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Sun 2 Nov 2008

HDR software Photomatix Pro updated to version 3.1

Montpellier, France - HDRsoft announces the release of Photomatix Pro 3.1. Designed for professional photographers and advanced amateurs, Photomatix Pro combines differently exposed photographs of a high contrast scene into one image with details in both highlights and shadows.

With a focus on ease-of-use, Photomatix Pro is a stand-alone application which enables users to blend exposures hassle-free, allowing them to create and process 32-bit HDR images using a powerful tone mapping tool. The software includes automatic alignment of hand-held photos, options for ghosting reduction and automation with a powerful batch processing tool.

The new version adds options to automatically reduce chromatic aberrations and noise in HDR images, as well as several settings to its most popular exposure blending method. Version 3.1 also offers smooth integration with Adobe Lightroom thanks to a Lightroom Export Plug-in to Photomatix Pro.

Pricing and Availability:
Photomatix Pro runs on Mac OS X (version 10.3.9 and higher) and Windows XP/Vista. A single user license for Photomatix Pro is $99 (USD). The upgrade to version 3.1 is free of charge for licensed users of Photomatix Pro version 2.x and version 3.0. Special educational discounts are available for academics and students. For more information and to download a free trial version, please visit HDRsoft online.

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Located in Montpellier, France, HDRsoft develops innovative software in the field of High Dynamic Range imaging for photography. The company was founded in 2003 and is owned and controlled by its two founding members, one of them being a professional photographer with over 25 years’ experience. Copyright 2003-2008 HDRsoft Sarl. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. Lightroom, and the Lightroom logo, are registered trademarks of Adobe Inc.

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Fri 31 Oct 2008

Zerion Consulting donates iPhone data collection technology for Election

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Herndon, Virginia - Zerion Consulting, an information technology firm that specializes in mobile, enterprise business solutions and application development, donated their iPhone data collection technology to the volunteer based Twitter-Vote-Report project for use on election day 2008.

Twitter Vote Report is an all-volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators that have teamed up with the award-winning blog ‘techPresident’ to launch this effort.

Using Twitter Vote Report, voters will be able to share their experiences and resources with one another, to solve problems quickly (e.g. “don’t come now, the line is too long”). Voters can report their experience and problems via one of four channels: Twitter, Phone via SMS, iPhone and Android apps. These messages will then be aggregated and mapped so that we can “see” real-time voting problems around the country.

“I am excited and proud to be part of this project. This is further evidence that massive mobile data collection is useful beyond the enterprise space. We will continue to support initiatives like this in the future.” Sze Wong, President of Zerion Consulting. “We are working very hard to bring our exZact mobile platform to the iPhone so that small businesses and groups like the Twitter Vote Report group can effectively collect information from mobile users.”

Zerion’s mobile data collection technology is being utized by Fortune 500 companies and the US Government. Zerion’s mobile data collection technology allows mobile workers to collect data in the field while enabling full support for backend integration to create a complete mobile-enterprise workflow.

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Zerion Consulting is an enterprise and mobile application development firm. Founded in 2003, Zerion provides services in enterprise system architecture and mobile development in iPhone, Windows mobile, and Blackberry. Zerion clients include Fortune 500 companies and the US Government. Zerion Consulting is an 8(a) certified small business. Copyright 2003-2008 Zerion Consulting. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Thu 30 Oct 2008

Dare to be Creative releases iArchiver with French localization

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Vienna, Austria - Dare to be Creative today announced the release of iArchiver 1.4.1, an archiving and file compression utility for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. iArchiver is a utility application that creates, opens and converts archives using drag and drop. With iArchiver, users can archive and backup their files in popular formats such as 7zip, Zip and DMG.

In addition, iArchiver opens and converts a broad spectrum of file formats including Rar, StuffIt, DMG, Zip and 7zip. The new version ships with a French localization as part of the company’s global expansion plans, and following popular demand from users in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and other French speaking countries.

“We receive a lot of requests by existing users and potential new customers, so by internationalizing our applications we aim to strengthen our customer base as well as reach a wider audience,” Philipp Mayerhofer, Chief Operational Officer at Dare to be Creative explains the strategy.

Localizations for Spanish, Italian and Russian are planned for October 2008. iArchiver is the second application to be released with a French localization, following the release of ResizeMe earlier this week. Localizations for Spanish, Italian and Russian are planned for November 2008.

Key features in a nutshell:
* Create Zip, 7zip (.7z), DMG, Tar, Gzip, Bzip2, Z, and CPIO files
* Encrypt and password-protect Zip and 7zip archives
* Extract Rar, 7zip (.7z), Zip, DMG, StuffIt (.sit), BinHex (.hqx), MacBinary (.bin), Tar, Gzip, Bzip2, Z, CPIO, ARJ, RPM, PAX, LhA (.lha, .lzh), ADF, Cabinet (.cab), ARJ and ACE files
* Convert between the above archive formats for example from Rar to Zip or from StuffIt to 7zip
* Available languages: English, German
* Quick drag-and-drop extract via the dock and Finder toolbar
* Encrypt and decrypt Zip and 7zip archives
* In-place extract to emulate the built-in Mac OS X behavior
* Option to ignore Mac-specific files for added compatibility when sharing archives with Windows and Linux users

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel

Pricing and Availability:
iArchiver is $26 (USD), and available as a free download from the iArchiver website. It runs initially in a 15-day trial mode with all features active. This is a free update for registered iArchiver users.

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Located in Vienna, Austria, Dare to be Creative Ltd. is a software company founded in 2006 by a group of Mac enthusiasts. The Dare to be Creative team focuses exclusively on developing utility applications for Mac OS X designed to save valuable time while being enjoyable and easy to use. The current portfolio includes a) iArchiver, an archiving and file compression utility, b) iCombiner, a tool to combine images and PDF files into single PDF documents, c) Renamer4Mac, a batch file renamer, d) ResizeMe, a batch image editor that resizes, scales, rotates and flips images, and e) Dragoman, a batch file converter for images, photos, music, text documents and archive files. All Material and Software (C) 2006-2008 Dare to be Creative Ltd. / All Rights Reserved.

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