Of Interest

NewCode Technology has introduced NCremote, a C++ virtual machine that can be used to monitor and run diagnostic tests on any C/C++ applications over a network. NCremote uses an NCremote Agent to connect applications to an NCremote Switchboard. These applications can then be accessed through a Java applet called "NCremote Monitor" which lets you load prewritten diagnostic code or enter C++ code on the fly. This code is then sent over the Internet, via the NCremote Switchboard, to the NCremote Agent in the monitored C++ virtual machine. Output is sent back to the Monitor for display. Diagnostic code can be executed either immediately or at designated probe points coded into the application.

NCremote allows monitoring of deployed applications, working with code compiled for debugging or with optimized code stripped and prepared for customer deployment. Status information, which an application might normally write to log files, can be redirected to the NCremote Monitor, through which users can define new functions to output additional information, as needed.

NCremote 1.0 supports applications running on Windows 95/NT. It is compatible with applications built using Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2. The NCremote Monitor may be run from any Java-enabled web browser.

NewCode Technology
650 Suffolk Street
Lowell, MA 01854
508-454-7255
http://www.newcode.com/

ASPI Digital has announced the AudiOasis A1024 MPEG Audio Encoder Module, an off-the-shelf MPEG 2 Audio Encoder. The A1024 provides MPEG 2 audio compression in a self-contained, double-sided module occupying six square inches of printed-circuit board space. Input (stereo or two monaural channels) to the A1024 is either analog audio (balanced or single-ended) or digital audio through an interface to a digital audio receiver chip. Output is available in either an elementary stream or a packetized elementary stream (PES) in both byte-parallel and bit-serial formats. The PES is fully configurable with presentation time stamps (PTS). A built-in externally triggerable system clock register (SCR) is also provided. The A1024 MPEG Audio Encoder Module costs $239.00 in quantities of 500. A PC-based evaluation board is available.

Atlanta Signal Processors Inc.
1375 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 690
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3115 USA
404-892-7265
http://www.aspi.com/

Black & White Software's Object/LM implements the CORBA Licensing Service for metering the use of distributed applications. It provides a variety of models for restricting or measuring the usage of shared CORBA objects.

Black & White Software
1901 South Bascom Ave., Suite 700
Campbell, CA 95008
408-369-7400
http://www.blackwhite.com/

The Constellar Hub provides a modular central point for handling ongoing data transformations. It simplifies the task of converting streams of data for data warehousing and meeting regulatory requirements. Hub also helps synchronize information across different types of systems.

Constellar Ltd.
Three Lagoon Drive, Suite 300
Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1567
415-610-6700
http://www.constellar.com/

Tendril Software's StructureBuilder lets you work with both graphical object diagrams and Java source code. Changes made to either are immediately reflected in the other. It supports Unified Modeling Language (UML) conventions and integrates with most Java IDEs.

Tendril Software Inc.
319 Littleton Road, Suite 105
Westford, MA 01886
508-392-9600
http://www.tendril.com/

Otter Research has announced the release of AD Model Builder, software for the rapid development and fitting of nonlinear statistical models. With AD Model builder, you can fit nonlinear models with thousands of parameters on a PC. Support for Bayesian models including automatic performance of Markov chain Monte Carlo calculations and profile likelihood calculations for parameters of interest is provided.

Otter Research Ltd.
P.O. Box 265, Station A
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K9
Canada
604-756-0956
http://www.island.net/~otter/

Huntsville Microsystems' new SPS-1000 is a mid-range PowerPC emulator. It lets you debug systems built around Motorola's MPC505 or MPC8xx or IBM's PowerPC (PPC40x) processors. The system includes HMI's SourceGate II source-level debugger (which runs on Windows, HP, or Sun). The full system, including a single processor pod, is priced at $6995.00.

Huntsville Microsystems Inc.
3322 South Memorial Parkway
Bldg. 500
Huntsville, AL 35801
205-881-6005
http://www.hmi.com/

ObjectSpace has announced that all versions of its ANSI/ISO C++ Standard Template Library (STL) Standards<ToolKit> are free for most commercial uses, and available for download from http://www.objectspace.com/toolkits/. ObjectSpace sells commercial support for the free Standards<ToolKit> product and Standard Extensions.

ObjectSpace Inc.
14881 Quorum Drive, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75240
972-934-2496
http://www.objectspace.com/

CoreData has released RemoteWorx, a client-server tool for Windows 95/NT that delivers centralized control and management of the mobile workforce. RemoteWorx features automated processes for data protection, system tracking and data storage management. Key features include backup of remote and mobile computers (scheduled or manual), efficient data transmission via multiple communication protocols, auto-discovery and change reporting of laptop system configurations, business (on-board) and disaster recovery (corporate site), and a unique data storage management with enterprise system reporting.

CoreData, Inc.
4114 E. Wood St., Suite 2
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602-437-6575
http://www.coredata.com/

Sun Microsystems launched a suite of Java testing tools, including JavaStar, JavaSpec, and JavaScope. JavaStar is a GUI testing tool for Java applets and applications. JavaSpec is an API testing tool. JavaScope is a coverage analyzer that tracks all key code-coverage metrics as well as some unique grammar-coverage metrics; it also offers basic profiling information. These tools may be purchased from SunTest's web site at http://suntest.sun.com/.

Sun Microsystems Inc.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
http://suntest.sun.com/

HexaTech has announced Ace Toolbar, an ActiveX control for creating a variety of active toolbars. It features support for arbitrary toolbar button shapes, automatic highlighting of buttons, on-demand loading of button sets on a toolbar, and grouped and toggled buttons. Ace Toolbar costs $89.00.

HexaTech
725 Mariposa Avenue #107
Mountain View, CA 94041
415-254-0610
http://www.hexatech.com/

Midnight Networks recently introduced Avalanche/RA, a remote access test tool that provides information about the performance, reliability, and availability of remote access devices and services. Avalanche/RA can establish PPP connections with a device or service on up to 64 ports and send data traffic in both directions. It measures performance characteristics such as data traffic latency and throughput, PPP connection establishment and teardown time, and packets dropped.

Midnight Networks
Prospect Hill Executive Office Park
200 Fifth Avenue
Waltham, MA 02154
617-890-1001
http://www.midnight.com/

NEUframe Professional and Lite, from Neural Computer Sciences, are neural network and fuzzy-logic toolkits. NEUframe uses a graphical CASE-like framework for manipulating intelligent objects, allowing users to connect objects in a point-and-click fashion to create a visual representation of a solution. The NEUframe professional version can be expanded with intelligent technology plug-ins, such as NEUfuzzy and Radial Basis Functions (RBF). NEUframe uses a "Rule-Fire Matrix" that allows investigators to study how a network arrived at its decision. NEUframe requires Windows 95/NT.

Neural Computer Sciences
Unit 3, Lulworth Business Centre
Nutwood Way, Totton
Southampton SO40 3WW
United Kingdom
+44 0 1703 667775
http://www.ncs.co.uk/

Blue Lobster Software has announced the Stingray 3270 SDK and Mako Server -- both written entirely in Java with JavaBean components that enable connectivity between Java clients and mainframe data and applications. The Stingray 3270 SDK records 3270 host sessions, converts them to Java code, and creates Java-based applications that access legacy data. The Mako Server encapsulates CICS through ECI, using a CORBA interface. The Mako JavaBeans provide components that allow drag-and-drop creation of CICS GUI applications. The Stingray 3270 SDK costs $795.00, with a run-time license cost of $50.00.

Blue Lobster Software Inc.
72 Cascade Drive
Cascade Centre
Rochester, NY 14614
716-546-3550
http://www.bluelobster.com/

De Novo Technologies has introduced Nomenclator the 2.0 SDK, a library of C/C++ functions for performing error-tolerant searches. The SDK is available for Windows 95/NT and various UNIX platforms. The Windows version costs $695; the UNIX version costs $1495.00.

DeNovo Technologies LLC
P.O. Box 130556
Ann Arbor, MI 48113
313-998-1359
http://www.denovotech.com/

Narrative has announced Enliven 2.0, a suite of tools for creating interactive banner ads for the Web. Enliven Xtra is a Macromedia Director Xtra that generates Java bytecodes from Lingo source code. These ads can then be viewed using Enliven Client, a Java applet that also tracks mouse and keyboard interaction. Enliven Server streams multimedia ads to the client, and logs tracking information sent by the client.

Enliven Client is free and requires a Java-capable client. Enliven Xtra is currently available free of charge to qualified developers and requires Macromedia Director 5.0 running on Windows 95/NT. Enliven Server is available as a hosting service or on a per CPU basis. Hosting services are available for a one-time setup fee of $3995.00 plus $.01 per impression served. Unlimited CPU licenses cost $39,995.00. Enliven Server 2.0 requires Windows NT Server 4.0 or Sun Solaris.

Narrative Communications Corp.
1601 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02154
617-290-5300
http://www.narrative.com/

Cygnus Solutions has announced Source-Navigator 3.3.1, a multiplatform, multilanguage, graphical source code browsing and editing tool. Source-Navigator includes a scriptable API for customizing. Source-Navigator works on UNIX and Windows NT. Starting pricing is $3000.00. A lite version that offers full functionality for projects up to 50,000 lines of code is available free of charge. Cygnus also announced GNUPro 2.0, a GUI for Cygnus's GNU tools. GNUPro 2.0 includes a visual make utility, a graphical debugger, and a compiler and assembler flags dialog box. GNUPro 2.0 is initially available for Windows 95/NT bundled with Motorola's PowerPC evaluation board programs for the MPC 600 and 800 series devices.

Cygnus Solutions
1325 Chesapeake Terrace
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408-542-9600
http://www.cygnus.com/

Toshiba Information Systems has released JexeOS 1.0, an operating system for J-PC, a PC dedicated to run Java applications. Although still under development, JexeOS 1.0 (beta) is available on CD-ROM for evaluation through October, 1997 for $13.00 per copy. Release versions of JexeOS 1.0 will sell for $65.00 and be available December, 1997. For more information, on JexeOS see http://cmall.tisj.com/.

Toshiba Information Systems (Japan)
011 81-44-246-8406
http://cmall.tisj.com/

Wind River Systems and Objective Software Technology have introduced Look! for Tornado, a dynamic visualization tool for graphically exploring embedded and real-time C++ programs while they execute. Look! for Tornado provides multiple, animated views of the structure and behavior of executing C++ applications. It graphically displays the objects which exist, their interrelationships (reference and creation) and interobject communication, while it statically filters classes, functions or modules that are not of interest. All of the run-time graphical views are synchronized with a source-level debugger and provide point and click access to the application details. Look! for Tornado also provides common static views such as class inheritance hierarchies. Both the dynamic and static views enable developers to more quickly review and debug applications. The tool is available for UNIX and Windows 95/NT host platforms and more than a dozen target processor families

Wind River Systems Inc.
1010 Atlantic Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
510-748-4100
http://www.wrs.com/

DDJ