4Home Gets Warped!ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1995--4Home Productions, a Division of Computer Associates International, Inc., announced today that it will release five versions of the company's lifestyle software titles for IBM's OS/2 Warp The client version of the OS/2 operating system. It includes peer-to-peer networking, fax and communications programs, multimedia viewing and editing applications and IBM Works (word processing, spreadsheet, database and other office tools). Introduced in late 1994 as Version 3. . These are the first 4Home titles designed to take advantage of OS/2 Warp and adds to the growing list of software programs supporting this operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . The 4Home Productions' titles that will be implemented for OS/2 Warp include: o Kiplinger's Simply Money, an easy-to-use personal finance software program that increases personal productivity and features in-depth financial advice from the Kiplinger organization, a highly respected advisor in personal finance. o Simply Tax, a feature-rich tax preparation software program that includes tax tips from The Ernst & Young Tax-Saving Strategies Guide 1995, a John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
o Simply Vacation, two new multimedia CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles that allow users to plan custom vacations. The title has editions that cover Hawaii and the Caribbean islands. o Simply House, a how-to multimedia CD-ROM title featuring expert home improvement advice from The Stanley Complete Step-by-Step Book of Home Repair and Improvement. o Parents magazine's Simply Kids, an electronic scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. and child development reference tool designed to help parents follow and record the stages of their children's lives in an innovative and fun format. It features expert advice from Parents magazine. "We are pleased that 4Home has chosen to develop these titles for OS/2," said James J. Gant, IBM's vice president for Solution Developer Operations. "4Home's lifestyle software products are a fine addition to the growing number of OS/2 entertainment, productivity and home business titles. Customers will derive real value from having titles like Simply Tax and Kiplinger's Simply Money on the OS/2 Warp platform." "By making our titles available for the OS/2 Warp platform, we are providing an additional option for our customers," said George Kafkarkou, general manager of 4Home Productions. "We are confident that OS/2 Warp customers will find that the 4Home titles offer the productivity and entertainment value that they seek." OS/2 Warp is the third generation of IBM's award-winning 32-bit operating system. Introduced in October 1994, OS/2 Warp has shipped more than a million copies worldwide in its first three months of release. It features impressive new usability features, slimmed-down memory requirements and comes with a BonusPak of more than a dozen exploitive OS/2 applications, including easy access to the Internet and CompuServe. 4Home Productions, headquartered in Islandia, New York Islandia is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,057 at the 2000 census. The Village of Islandia is in the northern part of the Town of Islip. , is a publisher of lifestyle software products designed to enhance personal productivity. 4Home Productions is a Division of Computer Associates International, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), a multi-billion dollar software company serving most of the world's major business, government, research and educational associations. For more information on 4Home Productions and/or any of their products, please contact 4Home Productions at 1-800-773-5445. CONTACT: Connors Communications 4Home Productions Meredith Mansfield Amy Lyon Noun 1. Amy Lyon - English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) Lady Emma Hamilton, Hamilton Samantha Rubin (516) 342-4203 (212) 995-2200 Internet: 534-7580 @ mcimail.com IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation John Crowe (512) 823-1717 |
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