CodeWeavers Releases CrossOver 8.0

New edition features support for Internet Explorer 7, Quicken 2009 and
performance upgrades for Microsoft Office 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
CodeWeavers, Inc., a leading developer of software products that transform Mac
OS X and Linux into Windows-compatible operating systems, today announced the
release of CrossOver Mac 8.0 and CrossOver Linux 8.0, both available for
purchase immediately.

Both versions of CrossOver 8.0 will include support for Internet Explorer 7,
Quicken 2009 and performance upgrades for Microsoft Office 2007, particularly
Outlook.

"Delivering Mac and Linux users support for Internet Explorer 7 and Quicken 2009
is a major development for CodeWeavers," said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers` chief
executive officer. "Along with adding support for these applications, CrossOver
8.0 contains significant performance upgrades for Microsoft Office 2007, most
notably Outlook. For instance, you can now install Service Pack 1, and users
that have very large offline data files will see noticeable speed increases."

Another major benefit of CrossOver 8.0 is that recent Wine Project developments
have resulted in support for a myriad of new applications. "Wine is one of those
technologies that improves in little ways all the time," said White. "Since we
released our 7.0 version last year, a lot of those incremental improvements have
helped many more unsupported applications just `magically` start working. We get
comments from users all the time on software we`ve never heard of that `Hey,
this application runs great now!` More users will see that phenomena happening
in 8.0 because Wine has improved so much in the past year or so."

Pricing and Availability
CrossOver Mac Standard is priced at $39.95, and is a download-only product.
CrossOver Mac Pro is priced at $69.95, and can be delivered with an optional CD.
CrossOver Linux Standard and Pro mirrors that pricing. The Professional version
comes with 12 months of support and upgrades (as opposed to 6 months for
Standard), and also includes a complimentary copy of CrossOver Games,
CodeWeavers Windows games compatibility product. All CrossOver products are
significantly less expensive than the cost of a Windows license, allowing
CodeWeavers users to economically and legally eliminate the need for Windows.

The updated versions of CrossOver for Mac and Linux are available online at
www.codeweavers.com and in many retail outlets in North America, via
distribution through Navarre, Atlantia and others.

About CodeWeavers

Founded in 1996 as a general software consultancy, CodeWeavers today focuses on
the development of Wine: the core technology found in all of its CrossOver
products. The company`s goal is to bring expanded market opportunities for
Windows software developers by making it easier, faster, and more painless to
port Windows software to Mac OS X and Linux. CodeWeavers is recognized as a
leader in open-source Windows porting technology, and maintains development
offices in Minnesota, the UK, and elsewhere around the world. The company is
privately held. For more information about CodeWeavers, log on to
www.codeweavers.com.

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