IMSI launches MasterPublisher premium publishing suite; includes publishing, illustration software and 20,000 pieces of clip art.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1996--IMSI (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 : IMSI IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI International Microcomputer Software, Inc. IMSI International Mobile Station Identity (now International Mobile Subscriber Identity) IMSI Idaho Maximum Security Institution ), a leading developer and publisher of quality software for the home and small business markets, Friday announced that it will ship MasterPublisher, a premium desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, suite that includes publishing software, vector based illustration software and 20,000 pieces of clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. . MasterPublisher will be available from most major retailers on August 20, 1996, at a targeted street price of $29.95. "MasterPublisher is designed to be a complete suite for communication success in business," said Martin Sacks Martin Sacks (born 16th October 1956, Sydney) is a well-known Australian actor, chiefly known for his 11-year role on Blue Heelers from 1994 to 2005. Sacks first got into acting after a bit part in an episode of The Love Boat , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "It includes all of the tools needed to create professional, high quality documents in minutes. Because it focuses on ease of use, it is also perfect for the home." MasterPublisher includes TurboPublisher, a comprehensive desktop publishing program designed for the small office and home office environments as well as individual departments within larger corporations. It allows users to create a professional, coordinated look for their business through easy layout and design of documents from books and manuals to brochures and posters. The Pantone 1000 Color support system and four-color separations make getting the perfect color easy. Among TurboPublisher's easy to use features are Power Text, a versatile logo maker, Page Pilots, the on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. intelligent assistants and pre-set templates for designing brochures, newsletters, business cards and myriad other documents. Additionally, TurboPublisher provides an intuitive, user-friendly interface along with floating, customizable toolbars, drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. OLE and text effects which enable users to quickly design their documents. An online Spell Checker A separate program or word processing function that tests for correctly spelled words. It can test the spelling of a marked block, an entire document or group of documents. Advanced systems check for spelling as the user types and can correct common typos and misspellings on the fly. and Thesaurus are provided for accuracy. The suite also includes TurboDraw, a powerful vector based drawing and illustration tool that gives users all the resources to create impactful designs quickly and easily. Like TurboPublisher, TurboDraw includes Page Pilots and over 100 pre-formatted templates. Designs created with TurboDraw can be imported directly into TurboPublisher or they can be exported into any one of ten common graphics formats for use in almost any Windows application. With TurboDraw, users can create fully editable shape with the advantages of powerful vector based graphic editing. MasterPublisher rounds out the suite with 20,000 pieces of clip art, 2,000 fonts and 1,000 photos from its best selling Masterclips 35,000 Premium Image Collection. The clip art images are organized in over 80 easily browsed categories. All are fully scaleable and object editable to enable the user to edit the size, color and shape of the image easily and without danger of pixelation This article is about the graphics artifact. For the stop motion animation technique, see pixilation. For the censorship method, see pixelization. In computer graphics, pixelation or image distortion. This feature gives the user the freedom to completely customize any document using MasterPublisher. With 1,000 True-Type fonts, from the traditional to the hard to find, all scaleable to almost any size, MasterPublisher provides a type-face to suit any purpose. Each font was chosen specifically either for its broad-based functionality or its uniqueness. The 1,000 hand-picked photos are organized into over 25 categories. The vibrant, color corrected, 256 color photos represent a unique offering of premium quality, highly usable images. The photo collection includes landscapes, famous city skylines, vintage cars, animals, kids and many other images to meet your publishing needs. Founded in 1983, IMSI is a leader in developing and publishing quality consumer software for home and small business. The company offers a range of high quality, affordably priced products including TurboCAD 2D/3D, Masterclips 35,000 Premium Image Collection, EZ Language, and FormTool Gold. IMSI has headquarters in San Rafael, Calif., with wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and South Africa. For more information, contact Victoria Rierdan at IMSI, 1895 Francisco Boulevard East, San Rafael, Calif. 94901-5506. Telephone: 415/257-3000, Fax: 415/257-3565, E-Mail: vrierdan@imsisoft.com. -0- Note to Editors: IMSI, TurboCAD, Masterclips 35,000 Premium Image Collection, FormTool and EZ Language, are trademarks of IMSI. Other products and companies mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may or may not be trademarks of their representative companies. CONTACT: IMSI Victoria Rierdan, 415/257-3000 vrierdan@imsisoft.com |
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