Common Ground 2.0 for Windows and Common Ground Internet Publisher Set to Ship.BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1995--Common Ground Software, Inc. (formerly No Hands Software) today announced shipment of Common Ground 2.0 for Windows, a major upgrade to the company's award-winning software for creating and distributing portable documents. The company is also preparing to ship Common Ground Internet Publisher, software for publishing graphical documents on World Wide Web servers. Common Ground Internet Publisher overcomes the display limitations of 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. while providing industry-leading performance, fidelity and portability. COMMON GROUND 2.0 Common Ground 2.0 adds advanced search, navigation, annotation and publishing features for creating, distributing, reading and printing platform-independent documents. As always, Common Ground can operate on lower-end system configurations, and requires less RAM and hard disk space than its competitors. In terms of fidelity, Common Ground documents always look as good, or better, than the originals. And, at no additional cost, Common Ground 2.0 includes a free, embeddable MiniViewer, integrated PostScript support, and extensive indexing and search capabilities. New Features include: - Resolution-independent fonts - Anti-aliasing of text on-the-fly - Fully Verity search and retrieval - Complete, integrated PostScript support - Direct E-mail integration - Hyperlinks, table of contents, indexes, sticky notes, and bookmarks - New Internet-savvy Viewer - Thumbnail views - DES encrypted security - Document "stapling" - 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 text compression COMMON GROUND INTERNET PUBLISHER Documents created in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language markup language Standard text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship among its parts. The most widely used markup languages are SGML, HTML, and XML. ) are quite limited in their support for graphics, distinctive fonts, and interesting layouts. In contrast, Common Ground Internet Publisher retains all formatting, graphics and fonts, preserving page appearance. With the Common Ground Internet Publisher, Web sites can be quickly populated with standard HTML pages and existing legacy documents -- without a time-consuming conversion to HTML. Common Ground Internet Publisher provides integrated WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. access to HTML and legacy documents in Common Ground's DigitalPaper file format, with 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. (Universal Resource Locator Universal Resource Locator - Uniform Resource Locator ) link generation between Digital Paper or HTML documents. A new Page-on-Demand feature provides unsurpassed access speed and reduces network traffic by eliminating unnecessary full-file downloads. Common Ground Software is a leading developer of network-savvy, DigitalPaper-based software products for electronic document distribution and electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. . Founded in 1991, Common Ground Software, Inc. is privately held and is based in Belmont, California. CONTACT: Common Ground Software Jay Saltzman, 415/802-5800 OR McLean 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 Eileen Ebner, 415/513-8800 |
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