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Seattle, Washington – WebObjects is a mature Java-based web application server, and is, to date, Apple’s best-kept secret for application and services development for the web and smart mobile platforms. Ubermind is holding a WebObjects development course from March 23 – 27, 2009.

Bring your laptop and an appetite for learning and get ready to dive into an intensive, hands-on, five-day course offering an under-the-hood look into designing, building, and deploying web applications with WebObjects based on our engineers’ extensive experience in the field.

Whether you are a seasoned programmer looking to brush up on your skills or just testing the waters, this course is for you. We only ask that you have 3-5 months of Java or other object-oriented experience and a basic understanding of relational databases and HTML.

In this course you will learn how to build dynamic, multi-tiered, database-driven applications that deliver a rich user experience; and we will also look into building web services that can provide the perfect extension to the functionality of your iPhone application. We will talk about tools, best practices, EOF (Enterprise Object Framework), web services, and deployment techniques.

Pricing and Availability:
Space is limited, so early enrollment is highly recommended. Class is open to all levels. The price for the 5-day course is $2,495 (USD).

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Ubermind’s professionals provide custom enterprise solutions. Our employees’ deep technical expertise, level of experience, and proven track record have served a wide range of vertical markets, including telecommunications, financial services, government, utility, logistics, entertainment, and retail. Copyright 2009 Ubermind. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and WebObjects are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

New York, NY – BreakThru Radio (BTR) is proud to announce that New York Hip-Hop artist, Outasight will be performing a ‘Live Studio’ session which will be aired on February 27th to the on-the-go listener. BreakThru Radio brings Outasight to the iPhone and iTouch on-demand.

Outasight is currently working on his new album, From Here to Eternity which is due for release in the spring of 2009 and planning ways to bombard the mainstream. “I want to make timeless music in the same realm as the Beatles or Stevie Wonder,” he declares. “But I live hip hop and it will always be my main inspiration in how I make my approach.” And it’s precisely the full range of Outasight’s love and inspiration in various kinds of music that is establishing him as an artist with his own thing to say, and his own flow.

Having garnered praise from the likes of Giant Magazine, URB Magazine and MtvU, it is hotly tipped that Outasight will summon acclaim both as an important new Hip-Hop artist but also as a pop-music force in 2009. The exclusive ‘Live Studio’ session which includes a selection of live performances and interview will be available, on-demand from Friday, February 27th

BTR, the World’s source for the best Independent music on the Internet, where expert DJs expose the rich underground of sound not found on commercial radio. Whether it’s Indie-Rock, Dancehall, Dubstep, Hip-Hop, Skronk, Roots, Country, Reggae, Electronica, Acid Jazz, Ambient Beats, Dub, Two-Step, Death Metal or Folk; whatever genre you can imagine, BTR’s on-demand programming has it well-stocked, and with no expiration date.

Live Studio, one of BTR’s most popular shows, aggregates about 1,800,000 total listens per broadcast. Live Studio’s Director, Maia Macdonald presents the twice weekly shows which capture intimate live performances and compelling interviews which are pre-recorded at Dubway Studios and Shelter Island Sound in New York.

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BreakThru Radio (BTR) is the World’s Source for the Best Independent Music on the Internet, where expert DJs expose the rich underground of sound not found on commercial radio. Whether it’s death metal, dancehall, dubstep, hip-hop, indie rock, skronk, roots country, reggae, electronica, acid jazz, ambient beats, dub, two-step or folk, whatever genre you can imagine, BTR has it well-stocked, and with no expiration date. 954 Lexington Ave., Suite 199, New York, NY 10021 Copyright 2008 BreakThru Radio. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Meadville, Pennsylvania – Nuclear Nova Software has announced updates to GL Golf, GL Golf Deluxe, and GL Golf Lite, bringing all versions up to 1.04. With the addition of Grand Lake, GL Golf Deluxe now contains twenty-three full courses. In celebration, Nuclear Nova has dropped the price of the standard six course version by 80%, down to $0.99 for a limited time. By leveraging the iPhone’s unique abilities, this golf game offers a realistic physics system and smooth, fluid graphics for compelling game-play.

In GL Golf up to four players can golf six unique courses. Everything in a real game of golf is included in GL Golf, such as water hazards, sand traps, trees, bushes, wind, four seasons, different times to play, and much more. Other unique features include game saving, three difficulty modes, mulligans, as well as different sets of clubs.

Additional improvements for all versions of GL Golf include
* Sharpened terrain textures
* Upgraded to iPhone SDK version 2.2 to take advantage of apples new firmware code.
* Better alternate view of the green
* Several small bug fixes

Additional improvements for specific editions of GL Golf include
* Addition of the twenty-third course (deluxe edition)
* Fixed overlapping user interface information (lite edition)
* New Admob SDK prevents accidental ad clicks from exiting the program (lite edition)
* More information on additional courses (lite and standard edition)

Supported Languages:
* US English

System Requirements:
* iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2.2

Pricing and Availability:
GL Golf Lite is free and is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.
GL Golf Standard is on sale for only $0.99 (regularly $5.99) USD and is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.
GL Golf Deluxe is only $9.99 USD and is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Nova Software is a privately funded company founded in 2002 by Jake Leveto. Jake is currently studying at the Rochester Institute of Technology for Microelectronic Engineering. Nuclear Nova Software was founded with the intent of developing unique and challenging games with compelling game-play for the Mac platform and iPhone. Copyright 2002-2009 Nuclear Nova Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Berlin, Germany – nova media today unveiled launch2net version 1.8.8.4. launch2net is an Internet connection wizard which allows to establish mobile Internet connections worldwide. The new release supports additional modems from Option and Vodafone. At the same time, the price of launch2net is cut by 40%. The software supports many mobile phones, most USB modems and datacards available worldwide and already includes drivers and network access information for a hassle free global online experience.

“If you already own a modem or cell phone, you are likely to get your Mac online in seconds with the help of launch2net.” states jan Fuellemann, PR spokesperson at nova media. “launch2net is the perfect alternative for any mobile connection manager which does not support additional network operators or which offers only limited functionality.”

One of the key features is the menu bar icon. Even if launch2net is not running, it allows to connect and to disconnect to the mobile Internet in the most convenient way. In addition, launch2net offers advanced statistic information on the time and data volume spent online and features the ability to auto-connect or to disconnect after a certain time or data limit has been reached.

launch2net 1.8.8.4 features support for the Option ICON 431, Vodafone USB-Stick K3715, as well as the Vodafone MCC Option Express E3730. The update is free for current owners of a valid launch2net license.

Pricing and Availability:
launch2net is available online for Euro 49.90 (US-$ 41.39 for residents in the US and Canada). System requiremens are Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.2 or higher and a supported mobile device and mobile network operator.

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The founders of “nova media Mobile Data Solutions GmbH” started their business in 1996 in Berlin. The company specializes on mobile data solutions for Mac OS X. More information at their website or phone +49 30 3909040.

Galway, Ireland – Abaltat (TM), developer of innovative music generation tools, is on board as a sponsor of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus; a non-profit venture dedicated to bringing audio and video production to students across America and Canada. Now in its 12th year, the Lennon Bus is a mobile state-of-the-art recording and HD video production studio committed to providing access to music, audio, video, and broadcast technologies, as well as photography. The program works together with partners like Abaltat to offer middle, high school, and college age students the chance to participate in the creation and production of music, video and digital photography projects regardless of their levels of expertise.

The Lennon Bus staff invited Abaltat to put their innovative music composition software – Muse 2.0 – in the tour bus’ state-of-the-art production suite powered by Apple products. A recent winner of the DV Award of Excellence (January 2009) and an ideal fit for the Apple creative workflow, Muse is very popular among Apple Final Cut Pro and iMovie editors who need a simple-to-use tool for creating royalty free soundtracks. “I have worked with the team of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus for many years and recognize just how important this organization is to the creative community,” comments Mark Altekruse. “We all must take time to give back and support artistic growth through remarkable organizations such as the Lennon Bus. My heartfelt thanks to the staff for the amazing opportunity and their commitment to enhancing our world through creative education.”

A key technology enabler for user generated content – whether it is a one-man production posted on youtube.com or a commercial for professional broadcast – Muse 2.0 gives video enthusiasts and professionals alike the ability to compose original music without the steep knowledge requirements for composing soundtracks. The process is simple. Users export their video projects to QuickTime, in just a few clicks, the Muse engine automatically analyzes the video’s color scales and instantly creates a royalty free five-part soundtrack. Users can easily pick music styles to change the sound of their composition. They can also export the Muse generated soundtrack into sound editing applications like Apple’s GarageBand and Digidesign’s ProTools for more in depth fine tuning. The Muse workflow is simple and fast. “Our workflow is super fast – frequently creating entire projects with students in just one day. Muse provides a great way to dive right in and meet our deadlines.” says Lennon Bus Executive Director, Brian Rothschild.

About the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile Pro Audio and HD video recording facility that provides hands-on experiences for students of all ages. In its 11th year of touring, the venture is proud of its brand new bus and its studios, which boast the latest audio and video technology, gear and products. The concept began as an offshoot of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, which is dedicated to providing opportunities for both professional and amateur songwriters around the world. The Bus travels across the U.S. and Canada year-round, providing free tours and workshops at schools, retailers, festivals, on tours with headlining artists, and at major industry conferences. The Bus, a 501(c)(3) venture, is made possible through the generosity of sponsors including Apple, Maxell Corporation, NAMM, RockBand 2, Roland, Sibelius, Sonicbids, Godin Guitars, Disc Makers, Edirol by Roland, Mackie, Crate, Ampeg, Boss, Digital Media Academy, The Betsy Hotel, Aphex Systems, Audio-Technica, Glyph Technologies, Neutrik, Music Player Network, Propellerheads, Musician’s Friend, Ableton, Digidesign, Apogee, Sony, Abaltat, Litepanels, McDSP, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments, Gretsch Drums, Bogen Imaging, Noise Industries, The Plutzik Goldwasser Family Foundation and broadjam.com. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is made possible by an agreement with Yoko Ono Lennon.

Muse 2.0 Pricing and Availability:
Muse 2.0 is available to purchase today via the Abaltat web site. A 7-day trial version of Muse 2.0 is available on the Abaltat web site.

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Abaltat was founded to create radical 21st century computer applications for the audiovisual industry. Using a combination of highly experienced television editors, first rate musicianship and the most imaginative programmers in Ireland, Abaltat has created a unique software product for video and film editors: the world’s first video-driven soundtrack composer.

Toronto (ON), Canada – Zevrix Solutions announces the release of version 3.5 of BatchOutput, its popular professional solution to automate printing and exporting from Adobe InDesign. BatchOutput saves valuable production time and simplifies workflows of printers, ad agencies, service providers and publishing houses by automating the output from InDesign.

With BatchOutput, users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, instead of opening and printing each document manually. For example, BatchOutput can be left printing or exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

BatchOutput also allows users to output InDesign documents as single pages, update links automatically, and output files invisibly for the user. BatchOutput automatically composes complex variable file names, which makes it equally indispensable for export of single documents as well.

The new version adds the ability to export to the InDesign Interchange file format (INX), dramatically simplifying repurposing of InDesign documents for its earlier versions.

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput 3.5 can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions web site for $119.95 (USD), as well as from authorized resellers. Demo is also available for download. Upgrade to BatchOutput 3.5 is free for licensed users of version 3.x, and $40 (USD) for the users of earlier versions. BatchOutput 3.5 is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2 and higher, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS-CS4.

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Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit their website.

Chicago, Illinois – Yazsoft has announced Speed Download 5.1.2. Developed exclusively for Mac OS X, Speed Download is an easy to use, powerful and reliable download manager. Speed Download sets a higher standard for download manager innovation, and is expressly designed to be a central, unified hub for almost all downloading and file transfer activities.

This major new update continues to enhance and tweak the performance of Speed Download to ensure utmost reliability. Version 5.1.2 includes tons of key improvements, and is a recommended update for all Speed Download 5 users.

Some Key New Features in Version 5.1.2:
* New: Turbo-charged and optimized for Apple Safari 4
* New: Added support for GRX files
* Updated: Enhanced YouTube compatibility
* Misc: Several under the hood fixes and tweaks

Supported Languages:
* US English, French, Polish

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later; Leopard ready
* 19 MB Hard Drive Space
* Internet connection
* Any popular Mac OS X Internet browser

Pricing and Availability:
* $25: 1 User license
* $40: 2 User license (Save $10)
* $100: 5 user license (Save $25)

* Upgrade pricing available to qualified users.

Speed Download has been met with praise from reviewers, web authors, developers, and beta testers. “The fastest, most complete most recommended download manager for the Mac” * MacReview. We are a team dedicated to developing quality software for the Macintosh platform. Thanks to all for your support.

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Based in Chicago, Illinois, Yazsoft was founded in 2001 to develop software expressly for the Mac platform. With an emphasis on total customer satisfaction, Yazsoft makes up a development team of 5 professionals, each responsible for coding, marketing, and total customer support. As Yazsoft’s spotlight product, Speed Download is regularly updated to ensure optimal performance at all times. Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Yazsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Castellamonte, Italy – TweakerSoft has released VectorDesigner 1.4.11. Version 1.4.11 improves the performances on both Intel and PowerPC processors, add compatibility with Safari 4.0 beta and improves SVG import. By leveraging the full capabilities of Quartz and CoreImage, VectorDesigner retains the feel of traditional drawing applications and features a wide assortment of tools, including smart shapes, rectangles, ovals, rounded rectangles, polygons, stars, bezier creation and editing, as well as raster to bezier conversion.

Combine shapes using unite, subtraction, xor and intersection boolean tools. Text can be fitted inside a shape or along a path preserving all the text editing capability of Mac OS X. All filters and composition may be applied non-destructively to shapes and images. A particularly useful feature is the integrated flickr browser; search texture and images by tags, or by color and download them directly inside the document.

VectorDesigner Features:
* Smart Shapes
* Bezier Creation and Editing
* Text inside shape
* Text along Path
* Layers Support
* Raster To Vector Conversion
* Native CoreImage and Quartz Composer Image filters
* Image adjustment panel
* Booleans Operations
* iSight integration
* Scanner Integration
* Flickr Browser
* EPS and PDF import
* SVG Import (WebKit based)
* iLife photo Browser
* QuickLook Support

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* G4, G5 or Intel Processor
* 900 Mhz or faster
* 512 MB Memory or higher
* 8.9 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
VectorDesigner 1.4.6 is priced at $69.95 (USD) for a single-user license. A fully functional demo is available.

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Based in Castellamonte, Italy, TweakerSoft is a small, friendly, privately-held company founded in 2005 by Marco Pifferi. With a focus on innovation, TweakerSoft leverages more than a decade of experience in CAD/CAM and graphics application development, including C++, Objective C, Java, Javascript, Cocoa, OpenGL, Quartz and more. All Material and Software (C) 2005-2007 TweakerSoft / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Montreal, Quebec – Mac a Montreal is a highly rated member of the Apple Consultants Network working hand in hand with all official Apple retail stores in the Montreal area (Carrefour Laval and Sainte-Catherine) to provide a wide range of expertise in the design and implementation of Apple solutions.

Mac a Montreal is made up of a group of highly dedicated, highly qualified, and very passionate consultants that can cater to almost every business and SOHO need. We are hybrid specialists that are equally knowledgeable in both Mac and Windows environments and help many businesses either completely switch over to an Apple solution or properly integrate the best of both worlds in a unified network that works reliably. Our consultants can identify opportunities for improving your business through technology solutions that you may never have considered. If you think you may not be maximizing the potential of technology in your business, then you can benefit from our experience.

Mac a Montreal can design customized solutions for updating your office that include plans for easy maintenance and continued upgrades as your business grows and changes. Because your relationship with us is ongoing, feel free to incorporate our expertise into your ongoing plans to keep your office computing needs up-to-date. We provide quality Apple-certified on-site servicing as well as remote support with rapid response times and post-visit assistance.

Some of the services we offer:
* Migration from Windows to Mac
* Integration of Macs in a Windows environment
* Server configuration and network administration
* RAID installations and configuration
* Software installations
* Hardware installations
* iPhone configurations and MobileMe integration
* Parallels, VMWare, and Bootcamp installations and configuration
* Remote support
* Backup solutions
* VPN connectivity
* and much more.

Whatever your question, no matter how big or how small, our fully Apple Certified experts are here to help. We can deal with any scale of request, from a home user setting up their latest Mac through to full large scale server configuration and installation. We pride ourselves on rising to the challenge, as let’s face it, life gets boring when its all too easy. Mac a Montreal is a fully certified member of the Apple Consultants Network, making us a safe and reliable option for all your Mac needs, no matter how big or small.

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Located in Montreal, Quebec, Mac a Montreal is a highly rated member of the Apple Consultants Network. Approved by Apple in Cupertino, we work hand in hand with all official Apple retail stores in the Montreal area (Carrefour Laval and Sainte-Catherine) to provide a wide range of expertise in the design and implementation of Apple solutions. All Material (C) 2009 Mac a Montreal / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and all other Apple Products and hardware, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Craiova, Romania – Fanurio Time Tracking SRL has just released Fanurio version 2.0, a time tracking and billing software application, highly appreciated by freelancers for its intuitive interface, flexible timer and ability to produce detailed invoices.

“Version 2.0 is an important milestone for Fanurio as it is ready to be used by many more people. It is a full-grown application whose design has proved to be intuitive and reliable for most time tracking and billing problems faced by freelancers.” says Nicolae Cismaru, product manager for Fanurio. “It took us thousands of suggestions, almost three years of work and 15 releases to get here.”

Fanurio is mainly used by freelancers who prefer a professional solution over pen and paper or spreadsheets to keep accurate records of their time and invoices.

Fanurio provides multiple methods to track time with little effort. Most users appreciate the reminders that help them start, resume or stop the timer. Instead of relying on their memory and attention to control the timer, users can focus on their work and care less about logging time since that’s handled by the application.

Fanurio has lots of features for billing contracted work. It can record services and expenses, round time, apply discounts, handle subcontracted work, use multiple currencies, apply taxes, record partial payments and many more.

Fanurio uses a powerful template language that can be used to create great looking invoices. Using a customizable template, invoices may be exported to a HTML or PDF file so they can be printed or e-mailed. Invoice templates can be created manually, using Fanurio’s template builder or free of charge by their support staff.

People who work on more than one computer choose Fanurio over other solutions also because it runs on multiple platforms. Fanurio runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other flavors of Unix at no extra cost.

Main Features and Benefits
* iTunes-like mini view to control the timer
* Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux at no extra cost
* Detects idle time
* Imports contacts from Address Book and CSV files
* Invoice and payments reports
* Time and money reports for projects
* Exports invoices to HTML or PDF
* Creates great looking invoices using custom layouts

New Features in 2.0
* New Timesheet view
* Timesheet import from other users or computers
* Partial payments
* Client statements
* Export time, invoices and payments to CSV or Excel

“I wanted to let you know that I’ve been using the new version of Fanurio, and really like the new Add Payment process. With the economy the way it is, I’ve had clients partially paying invoices, and this makes it very easy to track.” says Mike Waters, president of a small business-oriented IT consulting company and a long time user of Fanurio.

Pricing and Availability:
Fanurio 2.0 is immediately available for $59 (USD) and as a free upgrade for all existing users. A free 30-day trial with all the functionality of the paid version can be downloaded from their website.

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Fanurio Time Tracking SRL is a privately-held software company specialized in desktop business applications. It develops Fanurio, a time tracking and billing software application since 2006 to help freelancers manage their work and be paid for it. Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Fanurio Time Tracking SRL, All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Scottsdale, Arizona – Cynical Peak Software is pleased to announce the release of Rivet 2.0.1, their application for streaming video, music, and photos from Mac OS X to the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Rivet is an easy to use and fun way to play all of your favorite media content from your Mac on your TV using your Xbox 360 or PS3, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, and podcasts. You can now easily enjoy all of your media on your big screen TV from the comfort of your living room. Rivet 2.0.1 brings French localization, additional video formats for the PS3, and bug and performance improvements.

Rivet enables everyone to quickly browse and view their entire collection of digital media from from anywhere in the house on their Xbox 360 or PS3. Your Mac’s folder structure and organization is completely reproduced to allow you to quickly find exactly what you want to view. Navigation is now a breeze. You no longer have to search through a long list to find what you want. Dig in and start watching right away.

Feature Highlights:
* Music streaming of your iTunes library
* Photo streaming of your iPhoto library, Aperture library, and user defined folders
* Video streaming from user defines folders
* Full organization support, your mac is recreated on the Xbox 360 and PS3
* Quick automatic updating on the Xbox 360 and PS3. when files are added, deleted, or moved

New in version 2.0.1:
* Added support for mt2s and vob files on the PS3
* Added French localization
* Fixed ordering of playlists and albums on the PS3
* Fixed the display when showing only unplayed podcasts
* Fixed an Aperture parsing issue with projects
* Fixed an issue that could cause Rivet to not start its networking after waking from sleep
* Fixed the display of albums having more then one artist, like soundtracks
* Reworked UTI handling to improve media parsing
* Fixed an issue that caused picture quality to degrade when not viewing jpegs or jpegs at highest quality
* Fixed updating of playcounts for video podcasts and movies that are in iTunes
* Fixed memory leaks and various minor issues

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X v10.5 or later
* iTunes for music sharing
* A networked Xbox 360 or PS3
* 2.7 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Rivet 2.0 may be purchased for $18.95 (USD) and comes with a limited streaming demonstration period. 2.0.1 is a free upgrade for existing Rivet users.

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Headquartered in in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cynical Peak Software, LLC was founded in 2003 by President and CEO, Brad Miller, with a focus on bringing high quality software to the Macintosh platform. Copyright 2003 – 2009 Cynical Peak Software, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

American Fork, UT – Izatt International has announced the next course in its series of iPhone Training Courses: a new Objective-C Course to be held March 13-14, 2009 at the Noah Building in Lindon, UT. For those wanting to enter the world of iPhone development, Objective-C is the key. This course is designed for those with object-oriented programming experience, but little or no experience with Objective-C.

The Objective-C course is being offered in response to an increasing demand for smart phone development skills in Utah’s ‘Silicon Slopes’ technology sector.

“As an iPhone application developer, Izatt recognized the need to grow the iPhone app developer skill set in Utah. Rather than reaching outside the state for talent, we elected to offer training in collaboration with other iPhone development shops,” remarked Jason Izatt, CEO of Izatt International. “Our hope is that education opportunities like this will generate increased entrepreneurial activity and keep Utah on the forefront of technology innovation.”

The course is two hours on a Friday evening (March 13), followed by a full Saturday (March 14). Course price is $299 USD; only $199 for students. Students from last month’s iPhone Developer Training Course already have apps in the iTunes App Store. Information on the Objective-C Course, including cost, curriculum and pre-requisites can be found on the Izatt International website.

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Izatt International develops and delivers best-in-class applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, offers consulting and development services to those with iPhone projects, and delivers a quality series in training courses surrounding the iPhone/iPod Touch platform. For more information on Izatt iPhone applications and services, please contact us at 801.372.6031, email us or visit us online. Copyright 2009 Izatt International. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Fairfield, New Jersey – After releasing a few other sound applications, Portable Arts has released the largest collection of sounds in one app, 2000+ Sounds. Users can pick from over 2000 sounds in various categories and play those in a loop, with a delay, or at random. With so many sounds, 2000+ Sounds provides a way to search for sounds with its own built in search engine, making it much easier to locate the sound a user is interested in. In addition, users can add sounds to a favorites list making it much easier to locate the same sounds for later play.

All of the sounds are recorded in high quality with many providing easy looping abilities to be used as ambient background noise. With such an abundant list of sounds to choose from, users will have no trouble locating the right sound for the right occasion. Imagine delaying one of the screaming sounds and putting the iPhone/iTouch in a drawer, or how about setting up a fake phone ringing, or just looping a beach sound in the background. 2000+ Sounds provides thousands of possibilities.

Features:
* Over 2000 high quality sounds
* Sneak Attack Delay Feature for Sounds
* Looping Feature for Sounds
* Random Sound Picker
* Search Feature for locating the right sound
* Favorites Tab for keeping track of users favorite sounds
* High Quality Recordings
* Easy to Use, Organized Interface

Requirements:
* iPhone/iPod Touch
* iPhone OS 2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
2000+ Sounds is only $.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store. Members of the press wishing to review 2000+ Sounds may contact Portable Arts for a complimentary license of the application.

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Located in New Jersey, Portable Arts was founded to develop portable applications for the mobile market. In addition to forming Portable Arts, the partners run a successful software development business. Copyright 2009 Portable Arts. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Toronto (Ontario, Canada) – Agile Web Solutions today announced the release of 1Password 2.9.9 which includes support for the newly released Safari 4 beta. This release also includes support for the iCab web browser as well as several other important improvements. This update is recommended for all users and is a free upgrade for all paid 1Password customers.

What is 1Password?
* The most popular password manager for Mac OS X and iPhone (according to MacUpdate, VersionTracker and iUseThis ratings).
* Provides the ability to sync your Mac passwords with your iPhone/iPod touch.
* A Macworld magazine “Mac Gem”, rated 4.5/5 mice and nominated for a Macworld Readers’ Choice Award.
* The only password manager with integrated anti-phishing technology.
* An automatic form filler with support for credit cards and multiple identities.
* A highly secure database to keep track of logins, secure notes, identities, credit cards, bank accounts, and software registration information.

What is new in this release?

* Safari 4 Support – This release adds support for the newly released Safari 4 Beta.

* Integration With iCab – New in this release is support for the iCab web browser from Alexander Clauss.

The following is a detailed changelog that identifies all the changes and improvements made in this release:

* [NEW] Added support for Safari 4 beta
* [NEW] Added 1Password menu item to iCab browser
* [NEW] Added support for keyboard shortcuts and 1Password menu item to Fluid Site-Specific browsers
* [CHANGED] Improved average Agile Keychain load time
* [CHANGED] Improved import from Safari and Firefox
* [CHANGED] Improved built-in documentation
* [CHANGED] Improved License window to ignore invalid input
* [CHANGED] Now displaying ‘Fill Last Generated Password’ when it does not match passwords in the saved Logins
* [CHANGED] Reduced 1Password application bundle size
* [CHANGED] Changed keychain lock keyboard shortcut to avoid accidental mix up with shortcut frequently used in the web
* [CHANGED] Changed select Search bar keyboard shortcut to follow Mac OS X conventions
* [CHANGED] Now support drag-n-drop of the existing 1Password.keychain (OS X Keychain) in Welcome screen
* [CHANGED] Improved support for localization
* [FIXED] Improved import performance, fixed potential issues when importing with browsers open
* [FIXED] Fixed problem with deleting items in Trash that could occur when syncing Agile Keychain using Dropbox service
* [FIXED] Fixed Firefox error that could occur on sites with framesets
* [FIXED] Fixed problem in Firefox extension that could have displayed incorrect list of logins when multiple tabs were open
* [FIXED] Fixed problem that force constant iPhone re-authorization on Tiger
* [FIXED] Fixed 1Password application crash on Tiger related to folders
* [FIXED] Fixed several memory leaks

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard)

Pricing and Availability:
A Single User license is available for $39.95 and a five user Family License for $69.95. All prices are in US dollars. A fully functional 30-day trial version is available from the downloads page, along with a free version limited to 20 items. Special media licenses are available for members of the press and the blogging community upon request.

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Agile Web Solutions is dedicated to making Mac OS X even better by creating innovative applications like 1Password, the premier Password Manager for Mac and iPhone, and AllBookmarks, a bookmark manager that collects all browser bookmarks in one place. 1Password is ‘Highly Recommended’ by Macworld, an Apple Staff Pick, and is a Mac|Life Editors’ Pick. All Agile products are available for download for free from the Downloads page.

Tustin, CA – Apple had no idea when it launched it’s iPhone that it would be releasing about 5 million mobile credit card terminals into the hands of business owners. That’s exactly what Apple did. The sleek phone has been turned into a mobile credit card processing device, thanks to an impressive little application called ProcessAway.

The software is made for an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch and works over any available network connection. Transactions can be processed at places such as conventions, street fairs, antique shows, and by business owners performing mobile detailing, on-site consultation or construction. The list is endless on who could benefit by offering the convenience of accepting credit cards on the spot and the confidence of getting immediate authorization for a credit card payment.

The software performs captures, authorizations, voids and credits. It utilizes multiple database tables for recording transactions and repeating sale information, such as order, shipping, and customer info. There is also an option to add a gratuity to the final charge.

“Since the announcement of ProcessAway last month, there has been a tremendous amount of interest for versions that operate with other gateways,” states Randy Palermo, Member of Rapadev, LLC, the developer of the software. “We are currently expanding the line to accommodate these requests.” The current version of ProcessAway works only with the AuthorizeNet gateway. “We realize there is a large number of gateways and resellers that can benefit by offering iPhone credit card processing. We hope ProcessAway can fulfill this need, and welcome contact from interested parties wanting to adapt the software for specific gateways.” Currently under development are versions for NMI, PayLeap, and Chase Paymentech, along with privately branded version for specific resellers.

Pricing and Availability:
ProcessAway for Authorize.net is available in Apple AppStore for $19.99 (USD). Additional information, video, screenshots, and FAQ’s can be found at their website.

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Rapadev, LLC, is the developer of ProcessAway and an IT Consulting Firm. Established in January, 2008. Copyright 1998-2009 Rapadev, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Ogden, Utah – PropertyTracker is pleased to announce Property Evaluator 2.3, an update to their real estate analysis tool for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed to leverage the iPhone’s unique abilities and interface, Property Evaluator is a powerful analysis tool for investors, real estate agents, lenders or anyone who needs to take the guesswork out of evaluating investment properties.

The polished design of Property Evaluator makes it incredibly easy to evaluate a property. Enter some basic information about the property in four easy steps, and then view performance projections that show a true apples-to-apples comparison between properties. The performance projections include many financial metrics, such as net operating income, cash flow, capitalization rate, return on investment, return on equity, and potential cash-out refinance. You can slide your finger to change the holding period from 1 to 30 years, and all of the numbers instantly update. Users can store multiple properties and what-if scenarios to do comparisons.

Property Evaluator is especially useful for real estate agents and lenders who want to create performance projections for their clients. The projections can be emailed to clients as a beautifully formatted PDF file directly from the iPhone. Individual investors use this feature to send projections to their investment partners while they’re driving around looking at properties. You can even include a photo with the property using the iPhone’s camera.

Feature highlights include:
* Input the property information in 4 easy steps
* Look at the First-Year Projection to flip the property
* Look at the Multi-Year Projection to buy and hold
* Email a performance projection to clients or investment partners as a beautifully formatted PDF file
* Take a photo and store it with the property
* Save multiple properties or what-if scenarios
* AutoFill helps estimate expenses
* View complete payment schedules for mortgages
* Slide your finger to change the holding period from 1 to 30 years – numbers instantly update
* View a map of the property with Google Maps

System Requirements:
iPhone or iPod Touch 2.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Property Evaluator 2.3 is currently on sale for $4.99 USD (reg $9.99) through the end of February and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Headquartered in Ogden, Utah, PropertyTracker (www.propertytracker.com) is a privately funded company founded in 2004 by Joel Grasmeyer. Joel is an active real estate investor with a background in software engineering. Copyright 2004-2009 PropertyTracker. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Madison, WI – MyWeather LLC(R), an industry-leading developer of digital weather and traffic content, has announced the release of MyWeather Mobile 1.3, the most comprehensive weather application available for the Apple(R) iPhone(TM) and iPod Touch(TM). The new release follows MyWeather Mobile’s emergence as one of Apple’s top 100 paid apps of 2008, the only weather app to make the list.

Since its release, MyWeather Mobile has built a loyal following across the country. These users have been instrumental in providing feedback to MyWeather, who have responded with a compelling new release that incorporates significant changes. New features include an interactive heads up radar display, animated satellite imagery, radar data caching and much more. The revolutionary new user interface lets users control terrain settings (road or aerial), animated overlay (radar or satellite with radar), opacity, and play/pause loop. Users can also choose between inches or millibars of pressure as well as Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature.

In addition to these new features, MyWeather Mobile combines stunning, high-quality animated radar with Microsoft(R) Virtual Earth(TM) technology, letting users view weather conditions at any location around the country. Turning the phone horizontally allows users to pinch, flick, zoom, and double tap the map down to the street level. As part of this new update, MyWeather updated its product logo to reflect our emphasis on continual improvement.

“User experience has been our focus from day one, and customer feedback has been instrumental in shaping this revolutionary application”, said Terry Kelly, CEO MyWeather, LLC and sister company, Weather Central, Inc.

Pricing and Availability:
MyWeather Mobile is available now in Apple’s App Store. To view more information on the application, visit their website.

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MyWeather is a leading provider of personalized weather and traffic content solutions to media and consumers. MyWeather’s patented technologies provide users with hyper-local weather alerts and forecasts, and personalized weather and traffic information to drive audience. We deliver weather and traffic online, to mobile devices, and to broadcasters worldwide. It’s not just weather; It’s MyWeather. Copyright 2009 MyWeather. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Toronto (ON), Canada – Zevrix Solutions announces the release of Graphic Inspector 1.5.6, a maintenance update to its quality control solution for graphic files which provides extensive info on entire folders of files and helps locate potential problems according to specific workflow requirements.

Graphic Inspector provides a professional quality control solution for users of any trade, whether it’s print, prepress, web design, electronic publishing or digital photography. With Graphic Inspector, users automatically get crucial information on multiple raster and vector files, saving hours of manual checking and eliminating costly mistakes. Graphic Inspector will display the file kind, color mode, resolution, compression, color profile, spot colors, fonts, metadata and other attributes.

The new update addresses an issue which caused Graphic Inspector to fail while checking certain vector EPS files for embedded fonts. The detection of embedded fonts is crucial to avoid false warnings about missing fonts when sending files to service providers .

Pricing and Availability:
Graphic Inspector 1.5.6 can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions web site for $59.95 (USD), as well as from authorized resellers. Demo is also available for download. Upgrade to Graphic Inspector 1.5.6 is free for licensed users of previous version. Graphic Inspector is a Universal Binary and available for Mac OS X 10.4.2 and higher.

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Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit their website.

Suffolk, United Kingdom – iWebtemplate has added 5 new business themes courtesy of iPresentee. The new iWeb Themes for Business 3.0 are to be used with Apple’s Web site building application, iWeb. iWeb Themes for Business 3.0 includes five new outstanding themes: Chess, Columns, Inside, Ribbon and Space Frame. Each iWeb Theme for Business includes nine templates instead of ordinary seven. The new release extends iWebtemplate’s iWeb themes collection up to 62 themes. New iWeb themes are compatible with iWeb 2.0 and 3.0.

There are a lot of small business representatives that are delaying getting a website for their business and thinking that they don’t have the budget, time or skills. Therefore iPresentee has expanded the collection of iWeb Themes for Business to create extra opportunities for entrepreneurs to get business on the web with minimal expenses, time and skills. Five new, high quality, easy to modify, great-looking and solid iWeb Themes for Business will help to represent business, band, services, products and more on the web.

Furthermore all themes can be adapted for developing personal website. With iWeb Themes for Business website can be build in minutes and published on the web with iWeb. All themes incorporates endless background, therefore website can be filled with different amount of information. In addition iPresentee extended number of templates so iWeb users will be able to add new templates, such as Gallery and Events to their websites.

Gallery template contains a photo grid that makes it easy to add, organize, and format photos and captions. Events template is a blog or journal that’s posted on the web for others to read. Each iWeb theme includes nine templates: Home, About Us, Services, Support, Clients, Contact Us, Gallery, Events and Blank. Thereby new iWeb themes contains different page layouts to accommodate various information. iWeb Themes for Business includes an installer to make sure the themes end up in the right place.

Pricing and Availability:
iWeb Themes for Business 3.0 requires any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X with iWeb 2.0 (iLife 08) or iWeb 3.0 (iLife 09) installed. Each iWeb Theme for Business 3.0 is available for $10. The set of five new iWeb Themes for Business 3.0 may be purchased for $30 (USD).

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iWebTemplate offers iWeb Templates and standard website templates, flash templates and other products that can be used as a basis for fast and high-quality website. Website templates, flash templates and all other products are completely customizable and ready for immediate download. Copyright 2008 iWebTemplate. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and iWeb are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Atlanta, Georgia – Long time iPhone evangelist Doug Lynch is pleased to introduce AppBoxx, a popular indexing website for iPhone enthusiasts. At its basic, AppBoxx indexes every change in the Apple iTunes App Store. If an iPhone application is newly released, updated by the developer, or recently went on sale, AppBoxx then collects the data and organizes it to quickly and easily browse the new activity.

Many iPhone developers frequently discount their applications. And sometimes these discounts only happen for a day (sometimes even just an hour). And as great as iTunes is, it doesn’t easily handle which applications have been updated, nor display any of the applications that have been reduced in price. AppBoxx aims to remedy this by making available all the new iPhone apps, conveniently classifying newly updated apps, apps on sale, as well as top selling apps. With AppBoxx, readers can take advantage of those discounts as soon as it happens.

Feature highlights include:
* Browse by Category
* Browse by Newly Released
* Browse by Newly Updated (Existing Apps)
* Browse Applications on Sale
* Browse Top Selling Applications

AppBoxx sports features expected from any modern web resource. Readers can take advantage of everything iTunes offers and more. The cover page features the latest activity within the App Store, with the ability to sort by app name, version, size, date released and price. Clicking through that applications title will take the reader to its full description with corresponding screenshots. Readers can also browse only newly released applications, recently updated applications, and applications on sale.

Minimum Requirements:
* Any Modern Web Browser
* iTunes (to download apps)

Pricing and Availability:
AppBoxx is free and open to the public.

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Located in scenic Atlanta, Georgia, AppBoxx is a privately held company founded in 2007 by Doug Lynch. With a focus on innovation, Doug leverages his longtime experience as a review editor, and ultimately led to the formation of AppBoxx. Copyright 2009 AppBoxx. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.