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As the dog days of summer wear on, just think—it's winter right now in New Zealand. You could fly to Queenstown and go skiing, or stay right where you are and check out some New Stuff to spiff up your applications. Automate Content Generation WebGecko Software LLC recently announced the public beta of Active Page Generator 1.0 (APGen), a new tool for automating Web site content generation.
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InstallShield for InstallShield Software Corporation has begun shipping InstallShield for Windows® Installer 1.0 (ISWI), an installation tool that helps developers author and build Windows 2000 logo-compliant installation packages.
ISWI's dynamic data links and path variables quickly automate file and component linking at build time. Instead of manually updating installation components and linking them, ISWI can automatically attach the most recent versions of all associated setup files, enables software developers to export all dialog strings for translation by other resources, and imports the new strings all at once. To simplify every step of the development process, ISWI's intuitive authoring format offers a series of wizards to assist in a range of development situations. In addition, InstallShield for Windows Installer will be bundled with InstallShield 6.0 Professional, which is planned to be released in the third quarter of 1999. InstallShield Software Corporation Testing Your Web Site Tetranet Software has released Linkbot Pro 4.1, an automated Web site testing solution that features the Website Quality Index (WQI).
The WQI is intended to answer the question: how does my Web site rate? The index is composed of the total number of broken internal links, broken external links, slow pages, pages missing titles, and broken anchors found on a Web site, then calculates the average per 1,000 links. Users will then be able to see how their Web site's index rates against an ongoing Fortune 500 list, as well as other more specific sectors such as telecommunications, software manufacturers, hardware manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, high-tech, and so on. Other features include the ability to search and find broken links in pages containing <FORM> tags, and a detailed metatag report. Linkbot Pro is integrated with Macromedia Dreamweaver, Allaire Homesite, and Microsoft® FrontPage® so each member of your Web team can easily test their Web content prior to adding pages to their site. A free evaluation copy of Linkbot Pro is available for download from the Tetranet Web site. Tetranet Software Windows CE Development and Connectivity Nettech Systems recently began shipping Smart IP version 1.1, which now provides support for the Microsoft Windows CE operating system and a broader range of applications and protocols.
In addition, Smart IP now supports a number of applications and protocols commonly used throughout an enterprise. The company's CEfusion product provides Windows CE-based applications with access to universal databases, message queues, middle-tier business logic components, network file and print services, and integration with IBM 3270/5250 legacy applications. Smart IP lets organizations immediately run their existing standard Internet and intranet applications—such as browsers, file transfer protocol (FTP), e-mail, the Java language, and ActiveX® browser-based applets—over any wireless network. It also allows companies to develop wireless applications using the Winsock API. Smart IP version 1.1 provides connectivity to a number of mobile networks, including BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network(SM); American Mobile ARDIS network; CDPD networks; DataTAC 5000/6000 public mobile data networks; Cellular (AMPS/CDMA/GSM) and wireline circuit switched networks; local area networks and wireless local area networks; NORCOM Networks packet satellite; and Ericsson EDACS and Motorola RNC 3000/6000 private packet radio networks. Nettech Systems Calculate with C++
To overcome the calculation limitations and loopholes of C++ that derive from its roots as a scientific programming language for minicomputers, Base One International Corporation has created its new Base/1 Number Class software. This technology performs the same kind of highly precise mathematical calculations previously only found on mainframe computers.
Base/1 Number Class enables programmers to improve the accuracy of arithmetic in any C++ application and is a general-purpose alternative to the built-in numeric data types of C++, with added safeguards against a variety of common and not-so-common errors. Number Class includes fully documented ANSI/C++ source code to let programmers write more accurate programs on any platform. Conversion of existing programs is easy. Just include one header, substitute the Number Class for the C++ numeric data type in any or all declarations, and the rest of the code stays exactly the same. Capabilities include exact decimal arithmetic, up to 100 significant digits of precision with the decimal point at any desired digit, elimination of pervasive rounding errors, automatic detection of overflows, and efficient arithmetic on both very large and very small numbers. Base One International Corporation Deliver Real-time Data to the Desktop
DataMirror Corporation recently launched iDeliver, its replication and transformation technology for delivering real-time data to the desktop. iDeliver connects vital business information—such as sales, inventory and financial data—with local and remote users of desktop applications.
iDeliver implements Windows-based technologies, including ActiveX controls and COM. All aspects of iDeliver are exposed to COM, giving solution providers and enterprise developers maximum flexibility in creating information portal solutions. Powered by DataMirror Transformation Server, iDeliver consists of three components: iDeliver Client, iDeliver Server, and iDeliver Administrator. iDeliver licenses are currently available, with pricing based on a customer's computing environment. Fully functional trial software can be downloaded from the DataMirror Web site. DataMirror Corporation Traffic Tracking Sane Solutions LLC and Cobalt Networks recently announced the availability of NetTracker Professional and NetTracker Enterprise for the Cobalt RaQ and RaQ 2 server appliances. Offering NetTracker on Cobalt server appliances allows ISPs to provide their customers with detailed Web site traffic statistics. NetTracker 4.0 Professional and NetTracker 4.0 Enterprise are targeted for ISPs and Web hosting companies because the software only has to be installed once. The Web browser interface allows their customers to easily access NetTracker reports remotely via the Internet with little training required. This feature makes NetTracker reports accessible to nontechnical personnel such as sales and marketing managers. Since NetTracker resides on the Cobalt server appliance where the log files are stored, users do not have to download large log files to their computers. NetTracker Professional and NetTracker Enterprise contain a wide variety of standardized summary reports with drill down capabilities, enabling users to dynamically link to get very detailed Web site traffic information. In addition, both products allow users to export data for use in popular software programs such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Word. NetTracker can also graph reports to analyze trends and make presentations. Sane Solutions, LLC 
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From the August 1999 issue of Microsoft Internet Developer.
