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Thu, 02 Dec 2004

Apple Security Update 2004-12-02

Apple has released a new security update which is now available as a 12.7 MB download in the software update panel.

Security Update 2004-12-02 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components: Apache, AppKit, HIToolbox, Kerberos, Postfix, PSNormalizer, Safari, Terminal

For detailed information on this Update, see http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

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Holy Holidays! We're giving away a 17" PowerBook!

We're making a list. We're checking it once.

On Christmas Day, December 25th at exactly 6PM EST, ONE lucky person will be drawn from our list to become the owner of a brand new Apple 17" PowerBook. One entry per name and address. Multiple entries will be disqualified from this contest. Employees of The Mac Support Store are not elligible for this contest. Winner will be notified either by email, phone, or instant chat.

http://www.macsupportstore.com/x_formview.asp?formid=1099426629

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OmniPilot Software, Inc. Ships Lasso Professional Server 8

Fort Lauderdale, FL - December 2, 2004 - OmniPilot Software, Inc., a global provider of integrated management software, officially ships Lasso Professional Server 8 (LP8) today. Lasso Professional Server 8 is the premier tool for developing, serving and managing data-driven web applications, and offers a "build once, deploy anywhere" approach for developers who demand an easy-to-use, yet powerful development environment.

According to Chad Roll, chief operations officer (COO), "Lasso Professional Server continues to optimize the user experience with dramatically enhanced performance and security. LP8 allows developers to quickly and securely develop applications with any database on virtually any platform - without a degree in programming - and with far less code than ASP, PHP, JSP or ColdFusion. LP8 is 100% backward compatible with LP7 and it is an incredible step forward in Lasso's product evolution."

One license of this major upgrade is FREE for all Lasso Professional Alliance (LPA) members. New users can purchase Lasso Professional Server 8 for only $649 while current LP7 users who wish to upgrade to LP8 can do so for only $349. Users of LP3 - LP6 can upgrade to LP8 for only $399.

The top new features include:

* New multi-site features allow each site on a server to be isolated in it's own process and configured with unique data sources, security settings, global variables, and more. This leads to enhanced site stability, great for ISPs and servers that host sites for multiple clients.

* On-demand tag loading makes it easy to add or update tags while Lasso is running. LassoApps and tag libraries can be served directly from the Lasso Professional application folder.

* POP support allows email to be downloaded directly from email servers into Lasso. Improved SMTP support better handles the sending of large volumes of mail and automatically supports multi-part HTML messages.

* Includes enterprise features such as a built-in SOAP client makes which makes calling remote procedures as easy as calling local custom tags, JavaBeans support, and a J2EE servlet Web server connector.

* Numerous other features make Lasso easier to use including tag namespaces, new compound data types like stacks, queues, sets, and lists, improved file upload tags, new encryption tags, new parameter tag syntax, deprecated tag logging, and more

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.


OmniPilot Software, Inc. is a software development company offering cross-platform business management solutions designed to help small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) optimize their online presence. With eight years of custom application development and its 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, named to the Inc. 500 ranking of the fastest growing private companies in America for the seventh time in the company's 26-year history, the third company to ever achieve this distinction.

OmniPilot's software is used by over 1,000 educational institutions and more than 15,000 corporations around the world, including Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), and 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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Apple launches Canadian iTunes Music Store

After a long delay, Apple has finally launched iTunes Music Store in Canada, missing their deadline by a little more than a day. The Canadian music store has the same features as iTunes Music Store in the US and other countries, including iMix playlist sharing, and the same personal use rights for purchased music. Songs are priced at $0.99 CDN each.

“The demand across Canada for the iTunes Music Store has been overwhelming,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Applications. “We are excited to be able to offer music fans in Canada their own customized iTunes Music Store featuring many top Canadian artist exclusives.”

The iTunes Music Store in Canada features over 700,000 songs and dozens of exclusive tracks from a wide variety of leading worldwide artists, including songs from Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip, Sarah McLachlan, Auf Der Maur, Delerium, Black Eyed Peas, Chingy, Toby Keith, Diana Krall and 3 Doors Down. “Push” from Sarah McLachlan and “The Love Song” from K-Os are also featured as exclusive videos.

Read Apple's press release here.

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