AddressGrabber Software Offers ``Smart'' Way To Capture, Transfer Addresses From Any Program Without Retyping.SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1999-- Utility From ProdEx Technologies Quickly Transfers Addresses By Field With Just A Mouse Click ProdEx Technologies Inc. Wednesday unveiled AddressGrabber, a software utility that allows PC users to easily capture addresses from anywhere in their system -- e-mail, Web sites, word processors, spreadsheets, databases, PDAs, digital phonebooks, etc. -- and "intelligently" transfer them to another program with just one mouse click. AddressGrabber eliminates re-typing addresses that already exist in the user's computer by "intelligently" performing field-to-field transfers. The program automatically captures the name, company, title, full street address, phone, fax, e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address , and other necessary information from the PCs screen with one mouse click; then transfers them into the corresponding fields of the application, database or address book represented by the icon on AddressGrabber's "floating application iconbar." "No other application provides users with the ability to import addresses from text documents or provides an instant one-record transfer," said Chandra Bodapati, president of ProdEx Technologies. "Most applications provide a multi-step import/export feature for moving addresses, but they are cumbersome, and very few, if any, allow the user to transfer addresses from various sources automatically without retyping them. "With the exchange of addresses via e-mail and Web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. on the rise, we feel the one-click address transfer will be an invaluable corporate tool," stated Bodapati. In addition to its ability to print envelopes and Avery mailing labels, AddressGrabber can provide multiple return addresses, choosing the appropriate one at the time of printing. With one mouse click, it can also automatically dial the telephone number of any contact using MS Dialer. AddressGrabber automatically senses which program is currently selected on the user's desktop and displays its name in the source window of the floating iconbar. When users are ready to transfer the current selected address, they simply click the corresponding program icon on the iconbar and the address is transferred. The iconbar is easily customized by adding and removing icons as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , making the iconbar smaller, moving it on the screen or hiding it within the taskbar An on-screen toolbar that displays the active applications (tasks). Clicking on a taskbar button restores the application to its previous appearance. Windows 95 popularized this feature. See Win Taskbar. tray icon. The software also is designed to support future applications. "To ensure compatibility with new programs, the user simply adds the associated ProdEx Runtime Driver (.PRD PRD progressive retinal degeneration. ) file to the AddressGrabber folder In a graphical user interface (GUI), a simulated file folder that holds data, applications and other folders. Folders were introduced on the Xerox Star, then popularized on the Macintosh and later adapted to Windows and Unix. In Unix and Linux, as well as DOS and Windows 3. , much the same way software applications currently support newer printers by adding compatible drivers," stated Bodapati. AddressGrabber supports more than 30 applications including: ACT!, GoldMine, Maximizer, Outlook, Lotus Organizer, Eudora Pro, financial accounting applications such as QuickBooks, shipping applications such as FedEx and UPS Ship, MS Word, Excel and Dialer, WinFax, WordPerfect, cc:Mail, vCard, Janna, CardScan, 88 Million/CD USA, MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. address books, Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Available immediately, AddressGrabber is sold in three versions. The economical $29.95 version allows addresses to be captured from any text document and transferred into one other user configurable address book program. The Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. package for $49.95 supports address transfers to and from multiple applications and address books. The full-featured AddressGrabber Business is priced at $89.95, and includes additional support for QuickBooks, and FedEx and UPS Ship applications. About ProdEx Technology Inc. ProdEx is a leading software developer specializing in PC software products. The company, with offices in the Silicon Valley and India, has headquarters in Saratoga. Telephone: 408/872-3100; Fax: 408/872-3109; Web site: www.prodexusa.com. |
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