Prosoft Engineering Announces Jax for iPod Pleasanton, CA - January 9, 2007 - Prosoft Engineering, Inc., the developers of easy-to-use, award-winning products, today announced Jax. Prosoft will be giving a sneak peek of the new program at the Macworld San Francisco show at Moscone Center, January 9th - 12th (booth S637). "Jax is a product that is different from our current line of utilities. This program really opens your iPod up to a whole new universe of possibilities," states Greg Brewer, CEO of Prosoft Engineering. "The best part about Jax is that it is customizable and its features can change to match your personality and needs. We are very excited to launch a new product with such a variety of options and possibilities," states Mr. Brewer. Jax: Real Life Meets Digital Life Jax has more than a dozen features built in and you can add others whenever you want as we develop more and more Jax. Just go to our website and find others that you might like. Control your music Configurable...

ATTO Technology's ExpressSAS RAID Adapters are First to Bring the Power of Serial Attached SCSI Storage to the Macintosh Platform MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO -- January 9, 2007 -- ATTO Technology, Inc., global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, will showcase its new ExpressSAS RAID adapters at the MacWorld Expo, Booth #S1243. With the introduction of the ExpressSAS product line, ATTO becomes the first manufacturer to deliver the affordable performance of Serial Attached SCSI RAID technology to the Macintosh platform. Designed to take full advantage of the high-speed PCI Express I/O architecture of Apple's Intel-based MacPro workstations and Xserve servers, ATTO's ExpressSAS RAID adapters deliver the high performance required for digital media production and delivery, streaming applications, I/O intensive server requirements and other data intensive OS X-based applications. ATTO's delivery of Apple-compatible SAS RAID...

Punch! Software to Support Google SketchUp Formats in ViaCAD Affordable 2D/3D software opens up world of Google Earth and 3D Warehouse Models Kansas City, MO. January 9, 2007 -- Punch! Software LLC, developers of the #1 best-selling home and landscape design software on the retail market, today announced that its upcoming ViaCAD release will support the Google SketchUp 6 import file formats. ViaCAD is a high functionality, low-cost 2D/3D design product that revolutionizes the way everybody creates designs in 2D and 3D. To be released in March of 2007, the new product supports Mac OS X and Windows platforms, and retails for $99. "The addition of the new SketchUp format is very powerful for our users," said Paul Bay, CEO, Punch! Software LLC. "With this capability, we enable ViaCAD users to benefit from the availability of predrawn models on Google's 3D Warehouse, while using an affordable, simple and yet powerful design product." The 3D Warehouse is an online feature of Google's...

Major Interface Overhaul, More Than a Hundred Improvements for the Popular Mac Text Editor SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - January 9, 2007 - Macworld Conference and Expo 2007, Booth #N4034 - Bare Bones Software, Inc., developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the release and immediate availability of TextWrangler 2.2, a significant upgrade to the award-winning text editor. With more than a hundred new features and improvements, TextWrangler 2.2 represents a major interface overhaul for this popular, general-purpose text processing tool. The changes are designed to streamline navigation and ease discovery of TextWrangler's powerful feature set. "TextWrangler gives the Mac community a strong, capable text editor," explained Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "As the little brother to BBEdit, this update brings to TextWrangler the well-conceived, attractively presented enhancements and features which help increase our customers' productivity. For...

Cornucopia of Enhancements and Language Improvements Add Up to a Significant Upgrade for Developers SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - January 9, 2007 - Macworld Conference and Expo 2007, Booth #N4034 - Bare Bones Software, developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.6, now with significantly improved language support, new commands and features, and much more. BBEdit 8.6 is also a maintenance release that fixes reported issues and adds several other refinements to this award-winning HTML and text editor. "While used by passionate hobbyists as well, BBEdit is fundamentally a tool for professionals," explained Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "This update provides a treasure trove of enhancements that pros and hobbyists alike will find useful." BBEdit 8.6 includes greatly enhanced Java and TeX language support, and adds support for the "Markdown" structured text format. The improved Java support...

Apple Introduces New AirPort Extreme with 802.11n Five Times the Performance & Twice the Range MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 9, 2007--Apple today introduced the new AirPort Extreme, a simple and elegant wireless networking solution delivering up to five times the performance and twice the range of the previous AirPort Extreme. Based on 802.11n,* AirPort Extreme extends a wireless network to even more areas in a home or office and makes streaming digital content and transferring large files faster and easier. The new AirPort Extreme Base Station features a sleek, new design with connections for networked computers, printers and a USB hard drive to quickly and easily share files or back up valuable data and content. "The new Airport Extreme is the most powerful and easy to use Wi-Fi base station that we have ever made," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With five times the performance and twice the range, now you can transfer...

Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhone MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO--January 9, 2007--Apple today introduced iPhone, combining three products--a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps--into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with just their fingers. iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones. "iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We are all born with the ultimate pointing device--our fingers--and iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse."...

SMALL TREE COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCES FOUR-PORT AND SIX-PORT PCI EXPRESS CARDS AT MACWORLD EXPO Cards Provide High Port Density and Maximum Performance San Francisco, CA, January 9, 2007--(http://www.small-tree.com/)Small Tree Communications, the high-speed interconnect leader for Apple Mac OS X, introduces three new PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) cards for G5 Power Mac, Mac Pro and the new Intel-based Xserve systems at Macworld Expo (Booth N4014). The four-port copper (http://www.small-tree.com/PEG4i_specs.htm)PEG4 card, the six-port copper (http://www.small-tree.com/PEG6i_specs.htm)PEG6 card and the six-port copper or optical (http://www.small-tree.com/PEG6SFP_specs.html)PEG6SFP card are available for sale and delivery today. The PEG4, PEG6 and PEG6SFP offer the highest port density and extract the maximum network throughput from today's high-end server motherboards. They are ideally suited for file servers that require high bandwidth connection to a Gigabit Ethernet...

New Embedded Web Server Offers Real Time, Cross Platform Control of Lights, Appliances And More San Francisco, CA (Macworld Expo) - January 9, 2007 - Perceptive Automation, the leading provider of Mac-based home automation software, today announced the immediate availability of Indigo version 2.0, a major update to the company's intelligent home control and automation server for Mac OS X. With Indigo, users can easily control lights, appliances, lawn sprinklers, hot tubs and dozens of other items found in the home. Indigo now includes a client/server architecture allowing remote control and configuration from any local or remote location. The server supports local network access through a native Universal Binary Mac OS client as well as web browser access provided by the Indigo server's built-in web server. The Indigo server can be installed on any Mac OS X-based computer. Control Pages: Rich Web Page Creation for Home Automation with No Coding In addition to now having a built-in web...

Ovolab announces Geophoto: your photos from a new perspective. San Francisco, CA (USA) - January 9, 2007 - Ovolab(R) today announced Geophoto, a new product for browsing and sharing digital photos. Ovolab Geophoto displays pictures on the Earth, in the location where the photo was taken. The user can rotate, zoom and fly through the photos, on top of a photorealistic three-dimensional Earth. Users can easily drag their pictures to a specific location on the globe in order to "geotag" it, i.e. to add location information to the image file. Once geotagged, a picture can be shared with other users, and it will automatically appear in the correct location on the Earth when opened in Geophoto. This new product opens up an entirely new way of browsing pictures: by viewing the photo in the context it was taken in, and by visually relating it to other photos taken nearby, users can receive plenty of additional information from a single shot. And when travelling, the sequence of pictures forms...

Creative Manager Pro, Ad Agency Software and Project Management Groupware for Creative and Design firms, has released version 8.4.01, with support for LDAP Servers, Mac OS X Server, the upcoming Mac OS X Leopard. Anthem AZ - January 9, 2006 - Creative Manager Inc. (http://www.Creative-Manager.com), provider of Creative Manager Pro software, has released version 8.4.01 of its flagship product, Creative Manager Pro. LDAP, an integral part of OS X Server, now a part of Creative Manager Pro, allows the IT group of larger organizations to simplify the administration of User ID and passwords across the entire organization. "Once again Creative Manager Pro has included important features that our Fortune 500 clients are asking for. This new release is the first Ad Agency system ever to integrate with LDAP servers," boasts Ron Ause, Creative Manager's director of marketing, "proving once again that we continually respond to our clients' needs." This new LDAP capability allows our installed or...

Christian James Releases Multi-Site Retail Point-of-Sale Version of PayGo. San Francisco, CA (MacWorld Expo and Conference) - Jan. 9 -Christian James, Inc. announced today a major upgrade to its core product, PayGo SP. "PayGo 4.0 is the most substantial upgrade in our history," says Chris Peterson, President and CEO of Christian James, Inc. "We've added multi-store functionality and a completely redesigned interface along with a multitude of additional new features and enhancements." Using syncing technology, stores can quickly be set up to sync their PayGo data with other stores via a PayGoNode Server. Each store requires only a standard broadband internet connection in order to communicate with the server and other locations. "We wanted to provide a product that had power but was very simple to implement and maintain," said Peterson. "With PayGo 4.0 and our PayGoNode service, we can easily set up a store to share information in minutes. Because a constant connection isn't required,...

COLUMBUS, OHIO January 8, 2007 Now Software today announced the next generation of its cross-platform group calendar and contact management software, which will be previewed at Macworld Expo being held this week at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The new product, codenamed "NightHawk", is an integrated application that builds upon the calendar and contact management functionality provided by Now Software's acclaimed Now Up-to-Date & Contact software. NightHawk's official name will be announced at a later date. NightHawk merges the functionality of calendar and contact management into one integrated, cross-platform application, with server access for groups and administration. NightHawk will be available for the Macintosh (10.3.9 and higher, including 10.5 "Leopard") and Windows (XP, NT, and Vista). "As a leader in the contact and calendar management software market, we decided the time was right to completely rebuild our core product, using the latest technology to provide...

PREVERENGES, Switzerland, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Zicplay, a leading manufacturer of audio and video products within the consumer electronics market, unveils today EWOO, a groundbreaking new remote control device dedicated to iPod users. At last, iPod and iTunes users will be able to fully control their music and video libraries around their home using the EWOO remote control. The EWOO is supplied with a dock for the iPod, and a USB adapter to control and browse iTunes on the computer. On EWOO's color TFT screen users can explore their libraries as intuitively as with the iPod or with iTunes. Connect the EWOO dock to your audio-video equipment and take advantage of the 2.4GHz technology to move around within a radius of 100ft (30 meters) while easily accessing all your music. You can now browse your music while comfortably seated in your sofa. Launching in early February, the EWOO will be iTunes ready (Apple's leading multimedia software) thanks to an optional USB adaptor connected to...

San Francisco, CA -- Fetch Softworks is pleased to announce the availability of Fetch 5.2, the latest release of the original Macintosh file transfer program. Fetch 5.2 introduces WebView, a convenient way to view files in a web browser and copy web addresses from Fetch. New support for FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS) makes Fetch 5.2 the first Macintosh FTP client to support all the major file transfer security standards: SSL, SFTP, and Kerberos. Fetch 5.2 also adds support for creating droplet shortcuts, for easy drag-and-drop uploading. Fetch 5.2 is available for downloading from http://fetchsoftworks.com and is a free upgrade for Fetch 5 users. Fetch Softworks will be demonstrating the new features of Fetch 5.2 this week at Macworld Expo 2007, Booth N4014-02 in the Moscone North Hall, and has prepared a video screencast demonstration of the new WebView feature for viewing at http://fetchsoftworks.com. Fetch 5.2 is a Universal application, compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, including...

Mercury Elite, On-The-Go, and Neptune product lines now include full version of Data Backup WOODSTOCK, IL (January 8, 2007) - Other World Computing (OWC) today announced that it will provide a fully licensed version of Prosoft Data Backup II for OS X with all single hard drive models of its award-winning OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro, OWC Mercury Elite Classic, OWC Neptune, and OWC Mercury On-The-Go external hard drive storage solution. Visit: www.macsales.com/firewire "Backing up has become extremely important in the modern digital age where prized family photos, personal music libraries, and home videos are stored digitally," explains Larry O'Connor, CEO of Other World Computing. "With ProSoft's Data Backup II utility, it can hardly be easier to make sure these valuable digital files are maintained with an up to date backup on one of our external solutions." Other World Computing selected Prosoft Data Backup II as an ideal value-add for customers because of the program's proven user-...

Newly Updated Apago PDF Shrink 4.1 Now Available Popular, Easy-to-Use Utility Receives Kudos from the Press San Francisco, CA -- January 8, 2007 -- Apago Inc., a software developer for the graphic arts and document management industries, today announces the availability of PDF Shrink 4.1, a utility that reduces PDF file sizes making them easier to use in email attachments, on the Web, for on-screen reading, and more. PDF Shrink functions directly from the OS X print center or a desktop droplet, offering an inexpensive solution for consumers and small businesses to easily reduce the size of PDF files. Even those with the full version of Adobe Acrobat can use PDF Shrink to streamline the process of reducing the size of a single PDF file or a batch of files. PDF Shrink can reduce most PDF files--including those created by Mac OS X iLife and iWork applications, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Word and PowerPoint--by as much as 90% of their original size. PDF Shrink 4.0 added optional...

MacTech's Releases "Meet the Authors" Schedule Ever want to talk over an article or a topic with a MacTech author? Maybe propose an email to one of MacTech's editors? Here's your chance. Below is MacTech's "Meet the Authors" schedule. The following MacTech authors and editors will be at MacTech's booth, N3320, North Hall, Moscone Center. Tue, Jan 9 2pm: Tim Monroe, QuickTime Guru 3pm: Dean Shavit, MacTech's Editor-at-Large, Open Source Wed, Jan 10 11am: Rick Schaut, Microsoft 2pm: Adam Engst 4pm: Benjamin Waldie, MacTech's AppleScript Guru Thurs, Jan 11 11am: Edward Marczak, MacTech's Executive Editor Fri, Jan 12 3pm: Dean Shavit, MacTech's Editor-at-Large, Open Source See you there!

Solana Beach, CA - January 8, 2007 - Nisus Software today announces Nisus Writer Pro, an advanced, yet easy to use word processor. Building on the core of the highly successful Nisus Writer Express, Nisus Writer Pro brings new features such as Table of Contents, Cross References, Bookmarks, Text Wrap Around Images, Widow and Orphan Control, and Line Numbering. Classic Nisus Writer users will remember such features as attribute sensitive Find and Replace, Glossaries, and many, many additions to the Nisus Macro Language. "This is the major upgrade we have promised our customers" says Jerzy Lewak, president and CEO of Nisus Software, Inc. "Classic Nisus Writer users will recognize that Nisus Writer Pro has most of the best features they have come to depend on plus more, which should be a pleasant surprise." Nisus Writer Pro will be available in late Winter/early Spring 2007. Pricing will be announced at that time. For a sneak preview of Nisus Writer Pro, please visit this URL: http://www...

Softraid LLC newly headquartered in Sebastapol, CA,today released version 3.6 of SoftRAID, an important Intel-based upgrade to their RAID backup and performance software for the Mac. SoftRAID 3.6 offers complete support for all Intel processors, including the Mac Pro and Intel Xserve. Most significantly, SoftRAID version 3.6 now offers the ability to boot Intel Macs from SoftRAID Mirror and Stripe Volumes. In a change from previous versions, SoftRAID 3.6 supports Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4.x) exclusively. Panther and Jaguar support will be maintained with SoftRAID 3.5.x, but no new features will be added for those Mac OS X versions in future releases. "It was important to move forward with a Tiger-only release," said V.P. of Engineering Tim Standing, "as so many of the tools to communicate on a low level with the operating system have changed. By making this change now, we ensure that SoftRAID can keep up to date as Apple transitions to Leopard later this year." SoftRAID 3.6 fully supports...

OWC Mercury Elite-Al Pro Mirror Solutions Make a Triple Play with FW 800/400+USB High Performance, RAID 1 Redundant Solutions for Apple OS X from $349.99 and up to 750GB WOODSTOCK, IL (January 5, 2007) - Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the immediate availability of the newly configured award-winning OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Mirror FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 RAID solution, now built using the latest Oxford 924 based custom bridge solution and most advanced, most reliable SATA hard disk mechanisms up to 750GB (x 2 Mirrored) from $349.99. Visit: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/MirrorRAID/ The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro is an award winning preconfigured Mirrored RAID external storage solution that can be connected to any Mac with an available FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 2.0 port (backwards compatible to USB 1.1). Thanks to the triple-threat FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 connections, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Mirrored RAID can be moved seamlessly...

SEEFILE INTRODUCES UNIVERSAL 3.0 VERSION OF BREAKTHROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATION TOOL News Highlights * New multi-file and folder upload with drag and drop interface; * Custom user interface "skins" for SeeFile browser interface; * Universal binaries for PowerPC G4 and G5 and Intel-based Macintosh computers; * Leverages CoreData, CoreImage for high imaging performance; * Dramatically streamlined installation process; * Full-featured product available from $399; * For more information, visit the SeeFile website (http://www.seefile.com/) or contact their Boston offices at 617-262-2464. SAN FRANCISCO -- January 4, 2007 -- At the annual Macworld event in San Francisco, SeeFile Software LLC is introducing the third generation of its web-based creative collaboration tool, which allows instant web sharing and messaging around large media files. This new, Universal software which runs natively on either Intel-based or PowerPC-based Macs, turns any Macintosh computer into an interactive...

MailTank Rolls Out Upgrade: Enhanced Platform Ready to be Unveiled at MacWorld Expo The MacWorld Expo in San Francisco January 9-12 will see MacTank (http://mactank.com), a leading developer of customer service tools for Mac users, roll out an improved version of its MailTank software. The new easier-to-use interface makes it easier for businesses of all sizes to manage and respond to email from their customers. MailTank's recently improved mobile interface also makes it routine to manage email even from remote locations on portable devices. A new flat fee per user makes it simple to sign up and get started. Los Angeles, CA (PRWeb) January 3, 2007 -- Just in time for the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco January 9-12, MacTank (http://mactank.com), a leading developer of customer service tools for Mac users, will roll out an improved version of its MailTank software. The new easier-to-use interface makes it easier for businesses of all sizes to manage and respond to email from their...

UK, Europe - 4 January, 2007 - DssW, the leading developer of Mac energy saving software, today announced the launch of Power Manager 3.5 for Mac OS X. The new version of Power Manager makes energy saving easy. Power Manager 3.5 introduces a Schedule Assistant to help users start saving immediately; a status menu that provides quick access to upcoming events; and AppleScript, Automator, and UNIX scripting to give advanced users greater control over their schedule. The status menu gives users easy access to their schedule. It takes advantage of new flexible scheduling in Power Manager 3.5, allowing users to cancel or delay any pending event with a single click. The status menu features a new Quick Schedule function, the fastest way to schedule one-off events. Power Manger 3.5 has some great new features for administrators and advanced users. "Scheduling your Mac has never been so easy," said Graham Miln, DssW's director. "The new engine puts the full capabilities of Power Manager in...

Major Update Includes a New Universal Binary Version, Redesigned Interface, Improved Speed, and Support for Additional Media Formats! LOS ANGELES, California (January 3, 2007) -- Electric Butterfly, Inc. proudly announces the release of Stimulus 4.1 for Mac OS X, the popular media browser that provides an easy way to manage and enjoy your personal collection of digital music, photos, and video clips. Completely redesigned with a brand new interface and new features, Stimulus 4.1 is now available as a Universal Binary for Mac OS X. Tired of juggling between multiple applications just to enjoy your library of digital media files? Discouraged by the expensive prices of media management software? Don't want to import your media files into proprietary photo album and catalog formats? Stimulus is your solution! With support for 28 popular file formats, Stimulus works intuitively like a file browser, allowing you to select and view/play all of your favorite images, audio files, and video...

CRYPTOCard Launches CRYPTO-MAS, the First Managed=20 Authentication Service for Mac OS X, at Macworld=20 (Booth 1544) Low-Maintenance Two-Factor Authentication Service=20 Enables SMBs without In-House IT Personnel to=20 Eliminate Unauthorized Network Access Ottawa, Canada and London, England, January 4,=20 2007 - CRYPTOCard (http://www.cryptocard.com/),=20 the leading authentication technology developer=20 for heterogeneous environments, today announced=20 the launch of CRYPTO-MAS, the first Managed=20 Authentication Service to fully support Apple's=20 Mac OS X. Developed for small- and medium-sized=20 businesses (SMBs) that either do not want the=20 headache of managing their own authentication=20 solution, or do not have the resources to install=20 and administer two-factor authentication,=20 CRYPTO-MAS makes it simple to eliminate=20 unauthorized network access by protecting=20 employees against shoulder surfing, social=20 engineering, and other forms of password theft.=20...

Atlanta, GA - January 2, 2007 -- Django Begins 2007 Tour Dates at the Big Nerd Ranch, April 2-6, 2007 In keeping with its reputation for providing the most innovative and cutting edge training classes for programmers and system administration professionals, Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. announced the debut of Django Bootcamp for April 2-6, 2007. Since its development two years ago, Django has been on the fast-track to predominance in the industry for developers seeking a robust, database-driven framework for web application development. Leveraging the power, simplicity and elegance of design of Python, Django is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing new technologies available to web application developers. Recent buzz has increased interest amongst Python developers as the newest "must-have" skill and made Django a prime candidate for the newest Big Nerd Ranch training course. "Over the past two years, we have been watching with interest the development of Django as a database-driven web...

Micromat, Inc. announces TechTool(R) Protogo. SANTA ROSA, CA - January 1, 2007 - Micromat, Inc., developer of Macintosh disk repair and maintenance technology, today announced the upcoming release of it latest product, TechTool Protogo. TechTool Protogo is a Mac OS X application that lets a Macintosh user easily turn an old iPod, a flash drive or other similar device into a bootable diagnostic tool that contains several of Micromat's utilities. Users may also install other utilities if desired. This device can then be used to boot, check, maintain and repair Macintosh computers. It allows a customer to create a tool similar to Micromat's TechTool Protege on a device they already own. Lorene Romero, a local Macintosh expert and president of NCMUG was given an advanced copy of the program to test. She was impressed with the feature set and said, "This will allow me to use my iPod to repair my Mac and others on the road. I also like the fact that it allows me to create configuration...

HyperNext Studio v3.1 released for Macintosh and Windows TigaByte Software is pleased to announce HyperNext Studio for both Macintosh and Windows software creators. HyperNext Studio is a cross-platform software creation system aimed at beginners that builds applications/stacks for the Macintosh and Windows platforms. The HyperNext Studio bundle contains versions of HyperNext Studio for Windows, Macintosh OS X & OS 9, all for a price of just $89. Educational Site licences are also available and are quite generous. Accredited schools, colleges and universities or other higher education facilities are eligible to buy an Educational copy of HyperNext Studio and use it on any educational computer within their site. It does not matter whether their site contains one such computer or 1000 such computers. Please note, although the HyperNext Studio bundle supplied is a full version, the Educational Site licence does not allow the creation of commercial software. An Educational Site licence...

Seattle, 28 December 2006 - Oops. Our previous release of Opal introduced a bug that broke zooming, which a number of people use to magnify their document on-screen. We just released version 1.0.5 to fix this (and two more minor issues). Opal (successor to the popular Acta outliner) lets you organize lists, track projects, take notes, and store information in easy-to-modify outline form. As a Universal application, Opal runs on any Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Users can download a free trial version from A Sharp's web site (http://a-sharp.com/opal/). Opal sells for $32, or 3980 Japanese Yen (Japanese users should visit http://www.stands.jp/opal/Opal/Opal.html). The update is free, and can be downloaded from A Sharp's web site or the Stands web site, or by Opal's built-in update mechanism.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MACTECH ANNOUNCES NEW MAC COMMUNITY SEARCH -- Search the best sites for Mac technical information -- Refined searches yielding much better results Westlake Village, CA - December 28, 2006 -- MacTech Magazine, the Journal of Macintosh Technology, announced today that it has implemented a new community search mechanism to yield better search results across the entire Mac technical community. Initial use has shown that results can be substantially better better focused, higher quality and more relevant to Mac technical user. For example, a search for "degraded RAID" yields 392,000 results across the web on a general search, but with MacTech's Community Search, only the most relevant 68 results come up -- allowing users to hone in much more quickly on the information they are looking for. Users of the MacTech search have a choice of searching MacTech.com only, a hand chosen group of high quality sites in the Mac community, or of course, the entire web; all using...

Wii have a Remote Buddy christmas surprise for you DECEMBER 25, 2006 - NUREMBERG, GERMANY Just in time for holidays, IOSPIRIT GmbH releases the first release candidate of Remote Buddy, which allows the Wii remote to be used with Bluetooth-enabled Macs. If you have found a Wii under the christmas tree, you can now remote control your Mac as well! Among the other new features in this release is the ability to browse local and shared iTunes libraries and select and play individual tracks, albums and playlists. And we have something for movie fans, too: they can now select and launch VIDEO_TS folders directly from within Remote Buddy in either DVD Player or VLC. Thanks to Spotlight, Remote Buddy finds the respective folders itself and without any configuration. Another new feature is "Custom actions" - which is the ability to create and manage your own, executable actions directly within mapping tables. With ease! Furthermore, a brand-new, multi-threaded driver architecture does now...

Belgium, December 22 -- MacRabbit releases CSSEdit 2.0.2 with brand new W3C Validation service. Cascading Style Sheets are 10 years old, and the W3C [World Wide Web Consortium] has unveiled a brand new Validation service to celebrate. With this update, CSSEdit 2 users can now fully take advantage of the new service. With intuitive visual controls and a powerful source environment, aspiring web designers and Pros alike will find their way to Web 2.0 in style. CSSEdit 2 redefines web design by offering real-time styling for any website, even your AJAX-powered killer Web App. CSSEdit 2 is available for $29.95. Upgrades are $14.95. For more information: http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ Through December 25, MacRabbit participates in the MacSanta.com 20%-off promotion.

Next-Generation Headset Combines Advanced, Award-Winning Technology and Industrial Design for Clearer, More Comfortable Conversations ATLANTA and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 -- Noise is nothing with the new Jawbone Bluetooth headset, which is available exclusively from Cingular Wireless -- just in time for the holidays. Aliph, a leading developer of mobile audio products that deliver exceptional quality in any environment, and Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, today introduced the new Jawbone headset for Bluetooth mobile phones. Jawbone is the first adaptive Bluetooth headset with Noise Shield(R) technology, which virtually eliminates background noise so calls are clearer. Jawbone's audio performance is further enhanced by an award-winning design by internationally acclaimed product designer Yves Behar, which maximizes comfort and functional simplicity. Ambient noise is often an issue with many headsets and can make conversations difficult in noisier environments....

Parallels Desktop for Mac, beta2 Today, we improve our improvements with the release of Beta2! Check out what's new: USB 2.0 support. Work with critical USB 2.0 devices like external hard drive, printers, and scanners at full native speeds. Just plug and play! A heads up; "isynchronous" devices like Bluetooth devices, webcams, etc. do not work with USB 2.0 yet, but we're working hard to get them up and running. When we have new devices support, I'll let you know immediately. * Full-feature virtual CD/DVD drive. Burn CDs and DVDs directly in virtual machines, and play any copy-protected CD or DVD just like you would on a real PC. * Improved Coherence mode. The groundbreaking feature that lets you run Windows applications without seeing Windows is now even more usable. Starting today, you can: - Place Windows applications on your Mac desktop or in your application dock. Just click to launch them directly from OS X! - Use Command+tab to cycle through Windows and Mac applications...

Groupcal 3 calendar from iCal has been updated Snerdware announces an update to Groupcal 3, the popular program that lets you access and manage your Microsoft Exchange calendars from Apple's iCal: - synchronize your events and tasks - book people or resources for meetings - view Free/Busy time ... and more - all without installing software on your Exchange server Version 3.75 adds the following: - fixed multiple issues with recurring/detached events - fixed a rare problem processing a task - fixed a problem with character accents in meeting requests - fixed a problem with mixed-case email addresses - added a missing/new timezone mapping - removed an obsoleted advanced setup option - added some minor user-interface improvements/clarifications Groupcal 3 can be downloaded via http://www.snerdware.com/groupcal/download.php and requires Mac OS X 10.4.x. Groupcal operates in trial mode until licensed - $54.95 USD (volume, institutional and Groupcal 2 upgrade pricing available). Snerdware...

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.2 Update This update contains several improvements for PowerPoint and Entourage. Applies to: Office 2004 Standard Edition, Office 2004 Student and Teacher Edition, Office 2004 Professional Edition, Word 2004, Excel 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Entourage 2004. (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx)

Odessa, Ukraine - December 19, 2006 - DobrySoft has released an update to its Mac OS X backup software. Version 1.5.2 of Dobry Backuper, its easy-to-use backup solution for individuals and small home and corporate networks, adds multi-volume option for incremental backups and improves compatibility with Intel-based Macs. Version 1.5.2 includes the following improvements and fixes: - Added the support for incremental backups with multi-volume option. - Compatibility with Intel-based Macs has been improved. - Added better handling of the tar errors and warnings. - Memory usage has been optimized. The free update and a 30-day trial version are available from the DobrySoft site: http://www.dobrysoft.com/download/ The program requires any Macintosh (PPC or Intel-based) with Mac OS X 10.3 or later. ABOUT DOBRY BACKUPER Dobry Backuper is powerful backup program with advanced features. It can back up to any mounted drive, including external and network drives, supports multi-volume and...

INTEGO TO BE PRESENT AT MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 2007 Intego Will Unveil its Latest Security Products at World's Biggest Macintosh Event Austin, TX, December 18, 2006: Today Macintosh security specialist Intego announced that it will again be present at the world's leading Macintosh trade fair, the Macworld Conference and Expo, in January 2007. The San Francisco Macworld Conference and Expo is the most exciting and prestigious Macintosh trade fair in the world, a major event where Apple regularly announces new products and unveils its latest innovations. With nearly 38,000 visitors last year, 360 exhibitors, more than 120 speakers and hundreds of media representatives, the entire Macintosh world is present, and Intego will take up residence for four days at booth S2338. "We've been working on solutions to protect Mac users from the threats that arise when running Windows on a Mac," said Laurent Marteau, CEO, Intego. "Since Intel Macs can run Windows, either using Apple's...

UPDATE: Barcode Producer 4.1.5 for Mac OS X supports Photoshop CS3 beta December 16, 2006 - Intelli Innovations, Inc. has posted Barcode Producer 4.1.5, adding initial support for the public beta release of Adobe Photoshop CS3. More information on Barcode Producer, the industry-leading, award-winning barcode generation suite built for Mac OS X, is available here: http://www.intellisw.com/barcodeproducer/ Changes in this release include: - Vector EPS output is now compatible with Photoshop CS3's rasterizer - Send To Photoshop menu options now supports Photoshop CS3 - Instant Barcode Transfer to Photoshop CS3 has been added - New integrated Help button in the Symbology Guide, along with a new Help menu. Check here first for help using Barcode Producer. Please note, Intelli Innovations support staff cannot provide technical support for Barcode Producer in connection with pre-release versions of Photoshop. We anticipate full support of the final Photoshop CS3 release. Intelli Innovations...

December 15, 2006 - Freeridecoding announces the release of SmartBackup 2.0 its application for smart lightweight backups. SmartBackup performs fast end efficient backups to harddrives, network sharepoints, webDAV, usb sticks and iPods. SmartBackup supports configuration via Spotlights "saved searches", archiving of deleted or changed items, file exclusion, handling of multiple backup sets, one-click restore and automation using iCal, Automator or shellscripts. (Earlier releases of SmartBackup were called SyncupX.) v2.0 features: - completely redesigned interface - new name and icon - per backup archiving setup - improved autopilot - new automator action - several bugfixes more information can be found: website: http://freeridecoding.com/smartbackup contact: connect@freeridecoding.com Licenses: Single USD 19.50 , Family Pack USD 34, Student USD 10 Site licenses available.

Daniel Schwill releases Tables 1.1 - the new spreadsheet for Mac OS X Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, December 15, 2006 - Daniel Schwill today announced the release of Tables 1.1 - the new spreadsheet for Mac OS X. This version offers the following new features: Export documents as Excel xls documents. Format a cell as 'text only' with the new format type 'Text'. Select the Zero Value format for the format types 'Number', 'Percent' and 'Scientific'. Fill multiple cells with the same content or populate them by using the new series functionality. Move columns and rows around with their content. Access functions quickly through context menus for cells, column header, row header and graphics. Tables 1.1 is available as a free update for all registered customers. Tables enables you to organise and present data very simply. With Tables you can not only organise data but also calculate and compare them, too. Add, sum or multiply numbers or process data by using 118 functions. Data can not only...

Universal Binaries on Mac OS X for PowerPC or Intel Processors Placitas, NM USA -- December 14, 2006 - Excel Software today announced Universal Binary editions of MacA&D and MacTranslator for system and software modeling. MacA&D OSX 2.1 runs three times as fast as version 2.0 on Apple's new Intel based machines by eliminating the need for Rosetta emulation. MacTranslator OSX 1.1 runs about five times as fast on Intel based machines. With the new Universal Binary applications, users enjoy native performance on either PowerPC or Intel based Macintosh computers from the same executable. MacA&D is a tool for system modeling and simulation, requirements management, structured analysis and design, object-oriented modeling with UML and data modeling of information systems. It has diagram editors for process, data, class, state, object, structure and task models. Each model shows a different view of the software system integrated through a global data dictionary. C++, Java, Delphi...

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - (December 14, 2006) - Jumsoft, the leading developer of the Apple Keynote themes and illustration add-ons, has released Keynote Backgrounds FX 1.0, a package of motion backgrounds for Apple Keynote. Keynote Backgrounds FX is a new way to make any presentation alive and more fun. The Keynote Backgrounds FX package includes 20 new backgrounds-movies. Every background in the package is a looped movie powered by QuickTime - H.264 codec and is 1024x768 pixels in size. Keynote Backgrounds FX 1.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 Tiger and Apple iWork '06. The package and more information is available immediately at (http://www.jumsoft.com/backgroundsfx/) Keynote Backgrounds FX 1.0 preview in action is available at (http://www.jumsoft.com/backgroundsfx/action/) Keynote Backgrounds FX costs $49. About Jumsoft A dedicated group of Apple Macintosh experts launched Jumsoft in 2002 with the goal of creating and marketing exciting, easy-to-use and powerful applications for Mac OS X....

Vienna, Austria - December 14, 2006 -- Objective Development today announced the availability of new plugins for their web CMS WebYep. The WebYep Dreamweaver Extension already allowed extremely easy integration of WebYep into web sites using Adobe Dreamweaver. Now also users of two more web design applications, RapidWeaver and Freeway Pro, can integrate Objective Development's web CMS into their web site with just a view mouse clicks and without any scripting knowledge. The latest versions of the different WebYep packages are available at: http://www.obdev.at/webyep/download.html More information about WebYep is available at: http://www.obdev.at/webyep/ ------------------------------------ About Objective Development ------------------------------------ Objective Development is a creative team of experienced software engineers, specialized in developing innovative, intelligent computing solutions. The brand "Objective Development" represents high quality niche products for private and...

Jumsoft's Money 2.1 features WebBank, Reconciling, more VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - (December 13, 2006) - Jumsoft today released Money 2.1, a new version of its personal and small business financial management application for Mac OS X that just got even better. Money 2.1 features WebBank, an ability to view online banking and other financial websites from within the Money application. Also, when a Money user works with an online bank and tries to download any QIF or OFX files, the application automatically downloads and imports online transactions to selected Money accounts. WebBank is proudly powered by Apple's WebKit technology, which ensures support for almost all online banking websites around the world. Detailed Release Notes for Money 2.1 * New feature: WebBank is a new feature that lets you view your online banking or any other web site inside Money. It ensures full security and integration with all banks. WebBank is proudly powered by Apple WebKit. * New feature: Reconciling. Each...

NewerTech miniStack FireWire/USB Storage Solution Enhanced for Ultra Quiet Operation Performance A/V Rated FW/USB Storage uses intelligent cooling and best hard drive mechanisms WOODSTOCK, IL (December 12, 2006) Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) today announced that the implementation of engineering enhancements on the award winning NewerTech miniStack V2 combo external storage solution and integrated FireWire and USB 2.0 port expansion hub has resulted in even quieter operation. Visit: http://www.newertech.com/products/ministackv2.php The miniStack has gained fame and popularity as the industry's first ever, external FireWire 400/USB 2.0 single-drive solution that also integrates three USB 2.0 and two FireWire powered ports. The NewerTech storage solution was named Accessory of the Year by 123 Macmini, Top Product by MacWorld, and Editor's Choice by MacAddict. With newly enhanced, almost silent operation enhancements, the NewerTech miniStack V2 has been named one of the Top 10...

AssistiveWare introduces new product family for Mac OS X Amsterdam - 12 December 2006 - AssistiveWare, the world leader in accessibility solutions for Mac OS X, today announced "ConvenienceWare", a new family of innovative and affordable products (http://www.convenienceware.com/). The new product family makes the advanced technologies developed by AssistiveWare available in cool and convenient applications that can make the life of Mac users easier. The first product, released today, is TextParrot(R) 1.0. TextParrot is a Universal Binary, multilingual speech solution for Mac OS X that allows users to listen to their documents with naturally sounding voices in a language of choice. It also allows users to create their own personal podcasts or audio books by exporting to iPod-ready iTunes tracks. Or, users can just use it to speak selected text in a handy reader window with play, fast forward and rewind functionality. It even allows users to listen to text by just pointing the cursor at...

Typinator 1.6 - New "Whole Word" Option Boosts Productivity of the Popular Typing Automation Tool - Now with French Language Support Hagenberg, Austria: December 12, 2006 - Ergonis Software(R) today released Typinator 1.6, which introduces a new "Whole Word" option for auto-correcting typos, expanding text and inserting graphics across any Mac OS X application. With this release, Typinator is now also available in French. While some word processor applications provide auto-correction capabilities, most Mac users work across many applications. They need a consistent capability to auto-correct and expand text. Without these capabilities, not only is productivity compromised, quality suffers as errors eventually creep into repetitively entered information. Typinator is a powerful, yet elegantly simple solution that works across all applications to detect specific sequences of typed characters and automatically replace them with text, graphics, URLs, dates and special characters. With...