Apple has eliminated packaged software of its pro video apps

Apple on Thursday released the latest public build of its Mac OS X operating system, version 10.6.8. Release notes are as follows:

The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:
- Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion
- Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit
- Improve support for IPv6
- Improve VPN reliability
- Identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender

After a couple of false alarms triggered by mentions in other Apple software releases, the Mac OS X 10.6.8 update has arrived.

What does Apple say about the 10.6.8 update? There's the obligatory reference to enhancing stability, compatibility and security, but several specific items are called out by the company.
The Mac App Store is updated "to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion". Apple doesn't explicitly state what's changed or whether 10.6.8 is a prerequisite for Lion, but that seems a reasonable assumption. One possibility is that the application can now better handle massive downloads such as the approximately 4GB.
IPv6 support has been improved (the new protocol is getting increasing attention as the remaining pool of IPv4 addresses is exhausted), and there are VPN reliability improvements. Support for Kerberos authentication to web proxy servers has been added.
Less esoteric is a fix for an that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit, and updated protection against the Mac Defender malware. Other changes include support for additional RAW image formats, and corrected time zone data for Lisbon-Portugal. 10.6.8 also includes the Snow Leopard Font Update.
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Apple observed that users disliked switching between apps, so for this release, it brought all applications related to the editorial process into the main program, eliminating the need to switch interfaces or paradigms. The processes for Motion and Compressor however, are sufficiently different to keep them as separate programs, though they are completely interoperable with FCP X. Compressor can be used for media encoding even without FCP X.
Final Cut Express, too, is history. Apple says that given the power, approachability, and affordability of Final Cut Pro X, it should be a great product for Final Cut Express users, as well.
With this release, Apple has eliminated packaged software of its pro video apps. Now, all Final Cut Pro X and companion software is available only from the App Store-no boxes.
Apple says it is working with third-party developers to deliver additional media asset management and automation options to Final Cut Pro X. While at launch, there are no third-party hardware products or plug-ins available, Apple says that such announcements will be forthcoming in the near future. Because of the shift to 64-bit, plug-in vendors have to update their applications and Apple says it is helping to bring them up to speed.


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HP has released the fifth version of the Vertica data analytics software platform

HP has released the fifth version of the Vertica data analytics software platform, and has confirmed that an integrated hardware platform to support it would be out shortly.
Vertica 5.0 is the first upgrade since HP bought the firm in February and has been designed to allow much faster scaling up and down of computing power, using a mix of cloud, virtual and physical resources. Advanced native SQL analytic functions have been added and the platform is now capable analyzing more than a petabyte of data from customers.
Earlier this month HP showed off its Vertica Analytics System appliance, which the company says will provide the hardware capabilities to allow enterprises to run their own data analysis feeds in real-time.
"It's fair to say that HP is a little late to the massive data analytics party," Charles King, principal analyst for research firm Pund-IT told V3.co.uk.
"Vertica was an acquisition HP needed to make, to let customers know they were competitive in this market. This announcement, and HP's recent actions, are clearly a sign it wants to stay competitive in this space."
He pointed out that EMC has been moving forward very aggressively with developing its offering, since acquiring Greenplum last year, and Intel's Pat Gelsinger and others are committed to mastering the massive parallel analytics sector and integrating it with VMware.
Meanwhile IBM's Netezza system, and Big Blue's Big Data plan, is a more complete offering than anything HP can offer at the moment he said. Oracle, formerly close to HP, are also pushing ahead in the field.
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For the first time HP is including a software development kit (SDK) for Vertica, so that the company's 350 customers can develop their own code and adapt some existing applications.
"Our new SDK empowers users, developers and partners to create custom analytics that can be called via a standard SQL query, taking full advantage of the performance and scalability of the Massively Parallel Processing columnar Vertica Analytics Platform," said Shilpa Lawande, vice president of engineering at Vertica.
King said HP's release of the SDK was a smart move, but that its take-up would also provide an interesting guide to how active the company's customers were on the platform.

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