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INFORMAL
SOFTWARE™ ANNOUNCES ENOTATE™ SOFTWARE FOR THE POCKET
PC
Innovative PC Application Enables Popular Stylus-Based Device To
Become The PC's "Fourth Peripheral"
SANTA
CLARA, Calif. (10/16/00) - Informal Software, Inc., today
announced that its award-winning PC application, enotate software,
will now support the PocketPC, an increasingly popular handheld
computing device. Informal Software initially developed enotate
for the family of Palm connected organizers and other Palm OS devices
including the IBM WorkPad and TRG Pro, and now intends to develop
a version of enotate that supports the new Microsoft PocketPC-based
handheld computers, including the Compaq iPAQ H3630 and the HP Jornada
540 series. Like Palm users, PocketPC users will be able to enjoy
the benefits of enotate, an application that saves businesses and
individuals both time and money, and makes PC computing a much more
natural and intuitive experience. enotate is a PC application that
optimizes handheld devices whether being used at home or at work,
transforming them into the ideal "fourth peripheral" for
the PC.
Informal
Software's enotate for the PocketPC specifically enables free-hand
sketching/drawing and annotating or marking-up of Word 97/2000,
PowerPoint 97/2000, and Excel 2000 documents, as well as digital
images in common formats such as JPEG, BMP, TIFF and PCX. enotate
for the PocketPC will be available in early 2001 from www.informal.com
for $69.95. Prior to the official release of enotate for the PocketPC,
Informal Software will preview this new product at the Microsoft
Partner Pavilion at COMDEX/Fall in November 2000.
"We
are committed to delivering innovative software solutions to users
regardless of platform, application or device and support of the
PocketPC is the next logical step in the evolution of enotate,"
said Informal Software President Ian Cullimore. "We believe
this device has tremendous market potential and with the added functionality
provided by enotate, PocketPC users will gain an indispensable computing
tool."
ENOTATE
EXPANDS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE POCKETPC
By
incorporating writing into everyday computing, Informal Software
has simplified communication and collaboration by making the process
100 percent electronic. enotate software essentially turns the PocketPC
into the electronic equivalent of "pen and paper," enabling
it to become a real-time, direct extension to the PC. Informal Software's
enotate is not another attempt at pen computing or handwriting recognition,
but instead enables actual electronic writing that is compatible
with existing PC applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,
and Excel.
The
PocketPC devices are the newest handheld computers based on Microsoft's
Windows CE operating system. They give users a broad range of capabilities
to keep them organized and connected, including the ability to access
email and specific attachments, the Internet, and manage contacts
and schedules. Informal Software's enotate adds a new element of
functionality to the PocketPC that provides users with a means to
simplify communication and increase productivity, whether at home
or at work.
ABOUT
INFORMAL SOFTWARE
Informal
Software, Inc., founded in 1998, provides innovative software solutions
that extend the functionality and usability of PC and MAC-based
applications, as well as simplify communication and collaboration
by incorporating writing into everyday computing thereby making
the process 100 percent electronic. With enotate, users can naturally
and intuitively represent and communicate electronically the true
"gist" of information, messages, thoughts and statements
using a digital document or image. Unlike pen tablets, drawing/sketching
software packages or other pen-based computing solutions, Informal
Software's unique "Informal Interface" enables actual
electronic writing that is compatible with existing applications
including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to allow business
professionals and consumers alike to interact with a personal computer
in a more natural and intuitive manner. Informal's enotate is a
platform independent application that optimizes handheld devices
whether being used at home or at work, transforming them into the
ideal "fourth peripheral" for the PC or MAC sitting alongside
the traditional keyboard, mouse, and display. enotate software was
developed for the family of Palm connected organizers, Palm OS devices,
and Microsoft PocketPC-based handheld computers.
Learn
more about the Santa Clara-based company and the Informal Software
product line by visiting www.informal.com.
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