Download BitWise IM 1.7.1

BitWise Communications yesterday updated BitWise IM to version number 1.7.1. BitWise is a very comprehensive instant messenger and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It has support for the Blowfish encryption algorithm, voice chats with Speex audio compression and so-called whiteboards can be used. It is also possible to organize online conferences and files can be exchanged via the Direct Connect protocol. The program is released under a slew of terms and conditions this page easy to read. New in this release is that the Mac version is now a universal binary, the wxWidgets have been updated and various bug fixes have been implemented. The full changelog looks like this:

Changes in version 1.7.1

• Voice chat ringing sound will now play every 8 seconds (like a phone rings repeatedly).
• Tooltip on contact list groups show how many contacts are online in that group.
• Allows simultaneous login into two different Professional Networks with the same username.
• Fix auto-login for BitWise Professional users (any Network ID > 0).
• Setup window and conference invitation window take keyboard focus when opened.
• Don’t process additional /me’s after the first one.
• Fix auto-receive when a directory already exists with the name of the file being received.
• Various wording tweaks and modifications to make the interface more friendly and/or consistent.
• Updated Speex to version 1.0.5 from version 1.0.4 on all platforms.
• Updated Expat to version 2.0.0 from 1.95.8 on Windows and Mac (Linux uses system Expat).
• Updated wxWidgets to version 2.6.3 from 2.6.2 on Windows and Linux, to version 2.7.x on Mac.
• Windows: Fixed first letter typed in a new message window from being in the default Windows font.
• Windows: The setting for BitWise to control a dial-up connection is now disabled by default.
• Mac: First version to natively support both Intel and PPC processors with a universal binary.
• Mac: Contact list can be opened using Command 1, or 2, 3, 4, etc with multiple logins.
• Mac: Read-only single-line text controls can now be highlighted and can have text copied from them.
• Mac: Message boxes now use OS X alert icons rather than the BitWise lightbulb.

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