Year: 2003

Apple retail stores in Europe in 6-12 months

Pascal Cagni, Apple’s vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa, was quoted in the Sunday Business newspaper as saying that the company plans to roll out a retail chain in Europe similar to those in the United States. Although no firm dates have been set for the expansion, Macworld UK reports that Apple expects to “have a European retail chain within six to twelve months.” In addition, Cagni said that Apple’s iPod commands a 40 percent European market-share.

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MacsDesign releases Web Help Desk 6.2.3

MacsDesign Studio today released an update to its Web Help Desk technical support solution. Designed for education and enterprise customers, version 6.2.3 introduces a free embedded FrontBase database and multi-level problem categories. An online demo of Web Help Desk and pricing information is available from the company’s Web site.

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IntelliMerge 3.1 adds Address Book integration, more

Intelli Innovations has announced the release of IntelliMerge 3.1, the latest revision to its e-mail merge software for sending business and personal e-mail for Mac OS 8.5 and later and Mac OS X. A few of the features offered in version 3.1 include Apple Address Book integration, case-insensitive batch unsubscribe functionality, an improved bounce checker and more. IntelliMerge 3.1 sells for US$79.95, with various upgrade pricing options available.

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iLife discount available to iDay 2003 attendees

Apple will be offering a 20-percent discount on the company’s new iLife suite to all attendees of the next iDay seminar, which takes place this Saturday, February 8 in Palo Alto, California. Attendees will receive a coupon that enables them to purchase a discounted copy of iLife at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, according to event host and editorial director Jim Heid’s Web site. iDay 2003 is an eight-hour seminar devoted to iLife as well as Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Express, and DVD Studio Pro.

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