Production Software Is Ready For Intel-Based Apple

Dalim Software will have established compatibility for the new Intel-processor based Apple Macintosh systems throughout the Dalim Software production automation product line by the end of the year.

Dalim Software will have established compatibility for the new Intel-processor based Apple Macintosh systems throughout the Dalim Software production automation product line by the end of the year.

Every new Mac uses a chip based on Intel Core technology, the next generation in processor design, said Dalim Software.

New applications bearing the Universal symbol run natively on both Intel-based and PowerPC- based Mac computers.

The applications are said to take full advantage of the Intel chip designed for the Intel Core Duo.

Until an application is ready as a 'universal' application, it is still able to operate on computers built with the new Intel processors, thanks to Rosetta, a utility built in to Mac OS X, which works behind the scenes to ensure that most existing applications continue to work productively, added Dalim.

Rosetta translates most PowerPC-based applications to work with an Intel-based Mac.

With Rosetta, existing Dalim Software applications, such as Dialogue, Mistral, Twist and Printempo will continue to work productively.

However, the imminent versions of Dalim Software applications will be able to take advantage of the full processing power and input-output capabilities of the Intel Core Duo processors, said the company.

Stephane Georges, product manager at Dalim Software, said: "Those familiar with Dalim Software know that our company is always stretching the performance of our applications.

This includes maximising advantage of any hardware platform.

After testing the new Intel-based Apple hardware, we were amazed and astonished at the performance and return-on-investment afforded by the new architecture - so much so, in fact, that we decided to push forward our OS X On Intel development plans to be able to introduce native support earlier than originally planned." He added: "The new Apple hardware, especially the new Xserve-running Dalim Software applications, represents a really powerful argument for small-to-medium sized graphic arts companies looking for performance, reliability all at a great price." The new versions of Dalim Software Intel-based Apple Macintosh applications are expected to be ready for beta testing within the next few weeks, said the company.

Dalim Software said it was one of the first companies to develop print production applications to run under Mac OS X.

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