Hot on the heels of StuffIt Deluxe 9.0, Allume Systems today announced StuffIt Standard 9.0, a new version of its file compression and access software for Mac OS X. StuffIt Standard 9.0 features a redesigned user interface that allows users to create StuffIt, StuffIt X, Zip, and Tar archives from a single location; the ability to save archives directly to CDs and DVDs; integrated FTP support; improved compression and decompression speed. The new release also included a redesigned version of DropStuff and a free copy of StuffIt Expander. StuffIt Standard 9.0 sells for US$49.99 ($19.99 upgrade).