Briefly: app discounts

Briefly: For a limited time MacMall.com is offering VMware Fusion 1.1 software for a reduced price of $29.  A free downloadable upgrade to Fusion 2 is available for all current owners of Fusion 1.X and will work with existing serial numbers making this an affordable alternative to buying Fusion 2 at the suggested retail price of $70.

Also, Extensis has announced its Digital Asset Management Forum for Higher Education event to be held at Harvard University on Thursday, February 19. The half-day conference is hosted by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University and Extensis and focuses on digital asset management strategies. Attendees will learn how Yale University creates catalogs using images, PDFs, audio and video files for student review and course work, see how Yale improves student visual literacy and enhances teaching through digital asset catalogs, learn DAM best practices for higher education using Portfolio Server 8.5 and participate in roundtable and workflow discussions.

Humble Daisy is offering a 75-percent discount on single license purchases of ProfCast, from January 21 to January 24 to celebrate the anniversary of the Mac. ProfCast is geared for professionals and educators who need to provide visual media in addition to books, course packs, or notes. ProfCast works in conjunction with Apple's iLife Suite, records live presentations, exports to Garageband and shares with iWeb. It is normally priced at $60, but is on sale through Saturday, the Mac's anniversary day, for $15.

by MacNN Staff