WEB CROSSING, INC. ADDS DISCUSSIONS AND PLUG-INS TO WEB CROSSING EXPRESS -- Free, Integrated Web Crossing-based Web/Mail/FTP Server Now Includes Low-volume License for Discussion Forums or Other Plug-ins -- SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., February 25, 2004 -- Web Crossing, Inc. today announced Web Crossing Express, a free integrated Web Crossing Web/Mail/FTP server platform, now includes a low-volume license for discussions and plug-ins. Available immediately, Web Crossing Express provides unlimited Web, FTP and Email (POP/SMTP/IMAP) servers in Web Crossing's core integrated environment, and now includes an additional low-volume license for plug-ins or discussions. Plug-ins are available for a extensive array of functionality, such as discussions, Weblogs, RSS feeds, personal and shared calendars, WebMail, wiki web, Neurons, and more. Additional information and the Web Crossing Express download can be accessed at (http://www.webcrossing.com/expr). "Web Crossing Express is a powerful,...

Mushroom 1.3 Mushroom is an easy to use developer tool for software localization. It has been designed to help the developers to create and maintain the localized resources and to keep them synchronized with the source code of their Cocoa projects. Mushroom also provides advanced features to improve team work, especially with third party translators. Main features include - Designed to work on projects. - Reports all incoherences inside your project. - Automatizes the whole localization process. - Distributed localization support (team work). - GUI for the "genstrings" and "nibtool" utilities This release is a important update of Mushroom. It introduces several new features and improves many parts of the software. The support for Xcode's projects has been added. Mushroom is now able to read the new project format and to recognize the new ".xcode" document bundles. It also introduces the "NIB Helper" utility along the main application. NIB Helper is a GUI for the "nibtool" utility...

Post.Office: Simple, Secure & Powerful Now Available with Advanced Features Santa Barbara, CA, February 24, 2003. Post.Office 3.5.3 version 722, the premier mail server and lists server for Mac OS X, is now available as a free upgrade. Post.Office was originally designed to replace 'sendmail' with a mail server that was more secure and easier to manage. Because of its simplicity and its power, Post.Office was widely embraced around the world by ISPs supporting 10s of thousands of mailboxes on platforms like Solaris, Digital UNIX and NT. Under the auspices of their Japanese partner, Open Technologies, Tenon brought Openwave's well-regarded Post.Office to Apple's Mac OS X and extended it with an abundance of important new features. Now that Tenon has modernized this robust package with Spam filtering, protection from open relay, and other needed features, such as IMAP4, POP-before-SMTP and SMTP-Auth, longstanding Post.Office users are transitioning to Apple's Mac OS X. Tenon...

MATHLINK FOR APPLESCRIPT - VERSION 1.0 AVAILABLE Linz, Austria, February-20-2004 -- uni software plus GmbH is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their new product MathLink for AppleScript. MathLink for AppleScript is a Scripting Addition (OSAX) that makes it possible to use Mathematica as a computational engine in AppleScript programs (Mathematica is a registered trademark of Wolfram Research). The second use of MathLink for AppleScript is to allow external functions written in AppleScript to be called from within the Mathematica environment. This makes it easy to extend Mathematica with functionality provided by AppleScript enabled applications. By combining the powers of Mathematica and AppleScript, you can manipulate and visualize data with over a thousand of Mathematica's built-in functions and options. It is easy to send data sets from applications to Mathematica via AppleScript for sophisticated analysis and then to use the results right in your AppleScript...

Secluda's AP Intelligent Mail Switch Eliminates False Positives Mac OS X System Works with E-Mail Filters Ensures the Delivery of Wanted Mail EPPING, N.H. (February 19, 2004) - Secluda Technologies today launched the AP Intelligent Mail Switch an SMTP perimeter-gateway solution for e-mail productivity. With the company's existing product InboxMaster=A8, the AP Intelligent Mail Switch gives IT professionals greater ability to monitor and mange e-mail environments; improve the performance and reliability of e-mail applications including anti-spam filters, virus scanning, and e-mail servers; and prevent false positives and other problems caused by e-mail filters.  "The AP Intelligent Mail Switch allows IT professionals to, inexpensively, solve the problems created by their current e-mail filters, most importantly the problem of wanted e-mail incorrectly blocked or delayed due to a false positive reading." said Dave Breck, Secluda CTO. Secluda's first product, InboxMaster...

PINEHILL PRODUCTS RELEASES CREATIVEPAGE 3.2 FOR MAC OS X February 17th, 2004 - Rochester, NY - PineHill Products today announces the release of CreativePage 3.2, a major update to its web site creation software made just for Mac OS X. CreativePage 3.2 is a feature-full and powerful (X)HTML editor for Mac OS X. Whether you are a seasoned professional at writing web pages or just starting out, CreativePage has the tools to help you streamline the process. For example, to quickly add an image, simply select the Insert Image assistant and let it worry about all of the (W3C compliant) code for you! Key New Changes to CreativePage 3.2 - Full scroll wheel support - Improved and updated interface for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther - All windows are now Dock-aware - Numerous small bug fixes and XHTML code output changes - Current line number feature for the editor window - Built-in FTP client is now more compliant with more FTP servers. CreativePage 3.2 can run on Mac OS X 10.1 and above, including Mac...

Perth, Western Australia - 17 Feb 2003 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Interarchy 7.0, the new version of its powerful, flexible, award-winning Internet application for Mac OS X. Interarchy can download and upload files via FTP (the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), and FTP over SSH (FTP/SSH). In addition, it can download files or whole web sites using HTTP (the HyperText Transfer Protocol), provide a wealth of information about your Internet connection, and help you work with remote servers across the Internet. Interarchy 7.0 follows on the long history of improvements to provide a host of new features. Major new features in Interarchy 7 include: * Fully Mac OS X native (carbon events and native core networking). * Tabbed browsing (just like Safari). * Icon view (to complement list view and column view). * Full bookmark management system, including FTP Disks, Rendezvous services, bookmarks, Address Book entries,...

The Fire Development Team is pleased to announce the availability of Fire version 0.32.i. Fire is an instant messenger client for Mac OS 10.1 and above supporting AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, ICQ, and irc. The primary change in this release is support for the new Yahoo Authentication scheme which was last changed by Yahoo on January 8, 2004. Thanks to some awesome work and cooperation in the Open Source community, this issue has been resolved, and we have released a new version of Fire which allows you to connect with Yahoo again. Please visit our website at http://fire.sourceforge.net to get the latest version of Fire. Alan

Jiiva updates Application Builder Collection - Support for Panther Beaverton, OR (February 12, 2004) - Jiiva, Inc., announces Application Builder Collection Version 1.2.6. Application Builder Collection (ABC) is a professional-grade set of reusable Cocoa frameworks for building solid Mac OS X applications. ABC Version 1.2.6 is a free upgrade for existing customers and is available for purchase at store.jiiva.com. This release fixes several obscure problems with the calendar and time machinery as well as other issues affecting ABC on Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). Application Builder Collection is a set of User Interface elements, reusable objects, and development applications designed to reduce the time required to build feature-rich Cocoa applications. By reducing the time needed to put together the basic elements of software, ABC allows a software development company to focus on the features and design elements that set its applications apart from the competition. ABC is an extension to the...

Neon Software Unveils LANsurveyor 8.0 for Macintosh Proven Network Management Software Now Includes Port Mapping, Panther Support, and Improved Asset Management LAFAYETTE, CA - February 12, 2004 - Neon Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor version 8 for the Macintosh. LANsurveyor helps network administrators and IT managers diagram their networks, monitor key network components, remotely manage systems, solve network problems, and create network and desktop asset reports. LANsurveyor 8 reduces administration costs and provides an even more comprehensive, port level view of your network while remaining extremely easy to use. LANsurveyor 8's ability to diagram and report on managed switch and hub port connectivity saves administrators considerable time when searching network nodes. Other new features include support for Mac OS X version 10.3 ("Panther"), multiple SNMP community strings, and improved asset management with the Neon Responder client. (The...

WebPrint Plus X 3.0 Release Date: 2/9/04 I'm pleased to announce the release of WebPrint Plus X 3.0. WebPrint Plus X 3.0 adds powerful enhancements to the highly rated WebPrint Plus X utility. WebPrint Plus X provides an easy-to-use, unique, and powerful set of system-wide tools for collecting, saving, printing, and editing information with the Mac that work in virtually any program (including web browsers and email clients), that accelerate printing, that save users money by significantly reducing their use of consumables, that let users select and save or print anything from a single character to multiple pages, that let users add time-date stamps and notes to anything that they save or print (both text and images), and that greatly improve users' productivity when using their Macs! Additionally, WebPrint Plus X eliminates browser printing problems and even eliminates some problems users have experienced when using HP printers with OS X. WebPrint Plus X also brings a virtual...

Snapz Pro X 2.0 Rochester, NY -- February 3, 2004 -- Today Ambrosia Software, Inc. announces the start of a revolution in video capture technology with the release of Snapz Pro X 2.0. A revolution that allows anyone to easily record smooth, high quality video of anything on their screen. A revolution that will cause professionals to throw their scan converters into the dumpster. Snapz Pro X is a quantum leap in video capture technology, adroitly capturing full motion video of anything on your screen at a blistering pace, complete with digital audio, and an optional microphone voiceover. Think of it as a digital video camera for your screen. If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine how priceless a movie would be for getting your point across. Snapz Pro X makes short work of making training videos, producing product demos, creating tutorials, archiving streaming video, and anything else you can think of. Find out why companies like Apple Computer, Inc., Adobe Systems Inc.,...

Brain Tickling Software ships SnapWeb 1.2 SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - February 3rd, 2004 - Brain Tickling Software announced the immediate release of SnapWeb version 1.2. The new version of SnapWeb provides optimization for Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther", support of multiple browser windows, drag & drop functionality, a comprehensive manual and other improvements. The update is free for all registered users of SnapWeb. Download your copy of SnapWeb at http://braintickling.8k.com/snapweb.html SnapWeb is a snapshot utility for web content SnapWeb creates complete screenshots of web pages even if the users screen isn't large enough to show the whole page content at once. The output isn't scattered to multiple pages or scaled down unless it is unreadable. The resulting images are saved as JPEG, PNG or PDF files. The straight, browser like interface of SnapWeb makes it a very fast and productive tool to archive, document and present web content. SnapWeb is a daily co-worker for advertising agencies...

Trolltech releases Qt 3.3 Qt 3.3 supports new technologies such as the .NET framework, 64-bit processing, and IPv6 - complementing existing features and solutions to make Qt "future-proof" February 4, 2004 - Oslo, Norway - Trolltech=AE, the leader in multiplatfor= m development frameworks, today announced the availability of Qt=AE 3.3. With the release of version 3.3, Qt gains support for a variety of new technologies, including Microsoft=81 .NET platform, 64-bit processing, and IPv6. In addition, Qt 3.3 adds support for the GNU C++ compiler on Windows (MinGW gcc). This makes it even easier to build multiplatform applications, as developers can use the same API - Qt - and the same compiler - gcc - on Unix, Linux, Mac, and Windows. Application developers can now access the power and performance of Qt and enjoy the unique freedom to develop on their OS of choice, while taking advantage of these new technologies. And because Qt applications share the same code base, a simple recompile is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADHOC: The Advanced Developers Hands On Conference http://www.adhocconf.com/ Formerly MacHack July 21-24, 2004 Dearborn, MI- ADHOC sessions! We talk about things of interest to Mac OS X Developers at ADHOC, and that covers a lot of ground. Some sessions are going to be about projects which use specific Mac OS X technologies, or talk about the technologies themselves. This bring to mind names such as Cocoa, Quartz, and Carbon. Other sessions will cover subjects that are likely to be found running on other operating systems. To name only a few, we're thinking about PHP, Perl, Tcl, Apache, zeroconf, Rendezvous, and so on. The actual list of possibilities is quite long. Hey, if something works on either Mac OS X or Darwin, the underlying open source operating system upon which Mac OS X is based, then ADHOC attendees are interested in how it works, how to program for it, or how to program with it. We're also interested in related tools and technologies, like smart...

VisualRoute 8.0 Offers Intelligent Traces=92 for Quick Identification of Internet Connectivity Problems Application pinpoints where data traffic is lost or blocked, shows geographical path of a connection TURLOCK, CALIF. =96 January 27, 2004 =96 Visualware Inc. today announced the release of VisualRoute 8.0, an integrated diagnostic tool that quickly locates Internet bottlenecks. VisualRoute helps network administrators and support staff reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction by greatly simplifying the process of troubleshooting network connectivity problems. VisualRoute's Internet protocol (IP) tracing capabilities use multiple protocols, including ICMP, UDP and TCP, which provide more thorough reporting of IP routing. In addition, VisualRoute enables application port and IP service testing. Users can now easily validate the availability of widely used IP application services, such as POP3, FTP, SMTP and DNS, in addition to standard HTTP services. VisualRoute enables network...

SoftIntegration Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5 Released DAVIS, Calif., January 20, 2004 - SoftIntegration, Inc. today announced the availability of Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5. Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross-platform scripting, 2D/3D plotting, numerical computing, shell programming and embedded scripting. Ch 4.5 and Embedded Ch 4.5 continues SoftIntegration's leadership in scripting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Major product enhancements include C++ features, file name completion using a tab key in command shell, easier interface with binary C/C++ libraries and embedded scripting, and bug fixes. "SoftIntegration Ch provides an unmatched level of power and flexibility in C/C++ scripting, numerical computing and embedded scripting," said Dr. Dawn Cheng, President at SoftIntegration. "Ch is also a very effective interactive environment for teaching and learning programming in C and C++." * C/C++ interpreter Ch supports 1999 ISO C Standard (C99) and C++ classes. Ch also...

For Immediate Release WeaKnees.com Selects Maxtor QuickView Consumer Hard Drives for TiVo Digital Video Recorder Upgrades Add Up to 344 hours of Storage to Your TiVo DVR with QuickView Drives Milpitas, CA, January 20, 2004 - Maxtor Corporation, a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and consumer storage products, today announced that its Maxtor=AE QuickView=AE consumer electronics (CE) hard drives are now availab= le to integrators through select Maxtor channel distribution partners. WeaKnees, an integrator and Maxtor VIP Partner, will include Maxtor QuickView drives in all enhanced TiVo=AE DVRs and self-install upgrade kits. Available in capacities of 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and 300GB, Maxtor QuickView drives can provide an additional 70 hours to 344 hours of recording time to TiVo DVRs. "The performance and reliability of our TiVo upgrade products will improve significantly with Maxtor=92s QuickView brand of hard drives," said Jeff Shapiro, president of WeaKnees. "Our internal tests have...

Tuesday, January 20, 2004: Xupport 2.0 public beta 8: All-In-One Interface for Mac OS X. Changes in Xupport 2.0b8: - Some orthographic corrections - Additional dialogs and information - Indication of actual process in output window - Optimized source code and applescripts - Other minor corrections and bug-fixes Xupport 2.0b8: http://www.computer-support.ch/Xupport/download/Xupport2.sit Xupport provides a clean GUI (Graphical User Interface) to configure many Mac OS X options, that are not or hard to configure manually, and more. It includes several unix command to optimize and secure your Mac, and activates features that are disabled by default. Xupport Features: - Hidden Finder, Dock and Expos=E9 settings - Browse and read unix manual entries - Browser, delete and get Finder info for invisible files and folders - Run Mac OS X maintain scripts and optimization - Change swap file location - Create bootable backups - Configure ipfw firewall using all options - Enable ipfw.log as default...

New eShox3 3.7! eShox3 3.7 includes support for new payment and shipping options, improved performance and integration with QuickBooks (Orders/Customers Export to Mac/PC/Online versions of QB). Try eShox3 3.7 now via our downloads page; demo versions are fully functional sans checkout capability. New features: * Export of online orders to QuickBooks (Mac/Win/Net) and MYOB (UK Version) for accounting. * New pricing as low as $99/year when purchased in bundles with qualified web hosting providers such as MacDock (http://www.macdock.com/) and Secure.cc (http://www.secure.cc/). * Support for international realtime FedEx shipping quotes - from anywhere to anywhere. * New modules including 2Checkout, viaKLIX and eWay payments, DHL shipping (US),support for multiple table-based shipping quotes and quotes based on world regions. * 20% Performance improvement over previous versions taking advantage of new MySQL and PHP features. * Key enhancements to the overall admin user interface...

ResFool 1.0 SAN DIEGO, California (January 14, 2004) - The La Jolla Underground is pleased to announce version 1.0 of ResFool. ResFool is the only Mac OS X native resource editor with full ResEdit template support for under $20 (USD). With advanced template support that surpasses ResEdit and native OS X operation, you can scratch off one more reason to run Classic. Here are a few of ResFool's features: * Template Based Editing Use one of the 100 included templates to edit existing resource types. If those aren't enough for you, you can construct your own using 94 template types, or use one made by other people in the active Macintosh developer community. * Modern File Types ResFool can edit and create data-fork based resource files in addition to old-style resource forks. You can even open and edit bundles (.app, ..rtfd, etc) as if they were standard resource files. * Preview Media See your images in list mode, or preview them in separate windows. No longer are you stuck with PICT...

Announcing TunesAtWork -- Leave your music at home, and listen at work. Free. TunesAtWork lets you listen to your personal iTunes music collection while at your office or lab, even though your iTunes collection resides at home. TunesAtWork is a specialized web server that runs on your home Macintosh and serves web pages that present your music collection (including playlists) organized visually much the same as in iTunes itself. This makes it easy to find what you're looking for. Clicking the various links in the web page will cause MP3 files to be streamed from your home Mac to the computer where your browser is running. As long as that computer (where the browser is running) has a helper application that can play streamed MP3 files (e.g., WinAmp on Windows, MacAmp or iTunes itself on Macintosh), you will hear your music on that computer. TunesAtWork is free. It requires a Mac, OS X, iTunes 4, and a high-speed internet connection. Because TunesAtWork is for personal use, it...

Azlance, LLC Debuts New Product ORLANDO, FL - January 9, 2004 - Azlance, LLC, introduces Azlance Timeline 1.0 for MacOS X 10.3 (Panther). A trial version of Azlance Timeline is available for download at http://www.azlance.com/ Azlance Timeline is a full-featured, easy-to-use tool for building and displaying event-object relationships within the framework of an enhanced numberline based timeline. A choice of time formats shipped with the product, the ability to embed images, and embed links to any outside source including files and URLs. About Azlance Timeline Azlance Timeline can be used by students, writers, project managers, and anyone else who needs to create a color-coded, key-based view of event relationships. Scheduling, event planning, project release overviews, historical research charts, recipe preparation, and any other event based activities can be visualized as a series of events on an Azlance Timeline chart. Availability Azlance Timeline can be downloaded today from www....

WINCHESTER, Mass. January 8, 2004--MacShareware.net has made available MacPAD 1.0 at their website. As featured in a TidBITS article last month by Adam Engst http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07463 , MacPAD is an application that allows software developers to set their product information in a central location, where shareware websites can go and check for the latest versions of software without the developer having to waste time submitting their changes multiple times. While MacPAD will be made available separately, the version found on MacShareware.net includes a Software Developers Kit (SDK) that includes source code for developers to have automatic version checking built into their software. Source code is included for Carbon, Cocoa, REALBasic and php. The software utilities and source code have been provided for free to the Mac community by many developers, including Kevin Ballard, Mark Fleming, David Dunham, Tom McGrath and Ricardo Batista. The web site address is http://...

REALVIZ Launch Stitcher 4.0 at Macworld 2004 in San Francisco Demonstrations of Latest Version of Acclaimed Panorama Software, January 6.-9. At Macworld Expo, Moscone Center, REALVIZ Booth #2623 MACWORLD EXPO, San Francisco (January 6, 2004) - REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, announced today the release of Stitcher 4.0 for Mac OS X. Acknowledged as "the industry-standard software for creating panoramas" (3D World), REALVIZ Stitcher is a professional-level application, used by thousands of professional photographers, architects, multimedia and 3D artists worldwide, and enables the creation of high-quality panoramas for the Web, film, print, and 3D. At the show, the REALVIZ team will be demonstrating Stitcher 4.0, as well as the very latest versions of their other award-winning products available on the Macintosh platform, including MatchMover Professional 3.0, ImageModeler 3.5 and ReTimer SD/HD. REALVIZ Stitcher 4.0 offers a number of powerful feature...

(January 7, 2004) Announcing the release of X Overload v2.1 X Overload is an application with a collection of useful utilities that lets you manage and maintain your Mac OS X and classic system folder. Here are some of the key things you can do with X Overload. * Manage items in Mac OS X. Allows you to manage Contextual Menu Items, Fonts, Preference files, Preference Panes, Services, Screen Savers located in the library folders in Mac OS X. * Manage items in Classic System folder. Allows you to manage Apple Menu Items, Contextual Menu Items, Control Panels, Control Strips Modules, Extensions, Fonts, Startup Items, Internet Plug-ins located inside Classic system folder. You can also search or browse the database for error codes. * Delete unnecessary localization language files. Delete localization language files that you do not need to save hard disk space. You can easily save 100 to 200MB in disk space. X Overload is distribute as shareware. The shareware fee cost USD20 per year. User...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APconnections Releases the Netequalizer, Allowing Professionals, ISPs, Schools and Gamers to Better Control Internet Bandwidth Usage LAFAYETTE, Colo., Jan. 6, 2004 -- Bandwidth control, or the fair sharing of internet bandwidth, has become increasingly important any place where multiple users share a common internet access point. Without some form of bandwidth control, one or two heavy users can easily slow everybody else's connection down, thus reducing the high speed experience to a frustrating dial-up deja vu. The model followed by APconnections to bring their products out, has been somewhat unconventional. APconnections is a completely organic company started in a garage on sweat equity. They have mastered the ability to develop and distribute free technology for the techie crowd, and then bundle and integrate the same technology in a professional version for customers who want something ready to plug in. The Netequalizer and related technologies are...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prosoft Engineering Debuts Two New Products at Macworld San Francisco 2004 Pleasanton, CA =F1 January 6, 2004 =F1 Prosoft Engineering, makers of professional-grade software for the rest of us, introduces Data Backup 2.0 and Data Rescue X version 10.4 at Macworld San Francisco 2004. Demonstrations of Data Backup 2.0 and Data Rescue X v10.4 are available in booth # 834. Prosoft\'s award-winning Data Backup, a full-featured, easy-to-use backup utility, has a whole new look and feel. With a brand new user interface, streamlined functionality and faster transfers, Data Backup 2.0 allows you to perform backups with minimal effort. Prosoft=EDs award-winning Data Rescue X, an emergency file recovery program, debuts version 10.4 with a new user interface, faster recovery, and extended capabilities. With the addition of Content Based Recovery, Data Rescue X v10.4 supports flash media cards from digital cameras and MP3 players. Data Rescue X v10.4 will even recover deleted...

SYBASE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF ENTERPRISE RDBMS ON MAC OS X PANTHER Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.1 Provides First High-Performance RDBMS Available On Apple's Breakthrough Platform SYNOPSIS: Sybase, Inc. announces general availability of Sybase=AE Adaptive Server=AE Enterprise 12.5.1, the latest release of the company's enterprise-class relational database management system (RDBMS), on Apple's Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther" Server. * Key new features take advantage of the performance enhancements of Panther, resulting in even lower TCO and improved ease of use. * Sybase is committed to addressing current business problems in data management through comprehensive, high-value solutions that offer the best performance with the economical use of resources. * Sybase will be at Macworld San Francisco January 5-9, 2004 in booth #1548. DUBLIN, Calif. - January 6, 2004 - Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, today announced...

DoubleSight Launches New Online Web Store at www.doublesight.com Innovative, Competitively-priced DoubleSight Dual LCD Display Now Available Direct to Consumers Fullerton, CA-Jan. 5, 2004-DoubleSight(tm) Displays, LLC, developer of innovative LCD-based products, today launched its secure online Web store at www.doublesight.com providing a direct channel for small and mid-sized enterprises and technology savvy end users to purchase the fully integrated DoubleSight DS-1500 dual LCD display and accessory products. "With the addition of our new Web store, consumers can now securely purchase the DoubleSight dual LCD display at their convenience online using any Web browser, by phone via our toll-free number (1-877-Two LCDs), or through our growing network of authorized resellers," said Jay Muskovich, Chief Executive Officer of DoubleSight Displays, LLC. "Our new Web store was developed with a priority on convenience and accessibility for customers in a wide variety of industries and...

CRYPTOCard LAUNCHES CRYPTO-SERVER X AUTHENTICATION SOLUTION FOR THE MAC CRYPTO-Server X Makes It Simple To Positively Authenticate All Mac OS X Panther Users MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, January 6, 2004 - CRYPTOCard, (www.cryptocard.com) an innovative leader in authentication technology, today announced the launch of CRYPTO-Server X, the authentication solution designed specifically for Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther." CRYPTO-Server X makes it simple to positively identify all Mac users attempting to access a VPN or Web-based system by coupling something in the user's possession (a multi-function smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN). CRYPTO-Server X generates a one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen credentials useless to hackers. CRYPTO-Server X's familiar ATM-style protocol eliminates the user resistance often encountered when organizations attempt to implement an additional layer of security, while the...

Dantz Launches Retrospect 6.0, the New Benchmark for Macintosh Backups; Now Protects Mac OS X ``Panther'' and Xserve RAID, Breaks Terabyte Limit WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004--Dantz(R) Development Corp. today announced Retrospect(R) 6.0, the latest version of the number one backup and restore software for the Macintosh(R). Retrospect 6.0 now protects Power Mac G4 and G5 computers running Mac OS X "Panther," backs up Xserve RAIDs hosting multiple terabytes of data, and supports SCSI and Fibre Channel tape libraries. "Retrospect 6.0 is the culmination of nearly two decades of industry-leading innovation and refinement based on the real-world needs of our customers," said Tony Barbagallo, VP of Worldwide Marketing at Dantz Development Corp. "With this release, Dantz continues our proud history of protecting the creative intellectual property of Macintosh users." "Dantz was one of the first backup and restore software vendors to support Mac OS X and we are pleased...

Runtime Revolution to Preview New Technologies at Macworld Security features, themes, and more on display January 5th, 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland - Runtime Revolution today announced that it will be previewing new technology, still in early development, at Macworld Expo SF. Revolution's user-centric approach to software development brings the power of an advanced, multi-platform development tool to programmers and authors at all levels of expertise. The press, the public, and Revolution developers are invited to stop by the Runtime Revolution booth for an early look at new features, now in early development. These exciting new capabilities include: * Industrial-strength data encryption * Support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for secure Internet connections * Advanced Windows XP themes for your cross-platform applications * ... and much more - come to the RunRev booth for a special demo! "We're constantly developing new features for Revolution, to meet our developers' needs for creating...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2004, San Francisco Thursby Announces Release of DAVE v5 Today, at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Thursby Software Systems, Inc. announced the new release of DAVE v5. Since the early days of Mac OS 8, DAVE has been the leading solution for connecting Apple Macintosh personal computers into existing Microsoft networks. "Our customers tell us that security continues to be one of their biggest concerns," says George Colley, President of Thursby. "We continue to enhance our products in response to what our customers need and want," Colley adds. "Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 enhanced the default network security by using what is referred to as NTLMv2 and SMB signing. Thursby has the only SMB product offerings for the Macintosh that will work with these machines without degrading the security level," says Colley. This major enhancement to DAVE was done with both state-of-the-art and legacy machines in mind. Recognizing that there is still a great need...

CHRONOPATH INTRODUCES THE NEW CHRONOSCAN New "Rev 2" Chronoscan supports all applications and sports a slicker design at a more affordable price. ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- JANUARY 5, 2004 - Chronopath, Inc., today, has introduced a new revision of its barcode scanner built for Mac OS X. New in Chronoscan 2: - Now works in all applications (as long as the computer is USB-ready). - New lightweight design allows for easier gripping and scanning. - Visual indicator improved to two-color. - Support for additional symbologies. Purchasing the Chronoscan costs only US$149 and includes the full version of Library 2. Shipping and handling for the item is $4.95. Additional information is available at (http://www.chronopath.com/chronoscan). A demo version of Library is also available at (http://www.chronopath.com/library).

CHRONOPATH UNVEILS LIBRARY 2.0 Major upgrade to Chronopath's popular library cataloging application adds support movies, music, and games. ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- JANUARY 5, 2004 - Chronopath, Inc., today, has released Library 2.0, a new upgrade to its complete library solution. This new version of Library features a whole new, faster core database along with support for games, music, and movies to accompany the existing books-only support. Library 2 is also all rewritten and redesigned for the user's satisfaction. This version takes on the well known, user-friendly "iApp look" to make viewing and cataloging a better experience. New in Library 2.0: - Rewrote the core database to be much faster, stabler, and less likely to be corrupted. - Redesigned the interface to use the user-friendly "iApp" look. - Added support for additional media types: music, movies, and games. - Added many more fields to the books media type. - Added additional adjustments to web export for more media types. -...

iPatch 2.1 has been released. iPatch 2.1 is an utility to compare resources of two applications, and can produce a self-applying patch to update an older version of an application to a newer version. It now includes Multi-patch option (you can create a patch for more than one application) and is now Panther & Jaguar compatible. You can now patch Carbon Applications and Resources Fork files too. It supports French, English, German and Japanese localizations. The update of this 7$ shareware is FREE for all registered users. Version 2.1 (04.01.2004) - Fix a bug causing patches not able to be applied on applications. - Add an option to give a metallized interface to the patch. All other informations can be found on http://www.ipatch.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. MODESITT SOFTWARE RELEASES BACKTRACK 1.0 Background application adds a new level of safety for all documents by recording and logging all text that is typed in any application. January 2. Modesitt Software announced today the immediate availability of BackTrack 1.0 for Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). BackTrack brings Mac users a new level of safety by logging all text that is typed onto all applications. BackTrack creates a new log file for each day, and stores the log files in a folder within the users Home Documents folder for easy access. The log file contains the application name, the window name, the date & time, and what you typed. BackTrack is a background application, so you won't see it in the dock. BackTrack is a useful backup utility for all Mac users who are using Mac OS 10.3 or greater. BackTrack is only $15, and is available for immediate download from (http://www.modesittsoftware.com). About Modesitt Software Founded in 1993, Modesitt Software (...

FontAgent Pro for Panther Released (font size="-1" )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span )           (span )(/span)         (/div )    World's Only Mac OS X Native Font Management and Repair Software Gets Panther Compatibility Upgrade, New Installer, and Adobe CS Support   December 30, 2003  [Los Gatos, CA] Insider Software announced today the release of version 1.4 of FontAgent Pro, the world's first OS X native font management and repair utility and the only font manager to offer auto-activation in Adobe...

HAVE NO FEAR THE HESS EVENTS LIST IS HERE The (in)famous Hess Memorial Macworld Events web site rises up through the dust barely left by the creative Macworld Expo NY to once again populate its page with press conferences, parties, author signings, and user group gatherings. The Hess Memorial Macworld Events and Party Page for Macworld Expo San Francisco (Jan 5 - 9) is the ONLY comprehensive source of events. Even if you don't go to the show, check the list for related Internet events. There's no reason to be left out just because you're not in San Francisco! I made the list, so you should check it twice. Look for the parties and events at: http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml (-- Link here http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partyregis.html (-- user registration for Ilene's Machine notices Please send any any scheduled events, press conferences, or product information for the page by Monday, Jan. 5th. Please email to ilenesmachine-at-comcast.net (replace -at- with @). You can still...

(font color="#333333")Softpress Launches DataDesigner for FileMaker 6 and Freeway Pro December 24th, 2003 FileMaker Developers can Design their Data for the Web Softpress today launched DataDesigner, a suite of Actions for the creation of dynamic FileMaker 6 sites with Freeway Pro. "FileMaker has always been the first choice for databases on the Mac, but constructing Web sites based on those databases has been restricted by the limited flexibility of FileMaker's Instant Web-publishing or has required manually adding of complex CDML tags to Web pages."commented Managing Director Richard Logan. "Now, with DataDesigner and its intuitive Mac interface, it's easy to generate and deploy all the necessary CDML code and construct beautifully designed and presented FM-driven Web sites." (font color="#333333")DataDesigner is on Special Holiday Offer of $99 until the end of January and is only available from the Softpress Website : http://www.softpress.com. (Freeway Pro is required) About...

Valentina Technology Release 1.10 Available INTRODUCES XCODE AND PANTHER SUPPORT ON MAC; .NET ON WINDOWS December 22, 2003. Beaverton, Oregon. Paradigma Software, makers of the Valentina line of database products announced the availability of Valentina Technology Release 1.1.0 and associated new products. Valentina Technology Release 1.10 includes a general update to all Valentina products and includes numerous fixes and SQL improvements for all supported development environments, based on user feedback. For Mac OS deployment, Technology Release 1.10 introduces support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther across all Release 1.10 products. Valentina C++ for Mac OS X 1.10 now supports development with Apple=92s xCod= e development environment as well as Metrowerks CodeWarrior. Paradigma Software also introduces Valentina.net, a new version of its database engine for use with Microsoft Visual Studio.net. Valentina.net is immediately available for $199 directly from Paradigma Software and European...

Revzeroconf Networking SDK for Revolution Released Open-Source SDK for Zeroconf/Rendezvous Networking Santa Fe NM, US December 18th, 2003 Mindlube Software today announced the availability of revzeroconf, a software development kit that gives developers the ability to easily add Zeroconf/Rendezvous(tm) networking to their Revolution applications. Zeroconf standardizes networking protocols for delivering hassle-free ad-hoc networking, service discovery, and IP configuration, enabling computers to automatically find out what networking services are available. (Rendezvous is Apple Computer's implementation of Zeroconf, and has been enjoyed by Mac users since OS X 10.2.) Zeroconf is becoming widely used by electronics and printer manufacturers, as well as software developers. The revzeroconf SDK makes these capabilities available to Revolution developers for Mac OS 10.2 or newer and Windows 2000/XP or newer. Future releases will support Linux and FreeBSD. Revzeroconf is powered by...

QuickerTek Announces Two new products The "Plug N Play" Antenna For Apple Extreme Airport Base Stations AND The G5 Blue Tooth Extension Antenna cable Wichita, Ks -Dec 17, 2003 - QuickerTek, developers of PowerBook antennas for Titanium PowerBooks and external antennas for both the Graphite and Snow wireless base stations, is now shipping their "Plug N Play" external antenna that works with Apple's Airport Extreme Base Stations (Extreme with USB and External Antenna port). The Plug N Play typically increases signal line-of-sight distance to an average of 600 yards, and makes it easy for users to install their own antennas, using external antenna ports. The "Plug N play" is priced at $89.95 and is available immediately. The Plug N Play antenna does not require any base station modifications or installation software. The Plug N Play includes a 5Dbi Omni directional antenna along with the necessary cabling, bracket and installation instructions. QuickerTek also includes a CD for measuring...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Ebook Published: "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" Ithaca, NY (December 17, 2003) -- "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" by Kirk McElhearn, an electronic book that takes the mystery out of user accounts in Mac OS X, shipped earlier this week and sold over 600 copies in its first 24 hours of availability. "Understanding users and accounts in Mac OS X is key to setting up the Mac correctly and performing basic troubleshooting, should something goes wrong," said author Kirk McElhearn. "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther" offers strategies for setting up accounts in a variety of common situations (a single user Mac, a Mac shared by a family or a small office, or Macs in public facilities), and provides account setup and usage instructions. Then it delves into customizing the login experience (including how to eliminate the need to type a password), the ramifications of Fast User Switching, and how users on the same Mac...

PRESS RELEASE (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) Santa has a new ride and brings iStopMotion 1.2 Munich, Germany - December 16th, 2003. Boinx iStopMotion 1.2 brings a new level of performance to the popular Stop Motion animation and Time Lapse capturing tool for Mac OS X and makes it more fun to use. Tune into the web site to see how Santa got captured with iStopMotion while acquiring a new ride. Boinx iStopMotion 1.2 "This release is really going to change the feeling of working with iStopMotion", says Achim Breidenbach, chief developer of iStopMotion. "The huge performance improvements for capturing an image make the software much more fun to use." Time lapse recording with 1 second intervals is now possible even on moderately equiped Macs like the iMac G3s. The new version is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and QuickTime 6.4. "StopMotion is a gem of a program that brings sophisticated stop-motion and time-lapse recording abilities to anyone with USB/Firewire camera and a Mac...

KMremoteControl - the program that lets you use one system's keyboard/mouse to operate all the PCs and Macs on your desk ... just got Panther-ized. 2003-Dec-16 : Derman Enterprises announces a free update to KMremoteControl, the cross-platform program that lets you use one system's keyboard/mouse to operate all the PCs and Macs on your desk: - use your favorite keyboard/mouse for all your work - recover your desk space ... hide the extra keyboards, mice and mouse pads - control all your PCs and Macs via your favorite Mac or PC - avoid buying that KVM switch (for systems on your desk) - great for laptop users - use with ClipCommControl to synchronize Clipboards (Mac only) Version 1.30 (Mac) adds the following: - various changes required by Panther/OS X 10.3 - fixed a problem where a screen-size change on the controlled system would not be recognized by the controlling system - fixed the "shift arrow-key" select operation when a Mac is controlling a PC - fixed a problem where a license...

TypeRecorder X 2.0 for Macintosh OS X Released PALM BEACH, FL - Dec. 16, 2003 -- Rampell Software, LLC has released TypeRecorder X 2.0 for Macintosh, a significant upgrade to its flagship keystroke recording application. TypeRecorder X records all keystrokes typed and applications used on a computer, providing a potentially life-saving record of your work as well as a useful log of computer activity. An effective backup tool, TypeRecorder X is a must for users who do a lot of typing. TypeRecorder X automatically saves all work to a daily log file, which can be retrieved in the event of an application or computer crash---or if any sort of work is accidentally deleted or modified. Because TypeRecorder X records all keystrokes along with the applications they were typed in and the time they were typed, it is easy to reconstruct any lost work, or to go back to an earlier draft of a document. Even if you forget to save, TypeRecorder will always be recording. TypeRecorder X also...

Enhanced QuickTime External For Revolution Brings New Capabilities to Revolution Salt Lake City, Utah December 16th, 2003 Blue Mango Multimedia, LLC today announced the Enhanced QuickTime External, which extends the QuickTime features available to the Revolution software development system. The external is available for Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Windows. The Enhanced QuickTime External greatly expands the capabilities available to Revolution developers. In addition to playing movies and responding to callback messages, the external adds support for advanced QuickTime features such as wired actions, editing, movie download status, and intermovie communication. Developers can now create QuickTime-rich Revolution applications that allow creation and editing of QuickTime movies. Editing support includes: * Saving movies * Disabling save * Exporting * Extracting a track from a movie * Deleting tracks * Copy and paste * Add and add scaled HREFTracks can be created, annotations can be modified...