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OREM, Utah, January 31, 1992--WordPerfect Corporation today announced the
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shipping of WordPerfect Office 3.1 for PC LANs. WordPerfect Office is an
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electronic mail and scheduling package combined with other office
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automation programs. Users will be able to upgrade their whole domain to
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version 3.1 for $199.US/$239.CN.
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WordPerfect Office's E-mail includes folders, status checking, message
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retraction, and allows up to 100 attachments. The 3.1 release also
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includes a launching feature for the transfer of documents or graphics
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into word processing or graphics editing programs. The scheduler program
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schedules events, meetings, and office resources over the system.
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WordPerfect Office for PC LANs and WordPerfect Connections, which allows
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for LAN-to-LAN communication, are now bundled together. WordPerfect Office
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now includes E-mail, Calendaring/Scheduling, and several desktop utility
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programs as well as: Remote Mail, improved Directory Services for LAN
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Systems Administration, out-bound FAX support, a platform bridge for
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connections to Macintosh, UNIX, VMS, and Data General platforms, and an
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improved Asynchronous bridge. The license gives users the right to use the
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included Connections software on any on-site PC dedicated to connections
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activities including async, gateway, and multi-LAN connections.
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With the additional contents, the suggested retail price of a five user
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license PC LAN package will remain the same at $495.US/$595.CN. Additional
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license-only packages will also be available in quantities of 1, 20, and
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100 for $75.US/$89.CN, $1295.US/$1,555.CN, and $5,995.US/$7,195.CN
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respectively. The company said its new license-only prices will
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accommodate large account purchasing.
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The step to version 3.1 is an important one according to David Clare,
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WPCorp director of development. "WordPerfect Office 3.1 is very important
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to WPCorp's crossplatform strategy because it creates a bridge between MS
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DOS, Macintosh, UNIX, VMS, and Data General systems for exchange of
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electronic mail and scheduling services," said
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Product Marketing Manager Andrew Ehat said that "WordPerfect Office 3.1 is
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for use in all organizations that are using or considering PC networks
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and/or a variety of multi-user platforms and would like to use global mail
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and scheduling across these platforms."
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WordPerfect Office is an electronic mail and scheduling package to enhance
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PC LAN communication. The product also contains several desktop utility
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programs such as a menuing system, flat-file database, calculator, program
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and macro editor, and personal calendar. WordPerfect Office has an
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approximate user base of 400,000. For more information, contact WPCorp
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Information Services at (801) 225-5000.
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WordPerfect Corp, 1555 N. Technology Way, Orem, UT 84057
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| From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services |
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| This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR |
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| software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data |
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| provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, |
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| contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. |
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| All submissions for this service should be addressed to |
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| BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. |
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