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9.6.2026
Progress WhatsUp Gold Wins Software Product of the Year

Progress WhatsUp Gold has been named Software Product of the Year at the Network Computing Awards, recognizing its value as a trusted network monitoring solution for IT teams.

WhatsUp Gold was also named Runner-Up for Network Management Product of the Year, further highlighting its role in helping organizations monitor, manage, and maintain their network environments.

Recognition for practical network monitoring

The Network Computing Awards celebrate products and solutions that make a meaningful impact in the IT industry. For WhatsUp Gold, this recognition reflects the continued importance of reliable network visibility, fast troubleshooting, and easier infrastructure management.

WhatsUp Gold is designed to help IT teams monitor network devices, servers, applications, cloud resources, and traffic from a central view. By giving users better insight into network performance and availability, it helps teams detect issues earlier and respond more efficiently.

A trusted solution for IT teams

Winning Software Product of the Year shows the strong confidence customers and industry professionals place in WhatsUp Gold.

For organizations that depend on stable and secure networks, effective monitoring is essential. WhatsUp Gold supports this by helping teams understand what is happening across their environment, reduce downtime, and keep critical services running.

Continued commitment to customers

This award is a meaningful recognition of Progress WhatsUp Gold’s continued development and its focus on delivering practical tools for modern IT operations.

For current and future customers, the achievement reinforces WhatsUp Gold’s position as a proven network monitoring solution for organizations that need clear visibility, dependable alerts, and efficient network management.

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2.6.2026
Kai Brings Agentic AI to RAD Studio Developers

Embarcadero has introduced Kai, a new premium add-on that brings agentic AI directly into the RAD Studio development environment. Kai is designed for Delphi and C++Builder developers who want AI assistance without leaving the IDE. It can help generate code and forms, review project context, explain compiler messages, suggest fixes, refactor existing code, and support modernization work. By working inside RAD Studio, Kai helps developers stay focused in the tools they already use. Instead of switching between the IDE and separate AI tools, developers can get assistance directly within their development workflow. Kai supports RAD Studio 12 and later, including Delphi and C++Builder. It is also available for RAD Studio 13 Florence and related Delphi and C++Builder editions through the GetIt package manager. A 30-day free evaluation is available for eligible RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder users. Customers can download Kai through the GetIt package manager or from the Embarcadero customer portal. Kai uses a separate license from RAD Studio, Delphi, or C++Builder. After installing the add-on, customers need to register a Kai trial or subscription license key using the RAD Studio License Manager. For developers maintaining, modernizing, or extending Delphi and C++Builder applications, Kai offers a practical way to bring AI-assisted development into the existing RAD Studio workflow.

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2.6.2026
Sophos Recognized as a Leader in Endpoint Protection

Sophos has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection. This marks the 17th consecutive report in which Sophos has received Leader recognition in this category. For organizations, endpoint protection remains one of the most important parts of cybersecurity. Laptops, workstations, servers, and other endpoints are often where attacks are detected first. However, modern threats rarely stay limited to a single device. Sophos highlights that attackers are increasingly using automation and AI to move faster, create more convincing social engineering attempts, and take advantage of gaps between separate security tools. This makes it more important for businesses to use security solutions that work together across endpoints, identities, networks, cloud environments, email, and browsers. Sophos Endpoint is part of the broader Sophos cybersecurity platform, which combines protection, detection, investigation, and response capabilities. The goal is to help security teams identify threats faster, understand what is happening across their environment, and respond before incidents become more serious. For customers, the recognition underlines Sophos’ continued focus on endpoint security, AI-assisted detection, and integrated cyber defense. Businesses looking to strengthen their endpoint protection can benefit from solutions that do more than block threats on individual devices. They can also provide broader visibility and support faster response across the whole organization. Strong endpoint protection is still essential, but today it works best as part of a connected security strategy.

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1.6.2026
JetBrains Central Brings a New Way to Manage AI-Assisted Software Development

JetBrains has introduced JetBrains Central, an open system for agentic software development. It is designed to help organizations move from individual AI-assisted coding to more unified AI-supported software production.

JetBrains Central gives teams better visibility into AI usage, costs, results, and performance.

Shared AI credits for organizations

Starting in June 2026, JetBrains will begin moving organizational customers from a license-based AI model to a shared pool of AI credits.

With this model, organizations no longer need to assign separate AI subscriptions to individual developers. Instead, AI usage is managed from a shared credit pool that can be distributed across teams and users based on actual needs.

This makes AI costs more flexible and transparent, because usage is connected directly to consumption. Credits can be purchased through one-time top-ups, recurring refills, or post-paid usage.

A familiar experience for developers

The change does not affect how developers use JetBrains AI in their daily work. AI features will continue to be available through the AI Assistant in JetBrains IDEs, as well as through JetBrains Air, Junie CLI, and IDE plugins.

JetBrains also plans to expand AI credit usage to selected third-party command-line tools, including Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Easier management and better visibility

JetBrains Central Console will give organizations clearer tools for managing AI access, user-specific limits, and organization-wide credit usage.

JetBrains is also introducing new AI governance and reporting capabilities to help organizations centrally manage AI providers, agents, usage analytics, and access policies.

A more flexible foundation for AI-powered development

These changes are intended to make AI adoption and cost management easier for organizations using AI more broadly in software development.

JetBrains Central and the shared credit model give development teams a more flexible way to manage AI usage, track costs, and support modern agentic workflows.

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28.5.2026
progeCAD 2027 Introduces Flexible Licensing for Easier Multi-Computer Use

progeCAD 2027 will introduce a new Flexible Licensing option designed for professionals and small teams who need to use progeCAD across more than one computer.

The new licensing model gives users more freedom to move their license between devices, while also bringing an update to how new Single Licenses work in progeCAD 2027.

Flexible Licensing is ideal for users who work from different locations, such as an office workstation and a home PC.

With a Flexible License, the license is connected to an online user profile. A license can be released from one computer and picked up on another when needed. An internet connection is required only when picking up or releasing the license. Once the license is active, progeCAD can continue working offline.

Flexible Licensing is useful for:

  • professionals who switch between office and home computers
  • small teams that share a limited number of active licenses
  • companies that want flexible access without setting up a local license server

For example, one user can release their license at the office and activate it again at home. A small studio can also share a set number of active licenses across more computers, as long as only the licensed number of users are running progeCAD at the same time.

Changes to new Single Licenses in progeCAD 2027

Starting with newly purchased progeCAD 2027 Single Licenses, each Single License will be activated on one computer at a time.

Moving the license to another computer will still be possible. The user simply releases the license during uninstall and then activates it again on the new machine.

This update helps make the licensing options clearer: Single Licenses are best suited for one main computer, while Flexible Licensing is available for users who need to move between multiple computers more often.

Existing customers keep their current license behavior

Customers who already own earlier versions of progeCAD will continue to use their licenses as before.

When an existing Single License is upgraded to progeCAD 2027, the current licensing behavior remains unchanged. This means the license can still be used according to the existing license terms, including activation on up to two computers for the same user, with only one copy in use at a time.

However, any brand-new progeCAD 2027 Single License will follow the new one-computer model. The same applies to additional new licenses purchased to expand an existing license pool.

Flexible Licensing and the updated Single License model will become available with the release of progeCAD 2027.

For customers who need easier access across several computers, Flexible Licensing offers a practical new option alongside the traditional Single License and Network License models.

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28.5.2026
Altova Version 2026 Release 2 Brings New AI Features to Developer and Data Tools

Altova Version 2026 Release 2 introduces new AI-powered functionality across several Altova products, helping users speed up XML development, data mapping, SQL editing, database design, and reporting workflows.

The update covers Altova MissionKit desktop developer tools, server software products, and Excel add-ins.

New Altova AI functionality

A key addition in v2026r2 is support for Altova AI features powered by the new Altova AI Server. This Altova-hosted AI service connects directly with supported Altova software products, making AI assistance available inside familiar tools.

In XMLSpy, Altova AI can help with XML development tasks such as creating sample documents with realistic data, generating XSLT and XQuery transformations, and assisting with other XML-related workflows.

In MapForce, Altova AI can help automatically create data mappings for ETL and data integration projects. This can make it easier to connect fields, process data, and build mappings more efficiently.

In DatabaseSpy, Altova AI provides smart assistance for SQL editing and database design tasks, helping users work more productively with databases.

Additional product updates

Altova Version 2026 Release 2 also includes several improvements across the product line, including updated XBRL standards support, compatibility with additional database and Eclipse versions, and usability improvements for Altova Server software.

StyleVision v2026r2 adds new Light and Dark modes, giving users more choice in how they work with the application interface.

The Altova XBRL add-ins for Excel have also been improved to make it easier to find and manage entity identifiers during report creation.

AI subscriptions

Altova AI functionality is available as an additional subscription for supported Altova products. Customers can choose a subscription tier based on their expected monthly AI usage, with usage quotas resetting each month.

An active Altova Support and Maintenance Package is required for Altova AI subscriptions.

Availability

Altova Version 2026 Release 2 is scheduled for release on May 27, 2026.

For software developers, data integration specialists, database users, and reporting professionals, this release brings useful new AI assistance and productivity improvements across the Altova product family.

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19.5.2026
TechSmith Announces Update to Legacy License Subscription Pricing

TechSmith has announced an incremental price increase for active legacy license subscriptions for Camtasia, Snagit, and Camtasia Editor. The change will take effect on June 11, 2026, and applies to legacy subscription licenses purchased before February 12, 2025. According to TechSmith, the pricing adjustment is intended to support continued investment in security, quality, support, and product innovation. The company highlighted several newer features, including Smart Redact, Automatic Step Capture, real-time annotation while recording, multitrack video recording, transcript-based video editing, AI background noise removal, and improved tools for editing Zoom recordings. TechSmith also noted that customers on legacy plans are still receiving access to new features and human support while paying significantly below current subscription rates. The company reminded customers that the legacy model is no longer available to new buyers, and that allowing an agreement to lapse would mean moving to current subscription pricing. For customers seeking price stability, TechSmith recommends considering a three-year agreement or site license, which can help avoid annual price increases and reduce renewal-related administration.

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18.5.2026
Quest#s transition to a fixed term licensing model

May 1, Quest will no longer offer perpetual licenses for new transactions. This change supports our continued focus on simplifying portfolio, strengthening customer value, and aligning with industry standards. All Quest products have equivalent term based offerings available to ensure continuity for customers.

11.5.2026
Embarcadero Launches Migration & Upgrade Center for RAD Studio 13.1

Embarcadero has launched its new Migration & Upgrade Center, a resource designed to help developers move from older releases to RAD Studio 13.1. The center offers practical guidance on key upgrade topics, including Unicode migration, third-party component planning, FireDAC, 64-bit development, reporting, and help system updates. It also helps teams plan future application modernization efforts, covering areas such as Windows 11-ready VCL interfaces, REST APIs with RAD Server, WebStencils web delivery, FMX mobile apps, Linux support, Windows on ARM, and AI-assisted development. According to the announcement, the goal is to help developers reduce migration risk, protect existing code investments, and identify new opportunities for their applications. Developers are encouraged to begin with the scenario that best matches their current codebase and follow the recommended upgrade path.

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22.4.2026
Whole Tomato Releases Visual Assist 2026.3 with Expanded Features

Whole Tomato has announced the release of Visual Assist 2026.3, bringing new AI-assisted development capabilities as well as performance, usability and stability improvements for users of the Visual Studio extension.

One of the main additions in Visual Assist 2026.3 is Change Code with AI, a new VA Intelligence feature that allows developers to select code, describe the changes they want in natural language, and review the proposed edits in a diff view before applying them. The feature is designed to support developer workflows while keeping users in control of the final changes.

The update also adds support for .hlsli include files, enabling features such as syntax highlighting, navigation and code completion without additional setup. This is particularly useful for developers working with HLSL shader projects and shared include files.

In addition, the release improves the AI diff view experience, enhances macro expansion performance in Unreal Engine projects, and includes refinements to fuzzy search and general usability. A number of smaller fixes are also included, addressing issues such as memory leaks, search behaviour and crashes in certain Visual Studio configurations.

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9.4.2026
Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition -- Powerful and secure Windows experience on MAC devices

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition/ is the easiest and most powerful solution for running Windows on your Mac. Its powerful performance lets you run any Windows application, including Microsoft Office. The software is deployed with a single license key, has centralized license management, and advanced security features. The Business Edition also includes Parallels Toolbox, which makes it easy to perform dozens of important business tasks on your Mac; you can take screenshots, password protect private files, convert Facebook or YouTube videos, and much more.

Parallels Desktop is optimized for macOS Sierra and supports multiple operating systems, including Windows 11, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, as well as older versions of Windows and Mac OS X. Parallels Desktop Business Edition optimizes storage requirements for cloud services and virtual machine settings, giving you the performance you need for productivity, design, development, or even gaming. The Business Edition also includes premium 24/7 phone and email support.

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8.4.2026
The Digital Security fair in JYväskylä (April 16th, 2026)

Moonsoft is participating in the Digital Security Fair event in Jyväskylä Paviljonki on April 16, 2026.

Welcome to hear more about current information security solutions (stand B-200), which will help you to protect and ensure the continuity of your business.

With us in stand you can meet Invicti staff.

Also welcome to hear Alexander Smethurst's (Invicti) presentation From Findings to Fixes: Scaling APPSEC with ASPM (Stage Kyper, at 11:00).

See You in Jyväskylä!

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7.4.2026
Moonsoft customer magazine - Download and read!

Moonsoft's latest customer magazine has been published. It again contains lot of information about the software solutions and vendors in our portfolio.

Download and read more information via the link!

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7.4.2026
New Graphics Suite 2026 available!

Create beyond limits with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026, packed with new features, content, and enhancements to propel your productivity into hyper speed.

Built to amplify artistry rather than replace it, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026 introduces intelligent tools in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT that accelerate ideation and improve your workflow. AI Generate transforms text descriptions into custom images in seconds, while new AI-powered editing tools, including prompt-based image modification, one-click background removal, and AI object selection and clip masking, deliver professional precision faster than ever.

Beyond AI, experience a refreshed interface, along with significantly improved stability and performance, including app launch times around three times faster or more! Subscribers also benefit from new content and updates to CorelDRAW Web.

See all the new features and compare purchase options via additional information link.

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30.3.2026
Free Upgrade Campaign for progeCAD 2026 Starts April 15, 2026

We are pleased to announce that ProgeSOFT's annual Free Upgrade Campaign for progeCAD Professional English will begin on April 15, 2026.

With the release of progeCAD 2027 Professional English scheduled for May 2026, all new licenses of progeCAD 2026 Professional English, as well as upgrades purchased from April 15, 2026 onward, will be eligible for a free upgrade to progeCAD 2027 Professional English.

As in previous years, the English version will be released first, with versions in other languages to follow gradually at a later stage. Further information regarding the free upgrade campaign for other language versions will be announced separately.

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30.3.2026
Whole Tomato Urges a Practical View of AI in the IDE, Especially for C++

Whole Tomato is taking a measured stance in the AI-for-developers debate. In its March 25, 2026 article, "AI in Your IDE: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and Where C++ Fits In," the company argues that AI tools are genuinely useful, but far from a replacement for engineering judgment.

The article highlights real benefits in areas like boilerplate generation, code explanation, test scaffolding, and documentation. But it pushes back on the more exaggerated promise of "vibecoding" - the idea that developers can simply describe software in plain language while AI handles the rest. Whole Tomato suggests that while this may help with fast prototypes, it becomes much riskier in large, performance-sensitive codebases.

That concern is especially relevant in C++. According to the piece, AI-generated C++ can look correct while still introducing memory issues, race conditions, undefined behavior, or other subtle problems. In systems programming, code that compiles is not necessarily code that is safe, efficient, or production-ready.

Rather than rejecting AI, Whole Tomato argues for a balanced workflow. AI can accelerate routine development tasks, but deterministic tools still matter - particularly in C++, where explainability, consistency, and precision are critical. That framing supports the company’s broader position that traditional code navigation, parsing, and refactoring tools should work alongside AI, not be replaced by it.

The bigger message is that the industry’s view of AI in the IDE is starting to mature. The conversation is shifting away from hype and toward practical use. For C++ developers, Whole Tomato’s point is clear: AI can help, but speed without scrutiny is not a serious engineering strategy.

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27.2.2026
Citrix moves to new cloud-based licensing model

Citrix announced on September 2025 that it will transition from traditional file-based licensing to a new License Activation Service (LAS) solution. All customers using file-based licensing must make this transition by April 15, 2026, after which the old licensing model will no longer work.

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