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ALADDIN SYSTEMS SHIPS STUFFIT DELUXE 4.5 JAPANESE

Now with LHA Support And New Lower Price

Watsonville, CA-- February 10, 1998 -- Aladdin Systems and act2, Aladdin's Japanese distributor, today announced that the Japanese version of StuffIt(R) Deluxe 4.5 is now shipping.

New Features in StuffIt Deluxe 4.5, include:

  • Japanese OS 8 compatibility and its Contextual Menu Manager support
  • LHA expansion
  • Added format support for Base64/MIME decoding
  • Encrypted ZIP expansion
  • Mac OS 8 user interface added to the StuffIt Browser
  • Added Mailer support for AOL 3.0, Claris EMailer, and Lotus cc:Mail
  • StuffIt Expander has the ability to mount ShrinkWrap disk image files and decrypt Private File-encrypted files

"In our continued efforts to support the Japanese market, Aladdin added LHA expansion," said Pia Chon, managing director of international business. "With its latest features and new, lowered price, StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 Japanese continues to be the most complete compression and expansion solution for our customers."

True Finder Integration (TFI)
The True Finder Integration(tm) control panel acts as a central location where users can tailor StuffIt's integration into the Mac OS 8 Finder. The TFI control panel adds compression, expansion, and file translation with an extensible architecture including three TFI "extensions:" StuffIt Browser(tm), Magic Menu(tm), and Archive Via Rename(tm).

StuffIt Browser
StuffIt archives can be viewed and manipulated in the Finder through the StuffIt Browser. StuffIt Browser makes it easy to create, examine and modify archives - without leaving the Finder. StuffIt Browser is a convenient time-saver because users don't have to run the StuffIt Deluxe application to work with their archives.

StuffIt Browser also makes it easier for users to archive files on their hard drive using specific criteria. Using Apple's Find File utility, users can search their hard drive for files to archive based on file name and date modified; then drag and drop files from Find File into a Browser window.

Magic Menu
Magic Menu, a Finder menu added to the right of the Special menu, contains all of the compression and decompression functions users need to quickly access compression, expansion, Self-Extracting archive creation and more. Magic Menu also Stuffs files and joins StuffIt-segmented files.

Contextual Menus are now supported in StuffIt Deluxe 4.5. Clicking on a file or folder while holding down the Control key opens the Mac OS 8 contextual menu list with StuffIt's Magic Menu commands, making StuffIt's commands available at any time.

Archive Via Rename
Archive Via Rename extends file compression and expansion into the Mac OS 8 Finder. Adding or deleting the ".sit" or ".sea" suffix to a file or folder name will instantly convert it into a StuffIt archive, Self-Extracting archive or expanded file.

Other improvements and features in StuffIt Deluxe 4.5:

Internet Support

  • Integration with email (AOL 3.0, Claris EMailer, and Lotus cc:Mail) by simply selecting an item in the Finder and choosing "Stuff and Mail" from Magic Menu. The file or folder is Stuffed into an archive and attached to a newly-created e-mail message.
  • Almost any file found on the Internet is expandable by StuffIt Deluxe, including: StuffIt (.sit), Compact Pro (.cpt), AppleLink (.pkg), ZIP and Encrypted ZIP (.zip), ARC (.arc), gzip (.gz), tar (.tar), Unix Compress (.Z), LHA (.lha), UUencode (.uu), BinHex (.hqx), MacBinary (.bin), Base64/MIME, Private File-encrypted (.pf) and SpaceSaver-compressed files.

Faster Stuffing And Expansion

  • StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 is faster than previous versions. BinHex and UUcode expansion speed has improved significantly.
  • StuffIt Deluxe also includes DropStuff which creates StuffIt archives, self-extracting archives and can optionally BinHex-encode archives for distribution over the Internet.

Other features

  • Drag and drop applications (or "drop boxes") are included with StuffIt 4.5.
  • DropCompress, a drop box included in 4.5, allows users to quickly SpaceSaver-compress files for saving disk space.
  • DropSegment allows users to segment large files and StuffIt archives using a drag and drop interface.

This feature allows users to fit large archives on portable media such as floppy disks and Zip or SyQuest drives which can be fully restored into a single file again.

Pricing and Requirements

StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 is a commercial software product that carries a JSRP of 14,800 (Yen).

Customers can purchase StuffIt Deluxe 4.5J from act2, http://www.act2.co.jp or request information at: info@act2.com. Upgrades for StuffIt Deluxe 4.5J are available through act2 for 6,500 (Yen) (including shipping) or directly from Aladdin Systems, email to intl@aladdinsys.com.

StuffIt Deluxe is compatible with any Macintosh computer with 4MB of RAM and System 7.1.1 or higher.

Aladdin: Making data distribution and management transparent in the Internet era
Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is the developer and publisher of award winning business and consumer products. Aladdin publishes StuffIt(R), the worldwide compression standard; Private File(tm), the easiest cross-platform encryption software; FlashBack(tm), the ultimate safety net for protecting any file; Spring Cleaning(tm), the best-selling Mac uninstaller and ShrinkWrap(tm), the industry standard for creating and distributing disk images. Aladdin products are designed to help users take full advantage of their computers by making life easier.

Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA; telephone: (408)761-6200; URL: http://www.aladdinsys.com; e-mail: info@aladdinsys.com.

About act2:
act2 Inc., with offices in Tokyo, Japan and San Francisco, CA was established to provide a true solution to developers of computer software and peripherals to sell into the complex Japanese distribution channels. A true master distributor, act2 has the technical knowledge, the critical sales contacts and the marketing experience to help products succeed in the second largest packaged software market in the world.

act2 HQ: Taisei Bldg. 5F Sasazuka 2-19-3, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151 Japan; tel: (03)3378-1134, act2 USA: 340 Brannan Street, suite 202A, San Francisco, CA 94107; tel: (415)777-2283; act2 Inc. email: info@act2.com , URL: http://www.act2.co.jp

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