FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Donnelly, Metrosoft Inc. 1 (619) 488-9411 Phone 1 (619) 488-3045 Fax Email:info@metrosoft.com OCR SERVANT AND HSD SPELL SPECIAL EXPO SALE PRICE OF $295 SAN DIEGO-June 13, 1994- Metrosoft announces special NEXTSTEP Expo promotional pricing on OCR Servant and HSD Spell, available through June 30, 1994. The two applications together are being offered for $295, usually $444, a $149 savings! OCR Servant and Spell work integrally together. After recognizing a scanned image or FAX, HSD Spell is automatically launched so that you can check your document for accuracy. OCR Servant is an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) utility based on omnifont technology that makes text recognition of TIFF and FAX images quick and easy. Just select a region of text from a displayed image or FAX, or an entire file in the file viewer, then start OCR Servant simply by selecting it from the "Services" menu, just as you would select NeXTmail or Digital Webster. OCR Servant recognizes text and displays it in OCR Servant's editor. You can then edit the text, perform spell checking, set fonts, adjust the layout of the text, cut, copy of paste it to your favorite word processor, or take advantage of other services which accept text as input. HSD Spell is the international spelling software for NEXTSTEP that automatically integrates multiple language spelling capabilities into your existing applications. HSD spell can also be used as a stand-alone application or accessed as a Service from other applications. HSD Spell supports 11 international languages including Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. English and your choice of one additional language are included in the price. Additional languages can unlocked by purchasing an activation code directly from Metrosoft. # # # # Metrosoft was founded in 1990 and is a San Diego based company specializing in the development and publishing of NEXTSTEP applications such as MetroTools, MetroKeys, SimonSays, HSD Spell, OCR Servant, and MetroScan. Metrosoft is located at 710 Thirteenth Street, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92101 and can reached at: Phone 619-488-9411, Fax 619-488-3045 Email: info@metrosoft.com All Metrosoft and HSD trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Metrosoft, Inc and HSD, Inc.. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. NeXT is a registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.