For Immediate Release COCOATECH OPENS UP PATH FINDER CODE CocoaTech open sources the main Cocoa framework code for its Path Finder 3 application, plugin and contextual menu architecture, and Terminal component. LOS ANGELES, California (September 29, 2003) -- CocoaTech announced that it had released major portions of its recently released Path Finder 3's code as open source. Path Finder 3 is a comprehensive file browser for Mac OS X, which combines the best of Apple's Finder (viewing, moving, and manipulating your files) with some powerful, integrated utilities. Available for immediate download are the following: CocoaTechBaseand CocoaTechFoundation These two powerful frameworks are the building blocks on which Path Finder 3 is built. "These two frameworks make up the heart and soul of Path Finder," said Cocoatech developer Steve Gehrman. 5 Path Finder plugins Five Path Finder plugins are also available: Hex View, Image Converter, Get Info, Disk Image,and a sample plugin designed to be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2003 BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO SYNTAX MODULE FOR ADOBE GOLIVE CS Syntax coloring and code completion within Adobe GoLive CS to simplify Lasso development Bellevue, WA--September 30, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the Lasso Syntax Module for Adobe(r) GoLive(r) CS. The Lasso Syntax Module makes it easier for Lasso developers to build and maintain sites based on Lasso Dynamic Markup Language (LDML). The Lasso Syntax Module will be made available at no charge to users of Adobe GoLive CS, the latest version of Adobe?s authoring tool for Web professionals announced Monday. "Adobe GoLive CS boasts many new features that increase the efficiency of Web professionals. Blue World further enhances that efficiency with the Lasso Syntax Module for building data-driven Web sites," said George Arriola, senior product manager for GoLive at Adobe. "Blue World has always offered excellent support for GoLive...

Privilege 6, FR2 Continues to 'Change the Rules' as a Turn-Key System for Licensing, Protecting and Distributing Software Through Electronic (ESD) And Traditional (Brick and Mortar) Distribution CHICAGO, Oct. 1 -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDN ) today announced general availability of Privilege 6, Feature Release 2, the latest release of its secure software ecommerce platform that provides the highest level of flexibility available for developers, distributors, online retailers and end users. With Privilege 6, FR2, software vendors and distributors are able to realize greater revenue by changing the rules of software distribution -- leveraging security to gain new revenue opportunities from ESD and passed-along copies of applications (Super Distribution), while reducing piracy in the traditional (brick and mortar) channel. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021118/CGM018LOGO ) Privilege 6, FR2 includes six new features that add to its unmatched...

DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES THE XLR8 MAChSPEED G4 PISMO... POWERPC G4 UPRADES FOR THE POWERBOOK G3 (PISMO) 500-550 MHz G4 performance for FireWire PowerBooks. Features 24 hour factory installation, near-zero downtime. Available Immediately! Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 2003: Daystar Technology, the compatibility leader in Macintosh performance has expanded its system upgrade technology to include the Apple PowerBook G3 2000 series, also known as the "Pismo" PowerBook, or the PowerBook G3 FireWire. Combining technologies from Daystar and XLR8, the new upgrade not only provides the industry's fastest G4 performance available for the last generation of the black PowerBooks, but also features a low-power design that extends battery life and runs cooler than competitive offerings. The MAChSpeed G4 Pismo is factory installed and tested by Daystar in a unique 24 hour turnaround program. Daystar adds additional speed to the installation process with its exclusive "Week-ender" installation...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dejal announces Simon 1.2.2 A Mac OS X application to monitor sites for changes or failures. PORTLAND, Oregon -- September 26, 2003 -- Dejal Systems today announced the immediate availability of Dejal Simon 1.2.2, the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks sites for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, or other means. You can use it to track updated sites, and to alert you when an important site goes down or recovers. Developed in Cocoa, it is a native Mac OS X application with an intuitive and attractive Aqua interface. This release includes a number of bug fixes. David Sinclair, President of Dejal, says: "Here at Dejal, we use Simon to monitor our sites, to track downloads of our products, and to get notifications of updates to our favorite news and entertainment websites. Simon is very versatile; our customers tell us that they use it to check for web mail, watch for product announcements, monitor their ISP's site,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARKZWARE UNVEILS FLIGHTCHECK DESIGNER SANTA ANA, California -- September 29, 2003 -- Markzware, the leading developer of quality assurance applications for the graphic arts and printing industries, is pleased to announce the immediate release of FlightCheck Designer (formerly FlightCheck Collect!), version 5, now with Apple Macintosh OS X support. FlightCheck Designer is a simplified version of Markzware's FlightCheck Professional, providing designers and document creators with an essential quality control tool. The simple drag-and-drop interface inspects your documents for colors, fonts and images. The application then collects the document, images and extensions as well as screen and printer fonts. It compresses the job and includes the Ground Control settings for transmission to your service bureau. Known previously as FlightCheck Collect!, the new FlightCheck Designer name reflects a series of re-branding and new product launch announcements planned for...

For Immediate Release PreceptorTools Public Beta Released The New Way to Develop Courseware - In Minutes! Edinburgh, Scotland, 25th September, 2003 Messimer Computing, Inc. and Runtime Revolution Ltd. today jointly announced the release of the PreceptorTools public beta. With the PreceptorTools courseware builder, teachers, trainers and students can develop training modules, instructional aids, and presentations for every major platform in minutes, without any programming! Beginners can get started right away, while experienced Revolution developers can use Revolution's rich feature set to customize PreceptorTools for their own needs. Steve Messimer, President of Messimer Computing, said, "With its easy-to use ready-made lessons, PreceptorTools is perfect for busy teachers. The prebuilt navigation aids, quizzes, and exams let teachers focus on delivering educational solutions, without worrying about how to code them." Messimer added, "I chose Revolution because of its unrivaled ease...

Secure.cc is proud to release a new upgrade to it's flagship product, eShox. Shaped by customer input, eShox 3.1 delivers the power of solutions costing thousands of dollars in a package priced for small business. Primarily designed for Mac OS X, eShox 3.1 enables Mac users to access functionality previously unavailable on their favorite platform. Without the hassles of running non-server applications such as FileMaker Pro (while still enabling the use of such applications), eShox 3.1 allows administrators to focus on their core business. eShox 3.1's automated, trouble-free installation brings the power, performance and reliability of PHP and MySQL to the non-programmer. New in eShox 3.1: * Support for automated Rendezvous / LPR "no frills" printing of orders. * Support for complete customization of HTML-based email messaging. * Automated, daily currency exchange rate updates. * Provides audible and visual new order notifications to store administrator(s). * Tons of bug fixes...

For Immediate Release Prosoft Engineering Announces New Upgrades to Data Backup Pleasanton, CA - September 24, 2003 -- Prosoft Engineering, makers of professional-grade software for the rest of us, announces significant upgrades and added features to Data Backup X and Data Backup Classic. Data Backup X version 1.2.2 and Data Backup Classic version 1.2.2 are now available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x. The new version of Data Backup, an easy to use backup utility, automates the process of backing up important files where now the application will automatically launch for each programmed action when =ECAutomatic Triggering= =EE is enabled, eliminating the need to have Data Backup continuously running (in OS X). Additional features within the programmed actions mode include Direct Copy and Delete actions, backup with encryption, and the ability organize programmed actions into groups. Users have four new trigger options when setting up their programmed actions including performing...

Announcement of Modula-3 Release 5.2.6 It is our great pleasure to announce the release of Critical Mass Modula-3 Release 5.2.6. This release offers a new target platform PPC_LINUX for Linux running on PowerPC hardware, an updated code generator based on gcc 3.2.3, fixes for the errno problems which surfaced with recent GNU libc releases, and many more fixes and improvements. Have a look at the release notes for details: http://www.elegosoft.com/cm3/RELNOTES_5_2_6 For more information about the Modula-3 project, please refer to http://www.elegosoft.com/m3d.php3. About elego Software Solutions GmbH elego Software Solutions GmbH, founded in 2000, provides advice and support in all questions of analysis, organization, and optimization of the software development process. The team focuses on version control and configuration management. elego Software Solutions GmbH, Ohmstra=DFe 9, 10179 Berlin http://www.elegosoft.com/ info@elegosft.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CaptureWorks Releases A Personal Edition of Enterprise Automated Timekeeping Software. Automated Timers Produce Dramatic Improvements In Timekeeping Accuracy And Project Tracking. TASKCAPTURET ELIMINATES HASSLES AND INACCURACIES OF MANUAL RECALL AND RECORDING OF BUSINESS ACTIVITES ON AND AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER. September 22, 2003, MAPLEWOOD, NJ. Software developer CAPTUREWORKS announces the availability TaskCaptureT, a personal automated timekeeper for Apple OS X and WindowsT 98-XP platforms. TaskCapture offers the same, highly effective automated timekeeping features of JobCapture, CaptureWork's enterprise timekeeping software, without the administration module. TaskCapture is available for 10 day trial at http://www.CaptureWorks.com/TaskCapture/TaskCapture.sit.hqx for MAC OS X and http://www.CaptureWorks.com/TaskCapture/TC_Install.zip for WIN; It can be purchased at http://www.captureworks.com website or straight from the dialog for $49.95. At the heart of...

ALADDIN SHIPS NEW STUFFIT DELUXE WITH PLUG-INS FOR ADOBE AND MICROSOFT PRODUCTS, AUTOMATIC BACKUP, CD/DVD BURNING, FASTER COMPRESSION AND ARCHIVE VIA RENAME 8.0 Includes Plug-ins For Photoshop, Illustrator, And Word, Schedules Backups, Burns Archives To CD/DVD, And Makes Archives Faster Than Ever Watsonville, CA, September 22, 2003 -- Aladdin Systems, Inc., an Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc., company (OTC BB: ALHI), today announced StuffIt Deluxe 8.0, a new Mac OS X version of the industry-standard access and compression utility. The new version allows users to schedule backups and burn to CD/DVD with Archive Assistant(tm), adds plug-ins for Adobe's Photoshop(r) and Illustrator(r) and makes archives faster than ever before. StuffIt Deluxe is the complete solution, makes it easy to access, compress, send, protect, and backup important information. Designed to work the way you do, users can make archives with an easy drag-and-drop, or Stuff-and-Mail, or right from Adobe and Microsoft...

Announcement of DCVS Release 0.1.8 elego Software Solutions GmbH is pleased to announce the release of Distributed CVS 0.1.8. The Distributed Concurrent Versions System (DCVS) extends the well-known version control system CVS and the file distribution and synchronization program CVSup with functionality to distribute CVS repositories with local lines of development. DCVS handles synchronization of the distributed repositories automatically in the background. The code is freely distributable under the GNU and BSD style licenses (for the CVS and CVSup part, respectively). Release 0.1.8 of DCVS contains the following changes/extensions: o import of CVS 1.12.1 o import of current CVSup sources from John Polstra o secure transport via s= sh o improved build system (simultaneous build support for heterogenous platforms) o test expect data, test diff automation o miscellaneous bug fixes The projects homepage http://www.elegosoft.com/dcvs/ provides the option for download of DCVS and access...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REDSTONE SOFTWARE UNVEILS NEWEST VERSION OF EGGPLANT SOFTWARE AT APPLE EXPO 2003 PARIS, France -- September 19, 2003 -- Redstone Software, Inc., the leader in easy-to-use, cross-platform test automation tools, today released Eggplant 1.4 for Mac OS X. The new version includes tools for enhanced software, hardware and systems testing. Eggplant 1.4 includes the ability to send email, post data to a URL and initiate phone calls using iVeena, a secure voice email delivery and response system that works with any phone, providing increased user connectivity during the testing process. The new version also includes tools for obtaining enhanced results and statistics, such as the ability to customize results from script control, making it easier to obtain complete and accurate testing data. Additional new features include: - faster and smoother display of the remote screen; - improved image matching, including the ability to change an image's searching tolerance and the...

QuickerTek(tm) Announces Base Station Antenna Kits For Apple(r) AirPort(r) Base Stations WICHITA, KS - 09/16/2003 - QuickerTek, developers of PowerBook(r) antennas for Titanium PowerBooks and external antennas for both the Graphite and Snow wireless base stations, is now shipping their AntennaKit, an external antenna that works with Apple's Snow and both versions of Apple's Extreme Airport Base Stations. The AntennaKit typically increases signal strength up to 50%, increases line-of-sight distance by an average of 250 yards, and makes it easy for users to install their own antennas, even on base stations that do not provide external antenna ports. The price of the AntennaKit is $129. The kit includes a 5Dbi Omni directional antenna along with the necessary connections, brackets and illustrated installation instructions. Installation in Snow Base Stations requires drilling a small hole in the cover (a hole guide is provided in the kit). "Customer's who bought our existing Base Station...

Apple Introduces New 15-inch PowerBook Joins New 17- and 12-inch Models to Complete PowerBook Line APPLE EXPO, PARIS-September 16, 2003-Apple today introduced the all-new 15-inch PowerBook G4, offering an unrivaled mix of power and portability in a sleek aluminum design weighing just 5.6 pounds. Featuring a stunning 15.2-inch widescreen display, phenomenal graphics, Apple's revolutionary backlit keyboard and advanced connectivity including AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, the new 15-inch PowerBook G4 starts at just $1,999 (US). The 15-inch PowerBook G4 joins new models of the groundbreaking 17- and 12-inch PowerBooks to complete the industry-leading family of notebooks for mobile professionals. The new 17-inch model features a significant performance boost with a 1.33 GHz G4 processor that includes double the amount of on-chip level 2 cache and is now available for $2,999 (US)-$300 less than before. The new 12-inch model features a 1 GHz G4...

Intelli Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce Site Turbo 1.1, a new functionality update to its web site optimization software for Mac OS X. Site Turbo 1.1 adds: - Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" support. - Faster white space optimization system. Site Turbo 1.1's revised engine has been built into IntelliMerge 3.5, our popular e-mail merge software. (http://www.intellisw.com/intellimerge/) - New Help categories covering Preferences and Customer Support via e-mail. - A number of customer requested changes and bug fixes from the initial 1.0 product release. Additional product information is available at the product's web site, (http://www.intellisw.com/siteturbo/). Customer Support: (http://www.intellisw.com/support/) Product Index: (http://www.intellisw.com/products/) Product Revision Grid: (http://www.intellisw.com/support/updates/) Best Regards, -- Paul Scandariato Intelli Innovations, inc. http://www.intellisw.com work: 919.468.0340 x102 email: paul@intellisw.com

Ovolab releases InTouch preview, controls Macs by telephone. Apple Expo 2003, Paris, France (Europe) - Sep 16, 2003 - Ovolab(tm) today announced Ovolab InTouch(tm), a breakthrough telephony product for the Macintosh. Combined with the Ovolab Telephone Adapter, a small USB device, Ovolab InTouch can answer telephone calls and identify the caller through Caller ID. Once a call has been answered, Ovolab InTouch is able to record a message, store it on the computer, and send it by email to a predefined email address - encoded in a highly-compressed format such as AAC or 3GPP (the latter can turn a one-minute message into a small, 60KB attachment). Additionally, Ovolab InTouch can be set to execute scripts, launch applications or open documents by simply pressing numbers on the telephone keypad during the call. "You can finally merge voicemail into email," says Alberto Ricci, author or Ovolab InTouch, "and receive your voicemail on your computer anywhere in the world." Many users will also...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acrux Software announces X-Builder version 1.0, the company's flagship authoring tool for OS X X-Builder is an authoring tool specially designed for creating multimedia projects and applications for Apple Macintosh computers running OS X. X-Builder combines a powerful, intuitive multimedia authoring environment with the ability to save projects as standalone applications. These are royalty-free, so you can give them to friends and colleagues, or sell them as shareware or as commercial applications. X-Builder distinguishes itself from other authoring systems with it's modern, simple and intuitive project development environment. Much less intimidating than most other comparable authoring systems. Using a single menu command or function key shortcut you can instantly switch between run mode and X-Builder's development environment; no compilation required. X-Builder projects contain slides, and each slide in a project is constructed using X-Builder's built-in tools...

For Immediate Release ARBORETUM RELEASES ITS SECOND HYPERENGINE-AV UPGRADE Mac OS X multimedia editor seamlessly combines video, photo, audio and text files with an interface anyone can master. IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 2, 2002 - Arboretum Systems is pleased to announce the release of HyperEngine-AV 1.2.1. HyperEngine-AV, formerly known as "Montage", is the exact same product as Montage, only the name of the product has been changed. HyperEngine-AV Version 1.2.1 offers these new features: - A new protection scheme that does not require users to communicate their machine's host ID number. - A free Hyperprism Hall Reverb audio processor is added to the list of the 10 others already available. HyperEngine-AV is the first media software that lets creators work like they think. HyperEngine-AV features a groundbreaking "trackless" workspace that allows the free manipulation of video, audio, stills, and text in an infinitely expandable window. The only consumer-priced...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Athenaeums v1.0.0b05 Released by Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. EIMS Filter for Archiving EIMS Error Log Document Vero Beach, FL - Thursday, September 11th, 2003: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of Athenaeums v1.0.0b05 for MacOS 9 and MacOS X. Athenaeums is an EIMS filter for archiving of standard EIMS documents, specifically the EIMS error log. This first fully public beta release of Athenaeums is open to all owners of EIMS and EIMS X and is available for use through the month of September, 2003. This new public beta corrects a couple of bugs from the previous beta release. Specifically, the support for full directory paths for the archive location has been improved, as well as support for aliases at any point in the directory path specified for archiving. Left over code for checking the system temp directory has also been removed as it was not needed in the released Athenaeums filter. When the Athenaeums filter is first installed and EIMS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SubRosaSoft.com Ltd Ships HomeGuardian Version 1.0 -Easy-to-use application turns web camera into a high technology security system- Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, (September 10th, 2003)--- SubRosaSoft.com Ltd., a software company based in New Zealand focusing on system utility and privacy software, today announced the immediate availability of HomeGuardian, a powerful tool that turns a Macintosh computer and a web camera into a security system by integrating motion detection with extremely flexible reporting. HomeGuardian turns a Mac with a webcam into a high tech security system. When HomeGuardian detects any movement, it can sound an audio alert and snap a series of photos then immediately send them via eMail away from the scene to a designated eMail account. Any evidence will be kept secure since it=E2s sent offsite. "HomeGuardian is an ideal security system for homes and small offices. It uses technology you already have to protect the things most...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2003 BLUE WORLD SHIPS LASSO CONNECTOR FOR APACHE 2 New connector supports Apache 2 Web servers on Mac OS X and Windows. Available at no charge to existing customers. Bellevue, WA--September 10, 2003--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the immediate availability of Lasso Connector for Apache 2. Lasso Connector for Apache 2 allows Blue World Lasso Professional versions 6 and 5 to support Apache 2 on Mac OS X and Windows. The connector will also work with the forthcoming Lasso Professional 7 (announced on September 9th). "We're delighted to provide our valued customers with direct connectivity to the latest version of Apache," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "Those customers whose requirements dictate the latest version of Apache on Mac or Windows now have a solution for their existing and new Lasso installations at no additional charge." Lasso Connector for Apache 2 directly supports various...

SpamSieve 2.0 is now available. SpamSieve gives you back your inbox by bringing powerful Bayesian spam filtering to popular e-mail clients. It learns what your spam looks like, so it can block nearly all of it. It looks at your address book and learns what your good messages look like, so it won't confuse them with spam. Other spam filters get worse over time as spammers adapt to their rules; SpamSieve actually gets better over time as you train it with more messages. SpamSieve doesn't delete any messages--it only marks them in your e-mail client--so you'll never lose any mail. SpamSieve works with any number of mail accounts, of whatever types are supported by your e-mail software (e.g. POP, IMAP, Hotmail, AOL). New in this Version: * SpamSieve now extracts a lot more information from each message. This makes it much more accurate and also makes it learn faster. * Now integrates with Eudora 6 (Sponsored or Paid) via a plug-in. It can now process every incoming Eudora...