Matthew Rothenberg

Quark Inc. is readying big upgrades to bolster its publishing software for bigger enterprise customers. Version 6.0 of the Denver-based companys flagship XPress page layout software will provide native support for Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X operating system. Quark is also readying a major upgrade of its DMS (Digital Media System) that will include […]

Apple Computer Inc. plans to crank up the heat on users and developers slow to move to Mac OS X, sources told eWEEK. (Editors Note: Read the update to this story in which Apple confirms its plans.) A tweak to new models in its Macintosh line of desktop and portable computers will prevent booting into […]

Quark Inc. is readying major upgrades to bolster its publishing software for bigger enterprise customers. In what could prove a decisive moment for professional Mac publishers waiting to adopt Mac OS X, sources said, Version 6.0 of QuarkXPress will be the first release of the Denver companys flagship page layout package to comply with the […]

Even a world-class procrastinator like me has to admit its a little late for predictions about last weeks Macworld Expo/New York. Regular readers know I generally uphold a (possibly masochistic) tradition of posting my best guesses about the announcements that will be featured at the next big Mac event (often to see them shot full […]

In its latest skirmish with independent Web sites bearing unauthorized information about the Mac, Apple Computer Inc. this week moved to block the posting of images that purportedly portray a long-awaited upgrade to its professional Power Mac systems. On Sunday, French Mac enthusiast site MacBidouille (“Mac Do-It-Yourself”) published images and diagrams purporting to be prototypes […]

NEW YORK—While Mac users welcomed Apples headline attractions at Macworld Expo here last week, some fine print has users of the companys e-mail service up in arms. Specifically, the companys announcement that it will convert its free iTools Web services to a paid subscription service called .Mac has provoked consternation among some holders of a […]

NEW YORK—Mac enthusiasts from Apples core professional markets hailed the latest software innovations announced at CEO Steve Jobs Macworld Expo keynote presentation here Wednesday morning. Jeff Held, chief technology officer with Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global consulting firm based in Fairfax, Va., fits the bill for one of Apples recent “Switchers” spots. While he says […]

In the words of the immortal Bugs Bunny: Of course you know this means war! Since early this week, Ive been deluged by messages from friends across the Mac Web who are hopping mad over Apple Computers moves to lean even more heavily on independent voices in the Mac community. In an escalation of its […]

HAMBURG, Germany—Apple Computer Inc. on Monday added yet another multimedia developer to its recent string of acquisitions when it announced the purchase of Emagic, a German company that creates audio hardware and software for the professional market. According to sources, Apple believes the acquisition of Emagic with fill a longstanding “gap” in its software portfolio, […]

If my excitement over Apple Computers recent spate of activity is delusional, it seems to be symptomatic of a mass psychosis—at least judging from the flood of responses my last column provoked. In that installment, I took a look at Apples aggressive new advertising campaign aimed at Windows users as well as the companys latest […]

While Apple has a way of proving me wrong at the most inopportune moments, Im beginning to suspect that the Mac makers recent torrent of product announcements may have slowed for the month. I must confess I was becoming a little jaded after a dizzying stretch of weekly rollouts that included (in chronological order) the […]

Apple Computer Inc. last week reorganized its sales and marketing groups aimed at education buyers, and brought back an exec from Apples early days to lead the effort. According to a companywide memo issued by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the Cupertino, Calif., company is combining its education sales and marketing teams into one education business […]