Adobe Systems Ships PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95; Major Upgrade Adds Features for Professional Publishing and On-line Delivery.Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced the availability of Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for Microsoft Windows 95, a major upgrade to the world's leading professional page composition software. In addition to offering more than 50 new features, Adobe PageMaker 6.0 is the first professional page layout program A desktop publishing program such as Corel Ventura and QuarkXPress. The capabilities of such a program go well beyond word processing and include such features as color control, precision typography, the layout of text and columns and the addition of rules and borders. See desktop publishing. designed specifically for Windows 95, upholding Adobe Systems' commitment to deliver a Windows 95 logo compliant version of PageMaker within 90 days of the release of the new operating system. Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95 is available immediately from Adobe Authorized Resellers at a suggested retail price of $895. New Professional Publishing Features Adobe PageMaker 6.0 software offers a wide range of new color publishing features including support for the Kodak Precision Color Management System Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a and high-fidelity color as well as complete Photo CD support. Page layout enhancements include multiple master pages, grouping and ungrouping, position locking and unlocking of objects, object masking and a new table application. Integrated automatic trapping, reader's spreads and a print fit view are among the new printing and prepress features. On-line Publishing Capabilities PageMaker 6.0's new Create Adobe PDF feature allows users to save publications in the Adobe Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF) which can be viewed, shared and printed across Windows, Macintosh, DOS and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. In addition, PageMaker 6.0 can convert publications into Hypertext Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. ) format for distribution on the World Wide Web. The new PageMaker program also emphasizes integration with other Adobe products PageMaker 6.0 features hot links to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, and users can run Photoshop special effects plug-ins directly within PageMaker. PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95 also comes with a Deluxe 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). that contains free software including the Adobe Acrobat Distiller Personal Edition, the Acrobat Reader and Photoshop LE for Windows. In addition, users can unlock 220 free typefaces on the Adobe Type On Call 4.0 CD included with PageMaker 6.0. "For professional page composition in Windows 95, nothing comes close to Adobe PageMaker 6.0. Its performance is awesome -- like working in real time -- and the color processing is excellent," said Lee Wojnar, founder of Philadelphia-based Wojnar Photography Inc. "The biggest benefit of all is that PageMaker 6.0 works so well with Adobe's other applications, providing all the tools for digital publishing." New Windows 95 Features A true 32-bit application, Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95 boosts performance in key areas such as the Graphics Device Interface See GDI. , which accelerates printing, drawing operations and rasterization of fonts. In addition, 32-bit I/O and device drivers enhance performance in networking and file transfer, which benefits PageMaker users who share large files in workgroup settings. PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95 also takes advantage of the new Windows 95 user interface enhancements, such as common dialog boxes. An OLE 2.0 client, PageMaker 6.0 allows users to drag objects directly into the PageMaker program from OLE 2.0 server applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel. As a Windows 95 logo-compliant release, PageMaker 6.0 also meets Microsoft's requirements for use of long filenames, support for universal naming convention See UNC. pathnames, simple mail enable (MAPI) capabilities and Windows NT compatibility. To ensure compatibility for users of Windows 3.1, PageMaker 6.0 includes Win 32s dynamic linking libraries, which enable users of 16-bit Windows to use version 6.0. Price and Availability Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for Windows 95 is available at Adobe Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $895 (U.S.). Registered users of any version of PageMaker for Windows can upgrade to version 6.0 for $149. Customers who purchased retail copies of PageMaker 5.0 after June 17 in the United States and Canada are eligible to receive a free upgrade to version 6.0. For more information, customers in the United States and Canada may call Adobe at 800/42-ADOBE (23623). Localized language versions and support and upgrade policies for other countries will be forthcoming. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Inc., Mountain View Peter Card, 206/470-7268 peter.card@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com |
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