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Keynote® is the Company’s presentation software that gives users the ability to create presentations, portfolios, interactive slideshows,
and storyboards. Keynote 3 offers additional ways to create presentations and interactive slideshows. It features new cinematic transitions
including vertical and horizontal blinds, revolving door, and swoosh. A new view mode, Light Table, allows users to view an entire
presentation and reorganize slides using drag and drop.
Final Cut® Express HD enables users to capture, edit, and output DV and HDV over a single FireWire cable, and supports Digital Cinema
Desktop with multiple displays. In May 2006, the Company introduced a Universal version of Final Cut Express HD 3.5. Features introduced
in this version include Dynamic RT for real-time playback of multi-stream effects, Soundtrack 1.5 with a suite of audio production tools, and
LiveType 2.1 with animated text and titles.
In March 2006, the Company introduced Logic® Express 7.2, a Universal version of the Company’s streamlined version of Logic Pro 7.2 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 provides 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 both Macintosh and Windows-based computers. The FileMaker ® Pro database software and related products offer
relational databases and desktop-to-web publishing capabilities. In July 2006, the Company introduced FileMaker Pro 8.5, a Universal version
of its database management application. New features of FileMaker Pro 8.5 include FileMaker Web Viewer, which allows for a live web
browser to be put into a database.
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 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 H.264 encoding and can
automatically determine 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.
.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
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