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Thu, 16 Sep 2004

Armor2net Personal Firewall3.12: Launched by Armor2net Software to Protect PCs

Sparks, Nevada, U.S.A. – Armor2net announces the release of Armor2net Personal Firewall, a program for the Windows operating system that helps protect computers from the threats on the Internet and World Wide Web. With Armor2net Personal Firewall in place, end-users can breathe a sigh of relief.


Armor2net Personal Firewall software provides a complete spectrum of Internet security and Internet privacy for computers. The program protects the computer from hackers, data thieves, and other Internet-based dangers. Armor2net Personal Firewall carefully monitors the computer and tracks all connections, both incoming and outgoing. This allows the user to determine which connections are allowed and which are not. The software will show complete details of each connection, so the user can turn off unsafe connections and block dangerous Internet sites.


In addition, Armor2net Personal Firewall is able to stop Internet pop-up ads, a feature that can be customized for each individual Web site. The program will also search your computer for spyware, and remove the spyware components safely. Armor2net Personal Firewall allows the user to grant and deny access to the Internet on a per-application basis, which will prevent harmful worm, Trojan horse, and spyware programs from infiltrating your computer. The program also alerts you of any intrusive behavior coming from the Internet.


Armor2net Personal Firewall has an easy-to-use interface and is very intuitive. Unlike most of its competitors, Armor2net is truly “intelligent” firewall software that allows many of its functions to be automatically processed. The application is perfectly suited for home and office, for new users and those with greater experience.


System requirements
Armor2net Personal Firewall will run under Windows 98, ME, 2000, and Windows XP. It requires 32MB of RAM and 20MB of free hard disk space.


Availability
Armor2net Personal Firewall is available for $19.99 from the Armor2net Web site at http://www.armor2net.com


For more information on Armor2net Personal Firewall or other products from Armor2net, contact Armor2net at (+1)775-321-9608,press@armor2net.comor visit the company’s Web site at http://www.armor2net.com

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Apple Security Update 2004-09-16

Following last week's security updates, Apple has released yet another one. Security Update 2004-09-16 updates only iChat. It is now available via the software update panel for Mac OS X 10.3.5.

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Lasso Proessional 7.1 Now Available for Downlaod

Fort Lauderdale, FL – September 16, 2004 – OmniPilot Software, Inc., a provider of cross-platform business opportunity management software, announces the availability of Lasso Professional 7.1 directly from the OmniPilot Lasso Web site. Lasso Professional 7.1 allows Web developers to quickly build and serve powerful data-driven Web sites using a single solution for multiple operating systems and databases with maximum productivity and ease.

OmniPilot has made it possible for current users of Lasso Professional 7 to upgrade to Lasso Professional 7.1 for FREE. New users can now purchase Lasso Professional 7.1 for as little as $649.

Download Lasso 7.1 from here: http://support.blueworld.com/article.lasso?id=9162004704

Due to an overwhelming response, Lasso’s Upgrade Amnesty Program is now extended through September 24th. The Lasso Upgrade Amnesty Program allows existing Lasso users to upgrade from ANY version of the Lasso Professional product line to Lasso Professional 7.1 for only $299. If users purchase their upgrade before September 24th they will receive 60 days of FREE support.

To take advantage of this special offer, visit the online store at http://store.omnipilot.com/, call 954-315-9400, or email lassosales@omnipilot.com.

Lasso Professional 7.1 is compatible with FileMaker Pro 7. Lasso's compatibility with FileMaker renews the long-standing relationship between FileMaker's developers and the Lasso community. Lasso allows users to tie FileMaker data to the Web because it works interchangeably with FileMaker Pro 4, 5, or 6 and now with FileMaker Server Advanced 7.

Lasso allows complete control over the look and feel of your Web site by allowing users to save time on technical challenges and focus more on the creative aspects of their Web site. Lasso's powerful and flexible programming language allows data in FileMaker databases to be manipulated as an alternative to using the built-in script functionality. Lasso's built-in session handling and caching offset some of the work from FileMaker allowing the greatest Web site performance possible.

Lasso Professional 7.1 also works with MySQL and JDBC data sources allowing data from FileMaker and other back-end data sources to be combined in a single Web site or for data to be interchanged between data sources. Lasso also provides enhanced security through its built-in encryption system, protecting all access to FileMaker via the Web since FileMaker can be configured for individual Lasso server accessibility.

About OmniPilot
OmniPilot Software, Inc. is a software development company offering cross platform business management solutions designed to help small to medium businesses (SMB's) optimize their online presence. With eight years of custom application development and their 2004 acquisition of the Lasso product line, OmniPilot Software applications ensure that clients benefit from time-tested efficiencies, which have proven to yield success. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starmark International, ranked #43 on the 2003 Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. OmniPilot's software is used by more than 15,000 corporations around the world, including Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW).

For more information on OmniPilot Software, including free demos of the company's software titles, please visit http://www.omnipilot.com.

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Media Contact:
Valerie Milkins
954-761-1600

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Product news : iDive v1.1 new version release now available

Product news : iDive v1.1 new version release now available
New integration with Final Cut Pro, new storage and capture options and numerous other improvements

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE - 16 SEPTEMBER 2004 : Aquafadas Software (www.aquafadas.com) launches today version 1.1 of iDive, its digital video management application. With new features and extensive improvements, iDive v1.1 succeeds in combining innovative indexing and visualisation of digital video tapes with powerful annotation and search capabilities.
The new features in iDive v1.1 include :
- Ability to define clip lists
- Ability to export clip lists to movie editing applications, including Final Cut Pro via the new XML interchange format
-Extended control over the compression and storage options
These new features and numerous productivity and feature enhancements makes iDive the ideal companion to Final Cut Pro.
Information and download from www.aquafadas.com Price: 59.95 EUR or 69.95 USD from kagi.com the Internet store or via PayPal. Educational pricing is now available.

For more information, please contact
Product contact : idive@aquafadas.com

About iDive
iDive offers amateur and semi-professional users a robust on-screen digital video shoebox to store clips and still images. The application includes truly innovative tools that make navigation both easy and fast, regardless of the number of clips being stored. Power previewing, customizable views, "drag & drop" attribute tagging and a timeline display turn any assortment of disorganised tapes into an instantly accessible library of digital video that can be enjoyed at any time. Designed to sit alongside DV editing applications, iDive promises to eliminate the frustration and time-wasting in locating and viewing clips hidden amongst hours of footage, by simplifying visualisation, tagging, storage, organisation and retrieval of digital video clips and photos.
iDive was a finalist in the 2004 edition of the 'MacGeneration trophées' (Apple Expo 2004 Paris) in the category 'best independent developer'.

About aquafadas software
Founded in 2004, aquafadas was formed to develop and promote high quality software solutions for the digital video community. Aquafadas is based in the south of France.
Visit their web site at http://www.aquafadas.com

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PHILIPPE MOUGIN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF F-SCRIPT 1.2.7

F-Script is an open-source, interactive and scripting layer specifically designed for Cocoa, the native Mac OS X object system.

F-Script version 1.2.7 introduces "Core Data Explorer" which is a new and unique technology based on Core Data. The latter is one of the major new components of the forthcoming Mac OS X "Tiger". F-Script's Core Data Explorer technology allows one to graphically explore and interact with live Core Data objects, giving unprecedented ease of use and productivity to developers and power users dealing with the Core Data framework.

The F-Script object browser and collection inspector have been extended to use the powerful object-oriented capacities of Core Data. Users can graphically navigate and visualize attributes and relationships of Core Data managed objects, visualize the properties of entire collections of managed objects, send arbitrary messages to objects, filter objects based on the values of their properties, and more.

F-Script version 1.2.7 comes with many other enhancements including an easy to use multi-step, multi-criteria searching and sorting facility for Cocoa collections, extended filtering capabilities for the object browser, support for pointer dereferencing, extended array programming support, performance improvements, support for the Mac OS X "Services" menu, new methods for bit masks manipulation and random numbers generation, and more. A detailed description of what is new in this version can be found at http://www.fscript.org/releaseNotes/.

F-Script is an award winning open-source environment designed to leverage the unique capabilities of Mac OS X. Based on Smalltalk, it provides interactive and scripting access to Cocoa objects through a graphical environment and an innovative high-level programming model. F-Script allows interactive exploration, testing and use of Cocoa-based objects and frameworks. It can be used stand-alone or embedded into other applications. In addition, it can be dynamically injected into any Cocoa application at run-time.

F-Script is released free of charge, as open-source software. It can be downloaded from http://www.fscript.org. The F-Script project is sponsored by the European Smalltalk User Group (www.esug.org) and SQLI (www.sqli.com).

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iMac G5 Unboxing Review

I've just put a review up on the new iMac G5 at my site, OziMac (an Australian Mac News Site).
Thought some of your readers may be interested...

http://www.ozimac.com.au/imacg5

We got our demo unit today, and the review covers setting it up, etc...

John Cleary,
Melbourne, Australia

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