Year: 2009

Booq (http://www.booqbags.com) has unveiled the Viper rush laptop
case. The US$129.95 hard-sided case works comes in two versions: M,
for 15-inch laptops, and XL, for 17-inch portables.

The Viper rush sports oversized YKK zippers that open approximately
120 degrees and enable you to work while your laptop is in the case.
Special bumpers elevate your laptop and allow heat to escape. The
Viper rush also comes with a nylon shoulder strap.

The case’s layout includes a collapsible divider, non-scratch
neoprene pockets, and compartments for organizing your stuff.

Primera Technology, a manufacturer of CD/DVD and Blu-ray disc
publishers, has announced its PTPublisher for Mac software. It’s free
burning and printing software program written specifically for use
with Mac OS 10.5 (“Leopard”) and 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

It’s powered by the Roxio burn engine and works with any of Primera’s
Bravo-Series Disc Publishers (DP-Series Disc Publishers in Europe,
Scandinavia and Middle East). PTPublisher for Mac can handle multiple
job types, including audio, video, data and copy jobs.

XChange UK has announced a free Adobe InDesign Server & Automating
Adobe Creative Suite 4 seminar. On Nov. 23 at Adobe offices in
Regents Park London, users can learn how implementing InDesign Server
can automate the design, layout and typographical abilities of Adobe
InDesign CS4.

The InDesign Server engine currently drives a wide range of
advertising, catalog, editorial and brochure publishing solutions.

MetaCommunications has announced the Nov. 2 launch of Spark!
(http://www.meta-comm.com/products/spark), a new browser-based tool
designed to facilitate collaboration between content creators and
their clients. It works with Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer
browsers.

Spark! — which will cost US$999 for unlimited users — enables
concept review workspaces where document content, including PDFs and
graphic files, can be collaboratively discussed, revised, and routed
for final approvals.

CommonTime has launched the latest version of their single user Lotus
Notes solution, CommonTime mNotes Wireless. It’s now compatible with
the iPhone, Palm Pre and Android-based phones. mNotes offers secure,
real-time, wireless access to email, calendaring, contacts and tasks,
according to CommonTime CEO Ian Knight.