Claris Debuts Claris Organizer 2.0 for Macintosh at MACWORLD Expo; Internet-savvy contact and calendar manager provides the most efficient way to get organized.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1996--Claris Corporation (Booth No. 5260) today announced that 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. 2.0 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. will make its public debut this week at the MACWORLD Expo show in Boston and will ship later this month. Claris Organizer 2.0 is a major upgrade of the all-in-one, personal information manager, providing business, home, and education customers with the easiest, most efficient way to get organized. "Claris Organizer is now Internet savvy with email and web links providing instant access to the World Wide Web and is a leading product in our strategy to internet-enable the entire Claris product line," said Guerrino de Luca Guerrino De Luca is the president and CEO of Logitech, and has been since February 1998. Originally from Italy, he holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Rome, and now resides in San Francisco with his wife Daniela, and two daughters, Ottavia and Chiara. , president of Claris. "Claris Organizer 2.0 is everything you'd expect from Claris -- easy-to-use, powerful, fast and efficient. It provides customers with a streamlined solution for managing business and personal contacts with an efficient user interface for more effective time management." Claris Organizer 2.0 is now Internet savvy with new Email Links and Web Links providing the ability to launch Internet programs like Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. or 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. from within Claris Organizer. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. or email address See Internet address. is then automatically pasted into the web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. or email message right from the contact card. Using AppleScript, these new Instant Links also make it easy to create letters from within Claris Organizer. The Letter Link launches ClarisWorks or MacWrite Pro from any contact card, creating a letter automatically linked to the contact card. The streamlined design of Claris Organizer 2.0 looks and works like no other personal organizer. The redesigned contact card provides a more efficient view of contact information the result is a more readable contact card, much like a business card. The new Instant Organizer menu allows people to scan frequently called phone numbers, see upcoming to-dos and appointments, and add new contacts, appointments and tasks without launching the application. The Gripper helps people take advantage of one of the most efficient, time-saving features in Claris Organizer, 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. Linking. With features like Instant Find, Instant Filters, and Memorizable Views, people can take advantage of having contact information stored in a database rather than a card file. Claris Organizer 2.0 also provides field level file synchronization for people who travel. Claris Organizer 2.0 can now automatically reconcile the differences between mobile laptop and office desktop files at the field level and bring both files up to date. Schedules, to-do lists, address books and notes can be printed in most popular day planner formats. The footprint is also noticeably smaller. Full installation of Claris Organizer 2.0 is 5 MB disk space; Now Up-To-Date & Contact 3.6 requires 10 MB disk space. CONTACT: Claris Corporation Natalie Sequeira, 408/987-7487 natalie_sequeira@claris.com or Wayne Phillips, 415/431-0745 wphillips@msn.com |
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