Newsletter #25 - April 2001

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1. NEWS: PageNOW! 2.0 Mac OS Released (Personal Edition, Lite, Server)
2. NEWS: Call To Developers: Send us your updated information for PageNOW! 2.0 Solutions Guide
3. NEWS: PageNOW! 2.0 Palm OS Released
4. NEWS: DataCord Garmin GPS Cables; DCH-GA and DCH-GE Announced!
5. NEWS: DataCord DCH-6M9 Visor Modem Cable; 6 inch version of DCH-M9
6. NEWS: DataCord DCH-M9D Visor Modem Cable; Device powered DCH-M9
7. UPDATED: Streamlined URL for Mark/Space Online Store

A long time in the making, we are pleased to announce the availability of PageNOW! 2.0 for MacOS. With support for TCP based paging, and a number of new and improved features across the board, we are sure everyone will find something to look forward to in this widely anticipated update to PageNOW!

With PageNOW! 2.0 you can reach pagers and digital phones with:

-->Personal Messages
Enter and manage urgent messages to colleagues and family on your Mac, then send them off via modem or internet connection.

-->Appointments and Reminders
Send yourself full-text reminder pages to keep you on time during your busy day.

-->Wireless E-Mail
Receive e-mail from Internet, online services, or your office network on your pager.

-->Network Alerts
Receive important messages from 3rd party network monitoring applications such as EtherPeek, InterMapper, LAN Surveyor, PageSentry, Server Sentinel, and more!

A partial list of the many enhancements for version 2.0:

New and Improved Ways to Send Messages (All Versions)

NEW	SNPP via TCP
NEW	HTTP via TCP using XML plug-ins Send to any service that provides a web page to send messages
NEW	SMTP (e-mail) via TCP Send to any email address, or pager/phone with an email address (ie, 5551212@messagingcompany.com)
NEW	Speech! Text to Speech via speaker
IMPROVED	UCP via modem
IMPROVED	EMI via modem
IMPROVED	Citiruf via modem

Exciting New Features (All Versions)

NEW	Updated Manuals, now in PDF format for printing or reading on-screen
NEW	Updated and additional pre-defined service entries
NEW	Totally new and updated modem configuration dialog ("Easy Config" as well as "Expert Config")
NEW	"PageNOW! Modem Definitions" file (no longer relies on buggy Apple Modem Tool list)
NEW	Custom Connection settings on a per service basis. Services may have a custom modem setting that overrides the default one (so some services can be 7E1, while others are 8N1 for example)
NEW	Can now "suspend paging" via checkbox/icon in message monitor
NEW	Status report during message send in Message Monitor
NEW	Now have a "service" column in the subscribers window
NEW	Cancel Button in Message Monitor window
IMPROVED	Additional status and icons in Message Monitor
IMPROVED	Numeric paging now allows "#" and "*" to be sent
IMPROVED	Toll free and local area codes now support more than one code (ie, now supports "800,877,888")
IMPROVED	Display the type (numeric/email/speech/etc) in subscribers window
IMPROVED	Now update preferences file at idle time as well as at quit
UPDATED	All new artwork and icons
FIXED	"Postpone Indefinitely" did not work in "Send At" dialog
FIXED	Increased some timeouts so that Vodaphone UK would work via TAP
FIXED	Fixed bug where handling of shutdown by PageNOW! would fail under certain versions of system sw (notably 7.6)

New Features for Administrators (and Client/Server Version)

NEW	(Optional) Automatic purging for message monitor window/database
NEW	"Admin Pager" (optionally) gets a message when a page fails
NEW	".Admin Alert" memorized message serves as a template
NEW	Designated "Backup Subscriber" for each account. The "Backup" gets a message in case the message can't be sent to the first account. For example, if a message fails via a TCP protocol, you could designate a modem based protocol using subscriber as the "Backup"
NEW	Support for Sophisticated Circuits PowerKey/Rebound
NEW	Export of Message Monitor contents
NEW	Ability to import/export numeric, speech and e-mail subscribers

PageNOW! 2.0 is available as a demo version which can be unlocked after purchase. Available now, PageNOW! can be ordered direct from our online store. Owners of previous versions are eligible for upgrade pricing.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.markspace.com/pagenow/ - PageNOW! Home Page
http://www.markspace.com/pagenow/mac.html - PageNOW! Mac Home Page

To purchase or upgrade, please visit:
http://store.markspace.com/ - For new customers
http://store.markspace.com/upgrades.html - For upgrading customers

If you are a developer of software that does, or can, work with PageNOW!, please visit the PageNOW! Solutions page at http://www.markspace.com/pagenow/mac_solutions.html and make sure that your application is listed. If not, please use the link at that page to contact devsupport to get your product tested and listed.

PageNOW! 2.0 for PalmOS was released

Over 225 changes, fixes, and new features compared to version 1.1!

Main new features:

• In box for received messages
• Out box for sent and queued messages
• SMS send/receive with GSM phones
• Send via TCP using SNPP protocol (such as with Omnisky, PPP connection over modem, etc)
• Receive messages with InfoMitt Sprinboard
• Default services list with the most popular GSM, TAP and SNPP services pre-defined

Features of PageNOW! for PalmOS:

• Supports send/receive of SMS via GSM/PCS Phones (either via GSM Snap-On or with a phone that has an internal or IR modem such as Nokia 8xxx, Ericsson T28, etc; Using ETSI/GSM standard protocols)
• Supports all paging services (Using the industry-standard TAP (via modem) and SNPP (via TCP) protocols)
• Supports Palm clip-on modem as well as external and IR modems
• Receives messages via InfoMitt Springboard module
• Unlimited number of paging/sms services (common ones pre-defined)
• Unlimited number of memorized pager/phone users
• Message Splitting: Splits long messages into a series of smaller ones
• Character/Page Counter: Tracks the length and number of pages that will be sent
• Smart Dialing: Configure numbers for reaching an outside line, credit card calling, etc.
• Greeting/Signature: Optionally add text to the beginning or end of each page sent

PageNOW! 2.0 is priced at $29.95 for a single copy, and is a free upgrade for owners of all previous versions. PageNOW! (PalmOS) may be purchased direct from Mark/Space, and at all major distributors of PalmOS software.

We're proud to announce a new category of DataCord - ones that connect to portable GPS units. Our first cables in this series are for Handspring Visor and Handpring Prism to various units from Garmin International http://www.garmin.com/.

DCH-GA, Visor/Prism to Garmin GPS
For Garmin models GPS 12, GPS 12CX, GPS12XL, GPS12 MAP, GPS 48, GPS II Plus, GPS III, GPS III Plus, Street Pilot, Street Pilot ColorMap

DCH-GE, Visor/Prism to Garmin GPS
For Garmin models eTrex and eMap

These cables are currently available for ordering via our online store, and are in production and projected to start shipping May 1st, 2001.

To address the needs of people connecting their Visor to mobile devices such as mobile phones and GPS units, we now have a 6 inch long version of the popular DCH-M9 Handspring Visor to DB9 modem cable.

This cable is currently available for ordering via our online store, and is in production and projected to start shipping April 16th, 2001.

We now have a new "device powered" version of the DCH-M9 cable. This cable draws power for the on-board electronics (needed to convert visor serial to RS232) from the device it connects to, rather than (on our DCH-M9) the Visor itself. In addition to prolonging battery life on the Visor side, this cable also has the benefit of working with the new Visor Platinum, just as our DCH-H9 hotsync cable does.

This cable is currently available for ordering via our online store, and is in production and projected to start shipping April 16th, 2001.

Last November we opened our new online store, hosted at Yahoo!

Since then:

• We've created a new easy to remember URL for ordering/browsing: http://store.markspace.com
• We've added a new section for product upgrades

• Secure Online Ordering
• Shopping Cart
• Shipping and Tax automatically calculated
• Confirmation of order sent by email

• All software is now sold in electronic format (downloadable or send by email, with manuals in PDF format)
• Software no longer has a shipping/handling charge or tax applied