Industry-Related News & Announcements
TGS Offers Open Inventor Toolkit
TGS, Inc. has announced support for the Open Inventor C++ class library recently released by SGI to the Open Source community. The agreement between SGI and TGS grants TGS the ability to supply a commercial version of the Open Inventor library. TGS will continue to develop and market the library with expanded functionality, offer maintenance for the library, and offer professional services relating to the graphics marketplace.
In addition to offering the Open Inventor toolkit across hardware platforms, TGS also offers both an enhanced version of Open Inventor and a set of Open Inventor extension libraries with the current release of Open Inventor 2.6 and 3D-MasterSuite 3.6.
Open Inventor 2.6 costs $1,850 to $3,950 for development licenses. 3D-MasterSuite 3.6 costs $2,485 to $5,900 for development licenses. Runtimes range from $750 down to $20 each. The Open Inventor 2.1 Open Source is available at http://oss.sgi.com. Open Inventor 2.6 and 3D-MasterSuite 3.6 are available from TGS at www.tgs.com
For more information, contact TGS, Inc. 800.544.4847 or +1.858.457.5359; fax +1.858.452.2547; [email protected]; www.tgs.com.
Imagix Unveils Imagix 4D r3.2
Imagix Corporation has released Imagix 4D r3.2, adding advanced software documentation capabilities to its reverse engineering tool. With r3.2, developers can automatically produce accurate, up-to-date design documents, using information located in its database and in the user's source code. Imagix 4D r3.2 supports HTML, ASCII (for simple, readable files that may be post-processed), and RTF (for files that may be imported into word processing programs for formal hard copy and design documents).
Imagix 4D r3.2 is available for PCs running Linux, Windows 95/98/NT/2000, and Unix workstations from Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Silicon Graphics. Pricing for Imagix 4D r3.2 starts at $1,990.
For more information, contact Imagix Corporation, +1.805.781.6002; fax +1.805.781.6003; [email protected]; www.imagix.com.
Crystal Software Announces TextPipe 5.1
Crystal Software Corporation has announced TextPipe 5.1, an update of its text cleansing and transformation workbench for data warehousing, website maintenance, and electronic text processing. TextPipe 5.1 solves common data cleansing problems with exact matching, pattern matching, sounds-like matching, and new edit distance matching to cleanse typographical errors. Edit distance matching replaces a target word when the number of character swaps, inserts, or deletes from a selected word is below a chosen threshold.
TextPipe 5.1 automates complex text changes and reformatting across entire websites, source code files, and text or binary files up to 2GB. New shallow XML parsing manipulates XML files larger than available memory and allows search and replace in text subsets like line ranges, column ranges, CSV fields, tab-delimited fields, lines matching a pattern, and search results.
TextPipe 5.1 costs $70 for a single-user license. A free evaluation copy is available from the company's website.
For more information, contact Crystal Software Corporation, +1.61.3.9888.3104; fax +1.61.3.9800.3078; [email protected]; www.crystalsoftware.com.au.
Bristol Technology Releases eXactML 1.2
Bristol Technology Inc. has released eXactML 1.2, a new release of their product that allows developers to XML-enable their C++ applications. eXactML 1.2 adds support for Sun Solaris SPARCompiler 4.2 and XHTML and enables C++ applications by generating object-oriented interfaces for reading and writing valid XML content based on any DTD or schema.
eXactML 1.2 supports Sun Solaris SPARCompiler 4.2 and compilers for Visual C++, Sun Visual Workshop 5.0, and RedHat Linux GCC 2.95.1. Also, eXactML 1.2 generates a parser customized to a given DTD or schema. In addition, eXactML 1.2 gives developers the ability to automatically generate C++ classes from DTDs or schemas, creating a standard, object-oriented way to rapidly use valid XML in applications.
A single-developer license for eXactML 1.2, including support and upgrades, starts at $695. An evaluation copy is available on request. eXactML 1.2 may be purchased online at the company's website.
For more information, contact Bristol Technology Inc., +1.203.798.1007; fax +1.203.798.1008; [email protected]; www.bristol.com.
Softwise Introduces PR-Tracker 4.30 Client/Web Server
Softwise Company has released PR-Tracker 4.30 Client/Web Server for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. PR-Tracker 4.30 Client/Web Server helps manage software development projects by tracking software bugs, action items, and change requests with problem reports. It records problem reports in a network database that supports simultaneous access by multiple users. It features classification, assignment, sorting, searching, estimation, document attachments, and email notification.
PR-Tracker 4.30 may be used over the Internet or an intranet using PR-Tracker Web Client and PR-Tracker Web Server. In addition, an HTML Report Generator has been added that allows the user to create a template to specify the layout of the HTML reports.
PR-Tracker 4.30 Client/Web Server costs $149 for a single-user license. Volume discounts are available. An evaluation copy is available from the company's website.
For more information, contact Softwise Company, 888.324.3988 or +1.425.513.0415; fax +1.425.513.0516; [email protected]; www.prtracker.com.
Softwrap Unveils Softwrap Wrapper 1.2
Softwrap Ltd. has announced Softwrap Wrapper 1.2, a turnkey solution to securely (soft)wrap, market, and distribute any 32-bit Windows-compatible executable application through physical and digital mediums. The wrapper is available as a free download from the company's website. In addition, Softwrap Ltd. charges authors only a percentage of successful sales.
Softwrap uses infinia for all of its e-commerce activities. infinia provides Softwrap with a secure and complete e-cash solution including credit card acquiring, the clearing of funds, fraud control, transaction processing, and all related financial aspects of the business.
For more information, contact Softwrap Ltd., 800.221.8984 or +44.800.917.2110; [email protected]; www.softwrap.com.
Asynchrony.com Launches Beta Testing Facility
Asynchrony.com, Inc. has launched a beta testing facility that allows anyone with Internet access to share in the profits from software they download and help test. Asynchrony.com allows software developers from around the globe to meet each other, initiate software projects, and form teams that will share in the revenues of the products they create. Through the beta testing facility, non-programmers who contribute to projects by finding and reporting problems or bugs are eligible to receive shares in the future revenues of products.
Compensating beta testers is an extension of the company's philosophy that those who do the work of creating software should share the profits. By giving beta testers a share in the profits, rather than free software or discounts on the products tested, Asynchrony.com provides a new motivation for testers to report every bug found.
For more information, contact Asynchrony.com, Inc., www.asynchrony.com.
Aladdin Ships eToken R2
Aladdin Knowledge Systems has announced eToken R2, its USB security token. The patent-pending eToken R2 is a USB-based hardware device that can be used to encrypt information; and store user passwords, private keys, and digital certificates for authentication solutions.
About the size of a normal house key, eToken R2 is based on the DESX symmetric encryption algorithm with a key length of 120 bits. eToken R2 contains open, non-proprietary standards, making integration and security certification simpler. eToken R2 also incorporates an improved USB connector and newly designed one-piece housing, providing enhanced tamper evidence and increased reliability.
Pricing for eToken R2 starts at $42 each. Additional memory is extra. Volume discounts are available.
For more information, contact Aladdin Knowledge Systems, 800.223.4277 or +1.212.564.5678; fax +1.212.564.3377; [email protected]; www.ealaddin.com.
TurboPower Announces Sleuth QA Suite 2
TurboPower Software Company has announced Sleuth QA Suite 2, a new version of the company's quality assurance tools. In addition to CodeWatch and StopWatch from version 1, Sleuth QA Suite 2 offers three more tools. LineProfiler times program execution at a macro level. CoverageAnalyst tracks the number of times individual lines of a project are executed and visually indicates the portions of the project that have not been adequately tested. ActionRecorder records keyboard and mouse interactions for unattended, automated test suites.
Sleuth QA Suite 2 costs $399. Upgrades from version 1 cost $149. Upgrades from Memory Sleuth cost $279.
For more information, contact TurboPower Software Company, 800.333.4160 or +1.719.260.9136; fax +1.719.260.7151; [email protected]; www.turbopower.com.
Viosoft Releases Arriba! 1.0
Viosoft Corporation has released Arriba! 1.0, a 100-percent Java-based IDE for embedded application development. Key features include a user-friendly and extensible Java-based GUI; a symbols, classes, and functions browser; support for GNU C/C++ and makefiles; a kernel configuration wizard; a device driver wizard; and a source-level kernel debugger. Based on CORBA, Arriba! 1.0 can develop and debug applications in both native and remote environments.
A 45-day evaluation copy is available from the company's website.
For pricing and additional information, contact Viosoft Corporation, +1.408.341.1015; fax +1.408.341.1017; [email protected]; www.viosoft.com.
Z-World Offers Dynamic C Premier and Intellicom Series
Z-World has announced Dynamic C Premier, the newest version of the Dynamic C IDE. In addition to the functionality of the previous version, Dynamic C Premier includes a MicroC/OS-II Real Time Kernel, Fast Fourier transform, and TCP/IP capabilities. Dynamic C Premier is designed specifically for the Rabbit 2000 microprocessor.
Z-World also announced the Intellicom Series, a low-cost terminal with built-in I/O and Ethernet connectivity. Being C-programmable, the Intellicom Series provides OEMs design flexibility. The Intellicom Series offers direct connection to a 10BaseT Ethernet network and communicates with serial devices via RS-232 or RS-485.
Dynamic C Premier costs $295 and is available on CD-ROM directly from Z-World. The Intellicom Series includes two versions: the $289 Intellicom OP6700 is a full-featured display complete with Ethernet interface and 512K Flash. The $219 Intellicom OP6600 comes with 256K Flash.
For more information, contact Z-World, +1.530.757.3737; fax +1.530.753.5141; [email protected]; www.zworld.com.
MySQL AB and Sleepycat Software Unveil MaxSQL
MySQL AB and Sleepycat Software, Inc. have introduced MaxSQL, a new Open Source, high-performance, and fully transactional SQL server. MaxSQL, developed jointly by the two companies, combines the industry-standard interface of MySQL's data access language with the high-performance transaction services of Sleepycat's Berkeley DB.
MaxSQL provides the ability to perform transactions with full recoverability for committed changes. It manages databases up to 256 terabytes in size, accommodates many concurrent users, and survives power failures or system crashes without losing data.
MaxSQL may be downloaded free of charge from www.maxsql.com.
For more information, contact Sleepycat Software, Inc., www.maxsql.com.
ProtoView Development Debuts PowerChart v1.0
ProtoView Development Corporation has released PowerChart v1.0, its new Java charting component. PowerChart v1.0 is a set of integrated JavaBeans that provide 2-D and 3-D rendering of a variety of graph types to any Java application. It supports area, bar, candle, column, line, pie, stock, and surface chart types. Each type has a set of properties for controlling colors, fonts, and legends, as well as many additional display characteristics.
PowerChart v1.0 is a part of the JFCSuite and JSuite products, but is also sold separately for $695. PowerChart v1.0 can be purchased directly from ProtoView and may be purchased online at the company's website.
For more information, contact ProtoView Development Corporation, 800.231.8588 or +1.609.655.5000; fax +1.609.655.5353; [email protected]; www.protoview.com.
RTI Announces CustomerFirst v4.1
Repository Technologies Inc. has announced CustomerFirst v4.1. Part of the Customer Relationship Management system, CustomerFirst v4.1 provides call tracking, change management, and inventory management for companies supporting software or hardware. Efficient database mechanisms allow fast access to a shared knowledge base, which helps CustomerFirst v4.1 provide rapid response to technical questions. CustomerFirst v4.1 provides state-based defect tracking to allow the efficient transfer of control through development, quality control, and product release.
CustomerFirst v4.1 pricing starts at $9,995 for five concurrent users.
For more information, contact Repository Technologies Inc., +1.630.515.0780; fax +1.630.515.0788; [email protected]; www.custfirst.com.
Aisys Introduces DriveWay Lite
Aisys Inc. has announced the DriveWay Lite family, an addition to the DriveWay Device Driver Development Environment series of tools. The DriveWay series provides automated generation of board support packages that include device drivers, boot code, and glue code. The DriveWay Lite family, designed specifically to speed engineers ability to bring up evaluation hardware, supports the simplified hardware requirements of evaluation boards, which typically use a small number of peripherals compared with production-embedded designs.
Pricing for Processor-specific versions of DriveWay Lite start at $7,500, royalty-free.
For more information, contact Aisys Inc., +1.408.327.8820; fax +1.408.327.8830; [email protected]; www.aisysinc.com.
Secant Releases Extreme Internet Server
Secant Technologies, Inc. has announced Extreme Internet Server 3.5, designed to meet the hosting requirements of Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages. Extreme Internet Server can automatically route customer requests to any available and functioning server. Designed to deliver fast response times, Extreme Internet Server incorporates the same cross-platform clustering and load balancing technology found in the Extreme Enterprise Server.
Extreme Internet Server 3.5 is available for many Internet server platforms, such as Linux, BSDi, Windows NT/2000, and Solaris. Pricing for Extreme Internet Server 3.5 starts at $895 per server deployment, and the complete environment is available for developer use at no charge.
For more information, contact Secant Technologies, Inc., 888.473.2268 or +1.216.595.3830; fax +1.216.595.0199; [email protected]; www.secant.com.
SuSE Linux and Oracle Unveil SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional Edition
SuSE Linux and Oracle Corporation have announced SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional Edition. SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional Edition is tested, certified, and optimized for Oracle8i, a database specifically designed as an Internet development and deployment platform. In addition to supporting raw I/O, large memory (4GB), 64-bit file I/O, integrated Java Runtime Environment, and Motif 2.1, SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional Edition includes a logical volume manager and the Journaling Reiser-FileSystem, features that support Large Oracle database servers.
SuSE Linux 7.0 Professional Edition costs $69.95 and includes 1,500 software applications, manuals for installation, application, configuration, and reference, and 90 days of installation support.
For more information, contact SuSE Inc., 888.875.4689 or +1.510.628.3380; fax +1.510.628.3381; [email protected]; www.suse.com.
Transvirtual Technologies Delivers PocketLinux Framework and Launches www.pocketlinux.com
Transvirtual Technologies, Inc. has announced the Developer Release of its PocketLinux Framework, a single, Open Source application development environment for mobile computing devices. The company also launched www.pocketlinux.com, a comprehensive online resource for developers and others interested in the new development and deployment environment.
The PocketLinux Framework integrates Kaffe, Transvirtual's cross-platform development environment, with embedded Linux. Kaffe, a totally independent implementation of Java, requires no source code licenses from Sun Microsystems. The implementation of Linux is optimized for Kaffe.
For pricing and additional information, contact Transvirtual Technologies, Inc., 800.828.3022; fax +1.510.559.3287; [email protected]; www.transvirtual.com.
Princeton Softech Offers Compare for Servers
Princeton Softech has released Compare for Servers, a data comparison tool for server environments that understands complex database relationships. Compare for Servers identifies changes to relational data by analyzing before and after images from single or multiple tables.
Compare for Servers is part of Relational Tools for Servers 3.0, a suite of relational data management tools enabling companies to test applications with fail-safe quality.
Relational Tools for Servers supports interoperability across Oracle, DB2 Universal Database, DB2 Universal Database for OS/390, SQL Server, Informix, and Sybase databases. Pricing for Compare for Servers starts at $6,400 for support of a specified enterprise database type. Pricing depends on the number of seats.
For more information, contact Princeton Softech, [email protected]; www.princetonsoftech.com.
Green Hills Announces MULTI 2000 IDE for Hitachi SuperH Processors
Green Hills Software, Inc. has announced the MULTI 2000 IDE for Hitachi's SuperH RISC microprocessors running the ThreadX RTOS. The MULTI 2000 IDE is available for the full line of Hitachi SuperH processors, including the SH-1, SH-2, SH-3, and SH-4 families. The MULTI 2000 IDE is also available for Hitachi's family of DSP-integrated processors, including the SH-DSP and SH3-DSP chips.
The MULTI 2000 IDE, together with the Green Hills' family of optimizing C, C++, and Embedded C++ compilers, automates all aspects of embedded software development for Hitachi SuperH and SuperH DSP processors. Features include a window-oriented editor, source-level debugger, graphical program builder, and run-time error checker.
MULTI 2000 IDE for Windows costs $5,900. MULTI 2000 IDE for Unix costs $8,900.
For more information, contact Green Hills Software, Inc., +1.805.965.6044; fax +1.805.965.6343; [email protected]; www.ghs.com.
LPA Releases LPA Prolog for Windows, Flex, Flint, Prolog++, ProData, Intelligence Server, ProWeb Server, DataMite, and Agent Toolkit
Logic Programming Associates Ltd. has announced the latest releases of its AI software development tools, which include Prolog for Windows, Flex, Flint, Prolog++, ProData, Intelligence Server, ProWeb Server, DataMite, and Agent. These products provide extensive graphics and user-interface building routines to support the development of self-contained, visually attractive applications. They provide extensive integration facilities for building intelligent components that can then be coupled with applications written in conventional programming languages, such as Visual Basic, Delphi, and Java; or delivered into a Web environment.
For pricing and additional information, contact Logic Programming Associates Ltd., 800.949.7567 or +44.20.8871.2016; fax +44.20.8874.0449; [email protected]; www.lpa.co.uk.
Inprise/Borland Introduces Turbo Debugger
Inprise/Borland has released a free download of Turbo Debugger on its website. With this release, developers will be more productive with the free Borland C++ compiler using Turbo Debugger to track down bugs and create higher quality C++ applications.
Offering a subset of the high performance, integrated features in C++Builder 5, Turbo Debugger is a stand-alone debugger for use with the free Borland C++ compiler. Turbo Debugger can be used to control 32-bit Windows application execution and to view the different aspects of the application at run time, including program output, source code, data structures, and program values.
For more information, contact Inprise Corporation, 800.632.2864 or +1.831.431.1000; [email protected]; www.borland.com.
