FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aladdin Systems Ships Major Upgrade of StuffIt InstallerMaker Watsonville, CA (May 13, 1996) - Aladdin Systems, Inc. today announced StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm) 3.0, a major upgrade to the Macintosh benchmark installation product. Used by software developers, MIS directors, and network administrators to create custom installers, InstallerMaker reduces distribution costs and makes installation fast and easy for end users. StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 is easy-to-use because it is built on a point and click interface, which requires no programming time. Some of the significant enhancements of StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 include better compression, improved scripting and recording capabilities, built-in resource compression, built-in updater, and uninstall function, among other features. "StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 represents the new generation in installation technology that Aladdin will continue to build upon in the future. Aladdin has invested significant time in engineering resources to ensure the new version includes the very latest technology in installation, updating, and resource compression technology. InstallerMaker is the `Complete Installation Solution' for developers and network administrators", said Darryl Lovato, Director of Developer Technologies at Aladdin. Fully Scriptable, Recordable, and Attachable InstallerMaker 3.0 provides "industrial strength" script support for AppleScript, UserLand Frontier, or any other OSA (Open Scripting Architecture) compliant scripting system. With InstallerMaker 3.0's full-featured scriptability, anyone can easily create a script to build an installer or an updater. InstallerMaker 3.0 can even execute AppleScripts as part of the installation process. Built-In Updating InstallerMaker 3.0 can create an Updater that upgrades earlier versions of a developers software from a single installer without a separate application or writing of custom code. When using InstallerMaker, not only can developers update existing components, but new ones can be installed, and out-of-date files can be removed. Users can easily update any number of files, move files, copy files, delete old files, and install files as part of the update. With this capability, developers can create small updaters, which are perfect for online distribution. Better Compression In using InstallerMaker 3.0, users get even better compression with this version's all new compression algorithm. Small installers allow developers to ship on fewer diskettes, thus reducing distribution costs. A developer can now fit extra tutorials and samples developers wanted to ship on the disk, but didn't have the space for in the past. UnInstall Users can now "uninstall" software, as well as install it with InstallerMaker 3.0. Uninstallation is handled just like any other installation package, giving your uninstalls complete installation and updating capabilities, as well as removal functionality. Uninstall capabilities include renaming and deleting files, moving, copying, and users can now install a file as part of a removal. A developer can also create as many uninstalls as they wish, each performing different uninstallations. For example, a developer can install a "what changed" file as part of the update and so on. End users will appreciate the simplicity of uninstalling files that are no longer useful, without tracking them down and removing them manually. Resource Compression InstallerMaker 3.0 features built-in resource compression for applications, control panels and extensions, whether they are 68K, PowerPC, or Fat. InstallerMaker's resource compression can be performed before or during installation to the end user's system. InstallerMaker's resource compression reduces a program's footprint by approximately 50%, which makes resources in the installer as small as possible. This valuable disk savings allows the developer to have more disk space for including documents. Additional New Features InstallerMaker 3.0 allows a developer to create more packages, up to 128 packages (previous version 16 packages). It's now possible to move, copy, or rename any file, including those not shipped in the installer archive. InstallerMaker 3.0 adds a modular system for adding new "destinations" to files, giving an unlimited number of locations in which files can be placed. In addition to support for font/desk accessory installation, InstallerMaker 3.0 allows a user to inject resources of any type into the System file, into an application, or extension. Finally, this version provides improved hooks for developer customization. Other Information StuffIt InstallerMaker maintains other capabilities found in previous versions including Drag and Drop functionality; Power Macintosh Support; and foreign language localization. StuffIt InstallerMaker is distributed electronically via the World Wide Web at http://www.aladdinsys.com; FTP site at ftp://ftp.aladdinsys.com; AOL; and CompuServe. InstallerMaker is sold through license agreements directly from Aladdin. Current licensees will automatically receive a free upgrade to the new version. Aladdin has increased their developer sales and technical support staff to better service developer technology customers. Contact the Developer Sales Group at dev.sales@aladdinsys.com for additional details. Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is credited with creating the compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh platform. The company's product line includes the StuffIt Family of products, award-winning products which offer comprehensive solutions for compression, translation, and archiving. Aladdin has also entered into the Windows arena with StuffIt Expander for Windows, a de-compression tool for PC users receiving compressed and encoded files found online. Aladdin has over 4,000 software developers, including Microsoft, Intuit and Apple, who have licensed Aladdin's data compression and installation technology. ### StuffIt, StuffIt Expander, and StuffIt InstallerMaker, are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.