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Macworld San Francisco Conference & Expo 2001 Exhibitor Profiles A to Z; Conference & Expo Opens Jan. 9 in San Francisco.


Business/Technology Writers

Macworld This article is about a technology publication. For the tradeshow, see Macworld Conference & Expo.
Not to be confused with McWorld, a despective term for globalisation


Macworld
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001

The Macworld Conference & Expo opens next week, Jan. 9 - 12, at the Moscone Moscone may refer to:
  • George Moscone, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (1976-1978) who was assassinated
  • Moscone-Milk assassinations, the assassinations that killed George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
 Convention Center in San Francisco.

For additional information about Macworld, go to http://www.macworldexpo.com/media.html on the Web.

Listed below are profiles from companies exhibiting at Macworld San Francisco. These profiles and exhibitor news releases, advisories and photos are available on the Web at www.tradeshownews.com.

Business Wire is the official news service for the 2001 Macworld events.


Company:  ACD Systems
Booth:  433
Contact:  Dianne Escude
Phone:  250-544-6700
E-mail:  Descude@acdsystems.com
Web:  www.acdsystems.com

   ACD Systems has produced high quality digital-imaging software
since 1993. At Macworld we will showcase ACDSee 1.5 for Mac, our
latest high-speed image viewer and browser for Macintosh computers.
ACDSee 1.5 for Mac offers fast viewing and playing of 40+ image and
multimedia file formats including MPEGs and MP3s. It also includes
batch file functions, offline thumbnail viewing, saving to HTML, a
video play list, and more. We will also showcase our PC software
products, including ACDSee 3.1 (SR-1), FotoCanvas, FotoAngelo, and
FotoVac. Visit us at Hall A, Booth 433 for product demos and
information from our friendly sales professionals.

Company:  AEC Software
Booth:  943
Contact:  Ryan Kish
Phone:  703-450-1980
E-mail:  rkish@aecsoft.com
Web:  www.aecsoft.com

   AEC Software of Sterling, VA has been developing and publishing
business productivity software for the Macintosh for over ten years.
The recently released version 7.0 of their premiere product, FastTrack
Schedule, includes new calendar and resource views, assignment
tracking, critical path identification, and real-time collaboration,
among other enhancements. The simultaneous release of FastTrack
Schedule 7.0 for Palm OS, a compatible handheld version of the project
manager, enables users to add and edit project information on the go,
sync with desktop files, and beam schedules to other users. Industry
leaders use AEC Software solutions to manage project information,
increase productivity, and achieve project goals.

Company:  Aladdin Systems, Inc.
Booth:  1707
Contact:  Jennifer Lyng
Phone:  831-761-6200 x630
E-mail:  pr@aladdinsys.com
Web:  www.aladdinsys.com

   Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin
Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI) was founded in 1988. Aladdin is
a developer and publisher of Windows and Macintosh software products
that are designed to assist users with the Transmission, Access and
Organization (TAO) of information. Aladdin's software offers a range
of solutions to increase user efficiency in the areas of information
access, removal, recovery, security and Internet distribution.

   Aladdin will be showing off a BRAND NEW product as well as other
recent releases, like StuffIt Deluxe and iClean.

Company:  a lowly apprentice production, inc.
Booth:  3851
Contact:  Greg Hatem
Phone:  760-438-5790
Web:  www.alap.com

   A Lowly Apprentice Production, Inc., is a leading developer of
extended technology for the publishing industry. Additional features
and enhancements to QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign will allow for
increased user productivity. Award winning products from alap are
ShadowCaster and XPert Tools for QuarkXPress. Recently released
plug-ins available for Adobe InDesign are ShadowCaster, InBooklet and
StarBurst, InPrint, and ItemMarks. Be sure to stop by to see what's
new.

Company:  Anthro Corp
Booth:  2007
Contact:  Kim Faks
Phone:  800-325-3841
Web:  www.anthro.com

   AnthroCarts! Incredibly strong, flexible, mobile computer
furniture. Use for your personal computers and multimedia equipment.
Lots of shapes and sizes to choose from. Over 75 accessories to
customize your AnthroCarts. Stop by and see our new Laptop Storage
Carts for iBooks or PC Laptops and iCarts for iMacs. Anthro products
ship out next business day. Come with Lifetime Warranty. Educational
Discounts Available.

Company:  Ashlar Incorporated
Booth:  4700  (Special Interest Boulevard Area)
Contact:  Amanda Knepley
Phone:  512.250.2186
E-mail:  info@ashlar.com
Web:  www.ashlar.com

   Ashlar Incorporated captured the design community's attention with
the release of Ashlar Vellum in 1988. Featuring the Drafting
Assistant, Vellum's unparalleled user interface changed CAD forever.
Today, Ashlar continues to build world-class 2D and 3D tools for
conceptual designers who want the freedom to concentrate on creation.

   The award winning Vellum Solids 2000 brings high-end surface and
solid modeling to the desktop. This unique hybrid modeler combines the
power of wireframe, surface and solids modeling Vellum Solids features
seamless translation between your favorite CAD products. In addition
Vellum Solids 2000 offers a full featured rendering engine and
animation options.

Company:  Belkin Components
Booth:  1448
Contact:  James Little
Phone:  310-604-2292
E-mail:  jamesl@belkin.com
Web:  www.belkin.com

   Belkin Components is the leading manufacturer of computer cables,
Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectivity products, FireWire digital
video editing devices, surge protectors and Uninterruptible Power
Supplies (UPS), input devices, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM)
switches. While at MacWorld Expo, visit Belkin at Booth 1448. Come see
new innovations in FireWire and USB that are sure to excite the
senses! For more information, call 1-800-2BELKIN, or visit the
company's website at www.belkin.com.

Company:  Blue World Communications, Inc.
Booth:  4135
Phone:  425-646-0288 x400
Web:  www.blueworld.com

   The Lasso product line consists of authoring and serving tools
that allow Web designers and Web developers to quickly build and serve
powerful data-driven Web sites. The product line includes Lasso Studio
and Lasso Web Data Engine. Lasso's innovative architecture provides an
industry first multi-platform, database-independent and open standards
approach to building database-driven Web sites firmly positioning
Lasso technology within the rapidly evolving server-side Web tools
market.

Company:  BOPJET Media Inc.
Booth:  3331
Contact:  Leesha Sabine
Phone:  604 682 3297
E-mail:  leesha@bopjet.net
Web:  www.bopjet.net

   BOPJET Media (formerly Bitmovers Networks) is a driven, focussed
provider of QuickTime Streaming services, high-end web hosting, and
server co-location. Our knowledge and experience with QuickTime and
other current Internet technologies assures you with high quality
service and customer care.
   BOPJET is proud to announce free QuickTime Expert Tutorials. The
first of these tutorials will be available at Macworld, with more to
follow in the coming months. These tutorials will highlight and
demonstrate QuickTime streaming features, and give the viewer
easy-to-follow guides in creating compelling QuickTime streaming
content.

Company:  Busybox.com
Booth:  4044
Phone: 310-556-4616 or 888-289-9638
E-mail:  info@busybox.com
Web:  www.busyboxpro.com

   Busyboxpro.com has the largest royalty-free, downloadable, digital
video collection in the world. For film & video producers, web
designers or any creative professional working across all media
platforms and Web applications. Search, view, purchase and download
digital video from thousands of ready-to-edit broadcast or multimedia
size clips, carefully catalogued for easy access. DOWNLOADABLE: From
$29 for a multimedia size download to $149 for a broadcast size
download. CD-ROMs: The Busybox Video Clip CD Collections are priced
more affordably than ever. Only $399 per CD Collection containing up
to 22 of the most versatile video clips in both broadcast and
multimedia sizes. Busybox now offers four new CD volumes in DV format.
Visit www.busybox.com for a FREE clip!

Company:  CD CyClone, LLC.
Booth:  1449
Contact:  Mike Osorio or Heather Barger
Phone:  714-247-0099
Web:  www.cdcyclone.com

   CD Cyclone is an innovative developer of software and hardware
products for the growing CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, duplication and replication
markets. CD Cyclone will be announcing the fastest, easy-to-use CD
burner available for Mac - 16X
(16xwrite, 10x rewrite and 40x read)
   Remarkable style at an affordable price, users can burn a full CD
in just a few short minutes. CDRevo is proven excellent for audio
users providing a top-notch CD-RW solution. Packed with dynamic
features like convenient handle and easy plug-in, users have
everything needed to start recording CDs with the ease of USB or the
speed of Firewire.

Company:  Charismac Engineering, Inc.
Booth:  4127
Contact:  Tony Overbay
Phone:  530-885-4420
E-mail:  tonyo@charismac.com
Web:  www.charismac.com

   Charismac Engineering will introduce a new version of their
popular CD mastering software Discribe at Macworld. Discribe V4.0
features a brand new interface which literally walks users through the
process of creating CDs. Discribe V4.0 supports virtually all
Firewire, USB, SCSI and ATAPI CD-RW drives. Discribe includes
Charismac's new direct-to-disk recording application AudioScribe.
AudioScribe lets users record audio from vinyl records, tapes or
voice. AudioScribe records files in standard AIFF format which can
then be burned to CD using Discribe.

   Charismac will also show the latest versions of the Charismac RAID
and Anubis software packages, both which have recently added Firewire
support. Charismac will also give users a sneak peak of their new
backup utility Backup Mastery.

Company:  Citrix Systems, Inc.
Booth:  1249
Contact:  Sandra Humphrey
Phone:  954-267-2976
E-mail:  sandra.humphrey@citrix.com
Web:  www.citrix.com

   Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), headquartered in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, is a global leader in application server software
and services that offer "Digital Independence(tm)" - the ability to
run any application on any device over any connection, wireless to
Web. Citrix solutions enable organizations of all types, from
enterprises to application service providers (ASPs), to reach more
users with more applications, and achieve this with greater speed,
predictability and cost-effectiveness. Citrix offerings include
MetaFrame(tm) application server software, NFuse(tm) application
portal software, Management Services products, and Independent
Computing Architecture (ICA), a core application server technology.
See the Citrix Web site at: www.citrix.com.

Company:  Creation Engine, LLC
Booth:  2246
Contact:  Tamara Weinstein
Phone:  800-831-8713
E-mail:  tweinstein@creationengine.com
Web:  www.creationengine.com

   Creation Engine provides academic discounts on software to the
K-12 and higher education markets. Creation Engine maintains close
relationships with leading software vendors, including Adobe,
Autodesk/Discreet, Hash, Macromedia, and Microsoft. The only academic
retailer specializing in creative digital tools, Creation Engine
fosters customer satisfaction and loyalty through unparalleled
customer service including: personal assistance, in-depth product
knowledge, accurate site licensing, and efficient delivery.
   Creation Engine also devotes a Web site to Mac enthusiasts at
MadAboutMac.com that profiles a variety of creative digital tools that
work best on the Mac!

Company:  Extensis Products Group
Booth:  2317
Contact:  Patrick Kimball
Phone:  503-274-2020 x198
E-mail:  pkimball@extensis.com
Web:  www.extensis.com

   Extensis Products Group develops and supports software and
Internet-based services for design and marketing professionals. From
design through output, Extensis products and services make the process
of creating, editing and managing branded communication materials for
print and electronic publishing more productive and efficient.
Extensis' award-winning products include Suitcase, the font management
solution that helps users find the right font quickly; Portfolio, the
digital asset management solution that allows users to efficiently
organize and access digital media files; and Preflight Online, the
Web-based service that allows users to check files for potential
printing and prepress errors before submitting them for output.

Company:  eZedia Inc.
Booth:  4700 (Education area, Special Interest Boulevard)
Contact:  Lori Walder
E-mail:  204-984-9214
E-mail:  lori.walder@ezedia.com
Web:  www.ezedia.com

   Founded in 1994, by Stefan Embleton, eZedia Inc. has grown from a
full-service interactive digital media development organization to a
leader in digital media software technology. The companies derives its
name from the phrase "easy media" which underscores its corporate
focus on the delivery of easy-to-use and learn digital media creation,
authoring, and development products.
   eZediaMX 2.0 provides a robust media integration environment
within a "drag-and-drop" user paradigm that easily enables any
computer user to receive, generate, modify, edit, recreate, reformat,
and re-present any and all digital media to create compelling and
innovative digital media presentations.

Company:  FrontBase, Inc.
Booth:  1443 and Small Business Special Interest Boulevard
Contact:  Patrick Dunne
Phone:  949-455-9387
E-mail:  pddunne@frontbase.com
Web:  www.frontbase.com

   FRONTBASE is a transactional scalable relational database server
created in the Internet age by Internet specialists for deployment on
the Internet. FRONTBASE is a robust, fully scalable, stable and easy
to use relational database server that not only requires
zero-administration, but also is very affordable and has a 2 MB
footprint. FRONTBASE is cross platform and runs on both Mac OS X
Server and Public Beta. It contains all the necessary drivers and
adapters for Apple's WebObjects, PHP3/4, Perl, ODBC, JDBC, EOF,
FBAccess and FBCAccess. It is the only robust database server that is
fully compliant with the UNICODE, SQL 92 and TCP/IP international
standards.

Company:  GCC Printers
Booth:  1743
Contact:  Laurie Freitas
Phone:  781-276-8674
E-mail:  lfreitas@gccprinters.com
Web:  www.gccprinters.com

   GCC Technologies is now GCC Printers! Same high quality products -
just a new name. GCC is a direct seller of high-speed, monochrome
laser printers that are cross-platform and network-ready, offering
advanced paper handling, oversized output and duplex printing. GCC
products are available direct at 1-800-422-7777, or through GCC's Web
Store www.gccprinters.com.

   GCC proudly introduces its fastest printer family ever: the Elite
21 Series. With true 1200 dpi resolution, duplex printing and speeds
up to 21 ppm, these printers provide the ultimate in printing
flexibility. Exceptional paper handling, memory up to 256MB and
options galore! Available in three models.

Company: Hoodman Corporation
Booth : 4700
Contact: Lou Schmidt
Phone 310.379.6391
E-mail: lou@hoodmanusa.com
Web:  www.hoodmanusa.com

   Hoodman Corporation is the pioneer and leader in glare free
outdoor monitor hood design and technology.

Featured at Macworld Expo 2001:

   --The Eclipse 2000 Lap Top Computer Hood designed for glare free
laptop computing in the great outdoors.

   --The E2001 graphic designer 21-inch monitor Hood designed for
glare free computing in the office.

   --The E157 Hood designed for 15 to 17 inch office monitors.

   --The digital camera / camcorder line of 4 LCD screen Hoods
designed for glare free outdoor camera viewing.

Company:  Intego
Booth:  635
Contact:  Olivier Depoorter
Phone:  305-868-7920
E-mail:  odepoorter@intego.com
Web:  www.intego.com

   Intego is a leading provider of Macintosh Internet security
solutions. Intego's software has won international accolades from
Macworld, MacHome, MacNN, MacAddict, Univers Macworld and many others.

   New products to be introduced at Macworld include ContentBarrier
and Internet Security Barrier.

   Internet Security Barrier 1.0 is a full security suite that
protects Macs from all Internet dangers. ContentBarrier 1.0 helps
parents protect their children and businesses optimize employee
productivity by monitoring Internet usage.
   VirusBarrier 1.5 provides protection against all known Macintosh
viruses. NetBarrier 2.0 is the new version of the first personal
Firewall for Macintosh.

  Intego, 6301 Collins Ave, Miami, FL 33141 Tel: (305) 868-7920 Fax:
(305) 868-7938 http://www.intego.com info@intego.com

Company:  ITCwireless.com
Booth:  432
Contact:  Mike Hwei
Phone:  301-838-9088
Web:  www.ITCwireless.com

   ITCwireless.com, the provider of integrated wireless products &
services. We offer a large selection of latest digital phones and
accessories for every budget and needs, personal or business. We also
offer high quality high capacity PowerBook batteries at the most
competitive prices. Please give us a call or check out our secured
website at www.ITCwireless.com. ITC, we are your one-stop shopping for
all your wireless products & services.

Company:  Kagi
Booth:  4700, Small Business Area
Contact:  Kee Nethery
Phone:  510-450-1171
E-mail:  kee@kagi.com
Web:  www.kagi.com

   "The 9th fastest growing privately held company in the San
Francisco area" (San Francisco Business Times). Growing faster than
other local companies, Kagi outgrew; Red Herring Communications, Jamba
Juice, Clif Bar, and Fenwick & West LLP. Kagi was recently awarded two
Internet e-commerce patents. Kagi handles all aspects of software
licensing and content sales for thousands of product vendors
worldwide, including collection of purchaser information, generation
of software activation keys, payment processing in multiple
currencies, and payment confirmations producing detailed accounting
records. Unlike many other famous e-commerce Internet companies, such
as digitalriver.com and amazon.com, Kagi is profitable.

Company:  Kusuma Enterprises Inc.
Booth:  4346
Contact:  Arif Kusuma
Phone:  760-602-0807
E-mail:  arif@kusuma.com
Web:  www.jambags.com

   Welcome to the home of the world's famous JAM MacCase for iBook.
JAM MacCase is a perfect companion to your iBook. Its innovative
window concept displays the luscious Apple logo. Its cornerless design
perfectly fit your iBook. Besides the MacCase for iBook, JAM, a
division of Kusuma Enterprises Inc., also carries other computer cases
and backpacks; such as MacPack, Notebook Case, Laptop Case and
Computer Duffel.

Company:  MacAddict Magazine
Booth:  2411
Contact:  Susan Meredith
Phone:  415-468-4684 x2110
E-mail:  sue@macaddict.com
Web:  www.macaddict.com

   MacAddict magazine is the ultimate hands-on guide to anything and
everything Macintosh. It is the only magazine for Mac enthusiasts
written by Mac enthusiasts offering all subscribers and newsstand
buyers a complete multimedia experience: a monthly print magazine; a
companion CD-ROM packed with software, demos and updates; and the
MacAddict.com Web site.
   MacAddict has received numerous accolades including: Folio's 1998
Editorial Excellence Award for Best Consumer Computer Publication, the
1996 CPA Award for Best Overall Computer Magazine, and the 1999
Circulation Management Silver Medal Award for Circulation Excellence.

Company: MacSoft
Booth: 4341
Contact: Dan Harnett or Cindy Swanson
Phone:  212-883-6242  or 612-249-7600
E-mail:  dan@highwatergroup.com or cswanson@us.infogrames.com
Web:  www.wizardworks.com/macsoft

   MacSoft, an Infogrames, Inc. label (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the leading
publisher of entertainment software for the Macintosh. Games on
display at the MacSoft booth include: Links LS 2000, Rogue Spear,
Monopoly, Scrabble, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Risk II, Beach Head
2000, Unreal Tournament, Driver and Monopoly Casino. Additionally,
MacSoft will provide members of the press (by appointment only) a
sneak peek at 2001 titles currently under development. Al Schilling,
Product Manager for MacSoft, will join MacWorld Magazine for their
games discussion panel on December 11th from 12:00 - 12:45.

Company:  MacTreasures
Booth:  1049 South Hall
Contact:  Carole Holcomb
Phone:  408-360-8951
E-mail:  caroleh@mactreasures.com
Web:  www.mactreasures.com

   MacTreasures specializes in Macintosh and Apple II software and
hardware not found on retail shelves. Currently MacTreasures lists
approximately 4,000 products in our Main catalog. Categories include
Games, Business, Home, Science, and Publishing. Our Oldies but Goodies
is a listing of titles that are often hard to find. In addition, the
Education Site lists almost 5,000 titles for teachers and schools.
MacTreasures also manages a computer donation program for schools.
Links to the Oldies but Goodies and the Education Site are located in
the lower right-hand corner of our Home Page.

Company:  Marathon Computer, Inc.
Booth:  4134
Contact:  Sara Trapp
Phone:  615-242-9700
E-mail:  sara@marathoncomputer.com
Web:  www.marathoncomputer.com

   Marathon Computer pioneered the design and manufacture of 19-inch
rackmount enclosures for the Macintosh platform. Marathon rackmount
solutions are available for a wide range of Apple computers and
related peripherals. Marathon's products have been tested by Apple,
and are in use by thousands of professionals all over the world.

Company:  Matias Corporation, The
Booth:  1748
Contact:  Edgar Matias
Phone:  905-265-8844
E-mail:  info@halfkeyboard.com
Web:  www.halfkeyboard.com

   Matias will debut its USB Half Keyboard for Macintosh at Macworld
Expo in San Francisco, as well as showing its Half Keyboard for Palm
and Handspring. The Palm-sized dimensions of the Half Keyboard make it
ideal for use on an airplane or other cramped quarters, without
sacrificing comfort or typing speed.
   Its patented skill transfer design allows users to touch type with
one hand, using their existing skills, at speeds almost as fast as
with both hands (up to 88 percent of normal typing rates). It is
enabling technology for handheld word processing, wearable computing,
and cell phone e-mail.

Company:  Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.
Booth:  1648
Contact:  Darla Achey
Phone:  949-465-6435
E-mail:  dachey@mdea.mea.com
Web:  www.mitsubishi-presentations.com

   Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. is proud to be
showing the newest technology in presentation displays. The MegaView
Pro 55 is a compact rear-projection LCD monitor using DLPTM
technology. The monitor engine is equipped with a DMDTM chip that
provides full clarity XGA imagery, delivering the utmost in brightness
and contrast. Also on display will be the complete line of ColorViewTM
projectors. Mitsubishi's exclusive, award-winning ColorViewTM Natural
Color Matrix provides rich, vivid colors and is revolutionizing the
world of color reproduction. Stop by our booth and see how ColorViewTM
can truly make your next presentation something special.

Company:  NEATO
Booth:  544
Contact:  David Kennaugh
Phone:  800-984-9800
Web: www.neato.com

   NEATO labeling and packaging supplies for all types of media
including CD, DVD, Business Card CD, Video and more. Design, print and
apply custom CD labels using the NEATO 2000 CD Labeler Kit and NEATO
cd labels in a variety of high quality finishes - High Gloss,
PhotoMatte and EconoMatte.

   Create your own jewel case booklets and tray liners using NEATO
jewel case insert products in High Gloss, PhotoMatte and EconoMatte
finishes.

   With the NEATO HandiCD Labeler Kit you can create your own
multimedia CD business cards then label and package them using NEATO
HandiCD Labels and HandiCD Sleeves.

Company:  Nemetschek North America
Booth:  2139
Contact:  Deirdre Kidd
Phone:  410-290-5114
E-mail:  deirdre@nemetschek.net
Web:  www.nemetschek.net

   A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek North America
is the creator of VectorWorks and its Industry Series. Offering
specific market solutions for the architecture, entertainment design
and landscaping industries, the series features ARCHITECT, SPOTLIGHT
and LANDMARK.

   VectorWorks ARCHITECT streamlines every phase of the design
building process from project-setup to programming, schematic design
through to design development and construction documents.

   VectorWorks SPOTLIGHT is the CAD standard in Entertainment and
Lighting Design software by making it easy to quickly create light
plots, stage/set and scenic elements, automate paperwork, and
visualize design concepts in 3D.

Company:  Neon Software Inc.
Booth:  2435
Contact:  Sharon Doi
Phone:  925-283-9771
E-mail:  doi@neon.com
Web:  www.neon.com

   Neon Software develops intelligent software tools in the Neon
Network Management Series which improve computer network design and
operation. Neon Software network management products include
LANsurveyor, the network mapping, managing and reporting application,
NetMinder Ethernet, a software-only protocol analyzer, CyberGauge, an
Internet Bandwidth Management application and RouterCheck, an
AppleTalk router management application. Michael Swan, Chief Technical
Officer, will be presenting "On the Trail of Network Problems" at the
Macworld Pro Conference. This session will examine several issues
which can severely decrease network performance and how to
troubleshoot and solve these issues.

Company:  New Riders Publishing
Booth:  4340
Contact:  Susan Nixon or Kathy Malmloff (at show)
Phone:  317-817-7344
E-mail:  susan.nixon@newriders.com
Web:  www.newriders.com

   New Riders is dedicated to being the premier computer graphics
book publisher. We work to create the perfect marriage of author and
content, in order to craft the books and resources that will save
time, instruct, hone skills and expand creativity. New Riders prides
itself on the fact that we don't publish push-button manuals, rather,
our books are about people and their technologies.

Company:  Nikon
Booth:  2249
Contact:  Tamara Turse
Phone:  201-460-2847
E-mail:  tturse@mww.com
Web:  www.NikonUSA.com

   Nikon Inc. is the U.S. distributor of world renowned Nikon digital
still cameras, film scanners, Nikon professional 35mm photography
systems, compact automatic 35mm and Advanced Photo Systems cameras,
the Nikon speedlight system, interchangeable Nikkor lenses, Nikonos
underwater photographic systems and Nikon sports and recreation
optics.

   This year at Macworld, Nikon will be launching a suite of
revolutionary products that are a digital bridge between the
traditional photo world and the digital imaging future. Media members
are invited to stop by booth 2249 to speak with our technology experts
and see a demonstration of this new product line.

Company:  OpenLink Software, Inc.
Booth:  2428
Contact:  Andrew Hill
Phone:  781-273-0900
E-mail:  ahill@openlinksw.com
Web:  www.openlinksw.com

   OpenLink Software announces Virtuoso, the eBusiness Integration
Server for OSX. Mac users can now access Relational Databases across
multiple platforms and generate live XML and SQL data from local and
remote relational data.

   Virtuoso is the first cross-platform integration server to
implement Native XML Storage, XSL Transformation, SQL-XML
Transformation, SQL-92 Support, WebDAV Content Management, SOAP
Messaging, Free Text Indexing, HTTP 1.1 Web Server, SMTP, NNTP,
Transactional Replication and Heterogeneous access to disparate
databases in a single server solution.

   OpenLink Software is an Industry leading provider of eBusiness
infrastructure technology. Products includes, E-Business Integration
Server, Data Access Middleware, and Database Engines.

Company:  Pacific Image Electronics
Booth:  1446
Contact:  Wendy Trujillo
Phone:  310-618-8100 x131
E-mail:  wendy@scanace.com
Web:  www.scanace.com

   The PrimeFilm 1800 Series is the first affordable USB film scanner
on the market, under $200.00, providing you the most economical way to
digitize your 35mm slides and filmstrips, It offers true 1800Dpi
resolution and 36-bit scanning capabilities, it is able to distinguish
68.7-billion colors, and captures up to 4.2-mega pixels, which
provides an impressive improvement in both, shadow and highlight
details. Even a top-notch digital camera costing 4 times as much can't
compare. Simply insert your filmstrip or mounted slide into the film
frame. The proprietary backlit-viewing window allows you to view your
media before scanning. This unit offers a TWAIN-compliant (plug-in for
Mac) CyberView driver that has many diverse levels of custom controls.

Company:  Pay&Play Software
Booth:  2150
Contact:  Stephen Reiss
Phone:  888-420-9808
E-mail:  WineGuy@BandC.com
Web:  www.payplaysoftware.com

   Pay&Play's earliest products were designed for the Apple II
market, all the way back in 1984. Times change, and so have our
offerings.

   Since 1996 we have been selling our software exclusively over the
Internet. This greatly reduces the cost of the product to the
consumer. Instead of paying $50 plus shipping, only to wait days to
finally end up with more packing materials and garbage than they know
what to do with, we sell them high quality programs for $25 or less,
delivered electronically, no wait, no waste.

Company:  PowerFile
Booth:  2528 South Hall
Contact:  Carole Holcomb
Phone:  408-360-8951
E-mail:  msu.mkt@mindspring.com
Web:  www.dvdchanger.com

   Changer is an easy and affordable solution for safely storing,
managing and sharing discs over your network. This IEEE-1394/FireWire
peripheral includes two DVD-ROM drives and provides about a terabyte
of digital storage space for a suggested retail price of $1,799. The
C200 includes client/server library management software for both
Macintosh(tm) or Windows(tm) at no additional cost (unlimited client
licenses!).

Company:  PowerLogix R&D, Inc.
Booth:  407
Contact:  Robin Sharp-Howdershelt
Phone:  512-795-2978
E-mail:  info@powerlogix.com
Web:  www.powerlogix.com

   PowerLogix was among the first companies to offer G3 and G4
upgrades for the PowerMac market and the first to announce a total G4
solution for the Blue&White machines. Their unique approach to the
upgrade market has allowed them to continue to blow past the
competition with the introduction of such innovative products as the
BlueChip G3 upgrade for the PowerBook G3's and the iForce G3 and G4
upgrades for Apple's iMac series. PowerLogix strives to offer the
consumer a variety of new and exciting products at a price to fit
nearly every budget.

Company:  Proteron LLC
Booth:   4336
Contact:  Mat Caughron
Phone:  402-932-3894
E-mail:  macworldexpo@proteron.com
Web:  www.proteron.com

   Proteron LLC has been around since late 1996 with the creation of
GoMac, the Mac's answer to the Windows task bar. Since then, the focus
of the company has shifted to bringing the hifi MP3 software onto the
Mac.

Company:  Quantified Systems, Inc.
Booth:  447
Contact:  Joahna Rocchio
Phone:  619-235-2677
E-mail:  jrocchio@quantified.com
Web:  www.urchin.com

   Quantified's Urchin is the fastest, most scalable
website/webserver visitor-reporting package on the market. It provides
users with complete, intuitive and easy-to-read reports on a wide
spectrum of information that are indispensable to anyone interested in
the design, marketing or hosting of a website. There are a variety of
Urchin products to meet a wide range of reporting needs and
website/webhosting/network configurations. Developed from a host's
perspective, Urchin has minimal system requirements, incredible
back-end performance and allows datacenters to centrally monitor load
balancing and other important network traffic factors. Plus, the
e-Urchin e-commerce component correlates all reported visitor
parameters with actual dollars spent on a site, so web merchants know
which marketing moves are paying off and which aren't.

Company:  RealTimeImage
Booth:  2333
Contact:  Yehuda Messinger
Phone:  650-616-4676
E-mail:  yehuda@rtimage.com
Web:  www.realtimeimage.com

   RealTimeImage Inc., a leading Internet infrastructure company
providing imaging products and services for the graphic arts and
medical communities, is showcasing RealTimeProof(TM), the latest
revolution in online proofing of high resolution images for creative
professionals and their colleagues. RealTimeProof is a suite of online
proofing solutions that offer unsurpassed imaging quality for
Web-based remote soft and hard proofing.

   With RealTimeProof, gigabytes of original production data can be
securely transferred, reviewed and annotated in full resolution and
color fidelity with a Web browser, even over a dial-up connection.
RealTimeProof.com and RealTimeProof Classic deliver unsurpassed
imaging quality and reliable collaboration in real time.

Company:  Riverdeep Interactive Learning
Booth:  4700
Contact:  Kerri Reich
Phone:  425-556-8492
E-mail:  kerrir@edmark.com
Web:  www.riverdeep.net

   Riverdeep is a leading provider of comprehensive K-12 eLearning
solutions offering courseware over the Internet in math, science, and
language arts, supplemental curricula, early learning products, and
special needs resources. Riverdeep provides content-rich, interactive
curricula, innovative management tools, a powerful assessment system,
professional development resources, Ed Consultant support, and an
Internet delivery system that makes all components accessible anytime,
anywhere. Riverdeep curriculum-based online and CD-ROM products
feature problem-solving approaches and real-world applications that
contribute to the depth of conceptual understanding to ensure student
mastery and achievement. The Riverdeep family includes Destination
MATH, Logal Science, Riverdeep Language Arts, and Edmark elementary
and special needs.

Company:  SMART Technologies Inc.
Booth:  2517
Contact:  Sarah Rawlinson
Phone:  403.245.0333ext325
E-mail:  sarahrawlinson@smarttech.com
Web:  www.smarttech.com

   SMART Roomware(tm) products facilitate group information sharing,
whether you're in the same office or located around the world. By
pressing the touch-sensitive surface of the SMART Board(tm), you can
directly control projected software applications. Write over top of
any application and then save your notes. Use SMART software to manage
your meetings and training sessions. SMART Expression(tm), a mobile
multimedia cabinet, seamlessly integrates your choice of presentation
tools into one unit. With Hawkeye(tm), an optical whiteboard capture
system, you simply press a button to save a digitally enhanced photo
of your whiteboard notes. Print these notes or view them from a Web
browser.

Company:  Sonic Desktop Software, Inc.
Booth:  1248
Contact:  Kevin Klingler
Phone:  818-718-9999
E-mail:  kevin@sonicdesktop.com
Web:  www.smartsound.com

   Sonic Desktop Software, the leader in soundtrack creation
technology, will be debuting and demonstrating their new product,
Sonicfire Pro, at booth 1248. Sonicfire Pro is the latest in the
award-winning line of soundtrack creation software based on patented
SmartSound technology, which allows users to score concise,
professional soundtracks in minutes. Sonic Desktop Software, founded
in 1995, is based in Northridge, Calif., and can be reached by phone
at 818-718-9999; by fax at 818-718-9990; or via their website,
http://www.smartsound.com. Please contact Kevin Klingler
(kevin@sonicdesktop.com) or Trace Wilson (tracew@rolling-thunder.com)
for more information.

Company:  Sophisticated Circuits, Inc.
Booth:  3251
Contact:  Beverlee Heiszler
Phone:  425-485-7979
E-mail:  info@sophisticated.com
Web:  www.sophisticated.com

   Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. develops elegant, highly integrated
hardware/software tools which make the lives of computer professionals
easier by enhancing the reliability, remote access and automation
capabilities of servers and personal computers. Sophisticated Circuits
products include:

--Kick-off!

--iDo Script Scheduler

--Rebound!

--PowerKey Pro Model 600

--Server Restart Option

--PowerKey Pro Model 200

--Desktop Dialer

--PowerPad

--PowerKey

Founded in 1984, Sophisticated Circuits, Inc. is a privately held
corporation located in Woodinville, WA. Further information may be
obtained by accessing the web at www.sophisticated.com, calling
800-769-3773, faxing 425-485-7172, or sending e-mail to
info@sophisticated.com.

Company:  SPSS Inc.
Booth:  4700 (Special Interests Boulevard)
Contact:  Kristin Jenkins
Phone:  312-651-3277
E-mail:  kjenkins@spss.com
Web:  www.spss.com

   SPSS Inc. enables organizations to develop more profitable
customer relationships by providing analytical solutions that discover
what customers want and predict what they will do. The company
delivers analytical solutions at the intersection of customer
relationship management and business intelligence. SPSS analytical
solutions integrate and analyze market, customer and operational data
in key vertical markets worldwide including: telecommunications,
health care, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, retail,
consumer packaged goods, market research and the public sector.
Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has more than 40 offices, over 900
employees and 1999 revenues of $142 million.

Company:  Synthetik Software
Booth:  3650
Contact:  John Binkov
Phone:  415-864-6582 x10
E-mail:  jb@synthetik.com
Web:  www.synthetik.com

Synthetik Software will
   be demonstrating new enhancements to its award winning graphics
software Studio Artist. A unique hybrid imaging model allows
individual paint strokes to have the visual richness of raster paint
with the editability of vector paths. Dynamic expressive paint tools
or custom art processes can easily be constructed and applied to still
images or motion sequences. The new features of Studio Artist are;
keyframe time animation, the Texture Synthesizer, improved image and
movie morphing capabilities, 3D Paint Lighting Effects, intelligent
auto-regionization, full support for pen tilt recording in paint
action sequences, Real-time Warping and Morphing, Intelligent-Assisted
Auto-Rotoscoping, and Resolution Independence.

Company:  TechWorks
Booth:  743
Contact:  Bruce Reilly
Phone:  512-349-1315
E-mail:  brucer@techworks.com
Web:  www.techworks.com

   TechWorks, Inc., a longtime industry leader in computer memory and
the first to offer a lifetime warranty for memory, will be exhibiting
the Buffalo AirStation series of wireless LANs at MacWorld San
Francisco in booth 743. The AirStation series of access points are
Wi-Fi certified and transmit on the 2.4GHz band, as specified in the
IEEE802.11b standard. Priced at $279 and $299 for the various models,
the AirStation gives Mac and PC users a broader choice for creating or
expanding wireless connectivity at home or in the office. In addition,
TechWorks will be showing its new extended-range external antenna.

Company:  ThinkFree Corp.
Booth:  4700
Contact:  Andrea Corry
Phone:  925-833-8172
E-mail:  press@thinkfree.com
Web:  www.thinkfree.com

   ThinkFree is the leader in web-based office productivity solutions
that enable true anywhere, anytime computing with Microsoft Office
compatibility and cross-platform support. ThinkFree's patent-pending
technology is designed and optimized from the ground-up for use on the
Internet. The company's solutions are usable both online and offline
with end-to-end security and are compatible with Windows, Macintosh,
Linux or Unix platforms. The ThinkFree Office applications are
automatically installed and upgraded over the web from the company's
web site, www.thinkfree.com, at user login. ThinkFree will be
previewing the beta version of ThinkFree Office for the Mac Classic at
their booth.

Company:  Virtual Ink Corporation
Booth:  4027
Contact:  Louise Domenitz
Phone:  617-574-4235
E-mail:  ldomenitz@mimio.com
Web:  www.mimo.com

   Virtual Ink is a leading developer of natural, intuitive
collaboration technology for traditional business, education and
government applications as well as for e-business and e-learning.
Virtual Ink's mimio is the first portable digital technology that
seamlessly captures, manages and shares information as it is generated
on a whiteboard or flip chart. The mimio family of products improves
the productivity and creativity of any meeting, training or
collaboration session by capturing notes directly onto a computer.

   Virutal Ink has received funding from private investors including
Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, CMG @Ventures, IDG Ventures and Intel
Capital. Privately held, Virtual Ink is based in Boston,
Massachusetts, USA and can be reached at 617.623-8387 or on the Web at
www.mimio.com. The company distributes its products worldwide and has
offices in London and Tokyo.

Company:  Virtual Training Company
Booth:  1950
Phone:  540-667-6021
E-mail:  paul@vtco.com
Web:  www.vtco.com

   Virtual Training Company makes learning the most challenging
software easier. Open the program you want to learn. Open your VTC
training CD. A friendly expert takes you smoothly from the basics of
the program through every single feature. It's simple to apply what
your learning as you go.

   Need help in the middle of a project? Use the CD's search
function, and within seconds an expert is showing exactly what you
need to know. VTC makes it possible for you to become an expert in far
less time, at a much lower cost, than any other form of training.

Company:  zapwerk, Inc.
Booth:  2417
Contact:  Sheri Najafi
Phone:  650-289-4719
E-mail:  contact@zapwerk.com
Web:  www.zapwerk.com

   zapwerk produces easy-to-use, flexible web communication tools
through American ingenuity and German engineering excellence. The
company develops simple, state-of-the-art browser-based software
solutions for intranets, extranets and the Internet. zapwerk's
products are platform-independent, and can be integrated into
virtually any environment with minimal effort and expenditure.
Products include siteyard, the simplest, most affordable tool to keep
web content current. This dynamic web-based system allows easy content
creation and management on a Web site. With siteyard, employees,
contractors, customers or business partners can keep web site content
up-to-date with no HTML expertise, design skills, or special software
required. For more info, visit http://www.zapwerk.com.
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