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Jul 06
BRU Server 1.1 For Mac OS X
BRU SERVER 1.1 FOR MAC OS X DATA BACKUP FROM TOLIS GROUP DELIVERS ENHANCED WORKFLOW AND SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE Heightened ease-of-use and alleviating an administrator's workload highlight the enhancements shown at WWDC in San Francisco WWDC 2004, San Francisco =96 June 28, 2004 =96 TOLIS Group, Inc., developer= of the ultra-reliable BRU=99 brand of data protection solutions, today announces th= e immediate availability of BRU Server=99 for Mac OS X 1.1 that delivers enhan= ced operability and workflow. Also announced is functionality that allows users= to sync their key data to the server much like a PDA/Desktop scenario. A system administrator's job is complex, and the requirement to protect critical data across the organization can be daunting. As Mac OS X is increasingly being implemented across larger organizations, increased worklo= ads on computing resources, especially the administrator, beg the availability o= f easy-to-use applications that are robust and deliver improved...
Jul 06
QPict 6.1
RL Development Introduces QPict 6.1 Over 40 New Features Added MALM=D6, Sweden--July 6, 2004--RL Development today announced immediate availability of QPict Media Asset Management 6.1. QPict 6.1 is a major update to the popular tool for viewing, organizing, searching and batch processing media files. Along with major improvements in RAW file support, QPict 6.1 includes more than 40 new features. "QPict offers a very attractive and inexpensive way to view, organize, search and batch process all your media files. Our media database engine supports common standards such as IPTC, XML and EXIF and supports many different media file formats including images, movie clips, fonts, RAW images and sounds. QPict is equally well suited for professional and home usage." The unique and already very powerful batch processor has gained even more possibilities in the new version. It is now possible to dynamically assign variables as inputs. This makes it possible and very easy to copy data from one...
Jul 01
Five Speed Software Releases iGet 1.0 for Mac OS X
Five Speed Software Releases iGet 1.0 for Mac OS X Innovative new software provides secure, resumable Mac file transfers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MALAGA, Spain - June 30, 2004 - Five Speed Software, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of iGet 1.0, a new kind of file transfer application engineered specifically for Mac OS X. iGet is a modern replacement for dated file transfer tools like FTP, SFTP, or client-server solutions. Taking full advantage of several Mac OS X technologies, iGet provides a better way to move files between Mac OS X computers. iGet is based on a custom protocol that was designed from scratch to be fast on real-world Internet connections (such as DSL, cable, or dialup), and which enables the software to fully support Mac-specific file attributes--including resource forks, HFS metadata, packages, aliases, and Unicode file names--which standard protocols like FTP cannot handle. "Since iGet was made for the Mac from the ground up, we didn't have to compromise...
Jun 30
Maplesoft Releases Global Optimization Toolbox
Maplesoft Releases Global Optimization Toolbox Powerful solution offers state-of-the-art algorithms for industrial-class optimization applications WATERLOO, CANADA, Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - Maplesoft, the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, announced today the release of the new Global Optimization Toolbox. The toolbox extends the power of Maple 9.5, the principal desktop productivity environment software from Maplesoft. The Global Optimization Toolbox ensures you obtain the absolutely best answer to modeling problems that have many possible solutions, under complicated constraints. This power is delivered through the easiest to use environment in analytical software. Optimization models are easily defined using the powerful Maple numeric and symbolic system, and then quickly solved by the world-class numeric solvers, all within the rich Maple environment. Within this environment, the user has the additional advantages of...
Jun 30
fmMailmergeX and fmMailscanX Version 2.0 Released
fmMailmergeX and fmMailscanX Version 2.0 Released B&b Software are pleased to announce the release of version 2.O of their popular applications fmMailmergeX and fmMailscanX. These applications complement and extend the popular database application FileMaker Pro. This upgrade represents a significant increase in functionality and ease of use. The two applications, both of which are Made with REALbasic, are - * fmMailmergeX, a personal bulk mailer that supports the merging of data from FileMaker Pro databases with user defined template letters generating output messages that may then be sent via a number of email clients. An invaluable tool for anyone with a database of contacts; whether they be business contacts, family or friends. The applications main features are - * Supports email clients Eudora, Entourage, Powermail, OSX Mail and Mailsmith * Sends either plain or HTML messages * Messages may exceed 32k * Output messages may include embedded...
Jun 29
Ebook Explains Getting Great Results with GarageBand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New ebook explains how to get great results when making music with GarageBand Ithaca, NY USA (June 28, 2004)--GarageBand users trying to make their songs sound less like mud and more like melodies can now tune into Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert's electronic book, "Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand." Jeff mixes music theory with step-by-step instructions and audio examples to show readers how to combine and edit the loops included with GarageBand to make unique, wonderful sounding songs. The book also discusses tricks for improving GarageBand's performance and how to export songs to iTunes. "Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand" is the seventh ebook in the Take Control series, which has helped thousands of Macintosh users take control of their computers. As with all Take Control ebooks, any minor updates necessary to keep "Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand" current are free to to all customers, significantly increasing the value of...
Jun 29
nib4j 1.0: Design Java Swing-based Interfaces
Design Java Swing-based user interfaces with Apple's Interface Builder nib4j 1.0 is a simple but powerfull Java library that permits the use of Apple's Interface Builder to design Swing-based user interfaces. It creates Swing menus, frames and dialogs from Carbon nib files and provides a complete separation of UI and application code. nib4j supports both absolute and relative positioning/sizing, internationalization and more than 25 UI controls, including real floating palette windows and Mac OS X 10.3 group boxes. By using the included "nib4j Viewer" you can try out your UI without writing any code and generate the necessary Java source to access the Swing components. For non-commercial use nib4j is completely free. More informations at: http://www.nib4j.com
Jun 29
KidzLog
KidzLog SAN DIEGO, California (June 28, 2004) - HaranBanjo is pleased to announce the immediate availability of KidzLog 1.0b1 for Mac OS X. KidzLog is a weblog publishing tool for children. Even children who are just beginning to read and write should be able to create a weblog with KidzLog. A KidzLog weblog consists of chronologically descending posts, each post consisting of a picture, some text, or both. KidzLog provides a canvas and painting tools so that children can paint their pictures directly in the application. Pictures can also be dragged from iPhoto or the desktop to a KidzLog canvas in order to publish digital photos as part of a weblog. KidzLog is a full-featured weblog publishing tool. All web pages use CSS and an external style sheet for layout. Style and layout options are controlled by the user. Syndication is provided through an RSS file that is automatically updated each time a weblog is published. RSS readers (such as that just announced in Safari 2.0) will be...
Jun 28
MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MACTECH X
MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MACTECH X -- MacTech evolves to a magazine focused on not only the Mac developer, but on all technical Mac topics -- Cheryl England added to the team -- Adding new authors and writers, More product reviews -- More Cocoa development, Tiger coverage a central piece -- New magazine design San Francisco, CA -- June 28, 2004 -- MacTech Magazine is proud to announce that it's taking the next step in its 20-year evolution to serve the Mac marketplace. The new MacTech Magazine, to be released at the end of the summer, will sport not only a new look, but content focused beyond the developer to include all Mac tech topics. Readers should expect to see a number of new authors, columns and more product reviews. In addition to our existing team of Dave Mark, Jessica Stubblefield, Michael Harvey, and all our regular columnists and authors, MacTech is adding Cheryl England to the team. Cheryl, who will be sharing her talents with both her current book editing efforts...
Jun 28
MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MACTECH X
MACTECH MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MACTECH X -- MacTech evolves to a magazine focused on not only the Mac developer, but on all technical Mac topics -- Cheryl England added to the team -- Adding new authors and writers, More product reviews -- More Cocoa development, Tiger coverage a central piece -- New magazine design San Francisco, CA -- June 28, 2004 -- MacTech Magazine is proud to announce that it's taking the next step in its 20-year evolution to serve the Mac marketplace. The new MacTech Magazine, to be released at the end of the summer, will sport not only a new look, but content focused beyond the developer to include all Mac tech topics. Readers should expect to see a number of new authors, columns and more product reviews. In addition to our existing team of Dave Mark, Jessica Stubblefield, Michael Harvey, and all our regular columnists and authors, MacTech is adding Cheryl England to the team. Cheryl, who will be sharing her talents with both her current book editing efforts...
Jun 28
Apple Previews Mac OS X "Tiger"
Apple Previews Mac OS X "Tiger" New Breakthrough Features Extend Apple's Leadership in Software Innovation WWDC 2004, SAN FRANCISCO-June 28, 2004-Apple today previewed Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger," the fifth major version of Mac OS X that will ship in the first half of 2005, extending Apple's leadership in software innovation. Tiger continues Apple's blazing pace of innovation with more than 150 breakthrough new features including Spotlight, a revolutionary way to instantly find any file, document or information created by any application on the Mac; Safari(tm) RSS, a new version of Apple's acclaimed web browser that incorporates instant access to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) data feeds on the web; Dashboard, a dazzling new way to instantly access a new collection of accessory "Widgets;" and a new version of Apple's iChat instant messaging client with the industry's first multi-person audio and video conferencing in a stunning 3D interface. "With OS X Apple has become, once again...
Jun 28
Apple Previews Mac OS X Server "Tiger"
Apple Previews Mac OS X Server "Tiger" "Tiger" Server Includes Support for 64-bit Applications, Weblog Server, iChat Server & Windows NT Migration Tools WWDC 2004, SAN FRANCISCO-June 28, 2004-Apple today previewed Mac OS X Server version 10.4 "Tiger," the next major release of Apple's award-winning, UNIX-based server operating system that makes it easy to deploy popular open source solutions for Mac, Windows and Linux clients. The fifth major release of Mac OS X Server, Tiger Server continues Apple's blazing pace of innovation to deliver over 200 new features including native support for 64-bit applications, ideal for high performance computing; Weblog Server that makes hosting a weblog as simple as checking a box; iChat Server to deploy private, encrypted communications within an organization; and migration tools to make it easy to upgrade from legacy Windows servers to Mac OS X Server.  "With more than 200 new features, Tiger Server is the...
Jun 28
Apple Previews Xcode 2 with New Features & Enhanced...
Apple Previews Xcode 2 with New Features & Enhanced Performance WWDC 2004, SAN FRANCISCO-June 28, 2004-Apple today previewed the next major release of Xcode(tm), Apple's powerful suite of developer tools, designed to make it even easier and faster to build innovative Mac OS X applications. The combination of a high performance UNIX-based development environment, a breakthrough user interface and outstanding performance technologies, has allowed Mac developers including Oracle, Sybase and Alias to deliver next generation Mac OS X applications. With the preview of Xcode 2, Apple is delivering a major update with support for 64-bit application development and even faster turnaround times for creating applications for Mac OS X. "Since its launch 12 months ago, Xcode has been a hit with the Mac OS X developer community," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "We are pleased to continue to advance these great tools so that our developers...
Jun 28
Apple Unveils 30" Cinema HD Flat Display
Apple Unveils 30" Cinema HD Flat Display New Family of Widescreen Displays for Power Mac, PowerBook & PCs WWDC 2004, SAN FRANCISCO-June 28, 2004-Apple today unveiled a new family of widescreen flat panel displays featuring the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD display, a professional-quality, wide-format active-matrix LCD with 2560-by-1600 pixel resolution-the largest high resolution display ever created. Rounding out the new lineup are new 23-inch and 20-inch Cinema Displays, offering creative professionals and prosumers the highest quality flat panel displays in the industry. The new displays feature dual FireWire and dual USB 2.0 ports built into the display and use the industry standard DVI interface for a pure digital connection with Apple's latest Power Mac and PowerBook systems, as well as PCs with a DVI connector. Two 30-inch Cinema Displays can be driven simultaneously from Apple's new Power Mac line of desktop workstations, offering professional users a desktop of 8 million pixels...
Jun 28
NetWare Client for Mac OS X IP Edition (version 1.2.2)
Prosoft Engineering Announces The Release of NetWare Client for Mac OS X IP Edition (version 1.2.2) Pleasanton, CA =96 June 28, 2004 - Prosoft Engineering announces the release of the latest version of NetWare Client for Mac OS X. Netware Client for Mac OS X from Prosoft Engineering just got easier, faster and more reliable...The new version adds these new features: * It is now possible to save a Mount-Root volume as an NDS alias which can then be used to auto-mount the volume during login. Please see the User Guide for more information * The Browser now detects unmount failures during logout and subsequently cancels the logout. * On 10.3 (Panther) systems, volumes will be labeled using the NDS name instead of the NCP/Bindery name whenever possible. * When in restricted mode, the Browser will clear the last user name used during login. * Support for custom folder icons. * Better handling of file names with invalid characters. We now return an error code that lets the Finder ignore...
Jun 28
Snard v2.3
Snard v2.3 Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of Snard v2.3. Snard is the Swiss Army Knife of launcher programs. Snard can be used as a system menu, from the dock or as a hot key activated popup menu. Snard also supports the use of hot keys. So no matter how you prefer to work - Snard works with you. There is a special upgrade price for Registered users of Snard v1.x See website for release notes and pricing. Go here : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/snard.html) read the user comments and download a copy for yourself. You won't regret it. Snard Home Page : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/snard.html) Contact Gideon Softworks, Inc. (feedback@gideonsoftworks.com) for details. http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/
Jun 28
NetGear Pocket-Size 54 Mbps Travel Wireless Secure Router
NETGEAR POCKET-SIZE TRAVEL ROUTER ENABLES EASY AND SECURE HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS ACCESS THROUGH ANY WIRED NETWORK CONNECTION As Small as a Deck of Cards, NETGEAR's WGR101 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router Offers Single- and Multi-User Modes to Provide Easy-to-Install, Secure, Wireless Access to Wired Networks in Environments Such as Hotel and Conference Rooms SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 28, 2004 - NETGEAR, Inc., (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products today announced the launch of the breakthrough WGR101 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router, a pocket-size 802.11g router to enable wireless access during travel. In addition to delivering up to 54 Mbps wireless Internet access when linked to an existing wired Ethernet connection, such as found in a hotel room or conference room, the WGR101 also provides the added security of a "double firewall" along with routing functionality, and can be used in both single and multi-user environments. Capable of...
Jun 28
Rascal Software Announces New Help Authoring Tools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RASCAL SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF VEREDUS 2.0 Enhanced Single Sourcing Software Tool Promotes Productivity for Documentation Professionals While Saving Time and Money Seattle, WA, June 28, 2004 - Rascal Software (www.rascalsoftware.com), a provider of quality single-sourcing software for content creation, editing and multi-channel publishing, today announced the availability of Veredus 2.0 for the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. The help authoring documentation tool now includes easy importing from legacy files, an improved print engine from RenderX, and a workgroup module that facilitates cross-platform collaboration among documentation professionals. "With the release of Veredus 2.0, we are helping technical writers and programmers on multiple platforms be more productive," said Rob Frankland, President and CEO of Rascal Software. "Our goal is to leverage the latest XML technology to create easy-to-use products that increase...
Jun 28
Konfabulator - The Original Dashboard
Konfabulator - The Original Dashboard Palo Alto, California - June 28, 2004 - While Redmond is stealing ideas from Cupertino, it seems Cupertino is stealing ideas from its third party developers. Konfabulator, the first utility to allow users skinable easy to create desk accessory-like objects written in JavaScript, has served as the template for Apple's new feature Dashboard. As a result, we'd like let the Mac OS X community know that if they'd like to get their hands on Dashboard now rather than wait 'till "the first half of 2005" they can. Simply go to http://www.konfabulator.com, and download a copy of Konfabulator today to see what the fuss is all about! Konfabulator is a $25 application that allows for the use of files called Widgets. Widgets are built with a combination of XML, JavaScript, can include AppleScript and Unix calls, and can look and do whatever you want them to. Want more than the default Widgets? Visit the Widget Gallery with over 650 user contributed Widgets...
Jun 28
Alias Announces Maya Unlimited for Mac OS X
Alias Announces Maya Unlimited for Mac OS X Maya Unlimited 6 for Mac OS X Available for Purchase in Late Summer 2004 San Francisco, California - WWDC - June 28, 2004 - Alias=D2 announced today the impending availability of Maya=D2 Unlimited for the Mac OS X operating system, at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). Responding to increasing customer demand from the Mac community, Alias is porting the entire Maya Unlimited feature set for Mac OS X with all tools that are available to artists with Maya Unlimited 6. Maya 6 is the latest version of the award-winning Maya software. Maya Unlimited 6 for Mac OS X will be available to purchase by late summer 2004. "Due to overwhelming, consistent demand from the Mac community we're thrilled to announce Maya Unlimited will soon be available for Mac OS X," says Bob Bennett, general manager, product management at Alias. "Combining Maya's most sophisticated 3D and special effects tools with Apple's advanced technology will allow Mac...
Jun 27
Dragon Burn 4.0
NTI Rolls Out Dragon Burn 4.0 with Promotion Upgrade Offer for Owners of Any Mac CD/DVD Burning Software New Video Mastering Features and DVD+R DL Support Added IRVINE, CA - June 18, 2004 - NewTech Infosystems, Inc. (NTI), announced today Version 4.0 of Dragon Burn" with major new features and a $9.99 promotion upgrade offer that Mac" users currently using other products will find hard to resist. Dragon Burn offers a more robust alternative to the basic CD- and DVD-burning capabilities available with Mac OS X desktop and PowerBook" notebook computers for about half the cost of its competitors. New features added to this release include VCD/SVCD mastering, VIDEO_TS support for DVD Video burning, and "Picture CD" layout support. Dragon Burn 4.0 is also among the first to provide Mac users with DVD+R Double Layer support. A culmination of diligent engineering efforts since Version 3.0, NTI's powerful Dragon Burn 4.0 delivers the performance, stability and flexibility that Mac users need...
Jun 26
Dot Software Announces Site Studio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2004 - Dot Software is pleased to announce Site Studio, which is it's revolutionary new web design program. The program consists of a single window interface that allows the user to intuitively create a full blown web site based on a theme. Within the program dynamic content plugins, which include an image gallery, a blog, a WYSIWYG editor, an HTML editor, an external file tool, and a hyperlink tool, allow you to create the content for each and every page, while selecting a theme controls the looks of the user's web site. It is this design that allows the user to create a web site effortlessly and quickly. This theme based web site building program features a host of innovative and exciting features: - Intuitive interface - 2 layer web sites - Over 20 themes - 6 dynamic content plugins (HTML, WYSIWYG, Image Gallery, Blog, External File, Hyperlink) - Drag and drop reordering of pages - 1 click FTP and .mac uploading - Extremely flexible themes Site Studio...
Jun 26
Runtime Revolution 2.2.1 Now Available
Runtime Revolution 2.2.1 Now Available Free Update of User-Centric Development Environment Edinburgh, Scotland, June 25th, 2004 Runtime Revolution today announces the latest update of Revolution, the user-centric development tool for software authors of all abilities. Revolution is available for every major platform and it's ease of use and powerful feature set make it the quickest and easiest way to develop Internet, multimedia, database and generic software applications. Revolution 2.2.1 is maintenance update and is available free to Express, Studio and Enterprise customers of version 2.2. "Revolution 2.2.1 is a direct response to customer requests for an incremental update before the next major release of Revolution." Said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution adding, "We've made this update free so that users of Revolution 2.2 can benefit from the latest enhancements." Revolution 2.2.1 builds in the previous releases by improving stability and performance in three main areas: -...
Jun 26
Acrux Software announces MailMate version 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acrux Software announces MailMate version 1.0 Amsterdam based Acrux software introduces MailMate, a handy Mac OS X Cocoa application for viewing, searching and printing Mail messages sent to or from anyone in your Address Book. MailMate makes viewing and searching email correspondence much easier. You can view email correspondence sent to or from a particular person in your Address Book simply by clicking on that person's name, without having to worry about which mailbox the messages are actually stored in. So with one click you immediately get an overview of your correspondence. The messages are displayed in chronological order, or by subject if you prefer, and if you want to focus on a particular time period or topic, you can optionally specify a date range and a search phrase or keywords (which also work quicker and are more powerful than Mail's). Messages can be printed together, instead of using a separate page for each message. MailMate can also be used as...
Jun 26
Tolis Group Certifies BRU Server With Qualstar Tape Libraries
TOLIS GROUP CERTIFIES BRU SERVER WITH QUALSTAR TAPE LIBRARIES, DELIVERING DATA PROTECTION FOR MAC OS X, LINUX BRU Server certified across Qualstar libraries, implementing all advanced tape technologies, including SAIT WORM SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - June 24, 2004 - TOLIS Group, Inc., developer of the ultra-reliable BRU brand of data protection solutions, today announced the successful completion of compatibility testing of TOLIS' new BRU Server data backup and restore software across all Qualstar RLS and TLS-Series tape library models. The certification provides enterprise users of Linux and Apple(r) Mac OS X a powerful hardware/software combination to protect their corporate-critical data using any of today's most robust tape formats, including AIT, LTO, SDLT and SAIT, including write-once, read many (WORM) SAIT tape. "The architectural approach of TOLIS and Qualstar complement each other," said Tim Jones, president of TOLIS Group. "Qualstar implements common firmware across their...
Jun 26
Data Recycler X v1.3
For Immediate Release Prosoft Engineering Announces Availability of Data Recycler X v1.3 Pleasanton, CA - June 24, 2004 - Prosoft Engineering announces the availability of Data Recycler X v1.3 for Mac OS X. Data Recycler X, a software utility tool built for Mac OS X v10.x, is now shipping version 1.3, a new release that fixes compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.3.3. The new version adds the following new features: * Files in the cache are now renamed and kept in a flat hierarchy to prevent \"smart\" installers from finding items in the cache. * Changed method of notification posting to address the potential security problem of an application launching at the login screen. * Path and Owner columns added to file browser. * Fixed a problem where open-unlinked files could sometimes get shredded. * Recovered files now have their owner changed to the user running Data Recycler, so that they can be deleted by that user. * Support for users with relocated home directories. About Data...
Jun 26
VONAGE Releases Xten's X-PRO SoftPhone for Mac OS X
VONAGE Releases Xten's X-PRO SoftPhone for Mac OS X Vonage's cutting edge Voice over IP service now available for Mac users Edison, NJ, and Santa Clara, CA, June 24, 2004 - Vonage, the leading broadband telephony provider in the U.S., and Xten Networks (OTCBB: XNWK), publisher of the award winning X-PRO softphone, announced today that Vonage and Xten have completed interoperability testing of an OEM version of Xten's X-PRO SIP SoftPhone for Mac-based Vonage subscribers. Mac users can now download the Vonage X-PRO for the Mac OS X SoftPhone to start making and receiving telephone calls immediately on their computers, while maintaining the same quality of service they have come to expect from Vonage. Road Warriors using the Vonage X-PRO SoftPhone for Mac OS X can access the Vonage service from almost any Internet connected personal computer. The Vonage X-PRO SoftPhone provides increased mobility of the Vonage service; this along with the feature-rich X-PRO's ease-of-use, make it a...
Jun 26
Mark/Space Modernizes Mac-To-Palm Synchronization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARK/SPACE MODERNIZES MAC-TO-PALM SYNCHRONIZATION Future of Mac OS X Synchronization Ensured LOS GATOS, Calif.--June 24, 2004--Mark/Space, Inc. today announced version 4.0 of The Missing Sync(TM) for Palm OS. Expected to ship in August, this version supersedes PalmSource's aging HotSync Manager for Mac OS X, the software that allows data to be exchanged between a Palm OS handheld and a Mac. Owners of Palm OS 4 and Palm OS 5 handhelds, including PDAs and smartphones from AlphaSmart, Garmin, palmOne, Samsung, Sony and Tapwave, will appreciate significant improvements over today's HotSync Manager. "When we set out to revitalize Mac-to-Palm synchronization, it was our intention to provide users with three things," said Brian Hall, Mark/Space CEO," compatibility with existing software conduits, cool new features like Wi-Fi synchronization and confidence that a dedicated company with many years of Mac and Palm OS expertise is supporting their needs. We've succeeded in...
Jun 26
dbSuite WebBuilder 1.5 - MySQL and PHP
dbSuite WebBuilder - MySQL and PHP finally brought together - Administer MySQL and generate PHP code to access your database dbSuite WebBuilder for MySQL 1.5 brings together MySQL and PHP. dbSuite WebBuilder is an integrated environment to administer your MySQL database servers and automatically generate PHP code for input forms, edit forms, list, etc. from your table definitions. dbSuite WebBuilder combines the philosophy of modern, sophisticated IDE's (Integrated Development Environments) with your daily database administration needs and makes database management and PHP form building a whole new experience. dbSuite WebBuilder is available for Windows and Mac OS X. Download a free trial here: http://www.dbsuite.de/dbsuiteWebBuilder.html Features dbSuite WebBuilder has been developed with Web Developers, Administrators and Power Users in focus. Use the Integrated Administration Environment (IAE) to easily * navigate through your database * access databases, tables and data *...
Jun 26
Sophos Stops Viruses on Mac OS X
Sophos Stops Viruses on Mac OS X Lynnfield, MA - Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses from spam and viruses, today announced the release of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, a product designed to protect computers running Macintosh operating system 10.2 and above from all known viruses. Ideal for multi-national organizations, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X is available in five languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. It allows users to perform on-demand scanning of files and folders and its on-access scanner safeguards computers by detecting and disinfecting both Macintosh and non-Macintosh viruses. Any file that is identified as being infected will not be allowed to run, ensuring that the computer remains virus-free. Keeping anti-virus protection updated is critical and Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X enables the automatic updates of all desktops, whether they are connected to a local area network or to the internet. Remote users can ensure that their...
Jun 26
Logiciels Malus Softwares Releases Sambucus 2.3.4 Timetracking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOGICIELS MALUS SOFTWARES RELEASES SAMBUCUS 2.3.4 Logiciels Malus Softwares announced today the immediate availability of Sambucus 2.3.4 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA (June 26th, 2004) - Logiciels Malus Softwares announced today the immediate availability of Sambucus 2.3.4 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Sambucus is a time-tracking application that is flexible and easy to use, aimed at freelancers, small businesses or anyone else who might have the need to track the time spent on various tasks and then report about it. Through a very intuitive graphical interface, the user can manage multiple projects, and track time for different tasks inside each project. Reporting is done through a template mechanism, allowing for very flexible reports to be printed. It supports hourly rates per projects or tasks and fixed-fee projects, tasks or timestamps. Sambucus is one of Macworld's "60 software gems" (July 2002 issue) and MacAddict's "Shareware pick of...
Jun 22
MacCVSClient 1.9
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MacCVSClient 1.9 is a free CVS client running on Mac OS 7.1 and later. There are separate Mac OS X (Mach-O), Classic PPC and Classic 68K executables of the software. MacCVSClient has features such as easy viewing of diffs, logs and annotations. There is a mechanism to ensure you resolve conflicts before committing changes. A convenient scrapbook window allows you to reuse text bits while composing commit log messages. Mac OS resource files can be stored in RBL, a line based text format. This way they can be auto-merged by CVS and diff'ed like normal text files. The AppleSingle storage format is supported as well. In this release: - CVS Edit/Unedit/Editors/Watch/Watchers commands. - Sandbox Inspector window for the display of file details, editors and watchers lists. - Splash screen looks nice in Panther too. - A whole lot of other bug fixes and tweaks. - Updated documentation. Please note: The work on the Edit/Unedit/Editors/Watch/Watchers commands and related...
Jun 22
pdf-Office: Create pdf forms easily from scratch
Neuss, Germany, 06/20/2004 Create pdf forms easily from scratch pdf-Office close on Adobe's heels pdf-Office ist he name of a new software for easy creation of pdf forms from scratch. In latest version 2.6 there are now many new features available to support beginners and professionals in drawing any kind of form fields Acrobat Reader can process. pdf-Office now provides users with all form features Adobe Professional contains for less than 20 % of Adobe=B4= s cost. The leading software solution of UNIVERSE Software, Germany, focuses on user who want to create forms from scratch. In contrast to other software solutions pdf-Office therfore does not need import of any pdf files first. Therefore you can maintain your files much easier because all features and sources are directly located in pdf-Office. That is why creation and handling of files and documents is much faster as in other solutions. In addition to new handling features pdf-Office now is available with a new starter pricing....
Jun 22
SuperIntendent: 1st Internet Monitoring for Mac OS X Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First Internet Monitoring Solution for Mac OS X Server Now Available New Solution: Knowing which users are surfing which web sites, for how long and when, helps establish and control an Acceptable Use Policy. New York, NY, June 21, 2004 - Vicomsoft is delighted to announce the immediate release of SuperIntendent for Mac OS X. This is the first Mac OS X-based solution available in the growing market of content monitoring and filtering. This solution provides the capabilities that managers and company owners need in order to monitor how much time employees spend searching news, leisure, and even employment sites. In the public sector, SuperIntendent helps school and library administrators easily filter inappropriate content. This solution can support an array of network sizes=97from only five users t= o the largest enterprise networks in the world=97by leveraging the power and flexibility of the Mac OS X operating system. SuperIntendent incorporates Vicomsoft...
Jun 22
Spymac Rolls Into Online Services Market With Wheel
SPYMAC ROLLS INTO ONLINE SERVICES MARKET WITH WHEEL New York City, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2004 -- Spymac Network Inc. announced today a new Internet service called Wheel. The service will be released at Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston in July and consists of software and online services produced in-house by some of the industry's leading developers. Wheel ships on a single hybrid CD that works on both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems and is $39 (US) per year. Reinventing the Wheel The new service includes a first-class 1 GB e-mail account (with POP3, IMAP and Web-mail access), iCal and web page hosting and a growing suite of applications designed to harness the convenience of the Internet. The package also includes WheelDrive, an online hard drive that integrates seamlessly into both Mac OS X and Windows desktop environments. WheelDrive includes 250 MB of online storage and uses synching technology to ensure fast and easy operation. "Before Wheel, Mac users had few choices...
Jun 17
Intego Protects iChat Users with ChatBarrier X3
PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY WHEN USING ICHAT INSTANT MESSAGING WITH INTEGO CHATBARRIER X3 Intego Launches IM Encryption Software to Protect your Privacy when Using iChat Instant Messaging Austin, TX, June 17, 2004 =96 Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, tod= ay announced the launch of Intego ChatBarrier X3, a program that works in conjunction with Apple's iChat instant messaging software to provide two-way, real-time encryption of text chats. Intego ChatBarrier X3 uses military grade 512-bit encryption that stops anyone from reading private messages. Apple's iChat instant messaging is not a peer-to-peer technology. Text messages are sent in clear text, and go through the AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) server, as well as through dozens of others before finally being routed to the intended correspondent. No one knows how secure or reliable any of these servers are. Hackers can intercept these messages at any stage of this process using "packet sniffers" to intercept network data and...
Jun 17
J2STask 1.2: Image Processing Server
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J2S is pleased to announce the release of J2STask 1.2, an image processing server application for an image workflow on MacOS X. Aimed at professionals, J2STask is a robot used to batch process images: No need for scripting development skills! It simply 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...
Jun 16
Aladdin Offers Free Internet Cleanup 2.0 Macintosh Demo
ALADDIN SYSTEMS OFFERS FREE INTERNET CLEANUP 2.0 MACINTOSH DEMO--FEATURES SPYWARE PROTECTION, INSTANT MESSAGE LOG CLEANING AND MORE New Demo Version Of Internet Clutter Cleaner Protects Online Privacy By Managing E-Mail Attachments Folder And With Spyware Detection WATSONVILLE, CA, June 16, 2004 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., an IMSI company (OTC BB: IMSI), today released a trial version of Internet Cleanup(tm) 2.0 for Macintosh, available online for customers to "try before you buy" the Internet protection software. Internet Cleanup 2.0 erases unneeded Internet files that take up hard disk space and risk online privacy. The trial of Internet Cleanup and mpore information is available at: http://www.aladdinsys.com/mac/cleanup/. The 2.0 version of the popular privacy tool blocks suspicious data transmissions, cookies, referring URLs, ad banners, and pop-up windows. The software cleans up e-mail attachments and instant messaging log files to protect confidential information. In addition,...
Jun 16
Easy To Use Voltage Measurement For Mac OS X
Easy To Use Voltage Measurement For Mac OS X June 16, 2004 VVI today announced version 9.4.7 of the Vvidget DAQ automation and measurement system. John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, made this statement: "With this version of Vvidget DAQ, VVI brings simple to use voltage measurement and display to Mac OS X. Sensors and instruments that have voltage terminals can be hooked to the data acquisition hardware and displayed in a real-time strip chart recorder fashion. Voltage time series can be saved, retrieved and appended, exported to spreadsheet applications or other applications and exported to a powerful graph layout application for publication quality results. Laboratory sensors and instruments with serial port interfaces can use the serial port options to perform the same task. All this functionality is provided through the DAQ Plot application using point and click functionality. Developers use Vvidget DAQ and Vvidget Pro to build custom automation and measurement systems...
Jun 15
Dock-It v2.0
Dock-It v2.0 Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of Dock-It v2.0. Dock-It is a multifunctional launcher and Finder enhancer for the Mac OS X operating system. Please see website for product information and release notes. Go here : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/dockit.html) and download a copy for yourself. You won't regret it.
Jun 15
Post.Office 3.6 & WEBmail 6
Post.Office 3.6 & WEBmail 6 Two new mail packages for Mac OS X Santa Barbara, CA, June 15, 2004. Two new mail packages, Post.Office 3.6 and WEBmail 6, are now available from Tenon for Mac OS X. Both Post.Office, the well-regarded mail server and list server widely used around the world, and WEBmail, a web-based mail client developed by EMUmail, have been significantly enhanced with feature updates. Post.Office was recently extended with a plug-in architecture that makes it easy to incorporate open source tools, such as SpamAssassin (a spam detector). Now a new plug-in for virus scanning has been added. The virus scanning plug-in uses the latest ClamAV, the popular, muti-threaded virus scanner designed for mail attachment scanning, with a virus database that is updated biweekly. WEBmail 6 is an easy-to-use web mail client that can be hand-tailored with your own logos, or even with your own look & feel. Like Post.Office, it supports both POP and IMAP and multiple domains....
Jun 14
Singlestep Unity 2.0
Singlestep Technologies Announces Availability of Singlestep Unity 2.0 IT Process Automation and Information Management software features new dashboard and reporting capabilities for executive view and control SEATTLE, WA, June 14, 2004 - Singlestep Technologies today announced the release of Singlestep Unity=81 2.0, its Adaptive, IT Process Automation and Information Management software. Unity 2.0 adds advanced dashboard and reporting modules to give IT executives and service providers better visibility and control of their network information. The Unity Dashboard Toolkit is a set of-easy-to use tools which allows users to quickly build real-time views of any collection or combination of monitored network components. Any critical business service can be reflected in a Unity Dashboard even if the servers, firewalls, and other network components that comprise that service are all monitored by different tools. Unity Dashboards give employees instant visibility to the key information...
Jun 14
WorldSync, Inc. Ships New SyncDek Developer Kit For Mac OS X
WORLDSYNC, INC. SHIPS NEW SYNCDEK DEVELOPER KIT FOR MAC OS X --New SyncDeK Developer Tool with Set-up Assistants Streamlines Creation a= nd Maintenance of Powerful SyncDeK Data Synchronization for FileMaker Pro 6 and 7-- BERKELEY, Calif., June 14, 2004 - WorldSync, Inc. today shipped its new SyncDeK(R) Developer Kit on Mac OS X(R), with Windows(R) XP and 2000 in publ= ic beta, now providing an environment for configuring, testing, deploying and maintaining FileMaker(R) solutions using the new SyncDeK 5.0 data synchronization technology, also announced today (see related release). SyncDeK Developer Kit includes the new SyncDeK Developer Tool for configurat= ion and maintenance, two set-up assistants for creating and editing the solution= 's replication and Version Update Management (VUM) settings, access to an unlimited number of temporary activation keys for node set-up and testing, and more. Available immediately on Mac OS X directly from (http://www.worldsync.com/), SyncDeK...
Jun 14
RapidWeaver 2.2 Available For Mac
Brighton, England - June 14th, 2004 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RAPIDWEAVER 2.2 AVAILABLE FOR MAC www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver.php Realmac Software today announced the release of RapidWeaver 2.2 for the Mac. RapidWeaver 2 is a revolutionary web design package allowing users to design, create and publish web sites faster than ever before. "Practically all "simple" web-page-makers are clunky and overburden the novice user with paragraphs of incomprehensible HTML, overwhelming any attempts at creativity." said Daniel Counsell, Director of Realmac Software Ltd. RapidWeaver 2, was designed from scratch in cocoa to be as easy as possible, and more than that, requires not even a vague understanding of HTML, CSS or Javascript. Users are able to choose and create navigation bars and buttons from drop down menus then customize as required. One click on the "export" button and you have a fully functioning site ready to publish on the internet. "We believe RapidWeaver 2 is a breakthrough in...
Jun 14
New Ebook, "Take Control of What's New in Entourage...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Ebook, "Take Control of What's New in Entourage 2004" Released Ithaca, NY (June 14, 2004) -- Entourage users eager to come up to speed on new features in Entourage 2004 can get help with "Take Control of What's New in Entourage 2004," an electronic book authored by Microsoft Office expert Tom Negrino, author of multiple books about earlier versions of Microsoft Office. Taking a practical approach, the ebook explains important new ways of working in Entourage 2004, including advice and steps for eliminating spam, harnessing the power of the new Project Center, archiving important data, and finding items on a too-busy calendar. Readers will also learn about changes to the interface, writing email in Microsoft Word, protecting email communications from snoopers, and preventing and repairing corruption in the Entourage database file. As with all Take Control ebooks, any minor updates are free for all readers. Take Control publisher Adam Engst commented, "...
Jun 14
WorldSync, Inc. Ships SyncDek 5.0
WORLDSYNC, INC. SHIPS SYNCDEK 5.0 -- Revolutionary Synchronization "For the Rest of Us" Powers Collaboration Between People Any Time, Anywhere - BERKELEY, Calif., June 14, 2004 - WorldSync, Inc. today shipped SyncDeK(R) Single-user Engine 5.0 and SyncDeK Network Engine 5.0, powering bi-directional asynchronous data replication for data in FileMaker databases that are persistently connected to the Internet or used offline. Now for the first time, businesses and organizations can implement standalone technology that synchronizes data between FileMaker databases. SyncDeK 5.0 is compatible with FileMaker(R) 6 and FileMaker 7 databases on Mac OS X(R) and Windows(R) platforms. SyncDeK 5.0 is introductory priced for immediate deployment (see pricing section below) and available directly from (http://www.worldsync.com/). "SyncDeK drives collaboration with powerful, trustworthy data replication," explained Jason Erickson, founder and CEO of WorldSync, Inc. "FileMaker...
Jun 14
RAE Internet Launches Sophos Small Business Suite
RAE Internet Launches Northeast Distribution of Sophos Small Business Suite May 24, 2004 =96 RAE Internet, a leading provider of email security solutions for small businesses, has been selected as the primary Northeast vendor for Sophos Small Business Suite, which provides full protection against today's virus and spam threats at all points of entry. Comprised in this suite are the Sophos PureMessage Small Business Edition, which combines award-winning virus and spam protection for the email gateway, and Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition, which offers a comprehensive desktop and server defense against the virus threat. Small companies rarely have a dedicated IT department and need to devote time to managing their business, rather than worrying about the latest mass-mailing virus threat or dealing with large quantities of spam. Sophos PureMessage Small Business Edition addresses this need by automatically downloading the latest virus and spam protection. By filtering email at...
Jun 13
ClipPreserver for Mac OS X
Product Release Date: 6/14/04 I'm pleased to announce the release of two new OS X utilities, ClipPreserver Lite 1.0 and ClipPreserver 1.0. ClipPreserver Lite ClipPreserver Lite is a life preserver for users' Clipboards: ClipPreserver Lite automatically preserves the contents of the Clipboard when users shutdown or restart their computers. When users start/restart their computers, ClipPreserver Lite automatically restores their Clipboards' previous contents. With ClipPreserver Lite installed, users don't have to worry about losing any data that is on their Clipboards but forget to save. ClipPreserver Lite works in the background and doesn't take up any space on users' displays/Desktops. ClipPreserver Lite is freeware. ClipPreserver ClipPreserver also is a life preserver for users' Clipboards: ClipPreserver automatically preserves the contents of the Clipboard when users shutdown or restart their computers. When users start/restart their computers, ClipPreserver automatically...
Jun 13
Starz and RealNetworks Launch 1st Subscription Movie Service
Starz and RealNetworks Launch First Subscription Premium Movie Service for Broadband Available for High-Speed Customers, STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies Offers 100 + Movie Slate Including Blockbusters "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Finding Nemo" High-Quality, Convenient, Secure, On-Demand System Provides Best Way to Combat Illegal File Sharing Powered by RealPlayer 10 Technology, STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies Offers Business Travelers and Consumers the Ability to Enjoy Hit Movies on the Road Englewood, CO. and Seattle, WA -- June 14, 2004 -- RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) and Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz) today announced the immediate availability of the first premium subscription movie service delivered over high-speed broadband connections to PCs. Offering major, recently released motion pictures, the service, called STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies, is available at http://movies.real.com or www.starz.com. STARZ! Ticket on Real Movies gives subscribers...
Jun 11
Xupport 2.1
Friday, June 11, 2004: Xupport 2.1 The "Swiss Army Knife" for Mac OS X. Xupport is a graphical user interface to configure many hidden Mac OS X and Unix options. It provides many functions to maintain, optimize, backup, clean, hack, enhance and secure Mac OS X. New in Xupport 2.1: - New: Maintenance jobs can be run in queue. - New: Maintenance jobs now run in background (Xupport can be used while running) - New: Shutdown option for maintenance and backup jobs - New: Preference setting for enabling "xupport" as shell command - Bugfix: Prevents Xupport losing log connection when running maintenance jo= bs - Bugfix: Displays the backup log correctly (broke in Mac OS 10.3.4) - Some other minor bugfixes and improvements Update Information: Existing users may use the integrated update function in order to download the latest update. Otherwise use the following download URL: http://www.computer-support.ch/Xupport/download/Xupport2.sit Xupport Key Features: - Activate hidden Finder, Dock and...
Jun 10
Runtime Revolution 2.2 for Linux and Unix Now Available
Runtime Revolution 2.2 for Linux and Unix Now Available Award Winning Development Environment comes to Every Major Platform Edinburgh, Scotland, June 10th 2004 Runtime Revolution today announced the availability of Revolution 2.2 for Linux and most major Unix platforms. This latest release of the award winning software development environment provides a whole host of new features. Revolution is the user-centric development tool for users of all abilities. With Revolution developers can write software for Linux, Unix, Macintosh and Windows. In addition to Linux and Unix Revolution 2.2 is currently available for Macintosh and Windows. Revolution 2.2 offers enhancements for users on every major platform including: -New standalone application builder -Improvements to the database linked controls -Additions to the Transcript programming language -Enhanced performance and stability for the engine and development environment -Plus a range of new features for applications running on Mac OS X...
Jun 10
(oXygen/) XML Editor 4.1
(oXygen/) XML Editor 4.1 Hello, We are glad to announce the release of the (oXygen/) XML Editor, version 4.1. Version 4.1 of (oXygen/) XML Editor adds as main features the XSLT Debugger for the Eclipse plugin and support for file system folders in projects.(oXygen/) XML Editor can be freely evaluated for 30 days and can be purchased for a price of $96 ($48 for academic use). For more information see http://www.oxygenxml.com. New in (oXygen/) XML Editor 4.1 ================================= * XSLT Debugger in the Eclipse IDE * Support file system folders in the project * Matching tag highlight and navigation * Import remote folders into the project * Improved search support * Learn attribute values * Handle BOM on save * Close editor tabs on middle button click * Improved German translation Details... * XSLT Debugger in the Eclipse IDE Oxygen adds a new perspective to the Eclipse IDE providing a special layout that shows the source and the stylesheet documents side by side...
Jun 07
Advanced Web Ranking 2.6
Advanced Web Ranking 2.6 For Immediate Release Release date: June 7, 2004 Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Web Ranking 2.6, 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...
Jun 07
HyperNext v1.21
HyperNext v1.21 We are pleased to announce the release of HyperNext v1.21 for OS X and OS Classic. HyperNext is an easy to use visual software development system that allows hobbyists, students, educators, in fact anyone, to quickly create programs. The HyperNext Creator can build standalone applications and stacks which run on the free HyperNext Player. The HyperNext Developer builds plugins for HyperNext Creator so allowing specialised libraries to be built for the HyperNext community. Version 1.21 is an update and has many improvements over 1.1x versions, including:- * Easier to use design interface. * Enhancements to fields and graphics. * Easy Network communications with remote applications. * Over 30 additional file commands. * New field object chunk commands. * More flexible parameter usage for commands/functions. * Faster compilation. * Faster and more robust runtime engine. * Player/...
Jun 07
PMX for Mac OS X version 2.25, Project Management Software
June 6, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JTECH SOFTWORKS, INC. RELEASES LATEST VERSION OF POPULAR MAC OS X PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPLICATION PMX for Mac OS X continues to lead the way in price, performance and aesthetics. New features for 2.25 include: Made PMX AppleScript enabled. Integrate Help into plug-ins. Bold parent items in Gantt View. Added More time scales (3, 6, 12 month) Added the ability to assign different colors to items directly. Integrated MPP Converter. Now you can go to Data-)Import-)MPP to import MPP files. Added the beginings of Master Project support (simple: link to project and open ability). Linked items are displayed in italics. This will be expanded on in future releases. Add customizable HTML format to HTML Converter. Copy /Applications/PMX/Tempalte.html to ~/Documents/PMX/Template.html and modify as you need to. Added bolding to group items in Project View. Added Load Document Status panel Allow groups to have dependencies. This means items can depend on...
Jun 07
CGIScripter 2.08 Enterprise Edition
6-7-2004 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc. updates multi-platform CGIScripter 2.08 Enterprise Edition software - with support for PostgreSQL databases.   ..com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database migration, replication and development applications, has released CGIScripter 2.08 Enterprise Edition for MacOS X, Windows, Solaris and Linux. CGIScripter 2.08 adds support for PostgreSQL database servers in addition to the six databases which were already supported with previous CGIScripter versions. Developers can quickly develop web applications for PostgreSQL just as easily as any of the other supported database servers.   CGIScripter now supports generating Perl CGI scripts for 7 database servers, including MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2 and PostgreSQL. CGIScripter dramatically enhances developer productivity for heterogeneous database installations. Corporate IT departments, students and individuals can quickly and easily test the...
Jun 07
Blue World Ships Free Lasso Settings Migrator Tool
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2004 BLUE WORLD SHIPS FREE LASSO SETTINGS MIGRATOR TOOL Facilitates quick migration of Lasso Professional 5/6/7 settings from one server, host, or database to another. Enhances flexibility when using Lasso Professional for either development or deployment. Bellevue, WA--June 7, 2004--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the Lasso Settings Migrator, a new tool to aide users of Lasso with migrating settings from one Lasso setup to another. About the Lasso Settings Migrator Lasso Settings Migrator is a free tool for Lasso Professional 5, 6, or 7 which enables migrating database settings between hosts and creating an export file of all of Lasso's preferences and security settings for import into a new Lasso Professional 7 installation. Features and Benefits - Migrate database settings between two hosts of the same data source or between the internal Lasso MySQL host and external MySQL hosts. This makes it easy...
Jun 07
Athenaeums v1.2.1 Released for EIMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Athenaeums v1.2.1 Released by Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. Free Update to EIMS Filter Provides Bug Fixes Vero Beach, FL - Monday, June 7th, 2004: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of Athenaeums v1.2.1 for MacOS 9 and MacOS X. Athenaeums is an EIMS filter for archiving of standard EIMS log documents, specifically the error log, mail log, sending error log, and console log. This latest release of Athenaeums fixes a couple of bugs in the popular EIMS filter. The new version of Athenaeums is free to all license holders as of June 2004. Any license for Athenaeums valid through the month of June 2004 are free to upgrade to Athenaeums v1.2.1. The upgrade release of Athenaeums contains support for alternative log file ending delimiters, with either CR or LF combinations now being supported in all log documents for line endings. Also, a couple of corrections have been made to the handling of aliases in document names and paths. Features in Athenaeums...
Jun 07
AquaFold Releases First X Enterprise Heterogeneous Database Tool
For Immediate Release AquaFold releases first Enterprise heterogeneous database tool for OSX Mountain View, CA -- 6/7/2004 -- AquaFold, Inc today announced the latest version of Aqua Data Studio, which provides enterprise and database administration features for all major relational databases. With a growing number of developers using OSX as their desktop environment, the need for tools to help them build applictions for OSX is increasing. Aqua Data Studio is the first and only tool to provide a complete database administration and query tool for OSX. Aqua Data Studio provides an integrated database environment with a single consistent interface to all major relational databases. Developed with the Java programming language, Aqua Data Studio supports all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, Solaris and the Linux operating system. The new release introduces the ability to visually create and alter database schema objects, including storage objects for...
Jun 04
KidzMail 1.2.1 for Mac and Windows
KidzMail 1.2.1 for Mac and Windows SAN DIEGO, California (June 4, 2004) - KidzCan is pleased to announce the immediate availability of KidzMail 1.2.1 for Mac and Windows. KidzMail is a full-featured email client designed for children. With KidzMail, children draw pictures and send them to people in their address book. Addressing email is as simple as choosing recipients from a list of pictures and names. Parents control the address book, so they know who their children are sending email to. KidzMail sends real email that any email client will accept. Pictures are sent as both JPEGs (a popular picture format found on the Internet) and KidzMail pictures. Even somebody without KidzMail should be able to receive and view KidzMail pictures. KidzMail is a full-featured email client. You can throw unwanted email in the trash, save unsent email as drafts, and file important email in the filing cabinet. You can reply to and forward email, and you can print email as well. KidzMail can also...
Jun 04
PocketMac GoBetween Adds Entourage Sync Support To iSync
June 4, 2004 New PocketMac GoBetween Adds Entourage Sync Support To iSync La Jolla, CA--June 2004--Information Appliance Associates announces the release of PocketMac GoBetween(TM), the first automated iSync plug-in to sync Entourage data to iCal & the OS X Address Book, allowing Entourage users to have their data fully supported & synched by their devices. "While there are a lot of mobile devices supported, iSync only synchronizes data with Apple's Address Book and iCal...it doesn't support Microsoft Entourage," Terence Goggin, CTO of Information Appliance Associates said. "That's why we created PocketMac GoBetween- -a bridge that connects users' Entourage contacts, calendar, and tasks with OS X Address Book and iCal." In testing for over 5 months, PocketMac GoBetween is fully integrated with iSync such that every time the user does a sync with their phone, handheld, iPod or other device, that same data is also synchronized against Entourage. Basically, users...
Jun 04
SQLiteServer 1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux
SQLiteServer 1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux SAN DIEGO, California (June 4, 2004) - SQLabs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQLiteServer 1.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. SQLiteServer is a server for SQLite databases that allows you to access SQLite databases remotely from any client written to understand the server's protocol. SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration, SQL92-compliant database engine. SQLiteServer works best in conjunction with REALbasic and SQLabs' SQLitePluginPro product. But REALbasic is not required. Applications can be written to talk to SQLiteServer using our custom protocol. Ask us for details. SQLiteServer comes in a small-business edition for $269 that supports up to 10 clients, and a full-business edition for $369 that supports unlimited clients. For more information, please visit the SQLabs website: (http://sqlabs.net) About SQLabs SQLabs specializes in database products for REALbasic....
Jun 04
QuickLite 1.0
QuickLite 1.0 Today, Webbo is pleased to announce releasing QuickLite, a Cocoa wrapper for SQLite, the embeddable SQL database engine: http://www.webbotech.com QuickLite already includes SQLite, so there's no need to download and to configure. It provides the developer with a SQL database without running a separate RDBMS process. QuickLite is not a client library used to connect to a big database server. QuickLite is the server, reading and writing directly to and from the database files on disk. QuickLite Features - Objected-oriented. - Easy to use. - Just 3 classes to deal with: QuickLiteDatabase, QuickLiteCursor, and QuickLiteRow. - On-the-fly data file compaction. - Includes introspection methods to access table names, column names, indexes, etc. - Includes utility methods to create and drop tables, add and remove columns, insert data, and more! - Access to SQLite's last error ID and associated error string. - BLOB support. The QuickLite package also includes a few examples as...
Jun 03
Omikron Basic v8
Omikron Basic 8.0 Now Available for Mac OS X The time is here, Omikron Basic v8 now runs as a native application under MacOS X. Visit our website to download a demo version. (a href="http://www.berkhan.de/basic/files/ombas80d.hqx" )http://www.berkhan.de/basic/files/ombas80d.hqx(/a) Omikron Basic is a versatile and easy to learn programming language delivering the true BASIC look and feel even while running under modern operating systems. - Most Omikron Basic applications do not require internal knowledge of the Macintosh operating system. - No complex project definitions, no runtime libraries. Simply open a program window and start to write your program. - The super speedy compiler/debugger allows an immediate testing of the programs. - Omikron Basic generates extremely fast and compact PowerPC code. Small programs remain small after compiling them. - Modular programming with procedures and functions. - Recursive programming due to local and global variables. - Indirect addressing (...
Jun 03
iLiner 2.0 Released
iLiner 2.0 Released Mercury Software has released iLiner 2.0, an outline processor designed for OS X (10.2-10.3). iLiner sports auto summarization of text into an outline, import and export of outlines to OPML (Outline Mark-up Language), Unicode and RTF formats and the dragging of collapsed outlines into other OS X applications with all formatting retained. iLiner retails for $29.95. Updating from an earlier version of iLiner is $19.95. A 14 day trial version can be downloaded from Mercury Software's home page (http://www.mercury-soft.com).
Jun 02
MindVision Releases Installer VISE 8.4 For Macintosh
MINDVISION RELEASES INSTALLER VISE 8.4 FOR MACINTOSH LINCOLN, NEB. - June 2, 2004: MindVision Software announces the immediate availability of Installer VISE(tm) 8.4, an upgrade to its product for creating full-featured installers for both Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X. The changes in Installer VISE 8.4 include: - Improved bundle detection and display - Advanced drive detection - Localization enhancements - Additional Dock item support - Better error reporting and prevention - Other enhancements and bug fixes The Installer VISE 8.4 installer is available for downloading now at http://www.mindvision.com/downloads.asp. See the Read Me in the Installer VISE installer for a detailed list of changes, or visit http://www.mindvision.com/ivisemacwhatsnew. AVAILABILITY Fully functional evaluation copies of Installer VISE 8.4 are available for downloading at http://www.mindvision.com/downloads.asp. Customers with current annual licenses are eligible to receive this upgrade for free. Others can...
Jun 01
Extensis Announces Portfolio 7 for Mac OS X
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Extensis Announces Immediate Availability of Portfolio 7 for Mac OS X Cross-platform Digital Asset Management solution offers instant deployment, ease of use and affordability for workgroups and individuals. Portland, Ore. - June 1, 2004 - Extensis Inc., today announced immediate availability of its leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution, Portfolio 7 and Portfolio Server 7 for Macintosh. Portfolio enables photographers, graphic artists and other individuals and workgroups - from those in small-to-medium sized organizations to multiple workgroups in global 2000 companies - to organize, retrieve, repurpose, and distribute digital files quickly. Portfolio Server also provides instant access to assets across the Internet and other wide area networks, opening the communication channel between distributed team members and partner networks, making asset management and collaboration easier and more efficient than ever before. "Portfolio 7 for the Mac extends the...
Jun 01
Barcode Automator 2.2
(fullname): Intelli Innovations, Inc. has posted point release Barcode Automator 2.2. Barcode Automator is our specialized barcoding suite specially designed for bulk generation and AppleScript automation. Barcode Automator supports 9 different symbologies, includes vectorized EPS, TIFF, and JPEG export capabilities, and comes bundled with OCR typography. Product Home Page: (http://www.intellisw.com/barcodeautomator/) New in this update: - Enhanced barcode value editor, including faster import/export operations, a streamlined interface for step and repeat sequential value addition, a more readable text font for viewing, and keyboard-based record editing - Compatibility patch for recent versions of "haxie" software (or, technically speaking, products that specifically makes calls into the CFBundle). - New PostScript name matching exports font names in EPS files using their PostScript equivalent, instead of their standard form. - Barcode value exports are now in...
Jun 01
eSuite4X 2.8 - Web Developer Edition released:
eSuite4X 2.8 - Web Developer Edition released: Everything you need to start developing database driven web sites within 10 minutes. Using the eSuite4X graphical interface it has never been easier to set up a local web server with access to your own database server. Includes a local web server with all the features commercial scale production servers and most ISP's offer: - Apache 2 - PHP 4.3 - WebDAV - MySQL 4 The eSuite4X 2.8 - Web Developer's Edition features: - Graphical interfaces for easy setup and administration - Manage MySQL databases, tables and users with our sophisticated GUI - Integrated PHP Code Generator - Publish your finished site to your production environment or web hosting provider with a couple of clicks - Make backups of your production database to your local system with our easy to use Import GUI. eSuite4X 2.8 is optimized for usage with Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX, Adobe's GoLive and many major web authoring tools...
Jun 01
NovaMind introduces new creativity enhancement feature
NovaMind introduces new creativity enhancement feature In their latest release, NovaMind have implemented yet another brilliant feature designed to increase user productivity and Mind Mapping fun. The Branch Proposal System (or BPS for short) is available as a free plug-in to the latest version and is unique to NovaMind. The BPS works with the user to suggest words and phrases related to information on the existing Mind Map branches, this is excellent for suggesting and exploring more possibilities while making the user think of new ideas and directions for their Mind Map branches. The ability to insert multiple words from the BPS at the click of a button aids the user in building a detailed Mind Map very quickly. This latest release also includes the highly anticipated ability to export to Microsoft PowerPoint. This establishes NovaMind as one of the select few OSX vendors able to offer this feature to their users. Novamind is free to try and US$79 to buy. See (http://www.nova-mind....
Jun 01
Ovolab updates RemoteTunes to version 1.5
For Immediate Release Ovolab updates RemoteTunes to version 1.5. Torino, Italy (Europe) - June 1, 2004 - Ovolab(tm) today released version 1.5 of Ovolab RemoteTunes, the remote control for iTunes applications running on a network. Ovolab RemoteTunes is extremely useful for turning a server, or an old Mac, into a music jukebox. Using Ovolab RemoteTunes, you can play songs on any Mac you are authorized to log in to - whether on the local network or on the Internet - and the audio will play from the remote computer's speakers. You can also create and edit playlists, rate songs, turn visual effects on or off, and more. As opposed to other software which offers similar functionality, Ovolab RemoteTunes does not require any software to be installed on the remote Macintosh. Pricing and Availability Version 1.5 of Ovolab RemoteTunes is available immediately to all existing users as a free software update. A trial version can be freely downloaded from the Ovolab web site. Ovolab RemoteTunes is...
Jun 01
Infinisys Releases Update for "After Dark X + Fish"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Infinisys Releases Update for "After Dark X + Fish" TAIHAKU-KU, Sendai, Japan, June 1st 2004 - Infinisys, Ltd. (http://en.infinisys.co.jp) today released an update to the classic screensaver. "After Dark + Fish" for Macintosh OS X (http://en.infinisys.co.jp/product/adx), The updated version includes a new module called "Kaleidoscope" which displays moving patterns on the screen. The user can choose from seven patterns provided or select their own graphic files or photographs. Using the sound play function, music from a CD or sound files (MP3 etc) can be played to go along with the visual display. After Dark is the best-selling screensaver that has delighted Macintosh users worldwide since 1989. "After Dark X + Fish" adds the popular "Fish", "Mowing Man" and "Mandelbrot" modules to the existing "Space Toasters", "Starry Night" and other user favorites contained in the previous version "After Dark X". The updated version of "After Dark X + Fish" is priced at $10-...
Jun 01
Aladdin Systems Debuts Internet CleanUp 2.0
ALADDIN SYSTEMS DEBUTS INTERNET CLEANUP(tm) 2.0 New Version Enhances Spyware Protection, Cleans IM Logs, Manages E-mail Attachments Folder, Deletes Files Securely and Adds Privacy Protection WATSONVILLE, CA, June 1, 2004 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., an IMSI company (OTC BB: IMSI), today announced Internet Cleanup(tm) 2.0 for Macintosh, a new version of the popular privacy tool that blocks suspicious data transmissions, cookies, referring URLs, ad banners, and pop-up windows. The software cleans up e-mail attachments and instant messaging log files to protect confidential information. In addition, Internet Cleanup 2.0 offers secure file deletion to erase compromising files and quickly remove the Internet clutter that can fill up a hard drive. It also manages browser cookies, allowing users to protect their preference and password-saving cookies while deleting the rest. "Internet Cleanup 2.0 provides strong privacy protection to Mac users," said Pauline Shumake, Senior Product Manager of...
May 31
Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought Volume II
"Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought" Volume II New Chapters Added to Popular Book and e-book series Edinburgh, Scotland, May 31st 2004. Runtime Revolution Press today announces the availability of the first two chapters of volume II in Dan Shafer's book and e-book series "Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought". The e-book edition of the chapters are available immediately with the printed version to follow on completion of volume II. New Chapters in Volume II Chapter 1 focuses on custom properties, one of Revolution's most powerful features. Readers will find out why they should use custom properties and how to define, update, access and organize them. Chapter 2 explores the power and flexibility of using Revolution CGIs. In this chapter users will find out why Revolution makes an ideal CGI engine, how to create and install CGI scripts and how to use Revolution stacks as CGIs. Pricing and Availability The new chapters are available for $5 each in electronic format...
May 25
SQL4X Manager J 2.8 for Mac OS X
SQL4X Manager J 2.8 for Mac OS X SQL4X Manager J is the professional tool to access and manage your database server with Mac OS X. It automatically recognizes your database server and helps you to do your work with more than 80 assistants and tools - from table and user management to SQL queries with syntax coloring, data transfer and reporting. Supports all major database servers (including Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL and many others). Download a free trial here: http://ftp.dbsuite.de/sql4xj28.dmg.gz Features SQL4X Manager J is a comprehensive graphical Interface for web and database developers to access any JDBC compliant database server. You can choose between a terminal-like graphical SQL Console with SQL syntax coloring and table name auto-completion to execute your own SQL commands and a fully graphical schema and table browser. - navigate through your database - monitor and administer system settings - access databases, tables and data -...
May 25
Relogix now available to translate x86 assembly-language to C
PRESS RELEASE Release date: 25th May 2004 Relogix now available to translate x86 assembly-language to C 25th May 2004 -- MicroAPL Ltd, specialists in automated porting and code transformation tools, today announced the general availability of Relogix/86, an advanced new software conversion tool which takes 80x86-family assembler source files and automatically re-codes them in readable, maintainable C. The new product follows the launch last year of Relogix/68K, which performs a similar conversion for 680x0 and ColdFire assembler code. Unlike other translation tools, Relogix produces natural, maintainable, commented C source files, comparable to those which a skilled human programmer would produce if asked to re-write an assembler source file in C. As well as reorganizing the program flow to use standard C flow-control constructs such as 'if', 'for' and 'case' statements, Relogix also chooses sensible data types and names for the C variables which correspond to register- and stack-...
May 24
FileMaker Server 7 Now Available
FileMaker Server 7 Now Available SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- FileMaker has announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 7 ( http://store.filemaker.com/r1.html ), the new server software for hosting FileMaker Pro 7 database files. "Whether you're a 2-person small business or a large corporate workgroup, FileMaker Server 7 allows you to easily share, manage and access database information with others while dramatically increasing productivity," says Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, Marketing and Services, FileMaker. FileMaker Server 7 now offers numerous breakthroughs in data sharing and administration, as well as advanced security features, including the following new features: FileMaker databases run faster New within FileMaker Server 7 is the ability to perform searches and calculations on the server instead of the client database providing data speed gains; get greater performance from hard disk storage systems and multi-CPU servers;...
May 24
SQLitePluginPro 1.2 for both Windows and Mac
SQLitePluginPro 1.2 for both Windows and Mac SAN DIEGO, California (May 24, 2004) - SQLabs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQLitePluginPro 1.2 for both Windows and Mac. SQLitePluginPro is a fast and reliable replacement for REALbasic's built-in database engine. Any existing REALbasic project that uses the built-in database can be easily and quickly modified to use a SQLite database. 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. 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, SQLite databases are fully cross-platform. Any...
May 24
Video Stabilizer for Mac
Video Stabilizer for Mac May, 2004 Pixlock introduces iStabilize, a new video stabilizer for MacOS X. iStabilize removes unwanted shaky motion from movies with respect to translation, rotation, and zoom. It is a complete movie player with editing capabilities and can read and write many movie formats. iStabilize provides a preview mode, where stabilization parameters can be adjusted and their effects can be seen immediately without time consuming rendering. Stabilization can be applied to multiple temporal intervals of a movie. iStabilize 1.0 for Mac costs US$29.95 for a single-user license. For more information and to download a demo version, visit the Pixlock website at: http://www.iStabilize.de
May 24
FileXaminer v2.2
FileXaminer v2.2 Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of FileXaminer v2.2, the award-winning File/Folder information utility for Mac OS X. FileXaminer allows you to modify file and folder attributes that the Finder cannot ( ex. Type/Creator Info, UNIX permissions, and much more... ). FileXaminer is powerful and easy to use - making it the best "Get Info" application for Mac OS X. See website for release notes. FileXaminer eliminates the need to use Terminal, and makes changing attributes on files/folders a breeze. FileXaminer Home Page ( feature list and download ) : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/filexaminer.html)
May 24
AutoScrubber version 1.5. Now with visual feedback!
Jiiva releases AutoScrubber version 1.5. Now with visual feedback! Beaverton, OR (May 21, 2004) Jiiva announces the release of AutoScrubber 1.5. This release brings interactivity to a process normally hidden behind the scenes. Version 1.5 adds many features requested by customers. Mainly visual feedback when files are being securely erased as well as an on-screen notice when Software Update is launched. Deleting files is typically seen as a progress indicator when emptying the trash. Now customers will know exactly when AutoScrubber is at work securely erasing file fragments left behind by applications as they occur as well as when the trash is emptied by enabling a system menu icon that tilts left or right each time a file is erased. Other enhancements to AutoScrubber include an updated list of built-in configurations, improved support for multi-gigabyte files, speed improvements, and greater interoperability with Norton Utilities. AutoScrubber is an evolution is data security....
May 24
On-Target Reports 4.0
On-Target Reports 4.0 Announced PRICING AND SPECIAL UPGRADE INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE May 20, 2004. Roswell, Georgia. On-Target Reports, Inc, makers of dbReports Professional announce that On-Target Reports 4.0 Professional is slated to ship in June 2004 at an estimated street price of $199. On-Target Reports 4.0 is an easy to use reporting tool for popular databases including FrontBase, mySQL, ODBC, OpenBase, Oracle, postgreSQL, PrimeBase, REALDatabase, Sybase ASE, SQLite and Valentina (Valentina 1.x and forthcoming 2.x), allowing rapid and easy visual report building and printing. On-Target Reports 4.0 Professional adds several new features, including: Graphics. Display graphics within generated reports contained within any supported database. Watermarks. Display a company logo, Confidential or other marks useful in day-to-day business. Graphs. On-Target Reports 4.0 Professional has a new graphing engine, with support for all major graph types, including Column, Stacked Column, Line...
May 20
TikiMac announces LavaPad
For Immediate Release TikiMac announces LavaPad, a user-selectable multi-color LED mouse pad for Macintosh and PC Systems DENVER, CO (May, 20th, 2004) - TikiMac today announced LavaPad, a mouse pad with translucent edges, illuminated by a multicolor LED light system, available for Macintosh and PC systems. LavaPad allows the user to select any one of 7 color combinations or a special color-cycling mode, through a tiny push button located on the pad itself. Power is supplied to the mouse pad's LED lighting system via an integrated 6 ft. USB cord. AVAILABILITY: LavaPad is available for ordering today and will begin shipping on June 1st through TikiMac authorized resellers, specialist stores and its online store, for $29.99. www.tikimac.com
May 20
Mac OS X Tcl/Tk Aqua 8.4.6.1 Binary Release
Mac OS X Tcl/Tk Aqua 8.4.6.1 Binary Release Announcement May 20, 2004 I'm pleased to announce the availability of Mac OS X binary distributions for Tcl/Tk Aqua 8.4.6.1, the Mac OS X native port of the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit; bundled with fifty popular extensions. The distributions are downloadable as compressed disk images from the Tcl/Tk Aqua file release page on SourceForge: http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86100&release_id=219460 http://tinyurl.com/2nj7a Three variants are available: * TclTkAquaBI: Batteries-Included distribution, includes fifty popular extensions (c.f. list below). This is a superset of ActiveState's ActiveTcl distribution (on other platforms). Installs in systemwide locations, administrator password required. http://prdownloads.sf.net/tcltkaqua/TclTkAquaBI-8.4.6.1.dmg (31.8M) * TclTkAqua: smaller distribution of just the TclTk frameworks, Wish, tclsh and html docs (including debug versions of library...
May 19
Maxum Releases WebRev 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAXUM RELEASES WEBREV 1.0 Live HTML editor makes quick work of Web site updates and corrections. Crystal Lake, Illinois (May 20, 2004) - Maxum Development is pleased to announce WebRev, a brand new tool for Web site developers. WebRev is designed to make minor Web page updates, edits and fixes easier than ever before, and is offered as a free component of iAssist, Maxum's Internet server management system. Any Web author that has ever noticed a typo or wanted to make live edits of their Web site will appreciate WebRev. Fundamentally, WebRev is a basic Web browser, based on Apple's WebKit technology, with one important difference: For Web pages loaded from known servers, the HTML source of the page is automatically displayed in a standard Mac text edit box. Web site developers can add to or edit their HTML pages, and save them back to the server on the fly. "This is a new tool aimed at anyone who has ever wished their Web browser had a 'fix now' feature," said...
May 19
Code-X 1.4 FileMaker Plug-in
NEW: FileMaker Plug-in - Code-X 1.4 Hi-Voltage, Melbourne Australia, has announced the release of Code-X 1.4. Code-X is a FileMaker plug-in that allows developers to build registration functionality and issue custom registration codes to unlock their solutions. Use Code-X 1.4 to: * Protect solutions from piracy * Deploy demo solutions which require registration codes to allow users full access * Build feature / functionality restrictions into solutions as an incentive for users to purchase a registration * Build 30-day trial periods * Build record creation restrictions - i.e. limit users with 10 a record limitation * Limit startup access - i.e. only allow demo solutions to launch 15 times * Issue different licensing levels - i.e. standard license to unlock selected features or full license to unlock all features * Control the number of users that can access solutions * Remind users that they need to register the solution * Keep track of registrations with CodeGenerator (a FileMaker...
May 18
NetShred 3.5 for Mac OS X
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mireth Technology has released version 3.5 of NetShred for Macintosh OS X, it=92s popular privacy utility that automatically shreds web browser cache, browser history files, download cache, email trash, Apple junk mail, Mailsmith spam and more. Version 3.5 adds support for two more browsers - Firefox and Camino, as well as shredding Safari icons. Anyone can look through your web browser=92s cache and history files and see what information you have accessed on the web. Do you really want to risk having your private information read by anyone with access to your computer? NetShred X provides an easy, permanent way of securely deleting browser cache, history files, email trash and more. Permanent because it shreds (not just deletes) these files so the contents cannot be recovered. Easy because it runs automatically when you quit from your browser or email application. Key features include: - the option to shred (not just delete) browser cache, history, email...
May 18
SubRosaSoft Ships Version 1.0 of OfficeRestore
SubRosaSoft Ships Version 1.0 of OfficeRestore Easy to use software recovers Excel and Word documents Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, (May 17th, 2004)---SubRosaSoft.com Ltd., a software company based in New Zealand focusing on system utility and privacy software, today announced the immediate availability of OfficeRestore version 1.0. OfficeRestore is a user-friendly application designed to retrieve Excel and Word documents that have been erased intentionally or accidentally. "Even with the reliability of hard disk, USB keys, and most other media, files are often erased by mistake or deliberately or lost to bad media." Stated Ben Slaney, project manager for the Restore range of software. "With OfficeRestore, we cover both scenarios. OfficeRestore not only recovers accidentally deleted Microsoft Office files, but can also recover Office files from failing disks. Recovering lost Excel or Word documents has never been so straightforward. Simply launch OfficeRestore, select the volume that...
May 18
New ebook helps Apple Mail users avoid spam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New ebook helps Apple Mail users avoid spam Ithaca, NY USA (May 18, 2004)--Apple Mail users frustrated by the flood of spam can now keep junk mail out of their mailboxes with "Take Control of Spam with Apple Mail," a new ebook written by best-selling author Joe Kissell. This tell-all ebook goes far beyond Apple Mail's paltry online help to explain exactly how Mail's Junk Mail filter works, how it interacts with other Mail features, and how users can optimize it to catch spam more accurately. The ebook also provides coping strategies for handling fraudulent, malevolent, and malformed email; reviews software add-ons that improve Mail's spam-catching capabilities; and explains how to use Mail's rules not just to eliminate spam but also to organize important messages. "Take Control of Spam with Apple Mail" is the fifth ebook in the Take Control series, which has helped thousands of Macintosh users with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. As with all Take Control ebooks, any minor...
May 17
KeyCue 1.0fc1: The Cheat Sheet for Menu Shortcuts
ergonis software released KeyCue 1.0fc1, the cheat sheet for menu shortcuts - early-bird-offer about to expire soon Hagenberg, May-17-2004, ergonis software today announced the release of KeyCue(TM) 1.0fc1, a tool to find and learn menu shortcuts. This "final candidate" 1.0fc1 fixes a few problems and inconveniences. "Beta testing of KeyCue has been very successful and resulted in very positive feedback from our customers. We do not expect any problems with the final candidate and plan to release the final version 1.0 very soon." said Guenther Blaschek, CTO of ergonis software. "We therefore ask all beta testers to report any show stopper they experience with KeyCue 1.0fc1 at their earliest convenience to keycue-support@ergonis.com." KeyCue 1.0fc1 requires a license key for unlimited functionality. The license key can be purchased at the company's online store: https://store.ergonis.com/store/keycue/orderintro.html The early-bird offer, which saves 20 % off the regular price will be...
May 17
Link Checker 1.3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 17,2003 - dot software is pleased to announce the release of Link Checker 1.3. Link Checker quickly goes through your web site and finds any broken links or images. It also displays any redirected links it comes across so the links on your web site are not outdated. If the web site you are checking is stored locally, you can fix the broken links right inside Link Checker! Link Checker is great for anyone with a web site because broken or outdated links and missing images don't look good. Key Features: - Multiple web sites - Custom parse modules - Fix broken links - Find outdated links - Blazing speed - HTML reports - Also checks images, files, and more What's new in 1.3: -Interface improvements -Loop bug fixes in link parser -Unexpected quit problem due to closing a connection twice fixed -Now shows link being fixed when fixing broken links -Redirected link bug fixed -Web sites can now have a title -Improved progress and status indicators -Many, many bug...
May 17
Webstractor: A Whole New Way of Using the Web
Immediate Release Press Release Webstractor: A Whole New Way of Using the Web London, UK 17 May 2004 - Softchaos Ltd proudly announces the release of Webstractor - A browser that captures, edits and compiles web pages from multiple sources straight into a document. Now everyone can use the full potential of the Internet as an information resource. The Internet is becoming the predominant source of information in the modern world. Using the Internet for research is cheap and effective, whether you are researching the contents of a presentation, project or an assignment, or for personal use such as searching for your next holiday or a product comparison. Until now, if you weren't content with looking at one web page at a time, the only way to compile and edit this information was to copy and paste clumsily from a web browser to a word processor. Webstractor is the unique new product that encapsulates your Internet research projects into their own editable, printable documents....
May 17
iClip 3 Productivity Software
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inventive Releases iClip 3 Productivity Software for Apple Mac OS X Major Update Features Pop-up Previews, Launcher Capabilities, Dock-less Operation, Clipping Naming, Valentina Database Engine AUGUSTA, Maine, May 17, 2004 Inventive, Inc. (http://inventive.us) announces the release of iClip version 3 productivity software for Apple Macintosh computers with OS X. iClip is a multiple clipboard/scrapbook application designed to improve user efficiency and productivity for various computing tasks. New in iClip 3 are pop-up previews that enable quick viewing of clipping contents. File aliases can now be stored in iClip, adding file launcher capabilities to it. iClip 3 now operates without appearing in the Dock, saving valuable space. Other enhancements include the ability to name clippings, to aid in quickly identifying them, and new "action buttons" that provide easy access to various clipping functions. iClip functions as a floating window that allows users to store...
May 16
eZedia Releases eZediaQTI 2.1
eZedia Releases eZediaQTI 2.1 =D0 Dynamic Multimedia Authoring for the Web WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - May 14, 2004 - eZedia Inc., a leader in digital-media software technology, announced today, the release of eZediaQTI 2.1. "eZediaQTI 2.1 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 interactive QuickTime movies or as HTML pages," said Stefan Embleton, President and Founder, of eZedia Inc. "This new release breaks even more boundaries by offering advanced Painting features for creating and editing images, and a new Web Page Generator, giving users the ability to produce dynamically visual web sites quickly and easily." 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,...
May 13
disclabel 2.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUMMARY: disclabel 2.0 updates SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD labeling software with new features, ease-of-use improvements, and a new set of professionally-designed templates. disclabel 2.0 (30-day free demo, $29.95) requires Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later. DOWNLOAD LINK (English installer) [6 MB]: http://www.disclabel.com/downloads/disclabel%202.0.dmg Portland, OR - May 13, 2004 - disclabel, SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD labeling software has been updated to version 2.0, which includes: - Combine different text and image layouts easily in foreground / background layers - Make designs from many beautiful professionally-designed templates - Arrange and distribute objects - Use masking and soft focus to spice up your images - Combine multiple images into a montage - Import images on a per-track basis and use them in your designs - Export designs to PDF, TIFF, and JPEG formats - Print inserts, covers, and booklets on plain paper - Share templates via Rendezvous -...
May 11
24U SimpleDialog Plug-In 2.7 for FileMaker 7
Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Today, 24U Software released the new version 2.7 of 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In. Now FileMaker 7 fully compatible! What is new in version 2.7? - Now fully functional under FileMaker 7 - Much faster initialization and registration of the plug-in - Spacing between popup menus and buttons has been increased on Windows - Possibility of displaying text containing longer sequences of spaces More info: http://www.24uSoftware.com/SimpleDialog Download: http://www.24usoftware.com/SimpleDialog#download What is 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In? 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In is a dialog-showing plug-in that allows you to display progress bars and almost arbitrary dialog boxes combining text, passwords, check boxes, radio buttons, pop-up menus, etc. as easy as the standard Show Message and Status(CurrentMessageChoice) but much more powerful! Main features: - Custom dialogs with up to 5 buttons - Input fields of the type text, password, checkbox, radio button, pop-up menu -...
May 11
iView Launches iView MediaPro 2.5 for Mac and Windows
iView Launches iView MediaPro 2.5 for Mac and Windows Cross-Platform Media Manager Speeds Workflow for Digital Pros LONDON, May 11, 2004 - iView Multimedia (iView) today announced that its award-winning professional media management software iView MediaPro is available for the Windows platform. iView MediaPro 2.5 now offers the same robust, highly flexible media management for both Windows and Mac users. Designed for creative professionals in film, video, photography, broadcast, education and scientific fields, iView MediaPro helps streamline workflows. Professionals can quickly and easily import, sort, organize and manage very large volumes and types of digital files-helping cut costs and speed project delivery. iView MediaPro 2.5 features an improved user interface, enhanced folder and file management, and Adobe XMP support. Windows users can now enjoy all iView MediaPro's competitive advantages. Unlike other applications, iView MediaPro is supremely flexible. It integrates...
May 10
PowerBook FixIt Guides Announced
PowerBook FixIt Guides Announced SAN LUIS OBISPO, California-- May 10, 2004. PB FixIt today announced the free FixIt Guide series, a groundbreaking new set of Apple PowerBook repair instructions. Each FixIt Guide has detailed disassembly instructions that walk the reader through the process of easily accessing and replacing damaged PowerBook components. "Mac users have always fought the status quo. With these FixIt Guides, we're empowering people to 'Think Different' about repairing their laptop," said PB FixIt's CEO Kyle Wiens. "I can't tell you how many PowerBook owners I've talked to who had cracked their LCD or tripped over their power cord, but couldn't afford $100/hr repair fees in addition to Apple's insane prices for new parts. Our revolutionary FixIt Guides walk you through the repair process step by step, enabling you to replace any part in your PowerBook yourself. "Many people have the impression that their laptop isn't worth having someone fix. They're right-- often it's...
May 10
Big Nerd Ranch Announces Core Bootcamp for July 2004
Atlanta, GA - May 10, 2004 - Bore into the Core: the Big Nerd Ranch announces Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming Bootcamp for July 2004 The Big Nerd Ranch announces the return of Core Bootcamp with instructor Mark Dalrymple, from July 19-23, 2004. The Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming Bootcamp delves deeply into the underpinnings of OS X. For anyone who understands the first nine chapters of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X," by Aaron Hillegass, Core Bootcamp is the logical next step toward advanced Cocoa programming mastery. "There are a lot of classes about Unix programming, but the Core Bootcamp takes a radical step: it takes a long hard look at the ideas that make desktop applications and networked servers work. It is truly a Unix programming course for the modern world. It also covers the ideas and APIs that are unique to Mac OS X," said Aaron Hillegass, founder of the Big Nerd Ranch. The course covers a range of topics specifically geared to the rigors of developing for...
May 07
Nisus Writer Express 2.0
Nisus(R) Software, Inc. Announces Nisus Writer Express 2.0 Solana Beach, CA - May 7, 2003 - Nisus Software today announces Nisus Writer Express 2.0, the affordable, easy to use Word alternative. With many significant new features such as tables, styles, and footnotes, Nisus Writer Express 2.0 delivers all the features you expect packaged in a legendary user experience that won Nisus Writer Express "Best Overall Word Processor" in lab tests by MacUser UK. "This new release implements the widely requested features we promised our customers - just the second major step in the continuing support of our OSX customers with genuine OSX features." says Jerzy Lewak, President and CEO of Nisus Software. "The powerful new features, our acknowledged ease-of-use, and our commitment to our customers to produce the best software we can, makes Nisus Writer Express 2.0 the most exciting new release in our history!" Nisus Writer Express 2.0 will be available later this summer for only $59. Current...
 
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Get Your Roast Right With ‘Time To Roast...
Roasting meat, in the cooking world, is about as simple as it gets. The greatest roast recipe I‚Äôve ever found is from Michael Ruhlman‚Äôs website, with the recipe titled, ‚ÄúThe World‚Äôs Most Difficult Roasted Chicken Recipe.‚Äù | Read more »

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