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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary Donnelly (619) 488-9411 Fax: (619)
488-3045 E-mail: info@metrosoft.com
Metrosoft Announces Bundle agreement with Abbott
Laboratories
San Diego, February 27, 1994 - Metrosoft announced today
that it has contracted with Abbott Laboratories to
bundle MetroTools with Maestro, a new intelligent
workstation.
Abbott Maestro is an "Intelligent Workstation" which
manages information between laboratory instruments
and the Laboratory Information System designed to
improve workflow and productivity in the clinical
laboratory. Abbott Maestro provides laboratories with
the capability to make important decisions faster by
providing them with easy access to real-time quality
control, patient demographics and patient history
MetroTools is the premier utilities package for
NEXTSTEP computers. It includes the most requested
utilities in one inexpensive and easy-to-use
bundle.The dock extender operates as a natural
extension of the NeXT dock. You can create groups of
applications and documents, show their names, use
miniature icons, launch complete groups with a single
double-click and much, much more. NiteLite has
screen-locking and backdrop features, run multiple
modules simultaneously and run while the NEXTSTEP login
window is up. MetroTools has become the standard tool set
for NEXTSTEP users
"Maestro is already a powerful solution." said John
Hill, Senior Software Engineer,Abbott
Laboratories,"Adding MetroTools to each unit will give
our users even greater flexibility.
Metrosoft is a San Diego based company specializing in
the development and publishing of NEXTSTEP
applications such as MetroKeys, SimonSays,
MetroSuction, and Squash.
Abbott Laboratories is a worldwide manufacturer of
health care products employing 49,000 people. In 1992,
company sales and net earnings were $7.9 billion and $1.2
billion respectively, with earnings per share of $1.47.
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