August 29 - Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Application Express Release 2.2, a free tool that enables users to build, deploy and manage secure Web applications using only a Web browser. This release completes the rebranding of what had been called Oracle HTML DB, and works with all editions of Oracle Database 10g and Oracle 9i Database Release 2. Oracle Application Express Release 2.2 allows developers to create desktop applications that sit on top of Oracle databases. "The closest competition is Microsoft Access," Mike Hichwa, Oracle's vice president of software development, told 5 Minute Briefing in an exclusive interview prior to the announcement. "Access was a great technology, but its best days are behind it. It doesn't take any convincing to get people to move off Access." The new release features several productivity enhancements designed to reduce the complexity of developing and deploying Web applications. Perhaps the most significant is the ability...

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL -- August 28, 2006 -- RedleX today released Mellel 2.1, a major update to the leading word processor for Mac OS X. Mellel 2.1 introduces several key important changes and features, including switching the file format to XML, top notch Find and Replace capabilities (full Regular Expressions support), Full screen mode, paragraph and character style palettes, and much more. The update is free to all registered users of Mellel. The update is a for-pay upgrade for user who purchased Mellel more than 3 years ago. A free trial version is also available. The most important change in Mellel 2.1 is the move to XML based file format. With this move, which took several months to implement, Mellel is moving to an open, standard, text based file format, that is much more economic in terms of file size, and opening the door to a slew of innovative options for formatting, import and export. "The move to XML is important for many of our users because it frees them from any future...

NewerTech Premiers MAXPower G4 7447 Single & Dual Processor Upgrades Newer Technology Inc. introduces new PowerMac G4 Upgrades for Sawtooth, Gigabit, Ethernet, Digital Audio, and Quicksilver Models starting at $399 WOODSTOCK, IL (August 29, 2006) - Newer Technology Inc. (NewerTech) announces the introduction of a new MAXPower line of Single and Dual Processor Upgrades for the PowerMac G4, with prices starting at $399. Pricing is: * MAXPower Single G4/2.0GHz - $399 * MAXPower Dual G4/1.6GHz - $449 * MAXPower Dual G4/1.7GHz - $529 * MAXPower Dual G4/1.7GHz - $599 NewerTech MAXPower G4 7447 Processor Upgrades are compatible with PowerMac G4 Graphics (Sawtooth), Gigabit, Ethernet, Digital Audio, and Quicksilver models. Upgrades are compatible with all existing hardware and software on 7447 CPUs running Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later. Visit: http://www.newertech.com/maxpower NewerTech MAXPower Processor Upgrade design incorporates FreeScale (formerly Motorola) PowerPC G4...

San Francisco-- New Book Shows How To Control Your Cable Modem - In the beginning there was dial-up, and it was slow; then came broadband in the form of cable, which redefined how we access the internet, share information, and communicate with each other online. "Hacking the Cable Modem" (No Starch Press, September 2006, http://www.nostarch.com/cablemodem.htm) goes inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, reveals secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link, and more. The book's author, DerEngel, is regarded in hacker circles as the foremost expert on cable modems. Once described in the media as "a dangerously unemployed U.S. coder," the author now runs his own embedded development assembly business that seeks to improve hardware by modifying and experimenting with it. Sometimes dismissed as a thief or belittled as no better than a virus writer, DerEngel's activities have drawn attention from the...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- RAID storage expert Infortrend today announced that Seagate Technology's 750GB Barracuda ES Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive has successfully completed compatibility testing with Infortrend EonStor SATA RAID subsystems including 4-, 8-, 12-, 16-, and 24-bay models. The 750GB Barracuda ES is the industry's highest capacity drive, thereby allowing a RAID subsystem to support 50 percent more capacity compared to using the same number of 500GB drives. Optimized for reliability and power savings for storage-hungry applications, the Barracuda ES maximizes scalability in Infortrend's dynamic, high capacity RAID systems and is ideal for low cost-per-GB storage solutions for digital media files or in data protection schemes such as disk-to-disk and snapshot. "Infortrend provides RAID storage products that customers can count on to protect their valuable data," said Sherman Black, Seagate senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise...

San Francisco, CA - August 29, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has updated PDFpen, the PDF editing and form-filling utility, and PDFpenPro, which creates fillable forms, with improved selection behavior for PDF images and text. Available as Universal binaries, PDFpen and PDFpenPro are the only PDF editing utilities that run natively on Intel-based Macs. What's new in PDFpen 2.4.2 and PDFpenPro 2.4.2: - Improved selection behavior for PDF images - Improved text location and selection - Fixed problem interpreting Unicode character maps - Single disk image for all languages PDFpen features: - Show PDFs in single, facing-page, multi-page and multiple facing-page views - Fill out and save PDF forms - Create cross-platform fillable PDF forms (requires PDFpenPro) - Re-order pages in a PDF by drag & drop - Insert pages - Remove pages from a PDF - Overlay text and images onto PDF (for example, sign purchase orders by applying signature image) - Use with pagesender for a complete fax turn-around...

DALLAS/EWORLDWIRE/Aug. 28, 2006 --- DataReference Inc today announced it will commence shipping Version 1.0 of its Report Migrator Software. The product will be licensed at the individual developer level. Report Migrator works hand in hand with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, previously earning dataReference the coveted Microsoft Front Runner award. Report Migrator works conjunction with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and enables users to migrate Crystal Reports into Microsoft's Report Definition Language (RDL) so that the report can be run using Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services (SRS). SQL Server Reporting Services is included with SQL Server 2005. SQL Server 2005 is the next-generation data management and analysis software that will deliver increased scalability, availability and security to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create deploy and manage. "DataReference, Inc. is excited to support SQL Server 2005 because it's a great platform and a...

Rapid Adoption of Intel Multi-Core Processors Spurs Need for Reliable, High-Performance Threaded Applications SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 28, 2006 -- Intel Corporation today announced the availability of three new threading tools that enable software developers to efficiently create reliable, high-performance threaded applications to take full advantage of multi-core processing systems. These new tools, Intel Threading Building Blocks 1.0, Intel Thread Checker 3.0 and Intel Thread Profiler 3.0, are part of the most comprehensive tool set in the industry, enabling developers to achieve correctness, scalability and ease of programming in parallel development. "These are the tools software developers need the most to enable them to exploit parallelism from multi-core processors," said James Reinders, marketing director for Intel's Developer Products Division. "Developers do not want to inflate their code by writing their own thread management code and no one should have to debug and tune...

August 28, 2006 (Arlington, VA) Group Logic, the leading provider of enterprise file transfer and Mac/Windows connectivity solutions, today announced that Quad/Graphics, the largest privately held printer in North America, has deployed ExtremeZ-IP to simplify file sharing between the more than 50 Windows servers and 600 Mac desktops used by its prepress employees and customers. ExtremeZ-IP is critical to Quad/Graphics' overall corporate goal that its prepress files be always available to employees and customers. The company has clustered its prepress servers, so that if one fails or is taken offline, users can seamlessly access all of their files and applications on one of the other servers in the cluster. Because ExtremeZ-IP has been optimized to support Microsoft Windows Clustering Services, it was Quad/Graphics' best option for ensuring seamless workflow with no interruptions to its employees or customers. "ExtremeZ-IP's cross-platform compatibility allows Quad/Graphics to choose...

Friday, August 25, 2006 - As "Modify Your Mac Month" enters its final week, Other World Computing and MacMod.com are issuing the last call for mod submissions to The Great Mac Mod Challenge 2006. OWC, along with Griffin Technology, RamDirect.com, and Ackoo.com are giving away over $3,500 in prizes. Entries will be accepted until Thursday, August 31 at 11:59PM. iPod mods, carputer mods, overclocking, liquid cooling, painting and more are eligible for submission. More information on how to enter is available at (http://www.macmod.com/content/view/679). "I'm really looking forward to this year's Mac Mod Challenge as the creativity and determination of Mac users never ceases to amaze me," says Jason O'Grady from PowerPage.org. O'grady joins 4 other judges in this years Challenge tasked with choosing the best Mac mods and selecting the Mod of the Year. "Modding a Mac is a real challenge, because you have to improve upon something that's already a work of art," says judge Daniel Eran, who...

Chinese top speakers at "Chinesische Software Industry Workshop" during CeBIT asia Karlsruhe - During the journey of the German chancellor in May 2006, the protection of copyrights appeared on the agenda. Wibu-Systems AG, a leading supplier of hardware based protection solutions for software, documents, access and media, will exhibit feasible solutions with CodeMeter at CeBIT asia in hall E1 booth D29. In addition the topic of copyright will be discussed in a workshop that will run for the first time with famous speakers lead-managed by Wibu-Systems. The trade shop will take place in Shanghai New International Expo Center from September 17 to 20. The two hour "Chinese Software Industry Workshop" brings together famous speakers and Chinese software vendors at fair grounds on September 19, at 2 p.m. till 4.30 p.m.. It will be about trends of software and development in China including effective and user-friendly software protection and license strategies. The lecture "Secure Licensing...

Leading all-in-one presentation to podcast tool for lecturers providing easy presentation capture and publishing for lecturers and presenters gets updated to 2.0. Release highlights include easy to use Podcast Manager, improved iTunes U support, ID3 tag support, WebDAV publishing, support for Creative Commons Licensing and AppleScript support! Ann Arbor, MI., August 24th, 2006-- Humble Daisy, Inc today introduced ProfCast 2.0, the latest upgrade to it's flagship lecture recording and podcast creation software. ProfCast is a versatile, powerful, yet very simple to use tool for recording lectures including PowerPoint and/or Keynote slides for creating enhanced podcasts. ProfCast provides a low cost solution for recording and distributing lectures, special events, and presentations as podcasts. ProfCast offers an integrated workflow that makes creating, recording, and publishing podcasts easy. It's as simple as Launch, Load, and Lecture! The advancements in ProfCast 2.0 allow for a lot...

August 23, 2006 - X2max Software is pleased to announce the official release of xmCHART 3.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5 xmCHART 3.1 is a very powerful charting and drawing plug-in for FileMaker Pro. It supports all basic chart types such as bars, lines, areas, scatters, pies, bubbles, high-Lows, radar or Gantt charts. A comprehensive set of over 150 functions allows you to customize almost every parts of a chart such as scalings, axes or grids. To perfect a chart you can add a title, legend, labels or a background picture. xmCHART 3.1 is available for Windows and Mac OS X. What's new: ----------- - Universal Binary for Intel Macs - Improved date and time support - Support for relative file paths - New powerful AddPath() function - Enhanced AreaChart2D() function - Pie charts with vertical explode offsets - Notched Box&Whisker plots - Get-Mouse support - Completely updated documentation - Improved reference application - Several new chart examples - Some bug fixes - Available in English...

Aug 23, 2006 - Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Link Manager 3.0, a tool that helps manage your web site incoming links. Advanced Link Manager runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, and Linux. Almost all major search engines that exist today, rank a web page based on the number and the quality of links that point to that web page. Advanced Link Manager helps you monitor your incoming links, keeping you informed as to where they come from and what their content is. With Advanced Link Manager you can also track your backlinks evolution in time. Some domains have various links to your site, distributed on various pages belonging to that domain, of which only a few bring you relevant traffic. You should be very interested that these important links stay where they are, so tracking their status becomes a necessity. Advanced Link Manages does this for you automatically, through its ability to create updatable reports and meaningful graphical charts. What's new in...

Oslo, Norway - August 23, 2006 - Opera Software today offers details on its embedded browser for Sony's mylo personal communication device. Available in the United States in September, the mylo communicator serves as an entertainment and communication device for those who live in Wi-Fi enabled environments. With the Opera browser, mylo communicator users can surf all their favorite Web sites, including popular webmail services such as Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. "We are excited to be a part of this unique and versatile new device from Sony," says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President, Opera Software. "A communication tool such as mylo requires a browser that can deliver full Internet content in a seamless and easy to use manner. Users surfing while on the go want their information fast and reliably delivered. With Opera's extensive experience in providing the full Web to mobile phones, it has proven to be the best choice for mylo." Using Opera's Extensible Rendering Architecture (ERA),...

August 22nd, 2006, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands--Troi Automatisering today announced the availability of Troi URL Plug-in 2.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5. What is Troi URL Plug-in? Troi URL Plug-in can help you fill in forms on the Internet, all from FileMaker Pro. It also retrieves data or images from any HTTP URL. You can: - use the POST command to fill in a web form and retrieve the result directly in FileMaker Pro - use the GET command to retrieve data - use a secure connection (HTTPS) using SSL - get access to password protected web pages - encode text into HTTP format - get JPEG, PNG and GIF images directly into a container field - send cookies with a request - show a custom progress dialog during the retrieval (Mac OS only) Suggested Uses Troi URL plug-in allows you to: - fill in forms on web sites or your intranet - get online data like stock quotes, weather reports, etc. - automatically add information to listings and online databases - search the Internet for terms or...

Ergonis Software releases Typinator 1.4, the Typing Automator Component of their Macility Productivity Bundle Hagenberg, Austria: August 22th, 2006 - Ergonis Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Typinator 1.4, their highly acclaimed typing automator tool. Typinator enables users to rapidly insert text or graphics into any type of application. Like PopChar, Ergonis Software's widely used tool for inserting special characters into text, Typinator's intuitive interface and ease-of-use result in immediate productivity gains, even for non-technical users. The new version 1.4 includes maintenance fixes to user-reported issues and minor refinements to the popular boilerplate utility. In particular, it fixes a problem when running on Mac OS X 10.3.9 that was introduced with Typinator 1.3. The update is recommended for all Typinator 1.3 users. To download the new version, visit the Typinator product page at http://www.ergonis.com/products/typinator/. Typinator...

Have a Secure Messaging for Your Office, School or Home Networks August 22, 2006 - Kanex Group Inc. today introduced QuickPopup 4.5. QuickPopup allows users securely exchange popup messages over corporate, school and home networks without connecting to the Internet. QuickPopup is available for Mac OS X, Mac OS Classic, Windows and Linux. The product website located at http://www.quickpopup.com Now QuickPopup 4.5 runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. With this release QuickPopup runs natevely on all popular platforms: Mac OS X 10.x (PowerPC and Intel), Mac OS 7.x-9.x (68k and PowerPC), Windows 95/98/ME/2000/2003/XP and Linux. QuickPopup provides better productivity as employees or students will not waste their time in thousands of chat rooms. QuickPopup doesn't connect to the Internet, so your local area network is safely kept from the prying eyes. No complicated installation, setup or special training is required. QuickPopup can be deployed in minutes; its intuitive and...

Chronos Releases SOHO Organizer 5.6 Park City, Utah - August 21, 2006 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of SOHO Organizer 5.6, an update to its personal and business productivity suite. SOHO Organizer is designed for both individual and workgroup use and the latest update represents an important step forward in the complete rewrite of the former Personal and Group Organizer products that it replaces. SOHO Organizer 5.6 is a free update for registered SOHO Organizer 5.x users. NEW FEATURES * New Mini-Months in Day View. The Day View now contains a mini-month region where one or more mini-months can be displayed. A mini-month shows a complete month calendar at a glance so users can quickly view a specific date in the Day View. * Find & Manage Duplicate Contacts. SOHO Organizer can now search for duplicate contacts and gives the user three options when duplicates are found. First, the user can choose to keep just one of the contacts. Second, the user can choose to keep all...

Monday, August 21, 2006 - 24U Software has published new examples for FileMaker Pro in the Tips & Tricks section of its web site. Learn how to add better user interfaces and design more intuitive solutions. "Because even the best database solution with poor user interface will always be less popular than the worst solution with a good user interface..." Go to: http://www.24uSoftware.com/tricks 24U Drag & Drop Example This example demonstrates how to simply perform various actions in FileMaker 8 by the way of Drag & Drop. In three tabs, the following Drag & Drop features are demonstrated: - Color Picker (Changing field or text color from a palette) - List Reorder (Changing row order in a list) - File Move/Copy (Moving or copying files) More info: http://www.24usoftware.com/Files Download: http://www.24usoftware.com/Files#download 24U Commander Example This example demonstrates an implementation of a "file commander" under FileMaker Pro with user interface similar to the...

August 21, 2006 - BOSTON, Massachusetts - Software entrepreneur Phill Ryu announced "My Dream App" (http://mydreamapp.com) today, a new competition that invites participants to submit their best ideas for a killer app. Contestants will compete for a chance to have their idea realized as a Macintosh shareware application and earn royalties on software sales, as well as take home one of many Macs and iPods available as prizes for finalists. Forty popular Mac developers, well-known bloggers, established members of the tech media, top-notch UI designers and even Apple alumni have signed on to My Dream App as guest judges to offer expert critique during the event. Judges include Digg.com founder Kevin Rose, New York Times columnist and best-selling author David Pogue, former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. "It's always fun when someone innovates in the computer world. My Dream App is doing that by turning software design and development on its head. It's...

Black Cat Systems Releases MultiMode OSX version 5.8.0 WESTMINSTER, MD (August 17, 2006) - Black Cat Systems has announced that version 5.8.0 of MultiMode OSX has been released and is now available for immediate download. This update to MultiMode includes enhancements to macros for transmitting text, the addition of tuning indicators for several modes, improvements to SSTV mode, and several bug fixes. Complete information about MultiMode OSX and downloads may be obtained from http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimodeOSX.html MultiMode is an application which allows your Macintosh to decode and transmit several different modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave and ham radio. It is the only program of its kind for the Macintosh,rivaling commercial packages for the PC platform costing hundreds of dollars. It is ideal for amateur (ham) radio operators, shortwave radio listeners, and other radio enthusiasts. MultiMode allows you to decode and display morse code,...

Osaka, Japan, August 17, 2006 - Recosoft Corporation the developer of cross platform Macintosh and Windows file format conversion solutions and PDF document conversion tools announces PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X. The company will be shipping PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for the Macintosh platform in September 2006. PDF2Office Personal v3.0 is a major upgrade to PDF2Office Personal v2.0 for Mac OS X - the PDF to Word conversion plug-in. PDF2Office Personal v3.0 sports over 250+ new features and enhancements and is based on a new technology infrastructure in converting PDF files to Microsoft Word X/2004 formats. PDF2Office Personal v3.0 utilizes modern client-server technology providing enhanced stability and operational capabilities. Additionally, PDF2Office Personal v3.0 will be shipping as a Universal Binary providing native PDF to Word conversions on Macintosh's with the Intel processor. PDF2Office recreates the original construction and layout of the document - forming...

SECOND GEAR LLC LAUNCHES PORCHLIGHT BUG TRACKER FOR SMALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS EVANSVILLE, IN - Second Gear LLC, a Macintosh desktop software and Web development firm in Evansville, Indiana announces the immediate release of Porchlight, a bug tracker for small teams of software developers. Porchlight provides a Web based interface that easily allows developers to keep track of feature requests and bugs in their software. The program is user friendly and supports multiple projects, multiple users and has a developer API that will be released in the next 30 days to allow even more extensibility. Porchlight's dashboard makes it easy for members of development teams to track recent activity in their projects. They can get an overview of the upcoming milestones in all of their projects from the milestones screen. Users can also subscribe to their activities calendar via an RSS feed. "Porchlight addresses the issues we have had with all the other bug trackers we have tried. It's...

Introducing Applepeelz: An Apple without a Peel can Look Pretty Gross applepeelz uses a totally proven, optically clear, 8 mil, self-healing Scotchgard Protection Film to guard against life and keep your mobile Mac looking good. The film was developed by 3M to protect the leading edges of military helicopter rotor blades. Along with that, nlow the film is used extensively by the auto and motorcycle industries to protect expensive headlights and the most vulnerable parts of very expensive paint jobs. Woodland Hills, California (PRWEB) August 17, 2006 -- Everyone loves their mobile Mac. And no wonder. It's a pleasure to use and it's beautiful. It's why everyone takes them almost everywhere. And "everywhere" is where they pick up the scuffs, scratches and stainsthat life deals out to mobile Macs. Enter applepeelz. applepeelz uses a totally proven, optically clear, 8 mil, self-healing Scotchgard Protection Film to guard against life and keep your mobile Mac looking good. The film was...

Fusion Plugins TCPdirect plugin for FileMaker Pro allows your database to interact directly with a huge variety of internet-based services. The updated TCPdirect 2.0.0 adds secure communications support with SSL, and easy loading of web pages and other data with powerful options for power users. CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- April 7, 2006 -- Fusion Plugins is proud to announce a new version of our TCPdirect Plugin for FileMaker Pro. TCPdirect 2.0.0 now supports secure communications using SSL, and adds a new function for easy one-step loading of web pages and other data via HTTP, including powerful options like cookies and POST support. The Mac version of TCPdirect is also now a universal binary for use with both PowerPC and Intel Macs. TCPdirect is a plugin that allows you to create a TCP/IP connection and exchange data with any local or remote TCP-based service. TCPdirect can be used to communicate with web servers, mail servers, SOAP servers -- basically anything that can be...

RSS DreamFeeder v 1.5 Updates Linking and File Formats for RSS Feed Creation in Dreamweaver Arlington, VA, Aug 16, 2006 -- RNSoft President & CEO Ronald Northrip today announced the immediate availability of RSS DreamFeeder version 1.5, a free update to the popular Dreamweaver extension for creating RSS feeds from existing Dreamweaver-based content. The new version of RSS DreamFeeder now has improved control for connecting pages to feeds using LINK tags. And for ATOM afficionados, version 1.5 introduces support for ATM and ATOM file formats/extensions. Most people build their website with Dreamweaver. They spend all their time updating pages and posting content that will never make it into portal or news sites like Yahoo and Google News. They have no way to reach out to new audiences that use aggregators like NetNewsWire and RadioUserLand instead of web browsers. To do all this these web authors need to publish an RSS feed. RSS is a mechanism for sharing content intended for...

MGE Releases First Mac OS X Universal Power Management Software New Release Now Supports Intel Models with Monitoring and Graceful Shutdown COSTA MESA, Calif. -- August 16, 2006 -- MGE UPS SYSTEMS (www.mgeups.com/us), a world class technology leader in providing unsurpassed power protection solutions for PCs, networks, data centers, telecommunications, medical and industrial operations, has introduced the industry's first universal support for Macintosh OS X with the latest release of their Solution-Pac Power Management Software. For Intel-based and legacy Mac hardware protected by an MGE UPS, the software assures added security for connected systems by verifying the UPS connections and, in the event of a prolonged power outage, initiating a graceful shutdown when the UPS battery level is low. Although the Mac OS is very stable in many ways, any Unix-based OS can be especially susceptible to system corruption resulting from any hard shutdown such as those that occur when power fails....

SMALL TREE ANNOUNCES HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKING SUPPORT FOR APPLE'S NEW INTEL-BASED MAC PRO Cost-effective RoHS-Compliant Solutions for Higher Performance from Apple Mac Pro CHIPPEWA VALLEY, WI, August 15, 2006--(http://www.small-tree.com/)Small Tree Communications, designers and manufacturers of high-performance networking and storage solutions for Mac OS X, announced today that it is ready to ship and support its multi-port (http://www.small-tree.com/mp_copper_pcie.htm)copper Gigabit Ethernet and (http://www.small-tree.com/mp_optical_pcie.htm)optical Gigabit Ethernet cards on the newly announced Apple Mac Pro. Ideal for small workgroup, data center and enterprise installations, Small Tree's Ethernet cards and drivers provide the I/O performance required by the Intel Xeon 5100 based systems. "We have been anticipating for some time that Apple would introduce the new Mac Pro based on Intel's new 'Woodcrest' Xeon dual-core processors and are ready with our full featured cards...

MICRONET ROLLS OUT PLATINUMNAS 3.0 WITH BEST-IN-CLASS CAPACITY FOR SMB CUSTOMERS 3 Terabyte NAS Server Combines Performance & Availability for Data Intensive SMB Applications TORRANCE, CA -- August 15, 2006 --MicroNet Technology, an innovator in disk-based storage solutions, today announced the PlatinumNAS 3.0, providing the highest capacity in its class with 3 terabytes of network storage capacity for Small and Medium Sized Business customers. The PlatinumNAS 3.0 is a compact, high-performance network storage solution that combines the latest SATA drive technology and high-availability hardware architecture with plug-and-play simplicity for data-intensive SMB applications. MicroNet's latest NAS solution is smaller and lighter than competitive products and provides 50 percent higher capacity while consuming 35 percent less energy. "SMB customers face the same storage challenges as larger users with fast-growing capacity requirements but they also require storage solutions that are...

Nexus today began conducting hands-on demonstrations of Dragon Web Surveys, allowing Web developers to build surveys into their Web-based solutions. Dragon Web Surveys is not yet available to the general public and is being previewed exclusively for attendees of the FileMaker(R) Developers Conference 2006. Dragon Web Surveys is designed to provide the most flexible, easy way for any Web developer to achieve an organization's data collection goals. Dragon Web Survey provides unlimited surveys, questions and responses. Dragon Web Survey makes extensive use of cascading style sheets, allowing designers to show the survey in their choice of style and even switch languages and designs on the fly. Dragon Web Surveys helps build surveys with multiple data validation options, in one or multiple languages. Numerous people can take surveys at once, with complex branching logic that appears simple to each end-user. Authentication features only allow once response to be submitted per person....

FILEMAKER DEVELOPER CONFERENCE - Orlando, Fla. - (August 13 - 17, 2006) - This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Lasso, OmniPilot Software, Inc.'s professional Web programming language. Ten years ago, Lasso was developed to tie FileMaker databases to the Web. FileMaker is famous for its ease-of-use when building timesaving databases for desktop use. Lasso allowed developers to create a custom Web site, which displayed data from their FileMaker database. Lasso was developed to excel in ease-of-use, performance, security and power. "We are happy to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of our Lasso product line at this year's FileMaker DevCon," said Brett Circe, president of OmniPilot Software, Inc. "Lasso continues to be the best way to tie FileMaker to the Web, and we will continue to prove it in the next 10 years." Today Lasso offers a large toolset of advanced programming features to build complete Web-based applications. OmniPilot has dedicated a section on its Web site to serve...

Intelli Innovations, Inc. Unveils Barcode Producer 4.0 For Mac OS X Major Upgrade Offers Coupon Barcodes, ISBN Dual Numbering, New User Interface, Background Grids, Bar Width Reduction (BWR), and more RALEIGH, North Carolina (August 14th, 2006) -- Intelli Innovations, Inc. today unveiled Barcode Producer 4.0, its next-generation barcode creation software suite for Mac OS X. The new release offers major new functionality covering 100% of the company's top 10 feature requests, including GS1-128 coupon barcodes, ISBN dual numbering, background grids, Bar Width Reduction (BWR), dynamic height adjustment, and on-screen dimensional indicators. "We've taken the best bar code software available for Mac OS X and rewritten it from scratch," said Paul Scandariato, CTO, Intelli Innovations, Inc. "We're thrilled to deliver smart new functionality, while maintaining Barcode Producer's legendary ease of use and robust feature set. It's built so anyone can create a bar code for products, packaging,...

WESTMINSTER, MD (August 14, 2006) - Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) announces that it has released version 3.3.0 of iUnit, a measurement unit conversion program. The latest version of iUnit adds a calculator for converting between basis weight and thickness, accounting for density, as well as conversions for angular acceleration. iUnit converts between 1580 different units of measurements in 51 categories, including distance, mass, volume, velocity, density, currency, and other types of measurements. iUnit is perfect for students, engineers, scientists, and other professionals who need to quickly, easily, and accurately convert between various units of measurement. iUnit also contains 80 commonly used constants. iUnit is available for both Mac OS X as well as Mac OS 8/9, Windows, and Linux. The iUnit web page is located at: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/iunit.html iUnit is shareware, with a $19.99 registration fee. The download version is a fully...

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - Agile Web Solutions Inc. today announced an update to its popular password manager for Mac OS X, 1Passwd. Version 1.4 added several important new features and addressed some stability issues. 1Passwd is a Password Manager that leverages the built-in Mac OS X Keychain for maximum security. Web Browser extensions allow users to access their passwords from directly from within their favorite browsers for maximum convenience. 1Passwd also offers automatic form filler capabilities and and protects users' data from keyloggers and phishing attacks. Of significant note, 1Passwd 1.4 added a new sophisticated automatic form filler (aka AutoFill) logic which allows 1Passwd to automatically fill the vast majority of web forms with a single click. "We're happy to announce the new form filler algorithm is incredibly effective at filling web forms. Our users hardly ever need to use their keyboard anymore." said Agile Web Solutions CTO David Teare. What's New in 1Passwd...

Copenhagen and San Francisco, August 11th 2006 - Unity has just been awarded a runner-up Apple Design Award for "Best Use of Mac OS X Graphics" at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. This is the first time that a game development tool has reached the level of quality and ease of use required to win this prestigious award. "We're happy that game development has finally reached this level of usability technical excellence. And proud that it is Unity that is setting this new standard," said David Helgason, CEO of OTEE. The Apple Design Awards were handed out by old-time Apple interface design guru John Geleynse on stage at the Moscone center in San Francisco, complete with thumping music and smoke-machines. ABOUT UNITY Unity is the only Mac-based high-end game development tool sporting a stylish pro-app GUI, no-friction workflow and top-of-the-line technical features such as extensible graphics and full-screen effects, great particles, a highly optimized scripting engine supporting...

VIADANA, Italy (August 11, 2006) - SQLabs today announced the availability of SQLiteManager 2.1.4, their new SQLite database manager tool for Mac OS X and Windows. SQLiteManager is a "next generation" GUI database manager for sqlite databases, it combines an incredible easy to use interface with blazing speed and advanced features. SQLiteManager allows you to open and work with sqlite 2.x, sqlite 3.x, in memory databases and REALSQL Server databases. It allows you to create and browse tables, views, triggers and indexes. It enables you to insert, delete and updates records in a very intuitive way and it supports you arbitrary SQL commands. Some features include: - New InstantQuery technology for blazing speed queries. - Full SQLite2 and SQLite3 support. - Full REALSQL Server support. - Browse tables, views, and indexes. - Rename tables and add columns to existing tables. - Create new tables, views, indexes and triggers. - Drop tables, views, indexes, triggers. - Manage tables by...

WWDC 2006, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 2006 -=20 CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), a Mac=20 authentication technology developer, today=20 announced a Universal version of its=20 CRYPTO-Server 6.4 for two-factor authentication=20 solution. This provides seamless integration with=20 Apple's Power PC- and Intel-based Macintosh=20 computers and enables full optimization on both=20 platforms. CRYPTO-Server 6.4 makes it simple to=20 protect LAN, VPN, web-based (Apache and II S),=20 and desktop access for Mac OS X version 10.4=20 "Tiger." "Strong security is the number one priority for=20 most organizations and companies understand that=20 this is not possible if each individual user=20 cannot be positively authenticated," said Jason=20 Hart, CEO, CRYPTOCard. "Using Apple's developer=20 tools, CRYPTOCard has created a Universal=20 application that makes it simple for=20 organizations utilizing Power PC or Intel-based=20 Macs to provide true One-PIN-and-You=92re-In=92=20 enterprise-class...

Clunk Click Introduces Online Mac Backup Service An online data backup service for Mac OS X users is being launched by data backup provider Clunk Click ( http://www.clunkclick.net ), giving a simple, safe and affordable method of protecting the precious contents of hard drives. OnLine Pro for Macintosh OS X automatically backs up data to secure offsite data centres via the internet each day, meaning Mac OS X, users can recover lost data at any time from any internet connected computer. The lack of choice in backing up data held on Macs has been a headache for some time. Users have frequently been forced to back up to external hard drives, CDs or tape systems. These methods have left Mac users vulnerable to data loss through hard drive failure, fire, theft or damage to the backup medium itself. They also present problems with data encryption and offsite storage. With Clunk Click, Mac users never need worry about losing their data again. Clunk Click managing director, Paul Roberts,...

25U Server Rack for Noise Reduction Used to Introduce New Xserve Systems At Apple Developer Conference San Francisco, CA -- August 9, 2006 -- GizMac Accessories LLC, designer and manufacturer of noise reduction server rack enclosures, previews their soon to be released 25U XRackPro2 server rack with Apple's new Xserve line at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). GizMac's 25U noise reduction server rack was chosen by Apple to house, display and silence the new Xserve product line that is being shown at the WWDC this week. Several clusters of the newest Apple Xserve servers were unveiled to the developer community through the use of the XRackPro 25U server rack from GizMac. "The 25U XRackPro2 server rack is a great addition to our family of noise reduction enclosures," says Ken Vitto, Director of Marketing for GizMac Accessories, "We are excited that Apple chose to show the world the new Xserve server while displayed in our soon to be released 25U server rack." XRackPro2 25U noise...

Features faster OS X performance, better graphics and USB support, multinational keyboard & filenaming support SAN FRANCISCO, California - August 8th, 2006 - At Day 2 of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Parallels announced that it has released a beta update of Parallels Desktop for Mac, the first solution that enables users to run Windows and other OSes at the same time as OS X on any Intel-powered Mac without rebooting. The update, which is free for all Parallels Desktop users, includes several important upgrades, including: * USB improvement, including USB support for Windows Mobile 5, web cameras, and a much broader list of supported devices. * The Mac hard disk cache can be now switched off for a virtual machine, which can substantially improve OS X performance while using Parallels Desktop. * Improved graphic performance * Complete keyboard support, including the "eject CD" button and right & left shift mapping for non-English layouts * Unicode...

TechRestore, Inc. Begins Offering Nationwide, Overnight 160 Gigabyte Hard SATA Drive Upgrade Service for MacBook, MacBook Pro and PC Laptops TechRestore, Inc. announced today that they have begun offering a 160 Gigabyte SATA upgrade as part of their overnight hard drive upgrade service for laptops that have a Serial ATA interface such as the MacBook, MacBook Pro and newer PC laptop models. The new upgrade features the first 160 Gigabyte Serial ATA drive upgrade available for laptop users. Concord, CA (PRWEB) August, 8 2006 -- TechRestore, Inc. announced today that they have begun offering a 160 Gigabyte SATA upgrade as part of their overnight hard drive upgrade service for laptops that have a Serial ATA interface such as the MacBook, MacBook Pro and newer PC laptop models. The new upgrade features the first 160 Gigabyte Serial ATA drive upgrade available for laptop users. The high-speed overnight service includes installation of the new drive into the users laptop and data transfer...

Updates to Font Server and Font Manager Deliver Dramatic Speed Increases via Intel Binary Support Los Gatos, CA -- August 8, 2006 - Insider Software today announced updates to its #1-rated font management and repair software. Available immediately, FontAgent Pro Server 1.2 and FontAgent Pro 3.3 gain increased speed and native support for Apple's new Intel-based computers. In addition, FontAgent Pro 3.3 has added the following new features: * Auto-activation plug-in for Adobe InCopyCS2 * Universal binary auto-activation XTension for QuarkXPress 7 and the just-released QuarkXPress 7 universal binary version * Updates to French, German and Italian localized versions FontAgent Pro 3.3 provides integrated font management, diagnostics and repair and FontAgent Pro Server 1.2 enables automatic font distribution and synchronization across the enterprise. In addition to supporting the newest hardware from Apple, FontAgent Pro maintains backwards compatibility with Power PC G4 and G5 machines...

Extensis Debates Font Management in OS X at TypeCon2006 Event Company presents in panel discussion with Apple, Linotype and other font industry leaders. PORTLAND, Ore., August 7, 2006 - Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today announced that Halstead York, font solutions product manager for Extensis will present in a panel discussion in conjunction with TypeCon2006 - The Boston T Party, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Boston. On Friday, August 11th from 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., York will discuss font management in OS X by participating in a panel session titled "Demystifying Font Management in OS X." The session will be moderated by well-known book designer and typographer Kent Lew; other panelists in this session will include Peter Lofting of Apple Computer, Bruno Steinert of Linotype and Stephen Coles of FontShop/Typographica. Extensis will also have a presence on the TypeCon2006 exhibition floor. Attendees are encouraged to stop by the Extensis booth and take the Extensis Font ID...

Apple Previews Mac OS X Server Leopard Innovative New Setup Has Leopard Server Up and Running With Just a Few Clicks of a Mouse WWDC 2006, SAN FRANCISCO--August 7, 2006--Apple today previewed Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard, the next major release of Apple's award-winning UNIX server operating system. Leopard Server, scheduled to ship in spring 2007, builds on Apple's legendary ease of use with new Server Assistant and Server Preference features that make it easy for even non-technical users to setup and manage a server with just a few clicks of a mouse. For the first time, Apple is delivering native 64-bit server applications that take advantage of the increased processing power of 64-bit computing. Other new features include iCal Server, the easiest way to share calendars, schedule meetings and plan events; a wiki server that makes it simple for teams to share and communicate; Spotlight Server, the fastest way to find content on servers; and Podcast Producer, the ideal way to...

Apple Introduces Xserve with Quad 64-bit Xeon Processors New Xserve is Over Five Times Faster Than its Predecessor WWDC 2006, SAN FRANCISCO--August 7, 2006--Apple today announced the new Xserve, a quad Xeon, 64-bit server featuring Mac OS X Server Tiger on two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz, resulting in performance that is over five times that of its predecessor.* With an industry-leading high bandwidth server architecture that includes PCI Express, independent 1.33 GHz front side buses with 4MB of shared L2 cache, and fully-buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs), the new Xserve delivers up to four times the I/O bandwidth, up to three times the memory bandwidth and twice the storage bandwidth of the Xserve G5. The new Xserve is Apple's most customizable server yet with dozens of options, including faster processors, larger hard drives and dual power supplies. With over one million possible build to order configurations, the Intel-based Xserve delivers unbeatable flexibility...

MACTECH CENTRAL RETURNS, JUST IN TIME FOR WWDC - A showcase of products and services for the technical community - Will be available online for everyone through the end of August August 4, 2006 -- Westlake Village, CA -- MacTech Magazine announced the return of MacTech Central, just in time for Apple's WWDC. Introducing the new MacTech Central(tm): A showcase of great products by companies who are currently interested in you, the technical Mac user. This is the only way for the technical community to see what's available to them in the overall market. MacTech Central is not only accessible to those at WWDC, but to the entire Mac technical community, all on the MacTech Central web site. In the past, MacTech Central has been a physical presence at individual shows like WWDC, Macworld Expo, Apple Expo and more. This year, instead of limiting to attendees of those events, MacTech Central is now available to all via the MacTech Central web site at http://www.mactechcentral.com MacTech...

Intelli Innovations, Inc. is pleased to release IntelliMerge 5.1, a point update to the Mac OS X business communication and e-mail merge software suite. The update includes an enhanced AutoSubscriber tool, IP tracking of subscribe/unsubscribe requests, and an improved invalid e-mail detection system. New features and enhancements in IntelliMerge 5.1 include: - AutoSubscriber: IntelliMerge now downloads and processes subscribe and unsubscribe requests over twice as fast as previous release. The AutoSubscriber tool now includes an option to save - IP Tracking: IntelliMerge can now provide the IP address of subscribe and unsubscribe requests through the AutoSubscriber to prevent abuse. - Enhanced Invalid E-Mail Checker: IntelliMerge's invalid e-mail checker has been rewritten, offering more better, more accurate invalid e-mail verifications before mailing. - Web Page Messages: Improving upon IntelliMerge 5.0's new feature to send any web page (including images) has been improved to offer...

Odessa, Ukraine - August 7th, 2006 - BeLight Software has announced a crossgrade for Disc Cover, its CD/DVD labeling application. The crossgrade gives owners of any version of Disclabel or Discus software the ability to purchase Disc Cover with 40% discount, $19.95 for download and $24.95+S&H for box editions. The crossgrade will last from the 7th till the 27th of August: http://www.belightsoft.com/disccover/ "We are happy to offer such an opportunity for people to use two CD/DVD labeling products side-by-side and exploit features of both depending on the current need", says Stanislav Sedashov, CEO of BeLight Software. About Disc Cover Disc Cover is a modern Mac OS X tool to create professional covers and labels for CD, DVD and other media. Disc Cover imports data from different sources and offers a creative way to decorate your work. Pre-designed templates and clipart collection allow you to implement any design idea. http://www.belightsoft.com/disccover/ About Belight Software...