Software Industry Announcements and News
PowerReuse - Document Reuse Made Easier
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.30.08 under Business
SoftPowerhouse announces the release of version 1.0 of PowerReuse, a reliable solution to manage frequently used MS Office documents. It organizes related Word, Excel and PowerPoint files into projects for better accessibility, updates many documents at a time and pastes pieces of text from the created library by simple drag & drop.
The tool offers three functions significantly facilitating work with large amounts of Office documents. The features of the tool are especially useful because PowerReuse is not limited to Word files only. Unlike similar software, mostly supporting only Word documents, PowerReuse supports files created in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Read the rest of this entry…
Secure Anti-keygen Protection for Shareware Applications
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.29.08 under Development
April 15, 2008 - SeriousBit today announces SeriousBit Ellipter 1.1.1, a .NET library that enables small and medium-sized shareware companies to take advantage of the new anti-keygen technology to secure their intellectual property and reduce development time. By introducing the security method based on elliptic curves asymmetric cryptography, Ellipter 1.1.1 makes it impossible for the hacker to create a keygen for a shareware product.
Using Ellipter, shareware developers can add licensing protection to their software that will enable it to create and verify product keys securely. The capability is based on the unique asymmetric technology of encryption that uses elliptic curves to increase the security of the entire algorithm and reduce the length of generated keys (only 29 characters when no product information is embedded). Once integrated, Ellipter makes it impossible for the hacker to create a keygen by reverse-engineering the code of the application, or even having full access to it.
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Movienizer Tracks Movies for Fans
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.28.08 under Audio & Multimedia
Movienizer.com announces the release of Movienizer 1.6, free software for movie fans to catalogue, track and research movies.
Are you a movie fan collecting videos and DVDs? Can’t wait for the dust to settle between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray? Have many shelves stuffed with movies in various formats? Finding the one to watch a problem? Bring your computer online to get professional recommendations and organize your movies with Movienizer! Catalogue, track and research your movie collection for absolutely free! Read the rest of this entry…
When Viewing Fonts is a Pure Pleasure
[ No Comments ] 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…
Easy Photo Collage Software for Complex Projects
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.26.08 under Audio & Multimedia
Pearl Mountain Software has released Picture Collage Maker v. 1.8, a simple-to-use Windows program that turns ordinary photos and pictures into stunning keepsakes to share with family and friends. With just a few clicks, you can create collages, scrapbooks, posters, invitations, calendars, and greeting cards. Unlike photography software that takes days to master, Picture Collage Maker lets both seasoned collagers and new hobbyists become productive in minutes.
Picture Collage Maker comes with a library of professionally-drawn templates that offer you a wide variety of photo layouts and backgrounds for your collage. You have complete control over paper size and orientation. Read the rest of this entry…
Sun Media Advisory Board Unveils Findings Around Top Challenges Facing Digital Media Industry
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.25.08 under Audio & Multimedia
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAVA) announced the formation of the Sun Media Advisory Board (Sun MAB) today at the 2008 NAB Show. Sun MAB is an executive advisory board guided by Sun and leading media industry executives that is focused on identifying and solving key challenges found in today’s digital media distribution industry.
The Sun MAB has initially focused on identifying and solving key challenges brought about by a major market shift from isolated, proprietary systems to an integrated “file-based” workflow across the media value chain. As part of its initial findings, the Sun MAB has cited media transformation, content identification and video storage optimization to be the key business challenges facing the industry today. Through the collaboration of its member companies, the Sun MAB is currently engaging in several projects aimed at meeting these challenges and aiding companies in successfully adapting to the changing digital media landscape. Read the rest of this entry…