Documents To Go Brings "Office" Files To The Palm Computing Platform - Desktop documents and spreadsheets are now viewable on the Palm organizer.TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Palm Computing(R) organizer owners no longer have to drag laptops to meetings just to reference price lists or proposals created in Microsoft(R) Excel or Word. DataViz(R) Inc. is now shipping Documents To Go(TM), a product that easily brings important files from office suite applications like Word, Excel and others to the Palm Computing platform See platform. . Documents To Go uses HotSync(R) technology to provide a complete solution for viewing up-to-date versions of users' everyday files on any Palm Computing organizer. There's no need to specially format the desktop files for the organizer, Documents To Go creates viewable files automatically. "We're excited about the release of Documents To Go. Giving users access to their desktop files is strategic to the Palm Computing platform. Our customers have always enjoyed quick access to contact and calendar information. Documents To Go now provides quick access to important word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and and spreadsheet documents," said Gabriel Acosta-Lopez, Director of Platform Development Service at Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com Company. As Simple To Use As The Palm Computing Organizer Itself By dragging word processing files and spreadsheets into the Documents To Go window on the desktop PC or Mac, the files will automatically be converted and optimized for remote viewing on the Palm(TM) device. There is no need to specially format the documents on the desktop. Pressing the HotSync button brings the viewable files to the Palm Computing organizer instantly. Up-To-Date Versions of the Desktop Files - Automatically During a synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. , Documents To Go checks to make sure all documents on the Palm Computing device are current. If any changes are made to the desktop files, updated versions are created automatically during the next synchronization. The program can even access files stored on servers, so whether performing a local, modem or network synchronization, users can be sure to have up-to-date files in hand. View Files from Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , Lotus SmartSuite A suite of applications for Windows from IBM Lotus that includes the 1-2-3 spreadsheet, Word Pro word processor, Freelance Graphics, Approach database and Organizer PIM. Also included is a common toolbar for launching the applications and selecting predefined macros that provide tighter and Corel WordPerfect Suite See WordPerfect Office. Documents To Go provides viewers for both word processing and spreadsheet files, as well as a conduit to keep them synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. . While spreadsheet applications exist for the Palm Computing platform, DataViz is the first to develop a standard for spreadsheet viewing - allowing quick access to important information even from large, complicated desktop spreadsheets. Word processing files are converted into the standard Doc format for the Palm organizer. Documents To Go supports Microsoft(R) Office, Lotus SmartSuite(R), Corel WordPerfect See WordPerfect Office and WordPerfect Corporation. (R) Suite and ClarisWorks(R). Availability and Pricing Documents To Go is available for both Macintosh and Windows for an introductory price of $39.95. Visit http://www.dataviz.com for more information. DataViz is a Connecticut Corporation, specializing in the development of file compatibility and Internet solutions. DataViz is located at 55 Corporate Drive, Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 34,243 at the 2000 census. History The English settled Stratford, Connecticut in 1639 and extended their land claims inland to include the northern parts of present-day Trumbull in 06611. Palm Computing and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com Corporation, and its subsidiaries. All product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.(c)1999 DataViz, Inc. |
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