Released on = September 1, 2007, 12:55 am

Press Release Author = Xequte Software

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Image and Multimedia Viewing and Management Software

Press Release Body = Wellington, NZ - 11 September 2006 - Xequte today announced the
release of Smart Pix Manager v9.0, a major update of their popular multimedia
management and viewing software.

Xequte\'s flagship product, Smart Pix Manager, enables organizations and end-users to
manage their image, multimedia and document collections with an efficient database
solution incorporating keyword, description and content searching and viewing
support for an extensive range of file types.

With over 200 enhancements, version 9 represents a significant upgrade in
functionality, with particular areas of development including slideshow disk
creation, digital camera format support and performance optimization.

The most powerful addition in the update is the creation of auto-playing slideshow
CD\'s and DVD\'s from a selection of image and video files. Full support is included
for multiple background music files, descriptive captions and over 160 transition
effects.

Format support has been further enhanced to include raw image files from popular
cameras, including Canon, Sony, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus and Minolta, XJPEG 128bit AES
Encrypted JPEG Images and Dicom Medical Imaging Format.

Image batch conversion and editing has been completely overhauled with a simpler
interface for selection of conversion functions and more control over the
specification of the output format and filenames.

Other editing improvements include a new function to instantly add realistic photo
frames to your images.

Multimedia functionality has also been improved with features aimed at digital music
collectors. A new MP3 and WMA batch renaming tool automatically names files based
on their embedded music fields (genre, artist, song title, etc) and a \"Search for
Song Lyrics\" function uses the embedded fields to return the lyrics for the current
file.

A \"Ratings\" toolbar allows users to rank their images and multimedia files. Ratings
can be used to reorder files by preference or to hide those of a particular rating.

The database now also records which files are viewed the most often, providing
another avenue for the quick location of files that a user finds most interesting.

Version 8 is now significantly faster due to optimizations of many database
functions including searching and keyword insertion. Thumbnails are now loaded in a
separate background thread so the user interface is not held up during their
creation and rendering.

Other thumbnail improvements include a new \"Large Thumbnails\" file display mode,
allowing users to quickly scroll through all their images at a viewable size, and
new options to display file information with the thumbnails (size, date, dimensions,
etc).

A number of enhancements have been made to the keyword addition functionality to
speed up the cataloguing of a multimedia collection. These include the ability to
cut, copy and paste keywords and dragging of keywords and dropping them onto files.

New automatic keyword options also allow users to add common digital camera fields
(camera model, exposure time, etc) as keywords when adding new files to their
database.

Other enhancements include improved control of image captions during a slideshow,
such as font styling and the display of digital camera data, XP themed controls
throughout the application, red-eye removal without requiring the selection of the
eyes and more control over the function of the mouse wheel.

Smart Pix Manager costs $39.50, or $17.50 for users upgrading from earlier versions.
Further information, including free evaluations, can be obtained from the Xequte
web site at www.xequte.com or sales@xequte.com.


About Xequte Software

Founded in 1998, Xequte Software focuses on the creation of image and multimedia
management and viewing solutions for Windows platforms.

Their flagship products, Smart Pix Manager and DVD PixPlay, have received numerous
top reviews and are some of the more popular within their market niches. Xequte has
also developed custom solutions for such leading companies as Shutterfly, Ofoto and
Amazon.

For more information visit the Xequte Software web site at www.xequte.com or contact
sales@xequte.com


Web Site = http://www.xequte.com/smartpix/

Contact Details = Address: PO Box 83-O87, Wellington
New Zealand

Phone Number: +64-21-040-6034
Email: contact@xequte.com