Year: 2003

FirmTek announces Serial ATA host adapter

Posted by | Jul 14, 2003 | |

FirmTek today announced its new SeriTek/1S2 Serial ATA PCI host adapter, which “boosts overall system performance offering data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec, resulting in high SCSI-like performance and data protection, without the SCSI price.” Supporting Serial ATA’s longer, thinner, fully insulated cables and smaller 7-pin connectors, SeriTek/1S2 promotes simplified installation and improved airflow, resulting in a cooler Macintosh operating environment when compared to solutions using standard Parallel ATA cables, according to th

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Elgato gains former Apple director as new CEO

Posted by | Jul 14, 2003 | |

Elgato, developer of the EyeTV Digital Video Recorder, today announced that Freddie Geier, former senior director of business development at Apple, is joining the company as its new president and CEO. “Elgato will continue adding new features and functionality to the existing EyeTV product line, as well as developing new solutions that harmonize the Macintosh, its digital media and television,” said Geier.

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Kodak introduces Digital GEM plug-in for the Mac

Posted by | Jul 14, 2003 | |

Eastman Kodak today introduced the Mac version of the Digital GEM plug-in for automatic noise and grain reduction. The Digital GEM plug-in is the newest addition to the software suite of image correction and enhancement plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and compatible image editing applications, which includes the Digital ROC plug-in for color correction/restoration and the Digital SHO plug-in for revealing hidden details in shadows or dark image areas.

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Bookends 7.6 adds Nisus Writer support, more

Posted by | Jul 14, 2003 | |

Sonny Software today announced the release of Bookends 7.6, a Mac-only, full-featured bibliography/reference and information management system for professionals and students. Changes in version 7.6 include compatibility with Nisus Writer Express, including macros that integrate Nisus Writer Express with Bookends; better visual feedback for found text; the ability to drag and drop references from the Groups window; several bug fixes, and more.

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