Dassault Systemes today announced the launch of Cosmic Blobs 1.1, a 3D modeling program that allows children to create computer art and animation movies. Available for the first time on Macintosh, Cosmic Blobs now includes a movie file capture feature, improved content graphics, and an expanded user interface.
Read MoreMySQL AB today announced a new pair of visual database tools for Mac OS X. “Designed to make life easier for MySQL database developers, DBAs and users — new beta versions of the MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Administrator tools for Mac OS X are now available from the company’s Web site under the GPL open source license.”
Read MorePGP Corporation today announced PGP Desktop 9.0.1 and PGP Universal 2.0.1 products with full support for Mac OS X 10.4, German localization, and internationalization for different character sets and encodings. “Support for Mac OS X innovations is an important PGP priority,” said Doug McLean, VP of products for PGP.
Read MoreEloquent Software has released LiveDictionary 1.1.6, a Safari extension that adds fast, convenient dictionary lookups to the Web. “Once installed, it becomes a transparent part of Safari; point to a word with the mouse cursor, and its definition or translation appears in a popup window.” The extension offers a wide variety of dictionaries for technical terms, general language, and bilingual usage. Version 1.1.6 fixes functionality in Safari’s address bar and Google search box on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. LiveDictionary is priced at US$25.
Read More@Last Software today announced the unveiling of SketchUp 5 at their Sneak Peek party on May 19th during the AIA 2005 National Convention and Design Exposition at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. On Friday, May 20th the company is co-hosting with Apple a free presentation and reception — Apple Architecture by Design — from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
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