Franklin Covey Co. Bundles AportisDoc Reader With Every Franklin Planner Software Suite for Palm Powered Handheld Computers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY & PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 Product Solution Advances Franklin Covey's Initiative of Helping Customers Achieve Productivity in the Digital Age(TM) Franklin Covey cov·ey n. pl. cov·eys 1. A family or small flock of birds, especially partridge or quail. See Synonyms at flock1. 2. A small group, as of persons. Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FC), a world-renowned leader of learning and performance solutions, Wednesday announced that its new Franklin Planner The Franklin Planner is a time management system marketed by the FranklinCovey company, created by Hyrum W. Smith and promoted by Stephen Covey. Physically it consists of a ring binder into which are placed specially designed loose leaf pages. (TM) Software Suite for Palm(TM) Handhelds is now bundled with AportisDoc(TM) Reader 2.2 from Aportis Technologies Corp. This will give Franklin Covey customers the ability to read text documents of any size, including eBooks from the Covey Reference Library(R) such as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, on any Palm handheld. Through this offering, Franklin Covey is adding another element to its Productivity in the Digital Age(TM) initiative. This new initiative harnesses the capabilities of leading technologies, training and effectiveness tools to significantly advance its mission of providing complete productivity solutions to its customers. Productivity in the Digital Age was created in response to the evolving needs and demands of its customers who are stressed and inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. from unlimited sources, both at work and at home, and are seeking ways to organize the information and maintain focus and productivity. The initiative offers customers the ability to capture, synchronize See synchronization. and act on critical information received from a variety of mediums and tools, such as paper, desktop PC, handheld PDAs and phones, online planning tools and training -- anytime, anywhere. Customers have the added advantage of being able to print their tasks, calendars and personal goals onto customizable pages to fit their paper-based Franklin Planners(TM), thereby linking the power of technology with the practicality of paper. Many mobile professionals use AportisDoc Reader to carry important text documents in a wide variety of mission-critical business applications. By utilizing AportisDoc Reader, Franklin Covey customers now have access to over 3,000 free reference and fiction eBooks available from Aportis Technologies' eLibrary at www.aportis.com/library. David Schargel, president of Aportis Technologies Corp., said, "As the standard for eBooks on Palm handhelds, AportisDoc has been downloaded and used by approximately one million Palm users. We are delighted that Franklin Covey wants to deliver this to all of their customers." Todd Simons Todd Simon (born April 21, 1972, in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the ninth round, 203rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. , director of eHandhelds division at Franklin Covey said, "AportisDoc Reader is recognized as a standard in the business community in handheld document viewing. We're pleased to offer this product to our customers and are confident that AportisDoc Reader is a good fit for our customers who want to increase their personal and professional productivity." The Franklin Planner Software Suite for Palm Handhelds is an e-planning system for improving personal and organizational productivity and effectiveness. In addition to AportisDoc Reader, the software suite (a $150 value), whether it be included with a Palm m100(TM), Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computing's first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. The first Palm IIIs went on sale in 1998. (TM) series, Palm V(TM) series or Palm VII The Palm VII product family consisted of two products, the Palm VII and the Palm VIIx Palm Pilots. These were produced by Palm, Inc., before it was split into PalmOne and PalmSource. They had antennas for wireless data communication on the Mobitex network under the now defunct Palm. (TM) series handheld, provides users with a comprehensive package of exclusive Franklin Covey time management principles, productivity and effectiveness applications, as well as popular Palm OS platform add-on A purchase of additional goods before payment is made for goods already purchased. An add-on may be covered by a clause in an installment payment contract that allows the seller to hold a security interest in the earlier goods until full payment is made on the later goods. applications. The following applications are included in the Franklin Planner Software Suite for Palm Handhelds: -- Franklin Planner(TM) Software -- Desktop and handheld software program captures proven planning methodology and principles from the Franklin Covey What Matters Most(R) time-management workshop. -- Franklin Planner Handheld Applications: -- Key Information(TM) -- Store and retrieve personal, financial, medical, and other information. -- FileLocator(TM) -- Catalog and retrieve stored computer files, documents, articles, and notes. -- EZ-Convert(TM) -- Convert common measurements. -- Covey Reference Library(R) -- Includes Stephen R. Covey's best-selling books -- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and Principle-Centered Leadership, on CD-ROM for the Palm handheld. -- Add-on Applications -- Includes some of the popular applications and games, such as AportisDoc Reader, AvantGo(TM), Propay(R), Album To Go, and many others. About Franklin Covey Co. With a new set of tools and learning solutions aimed at increasing productivity in the digital age, Franklin Covey Co. is a leading, global, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm assisting professionals and organizations in measurably meas·ur·a·ble adj. 1. Possible to be measured: measurable depths. 2. Of distinguished importance; significant: a measurable figure in literature. increasing their effectiveness in leadership, productivity, communication and sales. Clients include 80 of the Fortune 100, more than three quarters of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and midsized businesses, as well as numerous government entities. Organizations and professionals access Franklin Covey services and products through consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , licensed client facilitators, public workshops, catalogs, more than 150 retail stores, www.franklincovey.com and www.franklinplanner.com. More than 3,500 Franklin Covey associates provide professional services and products in 44 offices in 38 countries. Our reach is global. Our influence is personal. And our results are measurable. About AportisDoc The AportisDoc file format standard (sometimes called "DOC See doc file and docs. 1. Doc - Directed Oc 2. doc - /dok/ Common spoken and written shorthand for "documentation". Often used in the plural "docs" and in the construction "doc file" (i.e. documentation available on-line). ") is used to create documents that businesses worldwide use everyday. For example, with AportisDoc documents on a Palm Handheld, manufacturer representatives can carry detailed price codes and technical specifications in their pockets, health care professionals can take patient records and lab results on their rounds, lawyers can view any codes and rules needed during a trial, and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. professionals can refer to credit ratings and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. In addition to AportisDoc's acceptance as a standard by the professional and business community, thousands of electronic books, news headlines and articles, news columnists, and other useful materials are available. AportisDoc formatted content also includes new titles, reference works, classic novels, the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as , train schedules, weather reports, travel guides, and most of the Gutenberg Project Library. The Aportis eBook Library, www.aportis.com/library, contains over 3,000 documents for free downloading downloading - download . About Aportis Technologies Corp. Aportis Technologies was founded in early 1997 to develop and market a line of portable software products. Aportis' focus is on small business and enterprise-based productivity solutions for mobile professionals. It is an integral part of a wide variety of business and consumer applications, and is an important enabling technology for 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. , based on the Palm OS platform. Aportis can be reached at P.O. Box 86336, Portland, OR 97286-0336, USA. Sales number is toll-free, 888/APORTIS (888/276-7847), or 503/736-3240. Fax is 503/736-3239. Aportis Technologies' web site is www.aportis.com. AportisDoc and Doc are trademarks of Aportis Technologies Corp. Palm OS is a registered trademark, and Palm and Palm Powered are trademarks of Palm Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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