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Subject: v5.6 - NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 6, November 4, 1992)
NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 6, November 4, 1992)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Integrity Solutions Announces An Extended Beta Program for
FrontDesk, a Network Message Center
II. Announcing CodeCheck from Abraxas (Posix compliance testing
for C and C++)
III. September NeXTSTEP Developer mailing (Release 3.0 enhancements
checklist)
IV. Call For Beta testers for MicroPhone Pro Module
V. NightShade Announces TalkBack, versatile conferencing
NeXTSTEP App
VI. Opportunities for NeXTSTEP Developers and Contractors
VII. NeXT SysAdmin Position Open in Beverly Hills, California
VIII. Open Position: Systems Engineer, NeXT Computer, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Conrad Geiger
Manager, International NeXT User Groups
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____________________________________________________________________
I. Integrity Solutions Announces An Extended Beta Program for
FrontDesk, a Network Message Center
St. Paul, MN. Oct 6, 1992 - Integrity Solutions announces an
Extended Beta Program for FrontDesk, a networked office productivity
tool. FrontDesk merges "While You Were Out" telephone message notes
and a traditional "In/Out" board with the powerful network
capabilities of NeXTSTEP. Featuring a Client/Server architecture,
FrontDesk provides a cost effective solution to keeping track of
telephone messages and availability of office staff. Some of the
FrontDesk features include:
- Client/Server Architecture
- Integrated In/Out Board and "While You Were Out" Messaging System
- Optional NeXTMail message delivery
- Hot Keys for "I am Back", "I'm Gone" and "Do Not Disturb"
- Operates over SLIP connections
- Full RTF support in all message and comment fields
- Urgent messages are color-coded (User selectable)
- Type-ahead user list selection
- Message summary printing
- User defined personal profiles
- Date and time stamps for updates
- Support for NeXT mail pictures
- Icon animation alerts for unread messages
- API for Third Party Development
"Before FrontDesk and our network of NeXT computers, we would have to
make a special point of going up the the receptionist 2-4 times a
day to make sure we had all of our current messages," said Dr. John
Andrews of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State
University in Ames, Iowa. "Many of our messages would be a few hours
old when we retrieved them," he continued, "FrontDesk has been a
blessing, now we know immediately when a call is received."
The Extended Beta program offers interested NeXT users to beta test
Front Desk with a special version of the application that allows an
unlimited number network users. The Beta program will expire on
November 15, 1992 and Beta testers will have the opportunity of
buying the first release version for a substantial discount.
"Our custom development heritage shows with this beta release of
FrontDesk," said Rodger McBride, product manager of the FrontDesk
project. "We see this as a first round in a suite of networked office
productivity products. Our role is implementing solutions driven by
our customers needs."
For more information or to enroll in the Extended FrontDesk Beta
Program, contact;
Rodger McBride, FrontDesk Product Manager
Integrity Solutions
32 Empire Dr.
St. Paul, MN 55103
Telephone: (612) 223-8484
NeXTMail: frontdesk@is.com
Integrity Solutions is a custom application developer located in St.
Paul, Minnesota. They provide custom software solutions specializing
in Workflow, Database and Executive Information Systems for clients
in the Legal, Law Enforcement, Medical and Corporate environments.
FrontDesk is their first product in a suite of Networked Office
Productivity Solutions.
NeXT Computer, Inc., headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., designs,
manufactures and markets professional workstations, which combine the
power and networking of today's most advanced workstations with the
ease of use and productivity applications of today's best personal
computers. NeXT's professional workstation systems promise to
enhance the way groups of people work together in the 1990s.
NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.
____________________________________________________________________
II. Announcing CodeCheck from Abraxas (Posix compliance testing for
C and C++)
Until now, there has been no automated way for programmers to
determine if the programs they write are in conformance with the
Posix standards. Abraxas Software has released "CodeCheck," an
expert system tool that will examine C and C++ source code for
compliance to POSIX.1, AT&T UNIX System V, and Berkeley UNIX standards.
CodeCheck assists programmers in their development process by
providing friendly suggestions wherever their code fails to comply
to the standards. Single user licenses start at $XXX, site and
educational discounts are available. For more information, contact
Patrick Conley, President of Abraxas Software
Phone - (503) 244-5253
FAX - (503) 244-8375.
____________________________________________________________________
III. September NeXTSTEP Developer mailing
This went out in the recent September NeXTSTEP developer mailing.
Hope you find it useful!
Sharon Zakhour
Developer Support
appkit.845
Release 3.0 enhancements checklist
3.0 Enhancement Checklist
[or "How to be 3.0 Hip"]
When you update your application to Release 3.0, following is a list
of features you should strongly consider adding to your application
to take advantage of the new 3.0 feature set. This information is
provided as a checklist and primarily consists of features every 3.0
application should probably support. There are many other new and
exciting 3.0 features (such as Distributed Objects, 3DKit, DBKit,
Indexing Kit, Phone Kit) that are not mentioned here because they are
relevant to a smaller set of applications.
- Object links
Every application running under NeXTstep 3.0 should take advantage,
if at all possible, of the powerful ability to link external data or
files into the documents of an application. Likewise a document- or
data-oriented application should support exporting data links.
Linking is performed using the familiar Copy/Paste metaphor for data
and the Drag-n-Drop metaphor for files programmers should consider
implementing both forms of object links. Bundled applications
that import data links are Edit and Draw. Bundled applications that
export data links are Draw, IconBuilder, and Graph. See the 3.0
Examples Graph and Draw, the AppKit and ObjectLinks Release Notes,
and the NXDataLink spec sheets for more information on how to
implement object linking.
- Filter services
A Filter service is a new 3.0 type of Service which has no menu item
but supports the ability to convert a piece of data from one type to
another. Every application can take advantage of filter services
when opening files (via +typesFilterableTo: if it can open a standard
type, like RTF) and when importing data via copy/paste or dragging
(via +imagePasteboardTypes).
Other applications can provide filter services: for example, if you
have some code which converts your document format [the WonderFormat]
to RTFD, then you should provide this functionality as a filter
service. Another application which understands RTFD but not
WonderFormat can still import WonderFormat documents and the filter
service will do the work of the conversion. The other advantage of
providing a filter to ascii is that your documents then become
indexable by Digital Librarian. See the 3.0 Appkit Release Notes and
the Pasteboard spec sheet for more information on:
+typesFilterableTo:, +newByFilteringFile:, +newByFilteringData:,
+newByFilteringTypesInPasteboard:.
- New dragging mechanism
The drag and drop mechanism is new and improved in 3.0. Under 2.x,
drag and drop was implemented using the registerWindow:, etc.
methods. [These methods will continue to work in 3.0 but are being
obsoleted.] For 3.0, a new Workspace Protocol has been added which
supports interapplication dragging in View and Window classes and
should actually simplify your code. The new dragging mechanism can
be used both for inter-application dragging and intra-application
dragging (as in palettes). See the 3.0 Appkit Release Notes
and the View, Window and NXDraggingDestination spec sheets for more
information on (to name some of the methods involved):
-registerForDraggedTypes:,
-draggingEntered:, -draggingUpdated:, -draggingExited:,
-prepareForDragOperation:, -performDragOperation: and
-concludeDragOperation:.
- Dragging TIFF and EPS [i.e. image] data
As a side note, any application which supports drag and drop of
TIFF or EPS should (instead of registering for ".tiff" and ".eps"
explicitly) register for [NXImage imagePasteboardTypes]. This method
returns a NULL terminated list of strings and allows your application
to take advantage of other image types that NXImage knows how to
convert between, such as the RIB format (if libMedia is linked with
your application) or other formats supported via the filter services
mechanism. See the Appkit Release Notes and the NXImage spec sheet
for more information on +imagePasteboardTypes. [Note: all
applications that import data via NXImage should start linking with
libMedia.]
- Dragging colors
Another side note: applications should no longer use the
-acceptColor:atPoint: method for accepting colors. [The
-acceptColor: method will continue to work for 3.0 but should be
avoided.] Dragging colors should be implemented via the normal
drag/drop protocols with the NXColorPBoardType. See the 3.0 Appkit
Release Notes for more information on -acceptColor: and
NXColorPBoardType.
- Undo
Undo is a very powerful mechanism that we strongly encourage all 3.0
applications to support. To this end, the Draw Example (in
/NextDeveloper/Examples/Appkit/Draw) illustrates a whole framework
for supporting Undo. Draw has three subprojects which implement Undo
and two of these subprojects have been designed so that they can be
added to an existing application with minimal effort: a reusable
Change class, a reusable UndoText class, and a class specific to
Draw. See the UndoDoc.rtf and UndoREADME.rtf files in the Draw
Example for more information.
- Help
The Help facility is another powerful user mechanism that has been
integrated into InterfaceBuilder for 3.0 that every application
should support. The easiest way to implement Help in your
application is to use the Help panel to display any help files you
may have already written. The next level of implementation involves
attaching help files to each of the buttons, menus and other
controls in your application. For more information on how to
implement Help, see the 3.0 InterfaceBuilder and Appkit Release
Notes, the NXHelpPanel spec sheet and the Draw Example.
- Device independent color: calibrated RGB and Pantone
Colors should be set via the NXSetColor() function and should use
NXColor for color storage. (Colors should not be set via
PSsetrgbcolor() if you wish to take advantage of device independent
color.) Applications using NXSetColor() and NXColor can take
advantage (for free) of the calibrated RGB color space in
Release 3.0 which emits device independent colors to all Level 2
devices. See the 3.0 Appkit and WindowServer Release Notes for
further information on NXSetColor() and the NXColor spec sheet.
- Restoring Windows to previous location and size
Persistent windows can now take advantage of the new Window methods
which allow saving and restoring a window by name. These methods use
the defaults database to store the position and size of the window so
that when you recreate the window it will adopt the same
characteristics. See the 3.0 Appkit Release Notes and the Window
class spec sheet for more information on:
-saveFrameUsingName:, -setFrameUsingName:, -setFrameAutosaveName:,
-frameAutosaveName and -removeFrameUsingName:.
- Creating a Workspace contents inspector
You can now create your own contents inspector which Workspace will
use when one of your documents is selected. See the 3.0
IntroWorkspace.rtf document and the WMInspector class spec sheet for
more information on building an inspector module.
- Find text object
The ability to find text has been added to the Text object making it
much easier to implement a text search panel. See the Text class
spec sheet for more information on -findText:.
- RTFD
The Text object now supports reading, writing and editing the RTFD
file format. (Under 2.x the Text object only supported reading and
writing of straight ascii and RTF files.) See the 3.0 Appkit Release
Notes and the Text class spec sheet for more information on (to name
a few of the methods):
-setGraphicsImportEnabled:, -saveRTFDTo:, -openRTFDFrom: and
-writeRTFDTo:.
- Localization
While making an application localizable to other languages was
encouraged under the 2.x release of NeXTSTEP, it is now easier to
implement in 3.0 with additional support in InterfaceBuilder and
ProjectBuilder. Under 3.0, any application created via
ProjectBuilder will automatically bundle the nib files, binary and
other necessary files into an NXBundle (which looks suspiciously
like an app wrapper in days of yore). All methods in the Appkit
which used to look in the mach-O section to find something, now look
in [NXBundle mainBundle] if the desired object is not in the mach-O
section. See the 3.0 Localization Chapter of the Concepts Manual for
more information on how to make your application localizable for 3.0.
[Note: Localizing an application is different than making that
application localizable. Localizing involves the actual translation
while making it localizable puts the framework in place so that it
can be translated usually by someone other than the programmer.]
- Keyboard key codes are not portable to other platforms
The keyCode information (available in the event data for key events)
is device-dependent for a particular keyboard (and is documented as
such). NeXT recently started shipping a keyboard with new key codes
and any application which relied on the old raw key codes will almost
certainly perform differently. In order to keep software as portable
to as many platforms as possible, an application should avoid
examining raw key codes at all costs. (It is safe to use charSet and
event flags along with charCode to distinguish between key events.)
To quickly determine if your application uses raw key codes, search
your source files for the string "keyCode".
- Copying/moving/compressing/destroying files via the Workspace
Any application which supports copying or moving files around (or
compressing or destroying files, to name some of the supported
functions) should use the new Workspace Protocol method
-performFileOperation:. This method allows you to ask the Workspace
to perform an operation such as copying or moving a file and will
update the Processes panel with the Background process information
and the animated pie chart. See the 3.0 Appkit Release Notes and
NXWorkspaceRequestProtocol spec sheet for more information on
-performFileOperation: and the list of operations it supports.
____________________________________________________________________
IV. Call For Beta testers for MicroPhone Pro Module
Software Ventures has completed a Loran module for MicroPhone Pro for
NeXTSTEP which will send faxes, and we would like to beta-test it.
If you
1> Have MicroPhone Pro v 1.0 for NeXTSTEP
2> Use Loran
3> Run System 3.0
4> Have a fax modem and send faxes on a regular basis
Then we would like you to beta-test the fax module. As always, our
Loran modules are free for use by all MicroPhone Pro owners. After
the beta cycles are done, we will make the module available on our
bbs and on the anonymous ftp sites (assuming they let me upload it
there).
--
Michael Rutman | moose@svcdudes.com
Cubist | makes me a NeXT programmer
Software Ventures | maker of MicroPhone Pro
_____________________________________________________________________
V. NightShade Announces TalkBack, versatile conferencing NeXTSTEP App
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: NightShade Software
Box 60063, U of A Postal Outlet
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2S4
Phone: (403) 439-8718
E-MAIL: nshade@niagara.ucs.ualberta.ca
ANNOUNCING: Unlimited TalkBack 1.0 DEMO
NightShade Software is proud to announce the release of a
unlimited demo version of TalkBack, a versatile conferencing
application for the NeXT computer.
TalkBack 1.0 offers an easy to use NeXTMail-like interface,
and allows any number of users with NeXTs connected to a
TCP/IP network to interactively send messages consisting of
voice, rich-text, and file-attachments to each other. All
messages are stored in a local archive for later review.
TalkBack uses a true peer-to-peer network model, meaning
that there is no centralized "server". Users can create,
join, and exit conferences at any time. A single user can
participate in any number of conferences at once using the
NeXT's standard "Multiple Document" metaphor.
DETAILS ON "UNLIMITED DEMO"
TalkBack version "1.0 DEMO" is FREE. That's right, it costs
$0.00, and is not crippled in any way. Why are we doing
this?
We started writing TalkBack using NeXTSTEP 2.1. Being a
small company, we didn't have advance access to 3.0 like the
Big Guys. Now that we have 3.0, we've decided that TalkBack
can greatly benefit from the use of the new 3.0 features.
We were faced with a tricky decision -- should we ignore 3.0
for a while longer, and polish off the 2.1 version of
TalkBack, or should we devote all our energy to creating a
new TalkBack, taking full advantage of NeXTSTEP 3.0 (and
make people wait even longer)? We decided to try something
a bit different.
We have frozen development of the 2.1-compatible TalkBack,
and are releasing it as freeware, so that the people who
have been waiting for TalkBack can start using it, while we
work on the much more powerful TalkBack for 3.0.
Here are the catches:
- TalkBack 1.0 is distributed as-is, with no warranties or
support of any kind
- TalkBack 1.0 will not be upgraded in any way, including
bug fixes or new features
- TalkBack 1.0 will not be message-compatible with future
versions of TalkBack
- TalkBack 1.0 is NOT in the public domain; it can be freely
distributed, but not sold
- Persons wishing to distribute TalkBack 1.0 as part of a
collection of NeXT demonstration software should contact
NightShade Software for permission
Work is already underway on the 3.0-specific version of
TalkBack. This will NOT be a free program; it will be a
fully supported commercial application, with many powerful
new features.
AVAILABILITY:
TalkBack is available for anonymous ftp from the following
archive sites:
sonata.cc.purdue.edu (/pub/next/2.0-release/demos)
cs.orst.edu (/pub/next/demos)
The file is named TalkBack1.0.tar.Z. Note that it may
initially be located in /pub/next/submissions on either of
the above sites.
If you don't have Internet access, or don't know how to use
anonymous ftp, contact NightShade software for alternate
shipping options.
____________________________________________________________________
VI. Opportunities for NeXTSTEP Developers and Contractors
Fortune 500 opportunities for NeXTSTEP developers are available
on the East coast, Texas, Illinois, Washington, England, and Europe.
All opportunities are for long term on-site development with other
top notch NeXT pros.
Minimum 6 months NeXTSTEP and Objective C experience.
For more info, call Jay Wallen (who has been independently retained to
recruit) at 212-410-1400 or FAX at 212-534-3724.
____________________________________________________________________
VII. NeXT SysAdmin Position Open in Beverly Hills, California
NeXT TRAINING & USER SUPPORT MANAGER FRO LOS ANGELES AREA
The William Morris Agency is a large talent agency bearing the
distinction of being the world's oldest. Approximately 200
employees in Beverly Hills and 100 in New York use NeXT computers on
a company-wide network. NeXTs are used for general office automation
in support of the individual talent agent's daily activities securing
jobs for our clients in all facets of the entertainment business.
The NeXT Training & User Support Manager helps to maximize the
agency's investment in NeXT by ensuring that demanding users in a
hectic environment are well trained and supported. The NeXT Training
& User Support Manager also serves as the liaison with and
representative of users in the continuing development, implementation
and review of custom software. Position reports to MIS Director.
Essential Job Functions include but are not limited to:
TRAINING
- Design, develop and produce all training materials, e.g. WMA
specific procedures ("How To's"), In-class workbooks, visual
teaching aids
- Provide training for new and current users of Beverly Hills NeXT
network
- Analyze training needs on an on-going basis to develop solutions
and assist users in attaining maximum efficiency from NeXT
system.
- Supervise training/support staff to assist in training effort.
- Manage NeXT training function company-wide
USER SUPPORT
- Manage user support function for Beverly Hills office on a daily
basis.
- Be second source of support for help calls.
TECHNICAL
- Test/analyze new software packages for relevancy to the user
population.
- Analyze user business requirements and identify best short- or
long-term methods to satisfy same. Analysis may result in
changes to user procedures, use of existing software, purchase of
additional software, or indicate need for custom programming.
- Design, develop and produce custom software documentation
Other job functions include but are not limited to:
- Bi-monthly status reports to MIS Director
- Assist MIS Director and other NeXT staff as needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- Four year college degree
- Experience in each of the following areas:
- as power PC, Mac or NeXT (a plus) computer user including
familiarity with several different software packages
- providing support to computer users
- as trainer including needs analysis and development of material
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to learn quickly
- Personal flexibility and patience
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organizational skills
- Managerial ability
- Ability to recognize areas for improvement and devise appropriate
recommendations
Contact:
Phone: Leslie Dunlevy at (310) 859-4274 between 2:30 and 5:30pm
Mail: Lealie Dunlevy
William Morris Agency
151 El Camino Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Email: resume@wma.com (use only standard NeXT fonts)
____________________________________________________________________
VIII. Open Position: Systems Engineer, NeXT Computer, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
THIS IS A PRE-SALES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING POSITION REQUIRING EXCELLENT
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, NETWORK AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND VERBAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
NeXT Systems Engineers provide the technical expertise necessary
to close sales, and generally evangelize the NeXT product family.
SE's must possess superb technical skills and a sense of innovation,
combined with a personality which promotes cooperation, trust, and
the sharing of ideas. The successful candidate will have a mix of
software engineering skills, and enjoy working with people and new
technology.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Rapid prototyping of software for feasibility analysis
- Technical presentations to all levels of customers
- Integration of NeXT computers with existing systems
- Technical account management
- Provide strategic input and guidance to sales, marketing, and
engineering, regarding market conditions, product requirements,
and overall program successes or failures
A typical NeXT Systems Engineer will spend one-third of their time
writing NeXTSTEP applications for customer-based prototyping or
proof-of-concept efforts, one-third consulting one-on-one with
potential and existing customers on software development and network
engineering, and one-third performing presentations and
demonstrations of NeXTSTEP.
Necessary Skills:
- Solid software engineering background
- Ability to articulate technically complex issues to a wide variety
of audiences
- Demonstrated aptitude at working independently
- Ability to work with limited supervision in an autonomous,
results-oriented environment
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- B.S.C.S or equivalent with 4 years experience required; M.S.C.S
preferred
Relevant Experience:
- NeXTSTEP, Objective-C, Mach
- UNIX systems programming/systems administration
- Object-oriented programming
- Advanced application programming in C, LISP, and FORTRAN (or
equivalent)
- Windowing application development (Macintosh, X11, MSWindows, etc.)
- Database application development (Sybase, Oracle, etc.)
- TCP/IP, NFS, YP/NIS
- PostScript
- Pre-sales support experience
For more information please send a cover letter, resume, and salary
history via email to Central_Area_Jobs@NeXT.com or fax to
312.329.0285. Responses without cover letters will not be
considered. Please include at least one paragraph which reflects on
how your skills and experience will enable your success as a Systems
Engineer for NeXT.
____________________________________________________________________
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provides service and support services, sells S-PLUS in binary
format for specific workstations (S can only be purchased as
unsupported source code), and provides complete documentation for
S-PLUS.
PARTIAL LIST OF IMPORTANT S-PLUS FEATURES
=========================================
EDA AND PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
-----------------------------
S-PLUS provides enhanced window system interfaces for X11, and
SunView. Under X11, the user can choose an OPEN LOOK, Motif, or
Athena style.
The S-PLUS plot windows provide a palette of mouse-driven
selections including point and click for instant laser printer
output (PostScript and LaserJet printers), plot orientation,
text point size, color selection, and copy creation. Multiple
plots can be placed on one page or screen, or plots can be
overlayed.
HIGH INTERACTION GRAPHICS
-------------------------
High-interaction graphics are provided in the form of pairwise
scatter plots, 3-D point cloud rotation, marginal histograms
and scrollable case listings, all with linked brushing.
GREY-SCALE AND COLOR IMAGING
----------------------------
A function is included for creating grey-scale or color image
plots.
STATISTICAL MODELING LANGUAGE
----------------------------
S-PLUS comes with a modern statistical modeling language which
provides a common syntax for describing and fitting a wide
variety of classical and modern, robust models. Built-in models
include:
* Linear Models
* ANOVA Models, balanced and unbalanced
* Nonlinear Models
* Generalized Linear Models
* Generalized Additive Models
* Local Regression Models (loess)
* Tree-based Regression Models
CLASSICAL INFERENCE
-------------------
S-PLUS now contains a basic set of classical methods for
estimation and testing. The methods contained in Version 3.1
include:
Procedure: Comments
---------- -----------------------------------
t-test one-, two-, and paired-samples
Welch's test for two samples
correlation tests Pearson's,Spearman's rho,Kendall's tau
Wilcoxon tests one-, two-, and paired-samples
Kruskal-Wallis test
Friedman test
tests of proportions exact and chi-square approximation
contingency table tests Fisher's exact & chi-square approx.
Mantel-Haenszel test
McNemar test for symmetry
Additionally, several discrete distributions including the
binomial, hypergeometric and Wilcoxon distributions have been
added to S-PLUS.
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
--------------------
Fixed Effects
Random Effects
Factorial Models
Nested Models
Graphical Procedures:
Location plots for each level of each factor
Box plots for each level of a factor
Interaction plots
Half-normal probability plots of effects
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS
---------------------
Full and Fractional Factorial
Orthogonal Array
EXPLORATORY REGRESSION
----------------------
Stepwise Multiple Regression
All Possible Subsets Regression
Generalized Additive Models
Regression Model Linearization (ACE)
Additivity and Variance Stabilization for regression (AVAS)
Projection Pursuit Regression
SCATTERPLOT SMOOTHERS
---------------------
Kernel Smoothers
Friedman and Stuetzle's "Super Smoother"
Robust Locally Weighted Regression Smoother (Lowess)
TIME SERIES
-----------
Univariate ARIMA models
Multivariate AR models
Robust Fits for univariate AR models
Fractionally-Differenced ARIMA Modeling
Complex Demodulation
Spectral Analysis
General specification of filters and smoothers
Robust filters and smoothers
ROBUST METHODS
--------------
Bisquare estimates of location and scale
M-Estimate Regression
Minimum Absolute Residual Regression
Least Median of Squared Residuals (LMS) Regression
Least Trimmed Squares Regression
Generalized M-estimates of AR parameters in time series
Robust estimates of location and scale in time series
Robust filters and smoothers for time series
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
-----------------
Survival Curves including Kaplan-Meier and Fleming-Harrington
Cox Proportional Hazards Models
Anderson-Gill modification to the Cox Model for time-dependent
covariates
G-rho family of tests for differences between survival curves
MULTIVARIATE METHODS
--------------------
Linear Discriminant Analysis
Cluster Analysis -- Hierarchical and k-means
Model-based Hierarchical Clustering and Classification
Principal Components Analysis
Canonical Correlation
Multidimensional Scaling
EXTENSIBILITY
-------------
Object-Oriented Programming Language
Interface to UNIX
Interfaces to Fortran and C
Static Loading of Fortran or C Code
Dynamic Loading of Fortran or C Code
INTERACTIVE HELP SYSTEM
-----------------------
S-PLUS comes with a point-and-click help system which allows the
user to scroll through a list of topics to easily identify the
specific S-PLUS functions for which assistance is needed.
INTERACTIVE DATA EDITOR
-----------------------
S-PLUS comes with a built-in spreadsheet-like data editor (for
X11 based systems only). It allows you to put a data matrix
in a row-column structure, and to navigate the structure and
view and edit data values.
PARTIAL LIST OF FEATURES NEW TO S-PLUS 3.1
==========================================
NEW FUNCTIONS FOR MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION
------------------------------------------
Many new functions for mathematical computing have been added
to S-PLUS 3.1. Included are functions for integration,
optimization, finding roots, multivariate minimization with
bounds, nonlinear least squares with bounds, and more. Version
3.1 also includes support for complex numerical linear algebra.
QUALITY CONTROL CHARTING AND FUNCTIONS
--------------------------------------
S-PLUS version 3.1 implements both Shewhart and cusum charts for
monitoring continuous and discrete processed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN POSTSCRIPT SUPPORT
----------------------------------
A new device, called "postscript", has been created for producing
postscript output. The new "postscript" includes all of the
capabilities of the old "postscript" and "pscript" device drivers,
plus some additional new features. The new features provide the
user with greater control over color, fonts and international
character sets.
SUPERIOR SPEED PERFORMANCE AND MEMORY UTILIZATION
-------------------------------------------------
Improvements resulting in both faster execution speeds, and less
use of memory are included in S-PLUS 3.1. Initial tests indicate
that the new software consumes significantly less memory and
less execution time. Users can expect improvements when using
"for" loops, working with large data sets, or performing
simulations.
COLOR OUTPUT OF THE "IMAGE" GRAPHIC
-----------------------------------
The "image" graphic can now be produced in color on a postscript
printer. Version 3.1 provides the user with control over the
color map much like when desplaying the graphic with on screen
X11 based devices. Additional documentation about how to set up
and select color maps for output is included.
====================================================================
UNIX PLATFORM OFFERINGS
=======================
Sun4/SPARC (SunOS 4.x, Solaris 1.x)
Silicon Graphics IRIS-4D, Indigo
HP9000/3xx, 4xx, 7xx, 8xx (HP-UX 8.x or higher)
DEC RISC (Ultrix)
NeXT (requires X11 for Graphics)
IBM RS-6000 (AIX 3.2)
(PC version also available; inquire for information)
SUPPORT
=======
Software and documentation updates
S-PLUS hot-line phone support
Statistical consulting
Training courses in Seattle or on-site
TECHNICAL NEWSLETTER
====================
The S-PRESS, an S/S-PLUS technical newsletter series commenced
in June '90. Anyone wishing to receive the S-PRESS may do so
by sending their surface mail address to StatSci's electronic or
surface mail address provided below.
REBATE PROGRAM
==============
StatSci offers a rebate program for users of New S who wish to
convert to S-PLUS.
DISCOUNTS
=========
Educational and non-profit discounts, academic site licenses, and
volume purchase discounts are available.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
====================
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Surface:
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Seattle, WA 98109l USA Fax: (206)283-8691
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From Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM Thu Nov 5 11:14:39 1992
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 11:14:25 -0800
From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM
To: user_groups
Subject: v5.7 - NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 7, November 4, 1992)
NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 7, October 30, 1992)
The Grady Report: Shipping Products for NeXTSTEP (October, 1992)
By the following categories:
I. BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY
II. CONNECTIVITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EMULATION
III. DATABASE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
IV. MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
V. PUBLISHING AND GRAPHICS
VI. SOUND AND MUSIC
VII. TOOLS AND LANGUAGES
VIII. UTILITIES
IX. ENTERTAINMENT
X. PERIPHERALS
A. Data Acquisition and Sound
B. Fax and Data Modems
C. Image Capture, Display, and Printing
D. Storage
E. Other Peripherals
______________________________________________________________
I. BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY
** Adamation, Inc. **
LiveWire - Allows multiple users to simultaneously edit a document
over the network.
Who's Calling? 2.0 - Telephone tracking system with multiuser access,
plus voice response; allows you to track calls, schedule meetings,
keep yourself organized.
What's Happening? - Group scheduling application that allows data
input directly on the views and user defined time slots and display
ranges.
Phone: 415-452-5252
** Appsoft, Inc. **
WriteNow - easy to use word processor, includes mail merge
capability.
Phone: 800-428-APPS
** Athena Design **
Mesa - the first traditional spreadsheet written exclusively for the
NeXTSTEP operating environment, reads Lotus(r) 1-2-3(r) worksheet
files and executes most 1-2-3 macros.
Phone: 617-734-MESA
** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. **
OnDuty - Group contact manager, scheduler, note taker.
Phone: 505-662-1459
** HSD Microcomputers, Inc. **
OCR Servant-Limited Edition - Optical Character Recognition software
available to users only through the Services menu.
Simon Says - Voice control over application launching, key stroke
equivalent commands, etc.
Phone: 415-964-1400
** Informix **
Wingz - Spreadsheet with 3D graphics and powerful Hyperscript
language.
Phone: 415-926-6651 or 913-599-7330.
** Insight Software **
ElectroFile - Manages scanned-in document images, esp. including
litigation docs.
Phone: 503-222-2425
Email: info@insight.com
** Lighthouse Design **
Concurrence - State of the art outlining and presentation tool.
Diagram! - A drawing package that makes creating org charts, labeled
diagrams, etc. easy and which supports links to other NeXTSTEP apps.
Phone: 1-800-366-2279 or 301-907-4621
** Lotus Development Corporation **
Lotus Improv - Next generation spreadsheet offering English formulas,
multiple views on the data, linked tables, and presentation graphics.
Phone: 617-577-8500
** Stone Design Corp. **
DataPhile - Full featured flat-file database which handles images and
sounds as well as text.
Phone: 505-345-4800
** Visual Understanding Systems (VISUS) **
PaperSight Lite 1.2 - A personal digital file cabinet.
PaperSight 1.5 - A complete image management system which handles
document scanning, viewing, organizing, searching, and archiving.
Pittsburgh Project Manager - basic project management software.
Phone: 412-488-3600
** WordPerfect, Inc. **
WordPerfect for NeXT - The first true WYSIWYG version of this
powerful, full-featured wordprocessor which dominates the PC word
processing market.
Phone: 801-225-5000
______________________________________________________________
II. CONNECTIVITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EMULATION
** Abacus R&D, Inc **
Executor v1.2.1 - Runs the Mac version of Microsoft Word 5 and Excel
3 in a NeXTSTEP window.
Phone: 505-766-9115
Email: ctm@ardi.com
** Active Ingredients, Inc. **
Communicae 2.0 - A communication package that includes both DEC
VT220 and Tektronix 4010/4014 terminal emulation, and standard file
transfer protocols.
Phone: 617-576-2000.
** Avatar Corporation **
InSession 3270 - IBM 3270 connectivity for NeXT computers;
Programmer's Toolkit is available for custom applications
development.
Phone: 508-435-3000
** Cub'x Systemes **
Cub'X-Window - X11R4 server for 4 and 16 bit NeXT computers.
Phone: 33)-1-46-93-29-25 (France)
Phone: North American distribution, call Interactive Technology, Inc.
at 503-644-0111
** Cayman Systems, Inc. **
GatorBox - Intelligent LocalTalk (TM)-to-Ethernet gateway; connects
NeXT and Mac networks.
GatorShare - software for file sharing between Macintosh and NeXT
Computers.
GatorMail-Q - or linking Macintosh QuickMail users with NeXT e-mail
system.
XGator - allows an ethernet-connected Macintosh to be displayed and
controlled via an X window.
Phone: 617-494-1999
** Conextions, Inc. **
3270Vision 3.0 and 3270Vision Coax - 3270 emulation via TCP/IP over
ethernet or via coax.
5250Vision - NeXT to IBM connectivity in heterogeneous network
environments using TCP/IP.
Phone: 508-689-3570
Email: edk@conextions.com
** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. **
FloppyWorks - Software that enables floppy drives for NeXT to read
and write 1.44 MB Macintosh disks and to translate data between the
Mac and NeXT machines.
Phone: 505-662-1459
** DataViz Inc. **
MacLinkPlus/PC - File transfer and translation between the NeXT and
Macintosh environments.
Phone: 203-268-0030
** Financial Data Systems, Inc. (FDSI) **
Kerberos - Technology for enhancing security in network
communications.
Phone: 818-287-9789
** FD Consulting **
Real-time MIPS - distributed workstation architecture for high-speed
data retrieval.
Phone: 212-766-1420
** Federico Heinz **
Dots - Printer support for HP LaserJet III, Epson, and other
printers.
Phone: (+49 30) 784 98 64 in Germany
** FTP Software, Inc **
PC/TCP Plus for DOS - TCP/IP connectivity for DOS, supports Telnet,
FTP, RCP, RSH, TAR, Mail, and others.
PC/TCP Plus for DOS - adds NFS support.
PC/TCP for OS/2 - TCP/IP connectivity for OS/2, supports Telnet, FTP,
RCP, RSH, TAR, Mail, NFS, Kerberos, and others, Includes TELNETD,
FTPD, RSHD, SENDMAIL and other servers.
Phone: 617-246-0900
** Hayes **
ISDN System Adapter - supports ISDN data transfer via the serial
port.
Phone: 415-974-5544
** HELIOS Software GmbH **
PCShare - Fast MS-DOS file, print and terminal server software based
on standard TCP/IP.
Phone: 511-368 10 93 in Germany
** Insignia Solutions, Inc. **
SoftPC - DOS emulation at roughly the speed of a 10 Mhz AT. Supports
CGA and EGA.
Phone: (415) 694-7600
** Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. **
uShare - supports Appleshare and bi-directional Mac/NeXT printing.
Phone: 805-541-3000
** Marble Associates **
TeleConnect - support for networking via serial lines (SLIP)
Phone: 408-436-7299
** Morning Star Technologies **
Morning Star PPP - Point to Point Protocols for remote access to
network or LAN bridges.
Serial Port X.25/Daemon-S - provides flexible X.25 connectivity via
the serial port.
SnapLink - provides multiple ports and X.25 support via the SCSI
port.
Phone: 614 451 1883
** Novell, Inc. **
LAN-WorkPlace for DOS v4.0 - Fast concurrent access to NetWare
servers and TCP/IP network resources;
NetWare NFS v1.1 - integrates NeXT with NetWare 3.11 environment
Phone: 801-429-7000
** Pencom Software **
Co-Xist 3.0 - an X Window System (X11R5) display and development
environment for the NeXT.
Co-Xist - Full X11r4 client and server support within NeXTSTEP.
Phone: 1-800-PENCOM-4 or 512 343 1111
** Ridgeback Solutions **
SNMP Agent and ServerWatchd - workstation monitor that allows network
managers to monitor and generate alarms on key workstation
parameters.
Phone: 310-456-6094.
** Software Ventures **
Microphone Pro - set of tools to transfer data, communicate with
remote computers, build custom scripts and design graphical
interfaces.
Phone: 510-644-3232
** SoftSwitch, Inc. **
Soft - Switch SMTP Gateway - multivendor/multiprotocol email
connectivity.
Phone: 215-640-9600
** Transarc Corporation **
AFS 3.0 - A distributed file system for large, multi-location
networks; their are no local or user dependencies in the system.
Phone: 412-338-4400
** Uninet **
SLAT-1 - Provides a Centronics: style parallel interface and up to
eight high-speed serial ports, connecting to the NeXT computer via
SCSI.
Phone: Contact Paul Hammond, Uninet, 714-263-4222
** White Pine, Inc. **
eXodus - Full featured X-Window System display server.
Phone: 603-886-9050
** The Wollongong Group, Inc **
Pathway Access for DOS, Pathway Client for DOS, Pathway Access for
Macintosh, Pathway Client for Macintosh - TCP/IP connectivity for
DOS/Windows 3.0 and Macintosh.
Phone: 415-962-7100
______________________________________________________________
III. DATABASE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(see also SAS under Mathematics and Statistics)
** BDMS **
Boss Document Manager - document tracking and control.
Contact - client/people tracking.
Phone: 515-472-7740
** BKS-Software Entwicklungs GmbH **
POET - Object-oriented database system written in C++.
Phone: +49 30 342 30 66-67
** Comnetix Computer Systems **
Map System - collection and storage of map coordinates to display,
zoom, pan and analyze geographic locations.
Mug Shots - data capture, compression and storage of an individual
image, retrieval based on coded attributes.
Document Management - scan, store, distribute, retrieve and purge or
archive document images.
Phone: 416/274-4060
** Datrix **
Datrix5 Accounting - an accounting package built on Sybase. A/R
shipping, A/P, Payroll, GL, Sales Order, Purchase Order are due in
May.
Phone: (602)545-7421
** Dazzl, Inc **
Mail Inspector - multilevel finder for the NeXT mail system.
Radiology Fileroom - Sybase-based radiology image storage,
manipulation and retrieval system.
Phone: (603)643-9450
** Desktop AI **
X2C - runs dBase apps in a character-based mode.
Phone: 203-255-5600
** Faircom **
Faircom Server - Faircom's SQL Server.
c-treePlus - file management, front end development tool.
Phone: 314-445-6833
** Fusion Systems Group, Ltd. **
DataLink for Oracle - Query the databases, put the result in Wingz.
Phone: 212-285-8001
** Imagine, Inc. **
MediaStation 1.5 - Archival, retrieving and processing of multimedia
information.
Phone: 313-487-7117
** Information Technology Solutions **
SpeedDex - Simple, unstructured flatfile personal information
manager.
Phone: 312-951-7462
** Informix Software, Inc. **
INFORMIX-SE Release 4.1 - Informix's relational database management
system. Includes INFORMIX-Net, C-ISAM, INFORMIX-4GL and INFORMIX-SQL.
Phone: 415 926 6300
** IP Design, Inc. **
Parabase 1.0 - database front-end that allows you to build custom
client/server SQL database applications without programming.
Facilities for form generation, report writing, ad hoc querying, data
import/export, and system administration. Provides transparent
connectivity to Sybase or Oracle.
Phone: 310-394-1820
** Oracle Corporation **
RDBMS 6.0.30 - Oracle's relational database management system.
Oracle Financials 8.3Pan Oracle-based finance/accounting system.
Oracle Government Financials 4.3 - like Oracle Financials 8.3, tuned
for government needs.
Phone: 415-506-5072
** PFCS Corporation **
UNIX MUMPS Version 3.1 - Standard database and programming language
for the interactive manipulation and storage of large volumes of
medical and business data.
Phone: (314)230-8847
** Reuters Information Services Services, Inc. **
Triarch 2000 - information distribution architecture based on
standard LAN technology designed for distribution of realtime
financial information.
Phone: 212-912-7372
** Sybase, Inc. **
SYBASE SQL Server - Sybase, Inc.'s relational database management
system.
Phone: 1-800-8SYBASE or 415-596-3500
** Teledia, Inc **
FileMaster - free form data management tool
Phone: (412) 321-5850
** Transgraphics Systems, Inc.
TransManager 1.0 - transportation terminal inventory management
system.
Phone: (510) 376-3522
** Virginia Tech Library System, Inc. **
VTLS InfoStation 2.0PA hypermedia information access and authoring
system for electronic libraries.
Phone: 1-800-HOT-VTLS or 703-231-3605
** Visual Understanding Systems, Inc **
IDB - high-performance database which supports multiple inheritance,
polymorphism, dynamic binding, long & nested transactions,
versioning, dynamic linking, and heterogeneous networks.
Phone: (412) 488-3600
______________________________________________________________
IV. MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
(see also Lotus Improv and Informix Wingz under Business
Productivity)
** Analytical Graphics **
Satellite Tool Kit - for planning, analyzing and evaluating satellite
missions.
Phone: 215 337 3055
** DSP Development Corporation **
DADiSP 3.0b Worksheet - graphical data analysis for scientists and
engineers.
Phone: 617-577-1133
** Gestel Italia **
solidThinking - 3D modeling environment for the creation of
photorealistic digital pictures and animations.
Phone: +39-444-543540
Email: gestel@fintelit.next.it
** Graphisoft **
VISA - Translates DXF files to PostScript and/or editable Adobe
Illustrator format.
Phone: 415-737-8665
** Halchin and Fleming **
Rubik Algebra - Uses Rubik's cube as a tool for exploring elementary
group theory.
Spring - Animates motion of a spring with an attached mass; for
exploring differential equations.
Taylor - simple and attractive interface to Mathematica for
investigating Taylor polynomials.
Groups - Description of mathematical objects known as groups.
Phone: 814-336-5407
** Insight Software **
Scanner Suite - includes scanner server and scanner objects to drive
the Fujitsu M3096 scanner, the Ricoh scanner and HSD's line of
scanners.
ImageView - a View subclass that offers numerous display options for
viewing EPS and TIFF files, including TIFF files with multiple
subdirectories.
Phone: 503-452-5926.
** Leading Market Technologies **
EXPO Market Worksheet - spreadsheet power and flexibility for
financial time series users.
Phone: (617)494-4747
** Dr. Michael Mezzino **
MathGraph - a general mathematical graphical display object that
lets users control and display a variety of graphical models using
fixed or variable data in 2D and 3D formats.
Phone: 713-331-6624
** Rare and Associates **
MathTools - A set of objects for developers to use to write
applications that communicate with Mathematica.
Phone: 412-772-4388
** SAS Institute Inc. **
SAS Application System - Integrated applications for data access
management, statistical analysis and presentation
Phone: (919) 677-8000
** SHAZAM **
SHAZAM - a command line oriented statistical analysis package.
Phone: 604 822 5062
** Triakis, Inc. **
DAN, The Data Analyzer - Interactive data analysis system with 2D
plotting support.
Math++ - C language numerical analysis source code math library.
Phone: 505-672-3180
** TSP International **
TSP 4.2A - a statistics/econometrics package with a tty interface.
Phone: 415-326-1927
Email: clint@leland.stanford.edu
** Waterloo Maple Software **
Maple V - Powerful interactive system for algebraic manipulation and
related 2 and 3D color graphics.
Phone: 519 747 2373
Email: info@maplesoft.on.ca
** Wolfram Research, Inc. **
Mathematica 2.0 - A comprehensive software application for
mathematical computation, symbolic manipulation, graphing, and high
level programming.
Phone: 1-800-441-MATH or 217-348-0917
______________________________________________________________
V. PUBLISHING AND GRAPHICS
(see also Lighthouse Design and WordPerfect under Business
Productivity)
** Appsoft, Inc. **
Appsoft Draw - full featured structured drawing program w/ multiple
page support.
Phone: 800-428-APPSz
** Adobe Systems Inc. **
Adobe Illustrator 3.0 - Adobe's market-leading design/illustration
application; includes the Adobe Separator application.
Adobe TouchType - A power tool designed expressly for typesetting at
large sizes.
Adobe Type Sets 1,2 and 3 and the Adobe Plus Pack - sets of popular
Adobe typefaces.
Phone: 800-833-6687
** Bacchus, Inc. **
Pixel Magician - Translates between eps and tiff and many other
graphic formats.
Phone: 310-820-9145
** Epitome, Inc. **
Redmark - On-screen review and "redlining" for all types of
documents.
Phone: 615-675-0910
** Frame Technology Corp. **
FrameMaker 3.0 - Technical publishing software, including word
processing, graphics, page layout, equation editing and book-building
tools.
Phone: 408-433-3311
** MicroMaps Software **
MapArt - A presentation quality set of EPS maps - world, continents
and regions, and 22 country maps.
Phone: 609-397-1611
** RightBrain Software **
Adobe Type Library - authorized distributor for the complete library
of Adobe Type Faces.
TypeView - a utility available via services for quick access to font
information.
Phone: 415-326-2974
** Stone Design Corp. **
Create - Easy, intuitive access to Postscript effects on all drawn
objects.
TextArt - Easy, intuitive access to the full range of text effects
Display Postscript makes possible.
Phone: 505-345-4800
** T/Maker Company **
Click Art - Nearly 400 illustrations of Encapsulated PostScript EPS
artwork.
Phone: 415-962-0195
** Totem Graphics **
Clip ArtPmore clip art.
Phone: 206 352 1851
______________________________________________________________
VI. SOUND AND MUSIC
** Metaresearch, Inc. **
SoundWorks 2.0 - A powerful, easy to use sound recording and editing
program.
Phone: 503-238-5728
** MIDIapolis Systems **
SoundBursts - Percussion and Effects digital sound collections.
SoundHouse - inexpensive sound recorder.
WarpIt - application for performing geometric transformations of
digital images
Phone: 612-822-1604
** Quest, Inc. **
MidiLink - serial-to-midi convertor.
MidiLink+ - all features of MidiLink plus midi merge.
Phone: 604-656-8644
Email: thor@advantage.com
______________________________________________________________
VII. TOOLS AND LANGUAGES
** 42 **
Album - A scrapbook for text, graphics, sound and Unix scripts.
Phone: 011 49 40 38 19 24
** Absoft Corp. **
Absoft FORTRAN 77 - Object Oriented FORTRAN compiler; fully
compatible w/ NeXT's Interface Builder toolkit, allows programmers to
add a graphical i/f to any FORTRAN program.
Fx - a screen oriented source level debugger designed by and for
FORTRAN programmers. IMSL FORTRAN Libraries
Phone: 313-853-0050
** ACUCOBOL **
ACUCOBOL-85 - a complete COBOL environment. (Currently VT100
version, NeXTStep version TBA
Phone: 619 689-7220.
** Adobe Systems Inc. **
DisplayTalk 2.0 - a development environment for Display PostScript
programming.
Display PostScript Software Development Kit (SDK) for NeXTSTEP 1.1 -
comprehensive set of tools and reference materials designed to
reduce development time and create more powerful applications.
Phone: 800-344-8335
** Applied Logic Systems, Inc **
ALS Prolog
Phone: 315-471-3900
** BenaTong **
Serial Solutions - Unix serial drivers wrapped in an object.
Phone: 614 276 7859
** Black Market Technologies **
GridPalette - Scrolling matrix of text cells in a scrolling palette.
Phone: 718-522-5090
Email: treed@gun.com
** CACI Products **
MODSIM II - object-oriented language for programming and simulation
619-457-9681
** Cadence Research Systems **
Chez Scheme - high performance implementation of Scheme.
Phone: 812/333-9269
** Codex **
the XEvents Software Development Kit - protocols for cross platform
interapp communication.
Phone: International telephone 61 3 696 2490 (Australia)
** Conextions **
Network Palette - versatile object library for developing distributed
network applications on NeXTSTEP computers. Offers a complete object
interface to the 3270 Vision and 5250Vision products.
Phone: 508-689-3570
** Elan Computer Group, Inc. **
Elan License Manager - Controls multi-user access to software
applications in a network or multi-user environment.
Phone: 415 964 2200
** EVB Software Engineering, Inc. **
GRACE - 276 reusble software components organized in 23 distinct
families of abstractions that total more than 5200 lines of Ada
source code.
HERAGRAPH - a complete set of 20 and 30 graphics tools written
entirely in Ada.
Phone: 301 695 6960
** Franz Inc. **
Allegro Common Lisp - A full featured Lisp environment which
interfaces to Objective C and Interface Builder.
Phone: 415 548-3600.
** Frontier, Inc. **
TextField Palette and DBKit Companion Palette - a suite of
palettized objects which are designed to further enhance the
functionality of the NeXTSTEP object oriented operating environment,
both for the end-user and for the developer.
Phone: 800-448-6398
** Highland Software, Inc **
Flexible License Manager - A package that allows a software
application to be licensed on a concurrent usage basis rather than a
per-computer basis.
Phone: 415-493-8567
** Hot Software **
BarCodeKit - a comprehensive object library for adding PostScript and
TIFF bar codes to custom NeXTSTEP applications.
Phone: 617 252 0088 or + 1 617 252 0088
Email: info@hot.com
** Impact Software **
Gdb 2.1/SuperDebugger - a GNU Debugger Front End.
SpinDoctor 1.2Pfor visualizing 3d experimental data.
PhaseScope 3.0 - user interface and graphical display program for
qualitatively analyzing the stability characteristics of dynamical
systems.
Phone: 212-686-3512
Email: info@impact.com
** Jefferson Software Corporation **
Modula-2 - Programming language.
Phone: (602)869-0316
** Liveware Corporation **
KeyFamily, including KeyAccess, KeyDaemon, KeyInstall and
KeyGenerator - suite of user authentification object.
Phone: 303-484-7607
Email: todd@liveware.com
** Marble Associates **
Decision BuilderPDev kit for apps supporting real time decision
making.
Phone: 408-436-7299
** Meridian Software **
OpenAda Compiler - certified Ada compiler.
Phone: (714) 727-0700
** Motorola, Inc. **
DSP56000 Family C Compiler
Macro Cross Assembler (ASM96000)
Simulator Programs (9SIM56000 and SIM96000) - Tools for DSP
programmers.
Phone: 512-891-2030.
** Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) **
FORTRAN 90 for NeXT - Modern Fortran fully compliant with ISO/IEC
1539:1991 and ANSI X3.198-1991 standards.
** OASYS **
OASYS Native Compilers
OASYS Optimizing 680x0 Cross Compliers
OASYS Optimizing 88000 Cross Compilers (C, C++, Fortran, Pascal
available for each) - Highly optimized Fortran, Pascal.
C and C++ compilers and cross compilers.
Phone: 617-862-2002.
** Objective Technologies, Inc. **
[OT Palettes:2.0] - Custom palettes for IB. Smartfields, Chooser,
MathPalette, and GraphPalette are currently available.
Phone: 212-227-6767
** Ohio Supercomputer Center **
apE - Scientific visualization software. (apE stands for "animation
production Environment.")
Phone: 614-292-3274
Email address: michelle@cinema.osgp.osc.edu
** ONyX Systems, Inc. **
BugByte 2.1 - graphical debugging tool
Phone: 817 432-9107
Email: mail info@onyx.com
** Persistent Data Systems **
IDB Object Database - high performance, distributed object database.
Phone: 412 963 1843
** Pixar **
PhotoRealistic RenderMan - a language for describing 3D scenes.
Phone: 800-937-3179
** Professional Software, Inc. **
Objective DB Toolkit - object library for use with SYBASE in the form
of two IB palettes.
Phone: 617-246-2425
** RDR, Inc. **
Power Palettes, including RDRSwitchView, RDRSound, RDR Selector,
RDRImageView, RDRGadgets - IB Palettes for using graphics and sound
in the interface.
Phone: 703 591 8713
** Rock Solid Software **
Eiffel - an implementation of the Eiffel language compatible with
Interface Builder.
Phone: 1-512-328-6406; also available from Interactive Software
Engineering, Inc. 805-685-6869
** Scheiber Consulting **
HexEditor - view, edit, and create binary files
Phone: (312)363-6420
** Suite Software **
SuiteTalk - Transparent communications runtime environment for
VAX/VMS and various UNIX platforms running TCP/IP or DECnet.
Phone: 619-698-7550
** Torque Systems **
Linda - Programming language.
Phone: (415) 321-1200
** Transgraphics Systems, Inc. **
TransLibrary 1.0 - transportation object library allows rapid
creation of transportation/distribution operational inventory
management applications
Phone: (510) 376-3522
** Trillium Sound Research **
TextToSpeech Kit - enables developers to incorporate text-to-speech
capabilities into their applications. Offers unrestricted
text-to-speech conversion from arbitrary text of any length.
Phone: 403-284-9278
Email: manzara@cpsc.UCalgary.CA
** University of Virginia **
uvapc/nextPPascal; inexpensive site license for educational
institutions
Phone: 804-982-2200
Email uvapc@virginia.edu
** Visual Understanding Systems, Inc **
PaperSight Developers' Toolkit - More than 70 code and data modules
for image management.
SpeechKit - speech recognition tool for application developers;
supports speaker independence, continuous speech, moderate-sized
vocabularies and grammars.
Phone: 412-488-3600
** Xanthus International AF **
Craftman - Multimedia NeXTSTEP authoring tool with an object-oriented
scripting language.
Phone: 46 8 612-89-95
Email: jesper@xanthus.se
** Young Minds, Inc. **
Makedisc CD-ROM formatting software for creating a CD-ROM disc image.
Phone: 714-335-1350
______________________________________________________________
VIII. UTILITIES
** Advanced Electronics **
Stedi-LANding - monitors the serial ports for power failure signals
and issues log off alerts. Works in conjunction with StediWatt
uninterruptible power supplies and shuts the NeXT down gracefully.
Phone: 800-733-3155 or 800-345-1280.
** Agog, Inc. **
Squash 1.0 - a file compression and floppy backup utility.
Phone: 517-627-2186.
** Athena Design, Inc **
LabelMaster - lets you print text or EPS images on a Seiko Smart
Label Printer or a CoStar Label Printer.
Phone: 617-782-3550
** Atherton Software Works (Millenium) **
Engage! - a general work management utility that complements the Dock
and File Viewer.
Phone: 415-321-3720
** Aurora Software **
Quickstart - dock extender.
FileStart - file, folder and application organizer.
Tarre - personal compression and backup utility.
Phone: 608) 231-3679 or 800-578-4809
** Cube Technologies **
Stylist - Services-based app grabs and applies styles from/to text.
Phone: (713) 778-1400
Email: info@cubetech.com
** The CuillaMartin Company **
CuillaMartin Calculator Set - Basic, scientific and conversion
calculators.
Phone: 708 223 5164
Email: vpnet.chi.il.us!cuilla!chris or cuilla!chris@vpnet.chi.il.us
** d'ART Software GmbH **
BarCode - reads and writes a variety of bar code formats. Object kit
available.
Phone: ++49 40 380 23 0
** Impact Software Publishing, Inc **
enTar - Pbackup utility.
MacinDisk ToshBrowser - read 1.4 Mb Mac disks
Phone: 212-686-3512
Email info@impact.com
** Metrosoft **
MetroTools - expandable suite of tools including:
Application Launcher - dock extender on the market provides up to 32
highly configurable docks, and each can be configured to appear in
several forms.
Font Installer - opens the NeXT to megabytes of available Macintosh
typefaces.
NiteLite - screen-locking and backdrop features, and also supports
BackSpace modules. File Locator helps manage your ever-increasing
file collection.
Archiver - provides simple and fast compression and decompression.
Sound Importer - opens the NeXT to thousands of Macintosh sounds.
Phone: 619-488-9411
** Paget Press, Inc. **
Labels - a sorting service especially useful for automating the
production of mailing labels. Swoop'nPservices for printing envelopes
and selections, compressing files and sorting and summing selections.
Phone: 206-448-0845
** RightBrain Software **
LaunchPad - dock extender that lets you autolaunch documents as well
as apps.
Lockscreen - a screen saver which provides no-logout password
protection.
Portfolio - place for art files that lets you see their contents and
drag them into apps.
Rulers - horizontal and vertical rulers that float above everything.
Phone: 415-326-2974
** Salt Spring Technical **
MindOverMail - Utility for handling mailing labels, envelopes.
Phone: 503 684 1416
Email: saltspring@twilight.rain.com
** Taranis Design **
WYSIcalc - 7 in 1 Calculator
Phone: 415 585 9582
** Teledia, Inc. **
PhrasePlayer - voice-controlled digital dictation machine.
BackupMasterPincremental backup software.
Phone: 412) 321-5850
** Triakis, Inc **
T-Calc - reverse-Polish notation scientific calculator
Phone: 505-672-3180
______________________________________________________________
IX. ENTERTAINMENT
** Athena Design, Inc **
CultureShock 91 - a solitaire game for tile matchers and 60's
afficianados.
Phone: 617-782-3550
** DavidJoergProductions **
Ragnarok:Twilight of the Gods - animated strategy game.
Phone: (708) 879-6261
** Lighthouse Design **
VOID - strategy/arcade game for solo or network play.
Phone: 1-800-366-2279 or 415-570-7736
** Shapiro & Gilmore Studios **
Curvature - generate beautiful color patterns based on a specified
number of symmetrical rotations and reflections of Bezier curves
Phone: 617-783-2889
______________________________________________________________
X. PERIPHERALS
A. Data Acquisition and Sound
** Ariel Corp **
DM-N Digital Microphone - High-fidelity stereo microphone with
lab-quality data acquisition capabilities.
ISPW (IRCAM Signal Processing Workstation) - a board with two Intel
i860's (160 MFLOPs, 80 MIPS).
QuintProcessor - 5 27MHz DSP5001's on a single board for the cube.
ProPort Model 656 - Analog I/0 interface with 2 channels of 16 bit
analog in and 20 bit analog out with programmable sample rates.
Phone: 908-249-2900
** Dazzl, Inc. **
Model 16/12/200 Analog to Digital Converter - 16 channel 12 bit
200,000 sample per converter.
Model 16/16/500 Analog to Digital Converter - 16 channel 16 bit
500,000 sample per second converter.
DataDisplay - realtime display software for use with Dazzl A to D
products.
Photon - NeXTcube-based Digital I/O port for Photometric CCD camera
systems.
Zydeco I - board providing commercial grade digital recording studio
for the NeXT.
Zydeco II - all the features of Zydeco I plus - 4 56000 Motorola
DSP's programmable for on the fly parametric equalization, filtering,
and effect processing.
Phone: 603-643-9450
** IOtech, Inc. **
SCSI1488/N - A SCSI-based IEEE interface plus software that lets a
NeXT Computer control up to 14 IEEE instruments. The following
require the SCSI 488/N
Serial488/4 - A 4 channel IEEE to serial converter.
Digital488/80 - An 80 bit IEEE to digital I/O interface.
DAC488 - A digital to analog convertor in either 2 or 4 channel
versions.
ADC488 A/D Convertors - Supports 16 single ended or or 8
differential analog channels.
Phone: 216-439-4091
** Metaresearch, Inc. **
Digital Ears - Audio input device and control software for entering
and recording compact-disc quality sounds.
Phone: 503-238-5728
** Singular Solutions **
A/D64x - Hardware and software for high-quality sound recording and
capture.
Phone: 818-792-9567
** Stealth Technologies, Inc. **
ADA1800 Digital Audio Interface - 8-bit digital audio I/O board
capable of A/D and D/A functions at 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz, (AES/EBU
interface)
Holstein-I - two-track digital audio recording, processing and
editing software.
DAI 240011AES/EBU and S/PDIF bidirectional interface for digital
audio signals (EAS/EBU and S/PDIF) connects through the DSP port.
Phone: (618)692-2769
B. Fax and Data Modems
** B&W Software **
NXFax - high speed data v.42 bis. Automatically switches from data
to fax mode and back.
Phone: 802-496-8500
** Dove Computer Corporation **
DoveFax - 9600 baud fax modem and 2400 baud data modem.
Phone: 1-800-622-7627 or 919-763-7918
** HSD Microcomputer, Inc. **
FaxMaster 24/96 X - 2400 baud data and 9600 baud fax modem bundled
with OCR Servant.
Phone: 415-964-1400
** Neuron, Inc. **
Neuron Fax 1414 - 9600 baud Fax, v.32bis data (up to 38,400 bps)
mode; autoswitching between fax and data.
Neuron Fax 1414+ - also supports 4 wire leased line systems and front
panel programming.
Phone: 609 243 7538.
** Visual Understanding Systems, Inc **
Fax Modem VS-24 - 9600 baud fax modem that can vector call to a fax
machine if busy.
Phone: 412-488-3600
C. Image Capture, Display, and Printing
** Abaton (Everex) **
Scan 300 G/SPAn 8-bit scanner that scans halftones, line art, and
grayscale images.
Phone: 1-800-444-5321 or 415-683-2226
** AGFA Compugraphics Division **
Imagesetters - a full line of NeXT-compatible imagesetters.
Phone: (508) 658-5600
** Canon U.S.A., Inc. **
IX-30F Image Scanner - An 8-bit flatbed scanner with a maximum scan
resolution of 300 dpi.
Phone: 1-800-848-4123
** Extron Electronics/RGB Systems, Inc. **
RGB 111, RGB 112 and RGB 63/31 Scan Board - Respectively a NeXT video
interface, a NeXT video interface for our color machines, and a NeXT
video to "normal scan rate" converter.
Phone: 800 633 9876 or 213 802 8804.
** Graphic Enterprises **
PageScan 3 - broadsheet laser printer
Phone: 714 960 6268
** HSD Microcomputer, Inc. **
Color-X-10 - application which can drive a Canon CLC as both scanner
and printer via Canon's IPU 10
Scan-X Professional - An 8-bit grayscale, desktop flatbed scanner
that supports resolutions of up to 1500 dpi.
Scan-X Color - 24 bit true color scanner supporting up to 300 dpi for
grayscale 24 bit color images and up to 2400 dpi for line art.
Scan-X DP-20 - 20-page-per-minute scanner.
PowerScan - new and improved UI for communication with HSD scanners.
Phone: 415-964-1400
** In Focus Systems, Inc. **
7600WS - LCD color projection panel handles up to 1152 X 900
resolution.
Phone: 800-327-7231
** Linotype-Hell **
Imagesetters - a full line of NeXT-compatible imagesetters.
Phone: (516) 434-2000
** Metaresearch, Inc. **
Color Digital EyePVideo input device and control software for
capturing still and moving NTSC video images.
Phone: 503-238-5728
** Oce Graphics **
OceColor - An Adobe PostScript, color printer that uses the latest
thermal transfer technology, and supports the full range of PANTONE
colors.
Phone: 1-800-545-5445 or 415-964-7900
** Pixelution **
Q-Scan - intuitive scanner support and color editing for Hewlett
Packard Scanjet II and Microtek flatbed and slide scanners.
Phone: +44-462-434029 (UK).
** Prism Technologies, Inc **
DyCam Model 1 Digital Still Camera - will grab images and dump them
into the NeXT via one of the serial ports at a resolution of 376 4
240 4 8 bits deep (monochrome).
Phone: 705.523.5528
** RGB Spectrum **
RGB/Vidoelink 1450 AX - High quality high-res RGB to NTSC/PAL
conversion and overlays.
Phone: 510-848-0180
** Second Glance **
ScanTastic - a scanner control application customized to exploit the
full capabilities of the particular hardware it supports.
Phone: 714 855-2331
Email: Lance@SecondGlance.com
** Talus Imaging **
Rio Film Recorder - 35mm camera back, Polaroid instant film back,
NeXT computer interface kit, Imager software.
Phone: (713) 556-6007
** Tektronix **
Phasor IIPX - A 300dpi thermal color printer that uses a Postscript
compatible language. It supports auto switching between SCSI,
Serial, AppleTalk and parallel ports.
** Visus, Inc. **
Personal Page Scanner - up to 3 legal pages per minute scanner.
Departmental Scanner - up to 11" by 17" at up to 12 pages per minute.
Large Format Scanner - up to 24 by 60 inches, up to 400 dpi.
Industrial Scanner - up to 2000 dpi resolution, accurate to .002 of
an inch over 24 inches.
Phone: 412-488-3600
D. Storage
** Box Hill Systems **
Various storage products - a variety of SCSI storage devices
Phone: 212-989-4455
** CORE International, Inc. **
Various storage products - multiple Hot Plug drives, controllers and
power supplies wrapped into an Intelligent Array Subsystems for
network backup.
Phone: 407 997 6044
** the Cube Route, Inc. **
Cube Route Hard Drives - Seagate Wren Hard Drives. 330MB, 660MB, 1
GB.
Phone: (617) 876-8554
** Dayna Communications, Inc. **
DaynaFile - External disk drive that lets NeXT Computers read and
write to MS-DOS and NeXT-formatted floppy disks.
Phone: 801-531-0600
** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. **
Cube Floppy Plus - External floppy that lest NeXT users read and
write MS-DOS (720KB and 1.44 MB) disks, Mac (400K, 800K and 1.44MB)
disks and UNIX disks.
Cube Floppy 2.9
External floppy that lest NeXT users read and write MS-DOS (720KB and
1.44 MB) disks, Mac (1.44MB) disks and (1.44 MB and 2.88MB) UNIX
disks.
Phone: 505-662-1459
** EMAC **
Metro CD - CD-ROM drive that also plays audio CD's.
Metro DAT - 1.3 GB digital audio tape backup system.
Metro Series Hard Drives - in 170MB, 335MB and 670MB capacities.
Phone: 1-800-821-0806, ext 2155 or 415-683-2155.
** Epoch Systems, Incorporated **
Epoch-1 InfiniteStorage Server - platform independent network server
designed to handle the need for quick access times to large off-line
storage.
Phone: 508-836-4711
** ETC Peripherals **
Various storage products - full line of storage devices
Phone: 813 884 2863
** Liberty Systems **
Portable mass storage - SyQuest, DAT tape, magneto-optical.
Phone: 408-983-1127
** Maynard Electronics (Division of Archive Company) **
ST2000E - a SCSI based DAT drive which will hold up to 2GBytes of
data on one 4mm tape.
ST250E - a SCSI based cart tape drive that holds up to 250Meg on a
DC6250 1/4" tape.
ST525E - a SCSI based cart tape drive that holds up to 525Meg on a
DC6250 1/4" tape.
Phone: 800.821.8782
** MicroNet **
Various storage products - up to 1.35 Gb, up to 10.7 ms access time.
Phone: 714-837-6033
** Microtech International, Inc. **
Eclipse 1.2T - 1 GB digital audio tape backup system.
Eclipse 50R - Removable hard drive.
Eclipse CD - CD-ROM drive with dual SCSI ports and a universal input
power supply.
Eclipse Serives Hard Disk Drives - ranging from 200MB to 1GB.
Phone: 203-468-6223
** Park Systems Technology Ltd. (Canada) **
Various hard disks - both fixed and removable media.
Phone: 403-424-0530
** Personal Computer Peripherals Corporation **
JETSTREAM Computer Peripherals Corporation - A tape backup system
capable of archiving up to 2.3 gigabytes of data per tape at speeds
up to 14.4 megabytes/minute.
Phone: 813 884 3092
** Peripheral Land, Inc **
PLI SuperFloppy 2.8 - External floppy that lest NeXT users read and
write MS-DOS (720KB and 1.44 MB) disks and UNIX (1.44MB and 2.88MB)
disks.
PLI CD-ROM - 380 ms access time with Sony's newest mechanism.
PLI Infinity 40 Turbo - Removable cartridges store up to 42 MB.
PLI turbo Drives - Very fast 300MB and 600MB hard drives.
Phone: 1-800-288-8754
** Radiant Technology **
Various optical disk drives - featuring high storage and low access
time optical drives.
Phone: 303-762-6059.
** TECOR **
Disk drive enclosures - (1/2 height and full height), provided with
or without new and refurbished hard disk drives from 400MByte up to
1.2GByte.
Phone: 408.458.3197
** Ten X Technology, Inc. **
Various storage products - line of storage devices including WORM
drives
Phone: 512-346-8360
E. Other Peripherals
** CH Products **
Rollermouse - A trackball that plugs directly into the mouse port.
Available for both ADB original keyboards.
Phone: 619 598-2518
** CoStar Corporation **
StingRay Trackball - ADB keyboards only.
Phone: 203-661-9700
** Digital Instrumentation Technology, Inc. **
CubeDigital I/O NeXTbus Development Board - Plugs into the NeXTbus
Developer Kit circuit board to simplify breadboarding for NeXTbus
development.
Phone: 505-662-1459
** Highland Digital **
Upstart - A new hardware and software product for the NeXT computers
that allows you to use your NeXT workstations without a monitor,
keyboard, or mouse. Composed of a simple switch that attaches to the
monitor port, and software that configures the system to boot and
function properly without a monitor.
Phone: 415-493-8550
** Quest Inc. **
Call Link - Automated phone answering system
Phone: (604) 656-8644
Email: thor@advantage.com
** Software Engineering Solutions **
At the Beep 1.2PPhone answering hardware and software.
Phone: (512) 219 9468
________________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:55:02 -0800
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Subject: v5.8 - NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 8, November 16, 1992)
NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 8, November 16, 1992)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available
II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0
III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler
IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution
V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement
VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT
VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers
VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc for NeXT Computer
IX. Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres
X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software
XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer
XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP
XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement
XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations
XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping
XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems
XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College
XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers
XIX. Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP
XX. Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development & Support Engineers
XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software
XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago
XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C)
XXIV. Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers
XXV. Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project
XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips
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Many thanks to GUN, the New York City NeXT User Group, for recently
hosting their local NYMUG (Mac user group) to an introduction
and presentation on NeXTSTEP 3.0 and the new shipping NeXTSTEP
publishing apps announced below. Their meeting was attended by
between 400 and 500 people!
conrad
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I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Meaghan Hogan, Altsys
Phone: (214) 680-2060
FAX: (214) 680-0537
Email: meaghan_hogan@altsys.com
Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available
- Drawing, Organization, Text, and Production Capabilities Now
Available in One Program
RICHARDSON, TEXAS - October 29, 1992 - Altsys Corporation announced
today the shipping of Altsys Virtuoso, the advanced design and
production program for NeXTSTEP. Redefining the traditional drawing
program, Virtuoso combines powerful drawing, text, and production
capabilities into one easy-to-master program. Virtuoso also raises
the standard of multiplatform compatibility with its ability to
readily exchange documents with Aldus FreeHand and Adobe
Illustrator on other platforms.
Altsys, the developer of award-winning graphics programs like
Fontographer and Aldus FreeHand on the Macintosh and Windows, first
announced development of Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP at Seybold in San Jose
in the fall of 1991. Since that time, Virtuoso has been praised for
its outstanding performance, drawing capabilities, and user
interface. Altsys then announced the inclusion of new text features
that rival those of professional page layout programs. Now that
Virtuoso is complete, it proves to be the definitive single-page
layout solution for NeXTSTEP users.
"Virtuoso is a no-compromise illustration application that will warm
the hearts of artists and graphic designers," said Steve Jobs, CEO of
NeXT Computer, Inc. "Virtuoso shows the power speed, and precision of
Display PostScript, and is setting the standard that other
illustration applications will have to match."
Virtuoso has advanced yet easy-to-use drawing and transformation
tools which include the multigon tool that simplifies the creation of
polygons and stars, and the freehand tool that can also be used as a
variable-weight or calligraphic pen tool. Users can also take
advantage of state-of-the-art features such as unlimited design
layers, graphic styles, drag and drop color, unparalleled PostScript
support, and extensive fill and line control.
Virtuoso's feature set includes a variety of outstanding text
capabilities not currently found in any other drawing program. With
Virtuoso, creative professionals now have access to extensive
text-formatting capabilities which include: text wrapping around
objects, multiple columns and rows, copyfitting, automatic
hyphenation, linked text blocks, rulers, and several types of tabs.
Virtuoso also enables artists to use text as a graphic, including the
ability to convert text to editable outlines, transform text like any
other element, and bind text to arbitrary paths. In addition,
Virtuoso provides professional typographical control over kerning,
leading, tracking, and baseline shift. These features allow designers
to use one program to combine the graphics and text for items such as
advertisements, brochures, infographics, and newsletters.
"We threw away traditional concepts for developing a graphics program
by creating a feature set and user interface that caters to the needs
of today's creative professional," said Jim Von Ehr, president of
Altsys Corporation. "With its drawing, text-handling, and pre-press
capabilities, Virtuoso gives users the tools they need to take their
designs from conception to production. When combined with the power
of NeXTSTEP, Virtuoso provides a compelling publishing environment."
To simplify the task of working in multi-platform, multi-program
environments, Virtuoso has the ability to import TIFFs (Tagged Image
File Format), as well as import and export EPS (Encapsulated
PostScript) files for use with other programs. In addition, Virtuoso
enables artists to import and export their documents for use with
Aldus FreeHand 3 for the Macintosh and PCs running Windows, as well
as Adobe Illustrator 88 and Adobe Illustrator 3 for the Macintosh,
PCs running Windows, and NeXTSTEP. Graphic artists can also exchange
documents between Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP and Virtuoso for Solaris.
Virtuoso also offers numerous editing capabilities. With features
such as edit in Preview (full color) mode, 100 levels of Undo and
Redo, and Zoom (up to 1600%), artists using Virtuoso have all the
tools they need for flexibility and precision when creating a design.
When their document is complete, users can produce everything from
color comps to full-color separations using Virtuoso's built-in
production capabilities. With NeXTSTEP's Display PostScript, users
can even preview their color separations on-screen.
Virtuoso has a suggested retail price of $695 and will be available
directly from Altsys Corporation, as well as through NeXT-authorized
resellers. Virtuoso requires NeXTSTEP version 2.1 or higher. Versions
of Virtuoso which take advantage of NeXTSTEP 3.0 and Virtuoso for
NeXTSTEP 486 will be available in the first quarter of 1993.
With true multitasking, high-speed Ethernet networking, and built-in
Display PostScript Level 2, NeXTSTEP provides an ideal platform for
publishing solutions. NeXTSTEP's intuitive graphical interface makes
the power of UNIXR accessible to publishing users. NeXTSTEP Release
3.0 includes the Pantone Color Matching System for accurate color
selection across applications. It provides built-in AppleTalk and
Novell networking, and can read and write Macintosh, DOS, and
UNIX-formatted disks, offering a high level of connectivity with
existing systems. Most significantly, NeXTSTEP is fully
object-oriented system software. This brings several benefits to
publishers, including a higher level of integration across
applications, and more customizable software. NeXTSTEP runs on NeXT
Computers and will be offered on 486-based computers in the first
quarter of 1993.
Founded in 1984, Altsys Corporation, headquartered in Richardson,
Texas, is a world leader in font editing and graphics software.
Altsys offers a sophisticated selection of font editing programs that
allow easy design of custom fonts and logos. Altsys' Macintosh
products include Fontographer, Metamorphosis Professional, and
Fontastic Plus, as well as the Altsys XTRAS line of graphics
enhancements which includes EPS Exchange. Altsys also develops
Fontographer for PCs running Windows 3.1. Virtuoso for Solaris will
be available in the first quarter of 1993. In addition, Altsys
continues to develop Aldus FreeHand.
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Virtuoso and Fontastic are trademarks; the Altsys logo, Fontographer,
EPS Exchange, Altsys XTRAS and Metamorphosis are registered
trademarks of Altsys Corporation. All rights reserved. NeXT and
NeXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other
brands or trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Mieke Erdtsieck
Telephone: 310/820-9145
Fax: 310/820-5930
E-mail: info@bacchus.com
Bacchus Ships Image Agent
- Drag and Drop Image File Conversion for NeXTSTEP 3.0.
Santa Monica, California - October 29, 1992 - Bacchus, Inc. ships
Image Agent, a powerful, integrated image conversion tool for
NeXTSTEP Release 3.0.
With Image Agent users can simply drag and drop non-native image
files directly into graphic applications, such as PasteUp, Diagram,
Concurrence, and have the images instantly appear. Image Agent
transparently performs the image conversion as if it were part of the
actual application in use. Additionally, image files from PCs,
Macintoshes and Sun Workstations can now be easily imported over a
network into NeXTSTEP applications.
Supported image formats include; TIFF, GIF, Targa, PICT, MacPaint,
PCX, DCX, Windows BMP, MTV, IFF/ILBM, Sun Raster, JPEG, XWD, XBM and
others.
"Image Agent allows NeXT users to share, access, and import a wide
variety of images from many different computer platforms," said
Catherine Mikkelsen, Publishing Developer Advocate at NeXT Computer,
Inc. "Images from other platforms can be effortlessly integrated into
page layout, drawing and imaging applications under NeXTSTEP 3.0."
For those requiring more image conversion options, Bacchus offers
Pixel Magician, its advanced image conversion application. Pixel
Magician provides mass conversion, precise scaling, variable aspect
ratios and image resolutions, alpha channel support, dithering, color
quantization and flexible output options.
The product is included free with Pixel Magician ($299), or can be
purchased separately for $99. It is available directly from Bacchus
and through authorized NeXT distributors, VAR's and dealers. Free
demo disks are available.
Bacchus, Inc., founded in 1985 and based in Santa Monica, CA,
specializes in the development of graphics and communications
software tools for DOS and UNIX Workstations.
***
Image Agent and Pixel Magician are trademarks of Bacchus, Inc. All
other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
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III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler
News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Angela Grady
Allison Thomas Associates
(415) 780-3786
Announcing:
NeXT(tm) Education Software Sampler: CD-ROM Software Compendium
BALTIMORE, October 28, 1992 -- At the EDUCOM'92 conference today,
NeXT Computer, Inc. announced the availability of the first NeXT
Education Software Sampler, a CD-ROM containing a wide assortment of
public domain shareware education software for NeXTSTEP(tm)
computers.
"Our goal with the NeXT Education Software Sampler is to provide
users with useful, easily accessible software as well as to stimulate
users' imaginations by providing ideas for further development with
NeXTSTEP," said David Spitzler, higher education marketing manager
for NeXT. "Because all the software on the disc was submitted to
NeXT specifically for redistribution, we encourage users to share
anything on the Software Sampler with others who may be interested in
educational NeXTSTEP software."
Most of the software on the CD-ROM is ready to run and can be used
free of charge. The software was submitted by faculty, researchers
and students as well as representatives from various industries. The
disc also contains demonstration versions of a variety of
commercially available applications, submitted by the third-party
developers themselves. In addition, NeXT has also included the
source code of its modifications to the Free Software Foundation's
GNU-based development tools, including the compilers, debugger and
the emacs editor.
Examples of education software on the disc include FlyLab, an
application written for an introductory genetics course at the
California State University at Los Angeles. Fly Lab teaches the
principles of genetic inheritance by simulating a genetics laboratory
of the common fruit fly. Students can design flies that carry
various combinations of mutations, then "mate" the flies to study the
inheritance of genetic traits in the offspring. Other examples
include Geo4 and Geo5, software for teaching and learning historical
geography, written at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and a
demonstration of Tarski's World, an application for learning
first-order logic written at Stanford University.
Organized into sections by subject, the CD-ROM contains more than 500
megabytes (MB) of applications, utilities, documents and much more.
For instance, the disc includes nearly 15 MB of music software, more
than 70 MB of mathematics software and almost 80 MB of programming
examples and source code from full-functioning applications. Each
submission includes a README file with minimum standard information
about the application and who to contact for more information.
Price and Availability
The NeXT Education Software Sampler is available now directly from
NeXT for $25.00. Interested parties can call 1-800-879-NeXT to
order.
About NeXT Computer, Inc.
NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.
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IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (CDROM)
*** now available on CD ROM and FTP ***
The Music Kit is an object-oriented software system for building
music, sound, signal processing, and MIDI applications on the NeXT
computer. It has been used in such diverse commercial applications
as music sequencers, computer games, and document processors.
Professors and students in academia have used the Music Kit in a host
of areas, including music performance, scientific experiments,
computer-aided instruction, and physical modeling. The Music Kit is
the first to unify the MIDI and Music V paradigms, thus combining
interaction with generality. (Music V, written by Max Mathews and
others at Bell Labs three decades ago, was the first widely available
"computer music compiler".)
The NeXT Music Kit was first demonstrated at the 1988 NeXT product
introduction and was bundled in NeXT software releases 1.0 and 2.0.
Beginning with NeXT's 3.0 release, the Music Kit is no longer part of
the standard NeXT software release. Instead, it is being distributed
and supported by the Center for Computer Research in Music and
Acoustics (CCRMA) of Stanford University.
To launch the CCRMA Music Kit, CCRMA has hired David A. Jaffe,
principal designer of the Music Kit at NeXT Computer Inc. to work
closely with Prof. Julius O. Smith, designer of the Music Kit DSP
software at NeXT and Associate Professor (Research) at CCRMA.
The first release of the CCRMA Music Kit is now available for NeXT
computers running NeXTSTEP 3.0. It is a comprehensive package that
includes on-line documentation, programming examples, utilities,
applications and sample score documents. The package also comes with
the DSP Array Processing Library, and Bug56, a window-oriented,
symbolic debugger for the DSP5600x by Ariel Corporation.
For the first time, source code (!) is available for everything
except Bug56 and the low-level sound, DSP, and MIDI drivers. This
means researchers and developers may study the source or even
customize the Music Kit and DSP Tools to suit their needs.
Enhancements can be sent to musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu to have them
considered for future CCRMA releases. Commercial NeXT software
developers may freely incorporate and adapt the software to
accelerate development of NeXTSTEP software products. (Free
commercial use of files copyrighted by NeXT Inc. are understandably
restricted to NeXTSTEP platforms.)
Among the significant enhancements since the NeXT 2.0 version is a
new version of Ensemble, the composition and performance application
by Michael McNabb. Ensemble can now mix multiple sound files with
DSP sound synthesis, send MIDI to external synthesizers, and generate
complex responses to perfomers' actions, all under MIDI control.
Other enhancements include a new version of ScorePlayer and
improvements to the DSP and Music Kit libraries.
Please send all bug reports, comments, etc. to
musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu
The 3.0 Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (including source code)
is now available via ftp and on CD ROM. See comp.sys.next.misc or
comp.sys.next.announce for details.
======================== CD ROM INFO ==============================
The CD ROM release of the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION
PACKAGE comes free with a year membership to the Bay Area Next Users
Group (BANG). To join BANG and obtain the CD ROM, send a check for
US $35 to the following address:
BANG
P.O. Box 1731
Palo Alto, CA 94302
phone: (415) 327-BANG
e-mail: info@BANG.org
The CD ROM also contains a wide variety of other NeXT software.
Note that the SOURCE PACKAGE is not available on CD ROM.
======================== FTP INFO ==================================
1. To obtain the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION PACKAGE via
FTP:
>From a shell, type "ftp ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu". Then login with
the name "anonymous" and your email address as a password. Type "cd
pub", then "bin" to choose binary transfer mode. Say "get
MusicKit_3.0.pkg.tar" to start the transfer. You should also
"get MusicKit.README", as it contains useful information about the
installation process. Once it is complete, say "bye" to exit ftp, and
unpack the file by typing "tar xvf MusicKit_3.0.pgk.tar" followed by
"open MusicKit_3.0.pkg" (or open the package directly from the
program /NextAdmin/Installer.app/Installer).
The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to
place the installation tree. If you are on a stand-alone machine,
you should be logged in (or running Installer) as root and choose "/"
for the installation directory (the default). This will cause files
to be placed in the directories /LocalApps, /LocalLibrary,
/LocalDeveloper, and /usr/local. If you are the system administrator
for a network of NeXT Computers, you probably want to choose a local
directory which can be exported and create symbolic links into that
directory on the networked machines. Alternatively, if you have a
single server that exports /Local* and /usr/local, simply install the
package there and you're done.
The size of the uninstalled package is about 9.6 mb.
The size of the installed package is about 24.8 mb.
2. FTP directions for obtaining SOURCE CODE PACKAGE:
As above, but the filename is instead "MusicKitSource_3.0.pkg.tar".
The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to
place the source tree, which can be anywhere. Please read the README
file to get started.
The size of the uninstalled package is about 10 mb.
The size of the installed package is about 24 mb.
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V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement
For Immediate Release November 2, 1992
Contact: Leslie Schinto
CAP GEMINI AMERICA
(212)944-6464 ext.297
or Emily Brower
Allison Thomas Associates
(415)780-3786
CAP GEMINI AMERICA AND NeXT SIGN ALLIANCE AGREEMENT
New York, NY - CAP GEMINI AMERICA (CGA) and NeXT Computer, Inc. today
jointly announced that the companies have signed a systems
intergrator agreement wherein CAP GEMINI AMERICA will provide
NeXT-related services to users at large client server installation
sites nationwide.
CGA's NeXT-related service offerings will include project
implementation, consulting, networking and programming, with a
primary emphasis on integrating the NeXT platform in heterogeneous
environments, officials from the companies said. These services are
expected to prove particularly interesting to the CGA clients within
the financial service, insurance and manufacturing business
communities. Under the agreement, CGA will provide pre- and post-
sales services and support to the NeXT sites, but will not resell
NeXT hardware.
"CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a premier information technology consulting
organization, " stated Todd Rulon-Miller, NeXT's vice president of
North American sales. "We are delighted to have established this
relationship. Our customers with large client server installations
will be able to take immediate advantage of CGA's service offerings."
"We are pleased to form this strategic marketing agreement and look
forward to mutually rewarding relationship," said Robert J. Sywolski,
chairman of CAP GEMINI AMERICA. "NeXT and CGA share numerous
clients who will benefit from this association. Our relationship
will assist both of our companies in meeting the needs of customers
who elect to integrate the NeXT platform within their I.T.
operation."
CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a leading provider of information technology
consulting and professional services. Headquartered in New York, and
employing more than 2,500 professionals in 32 branch offices
nationwide, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CAP GEMINI
SOGETI (CGS), one of the largest information technology consulting
companies in the world. In addition to supplying NeXT support
services, the CGA organization specializes in conversions and
re-engineering, software engineering productivity, and integrated
manufacturing technologies project business. CGS, with transnational
operations in 16 countries, has annual revenues of more than $2
billion. Revenue for CGA in 1991 exceeded $210 million.
NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, California, 94063.
_____________________________________________________________________
VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: The Boston Software Works, Incorporated
Steve Thibodeau, 617-482-9898
NeXT Computer, Inc.
Angela Grady, Allison Thomas Associates, 415-780-3786
NeXT and Boston Software Works Announce Collaboration on Email
Gateway
SAN FRANCISCO, October 27, 1992 - NeXT Computer, Inc. and The Boston
Software Works, Inc. (BSW) announced at the annual meeting of the
Electronic Mail Association that they will collaborate to port BSW's
InterOFFICER Message Exchange electronic mail connectivity software
to the NeXT platform. InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently
connects several popular office automation and electronic mail
systems, including Lotus cc:Mail, UNIX mail, HP OpenMail, DEC
ALL-IN-1, IBM OfficeVision/400, Wang OFFICE and HP DeskManager.
"We are delighted to be working with NeXT, makers of one of the
industry's most innovative and exciting desktop environments," said
Ross Gale, president of BSW. "NeXT is one of the few companies that
has integrated electronic mail into its entire operating environment,
NeXTSTEP. We're excited that BSW's InterOFFICE Message Exchange will
allow NeXTmail to interoperate with other mail systems."
With InterOFFICE Message Exchange, users of one email or integrated
office system can send most mail attachments including text memos,
revisable word processing documents, meeting invitations or binary
files such as spreadsheets to users of remote, foreign and
incompatible mail systems, without learning any new commands or
addressing formats. InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently
automates directory synchronization, conversion of revisable
documents, conversion of meeting invitations and other structured
messages, and translation of multinational character sets.
"Our users consider NeXTmail to be one of NeXTSTEP's most important
functions, because NeXTmail is so tightly integrated into NeXTSTEP,
and because any NeXTSTEP application can use NeXTmail as a service,"
said Peter van Cuylenberg, president and chief operating officer of
NeXT. "Our customers use their NeXT systems in computing
environments with a variety of e-mail systems, and BSW's new product
will allow these customers to integrate NeXTmail with their other
systems. This is a very important announcement to the entire NeXT
community."
InterOFFICE Message Exchange Version 3.0 for OfficeVision/400, DEC
ALL-IN-1, HP DeskManager and Wang OFFICE is available immediately
from BSW. The first Version 4.0 beta release, due next month,
extends coverage to platforms based on the Sequent Symmetry 2000
family of systems running DYNIX/ptx and HP 9000s running HP-UX, with
cc:Mail and UNIX sendmail access units for both new platforms and an
HP OpenMail access unit for HP 9000s. Support services, including
round-the-clock telephone support and automatic software updates, are
also available from BSW.
Availability of InterOFFICE Message Exchange on the NeXT platform
will be announced in early 1993. The InterOFFICE Message Exchange
product family will expand in 1993 to cover several other PC LAN,
UNIX and mainframe office and mail systems, as well.
NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.
The Boston Software Works, located in Boston, Mass., is a privately
held software development firm, specializing in high-quality office
system integration and coexistence products.
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VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers
tms GmbH - Regensburg, Germany - announces the release of 1VISION -
the complete publishing environment for NeXT Computers (PEN). 1VISION
is already in delivery in Germany and international release is
expected early in 1993.
1VISION is a modular platform for electronic publishing in which the
optimal working environment can be attained by combining the programs
(VISIONlinks) and modules. The VISIONlinks currently offered by tms
GmbH are CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (typesetting and
layout design), and MANET (vector graphics and vector trace). A
driver for the HP ScanJet IIc, calibration and color separation
tools, and film recorder drivers are modules currently offered.
1VISION makes any form of multi-media - sound, vector and raster
graphics, video, layout and design - available to its users, as well
as those who wish to write modules for it. The possibilites are
limited only by the creative abilities of those who use it. By
offering a single environment to work in, 1VISION allows its users to
combine the functions of the VISIONlinks and tools. This combination
allows limitless freedom of creativity within one user- friendly
environment. With 1VISION, the artificial separation of work, which
was a former necessity of the computing environment, no longer
exists.
CRANACH is a complete image manipulation package which offers such
innovative features as the ability to create and manipulate any type
of image of up to 16-bit CMYK. Working masks, a wide variety of
filters, auto lasso, smart brushes and retouching tools - all of
which can be used on the entire image, a selection chosen by lassos
and masks, or free-hand - are only a few of the features contained in
CRANACH which make it the ideal application for image manipulation.
LANSTON, the layout and design VISIONlink, allows complete control of
all text elements in the document. Kerning and ligatures, piping and
text flow within or around the frames or contours of any element, and
clipping are some of LANSTON's special features. In addition, as
with any element in 1VISION, all text elements can be individually
manipulated - rotated, skewed, mirrored, used as patterns, resized,
stretched, compressed - in relation to their own frames, groups, or
to the page.
The vector graphics application, MANET, includes a complete palette
of vector elements including geometric shapes and custom-designed
elements using PostScript. Special features include: automatic
vector optimization with Bezier curve recognition and metamorphosis.
Metamorphosis allows the transformation of one element into
another,the blending of its form and color can be controlled at any
stage.
The palette of VISIONlinks for 1VISION offered by tms GmbH is
continually growing and 1VISIONBs environment makes it ideal for
other developers to create modules for it as well.
For more information about 1VISION and the VISIONlinks available now,
contact Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at
tms GmbH, Dr.-Gessler-Str.10, 8400 Regensburg, Germany.
Tel.: +49-941-95163
Fax: +49-941-95163
E-Mail (NeXT): admin@tms-gmbh.de
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VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc with NeXT Computer
tms GmbH - Regensburg, Germany - announces the release of its
Scanner Driver module for HP ScanJet IIc which functions for all
1VISION VISIONlinks on NeXT(TM) Computers.
The scanner driver enables on-screen control of all the scanners
parameters. Preview-scanning can be done in color, half tone, or
monochrome. A portion of the previewed image can easily be scanned
by "framing" the desired selection.
The HP ScanJet IIc is a flatbed scanner which distinguishes itself
from other scanners by its speed and the quality of the scanned color
data. It process DIN A4 format with a true resolution of 400 dpi or
an interpolated resolution of 1,600 dpi. The HP ScanJet IIc scans up
to 256 halftones - 16.7 million colors - in brilliant quality. The
average scan-time for an A4 page is only 20 seconds.
Calibration of scanning, color correction, image manipulation,
PostScript output, separation, etc. can be accomplished with the
corresponding modules of 1VISION.
As a 1VISION module, the scanner driver can be added and used with
1VISION as part of the 1VISION license. It can also be licensed
separately if the user wishes to use it for other applications.
For more information about the scanner driver or 1VISION and its
modules, CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (type-setting and
layout design), and MANET (vector graphics), each available
separately, please contact
Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at tms GmbH,
Dr. Gessler-Str. 10
8400 Regensburg, Germany.
Tel.: +49-941-95163
Fax: +49-941-95163
E-Mail: admin@tms-gmbh.de
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IX. Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres
CONTACT:
Greg Noel
Email: rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu or rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu
Phone: (612) 225-1401
(For a demo copy, send your name, email address, telephone number
and ground mail address to: rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu)
Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres
SAINT PAUL, MN--October 7, 1992--Penultimate Development today
announced the upcoming release of DBConnect for Ingres - a NeXT
Database Kit Adaptor for Ingres database software. Scheduled for
final release in late October, DBConnect for Ingres will allow NeXT
users to easily access and manipulate data from a network Ingres
database server.
DBConnect for Ingres is designed to work with NeXT's Database Kit
(DBKit) to provide custom, object oriented tools for creating Ingres
database applications on the NeXT platform. Both NeXT Computer and
Ingres have pledged full support of the product.
DBConnect for Ingres features three main components: an Ingres DBKit
Adaptor, a DBConnect API (Application Program Interface), and an
IngresConnect Server. The Ingres DBKit Adaptor provides a convenient
interface to the Ingres software, allowing a developer to integrate
complete Ingres functionality with the NeXT Interface Builder and
DBKit Object Library to develop custom NeXT applications. The
provided DBConnect API allows any Ingres application to be ported for
use on a NeXT workstation. The product's IngresConnect Server runs
on the Ingres UNIX host and allows the custom NeXT application to
manipulate the Ingres database.
"Our goal is to provide customized tools to aid the NeXT developer,"
says Greg Noel, product manager for Penultimate Development.
"We saw an opportunity to expand the functionality of NeXTSTEP 3.0
by creating an adaptor for one of the most popular relational
database packages available--Ingres."
Noel says that Penultimate Development and its software development
partner--Rathe Inc.--plan to release several new NeXT development
tools in the near future, including other custom DBKit Adaptors
for major relational database software.
For more information about DBConnect for Ingres, Penultimate
Development, or Rathe Inc., contact Greg Noel by phone at
612/225-1401, or by fax at 612/223-5388. Address written inquiries
to: Penultimate Development, 1319 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
55105.
Email: rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu
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X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software
For more information:
Debbie Karako
Vertex Software
voice: 412-931-7600
fax: 412-931-4429
e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com
NeXTMail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com
Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Upgrade Available from Vertex Software
Vertex Software announces the release of Vertex Librarian 1.1, which
fixes minor bugs in the 1.0 release.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 12, 1992) -- Vertex Software
is pleased to announce Release 1.1 of its Vertex Librarian product,
the most advanced information retrieval product available for the
NeXT computer.
Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software.
An upgrade from previous versions of Vertex Librarian is free to all
registered users. If you have not received an upgrade after two
weeks following this announcement, please contact Vertex Software.
Vertex Librarian is a powerful information retrieval system which
extends the idea of the NeXTstep Digital Librarian. While
maintaining the look and feel of Digital Librarian, Vertex Librarian
adds features such as management of any type of NeXTstep file;
hypertext browsing and editing; an extended qery language;
thesaurus-based conceptual searching; document structure (pattern)
analysis; and complete multi-user network integrity.
Vertex Librarian runs under NeXTstep 2.0 and higher. This will be
the last interim release which is not 3.0-specific.
This release fixes several minor bugs found in the debut of the
product. The following lists the bug fixes/enhancements for Version
1.1 of Vertex Librarian for NeXTstep:
- fixed bug in handling of file names longer than 256 characters
- fixed bug in handling of text containing foreign characters
- added the fast indexing feature and associated toggle on the
indexing defaults panel
- fixed recognition of Rich Text Format files that do not end with a
.rtf extension
- added toggle to the Librarian Window allowing users to show full
paths for file names
- fixed the panel that pops up on indexing files into an info base
that has a default filter assigned; allows choosing Repeat
(which uses the filter on all the remaining files) and Cancel
(which cancels the whole indexing process)
- fixed a bug with file names containing certain characters, e.g., &,
|, >, etc.
- fixed a bug in the structural analysis concerning end of line ($)
The demo available via anonymous FTP from sonata.cc.purdue.edu has
also been updated. It is in a tar'ed Installer package in
/pub/next/submissions/VertexEval.tar.
Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software
(orders 800-333-4845).
SUMMARY:
Vertex Software announces Vertex Librarian 1.1, an upgrade to 1.0.
The upgrade is free to all registered users. The demo version
on sonata.cc.purdue.edu has also been updated.
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XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer
For more information:
Debbie Karako
Vertex Software
voice: 412-931-7600
fax: 412-931-4429
e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com
NeXT Mail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com
Vertex Librarian Developer:
Add Sophisticated Text Management to Your NeXTSTEP Application
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 14, 1992) -- Vertex Software
is happy to announce Version 1.0 of Vertex Librarian Developer, a
programming library for adding sophisticated text search, retrieval,
and management functionality to your NeXTstep application. Vertex
Librarian Developer is the text engine used in Vertex's flagship
product, Vertex Librarian for NeXTSTEP.
The ability to manage text-based information is essential for many
of today's mission critical applications. Vertex Librarian Developer
provides this ability in a form suitable for embedding in your
NeXTSTEP application. Vertex Librarian Developer's powerful
text-based information management functionality far exceeds the
capabilities of the NeXTstep Indexing Kit.
Vertex Librarian Developer (VLD) is capable of managing huge
collections of text-based information. VLD's efficient indexing and
advanced querying capabilities provide your application and it's
users instant access to critical information. VLD's full multi-user
network integrity allows your applications to seamlessly share
information among multiple users across a network.
VLD's flexible thesaurus technology provides a powerful method of
capturing and applying the knowledge of your users to the task of
managing their information. Using the thesaurus, your application
can automatically classify new information and find existing
information based on what your users say is important to them.
VLD's typed hypertext facility lets users of your application
navigate documents in a more flexible manner. VLD's document
structure (pattern) analysis facility provides the ability to
automatically extract information from structured full text sources,
such as e-mail, forms, or SGML-based documents. VLD allows you to
attach arbitrary attribute/value pairs to documents, useful for
recording and accessing documents based on properties external to the
documents themselves, such as author, date received, etc.
Here is a small sampling of the many possible applications of Vertex
Librarian Developer:
- managing e-mail and newsfeeds, including automatic
classification and routing of incoming information
- embedding text retrieval and/or hypertext in a word
processor
- developing workgroup applications
- document assembly
- providing robust on-line documentation for your
applications
- electronic publishing/hypertext authoring
SUMMARY:
Vertex Librarian Developer, a powerful text management programming
library, is available immediately from Vertex Software (orders
800-333-4845).
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XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP
For more info contact:
Cliff Baltzley
Phone: 505-345-4800
Email: info@stone.com
S T O N E D E S I G N S H I P S R E A L I T Y
3D Reality - the easy 3D Modeler for NeXTSTEP
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - Stone Design shipped
3D Reality(TM) today, a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for
NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and
flexibility. Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package
Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of
PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to
take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in
NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture.
Below is where a demo copy of 3D Reality is now available via ftp:
SITE PATH FILE
cs.orst.edu pub/next/submissions 3DReality.tar
unmvax.cs.unm.edu pub/stone 3DReality.tar
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XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement
New Discounts for MathTensor
Advanced Tensor Analysis for Mathematica
From: MathSolutions (mathtensor@wri.com)
MathSolutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are now offering
educational discount pricing for MathTensor to faculty, students, and
researchers in universities outside the USA. In addition, we are
increasing the discount for academic users in the United States.
For details, please contact us at:
MathSolutions, Inc.
PO Box 16175
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
USA
Phone and FAX: 919-967-9853
Email: mathtensor@wri.com
This offer replaces all previous discounts and is subject to change
without notice. To obtain discounts, purchases must be made before
the end of 1992.
[Please pass this information on to colleagues with an interest
in tensor analysis.]
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XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations
For more info on FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations, contact:
(1) FORTRAN-90 compiler for NeXT:
Tom Ryan
Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc.
1400 Opus Place, Suite 200
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-5702
Phone: (708) 971-2337
Fax: (708) 971-2706
E-mail: ryan@nag.com
(2) FORTRAN-77/Object-Oriented compiler:
Patti Reich
Absoft Corporation
2781 Bond Street
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309
Phone: (313) 853-0095
E-mail: absoft!ltljoe!psr@uu.psi.com
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XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping
A demo copy of SBook 3.0 has been placed in pub/next/submissions on
the FTP archive servers:
sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu.
Existing 2.0 users can use version 3.0 with your 2.0 license strings.
SBook 3.0 is completely compatiable with version 2.0 and offers these
improvements:
* Even friendlier user interface.
* Full support for all rectangular Avery and 3M labels.
* Export to 3.0's fax lists, Mail.app alias lists.
* QuickFAX window.
* Full drag&drop support of text, fonts, and SBook entries.
* Imports SpeedDEX files.
* Better demo mode
* Improved performance
* Entry locking
* File locking
* Ability to open files read-only.
* Smarter import.
* Smarter smart-sort.
Have you tried SBook?
For ordering information, contact:
orders@next.cambridge.ma.us
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XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems
SANDY, Utah, October 26, 1992--Doberman Systems today announced the
first release of the Simulation Kit, the first collection of objects
specifically developed for continuous system modeling and simulation
on the NeXT computer.
Coupled with the NeXTSTEP application development environment, the
Simulation Kit provides the ideal context for developing and
analyzing object-oriented simulations. Unlike traditional methods,
where the model to be simulated is programmed procedurally from
derived equations, the object-oriented approach is implemented
directly from a block diagram representation of the system.
Both academic and commercial users will find the Simulation Kit to be
a powerful yet easy-to-use tool for modeling, analyzing, and teaching
linear and nonlinear continuous systems, numerical integration, and
the numerical solution of differential equations. Typical
application areas are numerical analysis, engineering systems (e.g.
mechanical, electrical, thermodynamic, and chemical), and control
systems.
The Simulation Kit is composed of seven primary Objective-C classes:
ActiveProcess, Clock, Composite, Expression, Process, Signal, and
Simulation. Simulations are modeled by connecting processes together
with signals. More complex subsystems can be grouped together into
composite processes, which may then be manipulated and used as a
single process. In addition to the seven core classes are 15
examples of commonly-used clocks and processes, as well as four
example simulations, which all include full documentation and source
code. These may be used as guides for the development of new clocks,
processes, and simulations.
A typical use of the Simulation Kit can be illustrated by simulating
the motion of an automobile. The car's acceleration is determined by
the pressure applied to the accelerator by the driver, the slope of
the road (which depends on the location of the car), and the car's
drag (which increases with the vehicle's speed). It is known that
the car's location and speed may be obtained by successively
integrating its acceleration. From this information, a block
diagram composed of integrator, gain, and summer blocks can be easily
assembled. These process blocks and the signals that connect them
are implemented by Simulation Kit objects which are organized in the
same fashion as the block diagram. Information such as the car's
position, velocity, and acceleration may then be output as the car
moves through its virtual environment. This approach to modeling
provides greater insight and intuition into the behavior of the
system and allows simple and rapid modification of the simulation.
The Simulation Kit employs several advanced features that are
unavailable in other simulation packages. Multiple clocks allow
simulations to contain fast and slow subsystems. Process
prioritization permits fine control over the execution of the
simulation for techniques such as cascaded integrations.
The Simulation Kit is available now from Doberman Systems for US $399
(US$99 academic). The product is distributed on a single
NeXT-compatible floppy disk and consists of the object library,
indexed header files, full on-line documentation, and
fully-documented example source code. Technical support is
available by telephone and electronic mail directly from Doberman
Systems. A demonstration version of the Simulation Kit is available
from major Internet archives.
Doberman Systems was launched in 1992 to develop hardware and
software solutions for the NeXT series of professional workstations.
The firm is committed to providing the highest quality products and
services for NeXT users and developers worldwide.
Doberman Systems, the Doberman logo, and Simulation Kit are
trademarks of Doberman Systems. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of
NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
respective owners.
--
Mike Panzitta
Doberman Systems
doberman!mike@uunet.uu.net (NeXTMail)
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XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College
From: Chuck Fleming
Subject: Distributed Objects Mini-Example
Greetings from Allegheny College,
I've written a mini-example (a server and a client) that illustrates
the use of Distributed Objects. Basically the server application can
send images to its clients and select which client should be active.
The active client can control a pointing marker with its mouse and
move it around in an image that it has received from the server. The
server and other clients will see the same moving pointer in the same
image on their screens.
Lots of nifty features remain to be added, but I thought I would make
this version available while it is still small and hopefully easy to
follow.
At Allegheny we suspect that this type of application might replace
the need for an overhead projection unit at least in our NeXT labs.
At the very least applications like this will stimulate classroom
discussions.
In addition to illustrating how to write a distributed objects
application, other features of interest in this mini-example are -
1) How to drag a file from the WorkspaceManager into a view. This is
how images to be sent to clients are selected by the server. Just
drag a file from the File Viewer into the preview window.
2) How to use the NetInfoKit to get the real name of a user. When a
client gets added to the servers list, we want to know the real
name of the user.
3) How to use an NXData object. We have to send the NXBitmapImageRep
data to our clients. This is done most easily with an NXData
object.
The complete source code can be obtained via anonymous ftp from
pellns.alleg.edu. Look for Server.tar.Z and Client.tar.Z in
/pub/3.0/Source/Multidisciplinary. There is also a diagram
illustrating how the objects in these applications talk to each
other.
I hope you find this useful.
Regards,
Chuck
cfleming@alleg.edu
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XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers
Open offer to NeXT Developers:
NeXT Registered Developers that would like to include scanner support
within their products, please contact HSD. We'll provide the HSD
Scanner Toolkit (royalty-free), documentation and a direct support
contact who will help you integrate support for HSD scanners into
your application.
When your application is ready to ship, HSD will provide marketing
assistance by notifying our installed base of scanner customers that
your application is now available. HSD has the largest installed base
of any company selling scanners on the NeXT platform which provides a
large, focused target market that you can reach quickly to sell your
products to. HSD will also consider "bundling" your application,
co-marketing or promotional arrangements.
If you would like to receive the HSD Scanner Toolkit or have any
questions, please contact me (David W. Peter - dpeter@hsd.com)
directly.
Sincerely,
David W. Peter
dpeter@hsd.com (NeXTmail)
(800) 828-5522
(415) 964-1400
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XIX. Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP
For more info contact:
Cliff Baltzley
Phone: 505-345-4800
info@stone.com
S T O N E D E S I G N S H I P S V A L I S S H A D E R S
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - The VALIS Group announces
the availability of all six volumes of their VG Shaders through Stone
Design for use with Stone's new NeXT RenderMan modeler - 3D Reality.
VG Shaders are applied to an object or shape within 3D Reality and
rendered with RenderMan. The shader itself is a small mathematical
program controlled by the user to create unique looking surfaces
simply by changing parameters from within the 3D Reality program.
3D Reality(TM) is a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for
NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and
flexibility. Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package
Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of
PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to
take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in
NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture.
"3D Reality is the premier visualization and design tool for NeXT
users. 3D Reality provides artists and designers with an intuitive
and graphical interface to the power of VG Shaders and RenderMan on
the NeXT platform. Most importantly, its modeling capabilities
create high quality objects in the RIB format; a critical aspect of
making 3D pictures look photorealistic," Rose Ann Alspektor, CEO, The
VALIS Group.
"We are pleased to announce the availability of the entire VALIS
line of shaders directly from Stone Design. They make it easy to
create professional photorealistic pictures using 3D Reality,"
commented Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design. "The VALIS group is
committed to providing state of the art shaders to the rendering
world, and we are proud to be distributing their tools."
The VALIS Group is currently the leading supplier of shaders on the
Macintosh, PC/DOS and NeXT platforms. The six volumes are:
Volume 1-Product Design/Architecture
Volume 2-Architecture: Interior Desing
Volume 3-Architecture: Exterior Design
Volume 4-Illustration: Spectral/Splotch
Voluem 5-Illustration: Mondo/Hide
Volume 6-Illustration: Painted Chipped/Blistered/Peeling & Brushed
Metals
Shipping with 3D Reality are two complementary VALIS shaders, Bumpy
Glass and Wood Veneer. These shaders are totally parameterized, and
can be set up interactively from within the Reality program.
The VALIS Group, of Pt. Richmond, California, provides professional
tools for digital picture making across many platforms.
Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984,
develops a variety of business and design productivity applications
for NeXTSTEP computers. (505) 345-4800. info@stone.com
# # #
3D Reality and Create are trademarks of Stone Design
Corporation. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.
VG Shaders is a trademark of the VALIS Group. All other brand names
mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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XX. Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development and Support Engineers
Location: North America (Northeast, Midwest, West, Canada)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - November 12, 1992 - Pencom Software is tripling its
staff of NeXT engineers to facilitate the team specifically dedicated
to serving both developers and end user organizations equipped with
workstations from NeXT Computer, Inc. Already a NeXT-authorized
systems integrator as well as a registered NeXT software developer,
Pencom is expanding the service to capitalize on the growth NeXT has
recently experienced.
"Pencom has been involved with NeXT on many levels -- as a customer,
a product developer and as a co-bidder on several projects," said Ed
Taylor, President of Pencom Software. "We are excited to embark upon
a whole new relationship with NeXT through our expanded services."
Pencom Software is a division of Pencom Systems Incorporated, a New
York-based firm providing software engineering and manpower resources
to Fortune 500 companies and leading computer firms since 1973.
Currently the largest recruiting firm specializing in the UNIX/Open
Systems market, Pencom employs over 500 people and maintains a large
heterogeneous network of workstations including more than 50 NeXT
machines.
For more information, contact:
Clint Tomlinson - Manager NeXT Recruiting
Pencom Software
9050 Capital of Texas Highway
North Austin, Texas 78759
Telephone: 512-343-1111
Fax: 512/346-6444
E-Mail: clint@pencom.com
The following positions are available nationwide:
Northeast
7 - Development Technical Leads
* Strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience
* Strong UNIX/C, database programming (Sybase, Oracle,
Informix)
* Experience with Objective-C, AppKit, Interface Builder
* High level applications design and rapid prototyping in
NeXT environment
* Project/Technical lead experience
* Good interpersonal skills (oral and written)
* Technical support/OOP, OOD methodology transfer
capabilities
* 6 to 10 years computer industry experience
1 - Jr. Technical Support Engineer
* NeXT/UNIX System Administration background 2+ years
* Some NeXTSTEP/C programming experience
* Phone/customer support experience a plus
* NFS, NetInfo, or NIS a plus
1 - Configuration Manager
* Utilities, tools, SCCS, CASE, experience
* UNIX/C programming experience
* Ability to evaluate and choose 3rd party tools/utilities
* Technical marketing a plus
1 - System Administrator
* NeXT/Sun/UNIX system administration experience
* Network Management background
* Objective-C or C++ experience
* Background in a heterogeneous systems environment a must
1 - Software Engineer
* NeXT/UNIX application software development
* Samming experience
* 5 to 8 years experience
1 - Jr. Software Engineer
(same requirements as Software Engineer listed above)
* 2 to 5 years experience
Mid-West
1 - Senior Systems Engineer
* Provide NeXT applications development and support
assistance
* Project Management/Project Lead experience
* Very strong interpersonal skills, technical marketing
experience a plus
* Tech transfer of OOD, OOP methodologies
* NeXTSTEP, Appkit, DBKit, Objective-C or C++
* 6 to 10 years experience
West
1 - Technical Support Engineer
* Level 2 Support For Developers Hot-line
* UNIX/NeXT software development experience
* AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit, Objective-C or C++
* Phone/Customer support background a plus
* 4 to 6 years development experience
1 - Systems Administrator
* Strong SADM skills (NeXT, Sun, or RS/6000) to provide
sadm and network support via phone and E-mail
* NeXTSTEP, AppKit, Objective-C or C++
* DBKit a big plus
* 3 to 5 years experience
Canada
3 - NeXT Contract Engineers
* strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience
* strong UNIX, Objective-C, C++ programming
* AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit experience preferred
* 6 to 10 years experience
More positions available soon!!
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XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software
Location: East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions and San Diego
Please reply with a resume and cover letter to:
Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages
Pages Software Inc.
9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92124
EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com
FAX: 619-492-9124
Pages is looking to fill three high viability positions with
qualified candidates who share our vision:
1) Channel Marketing Manager
2) Southern Regional Sale Manager
3) Eastern Region Sale Manager
Pages' object-based technology takes word processing, desktop
publishing and presentations a step further - seamlessly integrating
them into an easy-to-use and extremely powerful package. We believe
that our product will yield solutions for addressing the
requirements of the organization, projecting a uniform image through
documents, and saving vast amount of time for the user.
Channel Marketing Manager
We believe that there is an excellent opportunity to create a new
distribution channel where NeXT and Pages resellers will add value;
as creators of NeXT Mission Critical Custom Applications and Pages
Design Models. Since we believe the key to our product distribution
is in creating a very strong indirect channel, we are looking to
fill a Channel Manager position with a seasoned software channel
professional.
The Pages Channel Manager position is not for the faint-hearted, or
for someone looking for OJT. We require 3-5 years experience, and
documented success in publishing software sales and marketing. NeXT
experience is a plus. The Channel Manager will be responsible for
building the Pages distribution channels, creating channel programs,
and recommending strategies for introducing Pages products to the
market. The position will be based in San Diego, and report to the
Director of Sales and Marketing.
Regional Sales Managers
Pages is also looking to fill the field position(s) of Regional Sales
Manager for the East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions. The RSM
will be responsible for representing Pages in strategic accounts,
working closely with Pages Resellers, developing regional sales plans
and strategies, and providing sales seminars and early stage sales
training, as well as staffing trade shows. It will be the
responsibility of the RSM to build Pages' installed base within their
region, and to staff and manage the region as required. The
successful candidate will have 3-5 years software sales management
experience with a proven track record of building a software sales
organization. Both NeXT and Publishing/word processing software sales
experience are desirable. Compensation will have a strong incentive
component.
Please reply with a resume and cover letter to:
Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages
EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com
FAX: 619-492-9124
Pages Software Inc
9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92124
Pages Software Inc is an EOE. No phone calls will be accepted. All
responses will be strictly confidential.
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XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago
Contact:
Jon Tegethoff
Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
400 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312)587-2000
Email: jet@its.com
Information Technology Solutions, Inc. is a consulting firm offering
the following services to a prestigious list of clients:
A. Custom Object Oriented Programming
B. Network installation and management
C. Training (Introductory through NeXT developer camp)
We are rapidly expanding and have a number of openings currently
available. Although our focus is NeXT we also install and manage
Novell LANs. The following postions are currently available:
1. NeXT OOP Programmer (Experienced):
Requirements:
- B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Strong working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++.
- Significant knowledge of NeXT object-oriented methodology
including AppKit and DBKit.
2. NeXT OOP Programmer (Entry Level):
Requirements:
- B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++.
- Knowledge of object-oriented methodology.
- Desire to learn
- General working knowledge of the NeXT interface
Please send me e-mail as to which position you are applying for, a
resume and any information you believe will help you get the job. We
also respond to phone calls and even "heaven forbid" land mail
Thank you in advance.
Jon Tegethoff
Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
400 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312)587-2000
jet@its.com
Information Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C)
Professional Services Company seeks programmer/analyst for Baltimore,
MD/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area work location. UNIX, C++,
Oracle, Object Oriented Concepts, & GUIs experience. Development
on NeXT computers a plus. Must have strong interpersonal skills
and the ability to work with customers. Bachelor's in Computer
Science or equivalent work experience. Build state-of-the-art
information systems that make a difference! Please send resume to...
HR
Tech Svcs Div.
P.O. Box 231
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-0231.
EOE M/V/D/V.
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XXIV. Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers
Product Development Manager - Document Engine & Stylist
The Document Engine is Archetype's hot new product for the NeXT
machine. The Document Engine provides a framework for third-party
developers to rapidly create powerful publishing applications (ie.
page layout, word processing, form packages). The DE is being
developed on the NeXT machine, and is designed to be ported to other
popular platforms, including Windows and Macintosh. Stylist is
Archetype's high-powered page layout application, which is being
built on the Document Engine.
Archetype is looking for a talented individual to join our team to
provide product management for both the Document Engine and Stylist
projects.
The Product Manager for Document Engine and Stylist projects will be
a team leader accountable to the Executive VP of Engineering for the
development and quality of all aspects of the Archetype Document
Engine and the Stylist page layout program for the NeXT.
The Product Manager will ensure the creation of high-quality,
innovative, useful and productive end-user products that fulfill the
needs of our customers.
The Product Manager will be accountable for the engineering, quality
assurance, documentation, and shipping of both products. The Product
Manager will work closely with the Engineering team to develop goals
and workable schedules from the desired feature list.
The Document Engine and Stylist projects are innovative, and on
aggressive time schedules. The Product Manager will coordinate
engineering, quality assurance and documentation resources to ensure
that the goals of the projects are met on time. The Product Manager
will work with the team to produce results.
The Product Manager will be accountable for administering and
coordinating beta programs for both the Document Engine and Stylist,
handle customer inquiries, comments and criticisms, and return
valuable customer feedback into the design of the projects.
The Product Manager must be technical and well-grounded in
development techniques, but will not be directly involved with the
code itself.
Requisite experience: Managed projects that have successfully
launched a shrink-wrap application. At least 3 years experience with
production of shrink-wrap software. Excellent organizational and
managerial skills. A proven result producer in the area of software
development. Experience with the Publishing Industry a plus.
Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com
QA and Support Manager
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Archetype is an expanding company that is meeting the high quality
demands of today's shrink-wrap software market. Archetype is looking
for a person to ensure that that level of quality exists in all
shipping products, from the product itself to the documentation and
final packaging.
This position requires serious experience with shrink wrap software
products, knowledge and hands on experience in both the Microsoft
Windows 3.0 and Unix environments (specifically NeXT). This person
needs a good working knowledge commonly used publishing applications,
excellent organizational and communication skills. Managing the
Quality Assurance Department requires an ability to prioritize and
sort bug reports, organizing testers to perform effectively, and
working closely with Engineering to quickly resolve problems.
The day to day responsibilities will include:
- organizing and streamlining the test effort
- creating test suites to automate QA
- leading regression testing
- interface with product managers/engineers for bug resolution
- tracking bugs
- supervising software builds and maintaining source code control
system for shrink wrap and OEM shipped versions
- producing release packages of software
- working with documentation staff to produce accurate documentation
Requisite experience: Three or more years leading/participating in a
QA organization with emphasis on shrink-wrap products, particularly
Desktop Publishing. Mac or Windows experience a must.
Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com
Archetype, Inc.
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Archetype is a fast growing company in the Boston area, producing
innovative and productive software for the world. Along with its
revolutionary Document Engine, Archetype produces a page layout
application under Windows called Archetype Designer, and a
OPI-spooler & Graphics management system called InterSep.
Archetype
100 Fifth Avenue
Waltham MA, 02154
voice: 617/890-7544
fax: 617/890-3661
e-mail: info@archetype.prospect.com
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XXV. Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project
"Going for the Gold with NeXT" - series of projects for rowing
education, analysis, and timing. Projects include result reporting
for speed-order races, national championships, and national team
trials; The Race Visualizer, a multimedia race simulator; Speed and
Spacing, an application for determining predicted speed and required
spacing for races; and The Rowing Calculator, a system that lets
coaches and athletes explore the relationships among the variables
that effect races.
Status: under development.
Geoffrey S. Knauth
Coxswain for Heavyweight Men's Sweeps
Boston Rowing Center
(617) 426-7550 x451
geoff@bos.camex.com
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XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips
NeXTwatch(TM) would to announce a call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 tips. If you
have any neat tips, techniques, power-user tricks, or suggestions on
how to make life on NeXTSTEP 3.0 easier or faster, please send them
to <nextwatch@skylee.com>.
We are offering a small prize to anyone whose suggestion is printed
in our next issue. We will give you a free copy of NeXTwatch or
an extra issue added to your subscription. (We'd like to offer more,
but as a small company...)
More importantly, however, think of the fame and fortune that you
will achieve if your hint is published! Once again, that e-mail
address is:
nextwatch@skylee.com (NeXTmail OK)
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end of issue 5.8
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