Software Developers Contribute To Japan's Relief Fund

In the wake of several natural disasters that have ravaged Japan, including an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear exposure, top software developers are sending money into the country for relief and charity work. Apple-oriented software developers have initiated the first step in making donations of money and services to help victims of the quake and their families.

A company called Panic which makes Mac applications like Transmit 4 will be using all of its sales profits on March 17-18 for relief work in Japan. Another firm located in California, SmartToam will offer VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Chat time via the iPhone to make calls to Japan for free. The offer stands until the end of March.