Atherton Software Works changed its name to Millennium Software Labs, according to Jayson Adams, president and founder of the company that developed Engage. Millennium: 415/321-3720.
Black Adder Systems has begun shipping WarpIt, an image-manipulation program for the NeXT. It is a specialized tool for nonlinear mesh transformation, rotation, shear, perspective, mirroring, and scale change. Series of transformations can be stored for animation effects. WarpIt costs $219 and is shipping now. Black Adder: 612/436-5021.
pVisor, a 3-D molecular-visualization program, has the distinction of being the first program written in Russia for the NeXT. Developed by Talus Corporation and the Electronic and Computer Science Center of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the program lets you display any complex module on-screen and includes a fast renderer. Talus: 713/561-0700.
Addison-Wesley has published Objective-C by Lewis J. Pinson and Richard S. Wiener, a 313-page book that is the first to detail the implementation of Objective-C on a NeXT computer. The book discusses object-oriented problem solving using Objective-C, describes how programming is done on a NeXT computer, and compares the differences between NeXT's Objective-C and Stepstone Corporation's iteration.
Objective Partners, of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has joined the NeXT Partnership Program of trainers and NeXTSTEP Developer Camp sites. A joint venture between Holland's biggest NeXTcenter and a system integrator, Objective will offer technical training, system administration, and NeXTSTEP development courses and support. Objective Partners is headquartered at 72Aan de Zoom, 1420 CB, Uithoorn, The Netherlands.
Young Minds has lowered the price of its Makedisc software for premastering CD-ROMs from $7495 to $2995. According to the company, this makes Makedisc the most cost-effective solution for preparing large amounts of data for distribution on CD-ROM. Makedisc is bundled with its CD Studio product, an $18,250 piece of hardware that creates CD Write Once discs.
Yrrid is shipping its TTYDSP, a high-speed serial port that converts the DSP on the NeXT into a third RS-232 serial port that works with a wide range of RS-232 peripherals, including modems, printers and plotters. A single-user license is $189. Yrrid: 800/443-0065; e-mail: yrrid@world.std.com.
CompuCover is now making flexible, clear plastic covers for NeXT keyboards. The covers protect the keyboard from dust and coffee spills, as well as making the keyboard quieter and softer to the touch. Ask for stock number 50NEX10. The special introductory price is $16.95, plus shipping. CompuCover: 904/862-4448.