Author: dsellers

Zevrix Solutions (http://www.zevrix.com) has released LinkOptimizer 4.1.11, an update of its workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. The new version addresses several performance and stability issues related to link analyzing, image processing and software compatibility.

LinkOptimizer lets you reduce InDesign job size and speed up processing by eliminating excess image data and performing essential image adjustments.

Xsilva Systems (http://www.xsilva.com/explore) has released LightSpeed 3.0, an update of the multi-user Point of Sale (POS) system built exclusively for Mac OS X. The upgrade features a new point-of-sale screen, new features for multi-store retailers, including a new solution called Multi-Store Pro, and expanded support for Xsilva’s e-commerce solution, Web Store 2.0.

Hackers took down Apple’s iPhone and Safari browser, Microsoft’s Internet Explore 8 (IE8) and Mozilla’s Firefox within minutes at this week’s Pwn2Own contest, reports “Computerworld” (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174078/iPhone_Safari_IE8_Firefox_all_fall_on_day_one_of_Pwn2Own?taxonomyId=17).

Last week Apple Board member Jerome B. (Jerry) York died from a brain aneurysm. And according to the “Wall Street Journal” (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704266504575141933921476048.html?mg=com-wsj), he wasn’t happy with the way Apple CEO Steve Jobs handled his past illnesses.

To mark the recent release of the popular information management application DEVONthink 2, TidBITS Publishing Inc. has published a new ebook, “Take Control of Getting
Started with DEVONthink 2.”

Designed to help Mac users fight information overload by storing and indexing digital documents and clippings of all sorts, including scanned paper bills and receipts, DEVONthink provides tools to organize, find, and view vast amounts of stored data.