ALADDIN SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS SUBSIDIARY, ALADDIN SYSTEMS, INC., TO IMSI

Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. "the Company" (OTC BB: ALHI ) entered in to a definitive agreement with IMSI(r) (OTC BB: IMSI), a leading developer and publisher of precision design, graphics and productivity software, to acquire Aladdin Systems Holdings' subsidiary, Aladdin Systems, Inc. "Aladdin." The Company will continue business as usual with its subsidiary Aladdin Enterprise Solutions, Inc. Aladdin will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMSI. The transaction is expected to close in March 2004 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

The acquisition by IMSI is for cash, stock and a convertible note with a combined value of approximately $8 million dollars and an earn-out that could result in an additional $2 million in payments during the next three years. IMSI develops and publishes professional and home user, high-quality software products at affordable prices. IMSI has two divisions: The Precision Design division, anchored by IMSI's flagship product, TurboCAD(r) and The Business Applications division, which provides businesses and end users with software solutions through its popular products like TurboProject(r), HiJaak(r) and TurboTyping.

"IMSI is a leader in the software industry and we expect to accelerate our growth by expanding our product offerings and customer base," stated Jonathan Kahn, CEO of Aladdin. "We look forward to joining forces with IMSI to continue to grow and strengthen our award-winning software products."

The Adobe 2004 Design Achievement Awards

Adobe today issued a call for entries for the 2004 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. The awards program recognizes and honors the most talented student designers, illustrators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from leading U.S., Canadian and British design schools. Using software provided by Adobe, students submit projects in seven categories such as print, photography and digital collaboration. Five independent design professionals will serve as judges and select winners based on overall impact, design execution and technical capabilities. Winners will receive a trip to San Francisco to attend the awards ceremony, the opportunity to showcase their work and meet with design industry professionals attending the awards event. Additionally, first place entries will receive US$5,000 and their choice of 10 Adobe products. Students will be able to submit entries from April 1 to May 17, 2004.

Apple to attend NAB 2004

Apple will be an exhibitor at the 2004 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) event, which takes place April 17-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apple senior VP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller used last year's NAB show to introduce new versions of Apple’s professional video applications: Final Cut Pro 4, DVD Studio Pro 2 and Shake 3

BKMS offers new iMovie plug-ins

BKMS has announced the expansion of its iMovie plug-in line with four new plug-ins that range from "tastefully elegant to seriously pixilated." The new plug-ins—"Fancy Wipes," "Melt In," "Pixel Fade" and "Pixel Wash"—as well as the company's existing line, all work with iMovie 2.1.1 though 4.0. The plug-ins are available individually for US$8, or you can buy sets of three for $20.

Mozilla X Updated to v1.6

Mozilla X has been updated to v1.6. Read more to find out what's new, or download your copy today.

New GarageBand User Site Created

A new site dedicated to providing news, information, help, and discussion related to Apples' GarageBand music software has been launched. GBUsers.com offers unique analysis and reviews of GarageBand-related topics and welcomes all users interested in learning more about creating music with Apple's new killer app.

PowerFX Releases Apple Disc Jams

PowerFX, a leading online distributor of loops, sound effects and samples, today announced the release of a new collection of CD-ROMs entitled Apple Disc Jams. These Apple Loops libraries are optimized for use with Apple’s Soundtrack & Garage Band applications.

iCal 1.5.2 Released

iCal 1.5.2 gives you the option of viewing your calendar, event, or To Do information in a drawer or in a separate window (using the Detach Info command in the Window menu), and includes improved alarm performance and other reliability enhancements.'"

Secret: dincType Offers 10 Free Fonts

dincTYPE has released 10 more limited edition free fonts: "Please remember, our free fonts are only posted for a short time, some have international character sets, AND they are licensed to for personal or commercial use. What a deal. AND dincTYPE is all free all the time. Our ten new fonts are all great, all very usable, and all very limited. Catch 'em while you can."

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Sell it on eBay: Get ready for the Garage sale of your Life

Hot off the Press the brand new "Sell it on eBay" Book want to make you a expert at selling anything. With topics ranging from How to get top $$$ by using photos and effective descriptions, design your auction pages for maximum impact to How to avoid payment and shipping headache, this publication will truly turn anyone from newbie to Master auctioneer. Anyone interested in in selling on eBay (and frankly who is not) should get this beautifully design book, for the Garage sale of your Life!

Let Authors Jim Heid(Macintosh iLife) and Toby Malina (Producer and Serious eBay Guru since 1988) be your guides into the world largest bazaar that is eBay.

Sell it on eBay testify / Peachpitt Press ISBN 0-321-22376-4 www.peachpit.com

iChat AV 2 Visual Quickstart Guide Available

Want to master iChat AV but does not know where to start? Simple get yourself Jeff Carlson brand new iChat AV 2 for Mac OS X Visual Quickstart Guide. This is a quick and easy reading guarantee to get you to Master iDhat AV 2. Available now from Peachpit press isbn 0-321-23773-0 (www.peachpit.com) Beginners and intermediate users will find it very usefull.

Studio365 Live Mac client offers broadcast options

Live365.com has released Studio365 Live Mac 1.3b, a new beta version of its application that allows users to stream music from any Mac. It now supports mp3PRO broadcasting, a wider variety of bitrate/frequency/stereo combinations, on-the-fly audio transcoding, full integration with iTunes, drag & drop playlist management, one-click microphone control, mixing of multiple sources, management of broadcast information, and latency and encoder quality options for slower Macs. It runs on Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

Apple updates iCal 1.5.2 calendar application

Apple has updated iCal 1.5.2, its calendar application that enables you to unify, manage and share the many calendars. Version 1.5.2 gives you the option of viewing your calendar, event, or To Do information in a drawer or in a separate window, and includes a number of performance and reliability enhancements. It is available via the Software Update in Mac OS X.

Apple Soundtrack 1.2 available

Soundtrack 1.2 - Price drop by about 100$ (USD) and the "Update includes added features, general fixes and performance enhancements and is strongly recommended for all users of Soundtrack."1.2 Update for existing Soundtrack customers.

FBI Conducts Raids Over Half-Life 2 Source Theft

According to a recent weblog post, a San Francisco native had his house raided by the FBI last week, and 'lost upwards of 9 machines, and lots of misc equipment besides' in a seizure related to thetheft of the Half-Life 2 source code from Valve Software." The scanned-in search warrant posted on the site indicates the FBI were looking for "...any IP addresses related to any of the Valve internal or external networks... Valve passwords and/or usernames... any and all items... related to Valve Software, Half-Life, Half-Life 2", and theHungry Programmers page mentions that "...several Hungries were raided on January 14th by the FBI and Secret Service, and their computers seized."

Apple Introduces Logic Pro 6 and Logic Express

Apple introduces Logic Pro 6 and Logic Express. This brings Apple's audio offerings (GarageBand, Logic Express, and Logic Pro) to a similar setup with its three levels of video editors (iMovie, Final Cut Express, and Final Cut Pro). Logic Pro boasts new innovative software instruments, including Sculpture, a new component-modeling based synthesizer, and UltraBeat, a deep and rich percussion synthesizer that provides multiple synthesis techniques for generating every type of electronic or acoustic drum sound imaginable.