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This update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas.
Top new features in Aperture 3

Organize photos by the people in them using Faces.
Use Places to find photos based on where they were taken.
Perfect images with nondestructive, edge-aware brushes.
Use adjustment presets to apply imaging effects.
Browse your entire library with the new full-screen Browser.
Create [...]

The new version of SANmp, v.3.1, is now available. This is a free upgrade for existing clients, and now through May all existing SANmp customers can purchase SANmp Client for half off the regular price.
SANmp SAN sharing software is the fastest and easiest way to share Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage — no servers or [...]

LaCie announced the latest addition to its Rugged family of mobile hard drives, the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0, combining the super speeds of USB 3.0 and LaCie’s award-winning rugged design. The LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 is one the most power-efficient and fast-performing mobile hard drives offered by LaCie.
The LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 features a unique [...]

Quark launches new QuarkXPress Maintenance Program for Users to Receive Unlimited Priority Technical Support and Future Upgrades Free of Charge.
Quark Inc.  launched its new QuarkXPress® Maintenance Program that offers customers access to unlimited priority technical support, the opportunity to upgrade from any previous version to QuarkXPress 8, and the option to receive any upgrades during [...]

This update extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras:

Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D / Kiss X4
Leica S2
Olympus E-450
Olympus E-600
Olympus E-620
Sony Alpha DSLR-A230
Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
Sony Alpha DSLR-A380
Sony Alpha DSLR-A450

It also addresses RAW processing issues for the following cameras:

Canon EOS 30D
Pentax K-x
Pentax K-7

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