SuperCard 2.5-German version ships; LuxusSoft delivers award-winning multimedia authoring tool.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 1996--Allegiant Technologies Inc. (OTC/BB:ALGT) (VcSE:AGH AGH Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza AGH Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) AGH Alpena General Hospital (Michigan) AGH Helsingborg, Sweden - Angelholm/Helsingborg (Airport Code) .U) and LuxusSoft Thursday announced the shipment of the German-language version of SuperCard 2.5G. SuperCard 2.5G is the first German-language version of SuperCard since the inception of this leading multimedia and custom application authoring tool. SuperCard is also widely used to develop education- and computer-based training See CBT. (application) Computer-Based Training - (CBT) Training (of humans) done by interaction with a computer. The programs and data used in CBT are known as "courseware." programs, interactive presentations and entertainment products. In the past year, the English-language version of SuperCard won MacUser Magazine's 1995 Editor's Choice award for "Best New Multimedia Authoring Application" as well as Jerry Pournelle's User's Choice Award from Byte Magazine. Distribution of SuperCard 2.5G will be handled by LuxusSoft, which is based in Trier Trier (trēr), Latin Augusta Treverorum, city (1994 pop. 99,183), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, a port on the Moselle (Ger. Mosel) River, near the Luxembourg border. , Germany. Chriss Lass, LuxusSoft's distribution and marketing director, stated: "The multimedia market has been growing rapidly in Germany. The release of a German version of SuperCard is expected to further increase SuperCard's popularity and empower users to achieve greater success with this award-winning tool." Working directly with Allegiant, Computer Software Manuals, located in Beyreuth, Germany, localized Allegiant's flagship authoring tool to the German language. SuperCard 2.5G shares technical specifications with its English counterpart. Key features for 2.5G include full Power-Macintosh acceleration, dramatically enhanced QuickTime control, a powerful Standalone Maker utility, 24-bit color graphic display, advanced sound and "Filmstrip film·strip n. A length of film containing a series of photographs, diagrams, or other graphic matter prepared for still projection. filmstrip n → tira de diapositivas " animation features, adjustable memory control, a backdrop window feature and new transition effects. SuperCard 2.5G ships on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). with fully translated, on-line documentation of the User Guide, Scripting Language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an Guide and Tutorial in PDF file See PDF. format. Additionally, the software includes support for German characters, full translation of SuperCard's Runtime Editor and localized sample projects. SuperTalk, SuperCard's powerful scripting language that is based on Apple's industry-standard HyperTalk, remains in English, as does the printed documentation and outer packaging. "We are extremely enthusiastic about being able to offer German-speaking people worldwide the multimedia and rapid application development capabilities that SuperCard offers," stated William Woods, international sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → of Allegiant. Allegiant and LuxusSoft also announced the availability of a promotional multimedia bundle to complement SuperCard 2.5G. The Supercard Multimedia Studio III is a comprehensive suite of media creation and editing tools that provide users with everything they need for multimedia: SuperCard 2.5G for authoring, Strata VideoShop 3.0 for video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. , Specular spec·u·lar adj. Of, resembling, or produced by a mirror or speculum. spec  u·lar·ly adv.Adj. 1. LogoMotion for 3-D graphics and animation, Micromat SoundMaker 1.0 for sound editing and Specular's TextureScape for multimedia backgrounds and textures. As in earlier versions of SuperCard, there is no runtime licensing fee associated with distributing SuperCard-based standalone applications that are not in themselves authoring tools. Pricing and Availability The estimated street price of SuperCard 2.5G in Germany is 599 DM. The SuperCard Multimedia Studio III, valued at more than 2,500 DM, is expected to sell for just 779 DM. Upgrades from previous English versions may be purchased through LuxusSoft, located at Beim Hohlengraben 47, 54296 Trier, Germany. LuxusSoft can be reached via phone at 49-651-22923 or via fax at 49-651-22926. About Allegiant Allegiant Technologies develops and markets innovative multimedia, Internet and application development software that empowers people to interactively educate, entertain, present and manage information. Allegiant also develops Allegiant Marionet, a highly rated, script-level interface to the Internet that allows developers to integrate complete Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. support inside most popular authoring tools and productivity applications. Marionet was recently licensed by Apple Computer to provide core capabilities for deploying custom Internet applications to serve their broad base of Internet users. CONTACT: Allegiant Technologies Inc., San Diego Kathy Episcopo, 619/587-0500, ext. 127 619/587-1314 (fax) info@allegiant.com (e-mail) www.allegiant.com (WWW) |
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