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Press Release for 30 Oct 2002

Stairways Software releases Interarchy 6.0

Perth, Western Australia - 30 Oct 2002 - Perth, Western Australia - Interarchy.com, Stairways Software Pty Ltd, Kagi and MacTank are pleased to announce Interarchy 6.0.1, the award-winning Internet file transfer software for the Macintosh. It enables a Macintosh user to access files on other computers over the Internet. Interarchy uses the standard Internet protocols FTP, SFTP and HTTP, so Interarchy can access files on virtually any type of computer or device.

Version 6.0 introduces several major new features. Comprehensive SFTP support stands out, as well as a new simple integrated queueing, scheduling and bookmarking system that makes the live's easier of those with complex file transfer needs. The engine has also been overhauled to provide unlimited file length handling (9 Exabytes), filenames up to 255 chars and URLs up to 2501.

Interarchy 6.0 runs natively on Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 or Mac OS 8.5+.

The major changes between version 5 and version 6 were:

• Engine Upgrade. Long files (up to 9 exabytes), long filenames (up to 255 chars) and long URLs (up to 2502 chars).
• SFTP. Comprehensive Secure File Transfer Protocol support in Mac OS X.
• Queues. Drag transfers and other actions into a queue and have them executed in order.
• Delayed Transfers. Set up actions to occur at a later time.
• Repeating Transfers. Set up actions to repeat at regular intervals.
• Column View and Hierarchical View in remote folder listings.
• Check Web Site Links. Automatically test and verify the links of a web site.
• Full Bookmark and URL management system.
• Mac OS X Net Menu. Due to popular demand, the net tools, including traffic watching, have been brought over to the Mac OS X version.

Version 6.0.1 is a bug fix release on version 6.0. Changes include:

• Handles creating ftp disks and sftp disks on non startup disks.
• Handles the loopback interface ( lo0 ).
• Listings use a lot less memory.
• Improved large file (more than 2 GB) upload performance and reliability.
• Handles the escape key in the recursive delete dialog.

The major changes between version 4 and version 5 were:

• FATCarbon. Interarchy is a single application that will run natively on Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 8.
• FTP Disk. The FTP Disk caches a remote folder over FTP and transparently and automatically queues up local changes for background upload and remote changes for background download.
• Mirror Both Ways. Make a local folder look exactly the same as a remote folder by transferring only things that are different between the two folders.
• Mirror Download. Make a local folder look exactly the same as a remote folder by downloading changes from the remote folder over the top of the local folder.
• Mirror Upload. Make a remote folder look exactly the same as a local folder by uploading changes from the local folder over the top of the remote folder.
• Manual Upload. An input dialog that allows a connectionless manual uploading of a file or folder to a remote server without first calling up a remote listing. This operation can be bookmarked.
• Tunnel via SSH. All FTP username and passwords can now be securely encrypted for security via SSH. This feature works for FTP Disks, This feature is only available under Mac OS X.
• Drag Browser Links. You can now drag and drop links from your web browser to Interarchy, rather than having to copy and paste them.
• Transparent Interfaces. Custom Interarchy interface windows (aka wands) now support multiple levels of transparency by using the alpha channel of the PICT resources that make up their four frames. This feature is only available under Mac OS X. More info at <http://interface.interarchy.com>.
• Hierarchical main menu. To reduce the clutter and complexity of the main menu (the File menu under Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9, the Interarchy menu under Mac OS X) it has been factored into command sub-menus called FTP, Web and Net.
• Manual FTP. The traditional Anarchie-style FTP listings and dialogs were renamed to "Manual FTP" to give them context from the new automatic FTP Disk feature and the mirroring features.

New since version 5.0, Interarchy has an advanced and highly intelligent mirroring system that allows you to synchronize a local folder with a remote folder in several different ways, including an easy-to-use automatic mirroring system called FTP Disk, which works with SFTP as well.

Interarchy 6.0 runs natively on Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Mac OS 8.5+.

Interarchy was formerly known as Anarchie. The name change came during the transition from version 3.7 to version 3.8, and was the result of a failed legal dispute with a party that had registered the domain name anarchie.com.

Interarchy is the most popular software in its class. Interarchy has won numerous awards throughout its 11 year history, including two nominations for the MacWorld Editors Choice Award. Interarchy has an estimated 650,000 users and the Interarchy User Group has a highly active population of over 800. Interarchy received rave TV reviews as early as 1994 on the McNeil/Lehrer show.

Interarchy 6.0 is engineered by Stairways Software Pty Ltd and distributed by Kagi. Interarchy 6.0 is licensed on a per workstation basis.

Macs Cost 1 $45 5 $95 10 $150 20 $250 50 $450 100 $750 200 $1,000 500 $1,500

New customers can purchase Interarchy from <http://purchase.interarchy.com/>. For licenses larger than 500 seats, lodge a sales enquiry at <http://contact.interarchy.com/>.

Version 6.0 is a paid upgrade from version 5.0. Customers who purchased Interarchy 5.0 after 25 June 2002 have been issued a free upgrade to Interarchy 6.0. To claim your free upgrade look up your Interarchy 5.0 purchase at <http://enquiry.interarchy.com/>.

Customers who purchased Interarchy 5.0 before 25 June 2002 will be able to upgrade to Interarchy 6.0 at a discount. For instructions on claiming your discounted upgrade to 6.0, look up your Interarchy 5.0 purchase at <http://enquiry.interarchy.com/>.

A fully-functional unlicensed version of Interarchy will be available until the 4th of February 2003. It can be downloaded from <http://download.interarchy.com>.

The Interarchy User Group is an online community consisting of the developers and users of Interarchy. It is located on the web at <http://user.interarchy.com/>.

Extensive online documentation on Interarchy, edited by Chris Pepper, can be found at <http://documentation.interarchy.com/>.

For sales enquires, customer service, technical support, or to contact project management, our current contact information is listed at <http://contact.interarchy.com/>.

Interarchy will build a default Interarchy preferences folder on first installation. The default startup item is the Organizer window, but this is completely configurable, as are the contents of the Go menu. Changes are accomplished by modifying the Interarchy Preferences folder. You can navigate to this folder by selecting File:Show:Preferences Folder in Interarchy's menus.

For more information about anything to do with Interarchy come to our main web site at Interarchy.com.

<http://www.interarchy.com/>

Andrew Tomazos

Project Manager

The Interarchy Development Team

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