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2010 June 11 - RouteBuddy Solo - Free Ordanance Survey 250K GB Map

RouteBuddy and the Ordnance Survey are pleased to announce a free
1:250 000 scale map of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. Powered
by RouteBuddy's Atlas software engine this new Solo map app is ideal
for tourists and travellers in Great Britain.

RouteBuddy Solo is the effortless solution for those who want maps
directly synced to their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via iTunes offering
the user a quick and easy download-map-and-go experience.

Solo is a new RouteBuddy product enabling the user to download
both app and map(s) direct from the iTunes store onto their iPhone,
iPad or iPod touch. Based on the powerful Atlas software from
RouteBuddy, Solo offers several unique features such as import and
export of multiple Waypoint, Route and Track files over WiFi,
attributes not available in other software.

Get more
- Ordnance Survey Free 250K comes with a 10% discount
voucher for more maps (or software) purchased direct from the
RouteBuddy Store

Ordnance Survey Free 250K is available from the iTunes Store at:

<http://www.routebuddy.com/itunes/routebuddy/>

About RouteBuddy Ltd
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Founded in 2005, RouteBuddy Ltd have pioneered the development of
native GPS mapping software for Mac OS X, the iPhone and Apple's new iPad.

By bringing high-precision map data to Apple's unique platform,
RouteBuddy aim to take full advantage of Mac OS X technologies such as
Quartz graphics and multi-processing to develop powerful new mapping
solutions for Mac users.

RouteBuddy Ltd are based in the U.K., and can be contacted at:

Email: mailto:support@routebuddy.com
Web: http://www.routebuddy.com/

2010 June 15 - Joybits Announces iPhone Game - Doodle God

JoyBits is pleased to announce the availability of Doodle God™ - a puzzle and board game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Released on June, 11, the game has been featured in "New & Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" and steadily keeps going up in the gaming rates.

What's inside your iPhone? Circuits, microchips, batteries? No! Your iPhone is full of fire, water, earth, and air! What do you do with your iPhone? Make calls, send texts, check email? Boring! With Doodle God™ you can create storms, build armies, grow a civilisation and… drink vodka!

Doodle God™ puts the power of creation in your hands. Mixing and matching different elements, work your way up, all the way from bacteria and beetles, to clay and ceramics, to tools, weapons and beyond! But beware, creating a whole world is not so easy - inventing the wheel might just end in a plague of zombies…

Don't worry though; you're not completely alone on your cosmic journey! Every time you successfully create a new item or procedure, you'll also be rewarded with the wit and wisdom of some of the greatest philosophers and comedians!

Clear and colorful graphics bring the rise and fall of mighty empires to your iPhone screen. Unleash your inner god with Doodle God™!

- Mould the 4 basic elements to your whim
- Create 115 advanced items and concepts
- Simple one-click gameplay encourages thoughtful, creative play
- Hundreds of interesting, funny and thought-provoking quotes and sayings
- Doodle God™ - tame the natural world on an epic journey of discovery

Device Requirements
- Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
- Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
- 7.9 MB

Pricing and Availability
Doodle God™ 1.0 is $0.99 USD, and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Product page: http://www.avaloid.com/doodle-god
Purchase and download: http://www.avaloid.com/doodle-god/appstore

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Promo-codes are available to journalists upon request at press@avaloid.com

Video trailer: http://www.avaloid.com/doodle-god?tab=video
Media kit: http://www.avaloid.com/doodle-god/for-press

Contact:
Vladislav Dmitriev
PR manager, Avallon Alliance
Phone: +38 099 643 23 88
press@avaloid.com
http://www.avaloid.com

Address:
Office 8, 14 Tottenham Court Road
London, W1T 1JY, United Kingdom

2010 June 3 - Markzware Releases Upgrade of Q2ID Plug-in for Adobe

Markzware Releases Upgrade of QuarkXPress To InDesign (Q2ID v5) Now For Adobe Creative Suite 5!

Migrate All Your QuarkXPress Content into a new Adobe InDesign CS5 document

SANTA ANA, California, June 3, 2010 — Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software today released an upgrade of Q2ID v5 (Quark to InDesign), its highly-acclaimed file conversion plug-in for adobe. Q2ID v5 is a quick, easy and affordable method for migrating QuarkXPress content into a new Adobe InDesign document.

Macintosh is now available

This new version boasts full plug-in support for Adobe InDesign CS4 and CS5 and can convert documents in QuarkXPress versions 3.3 through 8. Q2ID v5 is developed with the needs of the graphic arts industry in mind. Q2ID translates the intricate content details in a Quark file and instantly recreates it within Adobe InDesign. It can convert a file from Quark to InDesign, while including such items as page positioning, color models, fonts and styles, images, and text attributes, as well as tables, layers, blends, runarounds, linked text boxes & anchored boxes, Pantone and other color models.

Markzware’s Q2ID conversion technology will save you countless hours of scanning, re-keying and formatting. Whether you choose Q2ID for Apple Macintosh or Microsoft Windows (to be released soon!), Q2ID can convert files in Quark, authored on either system, and transform them.

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System Requirements:

For Macintosh:
G5 or Intel based Mac, 2 GB RAM, 1280 x 800 screen resolution, Mac OS v10.5 to v10.6x

Pricing and availability:
Markzware’s upgrade of Q2ID v5 is available from Software House International (SHI), Software Spectrum, Programmers Paradise, MacConnection, CDW and through Markzware Direct Sales at (800) 300-3532, or at Markzware’s online store. The MSRP is $199 and the upgrade is $99 for users of Q2ID v3 or v4 or $129 for users of Q2ID v1 or v2. For more information, please visit http://markzware.com/q2id.

About Markzware:
Markzware, a privately-held company based in Santa Ana, California, is the leading developer of quality assurance, data conversion and workflow solutions for the international graphic arts, printing and digital multimedia industries.

[The above contents are extracts from http://markzware.com/blogs/markzware-releases-upgrade-of-q2id-a-plug-in-for-adobe/2010/06/03/]

2010 May 19 - iUseMac offers Secret Folder Site License at 70% off

iUseMac offers Secret Folder Site License at 70% off with a free bonus application
iUseMac will be featuring Secret Folder Site License with a 70% off for a week with the tool "Running Applications" as free bonus application. iUseMac offers popular Mac applications at reduced prices for limited time periods. The regular price of Secret Folder Site License is 34.99 and iUseMac will offer it at 9.99. In the offer is included as free Bonus application "Running application" which is a launch utility. This offer ends in 7 days.

This offer will start on Thursday, May 20 2010 at 00:00AM and will end a week later.

About Secret Folder:
Apimac Secret Folder is a program that provides an easy and fast way to protect personal documents and avoid them being seen, modified, or erased by other users. It allows users to hide folders and their contents. Files and folders can be added by means of a single click on a choose dialog box or via drag and drop. The application is really simple to use and can be protected with a password for extra security. Secret Folders is very useful to keep your information away from prying eyes or kids who may accidentally modify or delete your files.

About Running Applications:
Running Applications is an application launching utility for Mac OS X that conveniently lists all running applications in a handy menu in the menubar. With a focus on ease-of-use, Running Applications has a very small footprint, and was developed specifically to accommodate those users who switch between many different applications on a daily basis. A single click brings an application, including all its opened windows, to the front, facilitating switching among apps a breeze.

Secret Folder and Running Applications are fully compatible with Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS X Snow Leopard and it is distributed as a Universal Binary and runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

LINKS:

iUseMac
http://www.iusemac.com/

Download Secret Folder Demo
http://www.apimac.com/sw/secret_folder.dmg

Screenshot
http://www.iusemac.com/pr/secretfolder/sf_screen_shot.png

App Icon
http://www.iusemac.com/pr/secretfolder/SF_Icon.png

Based in Udine, Italy, iUseMac is a privately held company founded in 2009 by Gabriele Gobbo. Committed to offering the most popular applications to Mac users around the world, iUseMac is devoted exclusively to special offers on leading software solutions for the Mac platform, with a major emphasis on total customer satisfaction. Every week iUseMac offers a new Mac application at a discounted price for two days only. Copyright (C) 2009-2010 iUseMac. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Gabriele Gobbo
CEO/Founder
0432820021
Italy
gabriele@iusemac.com

2010 May 11 - Locate your stolen computer fast!

Tim Albright VP of Brigadoon Software Inc has sent an announcement saying:-

Our award PC PhoneHome and MacPhoneHome is the
NUMBER ONE stand-alone computer tracking and recovery
software in the world to both the Windows and Mac communities!
We are currently protecting over 1,000,000 computers worldwide.

We will soon be releasing PhoneHome protection for iPods,
iPhones and the NEW iPad...

Every time a PC PhoneHome or MacPhoneHome protected computer
makes an Internet connection, it sends a stealth email message
containing its exact location to a pre-determined email address of the
user's choice and to our Worldwide Command Center. In the event your
computer goes missing, all you need to do is make a police report
and contact us. We do the rest. Your missing computer is returned to
you with the help of our recovery agents, local police services and
global ISPs.

A single copy of PC PhoneHome and MacPhoneHome normally
retails for $29.95 USD and allows the user to protect one
computer from loss or theft.

Our Special Academic Blanket Enterprise license can cost less
than $1.00 per computer per year depending on volume.

Whether you're trying to protect one hundred computers
or twenty thousand we have the right license plan for you.

Ask for a price quote on our CUSTOM BLANKET ENTERPRISE LICENSE
for LARGE SCALE DEPLOYMENT to HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of computers!

You may download a full working version of our software
to evaluate directly from our web site at:
http://www.brigadoonsoftware.com

Information on our product line is available for download
directly from our web site at:
http://www.brigadoonsoftware.com.

Dealer Inquiries Invited - Exclusive territories available

If you require any additional information,
please contact me directly.

Best Regards,

Tim Albright
VP Brigadoon Software, Inc.
143 Main Street
Nanuet, New York 10954 USA
Tel: +1-845-624-0909
Fax: +1-845-624-0990
Email: talbright@brigadoonsoftware.com
Web: http://www.brigadoonsoftware.com

2010 May 11 - iWeb Valet 2.3.9 released

2010 May 11 - Release of RouteBuddy Atlas 1.4 - Data Manager

RouteBuddy adds new items to Atlas 1.4 for iPhone digital map users,
offering support for Mac and PC users who wish to import multiple
routes into the software.

Multiple Route import:
RouteBuddy Atlas offers a unique means of loading large maps onto
the iPhone and this has now been extended to simultaneous loading of
as many routes as your iPhone can take. Fast and easy import and export
of geodata over WiFi makes RouteBuddy Atlas the preferred tool
for serious offline topographic map use.

Imports industry standard file types:
RouteBuddy Atlas supports both .kml and .gpx formats, removing any
user conversion issues.

Geodata management:
View single or multiple items:
Demanding users of Waypoint, Route and Track data can now opt to
view multiple items on their iPhone screen or use the quick and simple
edit-view-hide control in the data list.

Distance calculation:
RouteBuddy Atlas excels in quick distance calculation by simply placing
two fingers on the screen and reading off the distance in the data bar.
This has now been optimised for version 1.4.

Coordinate conversion:
RouteBuddy Atlas users are going to be pleased with the responsive
coordinate converter built into RouteBuddy Atlas' data bar, With a simple
touch users can move between the Ordnance Survey National Grid, to
Lat/Lon or UTM and back again, Pro users demand these features and
RouteBuddy have delivered in clean and elegant style.

RouteBuddy Atlas is available from the iTunes Store at:

http://www.routebuddy.com/itunes/atlas/

RouteBuddy Atlas supports installation from both Mac and PC platforms,
and any iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

More detail about RouteBuddy Atlas is on the RouteBuddy website at:

http://www.routebuddy.com/atlas/

About RouteBuddy Ltd
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Founded in 2005, RouteBuddy Ltd have pioneered the development of
native GPS mapping software for Mac OS X, the iPhone and Apple's new iPad.

By bringing high-precision map data to Apple's unique platform,
RouteBuddy aim to take full advantage of Mac OS X technologies such as
Quartz graphics and multi-processing to develop powerful new mapping
solutions for Mac users.

RouteBuddy Ltd are based in the U.K., and can be contacted at:

Email: mailto:support@routebuddy.com
Web: http://www.routebuddy.com/

2010 March 31 - Free Tourist Maps for the iPhone

RouteBuddy and OpenStreetMap are pleased to announce the release of Free Worldwide Tourist maps for the iPhone and iPad.

It's the Easter holidays and many of us are traveling abroad to sunnier
climes, but the main problem is that using any online map browser on
your iPhone will cost you dearly with high data-roaming fees. On the
other hand a digital map that shows exactly where you are in a foreign
city, or using the transport network, has inestimable value.

RouteBuddy's no-cost answer to tourism maps on your iPhone is quick,
easy and simple! Before you travel just load RouteBuddy Atlas from the
iTunes store, connect via WiFi, and in three easy steps load free tourist
maps onto your iPhone:
- Step 1: Select OpenStreetMap in RouteBuddy Atlas
- Step 2: Locate your holiday destination
- Step 3: Touch the 'Cache Map Tiles' button and store the maps on your iPhone

Arrive at your destination (with data roaming turned off) and know where you are, anytime, anywhere.

Tourist Maps from RouteBuddy, quick, simple and free.

- Going Skiing? Use our Free Ski Maps instead! -

RouteBuddy Atlas is available from the iTunes Store at:

<http://www.routebuddy.com/itunes/atlas/>

RouteBuddy Atlas supports installation from both Mac and PC platforms,
and any iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.

More detail about RouteBuddy Atlas is on the RouteBuddy website at:

<http://www.routebuddy.com/atlas/>

About RouteBuddy Ltd
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Founded in 2005, RouteBuddy Ltd have pioneered the development of
native GPS mapping software for Mac OS X and iPhone OS.

By bringing high-precision map data to Apple's unique platform,
RouteBuddy aim to take full advantage of Mac OS X technologies such
as Quartz graphics and multi-processing to develop powerful new
mapping solutions for Mac, iPhone and iPad users.

RouteBuddy Ltd are based in the U.K., and can be contacted at:

Web: <http://www.routebuddy.com/>

2010 March 18 - Zevrix Releases File Courier 1.5 - Automatic Digital Delivery Sy

Zevrix Solutions announces File Courier 1.5, a major update to its automatic digital delivery system with emphasis on needs of graphics industry professionals. File Courier delivers files and folders to FTP and local destinations and sends automatic e-mail delivery notifications. The software also creates low-res PDF files, compresses items and password-protects deliveries. The new update introduces some major new features such as delivery of multiple files, file queue and interface improvements.

Toronto (ON), Canada - March 18, 2010 - Zevrix Solutions announces File Courier 1.5, a major update to its automatic digital delivery solution with advanced professional options. File Courier delivers files and folders to FTP and local destinations and sends automatic e-mail notifications upon delivery. The program is especially designed to fulfill the needs of graphics industry professionals involved in prepress, printing, design and ad production.

With File Courier, users never again will waste their time and effort on tedious task of writing custom delivery messages. File Courier will automatically include all necessary info about your delivery and its location, and let recipients download file just by clicking a link in your e-mail. Users can specify a list of recipients for each destination, as well as global lists to send with each delivery.

File Courier provides the following professional digital delivery capabilities:

-Send files and folders to FTP sites and folders on your local network
-Automatic e-mail notifications based on powerful variable templates
-Deliver files by e-mail
-Create low-res PDF automatically and attach to e-mail
-Attach files from specific subfolder to e-mail
-Automatic compression
-Encrypt disk images with passwords
-Detailed history of all deliveries
-Destination codes for automatic delivery

The new update introduces some major new features such as delivery of multiple files, file queue and advanced interface improvements.

Pricing and Availability:
File Courier 1.5 can be purchased from the Zevrix website, www.zevrix.com, for $29.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial version is also available for download. File Courier is a Universal Binary and available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, digital delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit www.zevrix.com.

CONTACT INFO:

Leo Revzin
Owner
416-217-0607
leo@zevrix.com

2010 March 10 - Markzware's Deep Desktop Search Finds ''Smoking Gun''

Dramatically Enable Content Searching of Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher And QuarkXPress Documents

SANTA ANA, California March 10, 2010 -- Markzware continues to 're-invent' itself, from a software company directed at print, to a software company also directed at 'content.' Today, the software development company that invented preflighting by introducing FlightCheck® to the print industry, unveiled a new version of its PageZephyr™ desktop search product.

PageZephyr 2.0 allows publishing companies, advertising firms, legal eDiscovery or any company possessing so-called proprietary files to manage more of their digital data regardless of how small or large their business' archives may be. Previously inaccessible content is now a breeze to search and reuse.

PageZephyr 2.0 captures, indexes, and converts content created in proprietary or non-common formats without the need for the original authoring application. This transformative technology substantially reduces the cost for time spent searching and cataloging unmanaged content residing within these file types on local or network drives. Before PageZephyr, documents had to be opened by the original application and manually searched, one by one. Now PageZephyr 2.0, enables anyone to instantly find content in these documents by simply typing in a search term or phrase.

Internet search engines provided by companies such as Google, Yahoo! and Bing are typically used to search the web for content within common file-types, such as text in PDF, RTF, TEXT or Word documents. On the desktop, indexing and search engines such as Microsoft Windows Index and Apple's SpotLight work in the same manner with the same limitations. However, none of these companies possess technology that performs like PageZephyr 2.0.

PageZephyr 2.0 is very different, providing a new approach that takes search much further by discovering content inside popular file formats that are 'non-common' such as .indd (Adobe InDesign), .pub (Microsoft Publisher) and .qxd (QuarkXPress) for examination and important decision making. Beyond that, PageZephyr 2.0 allows searching in a specific area of interest across these different file types, to merge, edit and combine content for easy creation of new and relevant information pertinent to that topic. PageZephyr 2.0 also responds to detailed boolean queries by using AND, OR and NOT to further refine the search.

Mary Gay Marchese, director of public relations at Markzware says, "Until now it has been impossible to search and find content within the billions of Quark, Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher files, let alone extract text and convert text once found, without opening each one in the native application. Once again, Markzware has taken the technological lead. With PageZephyr 2.0, Markzware is essentially releasing 4 products in one: content searching, content viewing, content extraction and content distribution for these unique file formats." Marchese continues, "eDiscovery firms trying to find that 'smoking gun,' or companies trying to manage risks while reducing the cost of maintaining content compliance will benefit from PageZephyr 2.0. Companies in various vertical markets having the need to recycle premium content contained in these document types to market their goods or services, especially through the internet, will find PageZephyr 2.0 invaluable."

Priced at only $199, PageZephyr 2.0 runs on Macintosh platforms OS X 10.5.8 and higher.

Until March 31, 2010, Markzware is offering a web-coupon for PageZephyr at the super-discounted price of $149.

PageZephyr processes both Macintosh and Windows versions of these document types.

Anyone may download a FREE fully-functional, 30-day trial by visiting www.pagezephyr.com.

Training and educational movies are also available.

This new release of PageZephyr includes expanded file support for:

• Versions of QuarkXPress 4.0 to 8.x

• Adobe InDesign CS through CS4

• Microsoft Publisher 2002 to 2007

About Markzware

Markzware, is a privately held company based in Santa Ana, California. For over 15 years, Markzware has been a proven software development leader of cutting-edge content management, data conversion and workflow solutions for digital multimedia including the legal, medical, government and graphic arts industries. More information can be found at www.markzware.com. You can follow us at http://www.twitter.com/pagezephyr.

Contact:

Mary Gay Marchese

Director of Public Relations

office - 949-756-5100, ext. 250

email - pr@pagezephyr.com

Contact:

David Dilling

Director of Operations

Markzware Europe

email - mwe@pagezephyr.com

Investors, OEMs, distributors, resellers and integrators or others interested in this technology.

Contact:

Bob Claborne

Director of Sales

office - 949-756-5100, ext 201

email - sales@pagezephyr.com