IView recently received an update to version 3.1 News just released states the company has been purchased by Microsoft.

Yan Calotychos, founder of iView Multimedia has posted details on their website and mentions that "In my view, this Microsoft acquisition affords us an unprecedented opportunity to be even more responsive to a thriving market and ensure that iView MediaPro continues to perform to its full potential. Our engineering and marketing team here at iView are energized and excited to be joining the Microsoft team, and I personally will continue to be involved in the evolution of the product for years to come." Super.

He continues "What this acquisition will mean for you, our customers, is that together we face a bigger and brighter future in managing your creative workflow. The product that was born on the Mac will remain on the Mac as well as on the Windows operating system. All iView products will continue to be sold on the iView website and through our partners and channel. Bottom line: You all can continue to use and buy iView products knowing that they will be fully supported as Microsoft evolves the products in the future on both the Windows and Mac platforms."

Which is nice to know but some voices are wondering if the MAC version will fade away under pressure from Adobe's Lightroom.  The name will obviously change - can't have Microsoft managing an 'i' project now!