ACD Systems Announces ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 Imaging Software Package Offers Three Software Products for Viewing, Managing, Editing, Printing, Presenting and Sharing Digital Photos and Images ACD Systems Incorporated in 1989, ACD Systems Ltd. evolved into a software developer for the nascent CD-ROM cataloguing industry. It was realized that a key technological advantage could be found if ACD provided the fastest software JPEG decoder on the market. International Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ), the digital imaging company, announced that the latest version of its powerful software package, ACDSee(TM) 5.0 PowerPack hits desktops today. ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack combines the power of three of ACD's most popular products in one easy-to-use bundle to meet the imaging requirements of photo hobbyists, amateur photographers and professionals alike. ACDSee(TM) 5.0 - the new version of ACD's award-winning image management software is even faster than before and includes new features to make it even easier to locate and manage photos efficiently: -- Group images, audio and video in Categories - The ability to group images and multimedia files in multiple categories enables users to organize and locate pictures, audio and video quickly while saving disk space. -- Calendar view - New calendar feature enables users to easily find photos taken on specified days, months or years. -- Interface customization - ACDSee 5.0 features include customizable toolbars and window layouts that enable users to set the interface to meet their individual requirements. In addition, ACDSee 5.0 gives users the power to view over 50 multimedia formats and browse through entire CD image collections without switching discs. ACDSee 5.0 makes it fast and easy to acquire, manage, view, organize, print and share digital images and photos. ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. FotoCanvas(TM) 2.0 - provides the user with easy-to-learn tools to quickly optimize, edit and add creative touches to images and photos. Over 25 new filters have been added to ACD FotoCanvas including unsharp mask, bulge and shrink, ripple, solarize so·lar·ize v. so·lar·ized, so·lar·iz·ing, so·lar·iz·es v.tr. To affect by exposing to the sun's rays. v.intr. To be overexposed. Used of photographic film. , add noise and sepia SEPIA - Standard ECRC Prolog Integrating Applications. Prolog with many extensions including attributed variables ("metaterms") and declarative coroutining. "SEPIA", Micha Meier <micha@ecrc.de> et al, TR-LP-36 ECRC, March 1988. Version 3.1 available for Suns and VAX. . Other popular features included in ACD FotoCanvas include red-eye reduction, lighting correction, sharpen edges, adjust picture angle, auto-levels, contrast and brightness, the ability to add text and edit and preserve multipage TIFF files. ACD FotoAngelo 2.0 - all new interface layout makes it even easier to combine images, audio, text and color to create multimedia photo shows and screensavers for presenting and sharing. With ACD FotoAngelo 2.0, users can now add text watermarks to their presentation. Other features of this popular program include the ability to choose from over 20 transition effects, add one or more music or audio files, set background colors, add title slides and share presentations as executable files. The release of ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack marks ACD Systems' continued advancement of products and solutions for the rapidly changing digital imaging market. As a proven leader for over nine years, ACD continues to bring to market new software products with features and capabilities that meet the growing needs of a wide variety of users from novices to digital imaging professionals. By creating products that effectively automate image management tasks, streamline workflows and reduce the time and cost of image management activities, ACD Systems continues to differentiate its products from other digital imaging software on the market. Chair & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ACD Systems, Doug Vandekerkhove said, "As the industry continues to expand at a rapid rate and users accumulate an increasing number of digital images from a variety of sources including digital cameras, scanners and the Internet, ACD continues to advance its offering and remains at the forefront in our ability to provide users with the flexible and robust image management solutions they require." The release of ACDSee 5.0 and ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack follows last year's successful ACDSee 4.0 PowerPack launch that resulted in record breaking sales revenues, product downloads and several prestigious industry awards. Both ACDSee 4.0 and ACD FotoCanvas were named as Editor's Choice by American Photo magazine, while ACDSee 4.0 also won awards from several other prestigious industry publications including PC Photo, PC Magazine and PEI magazine. The launch of ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack coincides with the October 1st launch of ACDSee 5.0. Preceding their release, both products were premiered and very well received by customers, press and corporate partners at two industry events: Photokina, the world's leading tradeshow for the photography and imaging industries, in Cologne, Germany, and at the fall RetailVision show 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. . Price and Availability ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack will be available through ACD Systems' global distribution network as well as in retail stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. It is now available through the company's Web site at www.ACDSYSTEMS.com for $79.95USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. or EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 79.99 Euros. Volume licensing for ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack is available and special pricing is offered for five and ten user licenses. Owners of ACDSee 4.0 PowerPack can upgrade to ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack for $39.95 USD or EUR 39.99 Euros. ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack is currently available in English; other languages and localized upgrade pricing will be available before year-end. Recommended system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for ACDSee 5.0 PowerPack include: Pentium processor or above, with Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 98, ME, NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, 2000, XP; 64 MB RAM, 60 MB free disk space; 256-color or higher display adapter The plug-in card (AGP, PCI or PCI Express) in a desktop computer that creates the electronic signals required by the monitor. It determines the maximum resolution, refresh rate and number of colors that can be displayed, which the monitor must also be able to support. ; and Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 4.0.2 or later. About ACD Systems International Inc. Headquartered in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography since 1993, ACD Systems International (TSX:ASA) is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software. ACD has penetrated the global marketplace through advanced Internet distribution and strategic partnerships with manufacturers and developers. ACD has millions of consumer users and over 33,000 corporate customers including many Fortune 500 companies. The company has a history of solid revenue growth. For further details, please visit us at our corporate web site: www.ACDSYSTEMS.com. THIS NEWS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BASED ON THE ESTIMATES AND OPINIONS OF MANAGEMENT AT THE DATE THE STATEMENTS WERE MADE AND THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IF CONDITIONS OR OPINIONS SHOULD CHANGE. |
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