Scott Clark

Adobe Systems Inc. today announced Adobe ImageReady 1.0, an image-processing utility that aims to streamline the Web design and editing process by providing designers with a fast and easy method of preparing images for the Web. Readers can access a full review of the new product today on WebDeveloper.com. Adobe sees ImageReady 1.0 as the […]

Adobe Systems Inc., along with IBM, Netscape, and Sun Microsystems, submitted a proposal to the World Wide Web Consortium to improve the creation of and access to vector-based graphics for use on the Web. The proposal was submitted in response to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) interest in creating a vector graphics specification. The […]

LaGarde, Inc. this week announced the release of its StoreFront electronic commerce product for Microsoft FrontPage. StoreFront provides FrontPage developers with an integrated set of tools that are used to create e-commerce solutions within the FrontPage authoring environment. StoreFront works by allowing FrontPage developers to connect to StoreFront’s back-end e-commerce system. The new system is […]

EnterpriseSoft today announced the release of the EnterpriseSoft Report Writer (ERW) for Java, a pure Java report writer. ERW is built using Java 1.1 and is supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, in Netscape Navigator 4.04 or higher, and in the HotJava browser from Sun Microsystems. Key features include: Pure Java 1.1–portability across […]

The World Wide Web Consortium today announced that the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) specification has been released as a W3C Proposed Recommendation. The SMIL specification is an XML-based language that is used for writing “TV-like” multimedia presentations for the Web. SMIL enables multimedia synchronization over time, and reduces the bandwidth of TV-like content, eliminating […]

WebManage Technologies introduced SiteMARC this week, a Java-based management solution that provides complete enterprise site and traffic management. Using SiteMARC, site administrators, hosting companies, and system integrators are able to build and manage multi-server, multi-location Internet/intranet Web sites. SiteMARC allows distributed servers to act as if they are a single, scalable, reliable, easily managed Internet/intranet […]

webMethods, Inc., this week announced that Cisco Systems selected webMethods’ XML-based Web Automation Server for its Market Research group. webMethods’ Web Automation Suite is one of the first XML-based solutions to automate the exchange of data between disparate applications, Web sites, and legacy data sources. The Web Automation Server (WAS) will give Cisco a comprehensive […]

ParaSoft Corporation, today announced that its new jtest! Java debugging tool has gotten rave reviews from the National Software Testing Labs. jtest! is one of the first automatic bug-finders for Java developers. The tool uses ParaSoft’s patent-pending Test Generation System technology to generate and execute test case input for Java programs automatically. The tool does […]

MapInfo Corporation announced this week it has made a strategic investment in Object/FX Corporation. Object/FX, a Minnesota-based company that specializes in Java mapping technology, is the maker of SpatialX, a suite of Java components that are used to create mapping solutions. Many organizations, including BellSouth, US West, United States Postal Service, Department of Defense, TRW, […]

Skunk Technologies, announced the release of ENTAO Sessions, a communication and collaboration tool that enables developers to enhance existing enterprise Web sites by adding customizable digital environments and avatars, streaming media, sound, and more. Skunk said it designed Sessions to enrich and elevate the average enterprise presence on the Web. The tool enables developer to […]

Cosmo Software today announced the “Cosmo Code Challenge,” a Java contest that invites developers to put their Java programming skills to the test. Cosmo said it will hold daily drawings for copies of its Cosmo Code Java IDE, with the Grand Prize winner receiving $500 worth of snack food to keep programming on a full […]

The Apache Web server this week surpassed even its own record, serving up at least 1,059,868 sites, according to a monthly Netcraft Web server survey. Netcraft contacts all known Web servers on the Internet each month and queries the Web server software to find out the server type. The April survey included responses from 2,215,195 […]