Software Industry Announcements and News


Embarcadero Announces High-Performance InterBase® SMP 2009 Database for Embedded and Enterprise Applications

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 09.12.08 under ASP Member Companies, Desktop

New security, portability, performance and uptime capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 8, 2008 — Embarcadero Technologies today announced the worldwide availability of InterBase SMP 2009, the newest version of its fast, feature-rich, SQL database for embedded and small-to-medium enterprise applications. The new InterBase SMP 2009 relational database from Embarcadero’s CodeGear™ product line provides extra levels of data security, portability, performance, and uptime to VARs, ISVs, OEMs and enterprise businesses.

New security features include bolstered column- and database-level encryption, Over The Wire (OTW) encryption and support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which provides comprehensive data security. Additionally, InterBase now has built-in support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), making it one of the fastest native databases available. A new ToGo Edition of the database features a small footprint (less than 3MB) to give ISVs and OEMs the flexibility to ship an embedded and highly reliable SQL-compliant transactional database.
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Adobe Acrobat 9 Software Now Available

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 06.25.08 under Desktop

New Version Receives Accolades for PDF Portfolios, Real-time Capabilities and Support for Adobe Flash Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Acrobat® 9 software, a significant upgrade that transforms the process of creating and sharing electronic documents. Acrobat 9 delivers major innovations that can enable organizations and individuals to communicate in an engaging, professional manner. Now included are native support for Adobe Flash® technology, the ability to unify a wide range of content in rich PDF Portfolios, and access to real-time capabilities for co-navigating a PDF document with colleagues.
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EfficientPIM 1.61: Raising Standards of Modern Personal Information Management

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.31.08 under Desktop

In the present day world of constant movement, hurrying and accelerated life pace, the problem of information preserving inevitably arises. It becomes more and more difficult to remember to see to all the things that have been planned; and it can become a major nuisance when some important tasks have been neglected. The thing most of modern business people long for is a versatile, convenient and easy-to-use personal information manager.

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When Viewing Fonts is a Pure Pleasure

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.27.08 under Desktop

Styopkin Software announces the release of version 2.0 of Free&Easy Font Viewer, a very convenient tool for viewing fonts. It lets you view multiple fonts and is provided at no charge.

There are various ways you can express yourself with some nice fonts, like creating a birthday card ornamented with a fine holiday-like font or choosing a firm and impressive font for a web page logo. It’s good to have lots of different fonts; it gives more freedom to imagination. And when you immerse into the design process, it’s better to have all things at hand, including fonts. But, as you’ve probably noticed, picking a font from a variety of them is organized in the way that cannot be called convenient. Would you like to look at all fonts at once in a full-screen mode instead of viewing them one by one or in a small window? Then you will appreciate Free&Easy Font Viewer, a neat freeware utility making font viewing very convenient. Read the rest of this entry…

A Universal Virtual Keyboard for a Wide Range of Purposes

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.23.08 under Desktop

The number of keyboard models available on the market is simply astounding. They differ in size, design, ergonomics and, of course, price. However, their functionality is very similar, if not identical, which makes the choice of the right device mostly a matter of personal aesthetic preferences. But what if you are using a portable device that can be hardly paired up with a standard keyboard, no matter how small it is? The only efficient solution in this case would be a virtual keyboard that can be customized to your needs. If you are seeking one with advanced functionality, an affordable price and excellent usability, Comfort On-Screen Keyboard should be your software of choice.

March 19, 2008: Comfort Software Group proudly announces the release of Comfort On-Screen Keyboard, a powerful on-screen keyboard application for a wide range of users. The software displays a unique virtual keyboard on the screen and enables you to use the mouse cursor or the touch screen to type text in any available language. The rich functionality and ergonomics of Comfort On-Screen Keyboard will be especially appreciated by the owners of ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs), tablet PCs and e-kiosk creators, as it provides an easy way or facilitating user input and making it more efficient. Read the rest of this entry…

EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE BOOSTER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 02.21.08 under Desktop

There are categories of users that often need more than a standard keyboard and a mouse: support and sales managers, programmers, translators, copywriters, advanced Internet users and many others. These people want to be able to substantially reduce the time necessary for entering standard texts, performing routine operations and running complex macros. They know exactly how they can benefit from doing a lot of things with a single keypress and are still looking for a tool that will make this all happen. If you are one of them or know somebody who matches the description above, there is some good news – a new version of Comfort Keys software is out! Read the rest of this entry…

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