devSoft Inc. announces a major version upgrade of its popular IPWorks package.

Research Triangle Park, NC - January 15, 1998 - devSoft Inc. announces a major version upgrade of its popular IPWorks package, a TCP/IP developer's toolkit for MS Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT. The toolkit provides native Internet and Intranet development components for popular development environments such as Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, Borland C++ Builder, and others.

The new version provides more features, more flexibility, more components, more sample applications. Highlights include: a new NetDial control for managing dialup connections, the Multicast component now available in all editions of IPWorks, support for custom commands in the FTP/SMTP/POP/NNTP components, better firewall support for the FTP control, support for resuming interrupted FTP downloads/uploads, etc.

New major version upgrades are provided for all editions of IPWorks. IPWorks ActiveX Edition, which consists of 32 bit ActiveX Controls, is now at Version 2.0. IPWorks Visual Basic Edition, which contains 16 and 32 bit Visual Basic Controls, is now at Version 3.0. IPWorks C++ Edition, which contains C++ Classes, IPWorks Delphi Edition, which contains native 16 and 32 bit Delphi VCLs, and IPWorks C++ Builder Edition, which contains native C++ Builder VCLs, are now at Version 2.0.

The new IPWorks Editions are available immediately for $195 each plus any shipping and handling charges. Previous owners of IPWorks may upgrade for only $95. IPWorks may be downloaded from devSoft's web site at http://www.dev-soft.com/ for free evaluation. Sample applications that demonstrate the capabilities of the controls are also available for free downloading with the package.