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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:41:03 -0800
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From:         cgeiger@NEXT.COM
Subject:      v5.8 - NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 8, November 16,
              1992)

NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 5, issue 8, November 16, 1992)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available
   II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0
  III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler
   IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution
    V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement
   VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT
  VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers
 VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc for NeXT Computer
   IX. Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres
    X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software
   XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer
  XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP
 XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement
  XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations
   XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping
  XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems
 XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College
XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers
  XIX. Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP
   XX. Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development & Support Engineers
  XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software
 XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago
XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C)
 XXIV. Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers
  XXV. Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project
 XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips

The NeXT Nugget News Digest is produced at least twice per month for
the NeXT User Group community of 400 groups.  If you have not
registered your NeXT User Group or if you are thinking of forming a
new NeXT User Group, please send email to "nugget@next.com."


All previous Nugget News Digest issues are archived at the
Purdue ftp archive site: sonata.cc.purdue.edu under...

      /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Q2_1992.tar.Z
      /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Q3_1992.tar.Z
      /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Oct_1992.tar.Z
      /pub/next/submissions/Nugget_News_Digest_Sept_1992.tar.Z


Conrad Geiger
Manager, International NeXT User Group Program


P.S. To be added or deleted from this distribution -or- to submit
announcements to appear in a future issue, please send email to
"nugget@next.com."


____________________________________________________________________

Many thanks to GUN, the New York City NeXT User Group, for recently
hosting their local NYMUG (Mac user group) to an introduction
and presentation on NeXTSTEP 3.0 and the new shipping NeXTSTEP
publishing apps announced below.  Their meeting was attended by
between 400 and 500 people!

conrad

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I. Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Meaghan Hogan, Altsys
Phone: (214) 680-2060
FAX: (214) 680-0537
Email: meaghan_hogan@altsys.com


Altsys Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP Now Available
- Drawing, Organization, Text, and Production Capabilities Now
  Available in One Program

RICHARDSON, TEXAS - October 29, 1992 -  Altsys Corporation announced
today the shipping of Altsys Virtuoso, the advanced design and
production program for NeXTSTEP. Redefining the traditional drawing
program, Virtuoso combines powerful drawing, text, and production
capabilities into one easy-to-master program. Virtuoso also raises
the standard of multiplatform compatibility with its ability to
readily exchange documents with Aldus FreeHand and Adobe
Illustrator on other platforms.

Altsys, the developer of award-winning graphics programs like
Fontographer and Aldus FreeHand on the Macintosh and Windows, first
announced development of Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP at Seybold in San Jose
in the fall of 1991. Since that time, Virtuoso has been praised for
its outstanding performance, drawing capabilities, and user
interface. Altsys then announced the inclusion of new text features
that rival those of professional page layout programs. Now that
Virtuoso is complete, it proves to be the definitive single-page
layout solution for NeXTSTEP users.

"Virtuoso is a no-compromise illustration application that will warm
the hearts of artists and graphic designers," said Steve Jobs, CEO of
NeXT Computer, Inc. "Virtuoso shows the power speed, and precision of
Display PostScript, and is setting the standard that other
illustration applications will have to match."

Virtuoso has advanced yet easy-to-use drawing and transformation
tools which include the multigon tool that simplifies the creation of
polygons and stars, and the freehand tool that can also be used as a
variable-weight or calligraphic pen tool. Users can also take
advantage of state-of-the-art features such as unlimited design
layers, graphic styles, drag and drop color, unparalleled PostScript
support, and extensive fill and line control.

Virtuoso's feature set includes a variety of outstanding text
capabilities not currently found in any other drawing program. With
Virtuoso, creative professionals now have access to extensive
text-formatting capabilities which include: text wrapping around
objects, multiple columns and rows, copyfitting, automatic
hyphenation, linked text blocks, rulers, and several types of tabs.
Virtuoso also enables artists to use text as a graphic, including the
ability to convert text to editable outlines, transform text like any
other element, and bind text to arbitrary paths. In addition,
Virtuoso provides professional typographical control over kerning,
leading, tracking, and baseline shift. These features allow designers
to use one program to combine the graphics and text for items such as
advertisements, brochures, infographics, and newsletters.

"We threw away traditional concepts for developing a graphics program
by creating a feature set and user interface that caters to the needs
of today's creative professional," said Jim Von Ehr, president of
Altsys Corporation. "With its drawing, text-handling, and pre-press
capabilities, Virtuoso gives users the tools they need to take their
designs from conception to production. When combined with the power
of NeXTSTEP, Virtuoso provides a compelling publishing environment."

To simplify the task of working in multi-platform, multi-program
environments, Virtuoso has the ability to import TIFFs (Tagged Image
File Format), as well as import and export EPS (Encapsulated
PostScript) files for use with other programs. In addition, Virtuoso
enables artists to import and export their documents for use with
Aldus FreeHand 3 for the Macintosh and PCs running Windows, as well
as Adobe Illustrator 88 and Adobe Illustrator 3 for the Macintosh,
PCs running Windows, and NeXTSTEP. Graphic artists can also exchange
documents between Virtuoso for NeXTSTEP and Virtuoso for Solaris.

Virtuoso also offers numerous editing capabilities. With features
such as edit in Preview (full color) mode, 100 levels of Undo and
Redo, and Zoom (up to 1600%), artists using Virtuoso have all the
tools they need for flexibility and precision when creating a design.
When their document is complete, users can produce everything from
color comps to full-color separations using Virtuoso's built-in
production capabilities. With NeXTSTEP's Display PostScript, users
can even preview their color separations on-screen.

Virtuoso has a suggested retail price of $695 and will be available
directly from Altsys Corporation, as well as through NeXT-authorized
resellers. Virtuoso requires NeXTSTEP version 2.1 or higher. Versions
of Virtuoso which take advantage of  NeXTSTEP 3.0 and Virtuoso for
NeXTSTEP 486 will be available in the first quarter of 1993.

With true multitasking, high-speed Ethernet networking, and built-in
Display PostScript Level 2, NeXTSTEP provides an ideal platform for
publishing solutions. NeXTSTEP's intuitive graphical interface makes
the power of UNIXR accessible to publishing users. NeXTSTEP Release
3.0 includes the Pantone Color Matching System for accurate color
selection across applications. It provides built-in AppleTalk and
Novell networking, and can read and write Macintosh, DOS, and
UNIX-formatted disks, offering a high level of connectivity with
existing systems. Most significantly, NeXTSTEP is fully
object-oriented system software. This brings several benefits to
publishers, including a higher level of integration across
applications, and more customizable software. NeXTSTEP runs on NeXT
Computers and will be offered on 486-based computers in the first
quarter of 1993.

Founded in 1984, Altsys Corporation, headquartered in Richardson,
Texas, is a world leader in font editing and graphics software.
Altsys offers a sophisticated selection of font editing programs that
allow easy design of custom fonts and logos. Altsys' Macintosh
products include Fontographer, Metamorphosis Professional, and
Fontastic Plus, as well as the Altsys XTRAS line of graphics
enhancements which includes EPS Exchange. Altsys also develops
Fontographer for PCs running Windows 3.1. Virtuoso for Solaris will
be available in the first quarter of 1993. In addition, Altsys
continues to develop Aldus FreeHand.

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Virtuoso and Fontastic are trademarks; the Altsys logo, Fontographer,
EPS Exchange, Altsys XTRAS and Metamorphosis are registered
trademarks of Altsys Corporation. All rights reserved. NeXT and
NeXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other
brands or trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective
owners.


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II. Bacchus Ships Image Agent for NeXTSTEP 3.0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:
   Mieke Erdtsieck
   Telephone: 310/820-9145
   Fax: 310/820-5930
   E-mail: info@bacchus.com


Bacchus Ships Image Agent
  - Drag and Drop Image File Conversion for NeXTSTEP 3.0.


Santa Monica, California  -  October 29, 1992  -  Bacchus, Inc. ships
Image Agent, a powerful, integrated image conversion tool for
NeXTSTEP Release 3.0.

With Image Agent users can simply drag and drop non-native image
files directly into graphic applications, such as PasteUp, Diagram,
Concurrence, and have the images instantly appear. Image Agent
transparently performs the image conversion as if it were part of the
actual application in use. Additionally, image files from PCs,
Macintoshes and Sun Workstations can now be easily imported over a
network into NeXTSTEP applications.

Supported image formats include; TIFF, GIF, Targa, PICT, MacPaint,
PCX, DCX, Windows BMP, MTV, IFF/ILBM, Sun Raster, JPEG, XWD, XBM and
others.

"Image Agent allows NeXT users to share, access, and import a wide
variety of images from many different computer platforms," said
Catherine Mikkelsen, Publishing Developer Advocate at NeXT Computer,
Inc. "Images from other platforms can be effortlessly integrated into
page layout, drawing and imaging applications under NeXTSTEP 3.0."

For those requiring more image conversion options, Bacchus offers
Pixel Magician, its advanced image conversion application. Pixel
Magician provides mass conversion, precise scaling, variable aspect
ratios and image resolutions, alpha channel support, dithering, color
quantization and flexible output options.

The product is included free with Pixel Magician ($299), or can be
purchased separately for $99. It is available directly from Bacchus
and through authorized NeXT distributors, VAR's and dealers. Free
demo disks are available.

Bacchus, Inc., founded in 1985 and based in Santa Monica, CA,
specializes in the development of graphics and communications
software tools for DOS and UNIX Workstations.

***

Image Agent and Pixel Magician are trademarks of Bacchus, Inc. All
other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.





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III. Announcing: NeXT Education Software CDROM Sampler

News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:        Angela Grady
                Allison Thomas Associates
                (415) 780-3786

Announcing:
NeXT(tm) Education Software Sampler: CD-ROM Software Compendium


BALTIMORE, October 28, 1992 -- At the EDUCOM'92 conference today,
NeXT Computer, Inc. announced the availability of the first NeXT
Education Software Sampler, a CD-ROM containing a wide assortment of
public domain shareware education software for NeXTSTEP(tm)
computers.

"Our goal with the NeXT Education Software Sampler is to provide
users with useful, easily accessible software as well as to stimulate
users' imaginations by providing ideas for further development with
NeXTSTEP," said David Spitzler, higher education marketing manager
for NeXT.  "Because all the software on the disc was submitted to
NeXT specifically for redistribution, we encourage users to share
anything on the Software Sampler with others who may be interested in
educational NeXTSTEP software."

Most of the software on the CD-ROM is ready to run and can be used
free of charge.  The software was submitted by faculty, researchers
and students as well as representatives from various industries.  The
disc also contains demonstration versions of a variety of
commercially available applications, submitted by the third-party
developers themselves.  In addition, NeXT has also included the
source code of its modifications to the Free Software Foundation's
GNU-based development tools, including the compilers, debugger and
the emacs editor.

Examples of education software on the disc include FlyLab, an
application written for an introductory genetics course at the
California State University at Los Angeles.  Fly Lab teaches the
principles of genetic inheritance by simulating a genetics laboratory
of the common fruit fly.  Students can design flies that carry
various combinations of mutations, then "mate" the flies to study the
inheritance of genetic traits in the offspring.  Other examples
include Geo4 and Geo5, software for teaching and learning historical
geography, written at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and a
demonstration of Tarski's World, an application for learning
first-order logic written at Stanford University.

Organized into sections by subject, the CD-ROM contains more than 500
megabytes (MB) of applications, utilities, documents and much more.
For instance, the disc includes nearly 15 MB of music software, more
than 70 MB of mathematics software and almost 80 MB of programming
examples and source code from full-functioning applications.  Each
submission includes a README file with minimum standard information
about the application and who to contact for more information.

Price and Availability
The NeXT Education Software Sampler is available now directly from
NeXT for $25.00.  Interested parties can call 1-800-879-NeXT to
order.


About NeXT Computer, Inc.
NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP.  NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software.  NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.

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IV. Announcing the CCRMA Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (CDROM)

                *** now available on CD ROM and FTP ***

The Music Kit is an object-oriented software system for building
music, sound, signal processing, and MIDI applications on the NeXT
computer.  It has been used in such diverse commercial applications
as music sequencers, computer games, and document processors.
Professors and students in academia have used the Music Kit in a host
of areas, including music performance, scientific experiments,
computer-aided instruction, and physical modeling.  The Music Kit is
the first to unify the MIDI and Music V paradigms, thus combining
interaction with generality.  (Music V, written by Max Mathews and
others at Bell Labs three decades ago, was the first widely available
"computer music compiler".)

The NeXT Music Kit was first demonstrated at the 1988 NeXT product
introduction and was bundled in NeXT software releases 1.0 and 2.0.
Beginning with NeXT's 3.0 release, the Music Kit is no longer part of
the standard NeXT software release.  Instead, it is being distributed
and supported by the Center for Computer Research in Music and
Acoustics (CCRMA) of Stanford University.

To launch the CCRMA Music Kit, CCRMA has hired David A. Jaffe,
principal designer of the Music Kit at NeXT Computer Inc.  to work
closely with Prof. Julius O. Smith, designer of the Music Kit DSP
software at NeXT and Associate Professor (Research) at CCRMA.

The first release of the CCRMA Music Kit is now available for NeXT
computers running NeXTSTEP 3.0.  It is a comprehensive package that
includes on-line documentation, programming examples, utilities,
applications and sample score documents.  The package also comes with
the DSP Array Processing Library, and Bug56, a window-oriented,
symbolic debugger for the DSP5600x by Ariel Corporation.

For the first time, source code (!) is available for everything
except Bug56 and the low-level sound, DSP, and MIDI drivers.  This
means researchers and developers may study the source or even
customize the Music Kit and DSP Tools to suit their needs.
Enhancements can be sent to musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu to have them
considered for future CCRMA releases. Commercial NeXT software
developers may freely incorporate and adapt the software to
accelerate development of NeXTSTEP software products.  (Free
commercial use of files copyrighted by NeXT Inc. are understandably
restricted to NeXTSTEP platforms.)

Among the significant enhancements since the NeXT 2.0 version is a
new version of Ensemble, the composition and performance application
by Michael McNabb.  Ensemble can now mix multiple sound files with
DSP sound synthesis, send MIDI to external synthesizers, and generate
complex responses to perfomers' actions, all under MIDI control.
Other enhancements include a new version of ScorePlayer and
improvements to the DSP and Music Kit libraries.

Please send all bug reports, comments, etc. to
musickit@ccrma.stanford.edu


The 3.0 Music Kit and DSP Tools Distribution (including source code)
is now available via ftp and on CD ROM.  See comp.sys.next.misc or
comp.sys.next.announce for details.



======================== CD ROM INFO ==============================

The CD ROM release of the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION
PACKAGE comes free with a year membership to the Bay Area Next Users
Group (BANG).  To join BANG and obtain the CD ROM, send a check for
US $35 to the following address:

        BANG
        P.O. Box  1731
        Palo Alto, CA 94302
        phone: (415) 327-BANG
        e-mail: info@BANG.org

The CD ROM also contains a wide variety of other NeXT software.

Note that the SOURCE PACKAGE is not available on CD ROM.

======================== FTP INFO ==================================

1. To obtain the Music Kit and DSP Tools INSTALLATION PACKAGE via
FTP:

>From a shell, type "ftp ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu".  Then login with
the name "anonymous" and your email address as a password.  Type "cd
pub", then "bin" to choose binary transfer mode.  Say "get
MusicKit_3.0.pkg.tar" to start the transfer.  You should also
"get MusicKit.README", as it contains useful information about the
installation process. Once it is complete, say "bye" to exit ftp, and
unpack the file by typing "tar xvf MusicKit_3.0.pgk.tar" followed by
"open MusicKit_3.0.pkg" (or open the package directly from the
program /NextAdmin/Installer.app/Installer).

The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to
place the installation tree.  If you are on a stand-alone machine,
you should be logged in (or running Installer) as root and choose "/"
for the installation directory (the default).  This will cause files
to be placed in the directories /LocalApps, /LocalLibrary,
/LocalDeveloper, and /usr/local.  If you are the system administrator
for a network of NeXT Computers, you probably want to choose a local
directory which can be exported and create symbolic links into that
directory on the networked machines.  Alternatively, if you have a
single server that exports /Local* and /usr/local, simply install the
package there and you're done.

The size of the uninstalled package is about 9.6 mb.
The size of the installed package is about 24.8 mb.

2. FTP directions for obtaining SOURCE CODE PACKAGE:

As above, but the filename is instead "MusicKitSource_3.0.pkg.tar".
The Installer program will let you choose a directory in which to
place the source tree, which can be anywhere.  Please read the README
file to get started.

The size of the uninstalled package is about 10 mb.
The size of the installed package is about 24 mb.




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V. Cap Gemini America and NeXT Sign Alliance Agreement

For Immediate Release                               November 2, 1992

Contact: Leslie Schinto
         CAP GEMINI AMERICA
         (212)944-6464 ext.297

     or  Emily Brower
         Allison Thomas Associates
         (415)780-3786


CAP GEMINI AMERICA AND NeXT SIGN ALLIANCE AGREEMENT

New York, NY - CAP GEMINI AMERICA (CGA) and NeXT Computer, Inc. today
jointly announced that the companies have signed a systems
intergrator agreement wherein CAP GEMINI AMERICA will provide
NeXT-related services to users at large client server installation
sites nationwide.

CGA's NeXT-related service offerings will include project
implementation, consulting, networking and programming, with a
primary emphasis on integrating the NeXT platform in heterogeneous
environments, officials from the companies said.  These services are
expected to prove particularly interesting to the CGA clients within
the financial service, insurance and manufacturing business
communities.  Under the agreement, CGA will provide pre- and post-
sales services and support to the NeXT sites, but will not resell
NeXT hardware.

"CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a premier information technology consulting
organization, " stated Todd Rulon-Miller, NeXT's vice president of
North American sales.  "We are delighted to have established this
relationship.  Our customers with large client server installations
will be able to take immediate advantage of CGA's service offerings."

"We are pleased to form this strategic marketing agreement and look
forward to mutually rewarding relationship," said Robert J. Sywolski,
chairman of CAP GEMINI AMERICA.  "NeXT and CGA share numerous
clients who will benefit from this association.  Our relationship
will assist both of our companies in meeting the needs of customers
who elect to integrate the NeXT platform within their I.T.
operation."

CAP GEMINI AMERICA is a leading provider of information technology
consulting and professional services.  Headquartered in New York, and
employing more than 2,500 professionals in 32 branch offices
nationwide, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CAP GEMINI
SOGETI (CGS), one of the largest information technology consulting
companies in the world.  In addition to supplying NeXT support
services, the CGA organization specializes in conversions and
re-engineering, software engineering productivity, and integrated
manufacturing technologies project business.  CGS, with transnational
operations in 16 countries, has annual revenues of more than $2
billion.  Revenue for CGA in 1991 exceeded $210 million.

NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP.  NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software.  NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, California, 94063.



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VI. Announcing Email Connectivity Gateway for NeXT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   The Boston Software Works, Incorporated
           Steve Thibodeau, 617-482-9898

           NeXT Computer, Inc.
           Angela Grady, Allison Thomas Associates, 415-780-3786


NeXT and Boston Software Works Announce Collaboration on Email
Gateway

SAN FRANCISCO, October 27, 1992  - NeXT Computer, Inc. and The Boston
Software Works, Inc. (BSW) announced at the annual meeting of the
Electronic Mail Association that they will collaborate to port BSW's
InterOFFICER Message Exchange electronic mail connectivity software
to the NeXT platform.  InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently
connects several popular office automation and electronic mail
systems, including Lotus cc:Mail, UNIX mail, HP OpenMail, DEC
ALL-IN-1, IBM OfficeVision/400, Wang OFFICE and HP DeskManager.

"We are delighted to be working with NeXT, makers of one of the
industry's most innovative and exciting desktop environments," said
Ross Gale, president of BSW.  "NeXT is one of the few companies that
has integrated electronic mail into its entire operating environment,
NeXTSTEP.  We're excited that BSW's InterOFFICE Message Exchange will
allow NeXTmail to interoperate with other mail systems."

With InterOFFICE Message Exchange, users of one email or integrated
office system can send most mail attachments including text memos,
revisable word processing documents, meeting invitations or binary
files such as spreadsheets to users of remote, foreign and
incompatible mail systems, without learning any new commands or
addressing formats.  InterOFFICE Message Exchange transparently
automates directory synchronization, conversion of revisable
documents, conversion of meeting invitations and other structured
messages, and translation of multinational character sets.

"Our users consider NeXTmail to be one of NeXTSTEP's most important
functions, because NeXTmail is so tightly integrated into NeXTSTEP,
and because any NeXTSTEP application can use NeXTmail as a service,"
said Peter van Cuylenberg, president and chief operating officer of
NeXT.  "Our customers use their NeXT systems in computing
environments with a variety of e-mail systems, and BSW's new product
will allow these customers to integrate NeXTmail with their other
systems.  This is a very important announcement to the entire NeXT
community."

InterOFFICE Message Exchange Version 3.0 for OfficeVision/400, DEC
ALL-IN-1, HP DeskManager and Wang OFFICE is available immediately
from BSW.  The first Version 4.0 beta release, due next month,
extends coverage to platforms based on the Sequent Symmetry 2000
family of systems running DYNIX/ptx and HP 9000s running HP-UX, with
cc:Mail and UNIX sendmail access units for both new platforms and an
HP OpenMail access unit for HP 9000s. Support services, including
round-the-clock telephone support and automatic software updates, are
also available from BSW.

Availability of InterOFFICE Message Exchange on the NeXT platform
will be announced in early 1993.  The InterOFFICE Message Exchange
product family will expand in 1993 to cover several other PC LAN,
UNIX and mainframe office and mail systems, as well.

NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP.  NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software.  NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.

The Boston Software Works, located in Boston, Mass., is a privately
held software development firm, specializing in high-quality office
system integration and coexistence products.

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VII. Announcing 1Vision, Publishing Environment For NeXT Computers

tms GmbH - Regensburg, Germany - announces the release of 1VISION -
the complete publishing environment for NeXT Computers (PEN). 1VISION
is already in delivery in Germany and international release is
expected early in 1993.

1VISION is a modular platform for electronic publishing in which the
optimal working environment can be attained by combining the programs
(VISIONlinks) and modules. The VISIONlinks currently offered by tms
GmbH are CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (typesetting and
layout design), and MANET (vector graphics and vector trace).  A
driver for the HP ScanJet IIc, calibration and color separation
tools, and film recorder drivers are modules currently offered.

1VISION makes any form of multi-media - sound, vector and raster
graphics, video, layout and design - available to its users, as well
as those who wish to write modules for it.  The possibilites are
limited only by the creative abilities of those who use it. By
offering a single environment to work in, 1VISION allows its users to
combine the functions of the VISIONlinks and tools.  This combination
allows limitless freedom of creativity within one user- friendly
environment. With 1VISION, the artificial separation of work, which
was a former necessity of the computing environment, no longer
exists.

CRANACH is a complete image manipulation package which offers such
innovative features as the ability to create and manipulate any type
of image of up to 16-bit CMYK. Working masks, a wide variety of
filters, auto lasso, smart brushes and retouching tools - all of
which can be used on the entire image, a selection chosen by lassos
and masks, or free-hand - are only a few of the features contained in
CRANACH which make it the ideal application for image manipulation.

LANSTON, the layout and design VISIONlink, allows complete control of
all text elements in the document.  Kerning and ligatures, piping and
text flow within or around the frames or contours of any element, and
clipping are some of LANSTON's special features.  In addition, as
with any element in 1VISION, all text elements can be individually
manipulated - rotated, skewed, mirrored, used as patterns, resized,
stretched, compressed - in relation to their own frames, groups, or
to the page.

The vector graphics application, MANET, includes a complete palette
of vector elements including geometric shapes and custom-designed
elements using PostScript.  Special features include:  automatic
vector optimization with Bezier curve recognition and metamorphosis.
Metamorphosis allows the transformation of one element into
another,the blending of its form and color can be controlled at any
stage.

The palette of VISIONlinks for 1VISION offered by tms GmbH is
continually growing and 1VISIONBs environment makes it ideal for
other developers to create modules for it as well.

For more information about 1VISION and the VISIONlinks available now,
contact Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at

tms GmbH, Dr.-Gessler-Str.10, 8400 Regensburg, Germany.
Tel.: +49-941-95163
Fax: +49-941-95163
E-Mail (NeXT): admin@tms-gmbh.de






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VIII. Announcing Scanner Driver for HP ScanJet IIc with NeXT Computer

tms GmbH - Regensburg,  Germany -  announces the release of its
Scanner Driver module for HP ScanJet IIc which functions for all
1VISION VISIONlinks on NeXT(TM) Computers.

The scanner driver enables on-screen control of all the scanners
parameters.  Preview-scanning can be done in color, half tone, or
monochrome.  A portion of the previewed image can easily be scanned
by "framing" the desired selection.

The HP ScanJet IIc is a flatbed scanner which distinguishes itself
from other scanners by its speed and the quality of the scanned color
data.  It process DIN A4 format with a true resolution of 400 dpi or
an interpolated resolution of 1,600 dpi.  The HP ScanJet IIc scans up
to 256 halftones - 16.7 million colors - in brilliant quality.  The
average scan-time for an A4 page is only 20 seconds.

Calibration of scanning, color correction, image manipulation,
PostScript output, separation, etc. can be accomplished with the
corresponding modules of 1VISION.

As a 1VISION module, the scanner driver can be added and used with
1VISION as part of the 1VISION license.  It can also be licensed
separately if the user wishes to use it for other applications.

For more information about the scanner driver or 1VISION and its
modules, CRANACH (image manipulation), LANSTON (type-setting and
layout design), and MANET (vector graphics), each available
separately, please contact

Frank Pohl or Bernd Gorny at tms GmbH,
Dr. Gessler-Str. 10
8400 Regensburg, Germany.

Tel.: +49-941-95163
Fax: +49-941-95163
E-Mail: admin@tms-gmbh.de



____________________________________________________________________

IX.  Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres

  CONTACT:
  Greg Noel
  Email: rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu or rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu
  Phone: (612) 225-1401

(For a demo copy, send your name, email address, telephone number
and ground mail address to:  rathe!penultimate@cs.umn.edu)

Penultimate Development to Release DBConnect for Ingres

SAINT PAUL, MN--October 7, 1992--Penultimate Development today
announced the upcoming release of DBConnect for Ingres - a NeXT
Database Kit Adaptor for Ingres database software.  Scheduled for
final release in late October, DBConnect for Ingres will allow NeXT
users to easily access and manipulate data from a network Ingres
database server.

DBConnect for Ingres is designed to work with NeXT's Database Kit
(DBKit) to provide custom, object oriented tools for creating Ingres
database applications on the NeXT platform.  Both NeXT Computer and
Ingres have pledged full support of the product.

DBConnect for Ingres features three main components:  an Ingres DBKit
Adaptor, a DBConnect API (Application Program Interface), and an
IngresConnect Server. The Ingres DBKit Adaptor provides a convenient
interface to the Ingres software, allowing a developer to integrate
complete Ingres functionality with the NeXT Interface Builder and
DBKit Object Library to develop custom NeXT applications.  The
provided DBConnect API allows any Ingres application to be ported for
use on a NeXT workstation.  The product's IngresConnect Server runs
on the Ingres UNIX host and allows the custom NeXT application to
manipulate the Ingres database.

"Our goal is to provide customized tools to aid the NeXT developer,"
says Greg Noel, product manager for Penultimate Development.
"We saw an opportunity to expand the functionality of NeXTSTEP 3.0
by creating an adaptor for one of the most popular relational
database packages available--Ingres."

Noel says that Penultimate Development and its software development
partner--Rathe Inc.--plan to release several new NeXT development
tools in the near future, including other custom DBKit Adaptors
for major relational database software.

For more information about DBConnect for Ingres, Penultimate
Development, or Rathe Inc., contact Greg Noel by phone at
612/225-1401, or by fax at 612/223-5388.  Address written inquiries
to:  Penultimate Development, 1319 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
55105.

Email: rathe!gn@cs.umn.edu






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X. Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Available from Vertex Software

For more information:

       Debbie Karako
       Vertex Software
       voice: 412-931-7600
       fax: 412-931-4429
       e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com
       NeXTMail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com

Vertex Librarian Release 1.1 Upgrade Available from Vertex Software

Vertex Software announces the release of Vertex Librarian 1.1, which
fixes minor bugs in the 1.0 release.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 12, 1992) -- Vertex Software
is pleased to announce Release 1.1 of its Vertex Librarian product,
the most advanced information retrieval product available for the
NeXT computer.

Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software.
An upgrade from previous versions of Vertex Librarian is free to all
registered users.  If you have not received an upgrade after two
weeks following this announcement, please contact Vertex Software.

Vertex Librarian is a powerful information retrieval system which
extends the idea of the NeXTstep Digital Librarian.  While
maintaining the look and feel of Digital Librarian, Vertex Librarian
adds features such as management of any type of NeXTstep file;
hypertext browsing and editing; an extended qery language;
thesaurus-based conceptual searching; document structure (pattern)
analysis; and complete multi-user network integrity.

Vertex Librarian runs under NeXTstep 2.0 and higher.  This will be
the last interim release which is not 3.0-specific.

This release fixes several minor bugs found in the debut of the
product.  The following lists the bug fixes/enhancements for Version
1.1 of Vertex Librarian for NeXTstep:

- fixed bug in handling of file names longer than 256 characters
- fixed bug in handling of text containing foreign characters
- added the fast indexing feature and associated toggle on the
  indexing defaults panel
- fixed recognition of Rich Text Format files that do not end with a
  .rtf extension
- added toggle to the Librarian Window allowing users to show full
  paths for file names
- fixed the panel that pops up on indexing files into an info base
  that has a default filter assigned; allows choosing Repeat
  (which uses the filter on all the remaining files) and Cancel
  (which cancels the whole indexing process)
- fixed a bug with file names containing certain characters, e.g., &,
  |, >, etc.
- fixed a bug in the structural analysis concerning end of line ($)

The demo available via anonymous FTP from sonata.cc.purdue.edu has
also been updated.  It is in a tar'ed Installer package in
/pub/next/submissions/VertexEval.tar.

Vertex Librarian 1.1 is available immediately from Vertex Software
(orders 800-333-4845).

SUMMARY:

Vertex Software announces Vertex Librarian 1.1, an upgrade to 1.0.
The upgrade is free to all registered users.  The demo version
on sonata.cc.purdue.edu has also been updated.


_____________________________________________________________________

XI. Announcing Vertex Librarian Developer

For more information:
        Debbie Karako
        Vertex Software
        voice: 412-931-7600
        fax: 412-931-4429
        e-mail: dkarako@vertex-software.com
        NeXT Mail: kdillon@mktgnext.vertex-software.com

Vertex Librarian Developer:
Add Sophisticated Text Management to Your NeXTSTEP Application

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (October 14, 1992) -- Vertex Software
is happy to announce Version 1.0 of Vertex Librarian Developer, a
programming library for adding sophisticated text search, retrieval,
and management functionality to your NeXTstep application.  Vertex
Librarian Developer is the text engine used in Vertex's flagship
product, Vertex Librarian for NeXTSTEP.

The ability to manage text-based information is essential for many
of today's mission critical applications.  Vertex Librarian Developer
provides this ability in a form suitable for embedding in your
NeXTSTEP application.  Vertex Librarian Developer's powerful
text-based information management functionality far exceeds the
capabilities of the NeXTstep Indexing Kit.

Vertex Librarian Developer (VLD) is capable of managing huge
collections of text-based information.  VLD's efficient indexing and
advanced querying capabilities provide your application and it's
users instant access to critical information.  VLD's full multi-user
network integrity allows your applications to seamlessly share
information among multiple users across a network.

VLD's flexible thesaurus technology provides a powerful method of
capturing and applying the knowledge of your users to the task of
managing their information.  Using the thesaurus, your application
can automatically classify new information and find existing
information based on what your users say is important to them.

VLD's typed hypertext facility lets users of your application
navigate documents in a more flexible manner.  VLD's document
structure (pattern) analysis facility provides the ability to
automatically extract information from structured full text sources,
such as e-mail, forms, or SGML-based documents.  VLD allows you to
attach arbitrary attribute/value pairs to documents, useful for
recording and accessing documents based on properties external to the
documents themselves, such as author, date received, etc.

Here is a small sampling of the many possible applications of Vertex
Librarian Developer:

        - managing e-mail and newsfeeds, including automatic
             classification and routing of incoming information
        - embedding text retrieval and/or hypertext in a word
             processor
        - developing workgroup applications
        - document assembly
        - providing robust on-line documentation for your
             applications
        - electronic publishing/hypertext authoring

SUMMARY:

Vertex Librarian Developer, a powerful text management programming
library, is available immediately from Vertex Software (orders
800-333-4845).




_____________________________________________________________________

XII. Stone Design ships 3D Reality for NeXTSTEP

For more info contact:
   Cliff Baltzley
   Phone: 505-345-4800
   Email: info@stone.com

        S T O N E   D E S I G N   S H I P S   R E A L I T Y

           3D Reality - the easy 3D Modeler for NeXTSTEP


ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - Stone Design shipped
3D Reality(TM) today, a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for
NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and
flexibility.  Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package
Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of
PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to
take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in
NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture.

Below is where a demo copy of 3D Reality is now available via ftp:


SITE                    PATH                    FILE

cs.orst.edu             pub/next/submissions    3DReality.tar
unmvax.cs.unm.edu       pub/stone               3DReality.tar




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XIII. MathTensor special promotion announcement

              New Discounts for MathTensor
         Advanced Tensor Analysis for Mathematica


From: MathSolutions (mathtensor@wri.com)

MathSolutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are now offering
educational discount pricing for MathTensor to faculty, students, and
researchers in universities outside the USA.  In addition, we are
increasing the discount for academic users in the United States.
For details, please contact us at:

MathSolutions, Inc.
PO Box 16175
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
USA
Phone and FAX: 919-967-9853
Email: mathtensor@wri.com

This offer replaces all previous discounts and is subject to change
without notice.  To obtain discounts, purchases must be made before
the end of 1992.

[Please pass this information on to colleagues with an interest
in tensor analysis.]



_____________________________________________________________________

XIV. FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations

For more info on FORTRAN compilers for NeXT workstations, contact:

(1) FORTRAN-90 compiler for NeXT:

    Tom Ryan
    Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc.
    1400 Opus Place, Suite 200
    Downers Grove, Illinois  60515-5702
    Phone: (708) 971-2337
    Fax:   (708) 971-2706
    E-mail: ryan@nag.com


(2) FORTRAN-77/Object-Oriented compiler:

    Patti Reich
    Absoft Corporation
    2781 Bond Street
    Rochester Hills, Michigan  48309
    Phone: (313) 853-0095
    E-mail: absoft!ltljoe!psr@uu.psi.com






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XV. SBook 3.0 is shipping

A demo copy of SBook 3.0 has been placed in pub/next/submissions on
the FTP archive servers:

        sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu.

Existing 2.0 users can use version 3.0 with your 2.0 license strings.
SBook 3.0 is completely compatiable with version 2.0 and offers these
improvements:

         * Even friendlier user interface.
         * Full support for all rectangular Avery and 3M labels.
         * Export to 3.0's fax lists, Mail.app alias lists.
         * QuickFAX window.
         * Full drag&drop support of text, fonts, and SBook entries.
         * Imports SpeedDEX files.
         * Better demo mode
         * Improved performance
         * Entry locking
         * File locking
         * Ability to open files read-only.
         * Smarter import.
         * Smarter smart-sort.

Have you tried SBook?

For ordering information, contact:

        orders@next.cambridge.ma.us


_____________________________________________________________________

XVI. First Release of Simulation Kit Ships from Doberman Systems

SANDY, Utah, October 26, 1992--Doberman Systems today announced the
first release of the Simulation Kit, the first collection of objects
specifically developed for continuous system modeling and simulation
on the NeXT computer.

Coupled with the NeXTSTEP application development environment, the
Simulation Kit provides the ideal context for developing and
analyzing object-oriented simulations.  Unlike traditional methods,
where the model to be simulated is programmed procedurally from
derived equations, the object-oriented approach is implemented
directly from a block diagram representation of the system.

Both academic and commercial users will find the Simulation Kit to be
a powerful yet easy-to-use tool for modeling, analyzing, and teaching
linear and nonlinear continuous systems, numerical integration, and
the numerical solution of differential equations.  Typical
application areas are numerical analysis, engineering systems (e.g.
mechanical, electrical, thermodynamic, and chemical), and control
systems.

The Simulation Kit is composed of seven primary Objective-C classes:
ActiveProcess, Clock, Composite, Expression, Process, Signal, and
Simulation.  Simulations are modeled by connecting processes together
with signals. More complex subsystems can be grouped together into
composite processes, which may then be manipulated and used as a
single process.  In addition to the seven core classes are 15
examples of commonly-used clocks and processes, as well as four
example simulations, which all include full documentation and source
code.  These may be used as guides for the development of new clocks,
processes, and simulations.

A typical use of the Simulation Kit can be illustrated by simulating
the motion of an automobile.  The car's acceleration is determined by
the pressure applied to the accelerator by the driver, the slope of
the road (which depends on the location of the car), and the car's
drag (which increases with the vehicle's speed).  It is known that
the car's location and speed may be obtained by successively
integrating its acceleration.  From this information, a block
diagram composed of integrator, gain, and summer blocks can be easily
assembled.  These process blocks and the signals that connect them
are implemented by Simulation Kit objects which are organized in the
same fashion as the block diagram.  Information such as the car's
position, velocity, and acceleration may then be output as the car
moves  through its virtual environment.  This approach to modeling
provides greater insight and intuition into the behavior of the
system and allows simple and rapid modification of the simulation.

The Simulation Kit employs several advanced features that are
unavailable in other simulation packages.  Multiple clocks allow
simulations to contain fast and  slow  subsystems.  Process
prioritization permits fine control over the execution of the
simulation for techniques such as cascaded integrations.

The Simulation Kit is available now from Doberman Systems for US $399
(US$99 academic).  The product is distributed on a single
NeXT-compatible floppy disk and consists  of the object library,
indexed header files, full on-line documentation, and
fully-documented example source code.  Technical support is
available by telephone and electronic mail directly from Doberman
Systems.  A demonstration version of the Simulation Kit is available
from major Internet archives.

Doberman Systems was launched in 1992 to develop hardware and
software solutions for the NeXT series of professional workstations.
The firm is committed to providing the highest quality products and
services for NeXT users and developers worldwide.

Doberman Systems, the Doberman logo, and Simulation Kit are
trademarks of Doberman Systems.  NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of
NeXT Computer, Inc.  All other trademarks mentioned belong to their
respective owners.

--
Mike Panzitta
Doberman Systems
doberman!mike@uunet.uu.net (NeXTMail)



_____________________________________________________________________
XVII. Distributed Objects Mini-Example from Allegheny College

From: Chuck Fleming
Subject: Distributed Objects Mini-Example

Greetings from Allegheny College,

I've written a mini-example (a server and a client) that illustrates
the use of Distributed Objects.  Basically the server application can
send images to its clients and select which client should be active.
The active client can control a pointing marker with its mouse and
move it around in an image that it has received from the server. The
server and other clients will see the same moving pointer in the same
image on their screens.

Lots of nifty features remain to be added, but I thought I would make
this version available while it is still small and hopefully easy to
follow.

At Allegheny we suspect that this type of application might replace
the need for an overhead projection unit   at least in our NeXT labs.
At the very least applications like this will stimulate classroom
discussions.

In addition to illustrating how to write a distributed objects
application, other features of interest in this mini-example are -

1) How to drag a file from the WorkspaceManager into a view.  This is
   how images to be sent to clients are selected by the server. Just
   drag a file from the File Viewer into the preview window.

2) How to use the NetInfoKit to get the real name of a user.  When a
   client gets added to the servers list, we want to know the real
   name of the user.

3) How to use an NXData object.  We have to send the NXBitmapImageRep
   data to our clients.  This is done most easily with an NXData
   object.

The complete source code can be obtained via anonymous ftp from
pellns.alleg.edu.  Look for Server.tar.Z and Client.tar.Z in
/pub/3.0/Source/Multidisciplinary.  There is also a diagram
illustrating how the objects in these applications talk to each
other.

I hope you find this useful.
Regards,
Chuck

cfleming@alleg.edu




_____________________________________________________________________

XVIII. HSD Offers Scanner Toolkit to NeXTSTEP Developers

Open offer to NeXT Developers:

NeXT Registered Developers that would like to include scanner support
within their products, please contact HSD. We'll provide the HSD
Scanner Toolkit (royalty-free), documentation and a direct support
contact who will help you integrate support for HSD scanners into
your application.

When your application is ready to ship, HSD will provide marketing
assistance by notifying our installed base of scanner customers that
your application is now available. HSD has the largest installed base
of any company selling scanners on the NeXT platform which provides a
large, focused target market that you can reach quickly to sell your
products to. HSD will also consider "bundling" your application,
co-marketing or promotional arrangements.

If you would like to receive the HSD Scanner Toolkit or have any
questions, please contact me (David W. Peter - dpeter@hsd.com)
directly.

Sincerely,


David W. Peter
dpeter@hsd.com (NeXTmail)
(800) 828-5522
(415) 964-1400





_____________________________________________________________________

XIX.  Stone Design Ships Valis Shaders for NeXTSTEP

For more info contact:
Cliff Baltzley
Phone: 505-345-4800
info@stone.com


    S T O N E   D E S I G N   S H I P S   V A L I S   S H A D E R S

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Halloween, Oct. 31, 1992 - The VALIS Group announces
the availability of all six volumes of their VG Shaders through Stone
Design for use with Stone's new NeXT RenderMan modeler - 3D Reality.

VG Shaders are applied to an object or shape within 3D Reality and
rendered with RenderMan.  The shader itself is a small mathematical
program controlled by the user to create unique looking surfaces
simply by changing parameters from within the 3D Reality program.

3D Reality(TM) is a 3D modeling and picture-creating program for
NeXTSTEP computers that sets a new standard for ease of use and
flexibility.  Just as Stone Design's revolutionary graphics package
Create provided a user interface that makes all the power of
PostScript accessible to mere mortals, so 3D Reality allows users to
take advantage of the myriad of features provided by the 3DKit in
NeXTSTEP 3.0 as well as the underlying RenderMan architecture.

"3D Reality is the premier visualization and design tool for NeXT
users.  3D Reality provides artists and designers with an intuitive
and graphical interface to the power of VG Shaders and RenderMan on
the NeXT platform.  Most importantly, its modeling capabilities
create high quality objects in the RIB format; a critical aspect of
making 3D pictures look photorealistic," Rose Ann Alspektor, CEO, The
VALIS Group.

"We are pleased to announce the availability of the entire VALIS
line of shaders directly from Stone Design. They make it easy to
create professional photorealistic pictures using 3D Reality,"
commented Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design. "The VALIS group is
committed to providing state of the art shaders to the rendering
world, and we are proud to be distributing their tools."

The VALIS Group is currently the leading supplier of shaders on the
Macintosh, PC/DOS and NeXT platforms.  The six volumes are:

Volume 1-Product Design/Architecture
Volume 2-Architecture: Interior Desing
Volume 3-Architecture: Exterior Design
Volume 4-Illustration: Spectral/Splotch
Voluem 5-Illustration: Mondo/Hide
Volume 6-Illustration: Painted Chipped/Blistered/Peeling & Brushed
                       Metals

Shipping with 3D Reality are two complementary VALIS shaders, Bumpy
Glass and Wood Veneer. These shaders are totally parameterized, and
can be set up interactively from within the Reality program.

The VALIS Group, of Pt. Richmond, California, provides professional
tools for digital picture making across many platforms.

Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984,
develops a variety of business and design productivity applications
for NeXTSTEP computers. (505) 345-4800. info@stone.com

# # #

3D Reality and Create are trademarks of Stone Design
Corporation. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.
VG Shaders is a trademark of the VALIS Group. All other brand names
mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.





_____________________________________________________________________

XX.  Pencom Software Seeks 18 NeXT Development and Support Engineers
Location: North America (Northeast, Midwest, West, Canada)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - November 12, 1992 - Pencom Software is tripling its
staff of NeXT engineers to facilitate the team specifically dedicated
to serving both developers and end user organizations equipped with
workstations from NeXT Computer, Inc.  Already a NeXT-authorized
systems integrator as well as a registered NeXT software developer,
Pencom is expanding the service to capitalize on the growth NeXT has
recently experienced.

"Pencom has been involved with NeXT on many levels -- as a customer,
a product developer and as a co-bidder on several projects," said Ed
Taylor, President of Pencom Software.  "We are excited to embark upon
a whole new relationship with NeXT through our expanded services."

Pencom Software is a division of Pencom Systems Incorporated, a New
York-based firm providing software engineering and manpower resources
to Fortune 500 companies and leading computer firms since 1973.
Currently the largest recruiting firm specializing in the UNIX/Open
Systems market, Pencom employs over 500 people and maintains a large
heterogeneous network of workstations including more than 50 NeXT
machines.

For more information, contact:
Clint Tomlinson - Manager NeXT Recruiting
Pencom Software
9050 Capital of Texas Highway
North Austin, Texas  78759
Telephone:  512-343-1111
Fax:  512/346-6444
E-Mail:  clint@pencom.com

The following positions are available nationwide:


Northeast

7 - Development Technical Leads
        *  Strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience
        *  Strong UNIX/C, database programming (Sybase, Oracle,
            Informix)
        *  Experience with Objective-C, AppKit, Interface Builder
        *  High level applications design and rapid prototyping in
           NeXT environment
        *  Project/Technical lead experience
        *  Good interpersonal skills (oral and written)
        *  Technical support/OOP, OOD methodology transfer
           capabilities
        *  6 to 10 years computer industry experience

1 - Jr. Technical Support Engineer
        *  NeXT/UNIX System Administration background 2+ years
        *  Some NeXTSTEP/C programming experience
        *  Phone/customer support experience a plus
        *  NFS, NetInfo, or NIS a plus

1 - Configuration Manager
        *  Utilities, tools, SCCS, CASE, experience
        *  UNIX/C programming experience
        *  Ability to evaluate and choose 3rd party tools/utilities
        *  Technical marketing a plus

1 - System Administrator
        *  NeXT/Sun/UNIX system administration experience
        *  Network Management background
        *  Objective-C or C++ experience
        *  Background in a heterogeneous systems environment a must

1 - Software Engineer
        *  NeXT/UNIX application software development
        *  Samming experience
        *  5 to 8 years experience

1 - Jr. Software Engineer
        (same requirements as Software Engineer listed above)
        *  2 to 5 years experience



Mid-West

1 - Senior Systems Engineer
        *  Provide NeXT applications development and support
           assistance
        *  Project Management/Project Lead experience
        *  Very strong interpersonal skills, technical marketing
           experience a plus
        *  Tech transfer of OOD, OOP methodologies
        *  NeXTSTEP, Appkit, DBKit, Objective-C or C++
        *  6 to 10 years experience

West

1 - Technical Support Engineer
        *  Level 2 Support For Developers Hot-line
        *  UNIX/NeXT software development experience
        *  AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit, Objective-C or C++
        *  Phone/Customer support background a plus
        *  4 to 6 years development experience

1 - Systems Administrator
        *  Strong SADM skills (NeXT, Sun, or RS/6000) to provide
           sadm and network support via phone and E-mail
        *  NeXTSTEP, AppKit, Objective-C or C++
        *  DBKit a big plus
        *  3 to 5 years experience



Canada

3 - NeXT Contract Engineers
        *  strong NeXTSTEP applications development experience
        *  strong UNIX, Objective-C, C++ programming
        *  AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit experience preferred
        *  6 to 10 years experience

More positions available soon!!

_____________________________________________________________________

XXI. Sales & Marketing Positions available at Pages Software

Location: East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions and San Diego

Please reply with a resume and cover letter to:
    Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages
    Pages Software Inc.
    9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
    San Diego, CA 92124
    EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com
    FAX: 619-492-9124

Pages is looking to fill three high viability positions with
qualified candidates who share our vision:

1) Channel Marketing Manager
2) Southern Regional Sale Manager
3) Eastern Region Sale Manager

Pages' object-based technology takes word processing, desktop
publishing and presentations a step further - seamlessly integrating
them into an easy-to-use and extremely powerful package.  We believe
that  our product will yield solutions for addressing the
requirements of the organization, projecting a uniform image through
documents, and saving vast amount of time for the user.


Channel Marketing Manager

We believe that there is an excellent opportunity to create a new
distribution channel where NeXT and Pages resellers will add value;
as creators of NeXT Mission Critical Custom Applications and Pages
Design Models. Since we believe the key to our product distribution
is in creating a very strong indirect channel,  we are looking to
fill a Channel Manager position with a seasoned software channel
professional.

The Pages Channel Manager position is not for the faint-hearted, or
for someone looking for OJT.  We require 3-5 years experience, and
documented success in publishing software sales and marketing.  NeXT
experience is a plus. The Channel Manager will be responsible for
building the Pages distribution channels, creating channel programs,
and recommending strategies for introducing Pages products to the
market.  The position will be based in San Diego, and report to the
Director of Sales and Marketing.


Regional Sales Managers

Pages is also looking to fill the field position(s) of Regional Sales
Manager for the East Coast and Midwest/Southern regions.  The RSM
will be responsible for representing Pages in strategic accounts,
working closely with Pages Resellers, developing regional sales plans
and strategies, and providing sales seminars and early stage sales
training,  as well as staffing trade shows.  It will be the
responsibility of the RSM to build Pages' installed base within their
region, and to staff and manage the region as required.  The
successful candidate will have 3-5 years software sales management
experience with a proven track record of building a software sales
organization. Both NeXT and Publishing/word processing software sales
experience are desirable. Compensation will have a strong incentive
component.


Please reply with a resume and cover letter to:

Rand Schulman, Director of Sales and Marketing at Pages
EMail welcome: Rand_Schulman@pages.com
FAX: 619-492-9124

Pages Software Inc
9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92124

Pages Software Inc is an EOE. No phone calls will be accepted. All
responses will be strictly confidential.




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XXII. NeXT Developer, Training and System Admin Positions in Chicago

Contact:

        Jon Tegethoff
        Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
        400 West Erie St.
        Chicago, IL 60610
        Phone: (312)587-2000
        Email: jet@its.com

Information Technology Solutions, Inc. is a consulting firm offering
the following services to a prestigious list of clients:

A.  Custom Object Oriented Programming
B.  Network installation and management
C.  Training (Introductory through NeXT developer camp)

We are rapidly expanding and have a number of openings currently
available.  Although our focus is NeXT we also install and manage
Novell LANs.  The following postions are currently available:

1.  NeXT OOP Programmer (Experienced):

Requirements:
-  B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience.
-  Strong working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++.
-  Significant knowledge of NeXT object-oriented methodology
   including AppKit and DBKit.




2.  NeXT OOP Programmer (Entry Level):

Requirements:
-  B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience.
-  Working knowledge of C, Objective C or C++.
-  Knowledge of object-oriented methodology.
-  Desire to learn
-  General working knowledge of the NeXT interface

Please send me e-mail as to which position you are applying for, a
resume and any information you believe will help you get the job.  We
also respond to phone calls and even "heaven forbid" land mail


Thank you in advance.

Jon Tegethoff
Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
400 West Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312)587-2000

jet@its.com

Information Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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XXIII. NeXTSTEP Computer Programmer/Analyst (Washington, D.C)

Professional Services Company seeks programmer/analyst for Baltimore,
MD/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area work location.  UNIX, C++,
Oracle, Object Oriented Concepts, & GUIs experience.  Development
on NeXT computers a plus.  Must have strong interpersonal skills
and the ability to work with customers.  Bachelor's in Computer
Science or equivalent work experience.  Build state-of-the-art
information systems that make a difference!  Please send resume to...

        HR
        Tech Svcs Div.
        P.O. Box 231
        Fairfax, Virginia  22030-0231.

EOE M/V/D/V.


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XXIV.  Open job positions at Archetype for NeXTSTEP programmers


Product Development Manager - Document Engine & Stylist

The Document Engine is Archetype's hot new product for the NeXT
machine.  The Document Engine provides a framework for third-party
developers to rapidly create powerful publishing applications (ie.
page layout, word processing, form packages).  The DE is being
developed on the NeXT machine, and is designed to be ported to other
popular platforms, including Windows and Macintosh.  Stylist is
Archetype's high-powered page layout application, which is being
built on the Document Engine.

Archetype is looking for a talented individual to join our team to
provide product management for both the Document Engine and Stylist
projects.

The Product Manager for Document Engine and Stylist projects will be
a team leader accountable to the Executive VP of Engineering for the
development and quality of all aspects of the Archetype Document
Engine and the Stylist page layout program for the NeXT.

The Product Manager will ensure the creation of high-quality,
innovative, useful and productive end-user products that fulfill the
needs of our customers.

The Product Manager will be accountable for the engineering, quality
assurance, documentation, and shipping of both products.  The Product
Manager will work closely with the Engineering team to develop goals
and workable schedules from the desired feature list.

The Document Engine and Stylist projects are innovative, and on
aggressive time schedules.  The Product Manager will coordinate
engineering, quality assurance and documentation resources to ensure
that the goals of the projects are met on time.  The Product Manager
will work with the team to produce results.

The Product Manager will be accountable for administering and
coordinating beta programs for both the Document Engine and Stylist,
handle customer inquiries, comments and criticisms, and return
valuable customer feedback into the design of the projects.

The Product Manager must be technical and well-grounded in
development techniques, but will not be directly involved with the
code itself.

Requisite experience:  Managed projects that have successfully
launched a shrink-wrap application.  At least 3 years experience with
production of shrink-wrap software.  Excellent organizational and
managerial skills.  A proven result producer in the area of software
development.  Experience with the Publishing Industry a plus.

Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com


QA and Support Manager
----------------------

Archetype is an expanding company that is meeting the high quality
demands of today's shrink-wrap software market.  Archetype is looking
for a person to ensure that that level of quality exists in all
shipping products, from the product itself to the documentation and
final packaging.

This position requires serious experience with shrink wrap software
products, knowledge and hands on experience in both the Microsoft
Windows 3.0 and Unix environments (specifically NeXT).  This person
needs a good working knowledge commonly used publishing applications,
excellent organizational and communication skills.  Managing the
Quality Assurance Department requires an ability to prioritize and
sort bug reports, organizing testers to perform effectively, and
working closely with Engineering to quickly resolve problems.

The day to day responsibilities will include:

- organizing and streamlining the test effort
- creating test suites to automate QA
- leading regression testing
- interface with product managers/engineers for bug resolution
- tracking bugs
- supervising software builds and maintaining source code control
   system for shrink wrap and OEM shipped versions
- producing release packages of software
- working with documentation staff to produce accurate documentation

Requisite experience:  Three or more years leading/participating in a
QA organization with emphasis on shrink-wrap products, particularly
Desktop Publishing.  Mac or Windows experience a must.

Contact: Sue Robertson, sue@archetype.prospect.com


Archetype, Inc.
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Archetype is a fast growing company in the Boston area, producing
innovative and productive software for the world.  Along with its
revolutionary Document Engine, Archetype produces a page layout
application under Windows called Archetype Designer, and a
OPI-spooler & Graphics management system called InterSep.


        Archetype
        100 Fifth Avenue
        Waltham MA, 02154
        voice: 617/890-7544
        fax: 617/890-3661
        e-mail: info@archetype.prospect.com

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XXV.  Sports Education and a NeXTSTEP project

"Going for the Gold with NeXT" -  series of projects for rowing
education, analysis, and timing. Projects include result reporting
for speed-order races, national championships, and national team
trials; The Race Visualizer, a multimedia race simulator; Speed and
Spacing, an application for determining predicted speed and required
spacing for races; and The Rowing Calculator, a system that lets
coaches and athletes explore the relationships among the variables
that effect races.

Status: under development.

Geoffrey S. Knauth
Coxswain for Heavyweight Men's Sweeps
Boston Rowing Center
(617) 426-7550 x451
geoff@bos.camex.com

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XXVI. NeXTwatch call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 Tips

NeXTwatch(TM) would to announce a call for NeXTSTEP 3.0 tips. If you
have any neat tips, techniques, power-user tricks, or suggestions on
how to make life on NeXTSTEP 3.0 easier or faster, please send them
to <nextwatch@skylee.com>.

We are offering a small prize to anyone whose suggestion is printed
in our next issue. We will give you a free copy of NeXTwatch or
an extra issue added to your subscription. (We'd like to offer more,
but as a small company...)

More importantly, however, think of the fame and fortune that you
will achieve if your hint is published! Once again, that e-mail
address is:

        nextwatch@skylee.com    (NeXTmail OK)


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