Reader Mail and Rumor Report-March 9, 2005:

Today's Reader Mail and Rumor Report includes news about:a all-new Babya bPicture product line and Babya Photo Workshop Professional 9 and Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL 9 and rumors on:a minor bSuite update, a possible mid-April release for bSecure 2 and a new edition of Babya Presenter- Babya Presenter Pro.

All-new Babya bPicture product line announced:

Although a new version of Babya bPicture was expected to be released in January, it wasn't.

Ending a three month wait and shipping next month, as previously rumored ( http://tinyurl.com/4o77y) a all new bPicture product line was unveiled earlier today-version X as we expected it would be called .

Below is the press release about the new bPicture product line :

Babya Software Group today unveiled the revolutionary and all-new Babya bPicture X product line.

The two new editions, Babya bPicture X and Babya bPicture X Express offers fast and easy image management and slideshows. Also part of the Babya bPicture X product line, Babya bPicture X Professional offers a high-end digital asset management solution.

New features in version X includes:
-Easy and intergrated way to create and play slideshows
-Faster-neat if you're browsing thousands of images
-Babya Effects FX 2
-Intergration with Babya bSuite

Babya bPicture X features include:
-Babya bPicture X
-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL for pro level image editing and over 30 new and exciting effect filters
-Babya Effects FX 2
-Babya Effects FX Studio
-Babya Album-a web album creator
-Babya Photo Workshop Mini Lab with brilliant color correction tools
-Babya Presenter-the popular Babya presentation tool

Babya bPicture X Express features:
-Babya bPicture X Express
-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL for pro level image editing and over 30 new and exciting effect filters
-Babya Effects FX 2
-Babya Effects FX Studio
-Babya Album-a web album creator
-Babya Photo Workshop Mini Lab with brilliant color correction tools
-Babya Presenter-the popular Babya presentation tool


Pricing and Availbility:
Babya bPicture X, Babya bPicture X Professional and Babya bPicture X Express will start shipping in early April.

(C) Babya Software Group, 2004-2005. All rights reserved.

Babya Photo Workshop Professional 9 and Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL 9:

Babya Photo Workshop Professional 9 and Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL 9 are expected to be released in April with Babya Effects FX 2 included.

Babya bSuite 1.1:
A minor update to Babya bSuite, 1.1 is currently being worked on and is expected to be released soon.

Babya bSecure 2 and Babya Presenter:
Babya bSecure 2 is now delayed to a mid-April release, whilst sources indicate a Pro version of Babya Presenter is in development.


That's it for today's reader mail and rumor report.