Apple - Universal

All products by Eltima Software for Mac OS are now Universal binaries!

iMac and MacBook Pro are now powered by the revolutionary Intel Core Duo.

A universal binary is an executable file that runs natively on both PowerPC- and x86 (Intel)-based Macintosh computers. It was introduced at the 2005 WWDC as a means to ease the transition from the existing PowerPC architecture to systems based on Intel processors, which began shipping in 2006. Universal binaries typically include both PowerPC and x86 versions of a compiled application. The specification for a universal binary does allow for more than two versions of the binary, with another possibility including separate code for PowerPC, PowerPC 64-bit and x86. The operating system detects a universal binary by its header, and executes the appropriate section depending on the architecture in use. This allows the application to run at full speed on any architecture, with no appreciable performance impact.

Flash Optimizer for Mac, Flash Decompiler Trillix for Mac and Free SWF & FLV Player will run safely and smoothly on your new Intel-based Mac. Moreover, you will also find a better performance with the new computers produced by Apple! See the speed growth charts below:

1.6 times faster than 15-inch PowerBook G4 with 1.67GHz PowerPC. Testing conducted by Apple (and Eltima, with corresponding titles) in January 2006 using preproduction 15-inch MacBook Pro units with 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo; all other systems were shipping units.

1.3 times faster than 20-inch iMac G5 with 2.1GHz PowerPC. Testing conducted by Apple (and Eltima, with corresponding titles) in January 2006 using preproduction 20-inch iMac units with 2GHz Intel Core Duo; all other systems were shipping units.

Eltima's leadership stems from its ability to set the new directions for technology. We are proud to have expanded our field of activity by launching a new product line specially for Macintosh platform, marked by a release of Flash Optimizer for Mac in June, 2005. By adding a new product to the Mac software market we follow our mission and offer Mac community an extra quality choice for employing "native" software solutions to accomplish their tasks, without the need to launch PC emulators. We believe, Flash designers that enjoy working under a Mac, will now discover the real potential of our Multimedia solutions for themselves. To let more people use our award-winning quality software at home or at work, we've implemented a system, which gives an opportunity to obtain 2 or more pieces of software with a considerable 30% discount on each solution.

NB: Apple previously used a similar technique during the transition from 68k processors to PowerPC in the mid-1990s. These dual-platform executables were called "fat binaries", referring to their larger file size.

For more info, please, visit: http://www.apple.com/universal/

(Information and facts displayed above are based on data from Wikipedia and Apple.com and modified)