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Redbug Technologies has released Mapwing Creator 1.0. The $39 shareware application turns digital photos into Flash-powered virtual tours. Redbug has also updated Mapwing Creator Pro to version 1.6, adding Universal Binary support and several new features. To learn more about Mapwing, visit
http://www.redbugtech.com/mapwing.php .

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Mapwing makes it easy for anyone to build, share, and explore virtual reality tours. Created from digital photos, Mapwing virtual tours include interactive maps and photographs, comments, and hotspots. Best of all, Mapwing tours require absolutely no image stitching. Finished tours can be saved to several formats, including Adobe's Flash, and shared cross-platform via the Web, disc, or email. Click to view sample tours, including one of Apple's campus

Set a new standard for creating virtual tours.

Affordable and easy-to-use, it turns digital photos into virtual tours that contain up to 20 location points and can be shared with friends, family, or on the Web. Mapwing Creator is available as a free download and can be registered for $39. It requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and is a Universal Binary.

Mapwing Creator Pro 1.6 is the professional's choice for creating virtual tours. Now with Universal Binary support, it can create high-resolution virtual tours that contain up to 1000 location points. Version 1.6 also adds the ability to brand tours, place tour-linking hotspots, and export Flash tours that run locally or server-side. Tours can be easily integrated with existing Web content or distributed on CD. Mapwing Creator Pro retails for $295 and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher.

Redbug Technologies is a software development company based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The company was formed in 2004 and is presently focused on building easy-to-use virtual tour software.