Year: 2009

MACTECH SURVEYS APPLE ECOSYSTEM ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
– 83% of respondents describe 1Q09 almost as good or better than 1Q08
– 90% see 2009 as almost as good or better as 2008
– MacTech sees 13% increase in ad revenues 1Q09 over 1Q08
– 62.8% feel good or great when asked about the Apple/Mac segment

Westlake Village, CA — April 21, 2009 — MacTech(r) Magazine today
announced the results of its economic outlook survey of the Apple market
ecosystem. The survey asked five questions about the experience companies
are having in the Apple related markets.

Just got a note from a MacTech reader who is selling his pretty amazing
collection of Apple memorabilia in order to pay for his wife’s surgery.

“Apple Memorabilia Collectibles Sale for a good cause!

Hello there MacTech… you don’t know me, but I’m a fan of your magazine.
Thanks for that! Very useful, indeed. Can’t afford a sub just now, until
wifey gets better, which brings me to…

I’m writing you to ask for your help… my wife needs some surgery, and we
don’t have healthcare insurance, so… I’m liquidating my absolutely
amazing Mac memorabilia collection.

Managing Editor (MEI), an Adobe premier development partner and a
leading provider of software solutions for the publishing industry,
today announced the releases of FiFi XT version 8.0 for QuarkXPress 8
and Fido Plug-in version 6.0 for Adobe InDesign CS4. MEI also
announced the availability of Split & Folio XT for QuarkXPress 8 and
Split & Folio Plug-in for InDesign CS4.

PureCM (http://www.purecm.com/) has announced the latest version of
their software configuration management solution, PureCM 2009-1.

Newer Technology (http://www.newertech.com) has announced that its
Guardian MAXimusRAID 1 mirror storage solution has been updated to
now provide “quad-interface” connection choices — eSATA plus
standard FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interface ports —
and an improved energy efficient design with up to 40 percent lower
power usage for high performance “live activity” data
redundancy/backup at speeds up to 300MB/second.

Guardian MAXimus is a plug and play “live activity” data
redundant/backup solution for financial records, medical files,
business projects — any c