Cutting Edge Software and Corsoft Team to Open Wireless E-mail Attachments on Palm Powered Handhelds.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS & SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 Companies Offer E-mail Solutions for Both Consumers and Large-Scale Corporate Deployments Cutting Edge Software and Corsoft Corporation are pleased to announce that Cutting Edge Software's Quickoffice(TM) productivity suite for Palm Powered(TM) handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. is now supported by Corsoft's Aileron aileron: see airfoil; airplane. (TM) wireless e-mail application. With the integration between Quickoffice and Aileron, users of Palm OS(R) handhelds will now have a simple means of receiving spreadsheet spreadsheet Computer software that allows the user to enter columns and rows of numbers in a ledgerlike format. Any cell of the ledger may contain either data or a formula that describes the value that should be inserted therein based on the values in other cells. and document attachments via e-mail. One of the key challenges faced by companies deploying Palm OS handhelds among employees is the conversion of files from MS Excel A full-featured spreadsheet for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. It can link many spreadsheets for consolidation and provides a wide variety of business graphics and charts for creating presentation materials. , the industry standard spreadsheet for desktop PCs, to Quicksheet, the leading spreadsheet application for Palm Powered devices. The integration of Quickoffice and Aileron provides a comprehensive solution to this challenge. Users of Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. (TM) on the desktop will be able to e-mail Excel attachments to Palm users with Quicksheet installed -- and the files will seamlessly convert to Quicksheet format on demand as users manage e-mail and attachments wirelessly. Once received by the Palm OS handheld users, the attachments can be viewed and edited fully. Similar capabilities are also incorporated for conversion of Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. (TM) files to the Quickword format. "We are pleased to be working with Corsoft to bring still greater functionality and ease of use to mobile professionals," said Michael Compeau, Cutting Edge Software's vice president of business development and planning. "E-mail access is critical for today's mobile knowledge workers, and Corsoft Aileron makes opening the most common attachments seamless and fast, especially when used with Quickoffice." "We are pleased to provide greater flexibility and extended value to mobile professionals," said Chirag Patel, president of Corsoft Corporation. "Cutting Edge Software's Quickoffice integration with Aileron enables users to maximize their productivity with their business documents even when they are away." Cutting Edge and Corsoft are offering solutions aimed at both individual users and enterprise deployments of Palm OS handhelds. Individuals can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Corsoft's e-mail service See Internet e-mail service. starting at $30 per year and automatically receive the benefits of being able to receive Excel and Word attachments as Quicksheet and Quickword documents on their Palm OS handhelds. Corporations can install an enterprise-edition of Aileron Server on their corporate network to enjoy end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. security of the information being transmitted via the handheld devices. Corsoft Aileron Enterprise Server starts at $2,495 and includes a five-user Client Access License. Additional licenses are available at $495 for a 10-set license pack. Availability and Distribution As part of the co-marketing agreement between Cutting Edge Software and Corsoft, the firms will each provide information and access to trial versions of both applications at their respective Web sites. Quickoffice is available for purchase online at Cutting Edge Software's Web site (www.quickoffice.com), as well as from leading online and retail locations including PalmGear.com and CompUSA for $39.95. About Cutting Edge Software, Inc. Cutting Edge Software, Inc. is a privately-held company that develops, markets and supports business productivity software solutions for the mobile professional and enterprises, including spreadsheet, charting, and document reading/editing software. The company's flagship products 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. , Quicksheet and Quickword, have won numerous industry awards. Cutting Edge Software has also developed technology that enables these applications to be used for diverse, customized handheld and wireless solutions. At Comdex 2001, the company unveiled its soon-to-be-released Quickoffice Conference, a wireless application conferencing See teleconferencing. program that was named as a finalist for a Best of Comdex award. For more information, visit www.quickoffice.com or call 800/991-7360. International inquiries should call 214/956-9806. About Corsoft Corporation Corsoft Corporation provides individuals and business users extended collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. and messaging solutions to their handheld devices. It offers: -- Corsoft Aileron Personal Access, a full-function e-mail access service for individuals, -- Corsoft Aileron Desktop Access, an e-mail access service for individuals and small businesses that integrates with desktop e-mail, and -- Corsoft Aileron Enterprise Server, an unparalleled choice for integrated secure and reliable access to enterprise e-mail. More information on Corsoft can be found at www.corsoft.net Palm OS is registered trademark, and Palm and Palm Powered are trademarks of Palm, Inc. All other products, services and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or services marks of their respective owners. |
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