Not A Number has released an alpha version of Blender Creator, an integrated 3D creation suite for Mac OS X 10.1, as noted by Macworld UK. The software supports environment and texture mapping, radiosity, particle systems, distributed network rendering and much more. The current release includes a number of known bugs, including incompatibility with earlier versions of Mac OS X and the appearance of screen artifacts when maximizing windows.
Read MoreInteractive Week‘s Matthew Rothenberg is the latest columnist to offer commentary on Apple’s upcoming Macworld Expo San Francisco announces. Rothenberg discusses the current rumors, although he maintains that faster Power Mac G4 systems—and not the much-discussed G5—will be announced next month.
Read MoreAn interesting Washington Post article, as noted by MacNN, offers a general overview of Apple’s position in the marketplace today, citing the company’s financial position, unique product strategy, retail store endeavor, and more.
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Version of Active4D Released
Cutting-edge tool brings Active Server Pages functionality to 4th Dimension.
New York, NY – Thursday, November 7th, 2001: Aparajita Fishman of
Victory-Heart Productions today announced the latest public beta release of
Active4D 2, version 2.0fc2.
Active4D 2 is a fully dynamic server-side embedded scripting language for
4th Dimension which brings the industry-leading functionality of
Microsoft’s Active Server Pages to the 4D environment.
This new version brings several enhancements to Active4D, including
Carbonization,
Roxio, creators of Toast, today announced it will acquire MGI Software—creators of the popular PhotoSuite and VideoWave products—for about US$32.8 million in stock. “The combination of Roxio and MGI is key to Roxio’s long-term strategy of providing a world-class suite of digital media products and is expected to result in the industry’s most comprehensive product line-up for consumers to enjoy digital media,” reads a part of the press release.
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