Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.comm Path: network.ucsd.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!leonardr.slip.netcom.com!user From: leonardr@netcom.com (Leonard Rosenthol) Subject: StuffIt Expander 3.5 - Press Release Message-ID: Sender: netnews@netcom.com (USENET Administration) Organization: Aladdin Systems, Inc. Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 00:56:07 GMT Lines: 102 Xref: network.ucsd.edu comp.sys.mac.apps:55328 comp.sys.mac.comm:45958 ALADDIN ANNOUNCES MAJOR UPGRADE OF STUFFIT EXPANDER Watsonville, CA (June 16, 1994) -- Aladdin Systems today announced StuffIt Expander(tm) 3.5, a major upgrade to the company's award-winning freeware product which gives Apple Macintosh users an easy way to expand compressed files downloaded from online services. StuffIt Expander has millions of users, since it is freely distributed and is easy to use with its drag-and-drop functionality. Enhancements to StuffIt Expander include improved preferences and support for "Expander Enhancer(tm)" which offers Power Macintosh support and the ability to expand many more compression formats, including every leading Macintosh, PC, and Internet compression format. StuffIt Expander 3.5 expands files from the most popular archive-based compression formats found on the Macintosh: StuffIt(tm) and Compact Pro(tm). StuffIt Expander will also expand files which have been "encoded" in BinHex and MacBinary formats, such as those commonly found on the Internet. A user can also configure StuffIt Expander to perform periodic checks on the contents of a specified folder (called a "Watch Folder"), and to expand any new files that it finds. Therefore, a user can set StuffIt Expander to expand groups of files in the background while others are being downloaded. "Aladdin is proud that StuffIt Expander is the definitive expansion utility for the Macintosh," says David Schargel, President of Aladdin. "The newest version incorporates feedback from hundreds of current users. Since StuffIt is an industry standard, we feel that StuffIt Expander is one of our most important products -- even if it's free!" With version 3.5, StuffIt Expander's capabilities are enhanced when used in conjunction with "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer(tm)," a new shareware product available from Aladdin. When a user installs both StuffIt Expander and DropStuff with Expander Enhancer, StuffIt Expander will expand files at dramatically accelerated speeds on Power Macintosh computers (a sample StuffIt archive UnStuffs more than five times faster on a Power Macintosh 6100/60 than on a Macintosh IIci). StuffIt Expander also gains the ability to expand files compressed on non-Macintosh platforms, such as IBM-PCs and Unix systems. These formats include StuffIt (.sit), Compact Pro (.cpt), AppleLink (.pkg), ZIP (.zip), ARC (.arc), gzip (.gz), Unix Compress (.Z), UUencode (.uu), BinHex (.hqx), and MacBinary (.bin). StuffIt Expander will also expand files compressed with StuffIt SpaceSaver(tm), Aladdin's on-the-fly transparent compression software and will also join files that were segmented with another StuffIt product, such as StuffIt Deluxe(tm). DropStuff with Expander Enhancer will also empower a large number of third-party products with the ability of Stuffing and UnStuffing. Third party products which support the StuffIt family of products include many leading networking, communications, database, and utility products. StuffIt Expander 3.5 is expected to ship in early July. StuffIt Expander is primarily distributed through online information services, bulletin board systems, the Internet, user groups, and freeware/shareware collections. All Aladdin freeware and shareware software is available from the various Aladdin online forums, including CompuServe, America Online, AppleLink, and the Internet. Members of the press, user group ambassadors and disk librarians, and online sysops should obtain and return a "Press/MUG/Sysop Request Form" in order to receive the software directly from Aladdin Systems. Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is credited with creating the compression standard for applications and communications for the Macintosh platform. The company's product line includes StuffIt Deluxe and StuffIt SpaceSaver, award-winning products which offer comprehensive solutions for compression, translation, and archiving. Aladdin's developer tool, StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm), is the installer of choice for leading software developers, network administrators, and MIS directors. Aladdin recently branched out into the telecommunications arena with the introduction of SITcomm(tm), which was a finalist for the 1993 MacUser Editors' Choice Award for Best Communications Product only three weeks after its debut. Aladdin is one of the few remaining pioneers committed to the shareware and freeware philosophy of software distribution and marketing. Their commitment has helped garner millions of users worldwide. In addition, over 1000 software developers such as Microsoft, Claris, and Apple have licensed Aladdin's data compression and installation technology. ### StuffIt, StuffIt Deluxe, StuffIt SpaceSaver, StuffIt Expander, StuffIt InstallerMaker, SITcomm, and DropStuff with Expander Enhancer are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. All other products and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For more information, contact: Aladdin Systems, Inc. 165 Westridge Drive Watsonville, CA 95076 ph. 408/761-6200 fax 408/761-6206 America Online/AppleLink: ALADDIN CompuServe: 75300,1666 eWorld/GEnie: AladdinSys Internet: aladdin@well.sf.ca.us ============================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Rosenthol Internet: leonardr@netcom.com Director of Advanced Technology AppleLink: MACgician Aladdin Systems, Inc. GEnie: MACgician .