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What’s Going On.In The News: September 2009 CPS provides eBay with a revenue-generating iPhone app: http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=31936 August 2009 eBay and Critical Path Software released another update of eBay Mobile for iPhone. The 1.4 release now includes the much anticipated feature available in the 3.0 OS, Push Notifications. Now users will be alerted when they have been outbid or when items they are watching are ending. In addition, this release has integrated support for PayPal so users can now do an end-to-end eBay transaction using only their iPhone! The 1.4 version of eBay Mobile is one of the few apps with millions of customers that enjoys a 4-star rating in the iTunes App Store. eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store August 2009 CPS is collaborating with Clearwire, a leading provider of advanced high-speed internet services, to provide quality assurance services for the CLEAR Connection Manager for Mac OS X. A public beta version of the CLEAR Connection Manager for Mac was released in August 2009, bringing Clearwire's 4G WiMAX technology to the Mac community for the first time. June 2009 eBay and Critical Path Software released another update of eBay Mobile for iPhone. The 1.3 version was updated to be compatible with the upcoming 3.0 iPhone OS. Many other improvements were made including the addition of Deal of the Day links on the home page, increased the number of results that can be viewed after a search, the ability to leave feedback for sellers as well as search for a sellerÕs other items, and now items in your Won list will indicate whether youÕve paid for the item or left feedback for the seller. eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store June 2009 CPS is collaborating with Comcast, a leading provider of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, to provide quality assurance services for the Comcast Connection Manager, part of the newly launched Comcast High-Speed 2go™ wireless data service. The Comcast Connection Manager provides an integrated interface to seamlessly manage 4G (fourth-generation) wireless connections, 3G, and traditional Wi-Fi Internet connections. April 2009 Critical Path Software ported the Elemental Accelerator, a hardware-accelerated video CODEC, from the Windows platform to the Mac OS X platform, on an aggressive schedule, in parallel with the Windows product development. Both the Windows product and Mac OS X product launched at the same time, permitting the Elemental Accelerator to reach a broader customer base and removing platform barriers during the purchase cycle. February 2009 eBay and Critical Path Software released another update of eBay Mobile for iPhone. The 1.2 update builds on the early success of the eBay iPhone app by adding the ability for users to send, view and respond to messages. Many other improvements were made including an update of the Home page to graphically feature recent, favorite and popular searches as well as an update to the View Item page to make it easier to watch or bid on an item. eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store December 2008 CPS teamed up with one of the world's leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lightweight communications headset products, to release a Mac version of their popular cordless phone with integrated Bluetooth headset. The headset works with landline, mobile phone and computer-based calls. The software simplifies connectivity for Mac users who want to import Address Book contacts to the phone. It also lets you take calls using the Skype VoIP service, using a USB connection. December 2008 CPS provided quality assurance services to Move Networks to test their new SDK to support Ad insertion. This complex project included connecting to Ad servers, injecting ads pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll. CPS used a combination of automated test tools and functional testing while also building various players to test the end functionality. November 2008 Critical Path Software used its deep knowledge of the Macintosh and Windows platforms to help a global leader in connectivity solutions create a software and USB cable solution to transfer files and settings from a Windows PC to a Mac. The product is targeted at Windows users who are switching to a new Macintosh computer. CPS based the sophisticated software on the non-automated process that an Apple Store Genius would follow to transfer files from a Windows machine to a new Mac. The software automatically takes files from a Windows PC and transfers them directly into the associated application on the Mac (i.e., Outlook to Apple Mail, etc.). The most advanced file transfer system of its kind in the market, it was also localized and tested in 11 languages using CPS' extensive QA lab and resources. October 2008 CPS announces the release of The Print Shop® 23 Deluxe for Schools, the next in a long series of projects between Riverdeep Inc. and CPS. This software is based upon The Print Shop® 23, our most recent release of the popular The Print Shop® brand of graphics and publishing software. The Print Shop® 23 Deluxe for Schools has been specifically targeted toward the classroom environment, both in terms of content and student/class management by teachers. This software has achieved Microsoft “Works With Windows Vista” certification status. September 2008 eBay and Critical Path Software have released eBay Mobile 1.1, the first International version of the application with support for French, Italian, German and Spanish. In addition, this release includes new features that streamline searching and improve the user experience. eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store July 2008 eBay and CPS have released the first version of eBay Mobile, bringing the power of eBay to your iPhone. Users can search, bid, and check their auction status on the go. eBay Mobile on iTunes App Store July 2008 HP and CPS have collaborated once again to develop an update to the Light Fade Simulator. This application allows users to experience how their photos stand up over time, by simulating onscreen photo fading for any digital JPEG image, allowing the comparison of a photo printed with Original HP supplies to a photo printed with non-HP supplies. Experience the Light Fade Simulator for yourself: http://www.hp.com/go/printpermanence July 2008 CPS has completed the Kid Pix® 4 Update project for Riverdeep. This fast-track project provides an emergency functionality fix that resolves a QuickTime/Flash conflict within Kid Pix® Deluxe 4, resulting from the discontinuation of support of certain Flash file extensions in QuickTime 7.3.1 and later versions. CPS utilized the legacy Kid Pix® codebase provided by Riverdeep to produce three replacement SKUs and patch installers, for both Windows and MacOS, in time for the 2008 school year. (Kid Pix® 4 on Broderbund.com) July 2008 CPS has released The Print Shop® 23 for Riverdeep, the latest version of the industry-leading consumer graphics and publishing software. The Print Shop® 23 provides a significant amount of new content, an updated user interface, and Microsoft “Works With Windows Vista” certification status. (The Print Shop® 23 Pro Publisher Deluxe on Broderbund.com) July 2008
Intel June 2008 CPS ported the Move Networks Flash SDK to AS3 while providing significant updates to usability and functionality. This was a major update to provide significant performance enhancements and to support future extension of the Move Networks Flash SDK. June 2008
Intel Platform Tests May 2008 CPS provided updates to the Move Flash SDK. The updates allowed third party developers to incorporate the Move Flash player components more easily and intuitively. April 2008 CPS provides quality assurance services to Vigillo. Vigillo the web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) application organizes and monitors the policies, forms, training, assessments and reports needed to prepare for and respond to the risks associated with motor carrier operations. http://vigillo.com/about_us/pr_20080416.html April 2008 CPS has teamed with Omneon Video Networks to aid in quality assurance efforts leading to the release of their latest firmware release for the Omneon Spectrum modular media server system. This release provides support for many new features in the Spectrum hardware environment. CPS also concurrently provided QA services to test the latest version of Omneon System Manager, the primary user interface used by the Spectrum and MediaDeck media server systems. April 2008 CPS has completed another new product for Riverdeep: PrintMaster® Nick Jr. Edition. This latest addition to the PrintMaster® consumer print product line incorporates content from some of the most popular kids’ shows on the Nick Jr. network. PrintMaster® Nick Jr. Edition is one of the first products to be built using the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) within the .NET Framework, and has achieved Microsoft “Works With Windows Vista” certification status. (PrintMaster® Nick Jr. Edition DVD on Broderbund.com) February 2008 CPS has completed a port of Adobe’s Shockwave Player to the Intel Macintosh platform. With the release of this new version, applications built in Adobe Director can now be used on Intel Macs at full native speed. Additionally, Shockwave content can now be used in the browser on any Intel Mac. November 2007 CPS announces the release of a blog printing widget for Blogger, developed for a large print-centric information technology corporation. This version of the popular blog rendering and printing web service provides support for Google’s Blogger blogging platform. October 2007 HP and CPS collaborated to develop an application that allows users to experience how their photos stand up over time, by simulating onscreen photo fading for any digital JPEG image, allowing the comparison of a photo printed with Original HP supplies to a photo printed with non-HP supplies. Experience the Light Fade Simulator for yourself: http://www.hp.com/go/printpermanence. October 2007 CPS has teamed with Microsoft and a large print-centric information technology corporation to integrate a blog printing solution into the blogging component of the Windows Live Spaces social networking platform. This release has been localized into over 30 different languages, and is available to thousands of blog authors and readers in over 50 international markets. For more information, visit http://get.live.com/spaces. September 2007 CPS announces the release of a blog printing plug-in for Wordpress 2.3, developed for a large print-centric information technology corporation. This version of the popular blog rendering and printing web service provides support for this latest version of the Wordpress blogging platform. September 2007 CPS worked with Riverdeep to update their PrintMaster® consumer print product to version 18, and brought PrintMaster® to the Microsoft “Works With Windows Vista” certification status. (PrintMaster® Platinum 18 on Broderbund.com) August 2007 CPS announces the release of a blog printing plug-in for MovableType 4.0, developed for a large print-centric information technology corporation. This version of the popular blog rendering and printing web service provides support for MovableType 4.0, the newest version of the well-known blogging platform. July 2007 CPS announces the release of a blog printing plug-in for Wordpress 2.2, developed for a large print-centric information technology corporation. This version of the popular blog rendering and printing web service provides support for the Wordpress blogging platform. July 2007 CPS continues its long-term partnership with Riverdeep Inc., LLC with the release of two new products: Broderbund® Print Update for Windows Vista and The Print Shop® Zoom™ Essentials. The Broderbund Print Update for Windows Vista brings existing installations of the Riverdeep consumer print products (The Print Shop® 22, PrintMaster® 17, and Creative Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer® 3) to the Microsoft “Works With Windows Vista” certification status. The Print Shop® Zoom™ Essentials is the latest version of the popular The Print Shop® brand of graphics and publishing software, and is Certified for Windows Vista. June 2007 CPS worked with Intel to validate the stability of the VIIV Media Center platform. This collaboration involved numerous technologies in standard and high definition video playback and delivery. May 2007 CPS announces the first release of a blog printing solution, developed for a large print-centric information technology corporation. The solution is a hosted web service that enables blog software to produce printable layouts of HTML-based blog entries in PDF format. CPS and the aforementioned corporation have teamed with the leading weblog software and services company, SixApart, Ltd, to launch the initial release on BoingBoing.net, Dooce.com, 43folders.com, and Techcrunch.com. April 2007 CPS designed, implemented, and tested an application to demonstrate the viability of UltraWide-Band (UWB) Radio as a transport medium for HD quality video. The greatest value added was a custom video/audio transport protocol to allow real-time playback of HD video over UWB with less than 1 second startup buffering. The program is intended to be used by Focus’ sales force to demonstrate real time HD video transfer (from both the receiver and transmitter side) and to allow potential customers to “test-drive” the custom UWB card. The platform hosting the UWB card was a custom computer using the Fedora Linux OS, the program was written in C. February 2007 CPS announces the release of The Print Shop® Zoom™ for Riverdeep Inc., LLC. This software is the first vertical of the popular The Print Shop® brand of graphics and publishing software to be built off of an entirely new .NET 3.0 code base, designed and developed in-house at CPS, and is Certified for Windows Vista. February 2007 In it’s continued collaboration with Linden Lab, CPS is pleased to announce 3D Voice in Second Life. November 2006 Professional MXF Components for Final Cut Pro. Now Macintosh users can benefit from an all-digital, file-based media workflow – ingest MXF content from Sony XDCAM, Ikegami Editcam, Grass Valley Infinity digital acquisition tools and Grass Valley Profile|K2 servers to Apple Final Cut Pro real-time editing software – then export from Final Cut Pro for seamless file transfer to Grass Valley servers – using the new Flip4Mac Professional MXF Components. http://www.flip4mac.com/pro.htm October 2006 CPS developed the Parent Control Bar™ for Mac OS X. The Parental Control Bar allows an Administrator (Parent) to limit the Web Browsing experience of Safari users (Children) by a series of filtering methods including White List / Black List, ICRA tags, and user preferences. The primary goal of the Safari Browser plug-in is to prevent children from accessing adult-oriented web sites. http://www.parentalcontrolbar.com. October 2006 CPS teams with MacTech Magazine to ship the MacTech CD. http://www.mactech.com/cd. October 2006 CPS provides SecureKEY enhancement to the GE Security eKEY™ product line. This Windows Mobile suite of applications is written in C# and using .NET Compact Framework 2.0. http://www.geindustrial.com/ge-interlogix/supra/supra_ekey.html#section2. September 2006
Confidential — PLX Driver
September 2006
Confidential — Messenger Application for Mac OS X
August 2006 CPS announces the release of The Print Shop® 22 family of products for Riverdeep Inc., LLC. This latest version of the popular The Print Shop® brand of graphics and publishing software is our most recent project in a long-term partnership with Riverdeep. Click here for more information on The Print Shop® 22. July 2006
Confidental — ACPI driver
May 2006 Critical Path has provided Linden Lab with Mac platform expertise for some time now, starting with the initial port of SecondLife to the Mac platform. We continue to assist with platform-specific bug fixes and projects such as the integration of the Gecko engine for an embedded web browser and the transition to a universal binary for optimal performance on Intel-based Mac. http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php. March 16, 2006 CPS announces that the universal binary Flash Player 8 preview (version 8.0.27.0) has shipped. CPS collaborated with Macromedia, Inc., now Adobe Systems, Inc., on the Intel port and final qualification of this version of Flash Player. March, 2006 CPS is pleased to announce the release of PrintMaster® 17, the newest products in this award winning product line. PrintMaster® is the perfect fit for any user’s home publishing needs, allowing users to create everything from greeting cards to banners, CD labels, party favors, and much more. Look for more products from CPS’s partnership with Riverdeep soon! Find out more. February, 2006 CPS announces the release of ClickArt® 1.2 Million, the next generation of quality image, graphic and font software for home publishing from Riverdeep Inc., LLC. With 1.2 million images, users are sure to find to find the right content for whatever project they are creating. Look for more products from CPS’s partnership with Riverdeep soon! Find out more. January 13, 2006 CPS ships the Mac secure wireless client for Wibiki. www.wibiki.com. January 10, 2006 CPS is pleased to announce our partnership with Telestream to produce the shipping Windows Media® Components for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac™. These components allow Mac users to view Windows Media content using QuickTime. You can view the press release here. In addition to other engineering tasks, CPS performed Altivec optimizations featuring an over 400% performance increase for HD resolution video playback. Download the player here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/flip4mac.mspx. September 8, 2005 CPS ships the Mac client for GamesGrid Poker. Download the client here. August 8, 2005 CPS announces the release of the Canon XL2 SDK for Mac OS X. July 1, 2005 CPS announces new project with Yahoo!. Check back for updates. |
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