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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82438"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tri-BACKUP is an easy and powerful backup utility for Mac OS X.
This new version offers two different modes: "Immediate Actions" (to
compare two different folders, or to do easy and immediate backup,
synchronisations and restorations) and "Programmed actions" (to
schedule repetitive backup and synchronisations).
Tri-BACKUP 3 feature a new backup mode: the "Evolutive Mirror Backup"
saves the entire content of a disk with its changes. It saves the
structure of each folder (what was modified, added and removed) as
well as the recent versions of each modified document. Thanks to this
function, you can revert any document (or a whole disk) to a previous
state.
Tri-BACKUP 3 can also protect your files by password protected encryption.
Tri-BACKUP 3.01 is free for Tri-BACKUP 3 users.
New features in version 3.01:
- Evolutive Mirror Backup to save a whole disk (or a folder) and keep
the history of the modifications in order to be able to revert a
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82428"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Picture Play 1.2.5 has been officially released as of October 1, 2001.
It is available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 8.0 ) 9.2.1.
You can grab it from our site at http://www.crescendosw.com
Picture Play is an application for creating compositions of many
images. It is basically an electronic collage. You can use it to
incorporate multiple images into a single artistic image, and add
text labels as well.
Picture Play is proudly available exclusively for the Mac OS and Made
With REALbasic.
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New In This Version :
* New Features
- New window to set up name and dimensions when creating a new document
- Ability to work with centimetres, millimetres, and inches as
well as pixels for layer sizing positioning, and work area dimensions
- Comprehensive contextual menus added for work area covering all commands
- Added the ability to paste text from the clipboard into a layer
* Enhancements
- Minor cosmetic enhancements and the rearrangement of palettes to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82418"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">XLR8 Releases OS X 10.1 optimized MACh Speed Control 2.6.0
PowerPC processor control software for Mac OS 7.6 to Mac OS X 10.1
Atlanta, Georgia, Sept 24th, 2001: Today XLR8, the leading manufacturer of
multiprocessor upgrades and expansion products, has released the latest
revision of their cache enabling and PowerPC processor optimization
software MACh Speed Control 2.6.0. The software is required for users
wishing to run Mac OS X revision 10.1 with caches enabled and the Velocity
Engine optimized.
In addition to OS X 10.1 compatibility, MACh Speed Control 2.6 adds thermal
monitoring of PowerPC G3 and G4 processors while running under OS X,
improved stability, and enhanced Velocity Engine support. " The best
processor optimization software just got better with support for OS X
10.1." stated David Reynolds, Product Manger at XLR8.
As with MACh Speed Control 2.5.0, the software requires a valid XLR8 serial
number to install. XLR8 customers who purchased their upgrade after January...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82412"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS SPRING CLEANING 4.0.1 FRENCH AND GERMAN- TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF MAC OS X
Available Now, The #1 Uninstaller for the Macintosh Boasts Tools Designed
for Mac OS X and Expanded Internet File Cleanup for Improved Ease-of-Use
and Innovative Cleaning
Watsonville, CA - September 25, 2001 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI),
today announced Spring Cleaning(tm) 4.0.1 is now shipping in French, German
and English, with Mac OS X support. Spring Cleaning, the leading
uninstaller for the Macintosh, provides customers with 15 powerful cleaning
utilities to help users safely and easily remove hard drive and Internet
clutter to reclaim disk space and increase their Mac's performance.
"With the adoption of Mac OS X, and users' concerns over Internet privacy,
our customers' needs were the driving force behind Spring Cleaning's
redesign," said Jonathan Kahn, Aladdin Systems' CEO. "With its enhanced
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82411"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">More than 1,400 Third-Party Applications Now Available for Mac OS X v10.1
SEYBOLD SF 2001, SAN FRANCISCO, California-September 25, 2001-Continuing
the momentum surrounding Mac=AE OS X, Apple=AE today announced that more tha=
n
1,400 third-party applications are now available for Mac OS X version 10.1.
Native applications available today and introduced at this week's Seybold
San Francisco 2001 take full advantage of the system-wide improvements to
Mac OS X v10.1. This major upgrade to Mac OS X includes dramatically
increased performance, a refined Aqua=AE user interface, and unprecedented
connectivity to popular digital peripherals like DV camcorders, MP3 players
and digital cameras.
Mac OS X users can find more than 1,400 native applications in all
categories that fully leverage the modern architecture and features of Mac
OS X. The most anticipated application for Mac OS X is Microsoft's Office
v.X for Mac, featuring a bold new Aqua user interface. Major Mac OS X
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82410"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">First Major Upgrade to Mac OS X Hits Stores This Weekend
New Mac OS X v10.1 Upgrade Available Free to All Mac OS X Owners
SEYBOLD SF 2001, SAN FRANCISCO, California-September 25, 2001-Apple=AE today
announced that Mac=AE OS X version 10.1, the first major upgrade to Apple's
next generation operating system, will be available in stores this
Saturday. Mac OS X v10.1 combines the power of UNIX with the simplicity and
elegance of the Macintosh=AE. This major upgrade to Mac OS X delivers
dramatically enhanced performance, a refined Aqua=AE user interface, and
unprecedented support for digital media and devices including DVDs, MP3
CDs, MP3 players, printers, digital cameras and DV camcorders.
The Mac OS X v10.1 retail package is available for a suggested retail price
of $129 (US). Current Mac OS X users can upgrade using the standard Mac OS
Up-to-Date program for $19.95 (US). A free Instant Up-to-Date upgrade kit
for existing Mac OS X users will be available through October 31, 2001, or...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82409"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Major Mac OS X Server v10.1 Update Now Available
Industrial-Strength Server Delivers Increased Enhancements & Open Source
Advancements
SEYBOLD SF 2001, SAN FRANCISCO, California-September 25, 2001-Apple=AE today
announced the availability of Mac=AE OS X Server version 10.1, the first
major upgrade to the company's industrial-strength, UNIX-based server
operating system. Mac OS X Server v10.1 delivers system-wide performance
enhancements, increased reliability and substantially faster file transfer
times.
The award-winning Mac OS X Server now delivers flexible storage options and
data redundancy with software RAID support. Mac OS X Server provides
educators with increased system reliability and responsiveness through
enhancements to NetBoot and Macintosh Manager 2.1. Mac OS X Server v10.1
integrates the most recent and reliable Open Source components including
Apache and Samba, as well as a new release of QuickTime=AE Streaming Server,
version 3.0.2.
"With Mac OS X Server v10.1, we...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82401"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Quickie Photos to Web 1.2.2 is an application for quickly
creating web photo albums. It allows the user a multitude of options
for formatting the HTML as the user sees fit. This is a 45-day demo
that can be unlocked at anytime by registering.
Macintosh System Requirements:
Quickie Photos to web 1.2.2 requires a PowerPC, G3, or G4 CPU running
Mac OS version 8.0 or higher with QuickTime (with the still image
module). In addition, the computer must have at least 32 MB of
RAM.
Windows System Requirements:
Quickie Photos to web 1.2.2 requires a Intel or compatible chip
running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000 with QuickTime (with
the still image, effect, authoring, and internet extras modules). In
addition, the computer must have at least 32 MB of RAM.
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Features added in version 1.2.2
* Added the option to select custom arrows.
* Fixed a long file name bug.
* Fixed centering thumbnails option.
* Removed extra <tr> that was present on all pages
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82400"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS STUFFIT LITE 6.5(TM), DESIGNED TO SOLVE MACINTOSH
USERS' BASIC COMPRESSION NEEDS AND INCLUDES FREE STUFFIT EXPANDER
Stuffit Lite 6.5- Provides Free Access To Any Downloaded File Through
StuffIt Expander And Shareware Compression With DropStuff, DropZip, And A
New Drop Box Offering, DropTar
Watsonville, CA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 -Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today released
StuffIt (tm) Lite 6.5, free access software with multi-platform compression
tools. The StuffIt Lite package includes: StuffIt Expander(tm) (freeware)
and three shareware utilities; DropStuff (creates StuffIt (tm) .sit
archives), DropZip (tm) (creates .zip archives), and DropTar (a drop box
compression utility that creates Tar files).
"StuffIt Lite offers Aladdin's most popular access and compression tools in
one, easy download," said Peter Thomas, StuffIt group product manager.
"With one download and installer, accessing...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82396"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS STUFFIT DELUXE 6.5, THE ACCESS AND COMPRESSION
STANDARD NOW AUTOMATES FILE TRANSFERS FOR FASTER, ERROR-FREE DELIVERIES AND
IMPROVED INTEGRATION WITH MAC OS X
New Version 6.5 Provides an All-In-One Solution Combining File Compression,
FTP, Email Tasks, and More, With Drag-and-Drop Simplicity
Watsonville, CA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 -Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today released
StuffIt Deluxe(tm) 6.5, the industry-standard access and compression
utility for the Macintosh. StuffIt Deluxe 6.5 includes new StuffIt
Express(tm) Personal Edition (also sold separately), allowing users to
create customized drop box applications that can be configured to automate
their file compression and transfer tasks. Version 6.5 also offers Magic
Menu support for Mac OS X, smart expansion of Palm OS files, and
DropTar(tm) (a drop box compression utility for Unix).
"By providing users with the ability to customize and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82390"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES VERSION 1.0.1 OF TIME TRACK
For immediate release.
Trinfinity Software releases Time Track version 1.0.1.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - - September 17, 2001 - - Trinfinity Software has released
an update to Time Track, the popular time tracking application designed for
consultants and freelancers. Time Track minimizes the time spent logging
hours and enhances billing accuracy. It can be utilized by any profession
and allows the user to quickly and easily log the durations of events. Time
Track 1.0.1 is a maintenance update that includes minor bug fixes. Time
Track 1.0.1 is a free update to all registered Time Track users. New users
can download and demo Time Track 1.0.1 for 30 days.
Time Track 1.0.1 also includes a preview of Time Track Strip, a Control
Strip module currently in development, which will give Time Track users
access to the most used features of Time Track from the Control Strip.
Since the Control Strip is not present in MacOS X, a dockling is being...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82387"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">After very long wait then CustomGrid is finally out !
For those who don't know what CustomGrid is then its a Spreadsheet control
for REALbasic which allows the programmer to custom draw in the cells.
CustomGrid is based on the same technology as the other 2 sister controls,
Grid and StyleGrid.
New in CustomGrid 2.0:
* The CustomGrid has now adopted the Einhugur Floating Engine from
Grid/StyleGrid 2.0. Like in the other Grid plugins then the
Floating Engine is:
- Object oriented.
- Garbage collected internally.
- Multiple Grids can share the same data container and
act as multiple views on the same data.
- Rows can be shared across multiple Grids or within the same Grid.
- Cells which have not been written to are virtual and
do not actually exist until they are needed.
- The floating engine is bounds checked to mimimise risk of crashes.
* Now uses REALEntry API to make the Grid extendable for other...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82379"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Carnoy 1.0: scientific imaging for Mac OS X and Windows
LEUVEN, Belgium - September 10, 2001 - The Laboratory of Plant Systematics
(K.U.Leuven) today announced the availability of Carnoy. Carnoy is an
easy-to-use image analysis program. It is designed to carry out
measurements on digital images and especially on micrographs obtained from
light or electron microscopes.
Carnoy features a unique one-click calibration option: click on the scale
bar, enter its length and you are ready to carry out real-world
measurements on your micrographs.
Carnoy measures length and surface area of regular and irregular objects.
It also performs automated particle analysis (counting and measuring). The
program can handle BMP, PICT, Photoshop, JPEG, GIF, PNG, SGI, TGA, TIFF and
QuickTime image files and can convert between these file types.
Measurements are stored in a list that smartly manages all data. Every
measurement can be annotated. Measurements can be exported to a
tab-delimited file, which can be...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82377"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">DataShell for Valentina Delivers Object Relational DB for FutureBASIC^3
September 9, 2001. MacBrowse is proud to announce the availability of
DataShell 1.6, a driver solution that allows FutureBASIC^3 developers to
use Valentina XCMD, an object-relational, SQL-powered database engine, in
their applications.
What's new in DataShell 1.6:
The following functions now require a string pointer for the language
parameter;
- BaseObject_MakeNewField
- BaseObject_ChangeFieldLanguage
- Field_GetLanguage
DataShell did not work with Valentina XCMD 1.8.9r4. Fixed. Reference Manual
and example projects updated.
DataShell 1.6 is a maintenance release and is free for registered users.
FutureBASIC, from Staz Software (http://www.StazSoftware.com), is an award
winning development environment for the Apple Macintosh, based on the
popular BASIC language. Thanks to DataShell, the wait for a
FutureBASIC-enabled database engine is over. DataShell is very easy to use,
no complex project setup or hard to learn...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82375"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ksoft is pleased to announce the latest version of CPLAT (version 3.5), a
low-cost cross-platform framework for MacOS and Windows development.
This version features the following major new features: Linux support -
this version includes beta Linux support for the framework. The majority of
the classes are now in place for Linux. The CP_Demo has about 90%
functionality under Linux, with the remainder coming shortly. New set of
text classes for text editing with WASTE, MLTE, and RichEdit2. Many new
demos and classes.
CodeWarrior Pro 7 Carbon and MachO support. Updated class reference in both
HTML and PDF format.
CPLAT is an easy-to-use full-featured (not just a thin layer over the
underlying OS) modern C++ (STL, exception handling) framework for
MacOS/Windows/Linux development including support for the lastest MacOS
technologies including MLTE, sheets, MacOSX and Carbon, and Windows
applications for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. The Linux version uses the Gtk/Gdk
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82371"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">PagePlanet Software, Inc. is pleased to offer PagePOP3, a web-based POP
email client using Modular Gateway Interface (MGI) Version 2.
Features
--------
PagePOP3 is perfect for checking your email remotely from home, during
trips or at public terminals. Your email is always safe, even if you
forget to logout, with our automatic timeout feature.
PagePOP3 works with multiple emails accounts. Each user has separate,
secure access to their email and password-protected control over account
preferences such as a custom signature.
Manage your email by saving emails you have sent and received or drafts
of new emails in separate folders. All emails are searchable by folder,
subject, sender, and/or date so you can locate the email you need. Add
contacts to your address book for quick reference.
PagePOP3 takes literally minutes to set-up with our full web-based
administration for adding, modifying and deleting users.
Special Pricing
---------------
Until the end of September, receive one free...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82354"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Water's Edge Software Released Tools Plus Pro Source Code in Open Source
Program
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 3, 2001 - Water's Edge Software, makers of
the award-winning Tools Plus Pro libraries + framework, announced an Open
Source program in which source code for their Tools Plus Pro and SuperCDEFs
products will be made available to existing customers, and to new customers
who purchase the current version, Tools Plus Pro 5. Tools Plus Pro 6 is
expected to start shipping at the end of September 2001.
Tools Plus Pro libraries + framework allow you to quickly build
applications and plug-ins, with a minimal amount of source code, using
CodeWarrior C/C++ and Pascal compilers, as well as Symantec's discontinued
Symantec C/C++, THINK C/C++, and THINK Pascal compilers.
Important Details about Tools Plus Pro 6 and SuperCDEFs
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-82352"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Trolltech to include Qt/Mac in the Qt Academic Program
Sept. 3, 2001 - Oslo, Norway --Trolltech is adding Qt/Mac, the Mac OS X
port of Qt, the cross-platform GUI application, to the Qt Academic Program.
The addition of Qt/Mac to the Academic Program allows educational
institutions to acquire and use, for educational purposes, Qt for Mac OS X
for free.
"With Qt/Mac being offered to educational institutions, instructors can
teach students how to develop a single application, yet have it run on all
major desktop platforms, with a simple recompile," said Haavard Nord,
Trolltech's CEO.
Trolltech currently provides free versions of Qt/Windows, Qt/X11
(Linux/Unix) and Qt/Embedded to registered academic institutions so that
they may teach cross-platform development to their students.
To enroll in the Qt Academic Program, please complete the enrollment form
located here: http://www.trolltech.com/products/edup/form.php
For interested parties located in the Boston area, Trolltech and Apple are...</div></div></span>
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