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TinyPlanet Software today released Knapsack 1.1.2, the personal travel organizer for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. TinyPlanet is offering 25%-off Fall promotion for both single-user and family-pack licenses. Version 1.1.2 is a maintenance release which includes updates for Snow Leopard compatibility and other bug fixes. The new version is is a free upgrade for existing customers and is recommended for all users.

Managing Editor Inc. today announced the release of InPorter, a new add-on utility developed by MEI for the vjoon K4 Publishing System. InPorter is a server-side tool that automatically ingests several different types of external content and their metadata into the K4 workflow. It handles any kind of object that can be managed in the K4 system, including InCopy documents, InDesign layouts, pictures, ads, multimedia and more.

KavaSoft today released KavaServices 4.1, a collection of useful commands that transforms the Services menu in Mac OS X Snow Leopard. KavaServices can translate, search the web, encode for HTML, calculate, convert units, sort, change case, execute commands, and much more. KavaServices 4.1 adds file management tools that help simplify your workflow in the Finder.

Maintain today announced Cocktail 4.4 (Tiger Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. This versions fixes miscalleanous bugs discovered in the previous release. Cocktail (Tiger Edition) is now distributed as freeware and does not require a license. The update is strongly recommended for all users of Cocktail.

Every month FMWebschool releases an exciting FileMaker newsletter to over 9000 FileMaker enthusiasts. This issue will be one of the most exciting yet. We have teamed up with the top FileMaker plug-in developers to bring you free plug-ins, discounted plug-ins and free developer licenses for some lucky newsletter subscribers. We also have three great sample files as well. To participate, users must subscribe before October 1st.

Dallas based iBall Games of Soarion Mobile Entertainment today announces the release of Pro Beach Volleyball, a power-packed game for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game captures the energy, speed and athleticism of professional beach volleyball and is now available in Apples iTunes Store. Pro Beach Volleyball is a condensed version of a full real-life game played by women athletes.

iPhoneAppQuotes today released a national survey of application developers and the results show a dramatic increase in mobile application development. Developers and entrepreneurs alike change course and thrive as iPhone app development increases. 39% average growth was experienced by most developers from adding mobile application development to their business models. 71% of respondents generate most of their sales leads through referrals.

Mainz based Synium Software today announced MobileFamilyTree 2, a brand new and completely rewritten update to the companion mobile version of their popular genealogy application. Version 2 introduces a plethora of new features and improvements. The application sports almost the entire database used by MacFamilyTree, the Virtual Tree, Ancestor and Descendant Charts, a Map View, the new Family Quiz and even the Media Browser.

Seattle based BusyMac today released BusyCal 1.0, their desktop calendar for Mac OS X. BusyCal allows families and small workgroups to easily and cost-effectively share calendars on a local area network and over the internet without the need for a dedicated server. BusyCal combines the calendar sharing and synchronization technology from the award winning BusySync with a beautiful interface that is instantly recognizable to iCal users, and all in one easy-to-use integrated application.

Ergonis Software today announced Typinator 3.6, an update to its highly acclaimed text expansion tool for auto-typing text and auto-correcting typos. Version 3.6 adds support for Dropbox to synchronize snippets across several computers and implements a long list of improvements and other changes. This includes further speed enhancements and increased compatibility with Snow Leopard and many 3rd party applications.