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Aladdin Systems today introduced the StuffIt OneSource Volume License Program, a new licensing approach designed to make it easier for businesses, schools, and other organizations with mixed-platforms to make volume purchases of the company’s StuffIt compression utility. The licensing agreement, which requires a minimal purchase of 100 seats, allows IT managers to split the licenses between Mac, Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems as they see fit.

Owendo, which two months ago published a 279-page report testing 33 Web application servers, has translated the report from French to English. The English version is available for US$2,000. Of note, Owendo awarded very high marks to Apple’s WebObjects 4.5.

QPS today began shipping its 8x8x32x external, US$249 USB 2.0 CD-RW drive. USB 2.0’s backwards-compatibility enables the drive to function with USB 1.1-equipped Macs (at a slower 4x write speed). Otherwise, Mac users will have to wait for Adaptec to update Toast with USB 2.0 support. USB 2.0 is a new USB protocol that’s 40 times faster than USB 1.1. At present, the technology is only available to Macs through third-party PCI cards.

Xicons has posted five new sets of icons for Mac OS X: MM Folders 3 (folders), Game Icons (games), Modern Scientists (misc.), N2MP3 (applications), and Star Wars (folders). The site is updated daily and currently offers over 2200 unique icons.

Now Up-to-Date & Contact 4.0 represents a major revision to the personal information manager. The software offers a myriad of contact and scheduling functionally for a wide variety of users, including the new ability to export data from Entourage, drag and drop integration with Office 2001, mail merge integration with Word 98/2001, and TCP/IP support. Now Up-to-Date & Contact 4.0 is currently available for US$119.95, or $10 off list price.