Bare Bones Software Ships Mailsmith 2.0; Extra-strength Email Client Now With Integrated Support For SpamSieve, PGP, Apple Address Book and More.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Bare Bones Software Bare Bones Software is a Bedford, Massachusetts, USA software company developing software tools for the Apple Macintosh platform. The company is best known for its BBEdit text editor, marketed under the registered trademark "It doesn't suck. , Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Mailsmith 2.0, now faster with integrated support for SpamSieve, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) A data encryption program from PGP Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (www.pgp.com). Published as freeware in 1991 and widely used around the world for encrypting e-mail messages and securing files, PGP is available for commercial use and as freeware for , Apple Address Book, and over a hundred and fifty other feature additions and refinements. New Mailsmith licenses and upgrades purchased by July 31, 2003 receive a free copy of SpamSieve (see pricing and availability section below). Mailsmith 2.0 now requires Mac(R) OS X v10.1.5 or later (Mac OS X v10.2.6 or later recommended). Mailsmith 2.0 now includes integrated support for SpamSieve, the popular statistical spam detection software, and automatic support for encrypted and cryptographically signed email via PGP. Mailsmith 2.0 is the only email client See e-mail program. on the Mac market with completely integrated SpamSieve and PGP support, and is the only mail client with pervasive support for Mac OS X technologies. Now in version 2.0 integrated Apple Address Book support makes it easy to store addresses in a system-wide accessible location. Mailsmith 2.0 also now includes direct import and export of mail and addresses including vCard format, with a simple drag-and-drop. "SpamSieve gives you back your inbox by getting rid of spam," said Michael Tsai, developer of SpamSieve. "Mailsmith 2.0 makes enabling SpamSieve as easy as clicking a checkbox, and the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with the rest of the application just doesn't get any better." "Mailsmith 2.0 provides the state-of-the-art power and features that you'd expect of a Bare Bones Software product," said Rich Siegel, the founder, 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. of Bare Bones Software. "We're extremely pleased with the improvements in this upgrade, and we believe that our customers will be as well." Using Mailsmith 2.0, customers can directly and easily import and export existing mail stores from Claris Emailer Claris Emailer (often stylized as Claris Em@iler) was a popular e-mail client for the Mac OS created by Fog City Software. It was bought and marketed by the Apple Computer spin-off Claris. , Eudora, and Apple Mail, as well as from the standard "mbox" format. Mailsmith also incorporates the same text editing The ability to change text by adding, deleting and rearranging letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Text editing is the main operation users perform in word processors, which typically also handle graphics and other multimedia files. See text editor and word processing. and transformation power found in BBEdit and TextWrangler, and is the only email client on the Mac market with unlimited filter terms and actions, unlimited search terms, pervasive AppleScript support and more. For a detailed list of features in Mailsmith see: http://www.barebones.com/products/mailsmith/. Pricing and Availability Bare Bones No frills. No luxuries. See bare bones system. Software's 10th Anniversary special through June 30, 2003 also applies to orders for Mailsmith. Mailsmith 2.0 is available today at a suggested retail price of US$99. A discounted cross-upgrade price of US$79 is available to owners of BBEdit, and Entourage The e-mail program included in the Macintosh version of Microsoft Office. Combining the functions of Outlook with scheduling capabilities, Entourage was introduced with Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac, the first release of Office for OS X. , Claris Emailer, Eudora Pro. Educational discounts and site license pricing are also available. New Mailsmith licenses and upgrades purchased by July 31, 2003 will receive a free copy of SpamSieve. Registered users of Mailsmith 1.0 and 1.1 are eligible to upgrade to Mailsmith 2.0 for US$49. Registered users of Mailsmith 1.5 automatically received a free upgrade to Mailsmith 2.0, which does not include a copy of SpamSieve. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.barebones.com/store/, send email to sales@barebones.com, or call (781) 687-0700. Mailsmith is available immediately for demonstration or purchase from http://www.barebones.com/products/mailsmith/. About Bare Bones Software, Inc. Bare Bones Software, Inc., incorporated in 1994, is a privately-held corporation based in Bedford, MA. BBEdit, the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , has received numerous accolades from press and users, including a 2001 Macworld Editor's Choice Award, a "Great" rating from MacAddict Magazine, and a rating of 4-and-a-half mice from Macworld Magazine. The company's expanding product family also includes Mailsmith, an extra strength email client for the Macintosh, TextWrangler, and Super Get Info Super Get Info is an application by Bare Bones Software that they have billed as a replacement for the Get Info command in Mac OS X. Features
Note to Editors: TextWrangler, Super Get Info and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of, and BBEdit, "It doesn't suck", and Mailsmith are registered trademarks of Bare Bones Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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