Intuit announces Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh and Windows; mobile device users can now effortlessly link to Desktop Quicken and Quicken ExpensAble.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 1995--Intuit 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 :INTU INTU Intuit, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) today announced Pocket Quicken A popular financial management program for PCs and Macs from Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA (www.intuit.com). It is used to write checks, organize investments and produce a variety of reports for personal finance and small business. Connect for Macintosh and Windows. Pocket Quicken Connect completes the personal financial management process by providing the vital software link between Pocket Quicken and Quicken or Quicken ExpensAble. Pocket Quicken is the leading mobile financial application that helps busy individuals stay on top of their finances even while on the go. Quicken ExpensAble, also introduced today by Intuit in·tu·it tr.v. in·tu·it·ed, in·tu·it·ing, in·tu·its Usage Problem To know intuitively. [Back-formation from intuition. , is a new software product that simplifies expense reporting for business travelers. "The addition of Pocket Quicken Connect gives mobile users the perfect time-saving financial management system," said Eric Dunn, vice president and general manager of Intuit's Personal Finance Group. "By using Pocket Quicken to track expenses as they happen, users don't ever have to get behind. Once they get back to their laptop or desktop PC, they can integrate their data into Quicken or Quicken ExpensAble easily and quickly." Pocket Quicken Connect provides the only seamless link between Intuit's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best Quicken and the new Quicken ExpensAble products on the desktop and Pocket Quicken on Newton, Magic Cap or HP Palmtop palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display PC mobile devices (such as the Apple MessagePad, the Sony Magic Link personal communicator A concept for a handheld device that was co-created by Toronto engineer Robert J. Fraser in 1991, who also coined the term. The personal communicator was conceived to provide always-on, wireless connectivity to a nationwide, packet-switched communications network that would enable mobile , the Motorola Marco and Envoy envoy: see diplomatic service. Envoy - Motorola's integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoy is a personal digital assistant which incorporates two-way wireless and wireline communication. Personal Wireless Communicators, and HP 100LX and HP 200LX The HP 200LX (also known as Project Felix) is a personal digital assistant introduced by Hewlett-Packard in 1994. It was one of very few palmtops ever developed that was, with some minor exceptions, 100% MS-DOS compatible. devices). Pocket Quicken Connect effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. transfers data to Quicken (or Quicken ExpensAble), and sends back an adjusting balance to Pocket Quicken, so users always have their most current financial information with them wherever they go. Pocket Quicken users, who already enjoy the benefit of portability and fast data entry on their mobile devices, can now take advantage of Quicken's financial insight and management capabilities and Quicken ExpensAble's powerful expense reporting capabilities. All together, the software provides a complete financial solution for mobile professionals. Pocket Quicken Connect for Windows The new version of Pocket Quicken Connect for Windows adds support for Quicken ExpensAble to the Pocket Quicken Connect for Windows product introduced earlier this year. It also adds connectivity support for HP Palmtop PC mobile devices in addition to Newton and Magic Cap devices. Users capture their expenses on the go in Pocket Quicken, then easily send them to Quicken or Quicken ExpensAble without having to retype transactions already recorded. Users need only to connect their mobile device to their PC using a serial cable (sold separately). Then, Pocket Quicken Connect automatically sends transactions from the mobile device to the desktop or laptop computer. Users can even access Pocket Quicken Connect without ever having to leave Quicken or Quicken ExpensAble. Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh Now, for the first time, Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh is available, with support included for Pocket Quicken on Newton and Magic Cap devices. Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh was specially designed for the Macintosh, leading users through the connection process step-by-step with the familiar Macintosh interface. The product is accelerated 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. . Pocket Quicken A number of key features make Pocket Quicken easier and faster to use than keeping track of paper receipts while on the go, before returning home, to work, or to a hotel, and entering them into Quicken or Quicken ExpensAble. Easy to Use -- Pocket Quicken works the way people work throughout their day. It was designed around the familiar concept of a wallet. Users simply choose the account they want to use in their "wallet" (credit card, cash, check), then record spending information on an "electronic receipt." Pocket Quicken then automatically records and categorizes the transaction. Organizes All Expenses -- Pocket Quicken tracks and categorizes all spending, including checking, ATM transactions, credit cards and cash. With Pocket Quicken, users always know where their money goes. Business Travel Expenses Tracking -- Pocket Quicken makes it easy to track business travel expenses. Users can track spending for specific business trips or individual clients. At the end of a trip, they can view a report that contains all the information needed for an expense report. To fill out and file the report, travelers can use Pocket Quicken Connect to automatically transfer their data to Quicken ExpensAble. Fast and Convenient Data Entry -- Pocket Quicken's portability provides a major step in enabling easy data entry. Tracking transactions as they occur, Pocket Quicken user can fill out and categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat an "electronic receipt" as fast as they can write and record a check using a traditional checkbook. Up-to-Minute Information -- Pocket Quicken provides instant access to up-to-date financial information. Users can quickly and easily look up account balances, account registers, spending by category and business expense reports. Portable Financial Manager -- Pocket Quicken lets users keep their finances complete, accurate, and up-to-date, whenever and wherever it's convenient. Pocket Quicken can be used as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. personal finance manager with basic report capabilities or as a data capture device that can communicate with desktop versions of Quicken and Quicken ExpensAble. Users can merge their Pocket Quicken data with desktop Quicken via Pocket Quicken Connect for Windows or Macintosh. Pricing and Availability Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh is now available direct from Intuit for $29.95. Pocket Quicken Connect 2.1 for Windows will be available in late August direct from Intuit also for $29.95. To order, customers should call 800/243-4650 x 810 340. Intuit Inc. Intuit Inc., based in Menlo Park, Calif., is the leading developer of personal finance, small business accounting and tax preparation software. The company develops and markets software products and services that enable individuals, small business and tax preparers to automate commonly performed financial tasks. Intuit's Quicken, QuickBooks and QuickPay products allow users to manage their personal and small business finances. The company's popular TurboTax, PersonalTax Edge, MacInTax, and ProSeries software programs enable consumers, small businesses and professional tax preparers to prepare income tax returns. Intuit and its wholly owned subsidiary 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. , Quicken Investment Services, recently launched a line of financial decision-making software products including Your Mutual Fund Selector (programming) selector - 1. In Smalltalk or Objective C, the syntax of a message which selects a particular method in the target object. 2. An operation that returns the state of an object but does not alter that state. as well as Quicken Financial Planner Financial Planner A qualified investment professional who assists individuals and corporations meet their long-term financial objectives by analyzing the client's status and setting a program to achieve these goals. . Intuit also provides supplies and services, such as Quicken VISA card with IntelliCharge, Bank On-Line and Pay On-Line to further automate finances. -0- Note to Editors: Intuit, Quicken, QuickBooks, IntelliCharge, TurboTax, PersonalTax Edge and MacInTax are registered trademarks of Intuit Inc. Pocket Quicken, Pocket Quicken Connect, QuickPay, Quicken ExpensAble and ProSeries are trademarks of Intuit Inc. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intuit Anne French, 415/329-3005 Debra Kelley, 415/833-6538 |
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