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- NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- For more information please contact:
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- Xanthus USA
- David Peter
- Phone: +1-619-730-0370
- Fax: +1-619-730-0373
- Email: info@xanthus.com
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- Xanthus International
- Jesper Lundh
- Phone: +46-8-635 30 62
- Fax: +46-8-98 70 67
- Email: info@xanthus.se
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- XANTHUS ANNOUNCES $99 COMPETITIVE "UPGRADE TO QUESTOR" PROMOTION
- NEW VERSION OF AWARD-WINNING SPREADSHEET APPLICATION FOR NEXTSTEP
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- San Diego, June 13, 1995 -- Xanthus International today announced a
- competitive Upgrade to Questor promotion for the all-new release of
- its award-winning spreadsheet application for NEXTSTEP. For $99,
- users of any spreadsheet application, including Mesa, Wingz,
- Parasheet, Quantrix or others, may purchase a single-user license of
- Questor 3.2 for only $99. Current registered owners of Questor may
- purchase an upgrade to the new release for $49 per license. The offer
- is good through July 15, 1995.
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- We feel strongly that any current user of a spreadsheet application
- for NEXTSTEP will benefit from upgrading to this new, significantly
- improved release of Questor, and we are offering a compelling
- incentive for them to do so, said David Peter, VP of Sales for
- Xanthus. Questor 3.2 provides the functionality, familiarity, and
- features of Microsoft Excel, including support for the Excel 5.0 file
- format, at a very affordable price, Peter added.
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- Questor is a matrix-based spreadsheet that can easily be used by
- anybody familiar with traditional spreadsheet programs such as
- Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 or Wingz. Questor offers a number of
- unique features, including easy-to-use SQL database access, a
- powerful scripting language, multi-level undo and a versatile API.
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- The new release of Questor 3.2 offers many enhancements, including:
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- - Improved speed and performance
- - Excel 5.0 file importing (beta)
- - Function key support
- - Streamlined menu structure
- - Additional API functions
- - Bug fixes and other improvements
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- Complete product information can be requested from Xanthus directly.
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- * DEMO VERSION AVAILABLE VIA FTP ON THE INTERNET *
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- A fully licensable demo version of Questor is available via FTP at
- the following locations:
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- North American Site
- ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/spreadsheets
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- European Site
- ftp://sics.se/pub/next/xanthus
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- Questor, which began shipping in 1992, is compiled quad-fat for
- Motorola, Intel, HP PA-RISC and Sparc based computers. Questor has a
- retail price of $595 and is available direct from Xanthus or through
- authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. Information about quantity discounts,
- site-licenses and reduced prices for educational customers can be
- obtained by contacting Xanthus directly.
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- * ORDERING INFORMATION *
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- Faxed purchase orders, telephone orders and orders sent via email or
- regular mail are accepted.
- Please submit your order to the Xanthus sales office nearest your
- location:
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- North American Sales Office
- Xanthus USA
- 800 Grand Ave., Suite A20
- Carlsbad, CA 92008
- +1 619 730 0370 Phone
- +1 619 730 0373 Fax
- Email: sales@xanthus.com (NEXTMAIL accepted)
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- European Sales Office
- Xanthus International AB
- P.O. Box 20161
- S-161 02 Bromma
- Sweden
- +46 8 635 30 00 Phone
- +46 8 98 70 67
- Email: sales@xanthus.se (NEXTMAIL accepted)