MathTools Announces MAT<LIB>
MathTools Ltd. has announced MAT<LIB>, a Matlab Compatible C++ Matrix Class Library, designed for development of advanced, scientific, high-level C++ code. The library includes complex math, binary and unary operators, indexing capabilities, signal processing, file I/O, linear algebra, string operations, graphics, and over 300 mathematical functions.
MAT<LIB> supports matrices of doubles, floats, ints, and chars mixed in the program. Images can be stored in matrices of chars, using one-eighth memory storage. On many applications, where eight digits of precision are sufficient, float-precision matrices can save half the memory usage. Memory allocation and deallocation is managed automatically. Graphics, both 2-D and 3-D, are supported in stand-alone applications using the freely available graphics package, Gnuplot.
A 30-days evaluation version of MAT<LIB> can be downloaded from the MathTools home page.
For more information contact MathTools Ltd., P.O. Box 855, Horsham, PA 19044-0855. FAX: +1-888-628-4866 (toll free) or +1-215-957-1719. e-mail: info@mathtools.com. WWW: http://www.mathtools.com.
Geodesic Systems Releases Great Circle for HP/UX
Geodesic Systems, Inc. has announced the release of Great Circle for HP/UX. Great Circle uses garbage collection technology to automatically eliminate memory bugs in C and C++ source code, third-party libraries, and legacy code. With the addition of HP/UX versions, Great Circle provides the UNIX development market with a cross-platform, automatic memory-management solution to the problem of memory leaks and premature frees.
Great Circle is a linked library that uses garbage collection to analyze and manage an executable program's memory during run time when all of the memory allocation and usage facts are available. This can include a developer's source code, as well as legacy code, and third-party components such as third-party libraries, X-Windows, shared libraries, DLLs, and windowing libraries. Great Circle is available in DLL form, and comes with both a transparent and a pointers version.
Geodesic's Great Circle 1.03 supports Softbench, HP C and C++, and g++ on HP/UX v10.10 and v9.0x. The new HP/UX ports complement Great Circle's other popular UNIX versions supporting Sun Solaris and SunOS platforms.
For more information contact Geodesic Systems, Inc., 4745 N. Ravenswood Ave., Ste. 111, Chicago, IL 60640. 800-360-8388 or +1-773-728-7196. e-mail: info@geodesic.com. WWW: http://www.geodesic.com.
Rogue Wave Announces Inter.Net.h++
Rogue Wave Software, Inc. has announced Inter.Net.h++ vl.0, a C++ class library that provides C++ classes for many Internet communications protocols, including FTP, HTTP, SMTP, and POP3. All classes are portable between major Windows and UNIX platforms.
Inter.Net.h++ uses a two-layered architecture. The Agent layer provides classes at a higher level of abstraction that perform complete protocol transactions. With the Agent classes, developers can add complete protocol functionality with just a few lines of code. The classes in the Client layer give developers fine-grained control of details of the protocol, allowing them to build custom, specific solutions.
Inter.Net.h++ uses Rogue Wave's Threads.h++ library in a way that is transparent to the developer. This makes it possible for developers to add multithread-hot capabilities to their C++ Internet applications without mastering the intricacies of multithreaded programming.
Inter.Net.h++ costs $495 for a single-user license; annual support contracts are $245. For more information contact Rogue Wave Software, 260 S.W. Madison Ave., P.O. Box 2328, Corvallis, OR 97339. 800-487-3217 or +1-503-754-3010. +1-503-757-6650. WWW: http://www.roguewave.com.
National Instruments Announces LabVIEW Wavelet and Filter Bank Design Toolkit
National Instruments has announced the LabVIEW Wavelet and Filter Bank Design Toolkit, a multipurpose add-on package for wavelet and filter bank design and analysis. The LabVIEW Wavelet and Filter Bank Design Toolkit delivers wavelet and filter bank tools for researchers and developers in signal and image processing, computer vision, biomedical signals and imaging, physics, and mathematics. Applications include restoration and noise reduction; edge detection; texture analysis; pattern recognition; echo cancellation; and speech, audio, and image compression. For developers who are not LabVIEW users, the toolkit includes a ready-to-run application for designing wavelet and filter bank coefficients that can be used in other software applications such as C and Visual Basic.
The LabVIEW Wavelet and Filter Bank Design Toolkit costs $495. For more information contact National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point Parkway, Austin, TX 78730-5039. 800-433-3488 or +1-512-794-0100. FAX: +1-512-794-8411. e-mail: info@natinst.com. WWW: http://www.natinst.com/.
Opus Releases Opus Make v6.1
Opus Software has released Opus Make v6.1. New features include: added support for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe v5.x and MKS Source Integrity; improved integration with Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, and GNU RCS; improved emulation for Microsoft Nmake and InterSolv Configuration Builder; support for MS-DOS, OS/2, WinNT, Win95, AIX, SCO, HP/UX, UNIX, SunOS, Solaris, and IRIX.
Opus Make offers features such as pattern-based inference rules, support for multiple directories, macro support, makefile debugging, object library support, and conditional and looping constructs. Opus MKMF (MaKeMakeFile) automatically updates makefiles and macros by scanning your source files for header files and thus determining dependencies.
Opus Make v6.1 starts at $165. Upgrades start at $69. Discounts for multiple licenses are available. For more information contact Opus Software, 1032 Irving St., Ste. 439, San Francisco, CA 94122. +1-415-485-9703. FAX: +1-415-485-9704. e-mail: biz@opussoftware.com. WWW: http://www.opussoftware.com.
BlueWater Systems and AMCC Release Windows NT Reference Drivers
BlueWater Systems and Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) have announced the release of Windows NT Reference Drivers for the AMCC S5933, a PCI interface chip. The PCI Reference Drivers support the AMCC Matchmaker Development Kit for the S5933 chipsets. Source code for the PCI Reference Drivers is available on request directly form BlueWater Systems, or BlueWater Systems' web site. The PCI Reference Drivers provide samples for controlling the AMCC S5933 interface chip.
The BlueWater Systems/AMCC PCI Reference Drivers are based on BlueWater Systems' WinDK Class Library and the WinDK Device Driver Development Kit. The PCI Reference Drivers are intended to be used as a template for commercial NT drivers and expanded upon using WinDK.
The full PCI Reference Drivers are available at no charge. The full WinDK Device Driver Development Kit for NT 4.0 and 3.51 costs $795. For more information contact BlueWater Systems, Inc., 190 W. Dayton, P.O. Box 776, Edmonds, WA 98020-0776. 800-962-2114 or +1-206-771-3610. FAX: +1-206-771-2742. e-mail: info@bluewatersystems.com. WWW: http://www.bluewatersystems.com.
Eloquent Technology Upgrades Eloquence Text-to-Speech System
Eloquent Technology, Inc. has announced an upgrade to its advanced text-to-speech (TTS) system, Eloquence. Eloquence is a flexible TTS system that produces high-quality speech with natural sounding intonation. Linguistic algorithms parse the input text, expanding abbreviations, acronyms, and numbers; disambiguating homographs; and generating accurate pronunciations. The system provides nine built-in voices, including those of adults and children, both male and female. Developers and end-users can easily create additional voices by controlling such parameters as gender, breathiness, roughness, head size, pitch, baseline, pitch fluctuation, and speaking rate. The linguistic models and specialized development tools underlying Eloquence make the system extensible and customizable.
Eloquence runs on PCs (486/50 and faster) under Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, NT) and on various UNIX platforms. The price of the SDK for Windows is $995. The SDK upgrade price from Version 1.x to Version 2.0 will either be $250 or free depending upon the original date of purchase.
For more information contact Eloquent Technology, Inc., 2389 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14580. +1-607-266-7025. FAX: +1-607-266-7030. WWW: http://www.eloq.com.
NobleNet Announces RPC 3.0
NobleNet has released RPC 3.0, remote procedure call software that automatically generates client/server network code for complex data structures and APIs. RPC features include multithreading, asynchronous operation, naming, load balancing, and integrated security.
NobleNet RPC 3.0 generates DLLs for Visual Basic, Power Builder, and Delphi. It supports over 40 platforms and 20 WinSock stacks. RPC also includes SPX/IPX support for NetWare, Windows 3.1, and NT.
NobleNet RPC 3.0 supports a broad range of complex data types. RPC 3.0 reads application header files to generate marshalling routines for all typedefs, structures, and enum statements. Examples of supported complex data structures are pointer-to-pointer, pointer-to-array of character strings, and pointer-to-pointer-to-variable-length arrays.
NobleNet RPC 3.0 is priced at $5,000 per developer seat, plus a one-time distribution charge for application deployment.
For more information contact NobleNet, Inc., 337 Turnpike Rd., Southboro, MA 01772. +1-508-460-8222. FAX: +1-508-460-3456. e-mail: sales@noblenet.com. WWW: http://www.noblenet.com/.
SELECT Software Announces SELECT Component Manager
SELECT Software Tools has announced the SELECT Component Manager. The SELECT Component Manager enables components held in a repository, either locally or at a remote web site, to be stored, browsed, and registered for re-use.
The SELECT Component Manager will operate in conjunction with the Microsoft Repository and the Softlab ENABLER Repository. The SELECT Component Manager is interoperable with a variety of third-party tools.
As well as facilitating the re-use of components within an organization, the SELECT Component Manager enables commercial component builders to make their components available via the Internet. It will provide facilities to make use of the Web marketplace easier by allowing users to register interest in a catalog of components (e.g., a set of ActiveX controls from a third-party component supplier), and receive regular notification of changes and upgrades.
For more information contact SELECT Software Tools, Inc., 1524 Brookhollow Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705. +1-714-825-1050. FAX: +1-714-825-1090.
IBM Announces IBM TeamConnection v2
IBM has announced TeamConnection v2, a collaborative, LAN-based, client/server development environment that helps teams of programmers to control joint development projects. TeamConnection v2 now includes platform support for Windows NT and UNIX.
TeamConnection v2's new server platforms include Windows NT, ADC, and HP-UX. New client platforms are AIX and HP-UX. Version 2 will also include support for AIX, Windows 95, and HP-UX build platforms.
TeamConnection v2 includes a Tool Builders Development Kit, which includes a documented object-oriented model, documented application programming interfaces, and a graphical interface for extending the information model. Version 2 also includes extended support for the MVS development environment.
TeamConnection v2 costs $995 for a registered client or $2,495 for a concurrent client. The server is priced at $9,995 for Intel servers or $19,995 for UNIX servers. For more information contact International Business Machines Corporation, Route 100, Somers, NY 10589. 800-426-3333 or +1-520-574-4600. e-mail: askibm@info.ibm.com. WWW: http://www.software.ibm.com.
TechBridge Technology Announces RIO Developer for C++ v1.1
TechBridge Technology Corp. has introduced RIO Developer for C++v 1.1, an application generator for developing C++ applications, using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC). RIO Developer for C++ v1.1 is an add-on to Microsoft Visual C++.
Using drag-and-drop and point-and-click, a programmer can connect MFC GUI controls to many databases through the industry standard Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) or Microsoft's Data Access Objects (DAO) protocol. Users of RIO Developer can also generate applications with advanced GUIs, without first mastering MFC and C++ programming.
RIO Developer's object-oriented development environment assists a programmer deveoping applications using a component construction approach. A programmer first creates application components and then visually combines them into an application. With a single mouse click, a programmer instructs RIO Developer to generate all the C++ classes and the associated code for the whole application. To maximize reuse, application components are stored in built-in object repositories and can be re-used in other applications through inheritance, shadowing, or copying.
RIO Developer is being sold at an introductory price of $279 until June 30, 1997. For more information contact TechBridge Technology Corporation, Royal Bank Building, Ste. 1301, 50001 Yonge St., North York, Ontario, Canada M2N 6P6. 800-463-8998 or +1-416-222-8998. FAX: +1-416-222-0168. WWW: http://www.tbridge.com.
Burton Announces TLIB Version Control for Windows
Burton Systems Software has shipped the Windows version of its TLIB Version Control system. TLIB for Windows is part of the combo edition of TLIB Version Control 5.04, which also includes command-line versions of TLIB for DOS, OS/2, and Windows NT.
TLIB for Windows features a GUI, with file picklist, button bar, menus, right-button functionality, status-bar guidance, MRUs, etc. It is fully compatible with command-line versions of TLIB, and upward-compatible with all past versions of TLIB.
TLIB now integrates with several IDEs, and directly supports compiler-native project files for several software development tools, including Visual Basic 3.0 and 4.0, Watcom C/C++ 10.x, and Help Magician Pro.
TLIB has over 100 configuration options to customize its operation, and its configuration facility supports both conditional loading and compound expression evaluation.
TLIB combo edition costs $225 (5-pack $925). TLIB for DOS costs $139 (5-pack $539). Upgrades start at $30. For more information contact Burton Systems Software, P.O. Box 4157, Cary, NC 27519-4157. +1-919-233-8128. FAX: +1-919-233-0716. e-mail: info@burtonsys.com. WWW: http://www.burtonsys.com.
Sun Introduces Joe 1.0
In tandem with the introduction of the JavaStation network computer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has announced Joe 1.0 software is available for free from the Sun website. Joe, a fully CORBA-compliant Object Request Broker (ORB) for Java, allows corporations to deliver cross-platform Java clients that are capable of accessing powerful enterprise server applications and databases.
Joe includes a lightweight Java ORB that allows any Java-enabled browser or operating system, including the JavaStation OS, to access remote object services independent of location and language. Joe uses the Interface Definition Language (IDL) to provide standard, language-independent access from Java objects to other objects.
Joe 1.0 software and client license is now available for free from Sun's home page at http://www.sun.com/solaris/neo/joe. For more information contact Sun Microsystems Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043-1100. 800-786-7638 prompt 1 or +1-415-960-3200. WWW: http://www.sun.com.
Forte Announces Forte Release 3.0
Forte Software, Inc. has announced Forte Release 3.0. Release 3.0 provides integration with Java, desktop, and mainframe platforms, as well as features to improve the management and performance of distributed applications.
Release 3.0 includes an array of features for extended support of desktop standards and enhanced legacy integration such as ActiveX and ActiveX server support. ActiveX objects can now be embedded within Forte applications for ease of access to ActiveX component libraries. Forte servers can now be called from OLE, complementing the Release 2.0 feature that allowed Forte to call OLE objects. This feature makes it easier for other applications to access Forte servers.
For more information contact Forte Software, Inc., 1800 Harrison St., Oakland, CA 94612. +1-510-869-3400. FAX: +1-510-869-3480. WWW: http://www.forte.com.
Bristol Technology Announces Jprinter
Bristol Technology Inc. has announced Jprinter, a WYSIWYG Postscript and HP Printer Control Language (PCL) network printing system for Java. Bristol's Jprinter technology lets JavaVM (virtual machine) developers and OEMs enable PostScript and PCL printing from Java applications.
Jprinter supports Windows NT, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, SCO UNIX, IBM AIX, SGI IRIX workstations, and IBM OS/390 mainframes. Pricing for Jprinter is available by quotation and is based an a client/server model.
For more information contact Bristol Technology, Inc., 241 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield, CT 06877. +1-203-438-6969. FAX: +1-203-438-5013. e-mail: info@bristol.com. WWW: http://www.bristol.com.
GemStone Announces GemBuilder for Web
GemStone Systems, Inc. has announced GemBuilder for Web, GemBuilder for Java, and GemORB, which together give developers the ability to move enterprise-class applications to the Web.
A full HTTP server implemented in GemStone, GemBuilder for Web gives web browsers direct access to objects in GemStone without the need for cumbersome CGI calls. The product includes the GemScript Web development language, a macro language that allows developers to leverage GemStone services and add transaction and session management logic. It is compatible with most leading HTML page creation tools and editors. GemBuilder for Web includes a dispatcher that enables Web applications to scale as user load increases.
A combined GemBuilder for Web and GemBuilder for Java development system is priced at $4,000 for UNIX systems and $3,200 for Windows systems.
For more information contact GemStone Systems, Inc., 15400 N.W. Greenbrier Pkwy., Ste. 280, Beaverton, OR 97006. +1-503-629-8383. FAX: +1-503-629-8556. e-mail: info@gemstone.com. WWW: http://www.gemstone.com.
Netquake Announces Joltz Controls for Java
Netquake, Inc. has announced the release of Joltz controls, a collection of reusable graphical-user-interface (GUI) widgets and interactive, multimedia controls for Java applets and applications.
The Joltz package includes controls and panels for GUI and multimedia/special effects. The GUI controls include Tree View Panel, Multi-Column List Panel, Tabbed Panel, Wizard Panel, Splitter Panel, Scroll Panel, Color Chooser Control, Slider Control, Image Buttons, Progress Meter, 3D Separator, 3D Border Panel, and Group Panel (3D Etched).
Multimedia/Special Effects controls include Interactive Image with HotSpots and Image Fader and Banner.
Joltz costs $149. For more information contact Netquake, Inc., 6118 Blue Ridge Dr., #D, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. Fax: +1-303-471-1318. email: joltz@netquake.com. WWW: http://www.netquake.com.
Stingray Ships Objective Blend 1.0 for Java
Stingray Software Inc. has shipped its first Java class library, Objective Blend 1.0 for Java. The library, which contains full source code, provides over ten graphical Java classes. To ease the way for developers who use Symantec Cafe and Microsoft's Visual J++ Java, Objective Blend includes samples and project files for both these development environments. Objective Blend 1.0 extends and enhances Sun's Abstract Windowing Library and provides a collection of components with full Java source code.
Objective Blend costs $295 and includes full source code and 60 days of technical support. For more information contact Stingray Software, Inc., 1201-F Raleigh Rd., Ste. 140, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 800-924-4223 or +1-919-933-0863. FAX: +1-919-933-0892. e-mail: sales@stingsoft.com. WWW: http://www.stingsoft.com.
Segue Introduces QA Performer
Segue Software, Inc. has introduced QA Performer, a multi-platform load testing tool designed to predict the reliability and performance of client/server applications before they deploy. It provides organizations with the ability to create load and performance tests for use during the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of client/server applications.
QA Performer features include the ability to predict performance early in the design cycle by allowing developers to prototype transactions, unlimited user simulations, a wizard to step users through a point-and-click process that automatically generates and runs a load test, automatic data creation to generate realistic test data to populate databases automatically, and graphical reporting capability.
QA Performer is priced according to the number of simulated users and starts at $10,000. For more information contact Segue Software, Inc., 1320 Centre St., Newton Centre, MA 02159. +1-617-796-1000. FAX: +1-617-796-1610. WWW: http://www.segue.com.
CompuPhase Announces EGI 1.0
CompuPhase has announced EGI, a frame-based animation engine that builds on and extends the FLIC file format. Features include synchronization with external events, segmented animations, transparent animations, compatibility with existing FLIC files, and advanced lossless compression.
Prices for EGI start at approximately $120 for either a 16-bit or a 32-bit version. Source is available. An evaluation version is found at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/CompuPhase. For more information contact CompuPhase, Brinklaan 74-b, Bussum, The Netherlands. +31-35-693-9261. FAX: +31-35-693-9293. e-mail: 100115.2074@compuserve.com.
Prentice Hall PTR Releases Two Java Training CD-ROMs
Prentice Hall PTR has announced the release of Java Programming for the Internet by Marc Loy and Thomas Berry, and Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom (for Windows 95 and Windows NT) by Harvey and Paul Deitel.
With Java Programming for the Internet, an interactive CD-ROM teaches C and C++ programmers at all levels how to create Java applets for their Web sites. Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom shows how to create both Web applets and advanced, general-purpose, platform-independent Java applications.
Both Java Programming for the Internet and Java Multimedia Cyber Classroom cost $69.95.
For more information contact Prentice Hall PTR. +1-201-236-7000. WWW: http://www.prenhall.com.