Common Ground intensifies battle for portable document market, announces AutoMaker; AutoMaker delivers unattended, automatic conversion of Windows documents to universal DigitalPaper format.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1995--Heating up the battle for market share in portable document software, Common Ground Software, Inc. today announced Automaker 1.0 for Windows, a batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. tool that allows the unattended, automatic conversion of Windows documents to DigitalPaper, the company's own universal electronic document format. "AutoMaker brings us one step closer to providing a complete corporate solution for electronic document portability," said Richard Preston Richard Preston (b. August 5, 1954) is a New Yorker writer and bestselling author of books about alarming infectious disease epidemics and bioterrorism. Whether journalistic or fictional, his writings are based on thorough background research and extensive interviews. , president of Common Ground Software, Inc. "With AutoMaker, organizations with large collections of electronic documents created in multiple versions of Windows 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 , page layout :For the Wikipedia policy about articles layout, see Wikipedia:Guide to layout. Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page. and graphics programs can now automatically convert them to DigitalPaper, a universal electronic document format. The converted documents can then be viewed and printed by anyone running the Mac or Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ." Installed on a network server or a standalone computer, AutoMaker can be programmed for unattended conversion of electronic documents to DigitalPaper. AutoMaker can run continuously or be programmed to run at preset time intervals. Converted files are saved to a designated output directory, with an option to delete the originals. "By centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. the conversion and distribution of DigitalPaper documents, organizations can realize substantial savings in manpower, time, and money," said Steve McConaughey, director of marketing for Common Ground. "DigitalPaper is the ideal format for archiving corporate documents, and AutoMaker simplifies that process." AutoMaker also includes a single license for Personal AutoMaker which allows for "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. " conversions to DigitalPaper from any desktop. It also enables users to forward the converted documents to a specific directory or network site. "Personal AutoMaker is especially well suited for graphics departments where custom fonts are common," said McConaughey. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Windows: Windows 95: Any 386 or higher personal computer Any 486 or higher personal computer Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 3.1 or higher Microsoft Windows 4 MB RAM (8 MB recommended) 8 MB RAM (16 recommended) 4 MB disk space 4 MB disk space Price and Availability Common Ground AutoMaker 1.0 for Windows will be available Oct. 16 at a list price of $2500. About Common Ground Software, Inc. Common Ground Software, Inc. (formerly No Hands Software, Inc.) pioneered the electronic document distribution market with the release of Common Ground in 1993. The company maintains a competitive edge by delivering exact reproductions of documents for electronic distribution by requiring lower system configurations of users and recipients of electronic documents and by providing innovative technology at substantially lower cost than competing products. Common Ground software is available in Windows and Macintosh versions. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., the company can be reached at (415) 802-5800 or (800) 598-3821. To receive information via the Internet, address your request to info@commonground.com or access the company's Web site at http://www.commonground.com. -0- Note to Editors: DigitalPaper, Common Ground, and AutoMaker are trademarks of Common Ground Software, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. CONTACT: Nickelsen Communications Kathleen Miller/Myrna Nickelsen, 510/845-8804 jane deaux@aol.com / mnickelsen@aol.com |
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