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PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS
* Final Versions of Calendar Server and Directory Server Shipping
* LiveWire and LiveWire Pro Available
* TechVision This Week: The Collabra Decision
NEW RESOURCES
* SDK Helps You Extend Communicator's HTML Editor
* Layers in Navigator 4.0
* A History of HTML Tags
* Now in AppFoundry
* IFC Developer Central
EVENTS
* World Movers: The VRML 2.0 Developers' Conference Jan. 30-31
CODER CORNER
* Submitting a Form to Multiple CGIs
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
* No Cost subscriptions to Netscape DevEdge
- Products and Technologies -
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* FINAL VERSIONS OF CALENDAR SERVER AND DIRECTORY SERVER SHIPPING
Two new servers within the SuiteSpot family are now available for
purchase. Netscape Calendar Server 1.0 manages meetings and calendars
on corporate Intranets as well as over the Internet. This server
software can support up to tens of thousands of users and offers
cross platform support for Unix, Windows, and Macintosh clients.
A fact sheet on the product is available at:
http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease310.html
Netscape Directory Server 1.0 is open, scalable server software
for managing enterprise directories of people and resources. A
fact sheet is available at:
http://home.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease311.html
The Netscape Directory SDK for enabling your applications with the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is available at:
http://developer.netscape.com/library/one/sdk/ldap/ldaprelnotes.html
* LIVEWIRE AND LIVEWIRE PRO 1.01 AVAILABLE
Thanks to all of our DevEdge members who participated in the
months of beta testing prior to LiveWire's final ship. All
versions of the product are now available and can be purchased
from the Netscape site. If you are a new member, or would like
to test drive the LiveWire development tool, go to:
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/server_download.html
* TECHVISION THIS WEEK: THE COLLABRA DECISION
Marc Andreessen, senior VP of technology for Netscape Communications,
discusses how Internet infrastructure and open standards provide the
catalyst for groupware to go beyond a niche solution to one that's
as ubiquitous as email or the Web. Mark talks about why Netscape
adopted Collabra technology a year ago and the thinking behind how
Netscape adapted it from proprietary to open standards-based as it
incorporated it into the upcoming Communicator and SuiteSpot
products.
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/columns/techvision/collabra.html
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* SDK HELPS YOU EXTEND COMMUNICATOR'S HTML EDITOR WITH JAVA
The built-in HTML editor within Netscape Communicator is wide open
for developers to create plug-ins that extend its capability.
Get started with a new Composer Plug-In SDK that lets you develop
Java applications that enhance and customize Communicator's
built-in HTML editor. This SDK is an early version and will be
added to throughout Communicator's public prerelease cycle.
http://developer.netscape.com/library/one/sdk/composer.html
* LAYERS In Navigator 4.0
The Navigator 4.0 feature within the upcoming Netscape Communicator
release will allow you to use HTML and JavaScript to create
dynamic animation on a web page. Early documentation will familiarize
you with this new capability and prepare you for what lies ahead.
http://developer.netscape.com/library/documentation/communicator/layers/laye
rs.htm
* A HISTORY OF HTML TAGS
Need to know what tags were introduced in past versions of the
Navigator? Netscape has now published a list of tags grouped by the
release of Navigator that brought them to life.
http://developer.netscape.com/libary/documentation/htmlguid/tags_complete.html
* NOW IN APPFOUNDRY
Several business applications have just been made available for free
download through Netscape's AppFoundry. Company Store by I.Consulting
is an Internal Purchasing application that can replace paper-based
systems for ordering commonly purchased items within a company;
Prologic Management Systems' Warehouse Manager is an inventory
tracking system that performs basic warehouse management functions
over an intranet; Transaction Information Systems' Human Active 401k
allows intranet users to review and sign up for 401K benefits;
Ingenia Communication Corp. offers iMeet, software for booking
conference rooms and meetings. All of these intranet starter
applications are available at no cost and
can be downloaded at:
http://home.netscape.com/one_stop/intranet_apps/index.html
If you are a developer interested in submitting an application for
consideration in the Netscape AppFoundry, review our guidelines at:
http://developer.netscape.com/appfoundry/index.html
* IFC DEVELOPER CENTRAL
Developers interested in the Internet Foundation Classes can stay
up to date at IFC Developer Central, a Web page that has the very
latest news on the Internet Foundation Classes. If you are a Java
developer who is working with or interested in the IFC, add it to
your bookmarks.
http://developer.netscape.com/library/ifc/index.html
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* NETSCAPE ONE TOOLS
The latest issue of View Source recaps Netscape's recent flurry of
development tools announcements with the first of a three-part article
penned by Netscape Tools Senior Product Manager Rick Fleischman.
"Netscape ONE Tools Overview" discusses Netscape goals with regard
to it's tools strategy. Fleischman also goes into detail on tools
available for developers building core components used in many web
sitessuch as CGI, plug-ins, Java applets and multimedia elements.
View Source, Netscape's online technical magazine for developers,
will be updated at least every two weeks, so bookmark the following
location and check back regularly:
http://developer.netscape.com/news/viewsource/index.html
Don't forget: If you're a DevEdge Gold or Community member with plans
to bring your product to market soon, let other developers know about
it. Get free publicity in the Reliable Sources column in View Source.
Send your product announcement or press release to View Source
Editor Paul Dreyfus at dreyfus@netscape.com
- Events -
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* NETSCAPE CO-SPONSORS WORLD MOVERS: THE VRML 2.0 DEVELOPER'S
CONFERENCE
What does the future hold for the Virtual Reality Modeling Language
(VRML)? Find out at World Movers, produced by Silicon Graphics and
Seybold Seminars and co-sponsored by Netscape. The conference will
bring together the leaders in the "3D Web Revolution." This emerging
community includes the designers of VRML 2.0 technology and Web
developers using the technology to stretch the boundaries of their
Web pages. For more information or to register for the conference
held in San Francisco Jan 30-31 visit:
http://www.worldmovers.org
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* LIVE NEWS FEEDS FROM CRN ON NETSCAPE'S CHANNEL PARTNER SITE
Tune into breaking news with daily Computer Reseller News feeds
direct to Netscape's Web site. A selection of CRN stories of interest
to resellers are updated throughout the day and can be viewed from
the Netscape Channel Partner Site. If you are a developer
reselling product, you may want to look into what else Netscape's
channel programs have to offer.
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/netscape_partner_programs/index.html
- Coder Corner -
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SUBMITTING A SINGLE FORM TO MULTIPLE CGIs
Occassionaly it may be necessary to submit a form to multiple
CGIs based on a particular condition. With JavaScript, it is
possible to dynamically change the 'action' property of the form.
The example below demonstrates this.
NOTE: Please change the destination URL accordingly.
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