Complete Access, a database-access tool that combines report writing, forms, outlining, and charting, will ship at Expo from Ocean Software. The $495 program can be used with Sybase, Oracle, or any other SQL data-base with an available adapter. Ocean Software: 904/363-1646.
Ridgeback Solutions is shipping NetWatch, a network-management solution based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The $1995 software, which includes ten SNMP agents, lets network administrators running NeXT-STEP monitor SNMP devices, including routers, bridges, and hubs. A version for NeXTSTEP for Intel due is in June. Ridgeback Solutions: 310/456-6094.
Fore Systems announced the NXA-100 ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) Computer Interface for NeXTcube workstations. The NXA-100 turns NeXT LANs into ATM-based LANs, supporting high-speed data and distributed-multimedia networking applications commonly run on NeXT workstations. It also supports TCP/IP. Pricing for the adapter starts at $3995, including system software. Fore: 412/967-4040.
Alembic Systems International has become the U.S. distributor for two more European products: Compose in Color (CIC), a $995 NeXTSTEP photo-manipulation package from Unter-Ecker Software, of Wiesbaden, Germany; and ZZVolume, a $3000 architectural CAD program developed by Ares in Lyon, France. Alembic: 303/799-6223.
Schema Research has released SchemaE for NeXTSTEP, a CASE database-design and management tool for Sybase databases that works with InterfaceBuilder and the DBKit. SchemaE communicates the design of a database as a picture and reverse-engineers the database every work session, presenting a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the database. Pricing starts at $950. Schema: 415/368 8477.
ModemManager from Black Market Technologies is designed to help you set up and manage UUCP connections to other computers. The $99 package, which runs under NeXTSTEP 3.0, includes tested, preset modem and e-mail configurations, and supports Telebit, ZyXEL and Hayes-compatible modems. Black Market: 718/522-5090.
Hutchinson Avenue Software has two new digital dictionaries for NeXTSTEP: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms and the Oxford Reference Dictionary of Computing. The company also an-nounced HRT News, which brings Dow Jones Dow-Vision news feeds to NeXTSTEP desktops. Hutchsinson Avenue: 514/ 499-2067.
Pinnacle Research is shipping a line of Workspace Manager enhancements for NeXTSTEP 3.0 called "Inspected by: Pinnacle." Among the inspectors, which will sell for less than $20 each, are PRISoundInspector, which provides file-format conversion and compression, as well as a horizontal scrolling window showing a sound wave form. Pinnacle: 602/529-1135.