Category: Software

In addition, this regularly scheduled 90-day maintenance release addresses the most frequently reported issues identified by QuarkXPress 7 users. The updater is available as a free download at the company website.

“Quark is pleased to empower users in Portugal, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, and Russia in their pursuit of unmatched creativity and productivity by providing QuarkXPress user interfaces in their native languages,” said Quark SVP desktop business unit Jürgen Kurz.

“Equally important, we are committed to acting promptly on issues that matter most to our customers by delivering free maintenance releases every 90 days. I encourage customers to download the QuarkXPress 7.3 updater to begin leveraging the supplemental language features and enhancements of the updater today” added Kurz.

In addition to the new user interfaces in these five languages, the updater includes hyphenation and spelling support for Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Latvian, Estonian, Icelandic, and Slovak, states an official release.

The QuarkXPress 7.3 updater also includes enhancements to collecting for output, multiple-copy output, and project file size.

The new Default PDF Output Styles feature, which requires no additional set up, also adds more options for PDF output, including press, print, screen, PDF/X-1a: 2001, PDF/X-3:2002.

MUMBAI: American Pay TV service provider DirecTV and Tivo which creates television services for digital video recorders (DVR) in the US are to develop a software upgrade to enhance the user experience for DirecTV customers who have DVRs with the Tivo service built on the Series 2 platform.

Launching early next year, the new software download will provide these customers with DVR enhancements offered with the Tivo service, including a Recently Deleted Folder and Overlap Protection, as well as DirecTV’s remote booking feature.

DirecTV Executive Vice-President (Content strategy and development) Derek Chang says, “It is important to us that our customers with Tivo service also have access to the latest DVR technology and we look forward to exploring additional opportunities with Tivo.”

Custom-built for customers who multi-task and need flexibility in today’s fast-paced business environment, the Moto Q’s signature style is built upon the design revolution created by the Motorola Razr.

Based on a Qualcomm Multimedia Platform chipset, the Moto Q, which runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, delivers an uncompromised mobile experience in an all-in-one handheld device that combines the reliability of a great phone, personal productivity capabilities, powerful enterprise connectivity and entertainment in a thin and stylish form factor.

Motorola India mobile devices VP, GM Malcolm Dawe says, “The Moto Q is a real must-have device that enables true seamless mobility by liberating all of us from the constraints of our offices and living rooms. Moto Q brings together all converged solutions users need to work, stay in touch and have fun. With the best voice, data and design technology in one ultra-thin, intelligent, hard-working device, the Moto Q enables increased productivity and entertainment on the go.”

“At Tata Teleservices, we believe in constantly enhancing both our services and product portfolios. We enjoy great support from our customers who have chosen our service, and believe that the introduction of the MOTO Q will only reaffirm their belief in us being the right choice as a telecom service provider.”

The Moto Q looks to redefine what customers expect from a QWERTY handheld. With the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, the Moto Q puts an ‘intelligent‘ device in users’ pockets by providing enough power to let them leave their laptop at home and be able to check e-mail, view presentations and documents, and stay connected while on the go.

The Moto Q offers built-in multimedia functionality and Bluetooth stereo music streaming. The product launched with Tata Indicom is pre-loaded with the full-length Bollywood movie Dus, five MP3 songs and customized wallpapers. It also offers integrated Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology with stereo profile support for communicating with Bluetooth-enabled headsets, car kits and other devices.

The Key features include:

Integrated Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology with stereo profile support for communicating with Bluetooth-enabled headsets, car kits and other devices.

Integrated 1.3 megapixel camera with video playback and capture.

Fast downloads of data, e-mail and large attachments.

A familiar thumbwheel to enhance the navigation experience.

Synchronisation with e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks entries.

It is integrated with Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system for user convenience and access to Yahoo!, Hotmail and other POP3 services.

All standard desktop document views supported including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat etc.

Established via a two-year partnership with the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, it will give Nokia designers and India‘s talented young designers the opportunity to work together on new design ideas for India and the global markets. This was announced at a press conference today.

Nokia‘s chief designer Alastair Curtis said, “India is a dynamic and inspiring place for designers with its diverse mix of cultures, traditions and colour. The new satellite studio will help us further develop our understanding of this vibrant country and to work more closely with its extremely talented designers.

“Reflecting India‘s status as one of the hottest countries for design right now I expect our work here to influence not only our thinking on new design trends and ideas for India, but also for many other markets around the world ” added Curtis.

The satellite studio will explore a range of design trends and themes including detailed research into color and material trends in India, mobile use of the internet in India and its implications for design, and examining innovative new features and uses for mobiles.

Run by a team of Nokia designers working with students at the Srishti School and established designers across India, it will also be a key destination for Nokia‘s global team to visit to share ideas and be inspired.

Srishti founder and director Geetha Narayanan said, “Nokia‘s investment reflects the growing importance of India‘s designers and the wealth of new talent being developed here. This studio gives the talent of tomorrow the opportunity to work with experienced Nokia designers from around the world. This exposure to world class designers in one of the fastest growing product category in the world will be a huge opportunity for the students in India”.

The Bangalore satellite studio is part of Nokia‘s ongoing investment in design. Earlier this year the company established a new design studio for its design team at its global headquarters in Finland. The company plans to open a similar studio for its design team in London later this year.

Nokia has more than 300 designers in its global team representing 34 different nationalities. In India, SSADT has added more to its last year people count of 28.

WDC Media president Suzie Zahn says, “This feature opens up a great number of possibilities for those who might want to watch their favorite show once again or might have been unable to watch it when it aired the first time. TBN has made this very simple by just going to their website and selecting the desired show. They even have the choice of selecting the type of internet connection speed for optimum viewing.”

Viewers have to go to www.tbn.org/index.php/2/37.html and simply “point and click” for the broadcast they want to see. For example, if you missed the special Behind the Scenes tribute to Tammy Faye that aired on 23 July, this web link can be used to see it.

Other options include Paul Crouch, Jr.’s programme with former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, a program featuring Tony Orlando or even Natalie Cole hosting Praise The Lord.

iTunes has a catalogue of over five million songs, 550 television shows and 500 movies. iTunes recently surpassed Amazon and Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US.

Apple VP iTunes Eddy Cue said, “We’d like to thank all of our customers who have contributed to this incredible milestone”.

The Grass Valley cameras will be used in HBO’s digital production studios in New York City, and the servers and routers will be installed in HBO’s main playout facility.

HBO senior VP, broadcast operations and engineering Charles Cataldo says, “For HBO, moving to the automated K2-based distribution systems from Thomson has resulted in the development of an electronic workflow that has increased efficiencies and allowed us to put safeguards in place to ensure the reliable distribution or our programs.

“We wouldn’t trust our playout operations to anything but Grass Valley server technology because we’ve grown comfortable with the mission-critical 24/7 performance they provide. Moving to the new K2 server systems is the next logical step in our evolution to high definition.”

Thomson’s Broadcast and Professional Solutions business unit senior VP Jeff Rosica says, “Thomson has a long-standing relationship with HBO that has been very fruitful for both companies. HBO has been instrumental in the continuing development of Grass Valley K2 server system from Thomson and we’re pleased to continue to support HBO and help it achieve its goals as it moves aggressively into the distribution of HD programming to meet new consumer demand.”

A press statement from Linden Lab said, “Because there are a variety of conflicting gambling regulations around the world, we have chosen to restrict gambling in Second Life. Because this is an evolving area of law, we may continue to adjust and clarify this policy as we receive feedback from the community and from legal authorities or as new regulations, industry practices and technology solutions come into effect.”

In April, Second Life invited the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to review its policy on online gambling and offer guidance. It would appear that feedback from the Government agency was negative as Linden‘s new terms of service also state that the company will comply with all subpoenas from US law enforcement agencies demanding information.

“Linden Lab will actively enforce this policy,” said Linden’s press statement.

“If we discover gambling activities that violate the policy, we will remove all related objects from the inworld environment, may suspend or terminate the accounts of residents involved without refund or payment and may report any relevant details, including user information, to authorities and financial institutions.”

While Linden‘s rules have always prohibited ‘illegal’ activity, this latest move may not go down well with Second Life gamblers who wager with Linden dollars. It will also curtail revenue earned by Linden from those who own casino-style islands in the game and contribute to Linden through currency fees and land rental.

At software developers‘ conference in Portland, Oregon, the chairman of the California based Wikia said that his commercial start-up, Wikia has acquired web crawler Grub that will enable Wikia‘s forthcoming search service to scour the Web to index relevant sites.

Wikia has raised $14 million in outside financing, including its latest round of $10 million from Amazon.com, according to a regulatory filing by the company.

“If we can get good quality search results, I think it will really change the balance of power from the search companies back to the publishers. I could be wrong about this, but it seems to be the likely outcome,” said Wales.

Wikia has earlier helped in the setting up of Wikipedia-style sites on a diverse range of topics.

Open search is part of Wikia‘s broader push to promote the spread of free content publishing on the web. Wikia‘s objective will be to make editorial judgements of modern web-search systems more explicit in nature, since search engine giants like Google keep secret key details of how their search systems work to prevent spamming and for competitive reasons.

Based in New York and reporting directly to Tivo president and CEO Tom Rogers, Bressner brings to Tivo more than 25 years of experience in developing strategies for integrated sales efforts across national cable television, broadcast, and online. These efforts have resulted in growth in ad revenue and an increase in the advertiser base in her prior positions.

Rogers says, “I am very pleased to have Karen on board. I believe that with her experience in leading sales for some of the most well-known brands in the media industry, she will be critical in helping Tivo realize its full potential as the DVR continues to impact television advertising.

“The momentum of our advertising assets is enabling us to weave our way into the fabric of the media industry. With the addition of Karen, I am confident that we are poised for strength and growth in our advertising business.”

Bressner says, “I am thrilled to join the Tivo team. I was particularly attracted to Tivo‘s dedication to developing advertising soluions that help advertisers reach consumers who are increasingly fast-forwarding through television
advertising. I look forward to taking part in this
burgeoning business, which I believe has great promise for future growth.”