Longtime Macintosh developer and publisher, Lemke Software GmbH today announces GraphicConverter 10.4.3, a significant update to its award-winning image utility for Mac OS X. Described as the equivalent of a “Swiss Army Knife,” GraphicConverter is a universal image editing program that features image conversion from more than 200 graphic file formats into almost 80 different file formats. Version 10.4.3 incorporates several new features and functionality improvements.

Miami-based security solutions company, ProtectStar today announces Data Shredder for Mac 2017, their new military grade data deletion tool for macOS computers. The app securely and efficiently deletes data using methods that meet and exceed government, military, and industry standards. Users simply drag-and-drop files, folders, or drives to the app and press the “Shred” button. Data Shredder then completely eliminates any chance for data reconstruction, even by government agencies.

San Francisco designer and manufacturer, Waterfield Designs today announces the upgraded Zip Brief, the ideal minimalist laptop bag for commuters and travelers. The Zip Brief offers enhanced features to hold more gear while remaining ultra-slim, and a rolling suitcase pass-through to lighten the load while navigating airports. Available in three sizes to fit PC laptops, 15-inch and 13-inch Macs and several color combinations suitable for everything from business suits to casual Friday wardrobes.

US-Australia-based developer, Mapdiva announces today the release of Ortelius 2 creative map design software for the Mac. Serving as a hybrid between a vector drawing program, and a geographic information system, Ortelius is a professional-level vector drawing program for producing publication-quality maps. Ortelius adds tailored functionality for cartography, such as connectable track tools, powerful style engine, library of expert styles and map symbols, robust templates and so much more.

Zevrix Solutions announces that Graphic Inspector, the company’s quality control solution for images and vector graphic files, is available on Bundlefox software bundle. For $12 only, users can select 4 out of 10 Indie Mac apps in the bundle. Graphic Inspector lets users view extensive info on batches of images and vector documents. The software solves the need to quickly locate files with specific attributes to match exactly the project’s requirements without opening each file individually.

B-Eng today announces the latest version of File Manager Pro 1.0.1, their dual panel file manager for OS X. File Manager Pro is a file managing tool featuring a dual panel layout that allows easy control and overview when handling and managing files. The capabilities of File Manager Pro range from basic copy/move/delete tasks to compressing and decompressing files as well as comparing and synching directories, complete with an interactive, visual overview of a hard drives usage.

Elemental Tools released Firetask Pro, the next generation of Firetask, the leading project-oriented GTD(R) task management app for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. The new app provides tons of new features based on end user feedback including project portfolios, actions for subdividing tasks, iCloud syncing, a new iOS Today widget, and Apple Watch support. Firetask Pro is available immediately from the iTunes and Mac App Store.

The iconic Selecciones Reader’s Digest from Spain is now available on Magzter, the world’s largest digital magazine newsstand. Published by Global Family Editions, S.A., the magazine inspires, informs and entertains millions of people with its wide variety of stories about people, health, humor, adventures and world events. Set to reach millions of Spanish-speaking readers on Magzter, the stories in Selecciones Reader’s Digest are written by the best local and international journalists.

Zevrix Solutions announces LinkOptimizer Lite 5, a major upgrade to the low-cost version of company’s image processing solution for Adobe InDesign. LinkOptimizer lets users automatically reduce the size of InDesign links, convert colors, perform essential image adjustments and repurpose files for web and mobile devices. The new version introduces batch processing of multiple InDesign files, support for InDesign books, as well as numerous improvements in stability, performance and user interface.

In celebration of this release, The Simpleum Media GmbH is pleased to announce a website promotion, offering a 30% discount on SimpleumSafe for Mac. The company is also introducing their new Store. SimpleumSafe is an easy-to-use app for password-based encryption of personal and professional data. Thanks to AES-256 encryption technology, all kinds of digital information are well protected against attacks from the Internet, as well as unauthorized access. On sale 22nd thru 23rd of July 2017.