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animated text and motion graphics to videos. In addition, iMovie projects can be imported directly into Final Cut Express HD with all of their
effects, transitions, and audio levels intact.
Logic® Express 7 is a streamlined version of Logic Pro 7 that provides a basic set of professional tools to compose and produce music for
students, educators, and advanced hobbyists. Its high-resolution audio of up to 24-bit/96kHz, the adaptive self-configuring track mixer, and 32-
bit floating-point math provide professional sound quality. Logic Express 7 comes with support for projects from GarageBand offering users a
smooth migration path to high-end audio production.
FileMaker, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, develops, publishes, and distributes desktop-based database management
application software for either a Macintosh or Windows-based computer. The FileMaker ® Pro database software and related products offer
relational databases and desktop-to-web publishing capabilities. FileMaker Pro 8, the newest version of the desktop database introduced in
August 2005, features new ways to share and manage information of various types. FileMaker Pro 8 allows users to convert graphic-rich
reports of their data into alternative file formats, which can be emailed for sharing with non-FileMaker users.
Internet Software and Services
The Company is focused on delivering seamless integration with and access to the Internet throughout the Company’s products and services.
The Company’s Internet solutions adhere to many industry standards in order to provide an optimized user experience through interoperability.
Safari ™
Safari, the Company’s Mac OS X compatible web browser, uses the advanced interface technologies underlying Mac OS X and includes built-
in Google search; SnapBack™ to instantly return to search results; a way to name, organize and present bookmarks; tabbed browsing; and
automatic “pop-up” ad blocking.
QuickTime ®
QuickTime, the Company’s multimedia software for Macintosh or Windows-based computers, features streaming of live and stored video and
audio over the Internet and playback of high-quality audio and video on computers. QuickTime 7 features a new video codec called H.264,
which delivers high video quality at low data rates. QuickTime 7 automatically determines a user’s connection speed to ensure they are getting
the highest-quality content stream possible. QuickTime 7 also delivers multi-
channel audio and supports audio formats, including AIFF, WAV,
MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF, and AAC/ADTS.
The Company offers several other QuickTime products. QuickTime 7 Pro, a suite of software tools, allows creation and editing of Internet-
ready audio and video files. QuickTime 7 Pro allows users to create H.264 video, capture audio and video, create multi-channel audio, and
export multiple files while playing back or editing video. QuickTime Streaming Server facilitates the broadcasting of streaming digital video.
QuickTime Broadcaster allows users to produce professional-quality live events for online delivery.
.Mac™
The Company’
s .Mac offering is a suite of Internet services that for an annual fee provides Macintosh users with a powerful set of Internet
tools. .Mac services include: HomePage, for personal web sites; iDisk, a virtual hard drive accessible anywhere with Internet access; .Mac
Sync, which keeps Safari bookmarks, iCal® calendars, Address Book information, Keychain® (
passwords), and Mac OS X Mail preferences
up-to-date across multiple Macintosh computers and available via web browser when users are away from their Mac; .Mac Mail, an ad-
free
email service; and Learning Center, featuring tutorials for certain software applications. The current version of .Mac includes .Mac Groups, a
service that helps members communicate, coordinate schedules, and stay in sync with private groups of friends or colleagues; an
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