, the newest update to Synium Software's genealogy program, was released on Friday. The application now features an overhauled Virtual Tree, allowing users to navigate a three-dimensional map of their family data. In addition, version 5.6 has extended and improved its media management capabilities; for example you can select people in family pictures and assign them to people in your database. The program also now features enhanced bookmarks and the ability to edit images within the program.

MacFamilyTree 5.6 requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later, Safari 3.0 or newer, and a Mac with an ATI Radeon 7500, Intel GMA 950, NVidia GeForce 4 MX or better graphics chipset. Version 5.6 is a free update to existing customers of MacFamilyTree 5; a new license costs $50.--