FileMaker New Bento Business Organizer

August 31, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

FileMaker announced the new Bento Business Organizer, a free set of customized database templates that make it easy to manage businesses run by sole proprietors. The Bento Business Organizer from FileMaker, available free with a 30-day trial of Bento 4, offers a set of powerful templates tailor-made for business owners that sell handcrafted goods such as furniture, clothing, paintings, baked goods and jewelry at farmer’s markets, festivals or from their own studios, workshops, and web sites, such as Etsy.com.

Bento is the most-popular line of personal database products for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Bento 4 for Mac recently received an Editor’s Choice from PC Magazine. The magazine also recently named Bento for iPad among the top 10 business apps for iPad.

“When you run your own business, you have enough to deal with just making and selling your products,” says Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, marketing and services, FileMaker, Inc. “We built the Bento Business Organizer to help the solo business owner with all the other details, including organizing contacts and clients, tracking products and projects, managing orders and inventory, coordinating events and tasks, and even printing ‘quick response’ or QR code labels.” Read more

Panda Security Launches Beta of Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro With Firewall

August 30, 2011 · Filed Under Security Software, Software News · Comment 

Panda Security announced a new beta of its popular cloud-based consumer anti-virus service Panda Cloud Antivirus, version 1.9.1.

Available for the Pro Edition of the product only, the beta incorporates a smart community-based firewall to better respond to user needs and further maximize protection by blocking access to risky programs.

This marks the first time Panda Cloud Antivirus has included a firewall and comes in advance of version 2.0 of both the Free and Pro Editions, expected to launch later this year.

“The addition of a firewall to Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro is a big milestone for users who want an affordable solution that aims for zero intrusiveness,” said Pedro Bustamante, senior research advisor at Panda Security. “The new beta release optimizes protection for users by automatically managing rules and permissions based on the real-time knowledge gathered from our global user community. At the same time, advanced users get the flexibility to create, edit and prioritize their preferred rules manually.” Read more

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is in Stores Now!

August 29, 2011 · Filed Under Games · Comment 

Square Enix announced DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION is now available at retailers.

The return of one of the most revered video game franchises of all time, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION is an action RPG that offers open-ended, hybrid gameplay. The game is playable today on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC platforms, Steam and OnLive.

“With the release of DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, Eidos-Montreal has reached a huge milestone in the development and delivery of our first game,” said Stephane D’Astous, general manager of Eidos-Montreal. “We could not be more proud of DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION and are incredibly excited for gamers to finally be able to experience this captivating story and unique, unparalleled gameplay.”

Already receiving critical acclaim, including a score of 94 out of 100 from PC Gamer magazine, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION offers players multiple and vastly different ways to play. Challenging the foundations of gaming, this video game provides an immersive experience where every choice has a lasting consequence. DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION weaves a deeply emotive and captivating story, taking place in the year 2027 – a time of great innovation in neuroprosthetics, but also a time of chaos, conspiracy and a new social divide. Gamers play as Adam Jensen, a man cybernetically augmented against his own choice, who finds himself in the middle of a mysterious, global plot to which he holds the key. Read more

National Cyber Security Alliance to Coordinate Data Privacy Day

August 25, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education for all digital citizens, announced that it will organize and lead efforts for Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2012.

This annual international awareness initiative promotes data privacy and protection across the United States, Canada, and a host of other countries across the globe.

Data Privacy Day is an international celebration that focuses on educating people about the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information and that promotes individual control over private data. With the explosion of digital communications, people depend increasingly on mobile devices, instant access to information, and intelligent services. As they benefit from using these technologies, consumers and citizens must be vigilant about protecting their personal information. Data Privacy Day generates dialogue among all digital community stakeholders, including businesses, government officials and agencies, educators, nonprofits, academics and individuals to examine how advanced technologies can positively affect daily lives without putting user information and personal data at risk. Read more

Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Now Available

August 21, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

Adobe announced the availability and free trial of its new Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform and first set of solutions for Customer Experience Management (CEM).

The platform and solutions enable enterprises to bring together marketing and IT to build and deliver immersive, multi-channel digital interactions for today’s social and mobile customers while increasing brand loyalty and bolstering competitive differentiation.

The Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform, first unveiled in June, is an open, modular, standards-based offering for delivering engaging digital solutions across social, Web, mobile, and print channels. It provides enterprises a unified foundation to make, manage and deliver multi-channel digital experiences leveraging HTML5, Adobe AIR, Flash Player, and Adobe Reader. The platform includes integration with the Adobe Online Marketing Suite to optimize digital marketing campaigns and personalize digital experiences across all marketing, sales and service delivery channels. In addition, integration with Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 helps enterprise IT organizations build highly expressive mobile applications for Android devices, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone and iPad. Read more

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