*** Microsoft (R) Site Builder Network *** In this issue: NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS * MICROSOFT RESPONDS TO JAVA SECURITY ISSUES BY POSTING FIX * ANNOUNCING NEW SITE BUILDER NETWORK DISCUSSION GROUPS * SITE BUILDER WORKSHOP ADDS DYNAMIC HTML AREA MEMBERSHIP DOWNLOADS AND NEWS SPOTLIGHT * EDGEWORX OFFER TO SITE BUILDER MEMBERS * WEBMEN TALKING IS NOW BIWEEKLY * LIMITED TIME ONLY - AWARD-WINNING JAVA AUTHORING TOOL * EG SOFTOWARE'S WEBTRENDS WEB SERVER LOG FILE ANALYZER * HIT LIST PROFESSIONAL 3.0 - TRIAL VERSION PLEASE NOTE: Email format restrictions may not allow a URL to fit on one line. Thus, when you click the URL line in the email message, you may get a browser error (e.g., non-existent link). If the URL does not seem to work, please make certain you select, copy, then paste the entire link address into your browser's target address field. Thank you. NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS MICROSOFT RESPONDS TO JAVA SECURITY ISSUES BY POSTING FIX Researchers at the University of Washington recently notified Microsoft and other vendors of several dozen anomalies in Java virtual machines that could potentially result in Java applets causing a system crash and/or loss of data. Microsoft today announced the immediate availability of an updated version of the Microsoft virtual machine for Java that addresses the issues raised by the University of Washington. The researchers with the Kimera Project in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington have an automatic validation technology that allows them to quickly identify potential bugs in commercial Java implementations. Their tests uncovered a variety of Java anomalies, including 17 which affect the Microsoft virtual machine and 24 which affect Sun Microsystem's virtual machine. The anomalies are in the bytecode "verifier", which enforces the security of the Java sandbox. There have been no known attacks that exploit these anomalies, but they could potentially allow a malicious application to get access outside the sandbox. More information is available on the University of Washington's Kimera Project website at http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/k051997.html. The updated version of the Microsoft virtual machine is available to all users of Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server and Visual J++ from http://www.microsoft.com/java. All users and developers are encouraged to download the new version of the virtual machine. The updated version will also be distributed with all future releases of Microsoft products containing the virtual machine. ANNOUNCING NEW SITE BUILDER NETWORK DISCUSSION GROUPS Because the Site Builder's Exchange discussion group has been so busy lately, we've decided to divide it into focused discussion groups. The Site Builder Network Forum offers ongoing discussions on following topics: Internet Explorer/HTML, Java/Visual J++, Active Server Pages and Web and Graphic Design. Check out this cool members-only benefit provided by The Cobb Group accessible through the Level 1 lounge. Not a member? It's time to sign up! SITE BUILDER WORKSHOP ADDS DYNAMIC HTML AREA Site Builder Workshop has added a whole new section just for information on Dynamic HTML at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/. This powerful new technology in Internet Explorer unchains HTML authors--and their Web pages--and makes interactive components easy to build. Microsoft's Dynamic HTML technology gives authors creative control so they can manipulate any page element and change styles, positioning, and content at any time -- not only when the page is loaded. MEMBERSHIP DOWNLOADS AND NEWS SPOTLIGHT EDGEWORX OFFER TO SITE BUILDER MEMBERS Antares is offering all Site Builder members the opportunity to purchase the EdgeworX Developer Edition at the exceptional promotional price of $99 (vs. $399 List Price). This promotional price will be available on a purchase of EdgeworX Developer Edition made through May 31, 1997. This offer is made exclusively to Site Builder members. -This special promotional price is available only through a link on the EdgeworX download area of the Site Builder Network site. -Purchasers will be required to provide their SBN Membership to claim the discount. -It is not necessary to download evaluation copy of EdgeworX Developer Edition to take advantage of this promotion. Take advantage of this special offer and learn why everyone is talking about EdgeworX. For example: "With the tight integration of VBA and DCOM support as part of the EdgeworX product, any of the 3 million Visual Basic developers will be able to quickly create web applications using a familiar object-based design environment." - Tom Button, Director of the developer tools division at Microsoft. "EdgeworX from Antares Alliance Makes VB Programmers into Web Experts." - Michael Goulde, Seybold. EdgeworX is a VBA and DCOM based object-oriented development and execution framework for creating dynamic Web applications. Based on Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), EdgeworX provides a comprehensive library of DCOM-enabled ActiveX objects, which enable developers to quickly and easily build dynamic, interactive Web applications. Download your evaluation copy today. WEBMEN TALKING IS NOW BIWEEKLY Our popular Site Builder Network Magazine question-and- answer column, Web Men Talking, will double in frequency, from monthly to biweekly! If you aren't one of the 10,000 people who read the column every week, you are missing out! Check out http://www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder/columnists/default .asp. LIMITED TIME ONLY - AWARD-WINNING JAVA AUTHORING TOOL Jamba is a Java authoring tool for web content creators and graphic designers who want to take advantage of Java's ability to add animation and interactive navigation to static HTML pages. Jamba offers a non- programming environment using a point & click interface that creates feature-rich Java applets that run across all major web browsers and all platforms. Unlike Macromedia's Shockwave and other tools that use a plug- in strategy, Jamba applets do not require the browser to first download and install or updated large plug-ins before the applet can be viewed. Download the 30-day trial version for one week only! Go to http://www.microsoft.com/sbnmember/download/download.asp E.G. SOFTWARE'S WEB TRENDS WEB SERVER LOG FILE ANALYZER - TRIAL VERSION WebTrends is the fastest, most popular Web server log file analyzer on the market, and the only product to provide real-time analysis and reporting for IIS and other Web servers. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/sbnmember/download/download.asp HIT LIST PROFESSIONAL 3.0 - TRIAL VERSION Get to know the who, what, when, where, and why of your Web-site traffic. Hit List Professional 3.0 by Marketwave provides sophisticated analysis of your Web- site traffic and visitor usage -- think of it as 'Caller ID' for your Web site. Until June 9, 1997, SBN members can buy Hit List Professional 3.0 for 50% off the retail price! Go to http://www.microsoft.com/sbnmember/download/download.asp ________________________________________ To increase or decrease the frequency of e-mail or postal mail you receive from Site Builder Network, please go to http://www.microsoft.com/sbnmember/apply/apply.asp and click "Change Your Membership." 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