Aladdin Systems Inc. has released an update to its StuffIt Deluxe and StuffIt Standard compression/decompression software to bring both versions to 8.0.2. The new version adds full support for Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther.”
StuffIt Deluxe provides users with compression and backup capabilities. It integrates with the Finder menu, allows users to schedule backups to CD and DVD media, incorporates support for the StuffIt X archive format and much more.
A new version of StuffIt Archive Via Rename is included with this release, and new options have been added to help users determine whether Unix file permissions are set when files are expanded from non-Unix-compatible file formats.
The new release is offered as a free update for 8.0.x or higher. Stuffit Deluxe 8.0.2 costs US$79.99. It requires Mac OS X v10.1.5 or higher.