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WORDPERFECT 5.2 FOR WINDOWS
TOPS RETAIL SALES CHARTS
WordPerfect for Windows outsells other Windows word processors
NEW YORK June 29, 1993 WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows has
climbed to the top of the software best-seller charts after six
months on the market. According to the most recent sales figures
from software resellers and distributors, WordPerfect 5.2 for
Windows is outselling Microsoft Word for Windows and Lotus Ami
Pro for Windows.
"During the first quarter of 1993, WordPerfect for Windows
accounted for 51 percent of the Windows word processing market in
North America, according to an analysis of our numbers and those
of the Software Publishers Association," said Ad Rietveld, senior
vice president of sales and marketing at WordPerfect Corporation.
"WordPerfect for Windows has captured more than a third of the
Windows word processing market worldwide since its release 18
months ago."
PC Research of Reston, Va. lists WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows
as the number-one selling Windows business software application.
PC Research tracks sales of 10 software reseller chains
representing more than 1,300 stores. WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows is also the best-selling Windows word
processor for April and May, according to G. Meier, Inc. of New
Jersey, whose figures represent sales through tens of thousands
of resellers. The results appear in the July issue of
PC/Computing magazine. Overall, WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows is
the second best-selling businessware application WordPerfect 5.1
for DOS tops the list.
"Our WordPerfect DOS users are finding that WordPerfect for
Windows makes the easiest transition to the Windows environment,"
said Rietveld.
Combined platform sales of WordPerfect (DOS, Windows,
Macintosh, UNIX) top Merisel's Hot List, dated May 31, 1993.
Microsoft Word (DOS, Macintosh and Windows) ranks fifth and Ami
Pro for Windows is number 10.
"WordPerfect products have consistently been at the top of
our hot lists and WordPerfect for Windows is no exception," said
Karen Fuller, vice president of marketing at Merisel, Inc. "Our
resellers have been actively involved in the successful rollouts
of many WordPerfect products and enjoy the support they receive
from WordPerfect Corporation."
In the word processing category of the Ingram Micro Best
Sellers List for June, full and upgrade packages of WordPerfect
for DOS and Windows occupy the top five sales positions, followed
by Microsoft Word for Windows at number six.
Egghead Inc. lists WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows as the best-
selling Windows word processor from April to May, ranked second
only to the sales of Windows 3.1.
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows is now shipping with ExpressDocs,
more than 40 custom document templates for memos, fax cover
sheets, newsletters, resumes, form letters, invoices and other
popular documents. WordPerfect ExpressDocs are easily
accessed from the File pull-down menu within WordPerfect. Users
can use or edit any of the custom templates or create their own.
A new Button Bar includes options for drop caps, watermarks, page
borders and decorative paragraph breaks to help users create
professional-looking documents.
Current WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows users can purchase
ExpressDocs separately for a limited time for $19.95 (suggested
retail price of $49.95) by calling WordPerfect Corporation at
(800) 321-4566.