ABILITY USA DEBUTS LOW-COST OFFICE SUITE FOR BIZ/HOME.Ability USA, Raleigh, N.C. has debuted a new version of office suite software targeting home users, corporate users, educational institutions and resellers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Compatible with and comparable to Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , this low- cost software features all the functionality of traditional office suite software packages at a fraction of the cost. It is now available for purchase in three different suites: Ability Office Business, Ability Office Home, and Ability Graphics. The immediate savings when using this suite are substantial. Any educational or corporate institution that has thousands of licenses will see a reduction of the annual Microsoft fee by 80%. Home users will save up to 70% on in-store Microsoft products. Dr. Hugo Uyttenhove, Executive Director of Ability USA, said, ?The current economic conditions warrant this level of pricing and functionality. Our office suite offers, unlike free software, ad-free applications and full support. Most organizations will be able to replace up to 80% of their Microsoft licenses with our Business version. Ability Office, already an award-winning solution popular with both small business and home users worldwide, is well known for its ease-of-use and intuitive interface. The new Ability Office Suite version embraces a new level of functionality with updates including fresh icons, toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the styles and task panes in keeping with the Vista 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. . It maintains a small footprint once installed, meaning its consumption of system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. is light, when compared to traditional resource-heavy solutions. It installs on all MS operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for desktops. The application modules in Ability Office are transparent in use with Microsoft Office file extensions. This allows for reading .doc files (DOCument file) A file created in a version of Microsoft's word processing application prior to Microsoft Office 2007. Doc files use a .DOC extension and differ from text files (. , for instance, and saving them back as .doc files using Ability?s Write module. Since the layout is similar to that of Microsoft Office modules, the learning curve is very short. The graphics module goes further than just Microsoft's Paint, as it is similar to Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. . Ability Office offers independent resellers a great revenue-earning opportunity with great margins. Ability USA is marking the launch of the brand into the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market with the offer of an "Ability USA Starter Pack A starter pack (or starter deck) is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to serve as the beginning of a collection, in collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames. Starter packs usually contain a fairly large number of items. " to independent resellers. This delivers over $520 worth of product for just $200 and includes two copies of each of the suites plus 2 copies of the Ability Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. Solution. At Ability USA we fully acknowledge the importance of the independent reseller as a trusted advisor on all IT matters to individuals and small businesses. Ability USA has an established route to market through mainstream IT distribution, and the range will be widely available to independent computer retailers, online e-tailers and in computer outlets. All products sold in the US are supported in the form of free lifetime technical assistance for both resellers and end-users, and a dedicated informative website. For more information, visit http://www.ASIability.us. About Ability USA Ability USA is an IT-Sentry, Inc. company, located in Raleigh, NC. It has been promoting the Ability line of products since 2006. It is the country partner for Ability Software International, a UK based company that has developed and maintained Ability Office products since 1994. Ability USA offers free email support to the channel and end-users. For further information, contact Dr. Hugo Uyttenhove at 888/487-3687, ext. 111. Evaluation of Product: Free evaluation software is available immediately via download at: http://www.asiability.us/webpage.aspx?p=114. Ability Office Version 5 Well known for its ease-of-use, intuitive interface and file format compatibility with the market leader, Version 5 embraces a new level of functionality with updates including fresh icons, toolbar styles and task panes in keeping with the Vista operating system. Ability Office Version 5 maintains a small footprint once installed, meaning its consumption of system resources is light, when compared to traditional resource-heavy solutions. It is available in three different suites: Ability Office Business Like all the Ability Office suites, the Business Edition is fully Vista compatible and will also run on Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. systems. This powerful solution, retailing at $89.95, has a familiar look and feel, traditional menus and toolbar options, so it can be adopted easily, requiring almost nothing in the way of employee retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train . Ability Office Business delivers feature-rich word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and , spreadsheet, presentation, database and image/photo editing, together with vector line drawing and image organizing applications. Compatible with MS *.doc, *.xls, *.ppt ppt abbr. 1. parts per thousand 2. parts per trillion , *.mdb, Adobe PhotoShop *.psd and a whole host of other graphics formats, the Business Edition can be purchased either as an independent solution or even more cost effectively under a site license. Ability Office Home Equally as easy to use, this application is ideal for those working from home, domestic users, students and schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school . At $69.95, it delivers full office suite functionality, enabling users to prepare correspondence, file documents, keep budgets and create presentations, while at the same time offering great tools for editing and organizing digital photos and all other major graphics file formats. The Home version offers exactly the same applications as the Business version, the only exception being that it does not include a database tool. Ability Graphics, Photos & Presentations All areas of creativity are catered for in this digital creative suite. Compatible with MS Powerpoint and Adobe PhotoShop, this tool allows users to store and edit digital images in all major graphics file formats, as well as publish them to the Web, use a wide variety of tools for painting and drawing and create colorful *.ppt-compatible presentations and slideshows. As with all other variants detailed above, Ability Graphics allows the user to create PDF's from within any relevant application at the click of a button. This product retails for $49.95. Ability Internet Security A fully integrated security suite based on award-winning technology, this solution delivers maximum protection against viruses, spyware, hackers and other Internet threats. It will detect and eliminate all malware, stop anyone from looking at and extracting personal data, block annoying junk email and allow unsuitable content to be restricted. Moreover, with today's astronomical rise in cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. crime, a special emphasis has been placed on protecting users against online fraud. Ability Internet Security also features a system tune-up utility together with back-up and restore functionality and a free 2GB of online storage space to ensure users? most essential data need never be lost. The price for this proven solution is $69.95. For more information, call 888/487-3687, ext. 112 or visit http://www.ability-usa.com |
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