Publisher Licenses Java Technology
        
        
        
        Pierian Spring Software has                                          licensed HotJava from Sun                                          Microsystems and plans to utilize                                          the technology in                                          platform-independent titles for                                          teachers, students and parents.                                          The firm currently publishes a                                          series of courseware titles                                          including Interactive Geography,                                          Continent Explorer II and CampOS                                          Math, as well as the award-winning                                          Digital Chisel multimedia authoring                                          package.                                          The next release of Digital Chisel                                          will let one create projects, embed                                          Java applets and share information                                          via the Internet, Intranets or a                                          LAN. Projects can include tests,                                          surveys and student assessment,                                          all recorded in a networkable                                          database.                                          To see a prototype of 3D                                          multimedia courseware, point any                                          Java-aware browser to                                          www.pierian.com and click on "The                                          Fractionator." Pierian Spring                                          Software, Portland, OR, (800)                                          472-8578.