- Allume Systems ic SPYWARE software - 12free Adelaide South Australia

Allume Systems: Everyday Solutions™ Founded in 1988, Allume Systems, Inc (previously Aladdin Systems, Inc.), an Smith Micro, Inc. company (NASDAQ: SMSI), develops and publishes award-winning software solutions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris. Allume provides everyday solutions that enable people and businesses to communicate and manage their ideas and information. Allume's software solutions empower users in the area of information access, removal, recovery, security, and online distribution. Its products include StuffIt (r), Internet Cleanup(tm), Spring Cleaning (r), and icSpyware Suite. Allume is located at 245 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA. Telephone: (831) 761-6200; Fax (831) 761-6206. Internet: http://www.Allume.com or email: info@Allume.com. Allume Press Room:

http://www.Allume.com/pressroom Corporate History Backgrounder Allume Systems, Inc. (previously Aladdin Systems, Inc.) was founded in 1988 to develop, publish, and distribute microcomputer software products for Apple and IBM computers. The company's mission is to make data transmission, access and organization transparent in the Internet era. Macintosh utility and developer marketplaces provided the platform for Allume's first products, with numerous Macintosh and IBM PC-based products scheduled in the upcoming years. Shortly after its founding, Allume Systems teamed up with 15 year-old Raymond Lau, author of the de facto standard StuffIt software, to further develop the state-of-the-art compression, security, and archiving product and to introduce new, innovative software. Allume made its debut in the Macintosh marketplace in the summer of 1989 with the introduction of Raymond Lau's Shortcut™, a system enhancement for the Macintosh that provides file and disk management within every application's Open and Save dialog. The history of StuffIt began in 1986, before Allume Systems was founded. At the age of 15, Raymond Lau developed the StuffIt compression, security, and archiving software. In order to promote widespread use of the software, Raymond publicly released the software under the shareware philosophy where users are encouraged to use and freely distribute the software; if use continues after a 15 day trial period, users are honor-bound to pay a nominal fee. Shortly after its release, StuffIt was embraced by telecommunications users as a method for saving time and online fees.

Within six months, StuffIt became the de facto standard for sending files across the Internet and networks. America Online, AppleLink, CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, and thousands of local Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) adopted StuffIt and required their users to obtain the software and to compress all files before sending them to the service. StuffIt is not only the standard for compression, but also became the #1 shareware product for the Macintosh. Of note, Raymond Lau was the first person ever to receive the industry's prestigious "Derek Van Alstyne Rising Star" Award.

Present Status

Allume Systems, Inc. located in Watsonville, California, is known for utility applications and software developer tools. Today, Allume's focus has grown to become the leader in access management™. Founded in 1988, Allume Systems, Inc., a Smith Micro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) company, develops and publishes award-winning business and consumer products, including StuffIt, the complete compression solution for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris platforms. Allume's software offers a range of solutions to increase user efficiency in the areas of information access, removal, recovery, security and Internet distribution. Click Here for a History of Allume's Product Development Corporate Timeline 1986 - 15 year-old Raymond Lau develops the original StuffIt software Spring 1988 - Aladdin Systems is formed in New York City January 1989 - Aladdin Systems, Inc. is incorporated August 1989 - Shortcut 1.0 is released January 1990 - Raymond Lau receives Rising Star award Spring 1990 - Aladdin signs Merisel as a distributor June 1990 - StuffIt Deluxe 1.0 ships October 1990 - StuffIt products link with America Online network; - Allume signs Ingram Micro as a distributor April 1991 - Shortcut 1.5 is launched and all users receive free upgrade June 1991 - Aladdin relocates to larger headquarters in Watsonville, California November 1991- Microsoft Corp. and Claris Corp. license Aladdin installation technologies March 1992 - Aladdin releases StuffIt Expander, the first utility to decompress the most common compression formats on the Macintosh July 1992 - Aladdin ships StuffIt SpaceSaver 1.0 -- a transparent compression product that saves disk space December 1992- Aladdin releases UnStuff/PC, a DOS-based program to expand StuffIt archives on IBM PCs and compatibles June 1993 - Aladdin Systems ships StuffIt InstallerMaker 1.0 August 1994 - Aladdin ships DropStuff with Expander Enhancer - a new shareware product for creating StuffIt archives March 1995 - Aladdin ships Allume Desktop Tools, a desktop enhancement utility August 1995 - Aladdin ships StuffIt Expander for Windows 1.0

June 1996 - America Online signs contract to integrate StuffIt Expander for seamless compression and expansion of archives October

1996- Aladdin ships Spring Cleaning 1.0 and promises a free upgrade to 2.0 registered users August 1997 - Aladdin ships Private File, the easiest cross-platform encryption software available

August 1997 - Aladdin ships FlashBack 1.0, the first utility of its kind August 1997 - Aladdin Ships ShrinkWrap 3.0, the first Allume version of the popular disk image shareware

May 1998 - StuffIt Deluxe won the Apple Design Award for Best Technology

July 1998 - Aladdin introduces Aladdin Expander for Windows, the first tool to decompress StuffIt and Zip archives, the compression standards for Mac and Windows

August 1998 - Aladdin introduces Aladdin DropStuff for Windows, the first StuffIt compression product for Windows users

November 1998 - Aladdin ships StuffIt Deluxe 5.0 - a new StuffIt algorithm that compresses up to 20% better than previous versions

February 1999 - New update, StuffIt Expander 5.1, increases decompression speed and free Zip decompression February 1999 - Spring Cleaning 3.0 ships with faster searches, improved interface and new "Restore" feature March 1999 - Aladdin FlashBack is added to Cybergold's Earn & Spend Community March 1999 - Aladdin acquires and ships DragStrip, a desktop organizer providing instant, one-click access to frequently-used items May 1999 - StuffIt InstallerMaker 6.0 ships with StuffIt 5 compression August 1999 - ShrinkWrap 3.5 ships with improved support for Apple's segmented images, HFS+ disk image support, and more August 1999 - New version of DropStuff for Windows, version 5.0, incorporates the StuffIt 5 technology to create smaller archives than Zip September 1999 - Aladdin introduces the Windows version of DragStrip September 1999 - Aladdin promotes Jonathan Kahn to chairman and CEO, and names Darryl Lovato as president and CTO October 1999 - Aladdin goes Public (Symbol: ALHI) November 1999 - Aladdin ships StuffIt Deluxe 5.5 February 2000- Aladdin enters the Palm OS market with HotTime, then GoBar March 2000 - Aladdin acquires Trexar Technologies September 2000 - Aladdin ships StuffIt 5.5 for Windows April 2001- Aladdin introduces StuffIt for Linux and Solaris June 2001- Aladdin introduces Spring Cleaning and iClean 4.0 July 2001- Aladdin introduces StuffIt Express September 2001- Aladdin ships StuffIt Deluxe 6.5 October 2001- Aladdin ships StuffIt 7.0 for Windows April 2002- Secure Delete ships as shareware May 2002- Aladdin introduces Microsoft Office integration in StuffIt Deluxe 7.5 for Windows June 2002- iClean introduced on PC platform September 2002- Aladdin develops and ships new StuffIt X format in StuffIt Deluxe 7.0- best-ever compression (up to 30% over other formats), improved encryption (from 40 to 512 bit), archive protection with error-correction , larger archive sizes and full Zip support October 2002- Aladdin's parent company Aladdin Systems Holdings inc. acquires Erevu (now named Allume Enterprise Solutions) October 2002- Aladdin acquires OnTrack/ Vcomm products: Internet Cleanup, Zip Magic, and Easy Uninstall October 2003- Aladdin ships SpamCatcher, #1 rated email filter November 2003- Aladdin launches www.spamcontroversy.com to be the #1 source for current news on the spam controversy April 21, 2004 - IMSI (International Microcomputer Inc.) Acquires Aladdin Systems, Inc. July 26, 2004- Aladdin Systems, Inc. changes its name to Allume Systems, as a result of a lawsuit over the Aladdin name. July 1, 2005- Allume is acquired by Smith Micro, Inc (NADAQ: SMSI). Present Status Allume Systems, Inc. headquartered in Watsonville, California, is known for utility applications and software development tools. Today, Allume's focus has grown to become the leader in access management™ and provide everyday solutions. Founded in 1988, Allume Systems, Inc. develops and publishes award-winning business and consumer products, including StuffIt®, the complete compression solution for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris platforms. Allume's software offers a range of solutions to increase user efficiency in the areas of information access, removal, recovery, security and Internet distribution. On the Web: http://www.allume.com History of Allume's Product Line The StuffIt Family StuffIt products provide state-of-the-art compression. The StuffIt products are used by all types of people, from the first-time user to the technically advanced "power user." The StuffIt family of products makes compression both easy for the user who needs to save hard disk space and the user who requires StuffIt to save time when sending files via modem. Many use StuffIt for its encryption/security abilities, for password protecting sensitive documents, while others see the archiving strengths of StuffIt as the ideal method for keeping and maintaining backups. StuffIt Deluxe, the commercial product, was introduced in 1990 as a complete rewrite of the popular shareware software. It increased the security and archiving abilities and introduced creation and access of StuffIt files from the Finder, and popular telecommunications software and other applications. Today, StuffIt Deluxe is a worldwide best-seller and provides the basis for the StuffIt Standard. StuffIt Standard™ gives users basic compression and access as well as a trial version before they buy the package. It includes Allume DropStuff, and StuffIt Expander for the Macintosh and Windows platforms. The utilities offer users the ability to create StuffIt, Zip, or Tar archives by simply dragging and dropping a file or folder icon onto the DropStuff icon. Allume's free StuffIt Expander comes with all StuffIt Standard applications, so users can expand all the popular Internet compression and encoding formats. Since 1987, StuffIt software has been used by developers in their own products, via the StuffIt Engine™. Developers embrace Allume's compression techniques to transparently make their documents smaller and utilize compression for their installation software. The Allume Installation Technologies are a series of products (InstallerMaker, the StuffIt Engine SDKs) licensed to software publishers, developers, VARs, vendors, product managers, and network administrators who distribute software. These vendors enjoy the installation technologies not only for the space saved, but for the time and money saved with duplication, labeling, and distribution costs. It also provides their users with an easy installation, an important time-saving advantage. StuffIt Engine Allume Systems is well-known in the software developer community as a provider of developer tools. Allume licenses the StuffIt Engine component to software developers and vendors. The StuffIt Engine allows developers to integrate compression within their own software. Using the StuffIt Engine gives 3rd party developers 100% compatibility with StuffIt software. It also allows vendors to inexpensively distribute their software in a compressed form. The StuffIt Engine is available for Macintosh, Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms. StuffIt InstallerMaker StuffIt InstallerMaker™ is a simple, turnkey system that allows users to easily create custom installers for software developers' products. InstallerMaker employs a "one-button" philosophy - all an end-user needs to do is specify where he/she wants the software installed and click a single button. Set-up for the vendor who is distributing the software is just as easy. By using a graphical point and click interface, developers can easily create destinations and conditions for installation of their files. Unlike other installation technologies, there is no scripting necessary. StuffIt Express StuffIt Express is a business productivity tool that helps eliminate costly file transfer errors by simplifying common tasks like uploading or downloading files to the Internet, emailing attachments or backing up files. It's helpful in an environment that requires interaction with novice and inexperienced computer users. Using StuffIt Express-created drop boxes will virtually guarantee error-free file transfers between users. StuffIt Express' custom drop boxes allow users' customers to accomplish complex file transfer tasks, while shielding them from unfamiliar and confusing technology. ALADDIN'S CONSUMER PRODUCTS SpamCatcher SpamCatcher is a desktop email filter that users can download to identify and block spam. Allume began distributing it worldwide in November 2003. Internet Cleanup Internet Cleanup protects Internet privacy by erasing Internet data trails and permanently removes tracking devices left on computers by Websites users visit. It can detect spyware and block "pop up" Ads too. Spring Cleaning Spring Cleaning™ immediately bounded to success as the first and only uninstaller for the Macintosh. It immediately became one of the top 10 best-selling business software products in the Macintosh environment. Spring Cleaning is the fastest and safest way for users to clean up their computer to free up megabytes of disk space. It is now available for both the Mac and PC platforms. It is a collection of utilities that make it easy to get rid of and organize the space-wasting junk on computers by helping to tidy up files, folders, and fonts. Spring Cleaning also includes iClean. an internet cleaning utility. Spring Cleaning is the best-selling Macintosh clean up and organization solution available. iClean iClean is an Internet clean-up utility (also available as part of Spring Cleaning). iClean erases unneeded Internet files that take up hard disk space and risk online privacy. It protects net privacy by eliminating Cookies, Cache And Internet history Clutter. It is available for Windows and Macintosh. Secure Delete The Digital Document Shredder™, Secure Delete is a data deletion tool that completely and permanently erases selected files by overwriting them. ShrinkWrap ShrinkWrap™ creates exact disk image files quickly and efficiently. It provides a convenient means of mounting disk image files on the desktop; seamlessly handles disk image files in their archived form; and provides a freely distributable alternative to other disk copying methods. ShrinkWrap runs on Macintosh and is perfect for iMacs, which can mount disk images easily, even without floppy drives. DragStrip DragStrip¨, the Ultimate Desktop Organizer™, is an easy-to-use productivity tool that provides users with instant, one-click access to all their frequently used documents, Web pages, Applications and Folders from convenient desktop strips. Each strip contains buttons that can be configured, via drag and drop or cut and paste, to display shortcuts to user-selected documents, folders, applications, disks, Web pages, graphics, and more. The strips are easily modifiable and support multiple pages of buttons to help users organize their most-used items into categories that are useful to them. DragStrip helps users eliminate repetitive tasks, organize timely projects, remove desktop clutter, and speed daily functions, thereby allowing them to achieve maximum efficiency in their work. FlashBack REV, version control software, was acquired from 6prime corporation. With close engineering ties to the original developer, Allume introduced FlashBack™, to protect users against the number one cause of data loss: the accidental overwriting or erasure of a file. FlashBack provides unlimited "Undos" and instant access to any document version in any application. FlashBack runs on Windows or Mac. Allume Compilations Ten for X: Utilities Collection and Games Collection A collection of must-have software utilities and games for Mac OS X users, Ten for x™ rounds up cool, top-rated utilities and games and delivers them in one convenient package at one great price. Currently there are two Utilities collections and one Games collection, as well as two Game On!™ collections. The Big Mix A collection of tools to help discover a user's musical talents. Creative Essentials A collection of graphics tools to affordably design professional looking graphics, photos, newsletters, Websites and more. PALM PRODUCTS HotTime Allume forges into Palm market with clock synchronization software to update the time and date on Palm organizers during HotSync. GoBar Is an easy to use, popular and sophisticated utility application for Palm OS™-based handheld computers. GoBar provides users with unprecedented levels of handheld customization and data utilization while giving their Palm OS devices a familiar looking desktop look and feel. DISTRIBUTION Allume Systems sells its end-user products through distributors, resellers, and retail dealers, as well as directly from headquarters. In-house sales, marketing and customer service departments work closely with distributors and dealers to provide effective and timely distribution. North American distribution is through Tech Data, Merisel, the Douglas Stewart Company and Ingram Micro. Allume is represented in over 20 countries by local distributors and dealers.

- Allume Systems ic SPYWARE software - 12free Adelaide South Australia

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