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InstallAware Software Corporation has launched WiXAware, the first and only commercial IDE for building software installers based on Microsoft’s WiX (Windows Installer XML) technology. WiX is known as being Microsoft’s first open source project, and contains a command line compiler and linker for parsing XML source files and building Windows Installer setup packages. Internal Microsoft teams use WiX to build world-class installers, such as the Microsoft Office installer. However, the native WiX toolkit as maintained by Microsoft and the open source community is purely command line, which can make it difficult to work with. Until today, there was no industry-strength IDE for WiX.

Judy Lubben, Controller at Raining Rose, led the evaluation effort and is one of the more outspoken of BatchMaster’s fans at Raining Rose. “We recently were working with a new private label customer,” Judy stated, “and they wanted to be sure that we could handle a recall.” Judy goes on to say, “BatchMaster’s lot tracking gave us the ability to identify a specific lot number and trace that production lot forward into every one of the sales orders of finished goods and bulk that we shipped containing that lot. Our prospective customer was very impressed, and we were able to cross out ‘prospective’ right away because we demonstrated we can handle a recall immediately, accurately and confidently.” She goes on to state that it is Raining Rose’s practice to thoroughly evaluate all new formulations. Besides this, Judy stated, “We use BatchMaster’s Quality Control facilities at raw materials receipt and during production. We are convinced of product quality before it makes it out our doors to our private label customers or end consumers, alike.”

Handy Software Lab has released v 5 of HSLAB Print Logger PE, a Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista software that logs and limiting all printing activity on a network print server.

Aha-Soft today announces the unveiling of ArtIcons Pro 5.14, the newest version of its award winning icon design software for the Windows OS. This version, aside from rendering its assistance in creating, editing icon images and managing icon files and libraries, provides great opportunities for working with Vista Icons. If you couldn't work with Vista Icons previously, now with the new version of ArtIcons Pro it is going to be no trouble at all. From now onwards you will be able to handle Vista Icons with ease. In order to make Vista icons compatible with Windows XP you can save them without any compression.

Rebecca Gill, vice-president of Technology Group International, contributed a feature in the current issue of Progressive Distributor. Gill reveals, “Reliance on paper in the warehouse is a significant issue. Most organizations have a difficult time eliminating paper as part of their routine daily processing. And although radio frequency and bar-coding is now a mainstream, this phenomenon of paper dependency is still particularly prevalent in the warehouse. Without doubt, excessive paper usage within a warehouse is not only labor-intensive, it opens the organization up to a multitude of user errors.”

Screaming Bee LLC has created an online support area for Sony Sound Forge users. Sound Forge is a professional-grade audio editor that can import, record and manipulate sound and then save content to various file formats. The educational page provides tips for multimedia enthusiasts and professionals on how to integrate MorphVOX Pro Voice Changer with this audio editor.

Photozig, Inc., located at the NASA Research Park, today announced the commercial release of the Photozig(R) Albums v1.0 product line, the easy and fast solution to organize and share digital photos and short movies with efficient web connectivity.

Flash Recovery Toolbox is used to recover files deleted from removable media and hard drives with the FAT file system (FAT12/FAT16/FAT32).

Handy Software Lab has released v 5 of HSLAB Print Logger SOHO, a Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista software that logs and limiting all printing activity on a network print server.

IDAutomation.com announces the release of their Native Barcode Generator for Microsoft Access. The new patent pending Native Generator creates bar-codes in Microsoft Access without the installation of additional fonts or other components.

KurySoft, provider of software solutions for Engineers, announces the release of ModBus Constructor v1.0 for Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003.

Norris Family Industry has released SimpleSlideShow, an innovative Windows application that makes it easy for photographers to share favorite photos with the family and friends, including unsophisticated family members who don't know - and don't want to know - how computers work, giving the family's least sophisticated computer users immediate access to the latest family photos. After you create a new slide show on your computer, simply click the "sync" button, and Grandma's computer will automatically have the latest family pictures.

Creating the foundation for continuous improvement and following lean principles Russ Rousseau, of The Jervis B. Webb Company based in Farmington Hills, Michigan noted, “As an ETO Manufacturing and Engineering Company we found substantial improvements and cost savings were gained by working with systems such as VISIBILITY ERP that are focused on the distinctive requirements of the engineering intensive product manufacturer. It has added substantial value, less non applicable overhead and has enabled us to be highly effective.”

OrdinarySoft announced the release of a new program - Vista Start Menu - intended for replacing the Start Menu. This application supports all modern operational system of the Windows family. In spite of its name, the program is totally different from the Windows Vista menu.

Today Collanos Software launched Collanos Workplace 1.0, the first GA version of its p2p flagship teamwork collaboration application.

Originally founded by LaVerne and Marlene Johnson in 1958, the Detroit, Michigan based company has been manufacturing roller processed whole milk powder for multiple generations. The company produces high quality milk powder used by a variety of chocolate manufacturers across the United States .

Greatis Software (http://www.greatis.com) has issued a major update of RegRun, an excellent tool kit for protecting your computer against Rootkitsor Trojans or spyware or Adware parasites.

Rixler Software today announces the release of <i>Office Multi-document Password Cracker</i>, a great solution to remove any password (except VBA project password) from multiple MS Word and MS Excel documents. Office Multi-document Password Cracker is easy to use, fast and effective. Just a couple of mouse clicks and a whole batch of files are automatically unprotected and ready for use.

WebAsyst LLC introduces a new and a powerful service for customers - free hosted accounts for their popular software Suite™. The company has always offered 30-day free trial accounts; now, customers will be able to create free accounts that never expire.

The role of manufacturing and distribution continue to meld. The common element is the need to customize and expand its system as business challenges require.

BatchMaster is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) soft ware product providing process manufacturers the ability to operate their businesses more effectively with less effort and at lower costs. BatchMaster provides complete traceability – process manufacturers can follow an item from incoming raw material through multiple bins to the finished good sent to a specific customer. Lot tracking is used for both purchased items and manufactured items. Customers can choose from several lot issue methods and create custom serial and lot numbers for any item.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, presents a new version of its product that protects corporate networks from viruses – Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 5.6 for Microsoft ISA Server 2004/2006 Standard Edition.

Rebecca Gill, vice-president of Technology Group International, contributed a feature in the current issue of Progressive Distributor. Gill reveals, “Maintaining an over abundance of inventory is a classic problem for the wholesale distributor. This issue is generally a result of one of these causes: incorrect forecast of demand, a belief that one must have a lot of inventory to service customers, and an inability (or perceived inability) to procure product rapidly enough to service customer orders (classic 30-day lead time).”

Lucid Models Software has released a requirements development and analysis tool VR (Visual Requirements) v.1.4.8 – a practical, low-cost / low-risk solution for business analysts, systems analysts, designers, testers and anyone who creates and/or uses specifications for software, user interfaces, system components, processes, dashboards, information sources, etc.

CTI Data Connector, the plug- and play solution for Computer Telephony Integration for Outlook, salesforce and any application with a SQL database including Browser based applications is now available for Windows Vista.