Microsoft 'error' shuts out .Mac

Apple users told to get new e-mail address for Messenger service

Shaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com 24 Sep 2007

An "internal error" last week caused Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger to tell Macintosh users to switch out of Apple's e-mail service in order to access the messaging application.

Numerous users in Apple's support forum had been complaining that Live Messenger displays an error code which prompts the user to change the e-mail address to log-in to the service.

A user's e-mail address in Windows Live is also the user's ID, meaning that anyone switching e-mail addresses would need to migrate all contact information to the new account.

The error message attributed the issue to a "system update", and seems to have affected only users with Mac.com email addresses which are part of Apple's .mac internet suite.

Users began reporting the issue on Apple's support site last week, noting that the service appeared to be accepting mac.com addresses again on Thursday.

A Microsoft spokesperson told vnunet.com that the service had encountered an error which asked .Mac users to change their addresses.

The issue was down to an internal error that occurred during "routine testing " and has since been corrected. Apple had no comment.

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Previser Launches New Website and Enhanced Version of its Oral Disease and Risk Assessment Software

Published: Mon, 24 Sep 2007, 04:17:00 GMT Edited by Debra Tone          

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PreViser Corporation (www.previser.com), a world leader in risk and disease analysis software that enhances treatment planning for patients affected by oral disease, announced a simultaneous release of a new corporate website and a major upgrade to its software.

PreViser's version 3.0 software is now both Windows- and Macintosh-compatible, and includes improved treatment recommendations, simpler networking setup, and the ability to translate the program into non-English languages by licensing partners.

PreViser CEO Carl Loeb noted, "This major upgrade of our analytic software tools incorporates changes driven by data and feedback collected from dentists using the technology in over 26 countries worldwide. The Japanese version released there in November 2006, is widely used. Localized versions for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Israel are coming soon."

The new version adds a new report correlating a patient's current periodontal health status to American Academy of Periodontology guidelines for treatment planning.

PreViser also released a significantly enhanced corporate website that features user-friendly learning resources, including videos and sample reports generated by the software. Customers can view specific videos showing how to easily implement PreViser tools to save time, enhance their hygiene programs, improve patients' understanding of treatment plans, and increase patient satisfaction. Videos are online at www.previser.com/demo.html.

Loeb stated, "We are very excited about our new website. It includes specific messaging for different clinical professionals within dentistry, plus new videos that simplify understanding of the effects of incorporating PreViser technology into the dental practice. We believe a dentist using our software can produce optimized clinical results, while achieving optimum productivity at the same time. Our new website significantly improves our ability to effectively bring this message to clinicians."

PreViser analytic software gives dental clinicians an easy-to-use, objective, and reproducible way to measure and communicate patients' oral disease and risk as simple numeric scores. Reports track changes over time, allowing clinicians to evaluate treatment effectiveness and outcomes. The free software generates reports on periodontal risk and disease, and risk of oral cancer, caries, tooth fracture, and root damage.

To learn more or download the software, visit www.previser.com.

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Yamaha Releases New Drivers, Editors, and Firmware

Yamaha Corporation of America announces new driver, editor, and firmware updates, making a host of products compatible with Intel-based Macs (Universal Binary) and the new Windows Vista operating system. Among the updates are V1.1.0 updates of Yamaha's Vocal Rack, Pitch Fix, Final Master, and 01X Channel Module VST plug-ins for Mac OS X. These updaters make current Yamaha VST effects compatible with Universal Binary. They require Mac OS X V10.4 or later and Cubase 4, Cubase Studio 4, or Cubase AI4.

Yamaha has also released AI Driver V1.1.0 for Mac OS X for the MOTIF XS8/mLAN16E2 and the new n12 and n8 FireWire Mixers. New firmware is also available for these products and required under Mac OSX when using these new drivers.

Finally, Yamaha has released new V2.2.0 Multi Part Editors/Voice Editors for the MOTIF ES, MOTIF-RACK ES, MO6/MO8, and S90ES. These new updates deliver Mac-Intel (Universal Binary) and Windows Vista compatibility.

These new updates can be downloaded at www.yamahasynth.com. For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro Audio & Combo Division, Music Production, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; or e-mail

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