Buying a New PC Doesn't Mean Starting Over; AlohaBob's PC-Relocator Solves Transfer Problems, From Macmillan Software.Business Editors & High Tech Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Macmillan USA announces the release of AlohaBob's(TM) PC-Relocator software, the only retail software product on the market that seamlessly transfers all of your existing applications, data, files, and settings to another PC. It forever eliminates the need for manually transferring files, reinstalling software, and reconfiguring preferences and settings. More powerful than current file transfer programs, AlohaBob's PC-Relocator transfers all your applications, including registry settings, as well as all your personal files. And less invasive and destructive than disk duplication products, AlohaBob's merges your old PC's software environment into your new PC. The operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and hardware information on your new PC are not overwritten. In three simple steps, AlohaBob's connects your old and new PCs, scans them, and transfers your complete existing operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. to your new PC. This includes all your applications, documents, e-mails, bookmarks, Internet connections, and everything else. Your old PC will remain unchanged after relocation. Requiring minimal input from the user, AlohaBob's PC-Relocator maps out a transfer plan, intelligently selecting only the latest available versions of files and applications to be retained on your new PC. During the transfer, the user has the option to cancel at any time, returning the PC to its original state. In addition, AlohaBob's PC-Relocator has a fail-safe feature that allows the user to undo the relocation, hours or even days afterwards. The software is designed to work on any type of hardware, regardless of manufacturer. It is also designed to work interchangeably between laptop and desktop computers. Each machine must be running Windows 95, 98, or ME operating system, and each PC must have a parallel port or TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network connection (via network interface card or USB adapter Refers to some type of network or communications controller that plugs into the computer via the USB port. It may refer to an Ethernet adapter, Bluetooth adapter or serial or parallel port adapter. ). Complete with a PC-to-PC parallel transfer cable, AlohaBob's comes with everything you need to provide a seamless transfer of your existing operating system to a new operating system in a fraction of the time it currently takes. RETAIL PRICING AND AVAILABILITY AlohaBob's(TM) PC-Relocator (ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 1-57595-434-6) will be available in September with an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $49.95 US wherever books and/or software are sold, OR it can be purchased online at http://www.macmillansoftware.com. ABOUT ALOHABOB Eisenworld, Inc., was established in 1999 to develop products that reduce the time users spend performing boring, cumbersome tasks on their PCs. The company received $7.0 million in investment capital, for a 50% stake, from Granville Baird Capital Partners in August 2000. Eisenworld is located in Miami Lakes, Florida Miami Lakes is an incorporated town and former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,676 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 22,688. . For more information, call Eisenworld at 305.816.9164 or visit http://www.eisenworld.com. ABOUT MACMILLAN USA Macmillan USA is a unit of Pearson Technology Group, the world's largest provider of consumer and professional computer, information technology, engineering and reference content. As one of the industry's leading innovators in both print and digital formats, Macmillan's imprints include Que, Sams, BradyGAMES Strategy Guides, Que Learning Systems, Macmillan Software, and Macmillan Lifestyle, publisher of the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best Complete Idiot's Guide line of reference books. Pearson Technology Group is an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Pearson Education Pearson Education is an international publisher of textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools. Pearson Education is part of Pearson PLC. It is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. , the world's leading education publisher. For the latest in Macmillan software products, visit http://www.macmillansoftware.com. |
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