ClarisWorks Office Now Available for Windows 95, NT 4.0 and Mac OS.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 the immediate availability of ClarisWorks Office, the newest version of the company's complete cross-platform productivity solution software for Windows 95, NT 4.0 and Mac OS users. ClarisWorks Office includes the new ClarisWorks 5.0 software, featuring Internet enabling and linking, a customizable button bar, enhanced 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. translation for quick productivity on the desktop or on the World Wide Web, an easy on-ramp to the Internet with a choice of Internet Service Providers 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. (ISPs); Claris Home Page Lite software for easy authoring of Web pages, and more than 230 ready-to-use documents including JIAN BusinessBasics (Claris Edition), a comprehensive set of small business solutions from the makers of BizPlanBuilder. "At a time when the number of companies with less than 20 employees comprise about 90 percent of the business market ClarisWorks Office, with its compact size and exciting new features, sets the office suite standard for today's small business user," said Dominique Goupil, Claris president. "Small businesses need to watch their expenses and really make sure they're getting value for their dollar; for them, ClarisWorks Office fits the bill perfectly." Beta tester Jim Erwin, president of sYnapse Software Synapse Software Corporation (also known as SynSoft) was an American computer game development and publishing company active during the early-1980s. They developed primarily for the Atari 400 and 800 computers, and (later on) the Commodore 64 and IBM PCjr. Inc. in Rochester, NY, believes other office suites are too cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum for most small businesses. "ClarisWorks Office is the best piece of software ever created for small business. It combines capability with power and flexibility that's just not matched. All the clumsy office 'bloatware' suites just don't do it for the vast majority of small business people," said Erwin. "ClarisWorks Office is simple, it's powerful, and it has tremendous capabilities -- a database, spreadsheet, word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and , graphics, and macro capability -- all rolled into one Adj. 1. rolled into one - made up of several components combined into a single entity combined - made or joined or united into one extremely well integrated package." The U.S. estimated retail price for the Windows 95/NT 4.0 version of ClarisWorks Office is $79, with an upgrade/trade up rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. of $20. The U.S. estimated retail price for the Mac OS version is $99, with an upgrade/trade up rebate of $30. U.S. users of previous versions of ClarisWorks can upgrade to just ClarisWorks 5.0 for $49. For more information, call 800/544-8554 or visit the new ClarisWorks Office Web site at http://www.claris.com/clarisworks . ClarisWeb, the Claris World Wide Web home page, is located at http://www.claris.com . -0- Note to editors: Visit the Claris media center on the Web at http://www.claris.com/news/press . CONTACT: Sydney Communications Veronica Skelton, 415/434-8227 vskelton@sydneycomm.com |
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