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By Paul M. Sherer Alpha Software Corp. is readying a new language that company officials claim will revitalize outdated applications. The Alpha Resident Programming Language (RPL) can be used to […]

By Eamonn Sullivan A new memory-resident program from First Byte Inc. promises to give applications the power to speak. Monologue 2.0 is a terminate-and-stay-resident utility that pops up over any […]

Metro's Mix of 12 Utilitis Is Excellent, but Its System Requ i rements May Make It Unsuitable for Some Uses The Porsche 911 is renowned for doing one thing and […]

Blue Lance hopes to make NetWare administrators more security conscious with a slimmed-down, updated auditing package due in July. LT Auditor 4.0, a major upgrade to Blue Lance's software, comprises […]

By Michael R. Zimmerman An Irish software developer landed at Comdex/Spring last week to release its first U.S. product, a software solution for linking laptop computers to LANs. At the […]

---------- AG Group Ports Analyzer To LocalTalk Networks The AG Group next month will deliver a LocalTalk-based network-analysis package designed to capture, decode and display network-protocol information, company officials said. […]

Notework Corp. recently released a new version of its 5K-byte pop-up mail program that lets administrators automatically create E-mail groups and eases installation of the program on multiple-server LANs. Notework […]

By Mark L. Van Name and Bill Catchings Asynchronous communications products have come a long way since the days of Crosstalk XVI and PC-TALK. Those and similar products still serve […]

Garbage in, garbage out--or so the saying goes. But MemoryMate, the free-form database from Broderbund Software, cleans up the garbage and gives it the sparkle of real data. Although MemoryMate […]

PC-DOS has long been the source of complaints from users and programmers alike. But even if there had never been a whisper of protest nor a single lamentation, someone, somewhere, […]

KeyWorks Advanced Version may be the so-called 'Lotus 1-2-3' of a new product category. Adding to the superb menu-driven interface for new users that is continued and improved on in […]

When off-the-shelf packages accomplish 90 percent of your needs, and the missing 10 percent has you up in arms, keyboard macro programs often come to the rescue. 'Corporate users all […]

Memory-Resident Mode Allows True Multitasking; Script Langua g e Is Examplary Relay Gold is a communications program with a remarkably complete set of features: its own programming language, a full-screen […]

By John Pallatto Keyworks, the memory-resident keyboard macro utility from Alpha Software Inc., is being revamped with a powerful set of features that the company claims turns the utility into […]

XO Shell version 2.5 from Wyte Corp., of Cambridge, Mass., delivers only part of that promise. The $79 program adds terminate-and-stay-resident power to the DOS prompt, enabling users to handle […]

Memory-Resident Spreadsheet Boasts 3-D Features Joining the flurry of new spreadsheets announced this fall is a memory-resident program from Personal Computer Support Group (PCSG) that boasts 3-D capabilities. Called Lucid […]

First Protected-Mode Pop-Up Program Due from Peter Norton The Norton On-Line Programmer's Guide to OS/2 Kernel API, one of the first software pop-up programs operating in the "protected mode" of […]

Single Fax Cards Find Favor with LAN Users By November, Quadram is planning to join the growing list of companies offering PC fax packages that let many LAN users receive […]

Memory-Resident DOS File-Retrieval Program Introduced for Networks MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--Thought Dynamics has added networking capabilities and other enhancements to its Fetch memory-resident DOS file-retrieval program. Version 4.0 of Fetch, which […]

Program Teaches Computer To Read Documents Aloud SEAL BEACH, Calif.--If you're into mental multitasking, then there is product just for you. Instead of reading your electronic mail or proofreading your […]