AquaMinds Reveals More About Project SilverStar; NoteTaker To Run On Multiple Platforms in 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2003 Users to Get Ability to Create, Exchange and Use Personal Notebooks, Outlines and Rich Multimedia Content Across Various Computing computing - computer Systems AquaMinds Software Corporation announced today that NoteTaker, a third generation outline and information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. application would be available for Windows and other platforms in 2004. The company also revealed today that Project SilverStar(TM) would enable NoteTaker to run on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . The new technology was announced last month as part of the company's broader product line development plans. Project SilverStar will also be part of a next generation version of NoteTaker running on OS X as well. NoteTaker is a third generation outline and information processing application for personal computer users. "Project SilverStar is all about expanding our product line based on user feedback and from inquiries at major installed-base sites that absolutely require a multi-platform solution for managing outlines and personal notebook information, as well as publishing web notebooks. We have agreed with this feedback from day one. We not only think a multi-platform version of NoteTaker makes sense but we like the idea that users will have many different hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. to choose from. From small schools to large campus sites, NoteTaker will be seamlessly available to exchange notebooks and any related work created on any platform," said Scott Love, President of AquaMinds. Project SilverStar was started earlier this year not only to provide cross-platform support but also to develop a longer-term, open platform approach via 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. . Today, NoteTaker supports XML formats for importing and exporting including OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) An XML-based format for describing outline-based content such as playlists and to-do lists. as part of a broader initiative to support open platform technologies. XML support will be expanding and improving with each new update to NoteTaker. SilverStar will also bring specific advances in indexing strategies as well as integration with Internet-based services and tools. "We see XML-based formats such as OPML as the beginning of a richer, more flexible open platform environment. With NoteTaker running on multiple platforms, we think there can be even more innovation and integration among applications and users who want to use XML as their application data interchange architecture. Additionally, NoteTaker's innovative Create Web Notebook feature will be equally compelling for new users especially where 1-Step Web Publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. (TM) is highly valued at schools and on university campuses," Love said. "We want our users to know that there will always be a way to get data in and out of NoteTaker via XML support. And, with Project SilverStar underway, NoteTaker will be available to users across the largest possible choice of hardware and systems. They will want to exchange both native notebook files but also XML-based formats depending upon the target application they're using with NoteTaker. For students and educators, this is the best of all possible worlds The phrase "the best of all possible worlds" (French: le meilleur des mondes possibles) was coined by the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz in his 1710 work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal (Theodicy). ," remarked Love. "Whether they have a Dell, a Sony or an Apple under their arms or in their backpacks, NoteTaker will now be part of any student or educator's academic life on any personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. platform they choose." Information Processing Power Every Day NoteTaker 2003 for OS X is personal productivity software designed for daily use. With NoteTaker, you can quickly and easily take notes, manage project plans, create simple full screen slide presentations, drag or clip information from other applications (or use NoteTaker Services), actively index and search notebooks, publish and share information, add in-line voice memos, and, best of all, customize it to fit your digital lifestyle, your information workstyle. For some tasks, generating a long document is not required and yet there is a need to capture information, organize and process it all in one place. Making an outline or creating a list are both examples of tasks that don't necessarily require a word processor and yet the idea of electronic paper for jotting down notes is useful and convenient. Even the capture, retrieval, and organization of random information throughout the day is another example of the need NoteTaker fills. NoteTaker is an ideal tool for working with unstructured, on-the-fly information you create, organize or gather daily. Using it can be as simple as making lists or as complex as organizing a notebook full of personal notes and pages of information. As NoteTaker's visual metaphor of an electronic spiral notebook with section tabs suggests, there is always the need to find and to retrieve information at anytime without the complexity or the overhead of a database system. Thus, NoteTaker automatically and transparently works behind the scenes to actively index and categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat notebooks full of information. If it's in NoteTaker, it can be searched and retrieved anytime. AquaMinds Mission AquaMinds key mission is to design software products that exhibit more natural user interfaces for lifestyle computing. Meaning, everyday applications that are easy to understand yet powerful enough to accomplish sophisticated projects and work. This design approach aims not only to eliminate unnecessary command states and confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. user modes but also to encourage experimentation and customization. Simply put, AquaMinds is focused on "mindful mind·ful adj. Attentive; heedful: always mindful of family responsibilities. See Synonyms at careful. mind " design that strives to bring the most human interface as close to the surface as possible. Software that can be used every single day. Additional Notes 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. : NoteTaker 2003 is currently a native OS X application developed using Apple's Cocoa Cocoa, city, United States Cocoa, city (1990 pop. 17,722), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895. It is a tourist and arts center in a region where citrus fruits are grown. An 8-mi (12. platform/development environment. NoteTaker runs on OS X 10.1.5 or higher. For a complete list of product features, screen shots and access to downloads, visit AquaMinds web site at www.aquaminds.com A 30-day free demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. test-drive version is available for download at http://www.aquaminds.com/aquaminds/download.jsp PRESS & MEDIA Notes: Contact at media-press@aquaminds.com. The screen shot gallery is available at the following location: http://www.aquaminds.com/aquaminds/exampleGallery.jsp Trademark & Copyright Notice: AquaMinds(TM) and NoteTaker(TM) -- Copyright 2002-2003 AquaMinds Software Corporation. AquaMinds(TM) and NoteTaker(TM) are trademarks of AquaMinds Software Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned in this document may be the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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