St Paul, Minnesota-based CodeWeavers is the company behind CrossOver Office, an implementation of the open source Wine Project that enables applications developed for Windows to run on Linux and Unix.
Although Apple’s Mac OS X is based on BSD Unix, the company’s reliance on IBM Corp’s PowerPC processors made it difficult for CodeWeavers to support the platform, with CrossOver needing Intel processors for optimal operation, according to the company.
Following the announcement from Apple chief executive, Steve Jobs, earlier this month that the company will be moving to Intel processors for the Macs starting in mid-2006, CodeWeavers has now announced plans to support Mac OS.
As well as enabling individual users to run applications developed for Windows via CrossOver Office, the company will also license the CrossOver technology to ISVs and software developers to enable Mac support, as well as providing application porting services.
Applications currently supported by CodeWeavers for use on Linux via CrossOver Office include Microsoft’s Office suite, Access, Project, and Visio applications, Adobe’s Photoshop and FrameMaker, IBM’s Lotus Notes, Intuit’s Quicken, and Apple’s iTunes.
