http://www.macnn.com/articles/01/07/25/ascending.announces/
Ascending announces CalendarMonster 1.2
updated 06:55 pm EDT, Wed July 25, 2001
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Ascending Technologies has announced CalendarMonster 1.2, a new version of its $50 Filemaker Pro calendar module that adds support for Mac OS X and Windows. Scheduled for release later this summer, CalendarMonster 1.2 features support for FileMaker Pro versions 4 through 5.5, support for European calendar formatting, enhanced search capabilities, improved navigation capabilities, expanded developer support through Renfield 2.0, and a new administrator utility.
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