Mind Vision Software has released updates for FileStorm and FileStorm Pro, bringing them to version 1.6. The FileStorm lines are distibution utilities designed for software development and electronic delivery. The updates feature building performance improvements and other enhancements. According to Mind Vision:
MindVision Software, the leading developer of software delivery tools for Macintosh, today announced the release of FileStorm 1.6 and FileStorm Pro 1.6 for Mac OS X.
FileStorm and FileStorm Pro are built from the ground up as Unix/OS X Aqua applications and take advantage of the latest advancements in OS X to offer a rich WYSIWYG visual user interface to create customized disk image files (.dmg files) for delivering software products via the Internet.
The newest version of FileStorm adds improved support for Unicode file names and several performance enhancements for faster build times.
FileStorm provides an extensive set of capabilities not available in other disk image utilities, and it is the only tool that can create a disk image or CD on Mac OS X 10.2 that is completely backwards-compatible on Mac OS X 10.1.
New features in Version 1.6 include:
- Building disk images now executes compiled AppleScripts resulting in significantly faster build times
- Now provide full support for Unicode file names when building disk images
- Will now create Log folder if it does not exist when writing out installer log file
- Now report better error message if trying to install a broken symbolic link
You can find more information about the FileStorm and FileStorm Pro updates at the Mind Vision Web site. The updates are free for registered users, while the full version of FileStorm is available for US$19.95, and FileStorm Pro is available for US$79.95.