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<p>At the same time, SuperCard 3.0 becomes the first major multimedia<br />
authoring tool to fully integrate Web development -- giving users the<br />
ability to easily develop, test and debug their SuperCard applications for<br />
delivery on Allegiant Roadster, the firm's new cross-platform Web browser<br />
plug-in.</p>
<p>"This upgrade, along with Roadster, opens up a huge new world for our<br />
installed base to distribute their SuperCard work in the multi-platform Web<br />
world," explained Stuart Henigson, Allegiant's VP of Marketing. "And with<br />
the new interface, we have at the same time been able to put 'Java-like'<br />
Web application power into the hands of just about anyone who can point and<br />
click."</p>
<p>The Project Editor</p>
<p>To make the product more approachable for new users, SuperCard 3.0<br />
introduces the new Project Editor, a single editor that combines project<br />
overview with screen layout and editing functionality, all in an<br />
easy-to-use, "point-and-click" graphical user interface.</p>
<p>These dramatic new user interface improvements extend throughout the<br />
product and make solutions built in SuperCard 3.0 easier to achieve. Key<br />
features of the new release include ClickScript(TM), which automates the<br />
generation of thousands of interactive scripted actions through its<br />
point-and-click interface; the Property Inspector, for quickly viewing and<br />
changing properties of objects; and powerful extensions to SuperCard's<br />
ability to display external media, which enhances Web development and<br />
improves memory usage.</p>
<p>"This release responds to three key audiences: Web developers and trainers<br />
who can now take a fresh look at SuperCard as a powerful Web authoring<br />
platform for media-rich web sites and distance learning; educators who will<br />
be empowered by both the interface improvements we've made and dramatically<br />
lower education pricing; and of course our installed customers, who have<br />
already discovered the potential of SuperCard and are now able to extend<br />
the reach of their SuperCard content on the Web using Roadster," explained<br />
Henigson. "There's really never been a more versatile tool for building<br />
compelling Web sites and applications than SuperCard 3.0. With Roadster,<br />
we're reaching out to customers who have only dreamed of this kind of power<br />
in an affordable and easy-to-use authoring system," he added.</p>
<p>Other key features of the new release include:<br />
- Project Browser, for organizing primary elements of projects such as<br />
windows, menus and resources;<br />
- Support for referencing and controlling media using URLs, to facilitate<br />
"one-click" Web deployment;<br />
- New Tools and Colors palettes for faster object creation;<br />
- Enhanced visual effects within objects and color icons;<br />
- Continuous sound playback;<br />
- External media improvements, including those that increase performance,<br />
reduce memory and permit referenced graphics to be displayed within any<br />
graphic shape, including polygons;<br />
- Additional file format support for importing GIF, JPEG, BMP and<br />
ART-compressed graphics, and RTF text;<br />
- Completely rewritten documentation, including a new 847-page Script<br />
Language Guide -- delivered both on paper and on-line -- the most<br />
comprehensive guide ever produced for a HyperTalk-based language.<br />
- Dozens of new script language enhancements.</p>
<p>"For anyone creating media-rich Internet applications, training courseware,<br />
multimedia content titles, or custom applications, I believe we've really<br />
hit the mark with version 3.0," said Sean Baird, Product Manager for<br />
SuperCard. "The revised user interface, especially the new ClickScript<br />
feature, and the breadth of other new features in SuperCard 3.0 make it a<br />
release that even people new to multimedia authoring will feel comfortable<br />
investing in; it really is the most powerful and efficient multimedia<br />
authoring software on the market today," Baird added.</p>
<p>Integrated Web Authoring for Roadster Deployment</p>
<p>The new Project Editor was designed from the start to incorporate<br />
significant Web authoring features. Users can select whether a new document<br />
will be deployed on the Web with Roadster, on the desktop, or both.<br />
SuperCard 3.0 even provides a browser emulation mode for design and<br />
debugging, which includes the ability to simulate various modem speeds, and<br />
automatic creation of an HTML document in which to embed the project.</p>
<p>Allegiant Roadster is an Internet Browser plug-in for Macintosh and Windows<br />
users that Allegiant has made available as a public beta for several months<br />
on its Web site at <a href="http://www.allegiant.com" title="http://www.allegiant.com">http://www.allegiant.com</a>. First announced at the Boston<br />
Macworld Expo in August 1996, Roadster provides a more streamlined approach<br />
for developers to deliver truly interactive multimedia applications within<br />
popular Web browsers.</p>
<p>Easier to use than scripting complex HTML pages, programming in Java or<br />
requiring viewers to download multiple plug-ins, Roadster supports most<br />
aspects of SuperCard's multimedia power and scripting language in a single<br />
plug-in. One powerful and unique new feature of the scripting language<br />
designed specifically for Roadster is script control over media pre-loading<br />
and caching -- for maximizing Internet bandwidth and providing more<br />
complete control over a viewer's Web experience.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability</p>
<p>SuperCard 3.0 is available immediately. The upgrade price from all previous<br />
versions is $99.95. The estimated selling price for SuperCard 3.0 is $329,<br />
with educational pricing of $129.95. Customers who purchased SuperCard 2.5<br />
after November 1, 1996 are entitled to a free upgrade. Site Licenses and<br />
Educational Lab Packs are available.</p>
<p>About Allegiant(TM)</p>
<p>Allegiant Technologies, Inc. develops and markets innovative Multimedia,<br />
Internet, and Application Development software that empowers people to<br />
interactively educate, entertain, present, and manage information.</p>
<p>Allegiant's flagship product, SuperCard 2.5, was honored with the 1995<br />
MacUser Editors' Choice ("Eddy") award for "Best New Multimedia Authoring<br />
Application."</p>
<p>Allegiant also develops Allegiant Marionet, a highly-rated script-level<br />
interface to the Internet that allows developers to integrate complete<br />
Internet protocol support inside most popular authoring tools and<br />
productivity applications. Marionet was recently licensed by Apple Computer<br />
to provide core capabilities for deploying custom Internet applications to<br />
serve their broad base of Internet users.</p>
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