MacWorld

July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today announced that Soundtrack, the innovative, royalty-free music production tool previously available only with Final Cut Pro 4, will be available in August as a standalone product for $299 (US). Soundtrack includes more than 4,000 royalty-free, professionally-recorded audio loops and sound effects, giving creative professionals such as video editors, DVD authors and web developers a powerful and easy-to-use tool to create high-quality music scores. Soundtrack scales to meet the needs of audio producers, DJs and remix artists who start their projects in Soundtrack and then migrate to a digital audio workstation, such as Logic or Pro Tools, for the rest of their work.

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July 2003 - Contour Design, Inc., a leading provider of innovative, ergonomic computer input devices, announced today that it will be launching the ShuttlePRO V.2, a powerful enhanced version of Contour' s award-winning ShuttlePRO. The ShuttlePRO V.2 will be shown at the Macworld CreativePro Expo, July 16-18, 2003 at The Javits Center in New York. Contour Design's booth number at Macworld CreativePro is #655. Contour will also be featuring the new ShuttlePRO V.2 at the Summer NAMM Show , July 18-20, 2003 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Contour Design will be appearing in the ThinkWare booth, #341 on Level 1 in the Nashville Convention Center.Read more

July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today announced an easy new way for Adobe Premiere customers on Mac or Windows to switch to Final Cut Express or upgrade to Final Cut Pro 4. Starting today through September 20, 2003, Premiere customers have the choice of trading in their disks for a free copy of Final Cut Express, Apple's industry-leading video editing software optimized for DV, or receiving a $500 (US) rebate from the purchase of Final Cut Pro 4, the next generation of Apple's Emmy award-winning editing software for film, HD, SD and DV.

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July 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Macromedia today introduced Macromedia Contribute 2, the easiest way for individuals and teams to update and manage content on existing websites. Macromedia Contribute 2 now works on Mac OS X, and connects to websites faster and more securely. Macromedia Contribute 2 is expected to be available in August and will be priced at $99, with upgrades available for a limited time through Macromedia at only $9.99. For more information about Macromedia Contribute 2, visit http://www.macromedia.com/go/contribute/ .Read more

July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spotlighting style and creativity, Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) today announced at Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo the availability of 17 new Microsoft PowerPoint templates designed specifically for Mac users. Read more

July 15, 2003-- Red Rock Software will showcase DeltaGraph 5, a graphing, charting and data analysis program for the Mac OS X platform, this week at Macworld CreativePro Expo in New York to be held July 16-18, 2003. Read more

July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Parliant Corporation just announced PhoneValet, an inexpensive single or multi-line computer-telephony solution for Mac. Built from the ground up to harness the power of Mac OS X, PhoneValet includes all the hardware and software required to connect your Mac to the phone line.Read more

July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Approximately 50,000 people used QuickTime to watch Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) July 17 live webcast of Steve Jobs' Macworld New York 2002 keynote, which was simulcast in both QuickTime 5 and QuickTime 6. The QuickTime 6 stream was the first ever large-scale web event in the new MPEG-4 open standard and was delivered using a complete end-to-end Apple solution. Four new Apple Xserve servers using the new QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1, QuickTime Broadcaster and QuickTime 6 player software delivered MPEG-4 formatted content to 25,000 of the total viewers. Read more

July 18, 2002 - Epson America Inc. is adding another superior product to its award-winning photo printer line and is debuting this new printer at Macworld Expo. The EPSON Stylus Photo 960 is the successor to the popular EPSON Stylus Photo 890 and addresses the needs of variety of customers including advanced amateur photographers, photography enthusiasts and hobbyists. With its amazing image quality and fast speeds, this printer is ideal for applications such as photo competitions, personal portfolios, professional illustrations and photographic presentations.Read more

July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, announced today that its flagship product, EverQuest(R), is coming to the Mac. SOE became an official online gaming developer for the Mac in January and has made its top games at The Station(R) http://www.station.com, such as Wheel of Fortune Online and Jeopardy! Online, available to the more than 25 million Mac users. Read more