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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>Chronos Group Organizer 4.0 for Mac OS X</h1></div>
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<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p>The First Major Network Organizer Comes to Mac OS X</p>
<p>Park City, UT - November 6th, 2001 -- Chronos LC today proudly announced<br />
Group Organizer 4.0, the first network organizer for Mac OS 8, 9, and X.<br />
Group Organizer 4.0 sets a new standard for "ease of use" in the complex<br />
world of client/server products. According to Jerry Halls, V.P. of Sales at<br />
Chronos, "Group Organizer 4.0 is a dream come true for those who want to<br />
quickly and easily get their business organized. The new setup wizard<br />
literally makes it as easy as one, two, three."</p>
<p>Chronos calls its product the "Swiss Army Knife" of productivity software.<br />
It integrates a calendar, address book, word processor, memo taker,<br />
personal journal, phone dialer, and alarm clock into a single easy-to-use<br />
application. To top it off, it synchronizes with all Palm and Handspring<br />
handheld organizers. Group Organizer 4.0 is intended specifically for<br />
network users who need to share information with their co-workers. It uses<br />
an advanced client/server design to provide a robust and reliable group<br />
collaboration solution including the ability for PowerBook users to<br />
disconnect from the network, with information in hand, and synchronize<br />
changes upon return.</p>
<p>Raises the "Ease of Use" Bar</p>
<p>A system administrator is not required to set up Group Organizer 4.0. The<br />
new Administration Wizard was specifically designed to help small business<br />
owners painlessly set up the software themselves. The wizard makes it easy<br />
to create private and public accounts. A custom picture can be assigned to<br />
each account for easy recognition. Group Organizer 4.0 comes with over 20<br />
pictures or users may use their own including digital photographs. The<br />
wizard also guides the user through steps like creating public categories,<br />
assigning access privileges, and specifying automatic backup options. A new<br />
feature called "Auto-Open Accounts" lets users specify which public<br />
accounts should automatically be opened when they log in.</p>
<p>A new Account Bar displays the name of the server being accessed and shows<br />
the account picture for each account which is presently open. The Account<br />
Bar may be placed anywhere on the screen and may also be resized to show<br />
account pictures up to 128x128 pixels in size. The Account Bar takes the<br />
guess work out of working with multiple accounts at once.</p>
<p>Group Organizer 4.0 uses a new security mechanism based on access<br />
privileges rather than passwords. This new system eliminates the need to<br />
constantly enter passwords when accessing public data. Plus, a new Open<br />
Additional Accounts dialog makes it easier than ever to quickly access<br />
public or private accounts to which a user has been granted access.</p>
<p>A new Palm Sync Setup Wizard offers best in class synchronization setup and<br />
management for synchronizing Group Organizer with a Palm handheld. The<br />
wizard uniquely solves category synchronization issues by actually asking<br />
the Palm handheld which categories are being used. The user can then select<br />
the categories to synchronize which eliminates the all or nothing problem<br />
most PIMs face. Group Organizer can even synchronize memos, a common<br />
deficiency in other network PIM products.</p>
<p>Exciting New Features</p>
<p>Group Organizer 4.0 adds a wealth of new features which makes it the most<br />
powerful, easy to use, and striking organizer product for Macintosh<br />
computers. New features include:</p>
<p>* A built-in customizable spell checker which will spell check word<br />
processing documents, journal entries, memos and notes.</p>
<p>* A new completely resizable Button Bar which sports drag and drop<br />
customization for quick access to program features. Favorite applications<br />
may even be dragged to it from the Finder. The Button Bar may be oriented<br />
horizontally or vertically. Plus, users may place an unlimited number of<br />
Button Bars on the screen at once using different orientations, sizes, and<br />
buttons.</p>
<p>* A new progress dialog now prominently displays the account being opened<br />
and the server on which it resides.</p>
<p>* New adjustable mini-calendars in the Day View make switching among dates<br />
a breeze.</p>
<p>* A new Default Account preference lets users specify the account to which<br />
any newly created activities, to-do's, contacts, or memos will belong--a<br />
big bonus when working with multiple accounts.</p>
<p>* A new Switch Primary Account dialog lets users specify and see which<br />
account is automatically opened when Group Organizer is launched.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer 4.0 comes with a new comprehensive HTML-based online help<br />
system. The help is based on the 250+ page Group Organizer Reference manual<br />
and is fully searchable using Apple's Sherlock technology. Group Organizer<br />
4.0 retains its one-of-a-kind context-sensitive RealHelp system.</p>
<p>* The speed of nearly every aspect of Group Organizer 4.0 has been<br />
dramatically improved. Accounts open and close 25% to 100% faster than the<br />
previous version. PowerBook mirror files and backups save 500% faster.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer 4.0 is visually stunning. It incorporates Mac OS X's<br />
standard Aqua interface elements and then takes things to the next level.<br />
The Day and Multiday Views display appointments as aqua objects. Banners in<br />
the Month View appear as aqua bars. The Button Bar and Account Bar use<br />
photo-realistic icons which are resizable from small to very large sizes<br />
including 128x128 pixels.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer 4.0 comes with several new interface themes or skins<br />
which handsomely customize the look and feel of the software. Version 4.0<br />
ships with 8 new background pictures and 23 new account pictures.</p>
<p>Competitive Advantage</p>
<p>* Group Organizer 4.0 offers several significant benefits over competing<br />
products in addition to its new ease of use.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer under OS 8.6-9 works over both AppleTalk and TCP/IP networks.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer can synchronize information from multiple private and<br />
public accounts to a Palm Connected Organizer.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer allows an unlimited number of public accounts to be<br />
created and simultaneously accessed. Plus, each public account has its own<br />
custom list of categories, keywords, etc.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer can synchronize private and public memos to a Palm<br />
Connected Organizer.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer has powerful account access privileges including<br />
read/write, read only, blind access, and no access. Blind access allows<br />
other users to see WHEN activities are scheduled, but none of the details.</p>
<p>* Group Organizer provides a single client application for time, to-do,<br />
contact, and memo management.</p>
<p>System Requirements</p>
<p>Group Organizer 4.0 requires Mac OS 8.6 or above including Mac OS X. The<br />
Group Organizer client application takes 13 MB of disk space and runs in as<br />
little as 5000 K RAM. The Group Organizer server application takes 1 MB of<br />
disk space and runs in as little as 3000 K RAM. The server software may be<br />
installed on either a Mac OS 8.6-9.x computer or a Mac OS X computer. The<br />
server software may be installed on either a dedicated server computer, or<br />
on a computer running the Group Organizer client.</p>
<p>Purchase</p>
<p>Chronos believes users should have the opportunity to try the software for<br />
free before they purchase. A 30 day trial version can be downloaded from<br />
Chronos' completely redesigned website at <a href="http://www.chronosnet.com" title="www.chronosnet.com">www.chronosnet.com</a>. Group<br />
Organizer 4.0 may be purchased for $99.99 per user license. The Group<br />
Organizer Server software is free.</p>
<p>Current Group Organizer users may upgrade to version 4.0 for only $59.99<br />
per user license. For an additional $10 per license, they can get<br />
StickyBrain, "the best utility you never knew you needed." For more<br />
information visit Chronos at <a href="http://www.chronosnet.com" title="www.chronosnet.com">www.chronosnet.com</a>.</p>
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