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- From: $garyf@SASB.BYU.EDU (Gary B. Fitzgerald)
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- Subject: WordPerfect for Windows Press Release
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 17:39:05 GMT
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- Some info I got from a friend of mine at WordPerfect.
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- Contact: Liz Tanner
- (801) 228-5004
- (801) 228-5077
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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- WORDPERFECT CORPORATION DEVELOPS
- WORDPERFECT 5.2 FOR OS/2
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- OREM, Utah, January 18, 1993 WordPerfect Corporation today announced the
- development of WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 2.0, the first graphical version of WordPerfect
- for OS/2. The product is being jointly developed with Micrografx using Mirrors
- technology and is similar to the recently released WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows.
- WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is scheduled to ship this spring.
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- Support from the industrys leading word processing software developer is a clear
- indication of the markets support and acceptance of OS/2, said Lee Reiswig, president of
- IBMs Personal Software Products division. WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will satisfy
- customers needs for a graphical word processor that will take advantage of OS/2's advanced
- technology.
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- The file format of WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 is identical to that of WordPerfect 5.1
- for DOS and WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows so files are compatible across platforms.
- WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will also be compatible with WordPerfect Presentations and
- WordPerfect Office 4.0 for OS/2 that are scheduled for release in 1993.
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- Our users are implementing OS/2 and need applications today, said Rich Running,
- director of WordPerfect for OS/2 marketing at WordPerfect Corporation. We want to help
- them make a smooth transition to WordPerfect for OS/2 without sacrificing file compatibility
- or making a major investment in training.
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- WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2 will contain the features of WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows
- including the Button Bar, Ruler, the QuickFinder for indexing and text retrieval, and the
- QuickMenu to quickly select Button Bars.
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- This is the first phase of our OS/2 word processing strategy, said Dave Moon, vice
- president of development at WordPerfect Corporation. We are developing WordPerfect 6.0
- for OS/2 that will be a 32-bit, multi-threaded product that integrates well with the WorkPlace
- Shell.
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- WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows will be on display in WordPerfect Corporations booth
- #730 at the Window & OS/2 Conference this week at the San Jose Convention Center.
- WordPerfect Corporation, founded in 1979, is located in Orem, Utah and manufactures the world's best-selling
- word processing software, WordPerfect, as well as WordPerfect Office (E-mail/scheduling/
- calendaring), and WordPerfect Presentations, presentation graphics software. The privately held company
- develops software for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, UNIX, VMS, AS/400, NeXT, Data General, Pen,
- and System/370 platforms.
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- WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
- OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines.
- Micrografx is a registered trademark and Mirrors is a trademark of Micrografx Corporation.
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