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Feb 25
WiebeTech Introduces New Versions of FireWire 800 Forensic Field
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WiebeTech Introduces New Versions of FireWire 800 Forensic Field Kit WICHITA, KS - February 25, 2004 - WiebeTech has introduced two new versions of its Forensic Field KitTM. Included in these kits are high-speed write-blocked FireWire 400/800/USB2 forensic readers. The complete kits allow forensic professionals to image 3.5" IDE and SATA drives in the field through high-speed FireWire 400 and 800 ports. Of key importance to Forensic professionals is the speed at which drives may be hashed or verified. The write-blocked FireWire 800 hardware within these kits allows drive data processing at a rate of nearly 50MB/sec. This represents an approximate real world two-fold improvement, or reduction in time, over other forensic write-blocked devices using older FireWire 400 technology. In Law Enforcement search warrant situations, this time can be critical to successful seizure of digital evidence, since time on site is substantially reduced. In addition, a key...
Feb 25
Web Crossing Adds Discussions & Plug-Ins To Web Crossing...
WEB CROSSING, INC. ADDS DISCUSSIONS AND PLUG-INS TO WEB CROSSING EXPRESS -- Free, Integrated Web Crossing-based Web/Mail/FTP Server Now Includes Low-volume License for Discussion Forums or Other Plug-ins -- SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., February 25, 2004 -- Web Crossing, Inc. today announced Web Crossing Express, a free integrated Web Crossing Web/Mail/FTP server platform, now includes a low-volume license for discussions and plug-ins. Available immediately, Web Crossing Express provides unlimited Web, FTP and Email (POP/SMTP/IMAP) servers in Web Crossing's core integrated environment, and now includes an additional low-volume license for plug-ins or discussions. Plug-ins are available for a extensive array of functionality, such as discussions, Weblogs, RSS feeds, personal and shared calendars, WebMail, wiki web, Neurons, and more. Additional information and the Web Crossing Express download can be accessed at (http://www.webcrossing.com/expr). "Web Crossing Express is a powerful,...
Feb 25
SimplyProjects 1.2.0
2004 Feb 25, 17:00 PST Dear MacTech: I would like to take this opportunity to announce version 1.2.0 of SimplyProjects (developed using REALbasic 4.5.3). This version now allows users to add log text files to their bug records. It is also the first one localised in French. SimplyProjects is a project management system for small-scale and shareware software development. You can use SimplyProjects to enter and track feature requests, to-do tasks and bug reports on a per-project basis. You can also export project information either as plain text (ASCII) or HTML files. Another feature of SimplyProjects is the ability to generate report documents such as Read-Me's and Version Histories which you can bundle with their finished software products. These documents can also be generated as either plain text (ASCII) or HTML files. A copy of SimplyProjects 1.2.0 can be dowloaded at the following URL: http://members.shaw.ca/anarakisware/releases/simplyProjects_120.sit More information about...
Feb 25
Mushroom 1.3
Mushroom 1.3 Mushroom is an easy to use developer tool for software localization. It has been designed to help the developers to create and maintain the localized resources and to keep them synchronized with the source code of their Cocoa projects. Mushroom also provides advanced features to improve team work, especially with third party translators. Main features include - Designed to work on projects. - Reports all incoherences inside your project. - Automatizes the whole localization process. - Distributed localization support (team work). - GUI for the "genstrings" and "nibtool" utilities This release is a important update of Mushroom. It introduces several new features and improves many parts of the software. The support for Xcode's projects has been added. Mushroom is now able to read the new project format and to recognize the new ".xcode" document bundles. It also introduces the "NIB Helper" utility along the main application. NIB Helper is a GUI for the "nibtool" utility...
Feb 24
24U SimpleDialog Plug-In 2.0 for FileMaker
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 The long time expected version 2.0 of the 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In finally available! Today, 24U Software released the new version 2.0 of 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In. The new version of this most flexible and featured cross-platform dialog plug-in brings more than 10 features still unique to this product! "We have listened to our customers carefully, and we are now delivering what they have been asking for - more simplicity, more flexibility, and more features", said HOnza Koudelka, Quality Manager at 24U Software. "We have also prepared for the future by making 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In 2.0 fully Unicode savvy ..." 20 new features of the version 2.0: - Completely rewritten dialog showing engine - Improved dynamic sizing and positioning of dialog items - Dialogs can display longer text than ever before - Text in dialogs respect system settings for message box on Windows - Unlimited number of pop-up menu items - Value lists can be easily inserted in...
Feb 24
Post.Office for Mac OS X: Simple, Secure & Powerful
Post.Office: Simple, Secure & Powerful Now Available with Advanced Features Santa Barbara, CA, February 24, 2003. Post.Office 3.5.3 version 722, the premier mail server and lists server for Mac OS X, is now available as a free upgrade. Post.Office was originally designed to replace 'sendmail' with a mail server that was more secure and easier to manage. Because of its simplicity and its power, Post.Office was widely embraced around the world by ISPs supporting 10s of thousands of mailboxes on platforms like Solaris, Digital UNIX and NT. Under the auspices of their Japanese partner, Open Technologies, Tenon brought Openwave's well-regarded Post.Office to Apple's Mac OS X and extended it with an abundance of important new features. Now that Tenon has modernized this robust package with Spam filtering, protection from open relay, and other needed features, such as IMAP4, POP-before-SMTP and SMTP-Auth, longstanding Post.Office users are transitioning to Apple's Mac OS X. Tenon...
Feb 23
iMsafe 2: Backup for Mac OS X
iMsafe 2: Backup for Mac OS X Belgium, February 23, 2004. SweetCocoa today announced the public beta of iMsafe 2, the popular backup tool for Mac OS X. iMsafe 2 is completely rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of the advanced functionality in Mac OS X 10.3. "We want iMsafe to become the best backup tool for Mac OS X", said Catheleyne D'hondt, PR manager at SweetCocoa. "Therefore, we are releasing iMsafe 2 as a fully functional public beta to get as much feedback as possible from the Mac OS X community." iMsafe can backup to USB and FireWire HDs, iPods, Pendrives and to remote Macs on the network. With iMsafe you can run incremental backups, featuring the possibility to transfer only the differences in the files at both sides, while file permissions, modification dates and all other file attributes are preserved. When scheduling a backup to another Mac on the network, iMsafe can automatically connect to that Mac before starting the backup. The dock icon will inform you...
Feb 20
MathLink for AppleScript, OSAX to use Mathematica
MATHLINK FOR APPLESCRIPT - VERSION 1.0 AVAILABLE Linz, Austria, February-20-2004 -- uni software plus GmbH is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their new product MathLink for AppleScript. MathLink for AppleScript is a Scripting Addition (OSAX) that makes it possible to use Mathematica as a computational engine in AppleScript programs (Mathematica is a registered trademark of Wolfram Research). The second use of MathLink for AppleScript is to allow external functions written in AppleScript to be called from within the Mathematica environment. This makes it easy to extend Mathematica with functionality provided by AppleScript enabled applications. By combining the powers of Mathematica and AppleScript, you can manipulate and visualize data with over a thousand of Mathematica's built-in functions and options. It is easy to send data sets from applications to Mathematica via AppleScript for sophisticated analysis and then to use the results right in your AppleScript...
Feb 19
CGIScripter 1.73 Enterprise Edition
2-19-2004 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc. updates CGIScripter 1.73 Enterprise Edition software - with support for Sybase and DB2 databases. ..com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database migration, replication and development applications, has released CGIScripter 1.73 Enterprise Edition for MacOS X, Windows, Solaris and Linux. CGIScripter 1.73 adds support for Sybase and DB2 database servers in addition to the four databases which were already supported with previous CGIScripter versions. Developers can quickly develop web applications for DB2 or Sybase just as easily as any of the other supported database servers. CGIScripter now supports generating Perl CGI scripts for 6 database servers, including MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase and DB2. CGIScripter dramatically enhances developer productivity for heterogeneous database installations. Corporate IT departments, students and individuals can quickly and easily test the performance and stability of web...
Feb 19
Secluda's AP Intelligent Mail Switch Eliminates False...
Secluda's AP Intelligent Mail Switch Eliminates False Positives Mac OS X System Works with E-Mail Filters Ensures the Delivery of Wanted Mail EPPING, N.H. (February 19, 2004) - Secluda Technologies today launched the AP Intelligent Mail Switch an SMTP perimeter-gateway solution for e-mail productivity. With the company's existing product InboxMaster=A8, the AP Intelligent Mail Switch gives IT professionals greater ability to monitor and mange e-mail environments; improve the performance and reliability of e-mail applications including anti-spam filters, virus scanning, and e-mail servers; and prevent false positives and other problems caused by e-mail filters.  "The AP Intelligent Mail Switch allows IT professionals to, inexpensively, solve the problems created by their current e-mail filters, most importantly the problem of wanted e-mail incorrectly blocked or delayed due to a false positive reading." said Dave Breck, Secluda CTO. Secluda's first product, InboxMaster...
Feb 17
TimeSlice 2.7
TimeSlice 2.7 Modesitt Software announces TimeSlice 2.7 (for Mac OS 9 through OS 10.1) and TimeSliceX 2.7 (for Mac OS 10.2 and greater), an upgrade* to their easy-to-use time-tracking and billing application. TimeSlice is used every day by small and large businesses, consultants, and contractors to track billable time spent on clients, business projects, specific jobs and more! For more information or to download a demo, visit (http://timeslice.us). New features for v2.7 include - Tracking Requires TimeSliceX. Add which documents and applications you want TimeSlice to track. TimeSlice then starts and stops tracking time for you, automatically and in the background. - Graphs Create Graphs of your time records. Requires TimeSliceX and OS 10.3 or greater. - New "Window" menu Shows all open windows. Selecting a window from the menu brings that window to the front. - New Quick Search field Available on the top right portion of the main window. Select from the popup menu which column to...
Feb 17
Pinehill Products Releases CreativePage 3.2 For Mac OS X
PINEHILL PRODUCTS RELEASES CREATIVEPAGE 3.2 FOR MAC OS X February 17th, 2004 - Rochester, NY - PineHill Products today announces the release of CreativePage 3.2, a major update to its web site creation software made just for Mac OS X. CreativePage 3.2 is a feature-full and powerful (X)HTML editor for Mac OS X. Whether you are a seasoned professional at writing web pages or just starting out, CreativePage has the tools to help you streamline the process. For example, to quickly add an image, simply select the Insert Image assistant and let it worry about all of the (W3C compliant) code for you! Key New Changes to CreativePage 3.2 - Full scroll wheel support - Improved and updated interface for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther - All windows are now Dock-aware - Numerous small bug fixes and XHTML code output changes - Current line number feature for the editor window - Built-in FTP client is now more compliant with more FTP servers. CreativePage 3.2 can run on Mac OS X 10.1 and above, including Mac...
Feb 17
Team Crossing 3.0
WEB CROSSING, INC. SHIPS TEAM CROSSING 3.0 -- Integrated Tool Suite for Virtual Teams Now With New Easy Customization and Plug-ins Architecture -- SAN FRANCISCO, February 17, 2004 - Web Crossing, Inc. today shipped Team Crossing version 3.0, now more flexible than ever. Team Crossing 3.0 makes full use of the latest Web Crossing customization themes and plugins for easy extensibility without programming. Team Crossing upgrades are free for current registered users of Team Crossing (see pricing section below). Available immediately as a software license or server hosted solution, Team Crossing 3.0 is priced on a per-seat or traffic-based sliding scale model from (http://www.webcrossing.com/tc3). "Team Crossing 3.0 facilitates effective workgroup collaboration, whether used in one physical office or offices spanning the globe," explained Tim Lundeen, president and CEO of Web Crossing, Inc. "Based on our new Web Crossing 5.0 platform, Team Crossing 3.0 is now much more flexible. The...
Feb 17
Interarchy 7.0
Perth, Western Australia - 17 Feb 2003 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Interarchy 7.0, the new version of its powerful, flexible, award-winning Internet application for Mac OS X. Interarchy can download and upload files via FTP (the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), and FTP over SSH (FTP/SSH). In addition, it can download files or whole web sites using HTTP (the HyperText Transfer Protocol), provide a wealth of information about your Internet connection, and help you work with remote servers across the Internet. Interarchy 7.0 follows on the long history of improvements to provide a host of new features. Major new features in Interarchy 7 include: * Fully Mac OS X native (carbon events and native core networking). * Tabbed browsing (just like Safari). * Icon view (to complement list view and column view). * Full bookmark management system, including FTP Disks, Rendezvous services, bookmarks, Address Book entries,...
Feb 17
Vvidget User graphing system, version 9.2.10
3D Stereoscopic Pop-Out Graphs VVI today announced version 9.2.10 of its Vvidget User graphing system. John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, made this statement: "With Vvidget User 9.2.10 VVI adds 3D stereoscopic pop-out graphs. Using inexpensive viewers customers can now view their 3-dimensional data and recover more information than what is normally presented on a screen. Using this stereoscopic technique information such as projectile trajectory is much easier to figure out. Peaks and valleys of surface data and clumps of 3-dimensional scatter plots are much easier to detect. The most attractive feature of this implementation is the fact that it requires no other special computer hardware, doesn't have flicker effects of more expensive equipment, can be used without going into a special full-screen mode, is portable, easy to use and printed results can be viewed in the same way. It is also just plain fun to see real 3D pop-out graphs on a computer screen. And for a limited...
Feb 15
Fire Instant Messenger: Open Source Client for Mac OS X
The Fire Development Team is pleased to announce the availability of Fire version 0.32.i. Fire is an instant messenger client for Mac OS 10.1 and above supporting AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, ICQ, and irc. The primary change in this release is support for the new Yahoo Authentication scheme which was last changed by Yahoo on January 8, 2004. Thanks to some awesome work and cooperation in the Open Source community, this issue has been resolved, and we have released a new version of Fire which allows you to connect with Yahoo again. Please visit our website at http://fire.sourceforge.net to get the latest version of Fire. Alan
Feb 13
SubRosaSoft Ships Version 2.0 of CDRestore
For Immediate Release SubRosaSoft Ships Version 2.0 of CDRestore The new version of the software includes CD/DVD burning capability and Audio CD Support. Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, (February 13th, 2004) -- SubRosaSoft.com Ltd., a software company based in New Zealand focusing on system utility and privacy software, today announced the immediate availability of CDRestore version 2.0. The latest version of the software includes Audio CD support, CD burning capability, and a new and streamlined interface. "The biggest improvement to the latest version of CDRestore is the CD burning support." states Marko Kostyrko, SubRosSoft.com's CEO. "Unlike the previous version, there is no need to use CD burning utilities such as Roxio's Toast or Apple's Disc Burner to complete the restoration task. The new version of CDRestore features an easy-to-use "One-Click" interface. With just one click, your scratched or surface damaged CD will be restored to a fresh disc." "Audio CD restoration was the most...
Feb 12
Jiiva updates Application Builder Collection
Jiiva updates Application Builder Collection - Support for Panther Beaverton, OR (February 12, 2004) - Jiiva, Inc., announces Application Builder Collection Version 1.2.6. Application Builder Collection (ABC) is a professional-grade set of reusable Cocoa frameworks for building solid Mac OS X applications. ABC Version 1.2.6 is a free upgrade for existing customers and is available for purchase at store.jiiva.com. This release fixes several obscure problems with the calendar and time machinery as well as other issues affecting ABC on Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). Application Builder Collection is a set of User Interface elements, reusable objects, and development applications designed to reduce the time required to build feature-rich Cocoa applications. By reducing the time needed to put together the basic elements of software, ABC allows a software development company to focus on the features and design elements that set its applications apart from the competition. ABC is an extension to the...
Feb 12
BookLightning 1.2
For immediate release Berlin and London - February 12th 2004 metaobject releases version 1.2 of BookLightning, the lightweight imposition program for booklets and simple magazines Version 1.2 features support for most encrypted files using an updated EGOS engine, as well as some fixes relating to direct print and better compatibility with some PDF files. It retains the lightning fast processing times introduced with the 1.1 version. BookLightning is a fully native Cocoa application and requires a duplex printer for direct print support. For more information, downloads and purchasing, see our Products page at: (http://www.metaobject.com/Products.html#BookLightning) or contact marcel@metaobject.com Berlin: +49 / 171 958 6433 London: +44 / 7792 757917 About metaobject With offices in near Berlin's Olympic Stadium and London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, metaobject creates publishing software solutions and technologies that help you perform like a champion. The...
Feb 11
Neon Software Unveils LANsurveyor 8.0 for Macintosh
Neon Software Unveils LANsurveyor 8.0 for Macintosh Proven Network Management Software Now Includes Port Mapping, Panther Support, and Improved Asset Management LAFAYETTE, CA - February 12, 2004 - Neon Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor version 8 for the Macintosh. LANsurveyor helps network administrators and IT managers diagram their networks, monitor key network components, remotely manage systems, solve network problems, and create network and desktop asset reports. LANsurveyor 8 reduces administration costs and provides an even more comprehensive, port level view of your network while remaining extremely easy to use. LANsurveyor 8's ability to diagram and report on managed switch and hub port connectivity saves administrators considerable time when searching network nodes. Other new features include support for Mac OS X version 10.3 ("Panther"), multiple SNMP community strings, and improved asset management with the Neon Responder client. (The...
Feb 10
24U Email OSAX 3.0 for email communication in AppleScript
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Today, 24U Software announces the release of a new version 3.0 of 24U Email OSAX! This Scripting Addition allows you to automate your e-mail communication directly using scripts. Now with the ability to attach files to your e-mail! What is new in version 3.0 - ability to send attachments - support for Apple Single, Apple Double, BinHex and Base-64 encodings - ability to authenticate with a POP3 server before connecting to SMTP server More info: http://www.24uSoftware.com/EmailOSAX Download: http://www.24uSoftware.com/EmailOSAX#download What is 24U Email OSAX? This Scripting Addition extends your AppleScript by an ability to send electronic mail directly, without need of any additional application. You can e-mail quickly and easily from your scripts (i.e. CGI, Folder Action, database). 24U Email OSAX simply automates your e-mail communication with AppleScript and your computer can do all the boring e-mail work for you. Primary functions, useful especially for...
Feb 09
WebPrint Plus X 3.0
WebPrint Plus X 3.0 Release Date: 2/9/04 I'm pleased to announce the release of WebPrint Plus X 3.0. WebPrint Plus X 3.0 adds powerful enhancements to the highly rated WebPrint Plus X utility. WebPrint Plus X provides an easy-to-use, unique, and powerful set of system-wide tools for collecting, saving, printing, and editing information with the Mac that work in virtually any program (including web browsers and email clients), that accelerate printing, that save users money by significantly reducing their use of consumables, that let users select and save or print anything from a single character to multiple pages, that let users add time-date stamps and notes to anything that they save or print (both text and images), and that greatly improve users' productivity when using their Macs! Additionally, WebPrint Plus X eliminates browser printing problems and even eliminates some problems users have experienced when using HP printers with OS X. WebPrint Plus X also brings a virtual...
Feb 06
(oXygen/) XML Editor version 3.1
Hello, We are glad to announce the release of the (oXygen/) XML Editor, version 3.1. This release improves the outliner, updates the DocBook stylesheets and fixes a number of problems. The new version can be downloaded from http://www.oxygenxml.com/download.html. New in (oXygen/) XML Editor 3.1 ================================= * The Outliner shows more information. * DocBook XSL stylesheets 1.64.1. * Solved a Xerces conflict of the Eclipse plugin. * File association on Mac OS X. * WebDAV tries to recover from non fatal HTTP errors. * Oxygen Eclipse Plugin options redesign. * Fixed a bug concerning the storage into options of the URLs. Details... * The Outliner shows more information. The outliner presents a short text that describes each element from the tree. The description is composed from the value of the first attribute and the first words from the text content of the rendered element. The new buttons from the outliner toolbar allow you to filter out the attribute...
Feb 05
Snapz Pro X 2.0
Snapz Pro X 2.0 Rochester, NY -- February 3, 2004 -- Today Ambrosia Software, Inc. announces the start of a revolution in video capture technology with the release of Snapz Pro X 2.0. A revolution that allows anyone to easily record smooth, high quality video of anything on their screen. A revolution that will cause professionals to throw their scan converters into the dumpster. Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology, adroitly capturing full motion video of anything on your screen at a blistering pace, complete with digital audio, and an optional microphone voiceover. Think of it as a digital video camera for your screen. If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how priceless a movie would be for getting your point across. Snapz Pro X makes short work of making training videos, producing product demos, creating tutorials, archiving streaming video, and anything else you can think of. Find out why companies like Apple Computer, Inc., Adobe Systems Inc.,...
Feb 05
Dual and Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet cards for G5
Small Tree Communications Announces the First Dual and Quad Port Gigabit Ethernet Cards for the Power Mac G5 and G5 Xserve January 22, 2004 - Small Tree Communications announces the immediate availability of the first dual and quad port gigabit Ethernet cards for the Apple Power Mac G5 and Apple G5 Xserve computers. These cards, first demonstrated at the MacWorld trade show in early January, allow increased network connectivity by providing two or four independent gigabit Ethernet ports on each card, conserving PCI slots for other uses. The cards provide an immediate performance gain over the Power Mac G5's internal Ethernet port through the use of jumbo frames. The multiport cards utilize Category 5 UTP copper wiring which preserves the customer's existing investment in cabling. These cards are fully compatibility with existing 10/100 megabit Ethernet products to provide complete connectivity. They also work seamlessly with Small Tree Communications' IEEE 802.3ad Link...
Feb 04
SnapWeb 1.2
Brain Tickling Software ships SnapWeb 1.2 SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - February 3rd, 2004 - Brain Tickling Software announced the immediate release of SnapWeb version 1.2. The new version of SnapWeb provides optimization for Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther", support of multiple browser windows, drag & drop functionality, a comprehensive manual and other improvements. The update is free for all registered users of SnapWeb. Download your copy of SnapWeb at http://braintickling.8k.com/snapweb.html SnapWeb is a snapshot utility for web content SnapWeb creates complete screenshots of web pages even if the users screen isn't large enough to show the whole page content at once. The output isn't scattered to multiple pages or scaled down unless it is unreadable. The resulting images are saved as JPEG, PNG or PDF files. The straight, browser like interface of SnapWeb makes it a very fast and productive tool to archive, document and present web content. SnapWeb is a daily co-worker for advertising agencies...
Feb 04
Data Rescue X v10.4
For Immediate Release Prosoft Engineering Announces Availability of Data Rescue X v10.4 Pleasanton, CA =F1 February 4, 2004 =F1 Prosoft Engineering, makers of easy-to-use, professional quality, software, announces the availability of Data Rescue X v10.4 for Mac OS X. Prosoft=EDs award-winning Data Rescue X, an emergency file recovery program, is now shipping version 10.4, a major new release, with a new look, and a significant new capability called \"Content Based Recovery\" which improves Data Rescue\'s already outstanding file recovery capability. With the addition of Content Based Recovery, Data Rescue X v10.4 supports flash media cards from digital cameras and MP3 players. Data Rescue X v10.4 will even recover deleted pictures from media cards or recover from re-formatted media cards. The new user interface improves the user experience while remaining very easy to use. =ECProsoft is proud to stay current with industry trends by supporting flash media cards with Content Based...
Feb 04
Trolltech releases Qt 3.3
Trolltech releases Qt 3.3 Qt 3.3 supports new technologies such as the .NET framework, 64-bit processing, and IPv6 - complementing existing features and solutions to make Qt "future-proof" February 4, 2004 - Oslo, Norway - Trolltech=AE, the leader in multiplatfor= m development frameworks, today announced the availability of Qt=AE 3.3. With the release of version 3.3, Qt gains support for a variety of new technologies, including Microsoft=81 .NET platform, 64-bit processing, and IPv6. In addition, Qt 3.3 adds support for the GNU C++ compiler on Windows (MinGW gcc). This makes it even easier to build multiplatform applications, as developers can use the same API - Qt - and the same compiler - gcc - on Unix, Linux, Mac, and Windows. Application developers can now access the power and performance of Qt and enjoy the unique freedom to develop on their OS of choice, while taking advantage of these new technologies. And because Qt applications share the same code base, a simple recompile is...
Feb 03
Free version of PC-Mac PasswordVault v2.0 released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free version of PC-Mac PasswordVault v2.0 released ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA -- February 3, 2004 -- Lava Software is now shipping PC-Mac PasswordVault Lite v2.0, a free product which securely stores website access information, Internet banking data and software registration details for convenient and easy access in a central location on your Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP, MacOS X or MacOS classic computer. This new version adds Windows XP style buttons, import and export of service data (for easy backup, printing or transfer to another computer), a fast lockout button, a web address button, service categories, five additional skins, a compact global floating window interface, and sorted services within categories. PC-Mac PasswordVault protects user data using very strong 896-bit encryption, yet provides convenient access to it via a simple master password. If the user forgets their master password, they can answer a series of customized questions they previously entered...
Feb 03
ADHOC: The Advanced Developers Hands On Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADHOC: The Advanced Developers Hands On Conference http://www.adhocconf.com/ Formerly MacHack July 21-24, 2004 Dearborn, MI- ADHOC sessions! We talk about things of interest to Mac OS X Developers at ADHOC, and that covers a lot of ground. Some sessions are going to be about projects which use specific Mac OS X technologies, or talk about the technologies themselves. This bring to mind names such as Cocoa, Quartz, and Carbon. Other sessions will cover subjects that are likely to be found running on other operating systems. To name only a few, we're thinking about PHP, Perl, Tcl, Apache, zeroconf, Rendezvous, and so on. The actual list of possibilities is quite long. Hey, if something works on either Mac OS X or Darwin, the underlying open source operating system upon which Mac OS X is based, then ADHOC attendees are interested in how it works, how to program for it, or how to program with it. We're also interested in related tools and technologies, like smart...
Feb 02
HyperNext Creator and Player
Describe HyperNext Creator - one line Card based software creation for beginners. Describe HyperNext Player - one line Runs stacks built by HyperNext Creator. Describe Creator HyperNext Creator is an easy to use software development system that allows hobbyists, students, educators, in fact anyone, to quickly create programs. The Creator can build both both stacks which run on the free HyperNext Player and standalone applications. The software structure in HyperNext is like a set of cards, with cards holding buttons. fields, canvases and multimedia. Its programming language is easy to learn with English-like commands and variables not requiring their type or structure be declared. Also included is HyperNext Developer which creates plug-ins for HyperNext Creator. Both Creator and Developer offer almost full functionality for a trial period of 30 days. Users can create new projects, test, run and save them. However, they cannot build finished stacks, applications or plug-ins. Features...
Feb 01
VisualRoute 8.0 Offers Intelligent Traces
VisualRoute 8.0 Offers Intelligent Traces=92 for Quick Identification of Internet Connectivity Problems Application pinpoints where data traffic is lost or blocked, shows geographical path of a connection TURLOCK, CALIF. =96 January 27, 2004 =96 Visualware Inc. today announced the release of VisualRoute 8.0, an integrated diagnostic tool that quickly locates Internet bottlenecks. VisualRoute helps network administrators and support staff reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction by greatly simplifying the process of troubleshooting network connectivity problems. VisualRoute's Internet protocol (IP) tracing capabilities use multiple protocols, including ICMP, UDP and TCP, which provide more thorough reporting of IP routing. In addition, VisualRoute enables application port and IP service testing. Users can now easily validate the availability of widely used IP application services, such as POP3, FTP, SMTP and DNS, in addition to standard HTTP services. VisualRoute enables network...
Feb 01
SQLitePluginPro 1.0 for REALbasic
SQLitePluginPro 1.0 for REALbasic SAN DIEGO, California (January 28, 2004) - SQLabs is pleased to announce the official release and immediate availability of SQLitePluginPro 1.0 for both Windows and Mac. SQLitePluginPro is a REALbasic database plugin that seamlessly replaces REALbasic's built-in database engine. SQLitePluginPro is built on top of SQLite, an SQL92-compliant, embeddable, stand-alone database library. SQLite's on-the-fly indexing and ACID transactions ensure that SQLitePluginPro databases are both fast and free from corruption. Database applications recompiled with SQLitePluginPro should see a dramatic increase in both speed and reliability with only a few changes to source code. SQLitePluginPro implements REALbasic's database API, allowing you to use REALbasic's built-in database controls and classes, as well as bindings, to create SQLite database applications. SQLitePluginPro can open and manipulate existing SQLite databases or create and open new ones. Furthermore,...
Jan 20
SoftIntegration Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5 Released
SoftIntegration Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5 Released DAVIS, Calif., January 20, 2004 - SoftIntegration, Inc. today announced the availability of Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5. Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross-platform scripting, 2D/3D plotting, numerical computing, shell programming and embedded scripting. Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5 continues SoftIntegration's leadership in scripting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Major product enhancements include C++ features, file name completion using a tab key in command shell, easier interface with binary C/C++ libraries and embedded scripting, and bug fixes. "SoftIntegration Ch provides an unmatched level of power and flexibility in C/C++ scripting, numerical computing and embedded scripting," said Dr. Dawn Cheng, President at SoftIntegration. "Ch is also a very effective interactive environment for teaching and learning programming in C and C++." * C/C++ interpreter Ch supports 1999 ISO C Standard (C99) and C++ classes. Ch also...
Jan 20
Label templates 1.0
Label templates 1.0 Worldlabel.com has released Label templates 1.0, a collection of free label templates (http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/template_1.htm) for printing on the Mac OSX. The selection of templates includes CD, DVD, mailing, business CD cards and mini CD labels, address, shipping, media labeling and more. templates can be used in graphic programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Quark Express, and several others. Design and print your own labels from your Mac.
Jan 20
Add Up to 344 hours TiVo DVR with QuickView Drives
For Immediate Release WeaKnees.com Selects Maxtor QuickView Consumer Hard Drives for TiVo Digital Video Recorder Upgrades Add Up to 344 hours of Storage to Your TiVo DVR with QuickView Drives Milpitas, CA, January 20, 2004 - Maxtor Corporation, a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and consumer storage products, today announced that its Maxtor=AE QuickView=AE consumer electronics (CE) hard drives are now availab= le to integrators through select Maxtor channel distribution partners. WeaKnees, an integrator and Maxtor VIP Partner, will include Maxtor QuickView drives in all enhanced TiVo=AE DVRs and self-install upgrade kits. Available in capacities of 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and 300GB, Maxtor QuickView drives can provide an additional 70 hours to 344 hours of recording time to TiVo DVRs. "The performance and reliability of our TiVo upgrade products will improve significantly with Maxtor=92s QuickView brand of hard drives," said Jeff Shapiro, president of WeaKnees. "Our internal tests have...
Jan 20
Troi File Plug-in 2.7 for FileMaker Pro 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Troi Automatisering releases Troi File Plug-in 2.7 for FileMaker Pro 6 Updated plug-in lets you manipulate your files and folders and use file and folder information directly from your FileMaker Pro databases. Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, January 20th, 2004--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of its Troi File Plug-in 2.7, for FileMaker Pro 5.x through 6. What is Troi File Plug-in? Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to information outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files or folders stored on the computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in. All from within FileMaker you can: - get data from files that are on the disk of the computer into FileMaker Pro - (batch) import pictures, sounds etc. and optionally store only a reference to them in FileMaker Pro - create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker fields into them - manipulate files and folders on the disk: this...
Jan 20
Xupport 2.0
Tuesday, January 20, 2004: Xupport 2.0 public beta 8: All-In-One Interface for Mac OS X. Changes in Xupport 2.0b8: - Some orthographic corrections - Additional dialogs and information - Indication of actual process in output window - Optimized source code and applescripts - Other minor corrections and bug-fixes Xupport 2.0b8: http://www.computer-support.ch/Xupport/download/Xupport2.sit Xupport provides a clean GUI (Graphical User Interface) to configure many Mac OS X options, that are not or hard to configure manually, and more. It includes several unix command to optimize and secure your Mac, and activates features that are disabled by default. Xupport Features: - Hidden Finder, Dock and Expos=E9 settings - Browse and read unix manual entries - Browser, delete and get Finder info for invisible files and folders - Run Mac OS X maintain scripts and optimization - Change swap file location - Create bootable backups - Configure ipfw firewall using all options - Enable ipfw.log as default...
Jan 16
Trinfinity releases Collage X 1.0.1, an iTunes Visual Plugin
For immediate release. Trinfinity Software releases Collage X 1.0.1, an iTunes Visual Plugin. NEW YORK, N.Y. - - January 16, 2004 - - Trinfinity Software released today Collage X 1.0.1, an update of it's popular Visual Plugin for iTunes. This update includes performance enhancements and bug fixes. One of the many spectacular features of iTunes is it's Visual Plugins. iTunes can display graphics on your screen, while music is playing, that move and change along with the music. Collage X searches the Internet for images relating to the artist, track, and album that are playing. Collage X then displays a never ending collage of these images on your screen. The images are different for every song. You may see album covers, photos of performances, photos of band members, or just about anything. Keep in mind that due to the nature of this software, it is very unpredictable. For some songs it may not find any images or perhaps only one image. Some of the images that are found may be...
Jan 15
eShox3 3.7
New eShox3 3.7! eShox3 3.7 includes support for new payment and shipping options, improved performance and integration with QuickBooks (Orders/Customers Export to Mac/PC/Online versions of QB). Try eShox3 3.7 now via our downloads page; demo versions are fully functional sans checkout capability. New features: * Export of online orders to QuickBooks (Mac/Win/Net) and MYOB (UK Version) for accounting. * New pricing as low as $99/year when purchased in bundles with qualified web hosting providers such as MacDock (http://www.macdock.com/) and Secure.cc (http://www.secure.cc/). * Support for international realtime FedEx shipping quotes - from anywhere to anywhere. * New modules including 2Checkout, viaKLIX and eWay payments, DHL shipping (US),support for multiple table-based shipping quotes and quotes based on world regions. * 20% Performance improvement over previous versions taking advantage of new MySQL and PHP features. * Key enhancements to the overall admin user interface...
Jan 14
Little Snitch 1.1 for Mac OS X
Objective Development announces Little Snitch 1.1 for Mac OS X Vienna, Austria - January 14, 2003 -- Today Objective Development announced the availability of Little Snitch 1.1 for Mac OS X, a must-have security application that monitors outgoing network connections. If you do not like the idea of information possibly being gathered from your computer and being sent to who-knows-where for who-knows-what, Little Snitch helps. When opening applications some of them want to connect back to their authors' server, for instance to check for new versions. Some of them don't even tell you or ask for permission and you cannot control which information they send back. This is where Little Snitch jumps in: It pauses the application and brings up an alert, telling you which application tries to connect to which server. The remote server will only be contacted if you explicitly allow it. For routine decisions, Little Snitch can be configured. By creating rules you can always block or allow...
Jan 14
ResFool 1.0: Mac OS X Native Resource Editor
ResFool 1.0 SAN DIEGO, California (January 14, 2004) - The La Jolla Underground is pleased to announce version 1.0 of ResFool. ResFool is the only Mac OS X native resource editor with full ResEdit template support for under $20 (USD). With advanced template support that surpasses ResEdit and native OS X operation, you can scratch off one more reason to run Classic. Here are a few of ResFool's features: * Template Based Editing Use one of the 100 included templates to edit existing resource types. If those aren't enough for you, you can construct your own using 94 template types, or use one made by other people in the active Macintosh developer community. * Modern File Types ResFool can edit and create data-fork based resource files in addition to old-style resource forks. You can even open and edit bundles (.app, ..rtfd, etc) as if they were standard resource files. * Preview Media See your images in list mode, or preview them in separate windows. No longer are you stuck with PICT...
Jan 14
J2STask 1.0: Task Manager for Image Workflow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J2S is pleased to announce the release of J2STask 1.0, a task manager for image workflow on MacOS X. Aimed at professionals, J2STask is a robot used to batch process images: it scans a local or ftp source folder at regular intervals and processes the files it contains according to the task settings. The files are then sent to one or two target folders. Combined with J2SProfiler, an IPTC profile editor, J2STask is also used to route documents according to the IPTC data they contain i.e. if the IPTC caption of a file does not comply with the defined IPTC profile, it will be moved to an "Error" folder instead of being forwarded to the target folder. J2STask can accomplish the following operations: - Rotate (all files or according to Exif data), - Set file resolution, - Downsize the pictures, - Apply a mark (insertion of a picture in the files - cf. watermark), - Apply an IPTC profile, to make sure the files are properly captioned for example, - Convert files to TIFF...
Jan 13
TunesAtWork - Leave your music at home, and listen at work
Announcing TunesAtWork -- Leave your music at home, and listen at work. Free. TunesAtWork lets you listen to your personal iTunes music collection while at your office or lab, even though your iTunes collection resides at home. TunesAtWork is a specialized web server that runs on your home Macintosh and serves web pages that present your music collection (including playlists) organized visually much the same as in iTunes itself. This makes it easy to find what you're looking for. Clicking the various links in the web page will cause MP3 files to be streamed from your home Mac to the computer where your browser is running. As long as that computer (where the browser is running) has a helper application that can play streamed MP3 files (e.g., WinAmp on Windows, MacAmp or iTunes itself on Macintosh), you will hear your music on that computer. TunesAtWork is free. It requires a Mac, OS X, iTunes 4, and a high-speed internet connection. Because TunesAtWork is for personal use, it...
Jan 13
Advanced Web Ranking 2.3
For Immediate Release Release date: January 12, 2004 Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Web Ranking 2.3, a tool that helps check your web site position on all major search engines. Advanced Web Ranking runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, Linux and Solaris. Checking your web site position is a very time consuming task. For example, if you have 10 keywords that you want to monitor, and you want to check the top 20 positions for 10 search engines, you need to perform about 200 (10 keywords * 10 engines * first 2 pages) individual searches to get the results. Then you need to compare the results one by one to find where your site is positioned. It may take you days to complete this task if you do this manually. That's where Advanced Web Ranking comes to help. Advanced Web Ranking is able to query over 130 search engines and quickly find out if you're moving up or down in the rankings, or if your site is listed at all. It will track the progress of your rankings...
Jan 09
Azlance Timeline 1.0
Azlance, LLC Debuts New Product ORLANDO, FL - January 9, 2004 - Azlance, LLC, introduces Azlance Timeline 1.0 for MacOS X 10.3 (Panther). A trial version of Azlance Timeline is available for download at http://www.azlance.com/ Azlance Timeline is a full-featured, easy-to-use tool for building and displaying event-object relationships within the framework of an enhanced numberline based timeline. A choice of time formats shipped with the product, the ability to embed images, and embed links to any outside source including files and URLs. About Azlance Timeline Azlance Timeline can be used by students, writers, project managers, and anyone else who needs to create a color-coded, key-based view of event relationships. Scheduling, event planning, project release overviews, historical research charts, recipe preparation, and any other event based activities can be visualized as a series of events on an Azlance Timeline chart. Availability Azlance Timeline can be downloaded today from www....
Jan 09
iBeeZz 2.2.1
In February 2003, iBeeZz's first release already had simple but very useful features: wake up and startup any Mac running Jaguar. Beyond its Panther compatibility, the 2.0 version allows a complete multi-scheduling. Just schedule as many events as you want regarding to week-days. And then, each type of event is developed as a module. The following modules are provided by defaults when downloading a 30 days trial of iBeeZz: - wake up, - sleep, - startup, - shutdown, - restart, - open files (including documents, applications and AppleScripts), - iTunes. As you may understand, these modules allow the user to schedule every task he needs, from a sweet wake up with a smooth music to a nightly backups automation... The Mac can be woken or started up if necessary with a simple click. Of course the user can be alerted before being stopped from its work. Today, a 2.2.1 version is available for both Jaguar and Panther users on http://www.ibeezz.com. iBeeZz is English, French, German,...
Jan 08
MacPAD 1.0
WINCHESTER, Mass. January 8, 2004--MacShareware.net has made available MacPAD 1.0 at their website. As featured in a TidBITS article last month by Adam Engst http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07463 , MacPAD is an application that allows software developers to set their product information in a central location, where shareware websites can go and check for the latest versions of software without the developer having to waste time submitting their changes multiple times. While MacPAD will be made available separately, the version found on MacShareware.net includes a Software Developers Kit (SDK) that includes source code for developers to have automatic version checking built into their software. Source code is included for Carbon, Cocoa, REALBasic and php. The software utilities and source code have been provided for free to the Mac community by many developers, including Kevin Ballard, Mark Fleming, David Dunham, Tom McGrath and Ricardo Batista. The web site address is http://...
Jan 07
Keyspan introduces revolutionary USB Server for PCs and Macs
Keyspan introduces revolutionary USB Server for PCs and Macs Las Vegas, NV--- January 8, 2004--- (CES/ShowStoppers) Keyspan, America's #1 brand of USB connectivity products*, announces its revolutionary USB Server that connects USB devices to a Mac or PC via a wired or wireless Ethernet-based LAN. The USB Server will ship in late Q1 2004 with an MSRP of $129. Much like a USB print server, the USB Server enables attached USB devices to be used and shared by client PCs on a LAN. In addition to printers, the USB Server supports other USB devices such as hard drives, scanners, and more. The USB Device Server provides 4 ports for connecting to USB devices at Full Speed USB (12 Mbps). It connects to 10/100 Ethernet networks via an RJ45 connector and supports static IP, DHCP, and Apple's Rendezvous address assignment. Client PCs must be running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher. "This USB Server makes it possible to use and share USB printers, scanners, and hard drives...
Jan 07
REALVIZ Launch Stitcher 4.0
REALVIZ Launch Stitcher 4.0 at Macworld 2004 in San Francisco Demonstrations of Latest Version of Acclaimed Panorama Software, January 6.-9. At Macworld Expo, Moscone Center, REALVIZ Booth #2623 MACWORLD EXPO, San Francisco (January 6, 2004) - REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, announced today the release of Stitcher 4.0 for Mac OS X. Acknowledged as "the industry-standard software for creating panoramas" (3D World), REALVIZ Stitcher is a professional-level application, used by thousands of professional photographers, architects, multimedia and 3D artists worldwide, and enables the creation of high-quality panoramas for the Web, film, print, and 3D. At the show, the REALVIZ team will be demonstrating Stitcher 4.0, as well as the very latest versions of their other award-winning products available on the Macintosh platform, including MatchMover Professional 3.0, ImageModeler 3.5 and ReTimer SD/HD. REALVIZ Stitcher 4.0 offers a number of powerful feature...
Jan 07
WorldSync Debuts SyncDeK 5.0
WORLDSYNC DEBUTS SYNCDEK 5.0 AT MACWORLD EXPO -- Trustworthy and Powerful Data Replication for the Rest of Us, SyncDeK 5.0 is Easily Configured, Providing Standards-based Data Synchronization for FileMaker Pro -- SAN FRANCISCO, January 6, 2004 - Macworld Expo Booth #SIP3 - WorldSync, Inc. today publicly demonstrated for the first time SyncDeK(R) 5.0, bi-directional asynchronous data replication technology for FileMaker(R) databases. SyncDeK 5.0 is powerful software that automatically tracks changes and synchronizes specified fields between distributed databases based on configurable rules, using commonly available Internet protocols. SyncDeK 5.0 is being demonstrated throughout the show in both the SyncDeK booth (#SIP3) and in the FileMaker booth (#817). "SyncDeK enables intelligent and secure exchange of structured data between real people, anywhere," explained Jason Erickson, founder and CEO of WorldSync, Inc. "We chose to support FileMaker synchronization first because FileMaker...
Jan 07
X Overload v2.1
(January 7, 2004) Announcing the release of X Overload v2.1 X Overload is an application with a collection of useful utilities that lets you manage and maintain your Mac OS X and classic system folder. Here are some of the key things you can do with X Overload. * Manage items in Mac OS X. Allows you to manage Contextual Menu Items, Fonts, Preference files, Preference Panes, Services, Screen Savers located in the library folders in Mac OS X. * Manage items in Classic System folder. Allows you to manage Apple Menu Items, Contextual Menu Items, Control Panels, Control Strips Modules, Extensions, Fonts, Startup Items, Internet Plug-ins located inside Classic system folder. You can also search or browse the database for error codes. * Delete unnecessary localization language files. Delete localization language files that you do not need to save hard disk space. You can easily save 100 to 200MB in disk space. X Overload is distribute as shareware. The shareware fee cost USD20 per year. User...
Jan 07
Pooch Adds New Brains and Beauty
Pooch Adds New Brains and Beauty "Plug and Play" Cluster Software Adds Queuing, Scheduling, and Sports Updated Graphical User Interface MACWORLD EXPO, San Francisco - January 6, 2004 - Dauger Research, Inc., delivers version 1.4 of Pooch, the Parallel OperatiOn and Control Heuristic application. This version debuts a new graphically-based, dynamic job queue and scheduling system taking advantage of Pooch's built-in heuristic functions and cluster diagnostics. It also sports an updated graphical user interface taking advantage of features introduced in Panther, Apple's latest Mac OS X. "The new Pooch adds supercomputing-level capabilities to a uniquely easy-to-use parallel computing solution already recognized as innovative", said Dr. Dean Dauger, President of Dauger Research. "While other solutions force users through complex configuration, fragility, and arcane commands, Pooch, with the lowest barrier to entry, enables its users to harness the power of parallel computing with ease....
Jan 07
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APconnections Releases the Netequalizer, Allowing Professionals, ISPs, Schools and Gamers to Better Control Internet Bandwidth Usage LAFAYETTE, Colo., Jan. 6, 2004 -- Bandwidth control, or the fair sharing of internet bandwidth, has become increasingly important any place where multiple users share a common internet access point. Without some form of bandwidth control, one or two heavy users can easily slow everybody else's connection down, thus reducing the high speed experience to a frustrating dial-up deja vu. The model followed by APconnections to bring their products out, has been somewhat unconventional. APconnections is a completely organic company started in a garage on sweat equity. They have mastered the ability to develop and distribute free technology for the techie crowd, and then bundle and integrate the same technology in a professional version for customers who want something ready to plug in. The Netequalizer and related technologies are...
Jan 07
Trolltech launches worldwide Qt/Mac developer contest
Trolltech launches worldwide Qt/Mac developer contest Win great prizes for Qt applications on the Mac OSLO and PALO ALTO, January 7, 2004. Trolltech=AE today announced a worldwid= e contest for Mac=AE developers. The contest is for the best commercially developed and free software from thousands of talented software application developers worldwide. The purpose of the contest is to increase the number of applications on Mac OS X=AE, and to show the potential of Qt=AE on the Ma= c platform. Eligible entries can be any English language version of a software application developed using Qt/Mac 3.3 on Mac OS X 10.3 or later. Application entries are divided into three categories: 1. Best Original Free Qt Application Individual/community developed application using the Qt/Mac Free Edition 2. Best Ported Free Qt Application Individual/community developed application originally written with Qt/X11 Free Edition for UNIX=AE/Linux=AE and ported to Mac OS X using the Qt/Mac = Free Edition 3. Best...
Jan 07
Prosoft Engineering Debuts Two New Products
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prosoft Engineering Debuts Two New Products at Macworld San Francisco 2004 Pleasanton, CA =F1 January 6, 2004 =F1 Prosoft Engineering, makers of professional-grade software for the rest of us, introduces Data Backup 2.0 and Data Rescue X version 10.4 at Macworld San Francisco 2004. Demonstrations of Data Backup 2.0 and Data Rescue X v10.4 are available in booth # 834. Prosoft\'s award-winning Data Backup, a full-featured, easy-to-use backup utility, has a whole new look and feel. With a brand new user interface, streamlined functionality and faster transfers, Data Backup 2.0 allows you to perform backups with minimal effort. Prosoft=EDs award-winning Data Rescue X, an emergency file recovery program, debuts version 10.4 with a new user interface, faster recovery, and extended capabilities. With the addition of Content Based Recovery, Data Rescue X v10.4 supports flash media cards from digital cameras and MP3 players. Data Rescue X v10.4 will even recover deleted...
Jan 07
Netopia Previews New netOctopus Software Delivery System
Netopia Previews New netOctopus Software Delivery System at MacWorld New Tool Enhances netOctopus Systems Manager Software Suite EMERYVILLE, Calif., January 6, 2004 Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTPA), a market leader in broadband gateways and service delivery software, announced today that it is previewing its new netOctopus Software Delivery System (SDS) at Macworld in San Francisco. Netopia's new software distribution tool will be offered as part of the netOctopus Enterprise Systems Manager, a suite of network management tools that enables administrators to inventory computers and hardware, remotely manage workstations and servers, and install software, upgrades and patches throughout a network. netOctopus supports both Windows and Macintosh computers. "netOctopus has been a leader in systems management for over a decade," said Tom Skoulis, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Netopia, "We believe that this new tool delivers the kind of automation and distributed systems...
Jan 07
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.1
SYBASE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF ENTERPRISE RDBMS ON MAC OS X PANTHER Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.1 Provides First High-Performance RDBMS Available On Apple's Breakthrough Platform SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc. announces general availability of Sybase=AE Adaptive Server=AE Enterprise 12.5.1, the latest release of the company's enterprise-class relational database management system (RDBMS), on Apple's Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther" Server. * Key new features take advantage of the performance enhancements of Panther, resulting in even lower TCO and improved ease of use. * Sybase is committed to addressing current business problems in data management through comprehensive, high-value solutions that offer the best performance with the economical use of resources. * Sybase will be at Macworld San Francisco January 5-9, 2004 in booth #1548. DUBLIN, Calif. - January 6, 2004 - Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced...
Jan 07
Jiiva releases AutoScrubber
Jiiva releases AutoScrubber, your personal file security assistant, fixing a huge security flaw for all Mac users. Beaverton, OR (January 6, 2004) Computers contain a data security flaw that is exploited every day. Both the software you use and your computer's operating system make copies of your data and later delete the copies without your knowledge. Your private data has now been written to disk and you weren't given the option to securely erase the data until now. AutoScrubber is designed to protect you from this data security flaw by automatically detecting and permanently erasing the files created and deleted behind-the-scenes by software applications and the operating system. When your private data is deleted without your knowledge, it becomes a security risk. Someone with file recovery software could recover some or all of your private data even after you've securely erased the original. Since AutoScrubber is aware of all the files created and deleted, it is able to securely...
Jan 07
DoubleSight Dual LCD Display Now Available Direct
DoubleSight Launches New Online Web Store at www.doublesight.com Innovative, Competitively-priced DoubleSight Dual LCD Display Now Available Direct to Consumers Fullerton, CA-Jan. 5, 2004-DoubleSight(tm) Displays, LLC, developer of innovative LCD-based products, today launched its secure online Web store at www.doublesight.com providing a direct channel for small and mid-sized enterprises and technology savvy end users to purchase the fully integrated DoubleSight DS-1500 dual LCD display and accessory products. "With the addition of our new Web store, consumers can now securely purchase the DoubleSight dual LCD display at their convenience online using any Web browser, by phone via our toll-free number (1-877-Two LCDs), or through our growing network of authorized resellers," said Jay Muskovich, Chief Executive Officer of DoubleSight Displays, LLC. "Our new Web store was developed with a priority on convenience and accessibility for customers in a wide variety of industries and...
Jan 07
eZediaQTI 2.0: eZedia Releases the Next Generation in Multimedia
eZedia Releases the Next Generation in Multimedia Authoring Software for the Web - eZediaQTI 2.0 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - January 6, 2004 - eZedia Inc., a leader in digital-media software technology, announced today, the release of a native Mac OS X version of eZediaQTI 2.0 at Macworld San Francisco, the world's most comprehensive event for Macintosh enthusiasts and developers. eZediaQTI is interactive QuickTime authoring software for creating rich internet content and movies. Users can quickly combine and enhance video, graphics, animation, sound, VRs, and text to create web sites, Internet banners, online presentations, and interactive videos - all with no programming knowledge required. "eZediaQTI 2.0 takes full advantage of Apple's new operating system, Panther, and is the first of its kind to give users a quick-and-easy way to create rich media web deliverable content as an interactive QuickTime movie," said Stefan Embleton, President and Founder, of eZedia Inc....
Jan 07
CRYPTO-Server X: Authentication Solution for the Mac
CRYPTOCard LAUNCHES CRYPTO-SERVER X AUTHENTICATION SOLUTION FOR THE MAC CRYPTO-Server X Makes It Simple To Positively Authenticate All Mac OS X Panther Users MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, January 6, 2004 - CRYPTOCard, (www.cryptocard.com) an innovative leader in authentication technology, today announced the launch of CRYPTO-Server X, the authentication solution designed specifically for Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther." CRYPTO-Server X makes it simple to positively identify all Mac users attempting to access a VPN or Web-based system by coupling something in the user's possession (a multi-function smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN). CRYPTO-Server X generates a one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen credentials useless to hackers. CRYPTO-Server X's familiar ATM-style protocol eliminates the user resistance often encountered when organizations attempt to implement an additional layer of security, while the...
Jan 07
Access FileMaker Securely with VPN Tracker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Macworld exclusive: Access your FileMaker database securely over the Internet using VPN Tracker Macworld, San Francisco - January 6, 2004: equinux, a market leading VPN vendor for the Mac platform is proud to present a whitepaper targeted to FileMaker users connecting to the database over the Internet.   Accessing a FileMaker database from remote locations over the Internet is risky, the threat of unauthorized access can result in information leakage, modification of confidential information and exploitation of customer data. Given the fact that hackers are getting even more sophisticated in obtaining confidential information, no companies can afford the risk of illegal tampering.   "The Whitepaper shows how using VPN Tracker as VPN Client on the remote Mac, you are able to login to the company's FileMaker databases without endangering any sensitive business information," comments Till Schadde, CEO of equinux. "Accessing FileMaker over the Internet...
Jan 07
Dantz Launches Retrospect 6.0
Dantz Launches Retrospect 6.0, the New Benchmark for Macintosh Backups; Now Protects Mac OS X ``Panther'' and Xserve RAID, Breaks Terabyte Limit WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004--Dantz(R) Development Corp. today announced Retrospect(R) 6.0, the latest version of the number one backup and restore software for the Macintosh(R). Retrospect 6.0 now protects Power Mac G4 and G5 computers running Mac OS X "Panther," backs up Xserve RAIDs hosting multiple terabytes of data, and supports SCSI and Fibre Channel tape libraries. "Retrospect 6.0 is the culmination of nearly two decades of industry-leading innovation and refinement based on the real-world needs of our customers," said Tony Barbagallo, VP of Worldwide Marketing at Dantz Development Corp. "With this release, Dantz continues our proud history of protecting the creative intellectual property of Macintosh users." "Dantz was one of the first backup and restore software vendors to support Mac OS X and we are pleased...
Jan 06
WEBmail 5.2 with WEBcalendar Available for Mac OS X
WEBmail 5.2 with WEBcalendar Available for Mac OS X Santa Barbara, CA, January 6, 2004. Tenon Intersystems announced today that iTools 7.2, its web server package for Apple's Mac OS X, now supports a version of WEBmail and a WEBcalendar. Tenon's iTools anytime, anywhere WEBmail enables users to access email, via POP or IMAP, from any device running a browser. WEBmail 5.2 is fully customizable, for rebranding and localization, and can be hand-tailored with unique logos and banner advertising on a virtual host-by-virtual host basis. Tenon's iTools WEBmail was developed by EMUmail, Inc. (http://www.emumail.com), a widely respected vendor of web-based mail systems. WEBmail 5.2 lets users choose between several "skins" to change the look and feel of the product. Other WEBmail features include: an HTML text editor, new message notification, multiple attachments, address books with Outlook Express importing, group list support, WEBcalendar integration, user definable folders, outbox for...
Jan 05
Runtime Revolution to Preview New Technologies at Macworld
Runtime Revolution to Preview New Technologies at Macworld Security features, themes, and more on display January 5th, 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland - Runtime Revolution today announced that it will be previewing new technology, still in early development, at Macworld Expo SF. Revolution's user-centric approach to software development brings the power of an advanced, multi-platform development tool to programmers and authors at all levels of expertise. The press, the public, and Revolution developers are invited to stop by the Runtime Revolution booth for an early look at new features, now in early development. These exciting new capabilities include: * Industrial-strength data encryption * Support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for secure Internet connections * Advanced Windows XP themes for your cross-platform applications * ... and much more - come to the RunRev booth for a special demo! "We're constantly developing new features for Revolution, to meet our developers' needs for creating...
Jan 05
FmPro Migrator 1.62EE for FileMaker to Access & SQL...
FmPro Migrator 1.62EE updated for FileMaker to Access and SQL Server migrations 1-5-2004 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc. releases FmPro Migrator 1.62 Enterprise Edition - Update generates Perl CGI scripts for FileMaker databases migrated to Access and SQL Server.   FmPro Migrator is a MacOS X application ($50) which migrates FileMaker databases to MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase and DB2. ..com Solutions Inc. has updated FmPro Migrator 1.62 Enterprise Edition with additional Perl CGI scripting capability. Database and web developers can now instantly generate Perl CGI scripts for each layout within FileMaker databases migrated to Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server.   Improvements incorporated into this latest release include: Saving money on ODBC drivers - The Perl CGI scripts generated by FmPro Migrator can save web developers thousands of dollars per UNIX web server which would normally be required for licensing ODBC drivers. The licensing costs for...
Jan 05
Thursby Announces Release of DAVE v5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2004, San Francisco Thursby Announces Release of DAVE v5 Today, at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Thursby Software Systems, Inc. announced the new release of DAVE v5. Since the early days of Mac OS 8, DAVE has been the leading solution for connecting Apple Macintosh personal computers into existing Microsoft networks. "Our customers tell us that security continues to be one of their biggest concerns," says George Colley, President of Thursby. "We continue to enhance our products in response to what our customers need and want," Colley adds. "Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 enhanced the default network security by using what is referred to as NTLMv2 and SMB signing. Thursby has the only SMB product offerings for the Macintosh that will work with these machines without degrading the security level," says Colley. This major enhancement to DAVE was done with both state-of-the-art and legacy machines in mind. Recognizing that there is still a great need...
Jan 05
Kaidan Announces PiXiMation
For Immediate Release Press Release Kaidan Announces PiXiMation Breakthrough software application creates 3-D rotational QuickTime VR object movies without the need for specific hardware. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - USA - Tuesday, January 6, 2004 - Kaidan Incorporated, the leading provider of interactive digital imaging solutions today announced and previewed PiXiMation at Macworld Expo in San Franscisco. An entirely new software application, PiXiMation creates 3-D rotational object movies by hand with any free-spinning turntable such as a lazy susan. PiXiMation uses advanced image processing techniques to generate properly spaced and indexed image frames from a variety of video sources, such as the Apple iSight. Initially developed for the Macintosh OS X (FireWire-equipped running 10.2 or later) platform, PiXiMation creates and saves QuickTime VR object movies as well as individual still image files - useful for creating animated GIFs or importation into other object creation software....
Jan 05
Chronopath Introduces The New Chronoscan: Barcode Scanner
CHRONOPATH INTRODUCES THE NEW CHRONOSCAN New "Rev 2" Chronoscan supports all applications and sports a slicker design at a more affordable price. ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- JANUARY 5, 2004 - Chronopath, Inc., today, has introduced a new revision of its barcode scanner built for Mac OS X. New in Chronoscan 2: - Now works in all applications (as long as the computer is USB-ready). - New lightweight design allows for easier gripping and scanning. - Visual indicator improved to two-color. - Support for additional symbologies. Purchasing the Chronoscan costs only US$149 and includes the full version of Library 2. Shipping and handling for the item is $4.95. Additional information is available at (http://www.chronopath.com/chronoscan). A demo version of Library is also available at (http://www.chronopath.com/library).
Jan 05
Hess Events List
DON'T FORGET HESS EVENTS LIST - WITH INTERNET-RELATED SHOW ACTIVITIES The (in)famous Hess Memorial Macworld Events web site rises up through the dust barely left by the creative Macworld Expo NY to bring you the latest in press conferences, parties, author signings, and user group gatherings. If the number of parties can predict the success of a Macworld Expo - than we can expect a huge crowd and excess energy to flow across our Macintosh country. The Hess Memorial Macworld Events and Party Page for Macworld Expo San Francisco (Jan 5 - 9) is the ONLY comprehensive source of events. Even if you don't go to the show, check the list for related Internet events. There's no reason to be left out just because you're not in San Francisco! I made the list, so you should check it twice. If you use the list, please TELL THE VENDORS and press the Contribute link! Please sign up for notices if you haven't already, because you'll be sent advance information and notices about Macworld Boston as it...
Jan 05
Chronopath Unveils Library 2.0
CHRONOPATH UNVEILS LIBRARY 2.0 Major upgrade to Chronopath's popular library cataloging application adds support movies, music, and games. ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- JANUARY 5, 2004 - Chronopath, Inc., today, has released Library 2.0, a new upgrade to its complete library solution. This new version of Library features a whole new, faster core database along with support for games, music, and movies to accompany the existing books-only support. Library 2 is also all rewritten and redesigned for the user's satisfaction. This version takes on the well known, user-friendly "iApp look" to make viewing and cataloging a better experience. New in Library 2.0: - Rewrote the core database to be much faster, stabler, and less likely to be corrupted. - Redesigned the interface to use the user-friendly "iApp" look. - Added support for additional media types: music, movies, and games. - Added many more fields to the books media type. - Added additional adjustments to web export for more media types. -...
Jan 05
Parliant Corporation Unveils Phonevalet Message Center
PARLIANT CORPORATION UNVEILS PHONEVALET MESSAGE CENTER AT MACWORLD New release features voicemail, call recording, voice dialing, talking caller ID and call logging   San Francisco, CA (MacWorld Conference & Expo Booth SF3) =AE=A2 January 5, 2004 =AE=A2 Parliant Corporation, world leading developers of speech-based products for business and consumer use, today announced its PhoneValet Message Center (PVMC), a new Mac OS X-based voicemail product which builds on its existing multi-line computer telephony solution. This new member of the PhoneValet product family adds a multi-line answering machine, multiple voicemail boxes and call recording to an already powerful telephony application suite.   More than an answering machine, PVMC keeps track of your calls, dials numbers quickly and accurately, tells you who=D5s calling and keeps you in touch with your calls while you=D5re out. It also offers call recording functions, allowing a recording of both sides of a conversation...
Jan 04
iPatch 2.1
iPatch 2.1 has been released. iPatch 2.1 is an utility to compare resources of two applications, and can produce a self-applying patch to update an older version of an application to a newer version. It now includes Multi-patch option (you can create a patch for more than one application) and is now Panther & Jaguar compatible. You can now patch Carbon Applications and Resources Fork files too. It supports French, English, German and Japanese localizations. The update of this 7$ shareware is FREE for all registered users. Version 2.1 (04.01.2004) - Fix a bug causing patches not able to be applied on applications. - Add an option to give a metallized interface to the patch. All other informations can be found on http://www.ipatch.org
Jan 04
SilverCreator v1.1: Free Game Development System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SilverNetworks releases SilverCreator v1.1 Houston, TX -- December 4th, 2004 -- SilverNetworks today released a significant update to its free game development system, SilverCreator, now at version 1.1. SilverCreator v1.1 fixes almost 40 bugs - too many to explain all of them here. And it adds notable new features including a redesigned sound manager, sprite editor, and prompt window; improved memory management, more sprites, new scripting commands, expanded sound support, undoable graphics filters, and much more. SilverCreator v1.1 enables anyone with Mac OS 7.6 to Mac OS X to create and develop your very own games for the Macintosh at a price that can't be beat. Creating a game is as simple as drawing some graphics, typing some text, clicking some buttons, and compiling your masterpiece to a standalone Macintosh application. Advanced developers can take advantage of the powerful event-based scripting language to create advanced and engaging games. Full...
Jan 03
BackTrack 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. MODESITT SOFTWARE RELEASES BACKTRACK 1.0 Background application adds a new level of safety for all documents by recording and logging all text that is typed in any application. January 2. Modesitt Software announced today the immediate availability of BackTrack 1.0 for Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). BackTrack brings Mac users a new level of safety by logging all text that is typed onto all applications. BackTrack creates a new log file for each day, and stores the log files in a folder within the users Home Documents folder for easy access. The log file contains the application name, the window name, the date & time, and what you typed. BackTrack is a background application, so you won't see it in the dock. BackTrack is a useful backup utility for all Mac users who are using Mac OS 10.3 or greater. BackTrack is only $15, and is available for immediate download from (http://www.modesittsoftware.com). About Modesitt Software Founded in 1993, Modesitt Software (...
Jan 03
LogPile 1.2.5
2004 Jan 02, 12:45 PST Dear MacTech: I would like to take this opportunity to announce version 1.2.5 of LogPile (developed using REALbasic 4.5.3). This update addresses a large number of performance and stability issues that has plagued previous versions. Also, this release now provides support for log files generated by MacOS X 10.3 (Japanese edition). It is also accompanied by a complete Quick Manual. LogPile is a useful utility for viewing and analysing OS X's system and application logs. More than just a log viewer, LogPile provides users with the means for performing basic data-mining operations on these logs. Users can also use LogPile to delete a specific application or custom log. Users can also use LogPile to reset their console.log file. A copy of LogPile 1.2.5 can be dowloaded at the following URL: http://members.shaw.ca/anarakisware/releases/LogPile_125.sit More information about LogPile is also available at the following web page: http://members.shaw.ca/anarakisware...
Jan 02
FontAgent Pro for Panther Released
FontAgent Pro for Panther Released (font size="-1" )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span)         (/div )    World's Only Mac OS X Native Font Management and Repair Software Gets Panther Compatibility Upgrade, New Installer, and Adobe CS Support   December 30, 2003  [Los Gatos, CA] Insider Software announced today the release of version 1.4 of FontAgent Pro, the world's first OS X native font management and repair utility and the only font manager to offer auto-activation in Adobe...
Dec 30
Maxum Integrates NetCloak into iAssist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NETCLOAK IS DEAD! LONG LIVE NETCLOAK! Maxum Development's Popular Web Server Extension, NetCloak, Gets Updated and Integrated into iAssist, Gaining Performance, Reliability, and Full Web Service Installation and Management Capabilities. Crystal Lake, Illinois (December 30, 2003) - Maxum Development Corp. is pleased to announce that NetCloak functionality is now part of the company's newest Internet server management tool, iAssist. At the same time, iAssist has also expanded to include functions for installing and managing Apache 2, complete with support for SSL and Virtual Hosting. iAssist provides graphical, remote installation and control of a variety of Open Source Internet services, including Web proxy, Secure Shell, SSL Tunneling, and others. To this list, Maxum has now added the Apache 2 Web server, allowing network administrators to install and manage a Web server with a Mac-like interface from their own desktop. This remote installation includes the...
Dec 29
Have No Fear The Hess Events List Is Here
HAVE NO FEAR THE HESS EVENTS LIST IS HERE The (in)famous Hess Memorial Macworld Events web site rises up through the dust barely left by the creative Macworld Expo NY to once again populate its page with press conferences, parties, author signings, and user group gatherings. The Hess Memorial Macworld Events and Party Page for Macworld Expo San Francisco (Jan 5 - 9) is the ONLY comprehensive source of events. Even if you don't go to the show, check the list for related Internet events. There's no reason to be left out just because you're not in San Francisco! I made the list, so you should check it twice. Look for the parties and events at: http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml (-- Link here http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partyregis.html (-- user registration for Ilene's Machine notices Please send any any scheduled events, press conferences, or product information for the page by Monday, Jan. 5th. Please email to ilenesmachine-at-comcast.net (replace -at- with @). You can still...
Dec 24
Blue World Ships Lasso Professional 7 For Red Hat Linux 9
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 2003 BLUE WORLD SHIPS LASSO PROFESSIONAL 7 FOR RED HAT LINUX 9 Delivers embedded MySQL, image manipulation, data caching, security enhancements, Unicode and over 220 new features. Special pricing available through the end of this year. Bellevue, WA--December 24, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today released the Red Hat Linux 9 version of Lasso Professional 7, a significant upgrade to its award-winning Web application server for building and serving data-driven Web sites. Lasso Professional 7 delivers support for various industry standards while maintaining the ease-of-use and robust security that have won Lasso the support of thousands of Web developers worldwide. While versions of Lasso Professional 7 for Mac OS X and Windows shipped earlier this month, now Linux users can experience the productivity and performance benefits offered by Lasso Professional 7. "We're pleased with the performance and...
Dec 24
Softpress Launches DataDesigner for FileMaker 6 and Freeway Pro
(font color="#333333")Softpress Launches DataDesigner for FileMaker 6 and Freeway Pro December 24th, 2003 FileMaker Developers can Design their Data for the Web Softpress today launched DataDesigner, a suite of Actions for the creation of dynamic FileMaker 6 sites with Freeway Pro. "FileMaker has always been the first choice for databases on the Mac, but constructing Web sites based on those databases has been restricted by the limited flexibility of FileMaker's Instant Web-publishing or has required manually adding of complex CDML tags to Web pages."commented Managing Director Richard Logan. "Now, with DataDesigner and its intuitive Mac interface, it's easy to generate and deploy all the necessary CDML code and construct beautifully designed and presented FM-driven Web sites." (font color="#333333")DataDesigner is on Special Holiday Offer of $99 until the end of January and is only available from the Softpress Website : http://www.softpress.com. (Freeway Pro is required) About...
Dec 22
MDG Ships Web Server 4D for OS X
MDG Announces WS4D/eCommerce 4.0, Web Server 4D 4.0, WS4D/Developer 4.0 and WS4D/Developer eCommerce 4.0, and WS4D/Banners 4.0 Adds OS X Support, lots of new features. Cary, IL December 22, 2003 -- MDG Computer Services, Inc, a leading developer of web and eCommerce tools for Macintosh and Windows, announced today that it shipped version 4.0 of Web Server 4D and WS4D/eCommerce, its a single application that includes a full featured web server, shopping carts, storefronts, credit authorization, virtual domains, and database publishing. What's New With Version 4.0? Web Server 4D 4.0 adds native OS X support. No longer is classic required to run WS4D. This has been the number one feature request from our current customers and a simple upgrade process is available without losing any entered data or changed HTML. MDG delivers a simple upgrade path to OS X. There are many enhanced database commands which can simplify database navigation for users. Sorted headers allows users to click on a...
Dec 22
Valentina Technology Release 1.10: Xcode and Panther Support
Valentina Technology Release 1.10 Available INTRODUCES XCODE AND PANTHER SUPPORT ON MAC; .NET ON WINDOWS December 22, 2003. Beaverton, Oregon. Paradigma Software, makers of the Valentina line of database products announced the availability of Valentina Technology Release 1.1.0 and associated new products. Valentina Technology Release 1.10 includes a general update to all Valentina products and includes numerous fixes and SQL improvements for all supported development environments, based on user feedback. For Mac OS deployment, Technology Release 1.10 introduces support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther across all Release 1.10 products. Valentina C++ for Mac OS X 1.10 now supports development with Apple=92s xCod= e development environment as well as Metrowerks CodeWarrior. Paradigma Software also introduces Valentina.net, a new version of its database engine for use with Microsoft Visual Studio.net. Valentina.net is immediately available for $199 directly from Paradigma Software and European...
Dec 18
Seapine Software Upgrades TestTrack Pro 6.1 and Surround SCM 2.1
Seapine Software Upgrades TestTrack Pro 6.1 and Surround SCM 2.1 Software Development Lifecycle Tools Mason, Ohio=97December 18, 2003=97Seapine Software, Inc., a leading supplier= of integrated software that manages the software development lifecycle, announced today the immediate availability of TestTrack Pro 6.1 and Surround SCM 2.1. The upgraded versions of TestTrack Pro and Surround SCM include productivity enhancements, additional security controls, and enhanced integration with each other. =93The new features in TestTrack Pro 6.1 and Surround SCM 2.1 will make it easier for our customers to develop software, enforce processes, and manage change,=94 said Richard Riccetti, president of Seapine. =93Customers will al= so notice improved integration and a more consistent look and feel across the tools.=94 Features and Benefits TestTrack Pro 6.1 builds on an already rich feature set with: Spell checking with support for 11 languages and user-customizable dictionaries. Email...
Dec 18
Revzeroconf Networking SDK for Revolution Released
Revzeroconf Networking SDK for Revolution Released Open-Source SDK for Zeroconf/Rendezvous Networking Santa Fe NM, US December 18th, 2003 Mindlube Software today announced the availability of revzeroconf, a software development kit that gives developers the ability to easily add Zeroconf/Rendezvous(tm) networking to their Revolution applications. Zeroconf standardizes networking protocols for delivering hassle-free ad-hoc networking, service discovery, and IP configuration, enabling computers to automatically find out what networking services are available. (Rendezvous is Apple Computer's implementation of Zeroconf, and has been enjoyed by Mac users since OS X 10.2.) Zeroconf is becoming widely used by electronics and printer manufacturers, as well as software developers. The revzeroconf SDK makes these capabilities available to Revolution developers for Mac OS 10.2 or newer and Windows 2000/XP or newer. Future releases will support Linux and FreeBSD. Revzeroconf is powered by...
Dec 18
Vvidget Code 9.1: Add Graphs To Carbon And Cocoa Projects
Vvidget Code 9.1: Add Graphs To Carbon And Cocoa Projects December 18, 2003 Vvidget Code version 9.1 now supports Carbon as well as Cocoa Projects. It includes two Xcode projects, one for Cocoa the other for Carbon, demonstrating how to add source code to display graphs, from line graphs to 3D surface graphs, to your applications. Version 9.1 also improves 3D graphs. Because it uses Apple's Xcode it can be Applescript driven or programmed in Objective-C, ANSI-C and C++ using either the Carbon or Cocoa programming systems. It can also be used in CodeWarrior PowerPlant based projects, and we are working on a Java version as well. If you are a CodeWarrior or Java developer and would like to use Vvidget Code for your projects please contact info@vvi.com and let us know about your requirements. Vvidget Code is a perfect solution for analysts and scientists because they don't have to manually import data to a graphing application and because it is easy to program and understand. That means...
Dec 17
QuickerTek Announces Plug N Play Antenna, G5 Bluetooth Extension
QuickerTek Announces Two new products The "Plug N Play" Antenna For Apple Extreme Airport Base Stations AND The G5 Blue Tooth Extension Antenna cable Wichita, Ks -Dec 17, 2003 - QuickerTek, developers of PowerBook antennas for Titanium PowerBooks and external antennas for both the Graphite and Snow wireless base stations, is now shipping their "Plug N Play" external antenna that works with Apple's Airport Extreme Base Stations (Extreme with USB and External Antenna port). The Plug N Play typically increases signal line-of-sight distance to an average of 600 yards, and makes it easy for users to install their own antennas, using external antenna ports. The "Plug N play" is priced at $89.95 and is available immediately. The Plug N Play antenna does not require any base station modifications or installation software. The Plug N Play includes a 5Dbi Omni directional antenna along with the necessary cabling, bracket and installation instructions. QuickerTek also includes a CD for measuring...
Dec 17
Super Get Info 1.2
Super Get Info 1.2 Now Available from Bare Bones Software Free Update Now With Support for Finder Labels and More BEDFORD, Mass. - December 17, 2003 - Bare Bones Software today announced the immediate availability of Super Get Info 1.2, an update to its Super Get Info utility offering a powerful alternative to the Mac OS X Finder's Get Info command. Super Get Info 1.2 adds the ability to modify the Finder labels for selected items, plus adds several features to assist developers, such as the ability to locate a file by its file system catalog information. Version 1.2 also includes several other enhancements, such as an option to suppress alias resolution when running on Mac OS X 10.3, as well as fixes for reported issues. "Super Get Info brings power and elegance to the task of managing attributes of multiple files," said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software. "The new Catalog Info commands are particularly useful for developers debugging HFS code." The Super Get...
Dec 17
New Ebook Published: "Take Control of Users & Accounts...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Ebook Published: "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" Ithaca, NY (December 17, 2003) -- "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" by Kirk McElhearn, an electronic book that takes the mystery out of user accounts in Mac OS X, shipped earlier this week and sold over 600 copies in its first 24 hours of availability. "Understanding users and accounts in Mac OS X is key to setting up the Mac correctly and performing basic troubleshooting, should something goes wrong," said author Kirk McElhearn. "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" offers strategies for setting up accounts in a variety of common situations (a single user Mac, a Mac shared by a family or a small office, or Macs in public facilities), and provides account setup and usage instructions. Then it delves into customizing the login experience (including how to eliminate the need to type a password), the ramifications of Fast User Switching, and how users on the same Mac...
Dec 17
IP2Location.com Releases Database to Identify IP's Geography
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IP2Location.com Releases Database to Identify Geographical Location of Internet Address SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 17, 2003 -- IP2Location.com, a leading technology provider of Internet geo-location software and services for the e-commerce industry, today announced the release of a new database in the IP2Location's award-winning product series. IP2Location(TM) is a database product that enables Web sites to identify the geographic location of their visitors using IP addresses. The database is used to match an incoming IP (internet protocol) address to the country, region, state, city, latitude, longitude and Internet service provider (ISP) of the Internet user. By knowing the location of visitors in real time, Web sites can display localized content, server bandwidth balancing, improve click-throughs and sales, prevent Internet fraud, and implement many other solutions. For the advertising and marketing industry, learning your Web visitor's origin enables you to offer...
Dec 17
iStopMotion 1.2
PRESS RELEASE (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) Santa has a new ride and brings iStopMotion 1.2 Munich, Germany - December 16th, 2003. Boinx iStopMotion 1.2 brings a new level of performance to the popular Stop Motion animation and Time Lapse capturing tool for Mac OS X and makes it more fun to use. Tune into the web site to see how Santa got captured with iStopMotion while acquiring a new ride. Boinx iStopMotion 1.2 "This release is really going to change the feeling of working with iStopMotion", says Achim Breidenbach, chief developer of iStopMotion. "The huge performance improvements for capturing an image make the software much more fun to use." Time lapse recording with 1 second intervals is now possible even on moderately equiped Macs like the iMac G3s. The new version is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and QuickTime 6.4. "StopMotion is a gem of a program that brings sophisticated stop-motion and time-lapse recording abilities to anyone with USB/Firewire camera and a Mac...
Dec 16
New Panther-Compatible StuffIt Update 8.0.2
NEW PANTHER-COMPATIBLE STUFFIT UPDATE INCLUDES UPDATED ARCHIVE VIA RENAME AND NEW OPTIONS FOR UNIX FILES The 8.0.2 Update Is Free And Now Works With PhotoShop Elements Watsonville, CA, December 15, 2003 -- Aladdin Systems, Inc., an Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc., company (OTC BB: ALHI), today announced that it has released StuffIt Deluxe(r) 8.0.2, a new update to its popular suite. The 8.0.2 version, available as a free update to existing StuffIt Deluxe 8.0 and 8.0.1 customers, provides full support for Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther," includes a new version of StuffIt Archive Via Rename(tm), and plus new options to allow users to determine whether UNIX file permissions are set when files are expanded from non-UNIX-compatible file formats. The update is available at: http://www.stuffit.com/mac/deluxe/updates.html. StuffIt Standard 8.0.2 is also available. StuffIt Deluxe, the complete compression solution, makes it easy to compress, backup, access, and share important information. StuffIt...
Dec 16
KMremoteControl
KMremoteControl - the program that lets you use one system's keyboard/mouse to operate all the PCs and Macs on your desk ... just got Panther-ized. 2003-Dec-16 : Derman Enterprises announces a free update to KMremoteControl, the cross-platform program that lets you use one system's keyboard/mouse to operate all the PCs and Macs on your desk: - use your favorite keyboard/mouse for all your work - recover your desk space ... hide the extra keyboards, mice and mouse pads - control all your PCs and Macs via your favorite Mac or PC - avoid buying that KVM switch (for systems on your desk) - great for laptop users - use with ClipCommControl to synchronize Clipboards (Mac only) Version 1.30 (Mac) adds the following: - various changes required by Panther/OS X 10.3 - fixed a problem where a screen-size change on the controlled system would not be recognized by the controlling system - fixed the "shift arrow-key" select operation when a Mac is controlling a PC - fixed a problem where a license...
Dec 16
Cocoatech Releases Path Finder 3.1
For Release December 16, 2003 COCOATECH RELEASES PATH FINDER 3.1 Award-winning Mac OS X file browser and integrated file utility boasts deeper, more comprehensive Mac OS 10.3 ("Panther") integration, new features, speed, and more. LOS ANGELES, California(Dec. 16, 2003) -- Today, Cocoatech announced the release of Path Finder 3.1. This new version extends and improves on Path Finder's integration with Mac OS 10.3 ("Panther"), adds some new tools, and improves existing features, preferences, and performance. This is a free upgrade for existing Path Finder 3.0 users. Today's upgrade includes the following enhancements: * Contextual Menu editor:You can now customize Path Finder's contextual and action menus. * Improved Spring-loaded folders:The spring-loaded folders feature has been completely rewritten, and vastly improved. * Expanded Panther integration: o The preview window and drawer now use the Webcore frameworks for web page rendering o You can now edit and save Microsoft Word...
Dec 16
TypeRecorder X 2.0
TypeRecorder X 2.0 for Macintosh OS X Released PALM BEACH, FL - Dec. 16, 2003 -- Rampell Software, LLC has released TypeRecorder X 2.0 for Macintosh, a significant upgrade to its flagship keystroke recording application. TypeRecorder X records all keystrokes typed and applications used on a computer, providing a potentially life-saving record of your work as well as a useful log of computer activity. An effective backup tool, TypeRecorder X is a must for users who do a lot of typing. TypeRecorder X automatically saves all work to a daily log file, which can be retrieved in the event of an application or computer crash---or if any sort of work is accidentally deleted or modified. Because TypeRecorder X records all keystrokes along with the applications they were typed in and the time they were typed, it is easy to reconstruct any lost work, or to go back to an earlier draft of a document. Even if you forget to save, TypeRecorder will always be recording. TypeRecorder X also...
Dec 16
Inventive Releases iClip 2.6 Productivity Software for Mac OS X
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inventive Releases iClip 2.6 Productivity Software for Mac OS X New Version Improves Ease of Use and Accessibility, Adds QuickTime Movie and PDF Clipping Previews AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 16, 2003 Inventive, Inc. (http://inventive.us) announces the release of iClip version 2.6 productivity software for Apple Macintosh computers with OS X. iClip is a multiple clipboard/scrapbook application designed to improve user efficiency and productivity for many computing tasks. iClip works as a small window that floats above all other applications, allowing easy access to multiple bins that store clippings that users place into them. Clippings can be text, pictures, URLS, sounds, etc. iClip helps eliminate redundant typing, especially in tasks like filling out online forms. iClip allows users to arrange clippings into groups to stay organized. iClip is widely used to assist general purpose tasks such as word processing, web browsing and research. Webmasters, graphic designers,...
Dec 16
Enhanced QuickTime External For Revolution
Enhanced QuickTime External For Revolution Brings New Capabilities to Revolution Salt Lake City, Utah December 16th, 2003 Blue Mango Multimedia, LLC today announced the Enhanced QuickTime External, which extends the QuickTime features available to the Revolution software development system. The external is available for Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Windows. The Enhanced QuickTime External greatly expands the capabilities available to Revolution developers. In addition to playing movies and responding to callback messages, the external adds support for advanced QuickTime features such as wired actions, editing, movie download status, and intermovie communication. Developers can now create QuickTime-rich Revolution applications that allow creation and editing of QuickTime movies. Editing support includes: * Saving movies * Disabling save * Exporting * Extracting a track from a movie * Deleting tracks * Copy and paste * Add and add scaled HREFTracks can be created, annotations can be modified...
Dec 12
EZxslt 1.5.1
CHAPARRAL SOFTWARE RELEASES EZxslt 1.5.1 UPDATE CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 12, 2003 - Chaparral Software & Consulting Services, Inc. announced today the release and immediate availability of an updated version of EZxslt. WHAT IS EZxslt? EZxslt 1.5 simplifies the generation of Microsoft Word and Rich Text Format documents using data stored in FileMaker Pro 6 databases. EZxslt 1.5 provides powerful capabilities that support tables, headers, footers, and finer control over the generated output. The table support provided in EZxslt 1.5 now allows FileMaker Pro 6 users to easily create flexible, multiple-column cell-based reports and forms. EZxslt automatically generates XSLT Stylesheets that take advantage of the XML and XSLT capabilities of FileMaker Pro 6. WHAT IS NEW IN THIS VERSION? EZxslt 1.5.1 is a maintenance release that fixes some bugs introduced in 1.5 and improves performance for source documents with embedded graphics. Specific changes include: - Fixed a problem...
Dec 12
X Overload v2.0
(December 12, 2003) Announcing the release of X Overload v2.0 X Overload is an application with a collection of useful utilities that lets you manage and maintain your Mac OS X and classic system folder. Here are some of the key things you can do with X Overload. * Manage items in Mac OS X. Allows you to manage Contextual Menu Items, Fonts, Preference fi les, Preference Panes, Services, Screen Savers located in the library folders in Mac OS X. * Manage items in Classic System folder. Allows you to manage Apple Menu Items, Contextual Menu Items, Control Panels, Control Strips Modules, Extensions, Fonts, Startup Items, Internet Plug-ins located inside Classic system folder. You can also search or browse the database for error codes. * Delete unnecessary localization language files. Delete localization language files that you do not need to save hard disk space. You can easily save 100 to 200MB in disk space. X Overload is distribute as shareware. The shareware fee cost USD20 per year....
 
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