Paragon Software Group (PSG), which specializes in data security and
data management solutions, today announced their free portal for
software tools aimed at personal computer maintenance and data
security. These free tools provide the ideal introduction for home
users to backup and protect their computer systems.
For all those who have ever needed to read a Linux-based file on a
Windows computer or vice versa.
Extensis has updated Universal Type Server
(http:///www.extensis.com/typeserver) to version
2.1.
Adobe has introduced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for
Mac and Windows, a public preview of new and improved functionality
to be delivered in the next major release.
Lightroom is a photography workflow solution, helping serious amateur
and professional photographers import, manage, enhance and showcase
all their images.Available as a free download on Adobe Labs
(http://labs.adobe.com/downloads), Lightroom 3 beta delivers a
preview of new tools that will be in Lightroom 3, including more
intuitive importing, unparalleled noise reduction and sharpening
tools, enhan
Absoft Corp. (http://www.absoft.com) has announced general
availability of the new Absoft Pro Fortran 11.0 for Mac OS X. It’s
ready for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”)
Release 11.0 is the first of Absoft’s high-performance,
auto-parallelizing Fortran compilers to include support for OpenMP
multi-core parallel programming standards for Mac OS X with Intel
Xeon (Nehalem) processors. Absoft’s Fx3 debugger has added thread
support and the Absoft multi-platform IDE included with Pro Fortran,
now includes OpenMP and MPI features among other improvements.
SoniVox (http://www.sonivoxmi.com), a virtual instrument
manufacturer, has announced Sampla – Hip Hop Production Sampler, a
new virtual sampler plug-in for Mac and PC systems designed for
sampling, and beat creation for hip hop producers. It offers Mac
standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS compatibility.
Sampla allows users to record, slice, loop, and assign (keymap) their
own recorded samples as well as any of their own wav, acid, aiff, and
mp3 samples. In addition the “Learn Mode” allows users to interface
their MIDI pad controllers and controller keyboards directly with
Sampla.