Scott Clark

Zat Inc. this week announced that Spin, the company’s Java application authoring tool will add support for the Macintosh platform. Zat said Spin 1.0 is “the first authoring tool for Internet applications that enables development of both server- and client-side applications by non-programmers.” The tool utilizes the JavaBeans architecture along with its own proprietary authoring […]

MetaCreations Corp. Friday released Headline Studio, its dynamic new software which enables Web professionals to create animated, broadcast-quality Web advertising banners. MetaCreations Headline Studio provides developers with all the tools required to quickly create high-impact, animated GIF banner ads that can be viewed using any Web browser at multiple bandwidths. Headline Studio allows the developer […]

Net.Dreams this week released Remote Mail 1.0 which enables Webmasters using Macintosh Web servers to provide access to POP3 mail servers from any Web browser. By using Remote Mail, end users can read and process their e-mail simply by pointing their Web browser to a Web page enabled with Remote Mail. Remote Mail may also […]

Tek-Tools, Inc. Thursday released JForge 2.60, its Graphical User Interface (GUI) builder that enables developers to create platform-independent user interfaces. JForge is compatible with the latest Java Development Kit version 1.2. The tool features a dynamic drag-and-drop menu builder and a WYSIWYG interface for quick JavaBean and GUI forms creation. JForge is compatible with standard […]

The World Wide Web Consortium Wednesday issued the Resource Description Framework (RDF) Model and Syntax specification as an official W3C Recommendation. A W3C Recommendation means the specification “is stable, contributes to Web interoperability, and has been reviewed by the W3C Membership.” It is important to the Internet community because, according to Tim Berners-Lee, W3C director […]

WebSideStory this week released HitBOX Tracker Viewer for Windows which features a new interface that displays real-time data from the HitBOX Tracker Web site traffic analysis tool. WebSideStory continuously distributes real-time traffic data on Web site visitors using the HitBOX Tracker. The HitBOX Viewer for Windows displays this dynamic data in a Windows environment without […]

StarBase Corp. this week released version 4.0 of StarTeam and the StarTeam Enterprise Suite. StarTeam Enterprise Suite provides developers with a unique, integrated set of customizable components, task driven process management, integration with Microsoft Project and StarDisk, a Windows Explorer-style client interface. According to StarBase, the two products provide “enhanced enterprise team productivity” which reduces […]

Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc. Monday released the latest version of its VisualSHOCK MOVIE 2 which enables developers to add interactive video hyperlinks or “hotspots,” that facilitate the creation and tracking of multiple objects within video content. VisualSHOCK MOVIE 2 was first premiered at the Internet World conference last October. The tool adds many new features, […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. Friday released the source code for Java 2, along with source for Jini, PersonalJava, EmbeddedJava, and JavaCard technology under its Community Source License. Sun’s Community Source License only requires companies to pay royalties when they actually ship Java products, allowing programmers to work with the source code for free. Previously, potential users […]

Pervasive Software Inc. Thursday released Tango 3.5 Application Server for the Sun Solaris Operating System. Solaris developers can utilize the strengths of the Tango 3.5 Development Studio for Windows or Mac to deploy their applications on the Solaris operating system without being forced to rewrite their application’s source code. This will speed the programmer’s development […]

Adobe this week announced that its Acrobat software isn’t just for PDF anymore. Adobe Acrobat 4.0 now features easy HTML to PDF conversion, making it easier to aggregate and re-use Web pages. Acrobat 4.0 allows users to share, collaborate and deliver documents exactly as they were intended in an office computing environment. The software provides […]

Apple this week released the latest Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) version 2.1. This release is designed to run today’s real-world Java applications, offers full compatibility with version 1.1.6 of Sun’s Java Development Kit, and according to Apple, is up to five times faster than previous versions. This release also enables Macintosh developers to […]