DeltaGraph 4.5 for Macintosh Makes It Easy to Create Professional-Looking Charts; New Version Saves Time Through Added Compatibility With Leading Applications.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1998-- SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/press Now Macintosh users can bring the power of professional charting to their desktop with DeltaGraph 4.5 for Macintosh from SPSS Inc. With 11 new chart types added to DeltaGraph's 80+ chart types and 200+ chart styles, the software makes it easy for users in marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , research, science, education and engineering to create customized, publication-ready charts. Added support for popular programs such as Excel 98(R), Word(R), PageMaker(tm), Quark XPress(R) and Adobe PhotoShop See Photoshop. helps DeltaGraph users easily add charting power to almost any application's data. DeltaGraph 4.5 for Macintosh is expected to ship internationally in December 1998. "This release is an example of our continued commitment to Macintosh-based users, who make up close to 65 percent of DeltaGraph customers," said DeltaGraph product manager Chris Gregory. "DeltaGraph is an all-purpose charting program which provides users with capabilities far beyond the charting found in office suites and report writers. Our goal with DeltaGraph 4.5 was to improve the ease of use and compatibility with other programs to provide users with a work environment that is familiar, such as in Excel 98. As a result, users can easily incorporate graphing in everything they do as a much more professional and impressive way to convey a message." Key new features in DeltaGraph 4.5 for Macintosh include: - Eleven new chart types - With a total of 80+ chart types and 200+ chart styles, DeltaGraph enables users from all industries to clearly tell a story with the right chart for their data. - Easily import data from Excel 98 and other popular applications - New applications include Excel 98, 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. 3.0 - 5.0 and Trapeze. - Create press-ready color with PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM See PMS. (R) - PANTONE(R), the standard color matching system in the graphic arts and publishing industries, is now included in DeltaGraph, saving users time by creating press-ready color for every project. - More graphic file support - New import support allows users to pull graphics from MacPaint, QuickDraw GX QuickDraw GX was a replacement for the QuickDraw (QD) 2D graphics engine and Printing Manager inside the "classic" Mac OS. Although GX was based on the same general geometry and dimensions of the original QD engine, the underlying drawing platform became a resolution-independent (when installed), Adobe Photoshop, Silicon Graphics, GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , Windows Bitmap, PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. and Targa. This version of DeltaGraph also enables users to export files to QuickTime Image File, Adobe PhotoShop, 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 Windows Bitmap. - Save time with AppleScript(R) - DeltaGraph provides AppleScript(R) support, helping users to automate routine tasks, such as regular updates of graphs and charts. Users can plot a chart from Excel data (or other popular spreadsheet or database applications) and distribute the results with a single command. - Additional tools include - enhanced automation features, Apple Navigation Manager, QuickTime 3 and compatibility with MacOS 8.5. Users who create monthly reports, research or any projects that require graphing depend on DeltaGraph for its unmatched formatting power. DeltaGraph provides access to chart types that are not available in spreadsheets, data analysis or other programs. The Chart Advisor can help users select chart types or create and quickly find an arsenal of custom chart templates with the Visual Library. DeltaGraph's flexibility enables users to color, manipulate and customize every element in a graph. And completed DeltaGraph charts are ready for publication in almost any format, including paper reports, electronic presentations, professionally published materials or the Web (including Internet, intranet and extranet capabilities). SPSS acquired DeltaGraph from DeltaPoint, Inc. in June 1997. DeltaGraph's extensive data visualization See information visualization. capabilities have caught the eye of industry leaders, resulting in numerous awards, including MacWorld's prestigious Editor's Choice and World Class awards. Pricing and Availability Information The product is expected to ship in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and internationally in December 1998. The domestic price for a single-user, commercial copy is $295. International pricing varies. 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. - Macintosh system 7.5.5 or later - Macintosh 68030 processor or later - 8MB RAM - 20MB minimum hard disk space About SPSS Inc. SPSS Inc. is a multinational company that enables people to better analyze data by delivering in-depth reporting, analysis and modeling software products. The company consists of three groups: SPSS (SPSS Products & Services and SPSS Market Research), SPSS Science and SPSS Quality. SPSS products are used at more than 250,000 customer sites around the world in business, academia and government settings. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 1998, SPSS is one of the most enduring software companies in the world. SPSS has won the following awards: ranked No. 11 by Forbes magazine 200 Best Small Companies in America; ranked No. 73 in Business Week's Top 100 Growth Companies for 1997; placed No. 21 on the 1998 Softletter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; and No. 93 in the 1997 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. SPSS' pivot table See multidimensional views. technology is included in the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection of Information Technology. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and a network of distributors serving customers around the world. More information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.spss.com. |
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