Open Door Networks Announces The Doorstop X Firewall
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...
Audiofile Engineering Releases Of Sample Manager 2.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUDIOFILE ENGINEERING ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF SAMPLE MANAGER 2.1
Saint Paul, MN - Monday, May 2nd, 2005 - Today, Audio=9File Engineering
(www.audiofile-engineering.com) is officially announcing version 2.1 of
Sample Manager. Further cementing Sample Manager as the best batch audio
processor on the market, we have added full support for Mac OS X 10.4
("Tiger"). Sample Manager, the only batch audio processor to implement
AppleScript, now fully supports Automator with 28 actions. We have also
added a Spotlight-based file-search feature. Other new features include
support for =B5Law files and "Play" and "Stop" AppleScript commands. As
always, performance and stability are rock solid.
Sample Manager is a full-featured Batch Audio Processor for Mac OS X. Its
features include:
- Full support of AIFF, WAVE, Sound Designer,
ACID, Apple Loop and =B5Law audio files
- Partial support for Recycle (REX, RX2 and RCY) files
- Supports any sample rate or bit depth
-...
Lulu Print-On-Demand Used by SpiderWorks for Automator Book
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...
FileScope 1.02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calgary, Alberta - May 2, 2005 - Montage Technologies Inc., a Calgary based
Mac OS X software and consulting company, released FileScope 1.02, an
update of their server monitoring application.
FileScope wraps the complexity of remote connection management, password
handling, and file location with a simple to use interface. With one button
click, users can remotely log in and view their remote logs or status files.
Release 1.02 addresss some issues when running under Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
More information is available at http://www.montagetech.com/main_filescope.html
About Montage Technologies Inc.:
Montage Technologies Inc., founded in 1993, assists clients in realizing
the benefits of Internet and Object-Oriented technologies. Montage
Technologies Inc. designs and developments web and desktop solutions using
WebObjects, Mac OS X, Java and Linux. Montage Technologies Inc is located
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. More information on Montage Technologies Inc
is...
IOGEAR Eliminates Wi-Fi 'Dead Spots' With Powerlines
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...
Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers...
Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2005
CUPERTINO, California--May 2, 2005--Apple today announced that Steve Jobs
will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote on
Monday, June 6, 2005, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at San Francisco's Moscone
West.
The five-day event, which runs from June 6 to June 10, will host more than
140 technical sessions with new content designed to serve a wide range of
Mac developers, including tracks for making the most of Mac OS X version
10.4 "Tiger," hands-on labs with the latest Mac systems and a unique
opportunity to work developer-to-developer with the Apple engineers who
created Tiger.
Other activities at Apple's WWDC 2005 include:
* an in-depth look at Tiger technologies, from its open source foundation
to innovative application frameworks, next generation development tools and
its more than 200 new features including Spotlight, Dashboard, Automator,
Core Data, .Mac Sync and more;
* detailed technical...
SpiderWorks Releases New Automator Book For Mac OS X Tiger
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...
Runtime Revolution Announces Inaugural Online Conference Line-up
Runtime Revolution and Hyperactive Software Announce Inaugural Online
Conference Line-up Free Sample Stack and Conference Outline Now Available
Edinburgh, Scotland, 29th April 2005
Runtime Revolution (www.runrev.com) and Hyperactive Software
(www.hyperactivesw.com) are pleased to announce the line-up for the first
free online Revolution Scripting Conference. Runtime Revolution is an award
winning multi-platform development tool designed to make software
development quick and simple. The conferences are open to all, even those
who have yet to purchase a licence. The first conference takes place on
30th April 2005.
The first conference covers stack structure and will be hosted by Kevin
Miller, CEO of Runtime Revolution with xtalk expert Jacqueline Landman Gay
of Hyperactive Software acting as the conference moderator. The conference
is ideal for new and experienced Revolution users. The conference will
provide an overview of Revolution including stack structure and will
explore the key...
FileXaminer v2.4
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)
SSH Helper v1.2
Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the immediate availability of SSH Helper
v1.2, SSH Helper is the only OpenSSH configuration utility for Mac OS X.
SSH Helper allows you to easily : Control who's allowed to access your
account, Generate new OpenSSH keys, View/Export your Public Keys, and Setup
and Control the OpenSSH Server. SSH Helper also contains an Easy to use
Wizard that allows you to get up and running with OpenSSH ( including
Secure FTP ) in 4 mouse clicks. See website for release notes and download
information.
SSH Helper alleviates the need to use the command line to configure a
working OpenSSH system. It's all point and click !
SSH Helper Home Page : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/sshhelper.html)
Effigent Announces the PowerEasy ERP Enterprise Solution
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...
Send SMS Dashboard Widget, release 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - April 29th,
Available is the Send SMS Dashboard Widget, release 1.0.
Send SMS is a Dashboard widget for Tiger to easily enter an SMS and send it
to any mobile number in the world through the Internet.
You can select your preferred color/skin for your Send SMS widget.
You can have several instances of the widget open at the same time, each
instance addressed to another friend to quickly send a text message (SMS)
to.
Send SMS the award-winning Dashboard Widget which won the second Apple
Dashboard Widget Contest.
The Send SMS Widget supports Unicode and is localized in several languages:
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
The Home Page of the Send SMS Widget is:
(http://www.smsmac.com/widget.php)
Use of SMS Mac software costs $10 per year and each SMS costs only 10 cents.
The SMS Mac software includes the Send SMS Dashboard Widget and the SMS Mac
Address Book plug-in.
SMS Mac is being developed by Alco Blom and Ren=E9...
Atempo Announces Time Navigator Enterprise Edition
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...
Chronos Releases SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3 for Tiger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chronos Releases SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3 With Tiger Compatibility
Park City, Utah - April 29, 2005 -- Chronos LC today announced the release
of SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3, the fastest and easiest way to produce
labels and envelopes on Mac OS X. This new release adds compatibility for
Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3 is a free update for
registered users and is available immediately.
TIGER COMPATIBILITY
SOHO Labels & Envelopes 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 Labels & Envelopes 1.3 will run under both Mac OS 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4
and is available for immediate download.
WHAT'S NEW
SOHO Labels & Envelopes 1.3 can now sort contact lists by company in
addition to last name. The built-in clip art browser has been improved in
terms of speed and reliability. Numerous other bug fixes have been made to
improve printing, text...
Chronos Releases SOHO Business Cards 1.3 for Tiger
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...
PreFab UI Actions: Bringing "Universal Attachability"...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PreFab Software updates UI Actions, bringing "universal attachability" to
AppleScript, 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 1.1 of PreFab UI
Actions. UI Actions has many new features and an enhanced user interface,
and it now supports all of the new GUI Scripting and accessibility
enhancements introduced by Apple in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
UI Actions implements "universal attachability" for AppleScript. With UI
Actions, you attach an AppleScript script to a native Mac OS X application.
From then on, the script will be triggered automatically every time the user
performs the actions you specify in the target application. A UI Action
script can respond to all manner of user actions, such as opening or closing
a window, selecting a menu item, editing a text field and many others.
PreFab UI Actions is universal. While Apple's Folder Actions and Digital Hub...
PreFab UI Browser: The "Ultimate Assistant" for GUI...
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...
Phlink 2.1
For immediate release
Ovolab releases Phlink 2.1, with support for key Tiger technologies.
Torino, Italy (Europe) - April 29, 2005 - Ovolab(R) today released version
2.1 of Ovolab Phlink, its innovative and award-winning telephony software
for the Mac.
Version 2.1 of Ovolab Phlink features full support for Mac OS X Tiger with
Dashboard widgets, Spotlight searches and Automator actions. Additionally,
Ovolab Phlink 2.1 sports a new smart list editor: similar in concept to
smart folders in Tiger's new Finder, smart lists can organize calls and
voicemail messages automatically for the user.
"Searching for a client's or a friend's name with Spotlight will now
instantly find all past calls with that person," said Alberto Ricci,
Ovolab's CEO. "And thanks to Phlink's Dashboard widgets, a keypad for
dialing is at your fingertips. It has been exciting to provide users with
new ways of using Phlink in their everyday tasks."
"Tiger includes hundreds of new features which make it the world's most...
TidBITS: Four Take Control Ebooks First to Cover Tiger
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...
VelaClock 1.0 for Mac OS X "Tiger"
Vela Design Group releases VelaClock 1.0 for Mac OS X "Tiger"
Berkeley, California - April 29, 2005 - Vela Design Group today announced
VelaClock 1.0, a world clock widget that provides local times, daylight
hours and moon phase information for cities throughout the world. VelaClock
is one of the first commercial offerings of a new breed of software taking
advantage of the Dashboard feature in Apple's Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger".
"VelaClock's ability to provide up-to-date time zone information will set
it apart from the competition," said Chuck Soper, CEO of Vela Design Group.
"VelaClock will be invaluable to Tiger users who travel or communicate with
friends and colleagues around the world. Educators will find the detailed
information about the sun and moon a useful instructional aid."
"The simplicity of creating Dashboard widgets for Tiger gives developers an
exciting new opportunity to use their imagination and talent," said Ron
Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide...
MegaSeg 3.1: DJ and radio automation software
For Immediate Release
Fidelity Media Releases MegaSeg 3.1 Update For Mac OS X Tiger
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois -- April 29, 2005 -- Fidelity Media today
announced the release of MegaSeg 3.1, an update of the DJ and radio
automation software for Mac. The new version includes support for Mac OS X
10.4 (Tiger) and QuickTime 7, as well as the MIDI based Hercules DJ Console
controller (www.herculies.com) for users who prefer a more tactile control
interface. MegaSeg 3.1 also adds new features to the Scheduler that allows
the user to determine when specific categories get reshuffled, along with
manual reordering of tracks in a category's rotation, time based events
accurate within a second of any given minute, and Rule warnings updated
every 30 seconds instead of after each segue. Also included are over 30
various performance enhancements, bug fixes, and interface improvements.
About MegaSeg
MegaSeg is a totally self-contained DJ music mixing and radio automation
system which benefits from...
Absoft Announces Pro Fortran 9.2 64-bit Fortran Compiler
Absoft Announces Pro Fortran 9.2 64-bit Fortran Compiler for Mac OS X v10.4
"Tiger"
Absoft Announces Pro Fortran 9.2 64-bit Fortran Compiler for Mac OS X v10.4
"Tiger" - Absoft Corporation, the leading provider of Fortran tools for the
Mac platform, today announced their Pro Fortran v9.2 Compiler Suite for
Apple's new Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" operating system. Pro Fortran v9.2
provides full support for Apple's 64-bit operating system allowing Fortran
developers to fully exploit the entire addressable memory space of the G5
processor for the first time. Pro Fortran v9.2 can produce programs
optimized for either 32-bit or 64-bit Mac OS X systems. Whether customers
are running Tiger on a 32-bit or 64-bit platform, a single copy of Pro
Fortran v9.2 is all that is needed to develop Fortran programs that take
full advantage of the system. Pro Fortran v9.2 still fully supports Mac OS
X v10.3 "Panther".
"We are pleased to offer the first 64-bit Fortran compiler suite optimized
for Tiger," said...
On the eve of Tiger
Tiger is one of the most amazing advances on the Mac ... ever. You should be playing with Tiger as soon as you can, and figure out how you want to integrate it into your environment. It probably goes without saying, but insert the standard warnings here ... backup, work on a separate drive, and make sure you are in good shape before rolling it out onto your production machines.
The next issue of MacTech (the May issue) will have a variety of Tiger articles, and we'll be covering it, obviously, throughout the year. Get ready to roar!
Point-Of-Sale System - PayGo SP 3.5
CJI Announces Its New Tiger-Compatible Small Business Point-Of-Sale System
-- PayGo SP 3.5 for Macs
BUFFALO, Minnesota--April 28, 2005-- Christian James, Inc. today announced
the availability of its next generation point-of-sale (POS) product, PayGo
SP 3.5. CJI has improved upon its popular Mac-based PayGo SP point-of-sale
software program. In addition to integrated ecommerce capabilities, CJI has
incorporated several hundred new features and functions into PayGo SP 3.5
to provide Big Box store point-of-sale capabilities to the small business
owner.
"All of our store owners are concerned with their ability to be
competitive, as well as provide their customers with a unique and enjoyable
shopping experience," says Chris Peterson, president of Christian James,
Inc. "That's part of the reason so many of our store owners use Macs; they
know that Apple programs are less vulnerable to viruses and other problems
that plague PCs, and there is something about a Mac that allows the user to...
OpenSIMS Support for Mac OS X Tiger
Symbiot Announces OpenSIMS Support for Mac OS X "Tiger" and Tiger Server
New Tiger Dashboard Widgets to Provide Access to Real Time network
visualization and Attacker Attribution
AUSTIN, TX, April 29, 2005=97Symbiot, a leading provider of intelligent
security infrastructure management systems (iSIMS) and risk metrics
technology, today announced the company's commitment to a significant
technical contribution to OpenSIMS in support of Apple's upcoming release
of Mac OS X "Tiger" and Tiger Server. The contribution includes two new
innovative Tiger Dashboard widgets that allow administrators to view real
time attacker attributions and network activity based on Symbiot's award
winning Flash=99 user interface(1) that is running on the server.
"Symbiot has taken advantage of the incredible power and ease-of-use of Mac
OS X Tiger and Tiger Server to deliver yet another innovative SIMS
technology." said William W. Hurley II, CEO of Symbiot. "By utilizing
Dashboard Widgets OpenSIMS users will...
Lasso Studio for Eclipse
Lasso Studio for Eclipse
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - April 28, 2005 - OmniPilot Software, Inc., a global
provider of integrated management software, has just released Lasso Studio
for Eclipse, a full-featured Web application development environment
operating within Eclipse. Eclipse is an open source community whose
projects are focused on providing an extensible development platform and
application frameworks for building software, http://www.eclipse.org.
"Lasso Studio products give Lasso developers the freedom to create,
integrate and use software tools from Macromedia, Adobe and now Eclipse,"
said Chad Roll, chief operating officer for OmniPilot Software. "Partnering
with these industry leaders expands the environments in which Lasso can be
utilized."
Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java that
runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. Eclipse provides extensible tools and
frameworks that span the software development lifecycle, including support
for modeling...
Stone Design ships iMaginator: Image Processing
Stone Design ships iMaginator
for Mac OS X 10.4 TIGER
Image Processing made cheap and easy!
Download: http://homepage.mac.com/stone_design/
April 29, 2005 - Albuquerque, New Mexico -- Stone Design, the original Mac
OS X software house with over 19 years of experience, today announced
immediate availability of iMaginator, a powerful new image processing
application. iMaginator provides an intuitive and easy to use interface for
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)'s Core Image technology, giving both home users and
graphics professionals instant access to over 106 effects, transitions, and
filters. With iMaginator, users can layer images and text, and apply,
modify, and re-order multiple effects to achieve subtle enhancements or
astounding artistic results from any photo or image. Crop, scale, rotate,
flip, skew, change exposure and brighten images in real time, and then save
processed images as industry-standard TIFF or JPEG files, and even create
QuickTime movies showing the effects changing over...
The Omni Group Announces Support for Mac OS X v10.4
The Omni Group Announces Support for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger"
Seattle, WA -- April 28, 2005 -- The Omni Group has announced updates for
OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner that will include support for features in Mac
OS X v10.4 "Tiger." The new versions will be available the same day Tiger
ships: April 29, 2005.
The Omni Group's diagramming and drawing program, OmniGraffle and
OmniGraffle Professional, will include support for Spotlight's new search
functions. Spotlight for Mac OS X Tiger allows users to search files and
applications, not just for titles but for the contents inside files or
documents as well.
"Tiger is by far the most impressive update to the Macintosh operating
system since the initial release of Mac OS X itself," says Ken Case, CEO of
The Omni Group. "With new technologies like Spotlight and Automator, Apple
has made sweeping changes under the hood which deliver immediate workflow
benefits to our customers. We're very pleased at how easy it was to
integrate Tiger's new...
Delicious Library 1.5 Adds New Tiger Features
Delicious Library 1.5 Adds New Tiger Features
Seattle, WA - April 28th, 2005 - Delicious Monster Software today announced
the release of Delicious Library 1.5, a free upgrade to Delicious Monster's
award-winning application for cataloging and sharing personal libraries of
books, movies, music and video games. Version 1.5 adds support for Mac OS X
version 10.4 "Tiger", including Spotlight support and a new Delicious
Library Tiger Dashboard widget. Delicious Library 1.5 also adds full
support for scanning and importing international items, an internally
translated interface, and many other features and bug fixes.
Delicious Library 1.5 harnesses the power of two of Tiger's newest
features, Spotlight and Dashboard. Delicious Library 1.5 is fully
integrated with Spotlight, Tiger's new search technology that allows users
to search for anything on their Macs from a single location. In addition,
Delicious Monster has created a new mini-bookshelf Dashboard widget, giving
users immediate access...
BBEdit 8.2 With Integrated Automator Actions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 8.2
First Commercial Application With Integrated Automator Actions for Powerful
Text Handling
BEDFORD, Mass. - April 28, 2005 - Bare Bones Software today announced the
release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.2, the latest version of the
award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. BBEdit 8.2 now
includes support for Automator, the new personal automation assistant in
Mac OS X 10.4 ('Tiger') that simplifies repetitive or time-consuming tasks.
BBEdit 8.2 provides customers running Tiger with integrated Automator
Actions that facilitate the incorporation of BBEdit's renowned text
processing abilities into any Automator multi-application workflow.
"Bare Bones Software has always produced power tools with leading-edge
capabilities and strong automation ability," said Rich Siegel, founder and
CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "The Automator support in BBEdit 8.2 makes
BBEdit's legendary text transformation power...
Audio Hijack Pro 2.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28th, 2005
Audio Hijack Pro 2.5 Arrives With Tiger Compatibility And Much, Much More
Princeton, NJ - Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is coming on April 29th, but Audio
Hijack Pro 2.5 is available now. Version 2.5 is much more than a simple bug
fix update, boasting several major new features in addition to Tiger
compatibility. Audio Hijack Pro's timers are now much smarter, alerting
users to overlaps, as well as being exportable to iCal for calendar
viewing. In addition, Audio Hijack Pro now offers a "Radio" input option
with custom support for the Griffin RadioShark and D-Link DSB-R100 USB
radios, as well as a new "System Audio" input to allow recording of all
audio being played.
Additional feature improvements include full AppleScriptability, a new Disk
Status window showing available disk space on all volumes, and the new
Application Mixer plugin, great for creating Podcasts. As always, Audio
Hijack Pro will drastically change the way you use audio on your computer...
PhoneValet 2.2
Press Release
April 28, 2005
PhoneValet 2.2 adds Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger support for Spotlight searching of
Voice Mail and Call Recordings
Ogdensburg, NEW YORK/Ottawa, CANADA - (April 28, 2005) - PhoneValet Message
Center, the award-winning Mac telephony product by Parliant Corp. for small
businesses, homes, and home offices, now supports Mac OS X version 10.4
"Tiger" including complete integration with Apple's new Spotlight desktop
search.
PhoneValet version 2.2 places voice mail messages alongside email messages
in Tiger's Spotlight search results. Voice mail messages can be located on
the basis of caller's name, telephone number, full-text comments and
transcriptions (if entered) plus many other PhoneValet data fields. Call
recordings are similarly indexed by Spotlight, as well as results from
PhoneValet's call log of inbound and outbound calls -- a highly desirable
feature for anyone doing time billing or contact management analysis.
"Apple's latest Mac OS gives our customers fresh,...
SubRosaSoft Announces VolumeWorks Version 1.3
SubRosaSoft Announces VolumeWorks Version 1.3
World's first Mac OS X Repartition tool - now features improved speed, a
freeware "lite" version, and is ready for Tiger!
Fremont, CA, April 28th, 2005 -- SubRosaSoft.com LLC. a Mac software
company focusing on system utility and data recovery software, today
announced the immediate availability of VolumeWorks 1.3. The latest version
of the first OS X counterpart to the hugely popular Partition Magic for
Windows. The new version incorporates improved performance, Tiger
compatibility, and a built-in lite version that includes the ability to add
and delete partitions without erasing your drive.
"A huge performance improvement in defragmenting speed was achieved."
Explained Marko Kostyrko, CEO of SubRosaSoft.com. "VolumeWorks allows you
to shrink disk partitions without requiring you to erase the volume.
Normally a defragment process takes place before the volume can be shrunk,
and the whole process is extremely time consuming. The version 1....
FontAgent Pro 3.0.1 with Support for Apple Bonjour Technology
FontAgent Pro Update Introduces Interface Enhancements, Improved Security
and Faster Performance
Insider Software at Forefront of Support for Apple Bonjour Technology
Providing Automatic Serverless Font-Sharing for Workgroups
Los Gatos, CA -- April 28, 2005 -- Insider Software announced today the
release of FontAgent Pro 3.0.1, the only native Mac OS X application that
provides integrated font management, diagnostics, optimization and repair.
The new release builds upon the success of Insider's industry-leading font
management solution by adding a number of enhancements including the
following:
* Improved verification of font integrity prior to activation
* Refined startup set activation
* Enhanced integrity of set-locking by eliminating the ability to modify
the contents of a locked nested set
* Improved performance of Font Compare view and font display updates
resulting from database changes
* Simplified options for importing fonts
* Better searching of font comment details
*...
Picture Arena 1.3
Picture Arena 1.3 with support for Tiger, Spotlight, Core Image and
Quartz Composer is now available
APRIL 28, 2005 - HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY
IOSPIRIT GmbH today released an update to its integrated digital picture
management software Picture Arena for Mac OS X offering sophisticated
picture browsing, image-processing and presentation capabilities to version
1.3.
What's new in version 1.3
The main focus of the update to version 1.3 is the addition of support for
the latest Mac OS X Tiger(TM) technologies like Spotlight(TM), Core Image
and Quartz Composer and a further acceleration for working with big photo
collections.
A compact overview over what has changed since version 1.2 of Picture Arena:
* New: transparent support for Spotlight(TM)'s saved searches /
Finder's searchable folders.
* New: support for Core Image is now integrated in Picture Arena's
effect subsystem. Initially, Core Image effects for zoomblur,
sharpening, noise removal and edgework are...
DayLite Version 1.7.4 & DayLite Mail Integration Module
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DayLite Version 1.7.4 & DayLite Mail Integration Module (DMI) 1.1 - Now on
Tiger!
TORONTO, CANADA -- April 28, 2005 -- Marketcircle Inc. today announced the
release of DayLite v1.7.4, a new version of its business relationship
manager. This update includes compatibility with Apple's newest operating
system, Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". DayLite v1.7.4 is a required update due to
the fact that DayLite v1.7.3 and lower will not run on Tiger.
Marketcircle Inc. today also announced the update release of DayLite Mail
Integration Module (DMI) v1.1, designed to tightly integrate DayLite with
Apple Mail. DMI v1.1 includes compatibility for Mac OS X Tiger Mail 2. This
update is required as DMI v1.0 is not compatible with Tiger Mail 2.
"A recent pre-release of Tiger unexpectedly broke DayLite v1.7.3. With
DayLite being crucial to the operation of many of our customers'
businesses, our engineers and the team at OpenBase pulled together to
deliver a solid Tiger compatible...
Automator World Opens
Automator World Opens
Automator World (http://www.automatorworld.com) is celebrating the release
of OS X 10.4 Tiger by offering a number of useful, ready to use and
modifiable sample Automator Workflows.
Focused on the real-world needs of Mac professionals seeking Automator
advice and solutions, Automator World is a clearinghouse of
user-contributed Automator Workflows and Actions, information, news and
tips.
Automator World invites users and developers to submit Workflows and
Actions to be featured on the site. Submissions and questions should be
sent to info@automatorworld.com
AutomatorWorld - "Better Living Through Macintosh Scripting".
http://www.automatorworld.com
disclabel 2.3.1 - Tiger compatible
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUMMARY:
disclabel 2.3.1 updates SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD labeling software,
adding compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). disclabel 2.3.1 (30-day
free demo, $29.95) requires Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later.
DOWNLOAD LINK
http://www.smileonmymac.com/disclabel/download.html
Portland, OR - April 28, 2005 - disclabel, SmileOnMyMac's award-winning CD
labeling software, has been updated to version 2.3.1 which adds
compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
disclabel helps you create attractive labels for your CDs, DVDs, cases, and
related materials:
- Start with a pre-designed template, or make your own
- Import track lists from iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, Finder, and Toast
- Import images from iTunes, iPhoto, and Finder
- Print to a wide array of label and paper types
- Use with direct-to-CD printers and printable CDs / DVDs
- Purchase high-quality labels & supplies directly from the disclabel Store
- Insert and edit multi-line text laid out in a circle
- Automate...
Time Track 2.0.4 For Macintosh And Windows
TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES TIME TRACK 2.0.4 FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
NEW YORK, N.Y. - - April 27, 2005 - - Trinfinity Software released today an
update to Time Track, it's popular time tracking software, designed for
consultants and freelancers to minimize the time spent logging hours and to
enhance billing accuracy.
This update fixes two bugs, including a bug that caused entries in Standard
log files to be ignored if they contained single digit month or hour
representations, and a bug in the Rate Calculator that caused the minutes
field to use the number of seconds when loading data from a Log file.
Time Track for Palm OS has been released and Time Track 2.x for Macintosh
and Windows is required in order to share log files among the three
platforms. Users can choose between using the original log format or the
new Palm compatible log format. There are also new export options to
convert between the two formats. Macintosh users can synchronize their log
files with Time Track for...
iGetter 2.3
Presenta Ltd. announces iGetter 2.3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2005 - Presenta Ltd. is pleased to announce the new release of
iGetter version 2.3 for Mac OS X.
New in version 2.3:
- Optimized for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and Safari v2.0.
- Optimized downloading of multiple simultaneous downloads by improving the
queue logic.
- Added support for Firefox cookies.
- Added a Site Explorer cache for faster viewing of already explored sites.
- Added a history combo box to Site Explorer that saves all explored sites.
- Improved log in authorization through the Site Manager.
- Fixed a bug with the Speed Limit function when limitation is set to
minimum (200 B/s).
- Fixed an incompatibility of the iGetter Input Manager Bundle and Safari
v1.3 (coming with Mac OS X 10.3.9). iGetterIMBundle is completely rewritten
to avoid future collisions with Safari.
Description:
iGetter is a full featured download manager and accelerator. It's a nice
replacement for your browser's download manager. iGetter...
DEVONthink, DEVONagent and DEVONnote for Tiger
DEVONTHINK, DEVONAGENT AND DEVONNOTE READY FOR "TIGER"
Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA), 27th of April, 2005 -- DEVONtechnologies LLC
updates all three of its main applications, DEVONthink, DEVONagent and
DEVONnote, makes them compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and adds many
productivity enhancements.
On Tiger, DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.9.3 fully supports the brand-new
PDFKit for displaying PDF documents as single or facing pages, with
continous scrolling, all zooming functions and highlighting of search
results. The PDFKit is also used for extracting text from PDF, PostScript
or EPS documents and for converting them to rich text. Additionally,
DEVONthink uses Tiger or QuickTime 7 to import JPEG2000, Adobe DNG, OpenEXR
and raw images. Rich text documents on Tiger feature tables, flexible
paragraph spacing and many more advanced editing capabilities.
Besides making DEVONthink ready for Tiger, many more new improvements have
been added. By using the new WebKit present on Mac OS X 10.3....
Speed Download 3.0.7
Speed Download 3.0.7
April 27, 2005 - Yazsoft announces the immediate availability of Speed
Download 3.0.7; a new version of the popular download manager offering
turbo-charged changes to the new peer to peer file sharing and software
distribution feature set, as well as more performance tweaks for Mac OS X
10.3.9 and Tiger.
Completely re-written with Apple xCode, Speed Download 3 is the leading
download manager for Mac OS X providing many new features including
turbo-charged downloading, uploading, peer 2 peer file sharing, scheduling,
bandwidth management, and more while providing auto-resuming functionality
and security at all times. Speed Download 3 is optimized for ALL internet
connection (dial-up or broadband).
What's new in SD 3.0.7:
- New Speed Download plugin for better compatibility and performance under
10.3.9 and Tiger (10.4).
- Added more support for Apple's webkit used by browsers like Shiira.
- Downloading with Speed Download via the contextual menu now gathers
cookies...
Salling Clicker 2.2.1, PDA/Phone as Two-Way Remote Control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tiger-ready version of Salling Clicker now available; hints at upcoming 3.0
version
Stockholm, Sweden--April 27, 2005--Salling Software AB today announced the
immediate availability of Salling Clicker v.2.2.1 for Mac, a
compatibility-update to its award-winning utility that turns a mobile phone
or PDA into an advanced two-way remote control. The new version is ready
for Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger"), adds official support for recent phone model
updates, and offers other minor tweaks and fixes.
Jonas Salling, President of Salling Software, also hints that today's
launch will be followed by a major new version of Salling Clicker in late
spring or early summer 2005. "I'm extremely excited about the release of
version 3.0, which has been in development since last summer," said Mr.
Salling. "It's going to be a fantastic release, greatly expanding Clicker's
reach with new devices and capabilities. I think people are really going to
love it". Salling Clicker v.3.0 will be a...
InterGate v9
InterGate v9
Packed with new features, InterGate v9 is the hardware-free security
solution that can make your system truly safe today.
As with all Vicomsoft's solutions this new version of InterGate offers the
very best proven security service available for Windows or Mac OS X. It is
easy to install and yet powerful and sophisticated in what it does.
You can rest easy with InterGate v9; your Windows and, or Mac OS X systems
will be protected in a Vicomsoft security blanket. InterGate technology
interleaves between the operating system communication ports and the
outside world; this way the operating system ports don't communicate
directly with external sources. With all the additional features embedded
in the InterGate v9 you can monitor, report and even prevent security
issues in real time.
Vicomsoft, with over 20 years experience of delivering software for managed
communications and network access and security, is once again leading the
way in helping to prevent security breaches.
"...
RollCall Directory 1.3 for Tiger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Midnight Mage Software announces RollCall Directory 1.3 for Tiger.
26 April 2005, HAYMARKET, VA. In preparation for Mac OS 10.4, Midnight Mage
Software releases RollCall Directory 1.3, the company's print utility for
the Mac OS X Address Book. RollCall Directory has been updated for the new
features of Tiger such as Smart Groups and expanded address book fields.
Smart Groups, the capability to create contact groups that automatically
update themselves, has been smoothly integrated and tested with RollCall
Directory. In addition, new International Address Formats are now
supported, as well as the new multiple URL (web page) field. Along with
these new features, Midnight Mage Software artists are releasing new
artwork so that you can see how easy it is to create labels for a variety
of uses. Finally, new Label Graphic options allow the user greater control
on the placement of the art. RollCall Directory 1.3 continues to be the
best way to print the address book or...
SubRosaSoft Announces CopyCatX Version 2.5
SubRosaSoft Announces CopyCatX Version 2.5 Ultra high speed drive
duplication, disk imaging, Ready for Tiger !!!
Fremont, CA, April 26th, 2005 -- SubRosaSoft.com LLC., a Mac software
company focusing on system utility and data recovery software, today
announced the immediate availability of CopyCatX 2.5. The latest version of
the software incorporates improved performance, cloning to disk image, OS
10.4 Tiger compatibility, and additional support for devices such as iPods,
Tivos, and Windows hard drives.
"A huge upgrade in speed of copying a Mac OS volume has been made."
Explained Marko Kostyrko, CEO of SubRosaSoft.com. "An in-house benchmark
shows CopyCatX to be the fastest back-up and cloning utility available.
Whether you are using CopyCatX for cloning multiple Mac OS drives, or
simply upgrading to a new iPod, CopyCatX completes the task efficiently and
easily."
CopyCatX has always allowed users to clone from one drive to another drive.
Version 2.5 also allows users to clone...
Apple Upgrades Power Mac G5 Line
Apple Upgrades Power Mac G5 Line
New Power Mac Features Dual 2.7 GHz Processors & Mac OS X "Tiger"
CUPERTINO, California--April 27, 2005-- Apple today unveiled the fastest,
most powerful Power Mac G5 desktop line ever, featuring dual 64-bit PowerPC
G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz and including Mac OS X version 10.4
"Tiger," the world's most advanced operating system. The new Power Mac G5
line delivers higher performance graphics options with more memory and
built-in support for Apple's breakthrough 30-inch Cinema HD Display on the
2.7 GHz model. The new line also includes larger hard drives, a faster 16X
SuperDrive with double-layer support and 512MB of memory across the line.
"The Power Mac G5 continues to deliver the ultimate performance for our
most advanced customers running bandwidth- and compute-intensive
applications," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of
Worldwide Product Marketing. "With dual 2.7 GHz 64-bit G5 processors, dual
1.35 GHz front side...
REAL Software Brings Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" Spotlight...
REAL Software Brings Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" Spotlight Search Capability to
REALbasic
AUSTIN, Texas (April 27, 2005) -- REAL Software today announced the
availability of a REALbasic plugin for Spotlight, the new desktop search
technology built into Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger." The plugin provides Spotlight
with the ability to rapidly search REALbasic source code.
"Offering a Spotlight plugin for REALbasic is a perfect example of our
commitment to supporting the platform-specific technologies that our
customers demand," stated Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software.
"The Spotlight feature in Tiger lets a user instantly find anything
anywhere on their Mac and will change the way people use their computers,"
said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations.
"The REALbasic plugin enables our development community to take full
advantage of the innovation in Spotlight to create exciting and powerful
applications."
The Spotlight plugin for REALbasic requires no...
Cocktail 3.6 (Tiger Edition)
Cocktail 3.6 (Tiger Edition) has been released.
Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X. The application serves
up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all
accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface and toolset. It is a
smooth and powerful utility that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX
functions. Formore information about Cocktail please visit
http://www.macosxcocktail.com.
Cocktail 3.6 (Tiger Edition) adds Mac OS X 10.4 compatibility. This version
is built and optimized with the latest release of Apple Xcode. Cocktail 3.6
(Tiger Edition) is tested for compatibility with Mac OS X and Mac OS X
Server 10.4.
Cocktail 3.6 (Tiger Edition) requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server 10.4.
All latest versions of Cocktail are available as free updates for
registered users. When unregistered, Cocktail runs in demo mode and will
expire after the tenth launch.
Cocktail 3.6 (Tiger Edition) is available for download from http://
www.macosxcocktail.com/download...
NRG Mac-compatible UPS Online Tools Shipping Solution
Simplify parcel shipments with the first Mac-compatible UPS OnLine Tools
Shipping Solution
Implement simplified and money-saving shipping workflow solutions with ease
on Apple's Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
Milwaukee, WI -- 4/14/2005 -- NRG Software, LLC. announced the immediate
availability of their Package Tool Kit solution for Mac OS X and Microsoft
Windows.
NRG Package Tool Kit
Making it easier for customers to utilize time saving UPS services, NRG
Software has integrated UPS OnLine Tools into its Package Tool Kit for UPS
shipments. Customers using the integrated solution can easily access
critical shipping information without having to leave FileMaker Pro 7 or go
to a web site and re-enter data.
"Brennan's Markets ships out 4000 cheese gift boxes during the holiday
season from its 6 store locations. In the past, every store shipped from
their location and it was a struggle to keep up with the inventories at
each store during the shipping rush. For the 2004 Holiday season we...
