Shoebox 1.2 lets you use Spotlight to search your photos by content KavaSoft, creator of iTunes Catalog and iConquer, announces Shoebox 1.2, a Mac OS X application for organizing digital photos by content. Spotlight, the revolutionary search technology introduced in Mac OS X Tiger, lets you search all of your files by content. Shoebox is one of the first programs to harness the full capability of Spotlight, providing the missing link between Spotlight technology and actually finding your photos. Shoebox uses Knowledge Base technology to categorize your photos according to who, what, where, and when. Shoebox knows that Paris is a city in France, a cat is an animal, and red is a color. What Shoebox doesn't know yet, you can teach it quickly and easily, so it progressively becomes smarter as you use it. Shoebox uses that knowledge to organize your photos intelligently by content, so you can find any photo in your collection in a few seconds. In Mac OS X Tiger, you can search directly...

TRI-EDRE is pleased to announce the avaibility of Clone X 2.0.1. Clone X 2 if the first Mac OS utility that features Tiger's Bootable CD creation. Clone X 2.0.1 Clone X is a disk copy utility for Mac OS X. Clone X features the copy of an entire disk to another disk, or to a set of CDs or DVDs. Copies are fully functional. Clone X provides restoration features as well, and bootable CD creation. Clone X offers a set of tools to efficiently do your copies, including: - the copy of entire disk with all their caracteristics, applications, users and their documents and settings - the copy of disks, without the Users data (for example to create a master that can be used to install the same System and applications on different machines). - the restoration of your disk, to put it back into a previous state and contents (as it was during the copy). - the creation of OS X bootable CD including your applications - the creation of disk with a minimal System (for a small or emergency disk, for test...

REAL Software Announces Rapid Release Plans for REALbasic 2005 Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- REAL Software has announced that REALbasic 2005 will ship next month and will be updated every 90 days via the company's Rapid Release Model. This model is detailed in a new white paper, "The Rapid Release Model for Software Development ", available at http://www.realsoftware.com/rapidrelease from REAL Software. "Although this model has been used by companies that sell software as a service, like salesforce.com, this is new ground for companies that sell packaged software, like REALbasic," stated Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. "Our customers often need to incorporate the latest technologies, whether Windows, Macintosh or Linux, into their projects. This Rapid Release Model is a way for us to address their needs more quickly." "As a REALbasic user," stated Jason Essington, a developer at Green River Computing, "we look to REAL Software to provide us with the capability...

May, 2005 For Immediate Release Eltima Software GmbH Releases Flash Optimizer for Mac 1.0 New utility helps Macintosh users compress Flash files fivefold. Flash Optimizer for Mac 1.0, as the name states, is a Flash files (*.SWF) compression utility that decreases the size of SWF files by 80%. The program uses proprietary algorithms that can optimize various components of Flash files, like vectors, shapes, morphing, Z-buffer and fonts, which result in significant file size reduction, faster download speed and lowered bandwidth traffic. The main advantage of Flash Optimizer for Mac 1.0 comes from the fact that this program does not stop at optimizing parts of the file, but continues with compressing SWF core itself - curves, zero-objects, ZLib, etc. The total amount of Flash optimization options available to Macintosh users stands at 50, giving professionals an impressive arsenal for decreasing file size without any significant loss of quality. Currently, Flash Optimizer for Mac 1.0 is...

=46OR RELEASE MAY 25, 2005: New Spymac To Harness Skype Spymac Network, Inc. today announced an exciting new partnership with Skype that will bring the innovative possibilities of Internet telephony to the world's largest body of Mac users. (New York, N.Y -- May 25, 2005 ) Spymac Network, Inc., the world's largest community of Mac users, today announced a breakthrough new affiliate partnership with Skype Technologies S.A, the Global Internet Telephony Company. Spymac will make it easy to find and connect with Skype for Mac OS X users around the globe through its upcoming Web Operating System v4, which the company today announced will be released on August 31, 2005. "Spymac is thrilled to harness the power of Skype's free telephony by integrating it directly into our diverse community of Mac users," said Kevin April, CTO. "Our members are spread throughout more than 130 countries, and soon they will be able talk, instant message, transfer files, even hold conference calls free of...

Business Card Composer 3.1 adds Tiger compatibility May 24, 2005 - BeLight Software today releases Business Card Composer 3.1, bringing Tiger compatibility to the popular business card tool. Version 3.1 delivers Tiger compatibility, adds new paper layouts from Avery, supports new card stock from Conqueror. It fixes a bug in printing cards as vector on layouts with bleeds. Many minor bugs are fixed. Business Card Composer 3.1 is free for current users. It's priced at US $34.95: http://www.belightsoft.com/composer/update/update.php What's New in Business Card Composer Version 3.1: - Tiger compatibility. - New paper layouts from Avery added. - Card stock from Conqueror is supported. - A bug when printing cards as vector on layouts with bleeds fixed. - The problems with opening the documents created in v. 2.x, 1.x solved. - Regular card designs selected in Assistant can be now applied to folded cards. Read more at: http://www.belightsoft.com/products/composer/versch/versions.php About...

SAFARI Video Networks Acquires eZedia Wynnewood, PA (May 25, 2005) - Today, SAFARI Video Networks, a subsidiary of Library Video Company, announced the acquisition of the award-winning product assets of eZedia, Inc. The outcome of this important purchase unites the cutting-edge leader in multimedia authoring software for students and teachers with the leading provider of digital video networking solutions. eZedia is the premier, easy-to-use software tool for creating and editing brilliant multimedia presentations, digital portfolios, electronic slide shows, interactive CD-ROMs and websites. Students and teachers can combine and edit graphics, text, sound, videos and even add interactivity with no programming knowledge required! "We are extremely pleased to offer this outstanding creation software as part of the SAFARI Video Networks solution, as eZedia's visual education strategy has always been consistent with SAFARI's vision," said Timothy Beekman, President of SAFARI Video Networks...

Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator Available From SpiderWorks, LLC Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -- May 23rd, 2005 -- Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the availability of the "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator", written by Benjamin S. Waldie, president of Automated Workflows, LLC. At the heart of Mac OS X Tiger, Automator is an application that brings the power of automation to the user level, with no programming required! Within Automator, users work with two main types of components, actions and workflows. Actions are built by developers, and each action's purpose is to perform a single task, such as opening a file, checking your email, or rotating an image. Workflows are designed and constructed by users, by piecing together actions in a sequence, to create a virtual assembly line of automated tasks. Once constructed, workflows may be saved and triggered by a user in a variety of ways. Workflows may be run from within the Automator application, saved and run as...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW MAC SOFTWARE DRIVER ALLOWS DESKTOP PRINTING OF SINGLE LABELS, NAMETAGS FROM STANDARD WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE Driver Lets Mac Users Print Out Specialized Jobs On Small Desktop Smart Label Printers from Seiko Instruments TORRANCE, Calif. - May 23, 2005 - Business and home/office products supplier Seiko Instruments USA, the pioneer of the one-label-at-a-time "smart" printer, has released a Mac software driver for the company's flagship line of Smart Label Printers. The new driver allows Mac users to print labels, nametags and other specialized jobs from virtually any standard word processing software application, such as Microsoft Word or FileMaker Pro. "We built this driver from the ground up to give all members of the Mac community a handy tool to make single labels, nametags and other specialized desktop printing jobs simple to do and quick to perform," Dennis Cox, director of sales and marketing, Business and Home/Office Products Division, Seiko Instruments...

=46ontlab Ltd. Announces the Release of SigMaker 2 =46irst Mac version of Signature-Into-Font Tool Port Angeles, WA, USA - May 23, 2005 - Fontlab Ltd., the leading developer of digital typography tools, announced the release today of Sigmaker 2. This second version of this utility tool for placing signatures into fonts now runs natively on Mac OS X. SigMaker 2 allows users to add their signature (or any other graphic) to a TrueType font in seven quick and easy steps. New and notable in this version of SigMaker is the ability to add signatures and graphics to two-byte TrueType fonts. This extends the program's market to the countries of Asia where this is very difficult for consumers to do. SigMaker 2 lets the consumer place any black and white graphic image (TIF, PICT or EPS format) into a font and select a keystroke for it. The program autotraces the image; lets the user adjust the size and spacing; converts it into a vector-format TrueType glyph; lets the user assign it to a...

Shellac 1.0: Unix Command Line Tools as Automator Actions PERTH, Western Australia -- May 23, 2005 -- Pixelglow Software today launched a brand new product, Shellac 1.0. Available now for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or better, Shellac conveniently packages UNIX command line tools as Automator actions. Each action is 99 cents (unlimited sessions, unlimited users, on one computer), and version 1.0 comes with 9 different actions. Product: http://www.pixelglow.com/shellac/ Download: http://www.pixelglow.com/shellac/download/ Email: shellac at pixelglow dot com. Shellac gives you these features: - Run powerful UNIX tools within Mac OS X Automator workflows: cat, cut, grep, head, paste, sort, tail, uniq, wc and more! - Use familiar Aqua controls to tweak each and every setting of the tool. - Read plain-language descriptions straight from the Automator interface. - Can't figure out a setting? Tooltips to the rescue=8A - Search for tools by UNIX name. - Accept either text or files/folders as input...

Dartware Launches the InterMapper Appliance Appliance Simplifies the Deployment of Network Management Program HANOVER, NH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/19/2005 -- Dartware, LLC, a trailblazer in the development of graphical and intuitive real-time network monitoring tools, announces the immediate availability of the InterMapper ApplianceTM -- a small but powerful computer that comes with the InterMapper networking software pre-installed for simple deployment. The InterMapper Appliance includes the following: -- An Apple Mac mini, 1.25 GHz with a gigabyte of RAM and Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger"). Because it's physically small, it is easy to install in nearly any network environment. Its powerful processor lets it monitor thousands of devices. -- A pre-installed, unlimited-device license of InterMapper. It uses pings, SNMP, and synthetic transactions to monitor the network infrastructure (routers, switches, and WAN circuits), servers (web, mail, radius, ldap, etc.) and most other networked devices...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MegaSeg 3.1.1 Updated With Faster Search And QuickTime 7 Compatibility Mac DJ and Radio automation software updated for compatibility with QuickTime 7.0, and dramatically improved search speed. Champaign-Urbana -- May 16, 2005 -- Fidelity Media today announced the release of MegaSeg 3.1.1, a free update recommened for all 3.0 users of the Mac based DJ and radio automation software. The new version dramatically improves search engine speed, adds better support for QuickTime 7.0 (on both Panther and Tiger versions of Mac OS), and fixes an issue where certain tracks would not AutoSeg, among other improvements. About MegaSeg MegaSeg is a totally self-contained DJ music mixing and radio automation system which benefits from the ease, mobility, and reliability of Mac computers. MegaSeg enables DJs and radio stations to put their massive music libraries on their Mac and seamlessly segue or beat mix between songs or music videos, trigger sound effects via hot keys, note...

Mesa Dynamics Extends Amnesty to Panther Washington, DC -- May 19, 2005 -- Mesa Dynamics today announced the release of Amnesty Widget Browser .75b extending official support to Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther. With this new release of Amnesty Widget Browser, Panther users--for the first time--can load, run and interact with Dashboard widgets on the desktop. With the exception of widgets owned by Apple Computer which are not accessible, Amnesty Widget Browser's performance in Panther nearly replicates its user experience under Tiger. Amnesty Widget Browser is a utility that allows dashboard widgets to live directly on the desktop via an icon in the system menu bar. Widgets loaded in Amnesty Widget Browser run completely independent of the Dashboard environment, maintain their own preferences and feature additional properties such as window level and opacity. The latest public beta version of Amnesty Widget Browser is immediately available for download at mesadynamics.com. Version 1.0 is...

NICKENICH, Germany (May 18, 2005) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 5.2 of the MBS plug-in for REALbasic. The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the REALbasic development environment with over 500 classes and 4 controls featuring around 10000 documented functions. The plug-ins require REALbasic 3.5 or newer. Also required are 75 MB hard disc space and around 16 MB of RAM in addition to the requirements of REALbasic and your operation system itself. While all plug-in parts compile on Mac OS 8.x, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X and Windows, each function may depend on additional system requirements to work successfully. Some plugin parts support Linux. Plugin licenses are available for the year 2005: 40 Euro (+sales tax) for private/educational and 80 Euro (+sales tax) for company/business. (around USD 55 for private and USD 110 for commercial with the current exchange rates) Also available are licenses for the REALbasic Plugin to use the iSEQQickPDF...

Press Release 05/16/05 iStar Karaoke 1.0 Professional Karaoke for Mac OS X and Tiger Script Software (Worldwide) today announced an update to its unique application for Mac OS X called iStar Karaoke. iStar Karaoke is the first karaoke player for the Macintosh. iStar rips (if you have a CD+G compatible drive) and plays CD+G. CD+G format cd's are the ones that are used for professional karaoke. iStar also uses .kar files which have midi and lyrics and are available free on the net. Today iStar adds the ability to use LRC Enhanced files to its repetoire. LRC files are lyric files that can be used in conjunction with your own MP3 files for karaoke. Download iStar Karaoke and try it out: http://www.scriptsoftware.com/istar - iStar brings professional karaoke to Mac OS X and Tiger - iStar now takes LRC Enhanced files with your own MP3's to do karaoke. - iStar can handle CD+G discs with a compatible drive. - iStar also does .kar and midi files which can be found for free on the web. - Create...

iSale 1.7 fits perfectly with Tiger New version supports innovative Mac OS X 10.4 features Boston/Munich, 13. May, 2005. equinux has released today a new version of its leading eBay selling manager tool iSale for Mac OS X. The focus of this version has been placed on Apple's new operating system Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Version 1.7 supports Apple's fast, new, system-wide search function, Spotlight. Additionally, there is a dashboard widget which provides users key information about running auctions. One interesting new feature is the RSS feed in combination with a .Mac account. With this new cross-platform technology, individual auctions can be easily publicized for potential customers. For example, Safari users under Tiger can then see all auctions from one seller with the click of a button. iSale also supports automator, which allows you to accomplish often recurring actions automatically. Even for Panther users there are many new and useful functions in version 1.7: Auctions can be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heavy Duty Game Design Software Announced for Macintosh Litchfield, CT -- May 17, 2005 -- Sawblade Software today announced Power Game Factory, innovative new software for creating side scrolling action games for the Macintosh. Featuring a polished graphical user interface, Power Game Factory is capable of producing games similar to many of the most highly regarded console video games of the past two decades, but with far superior graphics and sounds. Best of all, no programming is required. Power Game Factory applies the latest technologies to the proven 2D platformer game genre; games made with the software can combine high resolution sprite graphics and realistic physics with authentic old school gameplay, making Power Game Factory the ideal system for constructing compelling, truly playable Macintosh games. Power Game Factory is a robust game development environment: game projects may be extremely simple, or they may feature hundreds of huge levels and hours...

Zero G Software's InstallAnywhere 7 Sets New Standard for Multiplatform Software Deployment Support for Over Seven New Platforms and Technologies, including Java 5.0 and Windows Installer (MSI) Among New Features of Industry-Leading Multiplatform Software Installation Solution SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2005 - Zero G Software today announced general availability of InstallAnywhere 7, the latest version of its award-winning multi-platform software deployment solution. With a host of new features that allow the intelligent installation of software components and make collaboration between different development teams even easier, InstallAnywhere once again sets the standard for multiplatform software deployment. "As the industry leader in multiplatform software deployment, Zero G continues its commitment to the cross-platform software development community by adding support for the latest versions of Java and Windows Installer," said Eric N. Shapiro, founder and CEO of Zero G. "New features...

Offenburg, Germany - April 14th, 2005 - E.R.S "Pleasant software for the people" announces the release ShowMacster v1.3. ShowMacster now supports further Firewire video devices (like DV camcorders etc.). During live screen captures, ShowMacster now provides a new option: "follow mouse movement". To make the capture area temporarily follow the mouse cursor, press the command and option keys simultaneously. ShowMacster v1.3 adds support for several new media types, such as H.264, 3G2, 3GP and the ability to import and playback sound media clips. It is possible to playback multiple sound clips simultaneously, even in addition to already playing movie or picture streams. ShowMacster supports sound files in AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, M4P and other formats. Version 1.3 also includes several optimizations and bugfixes. ShowMacster is an extension to Apple's iChat AV which enables the user to stream pictures, Quicktime movies and live screen captures during video conferences. ShowMacster is...

For Immediate Release Parliant updates PhoneValet Message Center for Tiger Address Book integration, improved searching and performance. Ogdensburg, NEW YORK/Ottawa, CANADA - (May 13, 2005) Parliant Corporation, world leading computer telephony developer of MacWorld Best-Of-Show award-winning PhoneValet Message Center (PVMC), today announces the release of a free software upgrade that adds Address Book dialing support for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" users, and improves the performance of searching operations in the Phonebook and Call Log. Additionally, PhoneValet's Quick Search field will now search in the Notes field for calls, as well as the name/number. About PhoneValet Message Center More than an answering machine, PhoneValet Message Center (PVMC) is the invention that turns any Apple computer running Mac OS X into a telephone communications hub for homes and small businesses. Winner of a prestigious MacWorld Magazine Best of Show award, PhoneValet Message Center includes the hardware...

INTELLI INNOVATIONS RELEASES BARCODE PRODUCER 3.5 FOR MAC OS X Major Upgrade Offers Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 Integration, Embedded IPTC Keywords, Enhanced IntelliScanner Barcode Testing Tools CARY, North Carolina (May 12th, 2005) -- Intelli Innovations, Inc. today released Barcode Producer 3.5r, a major upgrade to its award-winning barcode generation suite for Mac OS X. From simple retail package design projects to advanced inventory and asset tracking deployments, Barcode Producer features an easy-to-understand interface and trademark Symbology Guide that offers advanced barcode generation functionality -- without the need for prior experience with barcodes. Major new features and enhancements in Barcode Producer 3.5r include: - Integration with Adobe Creative Suite 2.0, including: - Embedded Adobe Bridge metadata representing barcode value, symbology, and creation information. This feature allows users to search for Barcode Producer EPS files from within Adobe Bridge or Photoshop's...

SQLitePluginPro 1.4 SAN DIEGO, California (May 11, 2005) - SQLabs today announced the availability of SQLitePluginPro 1.4, their SQLite 2 database engine plugin for REALbasic. This update includes the most recent version of SQLite 2, as well as a number of enhancements and bug fixes. REAL Software recently announced that they will be offering a new single-user database engine based on SQLite 3 in an upcoming release of REALbasic. REALbasic developers who want to begin developing SQLite database applications can do so today with SQLitePluginPro. Furthermore, SQLabs is also offering SQLiteManager, its SQLite database management software, for free with every license of SQLitePluginPro. SQLiteManager reads and writes both SQLite 2 and SQLite 3 databases. When SQLite appears in REALbasic, SQLitePluginPro users need only to convert their SQLite 2 databases to SQLite 3 with SQLiteManager, and they will be ready to continue working. Availability and Pricing SQLitePluginPro 1.4 is a free...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAXUM RELEASES RUMPUS FTP 4.1 Improved Web file transfers, activity monitoring and user tracking top list of major enhancements to class-leading file transfer server. May 12, 2005 - Rumpus FTP, the premier Internet file transfer server for Macintosh, has been significantly improved in the latest update from Maxum Development. Rumpus 4.1, released today, includes dozens of updates and several major new capabilities, including: Web File Manager Extensions The WFM has been heavily revised in both appearance and functionality. New customization options, available without modifying any HTML, include premade color scheme selection and style sheets for controlling text fonts and sizes. Functional enhancements include cookie-based user authentication, directory list sorting, download links, enhanced multi-file upload and download control pages. The default WFM appearance has also been improved with the addition of an integrated help page, simplified anonymous login, and...

Ilmenau, Germany, May 11, 2005. Acronnect Software announces the release of ImageEngine 2.0. ImageEngine provides a number of functions to get information about and to export and render the images of a source PDF document. ImageEngine also imports image files into a new PDF document. ImageEngine is an Adobe Acrobat plug-in for - Adobe Acrobat 5 - Adobe Acrobat 6 Standard & Professional - Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard & Professional and is available for the Mac OS platform only (Mac OS 9.2 / Mac OS X 10.2 or later). New with version 2.0: ImageEngine offers a possibility to be included into a workflow, using the method of "Watched Folders". The standard edition ImageEngine 2.0 Std offers up to 3, while the ImageEngine 2.0 Pro edition holds unlimited number of Watched Folders. Every Watched Folder can have individual settings. The standard edition ImageEngine 2.0 Std is free for registered users of ImageEngine 1.x. Acronnect Software also provides upgrades from ImageEngine 1.x and 2.0...

ION Technologies Announces the Launch of the Flashlite USB Data Drive, the =46irst Flash Drive and LED Flashlight Combination (PRWEB) May 11, 2005 -- Flashlite USB Data Drive is designed to be multi-functional, by doubling as a utility light and personal data storage device. It uses a super-bright white LED bulb, bright enough to tackle any situation. The added flashlight feature is the perfect solution for locating USB ports in the dark, configuring computer systems in low-lit environments or trying to insert a key into a car door at night. It attaches directly to your key chain so you=92ll always have it with you. The Flashlite USB Data Drive also features a retractable USB head and built-in flexible rubber cap; this attribute allows you to effectively protect your USB Head from possible contaminants without the usual hassle or risk of losing your cap! "We thrive on creating products that push the boundaries of design; our goal is to make products that support diversity and...

Paris, France - May 11, 2005 - THE F-SCRIPT PROJECT ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF F-SCRIPT 1.3 WITH CORE DATA EXPLORER 1.0. F-Script is an open-source scripting language specifically designed for Cocoa, the native Mac OS X object system. F-Script version 1.3 includes Core Data Explorer 1.0, the first interactive environment for the new Core Data layer of Mac OS X 10.4. With Core Data Explorer users can: - Explore whole managed objects graphs with a powerful graphical object browser. - Delve into collections of managed objects with a graphical collection inspector. - Enter and evaluate Core Data queries interactively. - Manipulate managed object with OOPAL, the high level object oriented programming model of F-Script. - Programmatically access the Core Data API interactively from the F- Script environment. In addition, F-Script has been enhanced on many levels to provide interactive access to the new technologies in Mac OS X 10.4. A detailed description of what is new in this version can be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vara's Wirecast delivers Tiger webcasting with Wirecast 2.0 LONDON, England -- May 10, 2005 -- Wirecast, the most powerful webcasting solution for Macintosh, has been updated to leverage the raw power of Apple's Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger". "Wirecast 2.0 takes advantage of almost every new major features of Tiger and delivers it in a beautiful package." says Paul Carnine, President of Products of Vara Software. "A Core Image Ripple transition broadcast live in H.264 is a sight to see." With Wirecast, you can replace a whole broadcast studio with a Macintosh for creating web broadcasts, and version 2.0 brings a whole list of powerful firsts: First Multiple Bitrate Output on Macintosh "Our users told us they wanted to broadcast to 3GPP phones and the internet at the same time," said Simon Clarke, President of Technology for Vara Software, "You can use as many combinations of encoding configurations you like, and Wirecast can generate a QuickTime reference movie...

For immediate release: Ergonis Software Releases Typinator Public Beta Typinator automates entry of repetitive text and graphics across applications Hagenberg, Austria: May 10, 2005 -- Ergonis Software today released Typinator Public Beta, a preview version of Typinator 1.0 for Mac OS X. Typinator, a typing automator, enables users to rapidly insert text and images 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. Everyone, from office worker to executive, has experienced the tedium of repetitive, robotic typing. Even more frustrating are the errors that creep into re-typed text. While some applications, like word processors, may offer some typing automation capabilities, this support does not extend to other software applications. Developers also face similar frustrations, especially when using...

Perforce Software's Newest SCM Release Takes on Digital Content Creation ALAMEDA, Calif., May 9, 2005 Perforce Software today announced that the 2005.1 version of its software configuration management system enables users to preview multiple versions of an image and increases productivity for technical and non-technical users. Perforce SCM tracks and manages source code and digital asset development for software and game production environments. New to Perforce with the 2005.1 release, a thumbnail viewer enables digital artists to see differences quickly and easily between an image they are modifying and any version of it that is stored in the Perforce repository (see screenshot). "Perforce has a strong reputation among software developers," said Christopher Seiwald, president and chief technology officer of Perforce Software. "The thumbnail viewer now makes Perforce the obvious choice among digital artists. The viewer, combined with our recently released integrations with Discreet's...

AT LAST, WEB DESIGN SOFTWARE ANYONE CAN USE Realmac Software releases RapidWeaver 3.1.1 with a groundbreaking list of new features and a continued focus on stability. Brighton, England- April 5, 2005 - Realmac Software today announced the release of RapidWeaver 3.1.1 for Mac OS X. This update builds on the phenomenal success of the previous version by adding improving stability for FTP & .Mac publishing as well as better cross platform browser compatibility. RapidWeaver 3.1's site creation process has been re-designed and streamlined to make sure it complies with today's web standards. Every site produced with RapidWeaver is based on XHTML and CSS, and we have made sure that each site validates with http:// validator.w3.org/. "We believe RapidWeaver will change and influence the way websites are created in the future. We don't know of any other application that can produce such stunning compliant sites as quickly and easily!" said Daniel Counsell, Realmac Software's Director....

UPDATES FOR EASYFIND, SERVICEPACK; NEW PDF2RTFSERVICE RELEASED Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA), 5th of May, 2005 -- DEVONtechnologies LLC releases updates for its freeware file find application EasyFind, the Mac OS X services HotService and WordService and launches a brand-new filter service, PDF2RTFService. EasyFind 3.4.1 displays the results with striped background for better readability and fixes some bugs, and WordService 2.6 adds support for styled text as well as new and revised commands for stripping attachments and links from rich text and for reformatting oddly formatted text. This makes working with WordService in rich-text-aware applications such as TextEdit, Pages or Mail even more comfortable. Besides activating keyboard shortcuts in Cocoa applications without having to open the Services sub-menu at least once, HotService 2.0 now also makes the Services menu accessible through a new top level menu next to the Window menu. With HotService 2.0, services are now just one click...

Prosoft Engineering Announces Tiger Compatibility for Drive Genius, Data Rescue and Picture Rescue Pleasanton, CA -- May 4, 2005 -- Prosoft Engineering, Inc., the makers of easy-to-use, professional quality software, announced that the latest versions of Drive Genius, Data Rescue and Picture Rescue are Tiger compatible. Current owners of Drive Genius, Data Rescue and Picture Rescue are able to download the FREE updates from the website at: http://www.prosofteng.com/products/downloadcenter.php. "We're excited to provide these new versions that are now compatible with Tiger," says Greg Brewer, CEO, Prosoft Engineering. "Tiger is an exciting and innovative new change for Apple." Other Changes: * When running Drive Genius from the bootable CD, serial number entry is no longer required as long as Drive Genius is installed on any volume connected to the computer. Availability Drive Genius, Data Rescue and Picture Rescue are available for purchase online at wwww.prosofteng.com and at Apple...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Ontario (May 3, 2005) -- Rage Software announced today the immediate availability of WebDesign 2.6.1, A maintenance update to the first HTML source code editor with an integrated Site Manager. This free update adds the ability to customize syntax highlighting colors within WebDesign and support for Mac OS X Tiger. WebDesign is a professional web authoring package offering a powerful and easy to use text editor combined with a fully featured Site Manager to help keep your web sites up to date and organized. WebDesign includes built in support for HTML, XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP, JavaScript, ASP, XML and VBScript. WebDesign was designed with flexibility in mind with its extensible plug-in architecture. There are already dozens of free add-ons available for WebDesign users on the WebDesign Resources Web Site at http://www.ragesw.com/community/. WebDesign 2.6.1 is a maintenance update to the professional HTML source code editor. It adds the ability...

Neon Software Announces LANsurveyor 8.5 for Macintosh Proven Network Management Software Maps SIP-based VoIP Devices, Diagrams Router and Switch Connectivity, and Adds Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Support LAFAYETTE, CA - May 4, 2005 - Neon Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor version 8.5 for the Macintosh. LANsurveyor helps network administrators and IT managers diagram their networks, monitor key network components, remotely manage systems, solve network problems, and create network and desktop asset reports. LANsurveyor now discovers and diagrams SIP-based Voice-over-IP devices, including telephones, video conferencing systems and other SIP devices. Reports can include SIP devices and SIP-specific information, and the switch port report identifies exactly where SIP devices are connected to switches. In addition, LANsurveyor discovers and maps Microsoft networking NetBIOS clients. LANsurveyor is greatly enhanced by many new features, such as the new alert...

FmPro Migrator 3.35 Enterprise Edition 5-3-2005 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc. Releases FmPro Migrator 3.35 Enterprise Edition - New Release for Mac OS X and Windows Adds Drag and Drop FileMaker 3/4 Migration Feature. ..com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database migration and development tools, has released FmPro Migrator 3.35 with a new Drag and Drop interface for migrating FileMaker 3/4 database files on Mac OS X and Windows. The new Drag and Drop interface in FmPro Migrator 3.35 improves the usability, performance and accuracy of gathering information from FileMaker 3/4 database files. This feature works quickly and identically on Mac OS X and Windows because FmPro Migrator reads the FileMaker database structure information directly from the FileMaker binary files. Users can easily Drag and Drop one or more FileMaker 3/4 files onto FmPro Migrator, and each file will be processed within a few seconds. FmPro Migrator standardizes and automates FileMaker database...

FileControl - the program that determines which files have been changed anywhere on your system. 2005-May-02 : Derman Enterprises announces FileControl, the program that helps you easily determine which files have been installed, downloaded or changed anywhere on your system. You can: - specify which folders and volumes will be analyzed for changes - specify which files and folders are to be ignored during change analysis - filter/search the reported changes by date range and/or name content - inspect and reveal changed items and export changes as text or XML FileControl requires Mac OS X 10.2.x to 10.4.x and a trial version can be downloaded via http://www.derman.com/ and can be licensed for $21.95 USD. Derman Enterprises Incorporated http://www.derman.com/

We are pleased to announce the release of Version 3.0 of MacPhoneHome(TM). MacPhoneHome(TM) protects Macs from theft, and tracks and locates lost or stolen Macs anywhere in the world! We invite you to download a full-featured 30-day evaluation copy from our website: www.brigadoonsoftware.com We're looking to form strategic alliances with well positioned companies to distribute MacPhoneHome and we thought this may be of interest to you. Our award winning flagship products, MacPhoneHome and PC PhoneHome, have become the #1 stand-alone computer theft tracking and recovery software applications in the world to both the Mac and PC communities. We currently protect over 450,000 computers in 40 countries worldwide. We can protect every computer in an organization from loss or theft with the best deal in the industry! World class security doesn't have to be expensive! Our Enterprise Version Our Blanket Enterprise license can cost less than $1.00 USD per computer per year depending on volume....

OPEN DOOR NETWORKS ANNOUNCES THE DOORSTOP X FIREWALL Provides critical logging, other features missing from Tiger's built-in firewall ASHLAND, OR. -- May 2, 2005 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it was returning to the Macintosh firewall business with a free public beta of its DoorStop X firewall for Apple's new Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) operating system. The product, built from the ground up for Mac OS X, gets Open Door back into the market it essentially started seven years ago. DoorStop X, which also runs on Panther (Mac OS X 10.3) leverages Open Door's many strengths, including a decade providing easy-to-use Macintosh products (mainly in the Internet security arena) and five years acting as a Macintosh-focused Internet provider. It brings to market a firewall that is approachable, functional and highly secure. Users simply download DoorStop X and double-click the application to initiate its comprehensive protection and logging features. By default, all service-level...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Best-Selling Ebook Publisher Spiderworks Chooses Lulu And Print-On-Demand For 'First To Market' Status With Release Of New Automator Book For Mac OS X Tiger* Print-on-Demand at Lulu.com Delivers the Very First Book in New Series of "Mac OS X Technology Guides" to Consumers within Days of the Release of Mac OS X RALEIGH, NC--May 2, 2005--Lulu Enterprises, the world's only marketplace for independent publishing and print-on-demand of all digital content, including books, music and photos, today announced the exclusive book release of SpiderWorks' "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" by Ben Waldie at Lulu.com. The book is considered the essential guide to the Automator software included in Apple Computer's new Mac OS X Tiger and is the first Automator book available to consumers. SpiderWorks, a specialist in how-to eBooks and printed books, was able to accomplish this speed-to-market through Lulu. Since standard publishers are unable to accommodate last minute...

IOGEAR Eliminates Wi-Fi 'Dead Spots' With Powerlines Introduces a new way to expand networking throughout the home Irvine, CA - May 2, 2005 - IOGEAR has launched its Powerline Networking Kit, a connectivity tool that allows users to access home computers as networking and gaming devices, share Internet connections, printers, transfer files, play games and more through the most pervasive medium in the house - the electric powerlines. By connecting two computers with a 10/100 Base-T adapter through powerlines, it improves the file transfer speed and quality of broadband access. This device marks the arrival of a long-awaited tool for gamers who play with a remote partner by connecting gaming devices to the broadband router. With an improved Internet connection and smooth broadband streaming, gamers can now have online access in isolated parts of the home to prepare for and participate in online gaming tournaments. With no extra wires, 56-bit DES hardware encryption, bandwidth up to 14...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPIDERWORKS RELEASES NEW AUTOMATOR BOOK FOR MAC OS X TIGER First Book in New Series of "Mac OS X Technology Guides" ARLINGTON, Virginia (May 2, 2005) - SpiderWorks, LLC today announced the exclusive book release of the "Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator" by Ben Waldie, the essential guide to the Automator software included in Apple Computer's new Mac OS X Tiger. Only days after the release of Mac OS X Tiger, this is the first published book dedicated to Automator, 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). Automator is a powerful new tool that allows you to click-and-drag from an extensive collection of built-in Actions to create your own custom Workflows, automating your time-consuming, repetitive tasks with the Finder, iTunes, iPhoto, Mail, iCal, Address Book, and more. No programming required! AppleScript guru and Automator expert, Ben Waldie, will show you how to...

FileXaminer v2.4 Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of FileXaminer v2.4, 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)

Effigent Announces the PowerEasy ERP Enterprise Solution for Mac OS X Tiger SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2005--Effigent Inc., a leading Enterprise Resource Planning solutions company, today announced the availability of its POWEREASY ERP ENTERPRISE product for Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger. The PowerEasy solution enables small and medium sized companies to manage all key business operations in a single, integrated system which includes accounting, sales order management and fulfillment, inventory management, purchase order management and e-commerce. The solution is built on the secure and reliable foundation of Mac OS X and supports the heterogeneous IT environments of small and medium businesses. "Effigent continues to remain at the forefront of providing leading enterprise class business solutions on the Mac platform for small to medium size businesses," said Obul Kambham, CEO of Effigent, Inc. "Mac OS X Tiger allows us to provide the powerful functionality of high end...

Press Release: Atempo Announces Time Navigator Enterprise Edition Support for Mac OS X 10.4 ''Tiger'', Dashboard Widgets and Oracle 10g Backup Unveils Time Navigator Support for Oracle Database 10g on Mac OS X Tiger Server PALO ALTO, Calif., April 29, 2005 - Asserting its position as a leading high-performance, highly-scalable enterprise-class data protection solution for Mac OS X, Atempo today announced that Time Navigator(TM) Enterprise Edition data protection software supports Apple's new Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. In addition, Atempo also announced today that Time Navigator now includes support for Oracle Database 10g on the Mac OS X server, further expanding Atempo's commitment to the Mac OS market. The highly anticipated Unix-based Mac OS X 10.4 operating system upgrade, Mac OS X Tiger, delivers a host of technology innovations that furthers its appeal as a secure and reliable enterprise computing platform. With Atempo's support of Mac OS X Tiger, Apple customers can utilize the most...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chronos Releases SOHO Business Cards 1.3 With Tiger Compatibility Park City, Utah - April 29, 2005 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of SOHO Business Cards 1.3, the fastest and easiest way to create stunning business cards on Mac OS X. This new release adds compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". SOHO Business Cards 1.3 is a free update for registered users and is available immediately. TIGER COMPATIBILITY SOHO Business Cards 1.3 adds compatibility for Mac OS X v.10.4 "Tiger", Apple's newest operating system release that will hit store shelves today. SOHO Business Cards 1.3 will run under both Mac OS 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 and is available for immediate download. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS Significant improvements have been to SOHO Business Cards to give it a consistent look and feel with other products in the SOHO Series. The built-in clip art browser has been improved in terms of speed and reliability. A number of other minor bug fixes are also included in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PreFab Software updates UI Browser, the "ultimate assistant" for GUI Scripting, for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts - April 29, 2005 -- PreFab Software, Inc. and Bill Cheeseman today announced the release of version 1.4 of their popular product, PreFab UI Browser. UI Browser now supports all of the new GUI Scripting and accessibility enhancements introduced by Apple in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. UI Browser is the "ultimate assistant" for Apple's GUI Scripting and accessibility technologies. It helps you to explore, manipulate and monitor the user interface of most Mac OS X applications running on your computer. With the push of a button, it also generates AppleScript statements to control even non-scriptable applications using GUI Scripting. No other utility provides all of the information you need in order to write scripts for GUI Scripting. UI Browser 1.4 requires Mac OS X 10.3 Panther or newer, but it works best with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. It is a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Four Take Control Ebooks First to Cover Tiger Ithaca, NY USA (April 29th, 2005)--TidBITS Electronic Publishing today announced that four cost-effective electronic books covering key aspects of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will be available at 6 PM, April 29th, seconds after the release of Tiger. The ebooks help Macintosh users upgrade to Tiger successfully, customize the new operating system, work with user accounts, and share files among multiple networked computers. Leading the pack is Joe Kissell's "Take Control of Upgrading to Tiger," an all-new version of his best-selling guide to upgrading to Panther. It walks users through the seven steps necessary before upgrading, which of Tiger's three installation options is right, how to perform the actual upgrade, and the four tasks to perform after the upgrade finishes. With "Take Control of Customizing Tiger," Matt Neuburg picks up where Joe leaves off. Matt helps readers maximize their productivity by customizing Tiger for...