Year: 2002

Dracosoft has announced the release of Burst, an addictive arcade/puzzle game where the objective is to line up balloons and watch them burst. Burst is US$9.99 shareware.

Our friends at OSXFAQ have announced the debut of Dr. Tim Hillman as Senior Editor of Enterprise and Education. His first column, “Who Is Dr. Tim Hillman and What Is He Doing Here At OSXFAQ,” was posted to the Web site today. In addition, the Web site has posted Part 2 of its UNIX in Mac OS X tutorial series.

Adobe Systems today announced earnings for the three months ending May 31 of US$54.3 million, or 22 cents a share. In the same period last year, Adobe posted a net income of $61.3 million, or 25 cents a share. The results, while down from last year, beat Wall Street estimates. The company also stated that it expects year-over-year growth in the second half of 2002.

Thursby Software recently announced the availability of Volume License Agreements (VLA) for DAVE, the company’s file and print share product. Participation in the program requires the customer be under an Annual Update Agreement and have a minimum of 100 users. Further information is available by calling sales at Thursby (817-478-5070).

MacSoft has announced that Max Payne has gone gold master and will ship to stores on July 16, 2002. The game, which places you in the shoes of a fugitive undercover New York cop framed for murder, features photo-digitized textures, bullet-time game play, self-adjusting difficulty levels, and more.