Newsletter #23 - July 2000

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1. NEWS: Mark/Space to Unveil New Products at Macworld Expo July 19-21
2. NEWS: PageNOW! 2.0 for MacOS
3. NEWS: Fax 1.0 for PalmOS
4. UPDATED: DataCord Status Report (PalmOS/Handspring Visor)

Mark/Space will join hundreds of exhibitors and a projected 75,000 attendees this week at Macworld Expo in New York City.

You will find us in the NET INNOVATORS section, Booth #1854, located on Level 3.

New products on display from Mark/Space will include:

• PageNOW! 2.0 for MacOS (read below for more info!)
• PageNOW! 2.0 for PalmOS
• Fax 1.0 for PalmOS (read below for more info!)
• Mark/Space DataCord (read below for more info!)

• InfoMitt Access pager from RemoteSolution for Handspring Visor
• eyeModule digital camera from Blocks Products/IDEO for Handspring Visor
• Earthmate GPS from Delorme (connected to PalmOS devices via our DataCord for Palm and Visor)

PageNOW! 2.0 for MacOS will be shown in public for the first time at Macworld expo and sports some exciting new features:

New features:

• TCP Paging via HTML/Web (extensible via XML plug-ins)
• TCP Paging via E-Mail (SMTP)
• TCP Paging via SNPP (Simple Network Paging Protocol)
• "Speak" pages via Apple PlainTalk technology
• Optional Auto-Delete of Message Monitor entries (ideal for high volume PageNOW! servers)
• Improved "Easy Config" modem setup (and "Expert Mode" when every last bit of control is needed!)
• New modem based protocols supported: UCP, EMI, Citiruf
• Support for multiple local, long distance, and toll-free area codes (ie, "800, 877, 888" for toll free)
• Ability to export the contents of the message monitor window
• Updated about box, splash screen, and finder icons!
• Electronic (PDF) versions of manuals now included with installer

PageNOW! Lite:
$49.95 ($19.95 upgrade from 1.x)
(Supports up to 25 subscriber database entries, can *not* act as a server to 3rd party applications)

PageNOW! Personal Edition:
$89.95 ($39.95 upgrade from 1.x)
(Supports unlimited subscriber database entries, can act as a server for a single entry)

PageNOW! Server:
PageNOW! Server is now sold by the number of entries in the subscriber/groups database for which it can act as a server.

Clients (such as our own e-mail and web gateways, FileMaker Pro, custom AppleScripts, etc) may reside on any machine on any network that can access the server.

5 subscriber/group entries ($199), 10 ($349), 25 ($499), 50 ($749), 100 ($999), 250 ($1999), 500 ($2999), unlimited ($4999)

(For pricing to upgrade PageNOW! 1.x Workgroup or Enterprise Server to 2.0, please contact sales@markspace.com)

Copies of PageNOW! 1.x purchased direct from Mark/Space on or after 4/1/2000 qualify for a free electronic upgrade (or may elect to pay a minimal fee (TBD) to receive a CD-ROM when the final version is posted).

Mark/Space recently acquired DBFax, and there is plenty of exciting news:

We have posted a public beta of version 1.0 with the following changes: (As compared to DBFax 0.2b3, the last wide release from David Bertrand)

• Updated for compatibility with the latest devices (IIIc, Visor, etc)
• Updated for compatibility with modern OS versions (now runs on OS 2.0 all the way up to 3.5)
• Can preview a fax before sending it
• Support for larger fax documents (was 32K, should now be 128K)
• Support for categories when sending Memo Pad records
• Support for categories when looking up and address book record
• Support for new serial manager, allowing use of virtual ports such as TRG Compact Flash, IR, TDK Global Pulse, etc. (OS 3.3 and later)
• A Log/Display Log feature to aid in troubleshooting
• An "Identify Modem" feature to aid in troubleshooting
• Online Help/Tips for all dialogs
• A demo version that can be unlocked via registration code
• Manual in PDF format

• Support for IR phones/modems (such as found on GSM phones)
• The ability to RECEIVE a fax as well as send one (this feature is in the current beta, although not thoroughly tested)
• A Mac conduit to move fax images to the desktop
• A more complete manual

PalmGear: http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=290

Handango: http://www.handango.com/palm-software-product.shtml?sectionId=0&productId=541&catalog=1

We will update info at these links periodically as we release updates.

Version 1.0 sells for $29.95 ($14.95 for registered owners of the previous release - contact sales@marksapce.com if you qualify).

This will get you a registration code which you can start using now with the 1.0 public beta, and will continue to work for all 1.x versions.

As always, we look forward to hearing your questions, comments, and wishes for future versions of all of our PalmOS Products, including Fax!

Since our last issue, we are pleased to announce that the DataCord 5 has joined the DataCord 3 in shipping, and that our first production samples of the DataCord HS (for Handspring Visor) have come back and passed testing. Now that the first samples have passed, we hope to start offering the DataCord HS for sale in August.

The cables are designed for connection to modems, routers, and other serial devices that have a DB-9 or DB-25 connector and will be available in versions designed to connect to all of the currently available devices running PalmOS:

Mark/Space DataCord 3: For the Palm III and Palm VII series (as well as the TRG Pro and Symbol 1500)

Mark/Space DataCord 5: For the Palm V series

Mark/Space DataCord HS: For the Handspring Visor

All cables are 3 feet in length, shielded, and feature high quality connectors with blackened metal thumbscrews. DataCord HS also includes the circuitry needed to make the Visor serial lines RS232 voltage level compliant.

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