Claris Emailer Streamlines Affordable Internet and Online Services Communications; Price drop to $49 designed to drive Internet and online service-based email to larger audience of personal computer users.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)--May 1, 1996--Claris Corp. today announced that as part of its continuing campaign to provide truly usable software for people in small business, home and education markets, it has dropped the price of 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. to $49. "Claris is reducing the estimated retail price of Claris Emailer in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. so that all Macintosh users will have access to a full-featured, easy-to-use email manager at a great low price," said Michael Sanabria, Communications products manager for Claris. "Through award-winning customer service, support and truly affordable pricing, Claris continues its tradition of offering tremendous value to customers." With the incredible growth of the Internet -- global reach to over 100 countries, availability to well over 24 million users, approximately 15,000 commercial sites, monthly growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. exceeding 10% -- interest in accessing the Internet for email correspondence is tremendous. Claris Emailer is the only Macintosh email manager that supports users who subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; an Internet service and to those who subscribe to popular on-line services like America Online See AOL. and CompuServe. Claris Emailer lets users send, receive, reply, forward and store email messages and files quickly and easily. And users with multiple accounts or services will benefit from Emailer's ability to manage them all from one convenient application. Claris Emailer is ideal for anyone in small business, home and education settings who needs to keep in contact with friends, family, customers and colleagues worldwide, because it automates the sending and receiving of email and file enclosures. An array of automated mail features enables Claris Emailer to sort, file, delete, and reply to messages automatically. Its handy address book provides effortless contact management: instead of constantly re-typing contact information, users can import addresses from anywhere, or add contacts from incoming messages, with a single click. Claris Emailer can also maintain multiple addresses for each contact, and users look them up instantly by simply typing the first few letters of the recipient's name. Easy To Install and Use Because electronic mail can be intimidating for the new user, Claris Emailer was designed to be easy to install and use. Using a simple, step-by-step format, Claris Emailer helps users enter their email account email account email n → compte m (e-)mail information and connection preferences. Users can also set up an automatic schedule to send and receive mail. While exceptionally easy to use, Claris Emailer includes a comprehensive User's Guide as well as support documents to help configure specific services. In addition, Claris offers technical support through on-line forums including America Online, CompuServe, AppleLink, World Wide Web, a technical support fax-back service, a toll-free 800-number, and pay as you go telephone support. Technical Details Claris Emailer runs on any Macintosh with a 68020 (or greater) processor, including the Macintosh Centris Macintosh Centris was a set of three 1993 Macintosh models that were built around the Motorola 68LC040 and 68040 CPUs. The name was chosen to indicate that the consumer was selecting a Macintosh in the center , LC, II, Performa, PowerBook, Duo or 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. computers. The program requires a minimum of 1.5 MB of RAM, 4 MB of RAM recommended and must run System 7.0 or later. In order to send and receive electronic mail, users also require an account with an Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. or a supported online service. Pricing and Availability Claris Emailer is available today for an a estimated retail price of $49. Education and volume pricing is available. The program is available from computer retailers and direct from Claris by calling 800/544-8554. For a free 30-day trial of Claris Emailer, readers can log on at http://www.claris.com. Claris Corp., a leading worldwide vendor of 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. for business, education and home, is a subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc., with headquarters in Santa Clara. -0- Note to Editors: (c)1996 Claris is a registered trademark and Claris Emailer is a trademark of Claris Corp. Apple, Macintosh, Performa, Power Macintosh and PowerBook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Claris Corp. Timberly McGee, 408/987-7477 timberly_mcgee@claris.com |
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