NEXTSTEP News for the week of July 23-30, 1993 follows: The Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest (vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993) For easy readability of this news digest: If you are reading this with Mail.app, be sure to set your font preference for this message to a smaller proportional font (Ohlfs 10 point font). *** TABLE OF CONTENTS (first of two issues) *** NeXT ANNOUNCEMENTS News from NeXT: the object-oriented productivity environment company => 1. NeXT Announces New VP and CFO: Dominique Trempont => 2. NeXT Extends Special $299 NEXTSTEP Promotion Deadline To September 30, 1993 => 3. Wesemann Joins NeXT as V.P. of North American Sales => 4. NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Changes (to take effect 10/1/93) NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS (July) => 1. Conextions Offers NEXTSTEP Development Tools For MIS Downsizing and Re-engineering Projects => 2. workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project Management Tool for NEXTSTEP => 3. workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators for NEXTSTEP => 4. Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro => 5. WordPerfect Corporation Releases WordPerfect 1.0.1 => 6. Uptime Announces NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet => 7. Athena Announces Spreadsheet for NEXTSTEP: Mesa 1.5 => 8. Cub'x Announces X-Windows for NEXTSTEP for Intel => 9. Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP HIGHER EDUCATION / ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS (July) => 1. Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP for Intel NeXT AWARDS, PRESS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (June/July) => NeXT in the Press => 1. Financial Markets Lab Vienna Wins Computerworld Award => 2. NeXT Wins RealWare Award at DB/Expo '93 => 3. NEXTSTEP User Documentation Wins International Awards NeXT/NEXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISCELLANEOUS => 1. Object Lesson & Prentice Hall Announce NEXTSTEP Programming Book: 2nd Edition => 2. CompuServe NeXT Forum Access for those without Net access => 3. Sign up for NeXT Special Interest Groups => 4. New from the Publications Group at NeXT => 5. NEXTSTEP MiniExamples Now Available via FTP NeXT PUBLISHING REFERENCE => 1. eXTRASET and Goldleaf Imagesetter Win NeXTWORLD Best of Breed Award NeXT / NEXTSTEP JOB POSITION OPENINGS => 1. Pencom Seeks 23 NeXT/OOP Engineers => 2. Systemhouse Seeks Engineers & Database Specialists => 3. NEXTSTEP Positions in London/Chicago/Houston => 4. NorthStar Seeks NEXTSTEP and OOP Managers and Engineers => 5. 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Conrad Geiger Manager, International NEXTSTEP User Group Program Editor, Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest NeXT, Inc. 2319 North 45th Street, Suite 174 Seattle, Washington 98103 USA Electronic mail address: user_groups@next.com P.S. I welcome your feedback. ____________________________________________________________________ NeXT ANNOUNCEMENTS ____________________________________________________________________ => 1. NeXT Announces New VP and CFO: Dominique Trempont FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Karen Logsdon NeXT Computer, Inc. Phone: 415/780-3786 TREMPONT JOINS NeXT AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS REDWOOD CITY, CA: July 21, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that Dominique Trempont has joined as chief financial officer and vice president of G & A. Trempont will be responsible for managing finance, as well as general and administrative operations for NeXT. "NeXT's challenge over the next year is execution and Dominique's experience will add great value to that process," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT. "Dominique was instrumental in the profitable growth of several business units during his 14 years at Raychem Corp." "Customers convinced me that NEXTSTEP solves the information system bottleneck in corporate America by integrating office automation and corporate software development," said Trempont. "NeXT has outstanding technology and a first class management team willing to make things happen." Prior to joining NeXT, Trempont was director of finance administration for Raychem Corp.'s Electronics Group, a $450 million business. While at Raychem, he was instrumental in the financial turnaround of several of the Fortune 300 company's divisions. Most recently, he helped to successfully reposition the Electronics Group from defense to commercial markets. He also has business experience in Asia, Europe and Latin America business. About NeXT NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments. # # # # NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ____________________________________________________________________ => 2. NeXT Extends Special $299 NEXTSTEP Promotion Deadline To September 30 NeXT EXTENDS SPECIAL $299 NEXTSTEP PROMOTION DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER 30 REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 26, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. has extended the deadline on its invitation to companies to experience the benefits of building client/server applications using NEXTSTEP's object-oriented technology. Until September 30, a NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit, containing both the User and Developer versions of NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors will be available for $299. The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit includes: - NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel Processors which includes the full NEXTSTEP User product and documentation; - NEXTSTEP Developer CD ROM which includes NEXTSTEP's visual application construction tools and reusable object kits, as well as a 50% off coupon to purchase full technical documentation; - The NEXTSTEP Advantage Kit which includes a booklet, a video cassette and a diskette with sample software to introduce users to the benefits of application development with NEXTSTEP; - NEXTSTEP Programming, a book by Garfinkel & Mahoney, which provides users a thorough explanation of NEXTSTEP application development using a tutorial approach. For business situations and enterprise use The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit contains complete NEXTSTEP products. With the Kit, customers can experience the full benefits of NEXTSTEP for developing real client/server applications. "We are extending the promotion deadline from July 31 to September 30 to enable more developers to take advantage of the opportunity to develop using NEXTSTEP and to experience two to five times the productivity gains," said Rick Jackson, director of developer product marketing at NeXT. "We are encouraged by the response we have received already and look forward to having new developers join the growing ranks of object-oriented believers." Pricing and Availability The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit is available immediately worldwide. In the U.S., it costs $299 and can be ordered by calling 1-800-TRY-NEXT in North America. The NEXTSTEP Evaluation Kit offer does not include free upgrades to Release 3.2. The Kit is limited, one copy per customer. Regularly priced copies of NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 for Intel processors and NEXTSTEP Developer, which include an upgrade to Release 3.2 and full documentation for both versions, retail in the U.S. for $795 and $1,995, respectively. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, and with offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments. # # # # NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. __________________________________________________________________ => 3. Wesemann Joins NeXT as V.P. of North American Sales FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Karen Logsdon NeXT Computer, Inc. 415/780-3786 WESEMANN JOINS NeXT AS V.P. OF NORTH AMERICAN FIELD SALES SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 23, 1993 - NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that William Wesemann has joined as vice president of North American field sales. Wesemann will be responsible for managing NeXT's direct sales force, which sells to customers, value-added resellers and system integrators. Wesemann has more than 12 years of experience in the software industry. "Bill's impressive experience in the software marketplace will help NeXT leverage its sales force as we expand our base of strategic customers, value-added resellers and system integrators," said Warren Weiss, vice president North American sales and marketing of NeXT. "Bill will instantly help us better manage the key relationships necessary to our sales success." "I look forward to introducing NeXT and NEXTSTEP to a broad range of leading companies," said Wesemann. "For the past several years, I have lived in the client/server world and I believe NEXTSTEP is a key player and a vastly superior solution for developing and deploying mission-critical custom applications." Prior to joining NeXT, Wesemann was vice president at KnowledgeWare Corporation, a $125 million CASE and client/server software development tools company based in Atlanta, Georgia. At KnowledgeWare, he was responsible for establishing alternative channel sales for client/server development tools and had sales responsibilities for client/server tools. He also served as vice president of sales and marketing for Viewpoint Systems, a company providing client/server development tools for Windows 3.0 which was later acquired by KnowledgeWare. About Next NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. Customers use NEXTSTEP to develop and deploy custom client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped software. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices throughout the world, NeXT serves customers requiring enterprise-wide, object-oriented productivity environments. # # # # NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ___________________________________________________________________ => 4. NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Price Changes (to take effect 10/1/93) NEXTSTEP Release 3.1 Upgrade Price Changes (take effect 10/1/93) Release 3.1 upgrades for NeXT hardware are available to end-users direct from NeXT at the prices listed below. Customers may order by calling 1-800-848-NeXT and pressing option #3. Effective 10/1/93, the suggested retail price of the following upgrades in North America will be as follows: N5542 Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, English (from 3.0) Price: 10/1/93 Now $195 $75 N5553 Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, French (from 3.0) Price: 10/1/93 Now $195 $75 N5554 Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, German (from 3.0) Price: 10/1/93 Now $195 $75 N5541 Release 3.1 upgrade for NeXT computers, RTU (from 3.0) Price: 10/1/93 Now $195 $75 N5549 NEXTSTEP Developer upgrade for NeXT computers (from 3.0) Price: 10/1/93 Now NA $99 N5549 will no longer be available as of October 1993 and developers who want to upgrade their development environment can purchase N5551 at $495. N5551 NEXTSTEP Developer upgrade for NeXT computers Price: 10/1/93 Now $495 $495 ___________________________________________________________________ NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS (July) ___________________________________________________________________ => 1. Conextions Offers NEXTSTEP Development Tools For MIS Downsizing and Re-engineering Projects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott G. Opitz 508 689-3570 sopitz@conextions.com CONEXTIONS OFFERS NEXTSTEP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR MIS DOWNSIZING AND RE-ENGINEERING PROJECTS. SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 1993 -- Conextions, Inc. today announced the 3270Tools family of products, a versatile set of NEXTSTEP development tools for building custom front ends and distributed network applications that connect NEXTSTEP and IBM mainframe operating environments. Mission critical custom applications that require mainframe access can now be completed in a fraction of the time and seamlessly integrated into the NEXTSTEP environment. The 3270Tools family includes 3270VisionAPI, the 3270Palette library, the 3270Builder application and a Mainframe Emulator application. "With the introduction of 3270Tools, Conextions has opened the door for NEXTSTEP to become the platform of choice for a corporation's downsizing and re-engineering efforts", said Scott Opitz, Conextions' director of sales and marketing. "3270Tools offers a comprehensive set of tools and an efficient development path for a corporation's migration towards a client-server computing architecture. It eliminates the need for NEXTSTEP developers to deal with IBM's 3270 datastream and SNA protocols and allows them to concentrate on the project at hand, thus reducing the development time, the project cost and overall risk factor." 3270VisionAPI allows developers to add custom extensions and modifications to 3270Vision to meet the specific implementation needs of a company's information system. The result is a customized productivity application with a comprehensive set of terminal emulation and file transfer services optimized to meet a company's unique information systems requirements. "Conextions' 3270Vision application is a key enabler that will benefit our customers as we implement NEXTSTEP as our company-wide information systems solution", said Mike Adelson, project manager for Chrysler Financial Corporation. "With 3270VisionAPI, we were able to quickly design EagleVision, a custom 3270 communications solution, and seamlessly integrate it into the NEXTSTEP environment. As a result, our 2500 users will be able to access critical mainframe resources while maintaining the power and ease-of-use benefits that lead us to choose NEXTSTEP." 3270Palette is an object library for the development of distributed network applications that connect the NEXTSTEP and IBM operating environments. 3270Palette is fully integrated with NEXTSTEP's Interface Builder and provides a powerful application development environment. The palette includes 3270View, a customized view for 3270 sessions, 3270Object for easy drag and drop operation, as well as the 3270 Keys panel, matrix and menus. 3270Builder is an integrated NEXTSTEP application designed to automate the process of creating GUI front-ends for existing IBM applications. 3270Builder automatically parses mainframe screens to build a Database Kit (DBKit) model. Developers can then build custom front-ends for mainframe applications using standard Interface Builder and DBKit palettes. Conextions' 3270Tools product family is currently undergoing beta testing and is scheduled for shipment in June of this year. All products will be available directly from Conextions or from Conextions' authorized reseller channel and prices are dependent on license sizes. In a separate release, Conextions announced the shipment of enhanced versions of its 3270Vision and 5250Vision terminal emulation and file transfer products, which connect NEXTSTEP-based computers to IBM mainframe or Applications System/400 midrange computers, respectively. These announcements, combined with the new 3270Tools product family, further enhance Conextions' position as a leader in the NEXTSTEP-to-IBM connectivity market. Conextions, Inc. of North Andover, Mass. is exclusively focused on developing and marketing connectivity products and application development tools for the NEXTSTEP environment. For more information about Conextions' products, please contact Scott Opitz at (508) 689-3570. ____________________________________________________________________ => 2. workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project Management Tool for NEXTSTEP For more information, contact: workstation ag Rohrstrasse 36/38 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland Phone: (41) 1 828 95 55 Fax: (41) 1 828 95 70 E-mail reh@wag.ch workstation ag Announces NeXTplan Project: Project Management Tool for NEXTSTEP workstation ag is announcing the availability of NeXTplan for the NeXT 68K as well as Under NEXTSTEP for Intel. These new product further position workstation ag as the leading supplier of highly available, easy to administer project-management environments. With this project management we also laid the foundation of a software that will offer enhanced performance and lower costs to our customers. The workstation ag NeXTplan Project NEXTPlanProject is a handy window-based project management system which permits to plan rapidly from most simple to most complex projects. The central chart displays the project's schedule (PERT representation) where the project's tasks and the tasks' dependencies can be graphically defined with the mouse. NEXTPlan of course provides all the typical project management system's standard features as resources and resources' calendars definition, automatic leveling, hierarchical project's structuration, actual versus planned data, budget and timing analysis. An interactive mouse-driven resource leveling was also developed to let the user solve the resources' conflicts in a rapid, optimal, precise and straightforward way. Through making a great use of mouse interaction with the graphics, special care was taken to offer the user a comfortable, flexible and intuitive interface to define, display and modify his data. Finally the chart views and customized reports accessing all NEXTPlanProject's data fields can be printed with a minimum of time and project's information, making NEXTPlanProject a practical and powerful tool for managers. Information and contact: workstation ag Rohrstrasse 36/38 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland Phone: (41) 1 828 95 55 Fax: (41) 1 828 95 70 E-mail reh@wag.ch ____________________________________________________________________ => 3. workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators for NEXTSTEP For more information, contact: workstation ag Rohrstrasse 36/38 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland Phone: (41) 1 828 95 55 Fax: (41) 1 828 95 70 E-mail reh@wag.ch workstation ag is shipping IBM, Unisys and DEC Emulators for NEXTSTEP workstation ag is announcing the availability of 3 emulators on Multiplatforms running Unix. These new products further position workstation ag as the leading supplier of highly available, easy to administer Terminal-Emulators to Unix workstation environments. With this emulators we also laid the foundation of a series products of host-connectivity and that will offer enhanced performance, better reliability and lower costs to our customers. Workstation AG IBM 3270 "WE-I3179c / WE-I3179g" Terminal emulation family WE-I3179 is one of the most complete multiplatform 3270 emulation family you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations like SUN4 (4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x), HP-700/800 (hpux 8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k and Intel 486/586). A character only (WE-I3179c) and a 3179g graphic version (WE-I3179g) of the terminal are available. A 3287 printer (LU type 1) is implemented. All provides graphic utilities for keyboard mapping, macro definitions, color editing and parameters. IND$FILE, Script and API are provided. Both printer output and screen hardcopies are converted either to ASCII or Postscript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file. The resizable emulation window can be surrounded with buttons whose function's and label's are free definable. The companion WE-COMD server emulates the 3174 controller and allows connections to occur through TCP/IP, TokenRing (LLC), X25 (QLLC) and Coax (DFT) links. Workstation AG UNISYS UTS "WE-UTSc / WE-UTSg" Terminal emulation family WE-UTS is one of the most complete multiplatform UTS emulation family you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations like SUN4 (4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x), HP-700/800 (hpux 8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k and Intel 486/586). WE-UTSc emulates all character terminals from the Uniscope to the SVT in 132 column mode. WE-UTSg adds the UTS60 color graphics to the above features. Both provides graphic utilities for keyboard mapping, macro definitions, color editing and parameters. Both printer output and screen hardcopies are converted either to ASCII or Postscript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file. The resizable emulation window can be surrounded with buttons whose function's and label's are free definable. The companion WE-COMD server emulates the communication protocols needed to connect to UNISYS via TCP/IP (Telnet and OSI/TP0), X25 and UDLC links. Workstation AG DEC VT-320 "WE-D320" Terminal emulation WE-D320 is one of the most complete multiplatform VT320 emulation you can buy today. It is available on X11 based stations like SUN4 (4.1.x and Solaris 2.x), IBM-RS6000 (AIX 3.2x), HP-700/800 (hpux 8.x, 9.x), DEC-5000 (ultrix 4.2) as well as on NEXTSTEP (NeXT 68k and Intel 486/586). WE-D320 implements all DEC Vt100/ Vt220 and Vt-320 terminal commands, including oversized characters and foreign fonts. Graphic utilities are provided for keyboard mapping, macro definitions, color editing and parameters. Both printer output and screen hardcopies are converted either to ASCII or Postscript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file. The resizable emulation window can be surrounded with buttons whose function's and label's are free definable. WE-D320 is used as a front end to communication protocols provided on your station. Inside it, you may start any process like shell, rlogin, tip, pad,... to get access to an application needing a Vt-320 terminal. Information and contact: workstation ag Rohrstrasse 36/38 8152 Glattbrugg Switzerland Phone: (41) 1 828 95 55 Fax: (41) 1 828 95 70 E-mail reh@wag.ch ____________________________________________________________________ => 4. Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro(TM) for NEXTSTEP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Jayson Adams, CEO Scott Love, President Millennium Software Labs 1010 El Camino Real, Suite 300 Menlo Park, CA, 94025 Phone: (415) 321-3720 Fax: (415) 321-3650 Email: info@millennium.com Millennium Software Labs Announces Newsgrazer Pro(TM) for NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP application to allow users to read Usenet and corporate news groups MENLO PARK, California, July 28, 1993 - Millennium Software Labs announced today that it will introduce Newsgrazer Pro, a software product for browsing articles and message threads from the numerous Usenet news groups. Usenet news groups have become a significant source of technology, event, and general interest information, and are growing in popularity among industry and business users. Newsgrazer Pro will provide both novice an expert users with a powerful interface for navigating this vast information resource. Jayson Adams, Millennium's CEO, said in an interview today, "We have received a lot of customer requests that Millennium release a net news reader for NEXTSTEP. Our expertise in developing information management applications makes us the ideal company for creating a commercial-quality product for this category. Newsgrazer Pro's introduction later this year will provide NEXTSTEP users with a simple and elegant application for accessing the Usenet." "Information processing and management is the most important application category of this decade, and Millennium is focused exclusively on providing NEXTSTEP solutions for this category. Newsgrazer Pro fits perfectly into our award-winning product line, which includes NoteBook and Engage! Desktop," said Scott Love, Millennium's President. Newsgrazer Pro for NEXTSTEP will have a suggested retail price of $199.95. The product will ship during the fourth quarter of 1993 in multiple architecture binary (MAB) format, capable of running on both Motorola- and Intel-based NEXTSTEP computers. Millennium Software Labs, Inc. is a privately-held start-up founded by Jayson Adams and Scott Love, former employees of NeXT Computer, Inc. Millennium develops and markets personal productivity software for NEXTSTEP-based computer systems. The company's mission is to develop state-of-the-art applications for information management. Product design and architecture are based entirely on NEXTSTEP, the most advanced object-oriented software technology available today. For more information about this press release, contact Jayson Adams, CEO, or Scott Love, President. Millennium Software Labs is located at 1010 El Camino Real, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA, 94025. (415) 321-3720, (415) 321-3650 Fax, info@millennium.com. Keywords: computers, technology, software, Millennium Software Labs, Newsgrazer Pro, NeXT, NEXTSTEP, news reader, Usenet (C) 1993 Millennium Software Labs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Newsgrazer Pro and Engage! Desktop are trademarks of Millennium Software Labs, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc, in the U.S. and other countries. ___________________________________________________________________ => 5. WordPerfect Corporation Releases WordPerfect 1.0.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WORDPERFECT CORPORATION Contact: Paul D. Eddington (801) 228-5006 Fax: (801) 228-5077 WORDPERFECT CORPORATION RELEASES WORDPERFECT FOR NEXTSTEP OREM, Utah -- June 17, 1993 WordPerfect Corporation today announced its new WordPerfect 1.0.1 for NEXTSTEP interim release is shipping. The updated release includes support for NeXT Computer Inc.'s new NEXTSTEP operating system for Intel processors. The interim release also adds support for NEXTSTEP's drag and drop text feature and on-line help. "Programming for NEXTSTEP is a developer's dream" said Nathan Hatch, UNIX product marketing manager at WordPerfect Corporation. "Because of the way NEXTSTEP manages information, we were able to add powerful new features to this interim release in a relatively short amount of time." The program disks include multiple File Allocation Tables (FAT) allowing WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP to run on NEXTSTEP for Motorola-based proprietary machines as well as Intel-based 486 and Pentium personal computers. NEXTSTEP for Intel was introduced last month at NeXTWORLD EXPO in San Francisco. Two key new features in the interim release of WordPerfect for NeXT take advantage of advanced NEXTSTEP 3.0 technology. WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP's drag and drop feature lets users select text or graphics and move them anywhere within the same document, other opened WordPerfect documents, or other NEXTSTEP software applications that support the NEXTSTEP drag and drop feature. The drag and drop feature also lets users drag and drop file icons to open WordPerfect documents. WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP accepts WordPerfect, ASCII, WPG, TIFF, EPS, and RTF file formats. WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP documentation is tightly integrated with NEXTSTEP's own on-line documentation system allowing users to access both WordPerfect and NEXTSTEP on-line help from within WordPerfect. "Productivity software is an important component of NeXT's strategy to provide a client environment that fully integrates shrink wrapped applications with custom applications and legacy systems," said Julie Saffren, NeXT developer advocate. "We are please WordPerfect Corporation continues to support NEXTSTEP customers with current and next generation products." "These advances are steps toward WordPerfect Corporation's goal to develop a version of WordPerfect for NEXTSTEP that will be feature and file compatible with its DOS and Windows counterparts and take advantage of NeXT's technology," said Hatch. WordPerfect Corporation, headquartered in Orem, Utah, is a privately held company that develops business software to help people process, share and present information across a wide variety of computer operating systems. Among the company's key products are the worlds best-selling word processor, WordPerfect, as well as WordPerfect Office, WordPerfect InForms and WordPerfect Presentations. Recognized for its leadership in providing outstanding customer support, WordPerfect Corporation is represented throughout the world by 50 international affiliates serving 106 countries in 27 languages. WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. ___________________________________________________________________ => 6. Uptime Announces NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet For more information, contact: Martin Elmer Uptime Object Factory Inc Baumackerstrasse 46 8050 Zurich Phone +41 1 313 06 07 Fax +41 1 313 07 55 NeXTmail info@uptime.ch NEXTSTEP Drivers for HP-LaserJet Uptime Inc announced today TCPprd, their printerdriver for HP LaserJet printers with JetDirect-interface. From any NEXTSTEP machine, Intel or NeXT hardware, all the laserprinters on the network are accessible via TCP/IP. "Integration of existing laserprinters is really easy", says Marcel Waldvogel, Director of Internetworking. "Printers can be placed where ever they are needed and users can see the hp Printers in the standard NEXTSTEP printpanel." TCPprd manages automatic fontdownloading and reports messages from the printer on a specific machine on the network. TCPprd is available now. Call +41 1 313 06 07 or write to info@uptime.ch. Uptime Object Factory Inc is a software company located in Zurich, Switzerland. Uptime Inc is focused fully on NEXTSTEP development and provides services ranging from network integration to custom application development. ___________________________________________________________________ => 7. Athena Announces Spreadsheet for NEXTSTEP: Mesa 1.5 For more information, contact: Athena Design Tracy Kugelman 17 St. Mary's Court Boston, MA 02146 USA tel. 1.617.734.6372 fax 1.617.734.1130 Email: tracy@athena.com Athena Design Announces NEXTSTEP Spreadsheet: Mesa 1.5 with Palettized Objects Athena Design is pleased to announce that Mesa version 1.5 is now available. Mesa 1.5 ships as a Multi-architecture ("fat") binary for both NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors as well as NeXT computers running NEXTSTEP 3.0 or higher. Mesa was recently given a "Best of Breed" Award at the 1993 NeXTWORLD EXPO. Mesa's objects have been palettized to assist custom programmers integrating Mesa into mission critical custom applications. Other new features included in Mesa 1.5: The Query Inspector is new and radically improved. It allows update, insert, delete and "raw SQL". Added support for drag & drop tabular text type for interoperability with DataPhile. Mesa now supports underlining within cells within the Cell Style Inspector. Mesa now supports a database server adaptor. This will allow the creation of addins that will link to SQL servers other than Sybase (the built-in default). Upgrades: In keeping with Athena Design's policy of one year of upgrades for Mesa, upgrades are available via anonymous ftp from the following archives: cs.orst.edu in the directory /pub/next/demos/spreadsheets ftp.cica.indiana.edu (directory unknown) athena.com in the directory /pub/Mesa peanuts.pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in the directory /pub/next/Demos (please note that this machine is in Germany) Documentation in PostScript format is available from athena.com in /pub/Mesa. The upgrade on floppy disks is $10.00 US, and the manual set (the User's Guide plus the Programmer's Guide) is also $10.00 US. We cannot accept credit cards. Please send a check or money order in US dollars to: Athena Design Attn. Upgrades 17 St. Mary's Court Boston, MA 02146 USA If you have any questions please contact: Tracy Kugelman, Director tel. 1.617.734.MESA (6372) Sales and Marketing fax 1.617.734.1130 NeXT Mail Welcome tracy@athena.com ___________________________________________________________________ => 8. Cub'x Announces X-Windows for NEXTSTEP for Intel News For Immediate Release Contact : Cub'x Systemes Immeuble Sedgwick 7, Rue Peugeot 92563 Rueil Malmaison Cedex France +33 1 47 08 74 40 +33 1 47 08 74 41fax info@cubx.com USA: (503) 644-0111 iti@inttech.com Paris, France, July 19, 1993. - Cub'x Systemes is proud to announce the release of Cub'X-Window for NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors (NS/FIP). Cub'X-Window v4.0 for NS/FIP is of course fully X11R5 compliant and has all the features you were used to have on the black hardware version. You have access to many X display options, a great range of new exciting features and Cub'X-Window amazing speed! Cub'X-Window allows you to run X applications locally on your NEXTSTEP computer, or display X applications running on other X Window workstations of your network. You can also develop or port X applications on your NEXTSTEP computer with Cub'X-Window Development Tools module. Moreover Cub'X-Window v4.0 for NS/FIP propose on CD-ROM the complete X11R5 sources and some contributions as provided by the MIT. Users will find it easier to complete their X Window environment with additional clients, especially those without access to ftp sites! Cub'X-Window supports Tab Window Manager (twm), OSF/Motif 1.2 is available as an optional module. "I believe a major factor to NEXTSTEP success is the user ability to efficiently access his legacy applications. NEXTSTEP advantages are so manifest, using NEXTSTEP is adopting it. However, there is a transitory time during which applications based on the previous system are still needed. This period must be untroublesome for a successful move to NEXTSTEP. " said Gerard Laurent, Cub'x Systemes General Manager. "Cub'X-Window ensures the continuity of the user's X11 legacy applications on NS/FIP. Its high technical qualities and complete range of features make it the most advanced X Window solution for Intel based platforms." "Because we continued to push forward Cub'X-Window's development, even after achieving great results on black hardware, we are now able to offer to PC users the fastest and most stable X solution." said Arnaud Weber, Cub'X-Window Project Manager. "Cub'X-Window is technologically advanced, obviously, but it's keeping its very competitive pricing." You can now take a look at the speed and unique features of Cub'X-Window on Intel based platforms, by downloading its demo version located on archive server cs.orst.edu. The CubXWindowDemoIntel package is located in the directory pub/next/submissions or /pub/next/XNeXT. Cub'x Systemes, located in Paris, France, is the center of expertise for NEXTSTEP in France, through its activities NEXTSTEP software development and NEXTSTEP Value Added Dealer status. Cub'X-Window is a trademark of Cub'x Systemes S.A. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. OSF/Motif 1.2 is a trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CUB'X-WINDOW PRICES (North American Prices. Prices are in USD, taxes excluded). Unit Prices Commercial Education Cub'X-Window Run Time $ 250 $ 175 Cub'X-Window Run-Time + Motif 1.2 $ 390 $ 315 Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at E:\listplex\SYSTEM\SCRIPTS\filearea.cgi line 455, line 1179. Cub'X-Window Run-Time + Development Tools $ 450 $ 315 Cub'X-Window Run-Time + Development Tools + Motif 1.2 $ 590 $ 455 Site license pricing are available, please contact us! Prices subject to change without notice. Taxes, shipping and handling charges are additional, and vary with the size of your order. ___________________________________________________________________ => 9. Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP Additional X Windows Solutions for NEXTSTEP eXodus Manufacturer: White Pine Software X11R5 Simultaneously runs, side by side NEXTSTEP Complete color support fo all NeXT monitors Compatible with NEXTSTEP 3.0 info@wpine.com co-Xist Pencom 9050 Capital of Texas Highway North Austin, Texas 78759 tel (512) 343-6666 or 1-800-pencom4 or (512) 343-1111 fax (512) 343-9650 co-Xist_info@pencom.com -or- info@pencom.com ____________________________________________________________________ HIGHER EDUCATION / ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS (July) ____________________________________________________________________ => 1. Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP for Intel For more information, contact: Absoft sales department voice: (313) 853-0050 fax: (313)853-0108 email: support@absoft.com CompuServe: [76360,3551] Absoft Announces Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 for NEXTSTEP for Intel Absoft is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Object-Oriented FORTRAN 77 v3.2 for NEXTSTEP486 for Intel processors. The new compiler is 100% source compatible with Absoft Object-Oriented FORTRAN for NeXT's 68040 based computer systems, allowing application migration to the NEXTSTEP486 environment with a simple recompilation of source code. Object-Oriented FORTRAN for NEXTSTEP for Intel processors combines Absoft's experience in developing optimizing compilers for other 32 bit Intel UNIX environments (SCO, SVR4, UnixWare) and our five years of experience with NEXTSTEP on the original NeXT hardware platform. Major features of the new compiler are: o Special Intel486/Pentium processor optimizations yield maximum performance from NEXTSTEP486 FORTRAN applications/libraries o 100% source compatible with Absoft Object-Oriented FORTRAN for 68040 based NEXTSTEP o VAX/VMS, IBM/VS, Sun/Cray compatibility options aid in porting to the NEXTSTEP for Intel processors environment The compiler is fully ANSI Standard X3.9-1978 including all MIL-STD 1753 extensions. An Intel 486DX or Pentium processor and the NEXTSTEP 3.1 Developer Release are required. Part of Absoft's Multi-Platform Solution suite of tools, Absoft FORTRAN for Intel based NEXTSTEP provides source compatability with existing Absoft FORTRAN products for: o Intel Unix platforms (SCO ODT, Interactive SVR4, UnixWare, etc.), o DOS (32 bit extended), o Windows NT for Intel486/Pentium, o Macintosh, o SunOS SPARC, and o AIX IBM RS/6000. Regular retail price of Absoft o Motorola OCS/BCS 88K platforms (D.G. AViiON, Motorola Delta, etc) Object-Oriented FORTRAN for NEXTSTEP for Intel processors is $995.00 for a single user/single CPU license. From now until September 1, 1993, registered users of Object-Oriented FORTRAN for 68040 based NEXTSTEP are eligible to purchase a copy of Absoft FORTRAN for NEXTSTEP486 for the introductory price of $495.00, a savings of up to $500.00. Offer good for registered 68040 NEXTSTEP Absoft FORTRAN users in the US and Canada only. Limit one copy per customer. If you have questions or require further information, please contact Absoft sales department at voice: (313) 853-0050, fax: (313)853-0108, email: support@absoft.com, or CompuServe: [76360,3551]. (U.S.A. & Canada). The Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest (vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993) issue 2 follows... %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%