Robyn Weisman

On Tuesday Quark Inc. announced that it has entered a strategic alliance with Enfocus Software, a developer of PDF workflow products, to enhance creation of Certified PDFs. According to Quark and Enfocus, the two companies are collaborating to streamline Certified PDF-based workflows and to improve the PDF workflow process in general. Quark, of Denver, already […]

A group of security experts on Wednesday offered their thoughts on what SMBs need to focus on when coming up with a coherent IT security plan. One of several seminars being featured during Ziff Davis Internets SMB (small and midsize business) Solutions Virtual Tradeshow, a hot-button virtual panel titled “Security Priorities: Getting the Most Protection […]

At the WinHEC keynote in April, Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates previewed “Metro,” the companys next-generation, XML-based, electronic-document initiative that is expected to become available at around the same time Windows Longhorn is released. In conjunction with Microsofts announcement of Metro, United Kingdom-based software company Global Graphics announced that for the last two years it […]

The FCCs ruling Thursday to require VOIP providers to make Enhanced 911 service a mandatory feature for their phone service highlighted a question that all too many people had previously taken for granted: Why didnt VOIP service providers let customers know that before this ruling, E911 was not a standard feature of their service? “Its […]

Sage Software officially launched its new CRM suite, Sage CRM, on Tuesday at its third annual business-partner conference Insights 2005. According to the company, Sage CRM is a Web-based customer relationship management solution targeted at SMBs (small and midsize businesses) and is available both as an on-demand and an on-premises solution. Sage Software, based in […]

Late last week, “Stephan.com,” a Los Angeles-based actor and programmer, fell upon a potential vulnerability in Mac OS 10.4 Tigers new Dashboard application layer. Stephan, who has already developed several Dashboard widgets—including two “ambient monitors” that work both with Apples Mail program and with Gmail, called flores and coras—discovered that what he described as “annoying […]

In the wake of Adobe Systems proposed acquisition of Macromedia, it may be too soon to tell the fate of Macromedias vector-drawing program FreeHand MX. For many years, FreeHand and Adobes Illustrator battled each other for graphics supremacy. While Illustrator (perhaps with Adobes introduction of its Creative Suite) appears to be on the ascent, FreeHand […]

Adobe Systems announced Wednesday that the new version of its graphics suite, Adobe Creative Suite 2, is shipping in the United States and Canada, several days ahead of the companys projected May shipping date. Also, all of the products included in CS2 now are available as standalone applications. According to an Adobe spokesperson, international copies […]

Almost a year to the day after filing patent infringement lawsuits against 31 companies, including Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Computer Inc., Dell Inc. and IBM, Austin, Texas-based Forgent Networks Inc. last week said that its wholly owned subsidiary Compression Labs Inc. has filed suit against Microsoft Corp. for alleged infringement on the patent for JPEG […]

Two graphic artists serving as beta testers for Adobe Systems Inc.s Photoshop CS2 told Publish.com they are very impressed with this latest version. “Ive been using Photoshop for many years, and this is the most significant upgrade yet,” said Steve Caplin, a London-based graphic artist who has written several books on Photoshop. Frank Hatcher, an […]