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NewCode Technology Announces Embedded C++ Interpreter

NewCode Technology Inc. has announced the release of its embeddable C++ interpreter, NCi. The company has also made a free version of the interpreter available for preliminary evaluation.

NCi is a standards-compliant C++ interpreter designed to be embedded in end-user applications. NCi becomes a run-time component of an application, allowing application developers to provide end-users with the ability to dynamically extend functionality in their C++ products. As a result, code can be reused, new behavior is added more easily, the architecture of distributed C++ applications is simplified, and the useful life of the product is extended.

NCi allows interpreted code to call compiled code with full type checking. It also allows new variables, functions, and types (including subclasses) to be created at run time. In addition, it ensures proper interaction between all interpreted code and compiled code.

NCi is currently available on HP-UX and Solaris. Pricing ranges from under $100 to $1,500, depending on volume. For preliminary evaluation, the interpreter can be downloaded via FTP on the Internet.

For more information contact NewCode Technology, Inc., 650 Suffolk St., Lowell, MA 01854. +1-508-454-7255. FAX: +1-508-454-7559. e-mail: info@newcode.com.

Mainsoft Announces Visual SourceSafe 4.0, MainWin XDE 1.3, and OLE Controls Beta

Mainsoft Corporation has announced the release of three products: Visual SourceSafe 4.0 for UNIX, a multi-platform, project-oriented, version-control system compatible with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for the PC and Mac platforms; MainWin XDE (extended Development Environment), a component of MainWin Studio that enables re-hosting of original Windows source code, MFC, resource files, and help files across all major UNIX platforms; and the beta version of its OLE implementation including support for OLE Controls.

Pricing for Visual SourceSafe starts at $500 per named user per UNIX platform. Pricing for MainWin XDE starts at $5,000 per named user per UNIX platform.

For more information contact Mainsoft Corporation, 1270 Oakmead Parkway, Ste. 310, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. 800-MAINWIN or +1-408-774-3400. FAX: +1-408-774-3404. e-mail: info@mainsoft.com. WWW: http://www.mainsoft.com.

NuMega Announces SoftICE for Windows NT and BoundsChecker 4.0

NuMega Technologies, Inc. announced SoftICE for Windows NT, a debugger, and BoundsChecker 4.0, an error detection tool that supports Microsofts ActiveX Technologies.

SoftICE for Windows NT enables kernel-mode debugging on one machine, allowing control of the whole Windows NT system, debugging all application and system modules, and solutions to problems that would otherwise degrade software quality or prevent on-time shipment. BoundsChecker 4.0 includes Smart Debugging, a feature that provides background error detection continuously during development.

SoftICE for Windows NT is available for $699. Special pricing for existing customers is available, as well as corporate site license options. BoundsChecker prices start at $299.

For more information contact NuMega Technologies, 9 Townsend West, Nashua, NH 03063. +1-603-889-2386. FAX: +1-603-889-1135. e-mail: info@numega.com. WWW: http://www.numega.com/.

Kenonic Announces CrypKey Software Licensing System

Kenonic Controls has released CrypKey, a software licensing system that provides invisible security and flexibility over licensing of products. CrypKey prevents unauthorized usage and grants customers different levels of privileges, usage privileges limited by time or number of uses, and all turnkey software usage privileges. CrypKey uses no hardware key or disk key, includes a software library that easily integrates with the developers existing programs, and can be used to track and control software sold by third party distributors.

CrypKey is available for MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT. CrypKey can be purchased for a one-time cost or on a per-use basis.

For more information contact Kenonic Controls, Ltd., 7175 - 12th Street S.E., Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2H 2S6. +1-403-258-6200. FAX: +1-403-258-6201.

Blue Sky Announces Visual SQL

Blue Sky Software has released Visual SQL. Visual SQL extends Visual C++ with visual designers, intuitive wizards, and object-oriented data access, creating a visual and client/server development environment without leaving Microsoft Visual C++s familiar environment. Visual SQL integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Developer Studio and is designed for developers who want to rapidly develop robust, scaleable high-performance C++ client/server applications.

Visual SQL allows Visual C++ developers to create client/server applications. The Visual SQL Tools provide definition of queries, SQL statements, tables, pick lists, custom screens, as well as instant access to all database objects from a central component repository. Visual SQL is based on the industry standard C++ object-oriented language and builds on the power of the 32-bit Visual C++ native code compiler.

For more information contact Blue Sky Software Corporation, 7777 Fay Ave., Ste. 201, La Jolla, CA 92037. +1-619-459-6365. FAX: +1-619-459-6366. WWW: http://www.blue-sky.com

INT Announces Carnac and Free Tools for Linux

Interactive Network Technologies, Inc. (INT) has announced the release of Carnac, a cross-platform graphics framework, and a free Linux version of its table and charting tools, EditTable and ChartObject.

Carnac is a library of objects that provides the benefits of portability without sacrificing performance. Carnacs object-oriented design provides multiple views, layered graphics, virtual scrolling, integrated hardcopy output, and interactive editing facilities. EditTable Widget and ChartObject Library provide tools for creating, displaying, and editing tables and charts. EditTable contains resources for interactive control of all aspects of table data visualization and manipulation. ChartObject includes a library of 2-D and 3-D graphing tools for building presentation quality charts and graphs.

Carnac currently supports Windows NT, Windows 95, and most of the common UNIX Window implementations.

The freeware versions of EditTable and ChartObject for Linux can be downloaded from INTs Web site (http://www.int.com/linux.html). Commercial versions of these products are also available for both UNIX and Linux platforms.

For more information contact Interactive Network Technologies, Inc., 2901 Wilcrest, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77042-6011. +1-713-975-7434. FAX: +1-713-975-1120. e-mail: info@int.com. WWW: http://www.int.com.

CenterLine Launches C++Expert

CenterLine Software has introduced C++Expert, a debugging tool that combines on-line C++ advice with error detection to help eliminate defects as code is written.

C++Experts SourceWise three-way automatic error detection helps developers detect errors early in the process, whether during compile, link, or run time, when it costs less to make changes.

C++Expert is available for SunOS and Solaris on SPARC and UltraSPARC. Cost is $995 per seat.

For more information contact CenterLine Software, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, 10 Fawcett St., Cambridge, MA 02138-1110. +1-617-498-3000. FAX: +1-617-868-6655. http://www.centerline.com.

HP Introduces ORB Plus 2.0

Hewlett-Packard Company has introduced HP ORB Plus 2.0, a C++ object request broker (ORB) that complies with CORBA 2.0 specifications, for HP-UX, SunSoft Solaris, and Microsoft NT platforms.

HP ORB Plus 2.0 provides a framework approach that allows you to select only the components and CORBA services (events, naming, and lifecycle) they need. It is a small-footprint implementation of the CORBA 2.0 specification, providing flexibility to create applications of various sizes, including small embedded applications and large-scale enterprise-wide applications.

HP ORB Plus 2.0 features the CORBA 2.0 HOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol), that allows interoperability with other CORBA 2.0-compliant ORBS. Using the HOP protocol, HP ORB Plus 2.0 will interoperate with Distributed Smalltalk software, now available from ParcPlace-Digitalk.

For more information contact Hewlett Packard Company, 3404 E. Harmony Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80525. 800-637-7740, WWW: http://www.hp.com.

IBM Releases VisualAge for C++ for Windows v3.5

IBM has released VisualAge for C++ for Windows v3.5. VisualAge for C++ for Windows features IBM Open Class Library, a library of prebuilt components that can be assembled into portable applications. The library incorporates the compound-document framework technology from Taligent. Frameworks provide a structure for reusing application designs and code built from predefined objects. Taligents Compound Document Framework (CDF) simplifies Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) programming by enabling creation of OLE applications with as few as two or three lines of code. CDF represents a collaboration among IBM, Taligent, and Lotus Development Corporation. Lotus technology facilitates interaction with the OLE interface.

VisualAge for C++ for Windows v3.5 costs $449. Customers using any competitive product with a C++ compiler on Windows can take advantage of a special upgrade base price of $299. Customers using VisualAge for C++ for OS/2 v3 will be entitled to an upgrade base price of $225. VisualAge for Smalltalk, Standard for Windows v3.0 (supporting individual programmers) is priced at $1,499, and VisualAge for Smalltalk, Professional for Windows v3.0 (supporting team development) is priced at $3,799. Registered users of VisualAge for Smalltalk for Windows v3.0 will receive a free upgrade for Windows NT and Windows 95.

For more information contact International Business Machines Corporation, Route 100, P.O. Box 100, Somers, NY 10589. 800-426-4329. WWW: http://www.software.ibm.com/info/pr0305.html.

Talking Technology Releases PULSE TRAIN

Talking Technology Inc. has released PULSE TRAIN, a pulse detection algorithm designed for integration with Talking Technologys application generators and development toolkits. PULSE TRAIN enables Talking Technologys Voice Window application generator and developers custom applications to integrate with touch-tone (DTMF) and pulse dialing environments. PULSE TRAIN can recognize any combination of touch-tone and pulse digits for optimal and precise call processing.

Talking Technology offers a wide range of low-level development toolkits and application generators incorporating PULSE TRAIN as a standard feature. They include: Voice Window International, a package including the Voice Ranger 2 port voice processing hardware and the Voice Window flow-chart GUI; Commando Tool, a low-level C development library for DOS, allowing system integrators and OEM developers to create third party software for the Talking Technology Voice Ranger 2 port voice processing hardware, and PEAK for Voice Toolkit, a low-level C development library for creating Windows-based applications for the Talking Technology Voice Ranger 2 port voice processing hardware.

For more information contact Talking Technology, Inc., 1125 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, CA 94501. +1-510-522-3800. FAX: +1-510-522-5556.

TGS Announces VRML ActiveX Control for Internet Explorer 3.0

Template Graphics Software (TGS) has announced a 3-D graphics ActiveX control for Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. The 3Space Explorer control includes file support for VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), Silicon Graphics Open Inventor, and Autodesk DXF. The control enables interactive 3-D content to be easily incorporated into home pages on the World Wide Web. The control differs from other embedded VRML support approaches, such as browser plug-ins, in that it is fully programmable through the use of VBScript and JavaScript. This programmability enables construction of 3-D objects into the front-end of applications and then deployment of the applications as web pages.

Cost for 3Space Explorer is $150.

For more information contact Template Graphics Software, Inc., 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd., Ste. 200, San Diego, CA 92121-4331. +1-619-457-5359. FAX: +1-619-452-2547. WWW: http://www.tgs.com.

Hurricane Software Releases Source Gen PRO and WinGrep

Hurricane Software has released Source Gen PRO, a tool for creating source code for dialogs that can be displayed in Windows 3.1, and WinGREP, a multi-file search utility that locates text strings in source code files.

Source Gen PRO can create response handlers for window messages and notifications, and can subclass controls. The source code generation templates are fully customizable, allowing the code to be generated to fit the users needs. WinGREP displays the results of a search in a programmers native working environment. WinGREP can be customized to automatically synchronize an editor or IDE with the results of a search. Not only does it open the file, but it will also position to the line of the match.

You can download trial versions of Source Gen PRO and WinGREP from the World Wide Web at www.sunflower.org/~hurrican or from CompuServe. Type GO WINUTIL for the trial version of Source Gen PRO and GO DELPHI for WinGREP. Source Gen PRO costs $39. WinGREP costs $39. Call for volume pricing information.

For more information contact Hurricane Software, Inc., 2401 S.E. 7th St., Blue Springs, MO 64014. 888-946-4737 (toll free) or +1-816-373-9252. e-mail: hurrican@oz.sunflower.org. CompuServe: 102470,2564. WWW: http://www.sunflower.org/~hurrican

Computer Boards Announces UniversalTools for Programmers and VIValue

ComputerBoards has released UniversalTools for Programmers, a package of GUI custom controls and a library for real-time data analysis, manipulation, and control. In addition, ComputerBoards has teamed up with Hewlett-Packard to produce VIValue, a virtual instrumentation package for creating visual programming environments.

UniversalTools integrates with Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 applications, and supports development with Visual Basic (VBXs are included), Visual C++, C, and Borland Delphi programming languages. UniversalTools consists of a Windows dynamic link library (DLL), a library file, and header files for the users appropriate programming language. VIValue consists of a ComputerBoards data acquisition card and Hewlett-Packards HP-VEE visual programming package.

Universal Tools costs $99. VIValue costs $995.

For more information contact Computer Boards, Inc., 125 High St., Mansfield, MA 02048. +1-508-261-1123. FAX: +1-508-261-1094.

ObjectSoftware Releases ObjectManual 1.5

ObjectSoftware Inc. has announced Release 1.5 of ObjectManual, a software tool to generate HTML format documentation from C++ programs. ObjectManual incorporates the use of JAVA and HTML to generate hyperlinked documentation.

ObjectManual helps automate the generation of HTML documents from C++ programs. Software written in C++ is made up of data structures. In C++, a class represents a data structure and is made up of methods and data. ObjectManual analyzes C++ classes and generates their documentation. The documentation is generated in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format. The generated documentation can be viewed by HTML browsers and editors. Along with the documentation, Release 1.5 of ObjectManual generates applet tags in the HTML documentation. These tags are interpreted by Java enabled browsers to draw C++ class hierarchies, method hierarchies and various other class related information.

ObjectManual Release 1.5 is available for SPARC SunOS 4.l.X, SPARC Solaris 2.X, x86 Solaris 2.4 architectures, and Windows NT. Single license price for SPARC architecture starts from $2,895. Single license price for WinNT is $995.

For more information contact ObjectSoftware, Inc., 3519 Misty Meadow Dr., Dallas, TX 75287. +1-214-373-2021. FAX: +1-214-662-0827. e-mail: objsoft@netcom.com. WWW: http://www.obsoft.com.

Rational Releases Apex C/C++ Embedded Environment

Rational Software Corporation has announced Rational Apex C/C++ Cross, an integrated software-engineering environment for designing, developing, and maintaining complex C and C++ applications. The product includes cross-compilation support for Motorolas family of PowerPC microprocessors.

Rational Apex C/C++ Cross is a fully-integrated system that includes a production quality C and C++ cross-compiler, a target-oriented source-level debugger, a C/C++ code-rule checker, and a program browser. Rational Apex C/C++ Cross supports the draft ANSI C++ standard, ANSI C, and K&R C.

Rational Apex C/C++ Cross comes with a fully-configured board support package (BSP), that can be used by customers as is, or that can be customized to the specialized application hardware requirements.

Rational Apex C/C++ Cross supports Sun SPARC systems running the Solaris operating system. The price starts at $14,000. Volume discounts are available.

For more information contact Rational Software Corporation, 2800 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051-0951. +1-408-496-3600. FAX: +1-408-496-3636. e-mail: product_info@rational.com. WWW: http://www.rational.com.

KL Group Announces JClass Table and JClass Table Applet

KL Group Inc. has announced JClass Table and JClass Table Applet. JClass Table helps Java developers build large, sophisticated tables and forms, with hundreds of features such as multi-font, multi-color cells; cells containing images or other controls; spanning cells; custom user-interactions; and on-demand cell data.

Table Applet adds sophisticated scrolling tables to Web pages with efficient in-place scrolling, user adjustable cells, and built-in search/sort. The Table class library, for JAVA developers, enables construction of interactive applications with editable cells, forms, and huge scrolling tables.

Cost of JClass Table Applet is $99. JClass Table costs $999.

For more information contact KL Group Inc., 260 King Street East, Third Floor, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5A 1K3. 800-663-4723 or +1-416-594-1026. FAX: +1-416-594-1919. e-mail: info@klg.com. WWW: http://www.klg.com.

DiamondWare Releases WIN-STK for Windows

DiamondWare, Ltd. has released the sound ToolKit for Windows. The WIN-STK is an audio library that allows real-time mixing of up to 16 digital sounds, plus MIDI music. It offers interactive control of each sounds pitch and L/R volume, sequencing of one sound after another, and a window message when a sound is complete. It can play arbitrarily large sounds from memory-mapped files under Win32. 16- and 32-bit files are provided to support Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT.

WIN-STK costs $250, royalty-free, and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

For more information contact DiamondWare, Ltd., 2095 N. Alma School Rd., Ste. 12-288, Chandler, AZ 85224. +1-602-917-3474. FAX: +1-602-917-5973. WWW: http://www.dw.com.

Software Emancipation Technology Announces
DISCOVER 4.0 and DISCOVER Information Server

Software Emancipation Technology, Inc. has released DISCOVER 4.0, the latest release of the their Development Information System, and the DISCOVER Information Server, the core element of the companys Development Information System.

DISCOVER 4.0 introduces REENGINEER/SET, a group of specialized applications that facilitates logical and physical decomposition of complex software systems, helps determine how to divide existing software into new application packages, and reduces recompilation time. The Information Server consolidates, in a central, highly-associative database, all of the information about a companys software and related components.

DISCOVER 4.0 is available through Software Emancipation. It operates on Sun and HP UNIX platforms, supports C and C++ languages, and interfaces with most popular UNIX tools. Pricing for a typical 10-seat configuration begins at $50,000. The new REENGINEER/SET applications start at $150,000.

For more information contact Software Emancipation Technology, Inc., Kiln Brook V, 20 Maguire Rd., Lexington, MA 02173-0843. +1-617-863-8900. +1-617-863-5441.

Popkin Software Releases SA Object

Popkin Software has released SA Object, the object-oriented version of their System Architect. The new release includes a script-based code generation feature. SA Object enables modification of code generated from class-type diagrams. It makes changes to scripts written in BASIC and called by System Architects automatic generation facilities. In addition, developers can write scripts to generate code for other languages. The script-based generator can create code from a Booch Class diagram, an OMT Object diagram, or a Shlaer/ Mellor Information Model.

The initial release of SA Object includes two prewritten scripts, one to generate C++ header (.hpp) files and one to generate Smalltalk (.st) code.

For more information contact Popkin Software & Systems, Inc., 11 Park Place, New York, NY 10007-2801. +1-212-571-3434. FAX: +1-212-571-3436.

Soffront Software Announces Track 3.5

Soffront Software, Inc. has announced Soffront TRACK for Windows v3.5, a LAN-based defect tracking and technical support system. TRACK utilizes a customizable database to define defects and inform users of new defects and the status of fixes.

TRACK v3.5 provides enhanced text and graphical reporting; trend analysis; powerful query by example and visual query builder; point and click customization of the database, data-entry forms, queries, and reports; integration with leading version control systems; automatic e-mail notification; automatic change history; enhanced security and user groups; import and export of data; and synchronization of multi-site databases.

For more information contact Soffront Software Inc., 238 S. Hillview Dr., Milpitas, CA 95035. 800-763-3766 or +1-408-263-2703. e-mail: info@soffront.com. WWW: http://www.soffront.com.

ICL Releases Dais 3.0

ICL, Inc. has released Dais v3.0, ICLs Object Request Broker (ORB) for developing distributed applications. Version 3.0 features include CORBA 2.0; support for Windows 95 and NT, UnixWare, and IBMs AIX; full multi-threading on all platforms; support for C++ to complement existing support for C; and a design enabling upgrades for security, interoperability, and object transaction services.

For more information contact ICL, Inc., 11490 Commerce Park Dr., Reston, VA 22091. +1-703-648-3300. FAX: +1-703-648-3350. WWW: http://www.icl.com/dais.