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File Buddy v7.0b5, a high-level file utility developed to run natively on Mac OS X, is now available. This release expires September 15, 2001 and offers numerous bug fixes and improvements to the code.

Roxio has updated their popular CD burning software, Toast Titanium.

MacSoft has posted Rogue Spear 1.0.1, an update to the strategy game that corrects several bugs and makes minor game improvements. Rogue Spear is the sequel to the highly acclaimed Rainbow Six.

FirewireDirect today announced its new FX Series RAID/Storage Cluster ExternalSystem. The RAID features the Oxford 911 bridge for faster transfers and is also available with a CD-RW component. Pricing starts at US$699 for a 2-bay, 80GB/24x CD-RW cluster system, ranging up to US$2,895 for a 2-bay, 640GB cluster.

Opera Software has released Opera 5 for Mac OS X Beta 1, a Carbonized version of its Web browser. Opera 5 is the fastest, fully-feature Web browser available.