Type of Article: MacNews News Article

PCI Geomatics, a developer of geo-imaging software and systems, has announced the availability of an upgrade to its remote sensing and image processing software. Geomatica 10.3.1 (http://www.pcigeomatics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=4) is the latest version of the image-centric desktop software and now includes imaging tools for GIS.

The new version adds imaging tools for GIS. It also adds additional satellite and aerial sensor support.

Comm-Unity Networking Systems has released CNS Audit 1.0.2 (http://cnsaudit.cnsplug-ins.com/), an update of the audit trail plug-in for FileMaker Pro to add to your databases. The upgrade updates the Init function to also find records that were not previously audited correctly. It also fixes some bugs.

CNS Audit includes full Roll Back support for undoing field changes and record deletions. CNS Audit is available for both Mac OS X and Windows systems. immediately at for both Mac OS X and Windows.

The Gartner research group says Apple shipped 182,000 Macs in the fourth quarter of 2009 in France, earning the company a 5.5% total market share in France. Apple’s emergence in fifth place came as a result of 43.5%year-over-year growth in the market.

And, as reported by “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com), Apple’s success in Western Europe “went well beyond” France, with Gartner finding that the company saw a large increase in Mac shipments in the fourth quarter of 2009. Alas, Apple didn’t crack the top five in any other countries in Western Europe.

On the new MacVoices (http://www.macvoices.com), Neil Ticktin, editor-in-chief and publisher of MacTech, and Macsimum News’ Chief Macsimizer Dennis Sellers announce MacTech’s acquisition of Macsimum News to create MacNews, the most comprehensive and up-to-date place to keep up with the rapidly changing Apple and Mac universe.

The duo discuss the combination, the new site (in preview at the moment), and why it will launch with a huge archive of information.