Yes, I agree (and had noticed the same author for both - it wouldn't suprise me if the code was obtained, repackaged as Artio and sold on) and suspect this is the reason behind Artio not offering any real support for the extensions they sell.
My client has decided to abandon Artio for that very reason, and I certainly won't be recommending them to any others given the many other issues I've reported and had virtually zero in the way of positive support. Given that this renders an iJoomla site completely unusable, the response has been absolutely awful (basically it's your problem, sort it out yourself)
Ruth