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BOSTON, February 11, 1992--Enable Software today introduced Enable Office,
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a new version of its integrated software. Enable Office is a four-user
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suite that includes Higgins electronic mail, calendaring, and scheduling
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and Enable word processing, spreadsheet, relational database, business
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graphics, communications, and customization tools. Together the
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applications in Enable Office provide an integrated office system for
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networked personal computers.
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"Enable Office addresses the cost, productivity, and support concerns of
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companies using DOS-based personal computers," said Tom Sinopoli, vice
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president of marketing. "Enable Office provides the core office
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applications, including our award-winning Higgins E-mail, at a lower cost
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than individual packages." The company calculates that purchased
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separately, comparable application programs for four users would cost at
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least $3000, compared to the $995 price of Enable Office.
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Enable Office addresses productivity concerns with a common interface
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across applications that makes it simple and easy for users to become
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productive, according to Sinopoli. "You reduce the training, and get
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people working faster," he said.
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Acquiring a suite of applications from one company reduces the support
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overhead by providing a single point of contact. Having several
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applications in a single product also simplifies the task of managing user
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licenses.
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The Enable Software strategy is to increase the links between its
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integrated software and its electronic mail, calendaring, and scheduling
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products, according to Donald Payne, president and CEO. "The growth of
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networking puts new demands on users to work together. They must be able
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to share information with one another and move it easily between software
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applications," Payne said.
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Integrated Application Suite
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Enable integrated software is distinguished by the strength of its
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applications, which are comparable to standalone products in features. For
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example, the Enable Office word processor has an integrated spell checker
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and thesaurus, with optional grammar checker. Enable Office also provides
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a 3D, linking spreadsheet, built-in SQL in a relational database, 3D
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graphics, and a communications module with scripting capabilities.
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Integration between modules makes it easy to share data across
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applications.
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Enable Office features a simplified interface to Enable applications with
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easy-to-use pull-down menus and full mouse support. As many as eight
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different windows can be open at once on a screen, and users can move data
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from one module to another. Communication between Enable modules allows a
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graph to be redrawn automatically, for example, when information on a
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spreadsheet is changed. In addition, each module can import data from and
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export to popular standalone applications.
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Send and Receive Higgins E-Mail
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Enable Office provides Higgins electronic mail functions for four users,
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including calendars, group scheduling, and a keyword-based message
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retrieval system.
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The ability to send electronic mail from within Enable applications is a
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new feature of Enable Office, according to Sinopoli. A word processing
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document, for example, can be sent as an electronic mail message by
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bringing up a Higgins mail addressing menu. A cover note can be sent with
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the file, as well.
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A user is notified of incoming messages by visual and audible alerts. Word
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processing files, spreadsheets, or other Enable documents sent as
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attachments to electronic mail messages can be viewed without calling up
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the original program.
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Price and Availability
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Enable Office is now in beta testing and will be available for customer
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shipment later this spring. Introductory list price for a four-user
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officepak is $995. Enable products are distributed by Ingram Micro,
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Merisel, Egghead, and others. Enable Office requires DOS 3.3 or higher,
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640K memory and a hard drive. It supports all major network operating
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systems.
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Enable Software is a leading developer of software for personal computers
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with more than a million users worldwide. The company, based in Ballston
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Lake, N.Y., has sales offices throughout the United States, Europe, and
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Canada. The privately held company was founded in 1983 and employs 145
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people.
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Enable Software Inc
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313 Ushers Rd, Northway Ten Executive Park
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Balliston Lake, NY 12019-1519
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518-877-8600
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