news 28 Posted December 10, 2008 Karelia Announces Sandvox 1.5.3 and "Santavox" Holiday Savings - Published on 12/10/08 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Karelia Software has released version 1.5.3 of Sandvox, its award-winning website creation software for Mac OS X, and is offering holiday savings on both the Regular and Pro Editions of Sandvox. Version 1.5.3 is a maintenance release that includes important updates and fixes, including including better support for animated GIF images and loading of third-party plugins. Between December 10th and 24th, Karelia Software is offering 20% off purchases by using the coupon code SANTAVOX. Alameda, California - Karelia Software has released version 1.5.3 of Sandvox ®, its award-winning website creation software for Mac OS X, and is offering holiday savings on both the Regular and Pro Editions of Sandvox. Version 1.5.3 is a maintenance release that includes important updates and fixes, including including better support for animated GIF images and loading of third-party plugins. This new version is compatible with the recently released version (1.5) of the Sandvox Developers' Kit. To take advantage of new plugins from Karelia and third parties, Karelia is urging all current users to update, and is inviting others to jump in the Sandvox and give it a try. Sandvox 1.5.3 is available for downloading on a trial basis and for purchase in both Regular and Pro editions from Karelia's website. Single-user licenses are regularly US$49.00 and US$79.00 respectively, but between December 10th and 24th, Karelia Software is offering 20% off purchases. Using the coupon code SANTAVOX, Karelia's online store will generate the discount, which also applies to gift purchases. Sandvox 1.5 comes bundled with 50 designs, and additional designs are available free to those who sign up for Karelia's email list. Other quality designs are available from Blueball Designs and Sandvox Web Designs, with more third-party designs available soon. A Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel architectures, Sandvox 1.5.3 requires Mac OS X "Tiger" version 10.4.11, or "Leopard" version 10.5 and above, and is available in English, French, Danish, German, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. More information about Sandvox is available at Karelia's website (created with Sandvox, of course). Review copies for traditional and online media are available. Please direct requests to our media matters address and include your name along with your publication's or podcast's name and/or URL and any information about particular features or needs of special interest to your readership or audience. Karelia Website: http://www.karelia.com/ Sandvox 1.5.3: http://www.sandvox.com/ Download Sandvox: http://www.karelia.com/sandvox/?download=Sandvox Purchase Sandvox: https://ssl.karelia.com/buy_now/ Biueball Design: http://www.sandvoxdesigns.blueballdesign.com/ Sandvox Web Designs: http://www.sandvoxwebdesigns.com/ Karelia Software, founded in 2001, is a California-based developer of Macintosh software, including the Apple Design Award-winning applications Watson and Sandvox. Its products are designed to appeal to Mac users who seek simple yet powerful software for home and business. ### Dan Wood President, Karelia Software prez ( -at -) karelia.com Dan Wood Media Matters mediamatters ( -at -) karelia.com ******* Share this post Link to post