Dashboard shifts into higher gear with a collection of awards & honors; Windows Magazine awards Dashboard 95 a spot in the Win 100.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1996--At the beginning of 1995, Starfish Software Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn, best known for his invention of the camera phone and his most recent company Fullpower Technologies. The founding vision of Starfish was global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices, which translated with the had big plans for Dashboard. But not even Silicon Valley visionary Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952)[1] is an American technology innovator and entrepreneur, French-born, known as the founder of Borland, a producer of software development tools for as well as Starfish Software, the creator of the first wireless synchronization realized just how successful the popular graphical utility would become over the course of the year. "Dashboard has always been popular with end users who wanted a better way to organize their desktops," said Starfish Software Chairman and Co-founder Philippe Kahn. "Looking back over this year, we saw tremendous critical and popular success with new releases of Dashboard on both the Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Dashboard 95 was recently awarded a spot in the annual Windows Top 100 (Windows Magazine, February 1996). Dashboard 95 also earned the prestigious "Recommended Product" designation from Windows Magazine in its December 1995 issue and was listed as one of the Top 20 products of 1995 by Computer Shopper Computer Shopper could referr to the following publications:
As a PC Computing reviewer wrote in the August 1995 issue, Dashboard offers an "unbeatable approach to usability." Infoworld wrote in its Sept. 11, 1995 First Look that "Dashboard steers an easy drive through Windows 95." "Our corporate mission is to deliver finely-crafted software products that help customers simplify their lives in a wired world," commented Philippe. "Dashboard delivers on that commitment, and I'm very proud of the team that has shepherded its development." Ian Robinson This article is about the Australian. For an article about the Ian Robinson who works at MTV, see Ian Robinson (MTV). Ian Robinson (b. 18 November 1940, Melbourne, Australia) is President of the Rationalist Society of Australia and immediate past Chairman of the , director, Dashboard Product Management, added that "1995 was the year when Dashboard reaffirmed its position as a true software original. It maintained its tradition of innovation while continuing to set the highest standards for software quality and performance. This product line embodies the Starfish Software values -- Philippe's continuing belief in quality, speed and technology." The Growing Dashboard Product Family During 1995, Dashboard has grown from a single product into a robust product family. Dashboard is unique among Windows utilities because it provides a common interface across all Windows platforms -- Windows 3.1, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 95. This cross-platform consistency is one of the reasons for the product's popularity and sales success, especially with corporations, Philippe says. Over the past 10 months, Starfish Software has expanded the Dashboard product family to include: -- Dashboard 3.0 -- the essential utility for Windows 3.X. Dashboard 3.0 shifts Windows into high gear, and provides a common user interface across all Windows platforms: Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.X. -- Dashboard 95 -- a 32-bit version of the award-winning Windows utility that is the key to driving Windows 95 and Windows NT. Dashboard 95 gives Windows 95 and Windows NT users even better organization of their work area, instant access to frequently used applications, greater control of their work environment, and makes personal computing even easier, faster, and more fun. -- Dashboard for the Web -- the special edition of Dashboard that lets 32-bit Web browsers organize their favorite places and bookmarks, monitor their online connections and track overall online sessions. Dashboard for the Web works with popular Internet browsers such as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. and Spry Enhanced Mosaic. Currently in beta test, early pre-release versions of Dashboard for the Web were made available on the Starfish Software World Wide Web site (www.starfishsoftware.com) resulting in thousands of customer downloads and valuable feedback. Due to this successful program, Starfish will be posting the next beta on its site in mid-February. -- Dashboard Software Developer's Kit See SDK. (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) -- an application programming interface (API) with sample C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ and Delphi 32 source code. The Dashboard SDK allows developers to create Dashboard Loadable Modules (DLMs) that can be integrated into Dashboard 95. The SDK will be available on the Starfish Software web site in the first quarter of 1996. Dashboard is also a key component of Sidekick Deluxe and Sidekick 95 Deluxe, CD-ROMs that include complete versions of Sidekick and Dashboard as well as useful content files and multimedia tutorials on getting better organized. About Starfish Software With four consecutive quarters of growth, a half-dozen top-rated shipping products and an early leadership position as one of the Top 5 vendors of Windows 95 applications software, Starfish Software is one of the software industry's success stories. The fast-growing company was founded in 1994 by Sonia Lee, a well-known Silicon Valley graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to designer and artist, and Philippe Kahn, one of the software industry's best-known pioneers. Privately funded, Starfish Software has achieved an active customer base of over one million since launching its first product, the best-selling Sidekick for Windows, less than one year ago, and earned a dominant market share in the U.S. and Japanese markets for personal information managers. Starfish Software is currently shipping six products which help customers simplify their lives in a wired world; two additional products have been announced for shipment in the first half of 1996. Current products include Sidekick 95, Dashboard 95, Sidekick 95 Deluxe, Sidekick 2.0 for Windows, Dashboard 3.0 for Windows, and Sidekick Deluxe. The Dashboard Software Developer's Kit and Dashboard for the Web are currently in beta test, for release in the first quarter of 1996. Starfish has also announced plans for group scheduling Sidekick applets for Java-enabled Web browsers such as Sun's HotJava (SUN MICROSYSTEMS:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), Netscape's Navigator (NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS: NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ), and Microsoft Internet Explorer (MICROSOFT:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ). Contacting Starfish Software Starfish Software is located at 1700 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066. To order products from Starfish Software, call 800/765-7839. Online, visit Starfish Software on the Internet at www.starfishsoftware.com, or visit the Starfish Software forums on leading commercial services (America Online: Keyword Starfish; CompuServe: Go Starfish; Microsoft Network: Go Word Starfish). -0- Note to Editors: To receive copies of any product from Starfish Software, request screen shots or a reviewer's guide, please call Deb McAlister or Cynthia Cochran at 214/669-3456; fax 214/669-3223; CompuServe: 74240,321; 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. 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