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QuarkXPress 9 is built to help designers create content that can be published to digital devices — e-readers, smartphones, and tablets — with one tool, and without coding. Whether a designer needs to publish directly from QuarkXPress to the iPad, create content for an e-book, or reach an expansive audience through the Blio eReader, QuarkXPress [...]

Sonnet has launched new storage products with Thunderbolt connections.

Fusion™ F2TBR: 2-drive portable SSD storage system with Thunderbolt™ technology harnesses the power of ultra-fast 2.5″ solid state drives to deliver unparalleled read and write performance.
Fusion™ E400TBR5: 4-drive RAID 5 desktop storage system featuring Thunderbolt™ technology includes an internal RAID controller that supports RAID 5 [...]

This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes the latest security updates.
The update is available for:

Mac OS X v10.5.8,
Mac OS X Server v10.5.8,
Mac OS X v10.6.5 or later,
Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 or later,
Windows 7,
Vista,
XP SP2 or later

Visit the Apple website for more information.

VTrak x30 Series for Mac OS X
The PROMISE VTrak x30 Series RAID subsystem is a high performance, massively scalable 8G Fibre Channel storage subsystem designed to provide 24/7, 365 enterprise-class availability. Optimized to work within a Mac OS X environment, the VTrak x30 Series offers up to four times more performance than the previous generation [...]

Apple  introduced Final Cut Pro X, a new version of their professional video editing software at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas. This latest version of Final Cut was completely rewritten from the ground up, with a new user interface and a slew of new features that take advantage of core Mac OS X features like [...]