[DM-MUG] Fwd: [MacLaw] Running Windows programs on Mactels (eg, Timematters, etc)

[Victoria L. Herring]

here's interesting info on the Intel idea that may well have more 
application....

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>Check this out.  Could be a BIG deal for lawyers and macs.  The 
>program right now costs
>less than $100 for the linux version, so i imagine the mac one will 
>be about the same.
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>Press Releases
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>CodeWeaversTM Expands Developer Services, Enabling Future Windows 
>Application Porting
>To Mac OS
>CodeWeavers' CrossOver Technology, Combined with Apple's Move to 
>Intel x86 Chips,
>Creates Lucrative New Possibilities for Mid-Tier Windows Developers
>SAINT PAUL, MN - (June 22, 2005) - CodeWeavers, Inc., the leading 
>Windows-to-Linux
>software developer, today announced a major expansion of its software porting
>capabilities to include support for Windows-to-Macintosh application 
>porting. The new
>capabilities, made possible by Apple's eventual move to Intel x86 
>chips, promises to
>significantly reduce the time and cost of developing Mac versions of 
>Windows software,
>opening new possibilities for mid-tier Windows software companies.
>
>     "Apple's decision to shift to Intel chips is good news for many 
>Windows developers who,
>for reasons of time and/or expense, have never created Mac versions 
>of their key
>applications," said Jeremy White, CEO of CodeWeavers. "CodeWeavers 
>can give these
>developers a low-cost and near-instant path to market through the 
>use of CrossOver
>technology."
>......
>
>     Until now, however, despite the fact that both CrossOver and the 
>Mac operating system
>are built atop UNIX, CrossOver was restricted to Windows-to-Linux 
>application porting
>because the tool requires Intel CPUs for optimal operation, and 
>Apple desktops have
>historically used IBM PowerPC chipsets.
>
>     Now, with Apple's announcement of its intention to move to Intel 
>chips in 2006,
>developers will soon be able to use CrossOver Office to port their 
>Windows applications to
>the Mac OS without incurring the sizable time and expense of 
>creating a separate, Mac-
>centric application.
>
>Mac Users Also Benefit
>     The impending architectural changes for Mac computers also bodes 
>well for legions of
>Macintosh users who wish to run Windows applications even when no 
>Mac version is
>available. By installing CrossOver Office on Intel-based Macs, many 
>Windows-only
>applications, including Windows-based games, utilities, and business 
>applications, will
>operate seamlessly and reliably.
>.....
>     For more information about how CodeWeavers' CrossOver technology 
>can simplify
Windows-to-Mac application usage, visit www.codeweavers.com.
-- 
Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination & 
Employment Law, <http://www.HerringLaw.com>;  Travel research and 
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515-255-4475.