, and control Net usage throughout the enterprise. This latest version stored user profiles and IP traffic data on existing enterprise database systems such as Oracle or MS SQL Server. The […]

O’Reilly & Associates this week announced WebBoard 3.0, the “enterprise” or professional version of its well-known live chat and forums software. Many companies are finding chat and online forums are the perfect tools to create dynamic communities that continue to draw visitors to their Web sites. By using the IRC-compliant ConferenceRoom Professional, WebBoard 3.0 enables […]

The World Wide Web Consortium this week released the first public working draft of the Web Accessibility Initiative. The Accessibility Guidelines for Page Authoring, which is just one part of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), are being developed to make sure that disabled people have equal access to the Web. Judy Brewer, Director of the […]