Bare Bones Software Introduces New Academic Program Pricing Now BBEdit and Mailsmith are US$49 Each for Students and Academic Professionals BEDFORD, Mass. - July 25, 2005 - Bare Bones Software, developers of leading-edge power tools for the Macintosh, today announced new academic program pricing for their award-winning BBEdit and Mailsmith products. BBEdit is the award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Mailsmith is the award-winning, extra-strength email client for Mac OS X(R). Now for the first time, students and academic professionals can purchase BBEdit for US$49 (regularly US$199), and Mailsmith for US$49 (regularly US$99). "BBEdit is an excellent tool for building the skills that students will need as they prepare for their professional careers," explained Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc." Whether writing papers, slinging code, or creating web pages, BBEdit provides the power tools that students, staff, and faculty need. Mailsmith offers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Quite Software Announces Release of Quite Imposing Plus 2.0 LOCHAWE, Scotland July 25, 2005 Quite Software, developers of innovative PDF solutions worldwide, announced today the release of Quite Imposing Plus 2.0 compatible with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Macintosh and Windows. New Features. One of the major new features of this release is Automation Sequences that we call 'Imposition By Example'. "We had been seeking a way to allow more automation of impositions, without compromising the flexibility and accessibility that our Quite Imposing Plus plug-in provides," says founder Aandi Inston. "We feel that our idea of 'imposition by example' satisfies this. Every time you make an imposed PDF, all the steps you take are stored in the PDF file as XML. We can play that back, any time, on any other PDF - so the first, working, PDF becomes an example for every future one". XML Support. XML is rapidly gaining acceptance as a way of transferring information between programs, so...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25th, 2004 Nicecast Version 1.8 Arrives - It Gets Easier Every Day Princeton, NJ - For almost two years, Rogue Amoeba has provided Nicecast, the essential tool for live broadcasting on OS X. Today, a major update to Nicecast has been released. Version 1.8 of the award- winning broadcasting application brings with it several major new features as well as many under-the-hood changes and bug fixes. With Nicecast 1.8, setup is easier than ever. While Nicecast itself has always been incredibly easy to setup, some networks require reconfiguration to allow outside listeners. Nicecast 1.8 brings with it support for UPnP (Universal Plug-And-Play) and NAT-PMP (Network Address Translation Port Mapping Protocol) routers, which will automatically be configured as needed. Most new LinkSys, Netgear and Apple routers support one of these protocols, so users can get down to the business of broadcasting without worrying about their network setup. The new version also brings...

Monday, July 25, 2005 24U Software announces Public Beta version of 24U SimpleFile Plug-In. This file management plug-in for FileMaker Pro allows you to create, delete, copy, move, rename, read and edit all your files and folders directly from your databases. Primary functions: - creating files and folders - deleting files and folders (including complete contents) - copying files and folders (including complete contents) - moving files and folders (including complete contents) - renaming files and folders - checking kind of items (file/folder/not found) - checking size of files and folders (data fork/resource fork/file/folder) - checking and setting creation and modification date & time - checking and setting file/folder privileges - choosing file, folder and new file name via system dialog - reading folders (list of items) - reading files (whole contents or part) - writing files (whole, append, modify) - support for full and relative paths (cross-platform) -...

Studiometry 3 Released, Adds Project Planning and Much More CHICAGO, Illinois--July 25th, 2005--Oranged.net Software releases a huge update to the best organizational tool for studios and freelancers: Studiometry. Studiometry is the best, most complete solution for companies to organize, plan, invoice, track and create with Client and Project data. Studiometry 3 adds a myriad of new features. A new GANTT like planning feature allows users to easily create tasks, set dependencies, and specify milestones. The powerful dependency options allow great control over details of a project, such as not allowing milestones to be completed until other specified tasks have been completed. Based on over two years of feedback and input, Studiometry 3 now has a completely redone, incredibly streamlined and effective main window. The new, incredibly attractive window, is also more customizable than ever. Studiometry can now track your company's inventory, with amounts and unit prices. A history is...

PR: AssistiveWare announces Proloquo(R), a groundbreaking speech solution for Mac OS X Amsterdam - 25 July 2005 - AssistiveWare today announced the release of Proloquo(R) 1.0, LayoutKitchen(R) 1.0.3, and PCS for LayoutKitchen. Proloquo is a groundbreaking multi-purpose and multilingual speech solution for Mac OS X that provides: (1) a full-fledged communication system (AAC) for people who cannot speak; (2) improves accessibility of Mac OS X for people with visual impairments; (3) provides speech feedback in any application while typing for children and people with learning disabilities; (4) can serve as a talking word processor; (5) provides text to speech for people who prefer listening to reading; (6) can be used as a tool to learn the pronunciation of foreign languages; (7) provides an advanced, multilingual speech engine for our KeyStrokes(R) on-screen keyboard and our SwitchXS(R) switch access solution. "Proloquo provides the first full-fledged speech solution for Mac OS X," said...

Aleratec Eliminates Host Computer with USB Copy Cruiser Plus CHATSWORTH, Calif., July 25, 2005 -- Alera Technologies, developer and manufacturer of Aleratec Award Winning DVD/CD Optical Recording and Duplicating Solutions introduces the new USB Copy Cruiser Plus that provides a direct USB to USB connection eliminating the need to connect USB devices to a computer to share information between them (USB OTG). The USB Copy Cruiser Plus has two standard USB 2.0 ports, an 8 in 1 memory card reader, and features a back lighted, large screen LCD display that shows device capacities, space available, data transfer progress, and allows you to select and copy specific data down to the file level for making custom compilations. Palm sized and powered by 3 standard AAA batteries (6 working hours) you can use it anywhere. Now you can easily communicate with and transfer photos and data to and from digital cameras, memory cards, USB flash drives, MP3 players, and PDAs making it the full featured...

The Blue Technologies Group releases Localization Suite 2.0 Leipzig, Germany -- July 22nd, 2005 The Blue Technologies Group is proud to announce the immedate availability of the blue-tec Localization Suite 2.0 for Mac OS X 10.3 and above. The blue-tec Localization Suite is a set of integrated tools, designed to help developers working on Mac OS X native applications to speed up and dramatically ease the process of localizing their products for different languages. Rewritten from the ground up, Localization Suite 2.0 offers significant improvements to both of the suite's main components Localization Manager and Localizer, and introduces a third application to the Suite: Locadoc, the localized document generator. For more information about the blue-tec Localization Suite, as well as an in-depth list of features, please visit the suite's homepage at (http://www.blue-tec.com/locsuite/). Pricing and Availability ------------------------ Localization Suite 2.0 is offered free of charge,...

VPN Tracker 4.1 Completely Supports Cisco VPN Tracker has been updated. VPN Tracker 4.1 fully supports Load Balancing, a popular and powerful function of Cisco's Concentrator Series. Find more infomation in the attached press release. This article is meant for immediate release. VPN Tracker is now the choice alternative to Cisco's own VPN Client Boston, 07.21.2005: The German-american software company equinux has today released the latest version of their market-leading VPN Client for Mac OS X. VPN Tracker 4.1 fully supports Load Balancing, a popular and powerful function of Cisco's Concentrator Series. The transition for the Mac User to VPN Tracker has been made as simple as possible with the introduction of Cisco Migration webpage (www.equinux.com/vpntracker/cisco). Moreover, equinux has set up a dedicated Presales Support Team (ciscomigration@equinux.com) that answers Cisco specific questions. "There was such a demand in the past few months for a stable, Cisco compatible client....

FontIncluder2/XT and CLI for pdfCorrect and pdfColorConvert - FontIncluder2/XT now available for QuarkXPress 6.x and Mac OS X - New Command Line Interface modules allow integrated PDF processing callas introduces a new version of their font embedding extension FontIncluder2/XT, suitable for Mac OS X and QuarkXPress 6.x. The tool embeds fonts in EPS files directly from within QuarkXPress as part of the "Save Page as EPS." function. In addition, FontIncluder2/XT works as a stand alone application. The price for the single user version is 249 EURO, updates are available for an introductory price of 99 EURO (valid until 31st of August, regular price will be 149 EURO). Learn more: www.callassoftware.com/en/20_technology.php callas software launches Command Line Interface (CLI) versions of their current Acrobat Plug-Ins: pdfCorrect and pdfColorConvert are now available as stand-alone applications - as well as pdfInspektor3, which has recently been licensed by Adobe as preflight module for...

The Omni Group Releases Omniweb 5.1.1; Improves Security, Tiger Support Seattle, WA -- July 20, 2005 -- The Omni Group today released an update to their web browser, OmniWeb. The new version delivers better compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, corrects several security issues, and includes several other fixes and stability enhancements. OmniWeb 5.1.1 can be downloaded at (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/download/). ABOUT THE OMNI GROUP: The Omni Group develops productivity applications exclusively for Mac OS X. The Omni Group is the developer of OmniWeb, a web browser offering far more than standard browsing features which won a 2004 Macworld Editor's Choice Award; OmniOutliner, an outlining and organizational tool which received a special mention in the 2005 Apple Design Awards; and OmniGraffle, a diagramming application that won both a Macworld Editor's Choice Award and a MacUser UK Maxine Award in 2003. Founded in 1993, The Omni Group is located in Seattle, WA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Create Podcasts, Videoblogs, and professional presentations with Videocue LONDON, England -- July 20, 2005 -- Vara Software today shipped version 2 of Videocue and Videocue Pro, the only complete tele- prompting, recording and publishing package for Mac OS X. * Make your Voice Heard with Podcasts "With Videocue 2, you can use the Videocue tele-prompting system to create professional podcasts," says Simon Clarke, President of Technology at Vara. "It's so easy -- you type the text you want to speak, then press record. As the text scrolls by, you read it aloud. Make a mistake? No problem! Just stop and re-record. You won't ever forget the text because it's right there in front of you." Document your world with Videoblogs Videocue 2 enables you to create professional looking videoblogs and, for most weblogs, Videocue includes the ability to publish the result directly to your Videoblog. "It's never been easier to create a videoblog," says Paul Carnine, President of...

PhotoVu Launches First Wireless 19" Digital LCD Picture Frame under $1000 Also announces upgraded support for latest versions of photo management software from Adobe and Apple Boulder, CO -- July 20, 2005 -- Today PhotoVu announced the availability of their new PV1945 19" picture frame at $999, expanding the PhotoVu product line to a portfolio of three full featured, wall-mounted models. "As the LCD panel industry moves forward and prices continue to fall, we are able to rapidly incorporate these newer panel technologies into our portfolio, creating the highest quality customized digital picture frames, while at the same time passing our costs savings on to our customers," said Mark Van Buskirk, Partner, PhotoVu. "Also, by selling factory direct through our website, we have been able to lower the price of our 17" LCD PV1750 model to just $799 At these price points, many more consumers are taking advantage of enjoying their growing collection of digital photos by bringing them 'out of...

Syncro Soft Announces New Release of (oXygen/) XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT Debugger. Release date: July 19, 2005 Syncro Soft Ltd, the producer of (oXygen/) XML Editor, has announced the immediate availability of Version 6.1 of its XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT Debugger. Version 6.1 of the XML Editor adds as main features an XSLT profiler, enhanced XML Schema documentation, automatic detection of the XSLT parameters, RelaxNG annotation support and persistent bookmarks. For the complete list of new features please visit http://www.oxygenxml.com/index.html#new-version on our website. New in version 6.1: (oXygen/) XML Editor adds an XSLT profiler available from the debugger perspective. You can profile your XSLT stylesheets to identify the performance issues using two comprehensive data views of the activated templates: an Invocation tree view and a Hotspots view. The profiling information can be saved to XML or HTML formats. The profiling is available for the following XSLT...

Share your Hotel's Broadband Internet Connection Wirelessly with the Belkin Wireless G Travel Router Ideal for the mobile businessperson, lightweight, pocket-sized Router packs light and travels well (Compton, CA) - July 18, 2005 - Belkin announces its new Wireless G Travel Router, a pocket-sized device that lets you wirelessly share your hotel's wired or wireless broadband access. Providing wireless freedom and flexibility, the Travel Router allows for sharing of one broadband Internet connection and files over multiple computers, so that you and your colleagues can be more productive--whether in a hotel or a conference room. This Travel Router will be shipping in North America at the end of August 2005. Wireless G Travel Router (F5D7233) - $59.99 ESP The size of your palm, the Travel Router features 802.11g technology, network security, and multifunctional capabilities. It offers a wide working range--up to 300 feet--and greater interoperability in mixed networking environments. 802...

NEW SDK FROM SEIKO INSTRUMENTS ALLOWS MAC DEVELOPERS TO WRITE SMART LABEL PRINTER APPLICATIONS 1st Smart Label Printer SDK Available to Mac Community TORRANCE, Calif. -- May 1, 2005 -- Business and home/office products supplier Seiko Instruments USA Inc., the pioneer of the one-label-at-a-time "smart" printer, has released a Software Development Kit (SDK) for Mac developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to create applications for the company's line of Smart Label Printers. Seiko Instruments' new SDK, the first designed for Mac label printing applications, simplifies the development process to just a few lines of code. "We've realized there is a huge untapped market of Mac users who could use a handy small footprint printer on their desktop," Dennis Cox, director of sales and marketing, Business and Home/Office Products Division, Seiko Instruments USA, said. "Releasing this SDK is the first of many steps we plan to take in the coming months to give both consumer and...

SONOS RELEASES FEATURE UPDATE THAT INCLUDES SONOS DESKTOP CONTROLLER FOR THE MAC AND SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO INTERNET RADIO STATIONS Sonos Update Adds Support for Podcasting and Power Scroll Feature SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- July 20, 2005 -- Sonos, Inc., the developer of the award-winning Sonos Digital Music System, today announced the immediate availability of a software feature update that gives Sonos customers more ways to control their digital music and more content to listen to in every room of the house. Version 1.2 Sonos software includes the addition of a Sonos Desktop Controller for Mac users and support for Windows Media Audio (WMA) Internet radio stations. The Sonos Desktop Controller for the Mac gives users full control over the Sonos Digital Music System from a Mac desktop. The Sonos update also adds support for the latest Apple iTunes 4.9 release, allowing iTunes users to access their music collections, podcasts and iTunes playlists on the Sonos system.* The Sonos...

Programmable Graphs For Dashboard Widgets July 19, 2005 VVI today announced the release of Vvidget version 10.2.1 which includes programmable graphs for dashboard widgets. Key features include: Free Use: Download Vvidget now for free and use the bundled historical CPU Chart Dashboard Widget. The source code is included within that widget. Graphical Layout: Part of the attraction of a widget is its unique widget-like style which is unlike a normal application user interface. Graphs are designed using the powerful Vvidget template building tool so they can take on the highly-stylized appearance of a widget. Simple Programming: Programming graphs into Dashboard Widgets is defined in the Vvidget Code reference manual. The programming model is concise and results in a small widget footprint. Deployment Options: Users can download Vvidget for free so that Widgets based on Vvidget function, developers can purchase distribution rights to include Vvidget in their own products for distribution...

Centurion Technologies Brings Mac Desktop Security to Consumers with MacShield Enhanced Edition Next Generation of Hard Drive Configuration Protection Software is Specifically Designed to Protect Mac Computers (ST. LOUIS, MO -- May 31, 2005) -- Centurion Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in proven drive and data protection hardware and software, announces the release of MacShield Enhanced Edition, hard drive protection software for Macintosh computers. MacShield Enhanced Edition provides enterprise-strength protection to computers, returning the hard drive to the pre-defined configuration upon restart and removing all temporary changes. "Now Mac users can be confident in the ultimate protection of their desktops," said Keith Rickman, vice president of Centurion Technologies. "MacShield Enhanced Edition changes the way people view hard drive security after just one reboot of the computer." MacShield Enhanced Edition is designed to clear Mac computers of unwanted changes such as downloads...

Kerio Technologies Unveils New Version of Kerio MailServer Next generation groupware software from Kerio allows for even greater anti-spam and anti-virus protection JULY 18, 2005- SANTA CLARA, CA - Kerio Technologies Inc., a leading provider of Internet security software and messaging solutions, today announced Kerio MailServer 6.1, which adds Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Spam Repellent and dual anti-virus scanning to its existing arsenal of virus and spam-fighting tools. Designed primarily for small and medium-sized businesses, Kerio MailServer simplifies email, contact and group calendar management to provide improved collaboration for all types of organizations. In the new Kerio MailServer 6.1 the underlying email security technology has been significantly improved. Kerio has added SPF, a widely adopted method of email domain authentication, to augment the already included Caller ID, a similar technology developed by Microsoft. The new Spam Repellent feature effectively fights...

TAKE A LITTLE WALK ON THE WILDSIDE: ISKIN RELEASES WILD SIDES FOR APPLE'S iPOD MINI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, CANADA - JULY 15, 2005 - iSkin Inc., a leading provider of iPod accessories, today announced the availability of its immensely popular Wild Sides iPod protectors for Apple's iPod Mini. Wild Sides is iSkin's fun and funky way to style, protect and enhance the look and feel of the iPod. iSkin Wild Sides silicone skins have been met with tremendous market demand as more iPod users move towards personalizing their iPods with distinctive protectors. iSkin Mini Wild Sides feature an ultra-clear colored screen protector and are available in three funky colors: Verve (bright green and white), Rebel (deep blue and white) and Diva (hot pink and white). In addition to fashionable colors, Wild Sides have photo-luminous glow-in-the-dark stripes using iSkin's own amazing ultra-Glo silicone technology - for even more wild fun with the lights off. For added convenience, an iSkin...

Taylor Design Releases MenuPass 1.0 Taylor Design has released MenuPass 1.0, a new software utility to help users store, organize, and retrieve important account and password information. MenuPass focuses on ease of use by providing a global menu, available in every application, where users may select passwords and other data for MenuPass to type automatically. MenuPass can also log into many web sites with a single click. MenuPass encrypts user information for security, and helps users easily back up their passwords by storing them in a single file in their "My Documents" folder. With MenuPass users no longer have to struggle to remember all their accounts, usernames, passwords, and keys. They can simply click them. MenuPass is available for Windows (98/ME/2000/XP) and Mac OS X (10.2 or higher). MenuPass is currently available only to U.S. customers, but will be available for export in the next few weeks. The following purchase options are available for MenuPass: * Single User (Mac...

MaxUpgrades announces MaxConnect An Internal Storage Expansion Solution for G5 Power Macs 8X Increase in Data Transfer Rate (Corona, CA), July 15, 2005. MaxUpgrades announces availability of MaxConnect, an internal hard disk drive mounting solution, that allows seven additional hard disk drives to be installed in a G5 Power Mac system. The MaxConnect consists of two mounting assemblies. An Optical Drive Bay Disk Drive mounting assembly that enables four hard disk drives to be installed in the Optical Drive Bay of the G5 Power Mac. A CPU Bay Disk Drives Mounting Assembly that enables installing three hard disk drives in the CPU bay of the G5 Power Mac. MaxConnect With the MaxConnect internal hard disk drive mounting solution, a G5 Power Mac can house a total of nine disk drives internally, which enables the system to boot from one drive and allows the rest of the eight drives to be RAIDED (Striped RAID 0) to offer an 8X speed increase in the data transfer rate compared to a G5 Power...

Quartam Reports for Runtime Revolution Released Business and Enterprise Level Report Generator Provides Dozens of Powerful Features and a User-Friendly Interface Edinburgh, Scotland, July 14th 2005 Quartam Software (www.quartam.com) and Runtime Revolution (www.runrev.com) announce the release of Quartam Reports. Quartam Reports for Runtime Revolution provides all the features required to let people create reports quickly and easily. Its user-friendly feature set makes it perfect for creating anything from labels through to sales reports, making it ideal for use by home users through to businesses and software developers. Quartam Reports is available as an add-on for existing Runtime Revolution users and is available free for first time purchasers of Revolution Studio and Enterprise. The launch is accompanied by a range of special offers. "Quartam Reports and Revolution are the perfect tools for the information dependent business world, " said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution...

RapidWeaver 3.1.2 Adds Podcast Publishing Support Realmac Software releases RapidWeaver 3.1.2 with Podcast Publishing Support, Smart Updating and more. Brighton, England - July 14, 2005 - Realmac Software today announced the release of RapidWeaver 3.1.2 for Mac OS X. This update builds on the phenomenal success of the previous version by adding Podcast Publishing Support, Smart Updates, Faster Photo Album Previewing, Improved Styling Controls and much, much more. The new Podcasting feature in RapidWeaver is a snap to use. Just drag and drop an audio file into your blog and RapidWeaver will automatically add it to your blogs RSS feed. "iTunes made it easy for people to listen to Podcasts, now RapidWeaver makes it easy to publish your own." said Daniel Counsell, Realmac Software's Director. The new Smart update feature only uploads the changed files for your website, making it very quick to upload site updates. RapidWeaver Information RapidWeaver is a next-generation web design...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SPEED DOWNLOAD 3.0.11 OPTIMIZED FOR MAC OS X 10.4.2 July 14, 2005 - Yazsoft announces the immediate availability of Speed Download 3.0.11; a new version of the popular download manager completely tweaked and optimized for Mac OS X 10.4.2. Speed Download is the leading professional download manager for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted and optimized in response to the demanding needs of Mac OS X users, Speed Download 3 provides a plethora of new features including turbo-charged file downloading, uploading, file sharing, scheduling, maximizing bandwidth usage and more while providing auto-resuming functionality and security at all times. Speed Download 3 has been completely re-written using Apple Xcode 1.5 and re-designed with high performance and ease of use in mind. In addition, Speed Download 3 is optimized for ALL internet connection (dial-up or broadband). Speed Download 3.0.11 is available immediately from our download page: http://www.yazsoft.com/download...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOOQ Ships First of 500 "Boa.XM limited" Backpacks SIERRA MADRE, CALIF. July 14, 2005---BOOQ, a fast-growing, premium brand of performance-driven laptop carrying cases for creative professionals on the move, announces that it has begun shipping first orders for the all-new Boa.XM limited, a 15-inch ballistic nylon backpack with a limited production run of just 500 units world-wide. The Boa.XM limited, with its slick beige exterior, blood orange interior, cool-grey hardware and back padding, was created for creative professionals looking for a truly rare backpack. The product integrates a rugged, rigid-frame laptop compartment for superior protection for a 15-inch PowerBook or 14-inch iBook, ergonomic shoulder straps and a dedicated iPod pocket. With the addition of its Boa.XM limited, BOOQ is bringing another well-designed backpack of the highest performance and design quality to the next generation of creative professionals. Priced at $149.95, Boa.XM limited...

New Sophisticated Resources Picker Plugin for Revolution from So Smart Software July 14th, 2005 -- So Smart Software (http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/) today announces the availability of Resources Picker, a new plugin for the Revolution family of software development tools (www.runrev.com). Resources Pickers lets users search and retrieve information about Revolution from the built-in documentation, stacks, mailing lists and web sites. The plugin comes with a help stack in French and English and is available for Mac OS 9/10 and Windows XP. "Revolution is a very powerful development environment and the user community is growing at an amazing rate. Finding information which is scattered across various sources is often difficult. Resources picker makes it simple by gathering relevant sources of information and letting people search within them with just one mouse click." said Eric Chatonet of So Smart Software. Resources Picker searches for information from four main sources: 1....

MACSPEECH INTRODUCES iLISTEN MX FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA, 2005-07-13: Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech today announced iListen MX, a new version of iListen exclusively available from participating Apple Specialist dealers and the MacSpeech web site. iListen MX includes the latest version of iListen, the best headset/microphone offered by MacSpeech, and an enhanced list of built-in commands for hands-free control of the mouse, GarageBand, iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, and iTunes. "Apple Specialists are excited to make the speech recognition package even better with the new iListen MX," said Kevin Langdon, Executive Director of the Apple Specialist's network. "As independent Apple dealers, Apple Specialists are always looking for new ways to add value for their clients. IListen MX adds significant value to an already impressive application. MacSpeech has truly demonstrated its commitment to both the Specialists and the Macintosh User Community with this new release." "...

Google Go Actions Over the past two years, Midnight Mage Software has been given support and encouragement from a wide range of sources. Friends, family, MUGs and our own product Users have shown loyalty that has at times been surprising and often most humbling. As a Thank You, we wish to give you a surprise, a little something extra. Google Go Actions are a set of Mac OS X Address Book plug-ins that will allow you to get Google directions and/or a Google map to any entry in your Address Book instantly. For those of you who are not familiar with the capabilities of your Address Book, several of the Fields, such as phone, email and webpage have pop-up menus that appear with Actions. Now, when you click on the address field label (ex. Home, Office), you have two new actions at your disposal: * "Google Map For=8A" will show the map of this location using Google Maps a= s the default browser. * "Google Directions To=8A" will launch Google Maps with directions to this location from your...

Asheville, North Carolina, July 11, 2005 - Beckware LLC today announced the release of AcctVantage SOHO. Designed for small businesses that have outgrown off-the-shelf accounting software, AcctVantage SOHO provides enterprise level features and support at a fraction of the cost of high-end accounting software. AcctVantage SOHO is suitable for a wide variety of business types including distribution, manufacturing, service and boutique retail. The system features true double-entry accounting and uses a total business, integrated approach with modules for Sales, CRM, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounting, Reporting and Job Costing. Businesses that use both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems have always struggled with sharing information across platforms. AcctVantage SOHO is truly cross-platform; Macintosh and Windows machines can both access SOHO simultaneously. SOHO's client/server architecture is optimized for speed and stability. And for added security, it runs exclusively on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUMMARY: pagesender 3.5 updates SmileOnMyMac's award-winning, full-featured fax software with an Automator action to fax files, Send2Fax support, and a number of requested features and fixes. pagesender (30-day free demo, $29.95) requires Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later. DOWNLOAD LINK http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/download.html Portland, OR - July 12, 2005 - SmileOnMyMac updates pagesender, the award-winning, full-featured fax software that can fax or E-mail anything you can print. Updates in pagesender 3.5: - Automator action to fax files (requires Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" or later) - Send2Fax support - Attachments can be any Mac OS X-supported image format - Support for Growl notifications - Fax header is suppressed if Station Name is empty - Improved support for company-only Address Book vCards - Restores Send via E-mail functionality with no addresses - Renaming faxes including slashes (/) is now safe - Paused faxing status reported clearly in pagesender Fax...

eAuthorize - New and Improved Waves in Motion is proud to announce significant improvements to our popular eAuthorize plug-in. eAuthorize is designed to extend the capability of FileMaker Pro by providing a method to process credit cards and electronic checks directly from your database. Designed to work with FileMaker Pro 5.5, 6, or 7 on both Mac and Windows, the eAuthorize 3.5 plug-in allows FileMaker Pro users to connect to the Authorize.net or VeriSign online payment gateways for processing your payments instantly and securely. For more information and a free demo download, visit eAuthorize 3.5 online at: (https://system.netsuite.com/app/crm/marketing/campaignlistener.nl?__lstr...)http://www.wmotion.com/eauthorize The new eAuthorize 3.52 version contains bug fixes that increase the product stability and enhancements that significantly improve the user experience. Most notably, we have eliminated the dreaded "spinning beach ball" problem on Mac OS X where FileMaker Pro would hang...

SpiderWorks Delivers First Book Dedicated to Dashboard With Help From Lulu's Print-On-Demand Technology Speed-to-Market a Key Factor in the SpiderWorks Release of "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard" by world-renowned JavaScript and Dynamic HTML expert, Danny Goodman, at Lulu.com MORRISVILLE, NC--JULY 11, 2005-- The publication of the first book dedicated to Dashboard, "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard" by Danny Goodman, was today announced by Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books, and Spiderworks (www.spiderworks.com), a specialist in how-to eBooks and printed books. Included with the recently released Mac OS X Tiger, Dashboard hosts handy mini-application widgets that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information in a single click. Author Danny Goodman shows readers how to build rock-solid, professional widgets for Dashboard in his new SpiderWorks book, available only at SpiderWorks.com and Lulu....

FileXaminer v2.4.2 Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of FileXaminer v2.4.2, the award-winning File/Folder information utility for Mac OS X. FileXaminer allows you to modify file and folder attributes that the Finder cannot ( ex. Type/Creator Info, UNIX permissions, and much more... ). FileXaminer is powerful and easy to use - making it the best "Get Info" application for Mac OS X. See website for release notes. FileXaminer eliminates the need to use Terminal, and makes changing attributes on files/folders a breeze. FileXaminer Home Page ( feature list and download ) (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/filexaminer.html) (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/)

Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston Kicks Off Next Week Event highlights include Tiger education, Apple Specialists Pavilion, new products and music festival Framingham, MA -- IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today provided a preview of Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston, to be held next week at the Hynes Convention Center. Macworld will feature an exhibit hall filled with several exciting highlights, plus four days of world-class educational content with conference sessions appropriate for Mac users of all levels and backgrounds. The Macworld conference program runs Monday through Thursday, July 11-14, 2005. The Macworld exhibit hall opens on Tuesday, July 12 at 11:00 a.m. and will stay open until 7:00 p.m. and has the same schedule for Wednesday, July 13. The exhibit hall is open on Thursday, July 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Apple Specialists Pavilion, sponsored by Apple Specialists...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SubRosaSoft.com Announces the the release of PodSalvage, CameraSalvage, OfficeSalvage, and MovieSalvage Four more applications in the 4th generation of salvage technology Data recovery software for Mac OS X now includes a free trial, file preview, and an extended list of file formats. http://DataRecoveryMac OSX.com SubRosaSoft.com LLC. announces the immediate availability of the latest versions of the entire salvage range of software. Following the release of FileSalvage - four more applications now join in the range. The latest generation of the Mac OS X software incorporates a faster and more accurate data scan and recovery engine, more file format support, and a free trial version with a much requested preview mode. The SubRosaSoft Salvage Mac OS X applications are extremely powerful tools for data recovery. The Salvage range is device and filesystem independent. They will retrieve files that have been deleted, rescue data from corrupted media, and recover...

EASYFIND 3.6, THUMBSUP 4.2 AND XMENU 1.7 Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA), 7th of July, 2005 -- DEVONtechnologies LLC updates three of its famous freeware utilities: the powerful and flexible find-file utility EasyFind, the image scaler and converter ThumbsUp and the menu bar launcher XMenu. With EasyFind 3.6, users can now search all, all local or all removable volumes directly from the search pop-up menu and sort the found files more accurately. Also, the general performance has been improved and a few minor bugs have been fixed. Compared to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's Spotlight, EasyFind offers a full range of advantages for people who want to seriously find files -- accurately. EasyFind finds files and folders without indexing, supports read-only and removable volumes and searches even files and directories that Spotlight doesn't, for example hidden files, files in packages or files and folders in the system directories. Additionally, EasyFind offers much more powerful operators and supports...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Faster, more efficient downloads in Opera technical preview with BitTorrent Oslo, Norway - July 7, 2005: Opera Software today launched a technical preview (TP) of the Opera browser for Windows, Linux and Mac that includes support for BitTorrent. Integrating this popular file-downloading technology in the Opera browser offers the end user a faster download process by utilizing full bandwidth and reducing the chance of in-transfer delay when multiple users download the same file. "While BitTorrent has been on Opera's radar screen for more than a year, the true value of the technology became evident when the company launched Opera 8 in April this year. The massive response, with more than 100 downloads per second, dealt a technical knock-out to Opera's servers. With BitTorrent, users would have had an alternative download mechanism," said Christen Krogh, VP of Engineering, Opera Software. With BitTorrent, Opera hopes to make it easier for users to download the large...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES SMTPIT PRO 4.0, A FILEMAKER PLUG-IN, FOR MAC AND WIN. Fort Worth, TX, July 6, 2005 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems announces the release of SMTPit Pro 4.0, for FileMaker 7 and above for Macintosh and Windows. This is the initial release of SMTPit Pro. SMTPit Pro is a next generation email plug-in for FileMaker Pro 7 and greater. SMTPit Pro is built from the ground up taking advantage of years of plug-in development knowledge and the latest FileMaker plug-in API. SMTPit Pro provides a vast array of email options. You can send simple text based messages or you can send complex HTML messages. You can send a single message or an entire mail out. Its functionality is flexible enough to cover many email tasks. SMTPit Pro makes customizing your email messages a snap. It has special header and footer functionality to aid with email greetings and signatures. You can also use merge fields to grab information from your current record...

Toon Boom Studio V3 is Released Montreal (July 6, 2005) - Toon Boom Animation announced today the release of Toon Boom Studio V3. Toon Boom Studio V3 has a number of new and enhanced features - including the new Text and Transform tools, as well as improvements to lip synching - that make it easy for you to create cut-out animation. Toon Boom Studio V3 is a great tool for playing with cut-outs: it includes a number of tools that simplify this animation style: * The New Free Transform tool enables users to apply any combinations of scaling, rotation, skewing to animate faster * Users can also add text for effective communication in web presentations, comic strips and more * Automated lip sync tools allow fast sound track synchronization * Improved sound scrubbing enables accurate adjustments to the lip synchronization * Users can animate with key frames and use interpolation to create animation faster * The library enables users to save drawings, animation cycles and motions for reuse...

MediaboardONE 1.1 released - Enhanced RAW and IPTC support July 6, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany. InterServices New Media today announced the immediate availability of Mediaboard ONE 1.1 - the media cataloging and asset management application built for Mac OS X. Mediaboard ONE enables creative professionals and power users alike to easily manage their images and movies. It keeps track of the locations of your media files (whether they are on a CD/DVD, on your internal disc or on a network server), catalogs and organizes them and provides easy ways to find them fast when you need them. Mediaboard ONE creates intelligent thumbnails for every image or movie cataloged. You can add comments, keywords, license and model/property release information. The new Autofill feature makes this task fast and easy to use. Useful data, like EXIF and IPTC information, is automatically extracted from the media files and added to the catalog. The digital light table resembles the workflow of a professional...

Mail Forward Release 3.0 Available for Mac OS X July 5, 2005, Annandale, VA -- System Support Products, Inc. announces the availability of Release 3.0 of Mail Forward for Apple Mac OS X. Mail Forward is an award-winning e-mail forwarding application for AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, MSN, and Yahoo web mail accounts. Standard POP mail accounts can also be forwarded. Enhancements in the new release include: o Changed Hotmail/MSN access method to allow forwarding for all free accounts. o Added forwarding for Gmail accounts. o Changed AOL access method to use AOL Open Access (IMAP) for improved reliability and performance. o Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections for POP and SMTP servers are now supported. o The position of an account in the E-Mail Accounts list can now be changed by dragging the list item to a new location. o A new Enable This Account option allows forwarding to be disabled for an account without having to delete it. Mail Forward for Mac OS X is currently available for a one-time...

Extensis Announces Updates for Portfolio 7 Free update includes added RAW camera support and Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Adobe Creative Suite 2 compatibility. PORTLAND, Ore. - July 5, 2005 - Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc., today released a free update to Portfolio 7 - the leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution for creative professionals - for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Portfolio 7.0.6 provides compatibility updates for Adobe's Creative Suite 2 and Apple's Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Additionally, Extensis has added support for 14 new camera formats on both Mac and Windows versions of Portfolio. Registered owners of Portfolio 7 are eligible to receive the free upgrades immediately through the Extensis website at (http://www.extensis.com/portfolio). "Extensis is committed to keeping our products compatible with the latest computing platforms and digital cameras our customers use everyday," said Dan Harlacher, Portfolio product manager for Extensis. "Providing these...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPIDERWORKS RELEASES DANNY GOODMAN'S NEW DASHBOARD BOOK FOR MAC OS X TIGER Dashboard Guru Danny Goodman Teaches You How to Build Rock-Solid, Professional Widgets ARLINGTON, Virginia (July 5, 2005) - SpiderWorks, LLC today announced the exclusive release of the "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard" by world-renowned JavaScript and Dynamic HTML expert, Danny Goodman. As the first published book dedicated to Dashboard, this release is now available from the SpiderWorks.com web site as an eBook for only $14.95 (US) and a printed softcover edition for only $29.95 (US). BUY THE BOOK, DOWNLOAD THE EVALUATOR - A SpiderWorks Exclusive! Save hours of troubleshooting time with Danny Goodman's Dashboard debugging tool, "The Evaluator" -- included free with the book! The companion files (available to customers from SpiderWorks' online Customer Download Center) also include several ready-to-run widgets and handy code templates for one- and two-sided widgets that will speed...

DssW Releases Sleep Monitor 2.0.1 UK, Europe - 4 July 2005 - DssW today announced the release and immediate availability of Sleep Monitor 2.0.1. Sleep Monitor 2 watches, remembers, and charts your Mac's power use. Sleep Monitor 2.0.1 is a maintenance release to fix bugs and tweak the monitoring internals. The Sleep Monitor 2.0.1 update is available free of charge to all registered Sleep Monitor 2 customers. For more information on Sleep Monitor, or to download a fully functional demonstration version, visit our web site: (http://www.dssw.co.uk/sleepmonitor/) About Sleep Monitor Sleep Monitor creates beautiful charts showing how long your Mac has been in use, asleep, and switched off. Also charted are battery levels and critical power messages. Keep track of your battery's life over the course of minutes, days, or even years, as Sleep Monitor quietly tracks the ups and downs of everyday usage. With energy costs and power requirements increasing, it is important to understand how your...

July 1, 2005: marcmoini.com releases 3D-Space VFS 1.3 3D-Space VFS combines Launcher, Dock and Finder features with elegant 3D drawers to give you easy point-and-click access to all of your favorite files and applications, without having to dig through folders. + Easy visual launcher / dock. + Finder like features and navigation. + Instant access to hundreds of your favorite items in glorious, spacious 3D drawers! + Fast OpenGL graphics for a fluid user experience. A flick of the mouse and a vast three dimensional landscape appears. You see all your favorite items, neatly presented and waiting for you to click the one you want. Never before has it been so easy to quickly access so many files and applications! 3D-Space VFS also lets you navigate from one 3D space to another, and open any folder as a new 3D space. Full drag-and-drop is available so you can perform traditional Finder operations such as moving, copying, deleting and renaming files and folders. All this...

Formac introduces new LCD line and lowers prices. Gallery Platinum features 8ms pixel response time to deliver superior high-density graphics and video performance. Promotion starts at $459 for 19", $659 for 20.1". SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 30th 2005 - Formac Electronic Inc., a leading manufacturer of performance enhancing peripherals and advanced visualization solutions, today announced its new Gallery Platinum LCD with 19.0" or 20.1" viewable screen. Taking advantage of the latest leap in TFT technology, the new Gallery 1900 delivers industry-leading performance for pixel response time (8ms gray-to-gray), contrast ratio (800:1) and brightness (300 cd/m2). The improved specifications are reflected in the Gallery's superior visual performance, validated by multiple press awards in Europe where the display was announced last week. For a limited time Formac offers a direct pre-order discount of $40, lowering the price of the 19" LCD to $459, and the 20" LCD to $659. "Since its first...

For immediate release Dublin, Republic of Ireland -- Jun 30, 2005 -- Lismore Software Systems (http://www.lismoresystems.com) announced today the release and immediate availability of an updated version of Guest PC 1.5 What is Guest PC? Guest PC is a Mac OS X application that allows you to easily create and manage virtual x86 computer on your Mac. You can install Windows operating system and access applications available only for Windows compatible computers. What's new in Guest PC 1.5? Networking improvements are the major features of this update. File exchange speed between Mac and Guest OS increased up to 20 times. Overall networking speed is increased. Guest PC 1.5 fixes AirPort Express/Extreme Base Station DHCP addressing problem what prevents Windows from accessing the network. Bug Fixes - Incorrect additional virtual hard drives handling - DHCP addressing with AirPort Extreme/Express Base Station - Inability to install Windows 98/Me Update - Windows 98 crash while installation...