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1999 January 9
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Bud's Biased Utils Report #6
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Here we are back on schedule! I hope... =)
I'd like to thank Union for posting Report #4 on his site when NWR was
delayed. So go visit union.jaded.net - now! (ok read the report first).
Hmmm... anyways I don't exactly have much of an intro planned this week,
so... ummm... the first full week of 1999 started with a bang, just go read
the damn thing.
Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]
Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.
Week: Week is based from 01/03/98 to 01/09/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.
Groups: (In no particular order)
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▀█▄ ▀█▌▀█▄ ▐ ▄█▀ ▄▄██▌ A Group
▐█▌ ▐▌ ▐█ █▌▐█▌ ▄█▀ █ That Gives
▄██▌▄▀ ▄██▌▀██▌ ██ ▐▌ Slightly
▀███ ▀███ ▀█ ▐███▄▄ █ Less Than
▐█▌ ▐█▌ ▐▌ ▀██▀ ▀▄ A Fuck.
▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases:
Corel.Draw.v9.beta.1-PWA [11 x 15MB]
Infinite_Voice_V1.0_FINAL-PWA [05 x 2.88MB]
FlashClone_V2.0-PWA [08 x 1.44MB]
Extensis.Intellihance.Pro.v4.01-PWA [03 x 1.44MB]
I think maybe these guys read my report and decided to get their asses
in gear... ok well maybe not, but they did release this week. Which is
nice to see... except their Corel Draw beta was over the limit, which bought
it a nuke on quite a few sites (and was later ripped as an IND). Infinite
Voice is a nice release though, and they they threw in an Extensis app for
good measure. PWA shows they still have what it takes - or so it seems for
now.
Total: 6/10
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■▄──────+ The Corporation +─ ▀▄ ─gas!─■
THE CORPORATION:
Releases:
IBM.PC.DOS.2000-CORP [17 x 1.44MB]
Pantone.Color.Web.Pro-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Asymetrix.ToolBook.II.Neuron.v6.5-CORP [05 x 1.44MB]
Asymetrix.Digital.Video.Recorder.v1.0-CORP [07 x 1.44MB]
Pro.Venture.Billing.Solution_V2.01-CORP [09 x 1.44MB]
MS.Dev.Studio.SNA.Server.4.0.517.Enterprise-CORP [23 x 2.88MB]
MS.Dev.Studio.SNA.Client.4.0.517.Enterprise-CORP [09 x 2.88MB]
Corel.Print.Office-CORP [30 x 2.88MB]
Synthetic.Aperture.Video.Finesse.for.Premiere-CORP [02 x 1.44MB]
Internet.LanBridge.Client.v.1.44-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Internet.LanBridge.Server.v.1.44-CORP [02 x 1.44MB]
Internet.LanBridge.SurfWatch.Server.Addon.v.1.01-CORP [01 x 1.44MB]
Alright I'll admit it.. I'm a huge DOS fan. I miss that damn OS so
much, and I was very happy to see the Y2K compliant DOS 2000 come
out. So congrats to Corp for doing it even if it is a bit of a throwback
(hey I'm nostalgic). For the rest... Asymetrix titles are always nice, and
ProVenture... well the current ProVenture series (Brochures, Database,
Mail List and others) has been on the shelf for a while... 2.01 just
contains a bug-fixed 2.0, but it's still legit. The only title I'm not
really familar with here is Pantone Color Web Pro, since I don't do
a whole lot of grapic work, but even without that Corp had a strong week.
Corp is really starting to look like the group of old - the strong, quality
Corp that is. They've also done a LOT of recruiting recently, and it shows with
more activity as a result. Good work with the Corel Print Office and the MS.
Total: 9/10
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. __/ __ _/ _/ ____/ ___/ .
. \__ / _\ \_____ \ ___/__ :
. :/ \ \ / \ / \|
: |\___/ /___/_____ /___ /|
: | \_/_____/\____ /_____/___/_____/ |
:...`---\_____\/----/_flr_/---/_p^D_/--'
RISE:
Releases:
SEAGATE.CORP.REPLICATION.EXEC.v1.5.FINAL.CRACKED-RiSE [06 x 1.44MB]
PARAMETRIC.CORP.PRO.MECHANICA.r20.NT4.ALPHA-RiSE [71 x 1.44MB]
Rise releasing for the second straight week! They started it off with
a pretty nice Seagate app... they also put out the Alpha platform version
of Pro Mechanica, which unfortunately was nuked since most people use
the Intel (which Rise released the previous week). So I can only give
points for the Seagate. Unfortunately that was all the activity this
week. But I still love you guys! ;)
Total: 4/10
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SIEGE:
Releases:
QFX.V6.27.FOR.WINNT-SiEGE [02 x 1.44MB]
ZBIG.V1.01.FOR.DISCREET.LOGIC.EFFECT-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
ZBIG.V1.01.FOR.DIGITAL.FUSION.V2.1X-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
ZBIG.V1.01.FOR.ADOBE.AFTER.EFFECTS-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
ULTIMATTE.V2.04.FOR.DIGITAL.FUSION.V2.5-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
5D.MONSTER.PLUGINS.FOR.DIGITAL.FUSION.V2.5-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
DIGITAL.FUSION.POST.V2.5.FINAL-SiEGE [09 x 1.44MB]
DIGITAL.FUSION.V2.5.FINAL-SiEGE [09 x 1.44MB]
CHARACTER.STUDIO.V2.1.FOR.3DSMAX.V2.X-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
IRONCAD.V1.4-SiEGE [35 x 2.88MB]
ASNA.VISUAL.RPG.R2.2.V7.425-SiEGE [11 x 1.44MB]
BLADE.PRO.V.2.1.2-SiEGE [01 x 1.44MB]
DISCREET.LOGIC.PAINT.V2.0.TO.2.1.UPGRADE-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
DISCREET.LOGIC.EFFECT.V2.0.TO.2.1.UPGRADE-SiEGE [04 x 1.44MB]
Fuck.. I can tell already that this is gonna be a hard week to score.
SGE takes Digital Fusion 2.5 final (NT compositing software which will
be popular with the graphics crowd I'm sure), and Character Studio for
3DSMAX - one of the most popular addons for 3DSMAX (made by Kinetix,
who makes 3DSMAX itself). I've seen the end results of Character Studio
and I was pretty damn impressed (this comes from someone with almost no
artistic inclination). Outside of that it was a fairly average week for
the SGE team.
Total: 8/10
──────────────────────────────────[XX/XX]─
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─── ██▀ ░ ──────────────── ▓ ───── sikos ─
X-FORCE:
Releases:
Turbo_Tax98_Home_Business-XFORCE [11 x 1.44MB]
FOTOSYNC_PICTURE_FLOW_3.0_BUILD_53-XFORCE [03 x 1.44MB]
REALPRODUCER_PLUS_G2_FINAL-XFORCE [04 x 1.44MB]
ULTIMATE_TOOLBOX_FOR_MFC_1ST_EDITION_JAN_1999-XFORCE [06 x 1.44MB]
YES!!! The first Ultimate Toolbox of the year!!! Only 23 more to go :P
Another FotoSync build - the version is new though. TurboTax98 H/B is a bit
nicer, but limited to American users. Which is fine, taxes are a bitch, but
I'll never give a high score for tax software. Finally XF RealProducer
Plus G2, only a few MONTHS after PGC released it. XF claims theirs is
a final... well I never had a problem with the earlier release.
Total: 4/10
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_/ ______ :|; . __/\ ____/\ __| //
%%%\____ \ |__:_\__ \/ ~~ :\_ | __/%%%%
iii_/ :| \\_ \ ;| \_ |____/ \iiiii
:::\__ ; _/ | \\_ : // | \\_ | \\_:::
\____/---|____/____/_______/-|____/kaz
SHOCK:
Releases:
Sax.mPower.98.Professional.v3.0.0.3-SHOCK [05 x 1.44MB]
InfoPower.Professional.v4.02e-SHOCK [08 x 1.44MB]
WebPlus.v4.0.Build.23.for.WinNT-SHOCK [08 x 1.44MB]
Informed.Filler.v2.6-SHOCK [18 x 1.44MB]
Informed.Designer.v2.6-SHOCK [26 x 1.44MB]
Java.Web.Server.v1.1.3-SHOCK [06 x 1.44MB]
Informix.Dynamic.Server.Workgroup.Edition.v7.30.FC1.WinNT4-SHOCK[53 x 1.44MB]
Stay.Organized.Quick.and.Easy-SHOCK [01 x 1.44MB]
Iris.Antivirus.Plus.v22.15-SHOCK [04 x 1.44MB]
Iris.Antivirus.Plus.v22.15.Upgrade-SHOCK [04 x 1.44MB]
MetaInfo.MetaIP.DNS.v4.1.for.WindowsNT-SHOCK [23 x 1.44MB]
Ugh a build! And after I picked on XF. =) Oh well about the same as last
week for the SHK crew quality wise overall... they boomed on Thursday,
releasing 5 apps. The Informed series from Shana Corp was definately the
highlight of the week for them, and they put out another Sun Micro app as
well as the lastest MetaInfo tool. As usual not bad overall, but not
enough to take the lead.
Total: 7/10
_ ___________ _ ________ ___________ __ _
____________ \_________ \_________ \____
_ _/_ / _ __/ / ____/ / _ __/
/ ______//_ / /_ /_____/
_//_ _ \_ / /_ /
\_______/ _ _//__/ _ _// _ _//mG(CiA)
=[ENT]===/______/==/_______/_____/=====[ENT]=
ENTITY:
Releases:
JCLASS.SWING.SUITE.v1.1-ENTiTY [03 x 1.44MB]
PGP.CERTIFICATE.SERVER.v1.01.WINNT-ENTiTY [03 x 1.44MB]
Hmmm.. Entity released this week... but not much, and they're going
to have to do a lot more to really stay in the race. My January
comment still stands - this month will show whether ENT really has
it in them. In the middle of the week Redux had some weird spat with
Entity and dropped them, then promptly took them back... beats me.
Release more guys.
Total: 4/10
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| ████ ▐███ ███▀ ███ :
| ████ ███ ▐███ ▄███ ███▄ . :
| ████▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓█ ▀███▄▄██▓▀ .
.▄▓███▄ ▀███▌ ▀▀ PRESENTS :
| :
: [xx/xx].
'---.-------PENTIUM FORCE TEAM-- ---- - -'
PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
Dynasty.Development.Enviroment.v3.5.3.WinNT-PFT [15 x 1.44MB]
Dynasty.Development.Enviroment.v3.5.3.Win9x-PFT [15 x 2.88MB]
Quickbooks.Pro.99-PFT [11 x 2.88MB]
Netscape.Application.Server.2.1.WinNT-PFT [10 x 2.88MB]
Matrox.Guardian.Manager.v2.50-PFT [03 x 1.44MB]
IQ.Objects.v6.12-PFT [13 x 1.44MB]
FutureTense.Designer.2.5-PFT [06 x 2.88MB]
InstallShield.Java.Edition.2.02-PFT [07 x 1.44MB]
Seagate.Software.WinINSTALL.6.04-PFT [15 x 2.88MB]
QUARTERDECK.CLEANSWEEP.V4.1.DELUXE.SUITE-PFT [05 x 2.88MB]
Microsoft.Windows.NT.Server.Resource.Kit.4.03-PFT [08 x 2.88MB]
IBM.WebSphere.Studio.V1-PFT [09 x 1.44MB]
Shiva.Configurator.1.5-PFT [07 x 2.88MB]
Shiva.Access.Manager.4.5-PFT [09 x 1.44MB]
LabWindows.CVI.v5.01.for.Win3.x-PFT [15 x 2.88MB]
LabWindows.CVI.v5.01.Manual.Addon-PFT [09 x 2.88MB]
LabWindows.CVI.v5.01.for.Win9xNT-PFT [36 x 2.88MB]
Baan.Front.Office.98.4-PFT [28 x 2.88MB]
TestStand.v1.0.for.Win9xNT-PFT [29 x 2.88MB]
Salvo.Server.4.00.230.WinNT-PFT [09 x 2.88MB]
Salvo.Impact.v2.00.155.WinNT.Diz.Fix-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
Softics.DeskPack98.Professional.Diz.Fix-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
Cold.Fusion.Enterprise.4.0.1.Beta1-PFT [11 x 2.88MB]
Cold.Fusion.Studio.4.0.1.Beta1-PFT [09 x 1.44MB]
Rumba.MainFrame.v5.2.U00A.DIZ.FIX-PFT [01 x 1.44MB]
Rumba.MainFrame.v5.2.U00A-PFT [30 x 2.88MB]
Softics.DeskPack98.Professional-PFT [09 x 1.44MB]
Salvo.Impact.v2.00.155.WinNT-PFT [06 x 1.44MB]
Remove.IT.98.v4.0-PFT [05 x 1.44MB]
Wow! PFT really exploded on the this week, doing some great apps in the
process. They did pick up some nukes for the MS and IBM releases, as well as
for the betas (I do count betas but never as high as a final), but the good
outweighs the bad in this case. Cleensweep 4.1 Deluxe has been in stores for
a bit, and PFT took advantage and grabbed it. Quickbooks Pro 99 was another
great edition to their resume this week. A lot of DIZ fixes this week - learn
how to fill em out, it's not hard. Still an excellent week though (I don't
deduct for DIZ fixes).
Total: 9/10
________ ________
| |_________________________|__ |
| | _ \ ___/ |
| | / \ \ |
|________|_______/ [xx/xx]/\________________|
----------------/________/>bds!------------
LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases:
ARCserveIT_v6.6_Workgroup_Edition-LND [19 x 2.88MB]
CGTECH_VERICUT_V4.0-LND [38 x 2.88MB]
LOTUS_DOMINO_DOC_V2.1-LND [04 x 2.88MB]
PTC_PRO_MECHANICA_R20_9834_FINAL_WINNT-LND [30 x 2.88MB]
PTC_PRO_MECHANICA_R20_9834_FINAL_WIN95-LND [28 x 2.88MB]
VOICE_XPRESS_PROFESSIONAL_v2.02-LND [22 x 2.88MB]
LND beat all other groups to ripping the Voice XPress ISO, and were
even kind enough to include the ISO group's serial. They also put out a
version of Pro Mechanica which they claim is several months newer than the
one Rise put out recently. I haven't compared the two (and probably won't,
to be honest it isn't worth the download time). ARCServeIT is the bright
spot here.
Total: 7/10
.__________. [xx/xx/98]
\_ ___ ) Da ToP oF Da LiNe! .___.
===/ _/ /=======================/ /=====
.:/ _____/__./(___.____/\.______./ /_____.
:/ /__/ . ) . )____ ) _ ) / __ )
/__/ / / / / // __ / /__/ / /___/:
.:/ /__/__/__/__/(______\____ /__/_____ /MO
=/__/========================\/========\/===
= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-98 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
Lotus_Sametime_v1.0_Final-PNC [50 x 1.44MB]
Netegrity.Site.Minder.Server.v3.02-PNC [22 x 1.44MB]
Rational.Clearquest.v1.0.Final-PNC [25 x 2.88MB]
SolidView.v3.05-PNC [07 x 1.44MB]
DataPro.InfinityPower.Accounting.v4.4-PNC [14 x 1.44MB]
Rational.ClearQuest.DeBugger.Addon-PNC [18 x 1.44MB]
Rational.ClearQuest.Drivers.Addon-PNC [19 x 2.88MB]
Avilon_World_Studio_98_Win9xNT-PNC [05 x 1.44MB]
Well here we have the most activity from PNC that we've seen in quite a
while. Even last week, when they did alright, they weren't at this level.
To be honest I was very suprised that they did this well - but a lot of
groups suprised me this week. There's a lot of nice Enterprise level
apps in there, including the overly expensive (imo) Netegrity Site Minder.
So in the end PNC is up two points from the last time round.
Total: 8/10
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── ▀ ─── ▀ ─ ▀▀ ── ▀ ▀ ──── ▀ ▀▀ ▄▀▀ ─░─ ▀▀
PREMiERE 1998 RELEASES WITH STYLE [xx/xx/98]
────────────────────────────────────────────
Premiere:
Releases:
AllCLEAR.v4.5-PREMiERE [09 x 1.44MB]
Option.Simulator.Real.Time.v3.1-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
Email.Forwarding.Server.Advanced.v4.03-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Learning.Director.v1.05.Client.Server-PREMiERE [10 x 2.88MB]
VDOnet.Multicast.Player.v1.0.for.WinNT-PREMiERE [08 x 1.44MB]
Presto.PhotoAlbum.v1.57-PREMiERE [38 x 1.44MB]
CoffeeCup.HTML.Express.v3.0-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Consiglieri.v4.02-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
BaanConnector.98.3-PREMiERE [11 x 1.44MB]
CyberMotion.XL.v2.02-PREMiERE [04 x 1.44MB]
Urchin.ISP.v1.3b-PREMiERE [03 x 1.44MB]
SignPoster.v1.24-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
AnswerWorks.v3.0.15-PREMiERE [07 x 1.44MB]
WinVRS.99.v1.01-PREMiERE [12 x 1.44MB]
QuikLink.Explorer.v4.0.32.Gold-PREMiERE [05 x 1.44MB]
QuikEdit.Web.Site.Development.Studio.v1.0.21-PREMiERE [05 x 1.44MB]
PC.Temp.Clean.v1.4-PREMiERE [02 x 1.44MB]
Aspect.Explore.v4.1.1.7-PREMiERE [09 x 2.88MB]
Shiva.Net.Manager.v5.41-PREMiERE [04 x 1.44MB]
NewsMate.v3.94-PREMiERE [04 x 1.44MB]
PRM had a nice week this week, especially compared to the contreversy of the
last one. No nukes, no dupes, nothing questionable - these are the weeks
that show they are a good releasing team, even if they didn't get any of
the major titles this week. I hemmed and hawwed and finally settled on
and 7/10, considered an 8 and stuck with the 7. They still had a nice
week, with some decent apps.
Total: 7/10
_______________ ____________ ____________
\_ ___ \_ ___ \ ___ \_
_/ l/ / l/ / l/ /
\______ / / / /____ / /|
======\________/\__________/[om]\________/==
d(*)d D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 8 d(*)d
===================== [ DOD * xx-xxx-98 ] ==
DRINK OR DIE:
Releases:
Sophos_AntiVirus_V3.17_OS2-DOD [03 x 1.44MB]
Sophos_AntiVirus_V3.17_NW-DOD [01 x 1.44MB]
Sophos_AntiVirus_V3.17_DOS-DOD [01 x 1.44MB]
Sophos_AntiVirus_V3.17_W95-DOD [03 x 1.44MB]
Sophos_AntiVirus_V3.17_NT-DOD [05 x 1.44MB]
Norton.System.Works.for.Win9x.v1.01-DOD [38 x 1.44MB]
TransCOM2001_Standard_Edition_v.3.9.10_Win9X-DOD [05 x 2.88MB]
Genitor_V4.01-DOD [05 x 2.88MB]
Blue.Marble.Geographic.Translator.v2.0-DOD [04 x 1.44MB]
Blue.Marble.Geographic.Transformer.v3.09-DOD [05 x 1.44MB]
Blue.Marble.Geographic.Explorer.v2.0-DOD [04 x 1.44MB]
Well even DOD got into it this week, with their first titles of 1999.
So congrats guys and welcome to the new year! As usual I hate the Novell
rule so the nuke on the Netware AV doesn't hold here. (It's not even made
by Novell - do you nukers even know the reason for the rule I wonder?). The
DOS/OS2 I'm a little more iffy about... but I'm still a bit nostalgic over the
DOS thing so I'll let it slip. Not so for the OS2 (tried it and hated it).
They also got out a Symantec app.. which is great cuz DOD does way to many
antiviral apps. A couple more releases towards the end made this the most
active week DOD has had in a while.
Total: 7/10
___ _ __________ ____________ ____ _____ ___
\__\\_\_______ \__ _ ______/___ \_ __//__/
;;;;;;; / \/ \\ ____/ / \\ mg/SAC
-)--- _/ / \_ \_/ -/ \_ --(-
;;;;; \____/_ _ _//_ /______ _ _// ;;;;
[xx/xx/98]/________/==\/====/________//[MfD]
=[X]==][= MANiFEST DESTiNY RELEASE =][==[X]=
MANIFEST DESTINY:
Releases:
NAI.Management.Edition.v2.0-MANiFEST [13 x 1.44MB]
BusinessObjects.v4.1.3-MANiFEST [28 x 2.88MB]
Greenleaf.CommX.v1.1-MANiFEST [01 x 1.44MB]
GridWiz.ActiveX.OCX.v3.55-MANiFEST [06 x 1.44MB]
EdgeworX.v2.0.1-MANiFEST [12 x 1.44MB]
APEX.True.DBSuite.v6.0-MANiFEST [07 x 1.44MB]
PowerQuest.ServerMagic.v2.0-MANiFEST [12 x 1.44MB]
Dialogic.System.Software.SDK.for.Windows.NT.v98.02-MANiFEST [27 x 1.44MB]
WN.Help.Desk.v4.2-MANiFEST [10 x 1.44MB]
Materialise.Magics.RP.v4.52-MANiFEST [05 x 1.44MB]
Some pretty nice titles here, notably Edgeworx and Apex TrueDB Suite.
In any other week this showing could have been considered great, this
week I can only call it average.
Total: 7/10
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[HTG] Looking for a WHQ [HTG]
HERITAGE:
Releases:
Web.Jpg.v2.5.Cracked-Heritage [01 x 1.44MB]
Well this doesn't really fit into the Utils category, but
I'll still give it a point. HTG needs some major work though.
Total: 1/10
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REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
Adobe.Acrobat.Exchange.4.0.beta3-RBS [27 x 2.88MB]
Blah. Come on guys you can do better. That lone beta does nothing to
show RBS's real skill.
Total: 2/10
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Teknorage & Pirasoft:
Releases:
TurboCAD.Professional.v6.0.Win9xNT-TRPS [23 x 1.44MB]
Self.Extracting.Archive.Utility.v2.3.Win9xNT-TRPS [02 x 1.44MB]
MicroFocus_FastFindPlus_7.0_wth_Resolve2000-TRPS [17 x 1.44MB]
Cactus.3.v6.40B.READ.NFO.Win9xNT-TRPS [14 x 1.44MB]
Progress.IQOS.v1.0.WIN9XNT-TRPS [06 x 1.44MB]
VisionCLICK.v7.0.for.Win9XNT-TRPS [22 x 1.44MB]
Insync.Mailbox.Agent.v1.0.0.14.for.Exchange.Win9xNT-TRPS [01 x 1.44MB]
ISMTP.MTA.for.VINES.v4.25.300.0.Win9xNT-TRPS [02 x 1.44MB]
Intelligent.Sync.v4.00.404.for.Vines.Win9xNT-TRPS [04 x 1.44MB]
Windows.Commander.v3.53-TRPS [01 x 1.44MB]
Fusion.Administrator.v4.2.Win9xNT-TRPS [04 x 1.44MB]
DNS.Commander.v2.0.0.19.WinNT-TRPS [07 x 1.44MB]
Installshield.Java.Edition.v2.50.Win9xNT-TRPS [07 x 1.44MB]
StarChild.v1.07.Cracked-TRPS [03 x 1.44MB]
Aventail.Connect.v3.0.Win9xNT-TRPS [08 x 1.44MB]
Alcom.LanFax.v5.5.WinNT-TRPS [17 x 1.44MB]
Another group I hemmed and hawwed over. Sure they released a lot. But
nothing major... plus they saw a few nukes, and as usual they did
far too many minor versions. TurboCad Pro 6 stands out amongst the crowd
as a very nice title however.
Total: 7/10
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ACE:
Releases:
REFLECTION.SUITE.FOR.TCP.7.50-ACE [30 x 1.44MB]
TOGETHER.J.2.2.DEVELOPERS.EDITION-ACE [05 x 1.44MB]
RAPPORT.FOR.TAPI.v3.0-ACE [05 x 1.44MB]
Avanti.Journal.v1.4-ACE [05 x 1.44MB]
XingDVD.Player.v.2.03-ACE [01 x 1.44MB]
VariCAD.7.0.For.Linux-ACE [04 x 1.44MB]
ADPLAN.PROMOTIONAL.BUSINESS.SOFTWARE.3.0-ACE [09 x 1.44MB]
ACE makes its debut in the report this week. They've been around
for a little while, and had their ups and downs. The current group
seems fairly strong and they put forth a good effort this week. Some
decent titles, although the Linux is discounted points wise. The only
down side is Avanti Journal 1.4, which SHK released in January 98. :P
But for the most part they did alright.
Total: 6/10
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VERSUS:
Releases:
PersonalFAQ.v1.00-VERSUS [07 x 1.44MB]
NovaView.Administrator.v1.0-VERSUS [10 x 1.44MB]
NovaView.Client.v1.0-VERSUS [10 x 1.44MB]
Web.Remote.Control.for.Office.v2.0.Win9xNT-VERSUS [04 x 1.44MB]
WebTraxPC.v2.05a-VERSUS [05 x 1.44MB]
Verus has turned from a cheesy small app/crack group into a half
decent Utils release crew. They haven't got any major titles, but
they've managed fairly well to avoid junk, and I'd give them a most
improved group award of some sort if there were any. They got five
titles this week, all average stuff... not a lot else to say. They
earned a spot on this list, so congr
Total: 6/10
New this week: ACE, VRS.
Idle this week: None!
Quote(s) of the Week:
<Prozac-> You know i've always had an idea of taking normal ad slogans,
and make them sexual.. and sell them on shirts. First idea was
"I love my carpet ;)"
<XXXXXXXXX> New UTILS dir on 'e' - 'Hot.Off.The.Web.III-PREMiERE' created
by 'godbless'
<Bud-> oh god another hot of the web app :P
<[eX]> hrmm is this a release ?
<[eX]> or are they just comenting on who their main supplier is ?
Woah another tough one to score. Tuesday alone saw enough decent utils to
almost make a week by itself. This is one of those times where a single
big name, high-quality release can really make a difference, since almost
every group did some nice apps. In the end I felt CORP and PFT really
put forth the best effort... but thats not to downplay the performance
of many of the other groups who did well. The utils side of the scene
really made up for the lull in games this past week (with the exception of
CLS's work on Saturday). Lets hope it can keep it up. (And lets hope for
at least one decent game soon as well :P).
Scum finally released their first title as a reborn group after the
end of the week. Expect to see them in next weeks report... the first
release did not go smoothly though, they wound up racing PFT and lost
on most sites. But at least their releasing, after so much talk it's
about time we saw some action.
That wraps it up for this week... lets all hope next week is this good.
- Bud