DeltaPoint Announces Drag 'N Draw For Windows; Drag 'N Draw takes drawing and diagramming to a new level of speed and utility.MONTEREY, Calif,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1995--DeltaPoint, Inc., today announced the release of Drag `N Draw for Windows, a major new entry to the field of structured drawing and diagramming. Version 1.0 expedites the creation of a wide-range of business and technical drawings using intelligent drawing objects. Drag `N Draw provides a sophisticated solution to the frustration many people find when faced with the array of complicated drawing and illustration applications on the market. "This product is designed with the non-artist in mind," said Ray Kingman, president of DeltaPoint. "Drag `N Draw streamlines the creative process and provides the users with an easy way to design or diagram diagram /di·a·gram/ (di´ah-gram) a graphic representation, in simplest form, of an object or concept, made up of lines and lacking pictorial elements. a layout or a process." DeltaPoint said the product was created in response to repeated requests for a user-friendly diagramming and flow chart tool. With DeltaPoint's definitive graphing and charting application, DeltaGraph Pro, dominating the market, the company saw Drag `N Draw as a natural extension of its software solutions. "Drag `N Draw is designed to meet the diagramming needs of business, education, scientific and technical professionals as well as the essentials associated with home projects," explained Kingman. "Users of the product typically need a quick and easy way to create designs and diagrams without the steep learning curve associated with most drawing applications. Drag `N Draw is a quick, user-friendly solution in the structured drawing and diagramming market." DeltaPoint believes that this product fits perfectly with its corporate philosophy. "Charting with DeltaGraph is communicating the results of a process, while Drag `N Draw communicates the process itself," Kingman said. With the potential for impressive growth, the structured business diagramming market is a spin-off The situation that arises when a parent corporation organizes a subsidiary corporation, to which it transfers a portion of its assets in exchange for all of the subsidiary's capital stock, which is subsequently transferred to the parent corporation's shareholders. segment of the intelligent drawing market, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Joan-Carol Brigham, an analyst at IDC Colorado. "This segment is the first well-defined segment in the graphics arena to legitimately be considered the next generation of business graphics software," said Brigham. "These products provide a structure to graphics usage that bridges the gap between the reporting application-word processing and free-form graphics used in presentation graphics packages and intelligent draw packages," Brigham explained. Brigham projects 129% growth in annual market revenue and an installed base of 1.2 million in 1995. DeltaPoint emphasizes three major concepts in Drag 'n Draw to take drawing and diagramming beyond the current level: 1) extensive symbol libraries (SmartDrawing Libraries) aimed at the specific needs of the scientific, technical, and business communities; 2) tools to simplify drawing from start to finish; and 3) an easy system for customizing objects and drawings and linking them to other objects. With Drag 'n Draw, any user can create an unlimited number of diagrams, such as electrical schematics, fishbone charts, flowcharts, landscapes, network diagrams This article is about computer network diagrams. For project management network diagrams, see Network diagram (project management). A network diagram is a schematic depicting the nodes and connections amongst nodes in a computer network or, more generally, any , organizational charts An organizational chart is a chart which represents the structure of an organization in terms of rank. The chart usually shows the managers and sub-workers who make up an organization. , timelines This article or section contains self-references. For other uses of "Timeline", see Timeline (disambiguation). The following is an index of timelines found on Wikipedia. , quality control diagrams, space planning, technical drawings, and more. "With Drag 'n Draw we will address a broader market, while continuing to meet the needs of our current user-base of scientific, technical and business professionals," said John Hoskins John Hoskins may refer to:
Egghead Software was founded in 1984 as a computer software retail company. and CompUSA in August for promotional events and is pursuing the synergies of appropriate bundling deals. Drag 'n Draw simplifies the creation of structured diagrams by incorporating a number of user-friendly features. In addition to the standard drawing tools, Drag 'n Draw provides dozens of SmartDrawing Libraries containing thousands of graphics for quick designs and drawings. The user points the mouse to the desired object in the SmartDrawing Library and drags it on to the page. Any graphic can be designated a SmartDrawing by copying the graphic, whether it is clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. or a customized graphic, to the clipboard A reserved section of memory that is used as a temporary holding area for data that is copied or moved from one application to another using the copy and paste and cut and paste (move) menu options. Each time you transfer something into the clipboard, the previous contents are deleted. and defining it as a SmartDrawing. The user can assemble frequently-used customized SmartDrawings in his or her own Library, facilitating duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. design processes. After the SmartDrawing has been placed on the page, a number of formatting options can be used, including color, style, and size. An auto-alignment function places objects on the grid with precision, and a similar smart sizing feature automatically can size the object in the appropriate direction. Drag n' Draw users can create their own diagram or choose to let the program do the work with automatic sizing, styling, and arrangement, or with pre-designed templates included with Drag `N Draw. Drag `N Draw also makes it easy by providing a Hints and Tips help system in addition to the standard on-line Windows Help system Windows provides a help system that most software developers use to provide immediate help to the users of their Windows applications. The help is displayed by pressing F1 or selecting the Help menu in the application. . Hints are dialogs that pop-up automatically when the user tries to use certain features of the program, explaining what the user is about to do and providing suggestions on the next likely action to take. Tips provide helpful insights into some of the richer features available in Drag `N Draw. Another key feature is the ability to associate any shape with another Drag `N Draw diagram. If the user double-clicks on the shape, the attached drawing will be opened and brought to the front. This will be extremely useful for those users who need to illustrate a large system with several processes because any number of sub-processes can be linked to a separate overview document. Drag `N Draw will run under Windows and provides OLE support. Drag `N Draw will be shipping with a U.S. suggested retail price of $149 and an expected street price around $79. Corporate multi-user and licensing options are also available. Drag `N Draw is distributed through Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Merisel and Edutech and is expected to be available in retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → by July. Drag `N Draw is also sold through major catalog merchants Catalog merchant is a term for a form of retailing. The typical merchant sold a wide variety of household and personal products, with many emphasizing jewelry. Unlike a self-serve retail store, most of the items are not displayed; customers selected the products from printed , corporate resellers, international distributors, and directly from DeltaPoint. The number to call for more information is 800/446-6955. Founded in 1989, DeltaPoint Inc. is privately-held graphics software company with headquarters in Monterey and distribution partners in Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. DeltaGraph is DeltaPoint's 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. , released initially in 1989 and currently used by thousands of companies worldwide, including Lockheed, United Airlines, Booz Allen, and The Wall Street Journal. DeltaPoint is also the publisher of Graphics Tools!, an image management and utility suite for Mac and Windows. CONTACT: DeltaPoint, Inc., Monterey Amy McManus, 408/648-4000 |
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