Claris Announces New Volume Licensing for Claris and Apple Brand Software; ClarisPLUS program offers broader line of software for volume-license customers; Claris is primary source of Apple brand software in U.S.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1995--Claris Corporation announced that the highly regarded ClarisPLUS volume licensing program has expanded, and starting today new U.S. ClarisPLUS agreements will include the Apple Computer Inc. brand software titles formerly sold through the Apple Software Volume Licensing (ASVL) program. The ASVL program will no longer be offered to new customers. In addition, Claris will be the primary channel marketing, sales and distribution organization for all Apple brand software sold through distributors and resellers in the U.S. "Claris and Apple software customers and resellers will have a better solution for buying both software lines," said David R. Larson, Claris vice president of worldwide customer marketing. "And one inclusive ClarisPLUS program means a broader, more consistent and easier to manage program of licensing and maintaining Apple and Claris software." ClarisPLUS serves two main customer segments: Corporations (including government), and education sites. With one program for volume purchasing of Apple and Claris brand software, corporate and education customers now have a single source for their Apple and Claris volume software purchases. Resellers also benefit from having one source for products, marketing and licensing programs to support their sales efforts, with fewer programs to learn and a simplified purchasing structure. Apple Brand Software Now Sold By Claris Some of the more popular Apple brand software titles that are now part of the ClarisPLUS program include: o MacOS (shrink-wrapped version only); currently, System 7.5, 7.1 o HyperCard (application development tool) o Apple Remote Access (remote connectivity) o At Ease for Workgroups (desktop security application) o MAE (1) (Metropolitan Area Exchange) Originally known as Metropolitan Area Ethernets, MAEs are junction points on the Internet where data is exchanged between carriers. See IXP and NAP. , MacX (UNIX-to-Mac, Mac-to-UNIX connectivity products) o Apple Media Tool (multimedia authoring tool) o Chinese and Japanese Language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. Kits (language conversion kits) o PowerShare Collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. Server (for workgroup computing computing - computer ) o TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. Connection Kit (high performance networking) (For a complete list, contact Claris public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at 408/987-3888.) Apple Computer continues to develop and support all of these products. The new ClarisPLUS adds the Apple brand software to an impressive line-up of leading Macintosh and Windows applications A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. that include such award-winning products as the FileMaker Pro family, ClarisWorks, ClarisImpact, ClarisDraw, 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. and Claris Organizer Claris Organizer is an organizer software program developed and sold by Claris for the Mac OS during the 1990s. It was sold to Palm when Claris was broken up, and was used as the basis for the Palm Desktop for Mac. . ClarisPLUS Program Summary ClarisPLUS is designed to address how institutional customers want to buy and use Apple and Claris software. ClarisPLUS offers aggressive pricing, flexible volume licensing programs and maintenance options. Flexibility is highlighted by the different programs that fit different customer needs, including a transactional "one time buy" program that allows customers to "mix and match" products; A "pay as you go" program with a two year term, and a set number of products forecasted for purchase at a set price; Two year, pre-paid maintenance contracts so customers receive all product updates and upgrades for products purchased; And three year "enterprise" licenses based on 100% attach rate for all CPUs at a site. Over the past year, Claris Corporation has shipped over four million units of software for Macintosh and Windows users, including one million units for Windows. Claris is the leading provider of Macintosh software This list of Macintosh software reveals prominent Mac OS computer programs. Since the library of Mac OS programs is unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists. , worldwide, as measured in units sold. Editors can refer interested readers to 1-800/3CLARIS for information about ClarisPLUS. Claris Corporation, a leading worldwide vendor of Macintosh and Windows applications for business, education and home, is a subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc., with headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. -0- Note to Editors: (c)1995 Claris Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Claris, ClarisDraw, ClarisImpact, ClarisWorks and FileMaker are registered trademarks, and Claris Organizer and Claris Emailer are trademarks of Claris Corporation. Apple, HyperCard, Macintosh and MacX are registered trademarks, and At Ease and PowerShare are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Claris Corp. Greg Cornelison, 408/987-7542 greg_cornelison@claris.com Steve Ruddock rud·dock n. Chiefly British An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast. , 408/987-7202 steve_ruddock@claris.com |
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