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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOGICIELS MALUS SOFTWARES RELEASES SAMBUCUS 2.3.5 Bromont, Quebec, CANADA (August 1st, 2004) - Logiciels Malus Softwares announced today the immediate availability of Sambucus 2.3.5 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Sambucus is a time-tracking application that is flexible and easy to use, aimed at freelancers, small businesses or anyone else who might have the need to track the time spent on various tasks and then report about it. Through a very intuitive graphical interface, the user can manage multiple projects, and track time for different tasks inside each project. Reporting is done through a template mechanism, allowing for very flexible reports to be printed. It supports hourly rates per projects or tasks and fixed-fee projects, tasks or timestamps. Sambucus is one of Macworld's "60 software gems" (July 2002 issue) and MacAddict's "Shareware pick of the month" (October 2002 issue). Version 2.3.5 fixes a few minor bugs, in particular, one with the rounding up...

For Immediate Release On Friday, July 30, 2004 CG Software released Computer Admin Pro 3.72. CG Software has released Computer Admin Pro, available for Macintosh OS X and Classic. Computer Admin Pro combines asset management software with a help desk solution. Tracking your inventory or managing your help desk is done easily and efficiently This update contains the following changes: Added search by peripheral manufacturer. Trouble call ticket creation is now quicker. Extended trouble call numbering to 999 per day. Modified the trouble call numbering script to increase speed. Added depreciation display field. Trouble call timer report added. Computer Cost report now totals correctly. Fixed some glitches in the registration system. Licenses can now be removed instead of deleted from the Computer software screen. Added a trouble call timer. You can now start and stop a timer for any individual trouble call to track the exact time worked. Computer Admin Pro v. 3.72...

This is just a quick note to let you know that we have made a free update available to NetMinder Ethernet, our powerful network analyzer software for the Macintosh. NetMinder Ethernet captures and decodes packet data as it moves through the network, quickly pinpointing and alerting you to security issues and network problems that could otherwise take hours or even days to resolve. This update features the following optimizations: * Fixes printing and dialog boxes for Jaguar compatibility * Incorporates new and enhanced decodes (mDNS, ASIP, iChat, etc.) * Adds significantly faster protocol analysis windows * Includes Bandwidth Hogs and BugBear Packet Inference rules The NetMinder Ethernet 5.1 update is now available for free to maintenance contract owners. To get the update, visit: http://www.neon.com/updates.html. People who wish to try the software can visit: http://www.neon.com/NMEmac.html. Upgrades from older versions start at $199. NetMinder Ethernet 5.1 is available for US$795...

Palo Alto, California - Konfabulator 1.6 is fresh out of the oven. This version offers a host of under-the-hood improvements that will allow Widget authors more creativity, and better performance for end users. It features text rendering that's been optimized for 10.3, the latest version of our JavaScript engine, image handling built from the ground up that includes non-rectangular click-regions... and the use of animated GIFs. Expos=E9 support has also been dramatically improved. For a complete list of changes for this version, visit its Release Notes page: ( http://www.konfabulator.com/info/relNotes.html ) Konfabulator is a $25 application that allows for the use of files called Widgets. Widgets are built with a combination of XML, JavaScript, can include AppleScript and Unix calls, and can look and do whatever you want them to. Want more than the default Widgets? Visit the Widget Gallery with over 600 user contributed Widgets that range from amazingly addictive games, to incredibly...

Create PDF forms or fill in paper forms electronically pdf-Office is a well known software tool to create pdf forms easily from scratch. The latest version 2.8 now also addresses people who want to fill in paper forms elecronically to accelerate process and increase productivity. pdf-Office by UNIVERSE Software, Germany, primarily focuses on user who want to create forms from scratch. Now the solution also provides some features to use preprinted paper forms. In daily business there are still many preprinted paper forms available, user want to fill out electronically in order to edit and save content later again. Therefore you need a tool that allows to fill in these form fields with a software. pdf-Office will help fill out any paper form easily and quickly. It is a very simple process to import paper form as a background image, add form fields and print, fax or save the filled in pdf to your hard drive. A great new way of filling forms with pdf-Office is that you can print every...

The Big Nerd Ranch Announces PostgreSQL Bootcamp for October 4-8, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Herman Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (678) 595-6773 http://www.bignerdranch.com Atlanta, GA - Big Nerd Ranch announces PostgreSQL Bootcamp for October 4-8, 2004 The Big Nerd Ranch is pleased to announce the return of one of the most popular classes in its line-up, PostgreSQL Bootcamp. PostgreSQL is the most advanced open-source database available and is an ideal low-cost and robust relational database solution for those seeking to escape the hassle and cost of a proprietary database. With minimal administration requirements, an active and supportive community of peers, and boasting the reliability and stability of open source applications, PostgreSQL is rapidly becoming one of the most widely deployed database management systems. Its applications range from accounting packages to customer relations and contact management to medical records. Instructor Aaron Hillegass, heralding the...

FileMaker Developer Conference 2004 Announced Register early and save $200; the best place to learn new techniques for the new FileMaker Pro 7 family Santa Clara, CA. - FileMaker announced today that the FileMaker Developer Conference 2004 will be held August 29 - September 1 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Expected to draw a record number of corporate and independent FileMaker database developers from more than 25 countries, the conference will cover a range of issues and provide attendees with a unique opportunity to explore first-hand the breakthroughs in ease-of-use, customizability and developer productivity offered in the new, award-winning FileMaker Pro 7 family of database software products. "With the recent release of FileMaker Pro 7 - the most significant new version of FileMaker Pro ever - this is a perfect venue to learn the new and simpler ways of developing solutions to dramatically increase productivity," said Dominique Goupil,...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(OPENOSX-COM)--April 10th, 2004-- OpenOSX today announced the immediate availability of TrojanDefuser, offering users drag and drop operation that will render files suspected of being the recently discovered variations of the Trojan Horse "MP3Virus.Gen" harmless, by making a copy of the suspected file without the resource fork, therefore eliminating the potentially malicious code and at the same time preserving the data fork of the file. OpenOSX is distributing the software under an open source license free of charge. If the software detects a potential "Trojan Horse", a copy of the file(s) that are suspect will be created in the same location as the original(s) starting with the prefix "SAFE_", ending with the original file name and leaving the original file intact. For example a "disinfected" version of "virus.mp3" would become "SAFE_virus.mp3"". OpenOSX has designed the software to work for variations of the concept Trojan Horse embedded in various file types...

Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the immediate availability of xBack v3.0. xBack is a utility that allows you replace your desktop with a screen saver or xPak. With xBack, you can bring your desktop to life. Please see website for product information and release notes. There is a special upgrade price for Registered users of xBack v2.x See website for release notes and pricing. xBack can be downloaded from : (http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/xback.html) Contact Gideon Softworks, Inc. (feedback@gideonsoftworks.com) for details. http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/

Plone 2.0: The Most Productive Content Management System April 9, 2004 -- The Plone Team announces the release of Plone 2.0, the next generation of its rapidly growing open source Content Management System. After an impressive launch, Plone continues to garner attention. Plone was the highest-voted open source project for the O'Reilly pavilion at COMDEX and was the only open source system invited to the Jupiter Content Management Conference. Widely deployed worldwide, Plone has been downloaded over 100,000 times, with many companies throughout the world offering consulting, customization, and support. "We chose Plone for many of our client projects because of its out-of-the-box ease-of-use and features," says Barry Reicherter, Vice President for Porter Novelli Interactive, a division of the international media communications firm. "We could customize it quickly for our clients' needs, while retaining the intuitive interface and accessibility. That's critical for our clients' success....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADHOC: The Advanced Developers Hands On Conference http://www.adhocconference.com/ Formerly MacHack For general conference information, Contact: Carol Lynn mailto:info@adhocconf.com c/o Expotech 1264 Bedford Road Grosse Point Park, MI 48230 July 21-24, 2004 Dearborn, MI- ADHOC Keynote Speaker Announced! The organizers of ADHOC (the conference formerly known as MacHack) are pleased to announce that after an exhaustive search, we've found our excellent Keynote speaker for this year's Macintosh developer's conference. Our first keynote speaker this year will be David Pogue. David Pogue is an author who gets around. Not only is he the New York Times Technology Columnist and tech expert for CBS News, but he is also responsible for a diverse series of how-to books (over 3 million sold!) including the well-read "Missing Manuals" series. He's also an accomplished music composer and longtime Macintosh aficionado. A second keynote speaker has been selected and will be...

"Pragmatic Project Automation": Putting the computer to work Raleigh, NC--They say the cobbler's children have no shoes. Well, the same goes for programmers---they are missing out on the very benefits they provide to others. Computers are very good at repetitive, menial tasks. Building and assembling software packages, creating releases, and testing to ensure that no new bugs crept in are all areas where the computer can help. The computer never gets tired; it can build and test the software we write continually, alerting the entire team the minute something goes wrong. With that constant safety net in place, problems can be found quickly--and fixed cheaply. But, incredibly, fewer than 1/3 of development shops in the U.S. bother to run that most basic of automation tasks, the daily build. No wonder most software projects fail to deliver on their promises. If they only knew how easy it was to get started with project automation. Now that Volume III of the Pragmatic Starter Kit is...

End If Software releases End If Informator 1.8 for Mac OSX, the professional IPTC editor 1. Message 2. Download link 3. What is End If Informator 4. Target group 5. New features / Bugfixes 6. Pricing & availability 7. System requirements 8. Related products 9. Contact information 1. Message Bielefeld, Germany, July 27th, 2004 End If Software announced today the release of Informator Pro 1.8, a very simple, fast and comfortable way to edit IPTC metadata. Informator works like a "Get info" replacement for the Finder and allows editing of IPTC data directly in the Finder. In addition, Informator Pro provides a lot of advanced editing tools, like customizable pop up menus, adjustable templates and variables like "current date and time". A huge preview section and the possibility to zoom into images makes evaluation during the editing process easy. Ralf Sander, company president, states: "InformatorPro makes IPTC editing faster and more comfortable than ever. Simply select an image...

New Class of Capacity-Oriented Hybrid Fibre Channel Disk Drive Changing the Economics of SANs SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced that it is endorsing a new class of hybrid disk drives conceived by HP, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Seagate Technology. These hybrid drives combine a Fibre Channel interface with a low-cost-per-gigabyte, high-capacity disk drive mechanism to enable a new class of storage devices costing significantly less per gigabyte than mission-critical Fibre Channel drives. Built specifically for Fibre Channel systems, these hybrid drives, when combined with high-performance Fibre Channel drives inside the same enclosure, allow customers the flexibility to segment data between lower cost-per-gigabyte, high-capacity drives and high-performance drives within a single storage system. Examples of applications range from reference data (e.g. archived e-mail) to mission-critical data (e.g....

SEATTLE, Washington (22 July 2004) -- Easy Barcode Technologies has released Easy Barcode Creator 1.8, a new update to its easy-to-use EPS vector barcode generation software for both Mac OS X and Windows. The revision adds Barcode Copier, along with a number of application-wide refinements. Easy Barcode Creator 1.8 adds: * Barcode Copier: Use an Easy Barcode Reader (USB 1.0/2.0, available at easybarcodetech.com) to scan an existing barcode directly into Easy Barcode Creator. The software will automatically change its content settings to match the scanned barcode, giving you an identical barcode image that's ready to export. (http://www.easybarcodetech.com/ebr.html) Barcode Copier is also compatible with the Easy Barcode Pen. (http://www.easybarcodetech.com/pen.html) * Compact EPS output: barcode output as EPS can be up to 50% smaller, now with optimized PostScript command output. * PostScript=AE font name matching outputs the PostScript name of all human-readable fonts for easy...

Raleigh, NC--They say the cobbler's children have no shoes. Well, the same goes for programmers---they are missing out on the very benefits they provide to others. Computers are very good at repetitive, menial tasks. Building and assembling software packages, creating releases, and testing to ensure that no new bugs crept in are all areas where the computer can help. The computer never gets tired; it can build and test the software we write continually, alerting the entire team the minute something goes wrong. With that constant safety net in place, problems can be found quickly--and fixed cheaply. But, incredibly, fewer than 1/3 of development shops in the U.S. bother to run that most basic of automation tasks, the daily build. No wonder most software projects fail to deliver on their promises. If they only knew how easy it was to get started with project automation. Now that Volume III of the Pragmatic Starter Kit is available, they can. In "Pragmatic Project Automation" (Pragmatic...

DAQ Plot Adds New Measurement And Control Features For Mac OS X July 20, 2004 VVI today announced the release of DAQ Plot version 9.5.1, which adds control features along with real-time strip chart display. "The DAQ Plot application is the quickest and easiest way to view data from sensors and laboratory equipment with voltage connectors.", said John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI. "This version adds features to control machines through a built-in feedback control loop and the setting of digital output channels. The effect of the feedback and control switch settings are immediately viewed on the real-time strip chart so users can monitor and assure their process as it happens. Within minutes customers start understanding their process and manufacturing systems and seamlessly produce publication quality results directly from their data acquisition computers. Because of its intuitive features it can be applied to many situations to give immediate and highly interpretable...

This announcement is from: Steve Becker MacEase steve@macease.com Product Release Date: 7/20/04 I'm pleased to announce the release of Safari Magic 1.0. Safari Magic adds powerful tools to Safari that make Safari both more powerful and more versatile and that provide users with instant and complete control over the information that's on the Internet! Safari Magic enables Safari users to instantly and selectively collect and edit/organize text, graphics, and pictures from multiple web pages and non-contiguous sources. Safari Magic also enables users to instantly and selectively save or print anything they find on the Internet. And Safari Magic lets users instantly add their own notes and time-date stamps to their data. Safari Magic is very flexible and provides users with the the option of adding either a horizontal or a vertical tool bar to Safari. Safari Magic has been optimized for Safari, and Safari Magic's Horizontal tool bar is designed to both nicely match and nicely fit over...

NEW Salling Clicker released, enhances media center features, adds device support Stockholm, Sweden--July 19, 2004--Salling Software AB today announced the immediate availability of Salling Clicker v.2.2, an update to its award-winning remote control utility for Macintosh computers. The new version adds localizations, support for new phone models, and works with more applications to truly turn your Mac into the home's digital hub. "From the very first release, many of our customers have been using Salling Clicker to control iTunes," said Jonas Salling, President of Salling Software AB. "With Apple shipping AirPort Express this month, I think many will find that Salling Clicker is the perfect remote control for AirTunes". We are inundated with requests to provide Salling Clicker support for a wide range of new audio/video players and adapters; in version 2.2 we include support for popular media accessories, such as EyeTV from Elgato and the Squeezebox audio player from Slim Devices. "...

Releases Feature Enterprise Level Digital Asset Management Functionality and Enhanced Workflow Automation at an Affordable Price Point Portland, OR - June 19th, 2004 - NetXposure, Inc., a leader in focused Web applications, announced the release of Image Portal 3.0 and the immediate availability of InCaddy Plug-In for Adobe InDesign CS while at the Adobe Partners in Publishing Conference & Expo in Chicago. The 3.0 version of Image Portal is the most advanced edition to date of this affordable web-based digital asset management solution with Adobe's image processing technology built in. The InCaddy Plug-In for Adobe InDesign CS is NetXposure's latest application for improving workflow for users of Adobe InDesign. Image Portal 3.0 provides a central repository for storing, organizing, processing and distributing large libraries of digital files. Adobe Graphics Server is built in, enabling users to automate the process of resizing, sharpening, or repurposing images into a variety...

Subject: PR: Stairways Software releases Interarchy 7.2 Perth, Western Australia - 15 July 2004 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Interarchy 7.2, 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 adds two important new features. We have added a Bookmark Bar across the top of listing windows so you can quickly navigate to your most used locations. The other major new feature is Auto Uploads which allow you to select a local folder and a remote destination and have Interarchy remember that pairing, after which you can just drop a...

We are glad to announce the release of the (oXygen/) XML Editor, version 4.2. Version 4.2 of (oXygen/) XML Editor adds as main feature support for presenting schema related information while editing or browsing an XML document. For more information see http://www.oxygenxml.com. New in (oXygen/) XML Editor 4.2 ================================= * Schema Model View * Content completion shows schema documentation * Annotated XML schemas * Contrast control * User control over the transformation in progress * Improved search support * Breakpoint operations enhancements * Allow to define XSLT extensions locations * Ready to use JSP 1.2 XML editing support Details... * Schema Model View The Model View provides schema related information for the document elements and attributes. The content model, the element type, the attributes, the attribute type and constraints are presented in a compact manner giving the user an insight in the document schema while editing or browsing the...