Apple Introduces iLife '08 Major New Versions of iPhoto & iMovie CUPERTINO, California--August 7, 2007--Apple today introduced iLife '08, the most significant upgrade ever to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring a major new version of iPhoto and a completely reinvented iMovie. iPhoto '08 automatically organizes photo libraries into Events that let users more easily manage their growing photo collections, and iMovie '08 introduces an entirely new way for users to quickly make movies and share them online. Both iPhoto and iMovie integrate seamlessly with the new .Mac Web Gallery, Apple's new service for .Mac members to instantly create and host stunning online websites for their photos and videos. iLife '08 also features iWeb '08, with live web widgets such as Google Maps that let users create even more dynamic websites, and GarageBand '08, with its new Magic GarageBand feature that makes it fun and easy for both musicians and non-musicians to...

Apple Introduces iWork '08 New "Numbers" Spreadsheet Added CUPERTINO, California--August 7, 2007--Apple today introduced iWork '08, a significant upgrade to Apple's productivity software suite featuring new versions of Pages and Keynote word processing and presentation applications, and introducing an innovative new spreadsheet application called "Numbers." Numbers introduces the concept of intelligent tables on a flexible canvas, a new approach that makes it easy to organize information, create calculations, analyze results and make spreadsheets look as great as they work. Pages '08 now features distinct modes for streamlined word processing and flexible page layout, a new contextual format bar and change tracking, and Keynote '08 now includes text effects, transitions and themes that help users easily compose spectacular presentations, and Smart Builds with easy-to-set-up A-to-B animations that make impressive animations easy for anyone to create. "Pages and Keynote make it...

Elgato Turbo.264 Software Update: Version 1.1 Adding iPhone Support, Customizable Settings, and Much More Munich/San Francisco, August 06, 2007 -- Elgato has released a complimentary software update adding a number of new features to the Elgato Turbo.264, a hardware video encoding accelerator in USB stick format. Elgato Turbo.264 now supports iPhone video, offers user-customizable settings for video conversion, and enables manual selection of sound tracks from DVDs. Furthermore, this software update to Turbo.264 version 1.1 includes improved widescreen detection, performance improvements, and a number of bug fixes. The Elgato Turbo.264 1.1 application now supports Apple's latest bestseller, the iPhone. Two iPhone presets follow Apple's recommendations; 4:3 source material produces 480x360 pixel video, 16:9 source is encoded as 480 x 270 pixels. Elgato Turbo.264 1.1 offers more than just two iPhone presets, however. By popular demand, users can set, save, and name their own presets....

COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES CNS AUDIT 0.5, A FILEMAKER PLUG-IN. Fort Worth, TX, August 6, 2007 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems announces the immediate availability of CNS Audit 0.5, an Audit Trail plug-in for FileMaker Pro. CNS Audit allows anyone to add an Audit Trail to their FileMaker Pro databases within minutes of installing. "Jesse presented the idea of CNS Audit to me a year or so ago and I thought it was a great idea. When I actually had coded most of it and started using it, I was amazed at how simple it could be for the user while still providing so much power in the background. This is by far the easiest plug-in to install and use that we have ever created." - Jake Traynham, Co-Owner/Programmer, CNS Plug-ins. Description Safeguarding your data is an important, and often daunting, task. We at CNS Plug-ins want to help ease your mind. CNS Audit is a plug-in that takes the headache out of creating an Audit Trail of your data. Whether you just want peace of...

Bare Bones Software Ships BBEdit 8.7 Now Supports Lua; Enhanced File Groups and Disk Browsers Aid Use of High-capacity Capability BEDFORD, Mass. - Aug. 6, 2007 - Bare Bones Software, developer of leading-edge power tools for Mac OS X, today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.7, a significant update to its professional strength text editor. "BBEdit is legendary for working on text files whose size would bring other products to their knees," explained Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "The BBEdit 8.7 update includes a range of features from diverse regions of the customer base, many of which boost the heavy-lift capacity of this industrial strength HTML and text editor." The BBEdit 8.7 update introduces built-in support for the Lua programming language, brings significant improvements to the File Groups and Disk Browser workflow features, and powers the use of Finder Smart Folders as sources for Text Factory and for multi-file search...

Geodesic announces Mundu IM for the Apple iPhone Free Beta Service to Fill Instant Messaging Void for iPhone Santa Clara, CA -- Geodesic Information Systems today announced a brand new member of their Mundu product line, Mundu IM -- iPhone Edition, specifically designed and optimized to work with the Apple Safari web browser on the iPhone. Mundu IM, a leader in Mobile Instant Messaging, has been completely customized for the iPhone and is the only IM application that provides users the unique look and feel that they have come to expect from native iPhone applications. With Mundu IM -- iPhone Edition, iPhone users will have access to seamless chat across leading IM services AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and Google Talk, through a single chat window. Equipped with the most advanced web browsing capability ever on mobile phones, the iPhone ushers in a completely new generation of mobile devices. Geodesic is geared to leverage the iPhone platform to enable its users to experience the power and...

Quark Announces Availability of Free QuarkXPress 7.3 Updater; Extends Support to Five Additional Languages Maintenance Release Demonstrates Commitment to Addressing User-Reported Issu= es Denver, CO -- August 2, 2007 -- Quark Inc. today announced availability of the QuarkXPress 7.3 updater, a maintenance release of the industry-leading professional design software. The QuarkXPress 7.3 updater provides new localized user interfaces in European Portuguese, Finnish, Croatian, Hungarian, and Russian, increasing the number of languages supported by QuarkXPress 7 to 18. In addition, this regularly scheduled 90-day maintenance release addresses the most frequently reported issues identified by QuarkXPress 7 users. The updater is available as a free download at www.quark.com. "Quark is pleased to empower users in Portugal, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, and Russia in their pursuit of unmatched creativity and productivity by providing QuarkXPress user interfaces in their native languages," said J=...

Boston, Massachusetts -- August 2, 2007 -- Outer Level announced a major update to LicenseKeeper, its popular software license manager for Mac OS X. The new 1.2 release introduces a beautiful new interface and powerful new features to make tracking your software licenses even easier. It is a free upgrade to all registered LicenseKeeper users. LicenseKeeper organizes all of your important software license information, helping to prevent the loss of valuable investments in software and making this information accessible when needed most. Cataloging your software is easy with LicenseKeeper. Drag and drop email containing your licensing information to archive the email and automatically detect serial numbers. All of your data is safe and easily exported to XML for backup. LicenseKeeper 1.2 includes a host of new features: 1. User Interface Makeover LicenseKeeper gets a fresh clean modern look. 2. Refresh App Information You can now update an application's...

MacMod.com Announces The 4th Annual Great Mac Mod Challenge 2007 Annual MacMod.com Competition kicks off August 1st with a worldwide call for modders to submit their Apple-related modifications for the 4th annual event. Thousands of dollars in prizes to be won! (August 1, 2007) - MacMod.com, a recognized internet source for free technical news and advice on the latest techniques and products for upgrading and modifying Apple products, today announced the rules and entry requirements for "The Great Mac Mod Challenge 2007" an annual competition in which Apple technology owners are recognized in various categories for their creativity and ingenuity in the upgrades and modifications made to their systems to improve performance, appearance, and functionality. Coinciding with the contest, which begins taking entries August 1st, the month of August has been designated "Modify Your Mac Month." The event attracts some of the most talented and enthusiastic Mac users around the world and each...

MARK/SPACE RELEASES MAJOR UPGRADE TO WINDOWS MOBILE SYNC SOFTWARE The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile Version 4.0 Gains Support for Windows Mobile 6 Devices, Adds Video, Call Log and SMS Sync LOS GATOS, Calif.--July 31, 2007--Mark/Space, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of version 4.0 of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, the company's popular synchronization application that connects smartphones and mobile devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system to Apple Mac computers. Along with a number of new features that include video encoding for mobile playback, the 4.0 release becomes the first Mac synchronization software to support devices running Windows Mobile 6. "For more than a year now, The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile has been widely regarded as the best way to connect Windows Mobile 5 devices to Mac OS X, allowing users to synchronize everything from contacts and calendars to Microsoft Office files and iTunes podcasts," said Brian Hall, Mark/...

BrowseBack 1.4 Released With Faster Performance and Flock Support San Francisco, CA -- July 31, 2007 -- SmileOnMyMac has released BrowseBack 1.4, an update to its award-winning visual web history tool for Mac OS X. The update features quicker performance and reduced resource usage, as well as support for the Flock browser. BrowseBack stores a PDF of every web page visited and makes the pages accessible through a unique interface that allows the user to browse thumbnails of those pages. This visual web history can also be searched by keyword and date, making it possible to easily retrieve visited web pages. BrowseBack was awarded "Best of Show" at Macworld 2006. A fully-functioning demo of BrowseBack can be downloaded at: http://www.smileonmymac.com/browseback/download.html. BrowseBack 1.4 requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later. Single user licenses cost US $29.95. The update is free for registered users of BrowseBack. Volume discounts and site licenses are available. What's new in...

Servoy Increases Lead Over Adobe's AIR with 3.5 AJAX Release, Improves Security Thousand Oaks, CA -- With most leading AJAX frameworks there are many security concerns today as they run client side. Product based on technology of Backbase and Tibco for example have this problem, the problem can only be addressed by writing the business rules twice: once for live execution in the client and once server-side for the validation. With Servoy's AJAX implementation this problem does not exist: All logic is always run server-side and the browser maintains an asynchronous connection with the server to post user events and to receive and process DOM changes, this makes it secure, faster and lighter. Jan Aleman, CEO of Servoy: "Adobe recently introduced AIR (formerly known as Apollo) as ground breaking technology to run applications online and offline; with Servoy this has already been possible for more than 5 years. Unlike Adobe's offering, our product is not in beta but in its 5th generation...

New Release adds full feature support for Microsoft Windows Vista, New Custom Information Items, and greatly enhanced Software Distribution Options. LANrev LP has released LANrev 4.5, featuring major enhancements and updates to the all-in-one lifecycle management software for heterogeneous networks. LANrev 4.5 adds to the industry-leading LANrev cross-platform architecture several new features, most notably full support for Microsoft Windows Vista, additional remote script execution functionality, advanced registry search, considerably augmented software distribution options, new custom software information items and many other noteworthy feature and performance enhancements. These new features add to LANrev's already expansive array of lifecycle management tools including software distribution, license management, patch management, remote management, asset inventory, usage management, role-based administration and LANrev's pioneering ImageLive disk imaging. "LANrev 4.5, represents...

Zevrix Solutions Releases BatchOutput 2.5 For Adobe Indesign Zevrix Solutions announces the release of BatchOutput 2.5, a powerful professional solution to automatically print and export to PDF and PostScript multiple and single InDesign documents. BatchOutput allows to output multipage InDesign documents as single pages and provides a powerful variable names feature. The new version introduces tighter integration with InDesign CS3, makes it easier to control BatchOutput and add files directly from Finder, as well as other improvements. Toronto (ON), Canada - July 26, 2007 - Zevrix Solutions announces the release of version 2.5 of BatchOutput, a powerful professional solution to automatically print and export to PDF and PostScript multiple and single InDesign documents. BatchOutput automates output of InDesign documents to printer, PDF and PostScript using output presets or custom settings. It allows users to output multipage InDesign documents as single pages, change job name in...

INTEGO ANNOUNCES PUBLIC BETA OF NEW DATA PROTECTION PROGRAM Intego FileGuard X4 Provides Virtual Safes for Confidential Files Austin, TX, July 23, 2007 -- Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the public beta release of its new FileGuard X4 data protection program. FileGuard X4 creates virtual safes that provide unbreakable protection for sensitive files. Users can create as many safes as they need for different types of files; send sensitive files to others with no risk; and store safes on servers or external disks with full security. FileGuard X4 is designed to meet the needs of mobile users who have sensitive files on their laptops, as well as home and business users who want to ensure that their confidential data is protected. Unlike Apple's FileVault, which requires that users encrypt their entire home folder, FileGuard X4 lets users choose which files or folders they want to protect, and only the ones they want to protect. FileGuard X4's virtual safes are...

Headway Software today announced the availability of structure101 for Java Version 3 beta. This major upgrade introduces the ability to define software architecture diagrams, make them visible to the whole team via the IDE and warn developers if they add or change the code in a way that is inconsistent with the defined architecture. "Where Version 2 focussed on understanding how your code is structured today, and where and why it is tangled or overly-complex" said Headway's CEO, Chris Chedgey, "Version 3 takes it to the next step, letting you define how the code should be structured and communicating this to the team so they can actually make it happen." Structure101 Version 3 adds: 1. A new Architecture perspective in the structure101 client automatically creates architecture diagrams from the code, lets you edit these interactively, and map architectural elements to the physical code. 2. A new structure101 Eclipse plug-in makes the project architecture diagrams visible to each...

A Mac OS X application to monitor websites and servers for changes or failures. PORTLAND, Oregon -- July 18, 2007 -- Dejal today announced the immediate availability of Dejal Simon 2.3, the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports or volumes, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, or HTML reports. Add tests to Simon to track updated sites, to alert you when an important server goes down or recovers, check on Samba SMB, take periodic screenshots of the system, track posts and new comments on your or friends' blogs, check for web mail, make sure a key application is running, get notifications of updates to favorite news and entertainment websites, keep an eye on auctions, and many other uses. Services include Web (HTTP) to check web pages (including secure ones, and supporting POST and cookies), FTP files and directory listings, DNS, Ping servers, watch a local...

July 17, 2007 - Navicat MySQL GUI version 7.0.3 is a graphical tool for managing, monitoring, and developing your MySQL database. Since version 6, this is a new major release with more than 100 significant improvements and many new features such as Virtual Grouping, Tabbed Window and Event Scheduler. Download URL: http://www.navicat.com/download.html Navicat MySQL GUI features an intuitive interface, can synchronize databases, import/ export and backup data. Primary features of Navicat include a visual query builder; SSH/ HTTP tunneling for remote database connectivity; server-to-server database transfers; data and structure synchronization; import/export of most popular data formats to and from MySQL; task scheduling; and easy-to-use "wizards" designed to walk users through the steps of migrating CSV, DBF, TXT, XML, or other data formats to MySQL. Navicat for MySQL 7.0.3 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. Navicat MySQL website: http://www.navicat.com/mac_detail.html Navicat is also...

Park City, Utah - July 17, 2007 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of SOHO Organizer 6.3, an update to its personal and business productivity suite. SOHO Organizer is designed for both individual and workgroup use and this latest update makes using the product easier than ever. SOHO Organizer 6.3 is a FREE update for registered SOHO Organizer 6.x users. KEY NEW FEATURES * NEW! Time zone support. Users can now specify a time zone other than their default system time zone for events and tasks. Plus, the start and end times for events can use different time zones which makes scheduling events like international flights that start and end in different time zones easier. * NEW! Bulk organization status changes. Users can now change the organization status of multiple contacts at once. * NEW! Calendar List View supports event/task dragging. Events and tasks can now be dragged from the Calendar List View which is useful for moving them to a different calendar. * NEW! .Mac publishing....

Scand released a new version 1.4 of dhtmlxGrid, an Ajax-enabled JavaScript grid with complete functionality and ability to work with any server-side technology including PHP, ASP, ASP.Net, Java and Rails. The main enhancements include auto-resizing feature, clipboard support for FF, improved Safari compatibility and new advanced cell-editors. Minsk, Belarus, July 17, 2007 - Scand announced the update of its Ajax web ui component dhtmlxGrid to version 1.4. dhtmlxGrid is a cross-platform, feature rich, easy-to-use data grid that delivers spreadsheet functionality in a web application. The grid control enables developers to quickly implement editable data grids with lots of advanced features without complex coding. The major update enhancements include: - enableAutoWidth method --The grid can automatically adjust its size (height and width) to the size of the page it's placed on. The grid takes all the available space on page and smoothly changes its size when page is resized. -...

SmileOnMyMac Releases PageSender 4.0.3, with Improved Printing Support San Francisco, CA -- July 17, 2007 -- SmileOnMyMac has released PageSender 4.0.3, an update to its top-rated fax software for Mac OS X. The update features improved support for printing faxes as well as other enhancements and bug fixes. PageSender costs $39.95. PageSender 4.0.3 is a free update for registered users of PageSender 4. Registered users of previous versions of PageSender can upgrade to version 4 for $20. Upgrades are free to those who purchased PageSender after January 1, 2007. A fully-functioning demo version is available at http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/download.html. Mac OS X 10.4 is required. What's new in PageSender 4.0.3: - Print on Receive prints all pages (4.0.2 was printing only the first) - Print on Send or Receive respects printer preference - Hangup on Spam no longer disables receive - Supports date and time formats from International system preferences - Other minor fixes...

Business Users Can Enjoy the Consumer-Friendliness of iPhone While Keeping High End Mobile Business Communications Fully Available Vienna, Virginia and Montpellier, France -- July 16, 2007 -- Genesys (Euronext Eurolist C: FR0004270270), a global multimedia collaboration service leader, today announced that it is the first company to bring full virtual meeting capabilities to Apple's revolutionary iPhone. The standards-based AJAX technology of Genesys Meeting Center 4.0 allows users to effortlessly join a voice and web meeting through the iPhone's Safari browser. "Genesys' strategy is always to provide ubiquitous access to virtual meetings regardless of the platform, browser or device you're using," said Denise Persson, EVP Global Marketing of Genesys. "We are delighted to bring this critical business capability to the iPhone, right from the start. The iPhone's remarkably sleek display is a great display for the simple and user-friendly interface of Genesys Meeting Center 4.0. It's a...

What's New: Version 5.0.1 is a Minor Update with MAJOR Importance - TinyBooks can now easily convert all TinyBooks documents created with previous versions of TinyBooks to the latest format. This allows anyone who is running any older version of TinyBooks from version 1 through version 4 to immediately enjoy all the advanced features of this latest version of TinyBooks. (URL:http://www.winograd.com) Merrimack, New Hampshire, July 13, 2007: Ken Winograd and Space-Time Associates announced today the release of a new version of the Macintosh accounting and bookkeeping program called TinyBooks. TinyBooks is a simple, flexible, non-bloated, single-entry bookkeeping and accounting system for the Macintosh. TinyBooks is designed for Sole Proprietors, home and other small businesses, and family finances. TinyBooks is the simplest way to handle the books for most small companies. You enter your expenses and income, and TinyBooks does the rest. Current and year-to-date "on-the-fly" totals are...