SoftQuad Ships HoTMetal Pro 4.0; Industry's Most Complete Authoring Tool Speeds Web Site Creation, Management; Leading HTML Editor Offers Range of Environments For Building and Maintaining Professional-Quality Web Sites.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 1997--SoftQuad, 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 :SWEBF; TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :SKI), a leading provider of content publishing tools for the Internet and corporate intranets, today began shipping HoTMetaL PRO An earlier, popular Windows-based Web authoring program from SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Ontario that provided both a visual development capability as well as HTML editing. In 2002, SoftQuad was acquired by Corel. 4.0, the latest version of its award-winning, easy-to-use tool for creating and managing professional-quality Web sites. HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 incorporates a host of new and improved power features and tools that enable users at all skill levels to build and maintain leading-edge Web sites. HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 is aimed at any user who wants to create professional-quality sites. Novices can take advantage of HoTMetaL PRO 4.0's updated and even easier-to-use interface and toolbars, significantly improved document import and conversion capability, and numerous wizards, templates and sample files to create compelling Web sites without ever having to know HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . New features in HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 include: Site Maker, an interactive, step-by-step site creation environment to help users build sophisticated Web sites without having to know anything about HTML or Web page design; a new, more robust graphics editing environment from Ulead PhotoImpact SE; HoTMetaL FX, a drag-and-drop environment for adding a variety of cutting-edge technologies to Web pages; and a host of award-winning Power Tools from leading third-party developers. HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 also incorporates the HoTMetaL Information Manager, a unique and powerful site management environment first offered earlier this year as part of an update to HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, and SoftQuad AdaptAble Technologies, which ensures that the software and the content it creates are accessible to everyone, particularly people with disabilities. With HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, users can create HTML pages in any of three authoring environments best suited to their level of expertise: a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. , point-and-click graphical environment for beginners, an HTML-Tag view for more advanced users or, for experts, direct editing of HTML source code. For users who want to add dynamic enhancements to their sites, HoTMetaL FX makes it easy to include Dynamic HTML (1) A general term for (HTML pages) Web pages that are customized for each user; for example, returning different values from a search. Contrast with a "static HTML" page, which is the same for all users. See dynamic Web page. , animated GIFs, JavaScripts, ActiveX, and a suite of custom Java Applets designed by Mindquake Software, Inc. In addition to providing a drag-and-drop environment for adding and customizing Web objects easily, HoTMetaL FX includes a library of more than 4,000 clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. images and decors. For seasoned users, HoTMetaL 4.0's best-of-breed Power Tools incorporate all of the newest Web technologies in a single package. Beyond Web authoring, users can create, edit and include other Web objects (Java, JavaScript, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. , animated GIFs), along with enhanced management capabilities, one-button database publishing Using desktop publishing to produce reports of database contents. See desktop publishing. , document version control and the latest in graphics editing. HoTMetaL PRO 4.0's Power Tools include: Acadia Infuse in·fuse v. 1. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles. 2. To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes. 1.0 from Acadia, Jamba PE from Aimtech, DataSpot version 1.2 from DTL DTL Detail DTL Drift Tube Linac DTL Diode-Transistor Logic DTL Designated Transit List (Sprint-ATM) DTL Deferred Tax Liability (finance/accounting) DTL Deputy Team Leader , VRCreator from PLATINUM Technology, Versions 2.0 from StarBase, and ZBServer Pro Limited Edition from ZBSoft. With HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, users can easily manage and import existing Web sites -- even those in file formats other than HTML -- while maintaining the integrity of these sites. Direct file import is supported for Word 97, WordPerfect and others, and users can cut-and-paste Excel spreadsheets into HTML tables. HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 is available for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and carries a suggested list price of $129US. For registered users of HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, 2.0 and 1.0, HoTMetaL Light 2.0 and 3.0, and users upgrading from any of the five principal competing products, HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 can be purchased directly from SoftQuad for $69US, plus shipping and handling. Current HoTMetaL users purchasing the product at retail can take advantage of a $25 rebate for the competitive or version upgrade. Timed with the release of HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, SoftQuad is launching the MetalWorkers Guild, a Web-based membership organization that will offer monthly design tips, a site gallery, links to HoTMetaL-logo'd sites, threaded discussion groups, a Web ring and more. SoftQuad will also offer regularly-scheduled training classes on HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, as well as a curriculum for those interested in becoming HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 certified training partners. Additional details will be available on the SoftQuad Web site at http://www.softquad.com . About SoftQuad SoftQuad is a leading provider of multi-platform, standards-based Knowledge Publishing applications that enhance work in structured document publishing and structured databases. SoftQuad's Alpha division develops, markets and supports a diverse array of quality software titles for consumers and business, as well as WebFiler, a quick and secure way for businesses to set up databases on the Web. Based in Toronto, Canada, SoftQuad is a founding member and active participant in the World Wide Web Consortium, the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the and Editorial Review Boards. -0- Note to Editors: SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO and SoftQuad HoTMetaL are trademarks of SoftQuad International, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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