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Sydney, Australia, March 5, 2010 Software Only in conjunction with equinux introduces iSale 5.6 with new Facebook integration and numerous improvements.

iSale users can benefit more than ever from their online social networks. Today equinux unveils iSale 5.6, a free update for the Apple Design Award-winning eBay auction manager for Mac users. iSale 5.6 has been improved so users can invite Facebook friends to check out ongoing auctions.

The new iSale 5.6 also takes into account recent changes to eBay, including new feature improvements and works twice as fast. iSale helps users take advantage of their social networks. With its one of a kind Facebook integration, iSale users can inform friends about running auctions by posting a note on their wall. Next to the image iSale also includes a direct link to the auction.

In order to get a better picture of buyers, iSale also uses Google Maps to show where in the world they are located and eases up the whole after sales management when an auction is finished. Save on eBay fees Avoid additional picture hosting fees with iSale. Version 5.6 now supports online storage accounts of two or more gigabytes with Google's free Picasa Web Album photo service. All thumbnails images now appear in the correct size in auctions when using the eBay picture service. In addition iSale 5.6 takes into account the updated eBay options to highlight the title and description text, the new express delivery options and the revised layout of auctions in eBay preview.

iSale also now includes the latest eBay interface and works better with eBay Motors, as well as being optimized to operate noticeably faster. Pricing an availability Users of iSale 5 can update to version 5.6 for free. iSale 5 is availabe for S79.95 at selected Apple Retail stores and selected Apple dealers and in the Apple Online Store.

Those with previous versions can upgrade to version 5 at a discounted price. The software is available in English, German and French.

For information on www.software-only.com.au and equinux call Andrew Paton at 02 9452 6001 or email press@software-only.com.au

About equinux equinux (www.equinux.com), located in South San Francisco, CA (USA) and headquartered in Munich, Germany, develops and distributes successful Mac solutions for professionals and consumers alike.

Today users from all over the world rely on equinux' award-winning and trusted applications. The business solution VPN Tracker is the market-leading VPN client for the Mac OS X Platform. iSale, equinux' successful eBay auctioning solution won several Apple Design Awards, and currently represents the 2006 winner in the most competitive category "Best Mac OS X User Experience".

All product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2010 equinux AG. All rights reserved equinux – Technology for my life.

January 19, 2010:

We've released the latest version of VPN Tracker for Mac OS X. VPN Tracker 6.1 supports even more devices than ever before. We have strengthened our relationship with SonicWALL as VPN Tracker 6.1 supports the popular new TZ 100 and TZ 200 TZseries UTM devices, perfect for small enterprises.

VPN Tracker 6.1 now offers Mode Config for more D-Link VPN gateways, making your network setup and configuration much easier. The new version includes quick configuration of D-Link DFL-800 and DFL-200 devices, as well as device profiles for the Firebox X Edge e-Series, Firebox X Core e-Series, Firebox X Peak e-Series and all WatchGuard routers based on Fireware XTM.

The popular FRITZ!Box has an updated connection wizard for simple setup. Our unrivaled support for so many devices in version 6.1 is built upon the success of VPN Tracker 6, perfect for consultants and mobile Mac workers.

The innovative Secure Desktop means you can connect to your office wherever you are and work as if sat in front of desk. Adhering to the latest security standards and its integration of the IPv6 standard VPN Tracker 6 fully supports 64-bit mode on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Most Seamless Solution Enables Users to Tailor Windows-on-Mac Experience to Serve Diverse Needs

RENTON, WA., November 4th, 2009 — Parallels today announced the availability of the fastest, most seamless Windows-on-Mac solution ever: Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. This is the latest version of the number 1 Mac system utility, currently enabling more than 2 million users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X. According to performance research conducted by Crimson Consulting Group, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac performs 22% faster than the nearest Windows-on-Mac competitor in standard productivity testing of Windows 7 64-bit on a MacBook Pro. In addition, version 5 is up to 300% faster for virtual machine operations than the previous version. For 3D and graphics performance, tested under the industry standard 3Dmark 2006 Professional test suite the new version performs up to 7 times better. Users can test this for themselves with a free trial from www.parallels.com/desktop.

"As the OS battles rage between Microsoft, Apple and Linux, we provide a completely customizable solution that enables people to use the applications they need with the fastest performance available, regardless of the operating system," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "Parallels continues to build on its proven track record of innovation, responding to our customers by providing the fastest, smartest and most powerful Windows-on-Mac experience available."
There are more than 70 new features in Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, many of which give users the flexibility to work in the way they want. Users can choose how much or little Windows they want to see, from running Windows in Full Screen mode where Windows completely covers the Mac user interface to the new Crystal view mode which makes Windows completely disappear. Users can even get a Mac-like experience in their Windows applications, using the intuitive Apple Trackpad Gestures technology to pinch, swipe, and rotate as they do in Mac applications.
"Ideally PC emulation should be transparent and invisible, and Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac goes a very long way towards this," said beta tester and executive in the mining industry Nic Clift. " The thing that strikes me most about Parallels Desktop for Mac is that it is trouble-free, consistent with what I expect of Mac software, and has proved to be a remarkably convenient and easy way for me to maintain as much access to the world of Windows as I want. Parallels works as neatly with Boot Camp as it does when running seamlessly in the background, along with my everyday Mac software. If anything, version 5 has made Windows emulation even more transparent and trouble-free and unless one wants to get involved with the details of set-up it is easy to forget that it is even running."
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac introduces more than 70 new features and enhancements, offering a computing experience that is:

Faster…
Full support for Aero in Windows Vista and 7 through Windows WDDM driver, including Aero Flip 3D
Virtual machine size automatically optimized for best performance with Parallels Compressor
Improved performance for Linux guest OS from KVM paravirtualization
"The excellent 3D graphics performance of Parallels Desktop for Mac makes it Autodesk’s preferred Mac virtualization software for customers who choose to run AutoCAD or our other design and engineering software on the Mac," said Andrew Mackles, Director of AutoCAD Product Management at Autodesk.  "We are excited about the further graphics enhancements in Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac and the potential to improve the customer experiences."

Smarter…
A more Mac-like experience in their Windows applications through Apple Trackpad Gestures technology (pinch, swipe, rotate and more), horizontal scrolling and the application of Full Screen active corners and curl page effect
Copy & Paste fidelity for formatted text and complete layouts including images, even between Windows and Linux guest OSs
Freedom and flexibility to run Windows and Mac applications across multiple monitors

More Powerful…
7 times better graphic performance for games and 3D applications than the previous version with Direct X 9Ex with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 support
Superior graphics performance for Linux guests through OpenGL 2.1 support
Full hardware resources can be utilized with support for 8 virtual CPUs, 64 bit Windows and Snow Leopard Server 64 bit
Easily move PCs (including Windows 7) and 3rd party virtual machines to the Mac  with the enhanced Parallels Transporter

Availability and Pricing

The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is $119.9, including $175 worth of additional software for free: Parallels Internet Security 2009 by Kaspersky (1 year subscription); Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 (Disk Management); Acronis True Image 11 Home (Backup and Recovery Solutions).
Current Parallels Desktop users can upgrade their existing software for US$49.99. Users that purchased version 4.0 on or after October 1st 2009 qualify with a proof of purchase for a free upgrade to version 5. Customers who purchased from the Parallels Online Store will be notified directly with their upgrade key. Customers who purchased Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac with Channel/ Retail/ e-tail Partners have to proactively claim their free of charge upgrade at www.parallels.com/keyfor5/request/.
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is available starting today at the Apple Store and hundreds of other retail locations nationwide.
Volume pricing and site-license opportunities are also available for new customers by contacting the Parallels Sales Team at sales@parallels.com or 425-282-6400.
A free trial of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is available along with in-depth information, videos and screenshots of the new features at www.parallels.com/products/desktop.

NEWS, OMNIDAZZLE, OMNIDISKSWEEPER, OMNIFOCUS, OMNIGRAFFLE, OMNIGRAPHSKETCHER, OMNIOUTLINER, OMNIPLAN, OMNIWEB,

RELEASES Lots of news today, people, so I’m going to try and keep this short so you can skip straight ahead to the part where you sit back and bask in that new-software smell.

Updated: OmniFocus! OmniFocus 1.7 is now available for your downloading pleasure, and includes a bevy of interface improvements designed to make everything just a little more smooth and simple. We also re-worked Perspectives, hopefully making the process of working with them much easier. Overall sync performance has been improved (yay!), and you can now view a list of the attachments in your OmniFocus document, and delete them as necessary to speed up document syncing even more.

Also updated: OmniGraffle! OmniGraffle 5.2 includes support for support for portables with Multi-Touch trackpads, so you can now pinch to zoom in or out, resize a selection, or rotate a selection. We also added fixes to tables, shared layers, and dealt with some stability issues.

Also also updated: EVERYTHING ELSE. OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, OmniWeb, OmniPlan—hold on, typing cramp . . . okay—OmniGraphSketcher, OmniDiskSweeper and OmniDazzle have all been updated with support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

You do not EVEN want to know what time the engineers went to bed last night, is what I’m saying. Everything can be downloaded from our handy-dandy Snow Leopard status page. Enjoy!

After several weeks of thorrough testing, Synium Software ends the public beta cycle and releases the popular genaology application MacFamilyTree 5.5 as a final version.

Ever wanted to know who governed a country at the time of your great great grandmother? MacFamilyTree's brand new History Database allows you to view every person or family event in a greater historical context: Browse hundreds of predefined entries; or add your own data of global and regional relevance. Our sample events are fully-localized and integrate with Wikipedia.org, your own entries may easily be linked to Web URLs, too.

But MacFamilyTree 5.5 Public Beta delivers even more improvements: Users with huge family trees will appreciate MacFamilyTree's completely rewritten genealogy database technology. GEDCOM import, as well as viewing and editing of information in your family tree is much faster now. Since starting the Public Beta in April, many more improvements were implemented. You can chose separate columns for first and last names and also search by labels.

Enjoy! MacFamilyTree 5.5

The Tube expands compatibility

The Tube 2.9.3 supports 28 different USB TV-tuners and improves reception in HD regions

South San Francisco, USA / Munich, Germany − March 03, 2009: At the outset of CeBIT equinux introduces an update of its innovative TV solution for Mac OS X, The Tube. With The Tube 2.9.3 more Mac users can enjoy Live TV on their iPhones and iPod touches, manage their favorite TV shows online and schedule TV recordings on the go.

The Tube 2.9.3 supports 28 current TV devices, meaning nearly all TV receivers for analog TV and digital free-to-air TV on a Mac are compatible with The Tube. Thus, Mac users no longer need to do without the fully developed iPhone integration and unique community features of The Tube: Stream Live TV to an iPhone, schedule TV recordings online on the go to watch them later and use the free of charge TV guide.

Both iPhone Apps, Live TV and TubeToGo, have been reviewed by the German MacLife magazine (04/09) and achieved their highest rating. Both "are excellently integrated within the TV reception on a Mac", says the review.

Newly supported TV devices are the Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T Stick, the Terratec Cinergy T USB XXS, and the Elgato TV receivers Eye TV DTT, DTT Deluxe and hybrid. In addition, The Tube 2.9.3 is compatible with the most popular TV tuners from Hauppauge, the market leading producer for TV receivers.

By improving channel detection and the TV engine itself, The Tube 2.9.3 delivers drastically improved TV reception. To benefit from these changes, equinux suggests to all users to restart the channel detection after the update.

equinux presents Live TV and TubeToGo as free-of-charge iPhone applications

South San Francisco, USA / Munich, Germany − February 04, 2009: Mac users can now transform their iPhone into a TV with a mobile video library. equinux has expanded its modern TV software The Tube with two free iPhone apps, making it the first to totally integrate the iPhone into the TV experience. With Live TV, users can stream live TV programs directly to their iPhone from their Mac with The Tube. With TubeToGo, they can access TV recordings on their iPhone whenever and wherever. They can even program recordings in The Tube on the go.

"In less than two years the TubeStick and our TV solution The Tube have become the innovative force for the TV market on the Mac. Both new iPhone Apps underline the philosophy of equinux to bring easy-to-use interfaces together with elaborate functionality," says equinux's CEO Till Schadde. "Today The Tube is compatible with more than 20 TV receivers from several manufacturers on the Mac. It has literally transformed the TV experience for the rest of us."

Live TV shows live television in an optimized resolution for the iPhone when it is in the same WLAN as The Tube software. As soon as an iPhone is registered with The Tube, all currently available TV channels will be available with a click. It's also just that easy to change channels in "Live TV" and even start a recording.

With TubeToGo, iPhone users can watch The Tube recordings on their iPhone via the internet. Additionally, they can program recordings in their personal electronic program guide (EPG) and manage the complete recordings archive on the go. TubeToGo also offers the possibility to share published recordings with friends. TubeToGo uses MobileMe or any other ftp server for online storage.

equinux presents VPN Tracker 5.4.1 with expanded hardware profiles for SonicWALL

South San Francisco, USA / Munich, Germany − January 23, 2009: VPN Tracker 5 is now even more attractive for SonicWALL users.

VPN Tracker 5.4.1 supports the new TZ 210 with its own device profile for this firewall. The TZ 210 offers many improvements from the NSA series that are now available for the first time in a TZ series device.

The TZ 210 provides one of the strongest performing safety platforms in its class and it works perfectly with VPN Tracker 5, the market-leading IPsec based VPN Client for Mac OS X. "VPN Tracker has always trusted the strong performance of SonicWALL devices, " said equinux CEO Till Schadde. "That's why this newest version of VPN Tracker 5.4.1 underscores yet again our commitment to SonicWALL.

VPN Tracker 5 is the perfect tool for every Mac user on the move who doesn't want to worry about the security of their data." In addition, VPN 5.4.1 improves its compatibility with an array of Cisco devices. About VPN Tracker VPN Tracker 5 is the leading VPN Client for Mac OS X (Version 10.4 and 10.5) and is available in English and German.

VPN Tracker connects every Mac with a remote network via a secure VPN tunnel to enable access to data, servers and e-mails. VPN Tracker combines user friendliness with the highest level of security.

Software Only is pleased to announce equinux releases CoverScout 3 with a web-wide search function to find missing cover art for your music in iTunes and on your iPhone, iPod and Apple TV

Sydney − October 22, 2008: Today equinux released CoverScout 3, the ultimate software to complete album covers in iTunes. With its sleek and intuitive user interface, CoverScout searches the Internet to find missing album art and can automatically apply its findings to your music library. CoverScout's integrated editor and automatic workflow complete every music library.

"CoverScout revolutionizes the way to the perfect music library. It's never been so much fun to find missing album artwork," says equinux CEO Till Schadde. "Whoever wants to use Cover Flow on their iPhone to flip through their music collection won't be able to resist CoverScout."

As easy as Cover Flow

The interface of CoverScout 3 is based upon the principles of Cover Flow. Its intuitive and familiar interface make it easy for anyone to flip through their music library and find all their missing cover art. CoverScout scans your music library as soon as the application is launched showing all covered and uncovered tracks. It searches for appropriate cover art on the internet which it can automatically apply to entire albums or individual tracks.

Search multiple sources, edit cover artwork

CoverScout begins where iTunes ends. CoverScout searches multiple music archives like Amazon, WalMart and Google Image Search simultaneously. It can also be adjusted to include additional search sources. In the integrated cover editor, each album cover can be edited with pixel precision, rotated, cropped, scaled and the colors can be adjusted. CoverScout even offers the option to photograph rare albums with one's iSight.

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