Tuxera NTFS for Mac With 64-Bit Support

Tuxera Inc., provider of Windows-compatible file systems for Linux, Android, Mac and other platforms, announced a new version of its Tuxera NTFS for Mac loaded with 64-bit support, extended attributes, and other improvements.

                          After installation, Tuxera NTFS becomes
                              visible in Mac System Preferences

Apple’s latest Mac Pro computers, released in mid-August, are the first to have Snow Leopard operating system installed in 64-bit kernel mode. Tuxera follows Apple’s direction with the revamped NTFS file system application that is guaranteed to work with future Macs.

Tuxera NTFS for Mac allows Apple Macintosh users to read and write in Windows-format. The software has become popular among consumers who migrate from Windows to Mac, and wish to fully use their Windows-formatted hard drives and memory sticks with the new system. Designers running Mac use the software to prepare customer deliveries. Tuxera NTFS for Mac is also widely used in media production companies and universities with heterogeneous computing environments that include both Windows and Mac computers. The software is compatible with virtualization and encryption solutions including Parallels Desktop, VmWare Fusion and TrueCrypt.

"This is a major upgrade for Tuxera NTFS for Mac. We have worked hard to rebuild ‘under the hood’ functionality to be fully compatible with 64-bit and are pleased with the performance throughput," stated Mikko Välimäki, Tuxera CEO. "There are also several other improvements ranging from a simpler installation process to new features only available from Tuxera such as full support for extended attributes. We remain fully committed to providing Mac users the best-of-class file system compatibility to the Windows world."

Apple has introduced 64-bit mode in Snow Leopard. 64-bit support speeds up the operating system and removes barriers for maximum physical memory. Tuxera NTFS for Mac now joins other system applications that can take advantage of the future of high-performance computing.

The new Tuxera NTFS for Mac version 2010.10 can be downloaded on the company’s web site. An update is free-of-charge to previously registered customers.