Year: 2005

Mulberry maker Cyrusoft files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Posted by | Oct 13, 2005 | |

Cyrusoft International, Inc./ISAMET has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Cyrusoft was the maker of Mulberry, a cross-platform email client software application with enterprise calendaring and scheduling functionality. The company says that they have no immediate plans to release the source code due to several complications, but the Web site and mailing lists will remain open for a little while, so customers can discuss the event there. Cyrusoft released new versions of the software yesterday, which they hope should continue to work effectively for some time.

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The Motley Fool: ‘Apple Gets “Desperate”‘

Posted by | Oct 13, 2005 | |

In an article on the The Motley Fool today, Rick Aristotle Munarriz takes a look at Apple’s announcement yesterday about the ability of the new iPod to play Disney video content. He ponders what the future holds with the renewed relationship between Apple, Pixar, and Disney. “For those who want to see Pixar and Disney stay together after their current contract expires with May’s release of Cars, this is as good a sign as any that Jobs is staging productive conversations with Disney’s top brass,” writes Munarriz.

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Freeverse and Plasq announce ‘Comic Life Deluxe Edition’

Posted by | Oct 13, 2005 | |

Freeverse and Plasq today announced the release of Comic Life Deluxe Edition, an enhanced version of the software that lets users make comics, greeting cards, and more from their own iPhotos. The new Deluxe Edition offers dozens more fonts, over a hundred new styles, and over two hundred new templates to help create fun and easy comics with digital photos. Comic Life Deluxe Edition is priced at US$29.95 and will be available in the next few weeks.

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Apple drops eMac line, except for education

Posted by | Oct 13, 2005 | |

While no official announcement was made, Apple has dropped the consumer eMac line, reports MacCentral. The company will, however, still offer the eMac to education customers. “The eMac is no longer available at the online Apple Store or Apple’s retail stores, but we are continuing to offer the eMac on the online education store for institutional customers,” an Apple spokesperson said in the story.

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