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ContaxCRM Data Import Utility

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New Product Release: myVault

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ContaxCRM Version 3 Released !

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ContaxCRM Version 3 Countdown

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ContaxCRM Suite and ooSooMpro Updated

ContaxCRM was updated to version 2.2.0 today and ooSooMpro was updated to 1.3.0.

The updates were mainly about providing a better ‘first time user’ experience. For a start the data files are now created in a structure within the users Documents folder, rather than in the program folder. The data folder structure now looks like this:

...Documents
........ContaxCRM
................Databases
........................ContaxCRM_DB
........................ooSooMpro_DB
................Documents
................Images
................Logos

These folders are created and populated only if they do not already exist, therefore the user does not have to be concerned with overwriting their data-files, or moving them elsewhere. Program updates use the structure shown if it already exists.

The software default options have also been reviewed and altered where necessary.

There is also now an 'Online Multi-User Demonstration Edition' which allows potential customers to test drive the software using a pre-created database hosted on the internet. I will be offering this option via the website soon.

Finally, all software windows will now fit nicely even on the MacBook Air 11'' Model Happy

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This is a free of charge upgrade to our existing customers. Enjoy Happy

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ContaxCRM 2.1.6 Release Notes

ContaxCRM was updated to version 2.1.6 yesterday. A number of fixes and features were incorporated into this release. See below for further details of the most important changes.

New Dynamic Connection via Status

Contact Status has been added to the Dynamic Connection options. All contacts with the same Status as the current contact will be listed instantly if this option is chosen.

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Detach the Map window and View yourself and Multiple Contacts on the Same Map

This is a useful feature for looking at the relationship between contacts, geographically. In the image below I am showing two network contacts (identified by the icon), a customer and myself on the map. I expect to expand the functionality here significantly over future versions.

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New Icons for Type = Member and Type = Competitor

The complete set of icons used for Contact Type are shown below, from left to right:

  • Supplier
  • Prospect
  • Customer
  • Personal
  • Network
  • Member
  • Competitor

All Map Icons

Encrypt History Notes option

History notes can now be protected from prying eyes using up to 384 bit Blowfish encryption provided by the award winning R10Cipher encryption engine.

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Encrypt Incoming Email option

When using ContaxCRM to automatically catalog and record your incoming email, and also using the manual control option which allows you to choose which email are filed and which are not (this level of control is setup within the Preferences) - you now get the option to accept an incoming email for filing, but choose to encrypt it using up to 384 bit Blowfish encryption provided by the award winning R10Cipher encryption engine.

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Additional Document Drop Zone in the Documents Area

You can now drag and drop documents directly into the Documents area of your selected contact.


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Those are the highlights of the 2.1.6 release of ContaxCRM.

This is a free of charge upgrade to our existing customers. Enjoy Happy

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Software Updates from Arten Science

The following Arten Science applications have been updated today:

R10Cipher
Award Winning Encryption and Security Solution
Version: 4.4.3
http://www.r10cipher.com/


R10BatchMail
Bulk Email Marketing and Contact Communication
Version: 2.4.2
http://www.r10batchmail.com/

ooSooMpro
Tasks and Secure Document Management
Version: 1.2.4
http://www.oosoom.co.uk/

• The applications are all Cross Platform, running equally well on Mac OSX as well as Microsoft Windows •

This round of updates is all about windows, not Microsoft Windows, but program windows Happy All the applications have had a new Preferences option to specify whether or not you want the application to remember the window size and position the next time the program runs.

In addition each application can now fit properly on the screen of the new 11 inch Apple Macbook. Window drawing and sizing on Microsoft Windows is now much slicker than previously.

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ContaxCRM Update to Version 2.1.5

We released version 2.1.5 of ContaxCRM today. Details from the Press Release are shown below. The full press release can be viewed here: http://prmac.com/release-id-19644.htm

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Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Arten Science today announced an update to their popular Contact Management Solution for Mac OSX and Windows, ContaxCRM Version 2.1.5. ContaxCRM allows Individuals and Companies to better manage their day-to-day contacts and relationships, and build a detailed contact history for customers, suppliers, prospects, members and other contacts. Available as a Single-User or Multi-User solution ContaxCRM is suitable for the Individual or Department, through to the Small / Medium Enterprise.

To celebrate this release and the festive season we are offering the coupon code XMAS25 which will give a 25% discount on any purchases made from the Arten Science store.

This latest version is a significant upgrade of the popular Cross Platform Contact Management Solution, ContaxCRM Suite. ContaxCRM Suite focuses on ease of use and accessibility - Mixed Windows and Macintosh Network? No Problem - Single User? Multi User? No Problem. Rather than an overkill of 'never-used' features cluttering the interface ContaxCRM retains a simple, clean and functional design that appeals to users of all levels.

ContaxCRM goes beyond Single-User desktop solutions and gives you a true shared Multi-User Contact Management solution, without becoming huge and unwieldly and without having to operate via a potentially slow and limited browser interface .

Tight Integration with Mail and iCal on Mac OSX and Outlook on Windows removes much of the administration around contact management. Mail can automatically or selectively save both sent and received emails to an individual contact record held within ContaxCRM. Calendar events can also be entered and viewed from within ContaxCRM, attached to a particular contact.

Some of the enhancements and updates in this 2.1.5 release are:
* The Mac OSX and Windows feature sets have now been syncronised
* Email can be automatically processed into ContaxCRM from Outlook on Windows
* Calendar entries can be automatically made in Outlook on Windows from ContaxCRM
* Outlook Calendar is now viewable from within ContaxCRM on Windows
* AutoSearch is now an individual Preferences option
* Enhanced User Setup window
* Bug Fixed when creating a contact from a Template
* The Delimited Import window has been enhanced and now supports TAB and CSV
* Both References are now shown on the Contact Overview window
* ooSooMpro Tasks can now be completed from within ContaxCRM
* New easier to use and better looking Calendar window
* Slicker screen redraws on Windows
* Live Resize of the Main window has returned on both Mac OSX and Windows

iPhone and iPad integration with ContaxCRM Suite will be available Spring 2011. This will be available as a free upgrade to all existing customers. ContaxCRM Suite consists of 4 powerful and flexible modules, which can be used individually or together as a fully functional Contact Relationship Management Solution.

* ContaxCRM Contact Management
* ooSooMpro Tasks and Secure Digital Document Management
* R10Cipher for Award Winning Cross Platform Encryption
* R10BatchMail for Managing and Sending Email to Multiple Recipients

System Features:
* Supplied as a Universal Binary for Mac OSX including Snow Leopard
* Windows Version supports XP, Vista, 2003 and 7
* Easy to use, Clean, Fast, Modern Interface
* Requires no Installation process
* No Modifications made to your computer outside of the ContaxCRM Suite folder
* To 'uninstall' - Just delete the ContaxCRM Suite folder
* Requires no additional Runtime installation
* Can be run from a USB drive
* Online Help System
* One Click Support
* Single-User: Sync the Database with iDisk, DropBox or Similar
* Multi-User: MySQL

Support:
* Online Manual
* Tutorial Movies
* Forum
* Email the Developer
* Telephone Support can be quoted for separately

System Compatibility:

ContaxCRM Suite 2.0 requires 1.5 GHz Intel based Mac and Mac OS X 10.4 or Higher.

Pricing and Availability:

ContaxCRM is available to buy now. There are no monthly rental fees and no additional costs. Priced from 94 GBP for a Single User we believe we have the best value Contact Management product around. Our 30 Day Trial can be downloaded immediately. The boxed product will be available Christmas 2010 / January 2011 in the UK, Europe and North America.

Trial Version:

A Single User Trial Version of ContaxCRM can be downloaded and used for 30 Days, it also features a nag screen which can be removed with a single keypress. The 30 Day restriction can be removed by purchasing a license from our website. Data entered into the Trial Version is kept when purchasing a Full Version. Data entered into the Single-User version can be transferred to the Multi-User version at the click of a single button using the Utility module supplied with the Multi-User licence.

Arten Science: http://www.artenscience.com/artenscience/Home.html
ContaxCRM Suite 2.1.5:
http://www.artenscience.com/contaxcrmsuite/Home.html
Download ContaxCRM Suite:
http://www.artenscience.com/downloads/contaxcrmsuite/mac/ContaxCRM.dmg
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https://sites.fastspring.com/artenscience/product/r10office
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ContaxCRM New Calendar Windows

Release 2.1.5 of ContaxCRM is imminent. I thought therefore that I would take a break from coding / testing / documenting and share with you one of the enhancements in 2.1.5 which is purely cosmetic but which I think add to the appeal and ‘likeability’ (new word ?) of the product. The Calendar windows have been replaced with new improved ones which are at least twice as sexy as previously. In addition these new windows can also be resized to your preference. I hope you like them.

The new windows for Mac OSX and Windows 7 can be seen below:

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Seriously Shiny Winking

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CRM Update ContaxCRM 2.1 Update Released

Today we released Version 2.1.0 of our Premium Contact Relationship Management software, ContaxCRM. 2.1 has many additional features as well as overall speed increases and a few bug fixes. The list of updates can be seen below:

Significant enhancements to the Main window

  • 2 Halves - Contact Specific / Non Contact Specific
  • New ooSooMpro Tasks & Calendar Overview tab
  • The Charts tab has been relocated
  • Text Buttons now Graphical Buttons
  • New Navigation Menu
New Separate Expanded Contacts Search window
Enhanced Document Management with *Direct Drag and Drop* into ContaxCRM
Competitor Type Added
Enhanced Import Screen
Enhanced Fast Contact Search Facilities
Auto Connections renamed as Dynamic Connections
Phone Type now shown on Overview Screen
Additional Phone Types Added
Sheet Windows are now Document Windows for better Mac / Windows Compatibility
Attached Documents path can be setup in the Preferences window
ContaxCRM can now Speak a Phone Number
Integration with SMSRelay
Now remembers the Last Contact from the previous session
Small Bug Fixes

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This release gets us nearer my goal of providing software that has minimal complexity, maximum reliability and does everything it needs to do as simply as possible.

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ooSooMpro Task Management 1.2.0 Update

Our Windows and Mac OSX Task Management and Secure Document Filing System software, ooSooMpro, has just been updated to Version 1.2.0. ooSooMpro is available to purchase for just £10. A 30 Day Trial Version is also available.

There have been significant User Interface improvements as well as additional functionality and bug fixes:

  • User Interface Enhancements, particularly for Windows 7
  • Vault and Task lists - now ‘Middle Wheel’ scrollable
  • Vault and Tasks lists - Faster
  • Vault and Tasks lists - Item Count shown
  • Documents can now be directly attached to Task Items
  • Clear Buttons Removed
  • Vault Link text button replaced with a graphical icon button
  • Properties window no longer opens at startup
  • Quick Entry window - modified and Hotkey Save option.

The new version can be downloaded from the ooSooMpro home page: http://www.oosoom.co.uk/

Screenshots from the Mac OSX and Windows 7 editions can be viewed below:

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R10Cipher Centralised Key Management

We have recently released an upgrade to our Cross Platform Encryption software for Mac OSX, Windows and Linux. R10Cipher 4.4.x has the ability to integrate with the new R10Cipher_G program which allows for Centralised and Syncronised Key Management across Departments, Sites, Campus, Labs, Companies etc.

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To explain that better, and what it means to existing R10Cipher users, let’s review how R10Cipher allows you to send and receive information privately. Basically you and the recipient(s) agree a Shared Secret in advance. The Shared Secret is generally a collection of letters and/or numbers between 4 and 16 characters, an example would be: 5te123321

This Shared Secret is used along with the existing document to create an encrypted document that cannot be opened or read by anyone without access to the Shared Secret. The recipient(s) uses this same Shared Secret to Decrypt the document and convert it back to the original.

So far so good. Now imagine you have fifty people who you wish to communicate with securely. To ensure security each of their Shared Secrets should be different. Any Shared Secret worth using cannot be remembered easily, not along with forty nine others ! The in-build R10Cipher Key Management database copes with this scenario easily, allowing you to use one Master Password in order to retrieve any of the fifty individual Shared Secrets. You can see the following documents for more information.

Step by Step Guide to Key Management
http://www.artenscience.com/autoupdate/documentation/Key%20Management%20with%20R10Cipher.pdf

Introduction to Key Management
http://www.artenscience.com/artenscience/Blog/files/r10ckm1.php

An explanation of the use of Passwords and Shared Secrets
http://www.artenscience.com/artenscience/Blog/files/r10cssp.php

Key Creation and Administration
http://www.artenscience.com/artenscience/Blog/files/kcar103.php

Key Retrieval
http://www.artenscience.com/artenscience/Blog/files/r10kr.php

So the next stage is this: What if you and fifty, or even five hundred of your best friends / colleagues need to communicate securely with each other as well as a client base of several thousand ? This is where you need R10Cipher 4.4.x which is a free upgrade and the Centralised Key Management Database Utility, which is an optional purchase. Contact steve@artenscience.com for Pricing and Availability Information.

The Centralised Key Management Database Utility (known as GOD-Mode or G-Mode during development - try saying or typing Centralised Key Management Database utility a few times ...) is launched and pointed at an R10Cipher database nominated as a Master Key Database, ie: one setup and managed by the Company / Department or Individual responsible for your secure communications. G-Mode then populates a MySQL Database with the contents of the Master Key Database, and a text file is edited and incremented, for example from 5 to 6.

The next time any of the users who have had their R10Cipher software configured for G-Mode, load R10Cipher, R10Cipher compares the local database version number with the remote database version number and if necessary syncronises it’s local database with the remote MySQL Key Management database.

The syncronisation is one way only, ensuring that the individuals Key Database is reset as per the nominated Master Key Database. It’s simple, easy to setup, slick and fast. R10Cipher can now scale very easily in a controlled fashion, with the benefit and added security of distributed and easily backed up information.

Note: You can also setup R10Cipher with your own personal Key Management Database as well which is not designated to sync with the remote database. Perfect for keeping the Shared Secrets for your personal contacts.

R10Cipher Site Licenses are available for Corporations, Educational Facilities and others. Contact steve@artenscience.com for Pricing and Availability Information.

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ContaxCRM and R10Cipher Pre-Order on Amazon

Two Arten Science products are now available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk.

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=software-uk&field-keywords=Arten%20Science


ContaxCRM Suite and R10Cipher will both be available to purchase via Amazon in the next few weeks, although you can purchase the download editions immediately from the product websites:

ContaxCRM Suite:
http://sites.fastspring.com/artenscience/product/r10office
R10Cipher:
http://sites.fastspring.com/artenscience/product/r10cipher3

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ContaxCRM Launched in the USA

Our US Distributors yesterday launched ContaxCRM Suite Version 2.0. We expect a boxed version of the product to appear in selected stores shortly.

Press Release
Application Systems North America Website
ContaxCRM Suite UK Website

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New Releases, Trials, Downloads and UX

Note: Apologies for the ‘nerd speak’ in the title, but I was running out of room Happy UX = User Experience. For example using an abbreviation like UX is a good example of what not to do when trying to create a good user experience ...

Several new releases from Arten Science today.

R10Cipher 2.3.3
R10BatchMail 4.3.0
ooSooMpro 2.0.1

The biggest release was ContaxCRM 2.0 and the ContaxCRM Suite, but I’ll talk about them in a different post.

The three products listed above have all been updated to make the trial procedure better for the potential customer and more profitable for Arten Science Happy

When the 30 Day Trial period is over and the potential customer trys to run the program, two things happen. Firstly, the browser is opened pointing to our online store for the appropriate product, encouraging the potential customer to purchase.

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The second thing that happens is that a screen similar to the one below is shown, thanking the potential customer for trying our product and allowing them to enter a serial number and user id when they have purchased one Happy
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Like everything else in life, make it easy and straightforward and people are more inclined to use it. An easy and smooth experience should be experienced from the first look at the website to the everyday use of the purchased product.

A major project for Arten Science going forward involves looking at every facet of our business and trying to improve the user experience. I am convinced the time invested will pay dividends.

Another improvement to these three products in the latest releases is to do with downloading the trial version and also upgrading an existing version of our software.

From today onwards the download from our site and those of our distributors will include the complete version of the product, needing only a user id and serial number to change the product from Trial to Full. When upgrading to the latest version from within the application though, only the files that need updating are downloaded for you. These files can then be dragged and dropped into the product folder, after making sure you quit the program first. These small changes will make living with our products simpler and more straightforward than previously.

All of these updates are of course free of charge.

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ooSooMpro 1.1.2 Released

Over the weekend we released ooSooMpro 1.1.2.

The main reason for the release is a new feature we have added which allows you to link a Task to a Vault Item and it’s associated documents. This was a feature asked for by existing customers and with a little imagination can be very useful.

To link a Vault Item to a Task, first select the Task and then select the appropriate option from the Options menu. See the image below:

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Once the link has been established you can access the association easily. See the image below:

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ooSooMpro 1.1.2 is a free update for existing customers.

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Three Updates for Monday

Three updates today. Nothing serious, in general we have changed the trial version to a standard 30 Day Trial and also implemented ContaxCRM Suite licensing so you only need the one serial number for the whole suite. In addition the ooSooMpro update includes a bug fix to the Unicode handling.

The new releases are as follows:

ooSooMpro 1.1.1
R10Cipher IV 4.2.3
R10BatchMail 2.3.2

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R10Clean Data Tool 50% Discount 29/09/2010 Only

For One Day Only R10Clean will be available with a 50% Discount - only £9.99 ($15) if purchased from the Mac Software Spotlight webpage. For 24 hours, Wednesday 29th, you can purchase from here: http://www.macsoftwarespotlight.com/


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For more information see the Press Release here: http://prmac.com/release-id-16683.htm

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ooSooMpro Overview Movie

A new movie is available on the ooSooMpro website. ooSooMpro: An Overview. You can watch the Flash version or instead go to the Arten Science YouTube Channel and watch it there.


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cuteCipher Starts Selling in Japan

cuteCipher started selling in Japan yesterday. I have no idea what this webpage says but I have confidence in my Japanese distributor, Infinisys, that it’s all present and correct Happy

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You can see the live webpage here: http://www.infinisys.co.jp/product/cutecipher/

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ContaxCRM Version 2 More Screenshots

ContaxCRM Version 2, and the boxed version of ContaxCRM Suite are imminent. See the screenshots below of some of the new fields we have added in Version 2.

The contact information is stored over 5 windows which can be accessed using the drop down menu in the top left of the window or using the shift key and the left and right arrow keys.

Each screen is fairly self explanatory, although the final window is unique (to my knowledge) in the type of software. The user defined ‘Ratings’ window allow you to rate your contact is any way imaginable. I suspect we will see this feature become very popular with our customers.

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ContaxCRM Version 2 Sneak Peak !

ContaxCRM Version 2 is due within the next two weeks. It will be a free of charge upgrade to existing customers. As a taster I have put some screenshots from version 2 below. I have also included a movie showing the screenshots as a slideshow.

Anybody interested in looking further at the pre-release version can download it from the following addresses:

Windows:
http://www.artenscience.com/temp/contaxcrm_win.zip

Macintosh OSX:
http://www.artenscience.com/temp/contaxcrm_osx.zip


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New Arten Science Product Pricing

The subject of pricing has been discussed many times recently at Arten Science. We wanted a new, cohesive, consistent, pricing structure that allows us to make a profit and at the same time gives the consumer excellent value for money. We think we have managed to do that.

Products that have been around longer for example, we have dropped in price to reflect the fact that they are older, and also the fact that their R&D costs have already been successfully repaid.

The pricing for our new products is as follows:

eBook: Securing the Network: Corporate Security Issues for the Non Technical £3.99
eBook:
Oracle 10g Administrator: Exam Cram £3.99
macVCR: Screen Activity Recorder: Mac OSX £5.99
MonitorMyMac: Webcam and Screen Capture, with Internet Upload: Mac OSX £9.99
R10Cipher: Encryption and Security Solution: Mac, Windows, Linux £9.99
cuteCipher: Encryption and Security Utility: Mac and Windows £9.99
R10BatchMail: Batch eMail Software: Mac and Windows £19.99
R10Clean: Data Manipulation and Cleaning Tool: Mac, Windows and Linux £19.99

The price of
ContaxCRM remains unchanged at £69.99 for the Single User Edition

We also do discounts for multiple copies and Site Licenses as well as Charities, Education and other worthwhile causes.

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Arten Science Encryption Products Upgraded

Updates have been released to both R10Cipher and cuteCipher today. Both products now have the option to ‘Delete Original File after Successful Encryption’. This update is in response to user feedback, and will please many people Happy

In addition as mentioned in the recent
Press Release, R10CIpher and cuteCipher have been ‘de-bundled’ (Have I invented a new word ?) and are now available separately at £9.99 each, making them ever better value.

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Protecting your Privacy and Identity on Windows, Macintosh and Linux

R10Cipher 4.1.0 has been released.

Protecting your Privacy and Identity on Windows, Macintosh and Linux

R10Cipher is an Award Winning Cross Platform File and Text Encryption Solution. Privacy and Security. The Complete Encryption Solution. Encrypt Files, Documents, Email and Tweets

From the README file:

4.1.0: Released 27th July 2010

A new checkbox is available when batch encrypting files: ‘Delete Original Files after Encryption’. If this box is checked then the original, unencrypted, file will be deleted following encryption.

New options under the Help menu to view the Arten Science Blog and the Developers Blog.

Small maintenance tweaks.

4.1.0 is free to all licensed users of R10Cipher IV.

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Custom Development on Mac OSX

I received a commission from abroad recently for a piece of custom software to do the following:

According to a user defined schedule, the following events are performed automatically:

  • Take multiple images (eg: from a Security Camera)
  • Archive the originals
  • Copy them
  • Resize and Scale them
  • Sharpen them
  • Save them as Jpeg
  • Create a Quicktime Movie containing a Slideshow
  • Upload them to an FTP Server
  • Give access to these pictures from anywhere in the world via a standard Web Browser

This was a couple of days work and you can see the results in the demonstration movie below:


Remember, for custom Software Development for Mac OSX or Windows (or Both) that might be less expensive than you think: Who you gonna call ?

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Upcoming ContaxCRM Feature

One of the upcoming features of ContaxCRM is integration into your email software to ensure a complete record of conversations and interactions are stored within ContaxCRM. At the moment in the current release of ContaxCRM you can send an email by clicking the button on the client record screen and filling in the email form. This will automatically save this email to history as well as send it via your currently configured email client.


Email received at the moment has to be manually dragged and dropped into ContaxCRM. In the next release however that will not be the case.

Within your email rules you need to add a rule similar to that shown in the following screenshot:

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Once that rule is active it will copy all incoming mail to the ContaxCRM Mail Handling software which will match the ‘From’ address to the email addresses in the ContaxCRM system and save the email into the history of the appropriate contact. All done transparently.

Of course by doing it this way and using the mail rules as the starting point allows you, the individual user, to specify the criteria for which email gets transferred to ContaxCRM. Maybe you want to restrict it to one account, or maybe base it on keywords ? The choice is yours.

What is undeniable is that this has got to be the simplest and most effective way of automatically recording your incoming email against the appropriate contact in your ContaxCRM system.

As always I welcome comments and feedback.

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R10Cipher in the Bodega App Store

R10Cipher IV in the Bodega App Store.

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The Story of R10Cipher

The Story of R10Cipher

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Product Name
R10Cipher
http://www.r10cipher.com


Overview
A Simple and Easy Method to Safely Encrypt your Email Correspondence and Document Files. It's like your emails and documents are carried by a SWAT team rather than being written on a Postcard ! R10Cipher is for Individuals. For Businesses. For You. For Me. For Mum and Dad. For Teachers. For Professionals. For Journalists. For Executives. For Everybody. Because our Privacy and Security have never been more important.


Innovation
R10Cipher is unique in that this is the first cross platform end to end encryption product that real people can and will use for day to day encryption purposes. R10Cipher does not attempt to encrypt a complete volume, R10Cipher does not try and involve the user with complex Public Key encryption, R10Cipher does not need a complicated install, in fact R10Cipher does not need installing at all. R10Cipher concentrates on being the easiest to use and most reliable End to End, Text and File Encryption software.

The lack of an installation makes R10Cipher unique in that you can copy the Windows (XP, Vista and 7), Mac OSX and Linux versions of R10Cipher to a USB drive or external device, along with your documents and carry your data about with you knowing that a) You can access that data on any computer and b) It is secure, so if you lose it or leave it in a taxi then the information is unreadable and no harm is done.

Because of it's simplicity and ease of use R10Cipher pioneers new ways of working. Backup your important data to the web, encrypted by R10Cipher, and retrieve the information later, wherever you happen to be. Your data is secure - secured by you not by your web hosting company. If your hosting company is enforced by law to hand over your information, that information is useless to the recipient unless *you* agree to provide access.

The recipient of an R10Cipher encrypted document or file has to do nothing more advanced than double clicking the file and entering the ‘Shared Secret’. The document or file is decrypted and saved to the recipients desktop using the original file name. Again, this is one of the features of R10Cipher that helps make R10Cipher an encryption product that can and will be used by ‘Mum and Dad’.

The main innovation of R10Cipher therefore is not in the technology but the way in which the product is designed to be easy and simple to use for everybody - not just IT Professionals.


Success
From an initial release in early 2008 R10Cipher is now at Version IV which was released June 4th 2010. Version 1 was build because we needed it and I decided that if we did, then so did others. Version 1 sold a few dozen copies and using the feedback from these early customers Version 2 was released with some significant enhancements including drag and drop batch encryption of files and documents.

When Version 2 was released, Version 1 was featured as a free edition on the DVD Cover Disks for the UK editions of MacFormat and MacWorld, on consecutive months. Since then I have agreed for it to be distributed on several foreign editions of the magazines. Hundreds of new users were gained through the distribution of the free edition, and many of those went on to pay for an upgrade to Version 2.

Direct Sales of Version 2 were excellent, with good feedback and testimonials. New customers means new ideas and feature requests and so Version 3 was scheduled.

Version 3 released 2nd August 2009 was a major new version that addressed all user requests from Versions 1 and 2. The main advantages of Version 3 were an increase in encryption strength to 384 Bit, an encryption strength indicator and a full Key Management capability which creates an encrypted local database which contains the ‘Shared Secrets’ that you use to communicate with your different contacts.

With an appropriate password you can recall these and use them for encryption and decryption quickly and easily.

Interest in Version 3 was phenomenal, it far exceeded our expectations. We have had many upgrades from Version 2 to Version 3 and as we offered an upgrade policy even from the free edition, we have had a few upgrade from Version 1 to Version 3 also.

For Version 3 the decision was made to give NFR, Free of Charge, copies of R10Cipher to employees of Apple Computer Inc. We also offered our desktop security product MonitorMyMac
http://www.monitormymac.co.uk/ on the same terms. Interest from Apple employees has been excellent with over 1000 licenses already applied for and sent. Who knows how many licenses sold since have been a result on recommendations from Apple employees ?

In April 2010 in conjunction with MacFormat Magazine we offered a free Version 2.5 SE on the DVD Cover Disk with a discounted upgrade to Version 3. This promotion was not as successful as earlier promotions, possibly because 2.5 SE was a ‘designed to be free’ product, rather than an actual previously sold version. In addition Version 3 had at this stage been out for a while.

This brings us neatly to June 2010 and R10Cipher IV. An exciting new release of R10Cipher which now comes as standard with it’s companion program cuteCipher.
http://www.cutecipher.co.uk/

Commercially R10Cipher has been a great success for Arten Science with several thousand users and it is a product I am very proud of. Just as importantly, our customers have had immediate and measurable benefits through the use of R10Cipher, previously they knew they needed something to protect their communication and documents, but they could not find a product that seemed easy and simple enough for them to use.

IT Security and Data Protection are high on many peoples agendas at the moment, or at least they should be, and yet the majority of people are left exposed because until R10Cipher came along there was not a product simple and easy and complete enough for them to consider using it.



Customer Satisfaction
Some of the feedback we have received for R10Cipher over the last 12 months:

R10Cipher is a fantastic cross platform tool which has given us the peace of mind that our patient sensitive research data can be transmitted electronically in a secure manner on site or with collaborators around the world.  The ability to encrypt and attach files to emails or simply encrypt the email text between Apple Macs and Windows PCs without the need for complicated software installations means that our users are happy to use this great bit of software.  The developer’s proactive approach to their software development requesting and rapidly incorporating users feedback has turned a good encryption tool into and excellent one. -
Paul McGrath, Computer Manager, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre

My Sony USB Microvault is so much easier than lugging my laptop through airport security, yet again. The nightmare of the lost or stolen USB stick is only too real, with the Staff Salary Reviews and the Acquisition Financials modeled in embarrassing detail.  I use R10Cipher for Mac as a simple and reliable way of exchanging financial models and private placement memorandums across platforms as well as for secure storage on my USB sticks and portable hard drives. Simple, reliable and easy to use. -
Karl Mattingly, Partner, slowCapital

R10Cipher is simple, easy to use and powerful. It is the best encryption program for the Mac we have found. - Paul, OnTravel.Com

R10Cipher has been an excellent product for ensuring the safe and secure transmission of files in a cross platform environment. As an independent Strategy Consultant using Apple Mac, but with a client base using mostly PC platforms, I need to find a way to easily send sensitive market and financial data to clients with no hassle for my clients. R10Cipher does the job simply, easily, and with no problems at all, and causes no difficulties with clients firewalls. Enough said!... great product. -
Peter M. Scott

For NetFoos I am lucky enough to travel around the USA and parts of Europe to bring live streaming foosball tournaments to the foosball community. For the live streaming there is a lot of information needed to keep the server running and secure. Now, while on the road with R10Cipher, receiving this information from the home office is much easier as we can simply encrypt and email it while feeling confident that our data remains private. Although we are constantly finding new uses for the software, this one capability has made R10Cipher a great investment for us. -
Mark Winker, NetFoos.com

If you need to make company or private info available on a need to know basis, them R10Cipher is the tool for you. There are other encryption packages but I haven't found an easier to use cross platform software than this one.  -
Paulo Pires


Developed in the UK
R10Cipher was designed and developed entirely in the UK by Steven Cholerton, a Chartered Information Technology Professional awarded by the BCS, Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers, Certified Ethical Hacker and holder of several Security and Technology certifications.


UK Encryption Algorithm
The encryption technology used by R10Cipher was also developed in the UK. Blowfish is a keyed symmetric block cipher which was invented by ‘Security Guru’ and renowned author, Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technical Officer at British Telecom, in 1993. It provides excellent encryption and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Blowfish is free of patents, and back doors, and Bruce has placed Blowfish in the public domain.

Blowfish was chosen over AES for two reasons, a) It’s a fast, secure and respected encryption technology and b) There are still many concerns, specifically in the USA, about the security of AES and whether a backdoor exists to which the government has access. Whether that is true or not is irrelevant as it is a popular public conception and using Blowfish bypasses those doubts when selling to US customers.


Availability
The publisher of R10Cipher is Arten Science, a small Derbyshire based enterprise dedicated to providing quality and innovative software, security and business solutions. http://www.artenscience.co.uk


Award
Finalist in the 2009 BCS and Computing Awards, Technology Excellence Category.

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Review January 2010

Excerpt from: R10Cipher From Arten Science - Encryption at Its Best
Author: Brian McClue
Link: http://ezinearticles.com/?R10Cipher-From-Arten-Science---Encryption-at-Its-Best&id=3656046


Software doesn't always have to be complicated and, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't always have to be what I categorise as "bloat-ware". Very rarely an application comes along that does exactly what it says on the box.

Security suddenly becomes very important and you need to have a way of keeping this safe from prying eyes or unexpected account access.

With this in mind I found myself engaged in a long-term search for an application capable of encrypting text or on the odd occasion a file. The application had to be cross-platform (able to work on a PC as well as a Macintosh), it had to have a small footprint (absolutely not bloat-ware) and it had to be portable (i.e., it would fit on a USB stick).

It took a long time of finding likely products and trying them out only find that they failed the test on some part of my criteria. The most frequent reason for failure was the way some of these programs insisted in spreading code components throughout the operating system (like Ivy crawling up the side of a house). I found it infuriating and quite pointless to see how such a straight forward application could be made to destabilise other programs and take up huge amounts of disk space for such a small return in functionality.

I had missed it in most searches because of the awful name. It may have seemed smart to mimic the company name in the product title (R10Cipher is made by Artenscience) but I still get caught off guard when searching for it my applications or my downloads storage area.

That said the product itself was like a breath of fresh air. It's simple (so simple it doesn't need an installer), it's effective and it's cross-platform. It ticks all the boxes and is easy to use.

As mentioned, there's no installer. On a Windows computer you simply unzip the downloaded archive, create a new R10Cipher folder in Program Files and copy the contents over. Create a shortcut on the desktop and your good to go!

You can monitor the process of encryption in the "R10Cipher Events Feedback" window, but to be honest the encryption process is so fast that all your likely to see here is "Starting" and "Finished".

File encryption is just as straight forward. Just drag and drop the file to encrypt into the "File Encryption Area", provide the Shared Secret and click on the "Batch" button. Your file will be encrypted and the extension ".r10Enc" will be added thereby identifying the file.

If you drag that same unknown file into the "File Encryption Area", provide the Shared Secret and hit "Decrypt File" it does appear that R10Cipher recognises the file as one of it's own, because it asks you to name the file and then dutifully decrypts the contents.

R10Cipher is clearly a live project for it's developer judging by the number of updates. I have been using this application since version 2.x and it is regularly updated.

The developer/author of R10Cipher, and the owner of Arten Science, is Steve Cholerton. Over the years I have found that Steve is very open to comment and, as with many small development houses, is very hands on ... I have to say that I am not the least bit surprised given what a superb application this is. It should take pride of place in any Internet user's toolbox.

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Brian McClue is an IT Professional with a special interest cross-platform functionality and a keen dislike of bloat-ware (software that takes up huge computer resource for very little tangible benefit). He is the owner
http://www.themetopia.net, a personal website dedicated to reviews, photography and other interesting themes.


Review February 2010

Excerpt from: R10Cipher
Author: Nate Dickson
Link: http://blog.coals2newcastle.com/2010/02/review-r10cipher.html


I'm always interested in cryptography, protecting passwords with other passwords, and other such geekery. I've tried 'em all, from the excellent
1Password on the Mac to the almost useful  KeePass ("the password protector with the terrible name"). From the somewhat nerve-wracking LastPass web service to the bottomlessly paranoid trueCrypt. So when I heard about r10Cipher I had to check it out. In less time than it would take you to say "free evaluation copy"  I had downloaded the program and was trying it out.

Which brings us to the first high point: the developer is friendly and responsive. He worked with me to get through some initial setup bugs on my Windows 7 laptop, with responses coming less than two hours from most of my emails. The odds of most people having similar problems are low, as my test environment is "unique" to say the least, and many programs (Ruby, MySQL, and sqlite3 to name a few. I should probably just wipe it and start over. But that's neither here nor there.) have run into trouble on that machine. When I installed on a less-unique laptop the setup was quick and painless.

R10Cipher (by the way, the developer's company name is  Arten Science, and he tells us that "R10" is a play on "Arten", which I think is a play on "Art and", making this the first software program with a DOUBLE PUN in the name. +2 cool points just for that.) runs from a single directory, making it easily stored on and used from a flash drive: no registry changes, no install directories, everything is in one place and pleasantly un-cluttered and un-annoying.

Which is also true of the interface. Clean, simple, and intuitive, it provides you with a number of easy to use and easy to love options for encrypting text files, address book entries, even emails. With the pleasantly modest cost of the software it's easy to picture this application taking its place in a law firm, medical office, or any other place that needs to be able to email sensitive information without worrying that it's being read en route. The software is true cross-platform (Mac/Win/Lin) so you can send files to anybody that needs them and be sure they will be able to open them.

Internally, R10Cipher uses Blowfish encryption, which is comforting. One of my main concerns in testing out new encryption options is the worry that they're using some proprietary encryption method that turns out to be roughly as secure as Pig Latin. (Note: don't translate the word "Password" into Pig Latin in front of your mother.)

The one shortcoming isn't really a shortcoming: Lack of easy browser integration. 1Password is still my password safe of choice. But R10Cipher wasn't meant to be a password management utility, so comparing it to 1Password et al is comparing apples to oranges.

Overall, If I were to create a star ranking system R10Cipher would get a solid 4.5 of five stars.  The half-star being taken off for the somewhat awkward name. Winking If you have a need for simple but robust security, you need to give R10Cipher a look.

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Hi! I'm Nate. I like to talk and talk and sometimes I say intelligent things. I'm married to a beautiful girl, I have three kids, a dog, a house, and I'm working on a Master's degree in Computer Science. I play pen and paper games, and board games, and I like to write novels, short stories and code. Yep. I'm a geek!


Summary
The success of R10Cipher is down to one thing only: The fact that R10Cipher provides much needed security and encryption functionality in a way that makes it accessible to anybody and everybody. Having listened to the users and let them guide the development of the product has meant that R10Cipher does what it needs to do and no more.

The R10Cipher website states boldly at the top:
‘Security For All. It Just Works’ and goes on to say ‘It's like your emails and documents are carried by a SWAT team rather than being written on a Postcard !’. Those two statements mention nothing about 384 Bits or Blowfish or Symmetric Block Ciphers, instead they appeal directly to the man in the street who has information that needs protecting.

The fact that we listen to our users and incorporate their changes as well as the ability of R10Cipher to work on all popular computer platforms without requiring installation, that is all icing on the cake.


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cuteCipher 1.1 and ContaxCRM 1.9.5 Released

Today I released updates to both cuteCipher and ContaxCRM.

cuteCipher Version 1.1.0

Redesigned Graphics
40 Trials Allowed Now
Speed Increases Throughout
Utilities Menu, View Window Settings

ContaxCRM Version 1.9.5

The Modules Menu has a Link to other CRM Suite programs.
Trial Limitations Relaxed: 40 Logons now Allowed with the Trial Version
Trial Limitations Relaxed: 1000 Contacts now allowed with the Trial Version
Bug in the Compose Email window - Fixed
Some Menu Items re-arranged for better consistency and user experience

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R10BatchMail Cross Platform Bulk eMailer Updated

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R10BatchMail has been updated to version 2.1.0

You can download it from
here.

This is a maintenance release, which features greater integration with the
ContaxCRM Suite.

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R10Clean Data Cleaning Tool Updated

R10Clean 2.3.1 has been released today.

This is a maintenance release only.

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R10Cipher Tutorial Movie 1

A new Tutorial Movie for R10Cipher has been added to the website.

This will hopefully be the first of many.

http://www.artenscience.co.uk/r10cipher/Pages/moviealbum.html


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ContaX 1.5.5 Released

We released 1.5.5 of ContaX today. This is probably the last release prior to the MySQL Multi-User version which is due soon (I said this last time, but I was mistaken Happy ).

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1.5.5 has the following small but useful update:

Attached Vault documents from ooSooM are now shown against the appropriate contact within ContaX and can be opened in their original application by double clicking them.

You can see this in the annotated screenshot below:

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This is a small but useful feature that gives added value to the document management features of the ContaX CRM solution.

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Another Fantastic R10Cipher Review

Coals 2 Newcastle recently wrote this review of R10Cipher. It’s a fantastic review.

You can access the full review here:

http://blog.coals2newcastle.com/2010/02/review-r10cipher.html
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New R10Cipher Review

A customer, Brian McClue, recently wrote this review of R10Cipher. It’s a great review, even if he does have a couple of criticisms Happy

You can access the full review here:

http://ezinearticles.com/?R10Cipher-From-Arten-Science---Encryption-at-Its-Best&id=3656046
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ContaX 1.5.2 Released

We released 1.5.2 of ContaX today. This is probably the last release prior to the MySQL Multi-User version which is due soon.

1.5.2 has the following updates:

  • User Interface Improvements and Chart Expand Capability
  • Database Layer Re-written with added MySQL Compatibility
  • General Performance Increase
  • Preferences Window Updated

The information below is repeated from an earlier post and answers some of the questions ContaX, the MySQL Edition:

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We’ve been working hard on the Multi-User version of ContaX CRM recently. ContaX CRM has been a great success, people generally seem to like the simple approach to CRM and the interaction with the other R10Office products such as ooSooM and R10BatchMail.

However, the current version of ContaX works against SQLite which is a Single User database making ContaX CRM more suitable for Individuals, or the Self Employed.

A Multi-User version of ContaX CRM has always been on the cards but development has been accelerated due to the many requests from potential customers who desperately need an easy to use CRM package for their small business and they don’t want to spend the earth. In my opinion Mac users particularly have hardly any decent choices in this category of software.

There are three main areas that I am being regularly asked about concerning the Multi-User version of ContaX. How the pricing will work, Can I upgrade and what database(s) will be supported.

ContaX Multi-User Pricing

The licensing will be very simply a multiple of the Single User price and a one off additional fee of £100. For example, let's assume you require a 10 user license for ContaX.  ContaX retails at £44.  Therefore your price would be:

10 x £44 + £100 =  £540. This is a one off fee, there is no monthly charge.

Additional users would be £44. Licenses are 'Mix and Match' and will work on either Mac OSX or Microsoft Windows.

The combination of attractive pricing, simple licensing and easy to use but powerful CRM functionality means that when it comes to CRM solutions for the Small Business, there is no need to look anywhere else.

ContaX Upgrade to Multi-User

To upgrade from the Single User version of ContaX requires only that you purchase the Multi-User License. The program is the same whether you are Single or Multi-User.


ContaX Multi-User Databases


The initial plan was to make the first supported Multi-User database REAL Server from REAL Software. REAL Server is an incredibly easy to use, inexpensive and powerful database. Listening to our customers however has made us change our minds and put our development efforts towards making the first supported Multi-User database MySQL.

MySQL is incredibly popular, it has a lot of loyal supporters, a lot of expertise is available and best of all it is available free of charge. We expect MySQL support to be available within the next couple of weeks.

Additional database support, including REAL Server, will follow in due course. We are developing a powerful object oriented structure that will help us support multiple databases whilst refusing to compromise on speed or features. See my separate blog post for details.

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Product News ooSooM Pro Coming Soon

Product News: ooSooM Pro. Task Management and Secure Digital Filing.

Thanks to our customers ooSooM has been very successful. In only a few short months ooSooM has been registered well over 2000 times. It's great to know that so many people are using and enjoying the product.

ooSooM is available Free of Charge and we make revenue from the Encryption / Decryption security features that are enabled by purchasing either an R10Cipher or ooSooM Pro license. For those that don't want or need these features ooSooM is entirely free, with no strings attached.

As a registered user you may receive an email from us every few weeks telling you about the latest offers from Arten Science, but you can unsubscribe to that very easily, and you won't hear from us again.

I think any customer of ooSooM who has been using it since version 1.0 will see that the product is now far better and more sophisticated than those early versions, your feedback has been very positive.

Products have to evolve and change to improve and ooSooM is reaching the point where the features that we would like to put in the product and the features we are being asked for by our customers, as well as our commitment to the R10Office suite mean that the next version of ooSooM is no longer viable to be released as a free product. Developers also need to eat Happy The current free version however will remain supported for at least the next 12 months.

The next version of ooSooM will be called ooSooM Pro. Anybody with an existing ooSooM Pro license can use this license with the new product. In addition anybody with an R10Cipher license can apply for an ooSooM Pro license free of charge.

The cost of an ooSooM Pro license will increase when the new product is released, so if you are toying with the idea of upgrading to an ooSooM Pro license for ooSooM, you should do it soon while the price is still very low.

ooSooM Pro will offer a more complete, more reliable and better looking experience that the current version of ooSooM. Some of the features that we have either already completed or we have in progress or planned are:

Separate Journal Function
Multiple locations for Digital Filing
Encryption for the filed Documents
Recents Option
Tags and Tag Search
Tab Delimited and XLS Export
Attachment Names included in Quick Search
Post to Twitter
Text Processing Capabilities
Basic Project Management Capabilities


ooSooM Pro is going to be an exciting product for us, able to easily compete with our competitors. ooSooM Pro will also remain Cross Platform for Macintosh and Windows. Linux is also being considered, let us know if this is of interest to you.

If you have any comments or questions, please use the new forum: http://getsatisfaction.com/artenscience

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ooSooM Mentions

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ooSooM Version 2.2.0 Released

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows. It integrates directly with other Arten Science products as part of the R10Office suite.

ooSooM is still available free of charge.


ooSooM 2.2.0
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Updates in Version 2.2.0

The Todo and Vault items can now be sorted by dragging and dropping the individual rows in the list. Each context has it's own sort order, so for example an item can be bottom of the list within the Urgency heading, middle of the list within the Type heading and top of the list within it's own heading category.

This functionality replaces the Priority dropdown menu from previous versions.

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ContaX Multi User - Progress Pricing and Databases

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We’ve been working hard on the Multi-User version of ContaX CRM recently. ContaX CRM has been a great success, people generally seem to like the simple approach to CRM and the interaction with the other R10Office products such as ooSooM and R10BatchMail.

However, the current version of ContaX works against SQLite which is a Single User database making ContaX CRM more suitable for Individuals, or the Self Employed.

A Multi-User version of ContaX CRM has always been on the cards but development has been accelerated due to the many requests from potential customers who desperately need an easy to use CRM package for their small business and they don’t want to spend the earth. In my opinion Mac users particularly have hardly any decent choices in this category of software.

There are three main areas that I am being regularly asked about concerning the Multi-User version of ContaX. How the pricing will work, Can I upgrade and what database(s) will be supported.

ContaX Multi-User Pricing

The licensing will be very simply a multiple of the Single User price and a one off additional fee of £100. For example, let's assume you require a 10 user license for ContaX.  ContaX retails at £44.  Therefore your price would be:

10 x £44 + £100 =  £540. This is a one off fee, there is no monthly charge.

Additional users would be £44. Licenses are 'Mix and Match' and will work on either Mac OSX or Microsoft Windows.

The combination of attractive pricing, simple licensing and easy to use but powerful CRM functionality means that when it comes to CRM solutions for the Small Business, there is no need to look anywhere else.

ContaX Upgrade to Multi-User

To upgrade from the Single User version of ContaX requires only that you purchase the Multi-User License. The program is the same whether you are Single or Multi-User.


ContaX Multi-User Databases


The initial plan was to make the first supported Multi-User database REAL Server from REAL Software. REAL Server is an incredibly easy to use, inexpensive and powerful database. Listening to our customers however has made us change our minds and put our development efforts towards making the first supported Multi-User database MySQL.

MySQL is incredibly popular, it has a lot of loyal supporters, a lot of expertise is available and best of all it is available free of charge. We expect MySQL support to be available within the next couple of weeks.

Additional database support, including REAL Server, will follow in due course. We are developing a powerful object oriented structure that will help us support multiple databases whilst refusing to compromise on speed or features. See my separate blog post for details.

contax6

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ooSooM 2.1.6 Released

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows. It integrates directly with other Arten Science products as part of the R10Office suite.

ooSooM is still available free of charge.


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Updates in Version 2.1.6

The Item Properties window has been redesigned, it is now Wide rather than High.

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There has been several bug fixes and user interface tweaks in 2.1.6. None of them critical.

The final change is the addition of the SPECIAL section in the Vault. if you insert a Category within the Vault and precede the name with the Caret symbol ie: ^SpecialCat, then this Category appears segregated at the top of the screen in the Special section.

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ooSooM and NanooSooM Updates

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


ooSooM 2.0.1
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Updates in Version 2.0.1

Non essential update. Cosmetic tweaks and and small changes only.

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ooSooM 2.0.0 Available

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


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Updates in Version 2.0.0

Version 2.0.0 is a significant upgrade for ooSooM. Nothing has been added to Version 2.0.0 that has not been suggested by several of our existing customers.

Vault Attachments
The most significant change in Version 2.0.0 is the ability to
attach multiple documents, for example pdf files, jpg pictures, word documents etc. to a single Vault Item.

There are many uses for this functionality. For example you can create an entry in the Vault titled ‘Website Marketing’. You can then enter text concerning website marketing and then drag and drop supporting documents and pictures that will then be moved and stored and accessed from within ooSooM.

To access this new functionality it is necessary to first go to the Preferences window (which for ease of use can now be accessed from the Toolbar as well as the Menu, another version 2.0.0 change), go to the Configuration tab and use the ‘Choose’ button to select the location for your Attachments. Once this is done you should restart ooSooM and then you can use the Attachment functionality.

Highlight List Items
If you wish an entry in your Item or vault list to stand out you can now choose to Bold, Italic or Underline the entry.

NanooSooM
NanooSooM is now included as standard in the Mac OSX download. More information on NanooSooM here:

http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/Blog/files/nan1.html

Item Properties
Item properties are now accessed from the separate Properties window.

You can see some screenshots from Version 2.0.0 below:

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NanooSooM - New ooSooM Utility for Mac

You can now download NanooSooM. NanooSooM is a free utility that is designed to work with your ooSooM database.
NanooSooM gives you a quick way of taking notes using the Global keypress: Shift + Option + Enter
NanooSooM can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.artenscience.com/autoupdate/latestversions/nanoosoom.zip

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R10Clean Data Cleaning Tool Update 2.3.0

R10Clean 2.3.0 has been released today.

This is a maintenance release and is recommended for all customers.

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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.3.5

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.3.5 has just been released. This update is free of charge to existing users. The changes in this release are as follows:

* User Interface Improvements
* Search via Town, PostCode and Country


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ooSooM Updated to 1.3.0

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Version 1.3.0 has several improvements to the user interface.

You can leave your comments, ideas and opinions here:

support and feedback:  http://getsatisfaction.com/artenscience

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Further ooSooM UI Tweaks

I’ve made further tweaks to the ooSooM User Interface for the next release.

You can see the changes in the picture below:

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New UI for ooSooM - Feedback Needed

Looking for feedback on the proposed UI changes for the next release of ooSooM.

I’d love to see your responses here:

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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.3.3

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.3.3 has just been released. This update is free of charge to existing users. The changes in this release are as follows:

* Double Click to Expand History to Large Window
* Email Address Connection - useful to help with De-duplication purposes


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R10BatchMail Updated to 1.9.8

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R10BatchMail has been updated to version 1.9.8

You can download it from
here.

This version has had some alterations to make it more powerful and effective as a member of the
R10Office suite.

As well as being able to select your contacts for the mailing from your
ContaX database, you can now write the results of the mailing back to each individual contact in the ContaX database. This will be stored as part of their History.


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ooSooM Updated to 1.2.5: Pro Serial Available

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Prior to Version 1.2.5 if you wished to take advantage of the Encryption and Decryption features of ooSooM you would need to input your R10Cipher serial number, if you had one. For those of you who don’t have one and have no intention of purchasing R10Cipher on it’s own merits, then it was perceived as an expensive way to add those useful Encryption / Decryption facilities to ooSooM.

So, catering to the many requests I have received, as of Version 1.2.5 of ooSooM you can choose to purchase an
ooSooM Pro License which is available very inexpensively and once input into the Encryption tab of the ooSooM Preferences window will give you full Encryption / Decryption capabilities.

Here’s the link to the ooSooM About Page, from which the ooSooM Pro License can be purchased. Payment can be taken in GBP, USD or EUR.

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Webcam and Screen Snapshots with Web Upload

MonitorMyMac 1.2.9 was released earlier today. 1.2.9 is a Maintenance Release only.

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MonitorMyMac takes timed snapshots of your computer Screen(s) and / or takes snapshots from your connected Webcam. These images are stored locally (or remotely) and are also optionally uploaded to your FTP server or MobileMe Account meaning they can they be accessed from anywhere via Webpage Bookmarks - View your Computer / Webcam from Your iPhone or Netbook or any Web Enabled Device.

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R10Office Released. Productivity and CRM

Today we announced our R10Office CRM and Productivity Suite designed specifically for Individuals, Clubs, Groups and Small Businesses. The R10Office Suite will let you Store, View, Interact and Communicate with your Contacts, Customers, Prospects, Network and Suppliers more easily and efficiently than ever before.

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The R10Office CRM and Productivity Suite consists of four applications that cover Contacts, Todo/Task Management and Digital Filing, Bulk/Batch Email Marketing and Award Winning Encryption. Each of the four R10Office applications are available separately but really come into their own when used as a suite. The suite consists of:

ContaX CRM: Build Relationships. Reap the Rewards. Effective CRM.
ooSooM: The Todo Manager You've Been Waiting For.
R10BatchMail: Bulk Email. Done Right.
R10Cipher: Security For Everyone.

System Features:
* Supplied as Universal Binaries for Mac OSX including Snow Leopard
* Windows Version works on XP, Vista, 2003 and 7
* Easy to use, Modern, Clean Interface
* Requires No Installation
* No Modifications made to your computer outside of the R10Office folder
* To 'uninstall' - Just delete the R10Office folder
* Requires no additional Runtime installation
* Can be run from a USB drive
* Online Help System
* Support Forum
* Sync the Databases with iDisk, DropBox or Similar

Benefits:
* More Effective Sales Calls
* Increased Sales through Repeat Business from Past Customers
* Improved Ability to Provide a Higher Level of Customer Service
* Greater Customer Satisfaction because you Understand their Unique Needs
* Enhanced Communication
* View your Contact History
* See your Contacts by Geographical Spread
* Visual Relationship Views
* Graphs and Charts show your Contact Database Visually
* Accurate Contact Records
* Keep your Contacts up to date with targeted eMail
* Send Encrypted Email, for example Staff Reviews
* Transfer and Store Encrypted Documents, for example Financial Information
* Use for Backup, Zip your files then Encrypt the Zip with R10Cipher
* Secure Peer to Peer, End to End Encryption
* Store information and files safely on your Laptop
* Store Patients Records and Health Data
* Archive Research Documents

Testimonials:
"R10BatchMail is brilliant - easy to use, intuitive and very useful - you can make targeted email campaigns with ease in whatever html editor you find easiest - it's a MUST for all web designers who want to add extra marketing thrust to their portfolio of products. I can't wait to see how the product develops in the future." - Mitch Stone IDM Design

"Our custom ArtenSUITE module is fantastic for our company needs - Arten Science not only create our software, they maintain our data - always available and reliable. I could not recommend them more highly." - Chris Fanthom Managing Director, TMS Limited

"R10Cipher is a fantastic cross platform tool which has given us the peace of mind that our patient sensitive research data can be transmitted electronically in a secure manner on site or with collaborators around the world. The ability to encrypt and attach files to emails or simply encrypt the email text between Apple Macs and Windows PCs without the need for complicated software installations means that our users are happy to use this great bit of software. The developer's proactive approach to their software development requesting and rapidly incorporating users feedback has turned a good encryption tool into and excellent one." - Paul McGrath, Computer Manager, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher
* Windows XP / Vista / Window 7
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* G4 Processor, 1GHz or faster
* 140 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
R10Office is available now at the introductory price of £79GBP ($135USD) for a Single User license. Corporation Site Licenses and Educational licenses are available, contact us for further details. A 30 Day Trial version of ContaX, with no functionality restrictions can be downloaded. Any data entered during the trial period can be carried forward into the full version if purchased.


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ooSooM Updated to 1.2.2

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


ooSooM 1.2.2
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Updates in Version 1.2.2

Inbox Collection Area with Quick Entry (Apple-K / Cntrl-K)
JustWrite 1.0.0 Saves Direct to ooSooM's Inbox

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JustWrite 1.0.0 Released

JustWrite 1.0.0 has been released today. JustWrite is a full screen text entry program supplied free of charge by Arten Science.

Version 1.0.0 now integrates with
ooSooM our Free Todo / Task Manager. Text saved by JustWrite will be saved to the ooSooM Inbox, assuming that the ooSooM database has been selected within the JustWrite Preferences window.

In version 1.0.0 the width of the Text Entry control can be changed using the Slider at the bottom of the screen.

JustWrite can be downloaded from here.

Screenshots of JustWrite and ooSooM are shown below:

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ooSooM 1.1.6 Available

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ooSooM 1.1.6
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1.1.6 features a new Type, ‘Action’ and a new Urgency ‘Every Day’. There are also other minor cosmetic improvements in addition to the implementation of an Inter Process Communication Channel to ContaX CRM. More about that later ...

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R10BatchMail Updated to 1.9.3

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R10BatchMail has been updated to version 1.9.3

You can download it from
here.

This version has had some alterations to make it fit more nicely within the
R10Office suite.

If you are upgrading from a Previous Version ...

This update of R10BatchMail features a change in the location of the R10BatchMail Support Files.

These files are now expected to be in the same folder as the R10BatchMail application.

You can input your Preferences into R10BatchMail again, or you can copy your existing files from their current location to the same folder as R10BatchMail.

The current locations of these files for both Mac OSX and Windows 7 are shown below. Other operating systems may vary. In addition the folders may have the 'hidden' attribute set in Windows.


Operating System: Apple Mac OSX:
Preferences Files: R10BatchMailScreenSettings.ini
R10BatchMailGeneralSettings.ini
R10BatchMailCache.r10
Location: /Users/YOURNAME/Library/Preferences

Operating System: Windows 7:
Preferences Files: R10BatchMailScreenSettings.ini
R10BatchMailGeneralSettings.ini
R10BatchMailCache.r10
Location: c:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming


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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.2.4

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.2.4 has just been released. This update is free of charge to existing users. The changes in this release are as follows:

Encodings: UTF8 Always, Non Platform Specific
Enhanced TAB Delimited Import Window

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R10Office News

I’ve been working hard on R10Office for the last few days. Not just the functionality of the individual software components but also the way in which the suite is marketed and delivered. Expect to see some news on that soon.

The R10Office suite consists of four totally seperate independent programs that also integrate together seamlessly. If you purchase the R10Office suite rather than the programs individually you can use the R10Office Launcher to run the programs. This may be more convenient than creating seperate aliases or shortcuts for each program.

The launcher is not yet available, but the current development version looks like this on the Mac:

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and like this on Windows 7:

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simple, clear, colourful and nothing unnecessary. I like it Happy

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ooSooM Updated to 1.1.4

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1.1.4 is a maintenance release.

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R10BatchMail Updated to 1.9.0

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R10BatchMail has been updated to version 1.9.0. This is a maintenance release only. Several small bugs have been fixed. You can download it from here.

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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.2.2

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.2.2 has just been released. This update is free of charge to existing users.

There a few bug fixes, an option to delete the user defined connections (yep - a silly oversight!) and there is also a ‘Me’ button on the main window which takes you directly to a pre-defined contact. More about that on a blog post coming soon.

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New Freeware: JustWrite

New freeware from Arten Science: JustWrite.

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Read the screenshot. That’s all it does. Really Happy

Both the Mac OSX and Windows versions can be downloaded from here.

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R10Office. Watch This Space

http://www.r10office.com/

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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.2.0

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.2.0 has just been released. This update is free of charge to existing users.

If you own an
R10Cipher license then this update is perfect for you, if you don’t then you should purchase one immediately Happy With this update and your R10Cipher license you can encrypt your contact information on an individual record basis. You choose which of your contacts you’d like to obscure the details for and they will be encrypted using the R10Cipher encryption engine.

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See the screenshots below to see the Encrypt / Decrypt in action.

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ContaX CRM Updated to Version 1.1.0

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ContaX CRM, our Cross Platform Contact Relationship Management System, Version 1.1.0 has just been released. This is quite an interesting update with a great new feature. This new feature is User Definable Connections / Relationships.

User Definable Connections / Relationships allows you to setup your own descriptive relationships within the ContaX Preferences, and then connect your contacts together using these relationships. The following are examples and ideas for the kinds of relationships you could setup:

Associate
Referrer
Recommended By
Group
Trade Association
Friend
Subsidiary
Relative
BNI Chapter
Network Group
HOG Chapter


For relationships such as Trade Association, BNI Group and HOG Chapter you would obviously apply the organisation name to the description, for example: Sherwood HOG, BNI Phoenix etc.

The Mac OSX
New Connections window is shown below:

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Relationships are set as either Outgoing or Incoming by ContaX. From the ContaX main screen assume I have selected contact A. I select the Connections tab and press the ‘New Connection’ button. I then choose contact B and a connection type of ‘Subsidiary’. In this example the connection is set so that contact B is a subsidiary of contact A. contact A has an Outgoing relationship and contact B has an Incoming relationship. The relationship can be viewed from the perspective of either contact A or contact B and it will be shown as Outgoing or Incoming appropriately.

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This new facility is ideal for exploring the relationships between your contacts, recording them, evaluating them and viewing them with a view to working your contacts whether for the purposes of generating new business, marketing to existing customers or just keeping your data up to date, complete and as accurate as possible.

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R10Office November Promotion

Anybody purchasing R10Office during November is entitled to a Free License for R10Clean our Professional Data Manipulation and Cleaning Tool.

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R10Office is our newly released Cross Platform CRM and Productivity Suite which includes ContaX, R10Cipher, R10BatchMail and ooSooM.
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ooSooM Updated to Version 1.1.2

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


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1.1.2 has been modified so that the window can be resized much smaller, making it compatible and useable with the smaller screens of modern Netbooks. It has ben tested with my Dell Mini 9 so should suit the vast majority of Netbooks.

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ContaX CRM Updated

Today we released an update to ContaX CRM, the changes are listed below:

1.0.1 - 081109 - New Menu Option 'New' - Cmd/Ctrl N
1.0.1 - 081109 - New Menu Option 'Save' - Cmd/Ctrl S
1.0.1 - 081109 - Apple Address Book Import

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ContaX CRM Released for Mac and Windows

Finally, Contax CRM has been released. Approximately a month later than originally envisaged, but better late than never.

ContaX CRM is a Contact Relationship Management solution for the Individual, Small Business or Club. ContaX will let you Store, View, Interact and Communicate with your Contacts, Customers, Prospects and Suppliers more Easily and Efficiently than ever before. ContaX is Cross Platform meaning that it runs on Windows (including Windows 7) as well as Macintosh OSX (including Snow Leopard). Your database can be stored wherever you like including hosted / syncronised services such as iDisk and DropBox.

ContaX is part of
R10Office which means seamless integration with ...
R10Cipher for Encrypted Text and Email
R10BatchMail for Batch Email Sending
ooSooM for Task Management and Digital Vault Items

The screenshots below are from the Apple Mac and Windows 7 versions respectively:

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ContaX: The Movie

ContaX Movie.

http://www.artenscience.co.uk/contax/Pages/movie.html

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ooSooM Updated to Version 1.0.8

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


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The only modifications for 1.0.8 are cosmetic. These changes affect both the Mac and Windows versions, but the Windows version in particular benefits from the update.

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Technology Excellence Certificate

R10Cipher. Email, File and Text Encryption Software.

Finalist in the Technology Excellence Awards, Information Technology Product of the Year 2009

R10Cipher can be downloaded from here:

http://www.artenscience.co.uk/r10cipher/Home.html

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ooSooM Updated to Version 1.0.7

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.


ooSooM 1.0.7
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Two small modifications are included in this update:
1. The ‘View All’ Options for Items and Vault have been moved to the top of the selection list
2. The User Interface has been refined / tweaked

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R10Cipher Special Halloween Pricing

Over the Halloween period R10Cipher will be available for a discounted price.

From today until the beginning of November, the Single User License will be £13 ($US20) instead of the standard price of £18 ($US30).

Don’t forget to grab your free copy of
ooSooM as well Happy

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Software Updates

New Software Updates Today:

R10Cipher 3.2.0
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This updates makes it easier to setup R10Cipher for Decrypt Only. The Decrypt Only option is now offered the very first time that R10Cipher is started. R10Cipher is free of charge for Decrypt Only.


ooSooM 1.0.6
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Several small modifications are included in this update:
1. Option to use a two colour (striped) list
2. Window Transparency control
3. Option to Print the items


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New Product Release: ooSooM

Today I released my latest product: ooSooM.

ooSooM is a Todo Management and Secure Digital Filing System for Macintosh OSX and Microsoft Windows.

The idea behind ooSooM is simple. To get on with the job in hand you need to get thoughts of what needs doing and what needs remembering out of your head and safely and securely logged, in a way that means you can find them later when needed. Bits of paper are so yesterday
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ooSooM does not attempt to force a predetermined 'methodology' on you, rather it's very free format and open allowing you to use it however you like, but with enough structure to ensure that once logged, information can retrieved easily and readily.

ooSooM is
Windows 7 and OSX Snow Leopard compatible.

ooSooM is supplied FREE OF CHARGE for PERSONAL USE.

One of the unique features of ooSooM is that if you have an
R10Cipher license then Todo or Vault items within ooSooM can be Encrypted / Decrypted on an individual basis. This allows you to use ooSooM to store confidential information such as Passwords, Serial Numbers, Credit Card Numbers, Bank Details Etc.

Another unique feature of ooSooM is that it integrates directly with
ContaX, our CRM package. This means that Todo items and Vault items can be linked to particular Customers, Suppliers or Contacts. This link can be seen both from within ooSooM and within ContaX.

You can see some pictures of ooSooM below, and you can view the Getting Started Guide
here.

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BCS IT Industry Awards for Excellence

As I mentioned in a previous post, R10Cipher has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious 2009 UK IT Industry Awards. The awards are designed to award excellence and R10Cipher is shortlisted along with some other great products in the Category of Information Security Product of the Year.

Here are a couple of quotes:


Quote from BCS
: David Clarke, BCS chief executive says: “I’m particularly pleased to see so many entries in these difficult economic conditions; it reinforces the importance of IT in delivering business and social benefit. Our Awards are central to our drive to create the IT profession and the finalists can be proud of their achievements. “

Quote from Computing: Robin Booth, Publishing Director of Computing comments: “The Awards are a showcase for the very best in the UK IT industry and those who have been announced as finalists can be very proud of their outstanding achievement. The next stage of judging is going to be very difficult. The variety of entrants emphasises not only the value of IT today, but also the way which it touches so many areas of life.”

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R10Clean Discount Promotion Today Only

R10Clean is available on the Bits Du Jour Site, today only, at a massive 68% discount.

Although the promotion is based at Windows users your license covers both the Mac and Linux versions as well.

Have you ever loaded a big-time important spreadsheet into Excel only to find that it's a complete and total mess?

R10Clean lets you clean, fix, and manipulate structured or unstructured spreadsheet data. With one magical click of your mouse, you can remove things such as leading spaces, trailing spaces, text, blank rows, and more!

Another click, and you can quickly find duplicates or specific text strings. You can Insert padding globally throughout the file and even use
R10Clean to change the format case of multiple cells, or to reformat them as hexadecimal, octal, or binary!

With
R10Clean, you'll be able to work with any CSV file, tab-delimited file, or text file, and you'll be able to save your cleaned-up work product as XLS, TAB, CSV, CDL, or TXT file.

The size of the files that
R10Clean can handle is limited only by your system's memory, but if you're concerned, you should know that R10Clean will handle hundreds of thousands of rows and sixty columns of data without breaking a sweat!

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ooSooM, Website Up

A very basic website for ooSooM has now been published. This will be updated regularly as the software develops.

ooSooM is Cross Platform Todo Management and Secure Digital Vault Software. Basically a place to store everything that needs doing and everything else that matters.

http://www.oosoom.co.uk

The Mac OSX and Windows versions are shown below for the current build:

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R10Cipher, InfoSec Product of the Year: Finalist

R10Cipher has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious 2009 UK IT Industry Awards. The awards are designed to award excellence and R10Cipher is shortlisted along with some other great products in the Category of Information Security Product of the Year.

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I am extremely proud and honoured to be considered among such esteemed company.

Since this was officially announced I have received some great email from some of my customers, many thanks for your kind words. Here's just one I received a few days ago:

I am sure you've been inundated with emails since you sent the announcement out but I wanted to say congratulations. I always knew your apps were great, but up for awards, that is a great honor and now you get to reap the fruit of your labor. Is it just up to the folks at "BCS & computing" who make the final decision or is there room for users to help vote in this stage? If I can vote and help let me know as I will do so. Again, congratulations, I hope more users see this and realize how badly a cross platform encryption engine WAS needed. You filled a gaping hole, from email to file to text. 

After all these builds r10cipher does it all and I can't see any competitor in sight as they would have to code it on a cross-platform language and the only one I can see feasible besides realbasic is java and coming from a mac only user, I hate java apps and I think most others do as well and will only use them as a last resort. If there is anyway I can vote to help the end result please let me know.


It's customers like this that make the product what it is, their feedback and encouragement makes it all worthwhile.

Cheers Happy


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New Product Coming Soon: ooSooM

A while ago I was developing a product called Sicuro. Sicuro was later renamed R10Vault. R10Vault was designed as a Cross Platform secure storage for digital ‘snippets’ of information, such as Credit Card numbers, program code, server logon details etc. etc. I eventually abandoned development of R10Vault but never lost the desire to create something with that functionality.

At the moment when it comes to organising myself, my projects and my digital ‘stuff’ I have a three tier approach:
Historical and Digital Filing is handled by
YoJimbo.
Todo Items and Projects are handled by
Things
Calendar Items are handled by
iCal.

iCal is fine, it syncs well with my iPhone and is simple as a calendar should be. I have no complaints with iCal. YoJimbo is very good but Mac only, Things is also very good but again Mac only. I occasionally work on my Windows Netbook so ideally I would like cross platform functionality in these programs. I also find they have way too many features that I don’t use that sometimes distract me.

The idea behind R10Vault has been dug up, modified and a new program is emerging. ooSooM (Out of Sight. Out of Mind). ooSooM will feature the functionlity of R10Vault which will then replace YoJimbo, and it will also feature the best functionality from Things.

Therefore, for organising myself I will have iCal for dated items and ooSooM for everything else, both historical (filed) and current / future Todo and Project items.

My initial mockup of the interface can be seen in the picture below:

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I’m making a real effort to keep ooSooM simple and clean, both in use via the interface and also in functionality. At the moment I have no plans for the release date or even a full specification, it will be ready when it’s ready. It will also probably be released as Freeware, although I reserve the right to charge for it in the future should I decide to.

If you are interested in trying the early pre-release versions, drop me an email at
steve@artenscience.co.uk and I’ll add you to the list.

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R10Cipher Version 3

Version 3 of R10Cipher is being launched imminently. Version 3 will keep the same solid encryption features as Version 2 but has a completely redesigned interface making it easier and simpler to use, along with a couple of new features including Key Management and Retrieval.

R10Cipher Version 3 will be slightly more expensive than Version 2, but anybody who purchases R10Cipher in July/August will receive a free upgrade to Version 3. There will also be low cost upgrades for existing users of Version 2 and even an upgrade path from the Free Edition.

The beta version is available for
download now, no license key needed.

Beta testers who submit useful feedback will receive a discounted version when Version 3 is launched.

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R10BatchMail with Email Attachments

I had intended to completely rewrite the documentation for R10BatchMail Version 1.7.0, however I have just added the ability to send Email Attachments which a number of users have asked for, so I have released 1.7.0 with the existing documentation. I can assure you new documentation is however coming soon Happy

There are now many features in R10BatchMail that are not even mentioned in the manual I am ashamed to say, so it will be given priority. Soon. I promise !

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Zero Effort Corporate Licensing

Several of our products are suited for use within a corporate environment. Products such as R10Cipher and R10BatchMail. We provide a site license for these products but that license still has to be active on every workstation that wishes to use the software. This can be a real problem if there are more than half a dozen or so desktops that require licensing.

Zero Effort Corporate Licensing enables each desktop to be easily licensed without requiring any typing or copy / pasting from the user.

From the R10Cipher Manual:

R10Cipher features the ability to license the program for the user just by deploying a file to them, maybe via email, which they they drag into their R10Cipher folder. If R10Cipher is currently running as a Trial Version the file will be read next time the program is started and the program automatically licensed.

The file must be named as follows:

R10Cipher_License.ini

and the contents must be in plain text format and read as follows:

zecl

In a multi desktop environment Zero Effort Licensing saves time and effort and provides a painless way to license your Arten Science product.

If purchasing a corporate version of R10Cipher you can request that we send you the license file you need, instead of just the serial number and user name that we usually provide.


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MonitorMyMac 1.2.4 Released

MonitorMyMac 1.2.4 has been released.

This release increases the Trial Version limit of 10 snapshots to 30 before a restart is required.

MonitorMyMac takes timed snapshots of your computer Screen(s) and / or takes snapshots from your connected Webcam. These images are stored locally (or remotely) and are also optionally uploaded to your FTP server or MobileMe Account meaning they can they be accessed from anywhere via Webpage Bookmarks - View your Computer / Webcam from Your iPhone or Netbook or any Web Enabled Device.

  • See what happened on your computer, or in your office / room when you were absent
  • Verify that your children are not doing something they shouldn't be on their computer
  • Monitor your Goldfish / Bird / Tortoise while you are on holiday
  • Capture an image of the person stealing your computer
  • Provide a visual record of what you were doing and when - ideal for billing those 'lost hours'
  • Create a Quicktime Movie of the days images as a visual journal
  • Bookmarked Webpage Access to Latest Screen and Webcam Images
  • and lots more ...

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R10BatchMail 1.6.3 Now Supports SSL

The latest release of R10BatchMail now supports SSL, therefore SSL only email services such as Gmail can now be used.

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R10Cipher 1.2 - Mac Magazine Italy

I’ve just been contacted by Mac Magazine in Italy to ask if they could feature R10Cipher on the Cover DVD as I did with MacFormat in the UK. Of course I said yes as free publicity, especially in print, is very good for business.

Version 1.2 which is the free version which will be on the DVD, is an old version but is still compatible with, and still eligible for upgrades to both Version 2 and the imminent Version 3.

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Software Updates

Several Arten Science products have been updated today, nothing major just an optimisation.

The products that have been updated are:

macVCR - Updated to 2.5.1
MonitorMyMac - Updated to 1.2.3
R10BatchMail - Updated to 1.5.6
R10Clean - Updated to 2.2.5

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They Should Have Used R10Cipher

If the victims of this crime had been using R10Cipher - there wouldn’t have been a problem.

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R10Cipher Version 3 - In Development

Version 3 of R10Cipher is currently being developed. Version 3 will keep the same solid encryption features as Version 2 but has a completely redesigned interface making it easier and simpler to use, along with a couple of new features ...

R10Cipher Version 3 will be slightly more expensive than Version 2, but anybody who purchases R10Cipher in July/August will receive a free upgrade to Version 3. There will also be low cost upgrades for existing users of Version 2 and even an upgrade path from the Free Edition.

I am looking for Beta testers for Version 3, please contact me at
betatest@artenscience.co.uk

Beta testers who submit useful feedback will receive a discounted version when Version 3 is launched.

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R10Cipher Updated Version 2.4.0

Today I released R10Cipher 2.4.0.

Below is the Release Note:

R10Decrypt is no longer available as a free ‘Decrypt Only’ tool for R10Cipher. Instead we have the following, easily maintainable solution:

The Trial version of R10Cipher can be used for Decryption Only purposes without the annoying Nag Screen and Screen Overlay / Trial Version Window.

To enable this mode of operation open the Preferences Window and enter the User Name as:

Decrypt Only

Leave the Serial blank.


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