Item    7530235                 93/08/18        05:06
From:   CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway
Subject: Stone Design Announces Create 2.0 for NEXTSTEP

NEWS

For more information, contact:


Carla Kay Barlow
(505) 345-4800
info@stone.com


STONE DESIGN ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF CREATE 2.0 FOR NEXTSTEP

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 16, 1993 P Stone Design has announced that
it will release a major upgrade to its full-color drawing program,
Create, on October 1.

Create 2.0 will include many of the features that Stone announced
earlier this year as planned for Create version 3.0. According to
Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design, "The 2.0 release adds major
functionality to Create, while meeting the demand for Create on
NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors. User Patterns, multiple pages, and
object linking are but a few of the new features and bug fixes."

New Features for 2.0:

 - NSFIP compatibility: Create 2.0 offers full compatibility with
NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors on NeXT-qualified Intel-based
hardware configurations and Motorola-based NeXT hardware.

 - Hot links to and from Create: Include link buttons, icons and
linked files in any Create document for automatic and
manual updating; link to Create files from any other
NEXTSTEP app that supports hot links.

 - Filter support: Create supports Bacchus' ImageAgent image
filters; e.g. drag and drop GIFs into Create.

 - Unlimited Patterns: Create stunning patterns with unlimited
variety. Share with friends.

 - Multiple Pages: Add, duplicate and rearrange as many pages in a
document as you like.

 - Animate: Allows you to animate your pages with any delay.

 - Text into Editable Curves: Take any Super Text and turn into
editable shapes. Create your own wild type!

 - Unlimited Undo: Tell Create how many edit actions to remember,
then Undo to your heart's content.

 - On-line Help: Create 2.0 includes extensive on-line help based
on the NEXTSTEP standard.

Create 2.0 is offered in multiple-architecture binary form, making
it compatible with both NeXT and Intel-based hardware running
NEXTSTEP version 3.1 or later. In addition, Stone said, "This
version of Create inherits a recent fix that we issued for NEXTSTEP
3.1 users, in the form of Create 1.2. If you're running 3.1, you
definitely want this upgrade because it addresses changes to
NEXTSTEP that impact certain Create documents."

Create 2.0 can be shared on a network comprising both NeXT and
Intel hardware; documents created on either machine can be opened
on any other machine running the same version of Create.


Like all Stone Design products, Create is available directly from
the company and at the ftp sites orst.edu, sonata.cc.purdue.edu and
ftp.cs.unm.edu. Students who ftp the package and submit proof of
current student status can purchase Create at a special rate. No
technical support is provided with this purchase option, but easy
entry for students is a firm commitment of Stone Design.

Create 2.0, which is available to registered users for $99, lists
for $495. Trade-ups to Intel versions of all Stone software
purchased between February 12, 1993 and May 21, 1993 are available
free of charge to end users.

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Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in
1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP.
Create is a trademark of Stone Design Corporation. All other brand
names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.



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