New & Noteworthy: New VP Developer Relations; QuickTime 5 downloads exceed 1.5 million; more

New Apple vice president of Developer Relations Ron Okamoto, previously vice president of Product Management and Marketing for graphics products at Adobe Systems, has joined Apple in the crucial position of vice president of Developer Relations. Prior to joining Adobe, Mr. Okamoto was director of Product Marketing at Macromedia, Inc.

QuickTime downloads exceed 1.5 million first week Apple has announced QuickTime 5 was downloaded more than 1.5 million time in the first few days it was available. Also check out this MacFixIt Forums QuickTopic (QuickTime 5.0.1).

iMap 1.0 is designed for mapping large amounts of latitude / longitude data. iMap works with different kinds of picture maps (TIFF, JPEG, PICT, GIF or PNG), ensuring appealing and information-rich maps. The program is supplied with a number of ready-to-use maps.

HP Wireless Print Server WP100 Hewlett Packard has announced a new wireless print server to allow users to share a printer via AirPort. The new IEEE 802.11b-compliant device can be located anywhere within 100 feet of a Mac and can be accessed by multiple users. It is compatible with network-capable HP inkjet printers, including the HP Deskjet 900 and HP Deskjet 895C and will be available via the AppleStore for about $299.

DVIator for ADC DVIator connects Apple's latest flat-panel displays to any computer with a compatible DVI video signal. It combines a DVI video, USB and external power to drive Apple's ADC 15" and 22" displays.

Kodak buys Ofoto Kodak has announced that they have purchased Web-based photo sharing and processing service Ofoto.com for an undisclosed sum.