#9999 - Part 2 - Communiqués et informations
CLARISWORKS TO PROVIDE OPENDOC CONTAINER SUPPORT
Will let users extend ClarisWorks functionality,
create opportunities for OpenDoc developers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 20, 1996 - Claris Corporation
announced today that the next Macintosh version of
its best-selling ClarisWorks all-in-one software, due
to ship this year in the U.S., will include OpenDoc
container functionality.
Future ClarisWorks versions will allow users and
developers to create customized solutions by embedding
OpenDoc parts within its word processing, drawing,
spreadsheet and database documents, and will provide
a widespread and powerful solutions platform for developers.
ClarisWorks will provide an evolutionary path forward
by maintaining seamless, transparent file exchange
across OpenDoc and Macintosh OS environments (running
on Power Macintosh and 68K systems) and Windows 95
environments.
Extensibility for customers
Users will be able to add OpenDoc parts, from a
wide variety of developers, to ClarisWorks documents,
thereby adding new functionality to customize their
ClarisWorks-based solutions. Parts will be integrated
as frames in ClarisWorks documents via Macintosh drag-and-drop
or an Insert menu command. As frames created with OpenDoc
parts are activated, ClarisWorks will "arbitrate"
its user interface, displaying the appropriate menu
commands and tool palettes for that part. Existing
ClarisWorks functionality, such as text wrap around
OpenDoc frames, will be supported.
For example, users might combine ClarisWorks with
parts from other developers to seamlessly add Internet
browsing, intelligent mapping, animation or 3D rendering
functionality to their documents.
A platform for developers
Because ClarisWorks is the most popular software
for Macintosh computers (with sales of well over two
million units expected this year), OpenDoc container
support in ClarisWorks will stimulate the creation
and adoption of OpenDoc component software technology.
Developers of OpenDoc parts can count on ClarisWorks
as a pervasive platform, with millions of customers
able to use their parts.
The ability to seamlessly add new features to ClarisWorks
with OpenDoc parts will strengthen the product's role
as a leading platform for solutions for customers in
business, education and homes.
Providing painless co-existence and evolution
Future ClarisWorks versions will also encourage
OpenDoc adoption by working in OpenDoc and non-OpenDoc
environments and protecting customers current hardware
and software investment. A single version of ClarisWorks
will support both OpenDoc and non-OpenDoc environments,
on both Macintosh 68K and Power Macintosh CPUs. This
will allow ClarisWorks to maintain its legendary lean
design;
non-OpenDoc users will not need additional memory or
disk space. File format transparency will ensure that
a ClarisWorks document containing an embedded OpenDoc
part will display that part as a static picture when
used on a non-OpenDoc Macintosh system, or even on
Windows 95.
Internet-enabled solutions
ClarisWorks users can also look forward to a new
generation of Internet-enabled solutions. Parts such
as CyberDog from Apple Computer, Inc., will allow users
to integrate updatable World Wide Web content in ClarisWorks
documents.
"Claris will add container support to ClarisWorks
to extend the appeal of ClarisWorks, to enable more
customized solutions and to create opportunities for
OpenDoc developers and users," said Guerrino De
Luca, Claris president. "We view OpenDoc as an
important technology that will change the way our industry
builds, uses and deploys software, and Claris is exploring
more opportunities to add OpenDoc capabilities to our
products."
Customer and analyst comments
"Motorola adopted ClarisWorks as a key component
of our desktop productivity strategy, and the ability
to deploy solutions customized to our business processes,
such as data access and intranet communications, is
critical," said Rick Yborra, Motorola director
of world marketing information solutions. "We
anticipate that our more than 1,000 ClarisWorks users
will naturally demand even greater capability to solve
their day-to-day business problems. OpenDoc container
support will let us extend the capability of ClarisWorks
to meet our needs for customized individual and organizational
solutions."
"ClarisWorks' strong market position will provide
a broad, familiar foundation that will become richly
extensible for OpenDoc parts developers and customers
alike," said Pieter Hartsook, editor of The Hartsook
Letter, an Internet-based Macintosh market research
publication. "This is a great example of how leading
Macintosh developers should use OpenDoc to help their
customers reap real benefits from component software."
"ClarisWorks is a highly efficient platform
for many purposes, and OpenDoc container support will
extend ClarisWorks' appeal to commercial and in-house
developers," said Chris LeTocq, Dataquest director
of software research. "ClarisWorks with OpenDoc
supplies a tight, highly integrated productivity platform
with a large installed base, a ready market for developers
and an efficient productivity platform for organizations."
Claris Corporation is the world's largest vendor
of software for the Macintosh computer based on units
shipped, and is among the eight largest worldwide vendors
of applications software for all personal computers.
Claris is a leader in software for business, education
and home, and has headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.
Learn more about Claris on its home page on the
World Wide Web: http://www.claris.com.
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