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VMware Fusion 4 is recommended for home users, students and business professionals who are looking for the easiest, fastest and most reliable way to run Windows programs on their Macs without rebooting.VMware Fusion 4 has been turbocharged and refined from the inside-out to deliver the easiest, fastest and most reliable experience in running Windows programs on a Mac.

VMware Fusion 4 comes with more than 90 new features:

Visit the VMware website for more information or contact your Trams Sales Representative, who will be happy to help, on 0845 330 1600.

This update provides support for the Apple Thunderbolt Display and bug fixes for Thunderbolt device compatibility.

Io XT Provides Complete Video/Audio Capture and Playback in a Feature-Rich, Portable Device

Io XT connects to a Thunderbolt enabled Apple computer via a single cable. An additional Thunderbolt port is provided, allowing daisy-chaining to other Thunderbolt peripherals like high bandwidth storage and high-resolution displays through a single interface; simplifying the connection of multiple devices and creating a very portable package. In addition to the wide range of supported capture and playback formats, the Io XT can unify disparate formats via its 10-bit hardware Up/Down/Cross conversion capability. Designed for today’s workflows, Io (more…)

KONA LHe Plus Offers Top Price/Performance Value With Analog and Digital Video Capture for SD and HD

KONA LHe Plus offers a host of professional features including 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video I/O, two-channel AES digital audio and eight-channel SDI embedded digital audio I/O, analog composite or s-video or SD/HD component video I/O, two-channel balanced analog audio I/O and 10-bit quality hardware down-conversion from HD to SD. KONA LHe Plus offers improved performance with RGB graphics applications, such as Adobe After Effects. AJA’s renowned OS X and Windows software and application integration is included. KONA LHe Plus is also fully extensible via an optional 1RU breakout box.

Visit the AJA Video Systems website for more information or contact your Trams Sales Representative, who will be happy to help, on 0845 330 1600.

With QuarkXPress 9 and App Studio, everyone can create apps and publish to the iPad!

With QuarkXPress 9 and App Studio, everyone can create apps and publish to the iPad!
With App Studio and QuarkXPress 9, everyone can create customised apps and publish to the iPad® – no coding required. Create your app and design your content with slideshows, movies and innovative tablet features such as scrollable layouts. All you need to get started is a copy of QuarkXPress 9 and your imagination. Easy, affordable, innovative – iPad publishing for everyone.

Using App Studio, you can:

• Design content (issues) with dedicated vertical and horizontal orientations and immersive interactive experiences in QuarkXPress 9
• Create your own branded app using App Studio Factory
• Test your issue files using App Studio Issue Previewer on your iPad
• Easily manage and publish issues to your app with the App Studio Publishing Portal
• Optionally sell your content using in-app purchases and in-app subscriptions
• Add automation and collaboration with enterprise capabilities

Visit the Quark website for more information or contact your Trams Sales Representative, who will be happy to help, on 0845 330 1600.