ConnectSoft Announces E-Mail Connection Version 3.0; Upgrade now offers direct link to America Online and the Internet, spell checker and "easy" or "advanced" modes.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1995--ConnectSoft Inc. announced today a full upgrade to its award-winning, flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , E-Mail Connection(R) that provides users with direct connections to America Online See AOL. (R) mail and the Internet. The product also offers the choice of an "easy" or an "advanced" mode of operation depending upon the users' communications needs. In addition, the new version has a spell checker A separate program or word processing function that tests for correctly spelled words. It can test the spelling of a marked block, an entire document or group of documents. Advanced systems check for spelling as the user types and can correct common typos and misspellings on the fly. , a tab-style address book and direct support for RadioMail(TM). With this major upgrade, ConnectSoft continues to provide users with the simplest, most powerful interface to electronic communications. "E-Mail Connection has been the e-mail program Software in the user's computer that can access the mail servers in a local or remote network. Also known as an "e-mail client," "mail client," "mail program," and "mail reader," it provides the ability to send and receive e-mail messages and file attachments. of choice for users of CompuServe and PRODIGY for quite some time," said Mitchell London, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ConnectSoft. "Now people with mail accounts on America Online or the Internet can use E-Mail Connection v. 3.0, the easiest e-mail program available." The Best Way to Send Mail to Anyone, Anywhere E-Mail Connection v. 3.0, the only universal electronic mail in-box, provides one central place for people to send and receive messages. With the direct links to America Online and the Internet, E-Mail Connection now communicates directly with all the major, commercial online services as well as local network mail systems like cc:Mail(TM) and Microsoft Mail An earlier and simple messaging system from Microsoft that runs on PC and AppleTalk networks. Gateways are available to a variety of mail systems including X.400, PROFS and MHS. Microsoft Mail-enabled applications are written to the MAPI programming interface. See Microsoft Exchange. (TM). In addition to America Online, the Internet and RadioMail, E-Mail Connection also supports CompuServe(R), PRODIGY(R), and MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. (R) Mail; provides gateways to AT&T EasyLink(R), AppleLink(R), Fax services, GEnie(R), postal and X.400 addresses and is compatible with most Local Area Network-based systems. London noted that there is a wide range of e-mail users online today, from the power user to the first-time computer buyer. To meet the needs of both of these groups, E-Mail Connection v. 3.0 offers two modes of operation -- Easy and Advanced. For the more experienced e-mail user, the Advanced mode offers message filtering, support for attachments, and hierarchical folders for message management. However, for the users that only want to send, receive, reply to and forward messages, the Easy mode makes this quick and simple. E-Mail Connection v. 3.0 address book's new tab-style interface is as easy to use as traditional desk address books. All users have to do is simply click on the tab with the letter they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. and the program brings up all addresses listed under the letter -- no more name scanning. Availability, Pricing, Upgrade Policy and 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. E-Mail Connection v. 3.0 will be available at the end of February 1995 for a suggested U.S. retail price of $49.95. Current users of E-Mail Connection v. 2.0 will be able to upgrade for $24.95. The product will be sold through most computer retail outlets and direct from ConnectSoft by calling 800/889-3499. E-Mail Connection v. 3.0 requires any 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. v. 3.1 compatible system, a Hayes compatible modem, and 5 MB free disk space. ConnectSoft was founded in January 1988 and currently employs more than 100 people at its Bellevue-based headquarters. ConnectSoft operates two divisions (retail products and Windows consulting) that are each highly regarded for their innovative solutions and use of technology. Through its retail products division, the company markets a family of Windows-based telecommunication programs known as "Desktop Connections" for accessing online information services See Information Systems. . Additionally, ConnectSoft operates one of the most successful Windows consulting services in the United States, providing consulting software development services primarily to commercial PC software publishers and peripheral manufacturers. -0- NOTE: E-Mail Connection is a registered trademark of ConnectSoft Inc. All other products and/or services are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: ConnectSoft Inc., Bellevue, Wash.
Linda Coyle, 206/827-6467 ext. 5409
Internet: LINDAC@CONNECTSOFT.COM
or
Kaufer Miller Communications
Lora Loftis or David Kaufer, 206/450-9965
Internet: LLOFTIS@AOL.COM or DKAUFER@AOL.COM
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