Reader Mail and Rumor Report-January 11, 2005:
Today's reader mail and rumors-confirmation of the long awaited Babya accounting package, we update the previous Babya Photo Workshop 7.5 and Babya Presenter rumors.
Babya Accounting software:
Last month we noted that a Babya accounting package was being developed. Now we can reveal that it'll be known as Babya bAccounting and is due to be released later this week-at the Babya Expo.
Additionally, there will be a version for specific business types (trye retailers, libraries).
Babya Photo Workshop 7.5:
Also, in the Dec. 21 rumor report, we reported that a new edition of Babya Photo Workshop was on the way. We can confirm that the new version-7.5 , is .based on Paint.NET, supports image layers (like in Photoshop and other image editors), includes several new paint tools, Tablet PC supporr and is likely to be announced at the Babya Expo, for a possible late January or early February release..
Babya Presenter:
We originally said in December that the next version was to be version 2.0, but it is now most likely to be version 1.1 with several improv ements-notably a new title creator (so you can create text based slide images for use with Babya Presenter. When will it be released is uncertain currently-one source said it'd won't debut at this month's expo, but in early February.