NEW NetProfessional Revealed

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texte = Hi there!Just a heads up that the below release went out on the wire this morning.Thought you'd like to see it.Thanks,Neil________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Susan WhitneyXplain Corporationmarketing@xplain.com805-494-9797 x105NETPROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES JULY/AUGUST LINE-UP-- Professional Journal for Web Developers and Network Administrators Provides Sneak Peek At First Issue Under New PublisherWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- June 19, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishersof NetProfessional(tm) magazine, today revealed the editorial line-up ofthe July/August issue of the magazine, the first since the company acquiredpublishing rights to the title in March. The print magazine, for webdevelopers and network administrators, is now a technical journal packedwith in-depth articles on a variety of current challenges users face,peer-reviewed by experts in the field.The first issue of the NEW NetProfessional (Volume 2, Number 1) is due inprint form at Macworld Expo/New York (Developer Central, booth #664), onJuly 7. Subscribers of the old publication as well as new subscribersshould receive it around the same time (depending on postal deliveryspeed), and it will be available through selected premiere newsstands andbooksellers. The best way to be sure to get a copy is to subscribe TODAY --RISK-FREE: -- send no money.The NEW NetProfessional will present high-level, professional, technical,journal-style content. Every issue will feature how-to articles, detailedproduct reviews, as well as the high quality editorial content that MacTechhas built its reputation upon. The magazine continues to have a Mac flavor,yet will discuss cross-platform issues like fitting into a multi-platformworld and creating cross-platform solutions. It features lengthy,technically-aware articles, with insights that go beyond the anecdotalreports of discussion lists and web news.Previous NetProfessional readers won't even recognize the new NP -- it isfar thicker and denser than the original NP, which was published by aconsumer-computer publisher, and featured colorful, but short articles, andan emphasis on product news and quick hits rather than deep insights.Every part of the magazine is focused on delivering more content -- morepages, higher editorial/ad ratios, and a denser (yet very readable) layout.Here is SOME of what the first NEW issue -- the July/August issue -- features:- Search Tools for Mac Web SitesThis 12-page overview, written by information retrieval specialist AviRappoport, provides an in-depth comparison of tools for searching Webservers, including Maxum's Phantom, Apple e.g., iHound, and WebSTAR Search.It outlines the operating principles of site search tools, and discusses analternative index technique with WebSonar, and an external searchingtechnique with Alexa. A 2-page table compares features and performance --and the article is useful for anyone on any platform. The piece alsoreveals a surprising alternative -- a tool that will be released to thepublic around the time the issue hits the streets.- Getting Started with XMLThis article provides web developers with a primer in authoring andpublishing web sites with XML. The article describes how you can takeadvantage of the flexibilty and efficiency of extensible markup today,while keeping your sites accessible for all browsers. Examples in realcode, comparing side-by-side equivalent XML and HTML, help webprofessionals see the power of the content/format abstraction XML provides.The article includes an overview of XML publishing systems, and makes acase for server-side XML processing tools that generate standard HTMLpages.- Getting Started: Claris Home Page AssistantsWhile professional web developers tend to scoff at HTML-productionautomation tools, Web guru and author Maria Langer takes a close look atthe assistants in Claris Home Page 3.0, showing how they can actuallyhelp save you time in site setup, prototyping, and creating sets of linkedpages. The article also discusses the use of CHP in relation to databasedriven content.- Mac IMAP/LDAP Server ToolsFormer Internet Evangelist Mark Altenberg takes a close look at the newstandards for directory services and e-mail, with a profile of tools netadministrators can use to support the standards and the challenges theywill face in implementing the new formats.- The Cross-platform Web SiteAuthor John Rizzo (Mac-Windows connectivity expert) delves into thechallenges of running a cross-platform Web production environment, andcreating content that works well when viewed on Windows. He provides anoverview of translation systems, and insights into how best to previewcontent effectively.- Migrating from AppleTalk to TCP/IPAppleTalk developer Alan Oppenheimer of Open Door Networks talks abouttechnical issues facing network administrators as they move Macs onto PCnetworks and transition to TCP/IP connectivity and replace older netinfrastructure. His piece discusses security aspects of different protocols(and shows you what to watch for), as well as URL formats for AppleTalkservices.- NetReviewsAt NetProfessional, we don't just take a cursory look at a product andassign a rating. We dissect programs from the point of view of the intendeduser, stress programs in real-world environments, and provide technicalinsight into useful things you can *actually do* with the program as youintegrate it into your network environment. For example, this issue's review of the Eudora Internet Mail Server includes scripts for user administration, and insight into security issues raised by remote management. The author, Josh Baer, runs a commercial list-hosting service. Also in this issue, we review the WebSiphon server-side scripting tool. The author, Robert Woodhead, is an independent Website developer who has created many high-traffic commerce and interactive sites using WebSiphon. His review includes not only a detailed look at the database power behind WebSiphon and what it can do for web developers, but actual working scripts for setting up a shopping cart and tracking users with cookies. Steve Michel, former webmaster for Salon Magazine, reviews Lundeen's Web Crossing online-discussion tool, providing insight into how to build a community online with a message board server as part of your site.- Apple's Net FutureIn this exclusive analysis for network administrators, we catch up onrecently-announced plans for changes in the Mac OS networkinginfrastructure and tools, with an update on: Open Transport 2.0, Novellnetworks, AppleShare IP 6.0, cryptography and authentication approaches,Java runtimes, and the Apple Network Administrator Toolkit.Other articles in the issue will be revealed at the shipping date.Who writes for NetProfessionalNetProfessional authors are, for the most part, net professionalsthemselves -- people working on web design and network administration,rather than professional writers. This helps ensure that NetProfessionalarticles have technical depth and cover topics relevant to our audience.Articles in NetProfessional are edited and technically reviewed by expertsin the field, largely drawn from NetProfessional's Editorial Advisory Board(EAB). Some are developed in collaboration with contributing editors alsoinvolved in using the technology. For instance, Gordon Garb, the formerApple Evangelist responsible for the Apple Information Access Toolkitsearch engine, edited Rappoport's article on site-search tools.Raines Cohen, Editor of NetProfessional, says he spends more time fosteringcommunication among authors and the NP EAB than working on articleshimself. It's a pleasure being able to work with the real people, deeplyinvolved in the vendor and user community, watching them help one anothermake sure the articles are both current and complete, and centered on thetopics our readers care about.NetProfessional -- How to Get ItThe new NetProfessional, currently bi-monthly, will be available atMacworld Expo/New York, July '98. NetProfessional is available for only$19.95 for six issues for U.S. subscribers -- a savings of 53% OFF thecover price! (US$44.95 International, US$25.95 Canadian.) If you're not acurrent subscriber to NetProfessional, sign up today. Just visit theNetProfessional web site at and sign up RISKFREE for NetProfessional.There's no risk to you, so act now! Send no money today.Corporate Background:Xplain Corporation has three divisions -- publishing, mail order and customservices. The publishing division includes MacTech(r) magazine, NetProfessional(tm) magazine, and THINK Reference(tm). The mail orderdivision operates Developer Depot(r) , DepotStore(sm), and the Depot(sm). Custom services provides custom publishingand trade show services including such projects as Developer Central(tm)and fulfillment services. Founded in 1984, the company has its offices inWestlake Village, California. For more information on Xplain Corporation orany of its products/services, point your browser to, call the main offices at 805-494-9797, fax at805-494-9798, send an e-mail to mailto:info@xplain.com, or send snail mailto PO Box 5200, Westlake Village, CA 91359-5200, USA.****All contents are Copyright 1984-1998 by Xplain Corporation. All rightsreserved. MacTech, Developer Depot, and Sprocket are registered trademarksof Xplain Corporation. Depot, The Depot, Depot Store, Video Depot,MacDev-1, THINK Reference, NetProfessional, NetProLive, JavaTech, WebTech,BeTech, and the MacTutorMan are trademarks of Xplain Corporation. Othertrademarks and copyrights appearing in this printing remain the property oftheir respective holders. Not responsible for typographical or othererrors. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

NEW NetProfessional Revealed (Neil Ticktin 1998)

Hi there!Just a heads up that the below release went out on the wire this morning.Thought you'd like to see it.Thanks,Neil________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Susan WhitneyXplain Corporationmarketing@xplain.com805-494-9797 x105NETPROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES JULY/AUGUST LINE-UP-- Professional Journal for Web Developers and Network Administrators Provides Sneak Peek At First Issue Under New PublisherWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- June 19, 1998 -- Xplain Corporation, publishersof NetProfessional(tm) magazine, today revealed the editorial line-up ofthe July/August issue of the magazine, the first since the company acquiredpublishing rights to the title in March. The print magazine, for webdevelopers and network administrators, is now a technical journal packedwith in-depth articles on a variety of current challenges users face,peer-reviewed by experts in the field.The first issue of the NEW NetProfessional (Volume 2, Number 1) is due inprint form at Macworld Expo/New York (Developer Central, booth #664), onJuly 7. Subscribers of the old publication as well as new subscribersshould receive it around the same time (depending on postal deliveryspeed), and it will be available through selected premiere newsstands andbooksellers. The best way to be sure to get a copy is to subscribe TODAY --RISK-FREE: -- send no money.The NEW NetProfessional will present high-level, professional, technical,journal-style content. Every issue will feature how-to articles, detailedproduct reviews, as well as the high quality editorial content that MacTechhas built its reputation upon. The magazine continues to have a Mac flavor,yet will discuss cross-platform issues like fitting into a multi-platformworld and creating cross-platform solutions. It features lengthy,technically-aware articles, with insights that go beyond the anecdotalreports of discussion lists and web news.Previous NetProfessional readers won't even recognize the new NP -- it isfar thicker and denser than the original NP, which was published by aconsumer-computer publisher, and featured colorful, but short articles, andan emphasis on product news and quick hits rather than deep insights.Every part of the magazine is focused on delivering more content -- morepages, higher editorial/ad ratios, and a denser (yet very readable) layout.Here is SOME of what the first NEW issue -- the July/August issue -- features:- Search Tools for Mac Web SitesThis 12-page overview, written by information retrieval specialist AviRappoport, provides an in-depth comparison of tools for searching Webservers, including Maxum's Phantom, Apple e.g., iHound, and WebSTAR Search.It outlines the operating principles of site search tools, and discusses analternative index technique with WebSonar, and an external searchingtechnique with Alexa. A 2-page table compares features and performance --and the article is useful for anyone on any platform. The piece alsoreveals a surprising alternative -- a tool that will be released to thepublic around the time the issue hits the streets.- Getting Started with XMLThis article provides web developers with a primer in authoring andpublishing web sites with XML. The article describes how you can takeadvantage of the flexibilty and efficiency of extensible markup today,while keeping your sites accessible for all browsers. Examples in realcode, comparing side-by-side equivalent XML and HTML, help webprofessionals see the power of the content/format abstraction XML provides.The article includes an overview of XML publishing systems, and makes acase for server-side XML processing tools that generate standard HTMLpages.- Getting Started: Claris Home Page AssistantsWhile professional web developers tend to scoff at HTML-productionautomation tools, Web guru and author Maria Langer takes a close look atthe assistants in Claris Home Page 3.0, showing how they can actuallyhelp save you time in site setup, prototyping, and creating sets of linkedpages. The article also discusses the use of CHP in relation to databasedriven content.- Mac IMAP/LDAP Server ToolsFormer Internet Evangelist Mark Altenberg takes a close look at the newstandards for directory services and e-mail, with a profile of tools netadministrators can use to support the standards and the challenges theywill face in implementing the new formats.- The Cross-platform Web SiteAuthor John Rizzo (Mac-Windows connectivity expert) delves into thechallenges of running a cross-platform Web production environment, andcreating content that works well when viewed on Windows. He provides anoverview of translation systems, and insights into how best to previewcontent effectively.- Migrating from AppleTalk to TCP/IPAppleTalk developer Alan Oppenheimer of Open Door Networks talks abouttechnical issues facing network administrators as they move Macs onto PCnetworks and transition to TCP/IP connectivity and replace older netinfrastructure. His piece discusses security aspects of different protocols(and shows you what to watch for), as well as URL formats for AppleTalkservices.- NetReviewsAt NetProfessional, we don't just take a cursory look at a product andassign a rating. We dissect programs from the point of view of the intendeduser, stress programs in real-world environments, and provide technicalinsight into useful things you can *actually do* with the program as youintegrate it into your network environment. For example, this issue's review of the Eudora Internet Mail Server includes scripts for user administration, and insight into security issues raised by remote management. The author, Josh Baer, runs a commercial list-hosting service. Also in this issue, we review the WebSiphon server-side scripting tool. The author, Robert Woodhead, is an independent Website developer who has created many high-traffic commerce and interactive sites using WebSiphon. His review includes not only a detailed look at the database power behind WebSiphon and what it can do for web developers, but actual working scripts for setting up a shopping cart and tracking users with cookies. Steve Michel, former webmaster for Salon Magazine, reviews Lundeen's Web Crossing online-discussion tool, providing insight into how to build a community online with a message board server as part of your site.- Apple's Net FutureIn this exclusive analysis for network administrators, we catch up onrecently-announced plans for changes in the Mac OS networkinginfrastructure and tools, with an update on: Open Transport 2.0, Novellnetworks, AppleShare IP 6.0, cryptography and authentication approaches,Java runtimes, and the Apple Network Administrator Toolkit.Other articles in the issue will be revealed at the shipping date.Who writes for NetProfessionalNetProfessional authors are, for the most part, net professionalsthemselves -- people working on web design and network administration,rather than professional writers. This helps ensure that NetProfessionalarticles have technical depth and cover topics relevant to our audience.Articles in NetProfessional are edited and technically reviewed by expertsin the field, largely drawn from NetProfessional's Editorial Advisory Board(EAB). Some are developed in collaboration with contributing editors alsoinvolved in using the technology. For instance, Gordon Garb, the formerApple Evangelist responsible for the Apple Information Access Toolkitsearch engine, edited Rappoport's article on site-search tools.Raines Cohen, Editor of NetProfessional, says he spends more time fosteringcommunication among authors and the NP EAB than working on articleshimself. It's a pleasure being able to work with the real people, deeplyinvolved in the vendor and user community, watching them help one anothermake sure the articles are both current and complete, and centered on thetopics our readers care about.NetProfessional -- How to Get ItThe new NetProfessional, currently bi-monthly, will be available atMacworld Expo/New York, July '98. NetProfessional is available for only$19.95 for six issues for U.S. subscribers -- a savings of 53% OFF thecover price! (US$44.95 International, US$25.95 Canadian.) If you're not acurrent subscriber to NetProfessional, sign up today. Just visit theNetProfessional web site at and sign up RISKFREE for NetProfessional.There's no risk to you, so act now! Send no money today.Corporate Background:Xplain Corporation has three divisions -- publishing, mail order and customservices. The publishing division includes MacTech(r) magazine, NetProfessional(tm) magazine, and THINK Reference(tm). The mail orderdivision operates Developer Depot(r) , DepotStore(sm), and the Depot(sm). Custom services provides custom publishingand trade show services including such projects as Developer Central(tm)and fulfillment services. Founded in 1984, the company has its offices inWestlake Village, California. For more information on Xplain Corporation orany of its products/services, point your browser to, call the main offices at 805-494-9797, fax at805-494-9798, send an e-mail to mailto:info@xplain.com, or send snail mailto PO Box 5200, Westlake Village, CA 91359-5200, USA.****All contents are Copyright 1984-1998 by Xplain Corporation. All rightsreserved. MacTech, Developer Depot, and Sprocket are registered trademarksof Xplain Corporation. Depot, The Depot, Depot Store, Video Depot,MacDev-1, THINK Reference, NetProfessional, NetProLive, JavaTech, WebTech,BeTech, and the MacTutorMan are trademarks of Xplain Corporation. Othertrademarks and copyrights appearing in this printing remain the property oftheir respective holders. Not responsible for typographical or othererrors. Neil Ticktin

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