Correction: Lizardtech’s scalable, high-compression, high quality file format for photographic images was misspelled in the November 2000 New Products. The correct name of the file format is MrSid. For more information about MrSid and other Lizardtech products, contact Lizardtech, +1.206.652.5211; fax +1.206.652.0880; www.lizardtech.com.
HiT Software Announces HiT Allora for Java
HiT Software, Inc. has announced HiT Allora for Java, which allows application developers to directly “write back” XML data to relational databases. HiT Allora for Java allows developers to use Sun standard JAXP interfaces to build W3C DOM objects, transform them as necessary, update node values, and apply these XML data changes back into the underlying DBMS. HiT Allora for Java can also be used as a SAX 2.0 parser, treating database selections as XML infosets. To support JDOM users, HiT Allora for Java also includes an adapter.
HiT Allora for Java supports JDK 1.2 versions and later. Pricing for HiT Allora for Java starts at $1,995 for one single-server processor. An evaluation copy is available from the company’s website.
For more information, contact HiT Software, Inc., +1.408.345.4001; fax +1.408.345.4899; info@hit.com; www.hit.com.
Kinook Software Unveils VSMake v1.0
Kinook Software has announced VSMake v1.0, which provides build features for use with Visual Studio. VSMake v1.0 provides make intelligence to prevent unnecessary builds and speed up the build process. It sets the project version to a specified value or increments the version if the project is built. VSMake v1.0 analyzes project dependencies to determine the correct build order. It can set VB projects to binary compatibility and set project debug properties.
VSMake v1.0 provides a wizard to simplify configuring build options. It also supports a command-line interface and can be used with Visual Build (from Kinook Software) to automate the entire build process.
VSMake v1.0 costs $49.95 per seat. An evaluation copy is available from the company’s website.
For more information, contact Kinook Software, +1.719.599.0442; fax +1.530.658.9539; info@kinook.com; www.vsmake.com.
Codemesh Debuts JunC++ion r1
Codemesh, Inc. has introduced JunC++ion r1, a patent-pending technology that allows Java and C++ programs to work together in one process. With JunC++ion, Java and C++ programmers can continue to work in whatever language best solves a problem, while relying on JunC++ion to integrate the mixed language solution. JunC++ion automatically generates C++ proxy classes that correspond to Java classes. It generates error-checking and exception-handling routines. The JunC++ion runtime library provides the low-level communication between the Java and C++ code.
JunC++ion runs Java-enabled C++ programs with all major JVMs, including Sun, IBM, and Microsoft, in both Java 1 and Java 2 environments. The JunC++ion runtime library handles differences among JVMs and Java environments.
For pricing and additional information, contact Codemesh, Inc., +1.978.369.8583; fax +1.978.369.9088; info@codemesh.com; www.codemesh.com.
Amzi! Offers Amzi! Prolog+Logic Server r5.0
Amzi! inc. has released Prolog+Logic Server r5.0. It runs under all 32-bit versions of Windows, Linux, and Sun Solaris 7 or later. HP/UX support is also available by special arrangement. The Logic Server supports the latest versions of C++, Java, Delphi, Visual Basic, and CGI web servers. In addition to full source code for the Logic Server interfaces, full source code is included for the Windows IDE.
The 5.0 release also includes the HTML version of the book Building Expert Systems in Prolog (Springer-Verlag, ISBN 97016-9). The book uses a step-by-step approach to building systems, explaining the concepts, and showing the Prolog code at each stage.
The Personal Edition is free for research and non-commercial use, and it may be downloaded from the company’s website. The Professional Edition costs $2,500 per seat. Additional platforms for the same seat cost $1,250.
For more information, contact Amzi! inc., +1.513.425.8050; fax +1.513.425.8025; info@amzi.com; www.amzi.com.
UPSPRING Introduces CodeRover, CodeRover Caliper, CodeRover Integrity, and CodeRover Browser
UPSPRING Software, Inc. has introduced the CodeRover family of desktop software infrastructure analysis applications, which are designed to enhance productivity of individual developers. CodeRover applications come in three categories: productivity, quality, and change. In the productivity category is CodeRover Browser, for navigation of source code applications. In the quality category is CodeRover Caliper, a qualitative and quantitative reporting tool. Also in the quality category is CodeRover Integrity, which analyzes new or modified software against predefined, industry-accepted programming rules prior to submission.
CodeRover Browser costs $595 per seat, CodeRover Caliper costs $1,995, and CodeRover Integrity costs $595.
For more information, contact UPSPRING Software, Inc., 888.934.7268 or +1.781.359.3362; fax +1.781.359.3399; www.upspringsoftware.com.
American Cybernetics Releases Multi-Edit 9
American Cybernetics Inc. has released Multi-Edit 9, a professional programming environment for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 that integrates with several RAD environments, such as Borland’s Delphi and C++Builder. Features new to Multi-Edit 9 include enhanced HTML support, CSE HTML Validator integration, improved embedded language handling, a redesigned project manager, improved VCS support, a tree-view function browser, color printing, multiple clipboards, and a number of user interface improvements.
Multi-Edit 9 costs $129 and may be purchased online at the company’s website.
For more information, contact American Cybernetics Inc., +1.480.968.1945; fax +1.480.966.1654; sales@amcyber.com; www.amcyber.com.
GrammaTech Debuts CodeSurfer
GrammaTech, Inc. has introduced CodeSurfer, a software development, inspection, and management tool. CodeSurfer provides interprocedural program slicing and pointer analysis for C programming. In addition, CodeSurfer provides dependence analysis, web-like navigation, emacs integration, and a scripting language.
The CodeSurfer Entry Package, required for each license-server domain, includes one Builder license and three Viewer licenses. The Builder analyzes a program and the Viewer allows the developer to explore the results. All CodeSurfer licenses are network floating licenses. Running CodeSurfer requires both a builder license and a viewer license.
The Entry Package for Windows platforms costs $2,495. The Unix Entry Package costs $4,000. A free evaluation copy is available from the company’s website.
For more information, contact GrammaTech, Inc., +1.607.273.7340; fax +1.607.273.8752; info@grammatech.com; www.grammatech.com.
PolySpace Presents PolySpace C Verifier
PolySpace Technologies has announced PolySpace C Verifier, a software verification and validation tool that protects against run-time errors. PolySpace C Verifier employs a technology called abstract interpretation that checks the dynamic properties of an application without actually running it. Instead of iteratively verifying software states like a case generator, PolySpace C Verifier works on an abstraction of the analyzed software.
PolySpace C Verifier detects: an attempt to read a non-initialized variable, access conflicts for unprotected shared data, referencing through null or out-of-bounds pointers, out-of-bound array access, buffer overflow, division by zero, invalid arithmetic operations such as square root of a negative number, overflow and underflow of arithmetic operations for integers and floating-point numbers, unreachable code, and illegal type conversion.
PolySpace C Verifier pricing starts at $6,000. Upper limits depend on customer needs, but price depends on number of developers, size of project, and duration. PolySpace C Verifier may also be acquired on the basis of an annual rental fee.
For more information, contact PolySpace Technologies, 877.711.7659; contact_us@polyspace.com; www.polyspace.com.
Netaphor Offers Cyberons for Java — SNMP Manager Toolkit v2.0, SNMP Utilities v1.0, NMS Application Toolkit v1.0; and MetaConsole SDK
Netaphor Software, Inc. has announced the Cyberons for Java family of developer tools, including the SNMP Manager Toolkit v2.0, SNMP Utilities v1.0, and NMS Application Toolkit v1.0. Version 2.0 of SNMP Manager Toolkit v2.0 adds optimizations and SNMP support. SNMP Utilities v1.0 includes an MIB compiler/loader and an MIB browser and test tool compatible with all versions of the SNMP Manager Toolkit. NMS Application Toolkit v1.0 includes the SNMP Manager Toolkit, SNMP Utilities, an HTTP server interface for network management, and a TFTP client and utility classes to support run-time logging.
In addition, the company has released the MetaConsole SDK, which enables creation of snap-ins using Netaphor’s MetaConsole technology. MetaConsole SDK is marketed through an OEM channel. Contact Netaphor Software, Inc. for pricing and additional information.
SNMP Manager Toolkit v2.0 costs $999 per seat. SNMP Utilities v1.0 costs $299 per seat. NMS Application Toolkit v1.0 costs $1,999 per seat.
For more information, contact Netaphor Software, Inc., 877.638.2479 or +1.949.470.7955; fax +1.949.470.4966; info@netaphor.com; www.netaphor.com.
Compuware Announces NuMega DriverStudio 2.0
Compuware Corporation has announced NuMega DriverStudio 2.0, which adds network driver development and debugging, enabling developers to create and debug NDIS and TDI drivers. NuMega DriverStudio 2.0 also offers debugging support for the Windows Millennium Edition, with new versions of BoundsChecker Driver Edition and DriverWorkbench, and enhanced features in SoftICE.
A feature introduced in NuMega DriverStudio 2.0 is timing analysis for kernel-mode drivers. Called TrueTime Driver Edition, it improves the testing process by providing a visual display of code timing information that allows developers to determine where code bottlenecks exist.
NuMega DriverStudio 2.0 costs $2,499.
For more information, contact Compuware Corporation, 800.468.6342 or +1.603.578.8400; fax +1.603.578.8401; customer_service@numega.com; www.compuware.com/numega.
Mainsoft Unveils Visual MainWin
Mainsoft Corporation has released Visual MainWin, an application porting platform allowing developers with no Unix experience to write on Windows and port simultaneously to Unix. The entire porting process can be completed from any PC with no direct interaction with a Unix machine. Visual MainWin allows developers to use a single source codebase for Windows and Unix. Visual MainWin features include: XML support for server applications, ODBC integration, Visual MainWin plug-in support, and a Java-COM bridge.
Visual MainWin costs $2,495 per developer. The Visual MainWin SDK includes one developer license and three additional QA licenses to test and debug the resulting application. One year of email and web-based technical support is provided.
For more information, contact Mainsoft Corporation, 800.624.6946 or +1.408.544.1400; fax +1.408.544.1444; www.mainsoft.com.
VisiComp Releases VisiComp 1.2 Java Software Visualization Tool
VisiComp, Inc. has released VisiComp 1.2, a software visualization tool. New in version 1.2 is throttle control, which enables developers to control the speed of an application as it runs. In addition, version 1.2 is more scalable to accommodate larger programs.
Useful as a debugging tool, VisiComp 1.2 shows the big picture and animates it as it changes. The developer can see entire data structures as they are created and manipulated by the program under observation. VisiComp 1.2 is also worthwhile for verification, validation and testing, comprehension of inherited code, and use as an educational tool. Unlike static design tools such as modeling or class browsers, VisiComp 1.2 reveals what is really happening within the Java program.
For pricing and additional information, contact VisiComp, Inc., +1.831.335.1820; fax +1.831.335.7038; service@visicomp.com; www.visicomp.com.
TogetherSoft Ships Together Control Center 4.1
TogetherSoft Corporation has announced Together Control Center 4.1. Together Control Center 4.1 accelerates development for teams using Java and Java 2 Enterprise Edition application servers to build e-business and enterprise applications. It includes a new XML structure editor, an expanded EJB deployment expert, a servlet pattern, and new GoF patterns for C++ in addition to specific C++ patterns (such as common objects).
It also offers enhanced audit and metrics that allow reusable metric sets, audit and metrics for C++, improved compile/make/run/debug, improved forward and reverse engineering, enhanced version control, and new WLE CORBA expert for working with BEA WebLogic Enterprise.
For pricing and additional information, contact TogetherSoft Corporation, +1.919.833.5550; fax +1.919.833.5533; info@togethersoft.com; www.togethersoft.com.
Pragmatic Software Company Announces Defect Tracker v3.0
Pragmatic Software Company, Inc. has announced Defect Tracker v3.0, a customizable subscription-based web solution to track software defects. Defect Tracker v3.0 provides a project collaboration tool that allows a user to manage all phases of software development. It can be deployed across an entire organization regardless of geographic location.
New in Defect Tracker v3.0 is the ability to automatically generate defects from failed test cases, to attach files to a defect, to auto-generate email notifications, and to chart functional specs and test cases.
A Defect Tracker v3.0 subscription costs $199 per month with no set up fees and no limits on the number of users or projects they set up.
For more information, contact Pragmatic Software Company, Inc., 800.773.7785; support@pragmaticsw.com; www.pragmaticsw.com or www.defecttracker.com.
Paladyne Introduces DataRobot
Paladyne Corporation has introduced DataRobot, a hybrid expert system that can be trained to find, fix, and format almost any type of data. DataRobot allows repair to almost any data type, in addition to name and address. DataRobot also can be taught to deal with custom data types unique to organizations. Programmers can use DataRobot to simplify data entry integration where most data quality problems begin.
DataRobot is available as a C++ API and may be purchased online at the company’s website. DataRobot costs $3,695. Annual support and upgrades cost $995. DataRobot comes with a 60-day, money-back guarantee.
For more information, contact Paladyne Corporation, 888.713.0344 or +1.703.378.9141; fax +1.703.378.7971; info@paladyne.com; www.paladyne.com.
Advanced Software Releases GDPro 5.0
Advanced Software Technologies, Inc. has released GDPro 5.0, a UML visual design and development tool. Version 5.0 offers Live Round Trip Engineering, which enables developers to keep diagrams and code in synch during development. Other new features include Enterprise Java Bean support, source code viewer, JavaDoc editors, COM add-in architecture, customizable toolbars, stereotype support, SCCI integration, and support for UML 1.3.
A floating license of GDPro 5.0 starts at $2,995.
For more information, contact Advanced Software Technologies, Inc., 800.811.2784 or +1.303.730.7981; info@advancedsw.com; www.advancedsw.com.
Zero G Ships InstallAnywhere 3.5
Zero G has released InstallAnywhere 3.5, a multi-platform software deployment solution. InstallAnywhere 3.5 builds professional, multi-platform installers capable of installing and configuring software on most client or server platforms. Each installer created by InstallAnywhere 3.5 recognizes the platform under which it is operating. The installer then tailors its installation to the target system, whether by creating shortcuts in the Windows Start Menu, setting custom icons on the Mac OS, starting Windows NT/2000 services, setting Unix environment variables, or modifying file permissions on Unix systems.
InstallAnywhere 3.5 Enterprise Edition costs $1,995 per developer, per system. Standard Edition costs $995. InstallAnywhere Now! 3.5 is free.
For more information, contact Zero G, +1.415.512.7771; www.zerog.com.
Sybase Offers Sybase PowerDesigner 7.5
Sybase, Inc. has released PowerDesigner 7.5, a RAD design tool. PowerDesigner 7.5 features application/business logic/persistence design using UML class diagrams, the ability to generate and reverse engineer Java and XML, and data modeling for all major relational databases.
Other features include a centralized enterprise-class repository, able to be stored in many ODBC-compliant relational databases; the ability to define permissions and access rights for users and groups; a consolidation and extraction mechanism to detect and manage conflicts; versioning at the object level; and storage, management, and versioning of any PowerDesigner model at the object level and for any Windows document.
PowerDesigner 7.5 costs $990 per developer seat for a version that does basic data modeling, appropriate for database administrators. The full product, which includes physical modeling, conceptual modeling, and the repository, costs $5,990 per seat.
For more information, contact Sybase, Inc., 800.879.2273 or +1.510.922.3500; www.sybase.com.
WaveMakers Releases ClearStream v2.1
WaveMakers has announced ClearStream v2.1, software that extracts speech from noisy sound data and improves recognition engine accuracy by intelligently reconstructing missing speech. ClearStream v2.1 performs re-synthesis using full pitch tracking, resulting in natural-sounding speech for use in telephony, wireless, and voice over Internet protocol applications. Highly efficient in real-time operation, ClearStream v2.1 requires less than 20 MHz of a typical 600 MHz Pentium-class processor. ClearStream v2.1 tracks and removes both stationary and non-stationary noise through speech. In addition, it tracks voice through rapid changes in noise amplitude and frequency.
Pricing for ClearStream v2.1 is based on a per channel/port basis and starts at $2/port with volume pricing.
For more information, contact WaveMakers, +1.604.639.9990; fax +1.604.639.9991; info@wavemakers.com; www.wavemakers.com.
Logitech Unveils QuickCam SDK v1.0
Logitech has announced that QuickCam SDK v1.0 is available for free download at http://developer.logitech.com. In addition to providing access to the QuickCam video camera, QuickCam SDK v1.0 supplies functionality for recording movies, creating animations, detecting motion, taking pictures, and other common digital camera tasks. The QuickCam SDK v1.0 supports most QuickCam products, such as the QuickCam Pro, QuickCam Web, and QuickCam Express.
An online registration form located at http://developer.logitech.com gives developers access to multiple tools, such as sample applications in Visual Basic, Visual C++, and MFC; resource files and documented code for the samples; redistributable QuickCam driver files; a driver installation package; and API documentation.
For more information, contact Logitech, 800.231.7717; www.logitech.com.
Soffront Announces TRACKWeb CRM Software v6.0
Soffront Software, Inc. has released TRACKWeb CRM Software v6.0, a set of four tightly integrated components for customer relationship management: defect tracking, help desk management, sales force automation, and knowledge management. TRACKWeb offers an intuitive user interface and common Web navigation styles. It provides full-featured calendar and task lists, and facilities for creating quotations, invoices, campaign analysis, and leads management.
In addition to offering TRACKWeb CRM Software for purchase, Soffront offers TRACKWeb CRM Software on a subscription basis at a fraction of the cost.
For pricing and additional information, contact Soffront Software, Inc., 800.763.3766 or +1.510.413.9000; fax +1.510.413.9027; info@soffront.com; www.soffront.com.
MigraTEC Introduces MigrationSUITE to Windows
MigraTEC, Inc. has introduced MigrationSUITE to Windows, a group of tools that incorporates the Migration Workbench technology for migrating e-commerce applications to Intel’s IA-64 architecture. Adapted for the Intel Itanium processor, MigrationSUITE to Windows automates the upgrade process to 64-bit Windows and allows applications to gain the full benefits of the 64-bit platform by running in native mode on IA-64. MigrationSUITE to Windows also provides support for the migration of Unix applications to Windows on the IA-64 platform using the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler.
For pricing and additional information, contact MigraTEC, Inc., +1.972.969.0385; fax +1.972.969.0315; sales@migratec.com; www.migratec.com.