Year: 2002

Power On Software has released Now Up-to-Date & Contact X 4.2.1, the company’s scheduler and contact manager for individuals and workgroups, as noted by TARGET=”_top”>VersionTracker. Version 4.2.1 is fully Mac OS X native and adds several changes to the QuickDay and QuickContact menubar menus, as well as other feature additions. A demo version is also available.

Several companies have committed support to Apple’s new Xserve, according to a page on Apple’s public relations page that includes quotes from the companies. Among those companies are Oracle (“Xserve combined with Mac OS X Server software is a superior platform for Oracle9i Database”), Sybase (“We are committed to becoming the standard enterprise database running on Mac OS X”), and HP (“We are delighted to continue our tradition of working with Apple by extending HP OpenView management software to the Mac”).

Sophisticated Circuits has released Kick-off! 1.5, bringing their automatic-crash-recovery device to Mac OS X and adding new support for use with uninterruptible power systems. The new software also features the ability to start up the computer whenever power returns after an outage. Kick-off! 1.5 is available immediately and carries a retail price of US$179 — upgrades from 1.0 are $35, and are available free through the end of this year to registered owners who purchased the product after January 1, 2002.

Apple plans to deliver a 3U add-on to its Xserve later this year that will feature 14 drive bays, support for 1.68TB of storage, dual RAID controllers, and 2GB Fibre Channel, according to MacCentral. Apple made the announcement at the close of the media event today. Also of note, Oracle demonstrated 9i running under Mac OS X.

DV Video.com announced today the FireWire HotSwap Storage System, an external FireWire hard drive enclosure that allows drives to easily be swapped in and out of the unit using Hotswap trays. The HotSwap enclosure sells for US$225, extra trays are $29.