http://www.Apple.Com

Recently (2007) renamed from Apple Computers to Apple Incorporated to reflect the additional directions Apple are now involved in; which include computer hardware, OS and software programs, the Apple iPhone (a visually advanced mobile phone), iTunes (on-line music library/store).

Steve Jobs is a legendary Apple CEO, who also has interested in Dreamworks (film production) and Disney (children’s entertainment).

Apple computers were originally Motorola CPU (last version the PowerPC) based and ran their own Operating System (OS) up to OS 9 / OS X.

A conversion over to Intel CPU based hardware, has necessitated OS X applications which support the Intel core named “Universal Binary”. Not all applications have been converted to Universal Binary yet (still).

http://www.Steinberg.Net

Steinberg (temporarily part of Pinnacle, now part of the Yamaha Group)  are inventors of the ASIO sound card driver, VST plug-ins and the popular Cubase music sequencing program.

Cubase is most famous for the visual arrange page using “parts” with a scrolling position bar and the “virtual studio” concept, providing a virtual mixing console and rack effects (via VST plug-ins) as well as virtual instruments (like synthesisers and samplers).

Steinberg Cubase VST (currently at version 4 2008/8) provides both MIDI sequencing, audio sequencing/recording and virtual instrument hosting.

http://www.SoundSculpture.Biz

Sound Sculpture is a music technology developer producing plug-ins in Steinberg VST and Digidesign ProTools RTAS format for music composition and sound engineering production.

Products include the Purple Compressor (a new classic compressor) and TailVerb (a minimal overhead pre track pre aux reverb processor to give each track a unique ambience/character).

http://www.DaList.co.uk

Software house developing DaList. Part of the BuickAI Sales And Marketing Control Panel Suite.

DaList is a desktop program and hosted service providing List-Sharing and Blog-Casting.

Focusing on multiple site publishing and list sharing via “channels” such as web, mobiel web (wap), sms and email, DaList lets users share text, new media (video, pictures and sounds) in an Intranet style.

Also ideal for CRM applications, including client databases, clubs, mailing list, new release lsits, music release lists and any other style of “list” which would benefit from sharing by remote users, offsite back, and access anywhere.

An eCommerce module is also to be added to the DaList benefits.