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INFORMAL
SOFTWARE™ ANNOUNCES ENOTATE™ SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR MACINTOSH
PLATFORM
Innovative Software Solution Enables MAC Users to Take Advantage
of Electronic Pen and Paper
SANTA
CLARA, Calif. (10/9/00) - Informal Software, Inc., today
announced that its award-winning product, enotate, will provide
support for the Macintosh platform. Informal's enotate software
transforms stylus-based handheld devices into the ideal "4th
Peripheral" for the MAC, providing a more natural way to communicate
ideas electronically - almost as if you were using a pen and paper.
Users of enotate software for MAC will be able to electronically
create freehand drawings or markup graphics and digital photography
via a stylus-based, handheld device. enotate for MAC further demonstrates
Informal Software's vision to pioneer platform-independent software
solutions and addresses the market demand for simplified collaboration
tools for computer users and vertical markets, such as graphics
and digital photography, that have standardized on MAC computers.
enotate
for MAC will be available in Q1 2001 from www.informal.com for an
introductory price of $19.95 and will then assume a cost of $ 49.95.
Future versions of the software will support several leading graphics
applications as well as Macintosh applications such as Word, PowerPoint
and Excel.
"As
we look to expand our market base and provide a broader array of
platform availability, enotate software for MAC will be an important
part of our strategy," said Informal Software President and
Founder, Ian Cullimore. "Our software solution provides photography
professionals, graphic designers and many others with a new tool
and the ability to draw and annotate electronically. This is yet
another step in our vision to become platform independent and to
supply a full suite of applications to Macintosh users."
Informal's
software solution provides an ideal outlet for creative expression
and improved collaboration while enabling MAC users to work seamlessly
across platforms with PC users. enotate for MAC allows users to
electronically create freehand drawings or markup graphics and digital
photography via a stylus-based device and exchange the annotated
graphics with PC-based co-workers. Informal's enotate for MAC specifically
enables free-hand sketching/drawing and annotating or marking-up
graphics, as well as digital images in common formats such as JPEG,
BMP, TIFF and PCX.
ENOTATE
FOR THE MAC
By incorporating writing into everyday computing, Informal Software
has simplified the communication and collaboration process, making
it 100% electronic. enotate software essentially turns the stylus-based
device into the electronic equivalent of "pen and paper"
and enables it to become a real-time, direct extension to the PC
and MAC. Informal Software's enotate is not another attempt at pen
computing or handwriting recognition, but instead enables actual
electronic writing. Currently, enotate for PC is compatible with
existing PC applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and
Excel as well as graphic images and digital photography. Initial
support of the MAC platform will include annotation of graphics
and digital photography with future versions providing support for
Microsoft applications.
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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