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In a press release issued today, NetObjects — makers of NetObjects Fusion and the new NetObjects Matrix — has announced that they will be supporting Mac OS X. “Mac OS X combines a powerful UNIX-based foundation with the Mac’s ease-of-use to deliver superior performance, unprecedented stability and powerful Internet features that make the Mac the ideal platform for Web development,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s new VP of Worldwide Developer Relations.

Alco Blom has updated his beta releases of both URL Manager Pro 3.0b13 and Web Confidential 3.0b3. The press release notes that these are the first fully-carbonized releases of the software, but they will both work with Mac OS 8.6 and higher if you have CarbonLib 1.1 installed. In addition, the Shared Menu features of both applications have been rewritten and merged into one component.

On May 29th we reported on an article in the Linux-Mandrake Community Newsletter announcing Mandrake 8.0, a pre-configured graphical Linux operating system, would soon be available to run on your Mac. Well that beta has arrived and is available for download now. The Linux-Mandrake Web site states that “LM8.0/PPC has been…

As was reported last week, a new virus has appeared that affects Mac users. MacInTouch and TheStandard.com are covering the new worm virus called Mac/Simpsons@mm. The worm is contained in an email entitled “Secret Simpsons Episodes!” and encourages the reader to double-click on the attached file to see hundreds of never-before-seen Simpsons episodes. Opening this file results in a mass-email going out to everyone in the readers address book.

VersionTracker notes that Symantec Norton AntiVirus 7.0.2 updater is now available. The company’s Web site has not been updated as of this posting, but the file is available via FTP. [5.5MB]