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Allume Systems launches new Spring Cleaning 8.0

84734429 720da1cb41 m Allume Systems launches new Spring Cleaning 8.0Allume Systems today announced the release of Spring Cleaning 8.0, its Mac clean-up utility that optimizes computer performance and helps users keep their Mac clean and organized. Smith Micro will be showing the software at Macworld (Booth 1237) for the first time. With over a dozen new features and improvements, Spring Cleaning 8.0 is designed to help you stay on top of the clutter that comes from today’s digital lifestyle.

Spring Cleaning 8.0 sells for USD$49.99 and is available directly from Allume’s web store and major retailers, Apple Stores, mail order catalogs, and through Smith Micro’s international partner network. Upgrades are available directly from Smith Micro’s Allume site for USD$29.99 for registered owners of Spring Cleaning or users who received Spring Cleaning through Symantec SystemWorks.

Spring Cleaning 8.0 includes many powerful new features:

  • NEW! The Image Finder tool quickly locates all stray image files and allows users to import them into iPhoto, burn them to a CD, rename files prior to importing to iPhoto and more.
  • NEW! The Music Finder utility finds music files wherever they are and lets users decide where they want them and how they want to store them. Stuff them in an archive, burn them to a CD, import them to iTunes, and many more options.
  • NEW! With Archive Finder, users can locate all of their archives and manage them with Spring Cleaning’s powerful and easy actions.
  • NEW! With Widget Finder users can uninstall or install Widgets with ease.
  • NEW! The Universal Slimmer tool can tell automatically if users are running an Intel Processor Mac or a standard PowerPC and strip out the unneeded code.
  • NEW! Users can now Rename any file, Burn files to a CD or DVD, and compress their Jpeg’s with StuffIt Compression.
  • NEW! The Choose tool allows users to pick any folder and take any of the Spring Cleaning actions to the files in that folder. The ultimate in flexibility.
  • NEW! Disk Image Finder locates all common disk image formats on a user’s Mac for easy archival, deletion or take other actions.
  • IMPROVED! The Logs and Temporary Items Finder now cleans out system and user cache for greater privacy.
  • IMPROVED! MailCleaner now supports any action on attachments downloaded via Apple Mail.
  • IMPROVED! Take System Snapshot’s of your Mac and find out what changed since your last snapshot. Easy way to find out what changes a software update made or if some one else has been using your Mac while you were away.
  • IMPROVED! Font File Finder has been re-written for greater accuracy and confidence.
  • IMPROVED! Internet File Finder now supports Mozilla FireFox, OmniWeb, Mozilla, and Shiira browsers as well as Safari, Internet Explorer/AOL, Camino, iCab, Opera, Netscape, and Sherlock.

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StuffIt Deluxe 10 announced. JPEG image compression comes to the Mac

Allume Systems today released StuffIt Deluxe 10, the latest version of its data compression, access, and management tool for Mac OS X. This release includes their patent pending JPEG compression technology, allowing users to compress JPEG images and photos up to 30% with no loss in image quality. The only previous solution available for those looking to reduce the size of JPEG images was to further reduce the quality of the image. StuffIt’s JPEG compression technology provides a new solution that offers smaller files without any penalty of reduced picture clarity. The product also allows users to view thumbnails for archived JPEG images without requiring them to decompress the archive.

StuffIt Deluxe 10 goes for USD$79.99, available directly from Allume and popular retailers and catalogs and distribution partners worldwide. Registered users of StuffIt Deluxe or StuffIt Standard can upgrade for USD$29.99. The upgrade offer is good till March 31, 2006. StuffIt Deluxe 10 requires Mac OS 10.3 or higher. The new Spotlight Importer and Automator scripting tool requires Mac OS 10.4.

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Smith Micro Software acquires Allume Systems for $12.75 million

Just when I got used to the idea that the software company I’ve always known as Alladin Systems was now to be known as Allume, they go and get bought out by Smith Micro. In case you’re not familiar, Smith Micro Software Inc. is a developer and marketer of a wide range of software and services for the wireless market and it has just acquired Allume Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Microcomputer Software Inc. and a leading provider of compression software solutions that enable state of the art compression, security and archiving of data including JPEG, MPEG and MP3 platforms. The Company’s pioneering product suite known as StuffIt has been a de facto industry standard since 1986.

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