Atempo Announces Time Navigator Enterprise Edition For Mac OS X Server Company unveils the industry's only enterprise level backup and restore solution for Mac OS X SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD EXPO (Booth # 2531), January 11, 2004 - Atempo, Inc., a leader in data protection solutions, today announced the availability of Time Navigator (TM) Enterprise Edition for Mac OS X Server. Time Navigator Mac OS X Server is the only high-performance, highly-scalable enterprise data protection solution for Mac OS X that enables companies to seamlessly integrate Mac OS X into heterogeneous network storage environments to achieve unparalleled data-recovery performance. Time Navigator has already won over several Mac OS X-based customers including one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, one of the nation's largest hair products companies and Quebecor Numeric, a subsidiary of Quebecor World Inc., one of the largest commercial print media services companies in the world. "Mac OS X...

FontAgent Pro 3 Gives Users and Administrators Most Requested Features Setup Wizard, Powerful Search, WYSIWYG Fonts and Startup Sets Target User Requests as Array of Administrative Controls Answer Enterprise Needs MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO-January 12, 2005 - Insider Software announced today the release of FontAgent Pro 3, the only Mac OS X native application that provides integrated font management, diagnostics, optimization and repair. FontAgent Pro 3, the successor to last year's Macworld Showtime Best of Show Award winner adds extensive font management and performance features while providing a suite of essential management tools for administrators and IT managers. Major Update Adds Extensive User and Performance Features The latest version of the industry's premier font management software adds to its portfolio of powerful features. Release highlights include: * Powerful live searching and fast filtering of font metadata. The new search feature examines fonts, weights, italics...

Apple Announces iLife '05 MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Apple(R) today announced iLife(R) '05, the must-have upgrade to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring major new versions of iPhoto(TM), iMovie(R), iDVD(R) and GarageBand(TM) and including the latest version of iTunes(R). iLife '05 continues to lead the industry with the most innovative and comprehensive suite of software for organizing, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music. "iLife '05 is far beyond anything available on a PC, and is a must-have upgrade for every Mac user," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "If you have a digital camera, digital camcorder or create music, iLife '05 is built for you." iPhoto 5 adds advanced editing tools so you can perfect your photos without ever leaving iPhoto, including controls to set exposure, black and white points,...

Apple Introduces iPod shuffle MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Apple(R) today introduced iPod(R) shuffle, a breakthrough digital music player based on iPod's legendary shuffle feature which lets users experience their music in a million different ways. Smaller and lighter than a pack of gum, iPod shuffle comes with its own lanyard so it's ready to wear right out of the box. iPod shuffle works seamlessly with iTunes' innovative AutoFill feature which automatically selects songs from a user's music library to fill up iPod shuffle with just one click. iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever and is available in two models: 512MB holding up to 120 songs for just $99 and 1GB holding up to 240 songs for just $149. "iPod shuffle is smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and costs less than $100," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With most flash-memory music players users must use tiny displays and complicated controls to find their music;...

KAGI INTRODUCES KRM PROGRAM TO SIMPLIFY PURCHASING SOFTWARE ONLINE AT MACWORLD The Kagi Registration Module (KRM) Eliminates the Need for a Web Browser, Simplifying the Buying Process and Increasing Impulse Purchases MacWorld Booth 749, San Francisco, CA - Kagi, a leading provider of end-to-end outsourced electronic commerce, technology, tools, and solutions for software publishers and sellers of hard goods, has introduced at MacWorld, a program which simplifies the procedure for individuals to purchase and register software online. The program, named Kagi Registration Module (KRM), eliminates the need to use a Web browser in the purchasing process. "Typically, if an individual is interested in purchasing a software application, he or she downloads it and can try it for a limited amount of time," commented S. Kee Nethery III, President/CEO of Kagi. "If they like it and decide to buy it, they then have to type a URL into a browser, submit their purchase details, and then take the...

dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 January 11, 2005: We have released dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 for Mac OS X today - the professional database tool for web and database developers, administrators and power users working with MySQL and PHP. It is the first tool that integrates MySQL administration, graphical database modelling and PHP code building on the Mac. This makes the Mac platform even more powerful for Web Developers and Designers. dbSuite WebBuilder is an integrated environment to administer your MySQL database servers, graphically design databases (Entity Relationship Modeller) and automatically generate PHP code for input forms, edit forms, list, etc. from your table definitions. dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 combines the integrated approach of modern development tools (IDE) with sophisticated database management features and ease of use. dbSuite WebBuilder is available as free download starting now. We worked hard to make release 2.0 available to the Mac community now, during the MacWorld Expo....

MANAGE INTEGO PROGRAMS FOR ALL USERS FROM A SINGLE MAC Intego Releases Management Program to Configure Intego Security Software Remotely San Francisco, January 11, 2005 =96 Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the release of Intego Remote Management Console, a program that allows administrators to manage and configure Intego security software on Macintosh computers across a local network or via the Internet. With Intego Remote Management Console, an administrator can manage Intego programs on any number of Macs. The administrator can connect to client computers via OpenTalk (formerly Rendezvous) or by entering an IP address, and set configurations and preferences for the following programs: * Intego NetBarrier: Protects Macs from all network intrusions * Intego VirusBarrier: Protects Macs from all known viruses * Intego ContentBarrier: Prevents access to web sites by category and keyword, and blocks specific types of content; also protects children from the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FMNEXUS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ACCOUNT MANAGER(TM) 1.0 FOR FILEMAKER 7.0 DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS Ojai, CA, January 11, 2004 - New Company, New Alliance, New Product! FMNEXUS announces the release of its cross-platform solution, Account Manager(TM) 1.0. Account Manager(TM) is a tool to help database administrators manage user access more efficiently. "FileMaker Pro 7(TM) is a fantastic new product, and the security model is a huge improvement," said Vincenzo P. Menanno, President of FMNEXUS. "Account Manager(TM) extends this power by giving the database administrator the ability to manage access to an unlimited number of databases, even if they are on servers in remote locations." Account Manager(TM) simplifies the administrative process by allowing account management on any number of databases without directly modifying those databases. Granting or removing access is simple, and administrators can easily grant users access to the same database with different...

MACTECH MAGAZINE CONTINUES THE EVOLUTION OF NEW MACTECH - Readers loving the new MacTech - David Sobsey named new Associate Publisher San Francisco, CA (MACWORLD EXPO) -- January 11, 2005 -- As MacTech celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing in-depth technical coverage for Mac developers, tech professionals and power users, we are excited to announce we have named David Sobsey to the newly created position of Associate Publisher. Rolled-out in our November issue, the new MacTech Magazine features not only a great new design, but a greatly expanded page count and even more great "How To" articles on topics our readers are finding invaluable. Written for technical professionals, each and every month MacTech features great, in-depth articles on topics including server configuration, multi-vendor networking, security, supporting Macs in the Enterprise, PDF tricks, databases, web design, home automation, and much, much more. In this newly created position, David brings to MacTech 20...

Netopia Previews Timbuktu Pro for Macintosh at MacWorld Remote Control Software Solution for Mac OS Introduces a Host of New Feature= s SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2005 - Netopia, Inc. (NTPA.PK), a market leader in broadband gateways and service delivery software, today announced that it will preview Timbuktu=AE Pro 8.0 software for Mac OS at the MacWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco January 10 - 14. Netopia's Timbuktu Pro is the most feature-rich remote control software for Mac OS, enabling network administrators and IT managers to control distant computers and send files, instant messages and voice intercom over any LAN, WAN, Internet, or direct dial connection. This latest version of Timbuktu Pro includes a variety of new features designed to increase functionality and security while working with Apple programs. Timbuktu Pro 8.0 includes integration with Rendezvous-Apple's zero configuration networking system-which provides yet another way for Timbuktu Pro users to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOINGO WIRELESS DEBUTS MAC BOINGO SOFTWARE, MAKING THE LARGEST AGGREGATED WI-FI NETWORK AVAILABLE TO MAC OS X USERS SANTA MONICA, Calif. - January 10, 2005 - Boingo Wireless today announced Mac Boingo, a version of its Wi-Fi hot spot access software that enables Apple Macintosh OS X users to log on at thousands of Boingo Roaming System= =AE locations with a single username and password. The Boingo Roaming System includes more than 12,000 hot spots from roaming partners such as Wayport, STSN, Surf & Sip, Stay Online, Concourse Communications, and dozens of other network providers. Mac Boingo Software aggregates those hot spots from disparate providers into a single network, simplifying access for users and enabling them to log in to all partner networks via a single Boingo account. "Apple set the standard for making Wi-Fi easy to use; we followed their lead in making simplicity and elegance a fundamental part of Mac Boingo software," said Dave Hagan,...

ARCHWAY SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATES VERSACAD 2005 FOR MACINTOSH AT WORLD OF CONCRETE PRESS CONFERENCE Highlights Include New Right to Donate to School of Choice LAS VEGAS, Nev. - January 10, 2005 - Archway Systems, Inc. (Archway), developer and marketer of design software solutions including VersaCAD computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software, today announces that it will demonstrate its newest product, VersaCAD 2005 for Macintosh, during a press conference at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, Nev. The press conference will take place on January 19th from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. in conference room number N251 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. VersaCAD 2005 for Macintosh was redesigned for the latest Mac OS X 10.2 Panther, blending with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther to provide a very fast, versatile, practical and economical design/drafting software for the Mac-based architect, designer, engineer or drafter. Whether running on an iMac or G5 with wide screen, the new VersaCAD 2005 for...

Printroom.com Announces Enhanced Support for Managing Online Photography Storefronts for Mac OS X Mac-based pro photographers using Printroom.com as their storefront now have increased capabilities and speed with Pro Studio Manager 2.5, a robust application for managing, uploading, and fulfilling photo orders. Macworld San Francisco, January 12, 2005-Printroom.com (Booth #1848), the leading provider of online storefronts and digital lab services to professional photographers, today announced the release of Pro Studio Manager 2.5 for Mac OS X. Pro Studio Manager (PSM) provides a complete digital photography management tool for photographers using Printroom.com storefront and lab services, including the creation and management of image galleries and fulfillment of client orders. Now, with PSM 2.5, Mac-based photographers using Printroom.com storefront and lab services will enjoy a variety of functionality upgrades allowing them to better manage galleries, batch-process images, configure...

Beehive Software is the FIRST Developer to integrate Macintosh large file transfers transparently with Email! P R E S S R E L E A S E January 7, 2005 Bellingham, WA This week, Beehive Software has released their version 4.0 BeeMail extension, for Macintosh (and Windows), which now allows ANY email user to securely send file attachments of ANY size, transparently along with their email message. In the past, email could not be used to transfer the large files used in Business-to-Business applications in the Printing/Prepress, Medical Imaging, Product Manufacturing, Banking, Newspaper and Media Industries. But now BeeMail allows large files (even gigabytes in size) to be attached to email messages and transferred with the security required by corporate users. BeeMail supports all the most common email packages for Macintosh (and Windows), including Eudora, OS X Mail, Outlook Express, Entourage, EMailer and any other product that uses SMTP as the sending protocol. BeeMail separates...

MacMice Announces ZeroSticks Companion Speaker System For The iMac G5 Hendersonville, TN - January 7, 2005 - MacMice, a divison of DVForge, Inc. announces that it will be showing its new ZeroSticks companion speaker system for the iMac G5 at its booth #1017 at Macworld Conference & Expo, January 11-14, 2005. "We are excited about the way Apple's incredible iMac G5 was designed to take up nearly zero desk space. But, as soon as we started looking for normal accessories for the iMac, we realized that nobody else had been thinking along this zero-footprint track. All of the normal accessories took away from the elegance of the iMac G5, especially, loudspeaker systems," said DVForge, Inc. CEO, Jack Campbell. "The ZeroSticks is perhaps the most clever and exciting product we have ever designed. In addition to being a terrific set of powered speakers, the ZeroSticks actually takes up zero desk space; it doesn't even require a power cord. We think that anybody who owns a 17- or 20-inch...

MacMice Announces PortBuddy Port Relocator For The iMac G5 Hendersonville, TN - January 7, 2005 - MacMice, a divison of DVForge, Inc. announces that it will be showing its new PortBuddy port relocator product at its booth #1017 at Macworld Conference & Expo, January 11-14, 2005. "When we first started using the amazing new Apple iMac G5, one of the few frustrations we encountered was the inconvenient location of the rear-side mounted ports, especially the frequently used Firewire and USB ports. PortBuddy is our simple little solution to that challenge," said DVForge Executive Vice President, Chuck Leonard. "The PortBuddy just snaps onto the back of the new iMac, and moves a USB and a Firewire port to the right-hand edge of the computer. Another matching pair of ports is turned to the inside, for more permanent connections. But, while thinking about this product, we realized it presented a chance to solve another challenge. So, we added a 13-way memory card drive that uses just one...

Micromat Announces DiskStudio(TM) SANTA ROSA, CA - January 6, 2005 - Micromat Incorporated, makers of the TechTool Pro disk repair utility for Macintosh, have announced a new hard disk utility titled DiskStudio. The company states that DiskStudio allows Macintosh users to change their hard disk partitioning scheme without the need to reinitialize and erase their hard disk. This means that users can now easily alter the way information is stored on their hard disks as their needs change over time. DiskStudio user Norman Nager states, "Because I'm using more hard drive space than I had originally planned for documents, photos and music, it's great to have the freedom DiskStudio gives me to change the architecture of my hard drives." And from Joe Bailey, "A really slick, and quick, way to add or remove partitions non-destructively. Beats anything I have used before on either the Mac or the PC." According to Micromat, DiskStudio can: * Add new partitions to a hard disk without the need to...

MacMice Announces World's First Bluetooth Wireless Trackball Hendersonville, TN - January 7, 2005 - MacMice, a divison of DVForge, Inc. announces that it will be showing its new The Ball Bluetooth wireless trackball at its booth #1017 at Macworld Conference & Expo, January 11-14, 2005. "As a pioneer in Bluetooth wireless input devices, we have been looking at the idea of a Bluetooth wireless trackball for almost two-years. But, we wanted to bring this idea to market in a product that didn't simply add wireless capability to the same old trackball concept that our competitors have been marketing," said DVForge, Inc. CEO Jack Campbell. "Trackballs have been a slow-selling niche product, despite some great benefits of the basic idea. Existing trackballs are huge, complex devices that most buyers choose to not use. The Ball challenges the status quo by being small, elegant, simple, and appealing to an entirely new group of potential buyers." The Ball follows the same clear over white...

OmniWeb 5.1 Seattle, WA --January 5, 2005 -- The Omni Group today released OmniWeb 5.1, an important update to the web browser which three weeks ago received an Editor's Choice award from Macworld Magazine, one of the Macintosh industry's most prestigious awards for breakthrough product development. OmniWeb 5.1 integrates the latest Apple WebCore rendering engine, offering greater compatibility with web sites. Additionally, caching changes have dramatically improved OmniWeb's history browsing performance. OmniWeb 5.1 also gives you the ability to tab between form elements (text fields, buttons, popups, checkboxes, radio buttons, etc.), and has improved Java compatibility and performance. Other improvements include a number of fixes and updates; the full list is available at (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/releasenotes/). OmniWeb 5.1 is available as a 30 day trial from (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/download/). Note the trial period includes 30 separate...

HESS MEMORIAL EVENTS LIST IS CHOCK-FULL FOR MACWORLD C & E SF 2005 Boston, MA - January 5, 2005 - Macintosh Consultant, Ilene Hoffman would like to announce that the ONLY comprehensive source of events for Macworld Conference and Expo, San Francisco 2005 is ready for your perusal. The (in)famous Hess Memorial Macworld Events and Party Page is overflowing with special events, parties, training, and book signings. The free music agenda alone is amazing. All companies, user groups, and web sites are requested to please email any corrections or additions to ilenesmachine-at-comcast.net as soon as possible. Please also register on Ilene's Machine for the Ilene's Machine Sporadic Newsletter related to the show and other Macintosh diversions. Link to the Hess Memorial Macworld Events and Party Page at: http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml Register for the newsletter here: http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partyregis.html Now in its tenth year (17th show), the Hess Macworld Events...

For Immediate Release 4D, Inc., Ships 4D WebSTAR V and 4D Mail v5.4 with a Super-Strength Spam and Virus Filter Upgrade New version includes ClamAV support, Integrated Server Testing and Recovery, Spam Filter Whitelisting and other enhancements SAN JOSE, CA, January 5, 2005 - 4D, Inc., a leading maker of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications, today announced the release of 4D WebSTAR V v5.4, an upgrade to 4D WebSTAR Server Suite, including 4D Mail. This version delivers ClamAV email scanning support, a ClamAV installation option, and automatic server testing and recovery for ensuring Web, FTP and Mail service availability. The 5.4 upgrade includes numerous other improvements and is now available online at . 4D WebSTAR V customers can upgrade for just $99, a promotional rate that will expire January 31, 2005. New purchases of 4D WebSTAR V with 4D Mail and 100 4D Mail user accounts are priced at $399. During the promotional period...

Apple Ships Xsan Storage Area Network File System High Performance, Enterprise Class SAN Solution Priced at Just $999 CUPERTINO, California-January 4, 2005-Apple today announced it has begun shipping Xsan=81, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at the industry's most aggressive price point of $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines breakthrough performance with Apple's legendary ease of use for customers who require scalable, high-speed access to centralized shared data for storage consolidation and workflow in video post production, data center, broadcast and high performance computing environments. "Apple's pro video and IT customers now have an affordable, high performance SAN file system on Mac OS X," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Together, Apple's Xsan file system software and Xserve RAID storage hardware deliver a powerful, easy-to-manage, enterprise class SAN solution at...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUMMARY: SmileOnMyMac dramatically enhances PDF editing utility PDFpen with form filling & saving, full-text search & selection, highlighting markup, and much more. PDFpen 2.0 (30-day free demo, $49.95; free update for 1.X users) requires Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later. DOWNLOAD LINK (English installer): http://www.pdfpen.com/downloads/PDFpen%202.0.dmg Portland, OR - January 4, 2005 - SmileOnMyMac dramatically enhances PDF editing utility PDFpen with PDF form filling & saving, full-text search & selection, highlighting markup, and much more. New in PDFpen 2.0: - Fill out and save filled-out PDF forms - Search, select, and copy full text of PDF documents - View and follow links in PDF documents - Add highlighting markup to document text - Align objects - Show and snap to grid - Set default font and size for text imprints - Check for updates via Internet - Numerous improvements and fixes PDFpen features: - Show PDFs in single, facing-page, multi-page, and...

Today Apimac has released Picture Address Book 6.0 English version for both Mac OS X and Mac Classic. Apimac is proud to announce Picture Address Book 6.0, the latest release of its telephone and address application, fully integrated with Internet and Mac OS X. Picture Address Book 6.0 is a significant revision of the application that introduces several new features. It sports a renovated interface where the most significant change is the introduction of a resizable Groups List and a Cards List columns, and a Index drawer. The Cards List column can hold a picture for each contact, useful for finding people in an easier, faster, and more intuitive way. Needless to say, users can still search for contacts by keywords (against the whole database or the selected group). By popular demand, now Picture Address Book allows a contact to be assigned to multiple groups, which means easier syncs and improved compatibility with Apple's Mac OS X Address Book. Also new is the introduction of a...