Apple today announced that its first retail store in Japan will open in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district on Sunday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m. This will be Apple’s 73rd retail store, and the first outside the United States. The new store will feature five floors where customers can shop for and learn about the latest Apple products and solutions.
Read MoreMindwrap today announced the release of Optix 6 for Mac OS X Server 10.3 (Panther), available for use on Power Mac G5s and rack-mountable Xserves. Optix works in conjunction with Sybase’s Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 to provide indexing and management of all types of enterprise documents.
Read MoreSorenson Media today announced an update to the Mac version of the Sorenson Video 3.1 Pro video codec. The new codec addresses a compatibility issue with Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). “During Panther pre-release testing, the Sorenson Video 3 Pro codec was not listed within the Apple QuickTime codec options; however, the 3.3 update resolves this compatibility issue,” notes the company.
Read MoreMedia 100 today announced Media 100 i 8.2.1 software featuring support for the new Power Mac G5, as well as Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Media 100 systems with the new Media 100 i Version 8.2.1 software are expected to begin shipping by the end of this month. All current customers that own version 8.2 software will be able to download version 8.2.1 from the Media 100 Web site free of charge.
Read MoreForbes has published its latest technology CEO job approval ratings, where visitors can vote on the performance of a list of CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a rating of 92% for October, up from 89% in September. Rounding out the top three are John Chambers of Cisco Systems at 74% and Larry Ellison of Oracle at 36%, both down from last month.
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