Bachmann Software's FilePoint Pro Simplifies Working with MS Office and PDF Files on Palm Powered Handhelds.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SPARTA, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2002 New File Manager Adds "Explorer-like" Organization to Popular Palm OS Office-Type Applications Bachmann Software announces that FilePoint Pro, a recently released file management application for Palm OS(R) handhelds, enables mobile professionals to work more efficiently with MS Office files on their handheld devices. FilePoint Pro, which offers management of Palm OS files from a desktop PC, extends its ability to organize documents to the most popular third party Palm OS business applications. Users of Dataviz' Documents To Go, Cutting Edge Software's Quickoffice, Blue Nomad's WordSmith word·smith n. 1. A fluent and prolific writer, especially one who writes professionally. 2. An expert on words. Noun 1. , or Adobe's Acrobat Reader The former name of Adobe Reader. See PDF. will benefit from the addition of FilePoint Pro on their desktop. Mobile professionals can now select Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files See PDF. and move them directly to the assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. 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. on their handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. . "Now that people are able to carry their business files on their handhelds, file management has become a very important issue," said Dan Reuvers, Bachmann Software's vice president of business development. "Users recognize the importance of Explorer's features and seek to integrate the file management tools they have come to depend on into their mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings experience. The ability to perform a wide range of essential functions -- such as organizing files in a folder structure, seamlessly accessing expansion cards and easily exchanging data among various destinations -- makes FilePoint Pro the most comprehensive business management tool on the market." Professionals who rely upon their PDAs as on-the-go productivity tools have many practical uses for FilePoint Pro. For example, users who are preparing for a business trip can create folders for each of their scheduled meetings and "drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. " necessary documents -- such as their itinerary, customer proposal, contract, product instructions, sales history, and sales presentation on PowerPoint -- into the folders for easy access during meetings. Another application is in the legal field. Attorneys can now load all documents associated with their daily caseloads by dragging and dropping them into the special folders On Microsoft Windows operating systems, Special Folders are folders which are presented to the user through an interface as an abstract concept, instead of an absolute folder path. they created for each case. Also with the PC component of FilePoint Pro, they can just as easily move a folder's contents from their 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). to an expansion card, if they need to share the file with an associate. FilePoint Pro also helps users to manage memory resources on their handhelds more efficiently. With FilePoint Pro's memory indicator, users can easily respond to low RAM memory by moving applications or other large files to an expansion memory card to "make room." With FilePoint Pro, users can easily view what is on their PDAs and cards, move files (via drag and drop), organize them into folders and optimize optimize - optimisation memory, all from the convenience of a desktop PC. FilePoint Pro also allows Palm OS device users to move unconverted files directly to folders on their expansion cards, which is particularly useful for moving images or MP3 music files. Bachmann Software intends to add conversion support for additional files/applications in future versions of FilePoint Pro. "FilePoint Pro is an excellent complement for Quickoffice with many of the organizational tools that Windows Explorer See Explorer. provides on the desktop," said Paul Moreton, Cutting Edge Software's vice president of marketing and sales. "Our goal has always been to increase the productivity of mobile professionals, and Quickoffice combined with FilePoint Pro makes organizing and using Excel and Word files on their Palm devices even easier." About FilePoint Pro FilePoint Pro enables users to perform a wide range of file management actions at their desktops, including "drag and drop" organization of documents, applications, or even entire folders that users wish to move to their handhelds' expansion cards, RAM, or specific FilePoint folders. By providing both desktop and handheld versions of the application, FilePoint Pro fulfills the roles of launcher, file management system, install tool, and card reader, all in one easy-to-use program. FilePoint Pro retails for US$49.99 and is available on Bachmann Software's Web site, www.bachmannsoftware.com, or any of the Web sites that sell Palm OS applications, such as PalmGear and Handango. Current users of FilePoint can upgrade for US$29.95. About Bachmann Software & Services Bachmann Software & Services is a leading provider of software products and development services for handheld computing computing - computer and wireless applications. Based in Sparta, N.J., the company primarily develops applications for the Palm OS platform. Its premier products include PrintBoy(TM) Developer Kit, which provides a standard text and graphics printing engine that can be used by virtually any Palm OS application, and PrintBoy(TM), a suite of applets that allows users to wirelessly print highly-readable output of most information stored on a Palm OS based device. Bachmann also produces the InfraReady adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. , designed to convert nearly any printer's parallel port to accept an infrared An invisible band of radiation at the lower end of the visible light spectrum. With wavelengths from 750 nm to 1 mm, infrared starts at the end of the microwave spectrum and ends at the beginning of visible light. beam. The company's newest product line, FilePoint, extends many of the "Windows-style" file management conveniences to Palm Powered devices that desktop users have long enjoyed. Bachmann is a leading contributor to the overall Palm Economy by producing more than 50 products for the Palm OS. Many Fortune 500 companies have engaged Bachmann to develop mobile computing solutions. The company's president, Glenn Bachmann is also the author of the book, Palm Programming; The Authoritative Solution, published in 1999. For more information, visit www.bachmannsoftware.com. Palm OS is a registered trademark, and Palm Powered is a trademark of Palm, Inc. All other products, services and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or services marks of their respective owners. |
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