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August Cocoa Bootcamp at the Big Nerd Ranch

Atlanta, GA - July 13, 2004 - Beat the Summer Heat with Cocoa: the Big Nerd Ranch announces its Cocoa Bootcamp for August 23-27, 2004

Fresh from the WWDC buzz surrounding the release of the second edition of
"Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X" by Aaron Hillegass, the Big Nerd Ranch is
announcing the newest offering of its popular Cocoa Bootcamp, August 23-27.
The book, which is also used as the course text, includes chapters on Cocoa
bindings and OpenGL.

Cocoa Bootcamp instructor, Aaron Hillegass, said, "It is clear from our
experiences at WWDC that Cocoa Bindings are going to take a major role in
the future of Cocoa. Starting in August, Cocoa Bootcamp will more heavily
emphasize and more deeply explore bindings and the NSController."

The course, like the book, is in keeping with the Big Nerd Ranch teaching
philosophy, which stresses a casual yet focused presentation. Brief
lectures are followed by exercises designed to give the student an
immediate and relevant understanding of the topic. By truly being a
bootcamp, where students undergo rigorous and intensive hands-on
instruction, students leave the five-day session having mastered the
necessary skills to begin programming in Cocoa.

For the complete syllabus, please visit
http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/cocoa1.shtml.

The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates intensive training classes for Unix and Mac
OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, GA. Class price of
$3500 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour
lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. Students
are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for input
from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more information,
call 678-595-6773 or visit www.bignerdranch.com.

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Maplesoft Announces Database Integration Toolbox

Waterloo, Canada, Monday, July 12, 2004 - Maplesoft, the leading provider
of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and
mathematics, announced today the Database Integration Toolbox.

This toolbox allows you to easily apply the power of Maple 9.5, the principal technical
productivity environment from Maplesoft, to technical datasets. You can
easily query, create and update JDBC-compliant databases within the
interactive, user-friendly Maple environment. The Maplet task assistants
allow you to compose complex queries without any detailed SQL knowledge.
Using state-of-the-art analysis and visualization tools, and innovative
Maplesoft technology, you can design, develop and deploy powerful
applications that use this data, across the enterprise.

Features of this toolbox include:

Maplet task assistant for writing queries, making knowledge of SQL
unnecessary Automatic data conversion between SQL and Maple, allowing
natural manipulations within each environment Powerful Maple technical
analysis and programming tools for data analysis, manipulation,
visualization and transformation Cross-platform and cross-database
implementation for maximum reuse and transferability

"Unlike conventional database application development systems, the
Maplesoft solution offers optimized tools to solve sophisticated modeling
and analysis problems unique to engineering and science," states Eithne
Murray, Product Manager at Maplesoft. "Using Maple's numeric and symbolic
solvers, unrivalled interactive visualizations, and special tools such as
unit management means you get greater insight into your data."


The Database Integration Toolbox will be available in August 2004. It is
part of the Maple Professional Toolbox Series from Maplesoft. The
commercial list price will be $995 US.

To learn more about the Database Integration Toolbox, please visit
http://www.maplesoft.com/products/toolboxes/database
or email toolboxes@maplesoft.com.

About Maple Professional Toolboxes

The Maple Professional Toolbox Series greatly extends the scope and
functionality of Maplesoft products for specialized application areas.
Designed to work seamlessly with the core Maple product suite, these
high-performance products deploy best-of-breed technology to deliver
maximum benefit from the world's most powerful technical software platform.
Toolboxes target key application areas in engineering and science, and
technical application development.

About Maple 9.5

Maple 9.5 is the environment of choice for scientific and engineering
problem solving, mathematical exploration, data visualization and technical
authoring. It transforms the way technical professionals and students use
technology. Seamlessly integrating the power of rock-solid numerics with
world-class symbolics, Maple 9.5 offers full computing support for any
projects involving mathematics allowing users to capture and manage
technical knowledge. In industry, this technology facilitates true
collaborative knowledge management. In the classroom, the technology frees
the student and teacher to focus on concepts and not the error-prone
manipulation. Supporting this powerful technology is a rich user
environment, unsurpassed product ease-of-use, and an extensive range of
features to shorten the learning curve and to maximize productivity.


About Maplesoft

Maplesoft is a world leader in mathematical and analytical software. Its
suite of products includes Maple 9.5, the standard among interactive
mathematical software; MapleNet, a comprehensive mathematical
infrastructure for the Web; Maple T.A., a system for automated assessment;
and the Maple Professional Toolbox Series for specialized application
areas. Maplesoft products embody the most advanced and integrated
technology for both numeric and symbolic solution of complex problems. Its
standards-compliant algorithms are renowned for their speed, accuracy and
reliability. In addition, Maplesoft leads the market with innovations that
make the management of technical knowledge - whether in industry or in a
classroom - more effective and efficient. Over 5 million users benefit from
advanced Maple technology. The Maplesoft industrial customer base includes
Boeing, Bosch, Canon, and NASA. Also, virtually every major university and
research institute in the world, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford and
Waterloo, has adopted Maplesoft products to enhance their education and
research activities. For more information, visit
http://www.maplesoft.com/.

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SimplyProjects 1.4.0

SimplyProjects is a project management system for small-scale and
shareware software development. Users can use SimplyProjects to enter
and track feature requests, to-do tasks and bug reports on a
per-project basis. Users can also export project information either as
plain text (ASCII) or HTML files.

Another feature of SimplyProjects is the ability to generate report
documents such as Read-Me's and Version Histories which users can
bundle with their finished software products. These documents can also
be generated as either plain text (ASCII) or HTML files.

A copy of SimplyProjects 1.4.0 can be dowloaded at the following URL:
http://members.shaw.ca/anarakisware/releases/simplyProjects_140.sit

More information about SimplyProjects is also available at the
following web page:
http://members.shaw.ca/anarakisware/pages/spro.htm

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DX Toolbox 2.1.0 Released

Black Cat Systems announces the release of DX Toolbox version 2.1.0, a radio propagation / conditions analysis and forecasting tool for amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and other radio enthusiasts. DX Toolbox is just $24.99.

This version adds the ability to specify custom image URLs to load, reduces the time to load images, and includes several bug fixes.

Complete information about DX Toolbox and downloads may be obtained from http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/dxtoolbox.html




DX Toolbox is an application which gathers a variety of solar and geomagnetic information from real-time online sources, and presents them in charts and tables, including:

• A - Index
  
• K - Index
  
• Solar Flux
  
• Sun Spot Number
  
• X-Ray Flux levels
  
• X-Ray flares
  
• Solar Wind
  
• Geomagnetic Field
  
• Radio Blackout conditions
  
• Geomagnetic Storm conditions
  
• Solar Radiation Storm conditions
  

• WWV Geophysical Alert
  
• 27 Day Space Outlook
  
• 45 Day AP Forecast
  
• Geomagnetic Data
  
• Daily Geomagnetic Data
  
• Daily Particle Data
  
• Daily Solar Data
  
• GEOALERT
  
• Daily Magnetometer Analysis Reports
  
• Hourly Magnetometer Analysis Reports
  
• Predicted Sunspot Numbers and Radio Flux
  
• Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity
  
• Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
  
• Solar Region Summary
  
• Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
  
• Current Space Weather Indices
  
• Space Weather Event Reports
  
• Daily Space Weather Indices
  
• Summary of Space Weather Observations
  
• 3-day Space Weather Predictions
  

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