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Contact: Nancy Scott or Diane Horak
McGlinchey & Paul
(617) 862-4514
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lotus Announces cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell
New Object-Oriented E-mail Program Mail Enables Workplace Shell
LAS VEGAS, Nev., November 16, 1992 - Lotus Development Corp. has
announced cc:Mail for IBM OS/2 Workplace Shell, an object-oriented version
of Lotus' market-leading electronic mail program designed to take
advantage of the power of OS/2 2.0's graphical user interface, the
Workplace Shell.
Scheduled for shipment in the first quarter of 1993, the program
brings mail enabling capabilities to the Workplace Shell, exploiting the
system's drag and drop facilities, object-oriented file management system
and multi-tasking capabilities to let users send mail messages without
exiting to their E-mail programs. Additionally, cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace
Shell adds new mail features, such as the Message Template Object (MTO),
which allows users to create new mail messages directly from the desktop,
then drag and drop file attachments onto the MTO for automatic routing to
pre-defined recipients.
cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell introduces a new, object-oriented
E-mail environment that makes sending, receiving and organizing messages
faster and more intuitive. Traditional mail functions such as Inboxes,
Message Folders, Bulletin Boards, and Directories are presented as
individual objects, within an enhanced Workplace Shell folder. Users can
place each object at desired locations on the desktop, quickly move
between objects, attach documents, and copy, delete or organize messages
simply by dragging and dropping them.
The new version also makes use of OS/2 2.0's multi-tasking and
multi-threading capabilities, enabling users to process messages in the
background. Additionally, the program features a new boolean search tool
for filtering messages according to multiple criteria. cc:Mail for
Workplace Shell will be sold by Lotus authorized resellers and IBM, as
part of the companies' partnership to deliver next-generation
communications applications.
"This is an excellent example of next-generation E-mail
capabilities and an outstanding illustration of the power of the Workplace
Shell," said Frank Ingari, Lotus vice president of marketing. "OS/2's
object-oriented file system and multi-tasking capabilities are
particularly useful in an E-mail environment, where users want to locate
and mail messages quickly, without exiting their desktop applications."
cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell joins versions of cc:Mail for
Windows, DOS, Macintosh and UNIX, allowing OS/2 users to communicate
seamlessly with other cc:Mail clients. It also delivers standard cc:Mail
features, such as bulletin boards, public and private mailing lists, FAX
viewing, and draft and trash folders to users of OS/2. Existing cc:Mail
users will, thus, able to use the product easily.
"cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell combines the power of a 32-bit
multi-tasking operating system with the simplicity and intuitiveness of
the Workplace Shell," said Lee Reiswig, assistant general manager, IBM's
Personal Software Products. "Today's announcement by Lotus brings one of
the easiest and most popular mail programs in the industry to the OS/2 2.0
platform. We are very excited about the potential for this product."
Everything is an Object
cc:Mail for OS/2 Workplace Shell appears upon installation as a
series of desktop objects. Each object features a SmartIcon palette for
quick access to commonly used functions such as printing. Objects may be
moved anywhere on the desktop or "shadowed" to multiple locations within
the Workplace Shell. Users can, for example, drag and drop messages from
the Inbox, or from any of the cc:Mail folders or bulletin boards, directly
to the desktop. This allows users to organize all their data, whether it's
wordprocessing documents, spreadsheets or E-mail messages, into folders
related to a specific project. Live links allow users to reply to or
forward messages, just as they would from within the cc:Mail Inbox.
According to Lotus' Ingari, "The ability to organize all your data
together is one of the most useful features of the product because, for
the first time, mail messages are treated as informational documents
within the file system, so that users aren't required to keep this
information in two places on their hard disks."
Message Template Object
The Message Template Object is a new tool that can be used in a
variety of ways. Users can double click on the MTO to quickly address
mail messages, without opening their mail application. They can drag
objects such as file attachments onto the MTO and automatically send them
at a specific time to a pre-addressed list of recipients. Multiple MTOs
can appear on the desktop simultaneously, and users can assign pre-defined
text and subjects to each MTO. A daily report created in a spreadsheet,
for example, may be sent to a cost center manager every Monday, simply by
clicking on an MTO to generate a message, or by dragging the file on top
of an address-defined MTO.
Alternatively, because the Workplace Shell has been mail enabled,
users can send any file simply by clicking on an object with the right
mouse button and selecting a new cc:Mail menu item.
The new program also features a status window object, which can,
for example, notify users when a new message is posted in the Inbox. Users
can launch these objects directly from the status window. A boolean
search capability also allows users to search for related messages, for
example, "Find all messages from Joe containing the word 'report' in the
subject and 'sales' in the text."
System Requirements and Availability
cc:Mail for OS/2 2.0 will be available within 90 days. Pricing
and upgrade information from the existing character based OS/2 version
will be released at a later date. The product requires IBM OS/2 2.0 or
above.
cc:Mail is the leading LAN-based electronic mail system, with more
than two million users worldwide. cc:Mail runs on UNIX, MS-DOS,
Macintosh, OS/2 and Windows platforms across all major LANs, providing
transparent connectivity to all major private and public electronic mail
systems and facsimile machines worldwide.
Lotus Development Corp. (NASDAQ:LOTS), founded in 1982, provides
software products and support services that meet the business needs of
individuals, workgroups and enterprises. Lotus' extensive range of
products form the foundation for the company's Working Together strategy,
which focuses on integrating applications, platforms and people. The
company's first product, 1-2-3, is the most popular personal computer
software application in the world, with more than 20 million users. Lotus
markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides
numerous support services, both from its consulting division and its
award-winning 24-hour support center.
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All prices and terms are for the United States only.
cc:Mail, Inc. is a trademark of cc:Mail, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lotus Development Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of
Apple Computer, Inc. OS/2 is a registered trademark and Workplace Shell is
a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS is a
registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.