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Corel today announced that CorelDRAW 10 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10 are now available as stand-alone applications; previously, the titles were available only as part of the Corel Graphics Suite 10.

BEST Software Design today announced the release of PolyPhontics 1.0, which it bills as the first DLS and SoundFont-compatible authoring tool for the Mac OS. PolyPhontics brings the ability to play an create professional sounding MIDID sequences wit little skill and no additional investment. PolyPhontics is Carbonized for Mac OS X and sells for US$59.99.

Unmarked Software has announced the release of textSOAP 3.1, its Internet text cleaning utility. This latest version offers several new features and fixes a few known problems.

In a press release issued Wednesday, NewTech Infosystems announced the introduction of NTI DragonBurn! — its Mac CD-mastering software for CD-RW OEMs and distributors. This is the company’s first foray into the Mac market. NTI DragonBurn! will be available this December to OEMs and distributors.

Aladdin Systems, makers of the popular StuffIt utilities, has announced their financial results for the third quarter ending September 30th. According to an Aladdin press release, the company reported revenue decreased 11 percent to US$1,569,108 and reported a net loss of $(387,102), or $(0.04) per share (basic and diluted), as compared with revenues of $1,753,875 and a net loss of $(438,906), or $(0.04) per share (basic and diluted), in the same period last year.