Download Pooch 1.7

Pooch makes it possible to link several Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X machines together to run parallel tasks. This can significantly reduce the time required to complete the entire task. For more information, we refer you to this page and for a demonstration there are on this page watch some videos. The program has been given a new look by the developers that has been given 1.7 as the version number. The announcement looks like this:

Version 1.7 of Pooch and Pooch Pro ships today as a Universal Application! The new Pooch becomes the first and only clustering solution to launch Universal Applications in parallel. This version’s new features include:

• Universal Binary for running on mixed clusters of Intel and PowerPC Macs
  • manages both types of nodes, making all cluster data available
  • launches Universal binaries, enabling cross-processor clustering; Pooch is the first and only clustering solution to launch Universal Binaries in parallel
• Remote job, file, and folder retrieval support, even through proxy nodes
• New Job file format support, including saving and loading job data
  • save commonly used jobs, file and node combinations, to disk
  • supports standard file dialog and reminder sheets
• Head node setting to access and control clusters with Linux-style topologies
  • accesses nodes behind a head node acting as a firewall and NAT router
  • coordinates Pooch features to launch jobs via the head node
• Enhancements to the AppleEvent interface for job and user data
• Automatic detection and retry of preferred IP address of remote nodes
• Pooch Pro automatic user login using Keychain services
• Other features, enhancements, bug fixes, and updates
• Two new dashboard widgets for scanning nodes and scanning jobs on the cluster
• Other feature enhancements, bug fixes, and adaptations to changes in OS X

More in the press release while full details are in the updated Pooch Manual.