Year: 2001

Mac Publishing LLC has issued a press release stating that the latest IntelliQuest Computer Industry Media Study reports that the Mac publication is the “undisputed leader for coverage of the Macintosh market in terms of Mac systems installed and planned for purchase.” The study has found, that “Macworld is read by over 1.6 million business purchase influencers, and when the overlap with home influencers is considered, Macworld’s reach increases to more than 2 million purchase influencers in total.”

Archos has announced the release of the MiniCDRW II, a 16x10x24x CD-RW that they claim is the “fastest, smallest and most compact CD-writer on the market.” The new multi-connection CD-RW drive offers a choice of USB 2.0, FireWire or PC Card Interface and retails for US$179.

Insider Software has announced the release of UpdateAgent X 10.1 today with support for Mac OS X 10.1, upgraded support for FTP and HTTP protocols for downloading Macintosh application updaters, as well as several maintenance fixes. UpdateAgent is a utility that brings all Macintosh applications up-to-date, including traditional Mac Classic applications, Classic apps carbonized for Mac OS X, and Cocoa applications written specifically for Mac OS X systems.

FotoWire has added Bay Photo of San Francisco, CA as its 41st photo finishing center in the United States. The FotoWire client software, available for free for both Mac and PC, lets users choose from any lab on the network to upload and process their digital images for printing onto traditional, long-lasting photographic paper. FotoWire maintains a network of over 100 finishing locations in 20 countries worldwide.

CyberExtruder has announced that its Web-based CyberX-3D technology, which instantly converts a single two-dimensional facial image into a fully-developed 3D model, is now compatible with Mac OS X. The utility can be used to create personalized models for games such as Quake III Arena, The Sims, and Unreal Tournament.