Dockland Software has announced Fantasktik (http://www.docklandsoft.com/fantasktik), taskbar application for Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). It lets users see and switch between open windows and applications. Fantasktik groups windows by application. Double-clicking on an application icon provides a way to manage the taskbar real-estate by collapsing and expanding the windows associated with the application. Among Fantasktik's features are large document previews created with Leopard's Core Animation technology. Just hover over a window and Fantasktik will display a smooth animation to show the window contents. Inspired by the new multitouch interfaces, Fantasktik introduces Click and Slide to browse through open windows. Click and Slide offers a way to see all windows while keeping a minimal interface. Dockland Software is currently offering Fantasktik at an introductory price of US$9.99 until Sept. 30. After this it will cost $14.99. A fully-functional, 15-day demo version is available...

MacMod.com (http://www.macmod.com/) has announced the beginning of the fifth annual "Great MacMod Challenge" sponsored by iFixit.com. In the event computer "modders" submit their creations for a review by a panel of judges for over US$2,000 worth of prizes. Each contestant is allowed to submit up to three mods and will be judged by a panel of influential Mac community members on the level of difficulty, creativity, integration, and functionality. The first 30 contestants will receive a gift set valued at over $90, including the Booq Venom Pulse bag, Speck See-Thru MacBook cover, and an iFixit multi-purpose tool. All contestants get a commemorative Great MacMod Challenge 2008 T-shirt. The top three mods will be in the running for a great set of prize packages sponsored by iFixit, Griffin Technology, and HostingOutfitters. All entrees must be based around a Macintosh or Apple product. All submissions must be emailed to modguide@macmod.com by Aug. 11:59 (Eastern) Entrees can be submitted...

DJ-1800, professional deejay software for the Mac, has been updated to version 3.2. The upgrade introduces Nicecast and Hercules Rmx support, and adds a new full-screen mode. "Nicecast and DJ-1800 could have been made for each other," says Dave Addey, CEO of DJ-1800. "This new version makes it easy to show off your mixing skills to the world! And we're really excited to bring Hercules Rmx support to DJ-1800. With its rock-solid build quality, microphone talk-over feature and four-channel sound card, it's no surprise that the new Rmx is already one of the most popular DJ controllers around." A fully-featured demo of DJ-1800 is available to download from www.dj1800.com, with the full version retailing at $80. Users who have previously purchased DJ-1800 v1 or v2 can upgrade for $20. Version 3.2 is a free upgrade for users of v3.0 or v3.1. Nicecast and Hercules DJ Controller Rmx support is provided via two new plug-ins, available to download for free from the DJ-1800 web site: www....

Insider Software today announced the premiere of FontAgent Pro 4 for Windows Vista and XP, available immediately as a public beta release. FontAgent Pro 4 is a major update to Insider's industry-leading font management software for creative professionals. The new version brings a number of font management capabilities that include: ° SmartSearch, an advanced search feature that finds fonts--both locally and on the Internet--that match concept keywords entered by users, and displays found fonts in their native typefaces ° Integrated search, purchase and download of fonts from the Internet ° Auto-activation plug-ins for Adobe CS2 and CS3 that find, match and activate fonts as users open InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop documents ° Waterfall view that displays fonts in cascading point sizes ° Improved font diagnostics and integrity engine ensures that fonts are ready to rip and since all font diagnostics and repair occur before the fonts can be used, workflow integrity is assured. °...

Falkon Ware's new SerialMailer 5.7 comes with an inbuild mail server. Bulk mails can now be posted directly fron any Mac running OS X 10.4 Tiger and above simply by choosing the "Local Server" option. A regular mail account is no longer neccessary. Another new feature are the rewritten special fields. They come with options for combined rules and a grown field for entries, making it possible to insert content of any type. Even posting messages in different languages in a single go can easily be done. On top it is now possible to move and turn graphics anywhere in an e-mail document. This gives new freedom for posting e-mails with an individual touch. SerialMailer 5.7 is available for download at www.falkonware.com. The price is 29,95 USD. An update from a previous version 5.6.x is free.

Belltech Systems has released DrawAnywhere.com 2.0 (http://www.drawAnywhere.com/), an update of the web-based diagramming application that helps users draw flow charts, Process diagrams, organizational charts and more, and export as image files or print them. DrawAnywhere.com is platform independent and works with Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and Unix. It requires Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer or any web browser with Adobe Flash Player 9 installed. With DrawAnywhere.com 2.0, you can log in from anywhere to create or modify your diagrams. You can upload your own images to be used in your diagram and export your diagram as an image file (JPEG, PNF, GIF, TIFF, etc.). There's no software to download and install. DrawAnywhere.com offers lots of pre-designed shapes.

Tom Bihn, a designer, manufacturer, and retailer of laptop bags, backpacks, messenger bags, and briefcases, has introduced the Checkpoint Flyer Laptop Briefcase (http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/TBP/TB1701), a new "checkpoint friendly" briefcase-style laptop bag with a protective compartment for a laptop computer. The Checkpoint Flyer provides the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with a clear, unobstructed x-ray view of the laptop in the bag. It's Tom Bihn's answer to an intensive, five-month design challenge issued by the TSA to design a laptop bag that meets its newly implemented "checkpoint friendly" program guidelines. T The Checkpoint Flyer Laptop Briefcase is made in the US and is constructed of 1050 denier ballistic nylon, splash-proof YKK Uretek zippers, Duraflex Stealth buckles, and Poron foam-padded handles. It sports over 11 organizational pockets. A back pocket zips open to accommodate the handle of a roll-aboard and it has a quick-access boarding pass/map...

Comm-Unity Networking Systems releases the sixth and final public beta of its upcoming FTPit Pro plug-in for FileMaker Pro. This is a complete rewrite of the Classic FileMaker 6 FTPit plug-in for FileMaker Pro 7 and above. With this plug-in you can transfer files to and from your computer using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) all from within FileMaker Pro. Beta 6 is now Feature Complete for Version 2.0. The final DownloadDir and UploadDir functions are now included. The next release will be the final version so we ask that this version be tested for any remaining bugs to be fixed for the final release. This beta is available immediately at http://labs.cnsplug-ins.com/ for both Mac OS X and Windows. FTPit Pro is a FileMaker Pro 7+ plug-in that uses FTP to transfer files to and from your computer. It is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.9+ and any version of Windows that FileMaker Pro 7+ runs on. Use it to upload static web pages to a website, download database upgrades from a...

Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Keyboard Maestro 3.4, the new version of its powerful productivity enhancer for Mac OS X. This release adds a Typed String trigger so you can fire off macros when you type a matching string (optionally deleted before executing the macro). This opens a whole range of new macro triggers allowing you to create triggers with easily remembered mnemonics. We have also improved the appearance of the powerful Program and Windows switchers to look similar to the more limited default system program switcher. This release enhances the import/export of Named Clipboard to allow better sharing of macros. A number of other enhancements and bug fixes as documented below are also included. Using Keyboard Maestro's macros you can control and enhance applications; control windows or menus; insert text; open documents, applications or URLs; execute scripts; control the system or iTunes; and more, all with the touch of a key, click of the mouse,...

Bambooapps (http://www.bambooapps.com) has released Keep Your Word 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). It lets you build your own dictionary, classifying and grouping the terms exactly how you want to, while helping you to learn the longest list of words thanks to its different exercise modes. Keep Your Word is designed to: let you build your own dictionary; organize and classify your words; find words quickly; and do exercises. It costs US$24.95. An unregistered version can be downloaded. It's fully functional, although limited to 30 days. Keep Your Word requires Leopard, and runs on any Mac supported by Leopard.

Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the launch of Toon Boom Studio 4.5 and its Toon Boom Studio Importer to Flash (TBSi). This latest version widens the animation possibilities by enabling users to create photo animation and live-action cartooning. Additional new features include a better integration with Photoshop files, extended ease of use, the ability to print, more export options to iTunes and YouTube as well as the import of Flip Boom and Animation-ish projects. TBSi lets users import Toon Boom Studio projects directly into Adobe Flash CS2 and CS3, resulting in a streamlined workflow for adding interactivity to their projects. Studio 4.5's feature highlights include: Live-action cartooning Import video files and draw over them to create Roger Rabbit style live-action cartoon animation. Explore rotoscoping by tracing over live-action videos and create even more realistic animation. Animate photos in cut-out Import photos and portraits to build a library of key poses which...

Reinda (http://www.reinda.de), a German-based company, has announced a line of "iMac Carry-on Pockets" for transporting 20 and 24-inch iMacs. They have a black design made out of "hard-wearing fabric" that offers protection against moving around. These pockets are produced in eumuenster and wear the sign " made in Germany". They're designed to be light, waterproof and well-padded. A should strap enables you to transport the iMac on your shoulder. According to the folks at Reinda, you can insert and secure your iMac in about 15 seconds with the Carry-On Pocket. Reinda is also planning a line of pockets for the MacBook, MacBook Pro and iPod.

Softhing has released a new version of Entourage Email Archive X 4 (http://www.softhing.com/eeax_files/eeax4.zip) with support to the new Entourage 2008 and IMAP accounts. EEAX 4.x works on Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) with Microsoft Entourage 2008. The update fixed a bug that prevents to properly delete the emails processed when the user selects a session containing errors. EEAX now properly handles messages with subject longer than 255 characters when they are saved as .eml files. More than the available earlier settings, in the filter area is now possible to define to process emails older than X days. EEAX has been successfully tested with the latest 10.5.4 and Office 12.1.1 update. EEAX includes the latest version of the freeware SpotInside to browse and search the archives including the real time preview of search results using the Apple Spotlight technology. The latest version also has minors internal changes to the interface, dialogs messages and manual. EEAX 3.x is available for...

Ambrosia Software has released WireTap Anywhere, which is being presented in Ambrosia's booth (#313) at the 2008 New Media Expo in the Las Vegas Convention Center. This professional, low latency audio tool lets you take the audio output from any Mac application or hardware input device and bring it into your favorite audio recording application. A free trial of WireTap Anywhere can be downloaded at http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/utilities/wta/ Any program that produces audio can appear as an audio input device, allowing you to record or process it in any other application that can record from a microphone or other audio input device. For instance, record both sides of a Skype or iChat conversation directly into Peak for editing... or go the other way, and pipe the audio output of Logic Pro over Skype or iChat for a friend to listen to. Easily create and edit all of your WireTap Anywhere devices from System Preferences. Once your devices are created, simply change the input within your...

Canvastic LLC (http://www.canvastic.com) has updated Canvastic, the integrated writing, graphics and publishing tool for students in grades K-8 for the Mac and Windows platforms, to version 3.5. The program allows students to publish pages, books, presentations and more. Canvastic's 3.5 new Audio Tool allows for voice recording, iTunes integration, and inserted sounds. The audio can be played in the document or in presentations. Canvastic is now a Universal Binary application so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Mac. Version 3.5 supports transparency and color tones in its graphics and text. Spell checking can be enabled or not. The "Learn" button can be enabled or not. Custom words and lists can be added then locked preventing students from corrupting the user dictionary. New brush shapes in Canvastic 3.5 provide more artistic control, but still keep the choices to a manageable level. Digital photographs can be included. Templates, backgrounds and art that support curriculum...

Robosoft (http://www.robosoftin.com/games/ ) hasannounced its latest work in porting Battlestations Midway game to the Macintosh platform. The title reinforces Robosoft's commitment to being a market leader in porting the best-selling AAA titles from PC/ Consoles to the Mac platform. Using a combination of OpenGL and great developer tools from Apple, the Robosoft engineering team has brought yet another popular game title to the Mac. "Our collaboration with Feral Interactive has been an extraordinary experience." said Rohith Bhat, MD and CEO, Robosoft Technologies. ""Battlestations was one of the graphics intensive AAA titles handled by us with extensive use of vertex and fragment programs. Our experience with XCode, in-depth knowledge on both Windows and Mac technologies has enabled us to successfully map the advanced game features from Windows and optimize performance for the Mac". David Stephen, managing director of Feral Interactive said., "Working with Robosoft has been a...

Starting tomorrow (Aug. 14) Vertus and Imagenomic will offer a series of software bundles that will provide photographers and creative professionals with unique, award-winning solutions for image extractions and creative enhancements. From August 14 to September 30, 2008, Imagenomic's entire plug-in suite, which includes Noiseware Pro, Portraiture, and RealGrain, will be bundled with Vertus' Fluid Mask 3 at a 20 percent discount. Photographers, graphic designers and image editors alike will be able to incorporate these industry leading tools into their creative and production workflows at a significant reduction in cost. "This is truly an exciting venture as imaging professionals will not only have access to a single bundle of programs, but multiple combinations," said James Carr-Jones, president and CEO of Vertus. "Having spent several years trying to identify and serve the particular needs of the imaging industry, we have become extremely familiar with the importance of...

Final Draft, Inc., publisher of Final Draft, the #1-selling scriptwriting software, announces jury members for its 9th annual Big Break International Screenplay Contest. These stellar jury members represent award-winning writers and development executives. They will judge the top-10 scripts in September, and the top-three winners will be announced at an awards event in October. The 2008 judges are * Dana Stevens--Writer: Life or Something Like It; For Love of the Game; City of Angels * Benderspink management/production--A History of Violence; The Ring; Red Eye * Blake Snyder--author: Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need * Bruce Feirstein--Writer: The World is Not Enough; Tomorrow Never Dies; GoldenEye The Big Break contest is an annual, global screenwriting competition designed to promote emerging creative talent. The winner is awarded $15,000 cash plus meetings with industry professionals and a year-long mentorship through CineStory. Now in its ninth year...

MacProVideo (http://www.macProVideo.com), a supplier of software tutorial-videos, has released a new three-hour Sibelius tutorial called "Sibelius 101: Core Sibelius." Sibelius is an application for any musician that needs to create custom scores and lead sheets. In this new tutorial by veteran educator Gary Atkins, you'll learn how to create complex scores and musical arrangements using Sibelius. Entering notes, creating chords, navigating your arrangement and printing lead sheets are topics that are covered in fine detail. You'll also learn how to format your lead sheets. Sibelius 101: Core Sibelius is available on for Direct Download or on DVD-ROM for US$49.50, exclusively at macProVideo.com. Until Aug. 19, you can save 15 percent off the cover price of this tutorial using the following coupon code: 08sibeliusnews15

Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi), which makes a wireless memory card for digital cameras, and SmugMug (http://www.smugmug.com), an online photo sharing site, announced a partnership that will provide free geotagging and hotspot access for SmugMug members using an Eye-Fi Share card or original Eye-Fi Card. The Eye-Fi cards automatically upload pictures from a digital camera to a computer and to the web for photo sharing. For a limited time, Eye-Fi Share and Eye-Fi Card users who choose SmugMug for photo sharing will receive one year of free hotspot access, allowing photo uploads on-the-go from more than 10,000 Wayport hotspots, and geotagging, which automatically adds geographic information to each photo to indicate where the image was taken. "SmugMug users who have Eye-Fi cards love how easy it is to upload photos and share those memories in cool ways on our site. Our photo map has become extremely popular and sets us apart from other online sharing sites," said Chris MacAskill, president...

HyperOffice (http://www.hyperoffice.com) has introduced HyperMeeting, a web conferencing tool for small and mid-sized businesses. HyperMeeting supports integrated audio, online application sharing, presentations, file sharing, whiteboard, network-based recording, remote control, and other built-in tools. Unlike other online meeting services where only the presenter controls the meeting, any HyperMeeting attendee may share any desktop, switch on the built-in recording capabilities and control other meeting functions. "This makes HyperMeeting ideal for sales conferences, webinars, online seminars and project meetings where anyone can contribute a great idea," says Farzin Arsanjani, president of HyperOffice. "You can fire up customer service and live tech support on the fly. Or collaborate with large audiences spread across the globe." HyperMeeting integrates with HyperOffice, an award-winning suite of web-based applications that make it easier for owners, employees, clients, partners...

Storyist Software, a developer of creative writing tools for Mac OS X, today announced the release of Storyist 1.4, an update to their popular story development tool for novelists and screenwriters. Storyist 1.4 incorporates many user-requested features, including a new formatting inspector window, the ability to read and write additional formats, enhancements to import and export functions, and new text tools. "Our writers are a diverse group," says Steve Shepard, CEO of Storyist Software. "We listened carefully to their requests and expanded the software's capabilities accordingly. The result is a tool that works even more effectively with a variety of workflows." Highlights of the release include: ° The Inspector: A new floating Inspector panel offers quick access to text, style, and document formatting properties. ° New File Formats: Storyist now provides converters for the Microsoft Word .docx and Open Office .odt file formats (Leopard only) and the Final Draft .fcf format, in...

Ubermind (http://www.ubermind.com) has released Maperture, its first plug-in for Aperture, Apple's software for professional photographers. It's am edit plug-in for Aperture that lets you geotag your photos a snap. With Maperture you can geotag a few images, or your entire library. In conjunction with the launch of Maperture, Ubermind is also releasing an updated version of its Aperture to Picasa Web Albums plug-in. Version 1.4.2 capitalizes on Maperture's capabilities by adding support for uploading geotagged images to Google's photo sharing service.

Yazsoft i(http://www.yazsoft.com) has release a new version (1.2.2) of ShareTool. Developed for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, ShareTool is hands down, the fastest, easiest, and most secure way to access all of your Bonjour services from anywhere in the world. No server or technical skills required. Just a simple mouse click. Also works with VPN connections. For anyone that's been itching to get Bonjour working over VPN, ShareTool is for you! ShareTool lets you access all of the Bonjour services on your home network from anywhere in the world. This includes iTunes Music Sharing, Screen Sharing, File Sharing, printing, and more. With ShareTool, you can listen to your entire iTunes music library at work, control the screen of any of your home computers, or grab that important file you forgot to bring with you. And this is simply the tip of the iceberg. With ShareTool, it's as if you've never left your own network. Some Key New Features in ShareTool: * Simple Setup: ShareTool automatically...

No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, chances are you're required to deliver visual presentations to your peers, boss, or your customers. Indeed, presentations have become the de facto business communication tool. Yet unlike verbal communication, thinking visually isn't easy, natural, or commonly taught in schools or business training programs. Fortunately, O'Reilly's newest release--slide:ology ($34.99)--fills that void. This highly anticipated resource is written by Nancy Duarte, President and CEO of Duarte Design in Mountain View, CA, the firm that created the presentation for "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's Oscar-winning film. Combining conceptual thinking and inspirational design, slide:ology offers practical approaches on how to create ideas, translate them into pictures, display them well, and then deliver them in your own natural way. "A great slideshows is determined by the type of interaction a presenter has with their slides" declares Nancy Duarte. "If...

Macvide (http://www.macvide.com/ ) has announced VideoFlash Converter 1.7, their video to Flash conversion utility for Mac OS X. Developed specifically for Mac users, VideoFlash Converter allows conversion of QuickTime compatible video to Adobe (Macromedia) Flash SWF and FLV files. The most popular formats are supported, including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, DivX and more. VideoFlash Converter offers an easy-to-use interface that guides the user through the conversion process. The application automatically provides ideal default settings, as well as offers the flexibility to crop video, set duration, adjust quality, and control many other audio/video preferences. Feature highlights include: * Convert all popular video formats, including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, and DivX * Choose between FLV or SWF output formats * Modify resolution, frame rate, video and audio bit rates, width, and height for particular needs * Crop videos to remove black sides * Preview your video from the first to...

The next meeting of The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia (MacBUS) will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 6:45 pm. With Automator in Leopard, there is now more reason than ever before to begin automating time consuming and repetitive tasks on your Mac. Join Ben Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC, and author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide," as we explore Automator's potential, discuss its benefits, and learn how to use Automator to automate tasks in your own unique workflow, giving you more time to focus on being creative. We will also take a look at Automator's new features in Leopard, including its ability automate virtually any Mac OS X application by recording your manual tasks, and then playing them back as part of a workflow. Anyone looking to get started with Automator, and anyone interested in learning more about Automator's new Leopard-specific features, will not want to miss this presentation. Ben...

Discarded Online is now in open beta at http://discarded.gamedozer.com . Discarded is a mix of beat-em-up, RPG, and card game where the action is king rather than the grind. Both during beta and after launch Discarded Online will be free to play. After beta, players will be able to purchase in game equipment, clothing, and items to aid them, but such purchases will not be required. Leveling in the game has taken a unique approach, with players able to change their stats at the start of each game. Items in the game temporarily use stats you assign, so while one mission may be best suited for hard power slugging, the next may have you focusing on defense and abilities. Form a team of up to 4 players from all over the world and go on a huge number of missions with variable level of difficulty, equip dozens of items, dozens of different clothing accessories, and of course slay a multitude of beasts. Discarded is a child-safe game with only animated violence and no blood, gore, or...

Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc, continues to Clarify RF by releasing the latest reptile in the growing family of stimulus transmitters used around the globe for drive-study analysis. The engineering team at Berkeley will showcase the Tortoise a high power stimulus transmitter containing ultra-clean, Class A amplifiers for simultaneous, dual-band independent transmissions from one portable unit. Quad cooling fans keep Tortoise cool, while the internal dual amplifiers simultaneously transmit up to 45 watts each allowing for more efficient drive-studies to be conducted within two distinct bands. Tortoise is easily controlled directly from the unit's top panel or through the ethernet, USB or RS-232 ports using the supplied remote control PC software. The unit has built-in over-voltage protection, forward and reverse power measurement as well as internal and external temperature measurements. Unique to the Tortoise will be an optional WiMAX modulator allowing users to simulate a...

A recent creative international collaboration between HiLo Media (http://www.hilomedia.com ) (http://www.kinemac.com )and Kinemac developer yields a unique high-definition tutorial video to orient new users to the software. Web and viral video production company HiLo Media recently completed a high-definition 11-minute tutorial video for Mac OS X 3D Animation software Kinemac. Kinemac developer Lorenzo Puleo worked tightly with HiLo Media producer Joseph Nilo in the creation of the video. Asheville, NC - Web and viral video production company HiLo Media recently completed a high-definition 11-minute tutorial video for Mac OS X 3D Animation software Kinemac. Kinemac developer Lorenzo Puleo worked tightly with HiLo Media producer Joseph Nilo in the creation of the video. "It's great working with an independent developer on a video for their software. They take great pride in their product, and great interest in what we do, making our job much easier and very effective," said Nilo. "It...

Canon (http://www.usa.canon.com) has introduced two new multifunction models, the Pixma MP480 and Pixma MP190 Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers and three new color scanners. The the PIXMA MP480 Photo All-In-One is equipped with a 1.8-inch TFT color LCD display and control pane. Canon has included Auto Photo Fix and Auto Scan Mode features, reducing the steps necessary to print a photo or capture a scan. Auto Photo Fix, with Easy-PhotoPrint EX software, automatically detects the type of photo being printed -- portrait or scenery -- and helps to correct red eye, facial tones, brightness, contrast and color saturation. The Pixma MP480 AIO also provides Auto Scan Mode, which detects the type of document being scanned -- photo, post card, business card, magazine, newspaper, document, etc. -- and automatically crops and saves files to PDF or JPEG format, based on image type. The MP480 is capable of text print speeds of up to 20 pages-per-minute (ppm) in black and up to 16 ppm in color, and...

Richmond, VA - August 8, 2008 - FMWebschool Inc., Announced the availability of FMTouch. FMTouch enables you to deploy FileMaker Pro on your iPhone or your iPod Touch. FMTouch runs locally on your iPhone and does not require an internet connection. FMTouch is available in the Business section of the Apple App Store. In the Olympics, steroids are definitely a bad idea. However when used in the context of an incredible software application we think that enhanced performance is what everyone needs. FMTouch is a powerhouse that enables you to run multiple FileMaker databases locally on your iPhone or iPod touch. Yes, for the first time ever, multiple related tables and layouts are supported. If you are still asking yourself - what is it that FMTouch can do for me? I applaud your curiosity. If you use FileMaker Pro and you have an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch you can transfer that fully relational database to your iPhone or iPod. Yes you can run FileMaker locally on your iPhone. FMTouch...

PulpMotion Advanced 1.1 now Tiger compatible Montpellier, France - JUNE 20th 2008: Aquafadas is delighted to announce a new version of PulpMotion Advanced now fully compatible with Tiger and featuring new themes. 'We first developed PulpMotion Advanced to make the most of the incredible features offered by Leopard' says Claudia Zimmer, Aquafadas' CEO, 'but in the same time we made sure that our existing PulpMotion customers on Tiger (especially the whole education world) could also enjoy the new story telling functions introduced by PulpMotion Advanced. We have worked hard to bring the whole PulpMotion Advanced experience to our Mac OS 10.4 users despite the extensive changes in the Mac OS X graphics foundations between Tiger and Leopard.' With this release we also bring new themes (SummerBreeze, Factory, Sliding Revolution,LadyBug), mainly rewritten from the original PulpMotion themes with tons of new features and customizations. A large number of presets are now available to explore...

Toronto, Ontario (August 6, 2008) -- RAGE Software announced today the immediate availability of RAGE WebCrusher 1.0, an all new utility for website owner's to reduce their website's load time, providing a better experience for their visitors and customers. RAGE WebCrusher scans entire websites, including webpage files and image files, to intelligently remove all unneeded code, making websites load as fast as possible in a web browser. On average, visitors will wait up to 8 seconds for a website to fully load before closing their browser window or pressing the back button. Website owners need to ensure that their website loads as quickly as possible for all of their potential online customers. Now users can simply drop their website onto RAGE WebCrusher and let the software quickly remove all unneeded code from their webpages. RAGE WebCrusher was built with iWeb based websites in mind, which have generally been known for their large file sizes and slow loading image files. iWeb users...

PandaWare DiskWrangler 3.0 Released -- Universal Binary application features keyboard-based file launcher and browser Summary: The PandaWare Company has released DiskWrangler 3.0, a Universal Binary version of its Mac OS X file launcher and browser. This version includes a number of improvements to its interface as well as numerous bug fixes, particularly for OS X 10.5. The new version is available for download from The PandaWare Company's Web site. Unregistered copies work in demo mode for up to 30 days. SEATTLE, Washington (August 4, 2008) The PandaWare Company has released DiskWrangler 3.0, a Universal Binary version of its file launcher and browser for Mac OS X. DiskWrangler caters to users who prefer keeping their hands on the keyboard. DiskWrangler allows users to launch applications, documents, mail and Web URLs and user-defined sets of files, all without removing their hands from the keyboard to pick up the mouse. In addition to its powerful launching capabilities,...

COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES SMTPIT PRO 4.1.1, A FILEMAKER PRO PLUG-IN. Fort Worth, TX, August 4, 2008 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems releases an update to it's popular SMTPit Pro plug-in. SMTPit Pro supercharges FileMaker Pro databases with the power of sending customized emails. Version 4.1 works on the client side as well as the server side with Scheduled Scripts and the Web Publishing Engine (including Instant Web Publishing). This update fixes several bugs ranging from crashing bugs to speed issues to properly loading under FileMaker Server on Mac OS X 10.4. SMTPit Pro is available immediately at http://smtpit.cnsplug-ins.com/ for both Mac OS X and Windows. Description SMTPit Pro is an email plug-in for FileMaker Pro 7 and greater, built from the ground up, taking advantage of years of plug-in development knowledge and the latest FileMaker plug-in API. SMTPit Pro provides a vast array of email options. You can send simple text based messages or you can send complex...

Storage Enclosure Supporting Tool-less Hard Drive Installation -- TS2UT City of Industry, CA -- August 1, 2008 -- Sans Digital, a brand of high performance storage subsystems, is introducing an exceedingly straightforward and user friendly direct attached storage -- TS2UT. At the same time, the TS2UT is compact and affordable, fulfilling the standards of Sans Digital's portable consumer products. As the preceding unit of Sans Digital's newly developed TowerSTOR series, the TS2UT is a tray-less 2-bay storage tower with RAID capabilities. TS2UT's innovative tray-less feature is specifically designed for fast installation and access of the hard drives, where each hard drive could be easily installed or removed by opening the front plate handle. A turn-lock located at the front of each front plate handle allows the securing of hard drives without the use of screws or other tools. In addition to easy hard drive access, the TS2UT features four different RAID modes, including FAST (RAID 0),...

INTEGO PERSONAL BACKUP X5 ADDS FTP/SFTP BACKUPS Intego Personal Backup X5 10.5.2 Backs Up Files To and From FTP and SFTP Servers Austin, TX, July 31, 2008: Mac users want to back up their files to and from a variety of locations, and Personal Backup X5 helps them do so. Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the release of Personal Backup X5 10.5.2, a free update to its popular data protection software. This new version provides performance enhancements, and also offers the ability to back up files to and from FTP and SFTP servers. Most people who have their own web sites access these sites via FTP, or file transfer protocol. With Personal Backup X5, users can now back up to and from their FTP server, using standard FTP or SFTP (SSH file transfer protocol). To do this, users merely choose Network Drive as either a source or destination for a Personal Backup X5 script, then enter the server's address (beginning with ftp:// for a standard FTP server, or sftp:// to...

PandaWare Simple Help Editor 3.0 Released Cross-platform Help Authoring Application Receives Major Upgrade Summary: The PandaWare Company has released a major upgrade to its cross-platform help authoring application, Simple Help Editor. Version 3.0 adds the ability to add custom HTML to help content pages, allowing virtually unlimited flexibility in formatting and styling. A number of other changes make Simple Help Editor more flexible and easier to use. It gives software developers and help authors more tools for creating platform-specific help systems from the same content. Simple Help Editor 3.0 can save files for display in Apple Help Viewer, Windows' HTML Help viewer, and Web browsers. The new version is available for download from the The PandaWare Company's Web site. Unregistered copies work in demo mode for up to 30 days. SEATTLE, Washington (July 30, 2008) The PandaWare Company announces a major upgrade to its cross-platform help authoring application, Simple Help Editor....

The VMware Fusion team is proud to announce the availability of VMware Fusion 2.0 Public Beta 2. Beta 2 extends the seamless integration of VMware Fusion 1.x, adds new ways to protect and control your virtual machines, enhances video performance and adds a slew of power-user features. When released, VMware Fusion 2.0 will be a free downloadable upgrade for all VMware Fusion 1.x users, as a sincere "Thank You" to VMware Fusion early adopters. VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 is available as a free download (http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/fusion). Please note: Beta software can be prone to instability and bugs. Do not run beta software in mission-critical environments. Key features and highlights of VMware Fusion 2 Beta 2 include: * Unity 2.0-Tighter Windows-Mac Integration: Building on Unity 1.0, you can now launch any Mac file with any of your Windows applications. Mirror your Mac and Windows special folders-like My Documents, Desktop, etc. Custom keyboard mapping between Mac...

MAILSITE FUSION NOW FULLY TESTED AND VERIFIED FOR USE WITH IPHONE 3G MAILSITE FUSION 9 PUSHES EMAIL, CALENDAR AND CONTACTS OVER-THE-AIR WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE ON THE IPHONE Chicago, IL -- HostingCon 2008 -- July 30, 2008 -- MailSite Software, Inc. announced that it has completed its testing and verification of MailSite Fusion 9 with Apple's new iPhone 3G. MailSite has also tested and verified the original iPhone with the 2.0 firmware installed and the iPod Touch with the 2.0 firmware installed. MailSite Fusion 9 now pushes email, calendar and contact updates over-the-air to the iPhone without requiring any software to be installed on the device. MailSite Fusion 9 does this with its built-in ActiveSync server. Visit us in booth 229 at HostingCon to learn more. With this verification, MailSite Fusion 9 now pushes email, calendar and contacts over-the-air to most major smartphones in the market today. This includes the iPhone, Nokia E and N series, Microsoft's Windows...

PARAGON SOFTWARE INTRODUCES CAMPTUNE FOR MAC USERS Free Pre-Release Software Addresses Dual Boot Mac OS and Windows Users IRVINE, Calif., July 29, 2008 -- Paragon Software Group (PSG), the technology leader in innovative data security and data management technology, today announced free public access to the pre-release version of its CampTune software, which is designed for dual-boot users running both Mac OS and Windows on their Intel-based Mac. Paragon's CampTune solves the maintenance problem that Mac Boot Camp users encounter when they run out of free partition space. With CampTune, Mac users can redistribute free space between Macintosh and Windows partitions in minutes without data loss, adding free megabytes to partitions on either operating system quickly and easily. "Paragon is committed to using its 14-plus years of partitioning experience to help remove the barriers between the Windows and Mac operating systems," noted Tom Fedro, president of Paragon Software Group -...

Boinx Software releases FotoMagico 2.5 New version features Adobe Lightroom support, YouTube export and teleprompter Munich, Germany--July 26th, 2008. Boinx Software introduced today FotoMagico 2.5, its award-winning photo presentation tool for professional photographers. Recently honored with the Apple Design Award (ADA) 2008 - "Best Mac OS X Leopard Graphics and Media Application Runner-up", the new 2.5 version of FotoMagico now features support for Adobe Lightroom libraries, a teleprompter that shows notes for every slide on a presenter's display and a new export option for uploading slideshow videos directly to YouTube. "We want to thank thousands of users who take part on our public beta program and gave feedback to make FotoMagico even better", says Oliver Breidenbach, co-founder of Boinx Software. "We are dedicated to making FotoMagico the premier slidehows tool on the Mac, two Apple Design Awards are proof that we are on the right track." "With FotoMagico 2.5, keeping your...

Outspring Inc. Discontinues QuickMail Line Of Products Final versions now available. Company will now focus development efforts on Outspring Mail client and spam solutions. Santa Rosa, CA. - July 25, 2008 - Outspring Incorporated, makers of email client, server and spam-stopping products, today announced that they will be discontinuing the QuickMail email client and server line. Jeff Baudin, Outspring president and CEO stated, "While the QuickMail products have a rich history and many current users, it has become almost impossible for us to continue development on these products. They were written in an old version of the CodeWarrior development system, which just isn't compatible with current generation computers and operating systems." As of today, Outspring has suspended all sales and phone support for QuickMail products. Customers who have purchased QuickMail products within the last 90 days will still be entitled another 90 days of telephone support. Prior users can still find...

kannuu Debuts Lookup Solution for iPhone Application Developers New Search Software Development Kit Enables Indexing Facility into Web and on Device iPhone Applications Dallas, TX -- kannuu, Inc., the global leader in lookup technology, today announced the availability of its iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit.) The kannuu iPhone SDK, provides developers with a rich set of powerful tools to incorporate its award winning indexing and lookup capabilities into high demand mobile OS X web-based and device native applications. kannuu's SDK delivers a problem-free way integrate, test and deploy its search and find capabilities to upcoming applications. kannuu's SDK handles all the heavy lifting and expedites mobile OS X application delivery by providing innovators with coco library sample code, unified access to data, incorporation into a vast array of web or native applications in need of an elegant search solution, clear API (application programmer's interface), well documented code, an...

Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com/) has announced BannerZest 1.2, an update of the Flash presentation application for Mac OS X. This new version introduces new themes : ° TextSlideShow (PRO version) with sophisticated 3D Text effects (demo here: http://banners.aquafadas.com/demo/textslideshow/bz.html ) ° Hanging & HangingSlim (slim version is appropriate for page banners) (demo here: http://banners.aquafadas.com/demo/hanging/bz.html ) ° Sticker (demo here: http://banners.aquafadas.com/demo/sticker/bz.html ) The version 1.2 also brings other improvements. BannerZest can now upload via SFTP. A banner published in a local folder can now be uploaded manually, it doesn't require to edit the code anymore. The generated javascript and html code is more compact. The update has improved FTP upload through a new version of Connection Kit and various bug fixes The upgrade is free for existing customers and is recommended to all our users. BannerZest talks to all the leading website and...

V4x, a developer of interactive software platforms for mobile and web content distribution, will showcase for the first time at IBC, the new OnAir Widgets at the IBC 2008 convention held in Amsterdam, September 12 -- 16, in the Mobile TV Zone on stand M398. The new V4x OnAir Widgets application is designed to monetize media and maximize viewer retention through interactivity for Web TV and Mobile. Each Widget component is a visual building block facilitating a specific viewer interaction: ad overlays with in-video cue points, One click Flash sponsorships pre-rolls to video clips, quiz-polls relating to the current program, SMS scenarios and more. V4x OnAir Widgets Toolkit offers a unified design specification, including aesthetics, to lend a sense of overall cohesion among various parts of the WEB or Mobile media player. Ideal for sports, live or near-live portals, music channels, newscasts re-purposing, radio and theme shows such as cooking, shopping, or reality TV, V4x OnAir...

4D, Inc. (http://www.4D.com ) has released 4D Web 2.0 Pack v11 Release 2. The new version, a combination of two products -- 4D Ajax Framework and 4D for Flex -- brings a set of tools, plug-ins, and components for delivering live web and rich internet applications to browsers, desktops, and portable devices such as the iPhone. 4D for Flex provides the world's first Flex-to-database direct connectivity, according to Laurent Ribardière, president and founder of 4D. It offers integrated Flex-to-SQL database direct connection. 4D Ajax Framework is an integrated Ajax framework and application server that combines the power of Ajax and 4D databases, bringing 4D application data to your browser, RIA, iPhone, and more, Ribardière says. 4D Web 2.0 Pack v11 Release 2 is available for purchase immediately. Pricing begins at US$599.

net4mac is a social network built exclusively for Mac users. In order to become a part of the community and use all its features, users need to download an innovative application designed for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Today, net4mac is launching version 1.5 with many improvements. Walnut Creek, California - net4mac is a social network built exclusively for Mac users. In order to become a part of the community and use all its features, users need to download an innovative application designed for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Today, we are launching version 1.5 with many improvements. The net4mac application allows you to: * Create an account and login to the service (internet connexion required) * Create your profile including your location, job, activities, skills and the type of Macs, iPhone, iPod, etc. that you own. * Add friends to your profile and manage them (remember, the service is only for Mac users) * Contact members, send invitations to...