win.rar GmbH and RARLAB present the first Beta version of WinRAR 5.0. The world’s leading compression software has incorporated a number of innovations for the RAR-format. The new RAR5 format provides many improvements of existing features of WinRAR and creates RAR5 files with higher compression ratio and speed gain on multi-core systems for decompression.

Better compression and increase of speed
Due to changes in the RAR format, WinRAR 5.0 Beta 1 can create larger dictionaries up to 1 GB in 64 bit version of WinRAR which leads to higher compression in solid archive mode on large similar files.
The increased of speed derives from the use of multithreaded decompression on multi-core systems for lower redundancy data.

More secure
So far, users of the RAR format have benefited from the integration of 128-bit AES encryption. Based upon popular demand we have upgraded the RAR algorithm to include 256-bit AES encryption to ensure sensitive data is safe from undesired access.

Further innovations of the Beta version of WinRAR 5.0
Based on the demand of many users, the limitation of maximum archived file path length in RAR archive is changed from 260 to 2048.

Another major improvement is the new recovery record function which is based upon the Reed-Solomon error correction codes making archive recovery stronger. In test scenarios with a 1 GB archive, 10% recovery record and average damage size of 32 KB, WinRAR was able to fix 9x more damages relative to the previous version. Also, the new recovery record is much more efficient than the old to fix insertions, deletions, not only when data has been modified but when data positions are shifted.

The file identification within RAR archive has been enhanced by using BLAKE2sp hash as a file checksum. With BLAKE2 inclusion, one can definitively detect whether files are different or the same while using CRC32, two different files may share the same value. Furthermore, CRC32 is shorter and therefore there is a small chance it will not detect a corrupt file and some classes of errors unlike BLAKE2.

More information on the improved items and fixed bugs can be found here: http://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html.

Another tip: for all Windows-64-bit users, it is highly recommended to install the WinRAR 64-bit version. It is faster and offers best available integration. WinRAR’s compression speed in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 or any other multi-core-system has been increased considerably.

The new Beta 1 version of WinRAR 5.0 can be downloaded for the 32-bit-version from http://www.win-rar.com/fileadmin/winrar-versions/wrar50b1.exe
The 64-bit-version is available under the following downloadlink: http://www.win-rar.com/fileadmin/winrar-versions/winrar-x64-50b1.exe.

We will inform you, as soon as the final version or WinRAR 5.0 is available.

WinRAR is available in more than 40 different languages and is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 and Windows 8. The command line version of WinRAR is also available for Linux, FreeBSD and MAC OS X.

1. Protection. Not just the front screen like Apple’s smart cover, and not just the back like many cheap clip-on cases on the market, but full body protection. The case should protect the iPad Mini all around – front, back, sides, and corners.

2. Function. Does the case offer smart cover design to automatically set the iPad Mini to sleep when not in use? Are all the ports easily accessible without having to remove the iPad Mini from the case?

3. Keyboard. The virtual keyboard on the iPad Mini is fine for entering an URL or typing a small amount of text. But users overwhelmingly prefer a physical keyboard with the conventional tactile feel of pressing each key. It makes typing so much faster and more accurate.

4. Keyboard should be rechargeable and detachable. A Bluetooth keyboard with high quality lithium-ion rechargeable battery saves money for its owner and is usually lighter weight. While some keyboards are fixed in the case, the best designs feature a detachable keyboard, using magnets, to offer the ultimate in convenience and flexibility.

5. Affordable. Yes, nice things cost money, but an accessory for the iPad Mini shouldn’t break the bank. It should be competitively priced in the marketplace.

One company is determined to offer a “perfect” iPad Mini case – iGear’s iPad Mini Bluetooth Keyboard Portoflio combines the protection offered by a well padded leatherette case with a built-in, magnetically removable Bluetooth keyboard. The built-in Lithium-Ion battery lasts up to 55 hours with each charge. iGear is offering it for 20% less than the market price of $100 for similar products.

The case itself is made of high-grade textured leatherette, offering tough protection for day to day use. The case is padded all around, protecting the iPad Mini from front, back, sides, and corners. The built-in Bluetooth keyboard features a full-size QWERTY layout with hard keys (unlike soft rubbery keys found on less expensive keyboards), rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and attaches magnetically to the Portfolio case.

“iGear’s Bluetooth Keyboard Portfolio combines the best of all worlds…” says Jimmy Sun, president of iGearUnlimited.com. “Well-padded protection for the iPad Mini, and the typing speed and accuracy only available with a physical keyboard.”

The Bluetooth Keyboard Portfolio is available from iGearUnlimited.com. Regularly priced at $99 each, use coupon code “pr20″ for 20% savings. Schools and businesses should call for additional discounts on bulk orders.

According to an article published on Billings Gazette – “About 5 percent of the iPads purchased for school students and staffers in Powell Wyoming have had to be repaired or replaced since they were introduced last year. Eighty-one iPads worth $40,192 were damaged. Of those, seven belonged to teachers and administrators and 74 were assigned to students. The most common problem was broken screens.”

Some schools are dealing with the problems by purchasing a protection plan from Apple, or purchasing cases for their iPads, or both. To ensure the deployment goes smoothly and minimize delays and administrative burdens, the best practice proved to be using a rugged case that protects the iPad no matter what happens.

But rugged cases may be too bulky for large scale deployments – schools often use charging carts to manage all the iPads, and the case must fit in the slots of the charging cart. For many months, schools had to choose between good protection and easy management.

The Slim Tough Case offers multi-layer protection using a combination of (1) an outer soft rubber shell, (2) an inner polycarbonate hard case, and (3) a slim profile that’s designed to fit the Bretford charging carts. This case is supremely shock absorbent and since all buttons and ports are tightly sealed, the Slim Tough Case provides rain and splash protection, while giving the user full access at the same time. A built-in stand offers a convenient way to stand the iPad in both orientations, for screen sharing or moving watching.

“iGear’s Slim Tough Case is perhaps the perfect case for schools.” says Jimmy Sun, president of iGearUnlimited.com. “It offers excellent protection for the iPad while works with the most popular charging carts.”

The Slim Tough Case is available from iGearUnlimited.com. Schools should contact the company directly for educational discounts. iGear also makes a custom photo case for the iPad, popular with schools’ sports teams and other activity groups.

Multi-fiber Push-On/Pull-Off (MPO) connectors allow a single connector to terminate 6 or 12 count ribbon fiber cables, making installation simpler, easier, cheaper and smaller when compared to using 6 or more separate cables or more expensive breakout or distribution styles. MPO connectors can be plugged into MPO cassettes to separate the different fiber lines into individual SC, ST or LC connectors. L-com’s MPO cables are fully compatible with US Conec’s MTP brand connectors.

“We’ve offered a large variety of fiber optic solutions for decades, supporting one of the fastest growing cabling standards available,” said David Gallagher, Product Manager. “We intend to continue to innovate in this field, offering solutions to contribute to miniaturization and space saving needs of our customers.”

Each of the new stock cable assemblies comes with a test report showing that each channel passes loss inspection. Though all of the off-the-shelf versions are Riser (OFNR) rated, L-com offers custom Plenum (OFNP) and LSZH versions through its online cabling configurator, as well as custom lengths, connector mixes and polishes.

For more information about this release, please contact:
Dave Fallon, Internet Marketing Strategist
978-682-6936 x1169, dfallon(at)l-com(dot)com

Kanti Purohit, CEO of ZwcadUSA, comments, “Keep in touch on the go with ZWCAD Touch. Anytime. Anywhere. That is the power and the call-to-action of ZWCAD Touch. Now, on-site project mangers and clients can easily collaborate on their ZWCAD+ drawings with the rest of the design team using their mobile devices. Despite much less computing resources of mobile devices, ZWCAD Touch performs a ton of important tasks with amazing speed for drawings as large as 10MB.“

Purohit continues, “ZWCAD Touch is a free app for iPad and iPhone. Combined with the recent announcement of free update to ZWCAD+ SP2, we just keep on adding value to ZWCAD Plus – the AutoCAD Alternative with the closest AutoCAD experience.”

ZWCAD Touch comes with a set of tools, including multi-touch support, to facilitate interaction with drawings on mobile devices. And, it works in conjunction with third-party cloud storage services such as DropBox GoogleDrive, and SkyDrive to store and synchronize drawings with the desktop. ZWCAD+, on the other hand, is its full-function complement for the desktop to create, draw, and edit drawings for the mechanical/manufacturing and AEC industries.

Visit ZWCAD Touch to learn more. To experience the power of ZWCAD+, download free trial of ZWCAD+.

So far the company has launched various Tablet PCs & Accessories and they have now launched these wonderful 7” Android Netbooks/Kiddibooks. These 7” Android Netbooks, launched by the company, are specifically manufactured to make the learning process a joyful expedition for kids. These Netbooks are now available in various colors & designs to make the user experience very attractive and enchanting.

Talking about these amazing 7” Android Netbooks/Kiddibooks, a senior spokesperson from the company said in a recent press conference, “We are thrilled to announce the launch of our 7” Android Netbooks for kids with some great Educational Mobile Applications pre-installed on them. These Educational Mobile Applications are designed and developed by one of the leading companies providing cutting edge IT solutions. With these Android Mobile Apps pre-installed on the Netbooks, the concept of digital education has now achieved new heights”.

Below mentioned are the Educational Mobile Applications pre-installed on the Netbooks/Kiddibooks.
1.    Listen To Learn – My First Thousand Words
2.    Kid’s English Classroom
3.    English Conversation Guide
4.    World Of Fruits
5.    Wild Planet
6.    Math Mate – Learn & Practice Addition & Subtraction
7.    Math Mate – Learn & Practice Multiplication & Division
8.    Improve English With Synonyms
9.    Improve English With Antonyms
10.    What Do You Want To Be?

For more information, visit http://locogadgets.co.uk/catalog/category/netbooks

Password Vault Manager (PVM) empowers teams of all sizes – from agile start-ups to established multinationals – to centralize all of their passwords and credentials in one secure repository. Plus, the tool’s easy-to-use interface makes it simple to manage user security rights and access, strengthen network security by generating strong and unique passwords, and reduce help desk support calls regarding lost or forgotten passwords.

Key new features of PVM 4.2 include:

•     Google Authenticator support
•     Enhanced secure note usage and presentation
•     Improved application stability in offline mode and after hibernation
•     Simplified UI

“It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who follows our company that many of the enhancements and improvements in RDM 4.2 are a result of great suggestions from our worldwide community of IT pros,” commented Devolutions’ CEO and founder David Hervieux. “In fact, the very existence of PVM came as a result of users telling us that they wanted a standalone, secure enterprise-wide password management solution that would be easy-to-use – especially for non-technical users. And so, this latest release is simply an extension of our commitment to help teams around the world centralize, secure and simplify IT!”

IT pros and teams can download a 30-day trial of Password Vault Manager 4.2 from http://passwordvaultmanager.com.

Those who also want to efficiently and effectively centralize all of their remote connections, credentials and virtual machines can download a 30-day trial of Remote Desktop Manager from http://remotedesktopmanager.com.

For more information or media inquiries, contact Maxime Trottier, Marketing Director, at (450) 935-0608 or mtrottier(at)devolutions(dot)net.

The xTablet T7200 is the next generation of the successful xTablet T7000 and is designed to withstand the elements that a beverage distributor will encounter on a daily basis including beer coolers, desert heat and multiple drops to various surfaces. Options such as a barcode scanner give a sales rep greater productivity and efficiency in the field, improving overall customer satisfaction and increasing sales. The xTablet T7200 runs a Windows 7 Professional operating system on an Intel Atom processor, giving the AB reps the power they need to complete their daily operations successfully.

The AB Mobility software allows the sales rep to complete certain job functions at a much greater efficiency than if they were using pen and paper. Completing inventory in-store can be accomplished in a fraction of the time with the help of the integrated barcode scanner on the tablet. Also, ordering, work orders, proof of delivery and presentations can all be completed on the device, enabling AB employees to satisfy their customer and even sell more while they are on site.

“MobileDemand was founded back in 2003 with the very first customer being Anheuser-Busch,” says MobileDemand VP of Sales and Marketing, Bob Zink. “We’re thrilled that xTablet T7200 is now certified to run its AB Mobility software. It’s proof that our rugged tablets have been helping improve daily operations of AB sales reps since day one and will continue to do so into the future.”

The xTablet T7200 is available to all Anheuser-Busch wholesalers through MobileDemand’s trusted reseller, Daugherty Business Solutions. Daugherty has been a reliable, go-to partner with AB, the wholesalers, and MobileDemand for many years.

“Daugherty is excited to offer the xTablet T7200 to the Wholesaler community because MobileDemand specifically designs their rugged devices to excel in the wholesaler environment,” says Bobby Chartrand, Manager at Daugherty. “Another one of MobileDemand’s greatest assets is their Technical Customer Service. When you partner with MobileDemand, you’ll quickly learn that you can always count on their support team. They pride themselves in customer service and support that meets all your needs and then some. It’s all about reliability.”

“K-12 teachers have used IPEVO document cameras in literally hundreds of different ways with their PCs or Macs,” said Royce Hong, CEO of IPEVO. “Nowadays, more and more teachers are realizing the potential of iPads in the classroom in addition to traditional computers. And IPEVO is committed to supporting those educators with an entire line of iPad learning accessories. These affordable products make iPad use better, faster, more convenient, and more effective.”

With the WS-01 Wireless Station, IPEVO introduced a way for their document cameras to communicate with iPad. Using WS-01, educators can stream live images from Ziggi-HD or the Point 2 View directly to iPad via existing an WiFi network. In conjunction with the WS-01 launch, IPEVO released the no-cost Whiteboard app which makes iPad an interactive whiteboard for teaching. With the WS-01 and Whiteboard setup, teachers can stream live images and then annotate them with a series of simple touchscreen gestures, adding arrows, text boxes, highlights, and other drawing features to aid in interactive lessons. When these products are paired with Apple TV Airplay, the video stream and annotation can be wirelessly projected onto a large classroom screen, all in real time.

Another iPad learning accessory of note includes the PadPillow pillow stand, designed for iPad and for ebook readers like Kindle and Nook. This lightweight soft pillow stand conforms to the user’s body to comfortably support devices for long sessions. PadPillow can be used in the lap, on the carpet, on a couch, or on hard tables, and is particularly ideal as a multi-surface stand for active younger learners.

One other member of the IPEVO family of learning accessories is the TS-01 Telescoping Stylus. This precision device can go from stylus length to pointer-length with a gentle pull, and is thus appropriate for both accurate operations (as with a drawing app, for one example) and teacher presentations.

“Technology is evolving, and that means education is evolving,” said Mr. Hong. “We want to be right there at the cutting edge with our innovative educators. To play a part in the development and implementation of new teaching methods is something that’s extremely exciting and gratifying for us.”

The entire family of IPEVO learning accessories is available at the IPEVO Online Store at http://www.ipevo.com. The Whiteboard app can be downloaded at no charge from the Apple App Store.

The USB flash drives have been increasing in popularity due to their convenience, their high capacity storage size and their high speed performance. More recognized than the CD-ROM when it comes to portable storage, USB drives have been used to distribute high quality digital content by the media, education systems, government, and others.

SDCG caters to companies that need copy protection for their digital content and documents when distributing it to others. SCDG utilizes advanced features such as copy protection that prevents screen capture and printing without authorization, watermark options, validity settings, and DRM policy settings with optional password settings.

SDCG’s copy protection is compatible with a variety of applications and formats such as HTML, PDF, Flash, multimedia, as well as custom, user-developed applications. SDCG will interrupt and block the execution of applications except the ones on the allowed list, and the content owner can simply register the applications via SDCG’s user interface. There is no need to buy special USB drives because SDCG also works with normal USB flash drives. SDCG makes business life easier and more secure by eliminating the excess work of fixing content formatting and having to replace USB drives.

SECUDRIVE Content Guard can be used in multiple settings such as small businesses and companies that distribute digital content like educational files, private documents, and more to prevent unauthorized copying. For customers in need of distributing a large quantity of secure content on USB drives, they can take advantage of the high speed USB duplication system.

“This solution will help content publishers distribute their content easily and expand their business, especially if they deal with high quality content such as educational files, technical files, E-books, manuals, etc. Also, if regular content update is a necessity for your business, this solution will be most efficient,” explains Simon Kang, CEO of Brainzsquare.

Brainzsquare offers 30-day trial versions of SDCG for businesses to try on their website. (http://www.secudrives.com)