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Item 6715582 93/02/07 23:23
From: CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway
Subject: Lighthouse Design Ships Diagram! 2, Information Graphics for NeXTSTEP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Wiley Hodges or Jonathan Schwartz Lighthouse Design, Ltd. 2929 Campus Dr.
Suite 250 San Mateo, CA 94403 800/366-2279 415/570-7736 415/570-7787 (fax)
Email: wiley@lighthouse.com
Lighthouse Design Ships Diagram! 2, Information Graphics for NeXTSTEP
27 January, 1993 San Mateo, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced the
shipment of Diagram! version 2.0, its second revision to NeXTSTEP's best-
selling graphics tool. The new release includes dozens of completely new
features, such as repositionable automated line labels, rotation, a parsable
file format and customizable menus, as well as many more incremental
enhancements.
As NeXTSTEP's best-selling drawing application, Diagram! currently boasts an
installed base of some 5,000 users worldwide. It has won acclaim from a
variety of users in both technical and business environments, and from NeXT
itself: "With Diagram!'s second release, Lighthouse Design brings the same
level of innovation and creativity to business graphics as it brought to
presentations with its Concurrence product," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and
CEO of NeXT. "Together, Diagram! and Concurrence make a powerful pair, and
provide a great example of what is possible in the NeXTSTEP environment.
Lighthouse does it again!"
Diagram! 2 is a smart, general-purpose drawing tool, designed for business and
technical professionals. Based on a revolutionary and much-imitated "drag and
drop" drawing metaphor, Diagram! 2 provides users with tools to create and
revise graphics far faster than conventional illustration products. Where
conventional illustration programs are geared for freehand artwork, Diagram!
presents a suite of tools designed instead for information graphics: drawings
and diagrams designed to communicate ideas and information.
"Our enhancements for version 2.0 were based first and foremost on input from
our customers -- using the Suggestion Panel built into all Lighthouse
applications, we've collected more than 2,000 suggestions," said Jonathan
Schwartz, President of Lighthouse Design. "Deciding on the feature set was
simple: we did what our customers told us to do." Lighthouse also delivers
technical support free of charge through its electronic mail-based Suggestion
Panel.
With its first release in 1990, Diagram! introduced the concept of intelligent
drawing to NeXT users. By allowing them to concentrate on ideas and structure,
rather than the repetitious mechanics of illustration and revision, Diagram!
was quickly seen as a big time-saver. Lighthouse Design followed in 1991 with
the release of Concurrence, its desktop presentation and outlining
application. Often used in conjunction with Diagram!, Concurrence has seen
broad acceptance from the NeXT installed base, and is currently that market's
best-selling presentation tool.
Diagram! 2's features significantly expand upon the original application. Its
enhancements include:
- Drag and Drop Drawing Palettes
Allows users to quickly access basic drawing shapes, and to add
symbols and images where desired for inclusion in customizable
palettes
- Automatic Text Placement
Dynamically wraps Rich Text Format (RTF) text inside drawings
symbols, even as they're resized, rotated or repositioned
- Rubberbanding Lines
Automatically redraw when objects they connect are moved-both
straight and curved lines, with a variety of arrowheads and styles
- Repositionable Smart Line Labels (NEW! in 2.0)
Move automatically with lines, can be constrained to slide along
line paths
- Object Links to Other NeXTSTEP Applications (NEW! in 2.0)
Spreadsheets, Reports and Presentations can be Hot Linked to
Diagram!, and vice versa
- Dynamic Custom Palette Menu (NEW! in 2.0)
Displays user created drawing palettes in Diagram! 2's Palettes
menu
- Documented Text File Format (NEW! in 2.0)
Allows technical users to access drawing data through custom
applications, scripts, etc.
- Smart Rotation (NEW! in 2.0)
provides for rotation of symbols, line labels, text, groups and
images
- Infinite undo and redo (NEW! in 2.0)
allows users to retrace their steps and correct mistakes at any
time during their drawing session
- Button Ribbon (NEW! in 2.0)
provides convenient access to Diagram! 2's tools and panels
- Text and Graphic Rulers (NEW! in 2.0)
provide formatting and placement guides for precision text
formatting and drawing
Diagram! 2's innovative file linking facility allows users to link drawing
objects to files created in other applications. For example, organization
charts can be made to reference financial statements, or, for technical users,
shell scripts can be executed from within CASE drawings. With just a mouse-
click, Diagram! 2 documents become the perfect backbone to multi-media
drawings.
Diagram! 2.0 is available now for a suggested retail price of $499. A
Professional version, retailing for $799, will ship with a substantial
collection of Clip Art on Diagram! palettes. As with all Lighthouse products,
Diagram! will be available at 80% off to accredited academic institutions and
students. For more information, please contact NeXTConnection at 800-800-NeXT,
or +1-603-446-3383.
Lighthouse Design, Ltd. is a privately held software firm based in San Mateo,
CA, dedicated to providing innovative and useful productivity applications for
the NeXTSTEP operating environment. Its other products include Concurrence,
NeXTSTEP's best-selling presentation program.