Rogue Wave Unveils SourcePro C++
Rogue Wave Software, Inc. has announced SourcePro C++, which offers updated C++ technology in four new products, each tailored to a specific area of C++ application development. First, is SourcePro Core, the cornerstone product that contains fundamental components that handle many of the low-level functions of C++. The other three SourcePro C++ products include SourcePro DB, SourcePro Net, and SourcePro Analysis, which all rely on components in SourcePro Core.
SourcePro DB provides object-oriented relational database access in C++. SourcePro Net simplifies development of Internet-enabled and secure networked applications by handling the finer details of key protocols. SourcePro Analysis contains C++ components for solving mathematical problems in business and research.
For pricing and additional information, contact Rogue Wave Software, Inc., +1.303.545.3153; fax +1.303.443.7780; sales@roguewave.com; www.roguewave.com.
Headway Software Announces Headway reView 2.4
Headway Software has released reView 2.4, a source code visualization tool for Java and C++ developers. reView 2.4 shows all dependencies at all levels and between all levels: application, package, class, method, and data members. As a reverse engineering tool, reView 2.4 bridges the gap between visual environments found in design tools and text-based IDEs. It uses a subset of the UML notation to visualize code.
Headway reView 2.4 costs $999 for a single-user license. A free evaluation copy is available from the company’s website.
For more information, contact Headway Software, 877.432.3929; fax +1.617.666.1387; sales@headwaysoftware.com; www.headwaysoftware.com.
ParseTEC Releases Anna 5.2 and LALR 5.2 Educational Version
ParseTEC has released Anna 5.2 as freeware, an LALR grammar analyzer that reads EBNF notation. Anna 5.2 provides useful feedback on conflicts in grammar. While helpful, knowledge of YACC is not necessary.
In addition, ParseTEC has also released as freeware LALR 5.2 Educational Version, a parser generator that reads EBNF notation and creates a parser in C/C++. Also included with LALR 5.2 Educational Version are a DFA lexer generator and compiler front-end source code in C/C++. The source code contains a symbol-table builder and abstract-syntax-tree creator.
For pricing and additional information, contact ParseTEC, +1.785.437.3729; info@parsetec.com; www.parsetec.com.
Woll2Woll Introduces InfoPower 3000
Woll2Woll Software has released InfoPower 3000, an upgrade of its visual component suite for Inprise Delphi and C++Builder. New features include a data inspector that can display multiple records vertically, providing an alternative to the left-right editing of a traditional grid. InfoPower 3000 provides a masterpiece grid that can display and edit master/detail relationships, display and manage titles in the grid hierarchically, and embed a series of custom controls. Also, the validation language provides improved picture mask support and additional mask templates.
Prices for InfoPower 3000 start at $249 for a single-user license. Free demos and trial versions are available from the company’s website.
For more information, contact Woll2Woll Software, +1.925.371.1663; fax +1.925.371.1664; sales@woll2woll.com; www.woll2woll.com/infopower.
Green Hills Offers PowerPC Compiler for the MULTI IDE
Green Hills Software, Inc. has released a PowerPC Compiler for the MULTI IDE that provides automatic vectorization support for Motorola PowerPC processors equipped with the AltiVec vector-processing engine. The PowerPC Compiler converts ordinary C code into optimized AltiVec object code.
AltiVec is a SIMD (single instruction multiple data) processing engine for Motorola PowerPC processors that enhances performance for compute-intensive applications by processing up to 16 data elements per clock cycle. The PowerPC Compiler analyzes the user’s C program, identifies code sequences that could benefit from SIMD processing, and generates object code for optimal execution on the AltiVec processor.
The PowerPC Compiler is available with the MULTI 2000 IDE. The Windows version costs $5,900. The Unix-hosted version costs $8,900.
For more information, contact Green Hills Software, Inc., +1.805.965.6044; fax +1.805.965.6343; sales@ghs.com; www.ghs.com.
Greatis Software Releases Greatis Form Skin 1.0
Greatis Software has introduced Form Skin 1.0, which contains three components for creating windows with transparent areas and arbitrary shapes. Components include: TCustomFormSkin, the base parent component for all skin components that defines methods, properties, and events needed to create skinned forms; TSimpleFormSkin, which publishes properties and events derived from TCustomFormSkin; and TBitmapFormSkin, which provides the ability to create a form skin by bitmap.
Form Skin 1.0 costs $29.95 for a single-user license. A demo kit, which includes compiled EXE-demo, printable documentation in PDF format, and trial versions of all Form Skin components, is available from the company’s website. An evaluation copy is available on request.
For more information, contact Greatis Software, +7.0852.24.3026; fax +1.208.330.5710; b-team@greatis.com; www.greatis.com/formskin.htm.
DevelopMentor Debuts Gen<X>
DevelopMentor Inc. has released Gen<X>, a code creation and generalization software solution that enables developers to create a unique coding template based on their own code. Gen<X> allows for sharing of templates and coding knowledge among developers through the use of the Gen<X>change, a directory of published Gen<X> templates submitted by developers that are available for free on the company’s website.
Gen<X> Standard Edition costs $195 for a single-user license and includes run time and standard VC wizards, but no authoring tools. The Authoring edition, including run time, wizards, and authoring tools, costs $795 for a single-user license. The Authoring Value Pack, which includes one authoring edition and four additional run-time licenses, costs $995.
For more information, contact DevelopMentor Inc., +1.310.543.1716; fax +1.310.543.2136; admin@develop.com; www.develop.com.
WinEdit Software Announces WinEdit ProPack
WinEdit Software Company has released WinEdit ProPack, an IDE and source code editor for editing, testing, viewing, and publishing source files. WinEdit ProPack includes a collection of tools centered on the latest release of the WinEdit source code editor. In addition to providing support for scripting languages, programming languages, and HTML code, WinEdit offers tool integration, one-click viewing of rendered pages or compiled output, and a scripted macro language for automating a build or test environment.
Among the tools in WinEdit ProPack is WebDrive, which maps an FTP site to a local drive, allowing WinEdit or any other Windows application to open, save, or run a remote file. Another tool, ClipMate, enhances the Windows clipboard by remembering everything that is copied to the clipboard and storing the clips in user-defined collections for later use.
WinEdit ProPack costs $129 for a single-user license. Site licenses are also available.
For more information, contact WinEdit Software Company, 888.595.3248; +1.808.934.8314; info@winedit.com; www.winedit.com.
MontaVista Software Releases Hard Hat Linux 2.0
MontaVista Software Inc. has released Hard Hat Linux 2.0, based entirely on the Linux 2.4 kernel. Hard Hat Linux 2.0 supports embedded processor architectures, CPU boards, and software components. Hard Hat Linux 2.0 targets over 20 processors from five architectures, including x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, and SH. It offers cross-development capability with tools available on eight host environments, including Red Hat Linux, Yellow Dog Linux, SuSe, Mandrake, TurboLinux, Solaris, native/hosted Hard Hat Linux, and VMWare on Windows NT/2000.
Hard Hat Linux 2.0 Journeyman Edition is available for technical evaluation and other uses. A subset of the Professional Edition, it offers a sampling from all Hard Hat Linux CPU architectures and hosts on Red Hat Linux. It can be downloaded from the company’s website for a nominal fee.
For pricing and additional information, contact MontaVista Software Inc., +1.408.328.9200; fax +1.408.328.3875; sales@mvista.com; www.mvista.com.
VelociGen Unveils VelociGenX
VelociGen Inc. has released VelociGenX, an open-platform web services development and delivery environment for IBM’s Websphere Application Server. VelociGenX uses XML technology to provide anything-to-anything application connectivity. By converting heterogeneous data to XML, VelociGenX removes all restrictions on the source of data being integrated, type of transaction being conducted, desired deployment, or scalability.
The XML components and meta-applications, or wrapplets, made by linking components together can be archived, copied, modified, and reused. They can also be published for commercial distribution on a peer-to-peer basis.
Pricing for development and run-time licenses of VelociGenX begin at $50,000.
For more information, contact VelociGen Inc., +1.858.622.1164; fax +1.858.622.0303; pr@velocigen.com; www.velocigen.com.
Persits Software Offers AspGrid 3.1
Persits Software, Inc. has released AspGrid 3.1, an active server component that brings ASP applications the functionality of a data-bound grid control. With AspGrid 3.1, developers can build browser-independent, editable grid interfaces to existing databases.
New in Version 3.1 is a mode that enables users to edit, save, and delete multiple records at once. Also added, is support for JavaScript-based pop-up calendars via the new method called AttachCalendar.
AspGrid 3.1 costs $199 for a single-server license. Licensing options include single-server, five-server, site, enterprise, and bundling licenses. Upgrades to Version 3.1 are free for registered users.
For more information, contact Persits Software, Inc., 800.268.0689 or +1.703.412.1015; fax +1.703.412.1038; info@persits.com; www.persits.com.
CodeWeavers Debuts CrossOver Plugin
CodeWeavers, Inc. has launched CrossOver Plugin, a plug-in that provides portable computing devices that run Linux or Unix-like operating systems with access to Windows plug-ins, such as Quicktime and Shockwave Director.
CrossOver Plugin, which supports Netscape, Mozilla, or Konqueror, relies on Wine technology (a Windows API that runs on Linux) to enable the Windows plug-ins to run correctly.
For pricing and additional information, contact CodeWeavers, Inc., 800.596.0409 or +1.651.523.9300; fax +1.651.523.9399; sales@codeweavers.com; www.codeweavers.com.
NAG Releases IRIS Explorer 5.0
The Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc. has released IRIS Explorer 5.0, a visual programming tool for developing customized visualization applications without extensive programming. Features include animated output from a series of visualization scenes in MPEG form for distribution. Also, new visualizations can be created with the ability to output data to common ray-tracing software. In addition, data reader modules create templates for data.
IRIS Explorer 5.0 offers search features that help locate the right module with a keyword search. It includes example maps for each module that demonstrate their use and provide a template for an application. Also, the interactive demos show how to get results in a web-based interface.
For pricing and additional information, contact the Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc., +1.630.971.2337; fax +1.630.971.2706; naginfo@nag.co.uk; www.nag.com.
Xceed Introduces Xceed Binary Encoding Library v1.0 and Xceed Streaming Compression Library v1.0
Xceed Software, Inc. has introduced two new libraries: the Binary Encoding Library v1.0 and the Streaming Compression Library v1.0. Binary Encoding Library v1.0, a COM/ActiveX library, allows developers to add binary-to-text and text-to-binary encoding capabilities to Windows or Web applications. It supports UUEncode, XXEncode, Base64, BinHex, Hex, and Quoted-Printable encoding formats.
The Streaming Compression Library v1.0, also a COM/ActiveX library, allows applications to compress and decompress strings, memory buffers, streaming data, or single files using either the GZip compression algorithm or the advanced BZip2 compression method.
Binary Encoding Library v1.0 costs $119.95. Streaming Compression Library v1.0 costs $149.95. Both include a 60-day guarantee.
For more information, contact Xceed Software, Inc., +1.450.442.2626; fax +1.450.442.4604; info@xceedsoft.com; www.xceedsoft.com.
RelexUS Debuts Linter Application Builder
RelexUS, Inc. has introduced Linter Application Builder, a RAD tool designed for Linux developers to use in the development of portable GUI database applications. Linter Application Builder can also be used for FreeBSD, Unix, and Windows development.
Linter Application Builder uses an object-oriented design with a component-based architecture creating an open and extendable system. Linter Application Builder interfaces with RelexUS’ RDBMS Linter SQL databases.
Linter Application Builder costs $750 for one to five developers. Volume pricing is available.
For more information, contact RelexUS, Inc., +1.303.904.4937; fax +1.720.962.6625; contact@relexus.com; www.RelexUS.com.
Spectrum Launches SpectrumSCM
Spectrum Software, Inc. has launched SpectrumSCM, a platform-portable, end-to-end system of integrated SCM (Source Configuration Management) tools. It includes tools for version control, release management, process control management, branching, and issue tracking.
SpectrumSCM is based on 100 percent Java for portability. Besides being portable across platforms, it is configurable, so criteria on software change requests and other internal processes can be customized. Security is provided through the Java suite of safeguards, including SSL and cryptography extensions, profile-based access, and digital signature security.
For pricing and additional information, contact Spectrum Software, Inc., +1.770.448.8662; fax +1.770.448.6527; info@spectrumsoftware.net; www.spectrumsoftware.net.
AccuSoft Announces NetVue
AccuSoft Corporation has released NetVue 3.5, a web-based document and image delivery solution employing AccuSoft’s patented Document Streaming technology. NetVue 3.5 allows users to access over 200 document and image formats over the Web — securely, at high speed, with no format conversions, no client software installations, and no lengthy HTML coding. Enhancements in Version 3.5 include 100 percent pure Java support for Internet Explorer and Netscape, including high-resolution printing. Also, NetVue 3.5 offers native MAPI-based email support directly from the NetVue ActiveX Viewer.
An evaluation copy is available on request from the company’s website.
For pricing and additional information, contact AccuSoft Corporation, +1.508.351.9092; fax +1.508.351.9086; sales@accusoft.com; www.accusoft.com.
Seapine Software Ports SoloBug to Palm OS
Seapine Software, Inc. has ported SoloBug to the Palm OS platform. SoloBug, a stand-alone bug reporting application that ships free with Seapine’s TestTrack Pro and TestTrack Workgroup defect tracking solutions, is now available to developers using PDAs running Palm OS. Adding Palm OS compatibility provides greater convenience in reporting bugs to the TestTrack database.
In addition to Palm OS compatibility, SoloBug already runs in Windows and Macintosh versions.
For pricing and additional information, contact Seapine Software, Inc., +1.513.754.1655; fax +1.513.754.1660; sales@seapine.com; www.seapine.com.
TurboPower Ships SysTools for Kylix
TurboPower Software Company has released a Kylix version of SysTools, its productivity library for Linux programmers. SysTools for Kylix offers over 800 optimized routines for efficiently handling common programming operations such as string manipulation, date/time math, high-precision calculations, and sorting. In addition, the library has specialized routines for financial and statistical calculations; generating, viewing, and printing a variety of bar-code formats; and routines for accessing Linux operating-system services.
SysTools for Kylix costs $249 for a single-user license. Upgrades from SysTools 3 for Windows costs $149. Registered users of any other TurboPower product can buy SysTools for Kylix for $199. The SysTools Platform Bundle, which includes both the Windows and Linux editions of SysTools, costs $349.
For more information, contact TurboPower Software Company, 800.333.4160; +1.719.260.7151; info@turbopower.com; www.turbopower.com.
Rational Unveils Rational Suite v2001A
Rational Software has released Rational Suite v2001A, which includes three new products: Developer Network, Test RealTime, and QualityArchitect RealTime. Developer Network is an information resource that offers targeted content to Rational Suite customers via the Rational Suite Team Unifying Platform. Content includes results from the e-development Accelerators initiative, articles, white papers, and other artifacts, in addition to threaded discussions that explore complex development questions.
Test RealTime automates the testing of embedded, real-time, and distributed applications. It addresses all test levels, from individual software and UML model components to overall system testing, including unit, integration, and validation testing, on any host and for any embedded target.
QualityArchitect RealTime works with Test RealTime to add automated testing capabilities to Rational Rose RealTime, Rational’s UML design automation tool. QualityArchitect specifically focuses on testing individual capsules and overall integration of those capsules within a Rational Rose RealTime.
For pricing and additional information, contact Rational Software, +1.781.676.2400; fax +1.781.229.3734; pr@rational.com; www.rational.com.
TogetherSoft Ships Together ControlCenter 5.5
TogetherSoft Corporation has released ControlCenter 5.5, a development platform for building enterprise solutions. New in Version 5.5 are diagram editor improvements, such as new folded compartments and snap-to-grid. JSP improvements include a new JSP/HTML editor. Also, Version 5.5 offers EJB improvements, such as EJB 2.0 support and verification.
ControlCenter 5.5 performs the programming functions of provision, assemble, deploy, debug, and run to seven application server vendors: IBM WebShere, BEA Weblogic, Iona iPortal, Brokat/Gemstone Gemstone J, SUN J2EE RI, SUN/Netscape iPlanet, and SilverStream Server.
For pricing and additional information, contact TogetherSoft Corporation, +1.919.833.5550; fax +1.919.833.5533; sales@togethersoft.com; www.togethersoft.com.
LEAD Technologies Offers ePrint
LEAD Technologies, Inc. has announced ePrint for Windows 95/98, a multi-functional printer driver. Although designed for end-users, ePrint includes an SDK that gives developers control over the driver in applications. ePrint installs and registers as a printer driver, allowing it to be used by any application that supports printing. ePrint can capture printed data in its original format and output raster, vector, or document files. It includes print redirection to any of the over 60 supported image and document formats, as well as broadcast printing, enhanced printing, and email.
ePrint for Windows 95/98 costs $99 for a single-user license and may be purchased online at the company’s website.
For more information, contact LEAD Technologies, Inc., 800.637.4699; fax +1.704.372.8161; sales@leadtools.com; www.leadtools.com.