Ansyr Technology's Primer is Changing the Way Frontline Professionals Do Business; Bringing Access to Vital Documents for Mobile Workers.Business Editors, Technology Writers Frontline Solutions 2000 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000 Ansyr Technology, a mobile device software firm in Bellevue, Washington, will be demonstrating their newest PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. viewer -- for Palm devices -- at Frontline Solutions in Chicago from October 3-5, in booth No. 1448 in the Software Solutions Pavilion of Rosemont Convention Center. A graphic of Primer for Palm is available: call media contact below. Ansyr's flagship product is Primer(TM), a family of PDF viewers for Palm, Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, which gives mobile workers secure, on-the-spot access to vital information on handheld devices and Internet appliances -- service and maintenance documents, forms, records, plans/drawings, reference manuals, etc. -- whatever they need ... anywhere they go. With this latest version of Primer PDF viewer software, Ansyr, a member of the Palm Solution Provider program, has responded to the Palm community's need to access vital information on the road. Norm Levy, Ansyr's president and 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. , says "Most handhelds work extremely well, but a purchaser needs to determine his/her needs before selecting a specific PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . That's why Ansyr's vision is for Primer to be a universal document viewer, we want mobile workers to be able to view and navigate critical documents no matter what handheld they have. By adding Primer for Palm to our existing line of PDF Viewers (for Pocket PC and Win-CE devices), we're really on our way to realizing that vision of universality." According to Ansyr's VP of Marketing, Warren Schirtzinger, "Companies all over the world already archive customer records, reports, forms and manuals using PDF and Primer is a natural extension of that function. We make that valuable information portable, which is especially important to field workers and those in manufacturing, logistics and warehousing." Schirtzinger adds, "And, our users appreciate how important quality is to Ansyr -- we're always looking to improve what we do. We're already working on improvements based on user feedback to our new Primer for Palm." Future Primer versions will also read XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , 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. , RTF (Rich Text Format) A document format from Microsoft for encoding text and graphics. It was adapted from IBM's DCA format and supports ANSI, IBM PC and Macintosh character sets. and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) A vector graphics format from the W3C for the Web that is expressed in XML. Introduced in 2001, SVG was designed to become the standard vector format just as GIFs and JPEGs have become the standard bitmaps for the Web. files. About Ansyr Technology Ansyr Technology Corporation offers a family of PDF readers for handheld computers. Primer products enhance the usefulness of handheld computers, mobile devices and information appliances by enabling easy access and use of vital information. Ansyr is a member of the Palm(TM) Solution Provider Program, Adobe Solutions Network Adobe Solutions Network (ASN) is the official name of the end-user training, developer, and print service providers authorized by Adobe Systems, Inc. There are three basic components to the program. and is a Windows-powered Pocket PC Launch Partner. For more information, call Kelly Leso at 206/625-0252 or visit the Ansyr Web site at http://www.ansyr.com. |
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