Global Village ships GlobalFax 2.5.5; software update for PowerPort Mercury modems keeps pace with PowerPC upgrades.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1996--Global Village Communication Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GVIL) has released its newest version of GlobalFax software for users of the PowerPort Mercury for the PowerBook Duo and PowerPort Mercury for the PowerBook 500 Series The PowerBook 500 series (codenamed Blackbird) was a range of Apple Macintosh PowerBook portable computers first introduced by Apple Computer with the 520 model on 16 May 1994. fax/modems. GlobalFax version 2.5.5 provides compatibility with Macintosh PowerBook Duo 2300 and PowerPC-upgraded PowerBook 500 series machines, and a 20-45 percent increase in communication speed when used with Apple's Remote Access (ARA Ara or Arrah (both: ŭ`rə), city (1991 pop. 157,082), Bihar state, NE India, on the Son Canal. A major road and rail junction, it is the administrative center for a district that produces grain, sugarcane, and oilseed. ) software. Additional benefits include greater compatibility for users faxing documents directly from Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. version 6.0.1 and an update of GlobalFax OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software from version 1.0 to 1.0.1. The update is available free of charge to registered users of GlobalFax 2.5. Users can download the software from Global Village's World Wide Web site at http://www.globalvillage.com/support/ppupdate.html/, Global Village's electronic bulletin board service at 408/523-2403 or various on-line services. Users of GlobalFax version 2.0.8, bundled with modems included in many Apple systems, may now upgrade their older version of the software to version 2.5.5, available directly from Global Village 800/736-4821 at a cost of $24.95. By upgrading to version 2.5.5, users of version 2.08 receive the following enhancements: accelerated performance for Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. , improved smart-dialing, calling card support, the ability to preview active cover sheets, QuickDraw GX support and advanced grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in imaging, yielding sharper, clearer graphics. An optional bundle of 75 pre-formatted electronic cover sheets, appropriate for both business and personal faxes, is also available for an additional $10. Global Village Communication Inc. Global Village is a leading supplier of integrated communication products and services for personal computer users. CONTACT: The Bohle Co. W. Scott Robertson/Liz O'Donnell, 310/785-0515 wsrobertson@bohle.com |
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