ClarisWorks 5.0 Now Shipping: Complete Classroom Productivity Plus Internet Integration.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)--Sept. 17, 1997--Claris Corp. today announced that ClarisWorks 5.0 software is immediately available. ClarisWorks 5.0 is a new cross-platform version of the most popular integrated productivity application in K-12 schools. This complete education solution features enhancements across the board and new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. enabling and hyperlinking. Even with a slew of new features, ClarisWorks 5.0 still delivers its renowned sleek interface, small footprint, quick performance, identical Mac OS and Windows 95 file formats, and all-in-one functionality. "ClarisWorks 5.0 loads fast, and doesn't take up a lot of disk space," said Karl Beach, Technology Director for the Eden Prairie Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. Schools, Minnesota. "There are a lot of people in the world using 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. , but probably using a tenth of its functionality. ClarisWorks 5.0 offers a genuine alternative to anyone interested in using a well-designed tool to meet the needs of most day-to-day work." ClarisWorks 5.0 has all of the tools users need when they need them, saving time and enhancing productivity, including: a new fully customizable, context-sensitive button bar; a new robust HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. translator with support for GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. and background images; six templates for quickly creating single page Web sites, including four designed specifically for schools; hyperlinking capabilities which allow users to include links to Web sites within documents, link related documents, and create bookmarks. The new Web features of ClarisWorks 5.0, combined with the award-winning Claris Home Page (sold separately) deliver optimum Web page design and authoring power for students, educators, and administrators. ClarisWorks 5.0 includes interface enhancements such as an improved text ruler with new tab and margin guidelines, and a built-in equation editor for creating sophisticated equations. The database now supports multimedia fields including pictures and QuickTime movies. And there are translators for the new ClarisWorks for Kids software, popular Microsoft, Lotus, and Corel products, among others. ClarisWorks 5.0 for Mac OS and Windows 95 is available now to education customers from Claris or from Claris authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: education resellers for an estimated education retail price of $79 for Mac OS and $59 for Windows 95. Upgrades for either platform cost $49. For more information, call 800/544-8554 or visit ClarisWeb, the Claris K-12 World Wide Web page, at http://www.claris.com/k12 . Note to editors: Visit the Claris media center on the Web at http://www.claris.com/news/press . CONTACT: Impact Communications Greg Cornelison, 408/336-4419 gregc@earthlink.net |
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