ClarisImpact 2.0 for Macintosh and Windows set to ship; only cross platform charting and diagramming solution has beta testers excited about ease-of-use, cross platform benefits.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 8, 1995--ClarisImpact 2.0, the complete Macintosh and Windows charting and diagramming solution, will begin shipping this month, Claris Corporation announced today. "I've used ClarisImpact 2.0 to create a variety of key project documents that include time lines, calendars and organization charts, as well as presentations," said Paul Colombo, principal, PC2 & Associates in Raymond, Maine Raymond is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,299 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 119.8 km² (46.2 mi²). 86.1 km² (33.2 mi²) of it is land and 33.6 km² (13. . "ClarisImpact 2.0 is impressive and powerful. And DataDraw is a great addition to 2.0. I can set up an outline, click a button, and up pops an organization chart! It's a very productive tool that I'm sure I'll use again and again." ClarisImpact 2.0 brings a proven easy-to-use approach for automatically creating a large variety of business graphics, including connected diagrams such as organizational charts, flow charts, computer diagrams, brainstorm charts, or total quality management charts. In addition, project time lines, calendars, data charts, and freeform free·form adj. 1. Having or characterized by a usually flowing asymmetrical shape or outline: freeform sculpture. 2. graphics are easily created in one simple cross platform application. ClarisImpact 2.0 is both a native 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. application and a 32-bit application ready for Windows 95, providing stellar performance on these systems. For Macintosh users, ClarisImpact uses the "smart install" to load either the Power Macintosh or 68K-based Macintosh version. Because it is built on a cross platform code base, ClarisImpact allows for easy transfer of files across mixed Macintosh and Windows environments. No translation is required. "The cross platform capabilities of ClarisImpact 2.0 are essential to businesses that have mixed Mac and PC environments," said Chris Nalls, product manager for ClarisImpact. "Besides easy exchange of information, cross platform means saving on training and support costs, and ClarisImpact 2.0 adds extra value by replacing various charting and diagramming `utility' programs." New features in ClarisImpact 2.0 New to ClarisImpact 2.0 is DataDraw, which instantly creates graphics from any tab or comma separated data, such as from a database or spreadsheet. For example, ClarisImpact 2.0 can take records from a human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. database and automatically generate an organizational chart. Or a spreadsheet used for managing project dates can be instantly turned into a time line for "at-a-glance" updates. ClarisImpact 2.0 will ship with DataDraw templates for FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. to automate this process. Also, brand-new families of styles provide users with professionally designed art for creating the best looking graphics in color or black and white, whether in text-based reports, on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. presentations, overhead transparencies or laser printouts. New presentation features including over 50 transition effects, an integrated outliner An outliner is a special text editor that allows text to be structured as an outline. Outliners are typically used for computer programming, collecting or organizing ideas, Getting Things Done, or project management. for easy creation and editing of presentations, and a slide sorter for quick rearranging of slides make ClarisImpact 2.0 perfect for users who want complete presentation capabilities integrated into their charting and diagramming application. ClarisImpact 2.0 usability testing Usability testing is a means for measuring how well people can use some human-made object (such as a web page, a computer interface, a document, or a device) for its intended purpose, i.e. usability testing measures the usability of the object. As with all Claris products, usability testing played a big part in creating ClarisImpact. But Claris went even further, and tested ClarisImpact against current category leader, VISIO 3.0. ClarisImpact 1.0 and VISIO 3.0 users, and non-users, were tested on both products. ClarisImpact 2.0 was overwhelmingly rated easiest to use by test subjects and was, by far, the most preferred application chosen by test subjects. ClarisImpact 2.0 provides an immense productivity boost over the "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. " process offered by VISIO 3.0 and other business charting and diagramming applications. In those applications, the user must drag each component of a graphic (such as the boxes and connectors of an organizational chart) onto the page, one at a time. Editing or "tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results " the graphic can mean starting over. With ClarisImpact, global editing is as simple as choosing a different style. Move, edit or delete a single chart component, and ClarisImpact automatically reconnects and spaces the graphic. A complete summary of the usability test results is available from 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 by calling 408/987-7623. Compatibility with suites and other file formats ClarisImpact 2.0 is a perfect add-on to suite offerings, such as Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. . Its built-in XTND XTND Extend XTND XML Transition Network Definition translation engine allows for importing most major application formats, including several versions of Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , Excel, WordPerfect and any text or tab and comma-separated data. And ClarisImpact 2.0 can import or export standard Windows and Macintosh graphics formats as well. Besides the new presentation features, a full-featured word processing environment makes it simple to create text-based documents with compelling charts, diagrams and other graphics. ClarisImpact 2.0 pricing and availability ClarisImpact 2.0 will ship to resellers by the end of August for both Windows and Macintosh with a suggested retail price (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ) of $129, and an anticipated "street" price around $99. Upgrades from ClarisImpact 1.0 are $59; trade-ups from other graphics products, FileMaker Pro and ClarisWorks are $69. Editors can refer interested readers to 1/800-544-8554 for more information. Claris Corporation, a leading worldwide vendor of Windows and Macintosh 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, ClarisImpact, ClarisWorks and FileMaker are registered trademarks, and DataDraw is a trademark of Claris Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Claris Corporation Greg Cornelison, 408/987-7542 greg_cornelison@claris.com or Lindsay Public Relations Mary Lindsay, 408/984-7242 4007894@mcimail.com |
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