Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Sonnet introduces Fusion D800P2 Eight-Drive RAID storage system

Sonnet Technologies (http://www.sonnettech.com) has introduced the latest addition to its Fusion line of RAID storage systems: the D800P2.

The D800P2 is a mid-level, software-configured RAID storage system containing eight hard drives, which can be formatted in RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 sets, or JBOD (individual drives) for individual projects or daily backups. The unit’s dual port multipliers offer high-performance data transfers of up to 390 MB/second write, 475 MB/second read.

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Apple releases ProKit 5.1

Apple has released ProKit 5.1 for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. The upgrade (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1008) fixes issues with user interface software resources that are shared by Apple’s pro apps.

The issues addressed include: corrected an issue with improper scrolling behavior; resolved memory leaks for improved performance; and addressed layout of interface elements in certain application alert windows. The update is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Final Cut Express, Soundtrack, Logic Pro and Logic Express.

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SDI: nearly a third of physicians use devices like the iPhone to access medical info

According to the “Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians’ Views of Emerging Technology” report from SDI (http://www.sdihealth.com) — a healthcare analytics organization — approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one.

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SuperSync update for Mac OS X adds iPhone/iPod access

SuperSync (http://www.supersync.com/) — Mac OS X compatible software that acts as a music collection’s central hub, retrieving, organizing, and syncing all music and movie files across machines and disk drives in order to create one consistent, complete music library — has been updated to version 3.5. The upgrade adds instant access to all of Apple’s iPhone and iPod products.

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