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Sonnet has posted Crescendo/MAXpowr PCI Software 1.1.1, which enables systems that use either Sonnet’s Crescendo or Newer’s MAXpowr PCI upgrades to run Mac OS X 10.1. The software also requires Mac OS 9.1; Sonnet advises against installing Mac OS 9.2.1 on pre-beige G3 Power Macs that have been upgraded.

Corda Technologies today reduced the price of PopChart Xpress, its application for quickly creating Web-ready charts, to US$295. The software generates charts from any spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft Excel, and is capable of producing 508-compliant charts and graphs (for federal Web sites).

Microsoft has announced that Office v. X for Mac is complete and being delivered to manufacturers. The highly anticipated title will ship on November 19 exclusively for Mac OS X 10.1. Office v. X will sell for US$499, with upgrades priced at $299. Additionally, Microsoft announced that more than 90,000 Mac OS X users have downloaded a copy of the free Word X Test Drive.

Compaq Computer yesterday afternoon reported a third-quarter loss of US$120 million, compared to a profit of $557 million in the year ago quarter. Revenue dropped significantly as well, down to $7.5 billion from $11.2 billion in the year ago quarter. Amazon.com, meanwhile, posted a net third-quarter loss of $58 million as revenues remained flat from the year ago quarter at $639 million.

Totally Hip Software has announced the release of LiveSlideShow 2.0 for Macintosh today. LiveSlideShow is a consumer application which allows users to add special effects to digital photography. Version 2.0 offers themes and background sound tracks with Kodak Picture Friendly Certification. LiveSlideShow retails for US$49.95 — registered users of version 1.0 can upgrade for $19.95. Educational discounts are also available.