Aladdin Systems ships major upgrade of StuffIt InstallerMaker.WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--Aladdin Systems Inc. today announced StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0, a major upgrade to the Macintosh benchmark installation product. Used by software developers, MIS directors See CIO. MIS Director - Chief Information Officer , and network administrators to create custom installers, InstallerMaker reduces distribution costs distribution costs distribute npl → Vertriebskosten pl and makes installation fast and easy for end users. StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 is easy to use because it is build on a point-and-click interface, which requires no programming time. Some of the significant enhancements of StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 include better compression, improved scripting and recording capabilities, built-in resource compression, built-in updater, and uninstall To remove hardware or software from a computer system. In order to remove a software application from a PC, an uninstall program, also called an "uninstaller," deletes all the files that were initially copied to the hard disk and restores the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI and SYSTEM. function, among other features. "StuffIt InstallerMaker 3.0 represents the new generation in installation technology that Aladdin will continue to build upon in the future. Aladdin has invested significant time in engineering resources to ensure the new version includes the very latest technology in installation, updating, and resource compression technology. InstallerMaker is the `Complete Installation Solution' for developers and network administrators," said Darryl Lovato, director of Developer Technologies at Aladdin. Fully Scriptable, Recordable and Attachable InstallerMaker 3.0 provides "industrial strength" script support for AppleScript, UserLand Frontier, or any other OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. (Open Scripting Architecture Open Scripting Architecture - (OSA) A CIL approach to the coexistence of multiple scripting systems. ) compliant scripting system. With InstallerMaker 3.0's full-featured scriptability, anyone can easily create a script to build an installer or an updater. InstallerMaker 3.0 can even execute AppleScripts as part of the installation process. Built-In Updating InstallerMaker 3.0 can create an Updater that upgrades earlier versions of a developer's software from a single installer without a separate application or writing of custom code. When using InstallerMaker, not only can developers update existing components, but new ones can be installed, and out-of-date files can be removed. Users can easily update any number of files, move files, copy files, delete old files, and install files as part of the update. With this capability, developers can create small updaters, which are perfect for online distribution. Better Compression In using InstallerMaker 3.0, users get even better compression with this version's all-new compression algorithm. Small installers allow developers to ship on fewer diskettes, thus reducing distribution costs. Developers can now fit extra tutorials and samples they wanted to ship on the disk, but didn't have the space for in the past. Uninstall Users can now "uninstall" software, as well as install it with InstallerMaker 3.0. Uninstallation is handled just like any other installation package, giving your uninstalls complete installation and updating capabilities, as well as removal functionality. Uninstall capabilities include renaming and deleting files, moving, copying, and users can now install a file as part of a removal. Developers can also create as many uninstalls as they wish, each performing different uninstallations. For example, a developer can install a "what changed" file as part of the update, and so on. End users will appreciate the simplicity of uninstalling files that are no longer useful, without tracking them down and removing them manually. Resource Compression InstallerMaker 3.0 features built-in resource compression for applications, control panels and extensions, whether they are 68K, PowerPC, or Fat. InstallerMaker's resource compression can be performed before or during installation to the end user's system. InstallerMaker's resource compression reduces a program's footprint by approximately 50 percent, which makes resources in the installer as small as possible. This valuable disk savings allows the developer to have more disk space for including documents. Additional New Features InstallerMaker 3.0 allows a developer to create more packages -- up to 128 packages (previous version 16 packages). It's now possible to move, copy, or rename Re`name´ v. t. 1. To give a new name to. Verb 1. rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" any file, including those not shipped in the installer archive. InstallerMaker 3.0 adds a modular system for adding new "destinations" to files, giving an unlimited number of locations in which files can be placed. In addition to support for font/desk accessory installation, InstallerMaker 3.0 allows a user to inject resources of any type into the System file, into an application, or extension. Finally, this version provides improved hooks for developer customization. Other Information StuffIt InstallerMaker maintains other capabilities found in previous versions, including Drag and Drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. functionality; Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. Support and foreign language localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. . StuffIt InstallerMaker is distributed electronically via the World Wide Web at http://www.aladdinsys.com; FTP site A server on the Internet that maintains files for downloading. An FTP site may be one or more servers or just one or two folders dedicated to file transfer on a single server. See FTP and anonymous FTP. at ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to ://ftp.aladdinsys.com; AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ; and CompuServe. InstallerMaker is sold through license agreements directly from Aladdin. Current licensees will automatically receive a free upgrade to the new version. Aladdin has increased its developer sales and technical support staff to better service developer technology customers. Contact the Developer Sales Group at dev.sales@aladdinsys.com for additional details. Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems Inc. is credited with creating the compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh platform. The company's product line includes the Stuffit Family of products -- award-winning products which offer comprehensive solutions for compression, translation, and archiving. Aladdin has also entered into the Windows arena with StuffIt Expander StuffIt Expander is a freeware, closed source data compression software utility developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems). It runs in Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux/UNIX. It does not compress files. for Windows, a de-compression tool for PC users receiving compressed and encoded files found online. Aladdin has over 4,000 software developers, including Microsoft, Intuit in·tu·it tr.v. in·tu·it·ed, in·tu·it·ing, in·tu·its Usage Problem To know intuitively. [Back-formation from intuition. and Apple, who have licensed Aladdin's data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. and installation technology. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: StuffIt, StuffIt Expander and StuffIt InstallerMaker are trademarks of Aladdin Systems Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Aladdin Systems Inc. Lisa Rickert, 408/761-6200 Ext. 229 Internet: lisasr@aladdinsys.com |
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