Free ReachOut Software lets California flood victims work from home.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1995--In a "good will" response to the unprecedented flooding and its effects in the state of California, Stac Electronics Stac Electronics was an engineering company founded in 1984 by four friends at Caltech. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, the company developed interesting hardware and software technology, but struggled financially, until the release of Stacker disk compression software in is providing ReachOut Remote Control 4.0, its multi award-winning remote control software package, free to those computer users affected by the floods. ReachOut allows one PC to control another PC using modems, so people with laptops or home computers can stay at home and still work on their office computer or even on their company's network -- thereby avoiding danger from the flood water or traffic backups. ReachOut was also offered free to victims of last year's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. earthquake to help users cope with the unprecedented traffic jams in the aftermath of the quake. "More than 34 counties in California The U.S. state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. Counties are responsible for all elections, property-tax collection, maintenance of public records such as deeds, and local-level courts within their borders, as well as providing law enforcement (through the county have already been declared disaster areas," stated John Bromhead, vice president of marketing. "California has always had bad traffic problems, but with major roads completely closed, alternate solutions for business communication will be necessary. "Last year's earthquake showed us how many businesses can be affected by a natural disaster," added Bromhead. "We offered our software as a solution to help conduct `business as usual' and the response was very strong. California is facing a similar situation again, and we want to help." ReachOut is available for IBM PC A PC made by IBM. IBM created the PC industry in 1981 when it introduced its first model with 16KB of RAM. However, it was way off in its estimates, projecting that 250,000 units would be sold in the first five years. In fact, about three million IBM PCs were sold in that period. and compatible computers and normally retails for $199. This free offer lasts until Jan. 31, 1995 while limited supplies last. Stac Electronics will pay shipping costs. ReachOut has become the standard by which other remote control software is judged. Its ease of use and blistering file transfer speed have made ReachOut the choice of numerous users worldwide. ReachOut 4.0 has been awarded multiple accolades this year including a No. 1 rating from Byte and Software Digest, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Magazine "Product of the Year," LAN Times "Best of Times," and Network Computing's Top 10 Products. Stac Electronics can be reached at 800-677-6232 or users can fax in their name, address, and phone number and computer type to 407/770-2533. Founded in 1983, Stac offers software products that help users access, store and manage information more efficiently using personal computers. CONTACT: Stac Electronics Lois Leslie, 619/794-4316 or S & S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Inc. Melissa Rabin, 708/291-1616 |
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