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Candy Apple for Mac OS X adds support for SVG export

MacAppware (http://www.macappware.com) has updated Candy Apple, a vector based graphic design and illustration app designed for Mac OS X.

It lets you create drawings, logos, banners, buttons, icons and more. Version 1.7 adds support for exporting in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format, adds video tutorials to the MacAppware website, and fixes a couple bugs reported by users.

Candy Apple is supported on Mac OS X 10.6.8 and higher. It’s available on both the Mac App Store and the MacAppware website, for a limited time discount of US$14.99, a savings of 50% off the full price of $29.99.

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Collaborative robotics market to exceed $1 billion by 2020

The collaborative robotics sector is expected to increase roughly tenfold between 2015 and 2020, reaching over US$1 billion from approximately US$95 million in 2015, according to a new study published by ABI Research (www.abiresearch.com).

The research group says the growth will be fueled by three key markets: electronics manufacturers and electronics manufacturing services companies, small-to-medium manufacturers, and manufacturers seeking robotic solutions optimized to support agile production methodologies.

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Mellel 3.4 adds advanced export options, and language switching

RedleX has announced Mellel 3.4 (http://www.mellel.com/mellel), an update to their word processor for Mac OS X.

Available in a regular, educational, and “lite” version, Mellel offers a set of features allowing anyone to control how their document looks, including page, section, paragraph, and character styles, auto-titles, lists, footnotes, endnotes and more. Version 3.4 introduces enhanced export to PDF, various improvements for language switching, excelarated FindSets, and more.

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CS Odessa releases Azure Architecture Solution for ConceptDraw Pro 10

CS Odessa (www.conceptdraw.com) has announced a new addition to ConceptDraw Solution Park designed to document Microsoft Azure cloud implementations.

The collection of library objects, templates, and example drawings for ConceptDraw Pro are designed to make make short work of describing any business’ cloud implementation. The ConceptDraw Pro Azure Architecture Solution is available at no charge to users of ConceptDraw Pro 10 and ConceptDraw Office 3, via ConceptDraw Solution Park.

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