Scott Clark

BOOMASoft this week announced the beta release of BOOMA WebForms, a tool the company is billing as a simple, cost-effective solution to help developers create and manage forms on their Web sites. Using BOOMA WebForms, developers can create Web-based forms in minutes using drag-and-drop technology, without any knowledge of CGI scripting, Java coding or database […]

Netscape Communications today released the first public beta of its Communicator 4.5 browser client suite, probably the last release to be developed in house by Netscape, with later versions slated to be unveiled by Mozilla.org this fall. Users can download either the standalone version, containing the Navigator Web browser, or the full version, which comes […]

Microsoft Corp. announced Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition today, a full-featured suite for developing scalable enterprise solutions. Introduced at the Microsoft Tech Ed conference, Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition includes the tools and features needed for component-based development, enterprise data access, and development life-cycle support. The tools have been integrated with Windows NT-based middle-tier application […]

DataChannel this week announced the release of DataChannel RIO 3.0, the intranet solution that enables users to intelligently organize and distribute information. The newest release of DataChannel RIO, version 3.0, features: Data Integration with Lotus Notes and Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) An XML Development Kit that includes the DataChannel XML parser, XML generator, DOM […]

Vervet Logic this week introduced version 1.0 of its XML editor, XML Pro, a tool that enables users to design and edit documents using the XML language, the new document standard that was recently ratified by the World Wide Web Consortium. XML Pro, one of the first visual XML editors to be offered to the […]

Elemental Software today announced the release of Drumbeat 2.0, a tool that enables developers–even those without programming knowledge–to create Web sites that feature real-time database integration in a quick and cost-effective manner. Elemental said Drumbeat is used to develop database-driven Web applications that can serve customers, streamline business transactions, and help employees work more efficiently. […]

GoLive Systems, Inc. announced the release of a Personal Edition of GoLive CyberStudio, the company’s Web page layout tool for the Macintosh. The new Personal Edition features a complete tool set for Web site design, layout, and maintenance. The tool includes powerful drag-and-drop features for visual layout and design, site management and the editing of […]

The World Wide Web Consortium this week acknowledged the Vector Markup Language (VML) proposal jointly submitted by Autodesk Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Macromedia Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Visio Corp. The Vector Markup Language was designed by the group to bring high-quality, editable 2-D vector graphics to the Web. According to the group, VML will make it […]

Data Junction Corporation announced is has added OLE DB and XML interfaces to the upcoming release of Data Junction 6.5, the company’s popular data transformation tool. With the addition of an XML interface, Data Junction users will be able to publish the data from hundreds of structured data formats directly to the Web. Additionally, the […]

ParaSoft Corp. this week announced the release of CodeWizard for Java v1.1, a Java development tool designed to automatically enforce coding standards. ParaSoft said CodeWizard for Java enables even beginner developers to refine their code, work more productively in teams, and prevent errors. The product analyzes Java code and provides developers with expert “tips and […]

RealNetworks today announced the preview release of the RealSystem G2 Player and Player Plus, a next generation media system designed to deliver the quality multimedia content and reliability that developers and end-users have been looking for. RealSystem G2 is more than just another player; it’s an “open standards-based, cross-platform media system” that allows developers to […]

BulletProof Corporation announced that its Java intranet product, JDesignerPro 2.51, now fully supports IBM’s DB2 Universal Database. JDesignerPro is a integrated development environment for Java business applications that access databases such as the DB2 Universal Database. By using JDesignerPro’s Data Wizards and point-and-click interface, DB2 users are able to build and manage Java Intranet applications. […]