Press Release
Third Party Partners
Now Software Announces Synchronization Software for
New PalmPilot Personal and Now Up-to-Date & Contact for MacTM
OS
Now SynchronizeTM keeps contacts and
schedules on the PilotTM Connected
Organizer synchronized with Now Up-to-Date &
ContactTM on Mac OS-based PCs
Portland, Ore., March 10, 1997 - Now Software, the leading
time management software developer for Macintosh® computers
worldwide, today announced development plans for a version of its
desktop synchronization software, Now Synchronize, that will support
the new PalmPilot Personal for Macintosh from the Palm Computing
Division of U.S. Robotics. The new product will provide the ability
to share the same calendar and address book between Pilot and Now
Up-to-Date & Contact for Macintosh providing the best way for
people to work with their personal information while on the go. Now
Synchronize for the Mac version of U.S. Robotics' Pilot will ship in
the first quarter of 1997.
"Our users are clamoring for a seamless solution for the popular
Pilot and Now Up-to-Date & Contact." said Duane Schulz,
President and CEO of Now Software. "Now Synchronize for the
Macintosh Pilot is an exciting step forward in Now's vision of
providing quick access to time and people anytime, anywhere. Now
Software shipped the first third-party synchronizer for the Windows
Pilot, and we bring a lot of experience to the table. We are very
pleased to make this announcement in response to customer demand."
"Now Up-to-Date & Contact is an important application in running
our business as a group, but the Pilot is adding a new dimension to
our capabilities," said Maxine Graham, President of Graham Marketing
Group of Fremont, California. "Now's introduction of Now Synchronize
for the Macintosh Pilot will allow us to bring the information from
this group software to the palm of our hands with the Pilot."
Now Synchronize compares calendar and contact entries by date and
time and ensures that the latest information and changes appear both
on Pilot and in Now Up-to-Date & Contact on the Macintosh. To
synchronize, the user simply places the Pilot device in its cradle
and presses the HotSync button. Synchronization moves new data and
modifications between Pilot and the user's desktop and, after
synchronizing, the same calendar and contact information resides
both on Pilot and in Now Up-to-Date & Contact.
Developed with portability and desktop synchronization in mind, the
Pilot organizer features a breakthrough design, real-time speed, and
a range of information-management tools including a calendar and
address book, and is small and light enough to fit in a shirt pocket.
Pricing and Availability
Now Synchronize will work with Pilot and Now Up-to-Date &
Contact version 3.6.5 for Macintosh. Now Synchronize for the
PalmPilot Personal for Macintosh will begin shipping in March of
1997 and will be available directly from Now Software as a part of
the Now Up-to-Date & Contact retail bundle. Customers will be
able to download Now Synchronize for $39.95 from from Now Software's
Web Site at http://www.nowsoft.com when it is available. Now
Synchronize will work with US Robotics Pilot 1000, 5000, and
PalmPilot Personal versions and with Now Up-to-Date & Contact
version 3.6.5 for Macintosh.
Portland, Oregon-based Now Software, Inc. is a leading supplier of
time management software products for Macintosh and Windows
computers worldwide. Now Software's award-winning products include
Now Up-to-DateTM for Windows, Now
Up-to-Date & ContactTM for Macintosh,
Now UtilitiesTM, Now
SynchronizeTM, and Now TouchBase &
DateBook ProTM. For further information,
please contact Now Software at 921 SW Washington Street, Suite 500,
Portland, OR 97205-2823; phone 503-274-2800 or 1-800-689-9427; fax
at 503-274-6368; e-mail at info@nowsoft.com; or through Now's web
site at http://www.nowsoft.com/.
The Palm Computing Division of U.S. Robotics (USRX) is a leading
provider of handheld computing systems. U.S. Robotics is one of the
world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide
access to information. For more information, the Palm Computing
Division of U.S. Robotics can be contacted at 1-800-881-7256,
or visit their web site at http://www.usr.com
Now Software, Now Up-to-Date, Now Up-to-Date & Contact,
and Now Synchronize are trademarks of Now Software, Inc. U.S.
Robotics is a registered trademark and Pilot is a trademark of U.S.
Robotics and its subsidiaries. Macintosh is a registered trademark
of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.
Contact:
Tom Swinford
Now Software, Inc.
(503) 274-6341
swinford@nowsoft.com
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