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April 18, 2003, No. 346

WWDC 2003 Session Schedules Are Now Available
The WWDC 2003 daily session schedules have been posted. Get a head start on planning your week at the conference! Stay tuned to the WWDC web site - information will be coming soon on evening activities, Early Bird sessions, and other special events.

ADC Member News
[1] Localization Discounts from LocalEyes
LocalEyes offers complete localization solutions for software, print, packaging, web and collateral. LocalEyes can also support your need for an international marketing strategy with local market research, sales support solutions, print/web communication development and adaptation. In conjuction with the Apple Developer Connection, LocalEyes is offering a 15% discount to ADC Premier members and a 10% discount to ADC Select members for the first project awarded to LocalEyes.

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Company News
[2] AirPort Extreme Adoption
Apple announced that more than 150,000 AirPort Extreme wireless networking products have been sold this past quarter, representing nearly half of all 802.11 products the company shipped during the quarter.

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Internet and Server
[3] New Releases: Safari Beta 2, Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Safari Beta 2 is an updated beta version of the Safari browser that delivers highly requested features, including tabbed browsing and AutoFill forms.

Mac OS X Server Update 10.2.5 delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: Software RAID, AFP, NetBoot, Network Install, Open Directory Password Server, QuickTime Streaming Server and Workgroup Manager.
[4] Sybase Hosts Webcast for PowerEasy ERP for Xserve
Sybase is hosting a live Webcast to demonstrate its PowerEasy ERP application, the most scalable business application ever designed for Mac OS X Server. This webcast will feature a demonstration of the PowerEasy ERP packages by Raj Salvaraj, System Architect for Effigent, Inc.; a discussion on Xserve and Xserve RAID by Tom Goguen, Apple's Director of Worldwide Server Product Marketing; and a discussion on business continuity by Steve Olson, Sybase Director of Engineering. The webcast will be held Wednesday, April 30, 2003; 2 PM Pacific Time. Register today.

[5] Web Development Tool News: OmniWeb 4.2, WireFusion 3.2
OmniWeb 4.2 from The Omni Group is an update to this web browser built exclusively for Mac OS X. OmniWeb 4.2 adds a number of features intended to improve user experience and bring greater compatibility with web servers and Internet plug-ins.

WireFusion 3.2 from Demicron is a web authoring tool for creation of interactive web presentations. It handles realtime web3D, zoom, slide show, streaming video and audio. WireFusion is now available for Mac OS X.
[6] System Administration Tool News: eSuite4X - MySQL4 Edition, Virtuoso 3.0, FE77 Server Suite 1.1, iAssist
eSuite4X - MySQL4 Edition from MACOSGURU combines the power of open source products with a suite of database management applications to bring you a Macintosh-like user experience. eSuite4X includes four main applications: eSuite4X Setup Assistant, eSuite4X System Preferences pane, Log & Config File Manager and SQL4X Manager J.

Virtuoso 3.0 from OpenLink Software is a cross platform Virtual Database for SQL, XML, and Web Services. Version 3.0 enables transparent and concurrent access in real-time to heterogeneous data sources that include ODBC/JDBC/OLE DB/.NET-accessible databases, XML documents, and data-set oriented Web Services.

FE77 Server Suite 1.1 from FE77 Software, LLC. enables users to leverage existing Mac OS X hardware to provide enterprise class application design, development and deployment. Version 1.1 includes Apache 2.4.1, Cocoon 2.0.4, Tomcat 4.1.18, mod_webapp & mod_jk, PHP 4.3.1, PostreSQL and MySQL database support and Server Manager.app 1.0.2a - a desktop utility to manage the Server Suite components.

iAssist from Maxum Development is an Internet server management tool for Mac OS X that improves network security. It also allows you to remotely access, review, and modify Unix configuration files, as well as accelerate Web access and filter inappropriate content.
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Mac OS X
[7] Windows Win32 API to Mac OS X Porting Guide Updated
Apple has updated the "Windows Win32 API-Mac OS X Porting Guide" to help Windows developers porting their existing C or C++ Windows applications to Mac OS X. The guide introduces Windows programmers to the Mac OS X procedural APIs for key areas such as 2D/3D graphics, user interface, text handling, networking, and multiprocessing. It also directs readers to additional resources on the ADC website, in third-party books, and elsewhere.

[8] Mac OS X Tool News: StuffIt 7.0.3, QuickUML Mac OS X, iTools 7.0
StuffIt 7.0.3 from Aladdin Systems, Inc. is an industry-standard access and compression utility. Version 7.0.3 improves support for Mac OS X's UNIX environment by adding the ability to browse Tape Archives (.Tar), Bzip2, and Gzip. The update also provides support for RAR 3.0, adds an improved "Expert Mode" dialog for compression settings, and fixes a number of bugs.

QuickUML Mac OS X from Excel Software is an object-oriented design tool focused on tight integration and ease-of-use for a core set of UML models. Design work can be shared with the Linux and Windows editions of QuickUML.

iTools 7.0 from Tenon Intersystems is a suite of Apache configuration and management tools for Mac OS X 10.2.5. The new version 7.0 includes Apache 2.0.45 and improved web-based and Aqua desktop tools for secure remote, domain-specific administration for Apache, DNS and multihoming FTP.

[9] Useful Utilities: VisualRoute 7.1, Action Helper 1.0.2, Xupport 1.2.9, MailVoiceClip 1.0, ARTIS Screen Tools 2.5
VisualRoute 7.1 from Visualware Inc. is an integrated traceroute, ping and whois utility that analyzes Internet connectivity and identifies the geographical location of IP addresses on a world map. Version 7.1 includes an updated geo-IP database.

Action Helper 1.0.2 from Steve Roy, Software Design is a free utility that helps you manage folder actions as well as their associated scripts on
Mac OS X.

Xupport 1.2.9 by Laurent Muller is a system maintenance utility that optimizes system performance, allows administrators to access hidden system and Finder settings, clears junk files, and more. Version 1.2.9 includes new features, additional firewall examples and an actualized network port list.

ARTIS Screen Tools 2.5 from Artis Software are a collection of four shareweare design utilities: ARTIS Screen Ruler, Small Screen, Screen Loups and Screen Guides. Version 2.5 introduces improvements to ARTIS Screen Ruler and ARTIS Small Screen.
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Multimedia and QuickTime
[10] Apple Design Awards for QuickTime Content Still Open
There's still time to submit your QuickTime content to the Apple Design Awards, where you can win great hardware prizes. Deadline is Thursday, May 15, 2003.

[10] Audio Tool News: Audio Hijack Pro 1.1, MailVoiceClip 1.0
Audio Hijack Pro 1.1 from Rogue Amoeba Software is an audio grabber and enricher, enabling users to record and save any audio. Version 1.1 includes several new features, improvements and bug fixes.

MailVoiceClip 1.0 from Acrux Software is a Cocoa application that sends voice-clips by e-mail. The recording can be played by both Mac and PC users.
[9] Multimedia Tool News: Qpict 5.2.5, Typeset 1.6, OmniGraffle 3.0, eOrdering Gold 1.8, LightWorks 7.0
Qpict 5.2.5 from runelindman.com is a fully featured, easy-to-use media asset manager for all kinds of multimedia files including images, movies, fonts and sounds. Version 5.2.5 includes several new features.

Typeset 1.6 from Vizspring Software is a full-featured font viewing utility designed for viewing a collection of installed fonts when searching for the perfect font for a particular project or logo. Version 1.6 has several new features and improvements.

The Omni Group has released two major new versions of OmniGraffle, a Mac OS X diagramming and drawing application. OmniGraffle 3.0 adds a multitude of new features designed to help users create superior charts and drawings, while OmniGraffle 3.0 Professional provides a powerful toolset for advanced document manipulation and presentation options.

eOrdering Gold 1.8 from LAJ Design is a cross-platform application that creates online eCommerce stores for small businesses. Version 1.8 adds the ability to accept PayPal payments.

LightWorks 7.0 from LightWork Design is a rendering engine for 3D design. Version 7.0 includes an Altivec-optimized update, giving customers and end-users a performance increase of up to 1.5 times for typical scenes containing soft shadows, ray tracing and procedural shaders.
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Training and Events
[13] Free Issue of "The Better FileMaker Developer"
The Better FileMaker Developer has released the fifth edition of its learning series. It is free for a limited time to all FileMaker users. This issue discusses getting your relationships right in a FileMaker context.

[14] Developer Related Conferences

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Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2003
June 23-27 in San Francisco, CA
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2003 Emerging Technology Conference
April 22-25 in Santa Clara, CA
10% discount for ADC Members, use code ET03ADC

Open Source CMS Conference [NEW]
May 28-30 in Cambridge, MA

AppleScript Pro Sessions
June 2-6 in Monterey, CA
Early Bird discounts through May 1.

JavaOne 2003
June 10-13 in San Francisco, CA

MacHack 2003 For Developers, By Developers
June 19-21 in Dearborn, MI

O'Reilly Open Source Convention and The Perl Conference
July 7-11 in Portland, OR
10% discount for ADC Members, use code OS03ADC

CREATE
July 14-18 in New York, NY

BSDCon '03
The Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Open Source forum.
Sept 8-12 in San Mateo, CA.

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