ALADDIN SHIPS NEW MAC OS 9 COMPATIBLE VERSIONS OF STUFFIT DELUXE –
STUFFIT DELUXE 5.1.5 UPDATE AND STUFFIT DELUXE 5.5 UPGRADE NOW AVAILABLE
StuffIt Deluxe 5.1.5 Update, Provides FREE Mac OS 9 Compatibility To
StuffIt Deluxe 5.x Customers; StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 Upgrade Also Gives Mac OS
9 Compatibility And Much More…
Watsonville, CA – November 16, 1999 -Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ BB: ALHIE) today
released free Mac OS(R) 9 compatible updates for registered StuffIt(R) 5.0-
5.1 customers. The Mac OS 9 compatibility is also available in the latest
StuffIt 5.5 upgrade, also released today.
StuffIt Deluxe 5.1.5 has been tested extensively under Mac OS(R) 9.0 (and
earlier) operating systems. The 5.1.5 update for StuffIt Deluxe simply
provides support for Mac OS 9.0 and includes the most current version of
StuffIt Expander, version 5.5. Aladdin’s latest upgrade, StuffIt Deluxe
5.5, offers many new features as well as, Mac OS 9 compatibility. The
following features apply to StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 and are NOT available in the
StuffIt Deluxe 5.1.5 Update.
New StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 Benefits and Features: *Faster compression and
expansion (an average speed improvement of 20%)
*Mac OS 9 compatibility
*Make self-extracting archives for Windows (.exe) from your Mac
*Archive CM(tm) provides easier access to the contents of a StuffIt
archive via the Macintosh Contextual Menu, allowing more ways to
retrieve specific items within a compressed archive
*Create StuffIt or Zip files to send to Windows users – now there’s a
choice if users want to create a Zip archive or use the superior
StuffIt compression
*Magic Tools(tm) – Four new tools were added to Magic Menu(tm): “Get
More Info” on files, “Copy or Move” files to any location with a
single command, “Make Aliases” of files in any location, or “Gather”
a group of selected files into one folder
*DropConverter updates old StuffIt archives to the 5.x format
*Now create .uu and .zip files (popular Windows formats) with Archive
Via Rename(tm), exclusive to StuffIt Deluxe. By simply adding or
removing the UUencode (.uu) or Zip (.zip) suffix, those files will
encode, compress or expand
*Symantec DiskDoubler (R) (.dd) translation now supported by the
StuffIt Engine(tm)
*Create and expand Bzip (.bzip) files (common to the Unix platform)
*Secure Delete allows users to permanently and completely remove
sensitive information by securely deleting it from their disk(s)
*StuffIt Icons were updated with a new look- version 5.5 files are
accessible by any version of StuffIt Expander 5.X
*Aladdin DropStuff 5.5 compresses faster, includes Bzip and
DiskDoubler expansion support with the StuffIt Engine, and is Mac OS
9 compatible
Pricing and Availability
The Mac OS 9 compatible update to StuffIt Deluxe 5.1.5 is free for
registered StuffIt Deluxe 5.x customers, and is available for download at:
(http://www.aladdinsys.com/deluxe/downloads/dlx515). StuffIt Deluxe has a
street price of $79.95 and is available directly from Aladdin, all major
retailers, and mail order catalogs in the US, Canada, and worldwide
(through Aladdin’s international partners:
http://www.aladdinsys.com/order/intl.html)
If customers purchased StuffIt Deluxe 5.0.x or 5.1 on October 16, 1999 or
later and have a proof of purchase, they are entitled to a free StuffIt
Deluxe 5.5 upgrade (which includes Mac OS 9 compatibility). More
information on upgrading is at:
(http://www.aladdinsys.com/deluxe/upgrade.html)
Upgrade pricing for the new version, StuffIt Deluxe 5.5, is as follows:
Registered users of StuffIt Deluxe, StuffIt Lite, and DropStuff can upgrade
to StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 directly from Aladdin for $19.95 plus S&H, and
applicable tax. A $60 mail-in upgrade rebate is also available when
purchasing from retailers. Aladdin is offering a $30 mail-in rebate to new
users in the US and Canada. All StuffIt mail-in rebates are valid in the US
and Canada and expire March 31, 2000 (see rebate terms and conditions).
(http://www.aladdinsys.com/deluxe/upgrade.html)
Users can register their version of StuffIt at:
http://www.aladdinsys.com/register/index.html or contact Aladdin Customer
Service at 831-761-6200 or sales@aladdinsys.com. Download StuffIt Deluxe
5.x to 5.1.5 Update:
(http://www.aladdinsys.com/deluxe/downloads/dlx515 ) To download StuffIt go
to: (http://www.aladdinsys.com/store).
System Requirements
Recommended System configuration for StuffIt Deluxe 5.1.5 is a Macintosh
with System 7.5.3 or greater and 15 MB of free hard disk space. StuffIt
Deluxe 5.1.5 is
fully compatible with Mac OS 9.0. StuffIt Expander 5. 5 and DropStuff 5.5
require System 7.1.1 or greater, and are also fully compatible with Mac OS
9.0.
Aladdin Systems, Inc: Helping Transmit, Access and Organize Information(tm)
Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ BB: ALHIE) was founded in 1988. Aladdin is a
developer and publisher of Windows and Macintosh software products that are
designed to assist users with the Transmission, Access and Organization
(TAO) of information. Aladdin’s software offers a range of solutions to
increase user efficiency in the areas of information access, removal,
recovery, security and Internet distribution. For more information on
Aladdin products, visit: (http://www.aladdinsys.com)
Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA;
telephone: (831)761-6200; Fax: (831)761-6206. For more information about
Aladdin, visit the company web site at: http://www.aladdinsys.com or
e-mail: (info@aladdinsys.com).
Forward Looking Statements: Any information contained within this news
release which is not historical data may be deemed ‘forward-looking
statements.’ Factors which could cause actual results to vary materially
from the future results covered in such forward-looking statements include
competition and the management of Aladdin’s growth. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to other risks and uncertainties, which are detailed
in the Company’s filings with the SEC.