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NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Denise Britti or Mike Hovan, RDR Software Group,
10600 Arrowhead Drive, Suite 350, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-591-8713, 1-800-523-2874, info@rdr.com.
RDR SOFTWARE GROUP SHIPS @IMAGE, NEXTSTEP'S FIRST NETWORK
PRESENTATION PACKAGE
Fairfax, VA, March 1, 1994 - RDR Software Group announced
today its release of @imageTM, a NEXTSTEP presentation
graphics package that is one of the first commercially
available applications to use distributed objects to
maximize the true potential of object-oriented technology.
As a graphics package, @image offers a wide assortment of
tools and functions that enable NEXTSTEP users to author
briefings and documents that rival those produced by
professional artists. A library of drawing objects, colors,
backgrounds and templates are provided to assist even the
not-so-creative speakers in developing visually interesting
and memorable documents. @image has made even the more
advanced drawing features like object rotation and skewing,
per-page sounds, and image importing simple so that all
professionals can build an exciting slide presentation or
document.
As a presentation package, @image offers a number of unique
features that make on-line presentations an effective
communication tool. For example, @image allows speakers to
attach personal notes and reminders to each slide which can
be printed separately or viewed as an on-screen window.
@image's dynamic slide transitions including wipes, fades
and random particles engage audiences more effectively than
35mm slides in a projector. And its most impressive
features, unique only to @image, utilizes the power of
distributed objects and allows the speaker to deliver a
presentation live over a network to other NEXTSTEP
workstations. The audience can be around the corner or
around the world and receive the same live presentation
simultaneously.
"@image is one of the few NEXTSTEP products that really
takes full advantage of all the great NEXTSTEP features,"
said Bob Ward, Senior Vice President of RDR Software Group.
"We've incorporated some very sophisticated functions into
@image, like network presentation, and made them incredibly
easy to use for the typical professional who can't waste
time learning a drawing and presentation package." NeXT's
distributed objects, introduced with NEXTSTEP 3.0, allows
objects residing on different workstations to communicate
easily over a network. @image utilizes the technology by
sending presentations as objects over a network to receiving
workstations running @image. In this way the speaker can
control the actual delivery of the on-line presentation.
@image has been demonstrated to very receptive audiences at
NeXTWorld Expo '93, Comdex/Fall and the NEXTSTEP Developers'
Conference this past January. @image is available for $399
list price with government and educational discounts. Until
April 1, 1994, @image is offered at an introductory price
of $359. Orders for @image are currently being accepted
with a ship date of March 28th.
ABOUT RDR
RDR Software Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of RDR, Inc.
and headquartered in Fairfax, VA. RDR specializes in system
engineering and integration, software development, training,
and commercial product development for the NEXTSTEP software
environment. RDR's professional services customers include
both commercial and federal clients. Other RDR products
include PowerPalettesTM, a family of development tools for
NEXTSTEP programmers.