iView MediaPro 2.6: Import From iPhoto, Supports VB/JavaScript
iView MediaPro 2.6 Lets Users Import iPhoto Albums;
Supports Visual Basic and JavaScript
Free Upgrade to All iView MediaPro 2.x Registered Users
LONDON, Aug 31, 2004 - Driven by its passion for developing robust,
scaleable and intuitive media management solutions, iView Multimedia
(iView=AE) today released iView MediaPro 2.6. The newest version of iView's
award-winning cross platform software permits easy import of iPhoto albums,
an important option for those users requiring seamless integration of their
ever-growing digital libraries. This version also supports Microsoft Visual
Basic and JavaScript for Windows-based applications, thus delivering to
Windows users powerful automation of workflows and the ability to perform
batch functions quickly.
Designed for creative professionals in film, video, photography, broadcast,
education and scientific fields, iView MediaPro helps streamline digital
workflows. Professionals can quickly and easily import, sort, organize and
manage very large...
Jiggler 1.1
Jiggler 1.1 released by Stick Software
Freeware app for Mac OS X will keep your computer awake for important tasks
Redwood City, CA, August 31, 2004 - Stick Software announced version 1.1 of
Jiggler, a freeware utility for Mac OS X. Jiggler keeps your Mac awake
through those lengthy tasks when it would rather fall asleep, by jiggling
your mouse periodically. No more having to open System Preferences to
change your sleep time and your screensaver delay, only to have to change
them back again at the end. Just jiggle!
Version 1.1 of Jiggler adds lots of bells and whistles. You can now jiggle
for a preset period of time and then stop, to keep your machine awake
through a long job and then allow it to fall asleep at the end. You can
set Jiggler to jiggle automatically whenever your machine's processor is
busy, or whenever a CD or DVD is being burned, or whenever a particular
application is running. And there's now an onscreen indication that
Jiggler is active, making it easy to know...
Site Studio 1.1.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 31, 2004 - EDMONTON, ALBERTA: Dot Software is pleased to announce a
major bug fix and general update to Site Studio. The bug fixes, features,
changes, and improvements span across the Site Studio application itself,
its plugins, and the themes that are included with it. The major changes
include a new and completely fixed WYSIWYG engine, FTP upload fixes, and
many bug fixes.
Site Studio is the latest innovation in web design. With Site Studio users
can create a theme based web site based on a set of page layouts with
absolutely no HTML knowledge. This recent innovation brings ease,
flexibility, speed, and quality to web design in one convenient package.
Site Studio allows users to create full fledged blogs, photo albums, lists,
and custom layout pages with no prior experience. Pages can be organized
into sub categories and reordered via drag and drop. The simplicity, speed,
and ease make Site Studio suitable for the inexperienced to the seasoned
pro.
More...
Apple Unveils the New iMac G5
Apple Unveils the New iMac G5
World's Thinnest Desktop Computer Features High-Performance G5 Processors
APPLE EXPO, PARIS-August 31, 2004-Apple today unveiled the new iMac G5,
featuring the high-performance G5 processor and a stunning new design that
integrates the entire computer right into the flat panel display. The iMac
G5 packs a complete computer system into a mere two inches of depth-the
world's thinnest desktop computer. The new line offers 17- or 20-inch
active matrix widescreen LCDs and G5 processors running up to 1.8 GHz
starting at just $1,299.
"Just like the iPod redefined portable digital music players, the new iMac
G5 redefines what users expect from a consumer desktop," said Philip
Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
"With the entire system, including a gorgeous 17- or 20-inch display, just
two inches thin, a lot of people will be wondering 'where did the computer
go?' "
The new iMac G5 makes the ultimate statement in design...
Revolution Studio and Enterprise 2.5 Released
Revolution Studio and Enterprise 2.5 Released
Major upgrade to the multi-platform professional developer tool
Apple Expo, Paris - Tuesday 31st August 2004 - Runtime Revolution
announces major update to its professional developer tools packages,
Revolution Studio and Revolution Enterprise. Version 2.5 brings new
data security features, support for XML-RPC, Linux native theme (GTK)
support, an improved user interface, overhauled documentation,
and over 700 other enhancements.
"This must have upgrade is a big step forward for our award winning
Revolution product. It is our fourth major upgrade since Revolution
was released in 2001, and brings many new features, together with
hundreds of refinements and an overall stability improvement"
said Kevin Miller, CEO of Runtime Revolution.
Key new features in Revolution 2.5 include:
* Full support for SSL for secure data transmission over networks
and the Internet
* Linux native theme support (GTK) for a more professional appearance on
Linux
*...
Revolution Dreamcard Released
Brand New Revolution Dreamcard Released
Dreamcard brings software design and programming to the rest of us
Apple Expo, Paris - Tuesday 31st August 2004 - Runtime Revolution today
announced the release of the new Revolution Dreamcard. Dreamcard is
ideal for educators, students, hobbyists, user interface professionals
and for beginning to intermediate developers. Dreamcard includes a
step by step video learning center and printable PDF library that
makes it possible for anyone who can use a computer, to create their
own software.
Users of Dreamcard can:
* Make multimedia, games and applications
* Learn and teach how a computer really works
* Make professional-looking software - easily!
"Dreamcard is the easy to use heir to HyperCard that everyone has been
waiting for" said Kevin Miller CEO of Runtime Revolution, adding "Even
better,the programs that you create with it can be played back by
anyone on any platform - Windows, Mac OS and Linux."
With Dreamcard, users lay out the content...
OmniPilot Software, Inc. Announces Lasso Professional 7.1
OmniPilot Software, Inc. Announces Lasso Professional 7.1
FILEMAKER DEVELOPER CONFERENCE - Phoenix, AZ - OmniPilot Software, Inc., a
provider of cross platform business opportunity management software,
announces Lasso Professional 7.1, a new version compatible with FileMaker
Pro 7. Lasso's compatibility with FileMaker renews the long-standing
relationship between FileMaker's developers and the Lasso community.
Lasso allows users to tie FileMaker data to the Web because it works
interchangeably with FileMaker Pro 4, 5, or 6 and now with FileMaker Server
Advanced 7. Lasso allows complete control over the look and feel of your
Web site and Lasso's powerful, flexible programming language allows data in
FileMaker databases to be manipulated as an alternative to using the
built-in script functionality. Lasso's built-in session handling and
caching offset some of the work from FileMaker allowing the greatest Web
site performance possible.
Lasso Professional 7.1 also works with MySQL and JDBC...
Ovolab Phlink 1.5 adds support for network caller ID
For immediate release
Ovolab Phlink 1.5 adds support for network caller ID.
Paris, France (Europe) - August 31, 2004 - Ovolab(r) today released
version 1.5 of Ovolab Phlink, its innovative and award-winning
telephony software for the Mac.
Ovolab Phlink turns your Mac into a powerful answering machine and
telephone information center. Widely used in the home, home office
and in businesses, Ovolab Phlink greets callers with personalized
greetings, plays caller-specific ringtones, sends voice messages by
email and more.
The new version, demoed throughout the week at Apple Expo in Paris,
adds support for network caller ID. Codenamed "Appelezvous", this
technology builds on Apple's Rendezvous to allow automatic
broadcasting of caller information over the local network - without
requiring any configuration.
When a call is received, Ovolab Phlink pops up a translucent window
with information about the caller. Thanks to Appelezvous, this window
can now pop up on other Macs on the network too...
Bare Bones Software Ships BBEdit 8.0
Bare Bones Software Ships BBEdit 8.0
Major Upgrade to Professional HTML and Text Editor With Over 100 New
Features and Enhancements Designed to Increase Productivity
BEDFORD, Mass. - August 30, 2004 - Bare Bones Software, Inc., developer of
leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the release and
immediate availability of BBEdit(R) 8.0, a major upgrade to its
award-winning HTML and text editor.
BBEdit 8.0 introduces over one hundred new features and improvements,
including a new Documents Drawer and Navigation Bar interface, new Text
Factories for automating text processing, numerous enhancements to the
product's signature HTML markup tools, improved Unicode support, integrated
support for Perforce, and much more. BBEdit 8.0 requires Mac OS X 10.3.5.
"BBEdit has always provided deep HTML and text editing capabilities with a
clean interface," said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software,
Inc. "For version 8.0, we have distilled our years of Mac development...
Time Track 2.0 for Macintosh and Windows
TRINFINITY SOFTWARE RELEASES TIME TRACK 2.0 FOR MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
For immediate release.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - - August 27, 2004 - - 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.
Time Track for Palm OS has been released and Time Track 2.0 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 now
synchronize their log files with Time Track for Palm OS using the Time
Track Conduit. A conduit for Windows is currently under development.
In addition to Time Track for Palm compatibilty, Time Track 2.0 offers
a number of new features and improvements. The user can now add an
unlimited amount of text to a log...
REAL World 2005 Conference
REAL Software Announces REAL World 2005 Conference Dates and Location
AUSTIN, Texas (August 26, 2004) - REAL Software, Inc. announced today that
REAL World 2005, The REALbasic User Conference, will be held March 23-25,
2005 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Noted REALbasic
authors and experts and REAL Software engineers will be presenting sessions
at REAL World 2005.
"REAL World is the perfect opportunity for REALbasic users, both expert and
novice alike, to get together to share ideas, information and techniques.
Attendees gain critical content that helps make them better, more informed
REALbasic developers," offered Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL
Software.
"I attended REAL World in 2004 and I plan to have our whole team attend next
year," stated Brian Boyer, president of Area251, a Wisconsin-based
technology consulting firm. "We are migrating to REALbasic from Visual Basic
as our primary development tool. Attending REAL World provided a great
opportunity to...
Allume Releases Creative Essentials
ALLUME RELEASES CREATIVE ESSENTIALS-- GRAPHICS SUITE
DELIVERS AFFORDABLE DESIGN COLLECTION TO ALL MAC USERS
Watsonville, CA- August 25, 2004 - Allume Systems, Inc., formerly
Aladdin Systems, an IMSI company (OTC BB: IMSI), today shipped
Creative Essentials(tm), a powerful collection of creative and
affordable tools for everyone from the design professional to
hobbyist looking to get their creative juices flowing. Creative
Essentials is priced at $149.99 and the suite includes top-rated
design, graphics, and animation software from Corel, Daz3D and Toon
Boom. The suite also includes a bonus collection of fonts from
Bitstream.
"Whether you're looking to get the most from your digital photos, add
polish to a newsletter, pizzaz to a Website, or create your own 3-D
landscapes, Creative Essentials lets your creative juices flow," said
David Polzine, Allume Systems product manager, "We wanted to offer a
set of top quality products that are easy for anyone to use and at a
price that doesn't...
Inventive Releases iClip 3.2 Productivity Software
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Inventive Releases iClip 3.2 Productivity Software for Apple Mac OS X
New Version Features New Way to Quickly Gather Information, Enhanced
Clipboard Recorder, More Pop-up Preview Options
NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug 25, 2004
Inventive, Inc. (http://inventive.us) announces the release of iClip
version 3.2 award winning productivity software for Mac OS X. Newly
available is a way to add clippings to a clipping set via drag & drop to
the icon at the top of the iClip window. This can be very useful for
quickly gathering information like URLs and pictures from websites. A
preference for the Clipboard Recorder has been added for choosing whether
the newest recorded clippings are stored at the beginning or the end of the
clipping set. This is useful for creating lists of text clippings when the
order needs to be preserved. A preference has been added to give more
control over how pop-up previews are shown.
iClip was recently awarded a MacMinute Showtime award at the...
IRIS Business Card Reader II for Mac OS X
I.R.I.S. Announces Release of the New
IRIS Business Card Reader II for Mac OS X in the USA
Macintosh users have intelligent, helpful and easy-to-use productivity tool
to encode business cards
Delray Beach, Florida, August 18, 2004 - I.R.I.S. Group, (Euronext
Brussels: IRI), the market leader in Optical Character Recognition (OCR),
today announced the availability of a new version of its unique business
card reading solution, the IRIS Business Card Reader II, for use on Mac OS
X in the U.S..
The IRIS Business Card Reader II (IBCR II) is the ideal tool for Macintosh
users to scan and encode business cards into their favorite contact
manager. This time-saving device was designed specifically for busy users
such as managers, salespeople, executives, etc., who regularly collect
business cards and need to update their electronic contact managers.
"With its totally redesigned interface and new software architecture, the
IBCR II is the fastest, easiest and most reliable tool for saving,...
Overflow 1.3: Dock Space-Saving Utility
Overflow 1.3
August 24, 2004 - Stunt Software today announced an update of it's dock
space-saving utility, Overflow.
When the Dock is just too small, or not quite the right place to store
less frequently used applications or documents, Overflow is the
solution. Quickly launch applications you need to use on a semi-regular
basis without wasting valuable space in the Dock. With just 2 clicks,
you will have access to any application, document, or folder you want
with Overflow's fully customizable interface.
Version 1.3 of Overflow introduces several performance enhancements, as
well as some minor bug fixes.
Further information about Overflow can be found at:
http://www.stuntsoftware.com/products/overflow.htm
The new version can be downloaded at:
http://www.stuntsoftware.com/dmg/Overflow.dmg
Stunt Software is dedicated to created high quality software for the
Macintosh platform. Expect more great products from Stunt Software
soon.
FmPro Migrator 2.19 EE for MacOS X Migrates FileMaker to...
FmPro Migrator 2.19 EE for MacOS X Migrates FileMaker to
FrontBase
8-23-2004 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc.
releases FmPro Migrator 2.19 Enterprise Edition for MacOS X and
Windows - New Release Adds FileMaker to FrontBase Migration
Feature.
.com Solutions Inc., a developer of
multi-platform database migration and development tools, has released
FmPro Migrator 2.19 for MacOS X and Windows with support for FileMaker
to FrontBase migrations. FileMaker to FrontBase migration features
include the generation of Perl CGI scripts for FileMaker data which
has been converted to FrontBase database tables.
FmPro Migrator standardizes and automates
FileMaker database migration procedures including data type matching,
field to column renaming, table creation, FileMaker field size
determination and data transfer for 8 different database servers.
Supported databases include MySQL, Oracle (8, 8i-9i, 10g), Access, SQL
Server, Sybase, DB2, PostgreSQL and FrontBase.
FmPro...
PhotoReviewer 1.3
PhotoReviewer 1.3 released by Stick Software
Blazingly fast photo viewing & organizing app adds JPEG thumbnails, even
faster image preloading, and more digital camera raw file support!
Redwood City, CA, August 23, 2004 - Stick Software announced version 1.3 of
PhotoReviewer, a photo management tool for Mac OS X. PhotoReviewer helps
you quickly (very quickly!) flip though photos that you've imported to your
machine, choosing which ones are "keepers" and which ones aren't. You can
sort your images into different folders, find and delete duplicates, and
rename your images to fit the category they are placed in.
PhotoReviewer doesn't compete with iPhoto; rather, it goes between your
digital camera and iPhoto, or between your internet connection and iPhoto.
It's the quickest, easiest way to sort and weed your photos; if you've
tried doing that in iPhoto, you know how slow it is. Once you've used
PhotoReviewer, you'll never look back.
New in version 1.3 of PhotoReviewer: support for...
CNS Menu 1.0 For FileMaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES CNS MENU 1.0 FOR MAC OS X AND WINDOWS.
Fort Worth, TX, August 24, 2004 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems announces
the release of CNS Menu 1.0 for both Macintosh and Windows - A FileMaker Pro
7 plug-in. This is the initial release of the plug-in, formerly known as
SCRIPTit.
CNS Menu allows you to place hierarchal menus anywhere on a FileMaker layout.
When a menu item is chosen, the script of your choice in the database of your
choice is performed. Menus can have any number of sub menus and can be
displayed with a variety of styles and bullet marks. Creating menus with CNS
Menu can be as easy as handing the plug-in a return delimited string of menu
items to display. Your menu items can have a display name, and a value that
can be used in your scripts, so the end user can see useful information such
as a customer name while the value can be a Customer ID number.
CNS Menu ships with the "CNS Menu.fp7" example database which...
MacAT - The leading automated task scheduling application
MacAT - The leading automated task scheduling application for
Macintosh server administrators.
New MacAT v6.7.
- Added FileMaker Pro version 7 Support
- Fixed bug with Hourly tasks forgetting to re-schedule
- Tweaked Sleep and Shutdown commands for new OS X syntax
- Default Font changed to System, sized 10
MacAT is a "cron" task scheduling application for Macintosh server
administrators. It is a PowerPC or carbon application that allows more than 42
of the most common MacOS tasks to be run daily, weekly, fortnightly,
monthly or yearly without user intervention.
These scheduled tasks include:
Launching Applications, Files and AppleScripts; Quitting individual
applications or alternatively quitting all currently running
processes; Rename and Delete any File or Folder; Hide and Show
applications, Mount remote AppleShare volumes; Copy Files or Folders
to mounted AppleShare volumes; Unmount nominated AppleShare volumes;
Restart or shutdown the Macintosh, eject Zip disks and send eMail.
$49...
SpamSieve 2.2
SpamSieve has been updated to version 2.2, and you can download the new
version from these sites:
(http://www.atpm.com/mirrors/SpamSieve-2.2.dmg)
(http://www.c-command.com/downloads/SpamSieve-2.2.dmg)
After downloading, quit your mail program and the SpamSieve
application, and then replace the old SpamSieve application file with
the new one.
This update is free and includes the following enhancements:
* Improved accuracy, due to better message analysis, use of the Habeas
Whitelist, and leveraging of SpamAssassin's heuristic tests.
* Easier (more automatic) to train.
* The corpus and rules are now searchable and AppleScriptable.
* The blocklist and whitelist can now import addresses, and they
support additional match fields: From (name), Any Recipient, Any
Address, Any Character Set, and Any Attachment Name.
* Additional notification options include flashing a Griffin
PowerMate, Entourage sound sets, and access to sound files installed
by your e-mail...
SpamSieve 2.2
SpamSieve has been updated to version 2.2, and you can download the new
version from these sites:
(http://www.atpm.com/mirrors/SpamSieve-2.2.dmg)
(http://www.c-command.com/downloads/SpamSieve-2.2.dmg)
After downloading, quit your mail program and the SpamSieve
application, and then replace the old SpamSieve application file with
the new one.
This update is free and includes the following enhancements:
* Improved accuracy, due to better message analysis, use of the Habeas
Whitelist, and leveraging of SpamAssassin's heuristic tests.
* Easier (more automatic) to train.
* The corpus and rules are now searchable and AppleScriptable.
* The blocklist and whitelist can now import addresses, and they
support additional match fields: From (name), Any Recipient, Any
Address, Any Character Set, and Any Attachment Name.
* Additional notification options include flashing a Griffin
PowerMate, Entourage sound sets, and access to sound files installed
by your e-mail...
MetaCase releases MetaEdit+ 4.0 for Mac OS X
MetaCase releases MetaEdit+ 4.0 for Mac OS X
MetaCase has released a Mac OS X version of its customizable modeling and
code generation environment MetaEdit+, aimed at the expert developer looking
to gain productivity by generating full code directly from models. MetaEdit+
4.0 runs on Mac OS X starting version 10.2.x.
The MetaEdit+ environment includes Method Workbench that an experienced
developer uses to define a modeling language as a metamodel and a code
generator to turn the models into code. Method Workbench guides the process
and automatically creates the modeling tools for the development team, who
can then focus on making high-level design specifications using the
domain-specific modeling language, resulting in full generation of code
directly from design models.
The Mac OS X release further extends platform support of MetaEdit+ in
addition to Windows XP/2000/NT/98, Linux, HP-UX, and Solaris*. MetaEdit+ for
Mac OS X is available for evaluation
CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS, Version 9.3 Update
CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS, Version 9.3 Update
Release date: 8/17/2004
The 9.3 update for CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS Version 9 is a
maintenance release of the CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS tools.
The 9.3 update includes bug fixes to the C/C++ compiler, IDE, Debugger,
MSL, Windows Support, PowerPlant, and PowerPlant X. The release notes
contain details for each of these changed components.
Complete release notes can be found at
(ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWMacOS9/9_3_Update_Release_Notes.sit).
This update should only be applied to registered users of: CodeWarrior
Development Studio for Mac OS Version 9.0, 9.1, or 9.2
There are two versions of the 9.3 update installer for you to choose from.
Option one: You can download the full 9.3 update installer
(ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWMacOS9/CW_9_3_Update_Installer.bin).
It is a complete, self-contained installer containing a complete set of
rebuilt libraries.
Option two: You can...
Cafederic introduces iCuistot for Mac OS X
For Immediate Release
Cafederic introduces iCuistot for Mac OS X
ROSEMERE, Canada - August 20, 2004. Cafederic is proud to announce the
release of iCuistot, the complete recipe management software for Mac OS X.
"After unsuccessfully looking around for a good recipe management solutions
on Mac OS for years, I decided to create the one I was dreaming about",
says Eric Forget, owner of Cafederic. "iCuistot takes the best of iTunes,
iPhoto and other iApps created by Apple."
iCuistot key features are:
- More than 150 different fields for each recipes
- Printing with themes
- Support for both books and smart groups
- Nutritional database of more than 6,800 foods
- Complete Australian, American, Canadian, Imperial and metric units
converter
Price
US$49 Family Pack (1 to 5 Macs)
Availability
iCuistot is available right now from the Cafederic website:
(http://www.cafederic.com/)
About Cafederic
Cafederic began creating software for Mac OS 10 years ago. His developer
contributes to make Mac...
ZonicKRM 1.0: Secure Module for Kagi Store
Zonic releases ZonicKRM 1.0
Zonic are pleased to announce the release of ZonicKRM 1.0, a secure
registration module developed for the Kagi Store.
The ZonicKRM SDK allows developers to securely submit payments directly
to Kagi from within their application, and allows users to instantly
register their products while an application is running.
The ZonicKRM can be used from either Carbon or Cocoa applications, and
supports both Xcode and CodeWarrior development environments. It is
localised for six languages, and supports Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
The ZonicKRM is available immediately, and can be downloaded from:
(http://www.zonic.co.uk/products/krm/)
The Kagi Store can be found at:
(http://www.kagi.com/)
About Zonic
Founded in 1996, Zonic is a dedicated Macintosh development house
based in the U.K.
As well as porting a range of best-selling PC games to the Mac, Zonic
release their own products as shareware.
Zonic also provide Macintosh consultancy and development services
for a...
Take Control of Buying a Mac
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New ebook reveals the secrets of how to buy the right Mac for less
Ithaca, NY USA (August 20, 2004)--Anyone confused by the many Macintosh
models, uncertain of the best and worst times to buy, or wondering about
the best place to purchase can save money, avoid stress, and buy exactly
the right Mac with the help of "Take Control of Buying a Mac." Written by
well-known Macintosh expert Adam C. Engst, the ebook helps readers
determine which Mac best meets their needs; which add-ons are useful (and
which are a waste of money); and how to choose a Macintosh vendor,
including details on which provide the best service and three little-known
ways to buy below retail cost. For those replacing a Mac, Adam also
provides suggestions on giving an older Mac a new purpose or finding it a
good home.
A unique feature of the book is a painstakingly compiled history of
Macintosh releases, which Adam combines with a clear explanation of how
Apple updates Macs within a model line to...
Panic & The Iconfactory Release Pixadex 1.5.2
August 20th, 2004
Panic & The Iconfactory Release Pixadex 1.5.2
Panic & The Iconfactory have updated the popular icon organizational tool,
Pixadex, to version 1.5.2. This version corrects several important bugs and
is a free upgrade for registered users. We invite users to head on over to
the Pixadex homepage to download the update and replace older versions of
their software. Pixadex is shareware and is available for $18.95 USD.
Pixadex Homepage:
http://www.iconfactory.com/px_home.asp
Panic:
http://www.panic.com
The Iconfactory
http://www.iconfactory.com
Bakbone Ships Enterprise-Level Data Protection For X Server
BAKBONE SHIPS ENTERPRISE-LEVEL DATA PROTECTION FOR MAC OS X "PANTHER" SERVER
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO - August 23, 2004 - BakBone Software=99 (TSX:
BKB, OTCBB: BKBOF), a global provider of data recovery software, today
announced the availability of NetVault's data protection solution for
customers using the Mac OS=AE X Server version 10.3 "Panther." From the
experts in open systems data recovery, BakBone will offer its
enterprise-class software, including data backup, restore, and disaster
recovery software. With the addition of enhanced data protection for
Panther Server, NetVault now helps customers integrate Panther Server into
a true heterogeneous enterprise IT environment.
"BakBone's rapid disk-to-disk backup and recovery capability is perfectly
suited for data intensive environments, such as rich media and digital
video editing," said Keith Rickard, president and CEO of BakBone
Software. "NetVault runs natively on Mac OS X and offers the advanced data
protection that...
Apple recalls Some 15-inch PowerBook batteries
From CBS.MarketWatch.com...
By Rex Crum, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Apple recalls PowerBook batteries
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Apple Computer said Thursday it will recall
28,000 batteries used in its PowerBook laptop computers due to fire-hazard
concerns.
Apple (AAPL: news, chart, profile) said the recall applies only to
certain rechargeable batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers.
Apple said it launched the recall after receiving four reports of batteries
overheating, although no injuries have been reported.
The batteries, made by South Korea's LG Chemical, contain cells that were
made in the last week of December 2003. The batteries have the model number
A1045 and serial numbers that begin with HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407 or
HQ408.
Apple said customers should stop using the batteries and contact Apple for
a free replacement.
New Version 4.5.3 Of Now Up-To-Date & Contact For Mac
New Version 4.5.3 Of Now Up-To-Date & Contact For Mac
Free Update Delivers Improved Server Performance And AppleScript Support
COLUMBUS, OHIO - (August 24, 2004) - Now Software, makers of the #1
best-selling cross-platform calendar and contact manager Now Up-to-Date &
Contact (NUDC), introduced NUDC 4.5.3 for Macintosh today. Version 4.5.3
provides numerous updates, including improvements in server performance.
Version 4.5.3 provides multiple improvements to the public event and
contact servers that allow users to share their calendars and contact
lists. Other improvements extended AppleScript support for Now Contact and
improve banner display in Now Up-to-Date. A complete list of updates is
available in the product README and online at (http:/ www.nowsoftware.com/)
..
Current users can download the update direct from
(http://www.nowsoftware.com/). A 30-day free trial is also available.
Now Up-to-Date & Contact 4.5.3 for Mac is priced at $129.95 for the boxed
version,...
Transverter Pro 4.0: unique PDF, Postscript & EPS conversion
Transverter Pro 4.0 - the new version of this unique PDF, Postscript & EPS
conversion utility has just been released. Convert previously untouchable
files to TIFF, JPEG, EPS, WMF and other editable formats.
Some time ago Macworld evaluated our previous version and gave it a 4 star
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equinux Unveils New VPN Tracker 3
(font size=3D"+1")PRESS RELEASE
(font size=3D"+1")For Immediate Release
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VPN Tracker 3 offers Extended Authentication (XAUTH) as a
solution to large enterprises seeking to integrate VPN technology into
their operations
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Lexington, Ma. - August 18, 2004 - equinux USA, Inc., a leading
provider of software designed specifically for the Mac OS X platform,
today announced the newest release of their flagship software, VPN
Tracker. VPN Tracker 3 features dramatic improvements in the user
experience and allows for added security in the form of Extended
Authentication (XAUTH).
"Version 3 is the next step for us in offering a total VPN
solution for the Mac platform. We have extremely enhanced VPN Tracker,
not only in overall usability but also in technical capabilities with
the integration of top requested features like XAUTH," said Till
Schadde, CEO at equinux. "We are positive that all...
Process 1.0 Takes 'To-Do' to 'Done'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Process 1.0 Takes 'To-Do' to 'Done'
(August 17, 2004) - Jumsoft's Process 1.0 for Mac OS X elevates outlining
applications to a new plateau by seamlessly linking projects with the
elements neeqded to complete them-all with single-window simplicity and a
user-friendly Aqua interface sure to please.
With its innovative Source Taking feature, Process 1.0 utilizes a simple
popup menu to link plans and schedules with project-specific resources such
as web sites, PDF files and text documents. Selections are displayed in
the lower half of the Process window. Documents stored elsewhere can be
opened in Process, edited there and saved to their original sites without
separately opening other applications.
"With Process, we tried to narrow the gap between to-do and done," says
Jumsoft's Saulius Dailide. "The to-do plan and the act of doing are now on
the same page-both figuratively and literally."
Jumsoft's powerful outlining program has a host of other useful features,...
New Drive Vaccine for Windows, Mac Public Workstations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Drive Vaccine for Mac and Windows Offers Cross-Platform Security for
Schools and Public Access Computer Providers
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- August 17, 2004 -- /Xpress Press/ -- Horizon DataSys
Inc. announces Drive Vaccine (http://www.drivevaccine.com), a
cross-platform security solution that tackles the real world IT challenges
faced by organizations offering public computer access including schools,
libraries, government agencies, Internet cafes and others.
Drive Vaccine is designed for institutions requiring optimal availability
and functionality of their public access computers. Regardless of what a
user does, including erasing files, installing software, downloading
viruses, or tampering with desktop settings, workstations running Drive
Vaccine will rollback to their original configuration upon restart. They
will be perfectly configured and available for the next user, without the
need for IT troubleshooting.
"What sets Drive Vaccine apart from its competitors...
CGIScripter 2.19 EE for MacOS X adds support for FrontBase
CGIScripter 2.19 EE for MacOS X adds support for FrontBase
8-16-2004 - Fremont, CA - .com Solutions Inc.
Updates multi-platform
CGIScripter 2.19 Enterprise Edition software -
with support for FrontBase databases.
..com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database migration,
replication and development applications, has released CGIScripter
2.19 Enterprise Edition for MacOS X, Windows, Solaris and Linux.
CGIScripter 2.19 adds support for FrontBase database servers in
addition to the seven databases which were already supported with
previous CGIScripter versions. Developers can quickly develop web
applications for FrontBase just as easily as any of the other
supported database servers.
CGIScripter now supports generating Perl CGI
scripts for 8 database servers, including MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL
Server, Sybase, DB2, PostgreSQL and FrontBase. CGIScripter
dramatically enhances developer productivity for heterogeneous
database installations. Corporate IT...
Keyspan ships unique PC-to-PC Transfer Solution
Keyspan ships unique PC-to-PC Transfer Solution
Richmond, CA--- August 16, 2004--- Keyspan, America's #1 brand of USB
connectivity products*, announces it is now shipping its USB Parallel
Transfer Cable. The cable and software provide a complete solution for
connecting an older PC (with no USB port) to a new PC (with USB port) in
order to transfer files or to synchronize a desktop PC with a laptop PC.
The Keyspan USB Parallel Transfer Cable has an MSRP of $29 and is available
to resellers at Ingram Micro, D&H, and Wynit; and to consumers at,CDW, PC
Connection and other leading computer products resellers.
While many older PCs do not support USB, many new PCs, including more and
more laptops, have dropped serial and parallel ports. Keyspan has developed
a cable that connects the parallel port of the old PC to the USB port of
the newer PC. The cable enables file transfer and synchronization in
instances where USB-USB, Ethernet-Ethernet, or Parallel-Parallel
connectivity is not...
HistoryHound 1.5 Tracks Down Web Pages Faster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HistoryHound 1.5 Tracks Down Web Pages Faster,
Offers New Features and Enhancements
(Blacksburg, VA -- August 11, 2004) St. Clair Software is happy to
announce the first major update to HistoryHound, its utility for
indexing and searching web pages that you've bookmarked or visited
recently.
HistoryHound 1.5 boasts greater speed and efficiency in its indexing
engine and adds numerous user-requested enhancements. Highlights
include the ability to search OmniWeb 5 and URL Manager Pro history
and bookmarks, filters to prevent certain pages from being added to
the search index, a Recent Searches menu, expanded search options,
and a Find command for searching the contents of the preview and
index status windows.
The update is free for registered users, and is localized for
English, French, and Danish-speaking OS X users.
Free download links for HistoryHound 1.5 and a full list of changes
can be found at the following URLs:
Details about...
Seapine Software Announces Surround SCM 3.0
Seapine Software Announces Surround SCM 3.0 =96 Complete Change Management
Solution
Mason, Ohio=97(BUSINESS WIRE)=97August 11, 2004=97 Seapine Software Inc., a
leading provider of software development lifecycle management solutions,
announced today the immediate availability of Surround SCM 3.0 for software
change management. Significant new features, including changelists and
atomic transactions, support for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) and Active Directory, and integration with Metrowerk=92s CodeWarrior,
give professionals even more control over their change management processes.
=93The release of Surround SCM 3.0 is exciting because it addresses the need=
s
of both our enterprise change management and software development lifecycle
customers,=94 said Richard Riccetti, president of Seapine Software. =93Surro=
und
SCM 3.0 and the upcoming TestTrack Pro 7.0 release are lowering the hard
and soft costs of change management by combining rich feature sets with
easier...
OmniWeb 5.0 Ships
OmniWeb 5.0 Ships
Seattle, WA --August 13, 2004 -- The Omni Group has shipped OmniWeb
5.0, a major update to the web browser designed to make your browsing
experience more productive, more efficient, and more fun. The eagerly
awaited new version can be downloaded from The Omni Group's web site,
and soon will be available in most retail software outlets.
Highlighted new features include a tab drawer, saved browsing sessions,
greatly enhanced bookmarks, page marking, improved search shortcuts,
site-specific preferences, and more. Additional information is
available on (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/).
"I'm really excited about the 5.0 release of OmniWeb, which adds
features never before seen in any other web browser," said Ken Case,
CEO of The Omni Group. "Now that we're based on Safari's fast and
compatible WebCore engine, we've been able to spend our design and
development effort thinking of new ways to save you time. For example,
OmniWeb 5.0 is able to remember all...
Absoft Announces Pro Fortran Compiler Suite 9.0 for Mac OS X
Absoft Announces Pro Fortran Compiler Suite 9.0 for Mac OS X
The leading Fortran development tool kit for Mac OS X just got better
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Aug. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Absoft Corporation has
announced immediate availability of its new high performance Pro Fortran
tool kit version 9.0 for Macintosh OS X. Absoft's Pro Fortran Compiler
Suite is the most complete Macintosh Fortran tool kit available from any
vendor and includes: Fortran 95 and C/C++ compilers, a powerful Integrated
Development Environment, the market-leading Fx2(tm) Debugger, and free
graphics libraries. Pro Fortran is fully compatible with Panther, all Apple
tools and libraries and is specially optimized for the G5 processor.
The Absoft Pro Fortran Compiler Suite for Macintosh OS X is the world's
most popular Fortran tool kit for OS X and is the only environment designed
specifically for creating and maintaining Fortran and C/C++ applications on
Macintosh systems. Absoft's powerful and flexible Integrated...
Site Studio 1.1, New Themes Every Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2004 - Edmonton, Alberta - Dot software is pleased to announce
an update to it's revolutionary web site creator, Site Studio. Site Studio
gives anyone the ability to create great looking web sites in a matter of
minutes with absolutely no html knowledge required. FTP upload and .Mac
publishing make putting any site on the internet a painless task. It isn't
only the intuitive interface that makes Site Studio so easy to use, but
multiple content plugins allow the user to create photo albums, blogs, and
more with unsurpassed ease and speed.
Dot software would also like to announce that as of Monday, August 17, 2004
it will be releasing new and free themes for Site Studio every week. This
new program will give Site Studio users more themes and an ever-expanding
variety. A page for the weekly themes will be posted on
(http://www.dotsw.com/sitestudio/).
Version 1.1 is a full fledged update that is available to all registered
users at absolutely no cost....
Apple Releases Xcode 1.5
Apple Releases Xcode 1.5
http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/
Xcode is Apple's new integrated development environment (IDE) for Mac OS X.
It is designed to fully support all of the major platform initiatives of
Mac OS X, such as the Carbon and Cocoa frameworks, Java, and the new
application packaging mechanisms.
Xcode provides project editing, search and navigation, file editing,
project building, and debugging facilities for all types of Mac OS X
software projects, including applications, tools, frameworks, libraries,
plug-in bundles, kernel extensions, and device drivers. It supports the use
of C, C++, Objective C, Objective C++ and Java.
Xcode leverages numerous other tools available with Mac OS X, such as the
Interface Builder user interface construction application, compilers such
as gcc, javac, and jikes, and debuggers such as gdb.
Xcode requires Mac OS X version 10.3 or higher. New in Xcode 1.5:
* Dead-code stripping
* Remote debugging
* gcc 3.3 improvments for speed and -...
Big Nerd Ranch Announces New PHP 5 Bootcamp, October 2004
Big Nerd Ranch Announces New PHP 5 Bootcamp, October 2004
Atlanta, GA - August 6, 2004 - Big Nerd Ranch Announces New PHP 5
Bootcamp, October 2004
Big Nerd Ranch announces the newest addition to its lineup of training
courses, PHP 5 Bootcamp. The class, scheduled for October 18-22, 2004,
is ideal for web designers and developers looking for an elegant and
economical solution to their design needs. PHP is an increasingly
popular open-source, cross-platform, server-side scripting language
that provides a critical tool in the development of fast-loading,
robust and flexible web-pages, particularly for Mac OS X programmers.
With the brand-new version 5, PHP now has solid support for
object-oriented programming.
Upon completion of the course, PHP 5 Bootcamp students will be able to:
- develop reliable, high performance web applications with PHP5
- leverage the power of the PEAR frameworks
- manage users with cookies and sessions
- read and write to relational databases
- parse and...
Runtime Labs releases MacSQL 3.0
Runtime Labs releases MacSQL 3.0
For Immediate Release
Contact: media@rtlabs.com
New York, NY (August 6, 2004) - Runtime Labs announced today the release of
MacSQL 3.0. MacSQL is a robust solution for database management on the
Macintosh. A fully AppleScriptable application, MacSQL provides web authors,
publishers, and developers with a simple, graphical way to interact with SQL
databases.
MacSQL 3.0 features a streamlined interface rewritten from the ground up in
Cocoa to enable new features like a graphical Query Editor that greatly
simplifies query building (including JOIN support), a Query Drawer to
organize frequently used queries, an improved spreadsheet view of data, a
new form view for working with table rows, syntax highlighting, and a User
Manager for managing users and their access permissions.
MacSQL supports native connections to MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL,
Microsoft SQL Server, OpenBase and FrontBase. Other features include a
comprehensive Schema Viewer for...
Interarchy 7.2.1
Subject: PR: Stairways Software releases Interarchy 7.2.1
Perth, Western Australia - 5 August 2004 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd
is pleased to announce Interarchy 7.2.1, the latest version of its
powerful, flexible, award-winning Internet application for Mac OS X.
Interarchy can download and upload files via FTP (the Internet
standard File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (Secure File Transfer
Protocol), and FTP over SSH (FTP/SSH). In addition, it can download
files or whole web sites using HTTP (the HyperText Transfer
Protocol), provide a wealth of information about your Internet
connection, and help you work with remote servers across the Internet.
Interarchy 7.2.1 resolves some minor bugs in version 7.2, specifically:
* You can click on Bookmark Bar items even when the bookmarks bar
popup menu is visible.
* Fixed a problem in the French translation that would cause the
Transfer window to not draw properly.
* Fixed a problem in the French translation that would cause FTP
Disks to not be...
YokMap 1.0 for Mac OS X
Subject: Yok Software announces YokMap 1.0 for Mac OS X
Sweden, August 4, 2004 - Yok Software is pleased to announce the
immediate availability of YokMap 1.0 for Mac OS X
YokMap is a tool to create and edit imagemaps, "clickable pictures",
for use in web pages. An imagemap is a graphic image linked to
different pages, depending on where the user clicks. The program works
harmlessly as a complement to any HTML-editor of choice. It creates new
imagemaps and opens imagemap in any HTML-document, no matter what
program that was used to create it. YokMap saves new files or can
optionally save into an existing file without messing with the rest of
its contents.
YokMap is easy to use, but still offers powerful features such as CERN
and NCSA import and export, resizing multiple areas simultaneously,
zooming the working area, automatically loading images from a server
when needed and having text encoding and HTML entities conversion to be
done automatically in the background.
The program is...
iList Studio 2.0 Database Software Released for Mac OS X
iLIST STUDIO 2.0 DATABASE SOFTWARE Released for Mac OS X
NIAGARA FALLS - August 4, 2004 - Lakewood Studios today released iList
Studio 2.0, by far the most powerful low cost database software for the
Macintosh. Now powered by MySQL(R), iList Studio is the perfect
database companion for Mac-based businesses, home users, educators,
researchers, and multi-user workgroups. The software works seamlessly
with Microsoft Office 2004.
Quickly build multimedia catalogs, scheduling databases, collaborative
research tools, and multi-user relational databases, all without
programming. Gather, browse, and share password-protected product
inventories, schedules, academic references, and holiday snapshots over
the Web. iList Studio 2.0 ships with several customizable database
templates. Quickly create a full-fledged MySQL database in just a few
seconds.
iList Studio's benefits include integrated graphing, user designed
record editors, ten find modes, and batch editing. Also included is
extensive...
LANsurveyor 8.0
You might be interested in hearing that there is now an upgrade
available to LANsurveyor 8.0.
LANsurveyor helps network administrators and IT managers diagram their
networks, monitor key network components, remotely manage key systems,
create network and desktop asset reports, and solve network problems.
This upgrade includes the following enhancements:
* Added support for the latest versions of Dantz' Retrospect Client
* Improved switch/hub port mapping discovery
* Fine-tuned autodiscovery for even better network discovery
* Updated support for Windows asset information
The LANsurveyor 8.1 upgrade is now available for free to maintenance contract
owners as well as recent LANsurveyor 8.0 purchasers.
To get the upgrade, visit:
http://www.neon.com/updates.html.
People who wish to try the software can visit:
http://www.neon.com/LSmac.html.
Upgrades from older versions start at $199. LANsurveyor 8.1 is available for
US$495 for the Management Station, $995 for the Workgroup Edition and
$12...
Staz Software Ships FutureBASIC 4
STAZ SOFTWARE SHIPS FUTUREBASIC 4
August 4, 2004, Diamondhead, MS; STAZ Software, Inc.
With FutureBASIC 4, the fastest, most powerful Macintosh BASIC just got better.
FutureBASIC 4 comes with its share of great new features and enhancements.
The IDE has been totally rewritten for carbon and sports a completely new
editor and project manager. All menus and operations have been tightened
and streamlined.
A new button bar in the project manager window allows speedy access to
simple tasks such as running, checking syntax, and building applications.
There are also buttons that run the debugger or profile the application to
calculate microseconds spent in each function.
New menu options simplify and extend FutureBASIC 4. A Recent Items menu
separately tracks recent projects and recent text files. There is a history
menu that follows your editing actions throughout the session. Select any
toolbox function and FutureBASIC 4 will look it up on Apple's web site for
you. Select any keyword and...
OmniPilot Software, Inc. Acquires Lasso
OmniPilot Software, Inc. Acquires Lasso Product Line from Blue World
Communications, Inc.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 2, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OmniPilot Software,
Inc., a provider of cross platform business opportunity management
software, announced today that it has acquired the Lasso product suite from
Blue World Communications, Inc. The Lasso suite of cross platform software
tools allows companies to quickly build and serve powerful data-driven Web
sites. Financial terms were not disclosed.
OmniPilot Software chief operating officer, Chad Roll, commented on the
acquisition saying, "We believe there is a substantial market opportunity
to provide SME's (small-to-medium enterprises) with the ability to optimize
their online presence. Lasso products provide the ability to connect any
database to any Web server on any platform providing us with a solid
foundation for future growth."
Blue World Communications will close its offices in Bellevue, Washington in
August 2004. Blue World's...
