#9999 - Part 15 - Persteksten

Press release: SoftArc Sells One Million FirstClass Licenses in 1995; User Base Now Over Four Million

SoftArc Inc. Global Area Communications
100 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario, CANADA, L3R 6H3
1902 Ridge Road, #325, West Seneca, New York, USA, 14224 - Tel: 905-415-7000, Fax: 905-415-7151, FirstClass: 905-415-7070, Sales: 1-800-SOFTARC
Internet: info@softarc.com, http://www.softarc.com

SoftArc International Ltd., Block 1, Unit D, Shannon Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland - Tel: +353-61-472-877, Fax: +353-61-472-388
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SoftArc Sells One Million FirstClass Licenses in 1995; User Base Now Over Four Million

SoftArc Is Number Four Vendor in Worldwide LAN E-mail Market; Previews Next Generation FirstClass Client and Server for Macintosh at MACWORLD Expo

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SoftArc Inc., the leading developer of cross-platform, client/server groupware, today celebrated its four millionth FirstClass user at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco. SoftArc sold over one million FirstClass user licenses in the 1995 calendar year to reach the four million mark. According to the 10/16/95 issue of Electronic Mail & Messaging Systems (EMMS), sales of SoftArc's FirstClass e-mail/group communication system rose 33% in the ten month period from March 1995 through December 1995. SoftArc aims to break the six million target by the end of 1996.

"As the leading vendor in the Mac OS electronic messaging market, SoftArc has brought advanced integrated e-mail and workgroup applications to millions of users," according to Mark Levitt, senior analyst for electronic messaging at International Data Corporation.

"In addition to keeping its flagship Mac software on the cutting edge, SoftArc has expanded into the Windows NT market with an impressive server product offering the same level of integrated functionality as its Mac product. FirstClass is now even more appealing for enterprises with a variety of messaging systems and platforms. Both Mac and PC users will benefit from seamless cross-platform connectivity." In its first four months on the market, the FirstClass Server for Windows NT has accounted for 20% of SoftArc's sales.

This year marks SoftArc's first appearance at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco. Today, the Company begins previewing the following soon-to-be-released enhanced FirstClass products and features for Macintosh:

FirstClass Client 3.0 for Mac OS - New FirstClass clients for 68k and Power Macintosh offer quoted text processing in messages; support for multi-level "undo;" "blind carbon copy" addressing on messages; support for Apple's new Open Transport networking architecture; and support for SoftArc's new cross-platform FirstClass settings format.

FirstClass Designer 3.0 for Mac OS - This new product, to be available free of charge to registered owners of FirstClass servers for Macintosh, is an all-in-one utility for easy, full-featured message form design and other FirstClass customization.

FirstClass Server 3.5 for Mac OS - Native versions of SoftArc's next-generation FirstClass Server for Mac OS for both 68k and Power Macintosh CPUs will offer enhanced capacities, expanded database access, simplified backups, Open Transport support and network speed improvements. As with all upgrades to FirstClass, version 3.5 will be free to registered owners upon shipping in the second quarter of 1996.

Offline Replication - MACWORLD attendees are being shown demonstrations of new replication technology for Macintosh and Windows that allows FirstClass users to compose and read messages, and even participate in conferences, while disconnected from the FirstClass server. Detailed product information will be available closer to product release in the second quarter of 1996.

MACWORLD Expo is the largest event in the world focusing on Macintosh computing products. Over 70,000 attendees are expected to visit more than 300 exhibits during the four-day show starting today. For more information on the show itself, contact show organizers MHA Event Management at 400 Providence Hwy., Norwood, MA 02062, http://www.mha.com/macworldexpo.

FirstClass is a client/server workgroup communication system that integrates advanced e-mail with replicable discussion databases, remote access, forms processing, enterprise database access and online information services. The product offers a number of unique features designed to improve information communication and management. FirstClass offers the same ease of use, functionality and robust performance over network or modem, and operates in Windows, Macintosh, DOS, OS/2 and terminal emulation environments. The product is available in 12 languages and is used by businesses, educational institutions, governments and private individuals at more than 19,000 sites in 30 countries. SoftArc is supported by a worldwide network of Certified Consultants. The Company is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

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FirstClass is a registered trademark of SoftArc Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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