Excel Software (http://www.excelsoftware.com ) has updated MacA&D -- a scaleable tool for drawing multi-level data flow diagrams, logical and physical data models and UML class diagrams -- to version 3.0. The new software is a Universal Binary application for native performance on all Mac OS X computers -- both PowerPC and Intel. The upgrade also has enhancements to the user interface, integrated help, manual set, report scripting engine, installer plus new features to add, remove, duplicate and individually lock or unlock editing on diagrams. MacA&D supports process, data, class, state, structure, object and task models with popular methods and extensive customization. You can create language independent models or generate source code for C++, Objective-C, Java, Delphi, PHP, SQL, C, Pascal, Basic and Fortran. MacA&D scales to large projects, multiple users, distributed team development and the integration of thousands of documents across the development process....

Blastwave FX (http://www.blastwavefx.com), a HD sound effects label, has released 20 sound effects libraries (http://www.blastwavefx.com/all_prodcats.php) on an USB flash drive. They're Mac and PC compatible. The libraries currently available on USB Flash Drive include: Ambience I, Animals I, Cartoon I, Emergency I, Fire I , Foley I, Horror I, Household I, Humans I, Impact I, Industry I, Musical I, Office I, Science Fiction I, Sports I, Technology I, Transportation I, Warfare I, Water I, and Weather I. Each library is delivered on a 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB USB flash drive depending on the format selected. Available formats include 16/44.1, 24/28, and 24/96 broadcast .wav files.

CyberTouch|AV (http://cybertouch.com/er1900x.html) has introduced the ER1900, the latest addition to its line of touch screen LCD monitors. Available now, The ER1900 is a professional-grade 19.0-inch integrated touch screen LCD monitor designed specifically for 19-inch rack mount applications. It utilizes a 19.0-inch wide screen diagonal color TFT LCD as display and a resistive touch screen as the input device. Touch screen communication to CPU is RS232 or USB. The ER1900 is designed for any application that uses racks. The wide-screen aspect ratio allows display of more information while reducing the number of screens and increasing interactive efficiency, according to the folks at CyberTouch|AV. Incorporating an 8-wire resistive touch screen, the ER1900's touch surface is protected by a chemical and abrasion resistant polycarbonate overlay. It responds to the touch of a finger, stylus or a gloved-hand. The ER1900 interacts with most software applications after installation of driver...

REAL Software, creator of REALbasic -- a cross-platform development tool for creating software for Mac, Windows and Linux -- is now shipping REALbasic 2009 Release 1. The first release of 2009 continues to focus on product quality and reliability, while introducing 27 new features and 100 improvements, according to Geoff Perlman, founder and CEO of REAL Software. Among other things, this release includes a new Quickstart window that helps new users get started developing software in REALbasic. Also, REAL Software recently launched a new Affiliate Program where developers, and those with a web presence, can help promote REALbasic 2009 Release 1. The Affiliate Program (http://www.realsoftware.com/affiliate) allows affiliates to advertise REALbasic on their own web sites, and REAL Software will pay a commission to the affiliate for each new license sale they generate. REALbasic is available in a free 30-day trial edition. REALbasic Personal Edition for Mac or Windows is priced at US$99....

Apple has introduced the new Mac Pro using Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system. The new Mac Pro starts at US$2,499. "The new Mac Pro is a significant upgrade and starts at $300 less than before," says Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The Mac Pro features an advanced system architecture, new faster processors and our best-ever graphics options to deliver a faster, more powerful system that our professional customers are going to love." The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at speeds up to 2.93GHz, each with an integrated memory controller with three channels of 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory that delivers up to 2.4 times the memory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent, he adds. Every Mac Pro comes standard with the Nvidia GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory, a high-performance graphics card with...

Delkin has launched a new line of VideoPro Flash memory cards (www.delkin.com/products/videopro) for recording Full-HD video. They'll be available in SDHC format. Delkin's VideoPro cards, when used with the company's ExpressCard adapters or USB 2.0 readers, reduce the time needed to download digital video files to a computer. The memory card line uses high grade SLC NAND flash products, advanced controller design, and quality control guidelines based on ISO:9001 standards, according to the folks at Delkin. The VideoPro line of memory cards is expected to ship worldwide by April. They will be offered in 4GB/1 hour, 8GB/2-hour, 16GB/4-hours and 32GB/8-hours -- on the HD Standard setting -- for SDHC format. Suggested retail prices are US$59.99, $99.99, $149.99, and $239.99 respectively.

The Tolis Group has released BRU Producer's Edition (http://www.productionbackup.com/) for Mac OS X. It's a tool for archiving creative artist sessions and is targeted to music, film and graphic arts pros. Producer's Edition (PE) lets users collect and organize assets and create session archives. It's compliant with the NARAS/AES standards document. QuickBackup and Advanced Backup Mode choices allows users to define how the archives will be created on either disk or tape, and the Doubler Archival Mode allows users to create two exact, simultaneous tape copies for error-free archival and asset delivery for commercial production. Producer's Edition costs US$499 for a single-user license. A five-pack license is $1,900, and a 10-pack license is $3,200.

NetGear (http://www.netgear.com) says it will soon start shipping new versions of its unmanaged series of network switches to provide small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with new options to reduce their network energy requirements. Aimed directly at SMBs and delivered via NetGear's reseller partners, both rack-mounted and desktop "green" switches incorporate new hardware that optimizes power efficiency and enables new power management modes that can reduce power consumption by as much as 52 percent, leading to significant savings on network energy costs, according to Sanjay Kumar, NetGear's director of SMB Switching Products. NetGear will provide a demo of these new switches and display its full line of SMB devices -- including the following ones -- at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, March 3-8. The company is also expanding its ProSafe FSM line of Managed, Fast Ethernet switches for SMBs. The new ProSafe FSM Series of Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switches are the first SMB...

Übermind (http://www.ubermind.com/training/) is holding a WebObjects development course Übermind WebObjects Training information (http://www.ubermind.com/training/webobjects.php) from March 23-27, 2009. The hands-on, five-day course will offer an under-the-hood look into designing, building, and deploying web applications with WebObjects based on Ubermind engineers' experience in the field. Class participants should have 3-5 months of Java or other object-oriented experience and a basic understanding of relational databases and HTML. In this course you will learn how to build dynamic, multi-tiered, database-driven applications. The class will also look into building web services that can provide an extension to the functionality of your iPhone application. Discussed will be tools, best practices, EOF (Enterprise Object Framework), web services, and deployment techniques. Space is limited, so early enrollment is recommended. The price for the five-day course is US$2,495.

Chronos LC (http://www.chronosnet.com) has released iClipboard 2.0, an update of the clipboard manager for Mac OS X. According to Robert McCullough, vice president of development at Chronos, it has 14 new features. They include: ° A clipboard menu in the menu bar for quick access to clippings; ° The ability to paste rich text clippings as plain text; ° A Rapid-Fire Clipboard that lets users quickly copy a bunch of clippings then paste them consecutively; ° Three options for controlling the clipping shelf height: Auto-adjustable, fixed height, user-adjustable; ° The ability to double-click clippings to paste them; ° Web clippings can now be edited; ° An Ignore Application list ensures clippings from those applications aren't recorded; ° There's a new, special hot key to open/close the clipping shelf; ° You can now name clippings so clippings can be identified by name; ° Clippings can be pasted using the system-wide Services; ° You can lock slippings and projects to keep important...

Zevrix Solutions (http://www.zevrix.com) has released BatchOutput 3.5, an upgrade to its solution to automate printing and exporting from Adobe InDesign. The new version adds the ability to automate export of InDesign documents to the InDesign Interchange file format (INX). With BatchOutput 3.5, users can repurpose multiple InDesign documents for its earlier versions with a click of a button instead of opening and exporting each document manually. With the software, users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, instead of opening and printing each document manually. For example, BatchOutput can be left printing or exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning. BatchOutput also allows users to output InDesign documents as single pages, update links automatically, and output files invisibly for the user. BatchOutput automatically composes complex variable file names. BatchOutput 3.5 can be purchased from the...

Human Software (http://www.humansoftware.com) has updated HSC Edit for Aperture (Apple's software for pro photographers) to version 1.65. HSC Edit is an edit plug-in to Apple Aperture that offers more than 4,000 effects to apply on one or a set of images. Version 1.6.5 adds refined image denoising, a new dialog to layer multiple lights and a curves control that works with Lights or Ink values. Edit 1.65 is available for download at US$79.95 per module, 39.95 for the Multi-Curves module and 59.95 for the Image Enhancer or $299.95 as a bundle.

Contour Design (http://www.contourcase.com)has introduced the US$24.95 iSee inked, a collection of crystal clear cases with designer patterns etched directly into the case. They're available now for the iPod nano 4G in a variety of designs including: Swirls, Reverb, Argyle, Flourish, Squares, Circles, and Zebra. Made up of a clear polycarbonate material the two-piece snap together cases are protected with a scratch resistant coating. The lightweight case (0.7 ounce) also boasts full access to all controls and features a removable screen protector.

nova media (http://www.novamedia.de) has unveiled launch2net 1.8.8.4, which supports additional modems from Option, ZTE and Vodafone. At the same time, the price of launch2net has been reduced by 40 percent. launch2net is a mobile Internet connection wizard that allows you to establish mobile Internet connections worldwide. The software supports many mobile phones, most USB modems and datacards and already includes drivers and network access info. launch2net 1.8.8.4 features support for the Option ICON 431, Vodafone USB-Stick K3715, Vodafone MCC Option Express E3730, ZTE ExpressCard MF335, ZTE USB modem MF626 as well as for the ZTE USB modem MZ10. The new price is US$49.90. launch2net requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher.

Atelier Software has released Fanurio 2.0 (http://www.fanuriotimetracking.com ), an update of the Mac OS X time tracking and billing application designed for freelancers. The upgrade adds a new timesheet view, the ability to import timesheets from other users or computers and the ability to export time, invoices and payments to CSV or Excel. It also adds support for partial payments and client statements. With Fanurio you can organize your work, track time and create invoices. It's designed to help freelancers keep track of their time and work, and then invoice it to their customers. Every time you sign a contract, just add a new client to the application and create a project. During the project, you can add project items and expenses to account for your work. You can decide any time if an item is billable or not, and if it should be billed using an hourly rate or a flat rate. Billable items can later be added to an invoice. Partial invoices can be created anytime during a project....

Softhing has updated FTP Maker (http://www.softhing.com/ftpmaker.htm ) for Mac OS X 10.4 and higher to version 1.4.1. The app lets your clients and co-workers upload their files on your FTP server via drag and drop. The upgrade adds, among other things: FTP Port and Anonymous FTP to the settings; a Test Connection button; a feature to generate one single zip for uploaded items with custom prefix and suffix; and a checkbox to "Zip" every file before sending. With FTP Maker, the users will never be asked to specify your FTP address or username or password or any other setting. Here's how it works: launch FTP Maker, define your FTP address, username, password and folder and add your company logo, then click on the button "Create FTP Upload Application" to create the application to distribute to your client

Mobui Corp. (http://www.mobui.com ), a mobile application development agency, has launched Mobui Audience Chat, a mobile group chat product. The company says it's the first chat application made specifically for television broadcasters and studios. Mobui Audience Chat enables television audiences to interact with the shows they're viewing by posting opinions, comments, or questions in chat rooms using their mobile phone -- including the iPhone. The launch of Mobui Audience Chat enables television broadcasters and studios to immediately deliver mobile group chat services with the launch of new television programs or to enhance existing shows, according to John Burry, Founder and CEO of Mobui. Television viewers can use the product to ask a question of a show's host or a reality show cast-off to gain a "behind the scenes" perspective on the show as they watch it, he adds. Chat room postings can also be broadcast on the television screen as the show airs.

Proavio, U.S.A. (http://www.proavio.com), a developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, has released their new FR line of hardware RAID-5 storage solutions with multi-interface connectivity for the Mac. Available in both desktop and rack-mountable models, the new FR line features Proavio's second generation multi-interface hardware RAID controller and a new instant RAID initialization process. A control panel provides complete, real-time control over system parameters including RAID settings and disk status. Connectivity options include FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 and eSATA at 3Gb/second. A dedicated hardware RAID processor reduces system bottle-necks and provides a reduced rebuild window in the event of a disk failure. Four hot-swappable SATA disks allow replacement and capacity upgrades on the fly. EditBOX EB4FR models are available in capacities up to 4.0TB and available through authorized dealers world-wide. EB4FR-2.0TB starts at US$1,105.

The Omni Group has released four of their software applications as freeware: OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter. All versions are fully functional with no licensing restrictions, and are available at no cost from The Omni Group's web site: http://www.omnigroup.com/ "As a small company with limited resources, we have had to make some difficult decisions about where to focus our attention as our business continues to grow," says Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group. "By making these applications -- which are not currently under active development -- available as free downloads, we hope that more people are able to enjoy using them without the barrier of cost." OmniWeb is a web browser. OmniDazzle is a set of visual screen effects that can be used for presentations or capturing screenshots. OmniDiskSweeper is a disk cleanup utility, and OmniObjectMeter is a Mac OS X memory optimization developer tool.

Syncro Soft Ltd, the producer of Oxygen XML Editor and Author (http://www.oxygenxml), has announced the immediate availability of version 10.1 of its XML Editor and XML Author containing a set of tools supporting all the XML related technologies. Oxygen combines content author features like the CSS driven Visual XML editor with a fully featured XML development environment. It has ready to use support for the main document frameworks DITA, DocBook, TEI and XHTML and also includes support for all XML Schema languages, XSLT/XQuery Debuggers, WSDL analyzer, XML Databases, XML Diff and Merge, Subversion client and more. Version 10.1 adds a new, redesigned XML Schema diagram that allows visual XML Schema editing, a new XML Schema documentation engine supporting multiple output formats, new features in the Author visual XML editing mode, improvements in the Outliner and content completion and updates the database support. The new version adds a new simplified and improved visual editing page...

Adobe has released an update to its Photoshop software, available immediately for existing Photoshop CS4 users. The Photoshop 11.0.1 update addresses key issues reported by customers that may impact performance. The update also includes the following enhancements: the ability to correctly recognize 3D textures edited by plug-ins; improved quality of Auto-Blend Layers (Stack Images); and fixes for issues that can be caused by corrupt fonts or when pasting formatted text. The Photoshop 11.0.1 update is available as a free download for existing Photoshop CS4 customers at http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/ or through the Adobe updater via the application itself.

Digieffects (http://www.digieffects.com), a developer of visual effects software plug-ins, will launch the Natural Forces plug-in at the upcoming NAB 2009 show. It allows users to create and simulate a variety of natural phenomena such as flashes, fire, snow, rain, smoke, clouds, electricity, stars, and more. The plug-in will support Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Autodesk Combustion, and Boris RED. Pricing hasn't been announced. Digieffects will have a booth (SL2529D) in the Plug-in Pavilion at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas, April 20-23.

iFlyz (http://www.iflyz.com/) has announced iFlyz, an US$29.95 in-flight, hands-free solution designed specifically for air travelers. The iFlyz's suction cup grasps any device and is designed to relieve the strain of holding it for long periods of time while watching a movie, surfing through music or reading online. The iFlyz uses an adjustable clamp to attach to either an upright and locked seat tray or one that's open during drink or dinner service and has a flexible gooseneck that allows the attached mobile device to be turned any angle or direction. The device has a three step process: attach your phone or media player to the iFlyz suction cup; clamp it to a meal tray in either the stowed and locked position or unlocked and down position; and simply adjust the flexible gooseneck to the ideal angle. It's compatible with iPhones, iPod touches, iPods, Blackberrys, SmartPhones, and PMPs of various brands. The iFlyz is 5.5 inches long 2.5 inches wide, and weighs two ounces.

Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com) has updated PulpMotion and PulpMotion Advanced, slideshow and animation software for Mac OS X 10.4.11 ("Leopard"), to version 2.1. The upgrade integrates with iLife' 09 and takes advantage of the new Faces feature in iPhoto, both in the Standard and Advanced edition. Via drag and drop, you can use your "Faces" and create slideshow animations. PulpMotion will automatically turn the Faces information from your pictures into zones of interest and animate them in theme-specific ways. PulpMotion 2.1 also integrate a new version of an existing theme, Slideshow 3D '09, improved support for Lightroom 2 and various speed and memory improvements during export. A single user license for Pulpmotion is US$49. A single user license for Pulpmotion Advanaced is U$89. Upgrades to version 2 for free for registered users.