Software Industry Announcements and News


Linux Versions of Sudoku Epic, Mahjong Epic from Kristanix

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.28.10 under ASP Member Companies, Games & Entertainment

March 12, 2010: Kristanix Games announces the release of Linux versions of its most popular games. The Linux Games project now includes such high quality casual games as Sudoku Epic, Solitaire Epic, Mahjong Epic, Jewel Twist, Fantastic Farm, Crossword Twist and many more. The clear interface, rich graphics and variety of genres (time management, puzzles, cards, match3, math games, etc.) guarantee hours of entertainment! Free trial editions of Linux Games are available at http://www.kristanix.com/linuxgames/

Solitaire Epic for Linux

Solitaire Epic features more than one hundred involving levels, unlimited hints and undo! Besides, it is actually a three-in-one game, as there are three solitaire styles: Klondike, Tri Peaks and Matching. An interesting option is that the player can make his/her own customized levels!

Sudoku Epic for Linux

Billions of sudoku puzzles with tips! Customizable difficulty levels and puzzle sizes (from 4×4 to 16×16). Bonus: it is possible to enter a puzzle from a different source and the program will solve it.

Kakuro Epic for Linux

Kakuro math puzzles are for those who would like to train their minds. Difficulty level and board size can be changed; if a puzzle proves to be too difficult, the game provides the player with useful tips. Just like Sudoku Epic, Kakuro Epic can also solve puzzles from other sources.

Fantastic Farm for Linux

A truly magical farm for time management game lovers! The player’s task is to take care of plants, animals and magical machines in order to get enough products and save the endangered farm! More than 150 levels, five game modes, various species and fantastic machines, great power of magic – all that is enough to fascinate anybody for a very long time.

Crossword Twist

Three different crossword modes in one game: common Fill-In mode, challenging Jigsaw mode and Cipher mode, which involves deciphering numbers. The players will appreciate the great number of levels, the absence of time limits and unlimited hints.

Pricing and Availability

The games are compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac. Their prices range from 9.95 USD to 19.95 USD. Volume discount of 20% is available. Further information on the games, as well as their free trial versions, can be found at http://www.kristanix.com/linuxgames/

About Kristanix Games

Founded in 1999, Kristanix Games combines creativity and great expertise when developing its fascinating and colorful games. That is why its products are so popular with casual game lovers. The major products of Kristanix Games are Sudoku Epic, Solitaire Epic, Mahjong Epic and Fantastic Farm. For more information please visit the company’s website at http://www.kristanix.com

SharewareRadio.com interviews Nine-Patch Multiple-Choice

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.25.10 under ASP Member Companies, Audio & Multimedia

SharewareRadio.com interviews Nine-Patch Multiple-Choice’s Richard Hart

News Reports:

Suspect arrested in Obama Twitter hack
Verizon Wireless to open app store
Second Ada Lovelace Day celebrated worldwide
Egypt bans free mobile net calls
Nigeria Islamic court ‘bans Twitter feed’

The Kiss My Butt Award of the Week
This week it goes to This week it goes to a Brazilian court

This week’s Interview
This week’s guest is Richard Hart. Richard’s company is Nine-Patch Multiple-Choice.

This interview was held in Boston at SIC

SharewareRadio.com interviews Techinline

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.25.10 under ASP Member Companies, Audio & Multimedia, Web Sites

SharewareRadio.com interviews Techinline’s Serge Soroka

News Reports:

FCC plan may seek free broadband
Plans for .xxx top-level domain pop up again
Former TSA Analyst charged with computer tampering
The beginning of the end of data retention
Better U.S. Net rules for Iran, Cuba and Syria

The Kiss My Butt Award of the Week
This week it goes to Rupert Murdock

This week’s Interview
This week’s guest is Serge Soroka. Serge is VP Sales and Marketing for Techinline.

This interview was held in Boston at SIC 2009

SharewareRadio.com interviews upclick

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.25.10 under ASP Member Companies, Web Sites

SharewareRadio.com interviews upclick’s Kieran Morris

News Reports:

Italy convicts Google executives
Yahoo partners with Twitter
Google faces European competition inquiry
Intel says hackers attacked its network

The Kiss My Butt Award of the Week
This week it goes to Apple

This week’s Interview
This week’s guest is Kieran Morris. Kieran is Sales Director of upclick.

This interview was held in Boston at SIC 2009

FTC Seeks Comments on COPPA

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.24.10 under Government News, Security & Privacy

FTC Seeks Comment on Children’s Online Privacy Protections; Questions Whether Changes to Technology Warrant Changes to Agency Rule

In light of rapidly evolving technology and changes in the way children use and access the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the costs and benefits of an FTC rule designed to protect children online.

The FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule became effective on April 21, 2000. COPPA imposes requirements on operators of Web sites or online services that are aimed at children under 13 years of age, or that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Among other things, the Rule requires that online operators notify parents and get their permission before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children. It also requires that the operators keep the information they collect from children secure, and prohibits them from requiring children to turn over any more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in activities on their Web sites.

In 2005, the FTC initiated a congressionally required review of the Rule, and after considering extensive public comment decided to retain it without change. However, the Commission believes that changes to the online environment over the past five years, including children’s increasing use of mobile technology to access the Internet, warrant reexamining the Rule.

In a Federal Register notice to be published shortly, the FTC poses its standard regulatory review questions and identifies several areas where public comment would be especially useful. Among other things, the FTC asks:

* What implications for COPPA enforcement are raised by mobile communications, interactive television, interactive gaming, or other similar interactive media.
* For input on the use of automated systems – those that filter out any personally identifiable information prior to posting – to review children’s Web submissions.
* Whether operators have the ability to contact specific individuals using information collected from children online, such as persistent IP addresses, mobile geolocation data, or information collected in connection with behavioral advertising, and whether the Rule’s definition of “personal information” should be expanded accordingly.
* Whether there are additional technological methods to obtain verifiable parental consent that should be added to the COPPA Rule, and whether any of the methods currently included should be removed.
* Whether parents are exercising their right under the Rule to review or delete personal information collected from their children, and what challenges operators face in authenticating parents.
* Whether the Rule’s process for FTC approval of self-regulatory guidelines – known as safe harbor programs – has enhanced compliance, and whether the criteria for FTC approval and oversight of the guidelines should be modified in any way.

Copies of the Federal Register Notice and the public comments received will be posted on the FTC’s Web site at: http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html.

The 90-day comment period will end on June 30, 2010. The Commission also will hold a public roundtable on the COPPA Rule review on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC.

Interested parties can submit written comments electronically or in paper form, by following the instructions in the Invitation To Comment part of the “Supplementary Information” section. Comments in electronic form should be submitted using the following Web link: https://public.commentworks.com/ftc/2010copparulereview (and following the instructions on the web-based form). Comments in paper form should be mailed or delivered to: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex E), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580.

The Federal Trade Commission works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, click http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or call 1-877-382-4357. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,800 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For free information on a variety of consumer topics, click http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm.

Corel® WordPerfect® Office X5 Provides New Online Collaboration Tools

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.23.10 under Desktop Publishing

X5 Adds Unrivaled PDF Support and Legendary Formatting Features for Today’s Office Professionals

OTTAWA & WASHINGTON — Mar 23, 2010 Today at FOSE 2010, Corel Corporation introduced Corel® WordPerfect® Office X5, the newest version of the world’s leading alternative to Microsoft® Office. Delivering enhanced online collaboration tools, a new integrated email client and expanded file format support, the latest version of WordPerfect Office has been designed to offer users even greater flexibility in how they work, both online and offline.

“For more than 20 years, WordPerfect Office has earned the trust and loyalty of millions of users by providing essential tools and innovations that are designed specifically to address the evolving needs of our customers,” said Jason Larock, Director of Product Management for Corel’s Office Productivity group. “With WordPerfect Office X5, we’ve expanded the scope of our suite, to provide customers with a unique solution that addresses the new requirements of an online-offline workflow while enhancing the formatting features and PDF tools that our users have come to rely on.”

Offering exceptional value to new and existing users alike, WordPerfect Office X5 offers a complete suite of powerful office productivity applications, all from one trusted source. And with support for more than 60 file formats, including Microsoft Office files, WordPerfect Office X5 makes it easy for users to create and share files in whatever format they choose.

New Suite Offers Users More Collaboration Options and Increased Flexibility

The newest version of WordPerfect Office includes a number of established customer favorites along with new additions that reflect the evolving requirements of today’s users. WordPerfect Office X5 includes:

• A complete office suite comprised of WordPerfect® X5 for word processing; Quattro Pro® X5 for spreadsheets, charts and graphs; Presentations™ X5 for creating and presenting slideshows and demonstrations; and WordPerfect® Lightning™ for collecting and storing information for digital note taking
• Enhanced PDF Tools: The world’s first PDF office suite continues to offer users unrivaled flexibility when working with PDF documents, including PDF creation out of each application, opening PDFs in WordPerfect, creating archival and password protected PDFs
• Better integration with document management systems including Microsoft® Office SharePoint®
• New Web services integration: Now users can quickly and easily populate their documents with content pulled directly from a Web service or internal Enterprise system
• New Mozilla® Thunderbird® for WordPerfect Office: An integrated email client and calendar that offers a tabbed e-mail view and powerful search tools
• New Nuance® PaperPort® SE 12: Users now have the ability to easily organize, annotate and share PDFs
• Expanded support for Microsoft Office’s latest XML formats, allowing users to open, edit and save in OOXML (docx, xlsx, pptx) formats
• New Reference Center: It is now easier to find answers, with guided tutorials for every part of the suite
• File Format Freedom: Compatibility with more than 60 file types, including Microsoft Office, enables users to focus on the content of their files, not the format. And enhanced compatibility with binary Microsoft Office formats ensures that file content displays better than ever before

Pricing and Availability

Corel WordPerfect Office X5 – Standard Edition – is now available at a suggested retail price of $159.99 for the upgrade version and $249.99 for the full version. The product is immediately available as an electronic download through www.corel.com. The boxed version of the suite is available for pre-order through Corel and will soon be available through leading retailers.

The Home & Student Edition provides the office suite essentials for home PC users and students. It’s the easy and affordable way to create documents, manage money and design multimedia slideshows and is available at a suggested retail price of $99.99 for the full version.

The Professional Edition is the essential office suite for business and power users, allowing users to create high-impact documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and manage databases and email. With enhanced compatibility, it can easily open, edit and save the latest Microsoft Office file formats and work more collaboratively with powerful new PDF features and Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server support. The Professional edition is available for the suggested retail price of $259.99 for the upgrade version and $399.99 for the full version.

For more information about Corel WordPerfect Office X5 and to see a detailed list of new and enhanced features, please visit www.wordperfect.com. To learn more about how people are using WordPerfect Office, please visit the product’s community site at http://officecommunity.com or join the Official WordPerfect fan page on Facebook. For resources including reviewer’s materials and product images please visit www.corel.com/media.

Corel will be launching WordPerfect Office at two major events; FOSE, one of the most influential government technology shows in North America (March 22-25 in Washington, DC – Corel Booth # 3012), and ABA Techshow, a show focused on the United States legal community (March 25-27 Chicago, IL- Corel Booth #708).

About Corel

Corel is one of the world’s top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we’ve built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.

Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world’s most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite, Corel® PaintShop Photo™, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip® and Corel® Digital Studio™.

© 2010 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, Digital Studio, PaintShop Photo, Painter, WordPerfect, WinDVD, WinZip and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

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