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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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StuffIt Deluxe, StuffIt SpaceSaver, StuffIt Expander, StuffIt
Browser and True Finder Integration are trademarks of Aladdin
Systems, Inc. All other products or brands are registered trademarks
or trademarks of their respective holders.
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