PentaWare Newsletter

November 26, 2003
Volume 2 Number 4

Contacts:

Sales in USA.
Mary Ross
Tel. 1-603-929-9828
email: mross@pentaware.com

Tech Support:
support@pentazip.com

Press:
MRB Public Relations, Inc.
3 East Front Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701 USA
732 758-1100
Michael Becce
mbecce@mrb-pr.com

What's new in November:

1. A Message from PentaWare's President and CEO
2. Announcing the Release of PentaSuite 7
3. PentaWare Product e-Commerce site
4. PentaWare YahooGroup
5. 2004 PentaWare Calendar
6. Screensaver of the Month
7. PentaWare Newsletter Notes

A Message from PentaWare's President and CEO

After a lot of hard work, I am very proud to announce the release of PentaSuite 7. Thanks to many of you who have emailed or called PentaWare with problems, suggestions and comments. They have made PentaSuite 7 the product it is today. PentaSuite is a single-answer, Windows based solution that offers users the ability to view, manage and deploy files within any environment.

I hope that you enjoy using PentaSuite 7 just as much as we have enjoyed creating this powerful file management program.

Announcing the Release of PentaSuite 7

It has finally arrived, PentaSuite 7 is the latest and by far the greatest program PentaWare has ever made. Along with improvements to just about all the the programs that formed PentaSuite 6, there are a lot of new features that will be welcomed both by current users and new users alike. The list below is not meant to be fully comprehensive. We just wanted to offer an overview of some highlights of the new product. Everyone will  find aspects or features that we have not mentioned solely for the sake of brevity. PentaSuite 7 can be purchased for $99.95 (€ 99.95) with PentaDVD included until January 31, 2004 (a $39.99 program for free!!). So purchase PentaSuite 7 now and receive PentaDVD for free!

1. Redesigned Interface with new Icons - All 200 plus program button icons have been redesigned. The view of the icons can be changed from within each program and they can be either small or large, with or without text descriptors, and with or without hints.
   
2. New Formats supported by PentaBrowser and PentaView - We have added support for numerous new formats that cover, in particular, the needs of users of Digital Cameras. To better handle Digital Photography, we have signed licensing agreements with the main format owners to be able to offer the best possible rendition of the main RAW digital images (the formats that Digital Cameras use to save pictures internally).
   

   Document Formats

   Adobe PDF (if Acrobat is installed) HTML Internet Browser (based on Internet Explorer

   Graphics Formats
   JPEG 2000 JASC Paint Shop Pro Images Psion MultiBitMap (MBM) X PixMap Digital Photography
   Digital Photography Formats
   Canon Raw Format (CRW) Casio Digital Camera FlashPix Foveon X3F FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro RAF Minolta MRW	Kodak Professional Digital Camera Nikon NEF Olympus ORF Raw Format Seattle Film Works Sony Digital Camera WAP WBMP (i.e. Cell phone photography)

   As always no PentaWare program takes over associations with you files.

3. PentaDVD - This is a completely new program. It is NOT meant to handle music. It is meant for Backups, Data salvaging, Digital Photography storage and viewing. This program will only be included in PentaSuite until January 31, 2004. After which it will be offered as a standalone product selling for approximately $39.99 (€ 39.99).

4. PentaConverter - Single file or batch file conversion. MDI approach for files selected to allow for multiple types of output. Conversion is supported for many graphic files, Text Documents, and Digital Photography Formats.
   
5. HTML Generator - A photo album or web page creator you can use to create HTML and/or PDF presentations of the pictures you like best.. You can save the layout of your HTML page for repetitive use or generate an HTML page for web viewing as well as create a PDF page to be sent as an email attachment in no time. Output can be to HTML and PDF. You can also save the output of HTML Generator in a ZIP file, email them, copy them to a CD or DVD.
   
6. PentaWare Manager (formerly PentaSuite Manager) - This is now called PentaWare Manger as it will be included with all PentaWare programs. The distribution of items is easier to understand than in Version 6. You can add your own frequently used programs to the "My Shortcuts" section. Totally redesigned.
   
7. PentaZip Compression Manager - Up until Version 6, PentaZip took over all Associations with all supported Compressed Archives automatically during Installation. File Association has now been rendered User Selectable. This will allow you to have more than one Compression progtam on your computer.
   
8. Encryption Methods available in PentaWare products:
   

   PentaZip, PentaSuite and PentaDVD	AES, DES, TripleDES, Blowfish, MARS and Serpent
   PentaSuite and PentaDVD	Self-Decrypting files (AES and Twofish) and PGP

9. PentaBrowser - This program has been completely rewritten. A new feature includes the Thumbnail DB creator. This allows for background creation of all thumbnails. This feature has to be selected by the user. Thumbnails get updated if a file changes. Another updated feature has to do with the appearance of the screens. This allows for positioning of Preview, Thumbnails and folders according to your needs.
10. PentaView - PentaWare's Single File Viewer - The interface has been changed. The cropping tool has been completely redesigned. This allows for much greater flexibility. The "crop" rectangle can now be resized and moved around an image until the desired position and size have been set.

Added Support for numerous Digital Photography "RAW" formats (the formats that Digital Cameras use to save pictures internally). Support has also been added for PDF file viewing, copying and printing. Improved HTML page viewing allowing also for access to the Internet from within the client.

PentaWare e-Commerce Site

PentaWare is proud to announce its rennovated e-Commerce site. For more information on purchasing PentaSuite click here. For more information on purchasing PentaZip click here.

If you are a user in a government, healthcare, educational or religious organization there are favorable terms on multilicense purchases. Call 1-603-929-9828 for a price quote.

PentaWare YahooGroup

PentaWare, Inc has set up a YahooGroup called "PentaWare." This is an area in which users can exchange views and tips concerning use of the PentaWare Programs (PentaSuite and PentaZip for now). To access this YahooGroup, just click on the following link http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaware/ and then click on the blue button that says "Join This Group." NOTE: It is required to have a Yahoo account in order to participate in this forum.

2004 PentaWare Calendar

As some of our readers and users may already know, our CEO is an enthusiastic photographer. For the last 4 years we have published a really beautiful calendar using pictures selected from one of over 60 countries visited.

Click here to see a preview of the images you can find in the 2004 Calendar. The theme for 2004 is Birdlife of the Falkland Islands.

This calendar can be purchased at a reduced price of $9.95 (marked down from $12.95). Take advantage of this special offer while supplies last!

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